"Deputy Director Ding, what does your factory mean by this?"
Huo Dongcheng snorted and slammed the dining table heavily.
Everyone present jolted and wisely fell silent.
Ding Yao feigned ignorance, looking at him with confusion, "Mr. Huo, I don't understand what you're saying. What are you referring to..."
"Don't understand what I'm saying?"
Huo Dongcheng gave a cold laugh and interrupted, "It's been almost five hours since I landed.
And your boss, Mr. Gao, has been accompanying raw material suppliers from other cities outside, going through two or three banquets, without coming to meet me.
I thought to myself, why does Deputy Director Ding keep changing the subject whenever Gao Fei is mentioned or cooperation is discussed?
So it turns out Gao Fei is meeting other raw material suppliers, and you bunch of idiots are covering for him here.
What is it, does Gao Fei look down on me, Huo Dongcheng, or does he look down on the businessmen from Hong Kong?"
Upon hearing this, everyone except Ding Yao's expression turned extremely ugly.
They were all aware that Gao Fei was outside entertaining raw material suppliers from other cities.
They were sitting here drinking to cover for their boss.
Seeing that Ding Yao and the reception staff remained silent, Huo Dongcheng continued with a cold smile, "I was also wondering why, for a mere cooperation meeting, Gao Fei would even create a trending search?
At first, I thought he valued this cooperation meeting very highly, so he created a trending search to signal me.
Damn it, now that I know he's out entertaining others, I realize he created the trending search for other raw material suppliers.
And I, a complete idiot, took the trending search at face value, and was actually being stalled by it."
The more he spoke, the more indignant he became, and he unleashed a torrent of curses at Ding Yao and the others.
His previously ambiguous gaze was now filled with rage.
But the reality was exactly as Huo Dongcheng described.
Gao Fei created the trending search precisely to create a false impression that he highly valued the cooperation, and then to keep Huo Dongcheng tied up at banquets.
Meanwhile, he was busy negotiating various cooperation deals with other raw material suppliers.
Now that Huo Dongcheng knew Gao Fei was meeting other raw material suppliers, it was understandable that he would react with anger.
The atmosphere at the dining table became extremely tense after his outburst.
The reception staff from the factory dared not even breathe heavily, their gazes shifting to the deputy director.
Ding Yao picked up her cup and took a sip of water, her smiling facade vanishing. She calmly looked at Huo Dongcheng and said, "Since Mr. Huo knows the inside story, there's no need for me to continue playing along.
The boss wants me to ask you one question: are those millions of raw materials truly legitimate, legal, and sourced through proper channels?"
Huo Dongcheng, who was initially full of rage, his expression suddenly stiffened upon hearing the last question.
However, he suppressed his inner shock and frowned, meeting Ding Yao's gaze, "What the hell does Gao Fei mean? Is he trying to slander and frame me?
If he doesn't want to cooperate, fine, but he dares to question my imported raw materials? Damn it!"
Huo Dongcheng slammed the table again and stood up, glaring fiercely at Ding Yao, "Tell that guy surnamed Gao that if his business can ever infiltrate Hong Kong in the future, then my name isn't Huo, you idiot!"
With that, he ordered his men to leave.
But as he was about to exit, his phone suddenly rang. It was Gao Fei calling.
Huo Dongcheng hesitated for a few seconds before answering.
"Damn it..."
Just as he was about to curse, Gao Fei cut him off directly, "Try to curse me and see. Believe it or not, I'll make sure you can't leave Kyoto? Do you really think this is Hong Kong?"
With that simple sentence, Huo Dongcheng was immediately silenced.
Before coming, he had already inquired about Gao Fei's influence in Kyoto.
Upon learning that Gao Fei had directly caused the deaths of the heads of three companies over a mere fire,
Huo Dongcheng instantly exclaimed, "Holy shit," and at the same time understood that Mr. Gao was not just a celebrity boss as he appeared on screen, but also had a very complex network of connections.
Therefore, when Gao Fei spoke, the remaining half of his curse was swallowed back down.
"If you want to cooperate, adjust your attitude and talk to me properly.
Also, why were those raw materials worth five million sold to me for three million? You know yourself, don't you?
Do I need to explain the quality rating of the raw materials and how they passed customs, one by one?"
Gao Fei's voice came again, filled with mockery and disdain.
Huo Dongcheng, standing still, opened his mouth, his eyelids twitching.
Is this guy surnamed Gao trying to bluff me? Or does he really have some data on the non-compliance of those raw materials?
Huo Dongcheng's mind was filled with doubts.
Hearing his silence, Gao Fei on the phone continued, "Are you doubting yourself? Or do you not believe I have data on your raw materials?
Thailand had a flood a while ago, and a batch of semi-rotten plant materials was bought by someone surnamed Huo from Hong Kong.
Do I need to tell you who cleared the inspection for you, and who cleared the customs for the raw materials?"
Huo Dongcheng's heart sank, and a chill ran down his spine.
He took a deep breath, the anger on his face completely disappearing, replaced by a brilliant smile.
"Hahaha, Mr. Gao, you joke. Of course, I believe you."
Huo Dongcheng said with a laugh, "How about this, I'll set up a table for you at 'Heaven on Earth' in Kyoto, and then we can meet and discuss in detail?"
"You arrange it!"
Gao Fei chuckled and hung up the phone.
Huo Dongcheng, putting down his phone, took a deep breath and turned to Ding Yao and the others, smiling, "Deputy Director Ding, let's move on to the next round. I'll arrange it!"
Ding Yao and the others looked confused, wondering what their boss had discussed with the guy surnamed Huo to make him change his expression so quickly, comparable to a national opera performance.
Seeing that Ding Yao and the others were not responding, Huo Dongcheng slapped his secretary, "You idiot, quickly grab Miss Ding's bag, and then call 'Heaven on Earth' and tell them I'm hosting Mr. Gao and to ensure complete confidentiality."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The still stunned secretary quickly snapped back to reality and immediately went to fetch the bag.
Huo Dongcheng no longer bothered Ding Yao and took the initiative to try and get closer.
The previously overbearing Mr. Huo had, in an instant, transformed from a tiger into a cat with a simple phone call.
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Xinboli Cosmetics Factory, Research and Development Workshop.
"Director Feng, where did you get these R&D materials?"
The R&D supervisor looked at the data with shock.
Feng Kunlin glared at the supervisor, "Don't ask where I got them. Just give me a definitive answer, can we start mass production with these materials immediately?"
"Yes, of course!
With these materials, we can start working right away and produce tens of thousands of bottles of new products within three days."
The supervisor replied with certainty.
Feng Kunlin then turned to the puppet factory director beside him, "You take the lead. Start advertising and promoting tomorrow, then contact the Kyoto distributors. We'll be on the shelves the day after tomorrow."