Chapter 285 Business War
Chapter 285 Business War
Arthur moved incredibly fast. That very night, he pulled a special team from Grant Corp to fully take over the construction of the floral project.
When the news reached Chase, he wasn't too surprised.
"Arthur sure is protective."
He let out a cold laugh, his eyes carrying a chill. "Since you want to protect them, let's see if you've got what it takes."
Early the next morning, Chase made his move too.
First, he spread rumors directly accusing Grant Corp of maliciously swallowing up small and medium studios and using projects to transfer benefits.
Right after that, several subsidiaries under Baldwin Group suddenly slashed prices drastically across multiple core sectors, squeezing Grant Corp's market share.
Chase used his capital power to secretly snipe an important financing deal for Grant Corp. For a time, rumors flew around the capital market.
At Grant Corp headquarters, the atmosphere was tense.
In the executive meeting, everyone's faces were tight.
"Baldwin Group's price cuts are too aggressive. Profits in several of our main sectors have been pushed to rock bottom."
"On the financing side, investors are hesitating too, saying they received anonymous negative materials."
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Arthur sat at the head of the table, his expression calm and unruffled, showing not a trace of panic.
He looked up, his tone cold and steady. "This is exactly the kind of thing Chase would do."
His gaze swept over everyone as he said slowly, "Don't worry. Handle it however you need to handle it. There's no need to hold back this time. Since Chase wants to play, we'll play with him. But he'll have to pay the price. No need to go easy on Baldwin Group anymore."
The executives exchanged glances and immediately responded, "Yes, Mr. Grant!"
After Arthur gave a few more instructions, he ended the meeting.
After the meeting dispersed, Arthur kept William behind alone.
"Double the personnel protecting Aria and Jasper."
"Also, keep an eye on Chase's movements. I want to know his every move."
William quickly nodded. "Understood."
As soon as Arthur finished speaking, William didn't dare delay and immediately went out to make arrangements.
On the other side, Chase sat in his office, listening to his subordinates report on Grant Corp's movements.
"Arthur doubled the personnel protecting Aria and her son. They're watching them really closely. Our people can't get near."
Chase let out a cold laugh, his eyes vicious. "Protecting them? I'd like to see how long Arthur can keep this up!"
He tapped his fingers on the desk and ordered coldly, "Push the prices even lower on the company side. Keep releasing negative information about the financing."
"Yes!"
His subordinate quickly responded and turned to carry out the orders.
Over the next few days, the business war between the two sides heated up.
Baldwin Group's price cuts got more and more ruthless. Several of Grant Corp's profitable businesses saw their profits pushed to the absolute minimum, and many partners started hesitating, not daring to continue cooperation.
The stock market was even worse, full of flying rumors. Grant Corp's stock dropped for several days straight, scaring the small shareholders so much they rushed to sell their shares.
At Grant Corporation, executives held meetings until midnight every day, each one exhausted with bloodshot eyes.
But no matter how tense the situation outside got, Arthur seemed quite composed, not anxious at all.
His demeanor left the senior management a bit uncertain, and they all grabbed William to ask what was really going on.
William didn't say much, just told them to keep doing their jobs well.
With William's words, everyone gradually became less anxious.
Arthur's behavior clearly meant everything was under his control, didn't it?
Aria had also been following the news. After learning about the business war between Grant Corp and Baldwin Group, she had mixed feelings.
Although it wasn't mainly because of her, Aria still felt a strange sensation inside.
After all, she was partly the reason these two had completely torn off their masks.
During this time, Arthur had sent even more people to protect her and Jasper than before.
Although she was a bit uncomfortable at first, she gradually got used to it.
After all, it was for her and Jasper's safety.
Since that day, she hadn't seen Arthur for several days.
Aria originally wanted to ask Arthur what the situation was, but she was afraid of disturbing him, so she never asked.
This day, Aria had just put Jasper to sleep when she heard a knock at the door.
Her heart stirred. She walked over to open the door—it was Arthur.
Their eyes met, and both paused for a moment.
Arthur spoke first, his voice hoarse. "Jasper's asleep?"
Aria nodded gently. "Yeah, just fell asleep."
After not seeing him for days, Arthur's eyes carried a faint weariness, and stubble had appeared on his chin. He had less of his usual sharpness and more haggardness.
It seemed the company matters had really worn him out these past few days.
Aria looked at him and said slowly, "I saw the news about your company."
Arthur paused at her words, then nodded lightly. "Mm, it's not a big problem. Don't worry."
He hadn't come back these past few days, but he missed them.
Today, things had loosened up a bit, so he wanted to come back and see them.
"It hasn't caused you any trouble, has it?"
Arthur seemed to think of something and asked Aria.
Aria paused, then shook her head. "No, don't worry."
"Mm, it might continue for a while. Can't rule out Chase doing something desperate. If you get any strange orders recently, you can tell me."
Arthur didn't hide anything from Aria; instead, he helped her analyze the situation.
Aria nodded in agreement. "Okay."
After chatting for a bit longer, Arthur received a phone call. Before leaving, he told Aria to lock the door properly, then left.
Arthur's behavior calmed Aria's somewhat restless heart from the past few days.
And indeed, everything was within Arthur's expectations.
After Arthur left Aria's place, he got into the car, his eyes showing only icy coldness.
William sat in the passenger seat and quickly handed over a tablet. "Mr. Grant, everything's prepared as you instructed."
Arthur took the tablet, quickly scanned it, and ordered in a deep voice, "Send everything to the legal department. Also sync it to all partners and financial media."
"Yes!"
William didn't dare delay and immediately made arrangements.
These past days, he had deliberately let things go to make the other side let down their guard and expose all their weak points.
Arthur's silence these past few days was just waiting for the right moment to strike back.
Arthur's other directive was also passed down.
Several subsidiaries under Grant Corp suddenly released even lower prices in Baldwin Group's core business areas, directly seizing Baldwin Group's market share.
The counterattack in the business world officially began.
Early the next morning, the entire financial circle exploded.
Grant Corp's official website and social media simultaneously released a stern statement.
Attached was all the evidence of Baldwin Group's malicious price dumping and malicious sniping of financing.
Right after, major media outlets and financial platforms all shared it, each headline more explosive than the last.
#Baldwin Group Unfair Competition Evidence Exposed#
#Grant Corp Strikes Back Hard, Stock Price Stops Falling and Rebounds#
#Multiple Companies Jointly Condemn Baldwin Group's Improper Methods#
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