Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1197 Take the money and leave
Lin Hao shook his head and said, "But the cost of your piggybacking is too high. You're severely squeezing the manufacturers' living space, so they have no choice but to lower their quality to cater to you."

"But you have to understand, they're using your channels, so it's the group's reputation that's being damaged. That's completely self-destructive!"

"Xiao Hao, you can't do this. Have you thought about how the car owner feels? You're trying to kick the car owner out of the car, which is a bit unfair, don't you think?"

Lin Hao gave Lin Jing a wink, and then Lin Jing chimed in from the side:

"Exactly, now that the distribution channels are established, you want to kick Chengkang out of the market? Is that fair?"

"If you're so capable, don't rely on Cheng Kang's connections. Build your own war machine and do whatever you want!"
"In that case, you can do whatever you want without anyone saying anything to you. But since you've used Chengkang's channels, you have to serve Chengkang!"

"Hey~!" Gu Chen's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he agreed, saying, "Xiao Hao, I think your sister's idea is pretty good!"

"Hey, why don't you guys understand?" Lin Hao tried his best to explain:

“I never intended for Chengkang to get off the bus. It’s just that Chengkang is no longer meeting the needs of its customers. So why don’t we open up this road and let everyone get on board together!”

“We can shift from making products to building platforms, allowing them to focus all their energy on the product itself. What’s wrong with that?”

"Products are products, distribution channels are distribution channels, don't try to confuse me!" Lin Jing retorted directly.

"That's your small-workshop mentality at play. Do you know what the biggest problem is right now?" Lin Hao said directly.
"The biggest problem now is that these manufacturers can't sell their products at all because they don't have distribution channels!"

"If this continues, it will be the biggest disruption to the entire industry!"

"Alright, that's enough!" Lin Jing said nonchalantly. "Stop spouting your high-sounding principles at us. What haven't we seen?"

"Do you know that you've already been abandoned by everyone?" Lin Jing said with a pitying expression.

"The board of directors has already said that they will not tolerate your betrayal. Either Chengkang is reinstated, or you leave!"

"Your brother-in-law and I finally managed to persuade them to stop, saying that this strategy was temporary and wouldn't happen again!"

Lin Hao stubbornly insisted:
"Sister, brother-in-law, there's no room for discussion on this. This plan isn't temporary; it will be implemented according to my vision!"

"Lin Hao, what do you mean?" Lin Jing threatened excitedly, "Do you believe I'll shut down the company and smash your beat-up car?"

"I believe you, but it's too late!" Lin Hao said resolutely.

"At worst, we can just part ways. You can buy back my shares, and I'll start anew!"

At this moment, Gu Chen had an idea. He didn't really care about the argument between Lin Hao and his sister, but Lin Hao's words just now gave him a new idea.

In fact, when Lin Jing suggested that Lin Hao start his own business, he already had a vague idea in his mind.

Hearing Lin Hao's words, he immediately thought of a way to salvage the situation and made up his mind. So he asked calmly:
"Xiao Hao, what exactly do you want to do?" Gu Chen asked solemnly.

"Why don't you tell me what you think? If we can reach an agreement, then we can continue. If we can't, then we might as well make things clear sooner rather than later, don't you think?"

"Sigh!" Lin Hao sighed, then said earnestly:
"I just want to create a level playing field for local businesses. We can completely give up short-term profits, open this path for everyone to come in, and then restructure the industry's environment and foundation!"

"Even if we don't make money for three to five years, as long as we become number one in the industry and occupy the best position in the entire ecosystem, we will dominate the vast majority of the communications market..."

"Do you know what happens if you don't make money for three to five years? You'll be starving then!" Lin Jing said bluntly.
"No, you don't even deserve to live on air, because you've lost your way!"

"Naive!" That was Gu Chen's only thought. He never expected that Lin Hao, who had been in the business world for so many years, would still have such a naive idea.

Having lost the will to continue the conversation with Lin Hao, Gu Chen seized the opportunity to say:

"Xiao Hao, it's not that your brother-in-law doesn't support you, it's just that what you did was really ill-considered!"

“Out of kinship, we might be able to forgive you. But someone like Wan Yaoming could never understand you. He won’t let you off the hook, you know?”

