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Chapter 113 - 102 Basong is bound to lose tonight, I said (Part 1)

Chapter 113: Chapter 102 Basong is bound to lose tonight, I said (Part 1)

"Son of a bitch!" Yang Yuzhu angrily slammed her fist on the table.

Wu Li was sitting opposite her, and the two were now in the hospital.

Zhao Lixin himself was a master with knives and was well aware of his condition, so although the two stabs seemed severe, they did not damage his internal organs. Still, he needed stitches, and he couldn’t think about physical confrontations for several months.

Soon, Chen Zhengyang walked over with a livid face.

Yang Yuzhu quickly stood up and asked, "Dad, what did the police say?"

Chen Zhengyang shook his head, "They just said they would solve the case as soon as possible and have deployed plainclothes officers armed with guns to protect our safety 24 hours a day."

Yang Yuzhu exclaimed angrily, "It must be the Yu Group who sent someone, what case is there to solve!"

Chen Zhengyang patted his daughter’s shoulder, "I’ve already notified the embassy there and passed the message to the officials in New Country. They promised they would give me an explanation. Don’t worry, this isn’t over yet!"

"Mr. Chen, why did the Yu Family dare to do this now?" Wu Li suddenly asked.

Chen Zhengyang explained, "A few days ago, there was a major internal change within the Yu Group; the former Chairman Yu Wenxian was dismissed and the new Chairman, Yu Li, Yu Wenxian’s grandson from outside the family took over."

"I wanted you and Lixin to focus on the preparation, so I didn’t tell you about these matters. I thought the official intervention and the arranged competition would mean that Yu Li, just having taken his position, wouldn’t offend the officials now, but I underestimated him," Chen Zhengyang said with guilt.

Wu Li remained silent; such events were indeed unpredictable.

"Could you tell me more about this Yu Li?" Wu Li asked.

Chen Zhengyang nodded, "Yu Li is 28 this year. His father married into the Yu Family and worked as the general manager of a foreign trade company within the Yu Group, a middle-level manager in the group for many years without change."

"Later, Yu Li also joined the company and performed outstandingly. After his father retired, the Yu Family appointed Yu Li to his father’s position. Since taking over, Yu Li doubled the company’s performance in two years, attracting attention from the higher echelons of the Yu Family."

"In 2017, based on the profits that Yu Li generated for the group, he qualified to receive shares and enter the board of directors, but his resolution to join the board was vetoed. Instead, one of Yu Wenxian’s own grandsons replaced Yu Li for the board position. To compensate, Yu Wenxian put Yu Li in charge of all the Yu Group’s foreign trade matters."

"In 2019, Yu Li entered the board of directors of the group company and officially became a high-level executive, the youngest director in the Yu Group in the past decade. Just a few days ago, Yu Li suddenly received more than two-thirds of the votes in the board, becoming the new Chairman of the Yu Group."

Clearly, Chen Zhengyang had spent a lot of energy researching Yu Li, so he could discuss his background fluently.

"Unfortunately, with so little time, I’m also unclear on how Yu Li ascended to his position," Chen Zhengyang said. "Everything happened so suddenly; since he took over, there has been chaos within the Yu Group, with various rumors emerging every day. I thought he would be busy dealing with the group’s internal affairs, as settling internal disputes comes before external ones, but I didn’t expect him to pull this move."

While discussing, Chen Zhengyang’s phone rang. He checked it. It was an unfamiliar number. Answered the call.

"Hello? This is me."

"Yu Li?"

Hearing this name, both Wu Li and Yang Yuzhu looked at Chen Zhengyang.

Chen Zhengyang frowned, "Okay."

He hung up the phone.

"Dad?" Yang Yuzhu asked.

Chen Zhengyang sneered, "This little wolf cub, he took the initiative to ask to meet tomorrow morning, to ’talk’."

"Dad, could it be dangerous?" Yang Yuzhu asked worriedly.

Chen Zhengyang snorted fiercely, his eyes fierce, "With the embassy involved, the police involved, and the officials of New Country closely monitoring, if anything happens to me, not only will he be unable to continue as the family head, but the entire Yu Family will have to pay a price!"

"Don’t worry, he is likely coming to confront me."

...

March 28, 10 a.m., Yu Group Headquarters building, Chairman’s office.

Chen Zhengyang walked into the office alone; there, sitting on a sofa was a young man, Yu Li.

Upon seeing Chen Zhengyang, Yu Li didn’t stand up but casually gestured to the couch next to him, "Mr. Chen, you’re here, take a seat."

"You’re probably not in the mood for tea, so I didn’t prepare any," Yu Li said with a smile.

Chen Zhengyang didn’t get angry; instead, he seriously eyed the unexpectedly young new head of the Yu Family.

"Mr. Chen," Yu Li, unconcerned about being scrutinized, said, "I invited you here today mainly to inquire about your wellbeing. I heard last night one of your boxers was injured. I wonder if it might affect tonight’s match?"

Chen Zhengyang sneered, "Mr. Yu, very clever. Getting someone to injure our boxer, now you don’t have to worry about tonight’s match."

Yu Li waved his hand with a smile, "You can’t just say anything you want, you know I’ve just become the chairman of the group. These days, oh, I’ve been so busy that I really don’t have the energy to do what you’re talking about."

Chen Zhengyang, not wanting to waste words with the other party any longer, said, "Since President Yu is so busy, let’s not waste everyone’s time. What did you want to discuss with me?"

