Chapter 175: The Panic Caused by Fengming Group

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: The Panic Caused by Fengming Group

"Morning. You look like you didn’t get much sleep."

In the morning, Jiang Fan greeted Yin Ruxue with a yawn, then looked over at Su Qingci and her dark circles as he asked the question.

He had drunk far too much last night. The red wine packed a serious punch, and he’d basically blacked out. He couldn’t remember what happened at all.

All he knew was that Su Qingci had suddenly burst in, and then... nothing.

"Hmph!"

But Su Qingci just snorted coldly and shot him a vicious glare.

This baffled Jiang Fan. He had no idea what this woman’s problem was now.

But only Su Qingci herself knew she hadn’t slept a wink all night. The image of Jiang Fan curled up on the sofa kept appearing in her mind.

She had even secretly gotten out of bed to check on him a few times.

Even now, she didn’t know why she had acted that way.

"I can’t drink that much again next time. My head is killing me."

Yin Ruxue rubbed her throbbing temples.

"Where’s Mengmeng?"

She looked around but didn’t see Nanny Chen or Mengmeng.

"I could barely move, so I had Nanny Chen take Mengmeng to school first. Otherwise, she would have been late."

"Breakfast is on the table. You guys go ahead and eat. I’ve already eaten."

After saying that, Jiang Fan leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.

Right now, all he wanted to do was rest and recover.

"By the way, what was that leverage you mentioned last night?"

"I remember it had something to do with Fengming Group, right?"

Yin Ruxue suddenly spoke up, having picked up a fried dough stick and taken a bite.

Jiang Fan hummed softly in affirmation.

"Are you kidding me? You think you can get leverage on Fengming Group? Do you have any idea what kind of financial conglomerates are backing them?"

"Especially now that several companies have joined forces, their financial power is immense."

Only Su Qingci sneered, taking a vicious bite of the fried dough stick in her hand as she mocked him.

"I found out that the materials their company uses are mixed with 4% recycled materials."

"This was confirmed by Master Li over at the factory."

"I’ve already had someone send all the products we previously purchased to a professional state-level laboratory for testing. They’ll issue an official appraisal report for us."

"With that in hand, do you think Fengming Group’s stock price won’t collapse?"

Jiang Fan retorted just as bluntly.

Although he couldn’t figure out what wire was crossed in Su Qingci’s brain to make her target him constantly, he was never one to take things lying down, so he immediately clapped back.

This time, not only did Su Qingci fall silent, but even Yin Ruxue shot up from her chair.

"What did you say? Are you sure Master Li himself has already looked at it?"

Yin Ruxue forced herself to remain calm.

Others might not know, but she certainly knew what Master Li was capable of. He was more authoritative than many professional state-level labs.

It was safe to say that if Master Li had spoken, it was 1,000,000% true.

"That’s right. Master Li confirmed it."

"However, our lab isn’t a state-level one. If we rashly expose this, Fengming Group will likely turn around and bite back."

"But at this point, it’s a desperate measure for a desperate situation. They’re the ones who insisted on a price war, trying to crush us with money."

"So they can’t blame me for flipping the table. If we go down, we’re taking them with us!"

Jiang Fan snorted. They had been forced into a corner.

He could guarantee that as soon as this was exposed, Fengming Group would absolutely bite back and claim that Xuerong Group’s materials were the same.

They would deny the rumors while slinging mud right back at them.

At that point, customers wouldn’t be able to tell fact from fiction and would just choose to return their products.

That’s why Jiang Fan had affectionately dubbed this move "Heaven and Earth Collapse."

If Jiang Fan could think of this, then Yin Ruxue, as the CEO, naturally could as well.

"I doubt we can get the state-level certificate in a short amount of time, right?"

"Which means that as soon as this news gets out, our stock price will be affected too, because this touches on an industry-wide bottom line."

"At that point, forget about the Celestial Dragon District; the performance in our other districts..."

Jiang Fan opened his eyes and nodded.

"That’s exactly what I’m worried about."

"But there’s no other way. Trying to outspend them with our own money right now would be truly unwise."

"Susu, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you with this."

Hearing Yin Ruxue say this, Jiang Fan suddenly turned his head to look.

"Why are you looking to me? Wasn’t a certain someone being all high and mighty just now? Doesn’t he have leverage on Fengming Group?"

"That’s right, you have dirt, you have concrete evidence, but will the customers accept it?"

"To put it bluntly, it’s all about authority."

"What do you mean? What do you need her for?"

Jiang Fan couldn’t help but ask.

"Susu’s mother is the director of a state-level appraisal laboratory."

"If she’s willing to help, we should be able to get that appraisal certificate very quickly."

Hearing this, a flicker of astonishment crossed Jiang Fan’s face.

In Huaxia, connections were undoubtedly the most effective tool, especially close personal ones like this.

But he had never even considered it before.

A wave of regret washed over him. ’If only I’d known earlier and gotten it sooner...’

He could have completely crushed Fengming Group, grinding them into the dirt.

Seeing the way he looked like he was regretting it so much he wanted to slap himself, Yin Ruxue felt a little like laughing.

"Alright, Susu, this isn’t the time to be petty. Can you talk to your mother and see when she can get us that appraisal report?"

Yin Ruxue took her hand and said in a soft, coaxing voice.

"I’ll ask. If not today, then tomorrow at the latest."

"Jiang Fan, you remember this. You owe me a favor."

"And you will have to pay it back."

Su Qingci suddenly turned her head and stared at Jiang Fan as she spoke.

"Huh? Me?"

Jiang Fan pointed at himself, completely dumbfounded.

"Wait, this is a company matter."

"Why should I be the one to owe you a favor?"

Jiang Fan was suddenly indignant.

"Fine, then we’ll just let it drag on."

"I’m just a security captain for the company. What do other matters have to do with me?"

"If the company goes under and we can’t secure our share of the Celestial Dragon District, I’ll just find something else to do. Even if I do nothing, my family can support me."

"Jiang Fan..."

Yin Ruxue looked at him and discreetly winked.

"Fine. I owe you a favor. But you have to guarantee you’ll get me the appraisal results today."