Free Web NovelChapter 417: Seems Like Christian Is Really Angry This Time
"I...." Christian Lucas’s fingers clenched one by one.
He had been raged by Michael Lucas’s words such that blood rushed in his head and made him dizzy, and then he became a little clearer.
He had almost forgotten that HG was his organization that he privately controlled.
The chairman everyone knew was Timothy Woods.
Wouldn’t it be exposing his own secret if he went to question Michael now?
If this matter was really related to Michael, then did Wendy Stewart know? Did she help?
Christian was in a mess, and for a moment, he could not understand at all.
"What happened to you?" Michael asked him in a caring tone. "Your voice doesn’t sound too right, are you sick?"
"I’m not." Christian tried to control his emotions as much as possible.
"Then what do you mean? Could you be unhappy that you saw me receiving new clients and opening new markets?" Michael said.
"No, Christian, you’re being too much like that.
I’ve already lost to you in the tender and you now have such a huge project to develop.
I can also tell you honestly, I’ve indeed come to Havenview City to explore the clothing market.
Didn’t something happen to HG? The clients that HG are cooperating with are all major clients, if I could jump at the chance and snatch over one or two of them, then it would be a huge increase to MC’s clothing sales.
You cannot hold the tender project on your own and still care if I earned a bit of money in other industries."
"I just feel that what you’re doing now is a little like taking advantage of others at their lowest," Christian clenched his fist as he said word by word.
Michael going to receive HG’s clients at this moment was sufficient to show that he had come prepared.
But was Michael taking advantage of this opportunity to seize the market, or was the HG incident related to him in the first place?
However, Christian did not have so much time to think about it either.
His utmost priority now was to sustain HG, and let the tender project proceed smoothly.
Finding out the truth and getting hold of the person behind it could only be left for later.
"I didn’t hear it wrongly, have I?" Michael suddenly laughed out loud. "My beloved brother, you’re telling me the phrase "take advantage of others at their lowest"?
This isn’t your first day in business, taking advantage of others at their lowest is a commonly used strategy. It’s not that funny when others say this to me, but you had stolen the tender proposal from me. And you’re lecturing me about taking advantage of others at their lowest?"
"Michael, is the current crisis at HG caused by you?" Christian could not hold it in anymore and asked him blatantly.
"Why do you care so much about HG today?" Michael’s tone was suspicious and he deliberately pretended not to know anything. "So what if I’ve snatched HG’s market?"
Every word from Michael made Christian take in deep breaths to suppress his emotions.
He told himself to endure it, he must endure it.
The more desperate and panicky he was, the more stable he had to be.
Thereafter, Christian laughed lightly and said, "Aren’t I showing concern for the relationship between you and sister-in-law, oh, I mean former sister-in-law? You can’t be deliberately snatching over the HG market as revenge towards former sister-in-law, are you?"
Michael had also thought of this reason before.
When Christian had traced the matter to him, he had told Christian that he and Wendy’s relationship had already deteriorated to an extreme extent. He would deliberately fight with Wendy.
But he had not expected that Christian will said it out himself.
Now, Michael had no need to say it anymore.
"It has nothing to do with you," Michael deliberately made his tone colder, as if it was really related to Wendy. "You just handle your huge project well. Don’t think that you’ve beaten me just by getting this project. It’s still not certain who would get the last laugh."
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"Bro, why are you so angry again? I just said it casually. If you don’t like to hear this, then I won’t say it anymore. I wish you all the best, alright."
Christian Lucas’s words were said while enduring his rapidly intensifying emotions.
As he finished his words, he hung up the phone.
If he had continued with the call, he was afraid that he would be unable to take it.
Upon hearing the sound of the phone being hung up, Michael Lucas no longer held it in and started laughing out loud.
Mr. York who was sitting beside Michael had roughly heard what the other end of the line had said.
He laughed too.
"Seems like Christian is really angry this time," Mr. York said.
"Yeah, no wonder Christian liked to trigger me so much in the past and liked to see me angry. So this actually can make me happy." Michael held the phone as there was laughter in his voice, but also a bit of sadness as well.
In the past, Christian had made him angry countless times.
This time, it was finally his turn to anger him.
"CEO, the past is gone. This time, we must win." Mr. York did not know how to comfort Michael..
"Mm." Michael nodded and did not speak anymore.
