Reborn in the red age

After reading all the content in today's newspaper, Mou Qizhong's face turned pale instantly. He crumpled up the newspaper in his hand and slammed it hard on the desk.

The secretary standing by was so frightened when he saw this scene that he trembled with fear and did not dare to step forward to dissuade him.

The secretary has been following this boss for several years and knows his temper very well.

This guy is not an easy person to get along with. When he is in a bad mood, he really dares to hit people.

"What's wrong with this Li Qingfeng? Why did he do this all of a sudden? What does he want to do? He has disrupted all my plans."

Mou Qizhong paced back and forth in the office with gnashing teeth, constantly complaining about the fact that Li Qingfeng sold him out without even saying a word.

After walking back and forth for a while, Mou Qizhong finally stopped and shouted at his secretary, "Contact Li Qingfeng immediately. I want to ask him what he wants to do by making such a rumor-refuting statement."

The secretary quickly responded, trotted out to pick up the phone, dialed Huaxin's switchboard, and carefully requested to be transferred to Li Qingfeng's office.

Li Qingfeng, who was in a meeting, did not respond when he received the message from Mou Qizhong that he wanted to talk to him, but continued to listen to the speeches of his subordinates.

Seeing this, He Guangqin immediately understood what to do and carefully left the meeting room.

"Hello, Chairman Li is in a meeting and cannot answer the phone at the moment. Do you want to leave a message?"

The secretary, who was anxiously waiting with the phone in her hand, was slightly stunned when she heard the reply coming from the receiver.

After hesitating for a moment, he whispered, "Our NanDe CEO Mou has an urgent matter and needs to contact Chairman Li. Please tell him and ask him to call back as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, the secretary took a deep breath, returned to the office, and carefully reported Huaxin's response to Mou Qizhong.

Mou Qizhong snorted coldly, his face becoming even gloomier: "Meeting? Qingfeng Li seems to be very relaxed. I think he is just too embarrassed to see me and is hiding from me."

Let’s talk. Mou Qizhong picked up the clothes hanging on the hanger and was about to go out to Huaxin Building to look for Li Qingfeng in person.

Seeing that Mou Qizhong was about to leave, the secretary hurriedly said cautiously: "Mr. Mou, those investors yesterday must have seen today's newspaper. They must be waiting for your explanation now. If you leave now, they can't find you and the matter may get worse."

As he spoke further, his voice became lower and lower, for fear of angering Mou Qizhong.

Mou Qizhong paused and his face looked even uglier. He knew that those investors would not give up, especially after seeing Huaxin’s statement to refute the rumors, they would definitely suspect that they had been fooled.

But right now his mind was filled with the thought that Qingfeng Li had stabbed him in the back, and he couldn't care less about these things.

"Let them wait," Mou Qizhong gritted his teeth and said, "I don't have time to answer them now. Wait until I find Li Qingfeng and ask him about it, then I'll come back and deal with them."

After saying that, he rushed out of the office without looking back, leaving the secretary standing there alone with a helpless look on her face.

Sitting in his Bentley, Mou Qizhong urged the driver to go straight to Huaxin Building.

When he arrived at the Huaxin Building, Mou Qizhong rushed directly into the lobby and walked towards the front desk in a menacing manner.

Seeing this, the receptionist stood up quickly and asked politely, "Hello, sir, do you have an appointment?"

"Appointment? Do I need an appointment to see Qingfeng Li?" Mou Qizhong sneered, "Go tell him that I, Mou Qizhong, am here, and ask him to come down to see me right away."

The receptionist was startled by his aura, but she still maintained a professional smile: "I'm sorry, sir, Chairman Li is in a meeting and cannot see guests for the time being. If you don't have an appointment, you may need to wait a while."

"Wait? I can't wait!" Mu Qizhong slammed the table and raised his voice eight degrees: "Call him right away and tell him I have an emergency!"

The receptionist was so scared that she took a step back. Just as she was at a loss as to what to do, He Guangqin walked out of the elevator.

After seeing Mou Qizhong, he immediately went up to him with a polite smile on his face: "Boss Mou, why are you here? Boss Li is in a meeting and it is not convenient for him to see guests for the time being. How about you sit in the reception room for a while and I will make arrangements for you?"

"Don't give me that crap. Tell Li Qingfeng that I must see him today. If he doesn't come out, I will rush into the meeting room directly," Mou Qizhong snorted coldly, staring at He Guangqin.

