My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 397 It's better to have more of these consequences.

If business assistants bring pressure from foreign investors to make huge investments.

That stack of photos was like a steel needle piercing through that immense pressure.

Only a small portion of the works were photographed by Shi Tou. He followed the guy who came to the door closely and filmed him first going to a nearby restaurant where three people were waiting for him. Then they split up and went their separate ways, and he met two or three more people afterward.

They drank and danced all night before returning to their lodgings, and the next day they made a clear record of who they met with and where.

They didn't explain who this person was at all.

He didn't care who the people he came into contact with were.

Anyway, it shows that we've all seen it.

Because the rest of the document focuses on the various locations where the goods were seized, recording numerous faces.

Several faces appeared during the interaction with this person.

Throughout the 1980s, probably nobody did this.

But after thirty or forty years, they will be too familiar.

This is called a law enforcement recorder.

The law enforcement process, including that of the tax system, must be subject to public oversight.

So even Lao Zhang and the others didn't realize how ruthless it was to have Wei Dong ask all parties not to make any disputes and to ask the other party to leave all the seizure documents.

This is the clearest enforcement receipt.

Most of them didn't even have enforcement notices. In the 1980s, the specific enforcement personnel in each department were not fixed, let alone enforcement standards.

But in order to seal off the goods and prevent them from moving, the best thing to do these days is to put on seals.

Moreover, to demonstrate his extensive connections and ability to control the situation, the seal must have been stamped with various seals.

Alright, let's take a neat and tidy photo to commemorate this moment.

Why did Wei Dong order everyone not to put up any resistance for three or four days?

The idea is to let the water flow to raise fish, and to tear open the bag to make more dumplings.

Otherwise, what's the point of something being light, insignificant, and painless?
The time he moved Weidong from the sanitary napkin factory to Shangzhou demonstrated his style in such skirmishes.

That means we must take advantage of our thick-skinned, tough-as-nails, nationwide reach to make things bigger.

The attempt to appease others will never be respected.

Now, dozens of seals bearing different signatures are like dozens of slaps in the face.

Whose face was hit? They know it in their hearts.

Moreover, the white paper wrapped with the photos also noted the value of the goods seized at each location and the resulting sales losses.

Finally, the total amount came to over 1.27 million yuan.

When Vacuum Electronics Factory issued its shares, its total capital was only 500,000, which shows how expensive a price tag of 1.27 million was back then.

If you dare to reach out, don't expect to get away with it by simply apologizing when you get slapped in the face.

After all, that $75 million promissory note was too tempting.

Anyone can immediately call someone to ask what Apple is all about; it's as famous as Chennault's Stypunk!
Apple's investment business representative and the contract manufacturer's technical expert immediately stood up and followed in Wei Dong's footsteps.

This clearly demonstrates their attitude of blindly following orders.

Since Shanghai cannot completely control the situation and thus disable this matter, they can only wait and see if this mega-investment project ends up in another location.

Even the biggest harm isn't this investment itself.

Anyway, as soon as Wei Dong walked out of the meeting room, a secretary from the city came out and said very confidently that he would give a result and reply as soon as possible, and that he should stay in Shanghai for at least 24 hours to restart investment negotiations.

Huhai is very confident in this.

Wei Dong didn't hesitate to add another point: "Reform and opening up has shown the world the confidence and self-reliance of the mainland. Shanghai is, in my opinion, the metropolis with the most modern business rules. But if these bad apples are not removed, Apple's experience will deter all foreign businesses. We'll wait and see."

They skillfully pushed the foreign businessmen to the front row.

But that's absolutely true. It's only been a few years since the reform and opening up, and Shangzhou was able to detain You Qili for almost a year without giving any specific explanation.

Most places haven't quite figured it out yet.

The concept of service-oriented departments, which were discussed in the following decades, didn't even exist.

Locality is the biggest factor in thinking, and even decades from now, many places will still be deeply ingrained in this mindset. Shanghai is definitely one of the places that is closest to modern business thinking and respects modern transaction rules.

However, such places often breed a large number of compradors.

Wei Dong took the two foreigners to the alley to find some local delicacies, and finally managed to stroll back to the company after nightfall.

Someone was already waiting, bringing over the person who had previously acted arrogantly in the photo: "Comrade Weidong, the ringleader of this extortion case has turned himself in. You are now in charge of negotiating the consequences."

Wei Dong didn't even glance at her, which was so skillfully displayed as if she had lost her parents.

He walked away, saying, "I'm not a law enforcement agency, what right do I have to negotiate? This evasive attitude has exhausted my last bit of patience. Now, Shanghai wants to gain the trust of investing tens of millions of dollars, so it must give me the most satisfactory explanation and compensation. But it seems that it will be difficult to restore my confidence that I won't encounter this kind of thing again after investing so much money."

He walked into the building and loudly ordered, "Pack your things and get ready to leave. There are still more than ten hours left. After meeting with the city officials, we can close the Shanghai branch. Call all departments over for a meeting to handle the aftermath."

