Chapter 429: Gauntlet

Chapter 429
While Song Jiahao, Williworth and others played the crown to celebrate, Zhou Hao was also excitedly talking on the phone with Zhao Yuqin in the general manager's office of Galaxy Securities.
"Sister, have you decided where to travel?" Zhou Hao asked with a smile as soon as he dialed Zhao Yuqin's phone.
Zhao Yuqin was stunned, and then remembered that Zhou Hao had told her before that after he made 10 billion U.S. dollars, he would go on a trip with her. Now hearing Zhou Hao's question, Zhao Yuqin knew it, and couldn't help "banging" twice in his heart. She bit her lip and asked Zhou Hao, "Xiaohao, have you made 10 billion dollars?"
"Yeah." Zhou Hao said excitedly: "And I'm afraid you say I'm shameless. I haven't counted the fixed assets and shares of'Tianhe' and'Polaris'. Now it's just funds that I can transfer at any time. $10.9 billion. Hahahaha, sister, I finally did it!"
Since Zhao Yuqin was the daughter of Elder Zhao, her identity was too special, and she was seven or eight years older than Zhou Hao. Faced with these obstacles, Zhou Hao knew that as an ordinary person, it would be difficult for him to return the beauty of Zhao Yuqin. But he had no intentions of official career, and politics would not work, so he increased his strength through business.
Moreover, he sold precious prescriptions to the Guangzhou Military Region and the Nanjing Military Region, represented by Zhao Dingzhou and Zhu Yongquan, in order to draw closer his relationship with the military.
Until later, Father Zhao accepted Zhou Hao as his godson, which brought Zhou Hao and the Zhao family closer. Although he was close to the Zhao family, Zhou Hao also knew that if he did not have enough strength, it would be difficult for Mr. Zhao to hand over his beloved daughter to him by relying solely on favor. With the status of the Zhao family, those wealthy domestic businessmen with assets of more than tens of billions of yuan may not look down on it, so Zhou Hao set himself a goal-10 billion US dollars.
In China, the concept of official status is very important, and even so, the strength represented by money is also very important. When a person’s wealth increases to a certain extent, the power that comes with it will also increase. This is the so-called Privileged. And this power based on money is particularly prominent in the United States.
Of course, if you really commit an offense, or cause dissatisfaction from the upper echelons, then no matter how rich you are, it won’t work in China. However, dealing with a person with a net worth of tens of billions is ultimately more difficult than dealing with an ordinary person.
From this, Zhou Hao made the promise that he would never eat Zhao Yuqin before earning less than 10 billion US dollars.
In fact, even if Zhou Hao didn't make so much money, Zhao Yuqin was very willing to give him his innocent body. After all, Zhao Yuqin liked Zhou Hao's people, not his money. But since Zhou Hao made the promise of tens of billions of dollars, Zhao Yuqin was also happy to let him work hard. After all, no one wants the man he likes to be mediocre.
Seeing Zhao Yuqin not speaking, Zhou Hao smiled and urged: "Sister, just tell me, where do you want to go to so many countries in the world? No matter where you go, Xiao Hao will always be by your side."
"Or...you decide, wherever you go, sister will go wherever you go." Zhao Yuqin said shyly, with a sense of marrying chickens and dogs.
Although he didn't meet, Zhou Hao could fully imagine Zhao Yuqin's charming attitude.
He said: "Well, let's go to Venice, OK? I heard that the scenery there is beautiful."
Zhao Yuqin's soft "um" voice came from the phone, and just as Zhou Hao was about to discuss with Zhao Yuqin when to leave, the phone on the desk rang untimely.
Zhou Hao frowned immediately, wondering who was so annoying to call when he was chatting with Zhao Yuqin. I want to unplug the fixed telephone line, but I am worried that I have something important to tell myself.
In desperation, Zhou Hao had no choice but to say to Zhao Yuqin on the phone: "Sister, wait a moment, I will answer the call first." Then he put down the mobile phone and picked up the receiver of the fixed phone. The ninja said with dissatisfaction: "Hello, this is Zhou Hao."
"Boss, something has happened!" It was Dai Zhengzhou again, and it was exactly the same as the opening remarks Zhou Liren said last time when he stole the "fruit orange" formula.
"What happened again?" Zhou Hao sighed.
Dai Zhanwang said anxiously, "Boss, is there something wrong with you? Hurry up and watch the TV!"
"TV?" Zhou Hao picked up the remote control and turned on the TV in the office.
At first glance, it is a TV commercial, selling a fruit drink.
