Yu Zhou hadn't considered this possibility initially.
However, after careful analysis, he found the reasoning completely absurd.
Because he was cooperating with the Song family, he started targeting his company and even went to great lengths, spending a fortune to ruin it? This wasn't something a businessman would do.
It wasn't that the Song family wasn't qualified, but this kind of business logic was something Yu Zhou had never heard of before.
Did it mean that if he cooperated with the Song family, no one else could?
Anyone would find this reason unacceptable.
After all, Yu Zhou now clearly understood that the other party wasn't interested in acquiring his shares.
Nor did they have any intention of profiting from it.
They simply wanted to destroy his company.
Under such circumstances, the reason for his actions became something even Yu Zhou couldn't comprehend, unable to grasp the other party's motives at all.
"I still don't quite understand. Why did our cooperation with the Song family touch your sore spot?"
"Before, you didn't make any pronouncements in Jiangbei saying that no one was allowed to cooperate with the Song family?"
After a long period of contemplation, Yu Zhou finally voiced his confusion. The matter seemed utterly incredible to him.
In his impression, coal bosses, especially those from Shanxi province, could sometimes be arrogant and overbearing. That was true.
But even with arrogance and overbearingness, there should be a limit, right?
As long as someone wasn't foolish, they wouldn't do something so completely contrary to business logic.
And this Jia Xinmin, as one of the top coal bosses in Shanxi, no one would believe he was a fool.
So why would he do something so stupid?
In Yu Zhou's mind, or rather, in the minds of all so-called businessmen, shouldn't more friends mean more opportunities?
No one would willingly make enemies, right?
Especially enemies made for no reason.
"Yes, with normal business logic, one wouldn't do such a thing."
"But everything has a cause and effect. The Song family, at present, cannot cooperate with anyone other than me."
"However, they themselves are not honest and are eager to diversify. So, I had no choice but to make an example of them, right?"
Jia Xinmin didn't ponder; he stated the matter very directly.
Did he truly wish for his cooperation with the Song family to fall apart? Of course not. In fact, he wanted to bind the Song family tightly to him.
Only in this way could his profits be maximized in the short term.
Even if the Song family wanted to invest in something else or start another business, they wouldn't be able to shake him off.
Frankly, such a thought was a bit too wishful thinking. The Song family wasn't Jia Xinmin's subordinate.
How could he achieve such a goal, especially so easily?
"Make an example? So, I'm the chicken?"
Yu Zhou found it both amusing and exasperating. He never expected the other party to have such a peculiar way of thinking.
Anyone else, wanting to bind a behemoth like the Song family to their chariot, wouldn't use such a clumsy method, would they?
Did he really think the Song family was so easily manipulated?
Wasn't that a ridiculous notion?
After all, whether in Jiangbei or in Zhongnan Province, the Song family could be considered a behemoth.
Perhaps when they acquired 'Tailong Light Industry,' they didn't have much capital, so approaching a Shanxi boss with ample cash flow was normal.
But to completely bind them to his chariot was thinking too much.
Let alone whether he had the capability, even based on his current actions, it fundamentally ruled out the possibility of future ties with the Song family.
Did he truly consider the Song family, lacking sufficient capital, to be made of mud?
And, no matter what, he was the boss of a company valued in the tens of millions. Was it something you could just destroy as you pleased?
In the business world, most merchants had a very complex network of relationships.
To put it bluntly, without some capability, you absolutely couldn't have developed to Yu Zhou's scale in this era.
In such a situation, even with a truly terrifying cash flow, could you truly crush everything?
Honestly, even though Yu Zhou took this matter very seriously, he still wouldn't believe that the other party could easily crush his "Three Horses" company.
"What? You don't believe I can handle a small company like yours, worth tens of millions?"
Seeing the expressions of all the "Three Horses" employees in the reception hall, Jia Xinmin knew he was being underestimated.
In fact, even he himself, before making this decision, didn't believe he was guaranteed to win.
However, he wouldn't show this sentiment within the company.
Jia Xinmin now wore a playful smile, so much so that even Yu Zhou found it incredible.
How could he still be so confident at this point?
He not only didn't take Yu Zhou seriously, but he didn't even take the Song family seriously. Where did this confidence come from?
It wasn't that Yu Zhou was overthinking. In his view, without a certain backing, Jia Xinmin would absolutely not dare to do something like this, let alone be so arrogant.
To openly state that he didn't want the Song family to have other partners, and to directly eliminate anyone he saw was a threat.
If anyone else, without backing, had acted so boastfully, their graves would likely be overgrown with weeds by now. kuAiδugg
Yu Zhou was contemplating. At the same time, his gaze towards Jia Xinmin became more playful.
Perhaps he truly had some backing, but whether this backing could truly be converted into strength was another matter.
The Song family, instead of cooperating properly, he wanted to bind them completely.
You have means and backing behind you, but don't they have it too?
Finally, Yu Zhou suddenly chuckled.
The smile on his face exuded a chilling aura.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the reception hall became somewhat cold.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Zhou simply looked at the other party, yet it made Jia Xinmin feel an inexplicable sense of unease.
Subconsciously, for some reason, Jia Xinmin became serious.