Chapter 945
One act of infidelity, a lifetime of disloyalty
domestic.
When Lu Yang learned that Chen Fan had been taken away by the US FBI on the Liberty cruise ship.
Half an hour has passed since the incident occurred.
Fortunately, the Freedom cruise ship had not yet docked and was still sailing on its original tourist route.
That is:
Although Chen Fan was taken away, it at least shows that he is still on the Freedom cruise ship at this moment.
Lu Yang had just finished lunch at the restaurant downstairs from the company and was going upstairs.
There's still time for a nap.
Then, Secretary Lu Nini rushed in.
Holding the phone, Lu Nini spoke to the person on the other end while approaching Lu Yang and whispering, "It's President Chen Fan. He's in trouble in North America. Just less than half an hour ago, he was taken away by the FBI from the Liberty cruise ship in New York."
Lu Yang's expression changed slightly.
Then he narrowed his eyes and asked, "On what grounds?"
He had considered that the Jewish financial groups on Wall Street wouldn't be willing to suffer this injustice in silence.
Once the transaction is completed by both parties.
The other party will definitely seek revenge afterward.
only……
He hadn't expected the retaliation to come so quickly, and that it would target his top henchman stationed overseas.
"That Chen Fan..."
"Has this given them a handle against us?"
After all, he is a public figure who has earned the title of "Asian Warren Buffett" over the years.
Arresting someone requires evidence.
If someone isn't caught red-handed, how can they be arrested just like that?
really……
Lu Nini then said with a somewhat uncertain expression, "I heard it involves indecent assault in public, and... and it's very likely... that he'll also be charged with rape."
Lu Yang's face remained expressionless.
After hearing these words, he simply nodded slightly, "Okay, you go out first and let me think about how to handle this next."
The matter is obvious.
Chen Fan was tricked, and by his own wife no less.
But it's also the kid's fault for not being able to control his crotch.
This is to set a precedent for the future.
The ending wasn't very good either.
The East's international influence is far less than in later generations, and Chen Fan is even less able to withstand the crushing blows of the Western capitalist world.
Lu Yang thought about it carefully again and again, and found that he really couldn't find any flaws. Even if he was willing to reconcile with Chen Fan for the sake of his subordinate, Chen Fan might not accept it. He might even think that Chen Fan had seen through his true strength and weakness, and the iron fist of capital would be even more intense and cruel in the future.
"Never mind."
"Let this kid suffer a bit for now."
Lu Yang muttered to himself.
But the next moment, his face darkened as he took out his personal cell phone.
dial.
"beep……"
The phone was answered instantly after only one ring.
"it's me."
"Check the names of the heads of the foreign-funded companies I'm about to name in China. Excluding overseas Chinese returnees, if the head is Asian, check their deputy, preferably a young white person with connections, family background, or who came to China for a degree..."
"The sooner the better..."
"Find an opportunity to trip them up a bit, hmm, preferably so they unknowingly break the law without even realizing it..."
"Once you have the evidence, don't do anything yet. Wait for my instructions."
Lu Yang hung up the phone.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened his sharp eyes.
Over the years, he has rarely resorted to underhanded tactics, winning over all his competitors in the business world through fair and square means.
But that doesn't mean he doesn't have a force that uses such underhanded tactics.
In fact, he personally feels very insecure.
Ten years ago, when he only had tens of thousands of yuan in his hands, he hired Gong Ping'an and Da Jun to protect him closely.
Later, when he had more spare money, he built a garment factory, and Gong Ping'an and Da Jun gradually expanded their team to more than twenty people.
At the time, he was nominally a security guard at the garment factory.
But in reality, it's Lu Yang's lack of security that's the root of the problem.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to protect the wealth he had.
He was just an ordinary person.
Lacking foundation, background, and powerful backers...
The only thing we can rely on is our current foresight and a fierce determination.
"Hopefully there's still room for negotiation, and things don't completely fall apart, otherwise..."
I hung up the phone.
