Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 460 - 460 455 They Actually Started a Factory

Chapter 460: Chapter 455 They Actually Started a Factory? Chapter 460: Chapter 455 They Actually Started a Factory? No matter how much resentment Zhuang Shengkai harbored inside, he still didn’t dare to openly confront Old Zhuang; after all, he hadn’t yet taken over the factory, and the old man had not delegated his authority. At times like this, he still had to be cajoled.

“Dad, the reason I didn’t tell you is that I didn’t want to make things difficult for you, right?”

Zhuang Shengkai picked up the folder from the ground and put it back on the desk, sighing, “Sigh, there’s something I’ve been afraid to tell you because it might anger you. Do you know where He Gong went after he resigned?”

Zhuang Zong showed impatience on his face, “Just speak plainly, don’t beat around the bush with me.”

“You probably aren’t aware yet? Jing Junyang and Jiang Yan have started a new electronics factory.”

“What?” Zhuang Zong exclaimed in shock. “It’s already up and running?”

So soon?

He knew Jing Junyang was the crown prince of Jing Corporation, but it was only at the beginning of their cooperation that he had someone investigate this: learning that his parents were divorced, he moved out with his mother from the Jing family, while his father took over Jing Corporation, and brought back his other children from outside the family.

He thought that Jing Junyang chose to start his own business because there was no hope of inheriting Jing Corporation, as it was quite clear his father favored the illegitimate son born outside.

As for the fact that later on Jing Junyang’s grandfather changed his will, his father was kicked out of Jing Corporation, and his aunt re-entered Jing Corporation’s headquarters… to be honest, unless they were in the same circle and close in relationship, it was highly unlikely to learn about these internal affairs.

Plus, these events happened over the New Year, and afterwards Jing Corporation seemed to be functioning normally again. Who would have guessed that such turmoil would occur in such a short period?

So up until now, Zhuang Zong was still unaware that Jing Junyang was in fact the true heir of Jing Corporation.

He coveted ‘Feixue’ and thought he could control Jing Junyang and Jiang Yan since one of these young men had a background but it was unstable, and the other was capable but lacked connections.

It was precisely because he knew this that he immediately agreed when Zhuang Shengkai proposed the plan to buy ‘Feixue’ by manipulating orders. At the time, he thought that if Zhuang Shengkai failed, at worst they could just let go of ‘Feixue’. He could intervene to mediate. Young people are thin-skinned, and out of respect for him, they would still have to obediently return to the previous state.

But who would have expected that these two young men wouldn’t play by the rules? Once the orders were cut off, they were annoyed and specifically sought legal counsel, completely falling out with the factory and not even saving his face.

Although Zhuang Zong felt uneasy at that time, he didn’t think about them setting up a new factory. After all, a factory isn’t child’s play; could they really just set one up whenever they wanted?

Not to mention the equipment and other aspects, just finding a factory space would be very difficult, especially since Beijing was experiencing a boom in startups. It wasn’t just about finding available factory space—the surrounding land prices were skyrocketing.

At that time, he believed the greatest possibility was that the two sought cooperation with another electronics factory, but Zhuang Zong wasn’t the least bit worried about that.

In Beijing, no other electronics factory was bigger than his, and given his deep understanding of ‘Feixue,’ no other factory was more suitable for producing ‘Feixue’ than theirs.

Just wait, after they had looked around and sampled others, if they wanted to continue producing ‘Feixue,’ they would still have to come back to them.

However, he never expected that instead of seeing Jing Junyang and Jiang Yan returning, he would be confronted with the news of their new factory’s opening.

Zhuang Zong felt a chill down his spine, his complexion turning ashen. “You mean, Old He went to their factory?”

Zhuang Shengkai nodded, “Yes, not only did He Gong leave, but everyone else as well. It’s as if our factory’s entire leadership team was poached by Jiang Yan and Jing Junyang. And you still want to retain them? Is that even possible? Let’s not talk about others; when He Gong first resigned, didn’t you spend half a day persuading and trying to keep him? What was the result? You still couldn’t keep him.”

“I’m guessing that when He Gong left, he must have coordinated with Manager Zhao and the others; otherwise, they wouldn’t have scrambled over there as soon as he was out the door. Jiang Yan and Jing Junyang stealing our staff is one thing, but the main issue is the influence of our own people. Dad, think about it, in our factory, aside from you, who else commands respect like He Gong?”

Zhuang Shengkai saw his father’s gloomy face and didn’t say a word.

Seeing this, Zhuang Shengkai sneered in his heart and continued to instigate against He Gong, “You always treated him as an old partner, with utmost loyalty. Every year, regardless of his performance, he would get a year-end bonus of over fifty thousand, sometimes even a hundred thousand. Was he satisfied with that? No, he still left for a better offer elsewhere, not just him but also a bunch of people following his lead. So, Dad, you still want me to talk to you about their resignations. What should I say?

If I do speak, are you going to try to retain them or not? Trying to retain them is definitely futile; He Gong has promised them positions and perks, they can’t wait to leave. But if we don’t try to retain them, they will definitely criticize you for being heartless and disloyal. So, in this situation, it’s better for you to remain uninformed.”

Despite Zhuang Shengkai’s detailed account, as if he knew everything, he had only just found out that Jiang Yan and Jing Junyang had opened a new factory, and that all the resigning staff from his factory had gone there.

He didn’t come to this realization through an investigation, but by overhearing two workers discussing it as he came out of the restroom, right before Zhuang Shengkai was summoned to the office for a scolding. He creatively used this information to his advantage, an excuse to fool his father.

Whether the truth mattered or not, today he was set on letting He Gong take the fall for him.

The problem is, Zhuang Shengkai’s father believed his story, truly thinking that all the mid-level leaders resigning from the factory were instigated by He Gong.

This made him even angrier than the disaster Zhuang Shengkai had caused at the factory.

“You may leave now.”

Zhuang Shengkai’s father had no more energy to scold Zhuang Shengkai, waving him off from his office.

Zhuang Shengkai agreed, feeling disdain in his heart but leaving the office with utmost respect displayed on his face.

Once back in his own office, he immediately picked up his phone to call his mother—

“Mom, today the old man actually hit me!”

“What? Where did he hit you, and why did he hit you?”

Zhuang Shengkai snorted, “What else could it be for? It’s because I’m not his biological son, so he takes it out on me over trivial matters. You keep telling me to respect him, to treat him like my real father, but do you see him treating me like his own son?”

“That’s a heartless thing to say. In what way has your father not treated you as his own? Sending you abroad to study, letting you learn and arranging for you to be his successor at the factory. Aren’t all these the treatment of a real son? You can’t let one instance of him losing his temper make you biased against him.”

“Fine, fine, fine, you just take his side. But have you considered why he treats me this way? It’s because his own son doesn’t recognize him, and he’s counting on me to support him in his old age. And this factory, if I don’t take over, who will he give it to? So, Mom, you need to get it straight. It’s not that I’m demanding the factory from him, it’s him asking me to take over his factory.”

“Yes, yes, he’s begging you, he must beg you. Don’t be angry, son. When your father comes back home, I’ll talk to him and make sure he never gives you a hard time again.”

Zhuang Shengkai then snorted coldly and hung up the phone.