Chapter 109: Action Plan.
Leo put down the phone after he told his plan to Percie Hibiscal who shivered in her chair. She didn't expect that Leo would take such a cold route to deal with a minor pricing dispute.
He wanted to destroy the Seaman Mall network. She wanted to advise him against it, but the young man didn't give her a chance. He only said that he was going to destroy this mall chain, but how would he do that, that was another thing.
Leo leaned back in his chair, and called the chairman of Yulu broadcasting, "Hello, Miss Stein."
The person replied, "Good afternoon, President, what can I do for you?"
Leo said, "We have many luxury brand streamers, right?"
Miss Stein agreed and Leo said, "Tell them to go to the nearest Seaman Mall and then stream about the luxury brands there. At the same time, have them ask the store owner or manager if the Mall management has asked for a higher price to let them operate in the establishment."
The lady on the other side, raised her brow, and said, "Sir, this might create a dispute between Seaman Mall and our platform."
Leo shook his head and replied, "Seaman Mall is not the only place where these streamers could go to broadcast the luxurious items. I want this done by the evening, and every streamer who can bring a positive result on the extra charge issue will receive a bonus of ten thousand. However, tell them that the result should be concrete, and not some fake conspiracy, or we will cancel their accounts for providing wrong information. You understand?"
The lady nodded and said, "I will have them dispatched right away."
Leo agreed and then he called Percie Hibiscal once again and said, "Send someone to the Hall of Commerce and have them file a complaint that the Seaman Mall management tried to extort more money, and they wanted to change the terms of the rental contract before the time of the previous contract expired."
Percie Hibiscal nodded and agreed, after all, despite everything, they were extorted, and it was their right to file a complaint. Percie said, "I will get Fragrance to deal with this."
Leo nodded and said, "By the coming evening send people to collaborate with us and we will file a collective complaint against the management of the Seaman mall. At the same time, ask them to close their shops and we will pay them the compensation for daily business loss, but don't let them extort, just pay the average money they make."
Percie nodded, the man income was generated by middle level clothing stores, and the food court. The luxury brands didn't have a daily footfall, so they don't earn much daily. This was why Percie didn't mind. Even if these businesses closed shops for a week, the impact on the mall's image would be significant and with the complaints filed, they wouldn't have to worry much either.
Clover Nation allowed the tenants to go rent free if they have filed a complaint. However, not many people knew about this law and thus hesitated in making complaints. They used to think that it was a hassle to go through all these things.
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In the evening, Leo received word that there were about seventy such vendors who have been asked to pay higher prices than what was discussed earlier. However, contrary to what Leo estimated, these people were all domestic brand owners, and their brands were small compared to the high level ones from the western side of the world.
All of them agreed to file a collective complaint because these people had an impression that the mall only asked them. The management operated in such a sneaky manner that even some neighboring shops didn't know what was happening.
Fragrance had specifically called everyone and talked with them regarding the situation and asked them to come forward for the collective complaint. She was a girl and her charms were enough to capture the attention of everyone whom she interacted with.
It was six in the evening, when Leo was packing up his stuff, and Fragrance knocked on his door. Leo said, "Come in."
The young lady walked inside and greeted Leo with a smile. She said, "Seventy shops have filed the contract with me to file a complaint collectively. One of them was intending to close his business so they backed out."
Leo nodded and said, "That is not a problem. One business doesn't really make much of a difference."
Fragrance nodded, and Leo asked, "Frag, if you have anything to say, then say, why do you hold back?"
The young lady took a deep breath and calmed her mind before she asked, "Sir, actually, I wanted to ask if the company's charity fund can divert some attention to the orphanages set up in western deserts."
Leo raised his brows and asked, "What do you mean? Is there something special about that place? I mean, we give out uniform donations to all, right?"
Western Deserts was a place which faced a war ten years ago, and suffered a lot. It was even said that place was an orphan state because thirty-five percent of children there had lost their families to war.
Fragrance nodded and said, "After the war, the government has initiated a lot of plans to rehabilitate the land and the people. However, not many people are keen on adopting someone else's child. I have a cousin who is engaged in some charitable work there, he told me that the children really lack quality living. The establishments they are housed in are too congested and the education infrastructure is also in decline. So, if you could do something, it might be nice."
Leo thought for a bit and said, "I will bring this up to the administration and we will survey the area before meaning a good plan, don't worry."
Fragrance nodded and replied, "I would be heading to the Hall Of Commerce and file a complaint in the morning."
Leo nodded and then after a small talk the two of them descended the building together while talking. When Leo was getting in the car, he said, "Frag, I look forward to a flawless victory."
Fragrance smiled and agreed as she said, "I will get it done, Sir. Don't worry."
Leo smiled and then the car drove away. Fragrance mumbled, "Why does it feel like I have seen him somewhere before?"