This time, his little brother was actually startled and dejected by a phone ringing again. How could Masao Mita not be furious? He immediately shoved the female secretary, who was still trying to rub his little brother, to the ground, then grabbed the phone on the table and roared angrily, "Baka... Who told you to answer the phone? I'm going to kill you, you idiot!"
Somewhat confused, Masao Mita shouted into the receiver for a long time before realizing that the phone was constantly busy and no one had actually dialed it. Meanwhile, on the other side, a telephone that looked like an old-fashioned relic from the 1940s or 50s, placed on the left side of the desk, was still ringing incessantly.
"It's him!" Upon seeing that it was this phone ringing, Masao Mita's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a fear that penetrated to his very bones and soul.
This is a dedicated telephone line installed by Masao Mita at Zhou Ziwei's request. In other words, only Zhou Ziwei can call this number. To dial this number, you need to enter a very long password. This is not because the number is particularly confidential, but rather to prevent people from dialing the wrong number.
At this moment, Masao Mita no longer cared about whether his little brother could regain his virility. He hurriedly grabbed the telephone receiver, and involuntarily revealed a fawning smile, saying in a low voice, "Master, greetings from your servant Masao Mita. What are your orders, Master?"
Masao Mita's words greatly surprised the female secretary who had just been pushed to the ground by him. In her eyes, the head of the Mita family played a pivotal role in the entire island nation. With the strength of his family, not only in the island nation, but also in the whole of Asia, and even in the whole world, the power of this family was quite terrifying. Even the head of a country would probably not dare to underestimate the existence of this family patriarch.
When Masao Mita casually utters a few inferences or suggestions related to the economy or policy in public, it often immediately causes a turbulence in the stock market.
You could say he's a character whose mere stomp could make the entire island nation tremble.
That's why she, a graduate student in business administration from France, was willing to let this perverted old man play with her at will.
However, the Mita family, who had just been so noble and arrogant in the eyes of the female secretary, now acted like pitiful lapdogs after receiving that phone call, and even fawned over the other party, calling him "master."
Therefore, the female secretary found it hard to believe that the person on the other end of the phone was such an awesome figure, someone even the real emperor of Japan might not have.
Normally, at a time like this, Masao Mita should have kicked out the French beauty in his office who was ostensibly his secretary but was actually just someone he used to vent his desires.
But when Masao Mita heard the angry voice coming from the microphone, he immediately panicked and forgot everything else, anxiously asking Zhou Ziwei why he was so angry.
"Why do you think I'm angry? Have you forgotten what I told you a couple of days ago? The time I gave you has long passed, so why haven't you shown up in Dangyang yet?"
Holding the microphone, Zhou Ziwei's chilling tone carried through his voice to the heart of the old man on the island thousands of miles away. "I never would have guessed... that you islanders would actually use this two-faced trick on me. Very well... from today onwards, you don't need to call me master anymore. And your so-called Mita family... I don't see any need for it to continue existing."
"No, no, no... Master... Please listen to me... Please listen to me!" Upon hearing Zhou Ziwei's last words, Masao Mita felt his heart tremble with fear. From the other party's icy tone, he could tell that Zhou Ziwei was definitely not joking with him, and he didn't think Zhou Ziwei was exaggerating. If Zhou Ziwei really wanted to make the Mita family disappear from this world completely, it wouldn't be too difficult. For that fierce god, overthrowing such a seemingly glorious family would only be a matter of putting in a little more effort.
With a thud, even though Masao Mita knew Zhou Ziwei couldn't see him, his extreme fear caused him to reflexively kneel on the floor. Holding the receiver in one hand, he said in a trembling voice, "Master... I really dared not neglect your orders... From the moment I received your command, I immediately had a plan drafted that very day, and then sent my daughter Risa to Dangyang in your country to follow up on this matter. She told me the day before yesterday that she had arrived in Dangyang safely, and by now... she should have already started negotiations with those two companies..."
"Have negotiations already begun?" Zhou Ziwei sneered. "But why is it that when I called to inquire just now, no one from your Mita family has shown up at all? Mita Masao... are you trying to play these tricks on me? Hmph... it seems I was too lenient last time. You don't think I wouldn't dare to do anything to you, do you? Fine... let's try it then!"
"No, no, no..." Masao Mita was so anxious upon hearing this that he almost cried. He hurriedly said, "Master, you must believe me... or... or something must have happened to Risa and the others on their trip to China! Otherwise, it's impossible that they haven't made contact with those two companies yet... Ah... Well then! Master, please give me one more day... I'll immediately call in a private jet and fly to China myself. This time, I'll handle this matter myself and will definitely carry out your instructions perfectly. There won't be any more mishaps. Master, you must give me this chance!"
