Chapter 2309: Cheating You Without Discussion

"I think I can play along with him."

Xue Yuanfang said to Zhao Fusheng after a moment of silence.

Clearly, he had already made up his mind.

After all, he wasn't someone to be trifled with either.

Over all these years, if Xue Yuanfang were still that playboy, he would have long been devoured without a trace.

People grow.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Play along then, since he's given us an opportunity."

He also knew there was no better way to handle this.

After all, no matter what, Young Master Chen was using an open scheme.

What is an open scheme?

An open scheme is a strategy carried out in broad daylight.

Even if you see that I'm setting you up or using you, it doesn't matter. Because I've used various methods to make you realize that unless you cooperate with me willingly, you won't achieve your goal.

That was the most astonishing part.

But it had to be said, this Young Master Chen was truly formidable.

"I'm convinced!"

After a long while, Xue Yuanfang laughed and said to Zhao Fusheng, "This Young Master Chen is impressive."

He carefully thought through the whole matter, trying to find a way to break the situation, but in the end, he had to admit that even he had no good solution.

The entire affair, from start to finish, had followed Young Master Chen's design.

That was truly remarkable.

The most formidable thing about those who play chess is their ability to anticipate every move of their opponent.

No matter how many steps you take, I am always ahead of you, watching.

Young Master Chen might not be that exaggerated, but at least in this matter, neither Zhao Fusheng nor Xue Yuanfang was as good as him.

In fact, without exaggeration, both of them had become pawns in his game to achieve his goal.

"Heh, how about we cheat him once?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled slightly and said to Xue Yuanfang.

"What do you mean?"

Xue Yuanfang looked at Zhao Fusheng in surprise, clearly not understanding his words.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "Literally. Since he's digging a pit for us, let's cheat him once and make him fall into it."

He disliked people like that the most.

Always thinking they're smarter than others, fond of scheming.

Since that's the case, let's see who outsmarts whom!

With that thought, Zhao Fusheng said to Xue Yuanfang, "Contact him. This time, include Young Master Chen in the Future Advertising financing."

"No way, even in that situation, we still want to invite him?"

Xue Yuanfang asked Zhao Fusheng in confusion.

"Yes, as long as we make money."

Zhao Fusheng smiled faintly: "We have to give Young Master Chen a chance to perform."

Hearing his words, Xue Yuanfang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He understood Zhao Fusheng's intention.

That Young Master Chen was bent on using this matter to shift the blame onto the old-timers of the Chen family.

Since that was the case, they might as well fulfill his wish.

Future Advertising's financing side rejected the Chen family's participation but invited Young Master Chen's own investment company.

This time, let's see how he chooses.

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With the matter handed over to Xue Yuanfang, Zhao Fusheng himself took the opportunity to relax at home, playing the recluse.

It wasn't that he disliked going out; he simply felt there was nothing to do even if he did.

After the company decided to integrate resources, Zheng Yao had been leading the team in organizing everything from top to bottom.

From human resources to product planning and the like.

Zheng Yao was working with the mindset of standing her last post.

Even though Zhao Fusheng had advised her several times, it was useless.

"Don't bother persuading her."

In the office of Future Investment, Dong Chenxi said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng had come today to hear her report on the handling of Jingdong Mall shares.

"I know."

Zhao Fusheng nodded with a wry smile, naturally understanding what Dong Chenxi meant.

That was Zheng Yao's personality. Although she didn't say it, deep down she was reluctant to let go.

But as Zhao Fusheng had said before, money can't be earned endlessly.

Over the years, she had worked hard enough; it was time to rest and adjust.

Moreover, Zhao Fusheng hadn't said he wouldn't start any more projects in the future; Zheng Yao would still have a chance to come out of retirement.

"Is it appropriate for us to start selling off the shares now?"

After advising Zhao Fusheng, Dong Chenxi got down to business.

"There's nothing inappropriate about it."

Zhao Fusheng said coldly.

For him, the future prospects of Jingdong Mall were a matter for later.

To put it bluntly, Jingdong Mall had been losing money all along.

It was just that with the continuous development of the e-commerce industry, everyone was optimistic about the big cake of e-commerce business, hoping to get a big share in the future.

With that in mind, many investors poured money into it.

But the problem was,

The stock market was too risky!

Or rather, although Liu Qiangdong had painted a very nice picture,

Zhao Fusheng knew very well that he could never surpass Ma Yun.

For example, Jingdong Mall had its own logistics, fast delivery, and good after-sales service. For self-operated products, orders were usually delivered the next day, and there was a seven-day unconditional return policy.

Speaking of the seven-day unconditional return policy, it was precisely because of this service that many people bought things, used them for a few days, and then returned them without paying a cent, which was really annoying. And Jingdong Mall would resell these returned items to others, causing many people to buy second-hand products, hence netizens nicknamed Jingdong 'Second-hand Dong'.

To briefly summarize Jingdong Mall's advantages: fast delivery, good after-sales service, and fewer counterfeit goods.

On the other hand, Taobao's logistics might not be as fast, and there were more fakes, but Taobao was cheap!

Moreover, there were more merchants on the platform, offering more choices.

Another point was that Taobao supported Alipay's Huabei payment. Although customers weren't so poor as to rely on Huabei to get by, using Huabei more to increase the credit limit could be useful in times of need.

This was just one aspect.

But this was precisely why Zhao Fusheng was not optimistic about Jingdong Mall.

Of course, the main reason was that he knew the future development. In the timeline without him, although Jingdong tried various ways to capture more market share,

It had to be admitted that Jingdong simply didn't develop as well as Taobao.

Even Pinduoduo, which appeared later, caught up from behind.

Liu Qiangdong was a talent, but talents come in many types.

In terms of level, Zhao Fusheng felt that Ma Yun, who never touched money, was undoubtedly a cut above 'my Brother Dong who doesn't know his own beauty'.