Chapter 85: The beauty has an appointment tonight and can’t get away
"Mr. Sun, I have classes this afternoon and a date with my girlfriend in the evening, so I don't have time to go to Shenzhen."
Chen Jianghe refused without even thinking twice.
He is now just the business manager of the Tianhe District of the 9527 Guangdong East Branch. He is in a low position and his words have no influence. He followed the boss to Shenzhen to meet with Penguin executives. At best, he is just a foil and has no meaning at all.
" Put aside the trivial things like classes and dates for now. The senior executives of Penguin Group specifically want to see you. This is related to the company's development plan. You have to go even if you don't want to."
Sun Haolin’s response was very strong.
"Why did you ask to see me out of the blue?" Chen Jianghe pretended to be clueless and looked confused.
At this time, Sun Haolin did not hide anything and responded directly: "Don't pretend, you know what you did behind my back. In a word, in front of Penguin executives, you must admit your mistakes and stand at attention when you are beaten. Don't be careless and ruin the overall situation."
"No, I have a temper too. I can't do anything like groveling and asking for forgiveness. Since they want to see me, they can just come to the school to find me. Shenzhen is too far and I'm too lazy to go."
Chen Jianghe has a very tough attitude. He says he can give up his part-time job, but he must maintain his dignity. When he has sufficient funds in the future, he will directly open a Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, invest heavily in Penguin shares, and become a shareholder. It is not certain who will meet whom.
Sun Haolin was very surprised. He thought that since he had sent the message personally, even if Sun Haolin had resistance in his heart, he would not dare to disobey. He did not expect that Sun Haolin would be so tough. He actually said that Shenzhen was too far away and he was too lazy to go, and asked the Penguin people to come to see him in person.
"You are drifting away, kid."
Sun Haolin rolled his eyes and warned him seriously, "Even if you don't care about the overall development of the company, you should still consider yourself. The legal department of Penguin Group is notorious in the industry. Aren't you afraid of being entangled in lawsuits?"
"To be honest, I'm a little scared."
Chen Jianghe also responded seriously: "However, if Penguin Group is willing to lower its status and take a college student like me seriously, it may not be a bad thing. Maybe I will be on the front page of major news media the next day and become famous."
When Sun Haolin saw the message, he was stunned for a moment and felt angry. This kid Chen Jianghe was really good at hiding things!
"As for the lawsuit , my counselor knows a lot of people in the legal community and should be able to fight with the famous Penguin Group's legal department."
Chen Jianghe's words were a showdown, directly proving to Sun Haolin: I am not arrogant, but I am confident and have a strong backbone! To put it in a more arrogant way, that is - I am fearless.
After reading the message, Sun Haolin's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he was both surprised and angry.
"This guy has big ambitions! Is he really just an ordinary freshman from a second-tier university?"
Sun Haolin lit a cigarette and took a deep breath to suppress his anger. Only now did he understand why Chen Jianghe dared to hide it from the company and secretly conduct business under the name of Penguin Group.
It turned out that Chen Jianghe had already prepared for a lawsuit against Penguin Legal, and even wanted to take advantage of the situation to become famous and make the front page headlines of major news.
On one side is a rapidly rising Internet giant, and on the other side is a freshman from an ordinary second-tier university. A lawsuit between the two parties is bound to attract huge attention.
On the surface, this is a crisis, but in reality, it is an opportunity.
But Chen Jianghe dared to gamble, but Sun Haolin did not, because he did not have the final say in the 9527 company.
The top management at the headquarters had taken great pains to negotiate financing for the Penguin Group and would not risk falling out with the Penguin Group at a critical moment just because of the mischief of a division manager.
"Think it over carefully. This appointment is of great importance. Being willful will come at a price. Young people should not be blindly optimistic."
Sun Haolin typed with a frown.
"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Sun. I know what's going on."
Chen Jianghe responded nonchalantly, and then directly set QQ to invisible mode.
To be honest, Chen Jianghe has no feelings for 9527 Company. It is just a part-time job.
When performance is needed, they yell at him to take the lead every day. If he makes even the smallest mistake, the company's top management can't handle it. What the hell?
According to Chen Jianghe's consistent thinking, working for others is only temporary and it is impossible to work for a long time. He should either jump out and work on his own or acquire 9527 Company.
If the company and Penguin reach a deal on financing, it will be detrimental to Chen Jianghe's subsequent operations.
The business world is like a battlefield, there is no such thing as morality or ethics. From the day Chen Jianghe received the lawyer's letter from Penguin Group, he prepared for the worst-case scenario of being fired from the company and suing Penguin Group.
After Chen Jianghe's QQ became invisible, Sun Haolin stopped sending messages and sat in the office smoking one cigarette after another.
Soon, the office phone rang and Sun Haolin reached out to answer it.
The voice of CEO Deng Yongqing came from the other end of the phone: "Lao Sun, you'd better leave early to avoid traffic jams and delay your trip."
"Mr. Deng, is it possible for Chen Jianghe not to attend this meeting?" Sun Haolin asked reluctantly.
"What do you think ?" Deng Yongqing asked back, and added in a more serious tone: "This time, the Penguin executives specifically asked to see him!"
"If he just wants to go and apologize, I can just go there on his behalf," said Sun Haolin.
"Nonsense!" Deng Yongqing's voice turned cold, and he said, "Penguin executives are so busy every day, how can they have the time to listen to your apology? They met with Chen Jianghe because they wanted to understand the real market situation of the takeaway group buying business through him, a typical speculator."
"That kid Chen Jianghe, under the name of Penguin Group, took over the entire takeout market in Longdong University Town in just half a month. The Tianhe District Division of Nuomi Group Buying, which was strongly supported by BD Group, was beaten by him without any chance to fight back. This was not only noticed by our company, but also by the strategic investment department of Penguin Group."
"A glimpse of the whole picture shows that Penguin Group's Strategic Investment Department is far more interested in Chen Jianghe than us managers. If we don't bring him to Shenzhen today, you don't have to come."
Deng Yongqing's final words were equivalent to giving Sun Haolin a death order, that is, no matter what, Chen Jianghe must be brought to Shenzhen to meet with Penguin executives!
Deng Yongqing hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Sun Haolin was extremely depressed. After a long time, he realized that he had misunderstood and did not understand the real intention of the meeting between the company headquarters and Penguin Group, so he sent a notice to Chen Jianghe. As a result, he was now caught in the middle, being bullied by both sides and being in a dilemma.
"Fuck, I'm a general manager, but I'm not as important as a business unit manager. I'm really embarrassed."
Sun Haolin complained, sat in the office and thought for a while, then decided to drive to Guangdong University of Finance and Economics to find a way to bring Chen Jianghe to Shenzhen.
