I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 368 The Idiot Adopted Son (5.5k)

Su Cheng's mind was blank at this moment; he couldn't accept this fact for the time being.

Even though it's still in the hypothetical stage, Su Cheng can't accept it at all.

Is Su Sheng his half-brother?

Is this old man trying to be funny?

I'll fuck your mother.

Are you fucking keeping me as a pet for fun?
Is he the main character, and Su Sheng the old man's secondary character?

What does that mean?!
The main character slowly grinds for equipment, gains experience, and levels up by fighting monsters.

The secondary account is being bombarded with money and resources, given all the best stuff.
According to Su Cheng's understanding, Su Sheng is now considered an old-timer and a finished product.

His main account is just for killing time, playing slowly, and experiencing the fun of the game.

Su Cheng could even guess what words the old man would say.

I didn't put much effort into my secondary account; I just haphazardly added some resources and leveled it up, so the details are mediocre.

I put a lot of effort into my main account, meticulously crafting every detail, including titles, pets, enchantments, costumes, passive skills, and weapon enhancement.

Since it's a perfect creation, it will definitely take more time and effort, but that's okay, I'm willing to spend that time and effort to polish it.

Once this account is fully upgraded, I'll take a screenshot and post it in a QQ group. I'm sure many people will say that I've built this account well, and they'll praise my patience and willingness to put in the effort. It's truly admirable!
Chinnm!

At this moment, Su Cheng activated his Six Eyes and tried his best to recall all the details of his first meeting with this "brother".

In the end, Su Cheng could confirm it.

Su Sheng is the finished product of the old man.

Whether it was adopted or something else, he doesn't know yet.

Su Cheng even suspected that the old man had already included Su Sheng in the "poor upbringing" plan, and now it was in that bizarre "small account leading big account" stage.

But the strange thing is.

Su Cheng had no memory of Su Sheng in her mind.

That's fucking weird.

Especially in her past life memories, Su Cheng had no information about Su Sheng.

Even after he took over the business, he never heard of having any brother who was not related to him by blood.

Su Sheng's name was not on the will.

That is
The old man left Su Sheng no property.

At least not openly, but Su Cheng had no idea about it behind the scenes.

He didn't even know this person existed until now.

There is another possibility.

So, Su Cheng was reborn before he even had a chance to know in his previous life?

In the thirty years of his previous life, Su Cheng had no contact with Su Sheng at all, at least not in his memory.

This is so Cao Dan-esque.

Su Cheng couldn't help but think.

Who knows about this?

The old man knows.

Long Ruoli knew.

Even President Bai might know, but Su Cheng is the only one who doesn't?

Su Cheng felt that he had misjudged the current situation and lacked the crucial information gap provided by Su Sheng.

So you're not all-knowing and all-powerful after all?

Su Cheng forced herself to calm down and reassess the situation objectively.

"wrong."

"Even though I don't know Su Sheng's true identity, I still have the most information gap."

“Rebirth is my greatest informational advantage.”

Even though she had the most information, Su Cheng still felt very passive.

If Zhang Yangwen hadn't mentioned it during the video call, Su Cheng might still be completely unaware.

Let's go back to Su Sheng.

Su Cheng began to carefully study his life story, using her best skill of collecting information to find as much information about him as possible.

But the more he studied it, the more depressed and sorrowful he felt.

Let alone being lifted up by parents.

Su Sheng doesn't even have biological parents, yet his current social status, group position, power, and wealth are far, far greater than Su Cheng's!
Su Cheng heard from Xing Yuyuan that this bastard drives an Audi A8L.

Su Cheng paid close attention at the time and thought that President Sheng was quite low-key, as he did not choose a Mercedes-Benz but drove an Audi.

Although it's the 60TFSI Horch Founder Edition, for someone of Mr. Sheng's rank and status, driving an Audi is still too understated.

Looking back now, Su Sheng was really low-key.

This man, who had no parents, was actually raised by his own biological father.

If the old man had used the resources he gave Su Sheng on himself, Su Cheng felt he would have become a legendary figure in the business world long ago.

Su Cheng used some technical means to obtain Su Sheng's detailed file, including household registration information.

He calculated it from Su Sheng's birth date and the date he started attending international school...

Su Sheng was adopted by the old man when he was at least six or seven years old.

wrong.

It's not necessarily that the old man adopted her; perhaps it was her mother, Tian Xiangwei, who adopted her?

Judging from the dates, Su Cheng wasn't born yet, and her mother hadn't passed away yet.

