The last Linghe letter sent by Jiang Wenbo made Li Yao jump to his feet.
"What, the Shanhai Sect is going to be annexed?"
He couldn't help it anymore and contacted Jiang Wenbo through Linghe Chuanxin.
Appearing in the light curtain were two slightly depressed faces.
Jiang Wenbo and Guan Xiong were discussing sect affairs together.
"Teacher Jiang, Brother Xiong, what's going on?"
"In the Three Treasures Magazine, the reviews of "Flying Sword and War Armor" are fairly fair, but the reviews of "Magic Weapon World" and "The Refiner's Home" are completely beyond the normal range.
There are still so many gaps in the major forums.
Comment, very unreasonable!”
"You also said in your letter that many dealers have stopped cooperation, which is unreasonable!"
"The Monster Detector has only been on the market for a month, and no major quality problems have been found.
Even if the sales are temporarily low, we won't stop the cooperation immediately, right?"
"Now, you are saying that the Shanhai Sect may be annexed by other sects.
What happened?"
Li Yao went straight to the point and asked questions like a barrage of questions.
Jiang Wenbo and Guan Xiong looked at each other, sighed, and said: "Li Yao, you guessed it right.
We were attacked by a strong sniper.
The monster detector was targeted even before it was launched on the market."
"There must be something wrong with the evaluation article in San*Bao magazine; the negative review posts on major forums are also caused by someone behind the scenes; and we know privately that many dealers have stopped cooperation under pressure."
"But these are not big issues."
"The Monster Detector is indeed a very good magic weapon.
According to our return visits to real customers, the vast majority of them are very satisfied and want to recommend it to their friends.
As long as we persist, we will rely on word of mouth.
Sales volume It will get better and better.”
"But now, the biggest problem is-" Jiang Wenbo pondered for a moment, then laughed to himself.
He said, "Forget it.
It doesn't matter if I tell you.
Anyway, it is widely spread in the world of cultivation that the Shanhai Sect's capital chain is about to be broken!"
"What!"
Li Yao was shocked.
The financial situation of a sect is the top secret among top secrets.
Once the capital chain is broken, it will definitely cause a chain reaction once it is made public.
Defeat the sect directly!
The fact that Jiang Wenbo could tell him this matter meant that the news had already spread and it had become a well-known secret.
Jiang Wenbo smiled bitterly and said: "Just a few evaluation articles in magazines cannot be a fatal blow to us; even if many dealers stop cooperation, there are still many old brothers who have cooperated with us for decades to support us, and we can also use online sales."
"But now, it's the crystal eye supplier that has a problem."
"After the crystal eye supplier we cooperated with provided the first batch of crystal lenses, they have been pushing back and forth for various reasons.
The delivery was delayed, but during the communication, they repeatedly assured that there would be no problem.
Just because "There have to be delays due to objective reasons such as raw material supply, but they will definitely deliver the goods before the deadline and compensate for the related losses."
"We have been working with this crystal eye supplier for many years, and we have considerable trust in each other, so we believe it."
"Without obtaining crystal eyes, we first refined tens of thousands of semi-finished monster detectors and even pre-sold them."
"The result.
After three extensions, the crystal eye supplier finally tore up the contract and terminated the cooperation!"
"As a result, all our pre-sales will have to be recovered.
In addition to double the return of customers' pre-sale funds, it will also have a certain impact on word-of-mouth."
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"More importantly, more than 10,000 semi-finished monster detectors are all made according to the crystal eye specifications provided by this supplier.
It is difficult to replace another sect's crystal eye."
Li Yao nodded.
As a weapon refiner, he knows very well that the crystal eyes refined by various sects are very different in specifications.
If the size differs by just one millimeter, it cannot be used universally.
But there was one more thing he didn't understand: "Teacher Jiang, when you signed the contract with this crystal eye supplier, there should be a breach of contract clause, right?
And the liquidated damages should be greater than your losses?"
Jiang Wenbo said: "Li Yao, you are not a managerial cultivator, so naturally you don't understand the rationale."
"Yes, there is indeed a breach of contract clause, but now that people have turned their backs and refused to recognize them, the only way to solve it is through legal channels!
The lawsuit will last for a year or two, and we will definitely win in the end, but it will also take a while to actually get the liquidated damages.
Two years, or even three to five years later!”
Li Yao thought for a while and said doubtfully: "But what does this do to the other party?
Money and goodwill will all be lost heavily!
It's like you are seeking death, and you have to drag the Shanhai Sect to be buried with you!"
Jiang Wenbo shook his head: "You are wrong.
The Shanhai Sect will definitely die before it does.
We have two loans due next month.
Because of this incident, we have lost a lot of money and we haven't paid out at all."
"What's even more weird is that the Shanhai Sect's financial situation was leaked out somehow.
Now the entire cultivation world knows that the Shanhai Sect's financial chain is about to break.
Who else is willing to lend us money?"
Li Yao frowned, and after a moment, asked: "Teacher Jiang, can you tell me how much of the Shanhai Sect's current funding gap is?"
Jiang Wenbo was stunned for a moment, and Guan Xiong, who had been sullen beside him, said: "What can't be said now?
The outside world has even obtained our financial statements!
Besides, the monster detector is a joint project between us and Li Yao.
Li Yao is also a partner and should know our situation. " "Right now, our entire sect is trying to figure out a way and have searched all the connections.
By next month, it is estimated that there will still be a funding gap of 3.5 billion to 500 million.
