Thirty Entrepreneurship: Recycling of second-hand aircraft carriers at the beginning

Chapter 608 Arrest
"Let me ask you this: you've solved the problem this month, but what about next month? If Boss Wang doesn't pay you, where will you get your kickback? If the money doesn't arrive and the other party doesn't deliver the goods, won't you be the one coming after them in the end?" Lin Chen pointed out the problem incisively.

These words made the purchasing manager even more nervous.

“You’ve just gone astray; at worst you’ll be detained. But if you continue down the wrong path, you could go to jail. You need to think this through. Besides, if we intervene, you might only need to pay a fine,” Lin Chen patiently advised.

The purchasing manager was completely flustered and didn't know what to do. Just then, Lin Chen simply took out his phone and dialed the police.

Sure enough, the police arrived a while later.

"Is this the criminal you were talking about who sells counterfeit and shoddy products? I brought the criminal investigation captain with me this time specifically to help you," Lin Chen said in surprise. He hadn't expected that this matter would alarm the criminal investigation captain.

“We’ve been keeping an eye on this for a while, but we didn’t expect them to be so ruthless. It seems this is definitely not as simple as it appears. You’ve done a great job to get this far. Don’t worry, I know how to handle it,” the criminal investigation captain said.

Although it is not yet clear what exactly happened, now that the police have intervened, things should become clearer.

"If you are the one who started this, then you have to come back with us now for questioning. This matter won't be resolved so easily," the criminal investigation captain said sternly.

"Sigh!" The purchasing manager sighed helplessly and stretched out his hands.

"What are you doing?" the criminal investigation captain asked.

"Didn't they say they were going to arrest people?" the purchasing manager asked, puzzled.

“You’re not the main suspect. Besides, kickbacks are indeed a loophole in the economic field, and we police can’t directly manage them. But you were later threatened, so in a sense, you’re a witness, and you have to help us,” the criminal investigation captain explained.

Left with no other option, Mr. Wang also went to the police station. After giving his statement, he finally understood what had happened.

"Sigh! It's really hard to guard against a thief within the family. From now on, you shouldn't do any more purchasing. Go back and get some rest for a while. If anyone dares to harm you, don't worry, I, Boss Wang, mean what I say," Boss Wang said.

Even after this incident, Mr. Wang still felt very guilty.

"Mr. Lin, I really didn't expect something like this to happen at home. I sincerely apologize again. If possible, could you please take some time to reorganize the company?" Mr. Wang said earnestly.

"Okay." Lin Chen knew that the matter of counterfeit and shoddy products had to be thoroughly investigated.

Back at the company, Li Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After Lin Chen told Li Xue about this, Li Xue was still very upset because their current method was to directly use QR codes.

“Actually, I think this is a good idea. Every time a batch of goods leaves the factory, the QR code should be designed to be different and must be linked to our company. Otherwise, if other companies just copy it, we'll be in trouble.” After Li Xue finished speaking, she immediately led her team to start researching.

However, the situation is not simple, because the gang has not yet fully surfaced. If something really goes wrong, they will have a hard time dealing with it.

"No, we absolutely cannot let this go." Lin Chen knew that everyone was in the same situation, and only through their own unremitting efforts could they find the core of the problem.

A few days later, Lin Chen arranged for Huang Chen to go to that market. The reason was simple: Li Xue was too conspicuous and would be easily discovered.

Sure enough, Huang Chen found those goods as soon as he arrived at the market.

Without thinking twice, he quickly took out his phone and started filming.

"Boss, look, these are the goods. But if you go there in large quantities now, they might pick and choose what to move." Huang Chen hurriedly reported the situation to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen understood that only by adopting a new approach could this problem be solved.

Fortunately, everyone in the company knew what to do next.

"Colleagues in the quality inspection department, listen to me. From now on, we'll head to that market immediately. But don't rush, I'll arrange for a drone to take you there," Lin Chen said.

After saying that, Lin Chen immediately went into the laboratory and entered the third-generation aircraft again.

"On Sunday, get all those third-generation aircraft that have been sitting in the warehouse out and send them to the quality inspection department. I have an important task that I need their assistance in completing."

"Yes!"

Before long, at the entrance of the quality inspection department, one after another aircraft were ready to take off.

"Hey, I never expected we'd get this treatment. Let's go see what's going on."

Everyone was mentally prepared and didn't say anything more, but this situation was indeed likely to attract attention.

Soon, they flew over the market in their aircraft and landed silently in the center of the market.

"This is the warehouse, isn't it?"

People in the market are still confused about what's going on.

Lin Chen immediately stepped forward.

"Immediately summon the relevant personnel to the scene and make sure to protect the scene."

At this moment, the market manager slowly realized what was happening and quickly ran over.

"What are you doing?"

"You're in charge of this market, right? I'm demanding that you immediately stop selling these goods. You're using my labels to sell counterfeit and substandard products. Do you know who I am?" Lin Chen questioned.

"Who knows who you are? I'll just say one thing: if anyone dares to get in my way of selling goods today, I'll make them pay."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a group of thugs appeared in front of them, carrying various wrenches.

"Oh ho, you really don't know how powerful we are, do you? All members of the quality inspection department, including myself, get into the aircraft and get ready."

Lin Chen and the quality inspection department staff quickly donned full protective gear.

"You think you can scare people with some scrap metal? Get them!"

As a result, within two moves, all those thugs were lying on the ground.

"Are you here to cause trouble?"

"You started this mess. I've made it very clear that these goods are bearing our brand. You produced them without our permission, so they are counterfeit and substandard products. You're trying to ruin our company's reputation with this."

Just then, vehicles from relevant departments arrived at the scene.

"Who is selling counterfeit and substandard products here?"

When the relevant department head appeared, he was also taken aback, not expecting to see the long-lost aircraft.

