Inside the villa, after Ye Fan and the others had breakfast, they each went off to attend to their own matters.

At the same time, the Li Family, the wealthiest in the Northwest, gathered with leaders of other major companies to discuss their approach towards the Chu Group. Besides the Li Family, which is the wealthiest, there are companies like the Zheng Family of the Xinglong Group, who have had interactions with Ye Fan and Mengyao, and the Huang, Chen, and Ma Families. Under the Li Family's call, these five major companies in the Northwest finally set their sights on the Chu Group.

Li Chenggui, Zheng Guodong, Huang Jingwei, Chen Tiande, and Ma Qianqiu, the leaders of these five families, sat together. Any one of them could shake the business circles in the Northwest, or even the entire Huaxia, with just a stomp of their feet.

These five families dominate most of the business in the Northwest. Now, with the Chu Group's aggressive rise from a small listed company to a multinational corporation, the immense profits have sparked their greed.

The five families all have business dealings with each other, with their business networks intricately intertwined.

Therefore, conflicts between them are minimal, as any competition remains within the realm of business. Destroying one's own interests is something the five families naturally avoid. Even with the Li Family at the forefront, outpacing the other four families in financial power, resorting to lethal measures against other families is not feasible because the implications are too vast, making it difficult to weigh the pros and cons and rendering such actions worthless.

However, the Chu Group is different. Since they have no business dealings with the Chu Group, they naturally want to muscle in and share the Chu Group's profits. Moreover, with the Chu Group's recent rise, they naturally lack elite talents in the business world. How could they possibly compare with the deep-rooted five families under such circumstances?

If they could allocate the Chu Group's profits, the business status of the five families would become even more solid.

"I've gathered the four of you here to discuss how to handle the Chu Group. On this matter, I'm willing to hear more of your opinions." Li Chenggui said thoughtfully, with a dignified air.

Chen Tiande, Zheng Guodong, Huang Jingwei, and Ma Qianqiu exchanged glances but didn't speak first. Although Li Chenggui's words seemed simple, the implication regarding the stance towards the Chu Group––whether as a friend or foe––was something no one dared to be the first to declare enmity. A single family's resources would sustain heavy losses if they clashed with the Chu Group. If they ended up mutually destroying each other with the Chu Group, others would ultimately benefit from sitting on the sidelines.

These five people are each more cunning than the last and wouldn't be the first to challenge the Chu Group.

Especially Zheng Guodong, whose Xinglong Group had been developing business in Ba Country for three years but lost the mercenary group they controlled due to Zheng Jia Mei's carelessness. Knowing the strength of the Chu Group, he did not want to openly provoke them; otherwise, the Chu Group could easily say a word and their business in Ba Country would be replaced.

Despite Xinglong Group's animosity towards the Chu Group, they dare not be too presumptuous in front of the Chu Group. Moreover, the Chu Group has been quite lenient, not making things difficult for Zheng Jia Mei, nor replacing Xinglong Group's business in Ba Country, giving them enough respect, so Zheng Guodong is very cautious.

"In the Northwest, the Li Family is the wealthiest, and we're willing to first hear the Li Family's views." Chen Tiande said after thinking for a while, pushing this Tai Chi Ball onto Li Chenggui.

"A group without a leader won't move. Looking across the Northwest, the Li Family is the leader, our head, so we naturally follow the Li Family's directives." Huang Jingwei said with a laugh, giving enough face to the Li Family; of course, the words of following are complimentary.

"The Xinglong Group also wants to first listen to the Li Family's plan." Zheng Guodong stated.

Looking at the people around him who had all spoken, Ma Qianqiu said unrestrainedly, "In my opinion, we should directly go to war with the Chu Group. With our financial and material resources, annexing the Chu Group is easy. Why should we care about a newly risen company?"

He naturally resents the Chu Group. The Chu Group rapidly ascended to the twentieth position on Huaxia's rich list, seizing the Northwest's fifth spot, and forced the Ma Family down from the commercial throne, thereby achieving its current status.

The Ma Family's loss isn't just a loss of commercial status, but also a loss of policy advantages. Under such circumstances, if the time stretches out, the Ma Family's weakening is inevitable. To reclaim their throne, Ma Qianqiu is willing to go to any lengths, even at all costs, to fight for what he believes is rightfully theirs.

Li Chenggui and the others did not pay much attention to Ma Qianqiu's words. Going in hard isn't a wise tactic; it's a strategy reserved as a last resort.

"I know you four have concerns and worries, but for the Ma Family's position to dominate the Northwest, I'm willing to give up some of the Ma Family's inherent interests. My Ma Family will not take a single benefit from the Chu Group, but the precondition is that the Chu Group must be taken down to help the Ma Family reclaim their rightful throne." Ma Qianqiu was laying it all on the line.

He spoke decisively, "Let's speak frankly, without any hidden agendas. Who wouldn't want the Chu Group's interests? If we take action against the Chu Group, the Ma Family is willing to lead the charge."

Ma Qianqiu acted decisively, not only giving up the Ma Family's inherent interests but also not taking any of the Chu Group's benefits and being willing to lead the charge. It seemed like thankless hard work without any visible benefits at first, but instead, reclaiming their spot on the rich list is what truly matters, which explains why Ma Qianqiu made up his mind.

"We understand Brother Ma's intentions. Since Brother Ma has laid things out like this, I also support Brother Ma. If it's just the Chu Group, even if a business war occurs, wouldn't we destroy the Chu Group's foundation with a mere flick of the finger? What is there to fear?" Chen Tiande revealed a deep smile, showing his stance before Li Chenggui.

"Since we're going to do it, let's sweep away the Chu Group with thunderous power." Huang Jingwei stated his position.

The five present are all significant figures, with each decision causing a massive stir.

However, as long as they unify their opinions and share common interests, even the most complex problems can be simplified to the greatest extent.

Now that Chen Tiande and Huang Jingwei unanimously agreed with Ma Qianqiu, it was up to Li Chenggui and Zheng Guodong's thoughts.

Just now, they were going along with Li Chenggui's ideas and showering him with compliments, but now that Ma Qianqiu had given up substantial benefits, Chen Tiande and Huang Jingwei quickly formed their own opinions and no longer prioritized Li Chenggui's decision.

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