Advertising content A female high school student wanted to buy a bottle of drink for her favorite boy when he finished a basketball game. When she came to the school canteen, she saw the "fruit orange" in the transparent refrigerator at a glance. I want to buy "fruit orange", but the price of "fruit orange" is three yuan and fifty cents, and she only has three yuan. The owner of the commissary saw that the girl was embarrassed, so he took out another fruit orange juice from the refrigerator, named "Fresh Orange Juice".
Then the boss smiled brilliantly at the girl: "Buy this. It only costs three yuan, which is cheaper than'fruit orange'."
The final ad slogan is: "More pulp, lower price."
After watching this advertisement, Zhou Hao’s face changed suddenly, not only because "Fresh Orange Duo", a well-known fruit drink in his previous life, shocked him, but also because this advertisement was also very direct besides promoting "Fresh Orange Duo". The price of "Fresh Orange" is lower than "fruit orange".
This "fresh oranges" advertisement is like a war book against "fruit oranges"!
Moreover, although this "Fresh Orange Duo" has the same name as the drink produced by the Uni-President Group in Zhou Hao's previous life, it is the same fleshy orange juice as "Fruit Orange". So the matter is very clear. The "fruit orange" formula that Zhou Liren stolen from "Tianhe" before was sold to this group that produces "fresh oranges".
Therefore, Zhou Hao paid close attention to the companies that produce "more fresh oranges" as described in the advertisement.
"Humph!" Zhou Hao snorted fiercely, because it was not the unified group in his previous life who introduced the "fresh orange", but the "Fengshan Group".
Fengshan Group, Zhou Hao had known from Zhao Yuqin a long time ago, this group was run by Liang Fengshan.
From this point of view, Fengshan Group should have instructed Zhou Liren to steal the "fruit orange" formula. Even if Zhou Liren took the initiative to approach them instead of instructing them, Zhou Hao could not forgive him.
Looking at the "Much Fresh Orange" commercial on TV, Zhou Hao gritted his teeth and said: "Liang Fengshan..."
"Boss, there are more fresh oranges. We bought some back. The taste and texture are very similar to our "fruit oranges"." Dai Zhanwang said on the phone: "Moreover, their prices are lower than ours. Fifty cents."
Zhou Hao took a deep breath and had to say that the Fengshan Group's advertisement was very good. Like the "Fruit Orange" advertisement made by "Tianhe" before, the "Fresh Orange" advertisement of Fengshan Group has been broadcast on TV stations across the country, covering a very wide range.
Although there are no celebrities in the entire advertisement of "Fresh Orange Duo", both the male and female high school students and the owner of the commissary are all unknown little people. However, this coincides with their theme, which is low prices. Because big celebrities often represent big prices, and this advertisement without any celebrities takes the low-cost route that is close to the people. Although the "fruit orange" is promoted by the two kings of Guo Fucheng and Andy Lau, it has been sought after by many star fans.
Although the price of "Fresh Orange Duo" is only 50 cents lower than "Fruit Orange", many people are still willing to choose the cheaper "Fresh Orange Duo" when the taste is similar.
"Damn it!" Zhou Hao patted on the desk. Under his power, a crack suddenly appeared on the desk.
What Zhou Hao hates most is not that Fengshan Group competes with its own "Tianhe" in the domestic beverage market, but that they let Zhou Liren steal the "fruit orange" formula. Even if someone else stole the "fruit orange" formula, Zhou Hao would not be so angry, but Zhou Liren, not only let the last glimmer of hope in his heart for his father dashed, but also made Yan Tong suffer a huge amount in the future. hurt.
"Boss, look, do we need to lower the enhancement a bit?" Dai Zhanwang didn't know how angry Zhou Hao was, or he made his own suggestions pertinently. Because they have also investigated Fengshan Group before and know that its strength is stronger than that of "Tianhe", and Dai Zhanwang knows very well that once the "Fresh Orange" is launched, it doesn't matter what the "fruit orange" is. Who the formula belongs to, but it is bound to take a big chunk of the beverage market developed by the "fruit orange".
"No." Zhou Hao flatly refused: "I won't fight a price war with anyone. This way of losing both ends is not suitable for me."
He knows the many drawbacks of the price war, which will not only reduce the income of Tianhe, but also make outside consumers mistakenly believe that there is something wrong with Tianhe, which causes the corporate strength of Tianhe to be questioned. "Fresh oranges and more" use low prices as a gimmick from the beginning, but if the price of "fruit oranges" is lowered, according to the Chinese people's general mentality of "buy a lot of oranges, not buy them", they will only be more inclined to "fresh oranges" .
At this time, Zhao Yuqin's voice came from Zhou Hao's mobile phone: "Xiaohao, our'Tianhe' headquarters has received a letter from a lawyer and a subpoena from the court saying that we have violated the assets of Fengshan Group!"