Lu Yang muttered to himself again.
After half an hour.
There was a knock on the office door, and Lu Nini poked her head in and whispered, "Chairman, it's President Wei and President Gong. They have something urgent to discuss with you."
Wei Shu and Gong Ping'an, a married couple, rarely appear together at the company.
They actually came together this time, saying they had urgent business to discuss with Chairman Lu Yang.
And they both looked rather pale.
This terrified Lu Nini.
Lu Yang opened his eyes. "Let them in."
With permission, Lu Nini opened the office door halfway, letting Wei Shu and Gong Ping'an in, and then gently closed the door behind them.
Nobody knows what they said inside.
After half an hour.
The couple came out happily again.
They both nodded to Lu Nini, who was guarding the door, and then left.
It was as if the scene of almost rushing in just to see the boss was a game of illusion.
This left Lu Nini completely baffled.
Meanwhile, they returned to Wei Shu's CEO office.
Gong Ping'an opened his mouth as if to speak.
But before he could say anything, Wei Shu had already shut him up with her words.
"Honey, you want to ask me why I didn't continue to persuade the boss, right?"
Gong Ping'an nodded with a serious expression.
Wei Shu looked at her husband helplessly and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to persuade him, but this is already the best outcome. The boss promised not to escalate the matter further and to stop there. What more do you want from me? Do you really want me to persuade him to swallow his anger? We've worked so hard for so many years to help the boss build the company into such a big company. Wasn't it all so that we wouldn't be wronged? What you see as a small matter is a big deal to me, and to the boss, a big deal. It involves dignity, and there's no room for compromise."
Chen Fan's arrest was, in fact, deserved.
If it weren't for his inability to control his lower body...
He had even considered changing jobs, which allowed someone to exploit this fatal weakness and devise a meticulous plan against him; otherwise, this incident wouldn't have happened.
But for the company...
For the entire Century Group, and especially for Lu Yang personally, Chen Fan was perceived by the outside world as Lu Yang's right-hand man, his representative personally appointed by Lu Yang to manage his overseas assets. As long as this identity had not been removed, Chen Fan represented Lu Yang's face and the dignity of the entire Century Group.
He was arrested without any explanation, and on such an insulting charge. If he doesn't respond and just lets the incident escalate, how will Lu Yang and the Century Group that he personally founded be able to establish themselves overseas in the future?
This is no longer Chen Fan's personal matter.
Chen Fan is a fickle person, sometimes wanting to switch jobs and sometimes hesitating, ultimately accomplishing nothing and ending up in jail. Whether this behavior can be considered loyalty or disloyalty to the company is irrelevant.
To put it bluntly...
Even if Chen Fan were to step forward now, compromise, and say that he is willing to switch jobs, leave Lu Yang, his mentor, leave Century Group, and join a Wall Street Jewish financial group.
That's all in vain.
The world will only see that Lu Yang is incompetent, that the Century Group he founded is incompetent, and that his right-hand men have been blatantly dismantled and taken away in a humiliating manner. In the future, which world-class company will take Lu Yang and the Century Group he founded seriously?
“Honey, the boss is right. We have to stand up for him this time,” Wei Shu said earnestly.
"Even if it's like an egg hitting a rock," Gong Ping'an said coldly.
“That’s right. Even if we’re like an egg hitting a rock, we have to show that we’d rather break than bend. Only by making the other side feel the pain, even if it’s a pain that comes at the cost of killing eight hundred enemies and injuring a thousand of our own, will they think twice before doing the same thing again. What do you think, honey?”
Wei Shu explained her thoughts to Gong Ping'an.
Gong Pingan shook his head. "Perhaps, but I must remind you that if the two sides really come to a standoff, and it is found out that the boss was behind these incidents, we will have to be careful when the boss goes abroad in the future. The danger will increase exponentially. I don't think it's not worth it, but I have to be responsible for the boss's safety."
