75: As the sun sets, the stars reign supreme.

Chen Xu didn't wait for any hospitality; he sat on the sofa and started brewing tea himself, even waving for Old Sun to come over and sit, as if it were his own company.

Sun Zhenfeng wasn't surprised either. The two of them had known each other for so many years and had seen every side of each other. He walked over and sat on the sofa, waiting for the other to pour the tea, and asked, "What advice do you have for me, President Chen? Planning to backstab me again?"

"Are you a child? If nothing had happened, how could I have backstabbed you?"

Chen Xu rolled his eyes at him, poured the tea, took a small sip, and said irritably.

"Oh? So you're saying someone forced you to do it?"

"Yes, Jiang Chuan had something on me back then. It was a move of desperation."

Chen Xu sighed and continued, "You've seen the news online, right? Sunset is finished. What are your plans next?"

Sun Zhenfeng didn't understand. How did Sunset suddenly end just like that? He asked in confusion, "Isn't it just poaching people? It hasn't even succeeded yet. What's the big deal?"

Chen Xu looked at him in surprise. To think that he, an outsider, knew more than the person involved. It seemed the internal chaos at Sunset was even worse than he thought. He said with a hint of pity:

"Your three top Streamers at Sunset have all run away, and Starlight has put out the word: anyone who takes over Sunset will be treated as an enemy, and it'll be a fight to the death."

"What! How does Jiang Chuan dare?"

Sun Zhenfeng finally understood why those who previously wanted to acquire Sunset had suddenly changed their attitude. He knew the other party would retaliate, but he didn't expect it to be this ruthless, going straight for the killing blow.

Chen Xu smiled and said, "Why wouldn't he dare? After all, you were the ones who tried to poach their top Streamers first. Isn't it only natural for them to strike back? No one can find fault with that."

"At worst, I'll sell it to Deep Sea or Competitive Creation. I want to see if Jiang Chuan dares to move against them!"

"Why would they want your leaky company? Unless you sell it at a low price—ten million? Or a few million? Would you be willing?"

Sun Zhenfeng was definitely not willing; otherwise, he would have sold it long ago. Looking at his old rival sitting opposite him, constantly belittling Sunset, he suddenly realized and said with a smile:

"Old Chen, oh Old Chen! Are you here to pick up the pieces? You're broke right now, so it's definitely not you. Is there someone behind you? Competitive Creation?"

Chen Xu knew he couldn't fool this old fox. He nodded and admitted directly, "There is indeed someone behind me, and he asked me to bring you a message."

Sun Zhenfeng sat up straight, all ears. His current options were indeed too few. Small companies didn't dare to offend Starlight, and large companies weren't interested in Sunset yet, so he could only sell at a low price.

Since Competitive Creation had sent someone, it could be considered very sincere. As long as the price wasn't too low, he could sell it to them. He could even slap Starlight in the face—didn't they say it was a fight to the death? Let's see if they still dare to act when it's Competitive Creation.

Seeing Old Sun's serious expression, Chen Xu had to try hard not to laugh. He put on a stern face and said solemnly:

"President Jiang asked me to give you a message. You can go to Deep Sea to sell, but he will definitely make Sunset go completely bankrupt before you finish your negotiations."

"Arrogant! Foolish! I'd like to see how a green boy like him can make such a large company of mine go bankrupt!"

Sun Zhenfeng stood up abruptly, pointing his finger at the other man, his chest heaving violently as he spoke with wide-eyed anger.

Chen Xu remained composed, sipping his tea. He somewhat understood why President Jiang always acted this way. He truly was the King of Posturing; it felt amazing. He waited for the other man to sit down again before speaking:

"The whole internet knows about Sunset's current situation. You can go out and see how many people are still left here."

Seeing that the other didn't respond, he leaned back on the sofa and continued, "President Jiang is not someone you can deal with. How long did it take for Sunset to go from its peak to its current state? Not even two weeks!"

Sun Zhenfeng collapsed powerlessly onto the sofa, looking ten years older in an instant. He said dejectedly, "How much do you want to offer?"

"President Jiang isn't interested in Sunset, but I'm a bit interested. Given our long-standing friendship, poaching people is a bit awkward, so I'll just consider this as buying a reputation. Sell me the Publicity Department and the Technical Department as a package. How about three hundred thousand?"

Sun Zhenfeng was so angry he started laughing. He laughed loudly and said, "Old Chen, you've been a hypocrite your whole life! You deserve to be Jiang Chuan's dog. Retribution! This is your retribution!"

Chen Xu wasn't annoyed. When a wall is about to fall, everyone gives it a push. If he hadn't been afraid of someone else snatching them up, he wouldn't even have come here. He said with a smile:

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation. Congratulations on your retirement, President Sun. Enjoy your later years. I won't disturb you any longer."

Sun Zhenfeng watched the other man push the door open and walk away. He stood up tremblingly and walked around the company. Just as Chen Xu had said, many people had already left.

There were a few who hadn't left, and they were even taking calls from headhunting companies right in front of him.

The glory he had spent half his life building collapsed in an instant!

Sun Zhenfeng felt a bit tired from walking. He took the elevator downstairs. His consciousness became increasingly blurred. He held on until he reached the entrance, then completely collapsed on the ground.

No one around came to help this formerly successful man. Only one man ran over hurriedly, propped him up, and called for an ambulance.

Using the last of his strength, he looked up at this man. He wasn't a stranger; in fact, he could be said to see him every day. It was the security guard he had once pressed into the ground.

It wasn't the company executives who flattered him all day, nor the employees he paid salaries to, but a security guard with whom he had no financial entanglement.

How ridiculous!

Sunset Network Technology Company officially declared bankruptcy on June 21, 2014!

Everything in the company was moved away, and the employees all found new jobs. They continued to work at similar companies as always, as if there was no difference other than a change of boss.

The executives were the fastest to run. The chairman was the sole shareholder, and they were all just employees. If the company was about to collapse, wouldn't they run fast?

No one in the whole world cared about the closure of a small company, but in the streaming world and Falling City, it caused a massive wave.

The rising star of the streaming world, which had just announced to the media last week that its concurrent users had reached five hundred thousand, had fallen just like that!

People inquired about the inside story one after another. When they saw it was Starlight's doing, those who had seen Jiang Chuan at the last banquet weren't too surprised.

However, those who hadn't heard of Starlight's name were extremely surprised. Through various channels, they wanted to get to know this young man who had risen so suddenly.

In the hospital ward.

Zhang Linlin lay on the bed, looking at this news, weeping uncontrollably, unable to speak for a long time. There was touched emotion, and there was also regret.

She was very lucky to have met a man who could fly into a rage for the sake of his woman.

She was also unlucky. She had lost such a man, and it seemed she couldn't get him back.

Feng Qiqi looked at the girl on the bed with pity. Having already learned their story, she couldn't judge who was right or wrong, but she knew the other girl must be full of regret.

She wouldn't make such a low-level mistake. She took out her phone and sent a message to Jiang Chuan.

[Feng Qiqi: President Jiang, when are you coming to the hospital? I miss you~]

Seeing that the other party didn't reply, she pouted her little lips and opened Weibo to continue looking at the comments under the news, feeling a sense of pleasure that "everyone is drunk while I alone am sober."

"You guys would never dream of it! Sunset went bankrupt because of a girl, and she's right next to me now!"