Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 435 You're So Inhuman
"I've already notified them; it's booked at Hu's Teahouse," Fang Xian said. "President Cheng, what do you need me to do later?"

"You don't need to do anything, just listen in," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "Is that Hu's Tea House absolutely safe? Is there any surveillance footage or anything like that?"

“No, many mediations in Guangzhou are conducted at Hu’s Teahouse. The teahouse has eavesdropping and jamming devices installed, and there are no cameras,” Fang Xian said.

"Okay." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Let's go."

Fang Xian invited Cheng Yi and Lin Yongxing into a Mercedes-Benz van. As soon as they got in, Fang Xian said, "President Cheng, although Lai Haiyang has only been in business for a year, he is one of the four heroes of the Copper Furnace Gang and is quite powerful. If there is anything that requires him to compromise on, I can talk to him."

"No need," Cheng Yi refused.

Seeing that Cheng Yi didn't seem to care about the matter, Fang Xian couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a feeling of mixed emotions, including admiration and awe).

This big shot who can directly reach the Heavenly Court certainly acts differently; he's incredibly confident.

After driving for more than half an hour, we arrived at a bustling downtown area.

Hu Ji Teahouse looks quite ordinary. It's an old building from the Republican era, with several wooden blocks connected and suspended together, bearing the four large characters "Hu Ji Teahouse".

At the entrance of Hu's Teahouse, a burly middle-aged man stood with two young men wearing sunglasses, watching. When the Mercedes stopped, all three looked over.

"Mr. Fang, you've come along too." The middle-aged man laughed and immediately led his men over.

Fang Xian did not shake hands with the middle-aged man, but stepped aside and said to him, "President Lai, let me introduce you. This is Cheng Yi, the executive vice president of Momo Group."

In order to elevate Cheng Yi's status, Fang Xian specifically added the title of Executive Director before Vice President.

Even so, the middle-aged man's face darkened, and he snorted, "Vice President? Momo Group has quite the airs, only sending a vice president?"

"What? Isn't a vice president enough?" Cheng Yi sneered. "What size is our Momo Group? What size is your Zhongtong Express? The fact that the group sent me, a vice president, is already giving you a lot of face."

After Cheng Yi finished speaking, he looked the middle-aged man up and down.

Is this Lai Haiyang, the founder and chairman of Zhongtong Express?
They really have a rough and tough vibe. The scene they're in now looks a bit like a gangster negotiating a deal in a Hong Kong or Taiwanese drama.

At this moment, Cheng Yi's blunt words left Lai Haiyang somewhat taken aback.

This...isn't this supposed to be a mediation session? There's not a trace of mediation going on here.

Lai Haiyang said in a deep voice, "Your words don't make me feel any sincerity from your Momo Group!"

"Even I am called Cheng Yi, can't you feel our sincerity?" Cheng Yi said bluntly, "Hurry up, if we can talk, we will talk; if we can't talk, we will do it. Our industrial group with assets of tens of billions is not afraid of a deliveryman like you."

"Fine, fine, so you're not planning to talk anymore?" Lai Haiyang laughed in exasperation at Cheng Yi's words.

He wanted to turn around and leave, but reason told him he couldn't.

If he turns around and leaves, Momo Group might really take action against him.

Putting aside Momo Group's other businesses, Black Panther Security alone is enough to give them a run for their money.

If things continue like this, Black Panther Security might indeed have its security license revoked. But having a security license revoked doesn't mean the person is gone. In fact, you could say that a security company with a revoked license is even more dangerous.

It has completely become a wild horse that has broken free of its reins.

Lai Haiyang is not the kind of person who is reckless in managing such a large family business.

What he wanted was to both make money from Shengda and achieve Shengda's goals with minimal losses.

At the very least, we shouldn't completely break ties with Momo Group.

It seems like a bad deal to break ties with Momo Group for a billion-yuan investment.

If it were a billion yuan in cash, he would have taken the risk, but this is a billion yuan investment, which means he would have to take a stake and participate in profit sharing.

At their current rate of development, if they continue to develop steadily for a few more years, they should be able to attract a billion yuan in investment.

Fang Xian, who was standing to the side, saw this scene and knew why he had come.

He immediately laughed and said, "Oh, I think we shouldn't stand here and chat. We've prepared some excellent tea and snacks upstairs. How about we chat while we drink tea? We're already here, so even if we don't reach an agreement, we can still have a cup of tea, right?"

