Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 550

Chapter 550: Waiting for Bao Hwa

 

Bao Hwa’s reputation that they’d gained earlier disappeared once more. In fact, the damage was even bigger this time.

Xi Empire doubled their purchase every time while Bao Hwa only matched the price. The comparison was unflattering for Bao Hwa.

Regardless, everyone waited with bated breath to see whether Bao Hwa would continue this contest. The only people who were saddened by this were those who let go of their shares too early.

Why couldn’t they have been more patient? They had lost so much!

Those still possessing Bao Hwa and Xi Empire’s stock held onto them like dear life, who knew whether the price would still increase or not?

At least those having Xi Empire’s stock didn’t dare to sell them so easily anymore, because they were waiting for Bao Hwa to approach them with a higher price. On the other hand, some with Bao Hwa’s stock were willing to sell, because they were afraid this was going to be the highest offer. They were afraid they would end up with nothing because of greed.

However, greed was part of human nature…

So many were waiting with the question, Bao Hwa, when are you going to increase your price to purchase Xi Empire’s stocks?

…

Xinghe and the rest too were waiting for Bao Hwa’s next move. Xia Zhi had been following the contest for the past few days; he was like a happy baby, completely entertained.

“This time they must be dumbfounded. We went for five times the price; they must be pooping their pants now!”

Even Ali’s group followed the development closely alongside the rest of the country.

Sam smiled wickedly. “I’m sure they won’t dare to continue this anymore. Five times the market price is not a small number. They will go bankrupt if they continue this fiasco.”

“Xinghe, do you think they will follow up?” Ali asked.

Xinghe nodded. “They will.”

The room was shocked. Xia Zhi didn’t believe it. “That’s unreal, where will they get the assets to do that?”

Bao Hwa might have been rich, but Xi Empire’s stock price was the highest it had ever been. Five times the price was a scary number. The total of the smaller shareholders that were willing to sell was tens of billions.

For the argument’s sake, let’s put the price at twenty billion, if Bao Hwa wanted to buy them all, they had to produce at least one hundred billion!

Such an amount would definitely make Bao Hwa end up in heavy debt.

Xinghe smiled. “Raising the price doesn’t mean that they will buy.”

Cairn understood immediately. “They just want the PR, if someone really approaches them to sell, they will come up with all sorts of reasons to stall.”

“Naturally, not only that, the purpose they’re doing this is to suppress Xi Empire, to create the mirage that Xi Empire was on its way down,” Xinghe elaborated.

“Then we can do the same thing!” Xia Zhi smiled smugly. “We will also raise the price but not buy.”

“That’s right, we too can do the same thing.” Ali nodded in agreement.

Xinghe shook her head. “But I’m really going to buy some.”

The room was lost. “Sis, why would you want to buy their stocks? That Lin Jing had in her hands thirty percent of the stocks, even after so long, we’ve only managed to get 5 percent, we will not surpass her,” Xia Zhi pointed out.

“Xinghe, you really want to buy all their stocks at such an elevated price?” Sam frowned and said, “The trade-off is not worth it.”

Xinghe shook her head. “I’m not buying all of them, only another five percent.”

“But why?”

Xinghe smiled. “You’ll know soon enough.”

Fine, they didn’t know anything about business, so they chose to believe her. She must have her own reasons.

Chapter 551: She’s Betting

 

Xi Empire flipped Bao Hwa’s stocks for five times, that did surprise Lin Jing. She thought triple was already the maximum, but they increased the price again following her counter-attack. This went to show Xi Empire’s desire to fight to the death with her.

Earlier, Lin Jing had confidence to take down Xi Empire, but now, her confidence was slightly shaken. After all, Bao Hwa’s capital was indeed far lower than Xi Empire’s.

If she continued to increase the purchase price, the other shareholders would definitely step in. Even though, she had a few that definitely stood on her side and she held the most stock, but she couldn’t just ignore the shareholders’ opinions.

However, if she didn’t increase the price, Bao Hwa would be stuck in an awkward situation. If she had stopped the first time around, things wouldn’t have been so difficult. She didn’t expect Xi Empire to respond so quickly to her retaliation!

The question was to increase purchase price or not. This was like a gamble; she thought she had a good hand, so she kept upping the bet. However, her opponent was even more vicious than her.

She had no idea whether her opponent was bluffing or really did had a royal flush. If it was the former than it would be fine, but if it was the latter… she could lose everything in this one gamble.

