Chapter 180: Chapter 180: The Cooperation Deal is Falling Through
The incident at the Life and Death Platform at noon continued to ferment throughout the Divine Continent Martial World, and the name Yang Fei was becoming known to more and more people in the Martial World.
Concerning Yang Fei’s background and his master’s lineage, various forces were secretly investigating.
Many of the real heavyweights had also come to know of Yang Fei’s name, and some even took an interest, instructing their family members to inquire and investigate.
In any case, the name Yang Fei would definitely be one of the hottest topics on the Martial Alliance forum for some time to come.
As for all this, Yang Fei did not care; in fact, since issuing the challenge yesterday, he had not logged into the Martial Alliance forum again.
After arranging to meet with Tong Yantong at Yun Mountain at six-thirty in the evening, Yang Fei devoted himself to his work.
There were no special patients in the afternoon, and Yang Fei’s speed in seeing patients remained very fast, and he later discussed some difficult and miscellaneous disease treatment plans with Li Xuantong.
Around three-o’clock, Li Yaqing called to say that after her efforts, her parents had agreed to cooperate with Yang Fei. She asked Li Xuantong and Yang Fei to have dinner with her parents after work to finalize the details of their cooperation over the dinner table.
Initially, Li Xuantong managed to have a pleasant chat with Li Yaqing, but as soon as it came to meeting his son and daughter-in-law, his mood soured, and he retorted, "I won’t be going to dinner. I will send Yang Fei instead."
Upon hearing this, Yang Fei quickly waved his hands, "Old Li, it just so happens that I have an appointment today, let’s reschedule the meeting with Yaqing’s parents."
After hearing this, Li Xuantong relayed Yang Fei’s words.
Li Yaqing became anxious, "Brother Yang, I’ve finally managed to persuade my parents, and they’ve especially returned from abroad."
Yang Fei frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "I really don’t have time today, tell them we will discuss the cooperation some other day."
Li Xuantong, noticing Yang Fei’s expression, scolded his granddaughter, "Brother Yang said he doesn’t have time, that’s final. Stop talking, we are ending the call."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xuantong said to Yang Fei, "Little Brother Yang, you’ve changed your mind, haven’t you? You no longer wish to cooperate with Yaqing and her family, right?"
Yang Fei was taken aback, looked at Li Xuantong with confusion, and then chuckled, "Old Li, you worry too much. That’s not what I meant; it’s just that it really happens that I have important matters to attend to today and can’t make time."
Li Xuantong, who understood Yang Fei’s character, knew he wouldn’t lie to him, and inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief.
He talked tough about not caring about the life or death of his son and daughter-in-law’s company, but in his heart, he still cared a great deal.
He believed that if Yang Fei were to cooperate, Yang Fei would certainly be able to provide excellent beauty products. As long as the products were good and a reputation was established, his son and daughter-in-law’s company could be brought back to life.
Furthermore, the company would eventually be passed on to his granddaughter, and since the Li Family had only this one granddaughter, if Yang Fei and his granddaughter could become closer, her life would surely be worry-free.
On the other side, after receiving a definitive response from her grandfather and Yang Fei, Li Yaqing was a bit flabbergasted.
She had managed to persuade her parents to agree to the cooperation, they hurried back from abroad to meet with Yang Fei to discuss the specifics today, and now Yang Fei was giving her the slip?
No, it wasn’t about giving her the slip; it was a sudden incident, and she had failed to communicate with Yang Fei in advance, resulting in a conflict of timing.
What should she do?
"Why am I so unlucky," Li Yaqing lamented weakly, then dialed her mother’s phone number.
"Is the dinner arranged yet? When are we eating?" Li Yaqing’s mother’s voice came through.
Li Yaqing giggled, "Mom, Brother Yang is busy today and can’t make it. Let’s arrange another time to meet."
"How do you manage time? Don’t you know your father and I were in Korea discussing a partnership? You pressured us to come back, and now the partner has no time for a meeting?" the woman’s angry voice sounded.