Yu Li nodded, "Your company’s fighter for tonight’s match got injured, do you have any plans?"

Chen Zhengyang scoffed, "That’s none of President Yu’s concern."

Yu Li casually pointed at Chen Zhengyang with his hand and laughed, "I know, President Chen, you’ve made quite a few friends in New Country over the past year. Some of your friends even called me last night to warn me, tsk tsk tsk, scared me to death."

Yu Li shook his head, "With such an incident and the match tonight, you won’t be able to find a suitable person in such short notice. You could only ask the officials to postpone the match, I guess I’m right, aren’t I, President Chen?"

Chen Zhengyang remained silent.

Yu Li scoffed, "President Chen, you and your friends indeed have the power to delay the match, I won’t deny that; however, Yu Group is willing to resolve business matters through boxing matches, having given enough face to all parties involved. If Fenglin Group insists on postponing the match, then fine, the match can wait, but I will not wait, Yu Group will not wait!"

Chen Zhengyang looked at him calmly, "Are you saying, Yu Group will formally intervene in my projects in New Country?"

Yu Li nodded, "The previous family head left a mess, allowing the group to fracture and everyone to act independently. The reason Fenglin Group had the credentials to sit down with us back then was that the person negotiating with you could only represent a part of Yu Group, whereas now, I represent the entire Yu Group. Do you think you still have the credentials to sit down and talk with me?"

Chen Zhengyang squinted his eyes; he knew Yu Li was right. A strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, especially since Yu Group had been operating in New Country for over forty years, making Fenglin Group, an international company, inherently weaker than the local enterprise.

Initially, not everyone within Yu Group was optimistic about Chen Zhengyang’s projects in New Country due to internal disagreements and a lack of a unified voice, even going as far as to undercut each other. That’s why the people competing for the market with Chen Zhengyang could only utilize one third of Yu Group’s power; after the initial few rounds of clashes, they felt there was no guaranteed victory and also did not want to suffer too great a loss, thus agreeing to settle the dispute through a boxing match with Fenglin Group.

Now, with Yu Group having a strong family head capable of mobilizing its full power, like Yu Li said, Fenglin Group no longer had the credentials to negotiate with Yu Group.

When Yu Li took power, Chen Zhengyang had also considered this point, but he thought that a family head who had just taken charge, not yet completely stabilized internally, would need some time to consolidate all of Yu Group’s power, right? How could Yu Li achieve this so quickly?

"It seems, President Chen, you do not quite believe what I’m saying," Yu Li said with a smile as he watched Chen Zhengyang.

"How about this, I have two suggestions for you."

Chen Zhengyang said, "Let’s hear them."

Yu Li raised an Index finger, "First, the match takes place as scheduled tonight. Whether Fenglin Group concedes defeat voluntarily or sends someone up to lose, either way, you can just go back to your country with minimal losses."

"And the second option, if you insist on postponing the match, I won’t consider it either. I’m set on taking over Fenglin Group’s market in New Country! I’ve had someone estimate your company’s liquid assets; in no more than three months, I can force you out of New Country! Only by then, your losses will not be just what they are now."

Since the boxing match had official approval, in order to save face for the officials, and also to adhere to the rules and traditions of New Country for many years, Yu Li did not directly breach the agreement; instead, he arranged for someone to injure Zhao Lixin to ensure even if the match went ahead, it would surely be his win, and then sat down to talk with Chen Zhengyang.

As for whether this act might offend the officials, Yu Li couldn’t care about that for the moment, because he had to win this project!

In the match, Fenglin Group had no one; they were bound to lose.

Delaying the match, Yu Li wouldn’t wait any longer, as there had been no such precedent before, and he wasn’t breaking any rules. The two parties would then rely on commercial measures to decide the winner, và he was equally certain to win.

Talking to Chen Zhengyang was just to make him realize the reality sooner and concede defeat, allowing Yu Li to win this round with the least losses.

Chen Zhengyang did not respond on the spot but left. Yu Li wasn’t in a hurry; he believed that as long as the other party was a rational leader, they would know how to choose.

That afternoon at three o’clock, Yu Li received a call.

"Minister Zeng, any instructions?" asked Yu Li with a laugh.

"Yu Li, you’ve gone a bit too far this time. Even if you are now the chairman of Yu Group, you still have to abide by the rules," the other party stated straightforwardly over the phone.

"Minister Zeng, as long as the match proceeds normally tonight, Yu Group will accept any result. Doesn’t this still count as abiding by the rules?"

"Using boxing matches to resolve disputes has been a long-standing tradition in New Country, Yu Li; you’ve started a very bad precedent," the other party remained stern in tone.

Yu Li squinted his eyes, "Minister Zeng, Yu Group is, after all, a local enterprise from New Country, and we have contributed a lot to New Country over the years, not to mention I assure you, we will continue to contribute even more! This was an accident, I assure you, there won’t be a next time! Please consider that I have just taken charge of Yu Group, and extend some tolerance."

The other party remained silent on the phone for a moment, then spoke a few words of reminder and warning before hanging up the call.

Yu Li hung up the phone and scoffed. Competing in New Country with Yu Group, Fenglin Group was simply not qualified.

Soon, he received a message from Chen Zhengyang: The match will proceed as scheduled tonight.

A confident smile appeared on Yu Li’s face as he too made a phone call.

"Fenglin Group has backed down; we’ll have the result tonight."

"You should know, we are determined to win this project, don’t have any mishaps," a man’s voice on the phone said in English.

"Don’t worry, no mishaps tonight!"

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