Although this trade war came quickly, it did not come out of nowhere. It has been brewing for a long time in foreign countries. Large domestic enterprises still have enough energy to protect themselves, but small and medium-sized companies are in a gloomy mood.
The Lu family has branches abroad, and they have direct cooperation. During this time, Lu Li acted almost without touching the ground.
His assistant, Chen Jing, held a stack of documents to sign for him, and then asked him, "Mr. Lu, your flight to overseas tomorrow is at ten o'clock in the morning. Let's see when you come back..."
The fact that Lu Lixing's wedding will be held five days later is known to everyone in the Lu family, but when this happens at this juncture, the wedding will most likely be postponed.
Chen Jing knew it well, so she didn't set a time for him to return home.
After all, this matter cannot be resolved in a day or two.
Lu Lixing paused for turning over the pages of the document, and looked up after a moment of silence, "I'll be back in two days."
Only for two days
Chen Jing was startled.
This is related to the entire foreign market, race against time, just stay for two days
Not to mention that in two days, even the person in charge of the foreign country can't meet, let alone solve this matter. After coming back, there will be a wedding, and it will be delayed for two days in China. I don't know how severe the situation abroad will be.
But Chen Jing also knew her duty. Lu Lixing knew this kind of thing better than anyone else, and she had no room to comment.
"President Lu, there is one more thing."
"What's up?"
"Zhiting Technology was acquired yesterday."
Lu Lixing gradually frowned, "Acquisition?"
Chen Jing nodded: "That's right, it's... Mr. Lu Liting agreed to the acquisition, and he resigned at yesterday's acquisition meeting."
Zhiting Technology is a company started by Lu Liting from scratch. It has taken shape in the past two years. If it is not affected by this trade war, it will be a matter of time before it becomes bigger.
But even if it is affected by this trade war, as far as he knows, it has not reached the point of being cornered and acquired.
Moreover, this company was founded by Lu Liting, who worked hard day and night, and would not give up even if there was a chance of life. How could he agree to the acquisition
Lu Lixing thought about it for a while and then he didn't think about it. He didn't spend too much time on this matter. Lu's crisis was imminent, and he didn't have any energy to care about other things now.
"I see, you go out first."
Chen Jing turned and left the office.
After the office door closed, Lu Lixing put down his pen, leaned back, and rubbed the space between his tired brows with his fingers.
Some time ago, the 996 work system was very troublesome. Seriously, the 996 work system is relatively easy for him, but recently he has not done such a high-intensity work for nearly five months. Adapted, physically and mentally exhausted, very tired.
After a minute of rest, there was a knock on the door, "President Lu, the meeting has begun."
Lu Lixing took a deep breath, forcibly pulled himself together, and stood up suddenly.
That night, Lu Lixing returned home after ten o'clock.
Get off the front foot of the car, Lu Liting's car came in on the back foot, the car was parked in the yard, Lu Lixing stood in the yard waiting for a while, and saw Lu Liting get down from the driver's seat dejectedly, just in time to collide with Lu Lixing.
The street lights in the yard were dim, so I couldn't see clearly.
"Brother..." Looking at each other, Lu Liting silently lowered his gaze, avoiding Lu Lixing's gaze.
"The company was acquired?"
Lu Liting replied in a depressed mood, "Yes."
Lu Lixing frowned slightly, it can be said that his brows have not been flattened for a day. Slightly took a deep breath, and whispered: "Come in."
Pushing open the door, the living room, which had been turned off early in the past, was brightly lit today.
Mr. Lu and Ji Qingqing were sitting on the sofa in the living room talking and laughing, apparently waiting for them.
"Grandpa, are you still awake?"
Mr. Lu smiled and said, "I'm waiting for you. How come today is such a coincidence that you came back all the time?"
Lu Liting: "Grandpa."
"Sit down, Qingqing and I have something to talk to you."
Lu Lixing looked at Ji Qingqing, seeing her relaxed expression, it shouldn't be a big deal.
"In the past two days, I have understood the company's affairs clearly. I went to the hospital to see Lao Gu today. He is in a very bad condition. Whether it is the body or the company, even if the Gu family escapes this crisis, it will be difficult for him to regain his strength in the future. , "Speaking of this, Mr. Lu sighed: "I originally expected Gu Shaoyu to be useful, but now it seems that he can't afford it."
Speaking of this, Mr. Lu looked at Lu Lixing, "Thanks to you, Mr. Lu, thank you for your hard work."
When Mr. Gu and Lu were young, they did not give up much, but now Mr. Gu is hospitalized due to illness, and the Gu family has no one in charge of the overall situation. On the face of it, such a huge company is completely helpless in this battle.
It is all thanks to Lu Lixing that the Lu family can be where it is today.
"How are things going overseas?"
Hearing this, Lu Lixing turned his gaze to Ji Qingqing, "I'm going to America tomorrow, and I'll be back in two days."
"Such a big matter, can it be solved in two days?"
