Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 834 The Decline of a Tycoon: Jia Yueting, Who Couldn't Fly Across the Ocean
If someone tricks you into investing 150 billion RMB and ends up making you lose everything, what would you do?
I'd probably want to drown that person.

It's a pity that Beijing only has rivers and no lakes; it would be more convenient in Shanghai.

This is what Sun Hongbin is thinking right now.

Just now, Xiaomi officially announced its acquisition of LeEco's core business, causing a huge shock in the industry.

Sun Hongbin's first reaction was "This is impossible," but then he belatedly realized that he had been deceived.

All he wanted was an explanation, and then he discovered that Lao Jia had disappeared!
Old Jia is going to run away!
The rumor that had been circulating in the media was dispelled when Jia Yueting appeared at the company recently.

But this time, the other party's disappearance made Sun Hongbin feel uneasy, but a glimmer of hope remained in his heart. He did not believe that he had misjudged the situation.

Even if we take a step back and assume the other party really ran away, it's no big deal.

This 150 billion yuan, besides being invested in LeEco, also serves another purpose: through LeEco's bankruptcy liquidation, a lot of funds can be laundered.

LeEco will continue to be a new source of funding for him and his team, as the previous methods of raising hundreds of millions or billions of yuan through film production were slower, more troublesome, and obviously less effective.

But that phone call just now shattered all illusions: Jia Yueting actually pulled off a dual contract, selling the core assets to Bi'an and Xiaomi!

"You shouldn't have done this!" Sun Hongbin crushed the teacup in his hand, not even noticing the shards embedded in his palm.

Now, even if he wanted to let him off the hook, he had no reason to.

The report indicates that Lao Jia has already left one of his homes and is heading towards Beijing Capital International Airport.

After hanging up the phone, Sun Hongbin's eyes blazed with indescribable anger.

No wonder yesterday, Jia Yueting unexpectedly stepped down as general manager of LeEco, contrary to his usual behavior. He thought they were finally listening to his advice, but little did he know what was waiting for him.

Everything has a reasonable explanation.

If we don't take action now, and this guy really runs away, then all our efforts will be in vain.

Fortunately, Sun Hongbin started his business in real estate, so how could he not have a mature "core team" at his disposal?

He immediately gathered his men and set off to the airport to set up roadblocks.

With the support of 'real-time radar reporting,' Lao Jia could not escape the inescapable net.

At 2 a.m., two unlicensed vehicles were parked on the riverbank.

The door of the SUV opened, and several burly men carried a sack to the back seat of the black car, forcing the person inside to kneel on the ground. The sack was untied, revealing Jia Yueting's terrified face.

The back door of the black car opened, and a voice, cold as ice, came from the shadows: "You took my money and left without even saying goodbye? Mr. Jia, that's not very honorable."

"Who said I ran away?" Hearing the all-too-familiar voice, Jia Yueting was about to look up when the burly man pressed him down even further. "I went to North America to advance our car manufacturing business..."

"These words might fool those ignorant netizens, but please think carefully before you speak, Mr. Jia. Otherwise, in this desolate place, on a dark and windy night, with a river right next to us, it would be bad if a dignified boss accidentally fell into the river and made it into tomorrow's morning paper."

"Trust me one more time!" Jia Yueting pleaded in his death throes. "The Faraday Future prototype will definitely ignite the market, and I'll definitely pay you back then!"

"If I trust you again, I'll be a complete idiot!"

A hand reached out from inside the car and waved impatiently.

The sack was instantly tied tight, and Old Jia's voice was muffled inside: "Deng Deng... triggering... howling..."

"I gave you 150 billion, and you turned around and took 100 billion, leaving 70 billion gone!" The man in the car became increasingly angry as he spoke, finally bursting into curses, "I trusted you so much back then, I trusted you so much!"

"You cheated me with a dual contract, you son of a bitch! And you call yourself a fellow villager? What kind of fellow villager are you?"

"If I hadn't caught you today, even if you had resigned from all your positions at LeEco and gone to America to pursue your car dream, I would have been able to find you anywhere."

Accompanied by curses
"Splash!" The sack was thrown hard into the river, where it floated on the surface.

30 seconds.
60 seconds.
90 seconds.
It's about time.

"Pull it up!"

When the wet burlap sack was opened again
"Cough cough cough," Old Jia collapsed on the ground like a fish out of water, his eyes rolling back as he gasped for breath, coughing for a long time before he recovered.

Seeing that the other party was really serious, fear appeared on Old Jia's face, and he quickly said, "I'll pay you back, we can talk this out, how much money do you want, I'll pay you back, okay?"

“150 billion, pay me back every penny. I know you’ve cashed out a lot of money in the past two years, all of it overseas. Give me a time, and we can part ways amicably. I won’t make things difficult for you. Look, I didn’t even ask for interest; otherwise, it would have been several hundred million over this period. Aren’t I being generous?”

"Enough, give me a month, I'll think of something!"

"Your ID card, household registration booklet, and passport will be with me for now," the person in the shadows sneered. "You can try to run away again, but if I catch you next time, I won't be giving them up."

"I understand! I definitely won't run away anymore, I won't run away."

"Mr. Jia, you'd better watch yourself!"

The car doors closed, and the two cars sped away.

"Damn it, could you at least untie the rope before you leave? Let me crawl back!"

Old Jia's helpless cries echoed in the empty wilderness, answered only by the buzzing of mosquitoes all around him.
Fortunately, the road surface was made of cement with some sharp edges. Old Jia rolled around twice to the side of the road, and with the same determination he had when grinding an iron pestle into a needle, he used the sharp edges of the cement to grind the rope on his wrist.

