Chapter 915

The factory and warehouse of Gold Label Liquor Industry were burned to the ground in the summer, and now three or four months had passed.

In October, Gold Label Liquor Industry sued the insurance company in court, claiming that this was an "accidental fire," so the insurance company should make compensation.

In fact, the compensation itself was not about how much money the insurance company should compensate, but according to the assessment, to calculate the loss caused by the fire to the Gold Label company, and then compensate according to this loss.

For a factory like Gold Label company that had a long history, the compensation was actually not much, and strictly speaking, the compensation money might not be more than the premiums they had accumulated and paid.

In other words, the insurance company did not lose money over a long span of time.

But this was not a matter of whether there was a loss now; they just didn't want to compensate.

And then they started to go through the process.

Originally, this case was not inclined toward the insurance company, but last month, in November, someone suddenly surrendered, saying that he had ignited the warehouse of Gold Label Liquor Industry, which led to an explosion in the entire factory.

Anyway, he admitted that he did it, and then the insurance company refused to pay on the grounds that "hate arson may not be applicable to insurance rules."

They also found some connections, and after the trial, the court accepted their point of view.

At this time, the consequences of human arson did not need to be paid by the insurance company, because there were too many insurance frauds, and the imperfection of laws and rules made capitalists dare not lower the threshold at will.

Just like car insurance.

A brand-new car that costs more than 10,000, the price after more than ten hands is only a few hundred.

A car worth a few hundred pays insurance of a few hundred or a thousand, and then finds a place to crash; how to compensate?

Compensate a few hundred?

Obviously, it can't be compensated; after the lawsuit, it can at least compensate a few thousand.

Too many insurance fraud incidents happened, so the promotion of relevant bills was very difficult to do, and such things had indeed happened.

An enterprise could not receive orders during the economic depression, and it was very difficult to solve the dissatisfaction of workers if they wanted to stop work; in the end, they simply found someone to set a fire to seek to convert the burden into cash through insurance and then flee the local area.

In the end, they succeeded, used the insurance company's clauses to get the insurance money, and the price paid was not worth mentioning.

Since then, the insurance company's clauses had made some additions to this situation, such as not compensating, or only compensating a very small part, pushing the main responsibility to the arsonist.

A million things were burned away, and three or fifty thousand were compensated to mean something.

If this kind of thing happened to someone else, President Richard would only treat it as a fun thing, but if it happened to himself, he couldn't accept it.

The two sides had been fighting a lawsuit, but the result was not good.

The lawyer told him that the best result was that the insurance company would bear at most 15% of the loss compensation, and how to determine the amount of this loss would also be determined by the insurance company itself.

Maybe in the end, compensating a few tens of thousands was the limit.

A few tens of thousands was not even enough for a fraction of the inventory in their warehouse; President Richard was so angry that he cursed in court and was expelled from the court.

This case was still under trial, and then he turned his spearhead to another person, Lanse.

This matter had a lot to do with Lanse; Gold Lion Liquor Industry was constantly expanding in Indeno State, and more than half of the whiskey in Indeno State began to be imported from their side.

These were originally the market of Gold Label Liquor Industry; now not only was their factory gone, but the market was also occupied.

If they wanted to snatch it back, they didn't know how long it would take and how much they would have to invest.

So they were particularly annoyed and constantly found trouble for the Lanse family through the Deputy Governor, the State Police Department, and gangs.

"They have been sweeping our goods on the highway for a long time, and now a considerable part of our goods are going by rail."

"Once they find out, it will definitely become difficult to walk."

"There is gunfire on the highway every day, and our transport costs are getting higher and higher."

"Should we think of a way?"

Lanse lit a cigarette, "Have you talked to Wei De?"

After handing over the affairs of Indeno State to Erwin, Lanse naturally also let Mayor Wei De connect with him; Mayor Wei De could find Erwin directly if he had problems, and Erwin could also find Mayor Wei De directly if he had things.

"I found him, but the effect was not very good."

"The newly appointed chief of the State Police Department is a candidate recommended by the Secretary of State, but this candidate also has a certain connection with the Deputy Governor."

"Although the Secretary of State did not explicitly state that he was on the side of the Deputy Governor, I heard from Mayor Wei De that their private relationship is quite good."

"As long as they engage in a firefight with us, the police will soon come to arrest our people, but they won't arrest their people."

"Our losses will get bigger and bigger."

In Gold Port City and even the entire Likarai State, Lanse used this plan to press all competitors to the ground and rub them fiercely.

Either don't fight back and be eaten away little by little.

As long as you fight back, you don't have to worry about any major accidents; at most, the people under you will be arrested and thrown into prison.

Gangs, families, the battles between these organizations ultimately come down to who has more people.

You have ten gunmen, I have twenty; I am just better than you, and after one-for-one, I can still have ten left.

Although it doesn't exclude individual gunmen with very good accuracy who can fight two or three, or even four or five, this is the limit.