Fang Xian offered a way out, and Lai Haiyang, who was in a difficult situation, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said coldly, "Fine, then let's have a cup of tea!"

Lai Haiyang glared at Cheng Yi, then turned and walked into the teahouse.

He knew that his momentum had been broken by Cheng Yi. In negotiations, the first impression is extremely crucial and can almost determine the outcome.

Lai Haiyang hadn't expected that this young man, who looked to be only in his early twenties, would speak so sharply.

But he was soon relieved.

The reason it's so formidable is because it's backed by a multi-billion dollar conglomerate.
If he also had a multi-billion dollar conglomerate behind him, he would be ten times more formidable than Cheng Yi.

Upon arriving at the tea room where the negotiations were taking place, the tea house owner immediately arranged for two tea masters to enter, and then left the tea room with utmost respect.

The two tea masters were very beautiful and both were deaf and mute. Their attention was focused on brewing and preparing the tea, and they seemed to be used to everything around them.

Lai Haiyang sat opposite Cheng Yi and said, "Tell me, how do you want to resolve this matter?"

“Let’s issue a public apology,” Cheng Yi replied.

"Public apology? Are you dreaming? You beat 17 of our deliverymen into the hospital, and you think you can just issue a public apology?" Lai Haiyang slammed his fist on the table and roared.

Cheng Yi looked calmly at Lai Haiyang and said, "It's not us who are publicly apologizing, it's you who are publicly apologizing."

"Hahahaha!" Lai Haiyang was amused by Cheng Yi's words. He glared at Cheng Yi and said, "If this were five years ago, I would have made sure you never left Guangzhou." "Even now, I can still make sure you never leave Guangzhou, do you believe me?" Cheng Yi looked directly at Lai Haiyang and said.

"Are you kidding me?" Lai Haiyang retorted angrily. "This is a society governed by law now. Do you think I don't understand the law?"

"Since you know the law, why did you instruct the deliveryman to cause trouble at our internet cafe?" Cheng Yi said, "This is a typical case of provoking trouble, and it falls under the category of bullying and monopolizing the market!"

"And what about you? Your Black Panther Security personnel beat our people so badly they were hospitalized. How do you explain that?" Lai Haiyang said. "This is documented in detail at several police stations! Can you still deny it?"

Cheng Yi rubbed his hands together as usual and said, "They are not employees of Black Panther Security."

"You're talking nonsense!" Lai Haiyang roared. "You want to wash your hands of this now?"

“They are indeed not employees of Black Panther Security. All of our official employees are registered with the Shinan District Police Association. I checked before I came here, and none of these people were on the list.” Cheng Yi looked at Lai Haiyang and said innocently, “We are also deeply sorry for what you have experienced, but they are all temporary workers, and we cannot control their personal behavior. If you feel indignant, then sue them. Arrest them if they should be arrested, and sentence them if they should be sentenced. If you don’t have enough lawyers, we can also provide you with the necessary legal aid.”

"Fine, fine, I didn't realize you looked so refined and respectable, but you're actually a ruthless and inhuman person. No wonder you became the vice president of Momo Group. They made you vice president because you're inhuman, right?" Lai Haiyang laughed in anger again.

"I'm just stating the facts," Cheng Yi said. "Those who took action were indeed not registered with the Shinan District Police Association."

"Do you think I'm stupid? The Shinan District Police Association is definitely in cahoots with you. You can get them to delete the registration information with just one phone call!" Lai Haiyang said angrily.

"Think what you want, they're just temporary workers anyway." Cheng Yi straightened his collar with a calm expression and said, "The company sent me here just to go through the motions. Now that the motions are done, I think I should leave."

Seeing Cheng Yi get up to leave, Lai Haiyang immediately became furious and shouted, "You stop right there!"

Cheng Yi turned to look at Lai Haiyang and said, "What else do you want?"

"What about your other vice president? She was also involved in the assault! And she injured two people!" Lai Haiyang adopted a confident stance, saying, "If we fail to reach a settlement, her assault case will be submitted to the Inspectorate. If we refuse to settle, she will have to stay in jail for at least a year."

"Oh, so what?" Cheng Yi asked doubtfully, "Zhang Lingyu assaulted someone, and her behavior was egregious. Our group is already planning to remove her from her position as vice president."

"Do we really need to go this far?" Lai Haiyang said through gritted teeth. "Are you really planning to keep making trouble? What if I send people over every day to deliver packages? Are all the people at Black Panther Security temporary workers?"

"Lai Haiyang, are you threatening President Cheng?" Fang Xian, who was standing to the side, was a little annoyed.

Cheng Yi turned and glanced at Fang Xian. Upon meeting Cheng Yi's gaze, Fang Xian immediately fell silent.

When he came over, Cheng Yi only asked him to be a witness and didn't let him interrupt.

Cheng Yi smiled and said, "It seems you've finally lost your patience. Alright, then tell us what conditions you want us to agree to."

Lai Haiyang said, "As long as you cancel the joint operation contracts of internet cafes in 334 districts and counties, we will keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other. We will withdraw all cases and let this matter stop here. How about that? That's not too much, is it? If you continue to cause trouble, your Black Panther Security will have its license revoked sooner or later, unless you turn all your employees into temporary workers."

"This is indeed a bit tricky," Cheng Yi said, looking at Lai Haiyang with a hint of helplessness. "But aren't you overlooking something?"

"What?" Lai Haiyang was taken aback, not understanding what Cheng Yi meant.

Cheng Yi said, "In your assumptions, don't you think we would retaliate?"

Cheng Yi stared directly at Lai Haiyang and sneered, "For example, what if some contraband is found in the goods you transport to all corners of the country every day? Or even something good enough to put you in jail for life?"

Cheng Yi's words caused Lai Haiyang's pupils to dilate instantly.

Cheng Yi said, "Let me give you a piece of advice: never look down on money, because it really is omnipotent. If we wanted to, I could even bribe your mistress, let alone your agency managers. How much money do you think it would take to get them to help me frame you? One million? Ten million? One hundred million?"

"If our Momo Group were to use a month's worth of profits to take you down, could you fucking handle it?" Cheng Yi said, then kicked the table half a meter away with a loud bang.

He raised his hand and pointed at the dumbfounded Lai Haiyang, his previous refined manner completely gone, and said directly, "Do you still think I'm not qualified to talk to you? Your logistics company, with an annual profit of less than 500 million, where did you get the courage to provoke our Momo Group?"

Fang Xian, who was standing to the side, was also stunned by these words.

This...this method is too ruthless. Others just create some incidents to gain some bargaining chips, but Cheng Yi's method is to send people away directly.

If this were to actually happen, things would be in serious trouble.

Lai Haiyang swallowed hard and remained silent.

In his understanding, Momo Group should cherish its reputation, demonstrate the magnanimity and breadth of vision of a large corporation, and then send a professional manager who is focused on gains and losses to calmly resolve the matter with them, so that everyone can get what they want and the matter can be resolved happily.

But the current script is completely beyond Lai Haiyang's imagination.

This script is insane.

"Alright, negotiations are over. You can go back now. Let's fight it out and see if your 500 million or our 10 billion is more effective." Cheng Yi glanced at Lai Haiyang and said with a look of disdain, "Although I don't know who ordered you, I have to say, you're a complete idiot. You've been used as a pawn. If the person who ordered you dared to confront us head-on, why would they have tricked you into coming here to die?"

"Go back and pack your things so you're prepared when you go in. As for the temporary workers and Zhang Lingyu, you can sue them all you want; our group won't get involved."

Cheng Yi threw down a sentence and left the tea room without waiting for Lai Haiyang to speak.

Lai Haiyang had completely lost his previous composure. He pursed his lips, which had become dry from nervousness, and his throat bobbed a few times, but no sound came out.

Seeing Cheng Yi leave with his bodyguards, Lai Haiyang noticed Fang Xian, who was still there. He said as if he had grasped a lifeline, "President Fang, I really didn't expect it to come to this."

"So how far do you intend to go?" Fang Xian said irritably, "Look at you, you can't just offend anyone, you have to offend President Cheng. Do you know who President Cheng is? Even our group's general manager has to curry favor with him. Do you know how President Cheng built his empire? By smuggling foreign garbage! He could kill you if he stuffed a bunch of foreign garbage into your package."

Lai Haiyang said in a trembling voice, "President Fang, if you can help me mediate, I'm willing to withdraw the case."

"Withdraw the case? Didn't you hear what President Cheng just said? It was a public apology!" Fang Xian said angrily.

Now Fang Xian finally understood why Cheng Yi had brought him here. He was Yu Chenglong from "Kangxi's Private Visits," and he was simply here to wrap things up.

(End of this chapter)