Chapter 397: Price War

Sun Guangqi naturally also knew what had happened during this period.

When he just heard that those partners had actually gone to Jiang Cheng on their own initiative, he flung the documents in his hand to the ground.

"Are these people sick in the head? We've had so many years of feelings, yet they actually went to Jiang Cheng first!"

After all, we've cooperated for so long; these people running to Jiang Cheng first is just throwing his face aside.

Sun Guangqi gritted his teeth in anger, wishing he could rush over now to interrogate the partners about what they were thinking.

He also complained that Jiang Cheng had snatched away the resources that belonged to him.

As for himself, he had nothing to blame himself for; the partner beside him watched his expression, shook his head, picked up the documents from the floor, and placed them on the table.

"I'm telling you this only because you're my friend."

"What are you going to do now? If Jiang Cheng reaches a deal with those partners, you'll really be done for."

The partner steered the conversation back, asking for Sun Guangqi's opinion; Sun Guangqi glanced at him and let out a cold snort.

"What do you think? How could I not know?"

"You say it so nicely, but you're only staying here for the profit; if you left, I'm afraid Jiang Cheng wouldn't have much to offer you."

The partner's remark was practically treating him like an idiot.

If Jiang Cheng offered him greater benefits than Sun Guangqi, Sun Guangqi believed the partner would surely turn around and forget him.

What are you pretending now?

Upon hearing Sun Guangqi say that, the partner's face turned cold; he opened his mouth but said nothing more.

He naturally also valued the business greatly, but he still stayed by Sun Guangqi's side only because of their relationship.

He valued their past affection greatly, so he hoped Sun Guangqi would be the same as him, but Sun Guangqi's current behavior really chilled him.

The partner also didn't want to dwell on these topics any longer, and directly asked Sun Guangqi.

"Let's not talk about those old sesame seeds and rotten millet; what do you say we should do now?"

"Heh, it's not complicated; those partners running to Jiang Cheng simply think our prices are too high and want them lower."

Sun Guangqi gritted his teeth and ground them, spitting out a few words viciously.

"If we really can't, just lower the price."

"This is going to be a price war, but we have no idea what's happening on Jiang Cheng's side; is Sun Guangqi's wishful thinking really reasonable? The partner wanted to speak up and ask."

But Sun Guangqi obviously no longer wanted to discuss this further.

He glanced at the partner a few times; the partner belatedly stood up, said his farewells and left, whereupon Sun Guangqi called for his assistant to discuss the follow-up matters.

As he walked down the corridor, the partner felt chilled inside; he let out a deep sigh, originally intending to join forces with Sun Guangqi, but now it seemed that cooperating with Jiang Cheng would be better than teaming up with Sun Guangqi.

At least Jiang Cheng still handles things impartially; Sun Guangqi is just suspicious and hot-tempered.

Sun Guangqi only thought about those people going only to Jiang Cheng to discuss cooperation, complaining that they didn't cherish old ties.

But he didn't consider that, when discussing cooperation, he had publicly denied those partners face; the partners had previously restrained their anger out of consideration for the relationship between the two companies, but now a Jiang Cheng has appeared.

Sun Guangqi falls short of Jiang Cheng in every way; no matter how you calculate, cooperating with Jiang Cheng is advantageous.

Now the partner also wants to withdraw; if it were before, he would have earnestly advised Sun Guangqi, but after thinking it over, the partner decided not to get involved in this mess this time.

Who knows if, should he meddle more, Sun Guangqi might later blame him for things?

On Jiang Cheng's side, he was busy drafting various agreements with the partners who had come forward to discuss cooperation.

Everything had already been arranged; Jiang Cheng even privately left once for a celebration banquet, but he didn't expect that on the day of the provisional signing, several partners would actually let Jiang Cheng's side be left in the lurch by not showing up.

Jiang Cheng stood in the company, waiting from morning until two o'clock in the afternoon.

Those partners had no news at first; when they called back later, it was just them needing to consider various apologies to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng silently hung up the phone, the corner of his mouth slowly curling up; those who knew him well could see from his expression that these partners had truly provoked Jiang Cheng.

They silently stood a bit farther from Jiang Cheng, while Jiang Cheng raised his hand to summon his assistant, signaling him to help handle matters.

When the assistant walked up to Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng bluntly said to him,

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"You first represent me in signing contracts with those partners who have come now; after signing, record the names of the partners who didn't come, and then directly add them to the blacklist."

"Next time there's a similar project, we won't need to notify them anymore; even if they show up, there will be no room for maneuver."

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng say that, the assistant looked back blankly; although Jiang Cheng's tone was very firm, the assistant, thinking silently, still reminded him of one thing.

"But boss, for this project, the partners who didn't come are the pillar companies of the current project, all ranked in the top three; if we don't cooperate with them in the future, our quality might not be able to reach the best."

"These aren't problems; right now they are the leading companies for these projects, but that may not hold later. Don't hesitate any longer—just do as I said."

Seeing the assistant still hemming and hawing, Jiang Cheng urged him once; the assistant immediately agreed and left to sign contracts with those partners.

Jiang Cheng lingered in the office staring at the computer, and within two minutes he received a call from Su Manyao.

Su Manyao's call came in hurriedly; Jiang Cheng picked up the phone, and before he could say a word he heard Su Manyao's anxious question.

"I heard something went wrong with the cooperation; those partners didn't come—do you need help? My people are at your disposal."

From Su Manyao's tone it seemed she already understood most of the matter; without her needing to spell it out, Jiang Cheng knew the assistant had already told her everything just now.

Jiang Cheng leaned back in his chair and without hesitation refused Su Manyao's help; upon hearing Jiang Cheng's refusal, Su Manyao immediately fainted from anger.

"These people have a problem; they're all bullying you, but we can't tear our faces apart—if everyone makes things too ugly, how can we continue future cooperation?"

Compared to Su Manyao's involvement, she wanted Jiang Cheng to give those partners some face, not to blacklist them outright.

Jiang Cheng, calm and composed, interrupted his words,

"You're mistaken; I'm also a man—if they fall out with us this time and we don't show some anger, they'll think it's perfectly natural to come back again."

"But if I show displeasure, next time they seek cooperation they'll have to come trembling with fear."

"Moreover, in my view, as long as our company can do its best, we won't lack partners; they'll probably end up chasing us for cooperation later—what's wrong with striking a hard blow now?" (End of chapter)