"I know!" Lin Hao said frankly, "But even if he kills me, it will be too late!"

"This model has already taken shape, and soon everyone will break free from this monopoly. Wan Yaoming will have no choice but to open up his channels, otherwise he will also face certain death!"

Seeing Lin Hao still talking eloquently, Gu Chen interrupted:
"Xiao Hao, this is a thankless task for you. You will be boycotted by the entire industry and shut out by everyone. Have you thought about who will clean up this mess? Have you thought about your own fate?"

At this moment, Lin Jing spoke up and asked:
"Xiao Hao, do you have other plans that you don't want to tell others? Your brother-in-law and I are not outsiders. Tell us, and your brother-in-law and I will definitely support you!"

"I don't have any plans, I'll just take it one step at a time!" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

"You have no other plans, yet you dare to do this?!" Lin Jing, already furious, roared angrily upon hearing this.
"Even if you told me now that you'd close the company and go farming, I wouldn't care. What do you mean by having no plan?" As she spoke, she tried to step forward and hit Lin Hao a few times.

While dodging, Lin Hao said, "It was just impulsiveness!"

"Shutting down the company was impulsive, getting a divorce was impulsive, and when you're impulsive, who can think that far ahead? You're not impulsive at your age!"

"You haven't done a good job of saving your marriage, nor have you planned your career. I'll beat you to death and break your legs!"

"She wanted a divorce, what could I do?" Lin Hao said helplessly.

"She says she wants a divorce, so you just go ahead and get one!" Lin Jing said angrily.

"I just can't bear to see her in so much pain!" Lin Hao said with a sorrowful expression, "Let's get a divorce then!"

"Are you in pain?!" Lin Jing said angrily, and then the office fell silent.

Meanwhile, Jiang Nan, who had been listening intently outside the door, suddenly opened her mouth in surprise and subconsciously looked into the office.

After a moment of silence in the office, Lin Jing calmed down and asked:

"So, it's because Jane divorced you that you've become so self-destructive, right?"

"Not entirely!" Lin Hao said after taking a deep breath.
"Building a good ecosystem is definitely a sure thing, and it's also been my dream all along!"

"What a load of rubbish!" Lin Jing said angrily.
"Do you know what the situation is like in the company right now? Many shareholders at Chengkang have a lot of complaints about you. Do you know how many people hate you to the core!"

"I don't care!" Lin Hao said nonchalantly, "At worst, I'll just get off the bus early! Then they'll push all the blame onto me, isn't that their underworld rule?"

"It's not that simple!" Gu Chen shook his head, somewhat looking down on Lin Hao, but still said:

"As your sister just told you, not only are people outside rejecting you, but the group itself won't let you continue to hold your position at Deep Blue Consulting. Do you understand?"

"Then I'll just buy Deep Blue Consulting, okay?" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.
“I can buy your shares, then I’ll own more than 62%, and I can still achieve my goal!”

Gu Chen directly refuted, "But don't forget, Chengkang holds 36% of the shares and has veto power. Your fantasies are simply impossible to realize!"

"Unless you can find a way to reduce Chengkang's shareholding to below 34% and increase your own shareholding to 67%, giving you the right to vote, otherwise you can only~!" Gu Chen shrugged as he said this, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"It's no big deal!" Lin Hao said, deliberately feigning despair.

"At worst, I can start another business. If I can build DeepBlue Consulting, I can rebuild a powerful machine, and it won't take long!"

"Do you have the resources?" Lin Jing asked, dissatisfied.

"Aren't you naive? Do you think this is still five years ago? You caught such a huge wave of opportunity!"

Lin Hao said nonchalantly, "Then I'll sell my company shares. I really refuse to believe that with my abilities, I, Lin Hao, can't make a name for myself!"

"You~!" Lin Jing was so angry she couldn't even speak.

At this moment, Gu Chen immediately said, "Xiao Hao, are you really going to sell Deep Blue's shares?"

Lin Hao nodded and said, "Selling is better. I think starting from scratch is better. I don't have to worry about anyone hindering me at all!"

"Besides, given the current situation, I probably can't stay at DeepBlue any longer. Rather than letting my shares sit here gathering dust, I might as well use them to start a business!"

