Chen Lishu raised an eyebrow as Qin Lan entered, saying meaningfully, "CEO Qin, it's been a long time. I didn't expect we'd meet like this, did you?"
Qin Lan's expression was grim, but considering Chen Lishu was the only one who could help the company's current situation, he forced down his anger and said through gritted teeth, "CEO Chen, you have more methods than I imagined. I don't have time to reminisce with you today, let's get straight to the point!"
Chen Lishu nodded, smiling sweetly. "That's exactly what I wanted. After all, I don't like wasting time on scum. To be frank, Mr. Qin, my purpose in coming here is to acquire your company's sausages and help alleviate your company's burden!"
Hearing Chen Lishu call him scum, Qin Lan dared not speak out in anger. He clenched his fists tightly and asked with a dark gaze, "Then how much does CEO Chen plan to pay for these sausages?"
"Sixty cents," Chen Lishu said, making a gesture.
When Qin Lan heard Chen Lishu slash the price of 1.2 yuan down to sixty cents, he stood up from his chair in agitation, his face contorted as he questioned, "Are you sure this isn't robbery? Aren't you afraid that if this gets out, people will say you're taking advantage of our misfortune?"
Chen Lishu feigned confusion, shrugging her shoulders. "Why should I fear people talking? If I recall correctly, this move was taught to me by you, Mr. Qin! Besides, with Director Fu facilitating things, I'm on good terms with all the major media outlets now. This small matter shouldn't be deliberately reported to cause me trouble."
A blatant threat! Qin Lan was furious but seeing Chen Lishu's fearless demeanor, he felt like he was punching cotton, utterly powerless. He gritted his teeth and stared intently at Chen Lishu's face, saying, "You've got guts! But the sausages are with me. If I don't give them to you, what can you do to me? Qin Group doesn't welcome you. CEO Chen should leave quickly. Don't make me have to ask someone to escort you out. It wouldn't be good if people saw all this commotion!"
Chen Lishu was not annoyed by Qin Lan's refusal. She calmly took out a business card from her bag and slowly said, "Mr. Qin will eventually need me. I'll give you time to consider it carefully. If you need anything, you can call the number on the card." With that, she stood up and left Qin Group with Su Nian, not looking back.
Qin Lan remained seated in his office, his eyes fixed on the business card. Just as he was about to tear it up in a fit of rage, Wu Zhong rushed in frantically and said, "Mr. Qin, Miss is here."
Qin Lan put down the card, a look of annoyance flashing across his face. He impatiently said, "What is she doing here now? The company has a pile of things waiting to be handled. I don't have time to indulge her tantrums. Go out and find any excuse to send her away."
Just as Wu Zhong was about to agree, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Qin Yue, pouting and clearly angry, rushed up to Qin Lan and said, "Brother, I heard everything you just said!"
An impatient expression crossed Qin Lan's face, but he thought, who asked Qin Yue to be his sister? So he could only suppress his displeasure, curve his lips upwards, and force a strained smile, saying, "Since you know, can you stop bothering your brother? I'm really stressed right now!"
Qin Yue lowered the disappointment in her eyes and said aggrievedly, "In brother's heart, is Qin Yue just a clingy good-for-nothing? When the company ran into trouble, I was the first to get the news and immediately helped you find solutions. Guess what happened?"
"What happened?"
Qin Yue slapped her thigh abruptly, her expression excited. "I actually found a foolproof plan!" Qin Lan didn't hold out much hope for Qin Yue's plan, but to prevent her from doing more harm than good, he had to clarify. "Then tell me your brilliant plan."
Qin Yue nodded, then sat in front of Qin Lan, tapping the desk with one hand, and said, "Brother, you haven't forgotten that Yang Lili still has a pawn, have you? Just sell the sausages to Chen Lishu and solve the company's immediate problems. I heard that after the employees of your company heard that Qin Group's development wasn't going so well, they all thought about resigning! We need to find a way to stabilize these employees first. If they leave, won't our company become an empty shell? In two months, when the pig plague gradually subsides, that pawn in Yang Lili's hand can be used! With this pawn to stir up trouble, you can then take advantage of Qin Group's preoccupation to aggressively sell sausages. Once the market stabilizes, Qin Group can get back on track, and it won't be so easy for Chen Lishu to deal with us then."
The plan was indeed a good one, but Qin Lan had another question. "Chen Lishu acquired the low-priced sausages from us. How can we guarantee that she won't lower the price and cause us trouble?"
Upon hearing this question, Qin Yue sneered and said with great confidence, "Brother, I can guarantee you that Chen Lishu absolutely will not, and dares not, lower the price!"
"Why?"
Qin Yue mysteriously came to Qin Lan's side and whispered in his ear, "After the pig plague ends, the business of starch sausages naturally won't be as good. What people will accept most is meat sausages. If she chooses to lower the price, she'll have to consider the subsequent business losses. Secondly, her sudden price reduction will disrupt the market. At that point, we won't need to intervene. Those sausage manufacturers will naturally join forces to deal with Chen Lishu!"
Qin Lan suddenly understood after hearing Qin Yue's words. He clasped Qin Yue's shoulders tightly, his eyes shining with surprise. "Brother hasn't doted on you for nothing all these years. You've been a great help to me this time!"
Facing Qin Lan's praise, Qin Yue lowered her head a little bashfully and mumbled, "Brother, you don't need to be so polite to me. If you hadn't insisted on helping me teach Chen Lishu a lesson, perhaps the situation wouldn't have escalated to this point."
Qin Yue's voice was very soft, but the two were very close, so Qin Lan still heard it. A flicker of resentment flashed in his eyes. If it weren't for Qin Yue's unreasonable insistence on being with a married man, would he and his godfather have suffered so much? However, since things had already happened, Qin Lan could only hold his forehead, trying his best not to think about such useless matters.