Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

The Hong Kong news these days is all about the brothers Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuan. I deliberately leaked a rumor to the media that Xiao Yuan was trying to poach his brother to start a business with him. This little bit of information got the media excited, and they kept digging for more information. Even Xiao Yuan's shopping trips would attract many reporters to take pictures.

The news that Xiao Yuan frequently treated Xiao Ke and Xiao Min to dinner made headlines. Spreading rumors is a fundamental skill of the media, and a single image can generate a lot of spin. Some even fabricated stories that Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuan were fighting over the family fortune and trying to win over each other's younger brothers.

The news on the next day was even more exciting. "Xiao brothers fought each other!" The article said that the three Xiao brothers had different ideas and no one would give in, which led to a conflict and internal strife. In the end, Xiao Feng forcefully suspended his two younger brothers from their jobs and had people he designated take over his brothers' work.

The news over the next few days delved into the internal strife between the Xiao brothers, including photos of Xiao Yuan dining with Fangchuan shareholders and happily enjoying a sea outing with Xiao Ke and Xiao Min. The media speculated about the current state of affairs within Fangchuan. Would the next big brother rivalry unfold? Would Hong Kong be about to see another sibling rivalry over inheritance?

Without Xiao Ke and Xiao Min's obstruction, Xiao Feng successfully acquired Feige Technology Co., Ltd. He triumphantly gave media interviews, confidently stating that the Feige acquisition was part of his business portfolio, complementing Fang Chuan's shortcomings in energy technology, and that many future projects would revolve around Feige. For a time, the media was brimming with anticipation for his future. Even his father, Xiao Du, expressed optimism for his eldest son, saying he was no worse than his second son, claiming the second son was just lucky, while the eldest son truly worked hard. Even through the screen, I could sense the bias. The eldest son, Xiao Feng, was a son, but the second son, Xiao Yuan, wasn't? I understand Xiao Yuan's reluctance to forgive his father. I, too, couldn't stand being constantly belittled, and the derogatory, unfounded criticism was simply meant to highlight the eldest son!

After enjoying the praise for a few days, when Xiao Feng was about to start his own project, he discovered that Feige Company was a complete shell company, a shell company with nothing but a facade! Feige's core patents were outdated, and the new technology patent holder was me! I was also the owner of the outdated patents! The media also discovered the reality of the project's stagnation and broke the news that Feige was a shell company. Investors who wanted to cooperate with Fang Chuan canceled their cooperation, and the projects that had been agreed to were also cancelled. For a time, Fang Chuan was in trouble. He spent a lot of money to acquire a shell company, but not only did it fail to bring any profit, but it was also sucked away! Fang Chuan's stock price began to plummet, and shareholders began to pressure Xiao Feng to come up with a solution.

Later, the media broke a piece of news that despaired Xiao Feng. Fei Ge was backed by Zhongding Media Co., Ltd., a company I had founded to manage my own book copyrights. Behind me was Xiao Yuan, which made it hard for Xiao Feng not to think of Xiao Yuan as a setup to wrest control of Fang Chuan. He frantically went to Yuanyuan to find Xiao Yuan and engaged in a fight that was captured by the media. The Xiao brothers once again topped the trending topics, while Yuanyuan's stock price soared and Fang Chuan's plummeted.

When Xiao Feng first attempted to acquire Feige, shareholders strongly opposed it. Xiao Feng had no choice but to mortgage his own shares in Fang Chuan to successfully complete the acquisition. Now that Feige is in his hands, he can't redeem Fang Chuan's shares. I now own 17% of Fang Chuan's shares, making me the second-largest individual shareholder after Old Man Xiao. This has caused panic among the Xiao family. The fact that I transferred 7% of my shares to Xiao Yuan as a wedding gift further unnerved Xiao Feng, who accused us of collusion in front of the media.

"Wife, you have offended one wealthy family after another. Aren't you afraid of their revenge?" Rong Zixuan said worriedly as he looked at Xiao Feng's angry face on TV.

"What are you afraid of? If you're not as skilled as others in the business world, don't blame them for being ruthless. Besides, I won't offend anyone unless they offend me!"

"They just wrote a few articles to sow discord between you. They didn't cause you any harm!"

"This is a test! If they find that I don't react, they will become more aggressive. We must nip this tendency in the bud!"