Lin Jing might be confident, but she didn’t dare to make rash decision.

She called a shareholder’s meeting, and no one was in support of using more money to buy out Xi Empire’s stocks. They were already running low on company assets when Xi Empire’s stocks tripled, they definitely wouldn’t be able to survive buying them at five times the price.

“This is only a tactic,” Lin Jing analyzed, “We don’t have to buy every stock from Xi Empire. We can set a rule, unless they have more than five percent, we will not be interested. Those with more than five percent stock are few and they will be loyal to Xi Empire. At this moment, we need momentum. If we don’t do this, Xi Empire will be given the chance to rise again and our plan to swallow them will fail. We’ve given up so much already, stopping now would be a waste, don’t you agree?”

“CEO Lin,” one of them finally said, “It’s not that we are not in support of your decision, but we don’t think it is necessary to use so much money to buy Xi Empire’s stocks. We will not be able to sell them at this price; this is not a good trade.”

Lin Jing said coldly, “I’m aiming for the whole Xi Empire. When the whole company is ours, you don’t even need to worry about selling the stocks anymore.”

“But the Xi family themselves have 50 percent of the shares; we will not be able to get those.”

“As long as Xi Empire continues to deteriorate, they will have to liquefy their stocks to collect funds. We will buy them out then, and Xi Empire will be ours.”

“But we won’t have any funds left to purchase their stocks.”

“That’s why we have to suppress them to make their stock price fall. If we don’t maintain this momentum, how is their stock price going to fall?”

The shareholders looked at one another with dubious expressions. They felt Lin Jing was being too brash. She was gambling without any thought for the consequences.

However, it was undeniable that she was capable or else she wouldn’t have created Bao Hwa at her young age.

Bao Hwa’s turnover in her hands rocketed in the past few years and quickly became the lynchpin of the jewelry scene. That had many things to do with her audacity and bravery.

Chapter 552: Finally Beat Xi Empire

 

Her decisions had always been risky, but they never failed. If not for her willingness to take risks, Bao Hwa wouldn’t have risen to its current position. The shareholders were used to her way of doing things.

However, this time the risk was too high, therefore, there was hesitation. Lin Jing naturally could read their hesitation.

She advised, “This is the best time for us to strike. With Xi Mubai out of the way, the Xi family will have no time to guard against our attack. If not now, when are we going to do this?”

“CEO Lin, this is too big of a gamble, plus we don’t even have fifty percent guarantee…”

Lin Jing’s red lips curved into a smile. “With great risk comes great reward! Don’t forget how we accrued our current wealth! It was through one great risk after another!”

Lin Jing stood up and slammed her palms on the table for emphasis. “If this operation succeeds, the whole world will be ours. The world only favors the rich, so tell me, do you want to be one the favored side or not?”

All the shareholders were like children swept by her incendiary words. Of course they wanted to stand on top of the societal pyramid. This bunch of shareholders had followed Lin Jing for so long simply because they were ambitious people. That was why they agreed with Lin Jing’s decision to swallow Xi Empire in the first place.

Now with additional prodding from Lin Jing, they had lost the last few shreds of rationality they still retained. If a woman wasn’t afraid, then how could they be afraid?

Furthermore, they believed in her; they had faith that she would really help them win the entire world.

“CEO Lin, I support you!” one of the shareholders shouted excitedly and this was immediately echoed by others. “I too support you!”

“And me!”

“CEO Lin, all of us support you!”

Lin Jing smiled satisfactorily. “Very good, I’m glad that all of you can see the bigger picture. I, Lin Jing, will not disappoint. Xi Empire will be ours!”

The room of shareholders cheered. This reminded them of when they’d first started out. Every decision they made was a giant risk and the sensation of walking between life and death was exhilarating.

However, the greatest joy came after their victory. Therefore, this time they too believed that things would go the same way, that victory would be theirs eventually.

Furthermore, Lin Jing was more than a risk taker; she was a careful risk taker. Even with the shareholders full support, she didn’t liquefy Bao Hwa’s asset, instead she did a fund-raiser.

She received a mysterious donation of fifty million in two days.

After this news was released, Bao Hwa launched its attack and raised Xi Empire’s stocks price yet again!

However, this time instead of matching Xi Empire’s five times the price, they increased it to six times the price!

