Ruishang Group’s decision

Liu Meng and Liu Xiang sat down, exchanged a glance, and hesitated slightly.

Finally, Liu Meng took a deep breath and looked up at Chen Mo.

"President Chen, has Nanhe Coffee here in Kyoto encountered some problems?"

"Hmm, what kind of problems?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued.

He had come here specifically to see if Nanhe Coffee had encountered any problems, and now that he heard there were indeed issues, he just didn't know if it was related to Nanrui Coffee.

"President Chen, over the past few days, there have been new storefronts under renovation near Nanhe Coffee. I had someone look into it, and those storefronts are all Nanrui Coffee. Currently, there are 40 Nanrui Coffee locations under renovation here in Kyoto."

Liu Meng explained the current situation of Nanhe Coffee.

Currently, there are 65 Nanhe Coffee locations operating in Kyoto, with another 7 under renovation, making a total of 72 once they are all completed.

And Nanrui Coffee suddenly opened 40 locations at once, which is basically more than half the number of Nanhe Coffee locations.

If this continues, in less than two months, there will be a Nanrui Coffee near every Nanhe Coffee in Kyoto.

"40 Nanrui Coffee locations are already under renovation?" Chen Mo's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

If things continue to develop this way, Nanhe Coffee here in Kyoto will probably soon fall into the same situation as Nanhe Coffee in Jiangcheng.

Not bad!

Not bad!

This Chang Rui really is his Good Allies.

He had previously been thinking that even if Chang Rui wanted to target Nanhe Coffee in Kyoto, if he only opened a few shops at a time, it would probably take a long time to put Nanhe Coffee in Kyoto into a state of loss.

But now it looks different.

Opening 40 Nanrui Coffee locations at once—he truly lives up to his backing by the Ruishang Group; he certainly has the strength.

"Please punish us, President Chen. We have thought for a long time but haven't come up with any good countermeasures."

Seeing President Chen silent, Liu Meng hurriedly spoke up.

Hearing Liu Meng's words, Chen Mo snapped back to reality. Seeing her nervous expression, he smiled.

"Don't worry, I won't punish you. This kind of thing has already happened in Jiangcheng, and there really isn't any good solution at the moment."

"So, don't worry too much about this. Just operate Nanhe Coffee here as usual. I have already arranged the specifics. You can consult Manager Song Xia; she will tell you what to do."

Punish?

How could he punish them?

He wished such things would happen more often.

Liu Meng and Liu Xiang were stunned to hear President Chen's words. They hadn't expected that after hearing about the coffee situation in Kyoto, President Chen would be so indifferent, and even have a faint smile on his lips.

Kyoto is different from Jiangcheng!

In Jiangcheng, at most, there were only 15 Nanhe Coffee locations.

But here in Kyoto, counting those still under renovation, there are 72 Nanhe Coffee locations.

If all 72 locations fall into a loss, that is no small matter.

Yet, President Chen's final response to them was simply to operate as usual and not to worry.

Exactly, not only did he not punish them, but he also comforted them not to worry.

This is too good.

…

Meanwhile, in Jiangcheng, at the Ruishang Group, in the Presidents Office,

"The risk of you doing this is a bit high."

Chang Zai listened to his son's report and frowned.

Opening 40 coffee shops at once to target Nanhe Coffee in Kyoto—each coffee shop costs about 3.5 million, so 40 shops would be 140 million.

And there are currently 72 Nanhe Coffee locations in Kyoto, which is over 250 million.

Adding in employee recruitment, if you want to open Nanrui Coffee near all of the Nanhe Coffee locations in Kyoto, you basically need to invest 300 million in funds.

Furthermore, even after opening them, based on the situation of Nanrui Coffee in Jiangcheng, it would basically just mean entering a state of loss simultaneously with Nanhe Coffee.

From his perspective as a businessman, this deal is not cost-effective.

"Dad, you can't look at it that way." Chang Rui had a serious expression.

"Before Mingri Group appeared, Jiangcheng was basically ours, the Ruishang Group's. But now, the emergence of Mingri Group has snatched away a lot of our economic resources, and it is still developing rapidly."

"If we let it develop rapidly, the position of our Ruishang Group in Jiangcheng will not be secure."

"And there is another point: that Tang Qiu, who previously deliberately lost our lawsuit, is now also at Mingri Group, currently serving as the manager of a law firm under Mingri Group. This Mingri Group is clearly acting against us."

"Furthermore, I think now is the best time to deal with Mingri Group. Although it is developing rapidly, its economic strength certainly cannot compare to our Ruishang Group."

"As long as we continuously inject funds into Nanrui Coffee and maintain a stalemate with Nanhe Coffee."

"Nanhe Coffee has only two choices. First, to withdraw from the competition, in which case we win, and the coffee markets in both Kyoto and Jiangcheng will enter our Ruishang Group. Then we can use the same method to expand to other cities, and thus our Nanrui Group will have a new industry."

"The second choice for Nanhe Coffee is to engage in a war of attrition with us. This will force Mingri Group to invest a lot of funds into Nanhe Coffee, thereby slowing down the development of their other industries. And with the strength of our Ruishang Group, we are enough to achieve victory in this war of attrition. By then, the coffee market will still fall into the hands of our Ruishang Group."

"Therefore, I think targeting Mingri Group's Nanhe Coffee is the best choice right now."

Chang Rui said, with a confident expression on his face.

Chang Zai listened to Chang Rui's analysis and also showed a hint of surprise.

So, unknowingly, his son's ability had improved so much?

Thinking about it slightly, Chang Rui was not wrong at all. Whether it was that lawyer, Nanhe Coffee, or Mingri Group, they were all enemies of their Ruishang Group.

One mountain cannot contain two tigers; in Jiangcheng, there can only be one leading enterprise, and that is his Ruishang Group.

"Since that's the case, then follow your plan. I will give you 500 million in funds. 250 million is enough to finish opening the shops in Kyoto, and the remaining 250 million is enough for you to maintain for a while."

Chang Zai tapped his fingers on the desk and spoke slowly.

"By the way, what do you plan to do about that lawyer named Tang Qiu?"

"Her? I've looked into the situation at that law firm. They are currently in the process of training intern lawyers, so there is no rush right now. When those intern lawyers are trained and can appear in court, then we will deal with it."

Chang Rui revealed a mocking smile.

He had already clearly understood the situation at Hundred Books Law Firm; targeting it now would be of no use.

When those intern lawyers are all fully qualified and can appear in court, he will then announce Tang Qiu's affair and ruin the reputation of Baishu Law Firm.