Chapter 894

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Everything on Du Xiaojuan's side was progressing very smoothly, but Wang Dashan's side ran into a problem.

Wanjia Commodities needed to unbind from Xiao Du Technology, and neither Wang Dashan nor Du Xiaojuan had any objections to this, but Hu Wanjia, the largest shareholder, had a very big objection.

The reason he partnered with Du Xiaojuan and Wang Dashan to found this company in the first place was precisely to pursue deep, bound cooperation with Xiao Du Technology.

He knew full well that as long as Wanjia Commodities clung tightly to Xiao Du Technology's thigh, there would be a constant stream of orders, and they could make a killing just lying down.

Now Wang Dashan told Hu Wanjia they could no longer continue cooperating with Xiao Du Technology; how could Hu Wanjia accept this fact?

"This won't do. If Wanjia Commodities doesn't cooperate with Xiao Du Technology, the shipment volume will absolutely be cut in half!"

Hu Wanjia stated his position clearly, and even started complaining:

"Back then, when you said you wanted to raise prices for Xiao Du Technology, I disagreed, but you and your wife insisted that even with a price hike, Xiao Du Technology couldn't do anything to us. Now look, your wife returns to power at Xiao Du Technology, and the first knife she plunges is into her own people! Is that how a person acts?"

Only now did Hu Wanjia realize he had been used as a pawn by Du Xiaojuan.

Now that Du Xiaojuan had returned to Xiao Du Technology, the very first thing she did was to sacrifice his Wanjia Commodities.

This really made him very angry.

"General Manager Hu, I know you're very unhappy, but please don't rush. Let me explain first, alright?"

Wang Dashan, with a face full of sincerity, patiently explained to Hu Wanjia:

"After the price hike incident last time, Xiao Du Technology absolutely cannot possibly cooperate deeply with our Wanjia Commodities anymore. This isn't something my wife alone can decide. You also know that the largest shareholder of Xiao Du Technology now is the Zhonghai Consortium. My wife is merely one of many executives inside Xiao Du Technology; her decision-making authority is very limited."

Hu Wanjia naturally understood this principle, but he still felt very stifled.

Wang Dashan said again:

"Instead of dwelling on an unchangeable fact right now, we'd better hurry up and think of a way to find other cooperation channels. Besides, unbinding from Xiao Du Technology won't make us lose money; at most we'll just earn a bit less."

But Hu Wanjia said:

"The principle is that principle, but for us businessmen, not losing is earning, and earning less is losing. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, I understand it all." Wang Dashan nodded in agreement, continuing to patiently persuade: "We can only accept the loss; what other way could there be?"

Hu Wanjia then said:

"How about we lower the price? Maybe Xiao Du Technology will still continue cooperating with us."

Wang Dashan laughed:

"General Manager Hu, I thought I, Wang Dashan, was simple and naive enough. I didn't expect you to be even simpler and more naive than me! If a snake bites you once, would you continue cooperating with that snake just because it shows sincerity in not biting? It's obviously impossible!"

Hu Wanjia had nothing to say.

Wang Dashan continued:

"Let's not think about those unrealistic things. Hurry up and think of ways to expand channels. General Manager Hu, don't you have quite a few connections on your side? Among them, are there any doing e-commerce business or supermarket business?"

Hu Wanjia didn't answer this question, but suddenly came out with a line:

"Anyway, I don't agree to actively unbind from Xiao Du Technology, unless Xiao Du Technology pays the breach of contract penalty!"

Wang Dashan spoke a thousand times, ten thousand times, until his saliva dried up, but still couldn't move Hu Wanjia.

The reason was none other than the supply contract signed between Wanjia Commodities and Xiao Du Technology back then; all the red tape inside was entirely skewed in favor of Wanjia Commodities.

For example, Wanjia Commodities could unilaterally raise prices without conditions; for example, Wanjia Commodities could unilaterally terminate cooperation without conditions, but Xiao Du Technology could not. People who didn't understand would look at these clauses and still think Xiao Du Technology was a little brother of Wanjia Commodities.

