406: Chen Shaoying

On the other end of the phone, when Qin Zhenhua heard his son's words, his long-tense nerves instantly relaxed. The immense ecstasy nearly made him drop his phone.

He covered the microphone, took a deep breath, and turned toward Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Bai Zhantang, who were looking at him expectantly. His voice trembled but was incredibly clear: "Miss Lei... has agreed!"

"What?!"

"Really?!"

"That's great!!!"

The small meeting room instantly erupted in excitement!

Four middle-aged men, whose combined ages exceeded two hundred years, were now acting like children. They excitedly slapped each other's shoulders and hugged tightly; some even had tears in their eyes.

The massive boulder weighing on their hearts seemed to be gently moved aside by an invisible hand. Although the crisis had not been officially resolved, Lei Jun's promise was like a lighthouse in the dark, giving them boundless confidence and hope!

"Tianqiong is saved! It's really saved!"

"Miss Lei's kindness is immense!"

"Quick, Old Qin, ask Miss Lei what she needs us to coordinate with? We'll give our full cooperation!"

"Right! Right, right, right!"

While Tianqiong Technology was rejoicing over their narrow escape, Tengda Technology also learned the news that "Tianqiong Technology is inviting an extremely powerful outside aid" through informants planted inside Tianqiong.

In the General Manager's office at Tengda, several core figures were gathered around the young master they revered like a god, reporting on the situation.

"Young Master, it seems Tianqiong hasn't given up yet. They've supposedly found some outside help and want to make a deathbed struggle," a vice president said with a fawning smile and a disdainful tone.

"Outside help?" The young man addressed as Young Master was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Wearing a custom suit and sitting with his legs crossed, he toyed with a solid gold lighter and sneered at the news.

"In this little corner of Long City, what kind of decent help could they possibly find? Could they be more influential than me?"

Another manager nearby immediately chimed in: "Exactly! Young Master Chen, your old man is a top figure even at the provincial level!"

He gave a thumbs-up.

"We have ample funds this time and have come prepared with technology. Taking down a local enterprise like Tianqiong is as easy as pie. It won't matter who they find!"

Someone asked tentatively.

"I heard they might be looking for Lei Jun?"

"Lei Jun?" Young Master Chen's smile grew even colder. "Xiaomi's Lei Jun? Hmph, he makes phones; that has nothing to do with industrial software and automation. Even if he has some fame and capital, a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. In Long City, if you're a tiger, you crouch for me; if you're a dragon, you coil for me! Whoever stands in the way of what my Chen Family wants to do dies!"

The crowd offered another round of flattery:

"Young Master Chen is so domineering!"

"Tianqiong Technology is just turning to anyone they can in a crisis!"

"With Young Master Chen here, it wouldn't matter if they brought in the Jade Emperor himself!"

"Exactly, we've got Tianqiong right where we want them! Once we crush them, the Long City market will be under Tengda's control!"

Young Master Chen enjoyed the compliments, a smile of smug satisfaction on his face.

He gently blew out a smoke ring and looked out the window toward the Tianqiong Technology building with sinister eyes, as if he could already see it toppling over.

"Tianqiong Technology... is nothing but a deathbed struggle. Speed up our actions; I want them to completely collapse within this month!"

Young Master Chen enjoyed the flattery in the office, looking out the window as if he had already trampled Tianqiong Technology underfoot.

However, for his family to arrange for him to lead this commercial takeover, he wasn't a complete fool.

After a brief moment of pride, his gaze sharpened, and he slammed the solid gold lighter onto the expensive mahogany desk with a "snap."

"However..." he drawled, scanning his subordinates, "as the saying goes, even a lion uses its full strength when hunting a rabbit! Tianqiong Technology has operated in Long City for many years. Those old foxes like Zhang Long and Zhao Hu aren't pushovers either; a cornered dog will jump over a wall. We cannot give them any chance to breathe, turn things around, or even just stall for time!"

He leaned forward, his tone becoming sharp and full of pressure: "What I want isn't a pyrrhic victory, but a crushing defeat! A total annihilation! I want everyone to see the consequences of defying the will of my Chen Family in Long City!"

These words, coupled with his sinister gaze, made the subordinates—who had been somewhat relaxed—instantly tense up.

"Young Master Chen is wise! Your considerations are so thorough!"

"As expected of Young Master Chen! Despising the enemy strategically while respecting them tactically!"

"Right! We must use overwhelming force to make them completely despair!"

"With Young Master Chen strategizing, Tianqiong Technology won't be able to escape even if they had wings!"

"We will definitely take down Tianqiong Technology and earn merit for Young Master Chen!"

The subordinates offered another round of even more vigorous flattery, while also truly casting aside their last bit of contempt, preparing to go all out.

Young Master Chen nodded in satisfaction and began issuing a series of specific and ruthless orders:

"First, slash our prices to the bone! Doesn't their 'SmartControl V3.0' basic version sell for 30,000? Our 'Tengda SmartControl Flagship Edition' will target them directly, priced at sixty percent of theirs! No, fifty percent! Any initial losses will be covered by the capital pool I brought! I want all potential customers to see that choosing Tianqiong is like throwing money away!"

"Second, poach their people! Focus on the core pillars of their technical department, especially those familiar with the underlying architecture of 'SmartControl V3.0' and those so-called 'vulnerabilities'! Double their salaries, with bonuses calculated separately! If they won't come, then 'accidentally' leak the technical flaw data they possess to more customers and industry media! I want their internal morale to be in panic and their technical system to disintegrate from within!"

"Third, add fuel to the fire in public opinion! Find several influential local financial and tech self-media outlets to continue digging into topics like 'major security risks in Tianqiong Technology's products,' 'management decision errors leading to technical backwardness,' and 'tight capital chain on the verge of breaking.' Muddy the waters so they're exhausted trying to debunk rumors and have their energy distracted!"

"Fourth, choke their supply chain and channels to death! Send word to the suppliers and distributors we collaborate with: anyone who dares to continue supplying Tianqiong Technology or acting as an agent for their products is crossing my Chen Family! They can forget about making a living in Long City or even this province!"

"Fifth, send word to the banks and investment institutions as well. Tell them Tianqiong Technology is high-risk and suggest tightening credit and re-evaluating their investment value. Cut off their financial retreat!"

Every single order was like a precision dagger, stabbing directly into Tianqiong Technology's vitals.

The price war struck at their market and profits, poaching shook their technical foundation and morale, the PR war destroyed their brand reputation, cutting the supply chain was a total undercut, and blocking the capital flow was like grabbing them by the throat.

This was a complete combination of blows, designed to knock Tianqiong Technology into an irrecoverable abyss with the fastest speed and greatest force, giving them no time to organize an effective resistance or find reinforcements.

"Is that understood?!" Young Master Chen shouted sternly.