The era of thermal weapons is different from the era of cold weapons; in the era of cold weapons, an outstanding warrior can deal with several enemies.

But in the era of thermal weapons, no matter how powerful a person is, three-for-one, five-for-one, is enough.

So Lanse could understand how troublesome it was that people were getting fewer and fewer as they fought, and he had to constantly mobilize people from Likarai State.

"It seems Mr. Richard hasn't learned his lesson."

This sentence already had sufficient hints; Erwin didn't interrupt and waited quietly.

After thinking for a long time, Lanse said, "Arrange for someone to handle him; the best way to deal with a mad dog is to beat it to death with a stick."

"Contact me if there are new problems; be careful to pick a reliable gunman; this is not Likarai State."

"By the way, ask Lawyer Roben if there is any way to extradite the gunman back to Likarai State for trial or imprisonment after he finishes the work; it doesn't matter if you spend some money, the main thing is that the person can be brought back."

This time, the extradition of Mr. Walter to the Swing State gave Lanse some inspiration; sometimes you don't have to worry too much about things outside the state being difficult to handle.

At worst, find a gunman to do things and then extradite him back; you don't have to worry about the gunman's safety or whether he will reveal anything.

"I understand, I will do it immediately."

Lanse asked casually, "How are those Sumuli people doing?"

After Gold Label went bankrupt, a group of Sumuli people's liquor began to infiltrate the market in Indeno State.

Gangs are like this.

They won't stop selling because Gold Label Liquor Industry can't produce now; they won't delay their own money-making; on the contrary, whoever doesn't let them make money is their enemy.

Some of them have already formed an antagonistic relationship with the Lanse family; in the process of competition, so even if Gold Label Liquor Industry is finished, they won't buy from Lanse's people.

The suppliers in Nanya'an State further west became their first choice; the Sumuli people with the greatest power in Nanya'an State were their best choice, none other.

A large amount of liquor flowed into Indeno State through the channels of the Sumuli people; although the two sides had never formally contacted, the competition was real.

Erwin's tone was not serious, "Fortunately, they mainly sell brandy; the quality of whiskey is not very good; I heard that their whiskey is imported from some distributors in Nanya'an, and then sold to Indeno State at a markup."

"So in this regard, we actually have more advantages."

"If it weren't for the fact that some gangs don't have a very good relationship with us, our market share would continue to expand."

"But in the brandy market, because we don't have any products that can be taken out, it is completely their world."

"We don't have any strong competitive relationship between us now, so there is no excessive contact."

The vineyard at Lawrence Farm still has to wait for a year; those grapevines can be considered to have entered the complete body, and the grapes produced are suitable for making wine, orthodox brandy.

Hearing this, Lanse had no other questions, "Pay attention to safety, call me at any time."

After putting down the phone, Erwin began to handle this matter; it was almost New Year, and he planned to let everything come to an end in those few days of the New Year.

He glanced at the desk calendar; there were five days left.

For some people, five days pass very quickly, such as those who are slightly older.

They are more sluggish in their perception of time, so they always generate a feeling that "time is getting faster and faster."

On the contrary, young people, especially children, feel that a day is as long as a year.

Because they are more sensitive to time.

Richard is an adult, and he is not young; for him, time seems to pass very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, there are only three or four days left before the New Year.

It should have been a very happy thing, but he just couldn't be happy!

The newly ordered assembly line needs to be assembled until February or March, which means he must endure the predicament of having no products to sell for two or three months.

The continuous sale of commodities will produce more positive effects; people are like this, buying whatever needs to be queued for.

Moreover, it will also give birth to what capitalists most hope to see and what competitors least hope to see—habitual consumption.

For example, people who bought their liquor, as long as the difference between their liquor and Lanse's liquor is not very big, then people will have the habit of habitual consumption and continue to buy his liquor.

But once he doesn't sell liquor for a period of time, these customers will turn to Lanse's side and will cultivate a kind of "loyalty" in the process of purchasing.

People are always like this, defending what they bought to prove that their vision is not a problem.

So many times, once a major business strategy error occurs and the market is lost, it is really lost and very difficult to find back.

Now Mr. Richard is facing this problem.

There is no problem with the quality of Lanse's liquor, so it will not be so easy for them to snatch back the market, unless they can always maintain a lower selling price.

Their competition has always been very scorching; the market lost this time will make them pay more price to snatch it back little by little.

He is very likely to lose the position of president because of this, and it is even possible that the board of directors will kick him out.

Keeping him now is just waiting for the final ruling from the insurance company.

If he can win the lawsuit, then he still has a chance to stay.

If he can't win the lawsuit, then he must hand over the power in his hands, and it is even possible that he will leave the company.

This is also the reason why he has been going crazy recently!

He must save everything before everything is beyond redemption!

There are quite a few shareholders in the company, but there is only one president, and there are only more than ten board members!

Coming out of the company office in the evening, he happened to meet the vice president.