Only the littlest of little brothers would sign such an extremely unequal cooperation agreement with the big boss above.

Back then, Du Xiaojuan created such a cooperation agreement precisely to use Wanjia Commodities to check and balance Xiao Du Technology.

She never expected that now her goal was achieved, Hu Wanjia would refuse to let go deathly.

But Hu Wanjia's stance was also normal.

After all, according to the contract terms, if Xiao Du Technology unilaterally breached the contract, it would have to pay Wanjia Commodities a very large sum of breach penalty.

Hu Wanjia wasn't unwilling to unbind from Xiao Du Technology; he simply just wanted to get his hands on this breach penalty.

He's extremely cunning.

Even when leaving, he has to extort one last sum!

Wang Dashan was helpless about this, and in the end could only return dejectedly to report the situation to Du Xiaojuan.

Upon hearing this, Du Xiaojuan didn't get angry but laughed instead.

"I knew it. That old fox Hu Wanjia wouldn't compromise easily. Good thing I left a backup plan long ago."

Wang Dashan was stunned, not understanding:

"Wife, you left a backup plan? Which move?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Did you forget? When we founded Wanjia Commodities back then, Hu Wanjia only got 49% equity, while you and I, though we each only got twenty-something percent, combined make 51%! So, whether to unbind from Xiao Du Technology or not, Hu Wanjia's say doesn't count; ours does!"

Wang Dashan slapped his thigh, suddenly realizing:

"Right! How did I forget this?!"

Miss Du said:

"Tomorrow morning I'll personally go to Wanjia Commodities. Then the three of us — you, me, and Hu Wanjia — will sit down and talk."

【56】 In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. Du Xiaojuan personally drove to Wanjia Commodities' office location.

In the blink of an eye the next day arrived, and Du Xiaojuan personally drove to the Wanjia Commodities office.

Seeing Hu Wanjia, she got straight to the point:

"General Manager Hu, I heard you're unwilling to terminate the original cooperation agreement with Xiao Du Technology. Is that true?"

Hu Wanjia said coldly:

"Of course it's real, don't try to persuade me, unless Xiao Du Technology compensates the breach-of-contract penalty according to the contract, otherwise I won't agree no matter what!"

Miss Du said:

"Alright then, let's vote on it."

Hu Wanjia was stunned:

"Vote?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"That's right, a vote. Although Wanjia Commodities is named after you, Hu Wanjia, it's not your personal company. You only hold 49% of the shares, while my husband and I together hold 51% in total. You should be clear on this."

Hu Wanjia was dumbfounded.

"Then what's the point of voting!"

He pointed at Du Xiaojuan and said angrily:

"You vicious capitalist, you set me up from the very beginning, didn't you! I was used as a pawn by you! It's infuriating!"

Facing Hu Wanjia's embarrassment turning to anger, Du Xiaojuan didn't get angry, but instead said with a smile:

"General Manager Hu, you really are a straightforward person. Such inner thoughts are better left unsaid in the future. You praising me like this makes me rather embarrassed."

"Praise you?" Hu Wanjia was stunned speechless. "I'm fucking cursing you, and you actually say I'm praising you!"

Miss Du's face was calm:

"General Manager Hu, I'll just ask you one thing. Has Wanjia Commodities made you money? Answer me honestly."

"It made money, but the way you're doing this now..." Hu Wanjia still wanted to continue, but Miss Du cut off his words:

"You made money, isn't that enough?"

Miss Du also said:

"General Manager Hu, earning less is a loss. That mindset isn't good. Such insatiable greed, what's the difference from a gambler? We should quit while we're ahead. Besides, I'm only having Wanjia Commodities unbind from Xiao Du Technology, not saying we're abandoning Wanjia Commodities. Have you ever thought that after Wanjia Commodities unbinds from Xiao Du Technology, it might develop even better?"

Hearing this, Hu Wanjia's anger dissipated quite a bit, and he asked back:

"Are you sure it'll really develop better after unbinding?"

Miss Du's attitude was firm:

"I can stake my character on it. It will definitely develop better."