Reborn in the red age

In the conference room, after Li Qingfeng announced the cancellation of the cooperation, without giving Mou Qizhong time to react, Huaxin held a press conference that day and gave a detailed explanation of the termination of the cooperation intention for the recently controversial "super chip".

It was not Li Qingfeng who hosted the press conference. In fact, Li Qingfeng did not show up at all, but authorized Xu Yuanming to take full responsibility.

When Xu Yuanming finished explaining the termination of the cooperation, the media was shocked for a moment. All the reporters at the scene raised their hands and asked questions one after another.

"Mr. Xu, does Huaxin's sudden termination of cooperation mean that the super chip project has completely failed?" a reporter wearing black-framed glasses asked loudly.

Xu Yuanming looked calm, raised his hand slightly to signal everyone to be quiet, and then answered in an orderly manner: "Huaxin's withdrawal does not mean the failure of the project. The project was initiated by NanDe. After our withdrawal, the project will continue under the auspices of NanDe. President Mou will find another technical partner."

All the reporters present knew exactly what Xu Yuanming had said.

This project that was so popular yesterday will become a complete joke tomorrow.

Although Xu Yuanming tried hard to maintain the dignity of NanDe at the press conference, everyone knew that without Huaxin's technical support, it would be impossible for NanDe Group to advance the "super chip" project on its own.

"Mr. Xu, does the termination of the cooperation intention mean that Chairman Li and Mr. Mou, two once close partners, have now completely broken up? Will Huaxin have other business dealings with NanDe in the future?"

A female reporter boldly raised this question that everyone was extremely curious about.

After all, what happens in the company does have considerable news value, but ordinary people don’t like to read this.

It is this kind of gossip between big figures that can attract the attention of ordinary people.

Since the matter concerned the big boss, Xu Yuanming didn't want to get involved at all and simply rejected it by saying that the matter had nothing to do with the topic of the press conference.

The reporter was not discouraged. If you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it. Will I not write if you don’t say it?

Just as the press conference was being held, Yi Xuexue, who got wind of the news, simply sorted out the information and hurried over.

"Teacher, let's take this opportunity to withdraw our investment. This company has had no business since it launched a navigation satellite, and the revenue from that satellite is not high. Our people have already withdrawn from the company, and only Nan De's people are left. There is no need for us to support them."

Yi Xuexi took out the financial data of Lemon Satellite Company, stood in front of Li Qingfeng's office, and tried his best to persuade Li Qingfeng to withdraw his investment as soon as possible.

The Lemonde Satellite Company, which had been idle for a long time and which Li Qingfeng had almost forgotten, was brought up again by Yi Xuexue at this opportunity.

"Forget about withdrawing the investment. It won't cost much anyway. Besides, the satellite is rented out, and there is income every year, which can support them."

Li Qingfeng was somewhat resistant to withdrawing investment from the satellite company. The cancellation of cooperation with the controversial chip company was just a contradiction. If he withdrew investment from the satellite company, it would really be a break and a clear line between the two sides.

After all, they have been friends for so many years, and Li Qingfeng doesn't want to completely break up with Mou Qizhong and stop associating with him because of such a small matter.

"Teacher, that's not how you calculate the accounts. We haven't received any dividends since we started investing."

"Okay, I'm going home from get off work now. We can talk about this when I'm free."

"That's okay"

When Li Qingfeng got off work and went home, Xu Yuanming's press conference officially ended.

In just half an hour, the news of Huaxin's withdrawal from the super chip project quickly spread throughout the capital's business community and continued to spread outward.

The situation within the NanDe Group was in chaos. The investors brought in by Mou QiZhong blocked the door of NanDe and demanded an explanation from Mou QiZhong.

But Mou Qizhong simply refused to meet them. Seeing that things were hopeless, he just started to treat the project the same way as in the previous PPT projects, giving up the project and giving it a cold shoulder. He didn't respond at all and didn't meet with them.

This action caused a lot of scolding at the scene, and Mou Qizhong's already bad reputation became even worse.

Those investors felt that they had been severely tricked, and some were so angry that they called the police on the spot to report Mou Qizhong for contract fraud.

Even the singers and actors who acted as go-betweens were disliked by these local bosses.

