How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 161

Please Ask Mr. Yang to Facilitate the Merger of the Two Clubs (Subscription Requested)

Zhou Zhenyang tremblingly took the phone and put it to his mouth, saying, “Hello?”

Zhang Xiang said with a smile, “Young Master Zhou, Mr. Yang is a friend of mine and also the third shareholder of our firm. I hope Young Master Zhou can be understanding and let this matter go. I’ll set up a dinner later and invite Mr. Yang and Young Master Zhou to have a drink together, and we’ll forget about all the unpleasantness. Okay?”

After all, they are clients, and it’s best to maintain the relationship. There’s no need to ruin the cooperative relationship right from the start.

Therefore, Zhang Xiang still adopted a strategy of being polite before resorting to force.

If Zhou Zhenyang is sensible, they can reconcile.

If he is not sensible, then they will “resolve it with force.”

Zhou Zhenyang tentatively said, “What if I insist on you helping me sue him and the Jin Ying Club?”

Zhang Xiang: “Then I can only refuse! According to our agreement, our firm must handle your company’s legal issues. But if it’s someone’s personal matter, I have the right to refuse depending on the situation. Because Mr. Yang is our third shareholder, I will definitely be his defense lawyer. I don’t think it’s necessary to make the relationship so tense. Mr. Yang didn’t say he would do anything to you, which means he doesn’t want to make things difficult for you. Why not take a step back and have a broader perspective?”

Zhou Zhenyang: “My family’s company pays you 3 million in service fees every year. You’re not willing to help me with a lawsuit? What’s the use of you then?”

Zhang Xiang: “Your father knows best whether we’re useful or not. Your company has so many troubles. Without our firm’s help, you would have been dragged down by lawsuits long ago. What I’m saying is definitely the best solution. If you’re not convinced, you can hire any lawyer you want. If I lose the lawsuit, the firm will close down immediately, and I, Zhang Xiang, will retire from the legal profession. Okay, I’ve said enough. It’s up to you to decide.”

After speaking, Zhang Xiang hung up the phone.

It’s over, Barbie Q [a slang term for ‘it’s over’ or ‘we’re done for’]! Even Zhang Xiang is helping Yang Chen. Zhou Zhenyang instantly lost his confidence.

Of course, he wasn’t completely out of options. After all, he still had a good father.

Zhou Zhenyang gritted his teeth, took out his phone, and called his dad.

Zhou Xiong was furious when he heard that his son was being bullied.

“Who is it?” Zhou Xiong asked.

“He is a shareholder of the Jin Yin [Golden Seal] and Jin Hai [Golden Sea] clubs, and also the third shareholder of Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm,” Zhou Zhenyang replied.

Zhou Xiong was shocked.

The Jin Hai and Jin Ying clubs are already the most high-end clubs in Haicheng. It’s impossible for ordinary people to buy shares.

Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm is even more impressive. Countless people around the world have been rejected when they wanted to invest. As a result, Yang Chen became the third shareholder.

This shows that Yang Chen not only has money, but also has some special connections, so that he can buy things that others can’t buy with money.

Zhou Xiong was able to build a real estate company, so naturally he was also a decisive person.

Knowing that this kind of mysterious rich man couldn’t be provoked, he quickly admitted defeat.

“You apologize and reconcile with him immediately!” Zhou Xiong ordered.

Zhou Zhenyang was dumbfounded when he heard this.

He wanted his dad to stand up for him, but he didn’t expect to be asked to apologize and reconcile instead.

“Dad, am I your biological son?” Zhou Zhenyang asked.

Zhou Xiong: “Nonsense! Dad doesn’t want you to be bullied either, but the person you described is not simple. He can use money to buy things that others can’t buy with money. Don’t you think he’s amazing? He didn’t hit you or scold you, he just didn’t let you take his place. At most, you’re just losing face for trying to show off. What’s the big deal? Do you have to ask Dad to defend your face and fight to the death with this kind of person whose background you can’t figure out?”

Zhou Zhenyang was speechless by his father’s words. There was nothing wrong with what he said, and he had no reason to refute it.

However, Zhou Zhenyang still wanted his dad to try.

“Dad, I’m your son. If I’m bullied and you don’t stand up for me, it won’t look good for you in the future. I didn’t just take his place for no reason. He tricked Fang Yingqi over there. Shouldn’t I put him in his place?” Zhou Zhenyang argued.

If that’s the case, then this Yang Chen is disrupting their plan to seize Fang Yingqi’s family property.

Zhou Xiong immediately hung up the phone and called Zhang Xiang again.

