Chapter 388: Chapter 387: Have the formula changed?
Upon hearing Wang Yan’s words, Li Gang and his son’s hearts instantly turned cold.
The Gangzhe Group had exhausted the entire strength of the company, even mortgaging the Gangzhe Building, and all bets were placed on Wang Yan having to use the premium antler.
If Wang Yan really didn’t use this premium antler, then the ones they had bought would truly be worthless.
Moreover, the Gangzhe Group had already mortgaged the entire building, and the payment was due today. Without the funds from the Peak Group, the building would likely be reclaimed by the bank.
Thinking of this, Li Gang and Li Zhe’s backs were instantly drenched in sweat.
Li Zhe looked at Li Gang in terror and asked tremblingly, “Dad, what do we do? What should we do?”
Li Gang’s eyes turned, and suddenly he laughed aloud, saying, “Wang Yan, oh Wang Yan, I almost got bluffed by you.”
Wang Yan, upon hearing this, calmly said, “How did I bluff you? Let’s hear it.”
Li Gang snorted coldly and said, “You bought all the advertisement slots in Wanghai City early this morning, just to make a show for me. You want to create a false impression, making me think you don’t need the premium antler anymore, so you can naturally suppress the price and buy at a low cost.”
Hearing Li Gang’s analysis, Li Zhe couldn’t help but rejoice, exclaiming, “Dad, as expected, the older, the wiser. It must be like that. Hahaha, Wang Yan, what else do you have to say? This time, I want to add a condition: kneel before me, no, you should kneel and beg me****.”
Wang Yan paid no attention to Li Zhe, merely glancing at Li Gang with indifference, saying, “Your analysis sounds reasonable, but unfortunately, it’s wrong. The recipe for the Stabilizing Pill is mine, and I can change it if I wish. I don’t necessarily need the premium antler; I can naturally use something else to replace it.”
Li Gang laughed out loud and said, “Then why did you buy it at a high price earlier?”
Wang Yan replied, “I saw how much you loved hoarding these premium antlers, so I sponsored you a bit of money to let you buy more zealously.”
Li Gang snorted disdainfully, “Ridiculous, how could you know how many premium antlers I bought?”
Wang Yan said, “I may not know everything, but close enough.”
As Wang Yan was speaking, Qin Tian, who was behind Wang Yan, pulled out a straw hat and waved it in his hand to fan Wang Yan.
Upon seeing this straw hat, Li Zhe’s eyes widened suddenly, and he shouted, “This straw hat, this straw hat—”
Li Gang scolded, “What’s strange about a straw hat?”
Li Zhe said, “This straw hat was worn by the old farmer who sold me two boats of premium antler yesterday.”
Wang Yan laughed aloud and said, “You city folks sure are smart.”
This was precisely the line that Wang Yan said to Li Zhe when he disguised himself as an old farmer yesterday.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhe’s face changed dramatically. He stared at Wang Yan in horror and shouted, “You… you… that old farmer was Wang Yan in disguise.”
Upon hearing this, Li Gang’s face turned ashen as well. If that’s really the case, and Wang Yan had two boats of premium antler, selling them to him, then it shows Wang Yan indeed changed the formula and no longer needed those premium antlers.
Doesn’t this mean his premium antlers have become entirely worthless?
Thinking of this, Li Gang felt the world spinning and nearly fainted on the spot.
However, suddenly, a flash of insight struck Li Gang’s mind, and he forcibly smiled, saying, “Wang Yan, oh Wang Yan, you’re indeed a good actor. Regardless of what you just said, your very presence at our Gangzhe Group exposed you.”
Wang Yan nodded and said, “Indeed, I’ve come here for something to discuss with you.”
Upon hearing this, Li Gang and Li Zhe breathed a sigh of relief. Now that Wang Yan was actively seeking a discussion, they could regain the upper hand.
“What’s the matter? Speak,” Li Gang sat back in his chair, pretending to be proud as he spoke to Wang Yan.
Wang Yan waved his hand, and Li produced a document and placed it in front of Li Gang.
Li Gang lowered his head dismissively, glanced at the document, and asked in a frivolous tone, “What’s this?”
But as soon as he said that, Li Gang stood up abruptly, staring at the document in horror, speechless.
When Li Zhe saw Li Gang’s expression, he rushed over, looked at the document, and was shocked as well.
The document was the contract for mortgaging the Gangzhe Building, exactly the one they had signed the day before.
Wang Yan then said, “I came today to take over the Gangzhe Building.”
Li Gang lifted his head, staring at Wang Yan in terror, and said, “Impossible, impossible, I mortgaged it to the Bank of England; how is the contract in your hands?”
Wang Yan said, “Simple, the Bank of England sold the contract to me. So, today I came to collect. If you can’t pay, then this building and everything inside it will be mine.”
As he spoke, Li had already opened the contract and turned to the last page.
The last page of the contract clearly stated that if the Gangzhe Group could not repay the debt, then the building and everything within it would no longer belong to it.
On the last page of the contract was an empty spot, the space where Li Gang needed to sign.
Li picked up a pen and emotionlessly handed it to Li Gang.
Li Gang tremblingly took the pen and was about to sign his name on the last page of the contract.
With the stroke of the pen, the entire Gangzhe Building would no longer belong to the Gangzhe Group.
Li Zhe urgently shouted, “Don’t sign, Dad, you can’t sign.”
Li Gang shook his head and said, “If we don’t sign, we’ll still lose the Gangzhe Building and will be arrested for breach of contract.”
Hearing this, Li Zhe stood frozen at the side.
Li Gang gritted his teeth and signed his name on the contract.
Though it was just two words, as the pen dropped, Li Gang seemed to age a dozen years.
This battle, they lost miserably; just five minutes ago, they thought victory was in hand, but in the blink of an eye, they lost so terribly.
Not only was the Gangzhe Group gone, but even the building was handed over to someone else.
Li Gang, supporting Li Zhe, slowly stood up and staggered towards the office door.
As he passed by Wang Yan, Li Gang paused slightly and asked, “One last question, have you really changed the formula?”
Wang Yan stood up, walked to the desk, and sat in the chair Li Gang had sat in earlier, saying, “Of course not. Changing back and forth is too troublesome. It’s all good now; the Gangzhe Group is mine, and all your premium antler purchases are mine, so I can start production again.”
Upon hearing Wang Yan’s words, Li Gang couldn’t help but open his mouth, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.