This entire production line, you could say it was compensation from the Su family, or you could say they wanted to withdraw from the melon seed market; either interpretation would be valid.
However, the main reason Yu Zhou didn't have to pay a single cent was the evidence he held that could implicate the Su family.
Of course, after obtaining this evidence, Yu Zhou also had to sign a letter of commitment, promising not to use this matter to cause further trouble. Under these circumstances, whether the future relationship with the Su family would be one of competition or something else, that would depend on fate.
For Yu Zhou, this was naturally a good thing. A small dried fruit factory under his new management experiencing such a significant uplift so quickly.
He had even gained a promise that the other party would cease developing melon seeds, and all their existing production lines and other assets were handed over to Yu Zhou.
If Yu Zhou didn't consider this a profitable outcome, then what could be considered profitable?
"Actually, it's mainly my good luck. If this evidence hadn't suddenly appeared, the Su family would never have compromised so readily."
Although Yu Zhou was happy, he hadn't lost his rational mind.
He understood clearly how difficult it would have been to achieve this much without involving Qin Siyue. But surely he couldn't resort to using someone like Qin Siyue for such minor difficulties, could he?
If he did that, the outside world would surely question his capabilities, and he would be taken even less seriously in the future. This is how things work.
Sometimes, the trump cards that are never used are the true trump cards. The reason the Su family dared not go too far was precisely because of Qin Siyue's presence, wasn't it?
However, if he were to deploy such a trump card, Qin Siyue could only deter them once. He couldn't possibly go to her for every minor trouble that arose in the future, could he? Was he, Yu Zhou, running a business, or was Qin Siyue?
"Sometimes, luck is also a form of ability. Moreover, if your strategy hadn't been so brilliant, you might not have caught the leaker at all."
Song Qing didn't see it as mere luck; instead, he thought more highly of Yu Zhou's capabilities.
If such strategic planning was considered luck, then who could achieve success easily?
Being able to find the lead immediately and act upon it – could all of this truly be attributed solely to luck?
Song Qing believed that even without the evidence from Su Tongchuan of the Su family, Yu Zhou might have lost the initiative when facing the Song family, but he would still have secured the benefits he deserved.
The so-called imitation melon seeds would also inevitably disappear from the market.
"This matter is finally settled. To be honest, when I first heard about these imitations, I wasn't very confident."
"Now that it's completely over, I realize how thrilling and incredible the process was! I actually achieved a great victory."
Yu Zhou felt a sense of emotion. After all, this was the first time since his rebirth that he had faced such a formidable power.
Even with all the experience from his past life, he knew the bottom lines and concerns of the so-called families of this era.
But when you truly understand, or rather, truly face such a behemoth, the serenity of one's state of mind and the pressure one faces are still immense.
Take a fool like Su Tongchuan, for instance. Was he truly not a threat at all?
Not at all. Even now, the dried fruit factory was still undergoing various inspections.
What if they didn't play by the rules and simply acted arbitrarily?
He was a member of the Su family, so he had the right to be capricious, while Yu Zhou currently lacked that right.
This was the biggest gap between them.
"If you ask me, we shouldn't have compromised. We should have just locked up that person from the Su family and Zhang Feng."
"That would have been a real slap in their faces! You ended up signing a letter of commitment and not pursuing it?"
Even now, Wu Dabiao's face was still full of indignation.
He was the kind of person who, if you punched him, would want to chop off your head in retaliation.
The fact that such words came from his mouth clearly indicated his deep dissatisfaction.
"If you retaliated like that, you would feel satisfied, but did you consider the people in the factory?"
"Our good business is what allows the people in the factory to live better lives, and it's how Brother Yu can earn money and develop his career."
"But if we were to completely go head-to-head with the Su family, the outcome would truly be unpredictable."
"Living under constant pressure almost every day would be extremely difficult. Therefore, what Brother Yu did was actually the right thing."
Qin Feng, on the other hand, saw things more clearly at this moment.
Although Qin Siyue had sent him here merely to help, Qin Feng considered it an extremely rare learning opportunity. If he could learn well, then starting his own business and factory in the future would be no problem.
And now, from Yu Zhou's approach to handling matters, he had indeed learned a great deal.
For instance, regarding profits, when you start viewing things from the factory's perspective, it's a completely different concept from a personal perspective.
Running a factory requires prioritizing profitability above all else. So-called deterrence and a sense of belonging are, in essence, just superficial.
Only tangible profits are the greatest reliance for a factory's survival.
Once a factory begins to drain its owner's funds, its continued operation becomes uncertain.
Seeing that Qin Feng, who rarely spoke, had finally voiced his opinion, Wu Dabiao didn't say anything further.
Although he still felt a bit resentful, when he thought about the fact that the production line alone was worth over two hundred thousand, his heart felt somewhat more balanced.
Money, after all, was something that could achieve anything.
Upon returning home, Yu Zhou immediately collapsed onto his bed to rest.
The next day, when he went to the factory, Wu Dabiao and Qin Feng had already relayed the news.
The entire factory was in an uproar, with everyone displaying cheerful expressions.
After enduring so many days, they had finally successfully completed this contest.
Perhaps it wasn't a perfect victory, but a victory was a victory. The absence of imitations was their greatest triumph.
"Factory Manager, you were truly a godsend this time! Our factory has faced competition before, but never a complete victory."
"This truly marks a new era for the factory!"
Upon hearing the news, Liang Xiaohai immediately rushed to the factory manager's office to offer his congratulations.
However, he was surprised to find that there was already a large crowd of people in the office offering their felicitations.