Su Cheng thought it was more likely that her mother had adopted her; the old man probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to adopt her.
But this made Su Cheng even angrier.

Because Su Sheng even experienced maternal love.

Su Cheng didn't experience any love; at least, he was too young to remember anything at that time and didn't recall the details of his life with his mother.

He doesn't even have any material to recall.

Su Sheng not only enjoyed the super resources provided by the Emperor Group, but also the love of his mother, Tian Xiangwei.

Su Cheng doesn't remember any love.

His memories of his mother consisted only of the old man's oral accounts and the belongings he found while helping to clean his mother's room during the Lunar New Year.

Su Cheng didn't get any resources either. The old man's idea of ​​resources was just suffering he inflicted on himself by spending a lot of time and energy.

This is what the old folks call "super resources".

In the old man's eyes, this resource might even be more precious and rarer than the resources Su Sheng had eaten.

It's not necessary.

Su Tianyan must think so.

What the hell is all this crap?!
How did I end up with such a father?!
Is this dad?

Biologically speaking, Su Tianyan is Su Cheng's father.

But from other perspectives.

It's hard to say...

The next day.

Su Cheng was too lazy to even groom himself. He simply washed his face and didn't even bother to brush his teeth, or rather, he didn't have the energy to. He just gulped down a couple of mouthwashes before heading to the company.

At this moment, Su Cheng's mental state plummeted.

Upon entering the company.

Qin Fen couldn't wait to grab Su Cheng.

"Hey, Cheng-ge, why are you only arriving now? I noticed you didn't say a word when I looked at you, I thought you had already left."

“I was browsing the app yesterday and looked at dozens of houses. I really liked a lot of them, and I think you should like some too. Let’s go take a look after work today. I’ve already contacted the real estate agents.”

Su Cheng said weakly, "Okay, you go in my place."

"Cheng-ge, aren't you coming with me? You really trust my judgment that much? My judgment is terrible, hahaha..."

"You can help me choose, I'm fine with anywhere."

Ok?
wrong.

Even if Qin Fen had a high sensitivity, he could still sense that Su Cheng's condition was different from usual.

"Cheng-ge, what's wrong, Cheng-ge..."

"It's alright."

Su Cheng forced a smile onto her face.

Before Qin Fen could ask any further questions, the company secretary came to Su Cheng's office: "Manager Su, President Sheng requests your presence."

Su Cheng didn't even open her mouth, and responded with a muffled "Mm".

"Let's talk about it when I get back. I'll go over there first."

Su Cheng dismissed Qin Fen and then left the office.

Besides Su Cheng, Xing Yuyuan also received the notification.

The two followed the company secretary to Su Sheng's office.

On the way, Su Cheng suddenly blurted out, "Did they say what it was about?"

The company secretary gave Su Cheng a meaningful smile, deliberately keeping her in suspense: "Of course it's a good thing, dear Manager Su."

Xing Yuyuan: ? ? ?

what?
What does this smile mean?

Did their proposal get approved?

But why does your smile look so... like a pervert's smile?!
Even more obsessed than Liu Jiajia!

Su Cheng felt no emotional fluctuation.

Nothing good can make him happy now.

Unless someone tells him that the old man has passed away, Su Cheng's inner gloom might not be completely dispelled, and he might buy tens of thousands of firecrackers to celebrate.

The two entered Su Sheng's office.

"Supervisor Su, Supervisor Xing."

"I have some good news to tell you first."

"The proposal you gave me yesterday has been reviewed by headquarters."

"The headquarters is very satisfied and has given us high praise, urging us to implement it as soon as possible."

Upon hearing the news, Xing Yuyuan's face unconsciously lit up with excitement.

Surely the entire Geely Group doesn't have a team that approves the plan so quickly?

Should this break the historical record set by a legendary team within the group?

Xing Yuyuan didn't expect that headquarters would approve it directly.

She was even prepared to revise and improve the plan, but it was Su Cheng who insisted on submitting it. Unexpectedly, it was approved and received high praise. Riding in a trailer is so cool!

Shouldn't headquarters give them some kind of award or something?
However, Su Sheng did not directly mention the reward, but instead asked Su Cheng and Xing Yuyuan to accompany him to a negotiation meeting.

Su Sheng did not reveal the specific content of the meeting, and he led the two directly to the reception room.

Su Cheng and Xing Yuyuan exchanged glances, then silently followed behind Su Sheng.

Come to the reception room.