"Alright then!" Zhou Ziwei hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly and saying, "Then I'll give you one last chance. If I still can't get you to disappear in 24 hours... I think you can guess what the consequences will be."
"Hmph... Don't think I've gotten a huge advantage over you in this matter. Once you secure the overseas distribution rights for these two companies' products, you'll realize what a tempting pie that is for you. The enormous profits these two projects can bring you over the next three years will far surpass what you could ever make from smuggling arms and drugs."
Hearing that Zhou Ziwei had finally agreed to give him another chance, Masao Mita breathed a slight sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes... Master, the projects you introduced to me are naturally excellent. My Mita family will definitely invest the greatest manpower and resources this time to ensure that these two projects are done well and expanded, and will not let you down."
"I hope so!" Zhou Ziwei gave a cold laugh and said, "But after this matter is over... I still hope you can have your precious daughter explain today's events to me properly, otherwise... hmph..."
After Zhou Ziwei finished speaking, he hung up the phone. However, Masao Mita remained kneeling on the floor, still holding the receiver, for a long time without getting up. From the chilling coldness in Zhou Ziwei's last words, he could easily deduce that if he could not give Zhou Ziwei a satisfactory explanation, an unprecedented disaster would await the Mita family...
The Zhou Group acted quickly. After a high-level meeting of the group, they fully approved the promotion plan for the retail franchise store proposed by Liu Xiaofei.
After the meeting, Zhou Zixu had another detailed discussion with Liu Xiaofei, digging out all the detailed ideas about the plan that Liu Xiaofei had in mind. Then, Zhou Ziwei immediately worked with the two newly appointed directors and deputy directors of the group company's business development department to develop the new promotion plan overnight.
The Zhou Group currently has relatively abundant funds, but regarding personnel... because two pharmaceutical factories are still shut down, a large number of employees are temporarily without work. At this opportune moment, everyone was mobilized, and more than forty people with marketing and service experience were selected and divided into seven groups. The very next day, they were dispatched to seven large and medium-sized cities in the province to immediately begin the work of establishing retail franchise stores...
When Zhou Ziwei called, the Zhou Group's plan was already in full swing.
After learning about this from Zhou Zixu, Zhou Ziwei was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Liu Xiaofei, this beautiful policewoman, would have such a talent for business planning. At least from his perspective, Liu Xiaofei's marketing strategy should definitely succeed.
Moreover, the fact that he had the Mita family take the initiative to seek cooperation with the Zhou Group mainly meant that they would be responsible for the overseas marketing rights of Life Spring health sports drinks, so it did not conflict with Liu Xiaofei's plan at all.
Combining the two approaches is the best development strategy for the Zhou family in the next few years.
After all, given the Zhou family's current strength, they don't yet have the capability to independently develop overseas markets. In contrast, the Mita family's business spans the entire Asian continent. Although their strength is relatively weak in Europe and America, they still have some scattered businesses. Using these as a springboard, it would be enough to promote Zhou's Life Spring health and sports drinks and Xinda Daily Chemical's vaporized laundry detergent to the world in a short period of time. In any case, as long as Zhou Ziwei is willing, he can take control of the entire Mita family at any time. Therefore, he naturally wouldn't mind letting the Mita family benefit from his influence and become popular with these two products that are almost epoch-making.
After receiving her father's call, Mita Risa realized how foolish she had been. Before that, she had naively thought that she could easily shirk responsibility for not completing the task assigned by Zhou Ziwei on time by finding an excuse.
In reality, she completely overestimated the importance of the Mita family in Zhou Ziwei's eyes. She originally thought that this cooperation plan was Zhou Ziwei asking the Mita family for help, which is why she dared to take such a high position. However, she had no idea that after the last confrontation, her father, Mita Masao, had already positioned the entire Mita family as Zhou Ziwei's servants.
Masao Mita didn't dare waste a moment. Within twelve hours of speaking with Zhou Ziwei, he had already arrived in Dangyang City by private jet. He also had Risa Mita appear first to announce in a high-profile manner that the island nation's Mita Corporation was about to enter Dangyang City and seek partners there. At the same time, he contacted the Dangyang government and submitted a letter of intent to invest in and build a five-star hotel in Dangyang.
