Not a Blade of Grass Left Standing, One Hand Blotting Out the Sky (continued)
"Every factory? Mr. Tang's factories too..." Secretary A-Lian, thinking that Tang Wenbao and his son were close relatives of Tang Boqi, asked another question.
Tang Boqi immediately glared fiercely at the other person and shouted in English, "Everyone!"
The female secretary, who had never seen Tang Boqi with such an expression before, shivered in fright and hurriedly went out to do as her boss instructed.
Tang Boqi grabbed his coat and car keys, intending to rush out the door, but suddenly remembered a serious problem that would arise if the India used raw materials from mainland China. He shouted at his female secretary, who was dialing a number, "Tell all the factories that all orders for the next two quarters are void and need to be renegotiated!"
After saying that, Tang Boqi strode out of the company. As he took the elevator downstairs, Tang Boqi's mind raced. It was impossible for the India to have used hair from the mainland from the beginning; otherwise, the goods from the ten factories would not have passed the embargo inspection by the United States Department of Commerce and the Consulate General in Hong Kong when they were first shipped to the United States.
It's only possible that with ten factories ramping up production, the demand for raw materials was high, and India couldn't supply them all at once, which is why they used raw materials from mainland China.
This news was most likely leaked by Song Tianyao after investigating it. Perhaps Song Tianyao was involved in the arrest of the India, or, to think even more sinisterly, this batch of raw materials from the mainland might have been supplied to the India by Song Tianyao to harm them.
Because Song Tianyao's factory goods are shipped to the Britain, the Britain doesn't care much about the source of raw materials. Only the United States market, which these factories have opened up, has extremely strict requirements for raw materials from Mainland China! If the United States discovers that the raw materials for Hong Kong products sold to the United States come from Communism China, he doesn't want to know the fate of the ten wig factories for now, but his company in the United States, just the breach of contract penalties for those channel sales contracts, would be enough to make him declare bankruptcy.
Once United States sign a contract, they only look at the contract; they show no mercy whatsoever!
It wasn't until he went downstairs that Tang Boqi remembered that he should have called Song Tianyao's factory first to find out where he was.
Without bothering to make another call, Tang Boqi got into his Chevrolet and drove straight to Song Tianyao's wig factory in North Point. Before he could get out of the car, he saw Song Tianyao's Ford parked outside the gate. Song Tianyao was leaning against the hood of the car smoking, with a young man standing next to him. When he saw his car, Song Tianyao looked somewhat surprised.
Tang Boqi flung open the car door and jumped out, walking towards Song Tianyao and asking bluntly, "The India were arrested, was that your doing?"
"You're so well-informed?" Song Tianyao gently patted the hood of his car, signaling Huang Liu to go back to the factory first. He smiled at Tang Boqi and said, "You got the news just two hours after being arrested? I thought you wouldn't know until tomorrow at the earliest."
"Thank goodness I have a face that can still attract women!" Tang Boqi looked at Song Tianyao: "How much of the raw materials from Mainland China did the India use?"
"It doesn't matter how much it costs, it's too late." Song Tianyao turned to look at the gate of his factory. "I originally wanted to take a woman out for a drive, but I ran into you. It's fate, I suppose. I advise you not to waste your time trying to salvage the situation. For the sake of our remaining friendship, and not wanting to see you go bankrupt, just file for bankruptcy and leave."
"Death? At worst, I'll stop orders from ten factories, lose a few million to buy a batch of wigs from the European and American markets to make up for the number of United States distributors and complete the order! As long as I can catch my breath and stabilize the situation, in this industry, Song Tianyao, you will be everyone's enemy! And I will be the savior of this industry!" Tang Boqi pointed his trident at Song Tianyao and said sharply, "With the current cash flow of Kimei International Trading Company, you can easily get a loan of a few million from the bank!"
"A brave man cuts off his own arm, yet you don't even blink an eye at the cost of a few million?" Song Tianyao took out a cigarette case from his trench coat pocket and handed it to Tang Boqi: "Fine, consider it as if you can borrow a few million. It's a pity you have no future in this industry. The 200,000 Braid the India bought from Mainland China have already flowed into ten factories with the approval of your uncle, the association chairman. The Hong Kong Marine Police arrested a person smuggling contraband, and the embargo prosecutor from the United States Consulate in Hong Kong has joined the investigation. The United States already know about the 200,000 Braids, and they also know that Kimei International Trading Company has an unusual relationship with Prosperity Wig Factory among the ten factories, and that Tang Wenbao, the Wig Manufacturing Industry Association Chairman, and Tang Boqi, the owner of Kimei International Trading Company, are uncle and nephew. Under these circumstances, do you think they would still allow those United States distributors to get goods from your company? Even if you want to buy wigs from the European and American markets, do you think the United States Department of Commerce would allow those wigs to re-enter the market under your company's name? Don't be naive. You should know what else is popular in the United States right now besides wigs."
"You avoided the United States market back then... did you stockpile enough raw materials?" As Song Tianyao finished speaking, Tang Boqi suddenly realized, reaching out to brush away the cigarette Song Tianyao offered, and said, "You want to take the remaining orders from Kimei International Trading Company, blatantly steal the market I've established, and dominate the United States market! You're China person, don't dream! Even if I and the other factories go bankrupt, the United States won't let you get away with it!"
"Of course it won't benefit me, but it will benefit my woman." Song Tianyao remained unperturbed even after Tang Boqi brushed his hand away and knocked his cigarette away. He bent down with some effort to pick up the cigarette and continued to smile as he spoke.
Tang Boqi was about to say that Lou Fengyun was even less likely, when he suddenly remembered that Tang Jingyuan had mentioned in a casual conversation that Song Tianyao had a Britain girlfriend. "Lou Feng... that Britain woman next to you!"
"My woman came back for two days last time, and that was when I sold my Manifest Glory Trading Company to the Britain company she registered. Now Manifest Glory Trading Company is a Britain business, Britain are allies of the United States. It's unlikely that the Britain Government will stand up for the China person against the United States, but it's perfectly legitimate for the Britain Government to help the Britain win back the interests that the China person lost from the United States. As for what you call an industry enemy, this is Britain colony. In the eyes of the Hong Kong Colonial Government, the Britain are the upper class in Hong Kong. If a China person does this in an industry, as you said, he will be the enemy of everyone in the industry. But if the Britain do this, then they are the masters of this industry. If anyone dares to oppose them, the British Hong Kong Government will teach them what Hong Kong rules are like on behalf of my woman." Song Tianyao patted the dust off his cigarette pack, put the cigarette back in his pocket, and said to Tang Boqi with a smile.