When he arrived at the oval conference room on the top floor of the Hong Corporation headquarters, the board of directors was still in session.
Hong Ziqi pushed open the door of the conference room, and everyone in the conference room turned to look at him.
"What's going on?!" Hong Ziqi walked over in surprise. "Is it really Huining's problem?"
Old Madam Hong saw that it was her favorite great-grandson who came in and waved at him. "Ziqi, come over here."
Hong Ziqi hurriedly walked over. "Old Madam, I saw the news on the Internet … It seems that the matter is very serious?"
"It's not 'seems', it's very serious." Old Madam Hong sighed. "Did you see Guo Huining when you came?"
Hong Ziqi was surprised. "I saw her, but I didn't talk to her. I want to know what's going on from you first."
He turned to look at his mother. "Mom, do you know?"
Hong Ziqi's father had not returned from abroad, and Hong Ziqi's mother was unhappy. She said, "Guo Huining is the one who knows the most about this matter. Does she think she can hide what she did from everyone?! "
"She bought someone else's patented battery and used it on her electric scooter, selling it as a cheap product. She's so capable! "
"She's fooling us like monkeys!"
Hong Ziqi's mother was indignant.
Hong Ziqi's own talent was average, so he did not hold an important position in the Hong Corporation.
Old Madam Hong only let him take care of the non-core businesses of the Hong Corporation.
Car manufacturing was the core business of the Hong Corporation, and Hong Ziqi had never interfered.
Now, he had started to manufacture electric cars, and in just one year, he had made a name for himself in the Hong Corporation. Guo Huining's talent was obvious to all, and she was given a lot of shares and was recognized by the Hong family. Almost everyone was talking about the wedding date of him and Guo Huining …
Hong Ziqi's mother saw that her son looked very uncomfortable, so she hardened her heart and said, "Ziqi, I know that you and Guo Huining have been together for many years, and we didn't mean to make things difficult for her. But this matter was indeed her doing. It's also our fault for not understanding electric scooters and letting her take advantage of the loophole!"
Although Hong Ziqi was shocked, he could still say something fair.
He said uncomfortably, "Although Huining is at fault, the company can't do this to her. She did this for the company, right? "
"Didn't all of you agree when you heard that you could get listed overseas?"
"If the overseas listing is successful, each and every one of your assets will increase tenfold or even hundredfold!"
Hong Ziqi was telling the truth, and everyone present was a little embarrassed.
Old Madam Hong said with a straight face, "Ziqi, are you blaming us?"
"I'm not blaming you." Hong Ziqi wiped his face and said with a bitter smile, "I just hope that everyone can talk nicely and not kick Huining out all of a sudden. — — Breaking off the engagement? Do you really want me to break off the engagement with Hui Ning at this juncture? What will people think of us? "
He had been with Guo Huining for so many years, and he still had feelings for her. He had long recognized Guo Huining as his wife, but the old ancestor didn't agree, so the two of them couldn't get married.
If the overseas listing was successful, he and Guo Huining would get married.
Hong Ziqi's heart was indeed not bad. It was also because of this that Old Madame Hong doted on him more than her other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
However, although he had a good heart, he didn't have any talent, and he was also indecisive. Each of these points couldn't allow him to have a foothold in the ever-changing, war-like business world.
Old Madame Hong waved her hand to let the people in the meeting room leave, leaving Hong Ziqi alone. She said to him earnestly, "Ziqi, great-grandmother knows that you still can't let go of Guo Huining. But think about it, if we don't do anything, our Hong Corporation will be finished! "
"… But this won't be her fault alone!" Hong Ziqi raised his head and said very discontentedly, "I'm not ignorant of anything. Even if she did this and you didn't know about it, you still connived with her! "
"She is fully responsible. Do you think she will be happy that we are going to criticize her? " Old Madame Hong sighed, "Yes, we are at fault. When we heard that we could get listed overseas, we were all excited and let her do it. We didn't carry out the necessary internal control and checks."
In the end, it was because they all wanted to get listed overseas and were blinded by the beautiful money.
