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Chapter 625: Chapter 529: Neutral Camp (Please Subscribe!)_1
Wangsa took a deep puff of his cigar and slowly exhaled, continuing, "Boss Tang, it seems we can only wait now. But have you noticed that very few people have cancelled their orders for our fruit wine?"
At this, a light smile also appeared on Tang Kai’s face. He said, "Of course, I noticed. Not only are there very few cancellations, but also many people want to place bulk orders. Some even want to buy all the stocks at hand, willing to pay even for a price markup based on retail prices."
When the news came out previously, his phone was ringing endlessly. Surprisingly, only a few people cancelled their orders, while most wanted to increase their order quantity, or asked to distribute the ones others didn’t want over to them.
Tang Kai readily agreed immediately. He didn’t care at all about those who didn’t believe in their product.
This house is unique,
With no other branches,
Take it or leave it.
At least for the next three years, those who cancelled wouldn’t be entitled to reserve anything; of course, provided that Ling could survive this crisis.
"To think of it, most of our customers are high-end people of various countries. They won’t easily believe what the media says unlike regular people, fence sitters, who follow whatever the media says. They have no discernment or independent thinking." Wangsa snorted coldly. Discontentment towards the fence sitters online was apparent in his tone. These people who just create chaos everywhere, apart from blindly following the trend, are always there.
"We can’t change this in a short span of time due to the relative monopoly of information," Tang Kai sighed. This was the helplessness of ordinary people. With information asymmetry, they could only follow the media.
"So it is. But it’s good. Without fence sitters, if they aren’t easy to fool, whose money would we earn?" Wangsa was still upset. He’d never been annoyed like this before, but now he was indeed censured by the world media and pressured by public opinion, which was frustrating to think about.
"Hehe."
Tang Kai could only laugh bitterly. How could he respond to that? He didn’t just think about making money, but also the fact that such ’ignorance’ and the lack of access to information channels were unfair to ordinary people.
But that was just a thought he could only think about.
The inability to change unfair information channels determined that ordinary people could only follow the media and the crowd, and he was too lazy to worry about philosophical or moral issues, which gave him a headache just thinking about them.
After talking for a while, Tang Kai left.
After Tang Kai had left,
Wangsa called his father.
"Father, how is it going? What’s the attitude up there?" Wangsa hurriedly asked.
"The situation is a bit complicated now. Ling has offended too many people, but they do not plan to take any action. After all, Ling is involved in the interests of many of our families, and moving is not something that can simply be done.
In general, Thailand will not interfere in their struggle, nor will it ban the sale or set up checkpoints. However, you better get in touch with Ling soon to get the process of licensing the medicines in Thailand as soon as possible, to patch up the loopholes in our law here. We will help with the operations, ensuring the approval comes out as fast as possible, we can only help up to here." Wangsa’s father said.
"You mean, the upper echelons in Thailand won’t care anymore?" Wangsa was delighted.
"Yes, our investigation into Ling continues but has yielded very little return. Furthermore, the matter has become too wide, and there’re just too many people watching. They are not willing to be the pawns, but are prepared to be a neutral faction. The rest will be up to how Ling and those big shots in the industry chain fight it out. After all, no matter who wins, it will be beneficial for Thailand.
Most importantly, Ling’s territory is too close to Thailand, separated just by a river and too long a border. If Ling is pushed into a corner and decides to fight till both he and his foe perish, no one could handle it." Wangsa’s father added the critical point at the end.
Exactly.
They were a country,
And not a small country, with considerable strength.
But they were also unwilling to offend an entity with at least five thousand men in their direct control. They were not afraid of direct confrontation; instead, they feared to sleep peacefully, only to be sent to heaven in the middle of the night. That would indeed be unjust. Never battle with desperate fugitives, this is their survival strategy.
The clarity of Ling’s origin and the number of their soldiers were still uncertain,
So no one wanted to be the initial target,
So they decided to keep out of it.
They did not want to get into this muddy water and decide anyone’s life or death. Moreover, they didn’t take so-called public opinion seriously. It was just a tool. When the winner is determined, the victor dictates everything.
"I understand, Father. I will relay this situation to Ling right away." Hearing his father’s words, Wangsa was immediately filled with confidence. He really did not want Thailand and Ling to fall out; it would do no good for anyone.
"Well, just keep everything as it is. During the approval period, the sales and circulation of fruit wine in Thailand will not be affected, but I can’t guarantee about other countries. You need to coordinate that. If you can get through this hurdle... there will be no one who can stop Zero after that," Wangsa’s father sighed. Through understanding over this period of time, Zero’s power increasingly surprised him.
As long as they get through this hurdle.
Zero would truly become a force recognized by the world.
Although it’s difficult, the enemies are very strong, and the resources and wealth held by the opponent are equivalent to a jumbo.
However, he inexplicably felt that Zero might be the final winner. Not only because of interest entanglement but also intuition. The way Zero acted and the policies of his territory were too peculiar. All the information aggregated showed that Zero’s power was growing like a tiger.
Until it reaches adulthood.
It will be the time when the tiger roars in the forest.
Moreover, the entire development of the territory was too leisurely.
Yes.
Leisurely.
The territory is developing step by step systematically without any restraint. Do what they want to do, when they want territory, they strike like thunder. If they don’t want to, they develop slowly, hiding their claws and teeth.
He felt, now it’s time to see what this tiger had grown into.
"I understand."
After hanging up the phone, a slightly excited Wangsa immediately called Zero and informed him of the decision of the upper class of Thailand. What he didn’t know was that Zero knew this early on, at the moment when their meeting ended.
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Shanghai Stock Market.
In a high-end neighborhood near Fudan.
Inside the house bought by Tang Qing.
After dinner.
Tang Qing sat with Lin Jiaxue watching TV. Holding Lin Jiaxue, they watched the replay of "Super Girl". Tang Qing seemed absent-minded. The current market due to fruit wine was getting more and more chaotic. Though he knew he won’t lose, it’s still a bit annoying.
"Tangtang, what’s wrong, why are you so absent-minded today?" Lin Jiaxue noticed Tang Qing’s unusual behavior. Normally, Tang Qing never sat still watching TV, he would always be restless.
Tang Qing snapped back, smiled, kissed Lin Jiaxue’s cheek, and said softly, "Nothing, just thinking about the development of the company. So many people depend on me for food. Even if I become hands off, some decisions still need to be made by me."
Lin Jiaxue yet did not know about the international tide of public opinion, which saved her from worrying.
Hearing that her man was still thinking about work, Lin Jiaxue snuggled up to Tang Qing with heartfelt pity. She hugged him back and said softly, "Should I change my major to business management then? So I can share some of your work."
Tang Qing shook his head.
"No need, you do what you like. I am just making choices and not as anxious as those bosses", Tang Qing gently patted Lin Jiaxue’s back.
"Oh."
Lin Jiaxue did not insist anymore, whatever Tang Qing said was the final word.
"Let’s go, let’s get a shower." In order to get Lin Jiaxue asleep as soon as possible so that he could go to the command room to check, Tang Qing had to play the rogue.
He picked up Lin Jiaxue in his arms.
Lin Jiaxue did not resist this time, nor did she say anything. Her face was burning like fire, she clung to Tang Qing’s neck and dared not look at Tang Qing. After a few times like this, she gradually relaxed. After all, what’s the big deal about taking a shower with her husband.
Two hours later.
Tang Qing had finished his mischief, Lin Jiaxue had long been asleep.
