Chapter 314 Consecutive Traps
What Li Changsheng couldn't understand was how Yang Xin Investment managed to find so many people in such a short time.
The incident with his son happened the day before yesterday.
Even if Xu Yang learned about his son's predicament and decided to engage in a business war with him, aiming to bring down his company, it has only been two days.
In two days, how did they find so many customers willing to buy furniture from Changsheng Furniture Company?
To tell the truth, he was starting to wonder if Xu Yang had been plotting against him all along, and if his son's issue was a trap set by Xu Yang.
Otherwise, it made no sense.
Actually, he was overthinking it—Xu Yang didn't even know him before, nor did he have the intention to engage in business battles with anyone.
It was only because he was pushed that he came up with this idea.
As for why they found so many people in such a short time,
with money, these things really weren't a problem.
They didn't even use two days; it all started yesterday.
Ma Yangrong felt that the plan was flawless. By paying in advance and outsourcing to other companies, they contacted those people.
Even if the overall plan had problems, this move was definitely foolproof.
The person in the team who came up with this move was praised by everyone after sharing it; they weren't worried that Xu Yang wouldn't adopt this move.
Even if, retreating ten thousand steps, Xu Yang didn't adopt it, it wouldn't matter, as it hadn't cost much money.
After all, no concrete action had been taken yet; it was merely a verbal intention with some deposit paid.
Li Changsheng's face twisted in displeasure as he gritted his teeth, "Don't mention those two thousand clients; I haven't agreed to compensate so many people. I need to think about this matter and see how to handle it."
Huo Wenrui took out a voice recorder from his suit pocket and smiled, "President Li, I have recorded our conversation just now, and this recording can be used as evidence in court."
Li Changsheng's expression turned even more unsightly.
Now, it seemed he had completely fallen into the trap.
"President Li, thank you for cooperating. Goodbye."
After saying this, Huo Wenrui turned and left.
"Bastard!" Li Changsheng cursed through gritted teeth, slamming his fist on the desk.
At that moment, the office door was pushed open, and his eldest son, Li Zicheng, walked in.
"Dad, a lawyer just came by. What happened? Is it related to Yang Xin Investment?"
He wasn't yet aware of the situation; he had only heard that there was a problem with customer service, and that his old man had gone to sort it out.
Afterward, a lawyer had come, apparently also in connection with Yang Xin Investment.
Hearing that the lawyer had already left, he came over to inquire.
"Ah…" Li Changsheng sighed and went through the situation with him.
"What, compensate four hundred million? Where do we have that much cash? Isn't that asking for our lives?" Li Zicheng's face paled.
Li Changsheng was worth billions, but that was in assets, not cash.
The company couldn't possibly come up with that much cash all at once.
To do so would truly plunge the company's working capital into a state of exhaustion, and they would have to seek funds from other places; this could cause major problems.
Li Changsheng fell silent for a moment, then said, "Actually, this issue isn't difficult to resolve. Just let them wait; we're not going to pay immediately. If they're too impatient, they can sue. Litigation is a very lengthy process, and it would be at least a few months before the case even goes to court."
The strategy of delay might seem like a rather disgraceful method on the surface.
But in many cases, it is the most effective way to solve problems.
Li Zicheng nodded repeatedly, "Right, right, we'll just drag it out. We don't need a few months; just a few days from now, once we come up with a plan, we can directly crush Xu Yang, and no problems will remain."
Li Changsheng smiled and nodded, "Exactly, that's the way to do it."
Just then, Li Changsheng's cellphone on his office desk rang.
Li Changsheng glanced at it and saw it was a call from one of the executives.
"President Li, I just got some news. You should turn on the TV," said the executive.
"What's the matter?" Li Changsheng furrowed his brows.
"Our company is on the news. You'll know once you see it," the executive said.
Putting down his phone, Li Changsheng immediately picked up the remote on his desk and turned on the television across the wall.
This television was used by Li Changsheng to watch the news, and he always watched the financial news broadcasts every day.
He didn't need to pay close attention, just turning on the TV and listening to the audio was enough while he worked.
As a tycoon like him, he could easily pick up on financial information that was useful to him and wouldn't miss any major financial events.
What appeared was Haicheng TV station, which was broadcasting the news.
He saw that beautiful newscaster he had dined with present in a clear and articulate manner, "The furniture market in our country has always been rather unregulated. Despite the nation's repeated efforts to rectify the situation, there are still enterprises that brazenly violate regulations.
Our station has just received news that Changsheng Furniture has been discovered selling counterfeit and inferior products and must compensate affected customers tenfold ..."
"Yang Xin Investments is simply too bullying!" Li Changsheng gnashed his teeth in anger.
They had just obtained the recording, and the TV station had already posted the news.
It was clearly a one-two punch.
They intended to ruin the reputation of Changsheng Furniture through the TV station.
Without a reputation, who would buy furniture from Changsheng Furniture in the future?
It had to be said, this combination of blows was quite powerful.
"Dad, it's not a big deal. We're familiar with people at the Haicheng TV station. A little PR, taking down the news, and having them release a clarification won't be a problem," Li Zicheng was not overly concerned about the matter.
"That's true," Li Changsheng nodded, placing down the remote, but his finger accidentally touched a button.
The TV screen immediately switched to the provincial TV station.
The news on the provincial TV station was also broadcasting the news of Changsheng Furniture's tenfold compensation.
"How is this possible!"
Li Changsheng's complexion changed, and he quickly picked up the remote to change the channel.
He switched to another province's TV station, only to find that it too was broadcasting the news of Changsheng Furniture's tenfold compensation.
"How could this be!"
Following that, he flipped through many channels only to find that all the provincial TV stations were broadcasting the news about Changsheng Furniture's tenfold compensation.
"All the provincial TV stations are broadcasting news about our company?"
Li Zicheng's complexion also shifted.
Cold sweat beaded on Li Changsheng's forehead, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Suddenly thinking of something, he picked up his phone to check the online news.
He discovered that at the top of the Weibo hot search list was also news about Changsheng Furniture.
The headlines of other major news media were also about Changsheng Furniture.
At that moment, Li Changsheng fully understood.
Yang Xin Investments started with a few negative reviews, slowly ripping open a huge tear, causing Changsheng Furniture to bleed profusely.
One move after another, this series of traps, you wouldn't know what their final move was until the end.
If this news was left to ferment, in just an hour or two, the company could declare bankruptcy and closure.
Many tycoons were paying attention to the business battle between Yang Xin Investments and Changsheng Furniture.
Seeing this, many tycoons were in awe.
"Yang Xin Investments really has some great tactics!"
"All the provincial TV stations, the entire online platform, working together, that's a brutal move."
"If Li Changsheng can't solve this problem, today we could see Changsheng Furniture go bankrupt."
"Li Changsheng is a veteran wealthy businessman in the industry, he won't be easily defeated, let's keep watching, I think he has the ability to turn the situation around."
"Exactly, if he were knocked down so easily, that would be underestimating him."