He and the vice president have cooperated for many years, and the two can be considered very good friends.

In the glory of Gold Label Liquor Industry over the years, there is the credit of two people.

It is not one person's, it is two people's.

No office fighting keeps the entire company running efficiently and accurately; the two are partners and also good friends in private.

Seeing Mr. Richard's exhaustion, the vice president took the initiative to walk over and reach out to support his arm, "You need to rest for a few days."

"You look very tired; you don't need to torture yourself like this; we still have a lot of time to do everything well!"

Mr. Richard sighed, "I know, but I am now... I must find a solution before my trouble appears."

"Otherwise our cooperation can only end here!"

The vice president was silent for a while, "Although I want to say that this is something I have been looking forward to for a long time, I still think that the company can't do without you."

Mr. Richard curled his lips, "The board of directors and the shareholders don't think so."

The two walked toward the garage while talking, and the vice president was still comforting him, "I heard that there will be some new materials, maybe there will be a turning point in the next court session."

"It's almost New Year; do you have any thoughts of taking a vacation?"

Mr. Richard shook his head, "God, I have so much trouble now; can you still expect me to want to go on vacation?"

The vice president smiled and shook his head, "It seems I used the wrong topic."

"Then..."

The two stood by their respective cars, "Happy New Year?"

Mr. Richard squeezed out some ugly smiles, "Happy New Year!"

Whether the New Year is happy or not, only he knows.

Sitting in the car, he lit a cigarette.

After taking two puffs and the vice president's car had left, he drove the vehicle away from the company.

He was thinking about these things all the way, and his brain was a bit messy.

But he believed that everything he did was correct.

If you can't defeat Gold Label Liquor Industry and Lanse's people through fair competition, then use what they are good at to deal with them!

Every day, the interstate highway police of the State Police Department roar past on the highways in the state.

They will detain those trucks that look like they have problems and will only release them after inspection.

It seems that this kind of random inspection may not be effective, or the effect may not be very good, then that is a big mistake!

The effect is very good; these police officers work on state-level highways every day and have gradually gained some experience.

Just like you know how to apply glue most smoothly, which teachers can make you become excited (excited is an adjective, describing the meaning of being very excited), and smoothly finish today's glue application.

This is a process of practice makes perfect.

They only need to take a look at those trucks, and they roughly know in their hearts which car is suspected of smuggling liquor and which cars are just ordinary drivers.

Of course, it is not 100% absolute, and the ratio number is not good-looking, but the effect is very good.

A large number of vehicles used for smuggling were seized by them, because the person responsible for the search was from the State Police Department, not the Prohibition Bureau.

It doesn't matter if the police station collects these liquors or not, which provides them with a new solution.

Previously, the board of directors mentioned a suggestion; they suggested re-canning the liquors of the Lanse family that were intercepted and detained into the bottles of their own Gold Label Liquor Industry.

Quite a few people on the board of directors have tasted Lanse's Gold Lion Liquor, and they also admit that although Lanse's winery was established for a short time, it still has a certain talent in brewing.

Passing off Lanse's liquor as their own liquor for sale may not be a good way.

In this way, they can also give an account to customers in a short time, at least completing the order in time.

However, Mr. Richard did not agree; the liquor of Gold Label Liquor Industry and Lanse's liquor are not the same taste, let alone the same style.

If you forcibly sell Lanse's liquor as your own, you will only lose more customers in the end!

For this reason, he also had a quarrel with the board of directors; the board of directors thought that the most important thing now is to make up for the loss, not to continue to fight with the Lanse family.

In short, Mr. Richard's days during this period were not easy.

"Perhaps, it is time to take advantage of the New Year festival to let yourself relax properly."

After having this idea, he stopped when he passed the flower shop and ordered a bouquet of flowers from the flower shop.

Then he went to the cake shop and confirmed the time and address; he needed home delivery service.

After everything was ready, he returned home.

Mr. Richard's wife was very gentle to him; she knew that her husband had encountered big trouble recently, so no matter what he did, she supported him very much.

Today she saw that there were more smiles on her husband's face, and while breathing a sigh of relief, she also curiously asked, "Did anything good happen?"

Mr. Richard smiled and replied, "It can't be considered too bad; it's almost New Year, so you can't be in a state of pain and crying during the New Year, right?"

His wife did not delve into it; not asking too much is the elixir for maintaining the husband-wife relationship.

The two spent a night and a few days happily.

As the New Year approached, the liquor market in the entire state had been completely detonated; people worked hard for a year, and they had to drink a few cups properly in the last and first days.

Sales were very hot, but they didn't belong to Gold Label Liquor Industry, nor did they belong to Mr. Richard.

Watching competitors constantly explode orders, Mr. Richard could only pretend not to see.

On the last day of the New Year, he returned home early after work in the evening.

"Don't you need to go to social engagements today?", his wife asked.

Richard walked into the dining room and sat at the dining table, "No, I came back specifically to accompany you for the New Year today..."