After so many crazy wars, Bao Hwa finally captured their first win against Xi Empire. If Xi Empire wanted to beat them, they would have to double the price again. However, if they really did that, the numbers would be astronomical. It would attract the attention of Ministry of Economy which would put a stop to the craziness.

The ball was now in Xi Empire’s court. If they didn’t dare to double the price, then death was waiting for them!

Of course, Lin Jing also contacted the media to spread rumors that Xi Empire was going downhill.

Chapter 553: Stopping the Competition

 

As usual, the public bought into this kind of baseless rumor. If Xi Empire didn’t dare to double the price, then it meant that they were really dying. Furthermore, Xi Empire must have lost a lot in this competition. Therefore, if they didn’t fight back, they would lose their will to fight, thus accelerating their decline.

Lin Jing was waiting for that moment when the Xi family lost their desire to fight back. Even the proudest lion, after losing its will, could be taken out easily. Without Xi Mubai, the Xi family had already lost its claws; Lin Jing was now grinding out their will. Lin Jing firmly believed that she would be the eventual victor in this crazy gamble!

Little did she know that Xi Empire was not led by Mubai’s father but Xinghe, a woman whose will couldn’t be extinguished. Lin Jing had miscalculated one thing, which was Xinghe wouldn’t fight a war that she had no confidence in winning.

…

“Not bad, finally they found their guts.” Xinghe studied the data on her computer and smiled satisfactorily. That woman, Lin Jing, definitely didn’t disappoint her; she knew Lin Jing would do something huge and she did.

Xinghe was in a meeting at the Xi Empire building. When the department leaders heard her, they started to get antsy.

Someone couldn’t help but advise her, “Miss Xia, you cannot increase the price anymore, continuing this competition with them is not beneficial to us!”

Then opinions started to fly.

“That’s right. It’s obvious that they are planning to fight us to the bitter end. We might have the money, but we cannot waste it like this.”

“Miss Xia, only an idiot would waste money on bad investment,” Haoran said meaningfully. He was the most against Xinghe out of everyone there. He was a cautious person and so was averse to Xinghe’s brazen ways of doing things.

It was not that he had any beef with Xinghe personally, but it was just that he didn’t wish for Xi Empire to be ruined by her hands. If Xinghe wanted to increase the purchasing price again, he would fight her with tooth and nail. Even Jiangsan felt this couldn’t continue anymore.

“Xinghe, what’s your plan? If it’s to continue this endless competition, you might need a better plan,” he advised her in a whisper.

Xinghe nodded. “I understand. Don’t worry, I will not hike up the price anymore.”

They were shocked that she was so persuadable this time. At that moment, their impression of her improved slightly.

“Miss Xia, it’s good that you finally see the light. But if we stop at this juncture, wouldn’t this negatively influence our image?”

“That’s right, the public will think we’re really an arrow at the end of its flight.”

“That’s why I said to not commit to this plan in the beginning.” Haoran frowned severely like an old-fashioned teacher lecturing his student.

Xinghe smiled. “Stopping the competition now will definitely lead to some negative publicity, but it will be temporary. Plus, don’t you worry, because we’ll not lose anything.”

Jiangsan laughed. “Xinghe is right. Bao Hwa has done us a favor by raising our stock price. Thanks to them, our stocks are at an all-time high. A slight fall will do us no harm.”

Of course, they had also helped Bao Hwa with their stock prices.

Regardless, they still had no idea what Xinghe was up to.

“Miss Xia, then what is the next step of your plan?” someone asked.

Chapter 554: Bao Hwa Is Just the Beginning

 

Other people were curious as well. What was her next step?

Xinghe turned to face their quizzical gaze and announced, “To lead Xi Empire to enter the jewelry industry.”

“What?” The room was astonished. Is she serious? We’re an internet company!

Xi Empire might have many different products, but their main focus had always been computers and online businesses.

“Xinghe, what are you planning actually?” Jiangsan asked with a frown.

Xinghe was confused, hadn’t she been extremely clear from the very beginning? She answered naturally, “To swallow Bao Hwa.”

“Bao Hwa is the kingpin in the jewelry business. If you want to compete with them with our own jewelry product, that is impossible,” Jiangsan patiently explained to her. “Even though Xi Empire has our own jewelry brand, the scale is small. We can barely qualify as a middle-tier luxury item. Our stuff compared to Bao Hwa’s is still a distance away.”