At night, Mou Qizhong, who did not dare to return to his Fangshan villa and was hiding away in another luxury house in the city, was pacing in the living room in a distracted manner.

The Motorola cell phone kept ringing, but he didn't even look at it and threw the phone directly on the sofa. He knew who the calls were from without thinking. He was so upset that he didn't want to pay attention to anyone else.

Mou Qizhong kept reflecting on what happened in the morning. He felt that he was too impulsive at the time. No matter what, he couldn't make his relationship with Li Qingfeng so awkward.

Just when Mou Qizhong was considering whether to go to Li Qingfeng's house in person to smooth things over, the sound of a key being inserted into the door lock was heard from the door.

Mou Qizhong followed his gaze and saw the door slowly open, and his ex-sister-in-law Xia Zongwei walked in.

Looking at his ex-brother-in-law, Xia Zongwei sighed inwardly, put the lunch box he brought on the table, and whispered: "Brother-in-law, let's eat first. I packed some Sichuan dishes for you. The taste is very authentic and has the taste of hometown."

Looking at the food in front of him, Mou Qizhong felt mixed emotions and had no appetite at all.

He sighed, waved his hand and said, "Zongwei, I don't have the mood to eat now. If you haven't eaten, just eat by yourself."

Hearing this, Xia Zongwei sat down on the sofa, looked at Mou Qizhong who had a worried look on his face, and comforted him softly: "Brother-in-law, since things have come to this, don't be too anxious. Eat first. Your health is more important."

"I'm in good health. It won't matter if I skip a meal," Mou Qizhong said impatiently. Then he sat down on the sofa, took out his Marlboro and lit one irritably.

Xia Zongwei felt a little sorry for him when he saw his appearance. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, "Brother-in-law, I have a friend who works in a newspaper. He just told me a piece of news."

"what news?"

"Huaxin held another press conference this afternoon." After a moment of silence, Xia Zongwei continued: "Huaxin's general manager announced at the press conference that Huaxin has terminated its cooperation with us and will no longer be involved in the Tongtian River plan you proposed."

When Mou Qizhong heard the news from his sister-in-law, his already gloomy face instantly became even uglier. The cigarette in his hand shook unconsciously, and the ashes scattered all over the floor.

I had originally thought about easing the relationship with Li Qingfeng, saying some soft words to him, and continuing our cooperation on chips.

Now, he didn't expect them to act so quickly. In the morning, Li Qingfeng verbally said that he would terminate the cooperation, but in the afternoon, he didn't respond at all and directly held a press conference. Mou Qizhong stood up angrily and paced back and forth in the living room, cursing non-stop: "Li Qingfeng, you are too cruel, you don't show any mercy at all."

"We have been friends for so many years and have always been on good terms. How could he do this to me? He ended the relationship so easily and made it known to everyone. I think he just looks down on me."

Xia Zongwei, who was sitting silently on the sofa, sighed helplessly. She knew that her brother-in-law was angry and she could only wait until he calmed down a little before speaking.

After a long while, Mou Qizhong calmed down a little and sat back on the sofa. Xia Zongwei was about to speak.

Then Mou Qizhong's voice came out: "Humph, does Qingfeng Li think that without a butcher like him, I, Mou Qizhong, will have to eat hairy pigs?"

"Aren't we going to terminate the cooperation? It's nothing to terminate a cooperation that hasn't even started yet. Don't the two companies have a satellite company? I'm the major shareholder, and I want to kick Qingfeng Li out."

Without waiting for Xia Zongwei to persuade him, Mou Qizhong interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Just notify Li Qingfeng immediately."

At the same time, Qingfeng Li returned home and was having dinner with his family.

The news that Huaxin is cooperating with NanDe to set up a satellite company has been widely reported in recent days. The newspapers are full of news made up by Mou Qizhong every day, so Hu Jiabao naturally must be aware of it.

Passing a piece of fish to Li Qingfeng, Hu Jiabao frowned and asked, "Did you really break up with Mou Qizhong?"

"No, we are far from breaking up. We just have different ideas at the moment." Li Qingfeng picked up the fish in the bowl, put it into his mouth and chewed it carefully. After swallowing it, he slowly spoke:
"You know Mou Qizhong. He is ambitious and boastful. He likes to brag. He can brag about his own business as much as he wants, but he can't do what he wants in a partnership."

