I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property
Chapter 337 - 335: You Guys Are Already Down Before I've Even Started?

The employee strike naturally affected the company's bosses and shareholders the most.

They were simply baffled, the company had been operating just fine, and suddenly the employees started striking out of the blue.

The employees demanded a wage increase and reduced overtime hours; these demands sounded reasonable at first listen, but upon closer inspection, none of their requested pay raises were below 50%!

Do you think that's excessive? Want to negotiate? The employees at Qualcomm Electronics demanded a doubling of their salaries—our demand for a 50% raise isn't excessive, is it?

Incredibly, the striking teams formed a sort of competition between themselves—what? You're asking for 50%? Then we demand 60%!

You're asking for a decrease of 3 hours in the weekly working time? No way! We demand a reduction of 5 hours!

What? You demand the annual bonus to be no less than two months' salary? Damn! We asked for less, only one month! Hurry up and go back to renegotiate with the boss!

You demand the company should provide at least half a month's paid vacation leave for travel each year? Then we're not satisfied! We demand two such leaves a year!

Soon, each factory became a tangled mess, and this was only the first day since Zhang Menglong announced the establishment of the "Worker's Fund Foundation." The strike frenzy was just beginning in this state, and if it continued for another day or two, the Continent might witness the largest strike in history!

The bosses of those companies were both fearful and angry; in their eyes, this employee strike was ultimately caused by Qualcomm Electronics!

If they hadn't offended Zhang Menglong, Zhang wouldn't have set up this "Worker's Fund Foundation," and their employees wouldn't have just started striking out of nowhere.

Several company bosses angrily went to Qualcomm Electronics, desperately seeking explanations from the board members, even demanding that they reconcile with Zhang Menglong immediately, or else face a direct lawsuit in court!

The entire capital market was in chaos, but surely the state couldn't just stand by and do nothing, right? The senior executives of Qualcomm Electronics immediately contacted the stakeholders who controlled those state-owned assets.

However, they received a very desperate response, being told that Qualcomm Electronics must resolve this matter properly, and no assistance would be provided!

Under pressure from all sides, the board of Qualcomm Electronics finally cracked. A few directors sat in the conference room with furrowed brows, looking like they had aged years in just a few days.

"What on earth is Zhang Menglong capable of, that even the authorities can't handle him?" Mobai's lips trembled. He racked his brain but couldn't figure it out—does Zhang have connections at the top? But he's a Huaxia person!

"I heard a rumor that members of the Otto family are involved in this," Zeda said, "Outsiders might not know, but everyone working here should be well aware that the Otto family's influence goes far beyond what is publicly displayed."

"What do we do now? Are we really going to have to submit to Zhang Menglong?"

"If Qualcomm Electronics wants to survive, there's no other way but to submit to Zhang Menglong," Zeda sighed. Zhang Menglong was the most difficult adversary he had ever encountered and the only one who had left him completely at a loss.

In this world, 99% of matters can still be solved with money. If it can't be solved, then it just means there's not enough money. But this matter isn't part of that 1%!

All eyes simultaneously turned towards Infelite, who had been the brain behind several schemes against Silicon Moonlight.

"Whomever provoked Zhang Menglong should take responsibility for resolving this," someone said.

"You... you all... don't forget that you all agreed with my approach at the time, and everything I did was for the company!" Infelite said in panic.

"You apologize to Zhang Menglong, or we'll immediately expel you from the board," Mobai threw aside past friendships at that moment, "Don't doubt whether I have the power to do so!"

Infelite's body trembled. Although he was also a shareholder of Qualcomm Electronics, the differences between shareholders were vast; Mobai's net worth and influence were far beyond Infelite's.

"Alright! I'll go!" At this moment, Infelite had no other choice. A few months ago, he could never have imagined that one day he would be so humbled, begging a Huaxia man whom he once looked down upon.

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While Qualcomm Electronics was frantically busy, Zhang Menglong was preoccupied with a video call with Lu Yiyao, as if the events unfolding in America had nothing to do with him at all.

"You, always stirring up trouble wherever you go. Why does every place you visit end up with an incident that the whole world knows about?" Lu Yiyao complained.

"It's not my fault, it was Qualcomm Electronics who started sabotaging my company first, should I just take a beating and not fight back?" Zhang Menglong said.

"But this has blown up too big, I've even heard the news here in Huaxia. In Colorado State alone, over 200 companies have gone on strike, totaling over 30,000 workers. This has seriously affected the local economic development and social stability. Aren't you afraid they'll come after you?" Lu Yiyao expressed her concern.

"Right!" Zhang Menglong suddenly realized this point. Logically, with such a big mess he had created, it was preposterous that the higher-ups hadn't come troubling him. "Could they really just be watching me make a mess of things?"

Zhang Menglong had originally wanted to use this incident to force the local authorities to intervene indirectly, thereby applying pressure on Qualcomm Electronics.

"Otto!" Zhang Menglong shouted.

"Mr. Zhang, may I assist you with something?" Otto asked respectfully.

"Qualcomm Electronics has state-owned capital in it, right? Now that the company is in this condition, why haven't the higher-ups shown any reaction?" Zhang Menglong believed Otto would know something.

"Oh, rest assured, Mr. Zhang, we've already given them a heads-up. The higher-ups definitely wouldn't dare to let out a peep, and they would even proactively exert pressure on Qualcomm Electronics. As long as it doesn't involve leaking core industrial technologies, they should agree to any conditions you put forth unconditionally."

"There's such a thing? How did you manage that?" Zhang Menglong asked curiously.

"Mr. Zhang, it's just a difference in social systems. In capitalist countries, there's a high degree of freedom, and money is everything. If you have enough money, you can even compete for the presidency, no matter how obscure you are, and even win it!"

"And you guys..."

"We're not interested in governing the country!" Otto laughed, "However, now out of the 50 states in the nation, 37 state governors are the result of capital operation by our Duber family. If we so wish, we could replace those governors next year. In this continent, our Duber family's word is law!"

"Impressive, impressive!" Zhang Menglong couldn't help but start applauding.

"Oh, there's a call!" Temporarily disconnecting the video with Lu Yiyao, Zhang Menglong answered, "Hello, this is Zhang Menglong!"

"Zhang... Mr. Zhang, hello, I... I'm Infelite..."

"Oh, Mr. Infelite!" Zhang Menglong smiled with satisfaction. "You're a busy man; what brings you to waste time on a lowly Asian like me?"

Infelite's complexion changed, Zhang Menglong's barbed manner was all too clear.

"I'm here to apologize," Infelite took a deep breath, "Last time at Silicon Moonlight, it was my fault for insulting Huaxia people and I shouldn't have used those underhanded methods. Please, I beg your forgiveness."

"Forgive you? Hmph!" Zhang Menglong sneered, "It seems Mr. Infelite lacks sincerity. A phone call with a simple sorry is supposed to settle things? Better rethink your approach before coming to see me again!"

Zhang Menglong hung up the phone with a snap, "I wondered how long you would last; you're giving in before I've even put in the effort!"