Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 715 - 710 Bear Family’s Business Tactics

Chapter 715: 710 Bear Family’s Business Tactics

"If we still want to expand into Haicheng in the future, we definitely can’t resort to violence. This time, everyone in Haicheng is a local notable. If we leave a bad impression now, doing business here later will be difficult."

Old Yuan was always so contemplative.

He reminded Gu Chen not to act rashly, and Gu Chen understood that Old Yuan’s words were for his own good.

Although he understood, Gu Chen’s mood wasn’t much better. Frankly, he looked down on those people.

Gathering such a group together was nothing short of a motley crowd.

Unfortunately, they were wealthy and powerful, and for the time being, Gu Chen really had no way to deal with them. He could only wait until he grew stronger to settle scores with them.

"Regarding this Qianyang Commerce Association, I’ve heard some rumors. It seems that it’s not just supported by the locals of Haicheng—the real person in charge behind it, the founder Xiong Qianyang, is not simple either.

Xiong Qianyang has quite a network in Yancheng too. His father was seriously injured years ago but had a thriving business. I’ve heard many looked to his father for loans back then,

and in the end, his father didn’t even ask for the money back.

Instead, it left them indebted with favors.

It’s precisely because of these debts of gratitude that Xiong Qianyang has been able to establish such a foundation for himself today.

To put it simply, the Xiong family is quite capable, and we would be at a disadvantage if we went head-to-head with them.

Xiong Tianyang doesn’t have any particularly great skills; his one well-known attribute is his network.

I’ve heard he likes to have people owe him favors. Zhang San asks him for help, and he agrees.

Then he turns around and asks Li Si, making Zhang San owe him a favor and himself owing Li Si a favor.

When the day comes that Li Si asks him for help, he’d go to Wang Wu, thereby settling his debt with Li Si.

Owing Wang Wu a favor, when Wang Wu needs help, he goes to Zhang San. Just like that, he acts as a middleman without exerting any effort, only serving as a link in the chain, and yet this tactic has allowed him to thrive hugely."

After saying this, Gu Chen roughly understood the kind of pattern he was dealing with.

It was quite peculiar, and he hadn’t expected Xiong Qianyang to be so smart. Internally, Gu Chen admitted it was indeed a very effective method.

This way there would always be people owing him favors, and he would always be repaying them. With these ties of mutual benefit, his network naturally became much stronger.

Now that he had established the Qianyang Commerce Association, he had thoroughly become the intermediary, bringing all his people together for his own use.

Gu Chen greatly admired Xiong Tianyang’s business acumen and recognized his capability.

However, this didn’t prevent Gu Chen from feeling a personal dislike for him.

"I’ve heard of this Xiong Qianyang before. He’s very smart and particularly likes to mingle with the older generation. It seems his success today is largely thanks to the help from those elders."

Old Yuan nodded at this point, having done his homework; he knew of Xiong Qianyang.

It seemed only Gu Chen was unaware.

He had never heard the name Xiong Xuanyang before, but he found that normal, as he had only recently come into money.

For people like Old Yuan, who had been wealthy for a long time, they were familiar with the affluent characters from various places. But it was different for him; he’d only just started having enough to eat.

Who has the time to care about how much money others have, or what kind of power they wield?

He himself is already too busy to catch a break.

"So, does this Xiong Qianyang have any enemies?" Gu Chen asked curiously at this time.

"Of course he has enemies. As far as I know, this Xiong Qianyang treats anyone who can’t be used by him as his enemy.

For instance, if Zhang San and Li Si have a conflict and he sides with Zhang San, then he’ll use his own connections to help Zhang San, which consequently makes Li Si his enemy.

Although he does have enemies, they’re all useless.

It’s a simple truth because anyone who can be his enemy is someone who’s already been thoroughly defeated by him."

After saying this, Gu Chen felt it was quite tragic.

He had originally wanted to rally like-minded people to gradually start playing the long game with Xiong Qianyang.

Unexpectedly, although Xiong Qingyang still had enemies, not one of them could help him.

All Gu Chen could do was sigh, still unsure of how to handle the situation.

"It’s fine, let’s not rush. Take it one step at a time. This Xiong Qianyang might be somewhat capable, but he’s nothing to be scared of."

Old Yuan said softly to Gu Chen at this moment, as if he was afraid that Gu Chen might become discouraged.

"Don’t worry, I won’t give up. Since this Xiong Qianyang has no enemies, then I will become his first one.

I actually do want to test my strength against his, but then again, by doing so, I’m also providing a path for many businessmen.

Could this be considered as shouldering a burden for others? The Qianyang Commerce Association is blocking everyone’s way forward in Haicheng.

If I become his rival, even if it only makes the Qianyang Commerce Association step back a little, that will be enough.

To make room for more ordinary people to rise up."

After Gu Chen said this, Old Yuan was stunned for a moment; he hadn’t considered that Gu Chen could have such lofty ambitions.

"That’s one way to look at it. If you really take on Xiong Tianyang head-on, and manage to cause even a slight loss to the Qianyang Commerce Association, then you truly will be creating a space for many ordinary people.

However, at the same time, if you go against him, you may have to face even more severe consequences."

Xiao Wang, standing nearby, furrowed his brow when he heard that Gu Chen intended to confront Xiong Qianyang; he did not say anything, but it was clear in his eyes that he doubted Gu Chen’s capabilities.

He was from Haicheng, and he knew many people there.

He was acquainted with quite a few of Haicheng’s wealthy, and he had long heard of Xiong Qianyang’s formidable reputation.

It could be said that for many years, no one has dared to claim they could topple Xiong Qianyang.

There’s even a joke in Haicheng that at this moment, Xiong Qianyang has grown so powerful that even his father can’t move him.

Any other businessman who wants to take on Xiong Qianyang is simply courting death.

But at this time, Old Yuan said, "Gu Chen, I know you’re making a lot of money every day now. From your bar to your internet cafe to your restaurant, coffee shop, and flower shop, just these few businesses should be earning you over a hundred thousand a day, right?"