“I know.” Xinghe nodded. “That’s why I will focus on refining Xi Empire’s jewelry first. Regarding this I’ve come up with a proposal. I will send everyone the proposal document later, so everyone please follow the plan closely.”

Someone tried to give his opinion.

“But, Miss Xia…”

Xinghe stood up and interrupted him, “I know what I’m doing. If I could explain to you I would, but there are ears behind these walls, so I cannot reveal anything yet. I’m sorry, but please be patient for a while longer.”

After that, Xinghe turned to leave. She was always like this, aloof and didn’t care to explain herself. Even though the workers wanted to cooperate with her, they still had no idea what her real plan was.

Her mission was to save Xi Empire, but she seemed hell bent on swallowing Bao Hwa. Didn’t that just make things a lot more complicated?

Haoran couldn’t help himself and chased after her and cornered her in the corridor.

“Miss Xia, there are certain things I have to say. Are you really serious about saving Xi Empire because you have not given us a usable tactic? All your plans are aimed at consuming Bao Hwa. Granted, that is one of the way to save Xi Empire, but that only creates another problem because Bao Hwa is not that easily swallowed. In a way, you’ve only created another problem for Xi Empire while the company is already dealing with a problem of its own. Don’t you realize you’re only creating more issues?”

The dissatisfactions that Haoran had kept bottled up during this period poured out of him. However, Xinghe was unfazed. She stood quietly listening to him.

After she realized he had finished, she asked, “Is there anything else you want to tell me?”

Against her nonchalant attitude, Haoran felt like he was punching a cotton ball; it was pointless.

“I just have one question for you, are you confident that you can save Xi Empire‽”

“I am,” Xinghe answered with unwavering confidence.

This caught Haoran by surprise, he thought she would brush him off. Xinghe’s clear pair of eyes stared at him and repeated, “I do, is that enough?”

“Then what’s your plan?”

“To swallow Bao Hwa.”

“You…” Haoran sighed in defeat. “That is impossible!”

Xinghe’s eyes suddenly sharpened. “Nothing is impossible, and Bao Hwa is just the beginning!”

Then she walked away calmly.

Chapter 555: Mommy Also Has to Stay Safe

 

Haoran stared at her back with complicated emotions. He was startled by the sharpness in her eyes. He didn’t think such a hatred filled gaze would come from a woman like her. He swore he saw death in them. There was thus a question in Haoran’s mind, Why does she hate Bao Hwa so much?

…

Xinghe’s next step to swallow Bao Hwa was to open a grand jewelry showcase. This plan confused quite a bit of people. How would opening a jewelry showcase help swallow Bao Hwa? It made no sense.

No one could understand her plan. Even Grandfather Xi asked Xinghe to see him at his study. They had an hour-long meeting inside the study. Grandfather Xi was given the full version of her plan.

He nodded. “Then carry on with your plan. No matter what you plan to do in the future know that you have the Xi family’s support.”

“Thank you.”

“There’s no need for thanks.” Grandfather Xi sighed. “Everything you did is for Mubai and the Xi family’s benefit. It should be us thanking you.”

“Mubai sacrificed himself to save me.”

So, she was compelled to do all this.

“Under those circumstances, his instincts would’ve kicked in, but he went against a human’s instinct for survival. Therefore, it was his voluntary choice to save you.”

Xinghe’s eyes shuddered. Even if it was voluntary, she didn’t want it. She’d rather he be safe, and it was she who died.

“Xinghe, no matter what, after so many things, I’m sure there’s a relationship between you and Mubai. Furthermore, there’s Lin Lin to consider. Therefore, from now on, you’re one of us, so don’t shoulder all the responsibility for revenge, share the burden with us.”

Xinghe nodded. “I will.”

“Good, then I won’t take any more of your time. Come to me if you need help.”

“Okay.” After Xinghe left the study, she noticed a small shadow by the staircase.

The little fella’s innocent eyes were open wide, staring ahead blankly. His long lashes flitted up and down occasionally, like a feather, it caressed Xinghe’s heart. Xinghe could feel herself soften.

As if sensing she had left the study, Lin Lin focused his gaze on her and rushed over.

He raised his head to look up at her and asked with unwillingness, “Mommy, you’re leaving already?”

Xinghe squatted down to meet his eyes. She realized his frame had gotten smaller. He had lost weight.

Instead of answering him, Xinghe told him firmly, “Lin Lin, your father will be fine.”

