Chapter 17 Zheng's Father's Counterattack: Even the Leader Has Called!

At the Zheng Group headquarters, Zheng Jie sat in the chairman's office.

"Chairman, this is the indictment we have prepared over the past few days. Please take a look."

The director of the Legal Department brought out a thick indictment and placed it on the desk. The Legal Department had been brightly lit for the past few nights, working overtime and staying up late for several days to finish writing the indictment in such a short time.

Hearing this, Zheng Jie took the indictment and began to read.

"If we file this lawsuit, what are the chances of success?"

Zheng Jie looked at the Legal Department director in front of him and asked curiously. Hearing this, the director of the Legal Department thought for a moment.

"Overall, it should be a fifty-fifty split. It's hard to say who will win or lose. Both sides have their points, so connections are quite important."

The director of the Legal Department was a professional, after all. He understood that in this matter, looking at the contract, it would be reasonable to rule in favor of either side. At times like this, connections were extremely important. Whoever could pull strings with the higher-ups would win.

In Su Qiaoer's view, Zheng Jie wouldn't be able to hold onto his position as group chairman for very long; he would step down in about a week. Even if he struggled, it would be at most a month, and the case wouldn't formally go to court within a month. According to the plans of Su Qiaoer and the Su Group, once Father Zheng regained control of the group, he would drop the appeal, and then the Zheng Group and the Su Group would resume their cooperation.

"I have already made arrangements with the relevant units and personnel. This case will eventually be ruled in our favor."

Zheng Jie looked at the legal staff in front of him. In Father Zheng's eyes, Zheng Jie didn't have any so-called high-end connections. In reality, Father Zheng had truly underestimated Zheng Jie; over these years, he had quite a lot of connections, even more terrifying than Father Zheng's.

"If that's the case, then we will definitely win this time."

The director of the Legal Department said with a smile. Hearing this, Zheng Jie nodded.

"Submit it to the court."

"Yes."

The director of the Legal Department left the chairman's office. Once he left, he began contacting the court. At this moment, Zheng Jie was also making a phone call.

"It's me."

"Do you have time today? Let's meet tonight."

"Okay, see you at the old place."

Ending the call, Zheng Jie leaned back in his chair, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"The Zheng Family, the Su Family, you both want to watch me leave this position, don't you? How naive."

"Su Qiaoer, you really don't understand me. If you understood me, you would know that I wouldn't do something high-risk unless it was a sure thing."

Thinking of this, a murderous look appeared in Zheng Jie's eyes.

...

About two hours later, Father Zheng appeared at Tengfei Group. The reason he came to Tengfei Group was that it was an important shareholder of the Zheng Group, holding 10.3% of the shares. After the Su Group and the Zheng Group cancelled their cooperation, Father Zheng had been thinking about winning over these few internet companies to support him. In this way, the shares in Zheng Jie's hands would fall below 50%, while his side would exceed 50%. When the board meeting was held, he would easily take back the position of chairman.

"Chairman Zheng, the chairman is waiting for you in the office. Please come with me."

"Okay."

Father Zheng nodded and took Zheng Tian with him to follow the secretary to the chairman's office. However, Father Zheng did not know that the Zheng Group also belonged to Zheng Jie, and that Zheng Jie owned 63.7% of the shares in this company.

Soon, the group arrived at the chairman's office.

The secretary went to the door and knocked.

The next second, a voice from inside told them to enter.

"Chairman, Chairman Zheng and President Tian have arrived."

Hearing this, the nominal chairman of Tengfei Group, Wu Xing, stood up from his chair.

"Chairman Zheng, President Tian, what wind has blown you two here?"

Wu Xing looked at the two people in front of him and said with a smile.

"Director Wu, excuse the intrusion today. I mainly came to discuss the matters of the Zheng Group with you."

