Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 259 Market Shift (3000)

——Homeland Group

“Brother Yuan, what about the technicians and workers in the original factory? We’ve been shut down for a few days and there’s not much noise in the factory yet. If we don’t start work for a long time, I’m afraid those people will cause trouble.”

in the office
Li Jiayuan was on the phone with his back to Bao Wenlong, Shanji, and others.

Bao Wenlong raised his hand, signaling Shanji not to speak yet, and to let Yuan Ge finish his call.

"it is good"

"I understand. If everything is alright over there, you can come back now."

"call"

Li Jiayuan pressed the hang-up button, took a deep breath, turned his chair to face Shanji and the other man, a faint smile on his lips.

"Chicken, you can pass the word down and tell the factory to keep up with production. Ah Long, make the arrangements so that once the shoes are finished, they can be packed directly into boxes, and your people will be responsible for picking up the goods and sending them to the mainland."

"Someone will meet you there."

Bao Wenlong and his companion were stunned. After a brief moment of disorientation, Shanji's expression became excited.

"Brother Yuan, what do you mean?"

“Well, from now on, Jiayuan Shoes will only operate in the inland market. Hua Di and Long Wu have already contacted the people there. However, you might have to make some sacrifices and stay there to keep an eye on the market for the time being, Chicken.”

"But don't worry, at most a year, I'll find someone to bring you back. I'll arrange for you to take care of the work at the shoe factory as well."

A few days ago, after deciding on the future direction of the shoe factory, Li Jiayuan began to send Hua Di and Long Wu to find partners.

Huang Tian, ​​the father-in-law, has some connections and business in Dongguan. He helped him connect with several local friends who specialize in brand operations.

With this connection, all the shoes produced by Jiayuan Shoe Factory would be sold to the mainland. Moreover, he also used the Chiang family's connections to open up sales channels.

We've already reached cooperation agreements with three major companies in inland China. The new cooperation model will reduce profits by 10%, but at least the shoe factory can continue operating.
Even with several thousand workers, there shouldn't be any unemployment.

This can also open up the mainland market and pave the way for future industrial expansion into the mainland.

“It’s okay, I’ll go. I can run the shoe factory here in a year or two, and I can do it over there too.”

Chicken didn't care about being away from here for a long time. The shoe factory was his life's work, and he would definitely continue to run it, no matter what difficulties he encountered. It was just a business trip to another place.

Just consider it as going to develop the market.

Bao Wenlong was a little confused and asked in bewilderment:

"Brother Yuan, is it necessary to move the entire market to the mainland? Wouldn't that waste all the channels we've built up here? And if we go to the mainland, we'll have to pay extra for transportation alone."

Not to mention the additional expenses there, is it worth it?

The pheasant snorted coldly.

"Hmph, those guys who used to cooperate with us turned against us as soon as the Zheng family offered them a little benefit. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night with partners like that."

Li Jiayuan shook his head and took a sip of Longjing tea.

"There are no permanent enemies in the business world. The Zheng family can offer them the leverage they want. Under pressure from the Zheng family, they can breach contracts. One day, when we can offer them what they want, we can be friends too."

"That's how society works. TVB's Shaw Tai-heng and ATV's Lam Yan are still old friends, but does that prevent them from competing with each other? In business, there are no permanent enemies, let alone permanent friends. The only people we can trust are ourselves."

The two nodded, feeling a sense of disappointment. The business world was far more ruthless than they had imagined, and they still had a lot to learn.

"Market shift is inevitable. The reason they target shoe factories is because they have no other options besides shoe factories. So, if they want to continue building the Li Ning brand..."

We have no choice but to give up this market; otherwise, Jiayuan Shoes will still become a weak point targeted by others in the future. This isn't entirely a bad thing, though; at least it helps us eliminate a loophole.

The two nodded in agreement. Indeed, if the shoe factory wanted to develop steadily in the long term, it had no choice but to give up this market.

Even the Zheng family probably didn't expect that Brother Yuan would be so decisive, abandoning this market without a second thought.

"Brother Yuan, there's still something I don't understand. Why is the Zheng family targeting us? Is it really because of Gao Jin?"

Li Jiayuan's eyes suddenly changed, becoming sharp and full of edge, like a treasured sword in its sheath, concealing boundless power.

"Do you really think that a mere Zheng Youwei can mobilize so many resources to encircle and suppress us? The mastermind behind this is Zheng Tong from the Zheng family. Their target is not the shoe factory, but Jiayuan Logistics."

They wanted to see our attitude. Did you really think Home Logistics could continue peacefully? "Beasts taste the blood, and devour it to the bone."

Li Jiayuan slowly stood up, stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window, looked down at the scenery outside, and spoke in a low voice.

"Home Logistics. Things are about to get chaotic."

At first, he didn't understand what the Zheng family's purpose was, but later he realized that the Zheng family was after Jiayuan Logistics, and their wolfish ambitions were obvious.

He had long suspected that some people would be envious of Jiayuan Logistics. The reason they hadn't acted before was because they wanted to continue observing the market. Now that Jiayuan Logistics has grown so big, how could they possibly let go of such a large market?

Sure enough, flies swarmed around him. If he could swat this fly away this time, then there would be a period of peace. If not, the Jiayuan Group would become the target of everyone's criticism.
After thinking it over, Li Jiayuan cleared his mind of the jumbled thoughts and lamented the lack of time. If he had just a little more time, just one more year, another year would have been perfect.