After Zhang Xiang understood Zhou Xiong’s meaning, he reminded, “Do you think he’s just a shareholder of our firm and the Jin Ying Club? As far as I know, he’s also the third shareholder of Longmei International Hospital Group, and he also controls the Aegis Security Group. Baoqing Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, and even Haishang Financial Building are also his. Oh, by the way, he also lives in Lakeside Island Villa No. 1 in Binjiang Villa. Do I need to list his assets for you in detail?”

Zhou Xiong was dumbfounded. Is this something one person can do?

Some of these things can’t be bought with money alone.

“No need, no need. I know what to do. Thank you, Attorney Zhang, for informing me,” Zhou Xiong quickly replied.

Zhang Xiang said with a smile, “I told your son that I’ll set up a banquet another day and invite them out for a drink, and everything will be over. But he just doesn’t want to, he has to take advantage. In addition, Mr. Yang is low-key and generally doesn’t reveal his identity unless he has to. So, I hope President Zhou can keep what I just said a secret. A young master like him has a lot of power hidden behind him. We shouldn’t cause trouble for ourselves. Okay?”

“Understood! Understood! Thank you, Attorney Zhang, for the reminder. Thank you, thank you,” Zhou Xiong replied慌忙 [huang mang – flustered], feeling a surge of fear in his heart.

If his son was bullied, he had to get back at them.

But it also depends on who the opponent is. If he is obviously no match for the opponent, he can only admit defeat.

Zhou Xiong called his son again, ordering him to apologize to Yang Chen immediately, without any room for negotiation, and to temporarily abandon the plan to pursue Fang Yingqi.

If Yang Chen and Fang Yingqi really end up together in the future, they shouldn’t even think about it.

If Yang Chen doesn’t end up with Fang Yingqi in the future, they will restart this plan to take advantage of her family’s wealth.

Even his father admitted defeat, and Zhou Zhenyang had no support at all.

Hanging up the phone, he came to Yang Chen and said very humbly, “Brother Chen, I’m sorry, I was young and ignorant. Please don’t be angry with me and forgive my ignorance.”

The onlookers seemed very excited.

“He chickened out!”

“Wow, isn’t this admitting defeat?”

“He is Zhou Xiong’s son from Mingyang Real Estate, which means Zhou Xiong also admitted defeat.”

“It seems that this shareholder is very powerful.”

“Now that I think about it, he was really confident when he was neither humble nor arrogant just now.”

…

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Okay, go find an empty space to play.”

Zhou Zhenyang: “Okay, okay. Thank you, Brother Chen, for your tolerance. I won’t disturb you playing ball. Goodbye.”

The previously arrogant Zhou Zhenyang now only had shame and fear left.

Li Jinying said with a smile, “Mr. Yang, you really have a way. You not only solved the problem, but also kept the money he recharged.”

Yang Chen chuckled and said, “It wasn’t a big deal in the first place. It’s just that he wanted to bully me but failed. If I don’t pursue him, he will be sensible and won’t mention the refund again. If he is not sensible and still wants to refund, then I will have to argue with him properly.”

Li Jinying: “Mr. Yang has wisdom and means. I admire you.”

Yang Chen: “However, Mr. Manager, I don’t think you can stay!”

The manager was shocked, and his body couldn’t help but take two steps back.

Li Jinying quickly asked, “Mr. Yang, why do you say that? Manager Li has always done a good job. Why do you say he can’t stay?”

Yang Chen: “Zhou Zhenyang knows that I don’t have a card and have only been here twice. Last time was for a breakup, and this time it’s my friend’s bronze card. It must have been Manager Li who told him, right? As a high-end club, protecting customer privacy is a basic service standard. He can even make this kind of mistake. Does President Li think he can still stay?”

Li Jinying was shocked and quickly asked, “Manager Li, is it as Mr. Yang said, you told Zhou Zhenyang their information?”

Manager Li quickly explained, “Zhou Zhenyang forced me and threatened to cancel his card if I didn’t tell him. I was also doing it for the good of the club, to keep a platinum card customer, so I…”

The surrounding customers were unhappy.

“Wait, what does that mean? Does that mean if we give you money, you will tell others our privacy?”

“When we applied for the card, the agreement clearly stated that our privacy must be protected. Now your manager is actually leaking other customers’ privacy in order to get customers to recharge. You are violating the agreement.”

“You violated the agreement. According to the agreement, we have the right to unilaterally terminate the agreement and get a full refund!”

…

Li Jinying quickly said, “Dear guests, I’m really sorry. It was my negligence that caused the employee to make such a serious mistake. I apologize to everyone and will give everyone three free consumption opportunities. Please forgive me. We will definitely rectify internally and ensure that we will not make such mistakes again in the future.”

The people who come to play golf are all rich people. Which rich person would care about the money for these three consumption opportunities?

What people want is an explanation. The club must make compensation that satisfies them.

Li Jinying was a little resentful towards Yang Chen, because she felt that Yang Chen could have said this in private, and there was no need to say it now.

But Yang Chen deliberately said it here to create some crisis for the Jin Ying Club.

Because Yang Chen wanted Jin Hai and Jin Ying to merge again and become the largest golf club in Longguo [Dragon Country – a common reference to China].

If they don’t create some crisis for these two companies, they won’t be willing to merge.

Li Jinying had to take a stand first and immediately said to Manager Li, “You are fired. Go to the finance department to get your salary and leave. Because you were fired for violating company regulations, the company will not compensate you. If you have any objections, you can choose arbitration and appeal, and we will actively respond.”

Manager Li knew that he had indeed violated the company’s regulations and was at a disadvantage, so he didn’t dare to ask for any compensation and could only leave obediently.

At this moment, there was a noise in the distance.

Li Jinying knew at a glance that the staff of Jin Ying and Jin Hai were arguing again.

As mentioned earlier, Li Jinhai and Li Jinying had a falling out when dividing the inheritance, and eventually divided the once glorious Haishang Elite Club into two. The two siblings each inherited half, and neither would give in to the other. They didn’t like each other, and they had even had several group fights.

It was common for the staff of both sides to deliberately provoke each other’s customers, and the customers were used to it.

“Here we go again! They’re fighting again!”

“I have to say, why don’t you two merge again? We can enjoy the venues on both sides at the same time, and you don’t have to provoke each other like this every day.”

“That’s right, President Chen, you should seriously consider it. If you two merge and share resources, we won’t pursue Manager Li’s disclosure of customer information.”

“Well, I think it’s reliable! You have to give us enough sincerity so that we don’t care about such a serious accident.”

…

It seems that the customers are also deeply harmed by the competition between the two companies, and they also want Jin Hai and Jin Ying to merge again.

In fact, their ideas can also be understood. Once Jin Hai and Jin Ying merge, they can enjoy a large venue of thousands of acres, which is much better than enjoying the services of Jin Ying Club alone.

Li Jinying quickly replied, “This matter is too important. Let me think about it carefully. Everyone, play first, I’ll go deal with it.”

Yang Chen put down his club and said, “I’ll go take a look too. If possible, I’ll try to promote the merger of the two companies.”

The customers immediately became excited.

“Mr. Yang, then you have to work harder!”

“Don’t say, Mr. Yang holds 30% of the shares in each company, so it is very likely to promote the merger of the two companies!”

“We have long wanted the two companies to merge, so that we don’t have to see them harassing each other so often. If Mr. Yang can promote the merger of the two companies, we will definitely support you with all our strength.”

“Yes, yes, we can use card refunds as a threat to cooperate with Yang Chen to coordinate the merger of the two companies! Is that okay with everyone?”

“Hey, this is a good idea! I’ll call my friend. He is a member of Jin Hai Club. I’ll ask him to call on everyone in Jin Hai to demand a refund and assist Mr. Yang in coordinating the merger of the two clubs!”

…

Damn it, Yang Chen just wanted to use some means to deliberately create some crisis for the two companies, and then find an opportunity to propose the merger of the two companies.

Now it seems that he doesn’t need to bother at all, and the customers will take the initiative to create a crisis.

As soon as he said it, Yang Chen said with a smile, “Okay! Everyone is so enthusiastic, and I am also enthusiastic. Then we will act separately. I will now stabilize both parties. You contact the customers in Jin Hai and make a fuss about wanting to refund the card. I have a reason to gather the shareholders of the two clubs together to discuss the merger.”

The customers nodded and quickly took out their phones to call their friends in Jin Hai Club to communicate countermeasures.

Yang Chen took Cheng Junjun and others to the conflict point.

Zhang Yuxin: “Brother Chen, you are so amazing. In fact, our employees also want to merge. We are tired of fighting each other. But the boss ordered us to deliberately cause trouble for the other side. In order to make a living, we can only do it. If Brother Chen can bring the two companies together, the employees, customers, and other shareholders will definitely be grateful to you. I just don’t know if the boss and her brother can let go of their grudges and let the two companies become one again.”