...
Christian was so angry that he leaned against the wall.
He raised his hand and smashed the phone heavily into the wall.
Shutting his eyes, Christian stood on the spot for quite some time until he caught his breath.
Thereafter, he walked before the landline and dialed for Timothy Woods.
Timothy’s heart skipped a beat when he saw that there was a call from Christian’s office.
Picking up the call, Christian asked straightaway, "Michael has snatched HG’s clients.
He has already seen Teigen from Havenview City. You should think of a way to snatch those clients back before Michael does."
"Well..." Timothy froze for a moment upon hearing this.
Just when Timothy was about to say something else, Christian had hung up the phone.
After hanging up, he violently kicked the office desk in front of him.
Hearing the beeping sound of the phone being hung up, Timothy was even more stressed.
What could he do about Michael snatching the clients?
He did not know which client Michael was going to meet next.
How could he let Wendy Stewart get the clients before Michael did?
It would probably be futile even if the company deployed someone to contact those clients.
Those were major clients and they would not even show themselves if typical people were deployed. The clients would probably even feel that HG looked down on them.
But there was only one Wendy, who could not multiply herself.
He had to stay to manage HG’s problem, so he could not go and run the errands either.
Timothy was so stressed that he paced around the room.
At last, Timothy gave Wendy a call.
Seeing that it was Timothy’s call, Wendy creased her forehead.
It went through.
"Mr. Woods..." "Corrine, are you free to talk now?" Timothy asked.
Wendy was about to reach the place to meet Teigen, she said, "If it’s not urgent, I’ll call you back later. We’re about to meet a client. If it’s urgent, go ahead."
"I’d like to say a few words. Michael should’ve met with Teigen before. When you chat with Teigen later, it’s okay if the compensation conditions don’t proceed according to the tender. It’s also okay if it goes according to two or three times of the originally planned compensation conditions. I only have one request, we must get this client back."
Christian’s side found out the news really quickly.
Wendy deliberately said in shock, "But Mr. Woods, if we were to compensate according to these conditions, can HG take out so much money?"
"Don’t fret over it too much first, you only have to remember that no matter what, we have to win this client back."
"I’ll try my best," Wendy answered seriously.
"Don’t try your best, you have to do this. As long as he rejects the signing, let him state the conditions," Timothy’s tone was stern.
...
Wendy Stewart did not say much to Timothy Woods.
Because no matter what was said, she would not be able to get this client.
Did he want to take back this client? Dream on.
Rosa Perrie walked to Wendy’s side and creased her forehead as she asked, "What did Timothy say to you?"
"Mr. Woods wanted me to win back Teigen at all costs, even if it meant giving them a compensation payment that is two or three times more." Wendy turned her head to look at Rosa. She felt worried and panicky.
"What?" Rosa subconsciously put her hand in her hand and took a deep breath. "Is he crazy?"
"Mr. Woods said that Michael has met with Teigen," Wendy deliberately said this out loud to create a sense of crisis to Rosa.
This way, when they could not win the client back later, Rosa would help speak up for her too.
"Michael is definitely here to snatch HG’s market since he chose to meet Teigen at this time," Wendy lowered her head and heaved a sigh. "I think Michael might have failed the tender against Christian.
So he turned his eyes to the clothing market. HG’s problem this time had become Michael’s opportunity to shift his focus.
The ones they were cooperating with at hand now were all globally well-known distributors.
Therefore, I can understand why Mr. Woods wants me to take Teigen back at all costs. But..." "But even if you win Teigen back, you wouldn’t have a way to take back all the clients won over by Michael, won’t you?" Rosa looked grave. "Furthermore, if we really give two or three times of the originally planned compensation and even if we successfully get the client back, HG wouldn’t be able to bear the compensation right now."
"This is what I’m worried about." Wendy successfully pulled Rosa into her circle, making Rosa follow her thought process.
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When Rosa was about to say something else, footsteps could be heard.
It was definitely Teigen who was coming at this time.
Rosa lowered her head and subconsciously fixed her appearance, then walked in the direction of the entrance with a smile.
It was the first time Rosa was meeting Teigen. Wendy walked up straight and reached out a hand with a smile, "It has been a long time, Teigen..." "It has been a long time," Teigen reached out to shake Wendy’s hand.
