Chapter 318: You Can't Escape Childish Comments

On 18 March 1991, Hack Investment Bank announced a strategic partnership with Lombardi Corporation. Lombardi would provide Hack Bank with specialised corporate email accounts and specialised internet information maintenance services. On that day, Lombardi Lombardi's stock continued to rise by eight percent, and the current share price has already exceeded the 40-dollar mark, an increase of more than 100 percent compared to a week ago. Lombardi continues to lead the stock market and has become the company with the most investment value.

On 21 March, the number of registered users of Lombardi's email service officially surpassed that of Yahoo, making it the email service with the most users in the United States. Lombardi's integrated website has long since surpassed Yahoo in terms of traffic. Lombardi's new chairman, Wood, said in response that the Yahoo era is now a thing of the past and that Lombardi is the only future of the Internet.

Buoyed by this major news, the shares of Lombardy soared again, rising more than 10% on the day. Lombardy once again proved its reputation as the most valuable company to invest in.

On 23 March, Lombardy Technologies announced that it would build a classifieds site and planned to launch it three days later.

At the press conference, Lombardi Chairman Wood told reporters that his current strategy was not a malicious revenge against Yahoo! as previously thought, but that he felt that there was a lack of comprehensive website like this. Lombardi was created for this reason. Their goal is to allow all users to experience everything the Internet has to offer on Lombardi, making it simpler and more convenient.

In addition, Wood also said that Lombardy plans to conduct research on search engines in the future, as well as provide consulting and online community services.

On Monday 25 March, driven by the new project announced by Lombardi over the weekend, Lombardi's stock continued to lead the stock market, and the opening price exceeded the 50 US dollar mark. major investment banks on Wall Street all said that this was an 'unpredictable and unscientific miracle'. The Wall Street Journal reported that future internet technology would be the biggest driver of the stock market.

Just as while Lombardia was frantically expanding its company grounds, the other internet companies controlled by the Dotcom family, such as Yahoo, were not idle. In response to Lombardia's company's frantic expansion, these internet companies chose to merge and acquire to form the new Yahoo company, and this new Yahoo company earned more than 100 million US dollars in investment on its first day of listing.

This news was originally very exciting, but since Lombardi is currently the leader in the Internet, the establishment and cash-in of the new Yahoo! company was only mentioned in the sub-version.

'Haha! Zhou Ming, you little street urchin, didn't think it would happen, did you? In front of my Lombardy, no matter what you do, it will all be in vain. Your Yahoo will always be under my feet!'

Tang An laughed excitedly in his own his own office, laughing excitedly. Wood, meanwhile, was sitting in his boss's chair, reading the newspaper's coverage of the Yahoo! news. He also laughed disdainfully: 'It can be seen that they really want to fight back, but they have chosen the wrong and picked the wrong opponent. Perhaps ordinary companies do fear such alliances, but in my eyes, no matter how you join forces, you will still be as childish as children.'

Tang An immediately flattered, 'That's for sure. You, Mr. Wood, are a genius nurtured by the automobile kingdom. How can they be your match?'

Wood waved his hand and said: 'Okay, Don An, how's it going over there with your people? It can be seen now that our opponents have been killed and their armour and weapons abandoned by our attack. I think we can already change to another venue, don't you think?'

'That's of course,' Tang An said awkwardly, 'but we may have to wait a while longer because they haven't yet reached a consensus on the redistribution of wealth. But I don't think it will take more than a week for them to come to an agreement.'

Wood said Wood disdainfully, 'A bunch of greedy guys. If it weren't for the important chips they hold that could split the Tang Dynasty Bank, I would even refuse to cooperate with them. In this regard, they are even more pleasing than that Zhou Ming.'

Tang An didn't know what to say. After all, the way those family members discussed the future distribution of power also disgusted him. It was clear that they had not contributed anything at all, but they all wanted to dominate Tang Bank. Everyone wanted their family to control more wealth, and they also hoped that the company they controlled could take this opportunity to merge with other companies to achieve further expansion.

After thinking about it, Wu Wood finally said to Tang An, 'But as a promoter, I feel that many things should be started as soon as possible. After all, if it is only the expansion of Lombardy, facing opponents who are like babies, it is simply can't give me any sense of accomplishment. So I need a bigger battlefield, and I also need a more advanced opponent who can at least cause me a little trouble. That's the only way I can feel good.'

At the end of the day, Wood changed said Wood, 'Otherwise, Mr. Tang An, you may need to take control of the situation yourself.'

Tang An involuntarily trembled, and hurriedly nodded, 'Please rest assured, Mr. Wood, I will convince them as soon as possible, even if it means giving up some of my own interests!'

Meanwhile, in the small conference room of the Tang Dynasty headquarters building, Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin were being questioned by several elderly family members in a small meeting room.

'What on earth is going on in the Tang family? I'm getting old too, and I haven't been involved in family matters for a long time, but this time I just can't stay away and see what's going on. Personally, I have no problem with my youngest daughter Tang Ran taking the stage, as long as it ensures the stability of the Tang family. Now what's going on? I need an explanation!'