He Guangqin's smile remained unchanged, and his tone was still polite: "Boss Mou, don't get excited. Boss Li is indeed busy. Why don't you go to the reception room to rest first, and I will go and inform you right away."

Seeing that He Guangqin was determined, Mou Qizhong knew that it was useless to force his way in, so he snorted coldly and followed him to the reception room.

After He Guangqin arranged Mou Qizhong in the reception room and said he was going out to report, the smile on his face disappeared instantly as he walked out of the reception room door.

He glanced at the frosted glass door of the reception room, tidied his clothes briefly, and whispered to the two bodyguards who had just come up: "Keep an eye on him. If he comes out to cause trouble, you two will be responsible for sending him back."

"Understand"*2
After looking at Mou Qizhong sitting in the conference room again, He Guangqin quickly walked towards the elevator with a serious expression on his face.

He knew in his heart that Mou Qizhong had come with bad intentions this time, and Qingfeng Li's attitude was also very clear, which was that he didn't want to see him for the time being.

As Li Qingfeng's secretary, He Guangqin had to handle the matter properly, neither letting Mou Qizhong make too much of a fuss nor making things difficult for Li Qingfeng.

He went straight to Li Qingfeng's office and knocked on the door gently. After hearing the voice of "Come in" from inside, He Guangqin pushed the door open and walked in.

"Teacher Li, President Mou is in the reception room now. He has a very tough attitude and said he must see you today, otherwise he will rush into the meeting room." He Guangqin reported in a low voice with a hint of worry in his tone.

Li Qingfeng was sitting behind his desk, checking a document in his hand. After listening to He Guangqin's report, he said without raising his head, "Let him wait. I'll go see him in half an hour."

This time, Li Qingfeng planned to leave Mou Qi Zhong out in the cold. This was indeed a bit too much. It’s your own business, you can brag about it as much as you want, but don’t involve me.

It doesn't matter if you use my reputation to attract investment, but it's a bit exaggerated.

It is really outrageous that a project with an investment of 1 billion yuan was told to investors as 2 billion yuan and published in the newspaper as an investment of 5 billion yuan.

In other words, no one really argued with him. If we strictly follow the criminal law, what Mou Qizhong did was definitely illegal. And he violated more than one of them, at least one of them was contract fraud and one of them was false advertising.

If we don't give him a good warning this time and let him know that this is not how his reputation should be used, who knows how he will brag about it after the company is established.

"Teacher Li, Mr. Mou is very emotional. As far as I know, Mr. Mou has injured people several times. Do you think we should make some preparations in advance?"

At this time, Qingfeng Li raised his head and smiled faintly: "Why, do you mean that Mou Qizhong will punch me in the face in a rage?"

"This is very likely. According to the information I have, Mou Qizhong once fought with someone because of a verbal dispute."

"Ha ha"

Li Qingfeng walked out from behind his desk, patted his arms, and demonstrated the opening stance of Wing Chun: "I have also practiced a few moves. Three or five ordinary people can't get close to me. As for that little old man Lao Mou, if we really fight, he will definitely be the one who suffers."

Seeing Li Qingfeng so relaxed, He Guangqin's worries were slightly relieved.

He nodded, still speaking cautiously, "Teacher Li, as long as you are sure, that's good. However, Mr. Mou is a celebrity after all. From the outside, it seems that you and Mr. Mou have always had a good personal relationship. If the matter gets out of hand, it will not be good for both parties. Do you think you should give him an explanation first to calm him down?"

"There's no need to explain to him. I ruined his career, so it's normal for him to be angry. However, Huaxin's statement to refute the rumor is true. No matter how much he makes a fuss, it won't change anything."

Seeing Li Qingfeng's firm attitude, He Guangqin said nothing more, nodded, turned around and left the office.

Returning to the door of the reception room, He Guangqin adjusted his expression and put on his professional smile again.

When I opened the door, I saw Mou Qizhong sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face. His fingers kept tapping on the armrest, and it was obvious that he was getting impatient.

"Mr. Mou, Mr. Li's meeting will end in half an hour. He asked me to tell you that he will come to see you immediately after the meeting." He Guangqin said politely.

Mou Qizhong suddenly raised his head, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes: "Half an hour? Does Qingfeng Li think that I, Mou Qizhong, am easy to bully? He made me wait so long?"

