After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

Yan Jin worked overtime in the company until late at night. The lights in the office reflected her tired but still focused profile. Since the last meeting, there have been fewer rumors in the company, and everyone has more respect for her. But Yan Jin knew in her heart that this was just the calm before the storm. The difficulties encountered in the cooperative project were like a huge rock, weighing heavily on her heart.

Suddenly, the phone rang. It was Xiang Yu calling. "Are you free? Come to my office." His tone was serious, revealing a hint of anxiety. Yan Jin's heart tightened, and he immediately rushed to Xiang Yu's office.

"Something happened." Xiang Yu frowned and handed a document to Yan Jin, "Take a look at this."

Yan Jin took the document and quickly read it. This was a market analysis report. The market share of the cooperative project was taken by nearly one-third by the competitor company in just one week, and the order volume dropped drastically.

"How could this happen?" Yan Jin muttered to himself in disbelief.

"The competitor company adopted a low-price strategy and increased advertising efforts, attracting a large number of customers in a short period of time." Xiang Yu said in a deep voice, "Their products are almost identical to ours, and they have even made some optimizations in some functions."

Yan Jin's heart sank, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet. All this happened too suddenly, too strangely. Who was behind all this?

"I have asked the marketing department to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon." Although Xiang Yu's tone was calm, the cold light in his eyes revealed his anger.

Yan Jin nodded, forcing herself to calm down. "We must also come up with a response strategy as soon as possible. We can't just sit there and wait for death."

The two discussed in the office until late at night and formulated a series of countermeasures. However, just when they thought everything was under control, a piece of news was like a bolt from the blue, throwing them into the abyss again.

"Mr. Xiang, Director Yan, something bad has happened!" The marketing manager rushed into the office, his face pale. "We...we received the news..."

"What news?" Xiang Yu stood up suddenly and asked in a sharp tone.

"Someone...someone said..." The marketing manager hesitated, not daring to look Xiang Yu in the eye, "They said...the competitor company...they..."

"What happened to them?!" Yan Jin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"They... have mastered the core technical secrets of our cooperation project, and are... developing similar products..." The marketing manager's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally almost inaudible.

The office was dead silent, with only the sound of the wind whistling outside the window, as if foreshadowing that a bigger storm was about to come...

"What?!" Xiang Yu slammed the table and stood up, his face livid. The air in the office seemed to freeze instantly. Yan Jin was also stunned. The document in her hand slid weakly onto the table, making a light "pop" sound, which was particularly harsh in this silent space.

"Is the news reliable?" Yan Jin took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that now was not the time to panic and she had to find out the truth as soon as possible.

“The source of the information is reliable. It was… leaked by someone inside our company…” The marketing manager’s voice became lower and lower, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.

Internal personnel? Yan Jin and Xiang Yu exchanged glances, and a bad premonition flashed through their hearts.

"Hold an emergency meeting immediately! All department heads must gather in the conference room in ten minutes!" Xiang Yu gave the order decisively, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

Ten minutes later, the atmosphere in the conference room was solemn, and the heads of various departments had different expressions and whispered to each other. Xiang Yu sat in the main seat, his face was terribly gloomy, and Yan Jin sat next to him, frowning and saying nothing.

"The situation is urgent now, so I'll make it short," Xiang Yu glanced at everyone and said in a cold tone, "Our cooperative project has been maliciously suppressed by our competitors. What's more serious is that they seem to have mastered the core technical secrets of our project and are developing similar products. We currently suspect that there is an insider in the company who leaked confidential information."

As soon as Xiang Yu finished speaking, the conference room exploded. Everyone was talking about it. Some were surprised, some were angry, and some were terrified.

"Quiet!" Xiang Yu roared, and the conference room fell silent instantly. His sharp eyes swept across everyone's face, as if he wanted to pull out the traitor hiding in the dark.

"The most important thing now is to find the source of the leak and plug the loophole. At the same time, we must adjust our strategy as soon as possible to deal with the attacks of our competitors." Yan Jin analyzed calmly, "The technical department should immediately upgrade the existing technology and strengthen security measures. The marketing department should formulate a new marketing plan as soon as possible..."

"I think the most urgent thing is to find the traitor first, otherwise everything will be in vain!" A department head interrupted Yan Jin excitedly, "Only by finding the traitor can we avoid greater losses!"

"That's right! The traitor must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!" Several others also echoed.

The atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly tense. Xiang Yu and Yan Jin had different opinions. The two of them were at loggerheads, neither of them willing to give in... Just then, the door of the conference room was gently pushed open, and a figure walked in quietly...

A thin figure flashed into the back row of the conference room. He lowered his head and tried to reduce his presence. This person was Zhang the Traitor, the deputy manager of the company's sales department. He was usually taciturn and inconspicuous, but was secretly tempted by Liu's competitor with high profits and sold out the interests of the company.