Hu Jiabao nodded. Although she didn't know much about business, she knew that Qingfeng Li was always steady and would not make impulsive decisions easily.

After thinking for a while, he asked softly, "What are you going to do? After all, you have been working together for so many years. If you suddenly terminate the cooperation, it will definitely spread like wildfire."

Li Qingfeng smiled, put down his chopsticks, and said calmly: "Let it spread. Business cooperation is a two-way choice. There is no need to care too much about the opinions of outsiders. As for Mou Qizhong, it depends on what he thinks."

"I heard that Mou Qizhong has a bad temper. Will he bear a grudge against you after this incident?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Old Mou isn't that petty," Qingfeng Li said a little uncertainly.

Just when Li Qingfeng wanted to add something, the phone on the table rang.

Li Qingfeng pressed the call button and He Guangqin's voice came out from the microphone.

After listening to what He Guangqin said, Li Qingfeng's face turned black.

The slap in the face came so quickly. I had just said in front of Hu Jiabao that Mou Qi Zhong was not so petty, and then Mou Qi Zhong made a big move and wanted to kick me out of the satellite company.

In the evening, Yi Xuexue advised me to withdraw my investment from the satellite company, but I felt that there was no need to completely break up with Mou Qizhong because of such a small matter.

Unexpectedly, Mou Qizhong took the initiative at night and directly kicked Huaxin out.

Seeing the change in Li Qingfeng's expression, Hu Jiabao quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

After hanging up the phone, Li Qingfeng took a deep breath, raised his eyebrows, and tried to calm his tone: "I take back what I just said, Mou Qizhong's tolerance is actually not that big, I misjudged him as a person"

"What happened?"

"Mou Qizhong's sister-in-law called me and said that Mou Qizhong wanted to terminate the cooperation with me completely and asked me to withdraw from the satellite company I was cooperating with."

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The next day, the front pages of all major newspapers were dominated by the story of Li Qingfeng and Mou Qizhong.

There were all kinds of comments, but the major regular media were fine. They knew that Qingfeng Li should not be offended, so they reported the whole story in an objective and fair manner, and their analysis of the matter was just based on the facts.

However, private entertainment tabloids have no scruples at all and dare to write anything for the sake of sales.

The titles are more exaggerated than each other, with some sayings like "The story that Li Qingfeng and Mou Qizhong have to tell", "Business giants turn against each other, the truth behind is shocking", etc., which are made up to attract attention.

The contents are more outrageous than each other and can be completely described as fabricated. They are a bit like the marketing accounts of later generations.

Some newspapers reported that Li Qingfeng and Mou Qizhong were secretly trying to trip each other up in order to compete for a foreign investment project, which led to the breakdown of the cooperation.

Others said that Li Qingfeng had obtained some of Mou Qizhong's business secrets and used them as a threat, which triggered this business war, and even exaggerated the scene of the two men quarreling in private.

Each one of them described it with detail, as if they had really seen it at the scene.

Although the content was all eye-catching nonsense, the effect was very obvious. The sales of the tabloids they published soared.

Ordinary people took out their wallets and bought a few tabloids, wanting to find out what earth-shaking story had happened between these two business tycoons.

In the teahouse, a few retired old men who had nothing to do sat together at home, drinking tea and reading the tabloids while shaking their heads: "I didn't expect that Li Qingfeng and Mou Qizhong, who are brothers on the surface, are actually so scheming behind the scenes."

An old man with a severely receding hairline leaned forward with a somewhat mysterious look on his face. He curled his lips and raised his voice and said, "Who said it wasn't true? No matter what, you can't hit people, right? This Li Qingfeng is a bit aggressive. How could he hit Mou Qizhong with a water cup? I heard that his head was broken and he was sent to the hospital."

"Huh? Hit someone with a water cup? I heard that Li Qingfeng slapped Mou Qizhong twice in the face and told him to get lost." The old man sitting opposite him opened his eyes wide and asked when he heard this.

"I guess he hit the person first, and then slapped him in the face."

"makes sense"

In Huaxin's office, Li Qingfeng was waiting for the arrival of the company's legal team while reading the various tabloids he had collected.

Looking at the exaggerated content above, Li Qingfeng's mouth was grinning. (End of this chapter)