Chapter 317 (1/2)

As the immense commercial war waged on for days, the outcome of the commercial war was evident when Third Young Master Ye dismantled the last core project in MBS International’s three core businesses.

The businesses that were forced to choose sides realigned themselves and support for Louis dropped substantially in the past few days. Whether in the government or in the marketplace, Louis received much less support than Third Young Master Ye.

With four enterprises against one, what started out as a typical battle with equally-matched sides became a three versus one. Not only was MBS International struggling to keep up in terms of funding and technical manpower, but Third Young Master Ye’s instigation of the program managers to a mutiny led MBS International into a two-fronted difficulty as well.

Louis, who was extremely haughty, wanted to really duke it out with Third Young Master Ye. While this was a good chance for him to use other means to suppress Third Young Master Ye, they all did not work out and he had to duke it out with him in the marketplace.

He was indeed capable of holding off Third Young Master Ye for a few days. Whilst Third Young Master Ye typically advocated a quick and clean battle, he would plot the demise of a corporation in detail and leave said corporation beyond gone in five days. His methods were well-known for their decisiveness and brutality.

This was no exception. Louis had no chance of going against him with MBS International, which the latter knew too well.

Just as everybody thought that MBS International was not going to hang on for much longer, the entry of a few large corporations leveled the playing field—to name a few, an internationally-renowned Italian jewelry firm, America’s second-largest financing corporation, and a large Italian real-estate enterprise. Their entry disrupted the delicate balance of power in City A.

While Louis started off in his fight against Third Young Master Ye br.i.m.m.i.n.g with confidence, thinking that reliance on the local enterprises in City A would be enough to counter Third Young Master Ye, Third Young Master Ye responded extremely quickly and he had no other way save collaborating with other international enterprises against Third Young Master Ye.

If fighting solo did not work out, then he had to fight in a group.

Hence, this commercial war which started off as a personal war became a chaotic group fight that exploded beyond control. As the commercial war waged on, it was about to enter a new phase.

This b.l.o.o.d.y group battle was a group battle that disrupted all known equilibriums.

Third Young Master Ye, who had the advantage, was forced back to square one and was preparing to fight a war of attrition.

All eyes in the world were on this commercial battle. The jewelry, real estate, and media fields were exceptionally hectic at this moment as they figured out how they would win customers over and gain market share.

From without to within, countless enterprises were drawn into this commercial war.

“Louis, that d***!” Klose burst out at the start of the teleconference. Whilst everyone laughed to help him cool down, this was a battlefront where they did not get to decide how the enemy would strike as the situation seemed to deteriorate.

As they were affected by these few international enterprises, the share prices of GK International Media, the Tang and the Lin families were all affected and dropped throughout the day. Klose was extremely infuriated.

“d.a.m.ned him if he dares to justify how the Mafia operates! To think he dares to play this way… Is he waiting to trigger the next global economic crisis?” Klose was clearly enraged. “Even GK International is restricted to helping out in the shadows and many things couldn’t be made public. That idiot dared to involve them so brazenly. Since that’s happening, let’s stop playing, gentlemen. If he can find people, why can’t we?”

Klose was angry for a reason. Louis had clearly broken the rules of the game. Like a primitive man who lived in the same forest, each forest had a capable ruler. When the few prices in the forest fought, it was little wonder that all in the forest would be mobilized. What did an outsider king have to do with this?

Since he was intent on disturbing the equilibrium in the ecosystem, the government would not sit by and allow things to happen.

It was either MBS International going down or GK International Media, The Tang and Lin families going down. n.o.body could sit around and allow them to have their way as they were influential international corporations whose tussle could trigger an economic crisis.

In a recent report, economists and experts observing the recent melee-a-trois expressed their opinions. They described it as the most senseless, most nonsensical commercial war as it had the deepest effects.

If this was not handled properly, a ma.s.sive economic crisis could be triggered with City A at the forefront of it. With experts calling for the government to intervene to end this chaos, Third Young Master Ye also pondered about how he could swiftly end this scene.

Some experts blamed Louis for disrupting the equilibrium in City A as he, as an Italian, had no share in the feuding brothers in City A!

That statement was on point.