Chen Yiyang's car had not yet reached the entrance of Kuxing's headquarters.

Suddenly, it was stopped by someone.

"This is Mr. Yan, a local businessman from Ludao City," Jiang City introduced, then quietly added a sentence.

"Mr. Yan's main business is contracting various projects in Ludao City."

As soon as Jiang City's words were out, Chen Yiyang instantly understood.

The other party is not a simple businessman; he has official connections behind him.

Anyone who can contract government projects is extraordinarily well-connected.

If your connections are slightly lacking, you can't even get the project payments; once completed, you might as well wait for bankruptcy.

So these people might lack other skills, but they definitely have abundant connections.

"Mr. Yan, what's the matter?" Chen Yiyang got out of the car and greeted him.

"Hahaha, I heard that Kuxing has a new boss, so I came to say hello," Mr. Yan said as he shook hands with Chen Yiyang, "Do you have time to grab a meal together?"

"No, I need to meet with other people in the company first." Chen Yiyang didn't know what Mr. Yan did, so he politely declined the invitation.

"Alright," Mr. Yan nodded, then suddenly said, "Back when Kuxing settled in Ludao City, the Ludao City Government took this very seriously.

They introduced many policies to assist Kuxing, and even helped solve the education issue for Kuxing employees' children."

"So?"

"Now that Kuxing has been exposed for fraud, it's a huge embarrassment for the Ludao City Government. I hope Mr. Chen can resolve it quickly."

After Mr. Yan finished speaking, he left.

Chen Yiyang watched Mr. Yan's departing figure and turned to ask Jiang City.

"Does this mean the Ludao City Government wants to drive us out?"

"Not necessarily," Jiang City said, "Our Kuxing's headquarters in Ludao City has over a thousand employees. Indeed, the Ludao City Government helped us a lot back then.

Mr. Yan is backed by a capital group called Gundam, which also invested in Kuxing back then. They still own twelve percent of Kuxing shares now.

Previously, when Kuxing was shorted, Gundam Capital attempted to acquire the shares held by Zheng Lu.

But for some reason, they later fell out, and Mr. Zheng Lu chose to sell the shares to you."

Chen Yiyang hadn't expected such a story behind this.

But according to Jiang City, Mr. Yan coming over may not necessarily represent the Ludao City's government intentions; it might be Gundam Capital behind him threatening Chen Yiyang, wanting to buy the shares from him.

Indeed, Chen Yiyang isn't the only one who sees Kuxing's potential.

Even though the other party holds over ten percent of the shares, the voting rights are only a few percent, making them a small shareholder, not too concerning.

Chen Yiyang and Jiang City continued to walk into Kuxing's headquarters building, meeting Kuxing's current middle management together.

"Everyone, please have a seat." Chen Yiyang gestured for them all to sit down.

"I am not one to enjoy bothersome procedures. Let's get straight to the point. What are your thoughts on Kuxing Coffee's current predicament?"

After Chen Yiyang finished speaking, some middle managers exchanged glances.

Eventually, a middle manager in his forties stood up and said,

"I believe the current predicament is actually a good thing for Kuxing."

"Go on."

"Kuxing used to limit its main business to coffee for the sake of financial reports and responsibility to investors from the United States.

But I actually think our Kuxing isn't a coffee brand, but an internet brand.

We have the capacity to manage over 8,000 stores nationwide and possess strong experience in online marketing.

No matter how many cups of nine-yuan-nine coffee we sell, in reality, the domestic coffee-drinking population is fixed, so it's hard to increase rapidly in the short term.

But milk tea is different; the current milk tea market in our country is several times larger than the coffee market. If we also sell some milk tea in-store, it will greatly expand our customer base."

"What's your name?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Lin Tao," the middle-aged man replied.

Lin Tao's views were quite similar to Chen Yiyang's.

Kuxing's greatest capability is managing its over 8,000 stores.

This is a remarkable feat.

Plus, there are rarely scandals in Kuxing's stores, indicating that Kuxing's management skills are absolutely not in question.

So, in that case, it's a good idea to create some space in coffee shops and sell milk tea.

But although this plan sounds great, it requires solving one issue.

So Chen Yiyang asked, "The milk tea industry now is packed with already-established chain brands, like Xicha and Nayuki.

Facing these brands, what unique advantages does our Kuxing have?"

"Um," Lin Tao was momentarily at a loss for words.

He hadn't thought of this layer yet.

After all, Kuxing's product development capabilities might not be very strong.

Previously, Kuxing's biggest competitor, Starbucks, though expensive, had good quality.

While instant coffee might be just rinse water, rinse water varies in quality between brands.

Kuxing is outmatched by Starbucks in terms of quality, so why have confidence switching to milk tea and beating the numerous milk tea giants?

"How about we discuss this matter slowly," Chen Yiyang said, not in a rush.

After this round of exchanges, he truly understood that the morale in Kuxing was still relatively stable.

This is thanks to the middle managers reaching a consensus.

That is, Kuxing's advantage isn't in nine-yuan-nine coffee, but in online marketing capabilities and store management abilities.

With these two capabilities, Kuxing won't face a survival crisis.

Although lawsuits from the Securities Exchange Commission and some investors are imminent, requiring Kuxing to fork out substantial cash compensation,

everyone remains optimistic about Kuxing's profitability prospects.

After touring the office Jiang City arranged for him, Chen Yiyang lay on the sofa and took out his phone to glance at today's windfall intelligence.

Today's intelligence, Pangu Tongbao: Antique Market on Moon Immortal Road, Fuming District, Ludao City, has a batch of Pangu Tongbao for sale. Buying within ten thousand yuan guarantees a windfall.

Relevant item images and location are provided on the second page.

Pangu Tongbao?

Chen Yiyang, at first glance at the name, thought it was made up in some cultivation novel.

The name is too impressive.

It doesn't sound like a proper dynasty's minted coin.

Which dynasty would be so adolescent to use Pangu's name to mint currency? It's usually the reign title, right?

So Chen Yiyang casually searched for this Pangu Tongbao.

Unexpectedly, the official name of this Tongbao is indeed this.

However, this Pangu Tongbao wasn't minted by a legitimate ancient dynasty.

Yet the organization that minted this batch of Pangu Tongbao was quite famous.

It's called, the Heaven and Earth Society!

Yes, it's the Heaven and Earth Society aiming to restore the Ming dynasty from the Qing!

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