Mrs. Hong's assistant quickly called Gu Nianzhi again.
She knew that Gu Nianzhi had blocked her second phone number, so she had to change her third phone number and ask another assistant to talk to Gu Nianzhi, so Gu Nianzhi didn't immediately hang up the phone again and block her.
As soon as the other assistant heard Gu Nianzhi's voice, he immediately spoke quickly: "Miss Gu, I am Mrs. Hong's assistant. Mrs. Hong would like to visit you in person to apologize to you. Could you please tell me where your home address is if it is convenient for us, Mrs. Hong?" Come visit us immediately.”
He said it in one breath, without stopping to break sentences.
When Gu Nianzhi heard that it was the Hong family calling again, he really wanted to hang up and block the call immediately.
But the assistant spoke too fast, almost as if he was frying beans. Before she had time to hang up, the other person finished jabbering.
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
Well, she felt the other party's strong desire to survive, so she could only say with a smile: "No need really, I said, it's not Mrs. Hong who has offended anyone. If you, Mrs. Hong, don't just stay at home and enjoy your happiness, why bother about your children and grandchildren?" What about running around?”
Mrs. Hong took the phone at this time and said in a deep voice: "Miss Gu? I really want to apologize to you sincerely. I hope you can give me a chance to make it easier."
"If your home is not suitable, we can make an appointment outside. Although I am old, I don't dare to rely on my old age to show off my old age. Let's do the same thing."
Gu Nianzhi was not disgusted with Mrs. Hong's behavior, and it was really not easy to apologize to her twenty-year-old self for the unscrupulous things done to her children and grandchildren when she was over eighty years old.
But she didn't want Guo Huining to hide away at all.
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and said sincerely: "Mrs. Hong, the person who untied the bell must also tie the bell. I don't need to explain this truth. Moreover, Guo Huining is not even the daughter-in-law of the Hong family. You have to value her so much. Why haven't she been allowed to enter the Hong family?"
After hearing Gu Nianzhi's tone, Mrs. Hong felt that she was quite reasonable.
Could it be that the person who took action against the Hong Group had nothing to do with Gu Nianzhi
Mrs. Hong was confused again.
But after much deliberation, she decided to appease Gu Nianzhi first.
The revelation of Hong's Group's electric vehicle batteries is most likely related to Gu Nianzhi.
Of course, we don’t rule out the one-in-ten possibility that it may have nothing to do with her...
Mrs. Hong called her personally, but Gu Nianzhi still refused to meet her. Of course, she would not let Mrs. Hong come to her home to apologize.
Mrs. Hong had no choice but to say in the end: "Miss Gu, I understand your concerns. This matter is indeed our fault. I hope you can give me a chance. I apologize to you very sincerely."
Gu Nianzhi laughed and said, "Mrs. Hong said something serious. I'm hanging up. I hope you won't change your number and call me again."
Gu Nianzhi hung up the phone and threw the phone on the sofa speechlessly.
This phone number is a number she used to communicate with the outside world here. It is not her private number, so many people know it.
She plans not to use the phone for a while.
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Mrs. Hong refused to give up and asked her assistant to contact Gu Nianzhi in many ways, but she could no longer be contacted.
But before long, Mrs. Hong no longer bothered to contact Gu Nianzhi because the conditions for their out-of-court settlement with the other company came out.
"...What?! You want so much cash compensation?!" Mrs. Hong was shocked and angry, "Have they seen our account books?!"
The money the other party wanted was exactly the entire Hong Group's current cash, plus the amount of a loan they had just negotiated with the bank.
If this money is really lost, the Hong Group will be insolvent and waiting to be liquidated.
Employees' wages cannot be paid because the battery has been ordered by the court not to continue infringing on intellectual property rights, and electric vehicles cannot be produced.
Even traditional car sales are falling due to the impact of this incident.
With no income and a large amount of fixed monthly expenses, the Hong family is using their private property to subsidize the company.
A month later, the other company was unwilling to drop a penny, and even said that their purpose was to force companies like the Hong Group that infringed on intellectual property rights to go bankrupt!
At that time, everything was available on the Internet.
Some sympathized with the Hong Group, saying that electric vehicles were originally only a small part of the Hong Group's business, but because of this piece of mouse shit, the whole pot of soup was spoiled.
Some people also say that the Hong Group brought its own fault. Whoever allowed them to secretly falsify their products for overseas listing deserved it if they were discovered and exposed.
Mrs. Hong has been scheming and running around for the past month, and she looks too old to look good. However, the Hong Group's business has been deteriorating day by day.
That night, the shareholders of the Hong Group, that is, the members of the Hong family, returned to the Hong family mansion for dinner.
Tomorrow is the deadline for the other company to ask them to pay.
If payment is not made, the out-of-court settlement breaks down and the parties continue to fight in court.
Moreover, as soon as the court opens, the Hong Group will be supervised by the court. In order to prevent them from transferring assets, the other company even hired the most powerful accounting firm to supervise the Hong Group's accounts.
Mrs. Hong sat at the top and looked at the five large round tables in the restaurant that were all filled with people.
