Trillionaire's Slice of Life-Chapter 388 - 273: The Enemy and the Alliance
Chapter 388: Chapter 273: The Enemy and the Alliance
One week ago.
When Zhao Shuangshuang’s live stream popularity skyrocketed past five million, breaking many historical records on the Douyu platform, someone finally noticed the book that took up one-fifth of the screen in her live stream room!
Chu Mo’s short story collection, volume 2, didn’t get noticed because of his own marketing efforts, but because fans discovered the book and spontaneously started buying it.
Within a mere week, the sales of the short story collection volume 2 reached 13,000 copies, much better than the first volume’s performance.
And this was only the beginning, as the sales curve of the book indicated that the sales were increasing gradually—the sales of the previous day were always higher than those of the day after.
This was enough to show that Chu Mo’s book was still fermenting among his fans and was far from reaching its peak.
Discussions about the book started to appear online, and of course, they were not about the content of the book, but about how some celebrities were seen reading this book at home or during shows.
But indeed, heated discussions about the book had emerged.
Chu Mo believed that as time went on, people would surely start paying attention to the content of the book itself.
Online, there were also fans who set up a support group, with the name (Chu Mo short story collection). This group was initially formed by a die-hard fan of Ding Xiaoni after discovering that Ding Xiaoni was holding this book during a break in an interview a few days ago.
Afterward, fans noticed that many top-tier celebrities, even super-top-tier ones, liked to hold the same book in their hands during interviews or performances. Once fans compiled these observations, they quickly realized what was happening.
From the earliest sighting of Ding Xiaoni, following Lin Wanqiu, Sun Qing Ruoxi, Wang Tuo, and other super top-tiers, to later many first- and second-tier actors or singers, almost everyone had a copy of the book, and surprisingly, everyone was holding the same one.
Chu Mo short story collection, volume 2.
When fans noticed this phenomenon, many of them immediately became interested in this book!
What kind of book could it be that conquered so many big stars in an instant?
Driven by this curiosity, many fans spontaneously bought the book—not because they were interested in the book itself, but because they wanted to understand why their idols liked this book.
Under this subtle influence, more and more fans spontaneously purchased the book, and within just one week, the short story collection volume 2 sold 13,000 copies.
Moreover, the single-day sales of the previous day had already exceeded 5,000 copies, and today’s sales were expected to exceed 7,000 copies. Following this trend, the daily sales might break 10,000 in two or three days!
For Chu Mo, this was naturally a gratifying piece of good news.
It was said that the publisher was already considering whether to print another batch, something that was completely unimaginable before.
“Mr. Chu, here’s the information about Su Zhengxiong that you requested. Su’s Tengwang Pavilion Grand Hotel has recently formed an alliance with more than a dozen five-star hotels such as Modu International Grand Hotel, Passion Hotel, and Every Day Hotel. Their motive is clear: to counteract the acquisition by our Bafang International Hotel.
One or two hotels wouldn’t be a concern, but thirteen five-star hotels joining forces, with total assets exceeding 110 billion, is not to be underestimated!”
At Emperor’s Mansion Villa Number One, although Chu Mo had been focusing on his book these past few days, he was still very clear about the goings-on in his various businesses.
Bafang International, as the first industry Chu Mo set his foot in, holds a deep personal attachment for him, and he naturally wouldn’t allow Bafang International to encounter any problems.
Now, the remaining thirteen hotels in Lujiazui, led by Tengwang Pavilion Grand Hotel, had formed an alliance to resist the acquisition by Bafang International. Chu Mo was certainly aware of such a major event.
However, the only thing that made Chu Mo sigh was that Zhan Bingxue, the chairwoman of Bafang International, had not yet come to seek his help until now!
“This girl, when she’s stubborn, she really is quite headstrong!”
Holding a document, Chu Mo scratched his head lightly. He glanced casually at the tall man standing quietly in front of him and said in an even tone,
“Bafang International has encountered a development bottleneck, and I heard that Su Zhengxiong is ruthless and often resorts to less than honorable means. To avoid him getting desperate, can you ensure Zhan Bingxue’s safety?”
Standing over two meters tall, with eyes like copper bells, the head of the detective agency Jiang Tao spoke with a voice like a tolling bell, his expression somber, his voice decisive:
“Mr. Chu, rest assured, I have already placed people beside Miss Zhan, Miss Qin, and Miss Yang Xuan, as well as a few other key personnel. If Su Zhengxiong dares to play hard, he will be digging his own grave.”
Chu Mo merely nodded lightly, but the expression on his face did not relax in the slightest.
The information Jiang Tao had gathered showed that Su Zhengxiong had at least a hundred underlings, and half a year ago, one of his competitors disappeared without a trace from Modu, while all of the competitor’s assets were swallowed up by the Su family.
This man had extensive connections and was ruthlessly effective, not at all like the second or third generation who only knew how to bully others through their status. Without extreme caution, they could easily capsize in the gutter.
Chu Mo casually glanced at the information and then lightly asked:
“How is Zhan Bingxue doing? Any movements?”
“For now, Miss Zhan has not taken any external actions, but internally, there is a major purge happening. Two of the five hotel managers have been removed from their positions, including the head of the Pastoral Hall at Tianxiangyuan Eighty-Nine Floors being persuaded to leave.”
Chu Mo raised an eyebrow, commenting casually:
“If I remember correctly, the person in charge of the Pastoral Hall at Tianxiangyuan Eighty-Nine Floors is Zhou Weimin’s daughter-in-law Liu Hui, right?”
The tall man in front of him immediately nodded, his voice rough:
“Exactly, the wife of Family Head Zhou Weimin’s younger brother.”
Chu Mo nodded. Since Zhan Bingxue acted without regard for the Zhou family’s face, she must have something on them, otherwise, she wouldn’t have offended the Zhou family for no reason.
Chu Mo originally didn’t want to get involved, as it was an internal matter of Bafang International Hotel, but his relationship with the Zhou family had just stabilized. With this new development… he truly felt a bit of a headache.
He turned slightly and instructed his butler Danny behind him:
“Contact Zhou Weimin and arrange to have tea together… No, just invite him to our Emperor’s Mansion. Tell Zhou Weimin to come over tomorrow night; I will prepare a family banquet to entertain him!”
The butler Danny immediately nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, the head of the detective agency, Jiang Tao, lowered his head and said:
“Mr. Chu, it seems Miss Zhan has some secret dealings between the Zhou and Su families. Just after Miss Zhan dismissed Zhou’s daughter-in-law, we are inviting the Zhou Family Head. Doesn’t that seem a bit like showing weakness?”
Chu Mo waved his hand, speaking casually:
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“Zhou Weimin should be unaware of this matter. I just had tea with him a week ago, and he seemed keen on establishing good relations. The Zhou family wants to enter the jewelry industry and must hitch a ride with us. At this time, they wouldn’t be looking to cooperate with the Su family!”
Taking a gentle breath, Chu Mo abruptly closed the book in his hands and said indifferently:
“A mere Su Zhengxiong, I really want to see what kind of storm he can stir!
Danny, make tomorrow night’s banquet a lavish one. Not only invite Zhou Weimin, the Family Head, but also have Zhan Bingxue come over, and additionally, invite the chairman of Modu International Hotel.
Since Su Zhengxiong can unite thirteen hotels to form an alliance, then let’s take apart his alliance piece by piece.
Let’s start with this seventy-two billion valued Modu International Hotel!”
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