Chapter 334 Recognizing Money, Not People
The assistant replied anxiously, "Mr. Zheng, even if you gave me the courage of a hundred leopards, I wouldn't dare pocket that money."
Upon hearing the assistant's words, Zheng Kaiyang slightly calmed down.
Indeed, the assistant shouldn't dare to pocket that sum of money.
If he dared to do so and I found out, I have a hundred ways to ruin the assistant's life.
"Good, that's settled then. Let me inquire with the television station."
Zheng Kaiyang hung up the phone and dialed the number for the director of Fengcheng Television Station.
Soon, the call was connected.
Zheng Kaiyang went straight to the point, "Director Gao, what's the meaning of this? Why is the economic channel broadcasting news that is unfavorable to my company?"
The director, named Gao Wenguang, laughed lightly upon hearing Zheng Kaiyang's words, "Mr. Zheng, I don't quite understand what you're saying. Isn't our TV station speaking up for the people? What's the issue?"
Zheng Kaiyang frowned and said sternly, "Gao Wenguang, stop beating around the bush. You took my money but didn't follow our agreement. That's breaking the rules!"
Gao Wenguang replied with a chuckle, "Mr. Zheng, the million your assistant gave me for the second half of this year is all prepared. You can have him come to me to retrieve it anytime."
Zheng Kaiyang immediately realized what was going on, "Gao Wenguang, who gave you money, and how much?"
If someone hadn't given him money, and more than just a million, Gao Wenguang would never have done such a thing. Stay tuned with empire
Gao Wenguang laughed, "Not much, just two million. As for who, I don't know. They didn't say. They just transferred the money to my Swiss bank account. As long as there's money to take, I really don't need to know who the other party is."
Zheng Kaiyang asked, "You sold me out for just a measly million more?"
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Gao Wenguang replied, "It's not just that. Your million was for me to cover for you, which is illegal. But the other party gave me two million without asking me to do anything unlawful, just to do my job well, which I found very hard to refuse."
Zheng Kaiyang immediately said, "I'll give you three million. Pull the news immediately and have the reporter issue a statement admitting the report was wrong."
Gao Wenguang responded, "Sorry, but that's something I really can't agree to. And I have to thank you because the other party said no matter how much you offer, they'll always add another million more than yours. In a bit, I'll call them and have them transfer another two million to me, hahaha!"
Zheng Kaiyang's face darkened like stormy waters.
This guy indeed valued money over past relationships. He didn't care for them at all.
Gao Wenguang continued, "Mr. Zheng, we're old friends, so let me give you a heads-up. The news about your company is something the leadership likes. If I want to go further, I need to report more of this kind of news. I have already decided to escalate this news to the higher-ups. If you don't want your company to go bankrupt, you should quickly figure out a way to deal with this."
Having said that, Gao Wenguang hung up the phone.
"This son of a bitch!" Zheng Kaiyang was so angry he wanted to smash his phone.
We are from Fengcheng, roots from the same family five hundred years ago.
This time, the guy had gone too far.
However, Gao Wenguang was still relatively easier to handle. Just get someone else to talk to him, and Gao Wenguang won't be able to refuse.
After all, Gao Wenguang wouldn't dare act recklessly for money.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Gao Wenguang to get by in Fengcheng.
The most important thing now was to figure out one thing.
"Exactly who is screwing with me?"
Zheng Kaiyang scowled, names flashing through his mind.
No matter where or in which industry, there are always competitors.
Zheng Kaiyang thought of the names of his competitors, one by one.
Li Changsheng and his son sat on the sofa, pretty much aware of the situation.
Li Zicheng couldn't help saying, "Uncle, it could be Xu Yang's doing."
"Him?!" Zheng Kaiyang's gaze sharpened.
"Very likely. Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence," Li Zicheng said.
Zheng Kaiyang's eyes flickered several times, he browsed through his call log, found Xu Yang's number, and dialed it.
Soon, the call was connected.
"Xu Yang, are you screwing with me?" Zheng Kaiyang asked directly.
"When I called you last time, I already mentioned that I hope you would not regret it," Xu Yang did not deny it.
There was no need to deny this matter.
Even if he denied it, the other party would probably be able to find out.
"Xu Yang, you've really got some nerve, daring to mess with me. Do you feel almighty just because you managed to take down Changsheng Furniture? Let me tell you, you are nowhere near qualified to bring me down. You'd better back off now or don't blame me for being rude!" Zheng Kaiyang said gravely.
"Unless you stop protecting Li Changsheng and his son, I won't back down. However you want to be rude, I'm ready for it," Xu Yang retorted confidently.
Backing down was out of the question.
He wanted everyone to know that anyone who dared to harm those around him would have to pay a heavy price.
Just as he did by sending Li Zixuan to prison and taking down Changsheng Furniture last time, it was the same with taking action against Zheng Kaiyang now.
No matter how complex the situation in Fengcheng was, he was resolute.
He also believed that with the strategy they had devised with Ma Yangrong and the team, even if Zheng Kaiyang mobilized all his networks, he would still be able to cope.
"Fine, fine, I really want to see how powerful you are!"
Zheng Kaiyang angrily hung up the phone.
His net worth was only a few billion, and the scale of Ankang Health Products Company was not very large.
But anyone who understood the situation in Fengcheng wouldn't dare to speak to him like that, regardless of how wealthy they were.
This Xu Yang actually dared to mess with him; it was like poking the dragon in the head.
He had to make Xu Yang pay the price.
But for now, he needed to deal with the company's issue first.
So, he dialed another phone number.
The call was connected quickly.
Zheng Kaiyang went straight to the point, "Brother Wang, have you seen the news?"
The man on the other end of the phone, named Wang Tongshan, was another magnate of Fengcheng.
However, Wang Tongshan was much more powerful than Zheng Kaiyang and held much more sway in the circles than Zheng Kaiyang did.
Wang Tongshan laughed heartily upon hearing Zheng Kaiyang's words, "I'm telling you, Kaiyang, what's going on with you? Don't we pay Gao Wenguang every half a year? Did you not pay for the second half? Are you tight on money or what? It's merely a million, if you're short on cash, just ask me for it.
Look at what's happened now, this kind of news coming out is bad for your image, and your losses are far beyond a million."
Zheng Kaiyang replied with a wry smile, "Brother Wang, even if I'm strapped for cash, I wouldn't miss that payment. Here's what happened: Someone is targeting me and offered Gao Wenguang more money. This time, he chose money over loyalty and even mentioned reporting the news to superior authorities. If the news was just broadcasted on our local economic channel, I'd manage to deal with it.
But if it got to the provincial channel, that would be a big trouble. Please talk to him for me, and steady him down for starters."
"Reporting to the provincial channel would indeed be troublesome. Wait for me, I'll call Gao Wenguang right now and ensure everything is sorted out for you."
Wang Tongshan hung up the phone and immediately dialed Gao Wenguang's number.