If it is not resolved, the funding chain will be broken and the Shanhai sect will be doomed!"
Li Yao nodded thoughtfully.
Three to five billion doesn't sound like much for a cultivating sect.
But the actual situation is not that simple.
What is a capital chain?
That is one link after another!
Shanhai Sect has been operating poorly in recent years and is heavily in debt.
In order to launch the monster detector project, a lot of money was borrowed from banks and major sects.
The foreign debt is estimated to be in the billions.
All creditors are paying attention to the sales of monster detectors and the financial status of the Shanhai Sect.
If Monster Detector becomes an instant hit.
If the sales volume is astonishing, banks and major sects will naturally not be eager to recover arrears, and may even borrow additional money.
Earn generous interest.
Now, sales of monster detectors are weak.
And the Shanhai Sect's capital chain is broken.
If they don't pay out, it will definitely cause a chain reaction.
All banks and sects will not agree to extend the loan, and the Shanhai Sect must pay back the money immediately.
The Shanhai Sect was destroyed in one fell swoop!
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Li Yao vaguely felt that the whole thing was an interlocking trap from beginning to end.
"There must be someone behind this matter.
I wonder if you know who is targeting the Shanhai Sect and our monster detectors?"
Li Yao asked coldly, with a dangerous light shining in his eyes.
Before Jiang Wenbo could speak, Guan Xiong gritted his teeth and said: "I don't have any conclusive evidence, but ten days ago, Feiling Sect released news that it was preparing to acquire the Shanhai Sect.
Let us become - Feiling Sect Shanhaitang!"
"Feiling Sect!"
Li Yao immediately remembered that Feiling Sect had contacted him when he had just applied for the patent for the monster detector.
He wanted to buy out the patent in one go at an extremely low price, but he refused.
Jiang Wenbo said: "Fei Ling Sect is a traditional precision magic weapon refining giant.
In recent years, it has been transforming in the direction of detection magic weapons.
Especially this year, it has spent a lot of money to launch a series of detection magic weapons.
The advertising costs alone are astronomical. ” "However, the Feiling Sect started by refining watches.
Their detection magic weapons are all worn on the wrist."
"I have also bought a few and studied them.
In terms of craftsmanship and precision, they are indeed much better than our monster detectors."
"But in actual combat, I am still more optimistic about the monster detector."
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and said: "In other words, if the monster detector is really popular, it is likely to seize the Feiling Sect's detection magic weapon market and cause Feiling Sect to suffer heavy losses?"
"Yes!"
Jiang Wenbo said, “Moreover, the series of competitive methods against us are very similar to the style of ‘Shark’.”
Li Yao was stunned: "Who is the shark?"
"Qiu Guanyu, the young master of Feiling Sect, is a genius managerial cultivator.
He is only twenty-nine years old this year.
He has already led many merger and acquisition projects and helped Feiling Sect annex many small and medium-sized sects."
Jiang Wenbo said, "Qiu Guanyu has sharp tactics and a ruthless style.
He is known for being hard-hearted and killing without blood.
If he wants to annex a small or medium-sized sect, he will often use various means to suppress it first, leaving the small and medium-sized sect with no choice but to Accept the conditions obediently and be swallowed whole by Fei Lingzong!"
"In the seven years since his debut, he has used this method to annex eleven small and medium-sized sects.
Every year, one or two sects become his victims.
Therefore, in the world of cultivation, Qiu Guanyu is called a 'shark'!"
"I see, I understand."
Li Yao was thoughtful and asked, "Teacher Jiang, Brother Xiong, what do you think about mergers and acquisitions within the Shanhai Sect?"
"Of course we don't want to!"
Guan Xiong shouted, "If Feiling Sect was willing to acquire us a few months ago when Shanhai Sect was desperate, maybe everyone would have agreed with gritted teeth!"
"But now, we have such a good product as the Monster Detector, and when we were about to go all out and fight, we were tricked by this shark using despicable and shameless methods, and he also wanted to swallow us whole?
Whoever wants to go, I will definitely not go.
The thought of calling this shark the 'sect leader' one day makes me furious!"
"Anyway, if the Shanhai Sect is really acquired, I will just walk away and become a casual cultivator!"
Jiang Wenbo said: "There are not many people in the Shanhai Sect who are willing to be acquired, but at this point, what else can we do?"
Li Yao was silent for a moment and said: "In short, if we collect three to five billion before next month, we can temporarily tide over the difficulties, right?"
Jiang Wenbo nodded, then his eyes widened and he lost his voice: "Li Yao, what do you want to do?"
Li Yao said word by word: "I want to fight Feiling Sect and this shark."
Jiang Wenbo said anxiously: "You know nothing about business wars, and you are no match for the sharks.
Even if the temporary funding problem is solved, as long as the sales of monster detectors cannot increase, the subsequent funding gap will still be huge.
This is a bottomless pit.
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There is no need to go there.
You’re jumping!
Besides, everything is just our speculation, there is no conclusive evidence that Fei Lingzong is the mastermind!”
"As for the funding issue, let's think of a solution slowly.
Anyway, as long as Brother Xiong, Teacher Jiang, and your Shanhai School can work together as one and persevere until the last moment!
As for the evidence -" Li Yao smiled, showing his sharp teeth, "Do you think that I, 'Vulture Li Yao,' look like the kind of person who needs conclusive evidence before launching a counterattack?"