eurekapd Chapter 1032 The highlight
Chapter 1032 The highlight
"Old Wang, don't make excuses. You are Shen Bing's wife after all." Zhou Kang leaned forward with a wine cup in hand: "Great Unity has piles of money, aren't you tempted?"
Wang Dazhi stroked the cold banknotes in his pocket, his throat tightening. This amount of money was indeed not small, but if he worked alone... He shook his head to suppress the second half of the thought.
"If you ask me, why should we be ordered around by Zhou Qi when we have the unique skill of brewing wine?"
Zhou Kang slapped the redwood table, causing the sauce-flavored liquor to sway in the porcelain bowl:
"Once Zhou Qi is defeated, the eight famous wineries in Guangdong will unite to conquer the world. By then, all the wineries in China will have to look up to us."
Tang Shuo took off his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped the foggy lenses: "Last year, our market share in Shuanggou was only a quarter, but this year we can't even keep a tenth. If this continues..."
He sighed heavily before he finished speaking.
The production report on the wall behind him was marked with glaring loss figures in red pen. The workshop had not paid full wages for three months.
"We in Gaogou are even worse off!"
Gao Shun gulped down half a bowl of wine, the liquid running down his beard:
"If it weren't for the treasury bonds, the workers' families would have blocked the factory gates long ago. More than a thousand people are waiting to cook, and the backlog of goods in the warehouse is enough to take a bath!"
Zhou Kang turned the blue and white porcelain wine bowl and sneered: "Zhou Qi is now eating our grain and using our cellars, and in turn is forcing us to death.
Old Wang, think carefully, after they finish dealing with our three families, how long can you, Shen Bing, hold on?"
The private room suddenly became so quiet that one could hear crickets chirping outside the window.
Wang Dazhi stared at the greasy salted duck on the table and recalled the way Zhou Qi, the rich kid, honked at him in his Mercedes-Benz when he went to the provincial capital for a meeting last month.
He licked his dry lips and said, "Let me think about this matter when I get back."
"total?"
Zhou Kang suddenly grabbed the wine jar and filled it up for everyone:
"When Zhou Qi poaches all our winemaking masters and cuts off all our sales channels, you're going to go to the provincial government with your account books to make a self-criticism? You won't be able to get away with it by just writing a self-criticism!"
Tang Shuo and Gao Shun raised their wine bowls at the same time, and the amber wine glowed under the chandelier.
The clinking sound of waiters clearing away dishes could be faintly heard outside the corridor, making the tension in the private room even more apparent.
Zhou Kang gave a wink, and several girls in cheongsams quietly left, and the carved wooden door clicked shut.
Wang Dazhi took out a pack of Peony cigarettes from his pocket and pressed the lighter three or four times before it lit up.
In the smoke, he seemed to see the golden signboard of "Provincial Key Enterprise" at the entrance of his own winery was rusting.
"We can't just rely on business warfare to deal with Zhou Qi. We need some ruthless tactics."
Zhou Kang knocked on the table and looked around at everyone. Gao Shun, Tang Shuo and others all pricked up their ears.
"What we said today will be kept to ourselves once we leave the house. If anyone leaks the news..."
Zhou Kang paused deliberately, his fingertips scratching the glass, making a harsh sound. Tang Shuo quickly replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, we are now on the same boat."
Wang Dazhi was staring at the wine swaying in the glass in a daze when he was suddenly called.
"Director Wang, would you like to express your opinion?"
Zhou Kang passed the bottle of Moutai to him. The head of the Red Star Distillery rubbed his hands and said, "If we can take over Shengshi's market share, our factory will not lose money."
"now it's right!"
Zhou Kang suddenly raised his voice, and several glasses clinked:
"When our Jueshi Fenghua Liquor Industry takes the lead in starting the war, you all have to spend all your money. As long as we defeat Zhou Qi, won't we have the final say in the Suzhou liquor market?"
Gao Shun counted on his fingers and said, "The liquidity of the four wineries can definitely beat Zhou Qi. But just throwing money at it may not be enough..."
"The second step is the highlight."
Zhou Kang lowered his voice, and the chandelier in the box suddenly shook: "Imitate a batch of golden era **, and add industrial alcohol to the wine bottles. When something bad happens after drinking..."
He deliberately left the sentence unsaid, and Tang Shuo had already understood and took out his phone: "My cousin is in the criminal investigation team, and I will take care of the seizure procedures."
"I'll take care of the media side."
Zhou Weixing suddenly interrupted: "Old Liu from the city radio station owes me a favor. Let's broadcast the fake wine news."
He took out a cigarette box and made a cross on the table: "In three months at most, Zhou Qi's reputation will be smashed to pieces."
Wang Dazhi felt a chill down his spine as he listened to this. These people's methods were much more cruel than he had imagined.
As he was hesitating, Zhou Kang suddenly pressed his shoulder and said, "Old Wang, I heard that your daughter is going to take the civil service exam this year?"
These words made Wang Dazhi look up suddenly, and he was met with the other party's meaningful smile.
“The third step depends on public opinion.”
Zhou Kang lit a match, the flame made his eyes sparkle: "When the accident happens, the headlines of newspapers all over the city will be 'Poisonous wine harms people in prosperous times'.
The radio is broadcasting the news repeatedly, and the vegetable market is full of notices. I want to see who dares to buy their wine! "
There was a muffled sound of a wine glass being overturned in the corner, and Zhou Weixing suddenly stood up: "Either don't do it, or do it to the point of killing."
This made the box quiet instantly. Zhou Kang coughed twice to smooth things over: "We can discuss the details another day. Let's drink to our heart's content today."
Satellite has been running around this week, to put it bluntly, trying to establish connections with people in the underworld.
"Since the old man doesn't allow me to talk about it, I won't go into details, but I will give you a guarantee here."
Zhou Weixing patted his chest and said, "This time, our wineries will join forces to bring down Zhou Qi completely, even if we have to use dirty tricks."
"Come on, let's toast to our good days!" The old fox Zhou Jian narrowed his eyes and raised his glass, his mouth almost grinning to his ears.
Several wine glasses clattered together with great noise, and the wine splashed all over the table.
In recent days, news of winning big prizes has been popping up one after another like firecrackers, and they are all first prizes and special prizes.
When Zhou Qi's wine was first launched on the market, he deliberately raised the prize ratio to almost one percent. Every time someone won a prize, the wine shop was as busy as New Year's Day.
There were gongs and drums and firecrackers, and the noise was so loud that it could be heard throughout the whole street.
In addition, the local radio broadcasts the winning news every day, and now even three-year-old children in the streets of Guangzhou know that although drinking Shengshi Tianxia wine is a bit more expensive, winning a big prize can earn back several years of drinking money.
It was a lively scene now. Old men and women lined up to deliver food to the grain station. As soon as they got the money, they rushed to buy Shengshi Tianxia.
Shen Bing Winery hasn't seen this scene for many years. The production line is running day and night but still can't keep up with the goods.
Zhou Qi rode his motorcycle around the towns and villages, amazed at the booming sales scene.
Even though his business is booming now, he actually doesn't make as much money as before - he spends a lot of money just on grand prize payouts.
He is not worried about the stores in the city, but mainly wants to see how hot the rural market is.
Zhou Qi got on his Yamaha 250 motorcycle and drove out of the city and headed straight for the towns in the east. More than a dozen villages and towns there were waiting for him to see with his own eyes.
As soon as Zhou Qi left the city, he saw a young man who was in a hurry.