tkworld Chapter 155 Competition is Inevitable
Chapter 155 Competition is Inevitable
Just as Liu Xian finished speaking, his father's phone rang. Seeing this, he wisely shut his mouth and didn't say anything to disturb his father's phone call.
"What did you say?"
"Okay, I understand. I'll have my lawyer handle this from now on. That's all."
Liu Xiangming hung up the phone with his assistant, his face dark as he sighed.
"Useless stuff, luckily I was prepared."
Before he sent people to cause trouble at Kemin Electronics, he had already planned how to deal with the situation if he was exposed, but he really didn't expect the exposure to be so hasty.
I thought those two would at least have to stay in the police station for a few days before they couldn't withstand the pressure and confessed, but I didn't expect them to confess everything before they even went in.
"Dad, what happened?"
Seeing his father's pale face, Liu Xian asked worriedly.
Liu Xiangming looked at his son, then at his younger brother, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Shenghui, don't blame me for not standing up for you. I'm about to be sued by Lu Ran, and I might face his retaliation later. You'll just have to bear with it for now."
"Qianhai Hotel is completely under Lu Ran's control. Even if I wanted to help you, I couldn't. After all, even Brother Dong couldn't do it."
After hearing his nephew's story about Lu Ran, Liu Shenghui lost all desire for revenge.
Having left the Liu family, he wouldn't even dare to cause trouble at the Qianhai Hotel, let alone Lu Ran, who owns so many businesses.
"Don't worry, Second Brother. Although I care about my reputation, I still know what's important. Since I can't afford to offend them, I'll just stay away."
Liu Xiangming shook his head: "You can't escape it even if you want to. Kemin Electronics is only at its current size, yet it's already recruiting technical talent with high salaries. This shows that Lu Ran is preparing to enter the electronics industry, and he has big ambitions."
"The amount of money this person possesses is unfathomable, but what is certain is that his cash reserves are terrifying."
"If he really wants to develop electronic technology, then your Shenghui Electronics will have to face him sooner or later. You will either be squeezed out of the market and have no room to survive, or you will go bankrupt or be acquired. After all, Chengjiang's market is only so big."
"If no one grows stronger, everyone can still eat. But if someone wants to grow stronger, then everyone else will go hungry."
There's one more thing Liu Xiangming didn't mention: Lu Ran acquired 3% of Xinghe Electric's shares, which is tantamount to directly reaching into their family's rice bowl. If they don't take corresponding countermeasures, they won't even know how their family was robbed in the future.
Liu Shenghui's face stiffened.
"Second brother, if that's really the case, you and eldest brother have to save me!"
These days, the electronics technology market is extremely saturated. There are a few big players at the top, the middle class is crowded with established companies with considerable strength, and the bottom market is also fiercely competitive.
Besides protecting its patented technology, Shenghui Electronics, under his leadership, continuously takes on contract manufacturing jobs to earn profits.
I had already squeezed in to drink the soup.
He does it this way, and so do others.
Before hearing Lu Ran's story, if someone mentioned to him that a young man in his mid-twenties wanted to enter the electronics industry and was even preparing to expand it.
Liu Shenghui certainly wouldn't believe that, because no one would be foolish enough to lose money doing business.
If you want to carve out a path in a completely saturated market, you have no choice but to throw money at it regardless of cost. There are no other options or opportunities.
But this Lu Ran seems to be an oddball; he's not afraid of losing money at all, and he acts like nothing happened even when a media company goes bankrupt.
If we reason that Lu Ran is going to do this, it seems quite possible.
So when Liu Shenghui heard his second brother say that, he started to feel scared. After all, that was the family fortune he had worked so hard to build up over many years. If he lost it all, he would be finished.
Liu Xiangming waved his hand to signal his younger brother not to panic.
"Don't scare yourself. We're just speculating right now, and even if Lu Ran really wants to go down this path, he won't be able to cause much trouble for a while."
"Besides, my older brother and I have already started taking precautions."
"Chengjiang is an extremely important part of the Liu family's development, so naturally we can't let an outsider disrupt the market."
Liu Shenghui was taken aback and asked, "Second Brother, are you saying that you and Eldest Brother have already started taking action against Lu Ran's businesses?"
Liu Xiangming nodded: "That's right, but so far the results haven't been very good."
Liu Xiangming recounted how he had sent people to cause trouble at Kemin Electronics and the news of the failure he had just received.
Only after hearing this did Liu Shenghui realize that his eldest and second eldest brothers had started taking action several months ago.
"Shenghui, although the three of us brothers agreed that we would each develop our own businesses and not interfere with each other."
"But when outsiders threaten our development path, our family must work together. Don't worry, my brother and I will not let your company be threatened by outsiders."
Liu Shenghui nodded excitedly: "Thank you very much, Second Brother and Eldest Brother."
"Dad, why did you have to provoke Lu Ran for no reason!"
Liu Xian listened for a long time before finally unable to hold back his complaints.
He just wanted to live a peaceful life as a rich second-generation. After witnessing his older brothers suffer at Lu Ran's hands, he always avoided Lu Ran and never went to Lu Ran's territory, for fear of having a conflict with him.
But now things have turned out differently. He didn't provoke anyone, and his dad immediately unleashed a powerful attack.
Liu Xiangming glared at his son: "Look at your worthless ambition. I told you to study more, but all you do is eat, drink, and have fun. You're a complete waste. Lu Ran's current plan is to build his business empire in Chengjiang. If we let him develop peacefully, our whole family will be kicked out."
"You don't even understand this simple principle? I thought you'd improved recently."
Liu Xian muttered, "Is it as serious as you say? This isn't a TV drama. We're doing our business, keeping to ourselves. Why would Lu Ran target us for no reason?"
"Besides, our family has accumulated so many market resources in Chengjiang over the years. We can live comfortably just by keeping our existing resources, let alone Tianhai. Dad, you and Uncle are worrying too much."
Like his cousin Liu Yan, Liu Xian just wants to live a peaceful life as a rich second-generation. If he had a choice, he definitely wouldn't go looking for trouble.
"This is a matter for our elders; if you don't understand, just shut up."
"Second Brother, Xiao Xian is still young and doesn't know any better, so please don't be angry."
"snort."
Liu Xian didn't think he was wrong, but he didn't dare to contradict his father. He could only give a soft "humph" and silently return to his room.
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. His father and uncle were dealing with Lu Ran with such nonchalance and an air of complete control, but when they offended someone, the first person to retaliate against them was none other than his son.
Shao Xian and Jia Chao are examples.
Liu Xian felt bitter and thought it best not to go out for a while to avoid being attacked.
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On Lu Ran's side.
After sending He Xiaojia and Zhang Weijun inside, Lu Ran waited for Liu Nini's lawyer.
Liu Nini was very efficient; she set off that day and the next day, she brought in a professional lawyer from a neighboring city.
Lu Ran handed the recording to his lawyer and formally initiated a lawsuit.
Of course, he didn't expect to have any impact on Xinghe Electric Appliances. He just wanted to make the two people who took money to do his job pay the price and vent his anger. He would play along with Xinghe Electric Appliances slowly afterward.