The Xiao family, after all, was a prominent clan in Yanjing. With a mere call to action, all the suppliers who had been providing goods to Haitong Group terminated their cooperation. More importantly, Haitong Group had started its business with building materials, and most of its factories were involved in steel processing. Now that the raw materials were controlled by the Xiao family, and with no raw materials available, eighty percent of Haitong Group's steel processing plants were forced to cease operations.
"Chairman, this is bad. Our Haitong Group's steel processing plant raw materials have been restricted. With no raw materials, eighty percent of the factories have already shut down!"
Lu Yang received a call from Lin Guoxiong before he even arrived at the company.
"Hmm? Raw materials intercepted? This must be Xiao Wuji's doing again!"
Lu Yang could guess with his toes that only Xiao Wuji would resort to such a malicious tactic.
"That's right, it's the Xiao family from Yanjing who made the move. Those raw material suppliers dared not disobey, so they all severed ties with our Haitong Group. We didn't have stored raw materials to begin with, and the steel furnaces cannot stop for even a day. Stopping for one day results in a loss of basically one billion!" Lin Guoxiong continued.
"Draft a list, then invite all our suppliers. Let's set the time for eight o'clock tonight at the Guoxing Hotel. I want to treat them to a meal!"
"Oh, and invite Xiao Wuji to the list as well. I want to see how Xiao Wuji intends to play with me this time!" Lu Yang said with a cold laugh into the phone.
"Okay, Chairman, I'll arrange it now!" Upon hearing Lu Yang's words, Lin Guoxiong quickly set about making the arrangements.
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Meanwhile, at Tang Corporation, Tang Shimin had just arrived at the office and was reviewing the day's reports in the general manager's office. Recently, Tang Corporation had received a one hundred million yuan investment from Haitong Group, which finally alleviated the company's urgent situation and provided some breathing room.
Tang Shimin aimed to make Tang Corporation bigger and stronger. Since the influx of one hundred million yuan, Tang Shimin had begun to develop the project that had previously collaborated with Haitong Group: the deep processing of medicinal herbs. This project utilized the most advanced technology, capable of providing the most direct production raw materials for pharmaceutical factories. Currently, Jiangbei City did not possess such advanced technology. If Tang Corporation could make this company flourish, its future prospects would be immeasurable.
Tang Shimin intended to be the first to take the plunge. The development of this new project would require a massive amount of capital, at least another one billion yuan. Tang Shimin believed that with her relationship with the mysterious chairman of Haitong Group, as long as their project showed some results, let alone one billion, even ten billion would be approved by the mysterious chairman of Haitong Group.
Just as Tang Shimin was lost in her own self-satisfaction, Li Xiumei suddenly burst in.
"Shimin, it's bad! Something big has happened!" Li Xiumei exclaimed with great excitement.
"What big thing has happened?" Tang Shimin asked her mother, looking bewildered.
"Lu Yang, your son-in-law Lu Yang, he... he is the mysterious chairman of Haitong Group!"
"If I had known he had such an identity, I would never have let you divorce him, even if it meant death!"
"You must go and remarry him immediately. You must hold onto Lu Yang tightly. He's a walking money-printing machine!" As Li Xiumei spoke, she was filled with regret.
Haitong Group was a major company with assets worth hundreds of billions. And Lu Yang, as the chairman of Haitong Group, was essentially making money with every move. If Li Xiumei became the mother-in-law of the chairman of Haitong Group, wouldn't she be able to walk sideways not only in Jiangbei City but throughout Jiang Province?
"What did you say? Lu Yang... is the mysterious chairman of Haitong Group? How is that possible?" Upon hearing Li Xiumei's words, Tang Shimin first froze, then said with a cold laugh.
She believed she knew Lu Yang quite well; he was nothing more than a good-for-nothing who lived off others, lacking ability and means, with nothing but physical strength to his name. Otherwise, Tang Shimin would not have broken up with Lu Yang. Now, Li Xiumei was claiming Lu Yang was the mysterious chairman of Haitong Group, which made Tang Shimin not believe a single punctuation mark of it.
"Everything I'm saying is true. My good sisters just told me after playing mahjong. Haven't you been watching the news? Recently, Haitong Group and Xiao Wuji from Yanjing had a decisive battle in the stock market. In the end, Haitong Group defeated Xiao Wuji, locking all of Xiao Wuji's funds within the market. And with Xiao Wuji's defeat, the true identity of Haitong Group's mysterious chairman was revealed to be Lu Yang!" Li Xiumei explained again when she saw Tang Shimin's disbelief.
"No, I have to go to Haitong Group to find out for sure!" Tang Shimin, full of doubt, drove her car towards Haitong Group.
At this time, Lu Yang had already walked into the garage and was also preparing to go to Haitong Group. The garage of Cloud Villa was filled with luxury cars. Lu Yang had previously chosen the most low-key car, but that car was still worth two million yuan. However, compared to the other cars, it could only be considered a toy car.
"Today, I'll drive out the most luxurious car from here. Since my identity has been revealed, there's no need to be so low-key. Moreover, I've already divorced Tang Shimin, so there's nothing left to hide!" Lu Yang said with a cold laugh, walking directly towards a Lamborghini. This Lamborghini 677 was a limited-edition supercar, with only one hundred units produced worldwide. China had only three of them, with the other two in the hands of the "National Husband" and the "Top Magnate." However, no one knew that the third one was in the possession of the "Dark Night King."
That car was worth two hundred million yuan back then, and it wasn't something anyone could afford. Only individuals with a net worth of over ten billion yuan were eligible to make a reservation, and then they would be selected through layers of scrutiny to determine the buyer. Lu Yang didn't know how the Dark Night King had acquired it, but now, this ride belonged to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang retrieved the key from the key blue in the garage and pressed the unlock button. Instantly, the Lamborghini's doors opened like wings, its headlights dazzling. The front of the Lamborghini lit up, illuminating the Lamborghini's emblem, creating an extremely dazzling effect.
"As expected of the Lamborghini 677, it's truly extraordinary!" Lu Yang smiled slightly, walked directly into the Lamborghini's driver's seat, and stepped on the accelerator. The Lamborghini, like a fierce tiger, shot out towards the outside.
As this Lamborghini 677 drove on the road, countless people stopped to watch. They had never seen such a beautiful and luxurious sports car, as no one in Jiang Province owned such a supercar worth two hundred million yuan.
Soon, Lu Yang arrived at the entrance of Haitong Group. As he parked the Lamborghini 677 at the entrance, an Audi A6 also pulled up in front of the Lamborghini. The woman who emerged from the car was Lu Yang's ex-wife, Tang Shimin.
"Lu Yang? Is this your car?" Seeing Lu Yang step out of such a luxurious car, Tang Shimin's eyes widened in disbelief.