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Chapter 226: More Than Enough to Spoil the Endeavor, Not Enough to Succeed_1

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: More Than Enough to Spoil the Endeavor, Not Enough to Succeed_1

"It’s over, Jiamei Company has been acquired by someone else." Dong Qikang’s face looked extremely ugly.

He and his son were parachuted into Lijing Group as managers, and because of Liu Chao’s influence, no one in Lijing Group dared to openly criticize them.

But Dong Qikang knew that the people in Lijing Group looked down upon him and his son.

Only by achieving results could they prove themselves and secure a foothold in Lijing Group.

This acquisition was something that Dong Qikang had volunteered for, and it was thanks to Liu Chao’s maneuvering that he was put in charge.

The acquisition was very important for the development of Lijing Group.

The technology of Jiamei Company was something that Lijing Group was determined to have.

Originally, Shen Qiuyue offered a price of eight hundred million, and Lijing Group was prepared for this; they even proposed that as long as the deal could be closed for less than eight hundred fifty million, it would be fine.

However, Dong Qikang, in his desire to showcase his abilities and save the company money, had forcefully pushed down the price to seven hundred eighty million during the negotiations with Shen Qiuyue.

This led the acquisition to a deadlock.

Dong Qikang had already investigated and knew that no one else wanted to acquire Jiamei Company, and Jiamei faced the risk of going bankrupt.

Without the purchase by Lijing Group, they would go bankrupt.

By then, Shen Qiuyue would get nothing.

So he determined that Shen Qiuyue would have no choice but to accept the acquisition.

But he never expected someone to interfere out of nowhere.

And that someone even hastily signed an acquisition agreement with Shen Qiuyue.

His own acquisition plan had completely fallen through.

Now, Dong Qikang was filled with regret.

Why did he push the price down, why did he need to show off his abilities?

If he hadn’t pushed the price down and had straight away offered eight hundred million, or even the full eight hundred fifty million, wouldn’t the acquisition have been completed?

Now look, everything’s gone – the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs have cracked.

"Dad, what do we do now? If Liu Chao finds out, he’ll definitely kick us out, we won’t be able to stay at Lijing Group anymore," Dong Junjie said with a mournful face.

After all, the father and son were only able to work at Lijing Group thanks to Liu Chao.

Before they set off, Liu Chao had also said that if they didn’t sort out this matter, Liu Chao would be in trouble, and so would they.

"Don’t panic, there’s still a way," Dong Qikang took a deep breath, calmed down, took out his cellphone, and dialed Shen Qiuyue’s number.

Soon, the call connected.

"Mr. Dong, do you need something?"

Shen Qiuyue’s voice came through the phone.

"Mr. Shen, I heard that your company was acquired by someone else. I won’t say much more, your demand was eight hundred million, but Lijing Group is willing to offer eight hundred fifty million. The extra fifty million can be considered a penalty fee; the penalty won’t be that much, right? You should still be able to make a profit," Dong Qikang said, not caring for anything else and directly offering eight hundred fifty million.

After all, it wasn’t his money, and the company had that much to offer.

The most crucial thing now was to salvage the situation.

"Mr. Dong, I’m sorry, but I’ve already signed a contract with the other party, and I won’t go back on my word. No matter how much more you offer, it’s useless. I’m currently having dinner with the acquiring party, goodbye," Shen Qiuyue hung up the phone.

Dong Qikang, in the hotel, wanted to smash his cellphone.

"Dad, it didn’t work?" Dong Junjie asked.

"No, it didn’t," Dong Qikang replied with an awful look on his face as he shook his head.

"Dammit, which bastard company interfered?" Dong Junjie cursed in anger.

"Dongyan Investment," Dong Qikang sighed.

"Dongyan Investment? Isn’t that Shen Dong’s company?" Dong Junjie exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, it was him who personally led the team to negotiate with Shen Qiuyue. He didn’t bargain and agreed directly to the 800 million price," Dong Qikang said bitterly.

This fully demonstrated the importance of taking action at the right moment.

It was all his own fault. He had 850 million in funds; if he had offered 800 million from the start, or even paid an extra 10 to 20 million, he would have definitely secured Jiamei Company.

But it was because he wanted to demonstrate his ability and save money.

Now he had nothing.

"Damn it, this Shen Dong is just uncanny. Even coming to Guang City, I run into him, and nothing good ever happens when I do," Dong Junjie said with a mix of bitterness and frustration.

Back in Hai City, Xingwang Hotpot had to be closed down because of Shen Dong’s Shuidilao.

He and his father completely lost their footing at Xingwang Catering and were forced to resign.

With Liu Chao’s assistance, they were preparing to make a comeback, only to run into Shen Dong again, and Shen Dong once again spoiled their plans.

It was really uncanny, how they kept running into Shen Dong.

...

Hai City.

Feng Lijuan, who was watching TV in the living room, smiled when she saw Chen Yuting coming home, "Yuting, if you’ve reconciled with Shen Dong, why didn’t you bring him home for a visit, let mom see him?"

Chen Yuting shook her head with a despondent look, "Mom, I didn’t see Shen Dong."

Feng Lijuan asked in confusion, "Didn’t you turn off your phone? I thought you two were passionately reuniting and didn’t want to be disturbed. What actually happened?"

Chen Yuting’s eyes turned red, "I couldn’t get through to Shen Dong’s phone, he has blocked me."

"What, Shen Dong has blocked you?" Feng Lijuan was surprised, but then she smiled, "Yuting, don’t overthink it. It’s quite normal for him to block you, after all, you hurt him. You don’t need to call him anymore, just go see him in person tomorrow, that’ll be fine."

"Is that so?" Chen Yuting asked.

"Of course, just listen to me. I’ve always said that you should go to him directly. What’s the use of calling? Meeting in person is much more effective. I’m positive, when you find him alone and spend time together, he won’t be able to resist holding you in his arms," Feng Lijuan said confidently.

"I’ll think about it," Chen Yuting felt somewhat better after her mother’s comforting words.

...

Lijing Group.

The executives of Lijing Group, upon hearing Dong Qikang’s report, were furious.

They had long coveted the technology of Jiamei Company.

Acquiring Jiamei Company and its technology would put the company on the fast track to development.

Becoming a giant in the beauty industry was within reach.

But now, someone had beaten them to the punch.

The chairman of the group personally convened a high-level video conference.

All the shareholders and executives attended.

"The acquisition of Jiamei Company is crucial to Lijing Group’s listing plan. This Dong Qikang is more trouble than he’s worth. Wanting to showcase his own capabilities, he deliberately lowered the price, leading to someone else getting there first. We absolutely cannot keep such a person in the company. I suggest we fire both him and his son," an angry shareholder exclaimed.

"Indeed, they must be fired!"

"Agree to the dismissal!"

The other shareholders and executives all stated their positions.

"Liu Chao must also take responsibility for this. He is the one who brought these two in, who recommended them for the acquisition talks, and who assured us, swearing that they would handle the matter well," another major shareholder aimed the criticism at Liu Chao.

"Exactly, this has caused severe losses to our company, and our listing plan might even be stalled. Liu Chao must be held accountable," another shareholder echoed.

"Indeed, we can’t just sweep this under the rug; how else will the company continue to develop?"

"Even as shareholders, we can’t just bring in incompetent people like this."

"Especially we shouldn’t let such untested people handle such important matters."

The other shareholders voiced their criticism, targeting Liu Chao.