Sun Dasheng didn't know what Ye Tiancheng was thinking, but he was sure that he was thinking about how to complicate things with him.
"Thinking about us, and not complicating issues on one matter, I'm exceptionally worried."
"Exceptionally worried?" Ye Tiancheng smiled at this, "I think you should have complicated things a long time ago, shouldn't you?"
"What do you mean?" he asked, not understanding at all, "The crux of the matter is what are you thinking about?"
"The crux of the matter is that I'm not thinking about anything." He grinned and said, "Now things are becoming very complicated. If you can clearly understand this, then the problem will be easier to solve, because we are facing a powerful family. Without some ability, it's impossible to confront them. Don't you agree? It's like not getting the mutton but getting a bad reputation." Sun Dasheng said to Ye Tiancheng. Hearing this guy's words, he couldn't help but laugh heartily. Asking him to do something and having so much nonsense, it truly showed that he didn't take Ye Tiancheng seriously.
Feng Huaiyuan was busy devising a plan against Ye Tiancheng. His son, Feng Zhongke, was no easy character. Seeing Feng Zhongke appear, Feng Huaiyuan's anger towards his son immediately surfaced.
He looked at his son and appeared exceptionally unhappy.
He smiled at him and said, "Son, you can still come out. Don't cause trouble for me again and embarrass yourself."
"Father, what are you saying? How is this my fault?" Feng Zhongke was very unhappy and immediately got angry. In his father's eyes, he was nothing. He felt like he was neither here nor there, losing the chance to be like a son, completely like a complete idiot. At this, his anger intensified.
"What is this? You simply don't take me seriously." Feng Huaiyuan was very angry, feeling that having this descendant was truly a disaster.
"I think Father should understand that in this situation, we should adjust our strategy, not like you, uniting with some merchants or stores to target Ye Tiancheng. Our business has nothing to do with him, so this approach is simply futile. It would be better to develop industries like his and compete with him, after all, we have plenty of money."
"Your idea is really not practical. The situation is that our strategic goals have deviated. If we want to confront this guy, it really requires great courage," Feng Zhongke's father, Feng Huaiyuan, said to him in his usual condescending manner.
Hearing his father's words, Feng Zhongke didn't find it appropriate to say anything more. If he continued to talk, there would be no result. It was better to say nothing now and just do as the old man said. As for what kind of results or gains there would be, it would require a fresh look from the beginning. "Forget it, Father, I was wrong."
This attitude was not at all like admitting fault, but rather blaming his father. He was not on the same page as his father. If everything were done according to his temper, there would definitely be great trouble in the future. Given that such troublesome matters were accumulating more and more, he appeared quite unusual.
As time went by, their arguments became increasingly intense.
This unreasonable argument was of no benefit to their situation. The conflict between these father and son could be described as extremely fierce. Therefore, for Ye Tiancheng, the thoughts he held in his heart were actually very profound and made one ponder. As time went by, all these conflicts became something that made people think deeply.
Feng Zhongke naturally chose his own ideas. Although these ideas seemed very selfish to him, he had to do so. After all, sons grow up and don't listen to their fathers. This pattern was constantly playing out in wealthy families. A young master like him, who was well-fed and indulged, naturally couldn't understand his father's hardships because he had never experienced anything. Everything had been too smooth, and he didn't know the hardships of life. The choices he made were always idealistic and never practical. This led to his initial defeat when facing Ye Tiancheng.
"I didn't expect my son to be so unbearable. I really don't know why I chose to get together with his mother and have such a degenerate among degenerates..." Feng Huaiyuan looked at his son's retreating back, feeling extremely bitter. What father doesn't wish for his son to become a dragon? But this Feng Zhongke had become a worm, which made Feng Huaiyuan infinitely sad.
In fact, they had chosen the wrong stance from the beginning. If they had stood with Ye Tiancheng, such problems would not have arisen. The key was that they had not stood with Ye Tiancheng, which led to these problems. These problems further exacerbated their conflict, and the father-son relationship became even more intense.
Now things were becoming very complicated. Because the father and son were so estranged, it would definitely affect their combat deployment. If they couldn't act in unison and face external threats together, the entire Feng family would face an unprecedented crisis. This old man was very cunning and knew this clearly, so he really wanted to discipline his son, but unfortunately, his son didn't listen to him at all and completely disregarded him as a father.
The Feng family's butler, named Zhu Maorong, walked over and said to Feng Huaiyuan, "Master, I think the problem is not with the young master, but with you, sir. You put business first from the beginning and didn't put educating your son first, which is why he has become a prodigal son. All of this is thanks to you, sir."
What Zhu Maorong said was considered a grave offense.
For a subordinate to say such things to his master would definitely be displeasing. Feng Huaiyuan glanced at Zhu Maorong with displeasure. But soon he put aside his thoughts, as this Zhu Maorong was indeed right. From the beginning, he hadn't prioritized education. If he had disciplined his son, he wouldn't be in such a predicament now.