Wendy gestured and let Teigen take his seat.
Teigen also bent politely and gestured for Wendy to sit first.
After the two made polite gestures, Wendy said with a smile, "Let’s sit together."
Thereafter, Wendy introduced Rosa, "Teigen, this is HG’s secretary-general, Rosa Perrie. Have the both of you met before?"
Teigen shook his head, "No, this is the first time. But I’ve long heard of your secretary-general, a beautiful and competent lady."
"Your words are too kind, Mr. Teigen. You’re the one who’s a truly competent person." Rosa nodded slightly to show respect.
After their politeness and formal opening ended, the three sat down.
Their assistant stood nearby, awaiting their instructions anytime.
"Mr. Teigen, I think you know why we’re here to see you today," Wendy took out the compensation contract straight away and passed it to Teigen as she said. "We’ve known each other for so many years, so there’s no need to beat around the bush, and let’s get straight to it.
See, the secretary-general and I have come to Havenview City together, bringing HG’s sincerity.
This is the compensation clause by HG, you may take a look and we’ll discuss again if there’s anything you’re not satisfied with."
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Teigen looked at Wendy Stewart and only saw that her face was stern and serious.
He was completely unable to read anything else in her expression.
Teigen recalled those words that Michael Lucas had just told him... He reached out to receive the contract and his gaze shifted slightly.
After which, he raised his head and smiled as he asked, "Want a drink?"
This signal was written in the mail that Wendy had sent to Michael.
It seemed like Michael had already settled the matter.
If not, Teigen would not have asked this question.
Wendy looked at Teigen and nodded, then smiled as she answered, "It’s a little hot, may I have orange juice with crushed ice?"
Hearing Wendy’s words, Teigen’s eyes lit up.
This response was exactly the same as the signal that Michael gave him.
It seemed like what Michael said was all real.
When it comes to benefits, Teigen would definitely choose benefits.
But between HG and Wendy, the one who represented benefits was Wendy, and not HG.
Teigen was very clear about this.
Wendy looked Teigen in the eye and still smiled, she added, "I won’t hide it from you, before coming to Havenview City, I’ve already met with quite a few clients. This road is really one with bumps, and it’s still a little heated right now."
Teigen smiled, "Understood."
Looking towards Rosa Perrie at the side, Teigen figuratively asked her, "What about your secretary-general? Any drink for you?"
"Coffee for me, less sugar and less milk. Thanks." Rosa nodded.
Teigen called to the assistant behind, "Heard it?"
"Yes, CEO," The assistant immediately replied then turned to head out and order.
As for Teigen, the assistant was very clear about what he liked to drink.
"Mr. Teigen, you may look at the clauses first," Wendy said.
Teigen nodded then lowered his head to look at the contract in his hand.
He read it in detail and with his forehead creased, he shook his head in a very dissatisfied manner, "Corrine, although our personal relationship is indeed very good, you can’t go overboard either."
"We’re very sorry for the loss that HG has caused to your company this time, but please have trust that we can get past this difficulty. We promise you that in the next three years, HG’s priority distributor rights will only be given to you alone in Havenview City."
Wendy used the previous negotiation tactic and said, "Mr. Teigen, your company being able to be Havenview City’s number one position in clothing sales should know the difference between long-term benefits and short-term benefits. You can cut the contract with us now, but after the cut and once HG passes the difficult time, you can’t blame us for the lack of friendliness then."
"Ms. Swift, why do your words sound a little like you’re threatening me?" Teigen put down the contract in his hand heavily, and his face was stern. "Could you really be talking about the fact that we have good relations and so you want to dissolve this matter into nothing? Or does HG feel that it’s good to bully our company?"
"We absolutely do not mean that," Wendy said. "What we mean is that if you give us your trust this time, we will remember your company’s goodwill. After that, we won’t let your company suffer any loss."
"Ms. Swift’s negotiation tactics have been used many times already. I think there wouldn’t be anyone who would fall for it." Teigen was clearly angry as he stood up, "It’s a shame, I don’t need compensation with no sincerity. I don’t care whether HG can get past this difficulty either.
As I have a personal relationship with you, Corrine, I can tell you straight. But private transactions are private transactions. These are only formed when it benefits the company.
I cannot misuse the company’s interests to strengthen our relationship. I think Ms. Swift would understand this."
