eurekapd Chapter 143 Head-to-head confrontation
Chapter 143 Head-to-head confrontation
Zhao Tianming sat in the audience, his face livid. He had not expected that Gu Jinyan had so much evidence, and he had not expected that he would choose to reveal it in front of everyone in such an occasion.
His eyes flickered and his brain raced, trying to find a reasonable explanation. However, those videos and recordings were like sharp knives, tearing all his lies and disguises to pieces.
"I... I don't know what you are talking about!" Zhao Tianming tried to remain calm, but his voice was trembling. "You forged all of this. You wanted to frame me!"
"Framed?" Gu Jinyan sneered, his eyes sharp, "Boss Zhao, at this point, do you still want to continue to quibble?"
He walked towards Zhao Tianming step by step. Every step he took seemed to be stepping on Zhao Tianming's heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"You..." Zhao Tianming was speechless, his eyes dodging in panic.
At this time, Su Li walked onto the stage and stood beside Gu Jinyan, holding a document in her hand with a confident and calm smile on her face.
"Mr. Zhao, this document is the testimony of your company's internal employees, as well as some email exchanges between you and them." Su Li's voice was crisp and powerful. "I think these are enough to prove that what you did before was not groundless."
Su Li handed the document to the staff and projected it on the big screen. The clear text and real conversation made everyone present gasp.
"This... this is impossible!" Zhao Tianming's face turned pale and his voice trembled. "These are all fake, all forged by you!"
"Mr. Zhao, you should think about how to explain to the police." Su Li looked at him calmly with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
The journalists at the summit were like chicken blood, frantically pressing the shutter to record the dramatic scenes. This summit was originally just an ordinary industry exchange meeting, but because of this sudden "confrontation", it became a stage for revealing the truth and upholding justice.
"Zhao Tianming, do you have anything else to say?" Gu Jinyan's voice was cold and without a trace of emotion.
Zhao Tianming slumped in his chair, his face pale, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He knew that he was finished, completely finished.
He raised his head, stared at Gu Jinyan and Su Li with resentment, and said through gritted teeth: "You...you just wait..."
Zhao Tianming's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, hoarse and weak. He struggled to stand up, pointed at the documents on the projector, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "These are all forged by you! You are in collusion and want to bring me down! You are slandering me!"
There was an uproar in the audience, and some people began to doubt whether the matter was really as Zhao Tianming said, and whether there was another hidden story.
Su Li's face was calm and her eyes were clear. She was not affected by Zhao Tianming's madness at all. She turned to look at Gu Jinyan and smiled slightly, as if to say, "Everything is under control."
Gu Jinyan nodded slightly, gave Su Li a soothing look, then turned to face the crowd below the stage, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "Everyone, I know that seeing is believing, hearing is not. We are also prepared for the 'forgery' that Mr. Zhao mentioned."
He clapped his hands, and the screen behind him turned and a video appeared. In the video, Zhao Tianming and several of his confidants were plotting how to use improper means to suppress competitors, even going so far as to spread rumors and slander. In the video, Zhao Tianming's voice was clearly audible, and every word was like a branding iron, deeply imprinted in the minds of everyone present.
"This..." Zhao Tianming was speechless, his face pale as paper. He was speechless and wanted to explain, but found that he had no way to speak.
The venue was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone looked at Zhao Tianming with a different look, full of contempt, disdain and anger.
"Now, what else do you want to say?" Gu Jinyan's voice was cold, like a judgment from hell, making Zhao Tianming feel like he was falling into an icy cave.
Zhao Tianming's body was shaky, he collapsed on the chair, his eyes were empty, as if he had lost his soul. He knew that he was finished, completely finished.
After the summit, Zhao Tianming and his company's reputation plummeted, and the stock price fell off a cliff. The once glorious business tycoon suddenly became a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat.
However, the mastermind hiding in the dark watched all this with a sinister smile on his face.
"Gu Jinyan, Su Li, do you think you have won like this?" A deep voice sounded in the room, "The game has just begun..."