He could make all the wealthy businessmen on Hong Kong Island afraid to treat the Jiayuan Group as an easy target.

"You may all leave now. Please call Gao Jin in for me."

Bao Wenlong and Shanji left, and soon Gao Jin arrived at the office.

"Brother Yuan."

"Ah Jin, there's something I want you to do. Go all out, make a huge scene, until there's absolutely no room for maneuver."

"Yes"

Gao Jin left with his mission, while Li Jiayuan stood in front of the chair, his eyes as cold as knives.

This is just a small lesson for the Zheng family. In the future, they will pay back a hundredfold. He is too busy to deal with it now. Once he recovers, he will establish a shipping company, build ships, and make sure the Zheng family is utterly destroyed.

The Cheng family's business is based on shipping, but they are not the only shipping company in Hong Kong Island.
In the afternoon, the plane also brought good news: the second movie from Home Media, Mr. Vampire, has started filming. Uncle Ying and Sister Pomegranate are both veteran actors in the industry. Although they haven't acted in many movies, their acting skills are top-notch.

They can be used right away. Of the two disciples of the original Uncle Nine, only Qiu Sheng was found. Wen Cai is tentatively to be played by Yin Tianchou.

Yin Tianchou became an overnight sensation, so of course we need to take advantage of his popularity and give him more resources to further increase his value. "Brother Yuan, by the way, can our company hire a couple of talented people? I'd like to take a break; I haven't had a day off in two months."

The plane was complaining, and Li Jiayuan immediately looked over. Oh dear, why is this young man getting emotional? This won't do.

"The capable should do more work. Don't you even look at how much you earn a month? Is it really so unfair to make you do some work?"

"Didn't you already hire a few college graduates last time? I heard from Fang Ting that they did a great job. Why don't you hire a couple more?"

"Get lost, get lost, don't bother me if there's nothing wrong."

"Go away!"

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The plane sped away.

"Brother Yuan, a charity has come to our door looking for sponsorship."

As soon as the plane took off, Fang Ting followed closely behind.

"Let them get lost. Nine times out of ten, these people who come to your door soliciting sponsorships are scammers. Once the money gets into their hands, you're lucky if it's reduced by half. Some of it won't even reach the people in need. Only a fool would donate."

"Oh"

Fang Ting thought about it and agreed that it made sense. Just as she was about to leave, Li Jiayuan called her back.

"Wait a minute, later I'll transfer four million from my personal account to the welfare home and have Shi Ming do the charitable donations. He has connections."

Fang Ting's bright eyes curved gently, her smile tender.

Yuan Ge was actually a little arrogant and said one thing but meant another.

As soon as Fang Ting stepped out, she saw Ruan Mei and Huang Lei coming towards her in the corridor.

"Miss Huang, Xiaomei."

Is A-Yuan inside?

"Here I am."

"Um"

Huang Lei was as concise and efficient as ever. Ruan Mei took her hand, and the two walked towards the office.

As Fang Ting passed by the two, she silently turned back and gazed at their receding figures. The innocent laughter of them holding hands and whispering in each other's ears slowly reached her ears.

During this period, Ruan Mei really came to the company on time every day without fail, and she had lost count of how many times she had seen this scene.

Fang Ting thought to herself, "I probably will never be one of them."

Fang Ting chuckled softly as the two people disappeared behind the door.

Bless you.

As she stepped into the elevator, the air seemed especially refreshing today.

Zheng Youwei and Aunt Fang, who were waiting for Li Jiayuan to send them a letter of reconciliation, did not have an easy time.

"You're saying that Li Jiayuan's factory has reopened?"

"Market shift!"

"Okay, I see."

Zheng Youwei put down the phone, his expression full of doubt, his brows furrowed deeply. Li Jiayuan had not bowed to the Zheng family, but instead chose to shift the market to outside Hong Kong Island.

Whether this was a success or a failure, Zheng Youwei dared not make a decision on his own.

He went home immediately and reported the matter to his father, Zheng Tong.

In the large, brightly lit villa, a middle-aged man with sparse white hair and a kind face stood in front of a table.

He was bent over, his body hunched, holding a pair of scissors in his hand, looking very serious, his eyes seemingly fixed only on the potted plant in front of him.

On the table, different varieties of fresh flowers are arranged one by one.

"Yes, it's beautiful."

With Zheng Tong's skillful arrangement, a uniquely shaped, fresh and elegant flower took shape.

"Flower arrangement is an art."

The maid handed Zheng Tong a hand towel, and she wiped away the water stains she had accidentally gotten on her hands. Just then, Zheng Youwei strode in through the front door.

"Dad, I have something I want to tell you."

Zheng Tong's kind and benevolent eyes were lowered, and perhaps because his pupils were smaller than average, his gaze looked somewhat frightening.

"Let's go to the study."

The study on the second floor, in the east corridor

"You mean, Li Jiayuan chose to expand his market to other regions?"

"Yes, Dad, what do you think he means by this? Is he avoiding us?"

Zheng Tong laughed heartily, tilting his head back and leaning his hands against the chair. Zheng Youwei had no idea what his father was laughing about.

"It seems he wasn't so confident after all."

When Zheng Youwei was about to ask a question, Zheng Tong suddenly stopped talking. His pupils behind his glasses were silent and lifeless, and his voice sent a chill down one's spine.

It was a kind of wild, animalistic hunger.

(End of this chapter)