Wei Shu smiled and said, "So this is the difference between us. You have been by the boss's side for so many years, responsible for his safety. So you only see the boss's safety when he goes abroad in the future. But I see the big picture. I am the company president. I am responsible for all the nearly 5 employees in the company except for the boss."
She paused.
He then said earnestly, "If this matter is not handled properly, the consequences will be severe, and it may even affect the boss's goal of delisting the Little Prodigy company and privatizing it completely. If it fails to materialize, the losses to the company will be incalculable, with direct economic losses reaching billions of US dollars."
The young man I married is perfect in every way.
I just love to take things seriously.
Moreover, he is excessively honest.
She worried that if she didn't make things clear, the other party might hesitate and affect the boss's plans.
even……
She actually knew very well what was going on in her heart.
The young man she married may appear to be just a security captain at the company, but his true identity is far from simple. Over the years, besides making money, the boss has always prioritized security, spending a lot of money to hire security teams and even establishing an overseas security company.
But these are probably only what's on the surface.
Over the years, her boss would occasionally have a sum of money go missing. At first, she thought it was used to support his mistress, but later she gradually figured out that there must be other secrets involved. For example, in addition to the security team on the surface, her boss was also supporting another group of people, and the person in charge of this group was the taciturn little man she had married.
Gong Pingfan glanced at his wife a few times.
He did not offer any further explanation.
Turning his head and walking towards the door, he said, "I'll listen to you, and even more so to the boss. I'll do whatever you say."
Wei Shu was finally relieved after hearing this.
What does "I'll listen to you, but I'll listen to the boss even more" mean? She wasn't angry at all about those words.
On the contrary, if this little man were to start disobeying his boss and have his own ideas one day, Wei Shu would be even more afraid and worried about her future.
Because by then, she and her husband would most likely have been ousted from the power center of this multi-billion dollar empire.
……
One week later.
Chen Fan's lawsuit is finally showing signs of progress.
He was released on bail.
He posted 1000 million bail.
On the same day, several unfortunate white men in the country were also released from detention.
Both sides tacitly agreed not to escalate the matter further.
Also on the same day.
Lu Yang's team, which went to North America, officially submitted the application for delisting of Xiaoshentong Electronics to the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
Since he already owned more than 95% of the total shares of the prodigy, the process was completed in just one day.
At this point, there are only 10 days left before Xiaoshentong Electronics completely leaves the Nasdaq and is delisted.
After Chen Fan came out.
His former team hosted a welcome dinner for him.
At the same time, because he is currently restricted from leaving the country, this day is also the day when many of his team members return to their home countries.
Moreover, their jobs back in China have already been arranged.
Next.
After completing privatization and delisting, Xiaoshentong Electronics will merge with the original Xiaotiancai Electronics and Wanyan Electronics to form a new unicorn company.
Lu Yang named the company Century Electronics.
The name Chen Fan.
He should have been the most promising candidate for the company's president.
pity.
He is now restricted from leaving the country.
For the new unicorn, a corporate restructuring plan is imminent.
Lu Yang couldn't wait for him.
After the welcome banquet, Chen Fan still wanted to try to get something done for himself, so he made a special call to Lu Yang, who was far away in Shenzhen.
"Boss, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would still be locked up right now."
"No need to thank me. You should thank your status. Everyone knows that you, Chen Fan, are my right-hand man, Lu Yang. How could I just stand by and watch you fall into trouble without asking about it? So you don't need to thank me for anything."
The unexpected answer left Chen Fan unsure of what to say next.
Many words of gratitude that I had prepared were stuck in my throat.
Finally, he cautiously mentioned whether he would still have a chance to run for the position of president of the restructured Century Electronics.
Lu Yang replied, "I always trust those I employ and don't employ those I don't trust. But I also believe that if someone is disloyal even once, I will never use them again. Think about it carefully!"
Thinking what?
Naturally, one should consider whether they have done anything to betray the company.
Does Chen Fan have one?
He dared not think about it, nor dared he delve into it, whether he had actually done it... (End of Chapter)