197 Firing Back - Part 3

Wednesday, continued …

"What happened Yi?I recall being interviewed by police and being kicked, and then I awoke here."

"Apparently your head was slammed at least twice into the wall, and you were kicked so hard that it broke your tibia and fibula of your left leg.The police officer who assaulted you has currently been detailed, and the assault being investigating.You were transported here for medical checks.You were lucky that in addition to the leg, you suffered a concussion and a fracture to your cheek bone, as well as abrasions.They told me that you will be here for a couple of week."

Hou Yi paused and, then continued "Anna, I will get the staff to come in and check you out.While they are doing this, I will step out and make a few phone calls."With that Hou Yi pressed the call button, and when the nurse arrived, he stepped outside the room.

Hou Yi opened his phone and dialed CEO Yao "Hou Yi here.I just wanted to talk to you about …"

"My previous offer regarding Lu Corporation, is my guess CEO Hou.My staff brought their press conference to my attention, and are urging me to step away from collaborations with Hou Enterprises."

"So …"

"I do not trust CEO Lu.The last time we collaborated with him, while we cannot prove it he Lu Corporation appeared to have taken funds from the venture for themselves.It is hidden.CEO Lu us a manipulative idiot, who if he had to apply for his job would not even get an interview.And his self-entitled son, who thinks the world owes him everything."

"Of my triplets you know the two boys completely saw through him when they were 14 years old.I suspect that six months ago he was behind the sexual assault on their sister, but proving it is another story.She will not say who did it, and has not been the same since the assault.He disappeared at the same time she was out of my sight and the assault had to occur."

"I have simply tolerated the waste of space given the role his father gave him in the family company.There always has been little that can be done because he has his father's backing and the power of Lu Corporations money behind him.I have had long discussions with Amanda Mei, and know in addition to my life long trust in you given your help at school, Amanda tells me that I can trust your wife completely."

"In fact, the reason I had asked for the meeting is I wanted to work with you to shut Lu Corporation out of a new project.I found out a few days ago that Lu Corporation were pressuring other companies involved in the project for them to become the primary company, and to shut you out completely."

"The City X Mall development?" responded Hou Yi

"Yes.As you might remember the original proposal was for you and us to each take a thirty percent share, and the remaining fourty percent to be shared between everyone else involved in the development.Now the pressure from everyone else is to dump Hou Enterprises and replace you with Lu Corporation.The demands, and we can guess who drove it was that Hou Corporation have to compensate them and Lu Corporation for taking over the involvement."

"You now want to cut them out?"

"Absolutely.I am happy for Hou Enterprises to take whatever share that they want in the development, and we will fund the balance.Are you in?"

"Absolutely.Overall we will take fifty percent, but I cannot commit that money at the moment.Six to eight months time I could, as we have the Australian Commercial Development that hits it next major milestones in that time, freeing up funds.Can you manage until then?"

"We can.I will send the paperwork to you for signature.How is your wife, by the way?"

"She has woken up, and the medical staff are making assessments."

"Keep me informed.I will bring the documents to you, are you at home?

"Actually no, I plan to stay with my wife at the hospital."

"I will bring the documents to you there later."

"Actually, I was arranging for Amanda Mei to visit my wife.What about you accompany her and make it less obvious what we are doing."

"Good thinking.I am not going to keep you on the phone, however I need your approval for the press release.I have, rather than my Public Relations staff, have drafted it, so it will be short and simple."

"OK, let me know the details."Hou Yi paused, taking into account what Yan Tan said and then continued "Tan, I have another idea as well when you get here that I want to discuss, and it will stop the games once and for all, if you are in."