Chapter 316 A Battle to Establish Fame
Hearing what Boss Meng said, everyone's first thought was that it must be Yang Xin Investment at work.
"Yang Xin Investment really is formidable," someone remarked.
"To bring down a bigwig like that with such ease, it's truly terrifying!"
"Everyone says Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong are like brothers; could it be he asked the wealthy Wang for help?"
"According to the information I got, nobody helped; it was all Yang Xin Investment's doing."
"This Yang Xin Investment, after this battle in the business world, will become a headache for others in the future."
...
At this moment, Boss Meng's phone rang again.
A minute later, after hanging up, his expression was exactly the same as it had been after the previous call.
A business magnate asked, "Boss Meng, has something else happened with Yang Xin Investment?"
Others asked the same.
Boss Meng replied, "Just got news that a leader surnamed Feng in Haicheng was arrested for accepting bribes and controlling public opinion."
Upon hearing this, everyone raised their eyebrows.
Just now, it had been the television tycoon taken away by the disciplinary authorities.
Now, it was a leader surnamed Feng from Haicheng who had been arrested.
To say that this had nothing to do with Yang Xin Investment was impossible.
Clearly, it was Yang Xin Investment at work again.
Boss Meng continued, "It seems we've underestimated Xu Yang. When he was clashing with Hua'an Film and Television in the past, we thought he only used underhanded tactics that weren't fit for the public eye, but now it seems that's not the case."
Originally, Xu Yang was someone they were wary of.
After all, no one knew how Xu Yang got a hold of others' compromising material.
But it was just wariness.
For business magnates like them, they weren't truly afraid.
But now, they were indeed a bit scared.
With the methods employed by Yang Xin Investment, they wouldn't be able to withstand it if the same tactics were used against them.
...
In Haicheng, at the president's office of Li Changsheng Furniture Company,
when Li Changsheng learned that his two major connections had been toppled, his face immediately looked unsightly.
"Dad, what's going on?" Li Zicheng couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know," Li Changsheng shook his head bitterly.
He couldn't figure out what exactly was happening.
But one thing he was certain of was that it had something to do with Yang Xin Investment, with Xu Yang.
Right at that moment, the television that was on began broadcasting news about Li Changsheng Furniture.
"After the issues with Li Changsheng Furniture Company were exposed, it has attracted widespread attention..."
Father and son were both stunned.
As soon as their network fell, news about Li Changsheng Furniture immediately emerged.
This gave Li Changsheng a bad premonition.
He immediately picked up the remote to change the channel.
Other stations were all reporting news about Li Changsheng Furniture.
What was different from last time,
was that not only was the provincial television broadcasting it, but many local stations were also covering the news about Li Changsheng Furniture.
Under these circumstances, it wasn't that these local stations had inside information; rather, everyone knew that news about Li Changsheng Furniture was a hot topic, so they were following the trend to report on it.
By following the trend, they could get a piece of the action.
If they weren't even willing to follow the trend, they would miss out completely.
Generally, this indicated that a company was on its last legs.
Li Changsheng quickly picked up his phone to check the online news.
The more he saw, the uglier his face became.
The previously deleted news had re-emerged.
Not only that, but even media outlets that had previously ignored the matter began to issue their own commentaries.
Even the state media had entered the arena to offer their insights.
Everyone knew that state media represented authority.
This kind of situation usually emerged when a verdict was about to be sealed.
"It's over!"
Li Changsheng's eyes darkened, and he almost fainted.
He knew that the company could no longer be saved.
He never expected that he would fall at the hands of Xu Yang.
He originally thought that if it were just a matter of business warfare, it wouldn't mean much.
At worst, it would just mean a loss of money and would not shake the foundation.
Once he and his son had a plan in place, it would be Xu Yang's doomsday.
But unexpectedly, Xu Yang had, in just one day's time, started with a few negative reviews and step by step laid out a path to bankruptcy for their family company.
…
The big shots who were watching the drama play out over tea couldn't help but sigh.
"This Xu Yang has certainly made a name for himself in the business battle with this one fight."
"Previously, we only knew Xu Yang was great at investing, but now the business warfare abilities he has displayed are something no opponent can underestimate."
"In just one day, to bring a billion-dollar conglomerate to bankruptcy and closure, such tactics are truly terrifying."
"What I want to know is whether Xu Yang has used resources from people like Wang, the tycoon."
"According to the information I've gathered, he has not. Many people, including Wang the tycoon, have called Xu Yang, offering help, but Xu Yang refused."
"Without leveraging resources, relying solely on personal strength, it really is impressive!"
"In the future, avoid provoking Xu Yang and those around him. Otherwise, if he does this to your company, you'll definitely end up like Li Changsheng's furniture company."
"Ultimately, it still comes down to Li Changsheng's son, Li Zixuan, being out of control and provoking Xu Yang, which led to this situation."
"Everyone should go home and keep an eye on their children; don't let them cause trouble for no reason. Otherwise, like Li Zixuan, they not only put themselves in jeopardy but also drag down their families."
"Tonight, I'm going to warn my son about this."
That very night, many tycoons called their children home and gave them a stern warning.
Do not provoke Xu Yang or related people, or you may not even know how you died.
At the same time, instruct your children to behave and not stir up trouble everywhere.
Because you never know who might have a connection to Xu Yang.
Perhaps even an ordinary person might have a relationship with Xu Yang.
Just like Li Zixuan, who thought some old fellow was a nobody and kicked him around.
Who could have expected that the old fellow was Xu Yang's father.
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Triumph Investment.
From the moment Yang Xin Investment declared a business battle with Changsheng Furniture, Chen Guanglei had been closely monitoring the incident's progress.
He saw the public opinion emerge, only to be suppressed again.
Chen Guanglei even mocked Xu Yang to himself for a moment, thinking Xu Yang was overestimating himself, believing he could bring down Changsheng Furniture was just a dream.
Xu Yang was impressive, but could taking down a billion-dollar conglomerate be that easy?
But when public opinion resurfaced, even bigger than the first time, and even the state media came down to comment, Chen Guanglei knew Changsheng Furniture was finished.
"This incident started because of me; Xu Yang called before, saying he would settle the score with Li Zixuan before dealing with me."
"This guy has brought down Changsheng Furniture, would he target me next?"
"Changsheng Furniture is finished, and destroying my Triumph Investment would be as easy as eating noodles, right?"
"No, I have to call Xu Yang proactively, apologize, and beg for his forgiveness. Even if it means bleeding a little, I'm willing, as long as he doesn't move against me."
Chen Guanglei became somewhat uneasy, immediately picked up his phone, and dialed Xu Yang's number.
At this moment, Xu Yang had just finished listening to Ma Yangrong's report.
For this business battle orchestrated by Ma Yangrong, Xu Yang had greatly praised him.
And he had given a reward to Ma Yangrong and his team.
The phone rang, and Xu Yang gestured Ma Yangrong to leave before answering the call.