The heated discussion in the conference room made him tremble with fear. He felt Xiang Yu's sharp eyes sweeping across everyone's face, as if he could see through everyone's heart. He clenched his fists tightly, his palms were full of sweat, fearing that his abnormal behavior would attract attention.

After the meeting, Zhang the traitor found an excuse to sneak out of the company and hid in a hidden cafe. He took out his mobile phone, dialed an encrypted number, and said in a low voice: "I have disclosed the project progress and technical difficulties to them according to your instructions. What should we do next?"

Liu's competitor laughed coldly from the other end of the line: "Well done, I will give you a generous bonus. As for the next step..." He paused, and his tone became more vicious, "I want you to get the core data of their latest research and development for me, I want to make them completely finished!"

Zhang the traitor's heart suddenly sank. He had only wanted to make some extra money, but he had fallen into a quagmire step by step. Now he was in a dilemma and could only bite the bullet and agree. After hanging up the phone, he looked at the endless stream of people outside the window. A trace of struggle and regret flashed in his eyes, but it was soon replaced by greed and fear.

At the same time, the crisis within the Xiang Group was also intensifying. Rival companies used the stolen information to quickly launch similar products and grab market share at lower prices. The Xiang Group's market share was rapidly eroded and its stock price began to fall sharply.

"We must take legal action to sue them for malicious competition and infringement of trade secrets!" Yan Jin placed pieces of evidence in front of Xiang Yu and said firmly, "We can't just sit there and wait for death!"

Xiang Yu's face was solemn. He wanted to use legal weapons to protect his rights, but he knew that once the lawsuit was launched, it would inevitably lead to greater business disputes and might even hurt both sides. He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "This matter still needs to be considered in the long run..."

"What are you still hesitating about?!" Yan Jin stood up suddenly, his tone full of disappointment and anger, "Are you going to watch the company being destroyed by them?!"

Xiang Yu raised his head, looked at Yan Jin firmly, and said word by word: "I won't let anyone destroy the company. I have my own plan..." He walked to the window, looking at the tall buildings in the distance, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, "This game has just begun..."

He picked up his phone and dialed a number, "Help me find someone..."

At a business reception, with wine glasses clinking and elegant people in fine clothes, Liu's competitor walked up to Xiang Yu with a glass of wine in hand and a smile on his face, but his tone was full of undisguised sarcasm: "Mr. Xiang, I heard that your project has not been going well recently? It's a pity. You said confidently at the beginning that you would completely revolutionize this industry."

Xiang Yu's expression remained unchanged, and he simply replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu. We will handle our company's affairs ourselves."

Competitor Liu refused to give up. He deliberately raised his voice to attract the attention of the people around him, and continued: "I heard that Mr. Xiang got divorced recently. Is it because of too much work pressure that he has no time to take care of his family? But it is true that you have to give up one thing between career and love."

Yan Jin stood not far away and saw the provocation of Liu's competitor. She clenched the champagne glass in her hand, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes. This Liu competitor clearly wanted to use public opinion and psychological tactics to attack Xiang Yu. It was really despicable!

"Boss Liu, you're joking," Xiang Yu's voice was still calm, but everyone around him could feel the chill in his tone. "Boss Yan and I just made the most favorable choice for the development of the company. The cooperative relationship between us is still solid."

Liu's competitor wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Yan Jin's cold voice: "Mr. Liu, the business world is like a battlefield, and victory and defeat are common. Instead of making sarcastic remarks here, you should think about how to improve your products and services and win market recognition."

Yan Jin's words were sharp, hitting Liu's rival's sore spot. His face froze, he smiled awkwardly, and turned away.

"Are you okay?" Yan Jin walked to Xiang Yu and asked in a low voice.

"It's okay," Xiang Yu shook his head, "He's just a clown, don't pay any attention to him."

However, Xiang Yu and Yan Jin both understood that this was just the calm before the storm. The relentless pressure from Liu's competitors made them realize that this business war was far from over and might even have just begun.

They decided to join forces to investigate the background and strategy of Liu's competitors and look for opportunities to fight back. After some investigation, they found that Liu's competitors' companies had grown rapidly in recent years, but their funding sources were very suspicious, and their new products were highly similar to the projects being developed by Xiang's Group, and even superior to Xiang's Group in some technical details.

"It seems that there is a traitor inside our company." Xiang Yu said in a deep voice, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Yan Jin nodded, she had thought of this as well. They began to secretly investigate the company's internal personnel and identify suspicious persons.

"Help me check the recent cash flow of the traitor Zhang and who he has contacted." Xiang Yu instructed his assistant.

The assistant took the order and left. Xiang Yu and Yan Jin looked at each other and saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. They had a hunch that this network was more complicated than they imagined... Xiang Yu pressed the internal phone, "Help me check who is in the company recently..."