Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 229: Seeking Help

Li Dahai fell into despair. He had thought about going to Phoenix Group in person, but then he thought, if they come out to deal with you under the banner, will you let them go? There is only one answer, that is, it is impossible. Now none of the old friends in the business world can help, and the company's reserve funds are limited. It is estimated that it will collapse completely in two days.

More importantly, he didn't know Phoenix Finance's purpose, nor did he know why they suddenly attacked his second-rate listed company. He was considered a good guy in the business world and had never offended anyone. In recent times, he had not offended any big shots in Phoenix Group. As for the people in Phoenix Group, he had not come into contact with any of them, let alone offended them.

After racking his brains, Li Dahai really couldn't think of a solution. He could only hope for a miracle, otherwise his company would be completely finished. Now all he had was regret. He regretted why he packaged the company and listed it. If he hadn't gone public, he wouldn't be where he is today.

"Oh! Let's just leave it to fate." Li Dahai murmured to himself, then stood up from his chair, ready to check the stock market situation to see if a miracle would happen. However, just as he took two steps, the phone in the office rang.

The ringing of the phone seemed to be a life-saving straw for Li Dahai. He turned around, took a big step, quickly picked up the phone, and said in a very urgent voice: "Hello, this is Li Dahai, who is this?"

"Haha! It's Dahai, it's me, Liu De." A hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.

Yes, it was a man named Liu De who called. Liu De's identity was not simple. He was the president of Qianxi Group and the top leader of the group that the shopping mall belonged to. Liu Mingzhang went to investigate Li Dahai's company through Liu De. At the same time, Liu De was also one of Li Dahai's good friends.

"Hey! Brother Liu, you should know that my company is facing a devastating disaster now. Can you please help me out of our friendship?" Li Dahai really regarded Liu De as his life-saving straw at this time.

"Brother Li, I just learned about the situation of your company, so I called you." Liu De's voice came again.

"Brother Liu, I have already found the people I should find. They are afraid of offending Phoenix Group and dare not help. Now you are the only one left. If even you don't help, I can only wait to declare bankruptcy." Li Dahai's tone was bitter.

"Hey! Brother, calm down first and listen to me." Liu De said calmly. After a while, seeing that Li Dahai didn't speak, he continued: "I don't dare to mess with Phoenix Group, and I can't help you, but..."

Before Liu De finished speaking, Li Dahai heard Liu De say that he couldn't help. He was already desperate. But when he heard the word "but", he felt that there must be hope. Before Liu De could continue, he nervously said, "Brother Liu, but what?"

"Okay, okay, calm down first, listen to me and tell you the whole story in detail, then you can think of a solution." Seeing that Li Dahai was so nervous, Liu De couldn't finish his words, so he could only let him calm down first. "Yesterday afternoon, Phoenix's CEO called me to check on you at my shopping mall counter. I thought it was nothing, so I told others that the counter was your company. Later, the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, so I called the shopping mall to ask about it. Unexpectedly, something really happened, and this incident may be the reason why Phoenix Group took action against you."

"Well, Brother Liu, I'm listening, please continue." Li Dahai has calmed down completely. As long as he knows what happened here, he can prescribe the right medicine and the matter can be resolved satisfactorily.

"Well, yesterday afternoon, your brother insulted a teenager and a woman in a shopping mall. Finally, a manager on my side resolved the matter. When the two were leaving, the manager saw Phoenix CEO Liu Mingzhang following them. I personally feel that the two must have a relationship with Liu Mingzhang, and the relationship is not ordinary. So I guess this may be the reason for what happened today." Liu De told all he knew and guessed in one breath.

Every word Liu De said was clearly heard by Li Dahai. After analysis, Li Dahai was sure that this incident was caused by his useless brother. At this moment, Li Dahai wanted to tear his brother Li Xiaohai apart. Usually, he relied on his brother to cause trouble everywhere. He didn't know how many times he had cleaned up his ass. Now, he actually offended Phoenix Group.

But now is not the time to hold his brother responsible. The company's stock is falling. His first priority is to resolve this matter first. Otherwise, even if he doesn't wait until tomorrow, his company might be finished after this afternoon. "Brother Liu, are you familiar with Mr. Liu? See if you can help me put in some words!"

"Hey! Although I am the CEO of a first-tier listed company, compared with Phoenix Group, I am nothing. How can I have any friendship with him? If I have any friendship, it is very shallow and I can't talk to him." Liu De laughed at himself. Yes, the CEO of a first-tier listed company is nothing. Look at the current assets of Phoenix Group. It is a huge behemoth. This is just on the surface. Who knows how much industry and funds Phoenix Group has in secret. "But brother, don't be too impulsive. I heard that Phoenix Group has a good relationship with Mr. Huo. If you can ask Mr. Huo to come forward, I believe there will be no problem."

