Old Madam Hong's assistant quickly called Gu Nianzhi.
She knew Gu Nianzhi blocked her second number, so she had to change to a third number and let another assistant talk to Gu Nianzhi. That was why Gu Nianzhi didn't immediately hang up and block the phone.
As soon as the other assistant heard Gu Nianzhi's voice, she quickly said, "Miss Gu, I am Old Madam Hong's assistant. Old Madam Hong wants to visit you personally to apologize. May I know your address? If it's convenient, Old Madam will visit you immediately."
She said it in one breath without stopping.
Gu Nianzhi heard it was the Hong family's call again and wanted to immediately hang up.
But this assistant spoke too fast, almost like frying beans. Before she had time to hang up, the assistant had already finished talking.
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
Fine, she felt the other person's strong desire to live, so she could only smile and say, "It's really not necessary. I already said, it's not like Old Madam Hong offended anyone. Your Old Madam shouldn't be at home enjoying her life. Why is she running around for her children and grandchildren?"
Old Madam Hong took the phone and said in a low voice, "Miss Gu? I really want to sincerely apologize to you. I hope you can give me a chance and make things convenient for me. "
"If your home is not suitable, we can meet outside. Although I am old, I don't dare to take advantage of my seniority. We are two different things. "
Gu Nianzhi didn't dislike Old Madam Hong's way of doing things. She was already in her 80s, but she still had to apologize to her, who had just turned 20, for her children and grandchildren. It was indeed not easy.
But she didn't want Guo Huining to hide from this at all.
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and said sincerely, "Old Madam Hong, whoever started the trouble should untie it. I don't need to say more about this. Also, Guo Huining isn't even the daughter-in-law of the Hong family. If you value her so much, why don't you let her enter the Hong family? "
Hearing Gu Nianzhi's tone, Old Madam Hong felt that she was quite reasonable.
Could it be that the person who attacked the Hong Corporation actually had nothing to do with Gu Nianzhi?
Old Madam Hong was confused again.
But after thinking about it, she decided to comfort Gu Nianzhi first.
The exposure of the battery of the Hong Corporation's electric car was most likely related to Gu Nianzhi.
Of course, she could not rule out the possibility that it had nothing to do with her …
Old Madam Hong personally called, but Gu Nianzhi still refused to meet. Of course, she wouldn't let Old Madam Hong come to her house to apologize.
Old Madam Hong had no choice but to say, "Miss Gu, I understand your concerns. This matter is indeed our fault. I hope you can give me a chance. I sincerely apologize to you. "
Gu Nianzhi laughed. "Old Madam Hong, you're exaggerating. I'm hanging up. I hope you won't call me again with different numbers. "
Gu Nianzhi hung up the phone and threw it on the sofa speechlessly.
This phone number was a number she used to contact the outside world. It was not her private number, so many people knew about it.
She decided not to use this phone for the time being.
…
Old Madam Hong refused to give up. She asked her assistant to contact Gu Nianzhi, but she couldn't get in touch with her anymore.
However, not long after, Old Madam Hong couldn't be bothered to contact Gu Nianzhi anymore, because the terms of the out-of-court settlement with the other company were out.
"… What?! They want so much cash compensation?! "Old Madam Hong was shocked and angry." Did they see our account books?! "
The money the other party wanted was exactly all of the Hong Corporation's liquid cash, plus the amount of the loan they had just negotiated with the bank.
If they really lost this sum of money, the Hong Corporation would be insolvent and would be waiting to be liquidated.
They couldn't pay their employees' salaries. Because the battery company was ordered by the court not to continue infringing on intellectual property rights, they couldn't produce electric cars either.
Even traditional car sales were declining because of the impact of this incident.
Without income, the fixed monthly expenses were a large sum of money. The Hong family was using their private property to subsidize the company.
A month had passed, and the other company wasn't willing to give up a single cent. They even said that their goal was to bankrupt companies like the Hong Corporation that infringed on intellectual property rights!
There were all kinds of discussions on the internet.
Some sympathized with the Hong Corporation. They said that electric cars were originally only a small part of the Hong Corporation's business, but because of this rat poop, the whole pot of soup was ruined.
Some said that the Hong Corporation only had themselves to blame. Who asked them to forge documents in order to get listed overseas? Now that they were exposed, they deserved it.
Old Madam Hong had been scheming and running around for the past month. She was very old, but the Hong Corporation's business continued to deteriorate day by day.
That night, the Hong Corporation's shareholders, who were also the members of the Hong Family, returned to the Hong Family's mansion for dinner.
Tomorrow was the deadline for the other party's company to ask them to pay.
If they didn't pay, the settlement would collapse, and both parties would continue to fight in court.
Once the trial started, the Hong Corporation would be monitored by the court. To prevent them from transferring assets, the other party even hired the best accounting firm to monitor the Hong Corporation's accounts.
Old Madam Hong sat at the head of the table and looked at the five big round tables in the dining room.
But everyone's expressions were very ugly.
A month ago, they were still smug, thinking that once the company got listed, their assets would increase exponentially.
By then, they could even visit the list of the richest people in the country.