Lin Lin’s eyes started to get watery. He tried his best to hold his eyes in and said, “I want to see him.”

“After some time, I’ll bring you to see him.”

“Mommy, you also have to be careful and stay safe.”

“I will.” Xinghe pulled him in for a hug, afraid that he would see the sadness in her eyes. Lin Lin hugged her back. He felt immediately comforted.

Caught in her motherly embrace, Lin Lin felt his earlier anxiety melt away. The mother and son remained in their embrace for quite some time before Lin Lin fell asleep, cradled in his mother’s arms. Xinghe left the place after putting him into bed.

Before leaving, Xinghe caressed her son’s little face and it gave her the determination to fight the good fight. For the sake of Mubai, Lin Lin, and herself, she would continue on this difficult path fearlessly!

Chapter 556: A Gift from the Heavens

 

Xi Empire’s given up!

Lin Jing thought Xi Empire would be troubled by Bao Hwa’s counter attack for a while, but who knew just two days after Bao Hwa raised the price, Xi Empire bowed out of the competition. In other words, they stopped purchasing Boa Hwa’s stocks.

This shocked the public. They were waiting for Xi Empire to hike up the price, but they gave up on the purchasing war instead. What was happening, they couldn’t keep up or they didn’t care for the competition?

Human nature compelled the public to envision the worst. They assumed Xi Empire was really dying and their earlier show of power was only a bluff. They were scared when Bao Hwa became serious with them. So, Xi Empire was indeed on the decline…

This development surprised Lin Jing as well. She was glad because she knew for sure Xi Empire couldn’t keep up the pressure anymore. They’d finally surrendered. This was such good news to Bao Hwa’s shareholders. Lin Jing’s risk paid off big time.

Lin Jing called an emergency meeting. “Continue spreading the rumors that Xi Empire is going bankrupt and we will immediately lower the price we set for purchasing Xi Empire’s stocks. Xi Empire’s shareholders will be scared by the bankruptcy rumors and will be eager to sell us their stocks no matter how little we offer.”

The group of shareholders quickly went into motion. They were excited, anticipating the day when Xi Empire would be theirs. This was Xi Empire they were talking about! With it, they would have riches that lasted several lifetimes.

Bao Hwa’s people felt like this was a gift dropped down from heavens and went about their business openly, but on the other hand, Xi Empire’s people kept a low profile. They didn’t comment on this.

Instead, they announced another thing; Xi Empire was going to hold a large international jewelry showcase. The showcase would happen in a month. Xi Empire didn’t do any large-scale promotion other than promising that it would be a showcase without peers…

This gave the public impression that Xi Empire was bluffing. Xi Empire’s main product had nothing to do with jewelry, so how could they pull off something like this? Furthermore, the showcase was going to be in a month, would they have time to prepare?

Lin Jing scoffed with derision when she saw this news. The whole room of shareholders were laughing their asses off.

“What is Xi Empire doing? Trying to steal our clients?” A shareholder laughed until he was in tears.

“A showcase without peers? They must be kidding!”

“Seriously though, have the board members of Xi Empire lost their minds? They think they can challenge us in our industry?”

“Without Xi Mubai, Xi Empire really is nothing.”

The room was full of the shareholders’ derision and bootlicking towards Lin Jing. They finally realized Lin Jing’s decision was right. If she didn’t make that gutsy move, they wouldn’t have known that Xi Empire was such a paper tiger. Thankfully they agreed to her plan, or else they would have missed out on an indescribable wealth in the form of Xi Empire.

Lin Jing had trouble suppressing her smug smile. “Since Xi Empire dares to challenge us at our court then we shall wait and see what kind of tricks they can pull out of their sleeves.”

“I have a feeling, Xi Empire will be ours in a few months,” someone said excitedly. This cheered the room greatly.

Chapter 557: Overconfidence

 

Lin Jing looked at them like they were her subjects and she was their queen. After all, she was responsible for everything. Without her, this group of people wouldn’t have anything.

However, this time, they had no clue she didn’t intend to share the profit with them; Xi Empire would only go to the Lin family and she would be the most powerful woman in the world!

One would think that she would come up with a better life goal, but alas, that was all she ever wanted: power and money…

…

Xi Empire’s reputation was indeed hit after they stopped purchasing Bao Hwa’s stocks. The rumors started flying that Xi Empire was going bankrupt. Even the government got interested, since, if Xi Empire were to really fall, it could create a shockwave that disrupt the entire country’s economy.

