It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

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"You can't say that."

Xie Qingyan's beautiful eyes flickered, "The Forgotten have also gone through several generations of changes. People today may not be the same as they were back then. It is not advisable to deny them completely."

"If we really refuse outright, it won't do anybody any good if we force them into a corner, right?"

That's true.

When a person's survival becomes the top priority, all he can do is usually submit.

But when the survival of a group of people becomes the top priority, they may fight to the death for it.

And the "Forgotten" are not completely soft persimmons that can be bullied at will, otherwise they would not have been left until now... Xie Qingyan's consideration is not unreasonable.

"I think so too. We can get in touch with them first."

Long Tianding agreed with this, "Of course, the premise is to see what they can come up with... Governor Yue, have they talked to you about this?"

"Alas, the people who sent the letter didn't go into too much detail. They only said that it could provide unexpected benefits to Night Sin City."

Yue Chizheng smiled and said, "Maybe we should really do as Chairman Xie and Chairman Long said and make contact first."

No one would reveal all their cards right away, let alone a vulnerable group like the "Forgotten", who would be treading on thin ice when it comes to such things.

"Then let's get in touch."

Qi Maoyang smiled, "I have no objection to whatever decision you make. My father must have the same opinion... What about Director Xu? Director Xu has been silent the whole time. What do you think?"

"I?"

After hearing Qi Maoyang's reminder, Xu Shi came back to his senses. "Contact, of course we have to contact. What our Qingyan said is right. Let's see what the other party can come up with first, and then it's not too late to make a decision."

"but."

He then changed the subject and said, "I think this matter concerns the entire Night Sin City after all, so it doesn't seem appropriate for us to discuss it here alone."

"How about letting everyone in the city express their opinions?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 112 The venue was filled with a cheerful atmosphere

Hearing Xu Shi say this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.

"Hmm? You mean...spread this matter throughout the city?"

Wen Shengkui was the first to react and asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yes."

Xu Shi smiled and nodded. "After all, the Forgotten are a large group. No matter what the result of our contact with them is, it will have a certain impact on Night Sin City."

"So I think we should warn the people in the city. Otherwise, it seems inappropriate, right?"

Those who could sit at this table were all smart people and they quickly understood his subtext.

Contact with the "Forgotten" is inevitable. It is impossible to just reject it without any care as He Jiayuan said.

Acceptance or not is two different things, but since the other party has taken the initiative to come to you, or has come to you under extremely helpless circumstances, it has already established the status gap between the two parties.

It would be unjustifiable not to squeeze out their value. The only difference is how much you can squeeze out.

Then, by creating a public opinion environment that is unfavorable to the "Forgotten", the gap in status can be further widened, thereby gaining more benefits for the City of Nightsin.

What's that saying? When a criminal comes to this point, no matter what his crime is, he will be beaten with a hundred sticks first?

That’s probably what it means.

"I agree."

Xie Qingyan nodded slightly.

The others followed suit and nodded.

Even "Shark Tooth" He Jiayuan did not object. It turned out that what he said just now was just angry words. No matter how old and stupid he is, he can't be so arbitrary...

"Then I'll leave it to Master Qi?"

Seeing that everyone had the same opinion, Xu Shi looked at Qi Maoyang and said, "You guys are experts in this area."

"...Okay, no problem."

Qi Maoyang paused when he heard this, then nodded with an awkward smile.

In fact, he was a little reluctant.

It’s not that he disagrees with Xu Shi’s approach, there is nothing wrong with the other party’s considerations.

But the bad thing is that this arrangement is equivalent to making him the good guy in public.

This was completely contrary to his idea of going with the flow - the strength of "Virtual Number" had always been ranked at the bottom among the six major financial groups, and it had never been interested in being the first to take the lead. Whenever it encountered such things, it would just follow suit and get some benefits.

In the past, when other financial groups were fighting overtly or covertly, they always remained neutral and accepted everyone. In many cases, they would not change what others wanted to publish. We were only responsible for reporting.

In a sense, "Imaginary Numbers" is quite similar to "Dragon City" in this respect, except that they use soft knives.

But it is impossible to stay out of it now. You are positioned as a mouthpiece. If you don't do this kind of thing, who will? The other five companies are watching, how can you refuse?