There were already four or five people sitting opposite, and the one in the lead was a middle-aged man who looked to be around fifty years old.

He wore a charcoal gray suit, with many silver strands at his temples, but he showed no signs of decline, as if the fine lines of time had been meticulously crafted.

His hair was neatly combed, which complemented his full forehead and his deep, piercing eyes that seemed to have accumulated over countless years.

Su Cheng discovered through the Six Eyes that this person exuded an aura sculpted and enveloped by an invisible energy called "power".

His entourage also displayed exceptional spirit, with highly focused attention and energy, exhibiting their best demeanor and capable of handling any unexpected situation.

It's easy to tell from the badges they wear that this group represents Shanghai Jinhong Group.

Zhang Yangwen's hometown.

Upon seeing Su Sheng and the others enter, the man slowly stood up and stepped forward to greet Su Sheng.

"Hello, Mr. Sheng."

"Mr. Tang, you're too kind. Please have a seat."

Tang Licheng has a very strong presence.

Su Cheng didn't know his exact position of power within the Jin Hong Group, but it was definitely not low!

Although he didn't know the relationship between Tang Licheng and the Zhang family and Zhang Yangwen, he knew that most people probably wouldn't be able to get the better of Tang Licheng.

But Su Sheng showed no stage fright whatsoever.

Su Sheng sat upright in the center of the heavy walnut wood table, his gaze as calm and still as a deep pool.

While sitting in the chair, Su Sheng's back was not fully supported, but his spine was ramrod straight.

He wore a well-tailored midnight blue velvet casual suit, with only a gold-plated K2 brooch pinned to his collar.

The aura that Su Sheng actively exuded was like an invisible gravitational pull, making it impossible for the executives brought by Tang Licheng to remain calm, and they unconsciously held their breath and focused.

Their energy was not as great as Tang Licheng's, so they could only muster their strength to stand with Tang Licheng at the negotiating table.

From their conversation, Su Cheng and Xing Yuyuan learned...

Jin Hong Group came here today to complete the acquisition of UNV.

What they didn't know was that the Emperor Group had already approved the proposal put forward by Su Cheng.

UNV is about to reform its financial configuration and marketing-related matters according to Su Cheng's plan, and it is about to enter the implementation stage.

Su Cheng only found out at this time.

Before handing the case over to Yh International Department, Dihao Group had already contacted Jin Hong Group and received a specific quote.

Su Cheng felt as if she had been hit in the gut.

His previous assessment of UNV was around 500 million, but Jin Hong Group's offer was 1 billion.

If I were to actually do something underhanded, it would be discovered within a day.

Forget about getting Su Cheng to spit it out; even if he took out 5 million, he wouldn't be able to eat it.

Su Cheng secretly rejoiced that she had made the right choice.

Tang Licheng wanted to sign the formal merger agreement today; they had already prepared the contracts and everything else.

One billion in cash.

As soon as Su Sheng signed, they immediately transferred the money to the corresponding account of the Emperor Group.

Even as he spoke, Tang Licheng still wore that confident and in control expression.

But Su Sheng's next words almost made him lose control of his expression.

Su Sheng explained softly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, the group's plans have changed. We intend to try operating UNV again."

Tang Licheng's chest seemed to freeze for a moment.

This is almost the body's most primitive protective response when faced with an impact.

Although the breath-holding time was extremely short, and he quickly brought his breathing back to a normal rhythm with his powerful control, the first breath after that breath-holding had a subtle, almost imperceptible, yet real, rapidness.

The moment Tang Licheng tried to respond and regain control of the conversation, he scrolled up and down twice with extreme restraint.

Su Cheng keenly noticed this detail.

This was a moment of surprise and hidden panic as the situation completely spiraled out of control.

Although Jin Hong Group cannot be compared with Dihao Group, it can still be called a super large enterprise.

Their main business has always been cleaning and daily necessities.

Other products and companies are not worth worrying about.

Jin Hong Group has been deeply involved in offline channels for decades, and its products are always available in more than 3 million supermarkets and stores of all sizes across the country.

Different brands, different names, different effects, but the parent company behind them is all Jin Hong Group, it's just that ordinary consumers don't know that.

However, since the Dihao Group invested in UNV two years ago, Jin Hong Group has installed a monitoring program on UNV, and has been guarding against the Dihao Group's entry into the daily cleaning field.

If this mega-manufacturer wants to gain control of the everyday cleaning market, it will be touching on the core interests of the Jin Hong Group.

For every city that Dihao captures, Jinhong loses a city.