However, the matters of PR were handled by Jiangsan and his crew. They left Xinghe out of it because she needed to focus on preparing the upcoming showcase.

Xinghe, with Ali’s aid, was busy with the preparations; she didn’t have time for anything else.

Lin Jing took this opening to slam Xi Empire. She purchased even more of Xi Empire’s shares and even managed to make Xi Empire’s reputation worse causing the company’s stock to fall. In just a short period of time, she managed to force Xi Empire into the worst situation it had ever been in.

However, after being told Xinghe’s plan, Jiangsan laughed self-assuredly watching this unfold. He rested comfortably in the knowledge that their enemy was going to get the face slap of the century!

With all these forces fighting, Xi Empire’s jewelry showcase was going to begin!

Xinghe sent invitations to all the famous and influential jewelers. Of course, she didn’t miss Bao Hwa. Bao Hwa’s people would probably have gone even without being invited; how could they miss out on such a good opportunity to taunt Xi Empire?

Lin Jing had decided to go flaunt her victory. Recently, the public thought that Bao Hwa really was going to swallow Xi Empire, so they all crowded around her, trying to get in her good graces. Her head had gotten so big it was unbelievable.

Furthermore, she had to go to highlight Xi Empire’s failure.

Before Lin Jing left for City T, she called Lin Xuan for a discussion. Lin Jing had outdone herself, so Lin Xuan was greatly satisfied.

He laid lazily on the sofa and said, “Xi Empire recently stopped counter-attacking; it looks like they are already on their death bed. You must go to this showcase to stress our dominance and deliver the final blow.”

Lin Jing smirked. “Brother, Xi Empire is finally going to be ours.”

“The Xi family is sitting on such wealth; it’s only fair that they share it with us. After all, they wouldn’t have the life to enjoy it anyway,” Lin Xuan said with a smile, but there was endless ruthlessness in the depth of his eyes.

He was a heartless character. He would do anything to achieve his goals. This could be observed from how easily he killed Lin Yun simply because he believed she would implicate the Lin family.

He had been salivating over the Xi family’s wealth for a long time, so of course they wouldn’t hold back.

This pair of siblings was used to having the world handed to them on a silver platter, so they were beyond conceited.

Actually, their plan to take down Xi Empire had started a long time ago.

Initially they wanted Lin Yun to ingratiate herself to them, and if the Xi family was willing to give up half of their assets then they would consider letting them be.

However, since that failed, the plan changed to framing. If the Xi Family had been branded as criminals, they wouldn’t have had to use the current method to swallow Xi Empire. Alas, that plan had also failed because of Lin Yun’s incapability.

Chapter 558: Jewelry Showcase

 

Therefore, her only use became a tool to divert the investigation away from the Lin family. With Xi Mubai out of the picture, their plan was restarted. If they had known Mubai was the first domino, they would have gone after him much sooner. Then again, better late than never.

Lin Xuan and Lin Jing thought Xi Empire was already in their bag and Lin Jing took her team to City T on a mission to deliver the final blow to the Xi family. Little did she know she would be the one being face-slapped the hardest.

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The jewelry showcase was held at City T’s museum. The showcase was only for one day and attendance was limited to those invited only. However, the guest list was long. Xinghe invited almost all of the country’s jewelers, celebrities, and media.

Lin Jing and her team arrived at the museum early. However, when the entered the museum, the place was already full. When the other jewelers saw her, they moved towards her like moths to a flame.

Lin Jing was the star of the party, and this greatly boosted her ego. Her face was shining with confidence. Even the media couldn’t stop taking pictures of her. She was a successful businesswoman, and more than that, she was young and pretty: a natural eye catcher.

Escorted by everyone, Lin Jing strode through the entire showcase.

“That’s all for the Xi Empire’s jewelry showcase?” Lin Jing asked after making a round of the venue, her voice dripping with derision. The items on display were too rubbish for her!

Some jewelry was worth something, but be it quantity or quality, it couldn’t be called a peerless showcase. In fact, probably a small jeweler could come up with a showcase like this.

Of course, Lin Jing knew Xi Empire would prepare more than this, but she couldn’t help poking fun at her enemy.

“CEO Lin, I hear this is just the basic display. The main exhibit will be revealed later,” a jeweler pandered.

