“However, in hindsight, Boss Pei’s move should be considered ‘playing cat and mouse’. If not for this investment, the Cold-Faced Lady’s ending might have been a flash in the pan, disappearing without a trace. Meng Chang’s entrepreneurship would have failed but he would not have any debts. The two million yuan that Boss Pei invested in the beginning would have been wasted.”
“However, the facts have proven that while Boss Pei’s money seemed easy to get, it’s actually not easy at all.”
“The confident Meng Chang launched a grand marketing campaign in a more high-profile manner. His dominance made the observing investors waver. The investors were afraid of missing the Cold-Faced Lady’s train and were already considering removing the harsh conditions. The mentality of both parties gradually reversed.”
“Meng Chang felt that he was one step away from his goal. He was within reach. Thus, he came to Jingzhou with a carefully prepared financial report once, hoping to get a last sum of money from Boss Pei.”
“As long as this sum of money was in place, other investors will follow suit. The Cold-Faced Lady’s valuation will reach an unprecedented height. Meng Chang would have many choices, such as selling to Quanmin Reviews and other food and beverage giants to exit.”
“However, Boss Pei only sneered after reading Meng Chang’s financial report. What caught Meng Chang off guard was that Boss Pei directly sold all the shares of the Cold-Faced Lady in his hands. He even sold them at a low price, causing the Cold-Faced Lady’s valuation to plummet!”
“Meng Chang is one step away, but the difference was like heaven and earth.”
“After that, Meng Chang’s actions were completely controlled by Boss Pei. When he saw that the Cold-Faced Lady was about to collapse, Boss Pei invested two million yuan to raise the price. When he saw that the Cold-Faced Lady’s condition was gradually improving, he sold all his shares.”
“Meng Chang fell into the mentality of a gambler. There are already too many chips on the table. He doesn’t want to give up because all his previous efforts would be wasted if he gives up. It’s as if the dawn of victory is right in front of him. However, no matter how hard he works, he’s still a huge distance away…”
“Boss Pei gave Meng Chang one last bit of hope before he completely destroyed his last bit of hope. Thus, Meng Chang, who had always been clear-headed, finally relaxed. After struggling for a long time, he took on an investment that had collateral responsibility. In the end, the Cold-Faced Lady ended miserably. Meng Chang had to bear millions of debt and could not recover.”
“It’s not difficult to discover that Meng Chang’s goal has always been the same looking at the entire process from Cold-Faced Lady’s creation to failure. We can’t guess what he’s thinking, but from his actions, it’s obvious that he doesn’t want to create his own fast food brand like he said. The writer reasonably suspects that his intention from the start was to increase the valuation and cash out.”
“However, Meng Chang used this method very skillfully and his eloquence was too good, so he successfully deceived the eyes of the investors. Or perhaps, some investors knew what Meng Chang was thinking but still invested money. They just had a wishful thinking and felt that they would not be the last one to hold the shares.”
“However, Meng Chang failed completely. He was like an unruly monkey, thinking that he had the 72 Transformations and the Fiery Golden Eyes. He fought thousands of miles and wanted to make a scene in the sky before retreating. However, he did not expect Boss Pei to be always watching him. No matter how hard Meng Chang tried, he could not escape from Boss Pei’s grasp!”
“Boss Pei obviously knows Meng Chang’s goal very well, but he still played the game with him very patiently.
“Boss Pei warned Meng Chang immediately when he realized that he had ulterior motives. When Meng Chang wanted to exit, Boss Pei gave him some hope. When Meng Chang was about to succeed, Boss Pei took drastic measures to completely destroy his hopes.”
“In the end, he held him down under the Five-Finger Mountain so that he won’t be able to make a comeback.”
“Some people might be confused when they see this: Does Boss Pei have a personal grudge with Meng Chang? Even if Meng Chang is suspected of cheating money from Boss Pei, wouldn’t it be fine as long as Boss Pei doesn’t give him money? Why go through so much trouble?”
“That’s why Boss Pei is different.”
Qi Yan could not help but nod when she read this.
Before reading this article, she did not know that the Cold-Faced Lady had such a complicated relationship with Boss Pei.
While Qi Yan had always been in charge of the Cold-Faced Lady’s marketing, she did not have much experience in other aspects. Basically, she was only carrying out the tasks assigned by Meng Chang.
Qi Yan used to work enthusiastically because she believed in the picture Meng Chang artwork painted. She thought that Meng Chang could really turn Cold-Faced Lady into the leading company of Chinese fast food and give all employees an extremely bright future.
However, she was too naive from the looks of it.
Obviously, Meng Chang had never considered the future of the cold-faced lady and these employees. He only had his own interest at heart from beginning to end.
This article described the battle of wits between Boss Pei and Meng Chang in detail. It looked very credible. However, the most important problem was as the author had said. Why would Boss Pei take the trouble to play with Meng Chang when he was so busy?
It was almost the same as playing the game in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Perhaps Meng Chang himself could not figure out why Boss Pei was targeting him.
