Transmigrating into a Book in the 80s: After Giving Up, I Was Pampered by a Rough Man

Liu Wensen walked out of the South District Clubhouse, his pace quickening considerably compared to when he entered.

He opened the back door of the black sedan and got in. His assistant was about to get in as well, but he fixed him in the passenger seat with a single look.

"drive."

The driver started the engine, and the car drove out of the clubhouse parking lot.

Liu Wensen loosened his tie, grabbed the car phone, and dialed a number.

The phone rang four times before it was answered.

"Why did you call so quickly?" Shen Wanyi's voice came through the receiver, tinged with surprise.

"Didn't I tell you to make contact first and then gradually build trust?"

Liu Wensen's fingers tightened around the receiver; the fire in his chest, which he had been suppressing all the way, finally broke.

"Miss Shen, I have a question."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Who are Zhou Zhichang and Chen Zhaoan?"

After he said that, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

Liu Wensen gave her no chance to breathe, and with anger in his voice, he fired off a series of questions.

"Why are there these two extra people inexplicably here on Hong Kong Island?"

"Why would the lawyers at Oriental Style be holding this question draft with Chen Zhaoan's autograph?"

"And why is it that the issues in that draft are exactly the same as the compliance framework I presented today?!"

He grew angrier the more he asked, and finally almost roared out.

"I sat in the teahouse like an idiot for two hours! In the end, I was forced to sign a commitment to transparent distribution of benefits!"

"If they find out that I have even a single penny or a single piece of paper connected to you, the 20 million yuan penalty for breach of contract will crush me immediately!"

"Tell me! How many more messes have you left to clean up?!"

On the other end of the phone, Shen Wanyi didn't even dawdle.

"Chen Zhaoan is finished, and Zhou Zhichang is a pawn. These two leads have been exhausted, and they can't be traced back to you."

"Burned clean?" Liu Wensen laughed angrily.

"Today at that table, in front of the lawyers and Citibank representatives, Smith personally tied me to your people!"

"What I signed today is a statement of 'independent business judgment'."

"If anything goes wrong later, that would be perjury!"

"Miss Shen, are you using me as a scapegoat to frame me?! Huh?"

Shen Wanyi put down her coffee cup, her tone cold and devoid of any human warmth.

"So, starting with this one, you and I will sever all direct connections."

"You relay the message through David, and I receive it through my assistant. The funds go through your own fund's account."

"As long as your subsequent actions are clean, no flaws can be found in today's so-called statement."

What a clever trick – a swindle to save the king by sacrificing the pawn.

He knew in his heart that although Shen Wanyi's words sounded reasonable, she was actually pushing all the risks onto him.

Liu Wensen snorted coldly, "Easy for you to say."

"Dongfang Fengwu has already erected an iron wall. Jiang Mian issued three legal documents right in front of me today!"

"If I try to get her formula information again under the guise of compliance, she will absolutely not give it to me."

Shen Wanyi paused for a moment on the other end of the phone.

If you can't get it openly, then go buy it yourself.

"Buy?" Liu Wensen frowned.

"Go to the market and buy some Golden Thread Beauty Lotion and Oriental Truffles." Shen Wanyi's voice was chilling.

"As a Chinese investor, it's only natural for you to spend money to buy samples for pre-listing review in North America."

"After purchasing the goods, I, as the legal importer, requested the brand to provide the ingredient list for this batch."

"This is a compliant procedure. No matter how domineering Jiang Mian is, she has no reason to refuse."

Liu Wensen squinted and thought for a moment, "She just said today that North America needs multiple checks and balances."

"I talked about compliance one minute, and then I bought samples and asked for ingredients the next. She definitely knew it was me."

"So what if I know?" Shen Wanyi sneered.

"She's selling a beauty serum that costs over ten thousand Hong Kong dollars a bottle, so why are buyers concerned about the ingredients?"

Liu Wensen remained silent for a few seconds.

"Okay, that's a viable approach, but what happens once we get the ingredient list?"

"After you receive the ingredient list, send the samples and documents to Vancouver."

Shen Wanyi slowed down her speech a bit, "I will arrange for someone to do an independent component analysis report."

"If there are discrepancies between the ingredient list and the actual test results, or if it contains ingredients banned in North America, this report serves as ready-made whistleblower material."

"If they are completely identical, then look for problems in the promotional language."

"Oriental Flavors used a lot of words like 'restorative' and 'nourishing' in its promotional materials in Hong Kong."

"These terms fall under the category of functional claims in North American food and drug classifications, and require support from clinical trial data."

"Without supporting data, it's false advertising."

After listening, Liu Wensen did not rush to express his opinion.

Ruthless and cunning.

This was his subconscious feeling.

Without stealing or robbing, following all proper and compliant procedures, they used the official North American sword to chop off Jiang Mian's neck.

Every step was taken within the rules.

After carefully reviewing Shen Wanyi's schemes and tactics, Liu Wensen began to wonder if Shen Wanyi suffered from a split personality, sometimes being clever and sometimes acting like a fool.

Otherwise, why would they have made the decision to send two thugs to cause trouble and leave such a mess?

But now it has precisely hit the nail on the head.

It's amazing!

"I understand," Liu Wensen said in a deep voice. "I'll arrange to purchase samples as soon as I get back."

"As soon as possible," Shen Wanyi said, and hung up the phone.

Liu Wensen put the receiver back on the car phone's base and leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed.

The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror but didn't dare to say anything.

The car drove along the coastline of the Southern District of Hong Kong Island towards Causeway Bay.

……

Manhattan, 42nd floor.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Wanyi did not immediately get up from her desk.

She pulled open the innermost drawer on her right, took out the bottle of Golden Thread Nourishing Essence that was already mostly used, and placed it under the lamp.

The amber-colored liquid shimmered slightly in the light.

Shen Wanyi stared at it for a long time before pressing the internal phone button.

"David".

"Ms. Shen," David's voice came through the receiver.

"How's it going with the samples of the Golden Thread Beauty Lotion and Oriental Truffles I asked you to buy last time?"

"We've found a channel willing to sell privately through an intermediary, but..."

"explain!"

"The other party is asking for too much. Not only are they demanding HK$30 per bottle for the sample, but they also want us to compensate for the loss if the reservation card is invalidated..."

Hearing this, even someone as experienced as Shen Wanyi couldn't help but want to curse.

too dark!

But they still had to swallow their grievances.

Shen Wanyi took a deep breath. "How much?"

"One...one million!"

"One million Hong Kong dollars..." Shen Wanyi did a quick conversion, which was about 130,000 Hong Kong dollars.

She let out a soft, suffocating breath. "Buy it!"

At this moment, David hesitated before interrupting, "Ms. Shen, it's not one million Hong Kong dollars, what they want is... one million... ugly dollars!"

"What?!" Shen Wanyi's voice rose sharply. She had thought Jiang Mian was ruthless, but she hadn't expected her to be this ruthless.

The potential for a reservation card to become invalid is being charged a staggering one million Ugly dollars?!

Why didn't she just rob it?!

David could only hear Shen Wanyi's heavy breathing through the receiver. After a moment, he finally mustered the courage to ask, "Ms. Shen..."

"Buy it!!!" Shen Wanyi interrupted David before he could finish speaking.

"However..." Her tone returned to normal, and there was no trace of emotional fluctuation in her voice.

"You sold this information... to Mr. Liu..."