177: Chapter 175: A Sense of Danger 177: Chapter 175: A Sense of Danger No matter how strong a woman is, she can never outplay the sinister and devious tactics of others.
If even a great man can bend and flex, what more of a fragile woman?
After mulling it over for a while, Zhao Xinxin finally bit her lip and said, “Alright, then I’ll go and impose on them for a few days.
I will settle this matter as soon as possible.
The final arrangements for Dali Group’s new product have been planned, and I believe everything will settle within half a month.
Once all this settles, I believe Zhang Guoli won’t play any more tricks.
He probably wouldn’t dare to truly harm me, but he wants to use despicable means to force me into submission.
Still, you should first ask their opinions.
If they are unwilling, let it be.
No matter how fierce Zhang Guoli is, I don’t believe he would truly dare to do anything to me.”
Zhao Xinxin’s personality is also somewhat stubborn, never admitting defeat.
In fact, she is not frail or gentle; her personality is quite fierce.
Such women are very difficult for men to control.
“Hmm, okay,” Tangyu nodded, pulled over the car to the side, and dialed Lin Feifei’s number.
The phone quickly connected, “Hello?”
“Feifei, I have something to discuss with you, is that okay?” Tangyu asked.
“Yes, what is it?” Lin Feifei responded.
“It’s like this, you probably know Sister Xin, she and another colleague have been having some trouble recently.
Some thugs have been looking to harass them these days.
Their houses have been vandalized with paint and are now uninhabitable, and I’m worried those people might target them at a hotel.
So, I want to see if you could let them stay at Momo’s place for a few days until this blows over, then they will leave.
Could you please check with Momo and Yaya’s opinions on this?” Tangyu explained.
“Ah, someone is targeting Sister Xin?
Of course, I agree.
But the house is ultimately Momo’s, so I need to discuss it with her.
Alright, I understand.
Momo is currently cooking in the kitchen, I’ll talk to her in a bit about it, and then I’ll call you back,” Lin Feifei was somewhat surprised.
“Okay, I’ll hang up now, thanks.” Tangyu said, and after hanging up, he turned to Zhao Xinxin and smiled, “It should be no problem.
Sister Xin, you haven’t had dinner yet, right?
Why don’t you find a place to eat first?”
Zhao Xinxin glanced at Tangyu and responded, “Tonight I have arranged to have dinner with the deputy manager of Dali Group’s new product, just take me directly to Xianggelila.”
“Oh, okay.” Tangyu nodded, Xianggelila Grand Hotel they had visited once before; it was the venue of the last Dali Group’s new product launch, Tangyu was quite familiar with the place.
“By the way, Sister Xin, how are our talks with Dali Group going?” Tangyu inquired.
Zhao Xinxin replied, “It’s hard to say for now, because of the last incident, Zhang Guoli was quite affected, and it also dissatisfied the new product’s manager.
Last time’s incident also hit the headlines of major editions, causing quite a stir in Donglin City’s business and entertainment circles.
Zhang Guoli was left in a very embarrassing position, and it directly caused his competitiveness in this competition to drastically decrease.
If Zhang Guoli does not resort to some despicable methods, he would definitely be eliminated this time around.
After all, Dali Group values Reputation the most, and if they collaborate with someone just exposed in a scandal, inevitable gossip will arise.
Perhaps that’s why Zhang Guoli, driven to desperation, resorted to these indecent methods.”
Having said this, Zhao Xinxin also glanced at Tangyu driving through the rear-view mirror; she knew the last incident was somehow related to Tangyu or perhaps orchestrated by him, which embarrassed Zhang Guoli, turning a potential highlight into an utter embarrassment and significantly reducing his competitiveness.
Tangyu had an incredible way of handling things, which Zhao Xinxin did not doubt at all.
This made her even more convinced that Tangyu was involved in the last incident.
“Sister Xin, I think we could try collaborating with Tianyi Advertising.
I believe Zhang Guoli, while targeting us, would probably target Tianyi Advertising as well.
With that, Chen Haotian of Tianyi Advertising must be quite displeased with Zhang Guoli,” Tangyu suggested.
If we could partner with Tianyi Advertising, even if Zhang Guoli uses any underhand tactics, I believe we can completely defeat him.
I haven’t really seen Zhang Guoli as a formidable opponent; rather, I think Tianyi Advertising is our biggest competitor.
Although I’m not very familiar with the specific circumstances, I believe even if we don’t collaborate with Tianyi Advertising, Zhang Guoli might attempt to partner with them, which is my biggest concern,” Tangyu said.
After listening, Zhao Xinxin also fell silent, her eyes flashing with a peculiar light; indeed, this scenario could be highly probable.
If it did turn out that way, it would be greatly disadvantageous for her.
The strength of Tianyi Advertising is undeniable, and Chen Haotian’s influence in Donglin City is also quite substantial, far beyond her own reach.
It wouldn’t be easy for Zhang Guoli to influence Chen Haotian, and if he couldn’t, Zhang Guoli might use some tactics to force Chen Haotian to collaborate with him on this project.
“Let’s not think too much about this for now.
If things really go that direction, there’s no stopping it anyway.
Although I haven’t interacted much with Chen Haotian, I know him well enough.
