After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 785 The Punishment for Failing to Fulfill Hosting Duties

"Fangirl~"

Lu Liang looked helpless and could only let Sakura Miyuki snuggle into his arms. Miyuki tilted her chin up and said with a grin, "Sir, in our area, the Chinese meaning should be 'crazy woman'."

"You really know a lot." Lu Liang said, both amused and exasperated.

Miyuki chuckled, "It's all thanks to the teacher's excellent teaching."

"I don't recall ever teaching you any of that."

"Who bought the membership for my S1 room?"

"Ahem... A love of learning is not a bad thing."

The two chatted and laughed, drank and became intimate. Sakurada Miyuki's face grew redder and redder, and she became bolder and bolder.

She quietly placed her hand on Xiao Lu's head and asked curiously, "Sir, what are you waiting for?"

After all, she was so proactive, and Lu Liang liked her too, but he never considered taking things further.

"so smart."

Lu Liang chuckled and flicked Meixue's nose with his index finger in a hook shape: "Waiting for a phone call."

In another hour, Wen Chao's summons for investigation will have exceeded 12 hours.

Flannery needs to give him an explanation.

The 12-hour mark is also crucial. Although the law stipulates that the cooperation period for investigation is 24 hours, if nothing is wrong, the person will definitely be released within 12 hours.

Miyuki was stunned for a moment, her face full of worry: "Sir, will President Wen be alright?"

In the few months since she joined Xingheng, Wen Chao has never spoken to her, but he has been helping her get familiar with the job.

For example, she could find an experienced senior colleague to mentor her, or she could ask someone to deliver a third-party investigation report from Fuji TV so that she could quickly stand out in the acquisition department.

If Lu Liang is her husband, then Wen Chao is her brother. The two men, who are always out of sight, help her grow up as quickly as possible.

"It should be fine." Lu Liang chuckled, picked up the tablet on the table, and browsed forums of mainstream European and American media such as Fox and BBC.

Wen Chao and his team of seven were taken away by police officers at the airport in public, but not a single word about it has been leaked online.

This indicates that someone is trying their best to block the news.

Lu Liang asked with a smile, "Meixue, why do you think they did that?"

Miyuki Sakurada looked thoughtful and said uncertainly, "You don't want to create a market with a poor business environment?"

"That's only one of the reasons. The key is that some people don't want this to escalate." Lu Liang said with a smile.

He said, "Once the news spreads, there is no room for maneuver. Even if Wen Chao is released later, it will not change the fact that as the general manager of Tianxing Financial, he was taken away by airport police for investigation as soon as he landed in the United States to negotiate business for the listing of General Tianxing."

Even if both parties come forward afterward to clarify that it was just a misunderstanding, who would really take it as a misunderstanding?

"Rumors and misunderstandings are two different concepts, and the difference between them is enormous."

Lu Liang sighed. Mei Xue seemed to understand, but not quite. She asked with a puzzled look, "Sir, I sense that you seem very disappointed?"

"Is it?"

"Yes!"

Lu Liang smiled, but offered no explanation.

In recent years, patriotic sentiment among Chinese people has been rising year by year.

For example, the box office phenomenon of Wolf Warrior 2, and Meng Wanqiu's arrest at the University of California, Canada, solidified China's position as the top domestic mobile phone brand.

If news of Wen Chao's arrest spreads, perhaps the marketing miracle of Huawei can be replicated.

Although it's not of much use to Tianxing Financial, because they don't have any products that can be snapped up.

Tianxing Financial and Tianxing Auto are two completely different companies, and are destined not to maximize profits.

Lu Liang's disappointment stemmed from the fact that he hadn't stirred up any trouble in a long time, and he was itching to do something, like there were bugs crawling on his mind.

That feeling is like standing on a tall building, knowing that jumping off will kill you, but still having an urge to leap over the edge.

As the two talked, it was already 1 a.m. when Lu Liang's phone rang.

He picked up his phone and answered the call. Wen Chao's hearty laughter came through the receiver: "President Lu, we're out."

"It's good that you're alright. Are you all hurt?"

"No, I even got a free lunch from them."

Wen Chao said with a smile that he also learned from the lawyer that it was indeed on the flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles that Jin Can, whom he met on board, raised the question.

That bastard not only smuggled cultural relics, but also hid them in their suitcases.

