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Chapter 376 - 348 All’s fair in war

Chapter 376: 348 All’s fair in war

"Aren’t you going to call him?"

"Let him sleep a little longer."

In the dormitory.

Jiang Chen and the others were enjoying their meal.

Then, as if he had sniffed out the aroma, Luo Peng got up on his own.

He sat on the bed, with a confused look and an expression that read "Who am I, where am I?"

After daydreaming for quite a while, he slowly came to his senses and reestablished a connection with the world.

"How did I get back?"

"Luo Bro, do you really not remember anything?"

Bai Zheli looked up with his bowl in hand,

Luo Peng sat on the bed, high above, and shook his head blankly.

"You drank too much. It was Jiang Chen who came to get you, and then I carried you up here."

Li Shao said, "If you can’t drink, don’t pretend to be tough. Now look, you’ve made a fool of yourself."

Luo Peng seemed to have really blacked out, without a single memory of last night.

"What about Teacher Xiang Tian?"

"I sent her home."

Upon hearing this, Luo Peng looked at Jiang Chen, his gaze speculative and his brow furrowed deeply.

"You really don’t remember anything?"

Jiang Chen asked.

Luo Peng shook his head, trying hard to remember, but his brain seemed to crash, lacking the storage of that segment of memory, creating a small gap of emptiness.

"Jiang Chen, how did you find your way there?"

"Teacher Xiang Tian used your phone to call me. By the time I got there, you were already sprawled out."

Luo Peng felt a bit embarrassed, thinking his tolerance for alcohol wasn’t that bad, but the reality in front of him left no room for denial.

It was really quite strange.

Although it wasn’t the first time he’d been drunk, such memory loss was indeed rare for him.

Unable to help himself, he climbed down from the bed and tentatively asked, "Teacher Xiang Tian didn’t say anything, did she?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and said in a tactful tone, "She really didn’t say much. She just asked us to take good care of you, but you might have missed your best opportunity."

Luo Peng felt immense regret.

"Damn, how was I to know the booze from Dongying would be so potent!"

"Alright, let’s eat first,"

Li Shao said with a smile.

"You guys eat. I need to send a message to Teacher Xiang Tian to explain."

Luo Peng hurriedly went to look for his phone.

Jiang Chen, who had kneaded the beautiful legs last night, picked up his bowl without showing any emotion and continued to eat.

At the Jin Hai headquarters.

The board meeting.

The atmosphere was silent and oppressive.

Shi Zhenhua sat at the forefront of the meeting room, his face expressionless.

"Do none of you have any opinions to share?"

The esteemed directors of Jin Hai all kept to themselves.

"Chairman, I believe we have been preparing for so long, investing a great deal of manpower and resources. We cannot retreat without a fight. If word gets out, it will certainly result in ridicule and damage the reputation of Jin Hai. It would also be a serious blow to the morale of our internal team,"

Perhaps it was because he had climbed to his position through relentless effort that this director, who had entered the boardroom as an employee, had such a distinctive personality and dared to be the first to express his stance and opinion during such a crisis.

Shi Qianxi couldn’t help but glance at him.

She might not have had a reason to attend this meeting if she were merely the "Princess" of Jin Hai, but lets not forget, she was also a shareholder of Jin Hai now, and besides Shi Zhenhua, she was the second-largest shareholder, seated right below Shi Zhenhua.

Ouyang Cheng.

Twenty years ago, he resolutely left a high-paying job at a Fortune 500 company to join Jin Hai Industries, which was just getting off the ground, and played a vital role in Jin Hai’s expansion.

After Jin Hai rose to prominence, Shi Zhenhua didn’t dismiss these veterans who had fought battles alongside him.

Representing these individuals, Ouyang Cheng not only joined the board of directors, but now also oversees Jin Hai’s overseas business, making him one of the most influential people among the dozen directors.

Shi Qianxi swiftly recalled information about Ouyang Cheng as she looked at him.

As one of the few outsiders in the boardroom, this director, who had earned his place through personal struggle, might be an idol to tens of thousands of Jin Hai employees, and perhaps one that Chen Zhou had aspired to become.

As someone who had weathered the storm with Jin Hai, growing from nothing to success, his style and advocacy could be imagined to be representative of the "hawks."

Of course.

Where there are people, there are cliques. Within such a vast commercial empire, countless interests intertwine. It’s impossible to be monolithic; there are numerous factions and complex loyalties, an unavoidable malady for any large enterprise.

Jin Hai was no exception.

"Director Ouyang makes a point. We’ve been preparing for so long, and we haven’t even blown the horn or clashed with the enemy, yet we’re retreating in such a dismayed fashion. It indeed doesn’t sound too good when spoken aloud. However, from another perspective, would it not be even more foolish to engage in a war we’re destined to lose just for the sake of hubris and so-called ’face’? Surely you all understand the concept of sunk cost—there’s no need for me to go into further detail. This project isn’t that important to Jin Hai. Giving up might cause temporary pain, but if we persist, the losses will only be greater."

No sooner had Ouyang Cheng finished speaking than someone immediately jumped out with an entirely opposite view.

It was none other than a true insider, Shi Qianxi’s uncle, Shi Zhenhua’s former brother-in-law, Meng Jiye.

"We haven’t even fought yet, how does Director Meng know we can’t win?"

Given his special status, most would give Meng Jiye some respect, but Ouyang Cheng did not back down, immediately confronting Meng Jiye.

If Jin Hai were compared to a dynasty, then Ouyang Cheng would doubtlessly be a founding hero with "contributions to the dragon," one who expanded territories and possessed notable achievements.