"The Cheng family, the Li family, and now the Xiao family, you've offended all the wealthy families!"

"Are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid, I'm afraid of making too many enemies. If something happens to us in the future, we'll be attacked by everyone!"

"I won't give them this chance!"

"Too much confidence can turn into arrogance!"

"I've noticed you're becoming more and more timid! Being timid will only lead you to stand still. If you want to expand your territory, you must seize every opportunity and take the initiative!"

"Fine!"

"What's wrong with you today? You're so weird!"

"It's not that you're being too radical. My employees are also a little afraid of you. What if those wealthy families you've offended retaliate against us? Xuanming has only been established for less than a year!"

"So you're afraid that I'll get you into trouble!"

"You can't say that. We are husband and wife, united in purpose. Why would I be afraid of you getting me into trouble? It's just that what you did was rather extreme. Now the Xiao family is in turmoil. This feud is really big!"

"Why are you so afraid of them? The founder of the Cheng family was originally just a small tailor. During his entrepreneurial journey, he dared to compete with the leading companies for orders. Was he afraid of making enemies? Yuanyuan was just a small company at the beginning. If we had been afraid of the Yaoning Group and dared not take over the Dalan Bay project, would we be where we are today? You have to be bold in doing things. Being timid will only lead to stagnation! Look at your Xuanming. He didn't dare to compete with larger companies for customers. How many opportunities have he wasted!"

"Why are you talking about me? Those projects require a lot of resources, and Xuanming currently doesn't have the capacity to bear them!"

"How did we get through our first project? We relied on the two of us to code it letter by letter! How can we make progress if we don't start? If we keep thinking about improving this first and then that, the opportunity will be snatched away by others!"

"This situation is different. My staff's abilities are limited and they can't compare to the two of us!"

"Your abilities are limited. Why don't you just replace your employees or hire a few new ones? Honestly, your salaries are too high, and your employees just take the money and don't do anything. Look at those employees of yours. They do nothing every month and just wait for their paychecks. I wonder how long you can support them!"

"What do you mean by doing nothing and just waiting to get paid? We are working hard too, okay? You can't just look at the results and not the process! Wang Mian has already brought in a project. If this project is successful, it doesn't matter if we didn't make any money in the past period of time!" Rong Zixuan said proudly.

"Why would they choose a small, newly established company like yours for such a big project?"

"Didn't Xiao Yuan find a big project for us back then? Why can't it be done for me?" Rong Zixuan felt aggrieved.

"Xiao Yuan got it by leveraging the Xiao family's connections. Do you have any projects like this? If not, be careful, it's a trap!"

"Of course not! Wang Mian's father introduced her to him. Her father is a businessman, so he naturally knows other bosses!"

"Okay, but you have to be careful. I always feel that none of your employees are reliable!"

"No personal attacks!"

"Okay, okay! I take it back!"

"Mom!" Jia Che suddenly appeared.

I exclaimed in surprise, "Hey!" and picked him up. But he didn't want me to hold him. I put him down, and he pulled me outside, apparently wanting me to play with him. I dragged Rong Zixuan out with me, and we played on the large lawn outside the door, enjoying our family time together. We were having a great time when Xiao Yuan called.

"Wei Qing, what should we do next?"

"Wait!"

"Wait? What are you waiting for? My dad is so impatient. If he asks me to go home tonight, I'm sure he'll scold me."

"Let him scold you. If you haven't said what you've been holding in your heart for so long, when will you say it?"

"Want to show your hand?"

"This is a great opportunity! Your brother, the shareholders are all on your side. Are you going to sit here and let your dad scold you without coming clean? Take this opportunity to confront your dad and negotiate a deal! It would be best if you could incite your brothers to join you. They've been holding grudges for a long time. You can be the spark that ignites their anger! This will give you more leverage in your game with your dad!"

"Really? My dad is such a difficult guy!"

"Listen to me, you're right!"

"Mom! Mom! Mom!" Jiashu kept pulling me to join the game. "I've already said this much. Now you need to do it yourself! I'll wait for your news!"

"Okay! I'll think about what to do!"

I put down my phone, picked up Jiashu, and rejoined the parent-child game. I was having a great time, but I wondered what kind of family atmosphere Xiao Yuan would be facing today.