Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1194 Trying to persuade someone backfires; the persuader ends up being persuaded instead.

In the car, Lin Hao and Lin Jing stared at each other in silence. After a while, Lin Jing looked at Lin Hao coldly and said:
"Turn on the water!" Lin Jing gestured to the water in the middle.

Lin Hao glanced at the bottle of soda, then said irritably:

"I think you don't want to get hot water, you want to hit me. If you want to hit me, just do it. You don't need to make up excuses!"

"I'll beat you to death!" Lin Jing couldn't hold back any longer and slammed her little fist into Lin Hao.

There's a saying that goes, "You should discipline your younger brother early on, otherwise you won't be able to beat him when he grows up!"

Although Lin Jing is hitting Lin Hao with her small fists, Lin Hao only feels like he is being tickled. It's not that Lin Hao has a good physique, but that Lin Jing is not using much force at all.

But it's understandable, after all, he's his own brother. He can't really hit him, can he? They just got divorced, what if something serious happened?

After venting her frustrations, Lin Jing angrily said:

"You found out about your divorce from someone else? How am I supposed to save face like this?!"

Lin Hao said calmly:
“I was going to call you last night, but then Jia Kuan and Liu Yingxia got into this mess.”

"When I wanted to call you that night, I found that Zhou Yiming had already dialed your number, so I decided not to call you."

"Otherwise, how would I know you'd come at this time!" Lin Hao said, opening the soda bottle for Lin Jing and handing it to her.

"Besides, even if I talk to you nicely, with your attitude, wouldn't it be asking for a beating if I did?"

"Tell me your attitude properly. Am I an unreasonable person?" Lin Jing was immediately displeased upon hearing this.

"Aren't you one?" Lin Hao asked.

"I~!" Lin Jing was instantly rendered speechless by the retort. After all, Lin Jing was well aware of her own character.

"Drink water, drink water, drink water!" Lin Hao quickly offered a way out.

"You have no manners!" Lin Jing immediately stepped down the stairs, but after taking a sip of water, she choked and burped, which made Lin Hao laugh.

"What are you laughing at? Keep laughing!" Lin Jing then said irritably.
"Alright, now that you're divorced, let's forget about the past and talk about what's in front of us!"

"President Su voted for you. Now come back to the company with me, and we'll throw you a celebration party!"

"Isn't that necessary?" Lin Hao said somewhat awkwardly, thinking about the conditions he had reached with President Su.

"That's not appropriate, since Chengkang isn't even involved in this collaboration!"

"So you actually know that!" Lin Jing couldn't help but swing her fist and punch Lin Hao again, then said hatefully:
"Such a big collaboration, and you actually abandoned your sister? Tell me, aren't you a traitor!"

"You're coming back to the boardroom right now, and you'd better explain yourself!"

"What's there to explain!" Lin Hao feigned ignorance, saying, "Didn't you just say that what's done is done, so let's not talk about it anymore!"

"Whether we talk about it or not is up to me. We'll talk about this today!" Lin Jing said, her smile fading.

"Yes, yes, you're in charge. Then I'll make things clear today!" Lin Hao said solemnly at this moment.
"The reason Chengkang was excluded this time is because your products no longer meet the needs of our customers."

"What you need to do now is upgrade your industries and provide advanced products, instead of worrying about the gains and losses of this one city or one battle!"

“This is no excuse for you to betray your own people!” Lin Jing said, looking at Lin Hao.

First of all, I didn't betray them. It's just that Chengkang's products didn't meet their requirements. President Su and VG are cooperating well. If we want to win their orders, we can only provide the best products so that they will be willing to cooperate with us!

"To put it bluntly, Chengkang is still thinking of relying on its past achievements, so it can only wait to be eliminated by the market!"

"I don't think as far ahead as you do, nor do I think as broadly as you do. I only think about what's in front of me. You've just screwed me over, do you understand?" Lin Jing said angrily.

Seeing Lin Jing's displeased expression, it seemed she was truly angry, so Lin Hao solemnly said:

"Sis, I'm your own brother, how could I possibly betray you? Calm down!"

"How about this, shut down our company, then kick me out. That would be your way of answering the board!"

"Who gave you permission to close the company?!" Lin Jing almost jumped up when she heard this, thankfully they were in the car.

Lin Hao shook his head and said, "Isn't this what we agreed on before?"