Hong Ziqi himself used to be one of the people who was full of longing to get listed overseas, but he was still relatively young. He was still a little unaccustomed to this kind of naked struggle for survival.
"… I won't express my opinion on the company's affairs, but I have the final say on my engagement with her." Hong Ziqi gritted his teeth and said unyieldingly, "Even if I want to break off the engagement, I can't do it now. I can't let others say that I'm a selfish scumbag who used Huining!"
The words on the Internet were so unpleasant that Hong Ziqi's face turned pale when he thought about it.
Old Madame Hong patted his hand with distress. "Ziqi, those people are just saying. Don't take it to heart. At present, Huining's matter has become too big. The other car company has already filed a lawsuit with the court, asking for investigation and compensation. You are still engaged to her. Do you want to bear civil liability together? "
Hong Ziqi flinched for a moment, but in the end, he still said, "She and I are just engaged. We don't need to bear civil liability together."
Only a husband and wife could bear civil liability together.
Old Madame Hong looked at him and smiled. "Ziqi, you even know the law. It seems that you didn't spend so many years with Guo Huining for nothing."
Hong Ziqi smiled bitterly. "Then I'll go back and tell Huining that we're still engaged. Elder Madame's words were just said in a moment of anger. It'll be over in a few days."
Old Madame Hong thought that this was not a bad idea. At least it could temporarily stabilize Guo Huining.
They were such a big company. Besides electric scooters, they had many other industries. If Guo Huining was forced into a corner and spilled the beans about their company, it would be troublesome.
Therefore, she shook Hong Ziqi's hand and said kindly, "Alright, since you're pleading with her like this, I'll pretend that I don't know anything. After this matter is over, we'll talk about your engagement."
"Thank you, Elder Madame!" Hong Ziqi was in a better mood. "Let me help you out!"
After he helped Old Madame Hong out of the conference room, he began to call Guo Huining.
However, Guo Huining's phone line was busy.
At this time, Guo Huining was on the phone with Dou Aiyan.
"Dou Aiyan, how did people find out about this? You didn't set me up on purpose, did you?! "
Guo Huining was so angry that she couldn't help but curse angrily.
Dou Aiyan was confused as well.
How did people find out about such a secretive thing?!
"Huining, don't be angry. We're in the middle of a meeting …" Dou Aiyan held the phone in her hand as she walked along the corridor. Actually, as an intern, she wasn't qualified to participate in such a high-ranking meeting.
"What's the point of having a meeting now!" Guo Huining sat in her car and was so angry that she wanted to kick someone. "There's definitely no problem on my side! I bought the batteries from a third party! This third party was provided by you! "
It was impossible for the Hong Corporation to directly buy the high-efficiency batteries for the electric motor from the battery manufacturer that supplied the "raft".
It would be too conspicuous and too easy for people to find out and choke them.
Therefore, they bought the batteries from a third party. This third party was a fake company that Dou Aiyan suggested to set up.
It was actually the address of a receiving station.
Dou Aiyan hurriedly said, "Our third party is absolutely safe. Also, this third party didn't order directly from the battery manufacturer. We looked for the owners of the electric scooters that bought the "raft" and asked them to buy the batteries. Then, we bought their new batteries and old batteries. "
As a consumer of electric scooters, it was common for them to replace the batteries. The Hong Corporation's electric scooters were just starting out, and their numbers were not as high as the "raft". However, the growth rate was very high.
Therefore, the "raft" manufacturer did not even notice anything fishy about it.
As long as the Hong Corporation was listed overseas, Guo Huining could negotiate for better patents and there wouldn't be as much resistance to raising the price.
Unfortunately, their plan was abruptly foiled just before they were about to be listed successfully.
"… Then how did they find out?!" Guo Huining scrolled through her phone and looked at the summary online. Her gaze fell on the first open letter to the "raft" electric scooter manufacturer.
This open letter pointed directly at the battery problem of the Hong Corporation's electric scooters.
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This is the second update for today: Chapter 1966, "How did they find out?"
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