"Chen Feng, did I hear you correctly? You want to counter-kill Prince Hao and Prince Shan?"
Old Xiao was stunned.
Chen Feng was the deputy mayor of Mingshan City. By all rights, he should be currying favor with Prince Hao and Prince Shan. Why would he want to oppose the two of them? This was not normal.
"Old Xiao, allow me to explain. It's not that I have nothing better to do and am deliberately trying to counter-kill Prince Shan and Prince Hao. They are the ones chasing and biting me. To protect myself, I must counter-kill Prince Shan and Prince Hao."
Chen Feng explained.
"Chen Feng, something's not right. You're a nobody in front of the Du Cheng Royal Family. Why would they bother with a nobody?"
Old Xiao retorted with a puzzled expression.
Chen Feng didn't hide anything and directly told him about his relationship with Wang Ziwei.
Old Xiao immediately understood.
So, Prince Shan and Prince Hao didn't want Chen Feng to get close to the Du Cheng Royal Family and were deliberately suppressing Chen Feng.
If they were deliberately suppressing Chen Feng, he, as an outsider, truly had no need to get involved. He could directly cooperate with Prince Shan and Prince Hao to suppress Chen Feng.
But the problem was, while Prince Shan and Prince Hao of the Royal Family were suppressing Chen Feng, Wang Ziwei of the Royal Family was protecting Chen Feng.
This was clearly a battle between gods.
"Chen Feng, can you tell me what I should do? I can't afford to offend Prince Shan and Prince Hao, and I can't afford to offend Wang Ziwei either."
Old Xiao asked, feeling dazed.
He thought it was a simple matter at first, just needing to curry favor with Prince Shan and Prince Hao.
Who knew that Chen Feng was actually dating Wang Ziwei? This was truly going to kill him.
"It's very simple. Just listen to me, and you won't go wrong."
Chen Feng replied calmly.
"Listen to you? Wouldn't that mean I have to follow you to counter-kill Prince Shan and Prince Hao? This is asking me to oppose Prince Shan and Prince Hao. I really don't dare to do this."
Old Xiao quickly explained.
"Old Xiao, don't be too nervous. I won't ask you to go head-to-head with Prince Shan and Prince Hao. I just need you to stall. You can give various excuses, saying that dealing with Boss Fan's gaming company is in progress, but it requires time. Stall for a week, and the large gaming company that Prince Shan and Prince Hao invested in will go bankrupt. By then, this matter will naturally be dropped, and you won't have to worry about offending Prince Shan and Prince Hao."
"This method sounds good, but the problem is, the gaming company that Prince Shan and Prince Hao invested in is a very large company. How can it go bankrupt so easily because of you?"
Old Xiao asked with confusion.
"Old Xiao, you're also an old hand in the political arena. You should know that in China, no matter how big a business is, if the political arena wants it to collapse, it must collapse."
"Chen Feng, you mean you can persuade the higher-ups to take action against that large company?"
Old Xiao asked excitedly.
"I've been in the political arena for so long, I know how to find faults to bring down a company. Of course, I'm not so bored as to bring down a company for no reason. Right now, this large gaming company wants to make money by forcing other companies. I can perfectly use poison to fight poison."
Chen Feng replied calmly.
"Chen Feng, forgive my rudeness, but what reason do you have to get the higher-ups to take action against this gaming company?"
Old Xiao probed.
"Old Xiao, you and I are comrades in the same trench now. I won't hide anything from you. Finding reasons to deal with gaming companies is easy; any reason will do. The problem is how to get the higher-ups to decide to take action against the gaming company, and that's the key. I've been thinking, recently, the relevant departments urgently need to find a scapegoat to appease the public's concern about children playing games and neglecting their studies. Undoubtedly, shutting down this large gaming company is the best scapegoat."
Chen Feng explained.
"Chen Feng, this gaming company is very large and pays a lot of taxes. Would the relevant departments be willing to do it?"
Old Xiao continued to ask.
"Of course, they would be willing. It's not a real closure, just a transfer from one hand to the other."
Chen Feng replied with a smile.
"From one hand to the other? What do you mean?"
Old Xiao was momentarily stunned.
"It's very simple, which is to acquire this gaming company at a low price. This way, the relevant departments have an excellent scapegoat, and at the same time, the favored clients of the relevant departments can make a fortune by acquiring this gaming company at a low price."
"Chen Feng, I must remind you of one thing. Prince Shan and Prince Hao are antique shareholders of this company. Would the relevant departments not give Prince Shan and Prince Hao face?"
Old Xiao asked, puzzled.
"The Du Cheng Royal Family is a prominent family in China, so the relevant departments naturally would not want to offend Prince Shan and Prince Hao. However, to cover their tracks and leave no evidence, Prince Shan and Prince Hao invested in this gaming company secretly. In other words, by the time the relevant departments know that this gaming company belongs to Prince Shan and Prince Hao, it will be too late."
Chen Feng smiled indifferently.
"Chen Feng, now I understand why you can become a rising star in China's political arena. Your thinking is too meticulous."
Old Xiao said, full of admiration.
Chen Feng didn't delay further and went to Du Cheng immediately.
This gaming company was a large one, and to shut it down, the provincial capital did not have the authority.
To put it bluntly, in China, the larger the company, the greater its backing.
For example, there was a large real estate company in southern China that owed an astronomical amount of money. The local authorities could do nothing because this real estate company had connections all the way up to the top leader in China. Who would dare to intervene with such backing?
Normally, if a real estate company owed a little money, the consequences would be severe.
However, this large real estate company in southern China, despite owing an astronomical amount of money, was still thriving.
At noon, Chen Feng entered the office of the Du Cheng Cultural Bureau.
The reason he entered the Du Cheng Cultural Bureau smoothly was thanks to a special call from Wang Ziwei.
This is how China works. When dealing with high-level government offices, without connections, you can't even get through the door, let alone get things done.
"Who are you?"
The head of the Du Cheng Cultural Bureau looked at Chen Feng, completely bewildered.
He had no idea how such a young man had managed to get into his office.
"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I have a way to help you."
Chen Feng said calmly.
"What? You have a way to help me? Are you crazy, kid? I, the esteemed head of the Du Cheng Cultural Bureau, need help from a young brat like you?"
The head of the Du Cheng Cultural Bureau directly retorted at Chen Feng.
"Old Zhao, you must have been driven crazy by the parents in Chinese society recently, right? On Weibo and various self-media platforms, they are attacking Chinese games as bloodthirsty knives that have ruined their children. However, the Chinese government cannot ban games entirely. China's gaming industry is enormous, and the annual tax revenue is considerable. Therefore, you have been very troubled about how to balance tax revenue with the parents' anger."
Chen Feng stated directly.
"Judging by your tone, you have a solution?"
Old Zhao stared fixedly at Chen Feng.
"I do have a solution, but it depends on whether Old Zhao has the determination."
Chen Feng deliberately provoked Old Zhao.
"I'm already so annoyed by those parents. They blame mobile games for their children's excessive playfulness. As long as I can make these parents quiet down and be reasonable, I can do anything."
Old Zhao replied decisively.
"Actually, to make these parents shut up obediently, all it takes is to pick a large gaming company as a scapegoat."
Chen Feng smiled indifferently.
"That's interesting. Continue."
A smile began to appear on Old Zhao's face.