It was very likely that Meng Chang had become the monkey under the Five Finger Mountain precisely because he felt that Boss Pei did not have the time or the need to fuss over the millions.
Meng Chang had not been thinking about jumping out of Five Finger Mountain, but slipping out from the gaps available. He did not expect Boss Pei’s Five Fingers mountain to impregnable.
The last paragraph of the article analyzed Boss Pei’s intentions in detail.
“Let us consider something: What would happen if Boss Pei did not invest in Meng Chang? Would Meng Chang give up on his plan? Obviously not.”
“Meng Chang will only think that the time is not ripe and put the entire plan aside for now. He will continue to accumulate experience and resumes and wait for the next opportunity. When the time came, would the next investor still have the wisdom and ability like Boss Pei? I’m afraid not.”
“At that time, Meng Chang’s plan would be successful. He would successfully cash out, leave a pile of rubbish, gain fame and fortune, and become an outstanding entrepreneur.”
“Obviously, Boss Pei did not want this to happen. That’s why he took the time out of his busy schedule to completely cut off this possibility.”
“When encountering ferocious beasts on the road, you can ignore them and protect yourself, but you can’t stop them from attacking people. Only by subduing them and putting shackles on them would he be a hero!”
“Boss Pei’s move is killing three birds with one stone.”
“First, he made Meng Chang a judgment debtor and had his reputation ruined. After the Cold-Faced Lady failed, it would be extremely difficult for him to make a comeback. It would also prevent him from harming others;”
“Second, correct the chaos and put Cold-Faced Lady on the right track. Set an example for everyone through example. Make one thing clear: it’s useless to rely on marketing to run a business. The key is to be down-to-earth;”
“Third, this is also a warning to all entrepreneurs with bad intentions who want to cheat money from Dream Realization Ventures: As long as you operate seriously, it doesn’t matter if you lose money. However, if your motives were not pure from the beginning, you will be the next Meng Chang!”
“From this, we can see Boss Pei’s attitude towards people like Meng Chang.”
“All of Men
g Chang’s actions are within the scope of legal permissions. Firstly, he doesn’t make fake accounts and secondly, he doesn’t engage in tax evasion. Whatever he did was completely legal.”
“Everyone wants to hack liars into pieces, but our country is a country governed by law after all. We still have to distinguish emotions, reason, and law clearly. No one can carry out justice on behalf of the law. That would be too arrogant and overbearing.”
“If Meng Chang violates the law, he will naturally be punished by the law. However, his problem is only in his business, so it’s most appropriate to use business methods to solve it.”
“I heard that Boss Pei gave Meng Chang a job when he was at his wits’ end. Obviously, it was not out of compassion but because he had other plans for him.”
“Now, I boldly predict that Boss Pei will use business methods to make Meng Chang suffer. The current situation is just the beginning.”
“As for the path that Meng Chang will take in the future. Will he wallow in self-pity and give up on himself? Or will he go through all the hardships and repent? His fate is in his own hands.”
Chapter 831 - Fake Boss and Real Boss
Qi Yan had mixed feelings after reading the entire article.
When she read the previous article, Qi Yan thought that the change in the Cold-Faced Lady was only because of the gap between Meng Chang and Boss Pei.
Meng Chang had failed because he focused on doing light and practical marketing; Boss Pei respected talents and was down-to-earth no matter what he did. That was why he was able to keep succeeding.
In other words, Qi Yan had always felt that Meng Chang’s problem was with his ability and not his attitude.
However, after reading this article, Qi Yan realized that Meng Chang had never intended for the Cold-Faced Lady to do well.
Meng Chang said so many pleasantries, but all of them were just words. He just wanted to sell the company for a good price. He had no intention to do as he said.
If Boss Pei had not intervened, what would have happened to the cold-faced lady?
Perhaps Meng Chang would have successfully embezzled money and earned both fame and fortune. The Cold-Faced Lady could have been sold to a large corporation like Quanmin Reviews. She had been sacked because of losses. The employees would have only worked for Meng Chang for a few months before they had no choice but to leave the Cold-Faced Lady to find a new job…
However, everything had changed because of Boss Pei’s decisive action!
The failure of the Cold-Faced Lady was entirely Meng Chang’s fault. Once Boss Pei took over, the Cold-Faced Lady would definitely welcome a brighter future!
Qi Yan shared the article with the Cold-Faced Lady’s work group at that thought. Then, she stood up and clapped her hands lightly to attract everyone’s attention.
“Please put down your work and listen to me.”
“I know that the company has been through some trouble recently. Many people don’t know what exactly happened or what they should do. Some of you are confused about the future of the company.”
“Everyone can take a few minutes to read this author’s three articles. I believe everyone can find the answer.”
The other employees of the Cold-Faced Lady still looked confused. They did not understand what Qi Yan meant by these articles, but they still opened them obediently.
Qi Yan knew very well that the Cold-Faced Lady’s employees were basically in a state of ‘sequelae’.
