"Now let's see how they deal with this, with two almost identical products suddenly appearing on the market."
"I refuse to believe our product is worse than theirs!"
Zhang Yuan, at the subsidiary food factory, was extremely excited in his office.
It was the powerful figure behind him who managed to bribe someone from Yu Zhou's factory to get the entire formula. This way, they could launch their product immediately and seize the market.
You had to admit, the move was insidious. Even he, upon seeing two identical products suddenly appear on the market, couldn't help but feel a thrill.
The product was made in his own factory, and not only that, they even copied the packaging of 'Tiger Head Melon Seeds'.
It wasn't exactly identical, but it was extremely similar.
Under such circumstances, he even felt that it wouldn't be difficult to go head-to-head with Yu Zhou in a direct confrontation.
As for so-called copyrights and commercial plagiarism, they were completely out of his consideration. After all, were there any companies that didn't copy these days?
Whether it was a subsidiary food product or something else, as long as a product was successful, there would be a swarm of followers. He naturally believed that he was just one of them.
If they could crush Yu Zhou with one blow, that would be ideal. If not, they could at least take a share of the melon seed market.
He didn't just want to be a participant; he wanted to be the industry leader. Ideally, he wanted to crush that disobedient Yu Zhou with one fell swoop. Even if he couldn't, he wanted to inflict heavy losses on him.
He still remembered the way Yu Zhou had completely disregarded him before. If he didn't get revenge now, when would he?
"You're acting recklessly!"
"Why did you directly copy the packaging and release it through the same channels as them?"
"Zhang Yuan, do you have any commercial awareness at all? Have you lost your mind, or do you simply not care? This way, you're bound to suffer a major setback."
Just as Zhang Yuan was smiling proudly, a young man in a suit and tie, with an enraged expression, appeared at the door.
His face was flushed red. As soon as he entered the office, he launched into a furious tirade at Zhang Yuan. He couldn't understand how he had chosen such an idiot to be the boss of the subsidiary food factory.
Wasn't this digging a hole for himself?
His tone was devoid of any politeness. He looked at Zhang Yuan as if he were looking at a dog.
If it were anyone else, Zhang Yuan might have immediately cursed back. However, this person in front of him was someone he truly couldn't afford to offend.
To his shock, he instantly stood up, gestured for the young man to take the main seat, and quickly put on a fawning smile.
"Young Master Su! What brings you here? Didn't we agree that if you needed anything in the future, you'd just tell me and I'd come to you?"
"What exactly is going on?"
Although he was extremely anxious, he maintained a calm facade.
He couldn't figure out why this person had suddenly appeared in his office.
But he knew very well that if this person truly lost his temper, even ten of him wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Yes, this so-called Young Master Su was his behind-the-scenes benefactor.
Even though he held over eighty percent of the shares in the subsidiary food factory on paper, nearly half of that eighty percent belonged to the person in front of him.
He was merely holding the shares for him as a "white glove."
Under these circumstances, Young Master Su was his backer, his boss, and there was nothing contradictory about it.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have had the nerve to ask this person for help and heavily utilize his resources whenever something came up.
"I gave you the formula to research and at least modify it before launching. Now, you've not only released the melon seed product exactly as it is, but you've also imitated the packaging and distribution channels of 'Tiger Head Melon Seeds'."
"Is this how you're supposed to be lazy?"
"Or have you never considered what would happen if something went wrong?"
Seeing Zhang Yuan like this, Su Yungui was filled with an uncontainable rage.
That's right, he had his eye on the lucrative melon seed market, which was why he had instructed Zhang Yuan to aggressively acquire it before.
But being aggressive at that time was one thing. Now that it had failed, and he had used his connections to get the melon seed formula, competing with Yu Zhou in the market was another matter entirely.
Given his status, he couldn't directly confront Yu Zhou. However, the person managing and competing with Yu Zhou on his behalf was an idiot, which filled him with despair.
As a member of the Su family, even though Su Yungui desperately wanted to seize this massive profit, his identity also demanded that he maintain his reputation.
And look at what Zhang Yuan had done? This was blatant, shameless snatching. Anyone would find it unbearable, let alone Yu Zhou, who had refused their acquisition.
"Ah? That would take at least four or five days to get to market, and if we changed the packaging standards, it might take even longer."
"If we really did that, Yu Zhou's product would have pretty much established itself in the market. How could we possibly beat him then?"
"If we don't drive him out of the market, how can our product stand out?"
Zhang Yuan was somewhat bewildered.
The truth was, he didn't see anything wrong with it and strongly preferred to do it this way.
Ever since Yu Zhou had severely "slapped" him across the face before, he had been constantly thinking about revenge. No matter the method, he wanted to reduce the person who dared to disrespect him to a complete pariah.
Because of this, he hadn't even stopped to think that this was a situation he could manage, and a plan that he didn't believe would fail.
But why was Young Master Su so angry? Wasn't it just simple imitation? Weren't there countless imitation companies and people these days?
"Stand out? You're still thinking about standing out?"
"I think you just want revenge, don't you?"
"But even for revenge, it shouldn't be this blatant! This isn't revenge; it's suicidal, blatant suicide."
Su Yungui spoke with disappointment, wishing Zhang Yuan could be better.
If it were truly that easy and simple, would he have resorted to these underhanded tactics?
He never expected his plan to go awry because of his subordinate. This was simply intolerable.
"Ah? Is it that serious?"
Well, Zhang Yuan was still completely lost, utterly clueless as to what his boss was going on about.