"Perhaps... just another coincidence..."
One of the collaborators stammered.
The other collaborators, who wouldn't shed a tear until they saw the coffin, nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it must be a coincidence!"
"Many people have been to Hong Kong, and many have Hong Kong bank cards. I have several at home! Am I also a mastermind behind the acquisition of the head office?"
"Makes sense!"
The collaborators comforted themselves.
Without noticing, a mocking and ironic smile played on Ying Chen's lips.
Just as the collaborators finished consoling each other, the phone rang again.
It was the third collaborator's phone call!
Instantly, the collaborators who had just been comforted felt a jolt in their hearts, their faces turning grim.
"Don't be scared, don't be scared... it's not the head office calling, it's my wife."
The third collaborator glanced at the caller ID and explained.
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as the third collaborator answered the phone, before he could even speak, he heard an anxious and angry question from the other end: "Liu Lao San, where have you been fooling around again? Didn't you tell me you were discussing business? Why is it that your head office doesn't even know your whereabouts while you're discussing business? They came to our house looking for you!"
Plop!
The third collaborator, who had just said "don't be scared," collapsed onto the ground.
Fearful yet unwilling to give up, he asked: "People from the head office are looking for me? What for? To verify accounts or assign performance targets?"
"Neither. They said a special car is waiting to bring all of you senior management to the head office as quickly as possible for a very important meeting."
"What?"
The third collaborator's hand holding the phone trembled involuntarily.
A sense of foreboding rose in his heart.
"Quick, ask him: what kind of important meeting is it! Otherwise, I refuse to attend!"
After a long pause, a voice came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Liu, you have the right to refuse to attend. However, after the merger of the head office, you will lose your original position."
"Merger?" The third collaborator's face turned pale with shock. "Merge with whom?"
"Linde Machinery. It is said that a wealthy boss orchestrated this matter, acquiring both us and Linde Machinery, and finally merging into a comprehensive company covering workshop processes and exterior coating."
"Impossible, it's absolutely impossible for it to be Linde! I haven't received any relevant news at all!" Hearing the words "Linde Machinery," the fourth collaborator could no longer sit still.
Because his company's name was Linde Machinery!
Silence fell upon the entire scene, and no one answered him.
The expressions and gazes of everyone present said it all.
Plop!
The fourth collaborator also collapsed to the ground.
Now, all the collaborators who had come to the villa were sitting neatly on the ground.
This was a stark contrast to their arrogant demeanor when they forcefully barged in!
If one incident could be a coincidence, and two incidents were also coincidences, then three or four consecutive incidents were definitely not coincidences!
Ying Chen had not been bragging; Ying Chen had indeed managed to finalize several companies worth tens of billions with just one phone call!
"Mr. Ying... is this true? Why do I feel so unreal?" Min Ziqiong looked at Ying Chen with disbelief. She clearly couldn't believe what she was seeing, and her body felt dizzy, making her unable to stand steadily.
It was as if she were experiencing a dream.
"It's absolutely not true! He's just a mere security guard, a nobody who relies on others and bullies people! How could he acquire so many companies with just one phone call?"
"Even TV shows wouldn't dare to portray something like this!"
Min Ziqiong's parents also felt dizzy, but they stubbornly continued to slander Ying Chen.
Ying Chen glanced at them and smiled: "If something isn't depicted in TV shows, does it mean it can't happen in reality? On the contrary, TV shows might require logic, but reality requires no logic at all!"
"It's like if you have ten thousand yuan, do you need to consider whether it's logical and reasonable to spend ten yuan on a toy?"
Swish!
Ying Chen's words caused the expressions of everyone present to change simultaneously.
This was a devastating blow, a heart-wrenching remark!
Companies worth hundreds of billions were described as toys by Ying Chen!
If those companies were merely toys, then everyone present, except for Ying Chen, could only be considered mud soldiers in a toy castle!
Everyone felt both angry and anxious.
But upon second thought, what Ying Chen said seemed to be true.
A person with ten thousand yuan wouldn't need to consider logic and could casually buy anything they liked on the street.
The reason? Because they were happy! Rich and willful!
At this moment, Ying Chen's phone rang. It was He Chongxu.
He Chongxu respectfully said: "Master Ying, the matters you entrusted have been completed. There was only one company that was a bit uncooperative, and coincidentally, we discovered some shady dealings of that company's boss in Hong Kong. Without us saying much, he proactively agreed to the acquisition request."
"Not to mention that the price we offered was actually slightly higher than the market valuation."
"Um, may I be so bold as to ask: Master Ying, do you have any major strategic plans for acquiring these companies? Or are you planning to form some kind of commercial trust?"
He Chongxu asked with great anticipation. If Ying Chen had any grand plans, he wouldn't mind taking the lead and becoming one of the founding heroes!
However, Ying Chen's answer instantly extinguished He Chongxu's fervent enthusiasm.
"Neither. Simply put, people aren't stupid, but they have a lot of money."
"..." Hearing this, not only He Chongxu but everyone present was dumbfounded.
Spending hundreds of billions, just to show off?
Just to help Min Ziqiong out of her predicament?
When something that could have been done with thirty million yuan was done with over a hundred times more!
A madman, absolutely a madman!
Even with money, one shouldn't squander it like this!
Min Ziqiong, moved beyond words, stepped forward with concern and advised: "Mr. Ying, you really didn't need to do this... it's not worth it!"
Ying Chen glanced at Min Ziqiong faintly, a half-smile on his face: "You don't think those giant companies targeted you by merely restricting your financing channels, do you?"
Min Ziqiong was startled, and then she understood Ying Chen's true intentions behind acquiring these companies!
It wasn't simply "people aren't stupid, but they have a lot of money" as Ying Chen claimed, but rather a precautionary measure!
If those giant companies could collude with the entire Jianghai region to completely block Min Ziqiong's financing channels, they could similarly take action in other areas!
For example, the machinery, packaging, and various material processes required for the production of Shenjing.
Once these things couldn't be secured, Shenjing would only remain a concept and could not be turned into a real product!
Not to mention capturing the market or dominating the international arena.
Ying Chen, with his foresight and strategic vision, used this incident to directly eliminate such potential risks, grasping the entire upstream and downstream channels of Shenjing's production!
If those giant companies knew about this, they would probably be so shocked their jaws would drop, and they would be furious and enraged!