This person was Longyuan Group's Lingzhi Mushroom supplier for over ten years. Their Lingzhi Mushroom quality had always been excellent, providing key raw materials for some of Longyuan Group's high-end medicinal products.
Su Lin's gaze was sharp as he stared at the man, saying coldly, "Are you sure you want to stop supplying?"
"You should be aware that if you stop supplying, you won't get a single cent of the previous payment. We will pay according to the agreed payment date."
"Furthermore, we will pursue legal responsibility for your unilateral and forceful termination of the contract."
The obese man gritted his teeth, clearly under immense pressure, but still forced himself to say, "Stop then, I'm not afraid!"
Su Lin said coldly, "Very well, we'll see you in court."
Upon hearing Su Lin directly agree to cut off supply, Ye Bingqing immediately became anxious.
This was the only Lingzhi Mushroom supplier in Jiāngzhōu City. If he stopped supplying, where would she find an alternative?
"Su Lin, you..."
"Be quiet and just watch. I have a plan."
Su Lin interrupted Ye Bingqing, who was about to speak.
Ye Bingqing really wanted to retort, but looking at Su Lin's confident eyes and the shock of the three hundred million cash he had brought, she ultimately chose to let Su Lin handle it.
Following the obese man's signal, several other suppliers, after some hesitation, also stepped forward to declare they were stopping supply.
A cold glint flashed in Su Lin's eyes. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Good. Since that's the case, you can leave now. Longyuan Group will not force any partners, nor will we have any further business dealings with you in the future!"
"The next time we meet will be in court."
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."
Those suppliers' faces turned pale then red, and they finally left the meeting room dejectedly.
Su Lin turned to the remaining suppliers, his expression sincere, saying, "Everyone, Longyuan Group genuinely hopes to continue cooperating with all of you for mutual development."
"Now, I will immediately pay you the equivalent of one month's payment." As he spoke, he signaled to the staff to distribute the money to the suppliers.
The on-site staff quickly got to work, handing stacks of cash to each supplier based on their outstanding payments.
The suppliers took the money, their worries completely dissipating, replaced by smiles of satisfaction.
Su Lin then pointed to the meeting room door, where staff from several banks had been waiting for a long time. "After you receive the money, you can directly go to the entrance and deposit it with the bank staff. It's not safe to leave with so much cash."
"That's right, they've thought of everything. Longyuan Group is really reliable."
"I think the rumors of Longyuan Group going bankrupt are baseless. Otherwise, how could the banks cooperate to provide so much cash?"
"Exactly. We should prepare some gifts later to apologize for our rudeness today."
...
The suppliers got up one after another, receiving money while expressing their apologies to Su Lin and Ye Bingqing.
The initially tense situation had been completely reversed by Su Lin's actions.
Looking at the scene before her, Ye Bingqing's heart became very complicated.
About half an hour later, all the suppliers had received their money and left. Except for a few who chose to take the cash with them, everyone else opted to open accounts at Zhenhai Bank and deposit their money there.
This also brought smiles to the faces of the Zhenhai Bank staff.
After all, attracting new clients to open accounts at their bank was one of their performance metrics. Although it was a bit of hard work, it resulted in so many major clients, and their future performance bonuses would not be insignificant.
"Mr. Su, everything has been handled. If there's nothing else, we'll be escorting the cash out now."
"If we leave with so much cash, and don't put it in the vault quickly, President Ni will be in trouble when depositors want to withdraw money," said the Vice President of Zhenhai Bank's Jiāngzhōu City branch to Su Lin.
With such a large amount of cash, a vice president naturally had to be present to oversee it.
Su Lin nodded. "Alright, thank you for your hard work. Please convey my thanks to President Ni, and I will find an opportunity to thank her again later."
After the vice president left, Ye Bingqing could no longer contain her curiosity and asked, "Did you get this three hundred million in cash from President Ni?"
"Mobilizing three hundred million in cash is almost eighty percent of their branch's cash reserves. If a run on the bank were to occur, her position as branch president would be at risk."
"Legend has it that President Ni doesn't give men a second glance. How exactly did you persuade her to cooperate with you?"
Su Lin smiled mysteriously. "Guess?"
Ye Bingqing was so angered by Su Lin that she raised her foot to stomp on his instep, but Su Lin easily dodged.
"I say, Ye Bingqing, you're wearing high heels. Stomping like that is very dangerous, you know?"
Ye Bingqing glared fiercely at Su Lin. "It would be great if I stomped you to death. Humph."
After venting her frustration, she remembered the few suppliers who had just announced they were cutting off supply, and Ye Bingqing became worried again.
"Suddenly, seven suppliers want to cut off supply to us. Among them, Lingzhi Mushroom, Nine-Leaf Flower, and Snake Gall are sole-supply items. There are no alternative suppliers in Jiāngzhōu or the surrounding cities; we'd have to look up north."
"But it's impossible to find and negotiate with them on such short notice."
"Without these three medicinal ingredients, Longyuan Group won't be able to produce most of its medicines."
"No production means no sales, and no sales means no revenue."
"And we can't stop supplying other suppliers either. We still have to pay for goods, and there are employee salaries, shop rents, and company rent to pay. This won't take a month before our cash flow breaks."
"I should quickly contact those suppliers and talk to them, asking them not to cut off supply."
Saying that, Ye Bingqing picked up her phone to call those suppliers.
However, before she could even find their phone numbers, Su Lin stopped her.
"Can't you tell? Those few people were acting in collusion, deliberately trying to disrupt your supplier conference. Their plan was thwarted by me, so they resorted to openly cutting off supply, willing to pay liquidated damages."
"It's obvious they're being manipulated by someone behind the scenes to do this."
"If you call them, you'll only be humiliating yourself. Don't waste your effort."
Ye Bingqing froze.
"Someone is manipulating them? Are you saying it's the Zhou Family?"
Su Lin nodded. "Most likely. I estimate the Zhou Family won't stop at this. They'll probably contact all suppliers of these types of medicinal ingredients in Jiangnan Province, telling them not to supply you."
"Anyone with eyes can see that Ye Family's Longyuan Group is in a precarious state, while Tianyyao Group, which also operates in the pharmaceutical business, is flourishing. Who to help is obvious."
Ye Bingqing's face immediately turned ashen, and she staggered.
"Then what should we do? Will the foundation built by generations of the Ye Family be buried in my hands?"
"No, I absolutely will not allow it."
"Even if I have to kneel and beg them, I must get them to resume supply."
A look of determination flashed in Ye Bingqing's eyes as she clenched her fists.
Seeing Ye Bingqing like this, Su Lin smiled.
"Instead of kneeling to them, you might as well kneel to me."
"I can help you solve this problem."