However, upon seeing Song Tianyao's expression, everyone present quickly exchanged glances, and they all vaguely saw some joy. They were not afraid of Song Tianyao getting angry, but they were most afraid that Song Tianyao would turn around and leave without saying a word, along with the Foreign Girl that Shek Chi-yik had mentioned who could save everyone.
"A-Yao, A-Yao, it was our fault. This is our first time doing business with United States." Seizing the opportunity, Huang Siqun immediately put on a smiling face and said to Song Tianyao, "All those things before were caused by Tang Boqi. He said he could help everyone sell goods in United States, but who knew he would fail like this? We were all really caught in the middle. We should have realized long ago that Tang Boqi is a United States and not on the same page as us."
Huang Siqun has thought things through very clearly. As long as Song Tianyao can ensure that his factory doesn't lose money and doesn't have to pay breach of contract penalties, Huang Siqun is willing to continue treating Song Tianyao like a god even if Song Tianyao curses at him or beats him up.
When he spoke, everyone except Tang Jingyuan and his son Tang Wenbao, including the hot-blooded young Luo Jiabao, all smiled obsequiously at Song Tianyao. Since Tang Boqi had already disappeared, they could just push all the blame onto the Tang family, right?
"Originally, I wanted to see you all close down and I could slowly rebuild my business myself. However, the presidents of several chambers of commerce have been very kind to me before, and Chairman Chu even called me late last night, telling me I couldn't just stand by and watch you fail, and to be magnanimous. So, I stepped forward to clean up your mess. Instead of thanking me, you should thank Chairman Chu and Chairman Cai." After listening to the flattery and slander against Tang Boqi for several minutes, Song Tianyao's expression finally softened slightly. He paced around the long table in the conference room and said, "The Tang family has ruined the industry. If you want to salvage it, Director Shi has already made it very clear: three things. You must ensure a normal supply of raw materials to continue production, deal with the embargo prosecutor at the United States Consulate in Hong Kong, and deal with the United States Department of Commerce. If these three things are resolved, there is still hope, and your factories may not have to go bankrupt and close down."
The people sitting around the table listened quietly to what Song Tianyao was saying behind them, not daring to breathe too loudly, for fear of displeasing him and becoming indifferent.
"The first issue is raw materials. I have them. After Xia Harry supplied you, I contacted another India to continue supplying me. Combined with the raw materials I currently have in my factory warehouse, it's enough to keep eleven factories running for a year. Every batch of goods I stockpiled before has signatures from Customs and the United States embargo prosecutor certifying their legal origin," Song Tianyao stated the first thing.
"The second issue is that the United States Consulate in Hong Kong wants to investigate the whole matter, specifically to find out whether you knowingly engaged in this business with the Tang family and the India regarding prohibited raw materials, or whether you did so unknowingly. Whether you can prove your innocence will determine whether your factory can continue production. Therefore, you must think this through carefully, write it down, and have Ms. Angie Perlis, who is with me, along with Director Shi and myself, submit it to the embargo prosecutor at the United States Consulate in Hong Kong."
"The third issue is that the United States Department of Commerce has suspended orders. The United States. is a country that upholds the law and won't deny people a chance to defend themselves. However, giving you a chance to defend yourself is one thing; whether they can continue to acknowledge that your goods are not problematic is another. This is the most difficult part of the whole matter. You need to go to the United States. and explain it clearly to the United States."
Song Tianyao walked behind Huang Siqun, patted Huang Siqun on the shoulder, and said to everyone:
"These three things all need to be handled by Ms. Angie Perlis. It's because of the trouble caused by the Tang family and the India that I even transferred my own Manifest Glory Trading Company to her name to avoid the storm. I'm a small businesswoman; I need to make money in business. Even for the sake of Chairman Chu and those people, I can't help them for nothing."
"A-Yao is right. There's no reason to help for nothing. A-Yao is definitely the most promising candidate to be the president of the Hairpiece Industry Association." A factory owner immediately thought that Song Tianyao might want to take the position of president of the industry association from Tang Wenbao today, and spoke up.
"What am I doing? The factory isn't under my name, and the company isn't under my name either. Besides, all three things are to be handled by Ms. Angie Perlis. Of course, she'll be the president, and Ms. Lou, who supplies the raw materials, will be the vice president. Any objections?" Song Tianyao snorted dismissively.
"No, of course we have any objections. There's no reason to help for nothing. Miss Angie is willing to help everyone, so it's only natural that she should be the president. The capable should rise to the top." Although Huang Siqun was overweight, she was quick-witted.
Song Tianyao picked up an apple from the fruit platter on the long table and took a bite. "Since everyone feels there's no reason to help for nothing, fine, all the orders your factories had commissioned from Jimei Company are now worthless. Even if Ms. Angie Perlis goes to the United States to resolve this, she can't save Jimei Company. There's only one possible outcome: Manifest Glory Trading Company will contact the various United States distributors who previously signed contracts with Kimei and sign new contracts. And because you're all unaware, she'll find a way to retain your orders and have your factories supply the goods to Manifest Glory Trading Company. Before the supply deadline, the goods will be resold to the United States. But what about...? I know your orders..." There's an eight-month order. Jimei Company amount you were allowed to earn before, you'll continue to earn after eight months. Manifest Glory Trading Company won't deliberately lower the price. However, for each wig in this eight-month order, you supply to Manifest Glory Trading Company Manifest Glory Trading Company, and they will only pay Hong Kong dollars 230 per wig. In other words, either you give up all the profits from your own factory after deducting necessary costs to Manifest Glory Trading Company and sign an eight-month formal agreement with Ms. Angie Miss Pellis beside me, or you settle these three things yourself before the supply deadline. If you can't, wait for the factory to go bankrupt and close down, losing at least a million dollars in penalties."
He slammed the apple down on the table with a thud, Song Tianyao, supporting himself with one hand on the table, looked at everyone and asked:
"After I finish speaking, who agrees and who disagrees?"
Chapter 300 Extortion
Inside the meeting room, the temperature, which had just risen slightly after Song Tianyao mentioned helping everyone present overcome their difficulties, plummeted back to freezing.