I See through Everything

Tian Qi: [Want to make a bet?]

Begonia: [Heh, believe it or not. I can’t be bothered with you.]

Soon, the WeChat account "Begonia" left the group chat and even quietly deleted the account itself.

But no one else in the group was suspicious. After all, this was a technical exchange group for several hundred aquaculture farmers in the Min Nan Region. People were always joining and leaving, and they didn’t even question the identity of this "Begonia."

That night, the news crossed the ocean to Great Ryukyu.

Anye Company, still cleaning up its burnt-out ruins, naturally received the news as well. The dozen or so executives who were in the know immediately realized something had gone wrong.

They hurriedly made an international call to Jiang Anye in South Korea.

"Boss, we have a huge problem."

On the other end of the line, Jiang Anye was having dinner with Jin Yuanji and other executives from West Yuan Group. He had stepped out of the private room and was taking the call in the restroom.

"What is it now?"

"Boss, here’s what happened..."

After hearing the vice president’s explanation, Jiang Anye was stunned. He hadn’t expected Hailufeng Company to discover the technology leak so quickly.

After hanging up, he frowned deeply, considering how to handle the situation.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to come clean with Jin Yuanji. After all, there was no way to hide something like this, and the other party would likely receive the same news soon anyway.

Re-entering the private room, Jiang Anye said with a grave expression, "Chairman Jin, the situation has changed."

"Hm? Is there a problem with your technology?" Holding a glass of red wine, Jin Yuanji’s expression instantly darkened.

Jiang Anye explained helplessly, "It’s not a problem with the technology. Hailufeng Company knows about the leak. They’re planning to lower the price of eel fry in three months. They want us to back off."

"..." Jin Yuanji really wanted to curse him for being useless, but he held it in. He asked gravely, "Jiang, what are you thinking?"

"My thinking is, Hailufeng Company is just bluffing. As long as my company doesn’t purchase European eels on a large scale, they’ll most likely assume I’ve given up."

"Are you sure?"

"I’m confident," Jiang Anye said assuredly.

"So we’re still going to continue production?"

Jiang Anye laid out his idea. "Of course. But we need to change our strategy. We’ll use your company’s connections in Europe and America to find businesses that need to purchase glass eels and sign cooperation agreements with them. As long as we keep our price a little lower, they’ll definitely be happy to accept."

"Is that so? That could work." Jin Yuanji felt Jiang Anye’s proposal was reasonably solid.

"Except for the eel fry we use to cultivate new eels ourselves, we’ll sell the rest to Europe and America. That way, Hailufeng Company can’t possibly find out right away, which will lull them into a false sense of security and buy us some time," Jiang Anye analyzed, his reasoning sound.

"By the time Hailufeng Company reacts, we’ll have made at least tens of millions of US Dollars. So, we have to expand our production capacity, make enough profit in the early stages, and then threaten Hailufeng Company, Rokkaido Eel Company, and Brown Company. We’ll demand they share the market, or we’ll drive down prices so no one makes any money."

After hearing Jiang Anye’s idea, Jin Yuanji’s confidence returned. He felt this venture had great potential and nodded. "Good! I’ll commit the remaining 500 mu of nearly mature European eels to this plan as well. We’ll expand the breeding operation to 1,200 mu."

"Chairman, isn’t this too risky?" one of West Yuan Group’s vice presidents asked with some concern.

Jiang Anye quickly retorted, "Manager Park, you’re overestimating our opponent. As long as we can mass-produce, they will definitely choose to compromise to protect their profits."

Just then, Xie Xiaowei also whispered a few words in Jiang Anye’s ear.

After hearing this, Jiang Anye became even more confident. His face lit up as he said, "Chairman Jin, I have more good news. To fund their expansion, Hailufeng Company took out a five billion Hua Yuan loan from a local bank. Given that, they definitely won’t be quick to abandon a high-profit industry like eel fry."

"I see. That is good news indeed." Now Jin Yuanji’s confidence soared as well. He turned his head and ordered his Vice General Manager, Park Dachang:

"Manager Park, you’ll be in charge of expanding the farm’s scale. But don’t reveal that we plan to raise eels. Just say we’re going to farm salmon."

"Chairman, how much do you plan to expand?"

"Add another 5,000 mu."

"5,000 mu? Isn’t that too much?" Beads of sweat broke out on Park Dachang’s forehead. He was clearly nervous.

Jiang Anye shook his head. "5,000 mu isn’t a lot. After all, the total area of eel farms in your country is only just over 3,000 mu. If you don’t expand the farms, you’ll have to import large quantities of mature European eels from other regions, which will cut into the profits significantly."

"That’s right, Jiang is correct. Manager Park, carry out my orders! If any problems arise, I will take full responsibility." Jin Yuanji’s inner arrogance was now amplified.

"Yes, sir." Park Dachang could only bite the bullet and agree, then he nodded and bowed as he sat back down.

Jin Yuanji picked up his wine glass. "Jiang, to our success."

"And I wish for Chairman Jin to get everything he desires."

"Hahaha, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

After clinking their glasses, they all drained them in one gulp.

After a few more drinks, the atmosphere at the table grew more intense. Jin Yuanji clapped Jiang Anye on the shoulder. His face was flushed, his breath reeked of alcohol, and he slurred his words as he spoke: