Chapter 120 The Financial Devil Who Doesn't Spit Out Bones
"You all go out for a bit, I need to take this call," she instructed the other still excited Senior Executives.
"Ah, yes, President Qin." No one dared to ask any more questions. They all stood up and filed out, exchanging glances before leaving to express their indignation towards Fang Huan Investment.
The door to the lounge closed gently, shutting out the noise from the outside world.
Qin Lan took a deep breath, suppressing her turbulent emotions, and pressed the answer button:
"Oh my, Chairman Shen, how come you have time to call me personally? You're really too kind of me."
I heard you officially took office at Changqing Group Director, I was thinking of taking some time to congratulate you.
I didn't expect you to call first; I'm truly ashamed.
Before she could finish her polite words, a furious roar came from the other end of the phone:
Qin Lan! Stop pretending with me!
Are you now colluding with those bastards from Fang Huan Investment, trying to take advantage of our misfortune and swallow up our Changqing property development?!
Don't think I don't know what you're up to! Let me tell you, not a chance!
Listening to Shen Zekai, the new Director of Changqing Group, roar furiously but clearly lacking in confidence, Qin Lan felt inexplicably relieved, and a barely perceptible schadenfreude crept onto her lips.
Indeed, the most pleasurable thing in the world is watching your competitors suffer and be in agony.
"Oh dear, Chairman Shen, you're wronging my sister."
Qin Lan spoke slowly and deliberately, her tone carrying a subtle hint of sarcasm.
"You should have your sister come and see. You should have gotten along better with your family back then. Only when the family is harmonious can everything prosper."
Why make a big fuss about family matters, attracting predatory and ruthless predators like Fang Huan Investment?
Her words, seemingly meant to comfort, were actually piercing to the heart, deliberately striking at Shen Zekai's sore spots.
[You...you're talking nonsense!...Huff...Huff... Qin Lan, you listen to me carefully!]
Shen Zekai was clearly furious. He took several deep breaths before he could barely suppress the raging fire in his heart.
Those guys at Fang Huan Investment are no good at all!
They are a pack of wolves in sheep's clothing, a pack of financial devils who devour people without spitting out the bones!
They will definitely lure you in with an outrageously low price, just like they did with Changqing!
Don't fall for it! I bet they won't show you any mercy either!
Qin Lan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
Holy crap, he was right!
However, Fang Huan Investment didn't lure her in with low prices at all; instead, they used 20 billion to fleece her like a sucker!
Moreover, it's the kind of slaughter where a single cut causes blood to flow like a river!
[Also, Huang Fengwen of Fang Huan Investment, he wasn't the mastermind at all!]
He's just a puppet pushed to the forefront! Behind him, there's an even more powerful mastermind!
This mysterious manipulator first manipulated our Changqing Group, making us run wild, and now he's extending his clutches to your Jiangjin Hotel!
We cannot let them succeed! Absolutely not!
Shen Zekai's voice was filled with resentment, bitterness, and a hint of barely concealed... terror.
"So... Chairman Shen, you mean you want Jiangjin Group to obediently give up the operating rights of Changqing Hotel, and watch helplessly as this piece of fat meat that was almost in our mouths is returned to you intact?"
Qin Lan sneered and asked in return, her tone turning colder.
[That's right! Qin Lan, listen to my advice, don't get involved in this mess!]
You're a smart person, don't ruin yourself for such a small gain!
If you're willing to give up, I'll reward you handsomely afterwards!
"For me, the best gift of thanks is for Changqing Hotel to disappear from this world completely."
Qin Lan retorted without hesitation, her voice as cold as ice.
"If Evergreen Heaven Seal opens smoothly, given its size and positioning, wouldn't our Jiangjin Hotel have no chance of ever getting ahead?"
[You... Qin Lan! Don't you understand what I'm saying?!]
We are now being manipulated by the same mastermind behind the scenes!
Our common enemy is the mysterious person behind Fang Huan Investment!
We should join forces and unite against...
" Chairman Shen, I understand what you mean."
Qin Lan interrupted him without any politeness.
"However, you should take care of your own mess first."
As for the matter of our Jiangjin Hotel, there's no need for you to worry about it.
I'm still busy here, I'll hang up now.
[ Qin Lan! Wait a minute! We can discuss the terms! We can discuss anything!]
"beep--"
Qin Lan hung up the phone without hesitation, completely cutting off Shen Zekai's furious voice.
Hearing the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Qin Lan felt an indescribable sense of pleasure welling up inside her.
This Shen Zekai, who used to be in charge of the hotel business, relied on the power of Changqing Group to constantly oppose her in the hotel business, making her hate him to the core.
Now I'm like an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles in a panic. This feeling is... truly gratifying!
More importantly, Qin Lan keenly sensed that, in addition to hysterical anger and resentment, Shen Zekai's voice on the phone was actually filled with... a deep-seated fear!
He's scared!
He's afraid of Fang Huan Investment!
Or rather, what he feared was the "mysterious operator" behind Fang Huan Investment, who could be heard but never seen, yet could turn the tide of events with a flick of the wrist!
Why did Fang Huan Investment insist on bringing in the powerful Jiangjin Hotel to "share the pie"?
The reason is simple and realistic.
Although Changqing Group is currently facing numerous problems and internal and external difficulties, it is still a force to be reckoned with, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse, and a wrecked ship still has some nails.
They are sparing no effort and using every available "special channel" to exert tremendous pressure on Fang Huan Investment from all levels in an attempt to protect Evergreen Heaven Seal, their core asset.
Although Fang Huan Investment is ruthless, it is somewhat powerless and unable to resist this kind of downward attack from the "superstructure".
That's why Fang Huan Investment is eager to find a backer, hoping to use Jiangjin Group, this giant tree, to resist the pressure from Changqing Group and the forces behind it, so as to swallow Evergreen Heaven Seal, which is already in their mouths, as soon as possible, lest things get complicated.
"Given their dire situation, surrounded by enemies on all sides, how dare they ask me for 20 billion?"
Qin Lan grew angrier the more she thought about it. These guys were just treating her like a fool!
However... if Jiangjin Hotel abandons negotiations now because of price issues, it would undoubtedly be throwing away a golden opportunity to completely defeat its old rival Changqing Hotel and establish Jiangjin's dominant position in the domestic hotel industry!
This opportunity is too tempting!
It was so tempting that she couldn't easily give it up!