Perhaps due to a lack of proper connections, the goods were successfully diverted at the Hong Kong station, but were intercepted at the Los Angeles station.

Their luggage was intercepted in Los Angeles. Local police reviewed surveillance footage and saw them talking, initially assuming they were a group.

However, they had already boarded their flight to Detroit, so police officers were staking out the airport. Lu Liang suddenly realized, "This really is an undeserved disaster."

He did not blame Wen Chao for making friends indiscriminately.

This kind of thing is unavoidable for anyone.

Wen Chao paused for a moment and then said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Flannery is next to me. He would like to say a few words to you."

"Okay, hand the phone to him."

The next second, Frannery's laughter came through the phone: "Lu, I told you it was an accident."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Liang interrupted, "It looks like an accident, but can you guarantee that no one was playing dirty tricks?"

Everyone knew that Wen Chao was his man, yet he was taken away for investigation by police officers in public at the airport.

It was no less than slapping him in the face in public.
Then tell him that you accidentally hit the wrong person.

"If it were you, could you accept that?" Lu Liang questioned.

Frannery gave a wry smile, unable to defend himself.

He really wanted to refute this, since Lu Liang was somewhat famous among ordinary people in Europe and America.

But who is Wen Chao? To be honest, apart from institutions that have been paying attention to Tianxing Financial, not many people really know.

The main reason is that Chinese people are not well-received in Detroit, which is why the police did not investigate Wen Chao's background.

After all, Detroit was once an industrial jewel, creating a large number of blue-collar and manual labor jobs.

Now that it has become a ghost town, it needs foreign investment to be able to revive it.

Whose fault is this?
The union officials are definitely not wrong.

It's all the fault of those Chinese who were willing to take the hits and accept low wages, thus taking away their jobs.

Flannery dared not say these words, for to do so would be to add fuel to the fire; he could only grit his teeth and swallow them.

He said sincerely, "Lu, this was my oversight. If I had the time to pick up Mr. Wen and the others in person, this would definitely not have happened."

Lu Liang remained silent, expressing his anger through silence.

After a while, he asked, "Is there any organization involved in this?"

Flannery quickly replied truthfully, "As far as I know, it's only Jeffrey, but he's also working with GE to block the news."

Lu Liang suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, like hitting cotton.

There was no response for a long time on the other end of the phone. Flannery sighed deeply: "20%, that's the most I can do."

He knew that given Lu Liang's character, this matter wouldn't be easily resolved without some sacrifice.

General Tianxing needs the assistance of Tianxing Financial for financing and listing, so he has no choice but to comply.

The initial plan was that if General Star went public, it would issue a total of 9.75 million shares in its initial offering.

The two parties had previously agreed that Tianxing Financial would issue 1.17 million shares, accounting for 12%.

But now that this has happened, the only option is to reduce the distribution share of each company and squeeze out some funds to give to Lu Liang as compensation.

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then said calmly, neither agreeing nor immediately refusing, "Hand the phone over to Wen Chao."

"Mr. Lu, it's me." Wen Chao answered the phone, and Lu Liang said, "Did you hear our conversation?"

"I heard you." Wen Chao nodded.

Lu Liang asked, "What do you think?"

Wen Chao gently advised, "President Lu, you said that we should take the first step well first."

He knew that Lu Liang was not compromising; Lu Liang had always hoped to use this incident to launch an attack on Wall Street.

That's why I told him beforehand that even if it was an accident, he should insist that it wasn't an accident, but persecution.

To some extent, Lu Liang and Harris are actually the same kind of people; they both thrive on chaos.

But now is not the best time.

Even though Tianxing Financial holds over 200 billion US dollars, it is still pitifully weak compared to those super conglomerates with trillions of dollars.

They should seize the time to grow rapidly and expand to a scale sufficient to directly compete with those conglomerates.

Lu Liang remained silent for a long time before sighing, "I just feel it's too unfair to you."

Wen Chao said with a smile, "President Lu, I'm not aggrieved at all. I pulled back my fist so that I could exert more force."

"Pulling back your fist is for better power generation."

Lu Liang squinted, thinking of the feast of the yen's sharp drop next month, and had already made up his mind.

He said, "I'm relieved that you think that way. Talk to Flannery yourself and try to cut him as many times as possible, as punishment for not being a proper host."

(End of this chapter)