“These are indeed basic, worse than the ones sold at my Bao Hwa’s flagship shop,” Lin Jing joked but her intention to deride was not lost on the crowd. “But I’m sure Xi Empire will not disappoint us.”

“But of course, however, I still don’t think they will be able to compete with CEO Lin’s Bao Hwa.”

“That’s right, Xi Empire might have the market cornered in other industries, but in terms of jewelry, no one can beat Bao Hwa.”

“I hear CEO Lin’s Bao Hwa is worth tens of billions in assets.”

“That’s the magazine being too kind to us,” Lin Jing said humbly, but her nose would reach the ceiling if she was flattered some more.

Another round of ass kissing had started again but Lin Jing had no time to entertain these people anymore.

“Where is the host? How come I don’t see anyone from the Xi family?” she enquired.

As she said so, a large man walked to her and smiled. “Miss Lin, nice to meet you, I’m one of the hosts for this showcase. You can direct your question to me if you have any.”

Lin Jing was astonished. “Mr. Ou Yang, why are you here?”

Everyone else was shocked as well. This was another jeweler from City A, Ou Yang Qin. Why is he here? And he said he’s one of the hosts‽

What exactly happened… wasn’t this showcase Xi Empire’s idea? When did he become a part of it?

The most important point was they had not even heard about the rumors of this happening.

Chapter 559: Ou Yang Family

 

Also, when did Xi Empire start working with the Ou Yang family? No wonder they would be confident enough to say they would host a showcase without peers.

The Ou Yang family had more than a hundred years of history in the jewelry industry; they were famed for their classic designs and impeccable quality. They valued quality over quantity. For them, jewelry was an art and not just a business.

Therefore, even though they were extremely famous, their revenue was low. In Hwa Xia, if Bao Hwa’s revenue was number one then they would be number two.

However, in terms of quality and customer satisfaction, Ou Yang Family was undeniably the king. Lin Jing had also been trying to swallow the Ou Yang family but had failed. Afterwards, she changed tact, asking for collaboration but was rejected as well.

Therefore, she was shocked that they chose to cooperate with Xi Empire!

If this was a joint showcase between Xi Empire and the Ou Yang family, then the showcase would definitely be more than what she had seen so far. Lin Jing’s brow creased with annoyance, but she swiftly composed herself.

What Ou Yang Qin said next confirmed her suspicions. “I’m here naturally because this is a joint showcase between the Ou Yang and Xi families. We didn’t release this information earlier because we want to give everyone a nice surprise,” Ou Yang Qin said in a refined tone, showing his wealth of education.

Lin Jing’s face darkened. This was definitely not a happy surprise!

If she had known the Ou Yang family was cooperating with the Xi family, she would have launched her attack sooner. She was there that day to see Xi Empire and the showcase fail. However, with the Ou Yang family’s intervention, the showcase might be a runaway success and that would seriously disturb her plan to swallow Xi Empire.

Lin Jing smiled mirthlessly. “Mr. Ou Yang must be kidding. Xi Empire is like a baby in the jewelry industry, why would Ou Yang Family cooperate with them? Mr. Ou Yang, I have to say, this doesn’t align with how a time-honored brand should act.”

Ou Yang Qin asked directly, “In other words, Miss Lin thinks I’m lowering myself by cooperating with Xi Empire?”

Lin Jing’s lips twitched awkwardly. Is he for real? How can he be so obtuse and direct?

However, Lin Jing salvaged the situation with a smile. “That’s not what I meant, I just think it’s unwise for you to cooperate with Xi Empire.”

Ou Yang Qin nodded with a smile. “I understand what Miss Lin meant, but since Xi Empire will be branching into the jewelry industry, this cooperation is to prepare for the future.”

“I’m shocked that the Ou Yang family would trust Xi Empire so much,” Lin Jing said meaningfully. She was mocking them for choosing Xi Empire to cooperate with. Xi Empire might be good at online business, but for jewelry, Bao Hwa was still the best.

Ou Yang Qin played along and replied gentlemanly, “Miss Lin is right, Xi Empire does deserve our trust, perhaps after the showcase, you’ll understand why.”

“Is that so?” Lin Jing laughed haughtily, “But is this all of the exhibit?”

If it was then, her opinion was unchanged.

“Of course, not. The time is almost right, everyone, please follow me; we’re going to the next exhibition hall.”