Lu Lixing didn't have the habit of writing bad checks, he just said, "I will try my best."
Mr. Lu was silent for a moment without speaking.
Ji smiled lightly and said, "Let's postpone the wedding."
"put off?"
Ji nodded slightly: "I know the seriousness of this matter, what problem can be solved in two days? So I want to postpone the wedding, and hold the wedding after this matter has stabilized."
"But… "
"What's the good of it, we have plenty of time to get married when you settle this matter, and I don't want to be too hasty about getting married, what do you think?"
Lu Lixing looked at her silently.
Overseas markets are in turmoil, and two days really can't solve any problems. Postponing the wedding is indeed the best solution at present, but the wedding is a light one. The old man and Aunt Pei have prepared for a long time. However, it is close to the wedding date but we will talk about it at another time. In any case, there will be some disappointment.
Lu Lixing opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Ji Qingqing, "Since you don't object, then let's do this first and postpone the wedding. We will decide on the wedding after this turmoil has completely passed."
Lu Lixing lowered his head and laughed, "Gently, thank you."
"You're welcome, should there be more trust and understanding between husband and wife soon? Things at work are inevitable, I understand."
Mr. Lu also looked at Ji Qingqing, "Qing Qing, thank you, Grandpa."
"grandfather… "
"I'll go."
Ji Qingqing and Lu Liting spoke in unison.
Then the three of them looked at Lu Liting who had been silent for a long time.
Under the eyes of the three, Lu Liting said in a low voice, "Grandpa, my company has been acquired."
"Acquisition?" Old Mr. Lu asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
"This is a trade war and I can't stand it, and the company doesn't have the strength to carry it on. It's better to be acquired than to go bankrupt." The hard work of the first half of his life was ruined, and it's fake if he doesn't feel sad. Although it was acquired, I have learned a little about the business of the Lu family abroad, and I speculate that there is mainly a need for someone who can talk, and I am also a member of the Lu family, so I think I am quite suitable to attend."
Mr. Lu and Lu Lixing looked at each other.
"you go?"
Lu Liting asked back: "No?"
Lu Liting has been able to start from scratch all these years and support a company by himself in such a severe market situation. Although the scale is not large, it is generally good.
"The air ticket is scheduled for the day after tomorrow. The company will discuss the details tomorrow." Lu Liting stood up, looked at Ji Qingqing, and chuckled, "It's a pity that I can't attend your wedding."
But there was no regret on his face or eyes.
At the same time, a high-rise business building in the city center is brightly lit.
As an enterprise with the same reputation as the Lu Corporation, it is really embarrassing that the trade war has come to such a low level.
There are mountains of documents on the desk in the huge office. Gu Shaoyu sits behind the desk, facing so many documents, he doesn't know where to start.
He has been a playboy since he was a child, eating, drinking, playing and doing nothing. Mr. Gu knew his troubles and found a way out for him. He would hand over the business to a trustworthy manager. Pushed to the cusp.
There was a knock on the door, and an assistant hurried in with a document.
"Mr. Gu, this is a document that urgently needs your signature."
The assistant put the document in front of Gu Shaoyu. Gu Shaoyu felt a headache when he looked at the official text on the contract. He knew all the Chinese characters, but they could be combined together, and he didn't understand the meaning at all.
Quickly signed his name where it needed to be signed, and the assistant left in a hurry with the document.
Looking at the mountains of documents in front of him, Gu Shaoyu became impatient, threw the pen away, leaned back, pulled the bow tie on his chest, and took a few breaths.
He's not that material at all.
He can't save the company.
Can't save anyone.
Why should such a heavy burden be entrusted to him
He will only make things worse.
Gu Shaoyu thought desperately.
The cell phone on the table rang, but Gu Shaoyu didn't answer it, and after it rang for a while, the other end hung up, and the ringing stopped abruptly.
Gu Shaoyu was quiet for a while, and a minute later, the phone rang again.
Annoyed by the noise, Gu Shaoyu picked it up and took a look. It belonged to Shen Weiwei.
Gu Shaoyu was slightly stunned, and hurriedly answered the phone, "Weiwei, what do you want from me?"
"You haven't called me for a few days, what happened?"
Gu Shaoyu got up and looked out the window, and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's just that grandpa is hospitalized, and the company... the company is a little busy."
"Grandpa is hospitalized? Which hospital? I'll go see his old man."
"Okay, the day after tomorrow, I will go with you the day after tomorrow."
"Ok."
There was a silence on the phone, and Shen Weiwei said, "Shaoyu, what happened to MSI Studio?"
MSI Studio was opened by Gu Shaoyu for her, and the entire team was hired by Gu Shaoyu with a lot of money to work for Shen Weiwei wholeheartedly.
But since some time ago, the studio has changed.
First, the funds were not in place for a long time, and then the project that had been negotiated suddenly changed. Now the studio is full of rumors, saying that the Gu family is in danger, and the studio that is dependent on the Gu family may not be guaranteed.