"Mr. Huo?"

"Well, apart from Mr. Fok, I believe it would be useless even if we asked the Governor of Hong Kong to come." Liu De said.

"Well, if I, a second-tier listed company, ask Mr. Huo for help, he will definitely show up." Li Dahai said with a wry smile.

"There is no other way now. This is the only way. You try it. This is all I can help you with." Liu De knew what Li Dahai meant, but he had done his best to reveal the news to Li Dahai. What happened next depended on Li Dahai himself.

"Brother Liu, I, Li, will remember your favor. As long as we get through this difficult time, just let me know if you need anything in the future." Li Dahai is anxious now. Turning to the Huo family is probably the only way. He can only bite the bullet and go for it. Maybe a miracle will really happen.

"Hey, we are good friends. If I don't help you, who else can I help? Okay, no more words, no more words, just go find the Huo family." Liu De didn't waste any words and hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Li Dahai took a deep breath, picked up the phone and called the Huo Group. There was no other way, he didn't know Mr. Huo's home phone number, so he could only call and ask.

It was not known whether Li Dahai was lucky or not, but when he called, he actually got the phone number of the Huo Group. Then, needless to say, he called again according to the number he got. Time was money now, and his company's assets were shrinking every second. If he didn't hurry up, even if he solved the matter perfectly in the end, his company would still suffer a huge loss.

The call was connected. Li Dahai waited quietly for someone to answer the phone with a nervous mood. Soon, a deep voice came from the phone, obviously from Mr. Huo. Li Dahai was inevitably a little excited when he heard that it was Mr. Huo, but he quickly calmed down, greeted him first, and then introduced himself.

"Yes, it's Dahai, haha!" Ho Ying-tung on the other end of the phone seemed to know this name. Although he didn't know why he suddenly received a call from Li Dahai, he still spoke very cheerfully.

"It's like this, Brother Huo, I need your help with something today." Li Dahai was almost as old as Huo Yingdong, so he tried to get close to him and went straight to the point.

"Haha! You tell me, I'll try my best to help as long as I can." Huo Yingdong on the phone still said indifferently. Li Dahai didn't have much contact with him, and they had only met a few times. A person who didn't have much contact with him suddenly called him, so there must be something wrong.

Li Dahai had no choice but to tell Liu De everything he had heard from him, and then he said, "As soon as the stock market opened this morning, the stock price plummeted. A director of my company learned that it was the Phoenix Group that was hyping it up, so he came to ask if you could ask the Phoenix Group for a favor on my behalf."

Li Dahai spoke very humbly and his attitude was very sincere. There was no other way, he came to beg for help. However, even if he did not come to beg for help, his attitude and tone would have to be very humble. After all, he was facing Henry Fok, the head of the Fok family and a big shot in Hong Kong's business community.

After listening to Li Dahai's words, Huo Yingdong remained silent for a long time. When he heard a teenage child and a woman, he knew that the two people must be Lu Shaohua and his mother. He felt depressed. It was not good to insult others, but insulting the boss behind the Phoenix Group was no different from an old man eating arsenic. It was seeking death.

But no matter what, Li Dahai is also a Hong Konger, so he will help him if he can. If it was a foreigner who offended Lu Shaohua this time and asked Ho Ying-tung to step in, he would definitely not help. Not only would he not help, he might even add fuel to the fire. Who says he is more patriotic?

"Let me put it this way, Dahai, I have some connections with the Phoenix Group, but I don't know if I can have a say. I can only call and ask what's going on. If it's not a big deal, I'll talk to them and see if we can just let it go." Huo Yingdong had not spent a long time with Lu Shaohua, and he couldn't grasp Lu Shaohua's character. He couldn't be 100% sure that Lu Shaohua would give him face. After all, the person being insulted this time was Lu Shaohua himself, the boss behind the Phoenix Group. Even if he wanted to be a middleman, it wouldn't be so easy.

"Thank you, thank you, Brother Huo. I will definitely visit you some other day." Li Dahai knew that Huo Yingdong had agreed to show up. As for the rumors that Phoenix Group would not give face to Mr. Huo, he automatically filtered out the idea.

Everyone knows who Ho Ying-tung is and his status in Hong Kong. Who in Hong Kong would not give Ho Ying-tung some face? Unfortunately, Li Dahai was wrong. Ho Ying-tung had a very high status in Hong Kong, but if he had not been on good terms with Lu Shaohua, Lu Shaohua would not have had to give him face.

After hanging up the phone, Ho Ying-tung was a little depressed. He shook his head, smiled bitterly a few times, picked up the phone again and called Lu Shaohua. He was unsure about Lu Shaohua and didn't know whether he would give this old man some face.

However, these were just Ho Ying-tung's own thoughts. As for the result, he would have to wait until he finished the phone call and then see Lu Shaohua's attitude.

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