Free Web NovelChapter 1505: Chapter 669: Action
Xundian Group.
Sitting high atop his own group’s building, overlooking the city.
Clearly standing at the peak where most people can’t reach in a lifetime, yet Lao Lei felt lonely.
Although he didn’t start from scratch, he expanded the company from a multimillion scale to hundreds of billions, he, Lao Lei, could be called a legend in this lifetime.
Sadly, the higher he climbed, the more he felt the presence of a ceiling.
That invisible threshold blocked him from proceeding further.
Wanting to lead the group further was extremely difficult.
A large tail is hard to wag.
After Lao Lei took over the company, he did only one thing, which was to expand the company’s business scope.
From single-network software, he expanded to include short videos, movies and TV dramas, IP derivatives, online shopping...
Finally, even offline physical stores began to open comprehensively, including his own courier stations, various department stores and electronics stores emblazoned with his own logo, all opened one after another.
With keen sense and an almost domineering way of paving the path with money, his investment strategy yielded great returns.
However... a large tail is hard to wag.
Though initially the momentum was fierce, rocketing the group’s market value to the peak of billions.
But soon, the disadvantages began to manifest.
Too many production lines, too many personnel, wanting everything meant doing nothing well.
Lao Lei could feel that in recent years, Xundian Group’s reputation both online and offline, wasn’t good, even their own network transmission services started to be criticized.
But to optimize, how easy is it when a pull triggers the whole body.
Xundian Group, just like him already stepping into old age, has reached its peak.
If nothing unexpected happens, every step onwards is downhill.
Lao Lei let out a long sigh.
The business empire he single-handedly pulled up was visibly beginning to decline, yet his successors were all unreliable.
Especially... that lad.
The other few youngsters at least pretended, took over a few companies, operated them as if they were achieving something to prove their worth.
Only that lad, heard he’s indulged in some games all day, completely wasted.
Lao Lei was just pondering...
Ring ring.
The phone placed on the table suddenly rang.
Lao Lei glanced at it calmly.
Unknown caller.
Lao Lei ignored it.
The phone rang for a while and quickly fell silent.
But soon...
Beep beep beep!
Several WeChat groups on his phone suddenly became active.
Lao Lei was taken aback, and the next moment...
Buzz buzz!
Baisheng Group’s CEO, who once went fishing with him, whose wealth exceeded his tens of times, suddenly called.
Hesitantly picking up the phone...
"Lao Lei!! You’ve made it big!"
The previously aloof Baisheng Group’s CEO, who maintained ties by fishing together and refused gifts, now sounded excited.
Made it big?
My company is going downhill, what’s all this fuss about making it big?
Lao Lei looked baffled.
But soon, as the person on the phone explained, his expression gradually became excited, thrilled, and even uncontrollably trembling.
God exists.
At least for Lao Lei, President Qi from Dream Group is a god! The god of business!
For him, Xundian Group, which had already reached its end, was probably nothing to President Qi!
Others’ business is international level!
And such an existence, which he could only see on TV news, suddenly reached out to him through Baisheng Group’s CEO.
"Lao Lei, don’t forget us when you’re wealthy! If you follow President Qi and get rich, don’t forget your old buddies."
In the past, he was servile, didn’t even get a chance to send gifts, only relying on occasional night fishing to maintain ties with Baisheng’s CEO, who now due to President Qi’s words, made a complete turnaround in attitude towards him.
Subtle.
Lao Lei felt very subtle now, but more so, was confused.
Looking at the WeChat groups, all were bombarding him to come out, and everything said was about one thing—President Qi from Dream Group wants to meet him.
Is... it real?
Without hesitation, dialing the phone...
"Hello?"
A calm voice came from the other end of the phone.
Lao Lei swallowed, feeling like he returned to that afternoon many years ago when he first took over the company, progress, anxiety, and... excitement.
"Hello, is this President Qi from Dream Group? I am from Xundian Group..."
Lao Lei introduced himself, without interruption from the other side.
Once Lao Lei finished introducing, the other side slowly spoke.
"Getting in touch with Mr. Lei is not easy."
The other side sighed this first, yet it made Lao Lei feel complicated.
Indeed it’s not easy, belonging to different worlds, hardly related.
However, it’s easy for the other side to find him.
Conversely, it’s very difficult for himself to find this gentleman.
"Why is President Qi looking for me..."
"I hear you have a son named Lei Cangyue?"
Lao Lei’s heart skipped a beat.
Could it be, that the lad got into trouble!?
His mood suddenly became tense, if it’s this person he’s provoked, even he can’t protect his son, and could only quickly notify his son to flee abroad.
Lao Lei was thinking about how to deal with this, but found... things seemed not to be so.
"So... President Qi means to have a chat with my son about games? Not hiding from President Qi, I’ve actually just called my son, he’s probably asleep, didn’t answer. Can you wait a bit, I’ll go personally, and wake him up!"
