CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 430

Si Lin learned about the incident from yesterday being exposed, and inexplicably felt downcast.

After breakfast, he and Jiang Moxi started packing up the tent and left the campsite.

As they departed, Fu Youhan and Feng Yu among others also left one after another.

On the way out of the campsite, Fu Youhan received a phone call.

The person on the other end of the line informed him that in two days it would be Old Master Feng’s birthday, and a birthday banquet would be held at Feng Residence.

Fu Youhan had been worrying about not having another chance to meet Jiang Moxi, and unexpectedly, the opportunity came knocking.

Immediately, he had someone take out the genuine "Ten Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" painting from his warehouse, planning to give it to Old Master Feng as a birthday present.

Meanwhile, at the Jiang’s Old Mansion in Yan City—

For several consecutive days, news of the mass stockpile of Q30s unsold in Xiya had reached Jiang Tairan.

Jiang Tairan simply could not understand how the Q30s, which had been selling like hotcakes just a few days ago, suddenly became sluggish products.

Even worse, Jiang Family’s liquid assets were drained by the Q30s, leading to a financial crisis.

Therefore, he gathered all members of the Jiang Family to discuss countermeasures.

"Check how much money you have at hand, and let’s pool it together to tide over this financial crisis first,"

Jiang Tairan instructed.

Jiang Guosheng was the first to express his position: "I have fifty million at hand, and Xiao Man has more than ten million. The rest is tied up in funds and stocks and can’t be cashed out immediately."

Jiang Tairan then asked, "What about Weiwei?"

"Grandfather, previously you had me invest in a restaurant, to get closer to Aunt Suchen. So, my money is all invested in the restaurant and can’t be taken out for now."

In fact, Jiang Weiwei had secretly stashed several tens of millions, but she never thought of taking it out to help Jiang Tairan overcome this difficulty.

As ruthlessly as Jiang Tairan kicked her out of the company, that’s how much Jiang Weiwei wished for him to have it tough!

So how could she possibly take out her money to help Jiang Tairan through hardships?

Jiang Tairan, dissatisfied that the eldest branch could only come up with such a meager sum, then turned his gaze to Jiang Dinghai.

"Second brother, how much can you pool together?"

Jiang Dinghai also had his own ulterior motives, stating only a vague sum of around one hundred million.

The third brother, Jiang Jianzhong, was about the same.

The youngest, Jiang Ruxin, then said, "You all know our situation; at most, we can scrape up a few million."

Jiang Ruxin thought, after all, the old man always saw her as a daughter who had married out, like water that has been splashed out.

On the vehicle-related project, he genuinely hadn’t given their family any benefit at all.

Then why should she just give her money to help her parental family through this ordeal, out of thin air?

So, the total amount of money that could be pooled together was only about three billion.

This seriously angered Jiang Tairan.

Because by the end of the month, the payments for some orders that Jiang’s need to make would amount to at least twenty billion.

Jiang Tairan was confident that these four families could definitely come up with the money.

But now, every family had their own agenda.

This financial crisis was formidable.

And to make matters worse, reporters had exposed it, resulting in banks refusing to lend to them.

Jiang Tairan could only grit his teeth, having no choice but to put up the antiques he had collected over the years for sale.

He even took out his entire nest egg, which temporarily solved the financial crisis.

But before one wave had settled, another had risen.

Xiya’s Q30 had yet to be sold, and the defective rate of the automotive parts used in the cooperative projects with Emperor Bow Group in China was exposed as being around forty percent.

Emperor Bow Group’s legal department even sent a direct lawyer’s letter, taking Jiang’s to court.

When the news broke again, countless companies that had cooperated with Jiang’s Automobile were implicated.

Numerous car users were concerned about the safety of their cars and possible accidents, demanding refunds and returns.

As a result, Jiang’s also faced a credibility crisis.

Disaster upon disaster, the news of Jiang’s Automobile parts’ sixty percent pass rate also spread to Xiya, causing unprecedented damage to their ongoing sales of the Q30.

Local security authorities in Xiya even banned the sale of the Q30 to Xiya on the grounds of public safety.

Consequently, not only did Jiang’s automobile parts production implode, but the Q30s, which had consumed all of the company’s liquid funds to produce, were now unsellable inventory.

Domestic customers who previously bought Q30 cars spontaneously protested in front of the Jiang’s building, demanding refunds and assurance of their safety and property.

However, inside Jiang’s, they were too overwhelmed to deal with their issues, as countless companies in cooperation with Jiang’s Automobile were now demanding Jiang’s to pay huge penalties for breaches of contract.

In just a couple of days, Jiang’s went from a rising star in the automotive industry to scrap metal within the industry.

Cornered by creditors from all sides, Jiang Tairan had no choice but to amputate to survive, deciding to sell off Jiang’s Automotive Group.

Since Jiang’s Automobile constituted half of the entire Jiang Family’s assets, its sale meant the downfall of the Jiang Family from the elite circle of Yan City.

After the succession of blows, in just two short days, Jiang Tairan had aged tremendously, his hair turning to silver.

But as an old fox who has been crawling in the business world for years, he was well aware that the rapid plummet of Jiang’s Automobile had to be a set-up by someone.

And that someone could no one else but the Emperor Bow Automobile Group, with whom they had cooperated on the automobile project.

Because once Jiang’s sold off the automobile company, they were kicked out of the automotive project, allowing Emperor Bow Automobile Group to monopolize this lucrative sector.

Nevertheless, Jiang Tairan was never one to be manipulated by others, and he was naturally going to strike back.

Although the current assets of the Jiang Family had halved and it was difficult to impact Emperor Bow Automobile Group, external financial support could change that.

Thus, on the very day Jiang’s Automobile was sold, Jiang Tairan gathered the Jiang Family at Jiang’s Old Mansion.

Due to the series of shocking events, the mood was somber among the Jiang Family members.

Even Jiang Weiwei, who was not closely related by blood, had developed dark circles under her eyes.

Although she was hoping for Jiang Tairan to face difficulties, she had not expected the entire Jiang Family to fall to such a degree.

After all, if the Jiang Family couldn’t rank among Yan City’s elite, she would be looked down upon, and her prospects of marrying into a top-tier noble family would be shattered.

Amid the worries of the Jiang Family members, Jiang Tairan began to speak.

"We were set up this time, that’s why we suffered such a blow. But as long as one is still breathing, one cannot simply be kneaded and shaped by others!"

"So, I’ve decided to relocate the entire family to Emperor City. It just so happens that the piano semi-finals for Weiwei and Sibei will be held there too. We can accompany them to the competition and make an appearance, which is also a good opportunity to seek new connections and resources."

Actually, concerning the relocation to Emperor City, Jiang Guosheng and others were initially opposed.

But considering the current reputation of the Jiang Family was ruined in Yan City and the difficulty of getting by hereafter...

Especially Yu Man, when she thought about the high-society ladies who used to be friendly with her, now avoiding her, she also felt that starting anew in Emperor City was a good idea.

Seeing that everyone agreed with his decision, Jiang Tairan then made a vow with determination.

"Once we rebuild our Jiang Family’s might, we will strike back at Emperor Bow Automobile Group and wash away our humiliation!"