Gu Jinyan and Su Li walked out of the venue side by side, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, giving them a golden edge. They were not ecstatic because of their victory, but their expressions became more solemn.
"Zhao Tianming is just a puppet, and the real mastermind has not yet appeared." Su Li said softly, with a hint of worry between his brows.
Gu Jinyan held her hand, his eyes firm: "I know, but no matter who it is, as long as he dares to stretch out his claws, I will find a way to pull him out."
However, before they had time to catch their breath, new challenges came one after another. Several companies that were in competition with Gu's Group suddenly joined forces and launched a price war, attempting to seize market share with a low-price strategy and put pressure on Gu's Group.
"Mr. Gu, these companies have jointly issued a price reduction announcement. Their product prices are a full 20% lower than ours!" The assistant rushed into the office in a hurry, his tone anxious.
Gu Jinyan took the document, glanced through it quickly, and sneered: "It seems that they are planning to fight to the death."
Su Li also saw the contents of the document. She frowned slightly and said after a moment's silence, "They are making a desperate attempt to use the price war to drag us down. If we follow suit and lower the price, we will suffer heavy losses in the short term; but if we don't lower the price, their market share will be taken away, and in the long run, we will be in a passive position."
"You want to use this method to force me to submit?" Gu Jinyan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "They underestimate me."
He put down the documents, stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire city. His deep gaze seemed to be able to see through all the conspiracies and intrigues.
"Notify them and convene an emergency board meeting. I have a plan for dealing with this."
In the conference room on the top floor of the Gu Group Building, the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed frozen. The heads of various departments gathered together, and everyone's face was full of anxiety and uneasiness. The shadow of the price war loomed over the entire company, and everyone realized that a battle of life and death was about to begin.
Gu Jinyan, wearing a black suit, sat in the main seat with a stern look. He swept his sharp eyes over everyone present and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I believe everyone already knows that we are now facing unprecedented challenges. Several competitors have joined forces to launch a price war in an attempt to force us into a dead end."
"Mr. Gu, we can't just sit there and wait for death! We must lower the price immediately, otherwise our market share will be taken away by them!" The marketing manager stepped forward first and spoke in a hurried tone.
"Lower the price? Why should we engage in a price war with them? Their product quality and service cannot be compared with ours at all!" said the R&D director with disdain.
“Having said that, consumers often only look at price, and we cannot ignore the impact of price factors on the market.” The CFO frowned and said in a worried tone.
For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the conference room, various voices intertwined, and everyone was worried about the future of the company.
Gu Jinyan raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. He looked at Su Li with deep eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Su Li, what do you think?"
Su Li had been sitting quietly beside Gu Jinyan. She stood up gracefully, looked around at everyone present, and said in a cold voice in the conference room: "We will accept this price war, but we will not blindly follow the trend and lower prices."
She walked to the projector and opened a document that clearly listed the product cost analysis, market share, consumer portraits and other data of several competitors. Su Li pointed at the data and said firmly: "Their low-price strategy is unsustainable. They can't sell products at prices below cost for a long time. What we need to do now is not to panic, but to stabilize our position, improve the competitiveness of our products and services, and win the market with strength!"
Su Li's voice was powerful, and her confident eyes and calm aura infected everyone present. The conference room gradually became quiet, and everyone listened to her analysis carefully, and their originally anxious emotions gradually calmed down.
"My plan is..." Su Li continued. She elaborated on her plan in detail, from optimizing the cost structure, improving product quality to strengthening brand marketing, every aspect was considered very carefully.
Gu Jinyan had been listening quietly. Su Li's plan coincided with his idea. He looked at this wise and courageous woman in front of him, and a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes. He knew that his original choice was not wrong. Su Li was not only his wife, but also his most capable partner in his career.
"Everyone, we will definitely win this battle!" Gu Jinyan stood up and said firmly, "I believe that as long as we unite as one, no difficulties can stop us from moving forward!"
His eyes swept across everyone present, and finally landed on Su Li. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a confident smile: "What do you think, Su Li?"