Originally, Zhou Ziwei's requirements did not include the plan for a five-star hotel. However, in order to please Zhou Ziwei, Mita Masao took it upon himself to add this plan. Naturally, the only partner for the reservation could be the Zhou Group. However, in order not to make things too obvious, Mita Masao decided to first hold a bidding meeting to cover it up.
The news spread throughout Dangyang City in just half an hour, causing all the entrepreneurs, big and small, in Dangyang City to go crazy.
In an instant, all the companies and enterprises sprang into action, eager to find out some inside information about Mita Corporation, and everyone hoped to become a partner of Mita Corporation.
Anyone who has reached a certain level knows almost everyone, especially the business behemoth, Mita Corporation. Getting in touch with Mita Corporation can bring far more than just profits from local projects.
It's important to know that Mita Corporation is one of the most powerful multinational corporations in Asia, with a very well-established overseas marketing channel. As long as you get on board with them, even the smallest bit of profit that slips through their fingers is enough for small companies like those in Dangyang to make a fortune.
However, just when everyone thought that the bidding meeting would be delayed for at least another week, they were surprised to hear that the bidding meeting was held on time that very afternoon.
This is... a bit too hasty! Although they probably knew beforehand that the efficiency of the island nation was generally higher than that of most people in the country, they never expected that the plan and suggestions announced this morning would be put out to tender just a few hours later. It all seemed a bit far-fetched, to the point that some people couldn't help but start to doubt the authenticity of the matter.
Regardless of any doubts, most companies with some resources frantically began assembling temporary bidding teams. Since everyone had only received the news in a rush, it was virtually impossible to produce a flawless, creative, and highly feasible bid in such a short time. Now, it was a matter of who could quickly rise to the top and catch the eye of Kazuo Mitanaka Co., Ltd.
When news suddenly broke that Masao Mita, president of Mita Corporation, was coming to Dangyang to preside over the bidding, the already heated atmosphere was like a bomb dropped into a calm lake, immediately creating huge waves...
Volume 2: The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 371: The Bidding Conference
Mita Corporation's representatives will personally visit Tangyang City and preside over the bidding process for cooperation with local businesses.
As soon as the news spread, not only the entrepreneurs in Dangyang, but also some large enterprises from neighboring cities flocked to Dangyang. In no time, the city's Workers' Cultural Palace, which was used as a temporary bidding venue, was packed with people.
Wang Guohui and his son and daughter rushed into the venue ten minutes before the bidding officially began. They did not know that the president of Mita Corporation was the person sent by Zhou Ziwei to save them. Therefore, upon hearing the news, they immediately became extremely excited and nervous.
The father and his two sons worked together and finally managed to complete their bid before the bidding conference began.
They knew this was probably their last chance to revive Xinda Daily Chemicals.
In recent days, the bank has been sending repayment notices almost every day. Workers who have not received their wages for a long time organized a small-scale protest yesterday, claiming that if they are not paid within three days, they will stage a sit-in protest in front of the city government.
In addition, the municipal power company and water conservancy company have also issued notices to cut off water and electricity. If they cannot pay the overdue water and electricity bills, it can be said that Xinda Daily Chemical will not even have the possibility of continuing to produce some small-volume daily chemical products to make a living.
At times like these, the opportunity to collaborate with Mita Corporation becomes especially valuable.
Moreover, this time, Mita Corporation did not even specify the general intention of cooperation. In other words, no matter what the project is, as long as you can present a project that Mita Corporation feels has potential and development prospects, you may become a partner of Mita Corporation.
Wang Guohui felt this was the best opportunity for them to prosper. Although Xinda Daily Chemicals was among the weakest of the many competitors, he still had great confidence in Zhou Ziwei's new product, the vaporized laundry detergent powder. He believed that as long as the people from Mita Corporation carefully read their tender document, there was a high probability that they would choose Xinda Daily Chemicals as their partner.
Shortly after the three members of the Wang family entered the venue, the bidding conference officially began. Accompanied by several leaders in charge of the economy in Dangyang City, Masao Mita walked onto the stage, made a few grand pronouncements, and then simply indicated to the entrepreneurs present that they could submit their bids, or more accurately, their letters of intent for investment cooperation.
Furthermore, Masao Mita stated that he and the members of the investment team he brought with him would soon read through these letters of intent, and promised to announce the winning partner publicly in about an hour.
The island nation's fast-paced work efficiency once again surprised the Chinese people. Such an important cooperation intention can be decided in just one hour? This... is too fast! If this were a domestic company, it would probably take at least ten days to half a month to get any results, but they only needed one hour to finish it. This... seems so frivolous.