"Mr. Mou, Director Li is indeed busy, please understand. If you really can't wait, you can go back first and make an appointment another day," He Guangqin said in a calm tone, still smiling.

"He Guangqin, stop talking nonsense here. I have to see Li Qingfeng today. How could he stab me in the back? We are brothers at ordinary times, but he hurt me behind my back at the critical moment. I must get an explanation from him today, otherwise I won't leave."

Seeing this, He Guangqin's smile faded and he spoke less politely: "Mr. Mou, this is Huaxin Building, please be mindful of your words and actions."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone could hear the threat in his tone. If Mou Qizhong spoke rudely again, He Guangqin would be rude to him.

In He Guangqin's opinion, Mou Qizhong is just so-so. His business is not doing very well, but he brags a lot. The only thing he can show off among all the projects he has done is exchanging canned food for airplanes.

Apart from this, the remaining projects can be described as not worth mentioning.

That is to say, he and Qingfeng Li have a good personal relationship. Otherwise, for a company of this level, let alone meeting Qingfeng Li, even He Guangqin would have to make an appointment a few days in advance.

When Mou Qizhong heard these threatening words, his face became even uglier, but reason told him that it was not wise to quarrel with He Guangqin.

Let's not talk about losing his identity, He Guangqin really dared to let the security guard throw him out.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, sat back on the sofa, and said coldly: "Okay, I'll wait for another half an hour. If Li Qingfeng doesn't come after half an hour, don't blame me for being rude."

He Guangqin nodded without comment, left the reception room, and closed the door.

He Guangqin walked out of the door, glanced at the two bodyguards guarding the door, and whispered, "Keep a close eye on him, don't let him cause trouble."

"Understood." The two bodyguards responded in unison.

Half an hour later, thinking it was about time, Li Qingfeng stood up from his boss chair, stretched, tidied his clothes, and took He Guangqin to the reception room.

When I pushed the door open, I saw Mou Qizhong sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face, his hands on his chest, and a few crumpled pieces of paper scattered around his feet.

It was obvious that he had just vented his anger on these papers.

Mou Qizhong, who was sulking, saw Li Qingfeng coming in. He stood up from his chair, walked quickly to Li Qingfeng, and said angrily: "Chairman Li, Boss Li, what do you mean by refuting the rumor? Yesterday we were still brothers, but today you are publicly dismantling my reputation. Is that how you do things?"

"What do you mean I'm destroying your business? You've almost smashed my pot, can't I just fix it?"

Facing Mou Qizhong's accusations, Qingfeng Li seemed calm and composed. He walked over to sit opposite Mou Qizhong and said calmly, "Old Mou, don't get excited. Sit down and talk it over."

Mou Qizhong showed no sign of calmness. He slammed the table so hard that the teacups on the table shook a few times. "How can we talk to each other peacefully? I have worked so hard to get the investment. The contract has been signed and the payment will be made soon. After you did this, will those investors still trust me?"

Facing Mou Qizhong who was slamming the table, Qingfeng Li narrowed his eyes.

Great, does he really think he owes him something? He even dares to slam the table in front of himself?
Qingfeng Li suppressed his anger and said calmly, "Old Mou, please sit down first. Let's talk."

"Talk? What else is there to talk about? Do you know that because of your statement to refute the rumors, those investors are now blocking my door in my office?"

At this time, Qingfeng Li was also a little bit angry, and he also slammed the table and stood up: "At the beginning, we agreed to invest 1 billion, but you turned around and announced to the investors that you would invest 2 billion, and announced to the media that you would invest 5 billion. You broke the law, did you know that?"

"Breaking the law? What law did I break? Don't scare me with this. This is just a business operation method. You are too conservative and don't know how to adapt."

"Business operation?"

Li Qingfeng was so angry that he laughed. It turned out that the bosses who grew up in the grassroots these days had no idea what the law was.

Not wanting to argue with him about whether it was illegal or not, Qingfeng Li stood up, looked at Mou Qizhong, and said calmly:
"It seems that our philosophies are too different. In this case, since the company has not yet been established and the cooperation intention is just verbal, let's stop here and let Huaxin withdraw from this project. Let's part ways amicably."

Having said that, Li Qingfeng no longer paid attention to Mou Qizhong who was standing there in a daze, and turned around and walked towards the door of the reception room. (End of this chapter)