Yang Chen: “It’s just a dispute over inheritance, and there is no deep hatred. As long as the opportunity is ripe, they will definitely reconcile. By the way, does your boss have a husband and children?”

Zhang Yuxin: “No! In order to prove that she is stronger than her brother, she has put all her energy into running the club and has no time to consider personal matters. She is 42 years old this year, and if she doesn’t get married, she will really have no chance.”

No marriage, no children, that’s easy.

If she is married and has children, she may not be willing to merge.

After all, who doesn’t want to give what they have worked hard for to their children?

Soon, they arrived at the conflict point.

This conflict is a bit serious. Several people were injured.

However, it seems that Jin Hai Club came prepared, and everyone brought their own equipment.

Jin Ying Club was obviously passively responding, and they would definitely be beaten badly with their bare hands.

Li Jinying shouted: “Call your boss here!”

The employees of Jin Hai Club looked indifferent.

“Our boss is not here, he’s out.”

“It’s not a big deal, why call our boss here?”

“Your employees provoked us first. We were just passively defending ourselves.”

…

If they didn’t have golf clubs and bats in their hands, everyone would have almost believed it.

Li Jinying: “I won’t talk nonsense with you. Call Li Jinhai here immediately!”

“The boss is not here. Didn’t I tell President Li?”

“That’s right! The boss is out. If you don’t believe me, you can call him and ask.”

…

Li Jinying immediately called Li Jinhai.

Li Jinying: “Your employees injured my employees. Come here quickly!”

Li Jinhai didn’t care and replied: “It’s not the first time we’ve fought. Last time your employees injured my employees, didn’t you show up? It’s your turn to suffer this time, so you’re anxious? I’m busy, I’m playing outside.”

Yang Chen motioned Li Jinying to give him the phone, and Li Jinying quickly complied.

Yang Chen: “Hello, President Li Jinhai, right?”

Li Jinhai: “Yes, it’s me. Who are you?”

Yang Chen: “Yang Chen.”

Li Jinhai: “Ah! President Yang! Wait, why are you with Li Jinying?”

Yang Chen: “I’m playing golf here, and I happened to see the scene of the employees of the two companies fighting. President Li, please come over. Some things always have to be resolved. Avoiding it is not a solution.”

Li Jinhai: “This… okay. I’ll be right over. President Yang, please wait for me.”

In fact, Li Jinhai didn’t go out at all. He was playing games in the office.

Yang Chen just acquired 30% of the shares. If he doesn’t give Li Jinying face, he must give Yang Chen face.

Li Jinhai quickly arrived at the scene of the conflict, pretending to be ignorant, and said: “What’s going on? Why are you fighting again? Didn’t I say not to fight?”

“President Li, it’s not that we want to fight, it’s that they attacked first.”

“That’s right! Look, my face is swollen. They hit too hard. In order to protect me, the brothers had no choice but to fight back.”

“This time the responsibility lies with Jin Ying, not with us, Jin Hai.”

…

The employees of Jin Ying Club immediately fought back.

“You’re talking nonsense! If you didn’t scold me, would I hit you?”

“Your mouths are like you’ve eaten shit. What else do you deserve if not a beating?”

“You came prepared, brought your equipment, deliberately scolded us, provoked us to attack, and then used your equipment to hit us.”

…

Yang Chen probably knew what was going on. In fact, Jin Hai came prepared and deliberately angered Jin Ying to attack first, and then they used the weapons they brought to fight back.

In this way, they can stand on the moral high ground, and Jin Ying can’t say anything even if they suffer.

In the past, the two companies used their own ways to deal with each other after sparring.

Because their asses are not clean, if they really call the police, no one will have a good time, and they will all be arrested.

If they go through legal procedures, no one will benefit.

In just a while, Yang Chen had a general understanding of the situation of the two companies.

Li Jinhai quickly stepped forward to shake hands with Yang Chen and say hello.

“Hello, President Yang. President Yang is much more handsome than the photos! Let’s go, let’s talk in the office. Just leave this to others to handle.”

Yang Chen shook his head with a smile and said, “What, does President Li think that it’s a small matter to beat people until their heads are bleeding? Do you two siblings know what kind of negative impact this will have on the two clubs? I spent so much money to acquire the shares of the two companies, but it’s not for you to mess around like this.”

The scene immediately quieted down.

What’s going on?

This second shareholder who just acquired 30% of the shares is actually going to attack the major shareholders of the two clubs at the same time?

He’s too brave!

Who gave him the courage to teach the major shareholders a lesson?