Opposite him, a white-haired old man white beard, was questioning Tang Jingsheng, while throwing a newspaper on the conference table. Tang Jingsheng just glanced at it and knew what was written on it.

It was a Wall Street analysis newspaper that specialised in some so-called insider information. This newspaper pointed out that while Lombardi Corporation was going from strength to strength, Tongren Bank was in a slump. Lombardi Corporation was actually controlled by a major shareholder of Tongren Bank.

So with the same control, why can Lombard create miracle after miracle, while Tang Bank is constantly regressing? This makes us wonder: what is wrong with Tang Bank? It seems that ever since the the video was exposed, a shareholder was expelled, which also makes people wonder if the new Tangren Bank president was sent by the enemy to completely ruin the entire Tangren Bank.

Or perhaps itself has huge problems, so it has been directly exposed on the stock market, causing the stock price to continue to fall. If this continues, it is inevitable that Tang Bank will fall into an unprecedented crisis, and even a split is not impossible.

'Then are you still indifferent indifferent?' The old man frowned and asked, 'The San Francisco News is majority-owned by Huaxia, and he would never dare publish such news without the consent of the Tang family insiders!'

The old man paused here and continued, 'In addition, I have also received some news that some people within the family are privately contacting each other to discuss redistributing the family wealth. Is this true? If so, isn't this splitting the family? In the face of such behaviour, what are you what is the head of the ancestral clan doing? Watching a show? If so, what makes you qualified to be the head of the clan? Get lost!'

Faced with the old man's words, Tang Jingsheng gritted his teeth and called the old man 'uncle'. The old man waved his hand impatiently and said, 'Don't call me uncle!'

Tang Jingsheng froze for a moment but still insisted, 'Uncle, I actually know all this information...'

The old man stared at him and interrupted Tang Jingsheng again, 'Know? If you know, why didn't you think of a solution earlier? You were very clever in the beginning, why are you so confused now? If you really have no solution, you should at least discuss it with us. Look at the mess you've made by dragging your feet until now. Do you really want to the family just fall apart like this? What exactly are your intentions?'

Tang Jingsheng did not reply to the old man's interrogation this time, because the door to the meeting room suddenly opened, and Zhou Ming and Tang Ran walked in. Zhou Ming said to the old man, 'Hello, sir. In fact, is not Uncle Tang's fault. It was my idea, and I asked Uncle Tang not to interfere for the time being, in order to be able to purge the entire Tang clan at once.'

Hearing Zhou Ming's answer, the old man froze for a moment, as if he didn't quite believe it. He knew Zhou Ming, and it was precisely because he knew him that he was surprised. If Tang Ran could be understood, after all, he was the head of the family at the time, but what was the situation with this Zhou Ming, who had nothing to do with it? Why should you decide on the affairs of the Tang family? This is too much of a joke. The old was completely unconvinced, but then later confirmed after asking Tang Jingsheng.

The old man then said, 'I never thought it, Jingsheng. I thought you were just incompetent, but I never thought you would be so confused. When it comes to the future of the family, how can you let an outsider make the decisions? What exactly do you think of this Tang family family for what?'

This time, it was Zhou Ming who answered him: 'Sir, I think you've misunderstood. It's because Uncle Tang loves the family very much that he will listen to my advice. At least this is currently the best solution.'

The old man laughed. He looked at Zhou Ming disdainfully and said, looked at Zhou Ming and said, 'Little boy, I didn't say anything about you, but why did you jump out on your own? You think you know what the best solution is? Just put Tang Ran in the position of clan leader and think you're invincible, that you can ignore everyone and everything? Then I just want to say you're really very naive!'

But Zhou Ming retorted 'Sir, I think what you're saying makes a lot of sense, but I can give you the same back. I admit that you're in a good position to judge me, but you're criticising me without knowing and you feel that your judgment is correct and that other people's ideas are worthless. Do you even take anything seriously? Is this not also being childish?'

The old man's eyes narrowed into a dangerous colour. He looked at Zhou Ming and said, 'I never thought you would be so eloquent, but facts are facts. At least now Tang An and Wood are all pressing in on us. Starting with Lombardy as the source, they have demonstrated their abilities to others, then recruited others, constantly increasing their strength in preparation for the final split. In contrast, what have you done?'

'I haven't done anything,' !' Zhou Ming answered honestly, "Because my idea was to wait for all the half-hearted guys within the Tang family to jump ship, and then wipe them out!'

The old man said disdainfully, "Your have a good idea, but it still can't escape a childish evaluation, because this method can only be used when you have an absolute advantage. But you guys... I'm sorry, I don't see any hope. I can only see that as Don An and Wood and the forces they have allied with grow in strength, you will be increasingly marginalised, until finally there will be great upheaval and the Don family will face division.'

Zhou Ming shook his head helplessly 'There's nothing I can do. It seems that if I don't do something to make a difference, it'll be hard to convince people.'

'If it were before they really became a threat, I could still hope for the best, but now I'm afraid I'm already preparing the family for the afterlife,' the old man said.

'Then I can only say sorry to you, old man, your wish will come to nothing,' said Zhou Ming.