Lin Jing said somewhat excitedly, "I agreed to let you close the company before because you told me that closing the company would be good for your marriage!"

"Now that you're divorced, why are you still closing the company? Let's start over and start afresh!"

"That won't do. We agreed on this, and closing the company can't be changed!" Lin Hao was naturally unhappy.

Although he controls 60% of DeepBlue Consulting, only 30% of it is his, while Lin Jing and his brother-in-law each own 15%.

Of the remaining 40%, 36% belongs to Chengkang Group, while the remaining 4% is held by other small, scattered shareholders.

On the surface, he could be considered a boss, holding most of the company's shares, but in essence, he was still working for someone else. Chengkang Group, or rather his brother-in-law, controlled his position in the company.

Rather than living a life of subservience, it's better to be in charge of your own destiny.

Besides, with Lin Hao's abilities and the wealth he hasn't yet redeemed in his space, how could he possibly work for someone else, not even his sister and brother-in-law?

The key issue is his brother-in-law, who always likes to interfere with the company. For example, this time, he instructed his sister to disrupt his plans.

The key issue is that this company has too little potential and is too lazy to develop itself, while VG Group is much better, with a very solid foundation.

"Why can't things change? I already disapproved of your relationship when you gave up your studies for her!" Lin Jing said earnestly.

"Xiaohao, we can't make the same mistake twice. I know divorce isn't good for you, but you can't let yourself get so down!"

"I'm not depressed!" Lin Hao said, somewhat speechless.

"You have to listen to your sister. You have to turn this bad thing into a good thing. I'll explain to the board of directors later, and I'll turn this mess into a good one for you!" Lin Jing said earnestly.

"You should treat the divorce as a good thing. You must cheer up and recover from the shadow of the divorce as soon as possible."

"No matter what, divorce can't be a good thing!" Although Lin Hao thought it was a good thing, he couldn't show too much joy, otherwise people would think he was too cold-blooded, and he couldn't lose his image as a sentimental person.

"Just treat this as a good thing!" Lin Jing said excitedly, "I'm saving you, understand?" "You didn't tell me about your divorce, and you even stabbed me in the back. Now I'm going to help you clean up this mess. I'm your sister, not your enemy!"

Seeing Lin Jing's agitated state, Lin Hao felt it necessary to clarify the situation, so he said to the driver, "Pull over!"

Then Lin Hao said to Lin Jing, "I have something to tell you privately!"

After the car stopped on the side of the road, Lin Hao glanced at the dashcam, then led Lin Jing out of the car and into a coffee shop.

Lin Hao and Lin Jing sat facing each other, and then Lin Hao said:
"Sister, if you're here to comfort me, then I'll accept your concern. But Jane and I are divorced, and there's really nothing to say. We parted amicably, and we'll both be well from now on. You don't need to worry about it."

"If you're doing this for the sake of cooperation with President Su, then I can only say that President Su never intended to cooperate with Chengkang. If Chengkang had been involved, this cooperation wouldn't have happened!"

"Finally, if you're asking about whether to shut down DeepBlue Consulting, then I can tell you definitively that I've wanted to shut it down for a long time."

Lin Jing opened her mouth. She was happy to see Lin Hao divorce Jian Ai, and seeing that Lin Hao already had a plan, she naturally didn't say anything.

As for the Chengkang Group, which is related to DeepBlue Consulting, Lin Jing frowned and said:

"If you want to shut down DeepBlue Consulting, and it's not because of Jane, then what is your reason? You can't be joking around!"

"Of course I'm not joking!" Lin Hao said earnestly.

Although I own shares in DeepBlue Consulting, as you know, our shareholding structure is such that while I appear to be the major shareholder, ChengKang Group and my brother-in-law are the true controlling shareholders of DeepBlue.

"While I seem to be in charge of everything at the company, I am actually constrained at every turn. DeepBlue Consulting has now become a stumbling block to my career, and I can't fully unleash my potential to develop."

"So, you deliberately bypassed Chengkang Group this time and signed a cooperation agreement with President Su, actually in order to acquire Shenlan Company?"

Lin Hao had made his point so clear that Lin Jing, who had been in the business world for so many years, instantly understood the meaning behind his actions.

Lin Hao nodded and said calmly:

"Yes, I do want to acquire the company's shares. If you don't agree, then I can only sell DeepBlue Consulting, or you can kick me out of the company."