This is a chain reaction caused by short-term compromises.

If they compromise in the short term, their competitors will gain access to marginal markets and low-price channels, thus reaching price-sensitive groups.

Immediately afterwards, the competitor will obtain a certain amount of cash flow and corresponding user data.

With cash flow, competitors will intensify their product updates and iterations.

Once product competitiveness improves, Jin Hong's core markets will face technological attacks and price wars.

Distributors may turn against their partners and promote competitors' products, leading to a loss of control at the retail level and a collapse of the pricing system.

Ultimately, the premium pricing power of all brands under the Jin Hong Group will completely collapse.

Later, the product gap between the two companies widened, and Jin Hong Group became history.

They've already done countless joint simulations of this within Jin Hong.

Mr. Zhang instructed the other executives to handle the investment in UNV by the Dihao Group with extreme care.

We cannot remain indifferent.

However, it cannot be treated like other companies; we must try our best to avoid stress reactions.

Because the Emperor Group's facade is much larger than that of their Jin Hong.

You can't use the method of big fish eating small fish.

With its financial resources and ability to mobilize resources, the Dihao Group could easily skip the previous steps and directly develop a next-generation toothpaste product.

Furthermore, their R&D costs, logistics costs, and channel costs may be much lower than theirs.

Typical competition takes place within a specific niche market.

For example, toothpaste.

This is a large category, with subcategories including those for clearing heat, whitening, anti-inflammation, bad breath, and traditional Chinese medicine.

But the Emperor Group is fully capable of crushing them in one fell swoop.

It can comprehensively address issues such as clearing heat, whitening, anti-inflammation, bad breath, and traditional Chinese medicine all at once.

They're not competing with you using niche genres.

They're going to fight you one field at a time.

First it's toothpaste, then maybe mouthwash, and finally laundry detergent.

If we lose five cities today, we'll lose ten tomorrow.

Gradually, the Jin Hong Group collapsed.

The two groups have never had any conflicts of interest or territorial disputes.

Dihao Group was even once a supplier to Jin Hong, supplying Jin Hong Group with polyethylene glycol and sweeteners derived from the oil products of its subsidiaries.

The top bosses of the two conglomerates are also good friends in private.

However, public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters.

Business and personal emotions are not intertwined; the business world is devoid of emotion.

So, Zhang was actually personally overseeing the UNV project.

要让
The simplest way is to prevent Geely from starting this trend.

But we can't let them suffer a loss either.

If it provokes a rebellious mentality among some of the elites at Geely, they will actually mobilize more resources and expend more energy.

Take Su Sheng, for example, standing in front of them.

The K2 gold-plated brooch on her chest emitted a faint glow under the sunlight.

But this faint ray of light invisibly reflects a blinding brilliance.

After Su Sheng said that they planned to try to restart UNV, Tang Licheng's caution immediately rose to the highest level.

This acquisition itself was a protective takeover initiated by Jin Hong Group.

UNV's product capabilities are indeed good, but they are not at an exaggerated level of being a generation ahead.

Is the Geely Group about to spend a fortune?
At this stage, UNV is not only not profitable, but may not even be able to break even.

A billion is already a bid with a 200% premium.

Or is it that... Su Sheng is simply dissatisfied with the price?
Tang Licheng continued to offer his chips.

"Mr. Sheng, if you are not satisfied with this price, we can actually discuss it further, but I need to make a call to headquarters."

Su Sheng shook his head almost imperceptibly, the movement small but carrying a resolute weight.

"There's no need to make the call. I'm not bringing this up to raise the price."

"I came here in person today to explain things clearly in person, so as to avoid any misunderstandings."

Tang Licheng gave a wry smile.

It certainly won't cause any misunderstanding.

This move by the Dihao Group is tantamount to holding a knife to Jin Hong's nose.

If someone holds a knife to your throat, isn't it obvious what their intentions are? How could there be any misunderstanding?

Tang Licheng believed that whether it was an order from the headquarters of the Emperor Group or the intention of the young man in front of him who exuded the aura of a superior, he needed to go back and report immediately.

"In that case, Mr. Sheng, let's call it a day."

Tang Licheng stood up, greeted Su Sheng and the others, and then hurriedly left Yh.

They need to go back immediately to prepare various contingency plans.

If Su Sheng were to lead this operation, his first move would likely be a decisive one.

This is the K2 from Geely Group!
It's very possible that the knife will sever Jin Hong's major artery.

They had to prepare and set up defenses in advance.

(End of this chapter)