Taking all the responsibilities and duties, he, as a father, was undeniably at fault. Thinking so much now was meaningless. The only meaningful thing was how to rectify this mistake.
"Let the young master study at a noble school for a period. There are many elites there, sons of wealthy magnates. At the very least, he can gain some connections and have a fallback plan to deal with crises in the future," Zhu Maorong suggested to Feng Huaiyuan. Feng Huaiyuan pondered his butler's words but felt that people only added splendor to existing prosperity, not help in times of need. When the Feng family truly declined, these people would stay far away. Who would be willing to lend a hand in times of crisis? As someone who had been in the business world for many years, he was deeply aware of the fickleness of human relationships. Therefore, he smiled helplessly and said, "Your words are too idealistic. People only add splendor to existing prosperity, not help in times of need. When you are truly in trouble, no one will help you, unless it's your family."
This butler was naturally different from Feng Huaiyuan. His environment was surrounded by many sincere friends.
Feng Huaiyuan, however, was different. He was like an emperor, a solitary figure. The interests he was involved in were all intertwined with interests. If there were no conflicts of interest, they would have no intersection. These friends were also so-called fair-weather friends, friends of convenience. He didn't have a single true friend. To end up like this, his life was a complete failure. What was the use of having mountains of gold and silver if he didn't even have a true friend? It was too pathetic.
Therefore, different people say different things, and different interests lead to different words. Ghosts speak ghostly words, and people sometimes speak ghostly words to each other, depending on the circumstances of their interests. Those who have interests will naturally put their interests first because they believe that as long as they can gain benefits, they can say anything. However, Zhu Maorong was not like that. He was very loyal to his master and said whatever he thought, hoping that his master would profit so that he could survive. If he left the Feng family, his job would be very difficult to find. A job as pleasant as this, with opportunities for personal gain, was very hard to find even in all of China.
Therefore, he sincerely hoped that his master could hold on.
Feng Huaiyuan, of course, knew his little thoughts, but as a master, he had to be like a prime minister with a broad mind, pretending not to notice. Although he was unhappy, he had to pretend to be happy.
As a person, the most important thing is to be able to pretend.
Life is a play, and the key is acting.
If your acting is not good, it means you are not good at anything.
Regarding this, Ye Tiancheng had long seen through the people of the Feng family. So when Sun Dasheng said that, he pretended to believe Sun Dasheng's words and treated him like a distinguished guest. This guy was so happy that he was practically jumping with joy, thinking that Ye Tiancheng knew nothing.
In fact, Ye Tiancheng understood perfectly but pretended not to.
As a joke, if he was chosen by the divine stone, it meant he was the chosen one.
As a chosen one, he was naturally a very powerful existence.
Having done this for so many years, he understood everything, suffered a lot, and was deceived many times. Naturally, he was aware of every subtle change. Therefore, he really wanted to solve his problems.
If he could solve the problems of Byte Collection, it would naturally be a very simple matter. But for Ye Tiancheng, many things were not as simple as imagined. He needed to make his industry bigger and stronger.
Then he could resist risks.
The fate of a small grass is that any gust of wind can destroy it. A towering tree can withstand everything except lightning and strong winds; any gentle breeze has no effect on it. Therefore, people in the world respect the strong. As long as you can become a true strong person, others will submit to your feet, and whatever you say will be right. Those idiots who complain about society every day are completely useless, because you are just a fish, a fish that will be slaughtered by others. Unless you can leap over the dragon gate and become a dragon, others cannot do anything to you.
Because this world only has one rule: either eat others, or be eaten by others.
With no other choice, only the brave can win in a narrow encounter.
Because you have no chance to choose.
It is said that Feng Huaiyuan had already formulated a strategy to eliminate Ye Tiancheng in the shortest possible time.
Their plan was to adopt a monopolistic strategy targeting Ye Tiancheng's various businesses, using large sums of money to buy out Ye Tiancheng's resources. Now the entire city was engulfed in various competitions. Whoever possessed the greatest capital could monopolize everything, because China was still in the early stages of its capital market, and such management was too late. Problems often appeared before attention was paid. For those initial problems, they simply turned a blind eye. Even if some wise people saw them, they dared not speak out, because people in these positions often held relatively low status and had no ability to manage these matters. Therefore, they could only watch anxiously, but this benefited speculators like Feng Huaiyuan, who used their capital for frantic plunder to obtain greater profits.
After the seventh day, all of Ye Tiancheng's capital was collected under Feng Huaiyuan's name.
