"What happened?"
Yuan Siyi asked cautiously.
"The company's run into some trouble, I need to take care of it."
Song Yun's face was now somewhat gloomy. Explore stories on M V L
It seemed that the call he had just received indeed brought very bad news.
He said goodbye to his family and drove to the company.
Upon reaching the company, he took the VIP elevator straight to the general manager's office, where the professional manager was sitting on the sofa, looking distressed and continuously smoking.
The office was filled with a thick haze of smoke, and Song Yun was forced to step back out as soon as he pushed the door open.
"Old Yan, can you f***ing open a window!"
Song Yun cursed with a frown, knowing that this professional manager was one of the top in their batch. But looking at Old Yan now, with red eyes and a haggard face, he looked as if he had been sucked dry by a demon.
"President Song, you're finally here!"
Old Yan's voice was hoarse as he spoke.
"Tell me the whole story!"
After listening to Old Yan slowly recount the entire sequence of events, Song Yun's eyes flashed with fury!
The dispute had occurred in the largest commercial plaza under his umbrella, which housed only international big brands.
One of the stores, named ml, had not requested to renew its lease after it expired in half a month, so the plaza's executives promised the store to another brand.
The conflict began from there.
ml believed that even if they didn't renew the lease, the store should still be reserved for them, as they were an international top brand. Their presence in the plaza was an honor for the plaza.
Soon after, ml's overseas headquarters posted a lengthy article on their social media, accusing the plaza of irresponsible behavior and backward and inferior management.
What started as a shop dispute escalated into accusations of discrimination.
"President Song, the ml headquarters just sent us a final ultimatum!"
Old Yan quickly relayed while looking at the email on the computer screen, "They said they've united with 90% of the brands in the plaza and are demanding that we issue an apology statement immediately and offer half a year's rent-free for all brands in the plaza!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yun let out a cold laugh. No wonder those foreign brands were stubbornly taking a stand together—this was where their interests lay.
"Ding! The host has been assigned a new mission!"
"The eternal flame of Hua Country passes down through a thousand years; as long as the fire burns, the people endure! First came foreign invaders, repelled by countless martyrs with their flesh and blood forming the Great Wall. Now it's time for the host to take up the torch from the ancestors! You must bring down ml from its horse!"
"This is a mandatory mission and cannot be refused! If the mission fails, all of the host's achievements will be reduced to zero!"
The system's intentions aligned perfectly with Song Yun's thoughts. These foreign brands had been living in luxury for many years, so it was time for him to play executioner and slice them off their pedestals one by one!
"No compromise! If they want a war, we'll give them war! Let's see who has the last laugh!"
Song Yun slammed his hand on the table and shouted.
Old Yan looked at Song Yun's young face and felt reassured. He had thought that the young man might buckle under the pressure and cave in, but now he saw that his boss was a real man through and through!
"A bunch of ragtag fools thinking they can make me submit! Tell ml headquarters, I'll play hardball with them to the end!"
Song Yun lit a cigarette and asked slowly, "Who's the CEO of ml's Hua Country division?"
Old Yan looked up the information and said, "The CEO of ml's Hua Country division is named Josiah Childe. He's 35 years old, from the beautiful country from the Childe Family. He took over ml's Hua Country operations two years ago. During his tenure, the business turnover in Hua Country increased by 30%, earning him the title of 'Child of Business'."
"It seems that this brand unification was also his suggestion to the headquarters."
"Hmph, is this Josiah Childe in Hua Country?"
"He's always been in Hua Country. Recently he came to Magic Capital specially because of the plaza issue!"
"Alright, arrange a meeting with this man for me. I'd like to see what this scheming CEO looks like!"
Upon hearing this, Old Yan immediately said, "President Song, actually Josiah Childe has already sent people to contact us, wishing to discuss the issue face-to-face with you."
"Heh, that makes things much easier. Tell him we'll meet in an hour."
Song Yun was curious to see what game the other party was playing!