Although the Tengfei Group had supported Zheng Jie at the board meeting, in Father Zheng's view, this was nothing. In this circle, everyone valued interests. As long as the interests were right, there was no unbreakable alliance. Moreover, the important projects within the Zheng Group were now at a standstill. Coupled with the fact that Father Zheng had already contacted a major leader, he believed that today, Wu Xing would definitely go down the slope, change his allegiance, and support him.

"Zheng Group?"

"Please sit."

Wu Xing looked at the two people in front of him, his tone calm.

As expected, the boss was right; the other party would definitely come to find him. Thinking of this, the corners of Wu Xing's mouth raised slightly. Every step the other party took had already been guessed by his boss, so how could the other party win? It was simply laughable.

If it weren't for them still being here, perhaps Wu Xing wouldn't have been able to control his laughter.

Just at this moment, Wu Xing's phone rang.

He picked up his phone. When he saw the caller ID, Wu Xing was slightly taken aback. He looked at Father Zheng in front of him.

The other party had arrived, and this leader was calling him.

It seemed that the other party had already arranged everything.

However... this leader seemed to be somewhat insignificant in front of his boss.

"Excuse me for a moment, I need to take a call."

After saying this, Wu Xing went to the corridor to answer the phone. Father Zheng watched Wu Xing's retreating figure, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He knew that this call was from the leader he had contacted.

"Zheng Jie, the business world is not as simple as you think. Many things are not the way you want them to be."

Father Zheng's mouth curled up slightly.

He felt that he now had victory in his grasp.

On the other side, in the corridor.

"Director Wu, it's like this. I am now aware of the situation with the Zheng Group. Although Zheng Jie has good ability, he is too young and acts impulsively. I think you need to reconsider whether you should really support him."

Wu Xing heard this and was not surprised. After all, the other party contacting him at this time was definitely to pressure him.

"Do you mean to support Father Zheng?"

"As for that, you just need to consider it yourself. Zheng Jie is too young to handle this trillion-dollar company, don't you think? And now those important projects have been cancelled, which proves that the other party is incompetent. In short, think about it carefully."

"Okay, leader, I understand. I will consider it carefully."

Ending the call.

Wu Xing looked at the hung-up phone and snorted coldly.

After thinking for a moment, he put away his phone and returned to the office.

Wu Xing sat directly opposite Father Zheng.

Seeing the other party return, Father Zheng knew that the leader must have spoken. Since such a powerful leader had spoken, he thought there shouldn't be much of a problem.

And the next step was just to say what he had prepared in advance.

"Director Wu, I think you are already aware of the situation inside the Zheng Group. The Su Group has cancelled several projects with the Zheng Group. These projects are the most important future projects for the Zheng Group and are also the growth points for the Zheng Group's assets. Moreover, the Zheng Group has invested a large amount of funds in these projects, and there are even funds loaned from the Bank. If these projects cannot be restarted in a short time, then the Zheng Group will face astronomical losses on its books, which may drag down the entire Zheng Group."

For companies in the business circle, every company has Bank loans, with some differences in amount. The Zheng Group is the same. Currently, the Zheng Group has a Bank loan of 390 billion. The interest on this sum is an astronomical figure. If these projects are profitable and make money, then this 390 billion is not worth mentioning.

But if the current situation is maintained, then the entire Zheng Group will definitely be dragged down by this 390 billion. Hearing this, Wu Xing took a deep breath.

Then, added to the call from the leader just now, Wu Xing thought for a moment: if the group didn't belong to Zheng Jie, and if Zheng Jie hadn't made those preparations in advance, maybe... his own boss really wouldn't have been able to hold onto that position.

"So, Chairman Zheng came here to..."

Wu Xing looked at the other party, his tone full of curiosity.

"I don't know what promises Zheng Jie made to you, but I can tell you this: when a company cannot make a profit and even becomes a burden, constantly sucking blood from you, then the meaning of your investment disappears, doesn't it?"

"If you support me at the board meeting, then I can restart the cooperation with the Su Group."

"After all, you know that Chairman Su of the Su Group is my eldest son's daughter-in-law."

