Chapter 43: After breaking off the engagement Mr. Si chased his wife to the crematorium!

 Chapter 43: The Small Company Dad Gave Has Twenty Floors

"This..." Secretary Yang couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Mumbling..." Bai Zhenhai was a bit dissatisfied. "Just spit it out! We've been working together for so many years. Do you think I would fire you just because you say something wrong?"

"Mr. Bai, of course you wouldn't! It's just that, well, the things they said were a bit harsh... I'm afraid you won't be happy to hear them," Secretary Yang hesitated to convey.

The more he avoided it, the more Bai Zhenhai wanted to know.

Following his secretary into the elevator and then into the office, under the pressure, Secretary Yang finally spoke the truth, "They called you a stupid idiot, said they had enough of your foolishness, and don't want to cooperate with you anymore! In short, they said a lot of weird and nasty things."

"Which company said that?"

Are they lacking any manners?!

The more Bai Zhenhai heard, the angrier he became. If they didn't want to cooperate, fine, but why insult him with so many inexplicable words!

"There were three companies in total, and the largest one insulted you the most..." Secretary Yang hesitated to say.

Bai Zhenhai had a bad premonition. "Is it Ouyan Capital?"

"Yes..."

Ouyan Capital was a well-known venture capital company in China, and its founder, Ouyan, was hailed as the "God of Venture Capital." Any project she invested in would undoubtedly become successful.

Many small businesses grew and thrived because they received investment from Ouyan Capital.

Bai Zhenhai used to be able to get funding from Ouyan just by telling her what he wanted to develop. Even if the project failed in the end, Ouyan never blamed him.

Other companies saw how highly Ouyan treated him and assumed he had some background, treating him respectfully.

But what happened now?

Why did they suddenly decide not to cooperate?

"The last time we asked Ouyan for funding was for the investment in IU, two months ago," Bai Zhenhai tried to recall.

"Mr. Bai, you obtained five hundred million from Ouyan for the acquisition of IU."

IU was a high-tech fitting mirror company. By standing in front of the mirror, one could try on all the clothes in the store without actually wearing them. It was done through the electronic system on the mirror that could be controlled by touching with fingers.

Since the Bai family was in the clothing business, owning a clothing production company and physical stores, Bai Zhenhai wanted to install IU mirrors in all their stores so that customers could effortlessly try on more clothes and buy more.

"But it turns out that trying clothes on with IU mirrors and trying them on in person are two different things. The effect is too different," Secretary Zhang explained regrettably.

Moreover, the maintenance cost of IU mirrors was high, and they had strict environmental requirements. Prolonged exposure to sunlight could cause them to burst into flames, and installation in damp places for a long time could lead to malfunctions. Sometimes the mirrored figures would distort...

In short, Bai Zhenhai enthusiastically installed over ten thousand IU mirrors, only to have them taken down later.

In total, it cost more than seven hundred million, with a loss of five hundred million and an additional two hundred million of his own money.

Thinking about it, Bai Zhenhai said, "Is it because of this?"

Did Ouyan Capital decide not to cooperate anymore because of this?

"It shouldn't be." Secretary Yang hurriedly explained, "Before that, you asked Ouyan for one billion to invest in a clothing city. Despite losing all the money and an additional three hundred million of your own, Ouyan continued to cooperate with us..."

Bai Zhenhai thought about it. If they didn't want to cooperate, they could have cut their losses earlier. Why wait until now?

"Did Ouyan Capital say anything else besides insulting me?"

"Not that I know of."

Ouyan's founder never showed her face, and all the work was handed over to Wu You, the general manager in charge of Ouyan in China.

"During the phone call, Wu You's assistant, Liu, sarcastically made the remarks..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhenhai's mind suddenly became alert. "What are you hesitating to say? Is there something else?"

"Just... Ouyan Capital, after deciding not to cooperate with us, seemed to have relieved a burden. Their mood seemed very good. At the end of the call, I even heard them laughing!"

"...," Bai Zhenhai pondered. What did this mean? "No, I have to call Liu and ask what's going on."

Secretary Yang handed over the office phone.

Bai Zhenhai first called Liu, the assistant to Wu You. Usually, this guy would answer the phone faster than anyone, but now all he got was a cold reminder: "Sorry, the phone you dialed is turned off!"

Bai Zhenhai didn't believe it. He continued to call Liu several times, becoming more and more irritated. This was most likely a blacklist!

After that, he called the superior of Liu, Wu You, the person in charge of Ouyan's investment in the Chinese region. Unexpectedly, Wu You also blocked him...

Listening to the system's cold reminder, Bai Zhenhai was furious to the extreme. He forcefully suppressed his anger, grabbed his tie, and looked annoyed. "Hang them for now. Get the car ready for me! I'm going to Ouyan Group."

"Mr. Bai, are you...?"

"I need to ask Wu You to find out what's going on!"

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Following the location sent by her mother, Ou Yan arrived at the door of a company.

The facade of this company was made of glass walls and looked like it had eighteen or nineteen floors, about the width of five storefronts.

On a large stone in front of the door, it was engraved: Dawn Clothing Co., Ltd.

Isn't this supposed to be a very small company?

Ou Yan entered and saw a receptionist dozing off. She spoke softly, "Hello."

"Hello?" The receptionist, upon seeing the newcomer, a high school-aged girl, rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Little sister, did you come to the wrong place? This is Dawn Clothing Co., Ltd...."

"I'm Ou Yan, here for work."

The receptionist, upon hearing this, was suddenly wide awake. She stood up immediately, "President Ou Yan? Please come this way!"

Leading Ou Yan into the elevator, she pressed the button for the highest floor – the 20th floor. "Let me take you to the office first."

(End of Chapter)

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