Masao Mita's words immediately led many to believe that the so-called bidding meeting was a farce, or that Mita Corporation had never intended to seek partners in Dangyang, and that they had been played with from the beginning...
It's no wonder some people have such thoughts, after all, I've never heard of any large corporation being so efficient in finalizing a cooperation project... You know, there must be at least several hundred companies present today who want to cooperate with Mita Corporation. With so many letters of intent submitted, how long would it take to read them all one by one? An hour... I doubt even a quick glance at each one would be enough. So, what criteria did they use to determine the final winning partner?
Many large companies that had come with high hopes gave up the opportunity on the spot. They obviously thought the bidding was a joke, and why should they be the ones to be played?
However, most of those who had prepared letters of intent submitted them after a slight hesitation. After all, for them, when faced with a choice between a somewhat slim chance of cooperating with Mita Corporation and saving face, they would still choose the former.
If they had known beforehand that this bidding process would be conducted in such a farcical manner, some people might not have even bothered to participate. However, since they have already come and even prepared their letters of intent, it would be a great pity to give up now.
Among the many people who hold this view is Wang Guohui.
After hearing Masao Mita's speech, Wang Guohui's daughter was so angry that she wanted to tear up the letter of intent, but Wang Guohui stopped her.
No matter what, Xinda Daily Chemicals is the lifeblood of his most precious state. What does face matter? Moreover, if they miss this opportunity, Xinda Daily Chemicals will probably have to close down completely in a few days. Does that mean the Wang family will have face?
Therefore, regardless of whether this bidding process is a farce or whether he will be tricked, none of these are on Wang Guohui's mind. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, Wang Guohui will not give up this time.
After all the letters of intent were collected, Masao Mita and his entourage immediately left the room, while the guests were treated to a grand cocktail party.
This was the largest cocktail party in the history of Dangyang City. The entire hall was filled with all kinds of food, snacks and fruits, and all kinds of fine wines and famous wines were served as if they were free, allowing guests to choose freely.
In the food section, there was a wide variety of fresh seafood, such as lobster and abalone, which even the CEOs of these companies rarely get to eat. In the fruit section, there was a dazzling array of exquisitely prepared fruit slices and salads.
This is a real cocktail party... It's said to be jointly organized by four-star hotels in Dangyang and two surrounding cities. Otherwise, given the capabilities of the hotels in Dangyang, they really couldn't have put on such a grand event.
Seeing this scene, many people who had already begun to have some doubts about the identity of the president of Mita Corporation immediately shut their mouths.
A rough calculation suggests that today's lavish feast alone must have cost hundreds of thousands of RMB. Such extravagance is not something just anyone can pull off. If this Masao Mita is truly a conman, then this guy's spending is far too extravagant! In a small, run-down place like Dangyang, what conman would be foolish enough to throw away such a huge sum of money to scam people? The result would likely be nothing but losing everything!
The three members of the Wang family mingled among the crowd, enjoying a meal that even their family's wealth couldn't afford, without tasting it. Then, each of them took a glass of French red wine and sat quietly in a corner, waiting for the announcement of the final winning bidders for this bidding event.
"Hey... isn't this Assistant Luan? Haha... I didn't expect this matter to have alarmed your Zhou Group as well!"
As the three remained silent, a sinister laugh suddenly came from beside them, and then a man dressed in a Zhongshan suit, about the same age as Wang Guohui, walked over.
Wang Guohui looked up and realized that the person was none other than Zhou Zhengrui, who had been swiftly ousted from the board of directors of the Zhou Group by Zhou Ziwei some time ago.
However, although Zhou Zhengrui walked over, his target was clearly not the Wang family members, but a sexy woman sitting alone on a sofa not far away.
Upon seeing this, Wang Guohui's eyes narrowed slightly. He only vaguely knew a little about that sexy woman. It seemed that she was a personal assistant that his beloved son-in-law had brought back from somewhere. Now, it seemed that she had officially joined the Zhou family and become one of the core managers of the Zhou family.
In his view, this woman was just a figurehead for his son-in-law, so he naturally didn't have a good impression of his daughter's rival.
This woman was merely a nobody who relied on the favor of Wang Guohui, his son-in-law, so naturally, Wang Guohui wouldn't take her seriously.
As for Zhou Zhengrui, Wang Guohui felt a chill run down his spine whenever he saw him.
This old fellow does have some skills. Ever since he was kicked out by Zhou Ziwei, he somehow managed to secure an investment and then, together with several other former directors of the Zhou Group who were also kicked out, formed the current Yuntian Group.
