After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

Xiang Yu's face suddenly became solemn, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. The voice on the other end of the phone continued, with a hint of barely perceptible panic: "...Several long-term suppliers have suddenly proposed price increases, and some have even unilaterally terminated the contract. We are negotiating with them, but the situation is not optimistic."

"I understand." Xiang Yu's voice sounded unusually calm, but his hand holding the phone unconsciously exerted force, and his knuckles turned blue and white. After hanging up the phone, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on his face, but it couldn't cover up the solemnity.

"What's wrong?" Yan Jin keenly noticed his change and frowned slightly.

Xiang Yu took a deep breath and told her the content of the call. Yan Jin's face became serious after listening to it. The supply of raw materials is the lifeblood of the company. Once there is a problem, the consequences will be disastrous.

"It seems that our opponents are serious this time." Yan Jin analyzed calmly, with a hint of chill in his tone. During this period of time, their company has quickly seized market share with high-quality products and efficient operations, and has also attracted the fear of competitors.

"I have asked the marketing department to investigate the specific situation to find out which suppliers are involved and what the reasons are." Xiang Yu said in a deep voice, his eyes deep and sharp, as if he could see through everything.

That evening, the results of the marketing department's investigation came out. As Xiang Yu expected, those suppliers who suddenly raised prices or broke contracts were all inextricably linked to their competitors. One of the suppliers was even directly acquired by the other party at a high price and became their exclusive supplier.

"This is no longer an ordinary commercial competition. They are suppressing us maliciously!" the marketing manager said indignantly, "If we can't find a new source of raw materials, I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiang Yu stopped him with a look.

"Notify all management to hold an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. tomorrow." Xiang Yu's voice was deep and powerful, with unquestionable authority. "This time, we must take the initiative!"

Outside the window, the night was dark, like the calm before a storm. Inside the office, Xiang Yu and Yan Jin stood side by side in front of the window, looking at the flashing neon lights in the distance, their eyes burning with fighting spirit.

"This time," Yan Jin said word for word with a firm tone, "we will never lose!"

The next morning, the atmosphere in the company's conference room was heavy. Executives from various departments gathered together, and everyone's face was filled with anxiety and worry. Xiang Yu looked calm, and as he glanced at everyone, he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I believe you all already know the difficulties the company is facing. This time, we have called everyone here to discuss coping strategies together."

Yan Jin followed up on his words and reported in detail the results of the marketing department's overnight investigation, and analyzed the competitor's intentions and possible next steps. "It's obvious that the other party is well prepared and wants to hit us by cutting off our supply chain." Yan Jin said calmly, "But we are not sitting still. The most important thing now is to find new suppliers of raw materials and stabilize existing partners."

There was a lot of discussion in the meeting room, and everyone made various suggestions. Some people suggested contacting overseas suppliers, some suggested raising prices to win over existing suppliers, and some thought that legal measures should be taken to fight back against competitors' malicious suppression.

Xiang Yu listened to everyone's speeches, but never expressed his opinion. "How is the situation in the technical department?" He suddenly turned to look at Cheng Ding Renren.

"We are stepping up the research and development of new materials, hoping to break through the technical bottleneck as soon as possible and reduce our dependence on existing raw materials." Cheng Ding Ren pushed his glasses and said in a steady tone, "However, research and development takes time, and it may be difficult to make breakthroughs in the short term."

"We need to work hard on R&D. On the other hand," Xiang Yu looked around at everyone and said firmly, "the marketing department and the public relations department need to go all out to find new suppliers. At the same time, we need to strengthen communication with existing suppliers to stabilize the morale of the troops. I have contacted several friends in the industry and they will provide some help."

"Okay!" "We'll do it right away!" Everyone responded. The anxiety and uneasiness that originally filled the conference room was diluted a lot by Xiang Yu's calmness and decisive decision-making.

After the meeting, Xiang Yu and Yan Jin returned to the office together. "I have contacted a headhunting company and asked them to help find a suitable supplier." Yan Jin said as he flipped through the documents. "In addition, I have an appointment with Professor Wang tomorrow. He mentioned to me before that their laboratory has developed a new material that may be able to replace the raw materials we are using now."

"Okay, follow up on this matter." Xiang Yu nodded, "I still need to go to City A to visit some old suppliers in person."

"City A?" Yan Jin raised her head. "I remember..." She seemed to remember something. "The headquarters of our competitor seems to be in City A as well..."