In the original drama, Lin Shaotao was ousted from DeepBlue Consulting and taken over by his conservative sister and brother-in-law. Their execution capabilities and resources could not match the standards of the solutions Lin Shaotao had promised, leading President Su to question whether "DeepBlue has lost its soul."

DeepBlue Consulting was sued by Mr. Su for failing to fulfill its contractual obligations. As a result, DeepBlue Consulting had to pay Mr. Su millions of yuan in damages for breach of contract, which led to a break in its capital chain and it was labeled as "dishonest" by the industry. Its customer churn rate reached 70%.

Ultimately, DeepBlue Consulting became insolvent and, after some maneuvering by ChengKang, was acquired at a low price. With the remaining 30% of its clients, it managed to break even.

However, Lin Shaotao's shares in DeepBlue Company were no longer worth much, so he had to sell his shares in DeepBlue Consulting, which led to a period of severe financial difficulties.

Later, they didn't even have the money to help Jian Ai buy the house in Dali that her mother had sold, so they had to borrow money from Zhou Yiming.

Therefore, Lin Hao devised two plans: either sell his shares to Chengkang Group and then join VG, or he directly invests money to acquire DeepBlue Consulting and then invests in VG with a cooperation agreement.

However, regardless of the proposal, they would all threaten to shut down DeepBlue Consulting and ultimately end up joining VG.

There's actually a huge pitfall here. If they do what they did in the original series and kick him out of the company, they'll only suffer even greater losses.

After hearing Lin Hao's idea, Lin Jing opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

However, in the end, family ties prevailed over marital affection. If she hadn't been so deeply entangled with her husband, she would have divorced him long ago.

Lin Hao's plan clearly aligns more with her interests, since this is an unbreakable blood bond, and her marital relationship with her husband has long been a mere formality.

"So what are your thoughts?" Lin Jing asked with a worried expression.

"Whether you want to sell your shares and take the money, or spend money to acquire DeepBlue, it's not an easy thing!"

"The company has already signed a contract with President Su!" Lin Hao said confidently.

“If we close the company, we won’t be able to fulfill our contract with President Su, and we’ll definitely have to pay a lot of money.”

"Given my brother-in-law's personality, he certainly won't just stand by and watch. Rather than watching me shut down the company, he'd rather acquire my shares and secure President Su's contract."

"But you just said~!" Lin Jing felt a little uneasy.

"That's right. With my brother-in-law's personality, how could he not let Chengkang Group get involved? At that time, he will find that he cannot fulfill the contract, and President Su does not want to cooperate with him. In the end, he will definitely lose everything!"

"Therefore, you'd better take advantage of the fact that you just signed the contract with President Su and sell your shares as soon as possible!"

Speaking of this, and remembering Lin Jing and her husband's situation, I couldn't help but offer some advice:

"Sister, I've heard a lot about what kind of person your husband is, and I know how much you've endured all these years!"

But as the saying goes, "Hesitation leads to trouble." Since you and your brother-in-law can't get along, you might as well make plans sooner rather than later!

"Alright, that's enough for today!" Lin Hao then got up to leave.

After Lin Hao walked away, Lin Jing finally came to her senses. Wasn't she supposed to be there to comfort Lin Hao?
She was even prepared to help Lin Hao clean up his mess, but now it's Lin Hao advising her to make plans early?
Then Lin Jingzhen began to seriously consider what Lin Hao had just said!

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Meanwhile, the news of Lin Hao and Jian Ai's divorce also caused several of their friends who knew about it to fall into deep thought.

Compared to Lin Hao and Jian Ai's divorce, their own family's little problems are nothing.

So Zhou Yiming went to see his girlfriend again, and Jia Kuan also found that his relationship with Liu Yingxia had improved a lot because of this incident.

However, wanting to experience more of his wife's and brother's love, Jia Kuan wanted to stay in the hospital a few more days.

So he asked the nurse who was giving him the IV:

"Nurse, I'm really weak right now. Do I have to stay in the hospital for another ten days or two weeks?"

"You're alright now!" the nurse said, both amused and exasperated.

"If you had come any later last night, your wound would have healed on its own, and you could have gone to get discharged!"

The nurse's words weren't very hurtful, but extremely insulting. So after all that fuss, he was actually fine.

Moreover, he knew he couldn't keep this a secret for long, which made him extremely conflicted.

Should he stay in the hospital to gain Liu Yingxia's sympathy, or should he go through the discharge procedures and apologize to Liu Yingxia properly?