novelPairMe Chapter 1224 Too Late to Regret
Chapter 1224 Too Late to Regret
"I really admire Mr. Liang's methods and courage. There are no young people these days as capable as Mr. Liang, who works overtime at the company so late every day and still does such a great job."
"Mr. Liang is so lucky to have a son like Mr. Liang. I really envy him."
The others chimed in, practically praising Liang Chen to the skies.
Liang Chen was very pleased with these compliments. He felt that he was naturally excellent and that he could succeed in projects on his own. He was eager to prove himself.
The success of this project is the best proof of that.
Everyone was celebrating, happily toasting Liang Chen and praising him.
Liang Chen's father finally smiled; the son he had raised since childhood had indeed not disappointed him.
Just then, everyone's phones started ringing one after another. Liang Chen's father was the first to answer: "Mr. Liang, something bad has happened..."
The others also answered the phone, and their expressions changed after hearing what was said on the other end.
Liang Chen naturally received the call as well. The person on the other end of the line said that the company he had signed the project with had run into trouble. The core technology had been compromised, and the company had exaggerated its claims. Many of the data were not supported by research and were just exaggerated to attract investment. Moreover, the boss had other debts behind him and had already repaid some of the investment funds that Liang's Group had transferred.
They originally intended to continue deceiving the Liang family into transferring the remaining funds, but suddenly some key information was exposed, and the boss simply ran away with the remaining money, leaving the company as nothing more than an empty shell.
Their people have already given chase, but they haven't been able to intercept them. It's possible that the other side anticipated this and had already boarded a plane and gone abroad.
When Liang Chen heard this, he almost lost his balance.
how so.
"These are all fake, right? They're fake, aren't they? Are you joking with me on purpose?"
How could such a big company run away?
"Mr. Liang, what time is it? How could I possibly joke with you? If you don't believe me, you can contact them yourself."
Liang Chen immediately tried to contact the boss there, but the other party's phone was already switched off. He then tried to contact Chen Chong, whose phone had been ringing off the hook for a while before he finally answered.
As soon as the call connected, Liang Chen yelled, "What exactly happened? Chen Chong, didn't you tell me this project was fine? How do you explain all this? Where are the people? Where's my money?"
Chen Chong said, "It's no use getting angry at me, Liang Chen. Don't forget that you had to beg me to get this project. Otherwise, why would we cooperate with your small company? Besides, I've already left the company. You know I was fired after I ran into Huo Yanchen last time. He must have pulled some strings. This matter might also be Huo Yanchen's doing. It's no use coming to me."
Chen Chong's tone still carried a hint of helplessness; he blamed everything on Huo Yanchen.
Actually, he was using this opportunity to sever ties with the company. He had drunk too much that day and accidentally said those things to Jiang Manman. After sobering up, he regretted it a bit and realized that he had also offended President Huo.
He had a premonition that with Huo Yanchen's involvement, the company would collapse faster than expected.
So he took the opportunity to discuss with his boss whether he would be fired and receive compensation, or else he would fight to the death with his boss.
At this point, everyone is focused on protecting themselves; who cares about others?
Liang Chen was the one who ended up being taken advantage of; it's just that Liang Chen was unlucky to run into Huo Yanchen.
Liang Chen got angry: "That's not what you said when you lied to me. You said your data was absolutely accurate! You dare to lie to me? I'm calling the police, and none of you will get away with this!"
Chen Chong said indifferently, "Your signing has nothing to do with me. It's not like I signed it with you, nor did I force you to sign it. You're an adult, can't you think for yourself? Besides, I've already resigned, and the company's affairs have nothing to do with me. Don't call me again, I'm hanging up."
After Chen Chong hung up the phone, Liang Chen was in a state of turmoil.
He turned his head and saw that the shareholders who had just been so happy to congratulate him were now looking at him with a different kind of gaze.
"I received a call saying that something went wrong with this project and the other company's boss ran away. Is that true?"
“Liang Chen, at the shareholders’ meeting, you personally promised us that the profit-sharing ratio for this project would be very good and that it would definitely make money.”
"That's right. We agreed to do this project because we trusted you and your father. Now that we've invested so much money, and you're telling me there are problems, who will bear our losses? You have to give us a satisfactory explanation!"
"Do you even know what you're doing? You're not in cahoots with them, are you? You're so young and naive! We have to get this money back. It's all my retirement savings. We've known each other for so many years. If you try to cheat me like this, I'll hang myself right here in front of your house!"
Those who were just praising Liang Chen have now turned into insults and coercion.
Liang Chen suddenly experienced the feeling of falling from heaven to the abyss.
Mr. Liang also stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please don't panic. A perfectly good company can't just disappear like that. There must be some misunderstanding. Let's find out what's going on first. Why don't you all go home today?"
Mr. Liang also received the news and knew it couldn't be fake. If the company had lost such a large sum of money, it certainly wouldn't be able to explain it to the shareholders.
He had to overcome all opposition to convince the shareholders. The original plan was for everyone to make money, but now everyone would suffer losses, which they certainly wouldn't agree to.
"How are we supposed to get back? What if you run away too? Who knows if you're with them? Make a call now, contact them now!"
Those shareholders were relentless, fearing that the Liang family would run away.
Liang Chen couldn't care less about these people right now. He looked at Luo Jing and asked her to make the call with him.
But they wouldn't answer at all, and the company said they didn't know what was going on. Chen Chong's phone also went unreachable.
Liang Chen was more anxious than anyone else. He wanted to do a good job on this project and impress everyone, especially Jiang Manman. He wanted to prove himself right and his abilities to Jiang Manman.
Jiang Manman had been trying to stop him from signing the contract, saying there were problems with the project. He didn't believe her; he thought Jiang Manman was trying to steal it from him. Jiang Manman even went to his company in person to persuade him, but he didn't listen.
Liang Chen thought back to his attitude at the time. He seemed to have scolded Jiang Manman and told her to mind her own business. Now Liang Chen realized that he was really wrong.