For a moment, Huangfu Qin Yuan, who was sitting on the sofa, turned ashen.
His chest heaved violently with anger.
Especially the playback count below the video, 500 million plays, 200 million shares, these numbers pierced Huangfu Qin Yuan's chest like needle tips.
"Boss, the internet is flooded with related videos, and it's even topped the trending list. Our group's stocks and those companies that suddenly terminated their cooperation are all likely affected by this."
"Slap!"
Hearing the middle-aged man's explanation, Huangfu Qin Yuan raised his hand and smashed his phone to the ground, shattering it instantly.
The middle-aged man lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.
"Useless, all of you are useless! To be played like this by a kid!" Huangfu Qin Yuan roared in anger.
But just then, Huangfu Qin Yuan's phone suddenly rang.
Huangfu Qin Yuan had no intention of answering.
However, the middle-aged man saw the number displayed on Huangfu Qin Yuan's phone on the table and quickly reminded him, "Boss, it's the old man's call."
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Qin Yuan picked up the phone.
"Is what's being spread online true?" As soon as the call was connected, a stern voice of an old man questioned him.
Huangfu Qin Yuan remained silent, implicitly admitting it.
"Idiot! Do you know how much loss your actions have brought to our family?! Didn't you use your brain before acting?! Learn from your elder brother, when will you ever surpass even half of him?!"
Hearing this, Huangfu Qin Yuan clenched his fists tightly, his face looking worse than if he had eaten ten pounds of rat droppings.
In his life, he hated it most when people compared him to his elder brother, and even more so when people said he was inferior to his elder brother.
"When your subordinates handle things, find reliable ones and use your brain, understand?! With our status, many people are watching us!"
"Understood, Father." Huangfu Qin Yuan suppressed his anger and nodded in response.
"Also, what's the situation with the ports in South China? I heard from someone named Liu Zhijun that the ports in South China are no longer under the Huangfu family's name, but have been taken over by the Chen family."
"I am currently handling this matter, and it will be resolved soon," Huangfu Qin Yuan assured.
"You have one week. If you can't resolve it, you don't need to be the chairman of Kaiyuan Shipping Group anymore!"
Huangfu Qin Yuan was startled, but before he could say anything, the line went dead.
"Slap!"
As expected, Huangfu Qin Yuan smashed the phone to the ground again.
"Boss, what do we do about the ports now?" Seeing Huangfu Qin Yuan smash the phone, the middle-aged man couldn't help but ask.
"How they took the ports, we will take them back!"
The middle-aged man looked troubled. "Boss, but, but that's South China. I've inquired, and the underground forces in South China have just undergone a reshuffle. That person called Da Xiong is the leader of the South China underworld. Without local support, it will be difficult to take them back."
"Isn't there still one area that doesn't belong to Da Xiong?"
"There is one, Fengyu City. The former leader of South China was in that area," the middle-aged man quickly nodded.
Then he seemed to recall something. "Boss, are you planning to support Ma Peng?"
"Why not? He's already at the end of his rope. Without our support, he'll eventually be thrown into the river by Da Xiong to feed the fish," Huangfu Qin Yuan replied.
"Boss, I heard that many merchants have established cooperation with Da Xiong and his group, and even the Liu family has signed an agreement with them."
"Hmph, summon all the merchants and tell them that anyone who dares to cooperate with them from now on is opposing our Huangfu family. Let's see how many people dare to use Da Xiong's ports." A cold glint flashed in Huangfu Qin Yuan's eyes.
"Boss, how are we going to handle the matter in the video? Even if we issue a statement, that Li Yuancheng has always been by your side, and many people recognize him." The middle-aged man pointed at the broken phone again.
"Bang!"
Huangfu Qin Yuan slammed the table abruptly. "This incompetent fool is useless."
"Let's focus on the ports first. Once we regain our monopoly, let's see who dares to cancel their cooperation with us."
"Yes! I'll go do it now!" With that, the middle-aged man bowed and left the chairman's office.
Two days later, at a resort hotel in Fengyu City.
A Mercedes sedan slowly stopped, and a middle-aged man stepped out.
"Mr. Dong," seeing the person arrive, several people who had been waiting outside the resort hotel quickly stepped forward, with the man in the lead personally opening the car door.
"Mr. Ma, I've heard a lot about you," Dong Zihua said, cupping his hands politely to the people outside the car after getting out.
"It's just a false reputation," the leading man replied politely.
"Are all the people here?" Dong Zihua asked.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Dong. Those who are willing to come and those who are not are all waiting for you inside," the man gestured.
Dong Zihua nodded with satisfaction. "Well, after today, the Huangfu family will be your strong backing, and I believe you will soon return to that position."
"Mr. Dong, it is my honor to serve the Huangfu family," Ma Peng replied with a look of apprehension.
Dong Zihua said nothing more and walked towards the resort hotel.
In the large conference room of the resort hotel, dozens of people were seated. These were representatives of companies that had previously cooperated with Kaiyuan Shipping Group.
Seeing Dong Zihua enter, the previously noisy conference room immediately fell silent.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long time," Dong Zihua greeted everyone, then, flanked by Ma Peng and others, sat in the center of the conference table.
"I believe you all know why you've been invited to this meeting today. Your presence shows that you respect me, Dong Zihua, and also the Kaiyuan Shipping Group."
Just then, a man in the audience said disdainfully, "I didn't intend to come, but I couldn't refuse when someone threatened me with a knife."
The sudden remark made the atmosphere in the room awkward.
Ma Peng, sitting beside Dong Zihua, also looked displeased.
Dong Zihua's face darkened. "Is that so? Our Kaiyuan Shipping Group is an industry of the Huangfu family, and we never lack clients. If you are unwilling to cooperate, you can leave. But don't forget, if you are blacklisted by Kaiyuan Shipping, your enterprise will never be able to engage in shipping again."
It was clear that Dong Zihua was nakedly threatening these clients. After all, it was a monopolized industry, and Dong Zihua was not afraid that these people would actually leave.
He believed that after these words, everyone present would obediently listen to their Kaiyuan Shipping Group.
However, Dong Zihua had forgotten that in South China, the largest shipping company was no longer them.
The next second, the smug look on Dong Zihua's face froze.