But in this case, no matter how things develop in the future, there will definitely be one more layer of grudge between the "Imaginary Numbers" and the "Forgotten" than between other families, which is not a good thing.

When he thought of this, Qi Maoyang couldn't help but sigh repeatedly in his heart. The main reason was that this idea was proposed by Xu Shi. This guy had just poached the "Long Knife Party" with whom he had cooperated for many years some time ago, and now he did this again.

The impact is not that big, but it is really uncomfortable.

However, before he could figure out how to complain, he heard Xu Shi speak again.

"Of course, if we do this, the 'imaginary numbers' will definitely suffer a little."

He looked at Qi Maoyang and said with a smile, "But our six families share the same hatred for the enemy. We should not let those who carry firewood for everyone freeze to death in the snow... So my suggestion is that if there are any benefits in the future, we should give more to the "imaginary numbers". What do you think?"

"Anyway, I have a batch of new weapons and equipment here. If Mr. Qi is interested, I'll give it to you at a discounted price?"

Qi Maoyang was stunned, obviously not expecting him to say that.

"That's easy. Feather Pen and Imaginary Numbers have collaborated on a lot of projects. We can discuss the ones that haven't been completed yet."

Old Master Wen echoed, "Of course, don't ask Qi to come and talk to me, let your father come."

Since the grandfather and grandson had expressed their opinions first, it was difficult for others to say anything.

This is the truth. The consortiums see each other every day, so they can't make things too awkward, pushing people out as targets without any response.

"...Actually, you don't have to be so polite. We work in the media, so it's our duty to take responsibility when something like this happens."

Having said this, Qi Maoyang felt better and said politely with a smile.

"Really? Then forget it?"

Xu Shi joked.

"No, no, no."

Qi Maoyang couldn't let it go, so he quickly waved his hand to dissuade him, without saying a word of politeness, "If I really work for you in vain, my father will scold me to death."

He was also quite emotional.

He also realized that it was true that he was pushed to take the lead, but Xu Shi's move was undoubtedly also to ease the relationship with him because of the previous "Long Knife Party" incident.

At least weighing the two, in the end, "Imaginary Number" is definitely not at a loss. After all, it is unknown what can be negotiated with "The Forgotten". But the benefits he gets from the profits shared by the other five companies are real, and it is very likely that they are more than what he can get himself.

Should we say that he was being generous to others? But it wasn't like he gave nothing... But in this way, the Snake Ring did have to pay a lot less.

This was done quite beautifully, at least for Qi Maoyang.

The previous unhappiness has now mostly dissipated.

Others don't feel bad either. The fact is that the "imaginary" benefits are divided into five parts, and no one will give too much.

Moreover, in this way, "Imaginary Numbers" has taken a proactive step back on the issue of "The Forgotten". No matter how big the cake is in the end, if five people share it, they will get more than if six people share it.

In this round, no one loses.

Thinking of this, everyone laughed, and the venue was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

"So it's settled then? I'll have to trouble Young Master Qi to take more care of it."

Xu Shi also smiled happily, "As for the negotiations with the Forgotten, leave it to Governor Yue?"

"Hey, good."

Yue Chizheng agreed repeatedly.

There is no place for him in the planning of the six major financial groups. He cannot gain or lose profits, but he has to do the hard work... To put it bluntly, as the governor, he is really a younger brother of others and occasionally plays the role of a white glove.

But he was used to it. Hadn't he been doing this for all these years? Besides, as long as the six major financial groups had a bite to eat, he would benefit from it.

The old man sighed, feeling both amused and helpless.

After a few more random talks, the meeting was over.

The next morning, the headlines of all major forums were filled with news about the "Forgotten" intending to return.

"…WDNMD! How can this be possible?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 113: Stinky, coming to Night Sin City to beg for food?

Question: What's worse than waking up to an alarm on a weekday morning?

Answer: On a weekday morning when I was woken up by the alarm clock, I saw a piece of news that was enough to give me a brain hemorrhage.

“The Forgotten are coming back? City Hall is showing a willingness to accept them?”

"What is that Gouba? I've never heard of it!"

The situation is just as what has been said. Many ordinary people in Night Crime City have never heard of such a group.

So there are people living outside the city? Is this true?