Moreover, the Yuntian Group is clearly backed by a powerful force, which has managed to sweep through several large and medium-sized enterprises and companies in Dangyang City in less than a week, building a group that is far larger than the Zhou family at an astonishing speed.
After its establishment, Yuntian Group began to poach talent from Zhou's Group. Within a few days, it had emptied Zhou's Group of all available personnel, big and small. Most importantly, it firmly grasped Zhou's original business network and brought all the clients, big and small, that could still be connected with Zhou to Yuntian Group.
Moreover, their Yuntian Group is wealthy and powerful, and the conditions they offer are extremely satisfactory. Under such temptation, naturally no one will bother with the seemingly half-dead Zhou Group anymore.
As Zhou Zhengrui walked past him, Wang Guohui quickly stood up humbly and greeted him with a fawning smile. However, the latter seemed not to see him at all, only glancing at him sideways before passing by him like a gust of wind, walking towards Luan Yuqing with a sinister smile.
Wang Guohui still maintained a slightly stiff smile on his face, but he was secretly gritting his teeth. At this moment, he began to resent his daughter in his heart again.
It's clear now that the situation is unfavorable; Yuntian Group is at its peak, and if the Zhou family wants to fight against Yuntian Group, the only path they can take is bankruptcy sooner or later.
What did Xinda Daily Chemicals do to deserve this? Just because of this marriage, they were dragged into the mess with Yuntian Group. How wronged they must be... Originally, all these problems would have been resolved once Wang Xuewei divorced Zhou Ziwei. But for some reason, his precious daughter is thinking something. She used to cry and beg not to marry this playboy, but now that the Zhou family has fallen on hard times, she's clinging to that spendthrift son and refuses to divorce him no matter what.
Luan Yuqing slightly raised her eyes and saw the seemingly energetic old man staring at her with a lecherous look. She couldn't help but let out a soft snort, but on the surface, she revealed a sweet smile that could charm anyone to death...
"Oh dear... isn't this Boss Zhou? I heard you have powerful connections, Boss Zhou... how come... it's not enough to just follow one master, now you want to follow another? Oh dear... oh dear... this is not a good thing... as the saying goes... a chaste woman doesn't marry twice, a loyal dog doesn't serve two masters, Boss Zhou, you already have one master, so why are you competing with us small companies for this opportunity to cooperate with Mita Corporation!"
When Zhou Zhengrui heard Luan Yuqing's vicious insults without using any vulgar language, his expression froze slightly. His face turned pale and then red, and he almost burst into a rage, splashing the cocktail in his hand onto the face of this sharp-tongued woman.
Several guests nearby also witnessed this scene. Those who knew Luan Yuqing naturally knew her relationship with Zhou Ziwei. So, these two seemingly unrelated people were actually a continuation of the conflict between the uncle and nephew of the Zhou family. Zhou Zhengrui was Zhou Ziwei's uncle. After the death of Zhou Zhengxiang, the original chairman of Zhou's Group, this old man wanted to seize his nephew's power and remove Zhou Ziwei from the position of chairman. Unexpectedly, Zhou Ziwei turned the tables and kicked all of them, the junior chairmen, out of Zhou's Group.
Now, Zhou Zhengrui has somehow found a powerful patron, and after leaving the Zhou family, he's actually doing even better than before.
Luan Yuqing then took advantage of this point and berated Zhou Zhengrui mercilessly, almost pointing her finger at him and calling him a dog, and a shameless, mangy one at that.
Seeing the mocking laughter from many around him, Zhou Zhengrui felt even more embarrassed. He snorted coldly and said, "Assistant Luan, being sharp-tongued doesn't necessarily win over Mr. Mita's attention. With your looks, if you stripped naked and pressed yourself against Mr. Mita's chest, you might have a chance. But... I'm afraid my nephew will be cuckolded... Ah... I almost forgot, you're not Zhou Ziwei's official woman, are you? Oh dear... it seems your father-in-law is sitting right next to you... I'm so sorry, I accidentally let it slip..."
Luan Yuqing's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, then she sneered and said, "Does Boss Zhou really think that the relationship between a male superior and a female subordinate has to be so sordid and dirty? No wonder you changed your female secretary almost every few months before you were fired from Zhou's. Sigh... I really feel sorry for those women... Selling their young bodies to an old man like you is one thing, but because of someone's fickle nature, even such a transaction is destined not to last... Sigh, women... how tragic!"