This practice of releasing a limited-time countdown completely extinguished any remaining hope.

Watching the two foreigners follow them inside, a steady stream of people in black T-shirts began to gather behind them. Those who brought people shook their heads and left.

The remaining "ringleader" stood outside the courtyard, finally beginning to tremble.

Even if they were already aware of this, they might only now realize that this dragon crossing the river is not so easy to deal with.

Wei Dong glanced at the person from the upstairs window and scoffed, "Do you think you can get away with just throwing out a scapegoat or a target? What do I care about the life or death of such a person?"

Just then, Wu Xi called: "Someone has finally come to apologize to me. Old Xu's second son just spent two million US dollars to sign a general agency agreement for computer products in Hong Kong. Hahaha, he's planning to make a fortune, and then you suddenly appear out of nowhere!"

Wei Dong finally realized: "You just found out?"

Wu Xi replied, "I don't have time to keep an eye on you all the time, but this kind of thing needs a rock like you to hold it up. Don't worry, I'll make sure he does what he's supposed to do, and clean things up properly and give us an explanation."

Unexpectedly, Wei Dong paused for half a second: "I don't think you should give me an explanation?"

Wu Xi was completely baffled: "Me? I just found out about this. I didn't even ask about the details. I just took the blame!"

Wei Dong refused to talk about loyalty: "I've always been walking on thin ice since I started doing business, afraid that if I make the slightest mistake, I'll be cut off. To paraphrase what Old Man Shi said, it's like trying to get something from a tiger. I can win a thousand times, but if I lose once, I'm finished. If it weren't for the fact that I still have tens of millions of dollars of foreign investment that I can put in Shanghai, I would have lost everything and have no choice but to come and beg you. Do you think this is my fault?"

Wu Xi chuckled: "You wouldn't be so childish as to insist on arguing with me like this, would you?"

It carried a subtle air of authority.

Wei Dong said, "I think I've told you before that if I wanted to live a successful and fulfilling life, selling cameras and sanitary napkins would be enough. The only thing that would drive me to take risks and fight is to make more people's lives happier. But this incident has caused countless college students to experience it firsthand, and their values, outlook on life, and worldview have been overturned. How am I supposed to teach them? Should I just endure it and get used to it, and expect it to get even worse in the future? Or is it okay, and we can compete based on connections instead of fair competition based on ability?"

Wu Xi could tell: "You just said it's all about your parents' connections... This is not a situation that I can change. Every family has its own way of making a living. What right do I have to say anything? I only truly trust you if you take responsibility."

Wei Dong remained unappreciative: "Because you know that even if I make the slightest mistake, he won't need to apologize."

Wu Xi choked: "Then what kind of explanation do you want?"

Wei Dong had made up his mind: "Let's broadcast that TV series, broadcast it with great fanfare."

Wu Xi remained silent for several seconds before speaking: "You... what the hell is wrong with your brain?! Or do you have a lover outside?"

Wei Dong explained without any ambiguity: "Because even Xiao Wang, who has acted before, has begun to doubt whether the characters he portrays are real, then we should establish this positive and upright atmosphere and not let unhealthy trends become a laughing stock!"

Wu Xi was quiet for a moment before saying, "Okay, then I'll let Lao Jin know that it's your request to move around, and that he should obediently follow you."

Wei Dong thought to himself, "Old habits die hard. I don't have time to keep an eye on such a shrewd and talented man."

Wu Xi was also troubled: "He really has some skills when it comes to making things. Actually, his family members are also asking why that TV series hasn't aired yet. I'm really afraid that this guy will get cocky and bite people. Yes, you asked for it to air, so you should take responsibility!"

To prevent Wei Dong from falling for it: "We're all adults, why should I be responsible for him? It's not like I introduced him to you. At most, I can keep an eye on things and let you know if anything happens."

After considering it over, Wu Xi said, "Okay, neither of us will be swayed by his promises. As long as we can clear ourselves of any wrongdoing, that's fine. Let's do it this way."

Then, just before hanging up, he casually said, "Don't back down over there. Stop him if you need to. Damn it, I've disliked this guy for a long time. He deserves to be scolded so badly this time!"

Wei Dong knew he had won: "Damn it, I'm helping you vent your anger and now I have to bear the consequences?"

Wu Xi laughed and hung up the phone.

So the consequences were laid bare on Rang Weidong's desk the next day at noon.

The Shanghai-based first-class foreign trade company with full foreign trade rights was transferred to Rang Weidong's name.

Having fixed assets of 750,000 yuan is a minor matter; the real intention is to withdraw from the computer product market in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Southwest China.

The meaning is obvious.

The hope is to maintain a separate and independent governance, where each region governs its own territory without interfering with the others.

Wei Dong chuckled inwardly as he signed and accepted the document.

I'm selling game consoles, that shouldn't violate the agreement, right?
(End of this chapter)