Hearing this, Wu Xing's eyes were calm and unruffled.

Father Zheng probably didn't know that those projects cancelled by the Su Group already had companies lined up to take them over. It was just that the companies were currently communicating about contracts and determining legal issues, so it hadn't been officially announced to the public yet. And now, the other party actually thought Zheng Jie was at a dead end, which was quite funny. It seemed they hadn't realized how capable Zheng Jie was.

"I naturally know that. She was also Chairman Jie's wife before. But what I am curious about is that these projects were all promoted by Chairman Jie when he was president before, and the relevant technical personnel were also found by Chairman Jie himself. I don't understand why you look down on such a capable person? It seems his ability is stronger than your eldest son's, right?"

Wu Xing was Zheng Jie's man. In fact, he also felt a bit of incomprehension in his heart. Even if he wasn't Zheng Jie's direct subordinate, but looked at it from a neutral perspective, Zheng Jie's ability was indeed levels higher than Zheng Tian's. Yet the Zheng Family treated Zheng Jie like this; it was really too outrageous.

"What kind of ability does someone from the countryside have?"

"And he is greedy, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals."

"Just like this time, he seized my chairman position. Don't you think this is the behavior of a villain?"

Hearing this, Wu Xing smiled.

A villain?

Isn't the business world just like that?

"Besides restarting the cooperation, I want to know, what else can I gain in this matter?"

"It can't just be getting what I was supposed to get, right?"

Wu Xing didn't want to continue talking about that topic with the other party. Perhaps in the eyes of the Zheng Family, they just thought Zheng Jie was no good. This kind of thinking had nothing to do with ability; it was just pure prejudice. So in this situation, what else was there to talk about?

"What do you want? Please rest assured, as long as you agree, any conditions can be discussed."

"Well... let me think. In this project, besides my original share, give me an extra 10%. If you agree, I can vote for you. How about that?"

Wu Xing said unhurriedly.

"10%?"

Father Zheng was slightly taken aback when he heard this number.

He knew that if he wanted to get the other party's support, he had to provide benefits.

But he didn't expect the other party to ask for 10% right off the bat.

"Yes, is there any problem with that... After all, support always requires me to gain some benefits, right?"

Father Zheng knew that this percentage was not low. If he agreed, then the other share benefits couldn't be touched, otherwise, people would feel uncomfortable, and internal stability would be lost. Since the interests of other shareholders couldn't be touched, where could this 10% share come from? It was obvious that it had to come from Father Zheng himself.

Looking at Wu Xing, Father Zheng was very hesitant at this moment.

This was 10%!

The benefits of these projects were too great, far exceeding a trillion. 10% would be hundreds of billions, or even two or three hundred billion. Thinking of this, Father Zheng really felt reluctant, but Father Zheng also knew that if he was reluctant now, the other party might not really support him.

He couldn't let Chen Wei and Wu Xing continue to discuss the percentage. They were big figures; how could they do such things? He might even think that he couldn't even solve this kind of thing, which would truly make him a loser.

"Director Wu, how about this, 10% is really too much. How about 6%?"

"6%? How about this, I'll say the last number: 8%. This is the bottom line. Otherwise, I cannot convince the largest shareholder behind me. What do you say?"

Father Zheng also knew that Tengfei Group had a major shareholder, but that person had always been elusive, so no one knew who it was. After thinking for a moment, Father Zheng nodded.

"Okay, then 8%."

"Okay, I will communicate with that side. I estimate that within three to four days, I will give you an answer."

Regarding this number, Father Zheng didn't feel there was any problem.

After all, for such a big matter, three to four days could be considered very fast.

In reality, these three to four days were the time for the Zheng Group and the other companies to confirm the details. Therefore, Wu Xing specifically mentioned this time.

"No problem. Since that's the case, I will wait for your news."

"Okay."

Wu Xing reached out and shook hands with the other party.

After sending the other party away, Wu Xing didn't hesitate at all and quickly dialed Zheng Jie's phone number.