Meng Chang was too good at painting pictures and at giving the employees steroid shots. Previously, all the employees felt that the company’s prospects were especially good and their working conditions were all maxed out. However, now that the cold-faced lady was in trouble and Meng Chang had stopped caring about it, all the employees felt like they had been cheated. Naturally, they could not muster up any spirit.
Therefore, Qi Yan felt that the mentality of all employees should also be “rebuilt after destruction”.
Meng Chang was indeed the former boss of the Cold-Faced Lady, but he was no longer doing anything for it. Only by completely rejecting Meng Chang’s management philosophy could she unify everyone’s thinking and revive the Cold-Faced Lady.
These few articles directly exposed the cruel truth about the cold-faced lady. The details were detailed and easy to understand. They could be used as ‘teaching materials’.
Speaking of which, it was a little ridiculous in itself for the employees of the Cold-Faced Lady to have to read external articles to understand their own company. However, it was understandable as well. After all, many people, including Qi Yan, were actually kept in the dark by Meng Chang.
They might be “internal employees”, but who among Qi Yan and the others had really been treated as one of his own by Meng Chang?
Everyone’s expressions changed from confusion to lost, then to shock and anger, and finally to relief.
Actually, many old employees still had fantasies about Meng Chang.
After all, Meng Chang was generous, good at painting a good picture, and was charming. In many people’s hearts, he was the perfect boss. Even when the Cold-Faced Lady was facing bankruptcy, many employees still unconditionally believed that Meng Chang would come back to save the company.
However, after reading these three articles, Meng Chang’s image in their hearts collapsed.
How was this a perfect boss? He was obviously pretending!
Why was Meng Chang so generous and so good to his employees? That was because he had no intention of managing the Cold-Faced Lady for a long time. He only wanted to earn a sum of money and run away. Since he was earning quick money, he would of course be good to his employees because he was exploiting them!
However, some of them felt very lucky even though they were angry.
Fortunately, Boss Pei made his move and Meng Chang’s plan failed!
Now that the Cold-Faced Lady was in Boss Pei’s hands, Boss Pei was obviously going to make drastic changes to the problems left behind by Meng Chang when he was the boss. Wasn’t it worth celebrating that the Cold-Faced Lady sent away a fake perfect boss and welcomed a true perfect boss?
Everyone could feel that the Cold-Faced Lady seemed to have changed from this moment onwards.
Qi Yan was very satisfied with everyone’s reaction. Since these people were obviously not stupid to be able to enter the Cold-Faced Lady as employees. There were some things that did not need to be said in detail, they could be understood with a single point.
Qi Yan said to everyone, “I know. What happened a while ago made everyone very confused. They were not doing well at work. I’m the same. I’m not sure about the future.”
“However, Boss Pei has already pointed out the direction of the Cold-Faced Lady’s future development. What’s more, it’s different from the vision that Meng Chang painted. Boss Pei’s direction of development is the real down-to-earth choice!”
“I’ll briefly explain the recruitment of outstanding vendors to be Gourmet Advisers. Everyone, listen carefully. I hope that everyone will cooperate with me in the future…”
Qi Yan took the opportunity to explain her work plan in detail.
Everyone listened intently. Someone would raise their own opinions and actively participate from time to time.
They could feel that Cold-Faced Lady’s fate was already changing!
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January 18th, Wednesday morning…
Meng Chang stepped onto Jingzhou’s land once again with mixed feelings.
He was relaxed and confident on his previous trips. His suit was ironed without a single wrinkle, his mustache was meticulously trimmed, and he exuded confidence everywhere.
However, this time, his clothes were full of wrinkles and green stubble had appeared on his cheeks. He looked very haggard.
During the period after the Cold-Faced Lady went bankrupt, he had thought of many ways and found many investors and big companies. However, all of them rejected him. The coldness and warmth
of human relationships were vividly reflected.
Back when the Cold-Faced Lady was at the peak of her career, Meng Chang was a distinguished guest no matter where he went. The investors and bosses treated him very politely. Now, they would ask the assistants to turn him away and not even bother to meet him.
Meng Chang finally had no choice but to accept his current situation after suffering a series of blows: he could not survive anymore.
Of course, Meng Chang’s capability was still his own. It would not be a problem for him to find an ordinary job.
However Meng Chang’s character would not allow him to accept such an ordinary job, much less the fate of having to work hard for decades to pay off his debts.
Thus, he was utterly dispirited with the huge gap between his ideals and reality.
Meng Chang did not have a house under his name but his beloved car was taken away and his bank card was frozen.
Meng Chang could not live in the house that he had originally rented because he did not have money to pay for rent. In the end, he found a friend to borrow money and moved to a basement for a couple of days.
However, the one thing that dealt the most severe blow to Meng Chang were still the articles.
Meng Chang, who had no work or place to go, was holed up in the basement of Beijing. He had nothing to do all day and saw these three articles while browsing the internet.
Meng Chang could not help but feel emotional after reading it. The article was well-written. It was simply heartbreaking.
Every step he took had been guarded by Pei Qian. It turned out that today’s ending was already set in stone from the moment he received the first sum of money from Dream Realization Ventures. Moreover, he did not know anything about it even at the very last moment.
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