After waiting for a few days without a call from Gu Shaoyu, Shen Weiwei couldn't sit still and called him.
Gu Shaoyu was silent for a moment, overlooking the night view of the entire city from a high altitude, a small and helpless sense of frustration erupted from within, "Weiwei, I'm sorry, the studio... I may not be able to take care of it for the time being."
"What the hell happened?"
"Ms. Gu had an accident, and grandpa was hospitalized again. I'm really not sure that I can support Mrs. Gu."
He really is a worthless piece of trash.
If the grandfather's grandson is Lu Lixing, the Gu family will definitely be able to get through this difficulty smoothly.
But grandpa's grandson is him, a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and play.
There was no answer from the other end of the phone for a long time.
"Vivi? Are you there?"
"I'm here." Shen Weiwei smiled and said: "It's okay, come on, you have to believe in yourself, don't always be downcast, you can do it!"
"Weiwei, thank you for encouraging me, I will work hard."
"Well, I won't disturb your work anymore, come on."
The phone hangs up.
Gu Shaoyu put his mobile phone to his ear and listened quietly for a while, then he breathed a sigh of relief, and the exhaustion on his face was swept away.
After Shen Weiwei on the other end of the phone hung up the phone, her smile dropped suddenly, and she held the phone tightly between her brows.
She has heard about Gu's, but such a big company can't just collapse, but why does Gu Shaoyu seem to be unable to overcome this difficulty
If Koo is down, then MSI is meaningless.
Mr. Gu was hospitalized, and Gu Shaoyu couldn't support Mrs. Gu.
Shen Weiwei thought for a moment in silence, a message on the phone caught her attention.
[Lu Liting Company was acquired.]
Shen Weiwei stared blankly at the text message, her brows became more and more tense.
Early the next morning, Lu Liting and Lu Lixing went to the company together, and stayed in the meeting room for a whole day to learn about the company's overseas business. The vice president embarked on an overseas trip.
The vice president, surnamed Sun, is in his fifties. He was single-handedly selected by Mr. Lu to take charge of the overseas affairs. Lu Lixing respects him very much.
"Mr. Lu, we should board the plane in half an hour."
Lu Liting smiled and said: "Uncle Sun, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Liting. I am not qualified enough, and I will rely on you to take care of me when I go abroad."
"after?"
Lu Liting smiled, "I don't know if I will come back in the future. Let's go."
Several people walked towards the security checkpoint.
"Lu Liting!"
A voice came from the airport where people were coming and going.
Lu Liting looked back and saw Shen Weiwei rushing over panting, with a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.
When Shen Weiwei ran to him, Lu Liting frowned, and said in astonishment, "Why are you here?"
Shen Weiwei took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "I'll see you off."
Lu Liting was slightly distracted, but smiled after a while: "Thank you for coming to see me off."
Vice President Sun and several staff members on one side walked away in time to give them their private space.
Shen Weiwei looked at Lu Liting, as if she didn't know what to say, with an embarrassed expression.
"You... have a good trip."
Lu Liting nodded.
Seeing his indifferent attitude, Shen Weiwei gritted her teeth and asked, "You went to America this time... when will you come back?"
Lu Liting sighed with a smile, looked at the airport hall where people were coming and going, and looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside through the whole floor-to-ceiling windows, "I don't know."
"have no idea?"
Lu Liting said, "Weiwei, I may not come back."
Shen Weiwei's face froze, "I won't... come back, what do you mean?"
"Lu's business abroad is heavy. Maybe after I leave, I will stay abroad to take charge of the overall situation." As if reconciled with her, Lu Liting smiled with relief, with a gentle attitude, like a friend, "I didn't help you in those years. What is my brother doing? I have realized the burden he bears alone since I founded the company. He is about to get married, and I will solve all the worries overseas for him, so as to save him from running back and forth at home and abroad in the future, affecting the husband and wife. emotion."
Shen Weiwei's eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and her voice was choked with sobs, "You...really, aren't you coming back?"
Lu Liting still smiled gently, "Yeah, I won't be coming back. This meeting may be the last time."
"Why don't you come back?"
Lu Liting thought about it, because he was busy with work abroad
Maybe it's because he doesn't want to attend Ji Qingqing's wedding
It's also possible that she doesn't want to watch Ji Qingqing and Lu Lixing show off their affection.
And... I don't want to stay in the country, looking at the tall buildings and familiar people around me, these most familiar life and details remind him how failed he was
have no idea.
Lu Liting avoided talking about it, just looked at her, and smiled sincerely: "Weiwei, if you meet a man who really likes you, marry him, don't lie to him, don't let him down, stay with him sincerely He, he will cherish you forever."
Shen Weiwei was stunned and did not speak.
Lu Liting raised his hand and looked at his watch, "It's time for me to get on the plane, Weiwei, take care."
After finishing speaking, Lu Liting turned around gracefully and walked towards the security checkpoint.
Shen Weiwei stood behind him and stared at him blankly until Lu Liting's back passed the security check.
Did not look back.