He’s a highly capable and cunning man, an old fox.
Describing him as utterly profit-oriented wouldn’t be an overstatement.”
“Our company wasn’t nearly as strong as his Tianyi Advertising.
Going to discuss a partnership with him, we basically had no bargaining chip.
Maybe it would even end up being used by that old fox.
I’d rather not collaborate.
Moreover, this is the biggest case I’ve encountered since I started doing business.
I also wanted to win it through my own efforts, to credit President Lin with some achievements,” Zhao Xinxin said, shaking her head.
Tangyu gave a faint smile, really appreciating Zhao Xinxin’s character.
He always felt that the most important thing for a person was belief.
If you didn’t have belief, you shouldn’t expect to accomplish anything.
He also wanted to solve this problem for Zhao Xinxin.
After all, Zhang Guoli was playing dirty; if Zhang Guoli had been upfront, then Tangyu wouldn’t have bothered.
With legitimate business competition, Tangyu would rather trust in Zhao Xinxin’s abilities.
Since Zhang Guoli wanted to play dirty, Tangyu naturally wouldn’t be polite either.
Both publicly and privately, Tangyu wouldn’t make it easy for Zhang Guoli.
Twenty minutes later, Tangyu drove to the Shangri-La Hotel and, led by Zhao Xinxin, went straight to the reserved private room.
Upon entering the private room, Zhao Xinxin immediately made a phone call, saying that the vice manager of Dali Group’s new product would be arriving shortly.
“The person coming later is the first vice manager in charge of this new product from Dali, Mr.
Wu.
I’ve dealt with him a few times before.
If we can get him on board, we can extract some useful information from him.
Dali Group has set in three days to outline their requirements, then they’ll expect us to come up with a proposal within a day.
Based on the information we currently hold, it’s not very extensive, so it’s necessary to draw a bit more from Mr.
Wu.
That way, we’ll know what their main focus for evaluation is, and we can target that aspect to increase our chances of success,” Zhao Xinxin explained.
“So, we probably don’t have any advantage then.
If we’ve thought of this, Zhang Guoli and Tianyi Advertising must have considered it too.
We’ve only gotten to their vice manager, they might have gone directly to the manager.
Wouldn’t we be at a disadvantage?” Tangyu said.
Zhao Xinxin smiled lightly and shook her head, “That might not necessarily be the case.
This new product is Dali Group’s major launch this year, a breakthrough in entering a new field, so the senior management of Dali Group is paying great attention and maintaining strict control.
The managers of the new product actually have limited power; the final decision still lies with the top levels of Dali Group.
I’ve tried inviting the managers of the new product, but I was politely declined, and I believe Zhang Guoli’s team can’t sway them either.
The higher-ups are watching, and the managers wouldn’t dare to accept invitations casually.
But the vice managers are free to do so because their authority is even more limited.
Regarding the investment by Dali Group in this project and their future plans, it’s still a mystery.
So today, I had two objectives: one is to understand the focus of the new product promotion, and the other is to discover the extent of Dali’s investment.
This will help us set our next goal,” Zhao Xinxin concluded.
Tangyu nodded; Zhao Xinxin’s thorough and meticulous way of working was indeed the mark of a woman’s intricate mind.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
After all, Zhao Xinxin is regarded as a top business elite in Donglin City, having started her own fairly large company from scratch in just six years.
Without some capability, that would have been impossible.
However, for a woman without much backing to support a large company was extremely challenging, and it was difficult to expand.
For this reason, Zhao Xinxin chose to let Lin Group invest in her company, turning it into a subsidiary of Lin Group.
And because she lacked substantial backing, when facing underhanded tactics like those from Zhang Guoli, she was somewhat at a disadvantage with very little power to retaliate.
This directly led to Xinxin Culture and Art reaching a bottleneck in its development.
Even with Lin Group’s investment, Lin Group’s core business wasn’t in this area, so they mostly left Xinxin Culture and Art alone like a casual investment, letting it succeed or fail on its own.
Because of this, Zhao Xinxin was even more eager to seize this opportunity to take her company to a new level.
If that happened, she would have some leverage to request more funds from Lin Group to expand the company’s scale, gradually advancing towards the pinnacle of this industry.
When Zhao Xinxin established her company, she set herself a grand twenty-year goal: to make her company a leading enterprise in the industry within two decades.
Of course, the industry is still niche, and the cake is limited.
Even if it reached the pinnacle, if it only developed within this niche industry, it couldn’t grow that much.
The lake is only so big; it can’t accommodate a ship that is too large.
It’s not possible to reach the level of Lin Group.
Their business scope is extremely broad, including industries like automotive, real estate, mining, and international trade.
At that moment, a knock on the door sounded.
“Manager Wu has arrived,” Zhao Xinxin stood up and called to the door, “Please come in.”
Tangyu and Liu Shanshan also stood up as the door was quickly opened by a waiter.
A middle-aged man around his forties entered, with a prominent belly that seemed like he was around seven or eight months pregnant.
His skin was dark, and he held a wallet in his hand.
His walk had somewhat of a swagger; he entered the room with a smile, quickly glancing over Zhao Xinxin, Tangyu, and Liu Shanshan.
Tangyu had seen this Manager Wu at a press conference before.