"We'll talk about the surprising things later. Look at these things. These are our company's products, and this is what they look like after they've copied them. They're pure knockoffs."

Unexpectedly, the boss, who was initially very arrogant, became much more obedient when facing the relevant department personnel.

"Oh dear, it's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! We were just... Oh, what are you thinking?" "A misunderstanding?"

Lin Chen angrily stepped out of the aircraft.

"Take a look first, this is our trademark. They don't even change the packaging here, they just use it directly. And look at the logos used on these wooden boards, they are exactly the same as our genuine products."

The quality inspection personnel took out several samples and placed them in front of them.

“Take a close look and see what’s different. Apart from the different materials and other aspects, all the markings are exactly the same. What’s there to argue about?”

After some investigation, the person in charge did indeed find a problem.

"Seal all these goods and call the market management office to me."

When the management staff arrived, they looked on in surprise, and then one by one they began to shirk responsibility.

"Oh dear, we didn't know about this either. They said they had the qualifications, and we thought it was something new, so we didn't ask any more questions."

"We have never given any qualifications to anyone. You can check on our official website. Moreover, we have said before that apart from our exclusive stores, no middlemen are allowed to use our logo, nor are they allowed to wholesale directly!" Lin Chen was furious.

"Anyway, I'll say it again: I need an explanation for this, or I'm not leaving today, and I'm going to expose all the dirty secrets of your market."

At this moment, the market owner also rushed over.

"Oh dear! I'm so sorry, this is all due to our poor management. I will definitely find a way to rectify it. Don't worry, this kind of bad company will never appear in our market again."

The boss kept bowing and scraping in front of everyone. He never expected that Lin Chen would actually bring people from the relevant departments.

"Rectification?"

Lin Chen sneered.

"Let me ask you something. Someone bought something from you, found it was counterfeit, and is now demanding compensation. Who will pay for it? Are you suggesting my customer pay for the lesson themselves? That can't be right."

Lin Chen pressed on relentlessly, feeling that simply making the other party admit their mistake wasn't enough; they had to pay a price.

Actually, it wasn't that the boss was unwilling to lose money; he simply couldn't afford that much.

The market mainly relies on management fees to keep operating. Although it tries its best to cooperate with the merchants, I always feel that something is not quite right, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

“I don’t care about that. If you don’t pay this money, I will continue to pursue this matter until it is completely resolved.”

After Lin Chen finished speaking, he immediately looked at the person in charge of the relevant department.

"You should take some action too. I think either you should fine this market, or you should use this money as compensation for my client. Let my client calculate the compensation amount. What do you think?"

Clearly, this situation was troubling the business owner. If the stalemate continued, the consequences could be dire.

“We need to have a meeting to discuss this. We can’t come up with that much money right now.”

“This is an internal matter for you. Personally, I think that if you don’t do this, I will continue to report it to higher authorities until the problem is resolved.”

Lin Chen didn't care about anything else, and turned to leave after saying that. However, he didn't go straight back, but went to Boss Huang's place instead.

"You mean you insist on making them pay compensation, and that the money should be deposited into our company's account, right?"

"Of course. Actually, the amount of money doesn't matter, but I'm really angry. This situation shouldn't have happened in the first place, but it turned out like this for various reasons. It at least shows that there are problems with the management of this market."

But Mr. Huang was somewhat annoyed when he heard this.

"Mr. Lin, I know this could be an opportunity, but the problem is, this has nothing to do with you. Logically, this money should be compensation for infringement, and it should belong to you!"

Lin Chen smiled again.

"Money is just a number to me, the amount doesn't matter. The previous matter is settled, but now I have a new idea. I want to start a new project. Would you like to participate?"

When Mr. Huang heard this, he found it very strange.

Lin Chen has only been involved in the real estate industry for a short time, so why is he already starting a new project, and it looks like this one might be even bigger?

"Actually, I've been thinking about this project for a long time. If you're willing to participate, our team will be even stronger. And once it's done, it will definitely cause a sensation worldwide."

However, Mr. Huang was a little worried, as he didn't know how much profit this person could bring him.

"Let me think about it."

Actually, after Lin Chen left, Boss Huang started thinking about this matter. The reason was simple: if Lin Chen really succeeded this time, he would definitely have a place in the real estate industry in the future, and might even threaten his own position in the industry.

Regardless, Lin Chen is a competitor, so we obviously can't let him have it too easy.

So, Mr. Huang simply organized a gathering, with the same bosses as before.

"Hey Mr. Huang, you're not thinking of going against him again, are you? We've been observing and haven't taken any action."

“I underestimated him last time. I didn’t expect him to resolve the issue so quickly. That holdout is still complaining and can’t explain the problem. I heard he even went to the TV station to sue him, but he was severely criticized by netizens.”

Mr. Huang was very frustrated when he talked about this. He didn't know what to do, but it was clear that if the problem wasn't solved, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The business owners all looked worried after hearing this.

"You're the benchmark in our industry. Whatever you say, we'll do. Anyway, it still comes down to this: we must crush him, no questions asked."

"Let's see how he does it. Anyway, once he gets going, his funding will definitely be less than ours. Why don't we just do a bigger project than him?"

After returning home, Lin Chen also began to think about the matter. First of all, Boss Huang's refusal of his invitation meant that something was definitely going to happen.

However, he is not worried about funding.

First, he focused on urban planning issues, carefully examining the map and discovering that the city was nestled between mountains and water.

The mountain, needless to say, although not towering into the clouds, has been largely planned out by the city and is a well-known local attraction.

However, water is not widely developed and utilized in cities.

“That’s right! Let’s start with the water. It seems I’ll have to make good use of this large lake in the city this time.”

In fact, this large lake is not unique to the city.

(End of this chapter)