"Sigh, your days ahead are indeed going to be tough, and the chances of you buying Deep Blue are slim. Your sister and I can talk to them, but we can't get through to the other shareholders of Chengkang!" Gu Chen sighed, feigning concern.
"How about this, you sell your shares to your brother-in-law, and I'll buy them back at a premium. But I still don't recommend you start a business right now!"

"Firstly, you don't have enough capital to withstand the risks; secondly, as your sister said, things are different now than before, and you need to be cautious about starting a business!"

"Brother-in-law, you don't need to persuade me anymore, my mind is made up!" Lin Hao said firmly.

"I'm going to show them that I can still make a name for myself without them, and it will only be better than it is now!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Lin Hao, Gu Chen didn't care. What he cared about was that Lin Hao had signed President Su's order. With this order, it was equivalent to Chengkang's order.

In other words, even if President Su disagrees with Chengkang's participation, as long as Shenlan can complete the order, then the merger of Shenlan into Chengkang will benefit Chengkang. After all, it's better to keep the profits within the family!

In the following period, Lin Hao signed a contract with Gu Chen, selling all of his shares to Gu Chen at a 5% premium.

After the contract was signed, Lin Jing spoke privately with Gu Chen:

"Old Gu, I want to sell my 15% stake!"

Gu Chen was taken aback for a moment, then asked in confusion:
"Why are you selling shares again? Don't you think DeepBlue has a good chance of getting this order?"

Lin Jing shook her head and sighed helplessly, "It's all for my brother. Since he wants to start a business, of course I have to support him!"

"As long as we can get out of the shadow of this marriage, what's a little money? Besides, I believe in my brother's abilities; maybe he really can make something of himself!"

"Besides, I invested in DeepBlue in the first place to support his entrepreneurial endeavors. Now that he has left DeepBlue, what am I going to do with the shares? I might as well convert them into cash and continue to support him!"

“Alright, but I don’t have much money left either, so you can sell your shares to the group!” Gu Chen nodded in understanding.

Although the 25 million contract was signed, the money wouldn't be deposited into Lin Hao's account until the next day.

Gu Chen and Lin Jing then prepared to leave, but when they got downstairs, Gu Chen asked Lin Jing to announce the change of ownership of the company.

"Hello, Ms. Jing!"

"Hello, Mr. Gu!"

"Hello, Mr. Lin!"

The three of them stood in front of the employees. Lin Jing cleared her throat before speaking:
"We are now officially informing everyone that the company will be undergoing strategic adjustments in the near future. First of all, your General Manager Lin will no longer serve as the General Manager of DeepBlue Consulting!"

"Secondly, the company will also be merged into Chengkang Group, and the company's development direction and basic structure will be readjusted!"

"Please rest assured, this adjustment is for the continued growth and development of the company!"

After Lin Jing and Gu Chen left, the company's employees were in an uproar. The news was too shocking, and they all asked what had happened.

Lin Hao returned to his office and began packing his things.

At this moment, the secretary Jiang Nan walked in in disbelief, staring at Lin Hao. She was shocked that Lin Hao had left Shenlan, and even more shocked that he had actually gotten a divorce.

Her workstation was right outside Lin Hao's office. When she left the office, she deliberately didn't close the door properly, so she could naturally hear what was being said inside.

Unexpectedly, she heard that Lin Hao had already gotten a divorce. Upon learning of Lin Hao's divorce, a feeling of happiness welled up inside her.

Since graduating, she has been following Lin Hao, who has taught her a lot step by step. Although there is some teacher-student relationship between them, she admires Lin Hao more than anything else.

However, knowing that Lin Hao was already married, although she had some improper thoughts in her heart, she never thought of ruining Lin Hao's marriage. She tried her best to restrain her little thoughts and silently stayed by Lin Hao's side, unwilling to leave.

Seeing Jiang Nan's stunned expression, Lin Hao said with amusement, "What are you standing there for? Go find me a box!"

"Why are you looking for the box?" Jiang Nan asked cautiously, snapping out of her daze.

"Moving things around!"

"Oh!" the secretary replied subconsciously, then turned to find the box. But when she reached the door, she hesitated and looked back at Lin Hao.