Ironically, a month later, they were gathered together for a farewell dinner.
Hong Ziqi shrank in the corner, not daring to make a sound.
It was all because of him that Guo Huining was so daring and got into such a big trouble.
"Everyone, let's eat. Don't look like the sky is falling. " Old Madam Hong smiled and said, "Even if the Hong Corporation collapses, you still have your own house and your own life. It's much better than when your great-grandfather and I were.
"At that time, we didn't have our own house, so we rented someone else's basement to live. Every day, we would wake up early and go dark to do business outside. Sun and rain, wind and rain, you don't have to endure that kind of suffering anymore. "
She said with a smile, but the Hong Family members in the room couldn't help but wipe their tears.
After a while, one of Hong Ziqi's uncles whispered, "Grandmother, actually, it's not that there's no way."
"Oh? What way? "Old Madam Hong said lightly," Tell me about it. "
This person stood up and said boldly, "Actually, our Hong Corporation has always been a high-quality industry. This time, the electric scooter business had a problem, but it didn't affect our other production lines. There are also many people who think highly of us. "
Old Madam Hong raised her eyes and looked over. "Yes, continue."
Seeing that Old Madam didn't reject him outright, this person became bolder and said, "Since Grandmother doesn't object, I'll say it. — — We all have Hong Corporation's shares in our hands. Why don't we sell some of the shares we have and get the cash to solve the emergency? "
"That won't do! Even if we sell the shares we have, the money will belong to us. How can we fill this hole? "
Many of the Hong Family members shouted in disagreement.
They didn't have many shares in their hands, and most of them were free shares, so they couldn't participate in the decision-making.
Currently, it wasn't listed, so these shares would only be useful during the year-end dividends.
Now that the Hong Corporation was suffering heavy losses, they wouldn't be able to receive dividends for a long time.
Another member of the Hong Family stood up, drank a glass of wine, and said boldly, "Old Madam, I heard that someone is interested in the Hong Corporation. Why don't we quickly sell the company while the Hong Corporation's brand is still useful!"
"Yes, since it can't be listed, and now it has negative assets, it's better to sell it!"
With that said, many people in the Hong Family echoed.
Old Madam Hong didn't take it to heart at all.
Most of the company's shares were in her hands. She alone owned 95% of the shares, and the other 5% was scattered among the Hong Family and some private equity funds. It wasn't a big deal.
As long as she could control it and didn't sell the shares in her hands, no one would be able to take away the decision-making and management rights of the Hong Corporation.
But now, the shares in her hands were no longer useful. Under the pressure of the outside world, these people had already begun to "rebel."
Old Madam Hong sat at the seat of honor and watched coldly as these people shouted. She didn't say a word.
Seeing Old Madam Hong like this, most of the people in the Hong Family were still quite afraid of her.
A few troublemakers caused trouble, but they didn't get a response from everyone.
After shouting for a while, these people had no choice but to sit down resentfully, secretly cursing Old Madam Hong for being "an old woman who doesn't die."
The dinner was tasteless, and everyone's faces were filled with resentment.
…
At the same time, Gu Nianzhi and Lu Jin were also sitting in the dining room of their apartment, eating dinner while watching the news.
In the past month, the Hong Corporation had been the hottest news in the news.
She didn't know how much exposure it had, but unfortunately, it was all negative and didn't help the company's business at all.
Gu Nianzhi said regretfully, "What a pity. Guo Huining was kicked out of the Hong Corporation. She's probably secretly happy now …"
Lu Jin smiled as he scooped a bowl of soup for her and said, "Don't worry, the good show is yet to come."
"What else can she do?" Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips. "Actually, Old Madam Hong still gave Guo Huining a chance. She didn't send her to court for doing such a thing. She just chased her away from the Hong family. I'm not convinced. "
"The Hong Corporation is now discussing an out-of-court settlement with the 'raft'. I heard that they'll be announcing the amount tomorrow. It might not be enough time to pursue Guo Huining's legal responsibility. "Lu Yuan also scooped a bowl of soup for Song Jinning without batting an eyelid.
Song Jinning and Gu Nianzhi looked at each other and buried their heads in the soup. They listened to Lu Yuan and Lu Jin discuss business matters.
Huo Shaoheng was called away by General Ji that night, so he couldn't have dinner with them.
Lu Jin saw that Gu Nianzhi kept looking in the direction of the door and knew that she was looking forward to Huo Shaoheng's return. He said sourly, "What are you looking at? Eat properly and don't multitask. Be careful of indigestion. "
Gu Nianzhi came back to her senses and quickly scooped a bowl of soup for Lu Jin. She smiled and held it up with both hands. She said sweetly, "Dad, have some soup!"
Lu Jin was finally happy. He smiled and said, "The amount of the out-of-court settlement just happened to empty the Hong Corporation's liquidity, as well as a loan they just negotiated."
"Nianzhi, come with Dad to watch the show tomorrow. Watch Dad perform a magic trick for you."
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This was the first watch of the day: Chapter 1972, "A Strong Desire to Survive."
Today was the second watch, and the second watch was at eight o 'clock in the evening.
Muah, all the big shots and little angels ~ ~ ~
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