Xiang Yu's mouth curled up slightly with a meaningful smile, "Yes," he walked to the window and overlooked the city, "It seems that we will meet again..." Wu headhunter began to search the market for suppliers that met the requirements of Xiang Group. Over the past few days, he contacted many companies and visited several of them, but either the production capacity was insufficient or the quality was not up to standard, and he never found a suitable target.

Just when he was at a loss, a friend in the industry brought him a piece of news: "I heard that a new company has recently developed a new material with excellent indicators and a very competitive price."

Wu's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly asked for detailed information about the company. However, when he learned the name and location of the company, his face turned ugly.

"How could it be them?" Headhunter Wu muttered to himself.

This company is none other than a subsidiary of Zheng Group, Xiang Group’s biggest competitor in City A.

Headhunter Wu immediately realized that a fierce battle was inevitable. He immediately told Xiang Yu the news and suggested that he take action as soon as possible to seize the opportunity.

"I understand. I will go to City A in person." Xiang Yu's tone was calm, but there was a hint of determination in his eyes.

At the same time, Zheng Cheng, the HR manager of Zheng Group, was also worried about the raw materials. He originally thought that relying on the status and connections of Zheng Group in the industry, it would be easy to suppress Xiang Group. However, he never expected that Xiang Yu and Yan Jin would react so quickly, not only stabilizing the existing suppliers, but also actively looking for new partners, leaving him no chance at all.

"Damn it! Are we going to let them turn the tables like this?" Zheng Cheng slammed his fist on the table, feeling full of resentment.

He decided to take a risk and use his connections in the industry to spread negative news about the Xiang Group, trying to affect their reputation and thus undermine their intention to cooperate.

All of a sudden, all kinds of rumors began to spread in the industry. Some people said that Xiang Group’s capital chain was broken and it was about to go bankrupt; some people said that their products had serious quality problems and had been investigated by the market supervision department; and some people said that their core technical personnel had been poached by competitors...

Although these rumors had no factual basis, they spread rapidly like a virus, causing many partners who originally had confidence in Xiang Group to become hesitant.

"Boss Xiang, it's being rumored outside..." The assistant hurried into the office and handed Xiang Yu a copy of the latest market research report. "Our corporate image has been greatly affected. Several suppliers have said they want to reconsider cooperation."

Xiang Yu took the report with a frown on his face. He knew that Zheng Cheng was going to fight to the death with him.

"It seems that some people refuse to accept my offer and then drink the wine for punishment." He put down the report, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "You go and make arrangements. I want to hold a press conference to personally respond to these rumors."

At this moment, Xiang Yu's cell phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Professor Wang calling... "Hello, Professor Wang, what can I do for you?" Xiang Yu answered the phone with a polite and calm tone, without any emotion affected by the rumors.

Professor Wang laughed heartily from the other end of the line: "Mr. Xiang, I heard that someone has been maliciously slandering your company recently, so I called to express my support. I have been working with your company for many years and I am very familiar with your strength and reputation. Those rumors are pure nonsense!"

Professor Wang is a highly respected expert in the industry, and his public support undoubtedly gave the Xiang Group a shot in the arm. Subsequently, Liu, a well-known industry figure, issued a statement on social media to support the Xiang Group and strongly condemned those who maliciously spread rumors.

The statements of these two heavyweights quickly reversed the direction of public opinion, and many partners also expressed their trust in Xiang Group and their willingness to continue to maintain a cooperative relationship. Zheng Cheng originally thought that he had a sure win, but he did not expect Xiang Yu and Yan Jin to respond so calmly and resolve the crisis.

Just as Xiang Yu and Yan Jin breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to focus on solving the supply chain problem, an anonymous letter quietly appeared on Xiang Yu's desk.

"Be careful of the people around you. Some of them are working for the Zheng family..."

After reading the letter, Xiang Yu's face suddenly darkened. He called Yan Jin to his office and told her the contents of the anonymous letter.

"Is there really a traitor inside the company?" Yan Jin frowned, feeling uneasy.

They recalled a series of events that had happened during this period: the supplier suddenly went back on his word, the Zheng Group was well aware of their actions, and now this anonymous letter...all signs indicated that there might really be a spy inside the company.

"It seems that the challenge we face is far more than just supply chain disruption." Xiang Yu said in a deep voice, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes, "We must find this traitor as soon as possible!"

He picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number...