Dong Shan did not attend the industry seminar held in the capital. It was not that they had failed to invite him, but that he had politely declined on the grounds that he was "too busy with work."
You called me there to play Xianglin's Wife? And then what? Can you stand up for me?
Dong Shan had spent decades navigating government offices, so of course he knew that holding this seminar at such a time meant those companies had also felt Li Ye's threat. He, Dong Shan, was merely a conveniently useful victim.
Dong Shan knew perfectly well what those people wanted him to do at the seminar: nothing more than tearfully accuse Li Ye of unfair competition, after which everyone would speak up righteously under the banner of "standing up against injustice," rebuking Li Ye for not being allowed to drive Dong Shan to death with a price war.
Using someone else's pain to save their own face, wanting both the fish and the bear's paw—what kind of hypocritical behavior was that?
Well, Dong Shan had done the same before. It was a perfectly normal, high-end workplace survival skill.
Unfortunately, Dong Shan had no intention of playing along. MLGB, when the prototype vehicles were being tested in Spring City, why had none of you seen Li Ye's bearing of a ruthless hero and his wolfish ambitions? If you had let Dong Shan win back then, would you be feeling threatened by Li Ye now?
Besides, Dong Shan also knew that although these seminars claimed to let everyone study and discuss matters before coming up with a solution, the outcome was not actually decided by the attendees.
Dong Shan had received a call the day before and learned that those above had no strong desire to force Jingcheng Brand