Li Yaqing grimaced and said, "Mom, you are right to scold me. My mistake, I didn’t make arrangements in advance. But since you’re already back, there’s no urgent rush. Tomorrow, I’ll arrange to meet him tomorrow."
She had been trying hard in the past few days to persuade her parents to collaborate with Yang Fei, but she hadn’t received a definite answer. Today, when her parents suddenly said they would come back to meet Yang Fei, she thought he would have plenty of time, but it turned out he had no time at all.
Unexpectedly, Li Yaqing’s mother said, "Forget it, Korea hopes for our response today. Your father and I have done our due diligence, and the terms they are offering are quite good. Let’s go ahead with the partnership with the Korean company."
Li Yaqing became anxious, "Mom, don’t be confused. That company wants our market channels. Once we collaborate and flood the market with their products, our own brand will be completely squeezed out, leaving no space in the market. In a few years, no, as soon as they take over our market, it won’t be long before they can breach the contract. By then, the company will be completely ruined."
The woman spoke firmly, "The contract is very clear; they can’t just break it so easily. And even if they do, the huge compensation we would get is much better than the company going bankrupt now."
Li Yaqing jumped up in urgency, "Mom, what we need is our own national brand. How can we let Korea completely take over our country’s market?"
"In the field of cosmetic medicine, the United States and Korea are indeed at the world’s forefront. They hold over ninety percent of the global market share. What can our small company do to compete with them? That’s not an issue we should worry about. That’s settled then. To show our sincerity in partnership, your father and I will go to Han City tonight. What a waste of our time."
Listening to her mother’s complaints over the phone, Li Yaqing’s face was filled with despair.
She knew her parents well; it seemed the collaboration with Yang Fei was genuinely off.
Perhaps from the very beginning, it was just her own wishful thinking; her parents were not optimistic about this cooperation.
After all, Mr. Yang only talked about being able to complete the secret formula and bring forth better products, but he hadn’t even produced any samples yet. Without seeing an actual product and its effects, even if they met today, her parents would probably not go through with the partnership.
And the terms offered by the Korean company had already won over her parents, who were expected to give a response today.
When comparing the two, she knew her parents’ choice.
But she just couldn’t accept it!
Li Yaqing, who had recently graduated, still possessed the indignation of youth and a steadfast belief in a national brand. Watching her family’s company becoming a stepping stone for a foreign corporation, she felt unsettled.
Around four o’clock, Yang Fei excused himself from Li Xuantong and went home to pick up the Phaeton and then hurried towards Yun Mountain.
At six ten p.m., Yang Fei drove to the top of Yun Mountain.
It was already autumn, and at this time in the afternoon, there were not many tourists on Yun Mountain, most of whom were already heading downhill.
Getting out of the car, Yang Fei walked to the summit.
Night was approaching, and the bustling lights of the city in the distance had already come alive, casting a dark red glow over the skyline with their bright lights.
Sitting in the area where Qin Yanyang had been abducted to and where he had exchanged blows with Meng Qian and Daoist Pei, Yang Fei pondered the events of that day.
At the time, Xu Yingluo and Nan Liren had evidently targeted Qin Yanyang. If you think about it carefully, it feels quite reasonable, but at the same time, it makes no sense at all.
His wife, was she really a weak woman with no knowledge of martial arts?
If they were just after killing a defenseless woman, why send two Seventh Grade Energy Transformation experts akin to grandmasters?
Deploying such high-level experts meant they were probably expecting Qin Yanyang to have some formidable protectors around her.
Yet Qin Yanyang worked in Binhai, far from the protection of relatives in Imperial City; it seemed she had no strong experts secretly guarding her.
Although his own combat abilities had greatly diminished, his perception and sense of smell were still intact. Yang Fei couldn’t believe that if Qin Yanyang had a strong protector, they could escape his detection.
"But if you are a martial arts expert, why can’t I detect your cultivation at all? We are together day in and day out, how could you hide it without fail?"
As he was contemplating, his ears perked up suddenly, and he looked up at the western sky.
The whirring sound of a helicopter came through.