217: Chapter 216 Who's behind this?

No one knew the anger in Wang Shuo's heart.

As an ambitious young man, he had worked diligently and painstakingly for so long, finally managing to make a bit of a splash. Just as everything was about to get on the right track, some backstabber suddenly popped up out of nowhere trying to raid his base?

Not only did they want to raid his base, they wanted to flip his entire table and throw him right back into poverty.

To be honest, with the Humanoid Race's technology backing him up, he wasn't afraid at all, but that didn't stop him from being angry. Anyone would be furious if they encountered such an unprincipled competitor, wouldn't they?

If he ever found out who was behind this, he wouldn't mind letting that hidden hand taste the despair of powerless struggling, teaching them the rules of business.

But for now, he still had to solve the immediate problem first.

Time passed second by second, and the phone ringtone finally rang out under Wang Shuo's expectant gaze.

Glancing at his phone screen, Wang Shuo grabbed his jacket and hurried downstairs.

In the first-floor lobby, Xu Kexin was about to say something when she saw Wang Shuo already getting into a black business van, driving away and disappearing from sight in an instant.

In Beijing, inside a familiar villa.

Zhi Shu placed the tablet in his hand on the coffee table in front of him, took a sip from his teacup, and calmly looked at the Female Assistant who was reporting the situation to him.

“According to your arrangements, we have initiated an all-out disruption of Frontier Technology Co., Ltd.'s supply chain. The effects are very obvious. The manufacturers responding to us already exceed a quarter of all suppliers, and nearly half of the suppliers have indicated they are considering it. If we can pay a high enough price, these manufacturers will surely make their choice as well.”

“Heh,” Zhi Shu let out a mocking smile, not at all surprised by this.

Humans are highly short-sighted creatures. If there are enough benefits laid out in front of them, very few will consider the long term. Ten or twenty years—even if they could get more, that time is simply too long.

Rather than having people consider long-term benefits, it's better to study what to eat tomorrow.

This is an inherent flaw rooted deep within human nature, essentially without a cure.

“We need to intensify negotiations with the remaining manufacturers to ensure Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. has no OEM factories available. This matter must be done as quickly as possible.”

“Understood,” the Female Assistant replied. “There's one more thing. Although the Council of Elders approved your actions, they still require you to control the amount of resources you mobilize, giving priority to protecting the organization's interests.”

“I know,” Zhi Shu responded flatly. “Reply to the Council of Elders that I now need to invoke the organization's overseas authority.”

“Overseas authority?”

The Female Assistant was somewhat surprised. Did dealing with an obscure little company really require invoking such high authority?

However, this was clearly not something a minor figure like her should worry about. The Female Assistant simply asked gently, “Which overseas company is it?”

Zhi Shu looked at the tablet on the table, which was currently playing a video.

It was a teardown video of zero egg by a domestic teardown enthusiast.

At this moment, the video blogger was holding up a small piece of the motherboard to show off to the camera, while the casing of the zero egg lay scattered in pieces all around.

Looking at what was in the blogger's hand, Zhi Shu said calmly, “Wanji Semiconductor in Wandao.”

...

Donghai City.

In a factory on the outskirts, Wang Changjun's gaze was calm as he scanned the two uninvited guests before him.

The visitors were a young man and woman, dressed very formally in matching white shirts and black V-neck suits, looking highly professional.

“Director Wang, I wonder how you have considered our proposal?”

The young man chuckled and said, “If there is anything you are unsatisfied with, you can bring it up. Everything is negotiable.”

“Five times the market price is already very good, I have nothing to be unsatisfied with.” Wang Changjun pursed his lips and looked up at the two before him. “I'm just curious about who is behind you. Can you tell me?”

The two looked at each other, and the woman said, “We are lawyers from Shenchen Law Firm in Donghai City, commissioned to acquire your Huize Machinery Manufacturing Plant.”

“You know that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking... forget it...”

Wang Changjun shook his head and sighed. “Even if I ask, you won't tell me.”

“Mr. Wang, in fact, regardless of whom we represent, it doesn't really matter to you, does it?” The female lawyer smiled. “You only need to consider whether the contract is beneficial to you.”

“I'm no boss,” Wang Changjun shook his head. “I'm just an ordinary veteran, currently responsible for the livelihood of these seventy or eighty people in the factory.”

“Let me ask you, if the factory is sold to you, will you continue to operate it? Or will you just ignore the current employees?”

“Mr. Wang, that is not something you should be concerned with. After the factory is sold to our side, how the factory is run and operated will have nothing to do with you.”

The female lawyer frowned and took a contract out of her backpack. “This is the transfer contract. If you can hand the factory over to us today, we can even increase the negotiated price by another fifty percent.”

“An extra fifty percent,” Wang Changjun shook his head and sighed softly. “You really are generous. For a run-down factory like mine, you're willing to spend fifteen million?”

The female lawyer shook her head. “That has nothing to do with us. That is a matter for our client to consider.”

“Understood.” Wang Changjun nodded and pointed to the cups on the table. “Have a cup of tea, and when you're done, go back and tell the person behind you that I'm not selling this factory.”

The female lawyer's expression changed. “Mr. Wang...”

Wang Changjun raised his hand. “There is no need to say any more. No matter how much more money you add, I won't sell. Please leave.”

“Mr. Wang, I hope you will still give it some careful thought.” The female lawyer was somewhat unwilling to give up. The client had offered a huge sum for this acquisition. If it went through, just her commission alone would be enough to buy a restroom in Donghai City. She urged, “These are terms we fought hard to secure for you. You know the value of your factory better than I do. If you miss this opportunity, there will be nothing left.”

“I know very well,” Wang Changjun smiled slightly. “But my decision remains: not selling.”

“Of course, if the person behind you is truly sincere, they can come and talk to me face-to-face. Perhaps then I will carefully reconsider.”

The male and female lawyers looked at each other.

Have the person behind them step forward?

Then what would they even be needed for?

The woman wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the male lawyer.

“In that case, we respect Director Wang's choice.” Maintaining basic politeness, the male lawyer gathered the materials on the table and pulled the female lawyer out of the meeting room.

Standing by the window, Wang Changjun watched the two leave quickly, then took out his phone and dialed a number.

“Team Leader Zheng, it's me...”