134: Chapter 134 I think this is necessary

Qin Qitian walked into the study, anxious and limping.

"Dad, it's bad. Many of our Qin Family's KTVs, hotels, and nightclubs have been sealed off under the pretext of an anti-vice campaign, and they've been suspended from operating. Didn't Su Ye agree to talk to us? Why is he still taking action?"

Qin Lang calmly poured tea into the purple clay teacup, lifted his eyelids slightly to look at his son, and said:

"What are you panicking about? Has the sky fallen? Sit down."

Seeing Qin Lang was like finding his backbone. Perhaps influenced by Qin Lang's calm demeanor, his anxiety from receiving the news slowly subsided.

After sitting steadily opposite Qin Lang, Qin Lang spoke slowly:

"If I'm not mistaken, the sealed-off places are basically concentrated in Gaoxin District and Wuhou, right?"

Qin Qitian nodded.

Qin Lang continued: "Then this is normal. If that Su Ye had promised to talk to us and then done nothing, waiting quietly for negotiations, that is what I would be worried about. Now, on the contrary, I am not worried."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Qitian suddenly realized and said: "Are you saying that Su Ye is trying to intimidate us? And then use that to gain greater benefits at the negotiating table?"

Qin Lang looked at Qin Qitian with satisfaction. Although his child caused trouble, his brain was not bad.

"Right. If he made no moves, I would feel he was brewing something to uproot the Qin Family. But since he is taking action, that is venting, and that means we can talk."

Qin Qitian continued: "Dad, could it be that he is brewing something while taking actions to distract us?"

Qin Lang's hand holding the teacup paused, then he said:

"What benefit would he get from doing that? In the end, it's just a momentary clash of egos between you two. It's not worth bringing to the table, and besides, you are the one suffering, not him."

"What benefit is there for him to uproot the Qin Family? His industries do not overlap with the Qin Family's. Even if he beats the Qin Family down, he won't get the fattest piece of meat. Moreover, the Qin Family is not some bug that anyone can step on. Even if Su Ye has a big background, the Qin Family can make him pay a bloody price if we fight with our lives. There is absolutely no need for that."

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Su Ye looked at the three people in front of him earnestly and said:

"There is a need. I want to kill the Qin Family with one blow. So what if I can't get the fattest meat? Can't I swap it out? Don't forget that the Yu Family is one of the leading industrial groups in Chengdu; I believe they will be happy to take over the Qin Family's industrial assets."

"As for the possibility of damaging the enemy by a thousand and losing eight hundred? It's not that I look down on the Qin Family, but they don't have the strength. What if I crush them with absolute power?"

After speaking, he looked at Liu Jianjun, the current head of Yuanda Logistics sitting second to his left. He was different from the typical general manager of a multi-billion dollar company; his temples were slightly gray from frequent staying up late, and his face and hands were slightly dark because he liked to be on the front lines. However, perhaps because he had been tempered in the military, his spirit was very full.

He looked at General Manager Dong Hong, who was currently in charge of Hongxing Chain. She sat in the first row on the right side — this seat was convenient for her to respond at the first opportunity, and she deliberately kept a half-arm distance from Su Ye. This was the 'professional discretion' engraved in her bones after ten years of crawling in the chain supermarket industry.

The navy blue suit skirt she wore was custom-made, but it had no waist-cinching design. The collar of the white silk shirt she wore underneath was buttoned tightly. She looked a bit thin and was a very capable person.

Liu Jianjun and Dong Hong looked at each other, both understanding the other's eyes.

This boss really doesn't play by the rules. Shouldn't it normally be 'you're good, I'm good, everyone's good'? Why does this boss come out swinging?

Zhang Hua sat to the side, looking calm. His current thinking was very simple: do whatever Su Ye says, and then push his own Future Technology to the peak. After all, with the two huge cash cows, Hongxing Chain and Yuanda Logistics, it is enough for the development of Future Technology. In a few years, when Future Technology's market layout and factory assembly lines are successfully established, it will definitely be able to quickly occupy a large market in a short time.

The artificial intelligence and AI industry is undoubtedly a blue ocean now.

Su Ye tapped the solid wood desk in the office with his knuckles, making a "bang, bang, bang" sound.

"Fight. Not only do we have to poke at their grey areas, but we also have to defeat them openly and honestly in terms of economics and business. Otherwise, everyone will think we are taking shortcuts and have no strength."

As he said this, Su Ye stood up, pulled over the whiteboard next to him, and then wrote a few words heavily on it with a marker.

"Nightclubs, KTVs, bars, hotels—what do these places fear the most?"

"Cash flow!"

"Customer flow!"

"Supply chain!"

"Venues!"

"I have already looked into the venue aspect. Seventy to eighty percent of the Qin Family's venues are their own, so there is little point in us attacking this."

Su Ye drew a heavy circle around 'cash flow':

"Cash flow. I have already investigated the Qin Family's cash flow. Their financial leverage is very high. Since they cut off their losses and came ashore earlier, in order to develop rapidly, the Qin Family can only use high leverage to obtain funds to quickly seize the market. Although they have started to slowly fill the gaps in the past two years, they still have very high financial leverage. This is one of their biggest weaknesses. I have received news that the sealing of nearly half of the Qin Family's premises in the past two days has already attracted the attention of banks. We need to add more fuel to the fire and force the banks to issue warnings, forcing the Qin Family to repay their loans."

Then he drew a circle around 'customer flow':

"General Manager Dong Hong!"

General Manager Dong Hong stood up and said respectfully:

"Chairman Su, please instruct me!"

Su Ye continued: "Next, apart from the necessary funds and those ensuring the supply for Future Technology, prepare all of Hongxing Chain's cash flow for me. I have negotiated with several low-to-mid-end hotel chains. Next, we will set up 24-hour convenience service areas, handling laundry, printing, and fresh food pickup. Then, launch 'Supermarket Member Exclusive Benefits': receipts from supermarket purchases can be exchanged for '20% off accommodation vouchers' for surrounding partner hotel chains, and the accommodation vouchers can be stacked with supermarket shopping discounts (e.g., 50 off 200)."

"I have had people investigate. If you stay with a 20% off accommodation voucher, it's even cheaper than their hotels, not to mention that you can also participate in our full-reduction service. In addition, put a lot of effort into marketing for me. Pour money into Douyin, Kuaishou, WeChat Moments, all of it. I want the whole of Chengdu to know about our actions within a day or two. I want the customer flow of the Qin Family's hotels and low-to-mid-end chain hotels to be cut in half."

General Manager Dong Hong calculated roughly in her heart, then said:

"Chairman Su, no problem, but if we do this, Hongxing Chain's profits for the next few months will basically be poured into it. The financial report at the end of this year—"

Su Ye waved his hand:

"Don't worry about it. As long as the financial report for this year is not a loss, I can accept it even if it doesn't make money."

"Okay, Chairman Su."

General Manager Dong Hong nodded and sat down.