Most of the Longdan Xiegan Pills produced by Ye Tiancheng were taken away by Feng Huaiyuan. Those patients who wanted to use Longdan Xiegan Pills had to pay exorbitant prices to buy them from Feng Huaiyuan. Seeing this result, Sun Dasheng became anxious. He quickly reported this situation to Ye Tiancheng. When he went to find Ye Tiancheng, Ye Tiancheng was leisurely drinking tea in his thatched hut. He had already planted five pear trees and was researching how to produce pear paste.
When Sun Dasheng found Ye Tiancheng and saw his nonchalant demeanor, he said angrily, "Damn it, I can't believe you're still so relaxed when disaster is imminent. Are you only going to panic when everything is lost?"
"I think you're thinking too much. That's not the case." Ye Tiancheng smiled indifferently at Sun Dasheng, acting as if he didn't understand him at all.
"What you're saying is truly disappointing. As the boss of a company, you should know better than I do how to act. If everyone were like you, the world would be in chaos."
This guy was truly worrying about unnecessary things. How could someone like Ye Tiancheng, a favored son of heaven with boundless abilities, fall into Feng Huaiyuan's hands? He had already made preparations for Feng Huaiyuan's decisions. The so-called Longdan Xiegan Pills were not completely bought out by Feng Huaiyuan. There were still several tons of stock hidden in Ye Tiancheng's warehouse. He was producing at the slowest pace possible, while the workers' speed had increased several times due to their proficiency. He did not sell all of these increased quantities, but hid some in the warehouse, knowing that Feng Huaiyuan would engage in capital plunder, so he had to hide some of the goods.
When Feng Huaiyuan raised the price, he would sell the Longdan Xiegan Pills at a price only slightly higher than the original, by one-third. This would counter Feng Huaiyuan and also earn a profit of one-third more than before. It could be said that no businessman is not cunning, and this guy was extremely shrewd. For his actions,
Sun Dasheng finally woke up and couldn't help but be furious with Ye Tiancheng. He was a shameless capitalist.
"Capitalism, of course, prioritizes profit. What happens to others has nothing to do with oneself. Don't think that capitalists often do charity; in fact, they exploit others' interests more than they donate..."
"If that's your idea, then wouldn't capitalists deserve to die?"
"What do you think? There's no absolute right or wrong in this world. What is right is what conforms to one's own interests, and what doesn't conform is wrong." This guy shamelessly retorted to Sun Dasheng. He had no idea what was going on in his mind, completely opposite to what they had discussed before. He really didn't know how this person could change so much. Sun Dasheng couldn't figure out what Ye Tiancheng was thinking. Ye Tiancheng naturally wouldn't let Sun Dasheng know what he was thinking. If this guy knew what he was thinking, wouldn't everything be figured out by him?
A true leader is like Cao Cao, whose most basic principle is that others cannot figure out what he is thinking. Yang Xiu, a person who played with small cleverness, died precisely because he figured out what Cao Cao was thinking. Such a person in such a position is very dangerous, and it is something that a leader greatly fears. After all, they would never let their subordinates figure out what they are thinking. If they want to play any tricks, they will play them smoothly. If everything is seen through by their subordinates, what else is there to play? Ye Tiancheng thought the same and acted accordingly. It must be said that he was very cunning. Although he was only in his early twenties, the hardships he had experienced had made him completely understand this world. From then on, he was no longer naive and innocent, but connected with this world, becoming very insidious and ruthless. It is said that without ruthlessness, one cannot be a great man. Those who are ruthless and cruel often occupy the highest position in the food chain.
Before, he also believed in the morals and theories he learned in college, but after experiencing the world, he no longer believed in these damn theories, because the reality of this world is often the opposite of the moral theories described in books. Therefore, who would still believe in these things? It's like their heads were kicked by a donkey. However, they still had to preach these long speeches, because it could help them maintain a glorious banner and make them appear as upright and bright people. This is called an open stratagem.
Below the open stratagem is a conspiracy. The so-called conspiracy is to use some underhanded means, just like now. The measures he has taken against Feng Huaiyuan are also called conspiracies. The so-called conspiracies are things that cannot be told to others. Once discovered by others, the conspiracy will not be formed.
Simply put, a conspiracy cannot be told to others; it must be kept in one's heart.
Therefore, he himself is very clear about what is going on in his mind, because these things are very important to him and need to be practiced and completed.
"Then what should we do now? We can't just watch Feng Huaiyuan completely dominate the entire market?"
"Now, let's increase the price by one-third as before. Let's earn whatever we can. After all, producing Longdan Xiegan Pills is a short-term goal. We still have huge goals to achieve in the future, so you should understand my thoughts and not always be like a fool who knows nothing..."
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, Sun Dasheng finally understood that he had been completely manipulated by him. What he had said before was truly killing him, because he had previously prided himself on being very intelligent, like someone who knew everything and understood everything. But now he realized that he was a complete fool, and Ye Tiancheng was the master who controlled everything.