But everyone's faces were very ugly.
A month ago, they were still complacent, thinking that as soon as the company went public, their assets would grow exponentially.
By then, they will all be able to visit the list of the richest people in the country.
Ironically, a month later, they got together for a breakup dinner.
Hong Ziqi huddled in the corner, not daring to say a word.
It was all because of him that Guo Huining acted so boldly and caused such a big disaster.
"Everyone, let's eat. Don't look like the sky is falling." Mrs. Hong said with a smile, "Even if the Hong Group collapses, you still have your own house and your own life. It's better than when your great-grandfather and I did. much better."
"At that time, we didn't have our own house, so we rented someone else's basement to live in. We would get up early and stay up late every day, setting up a stall outside to do business. We were exposed to the sun, rain, wind and rain. You don't have to suffer that kind of hardship anymore."
She said with a smile, but the Hong family members in the room couldn't help wiping away tears.
After a while, one of Hong Ziqi's uncles whispered: "Grandma, actually, it's not impossible."
"Oh? What can I do?" Mrs. Hong said lightly, "Can you tell me?"
The man stood up and said boldly: "In fact, our Hong Group has always been a high-quality industry. This time there is a problem with the electric vehicle business, it does not affect our other production lines, and there are many people who are optimistic about us."
Mrs. Hong raised her eyes and looked over, "Well, continue."
Seeing that his ancestor did not refuse, the man became bolder and said, "Since grandma has no objection, I will say it. - We all have Hong's shares in our hands. Why don't we sell some of the shares in hand and get what we have?" Wouldn’t cash be enough for an emergency?”
"That won't work! Even if the shares we hold are sold, the money will belong to us. How can we still fill this hole?"
Many Hong family members shouted in disapproval.
They don't hold many shares, and most of them are dry shares, so they cannot participate in decision-making.
Currently not listed, these shares are only useful when dividends are paid at the end of the year.
Now the Hong Group is suffering serious losses and will not be able to distribute dividends for a long time.
Another member of the Hong family stood up, drank a glass of wine, and boldly said: "Ancestor, I heard that someone is interested in the Hong family group. Why don't we sell the company while the Hong family brand is still useful? Come on!"
"Yeah, since it can't be listed and now it has negative equity, it's better to sell it!"
After saying this, many people in the Hong family agreed.
Mrs. Hong didn't take it to heart at all.
Most of the company's equity is in her hands. She alone owns 95% of the shares, and the other 5% is scattered among the Hong family and some private equity funds, which is not a big share.
As long as she keeps control and doesn't sell her shares, no one can take away the decision-making and management rights of the Hong Group.
But now, the shares in her hand no longer work, these people have begun to "rebel" under external pressure.
Mrs. Hong sat at the top and looked at these people shouting coldly without saying a word.
Seeing Mrs. Hong like this, most people in the Hong family are quite afraid of her.
A few prick heads made trouble, but received no response from everyone.
After shouting for a while, these people had no choice but to sit down angrily, secretly cursing Mrs. Hong that "if you are too old to die, you are a thief."
The dinner was boring and everyone had resentment on their faces.
…
At the same time, Gu Nianzhi and Lu Jin were sitting in the dining room of their apartment, eating dinner and watching the news.
In the past month, the Hong Group has been the hottest news.
I don’t know how much exposure it has, but unfortunately it has all negative effects and does not help the company’s business at all.
Gu Nianzhi said with some regret: "What a pity. Guo Huining was kicked out of the Hong family. She is probably enjoying herself now..."
Lu Jin scooped a bowl of soup for her with a smile and said, "Don't worry, the fun will come later."
"What else can we do?" Gu Nianzhi curled her lips, "Actually, Mrs. Hong is still open to Guo Huining. When she did such a thing, she did not send her to court, but just drove her away from the Hong family. .—I am not convinced.”
"The Hong Group is now discussing an out-of-court settlement with Raft. I heard that the amount will be paid out tomorrow. It may be too late to pursue Guo Huining's legal responsibility." Lu Yuan calmly scooped a bowl of soup for Song Jinning.
Song Jinning and Gu Nianzhi looked at each other, immersed themselves in drinking soup, and listened to Lu Yuan and Lu Jin discussing business matters.
Huo Shaoheng was called away by Admiral Ji in the evening and could not have dinner with them.
Lu saw Gu Nianzhi looking in the direction of the door and knew she was looking forward to Huo Shaoheng's return, so he said sourly: "What are you looking at? Eat well and be careful of indigestion if you are multitasking."
Gu Nianzhi came back to his senses and hurriedly scooped a bowl of soup for Lu Jian. He held it with both hands with a smile and said sweetly: "Dad, please drink the soup!"
Lu Jin became happy and said with a smile: "The amount of the out-of-court settlement just wiped out the Hong Group's liquidity and a loan they just negotiated."
"Nianzhi, follow dad to watch the fun tomorrow and watch dad do tricks for you."
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This is the first update today: Chapter 1972 "Strong Desire to Survive".
There are two updates today, the second update is at 8pm.
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