One after another.
half an hour ago.

Hundreds of meters away in the grass, several onlookers were observing the actions on the other side with thermal imaging binoculars.

When Chen Mo saw someone being thrown into the river, he couldn't help but gasp and remarked to Zhang Changfa beside him,

"Real estate development is barbaric; people jump into rivers at the drop of a hat. Unlike our internet, which is so civilized; at most, they just unplug the internet cable." "Boss, aren't we going to interfere?"

"I don't believe that guy surnamed Sun would actually dare to kill someone. He's probably just trying to scare Lao Jia. After all, an ordinary person's life is only worth about a million. Lao Jia's net worth is still negative right now, but the money behind him is the most important thing."

A minute passed, and through the binoculars, the red figure was still struggling in the water. Even Chen Mo couldn't help but mutter, "Is this guy serious?"

"Should we go?"

After a moment's consideration, Chen Mo shook his head. "Everyone has their own destiny; we should maintain awe and respect for it."

Just then, Xiao Mo whispered a reminder, "Hey, it's in!"

"Hey, the other party's gone, only Old Jia is left."

"hey hey"

Chen Mo stood up, stretched his legs which were a little numb from squatting for so long, and kicked Xiao Mo as he did so.
"Stop 'hey'~ Let's go!"

Just as Jia Yueting was about to break the rope, a car headlight swept over, blinding him.

"What character is Mr. Jia cosplaying?"

"Chen Mo?" Jia Yueting looked surprised, then quickly corrected himself, "What's Mr. Chen doing here?"

He seemed to realize something, "Could it be you?"

No, no, no, whether he runs away or stays has no impact on the other side. Chen Mo is just being nosy, coming here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. Then he contradicted himself, "...It wasn't you, it wasn't you!"

With the car lights off, Chen Mo pointed into the distance and asked, "Mr. Jia, what's that over there?"

"You mean, in your eyes, I am like a firefly in the night sky, brilliant and fleeting?"

"What firefly? You are the moon right now. Countless eyes are watching you no matter where you are. Who can't see you!"
You have no one backing you up now, so where do you think you can run to?

"Did Mr. Chen come to see me make a fool of myself?" Jia Yueting was disheartened.

Actually, I came to save you.

"Save me?" Jia Yueting laughed self-deprecatingly. "Impossible. I know you. You won't pay off my debts. Do you know how many billions I owe? At least 300 billion! Even if you sold me, you couldn't pay it back."

Then he saw Chen Mo help him untie the rope that was about to break from his wrist. "Oh, is that how you save me? I can do it myself without you."

"You seem anxious. Perhaps we could try a different approach: could you pay off your debts by working?"

"Working? To pay off hundreds of billions in debt?" Jia Yueting stared at Chen Mo, dumbfounded, with an expression that said, 'Are you crazy or am I crazy?'

"If I remember correctly, Lu Qi from your group only earns a few hundred million a year. Even if I were to become the CEO of the Other Shore now, it would take me a hundred years to complete the job."

"Hey, who said you were CEO? You're dreaming."

"So, what does Mr. Chen mean?"

"We'll be doing live-streaming e-commerce on Douyin, establishing an MCN (Multi-Channel Network). Douyin will provide you with traffic support to become a top streamer. All the products are sourced from the 'Other Shore' group, and you'll take a cut. Interested?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Yueting, despite being soaked to the bone, still laughed in anger.

He had always regarded Chen Mo as both a partner and a rival, never expecting that this guy would want him to become a live streamer.
He had a feeling that this guy was up to no good and was trying to fool him. If he really went to sell the products, he couldn't even imagine how chaotic the scene would be, given this guy's marketing skills.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Perhaps because he had been tied up for so long, Jia Yueting shook his head vigorously.

"What, do you not trust my judgment, or do you not trust your own abilities?" Chen Mo retorted.

Seeing Jia Yueting muttering something under his breath, "Even a dog wouldn't do it!"

Chen Mo wouldn't force it. In fact, this time, he really didn't lie to Jia Yueting.

This is indeed a way for Lao Jia to pay off his debts.

First of all, facts have proven that using live-streaming e-commerce to pay off debts is indeed reliable, and Luo Yonghao is the best proof. The name "Live-streaming E-commerce" is not given for nothing.

Secondly, don't be fooled by the large sum of 300 billion. At her peak, Viya's annual live-streaming sales GMV reached 300 billion, with her personal revenue accounting for around 80 billion.

Moreover, who is Jia Yueting?
That's the kind of person who could fool billionaire Sun Hongbin so much that he made a bunch of celebrities and directors willingly open their wallets.

Such persuasive power, if presented to consumers across the entire internet, would be more than just a "dimensional reduction attack"—it's a complete annihilation!

If he were to actually get involved in live-streaming e-commerce, his success would probably be second only to Chen Mo himself.

Sometimes, even Chen Mo, listening to his grand vision, might have fallen into his "trap" if he hadn't been aware of the course of history.

This personal charisma, which is difficult for others to match, is precisely Jia Yueting's most competitive quality.

If Jia Yueting were to start live-streaming e-commerce, then Viya, Li Jiaqi, and Simba would all be on the same level.
I estimate that even if he were selling salted fish slices, he would sell out completely, and he would be able to promote the salted fish as a delicacy that is "suffocated to death, so that it is more flavorful".

"I'm putting the opportunity right here, and it's valid for a long time. As for whether you want to get out of this mess, that depends on whether you're willing to take the bait."

Before Jia Yueting could respond, Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

As soon as the car door closed, Jia Yueting rushed over.

He shouted, "President Chen, wait!"

(End of this chapter)