Huo Minghao was well aware that the Huo Group was now facing enormous compensation, and the stock price continued to decline, deeply wounding the company’s vitality. He needed to find a good partner to make up for this blunder.

Thus, Huo Minghao called each of the Huo Group’s previously close partners for help. However, one by one, they were all avoiding him.

This made Huo Minghao realize that there must be someone behind the scenes stirring things up and preventing the Huo Group from having a chance to rise again. He blamed Lin Beichen and Huo Sizun for all of it.

He would never let them go! They were irreconcilable foes!

But he needed to calm down now.

The Huo Group is so large; it definitely won’t just collapse like this! There will surely be a chance to rise again!

When the Huo Group rises again, he would definitely take revenge for these grievances!

At this moment, Huo Minghao was like a headless fly, bumping around everywhere. But the Huo Group needed him as the backbone to find a way to save it!

Huo Minghao knew his responsibility was immense; he had to find a solution as soon as possible to make the Huo Group stand back up.

After the incident, Huo Minghao clearly understood that those so-called partners around him were merely in it for profit.

As soon as problems arose, they scattered without any sense of loyalty.

At this moment, a figure suddenly emerged in Huo Minghao’s mind. He thought this person might be able to lend him a helping hand, and that person was Wang Zhangmin.

In fact, those partners originally wanted to help the Huo Group, considering years of friendship.

But with Huo Sizun manipulating in the shadows, they naturally did not dare to show their brilliance at this critical moment.

So, Huo Minghao decided to visit in person, hoping to receive some help from Wang Zhangmin to prevent the Huo Group from falling into crisis.

When Huo Minghao arrived at Wang Zhangmin’s home, Wang Zhangmin greeted him with a smile and said, "President Huo, long time no see. You must be here today to ask for something, right?" Wang Zhangmin knew very well that Huo Minghao must be seeking help everywhere, and coming to him meant he was desperate. But he pretended to be unaware.

Huo Minghao didn’t care about formalities and said directly, "You’re joking, Mr. Wang. The Huo Group is in trouble, and I’m sure you’ve heard about it. I’m not trying to beat around the bush. I’m here hoping to get your help to get the Huo Group through this crisis. If we can get through it, I’ll be eternally grateful."

Wang Zhangmin feigned surprise and said, "How could such a big group as the Huo Group collapse over a small issue of tax evasion?"

Huo Minghao sighed and said, "You don’t understand, Mr. Wang. The situation is indeed critical now, and I can only hope for your assistance."

Wang Zhangmin pondered for a moment and said, "How much funding does the Huo Group need to alleviate this crisis? You know that my small company wants to help, but its capabilities are limited."

Huo Minghao quickly said, "Mr. Wang, you just need to lend a hand; it actually doesn’t require much funding. But at this crucial moment, I still hope you can help generously."

Wang Zhangmin felt secretly pleased but remained outwardly calm, saying, "Since Mr. Huo so sincerely seeks my help, it would be hard for me to refuse. However, I have a condition. If Mr. Huo can agree, I will definitely help the Huo Group with this task. But I wonder if Mr. Huo can agree to my condition?"

It was at this moment that Wang Zhangmin’s ambition was finally revealed. He could indeed help with this matter but also wanted to gain something for himself from it.

Huo Minghao felt a sudden tightness in his heart. He knew Wang Zhangmin was not a kind person, and seeking him now would certainly mean facing unreasonable demands. But since he was already there, Huo Minghao was mentally prepared.

He asked as calmly as possible, "May I know what condition you are referring to, Mr. Wang? If it is within my ability to agree, I will certainly try to fulfill your request."

Wang Zhangmin smiled broadly and said, "Since Mr. Huo is so straightforward, I’ll just say it. I hope Mr. Huo can give up one-third of the Huo Group’s market share to the Wang Group and sign an agreement. In this way, I will surely help you through this tough time. What do you think, Mr. Huo?"

At this moment, Wang Zhangmin’s ambition was completely exposed. He wanted to seize the opportunity to gain some benefits. Considering Huo Minghao was asking for help, Wang Zhangmin believed he would eventually agree, no matter how unreasonable the demand was.

Upon hearing Wang Zhangmin’s words, Huo Minghao felt a pang of pain in his heart. After all, that was one-third of the Huo Group’s market share; though not much, it was also significant. If Wang Zhangmin acquired some shares from other channels, he would no longer be the true controlling stakeholder of the Huo Group.

But now he was utterly desperate; without Wang Zhangmin’s help, the Huo Group couldn’t even get through the current crisis. After weighing the pros and cons, Huo Minghao had no choice but to agree to this condition.

He attempted to negotiate, saying, "Isn’t there any other way? Mr. Wang, I have no other options, which is why I came to you. One-third of the market share is quite a lot. Can we negotiate further?"

But Wang Zhangmin cunningly laughed and said, "Mr. Huo, you know that such a huge amount of money coming from the Wang Group requires multiple discussions within the board. Therefore, it can’t be less. If Mr. Huo cannot agree to my request, then I am powerless. You’ll have to seek help elsewhere."

Hearing this, Huo Minghao knew there was no room for negotiation. But he still couldn’t bear to hand over one-third of the market share to Wang Zhangmin so easily. But given the circumstances, he truly had no other choice and had to grit his teeth and agree.

He reluctantly said, "Alright, I agree to this condition. I hope Mr. Wang will remember our agreement: I give you one-third of the market share, and you help plug this big hole for the Huo Group."

Wang Zhangmin smiled complacently and said, "Good, since Mr. Huo has agreed so readily, I will also abide by our agreement."

Afterwards, Wang Zhangmin laughed triumphantly. Huo Minghao felt very displeased but knew he could only swallow his pride at this moment. He blamed it all on Lin Beichen and Huo Sizun, thinking that when the Huo Group rose again, he would definitely take revenge on them.

Meanwhile, Wang Zhangmin was indeed pleased as punch; truly a case of "when two dogs fight, a third runs away with the bone." He hadn’t expected such a scandal from the Huo Group, allowing him to reap so many benefits.

Subsequently, Huo Minghao left the Wang Group, waiting for news. At this point, his hatred for Lin Beichen and Huo Sizun had reached an extreme. It was all their fault; if it weren’t for their secret meddling, he wouldn’t have had to give away such a large market share, which was truly too much.

Later, Wang Zhangmin followed through on their agreement and helped the Huo Group plug the loophole. However, Huo Minghao was still very angry inside, having lost so much market share for nothing.

On the other side, Huo Sizun was immensely shocked when he heard the report from his subordinates. He didn’t think Huo Minghao would be so lucky to easily escape the net he had cast.

Furious, he ordered, "Spread the word, continue to have people monitor Huo Minghao, and report every move accurately."

After hanging up the phone, he issued orders to his own kin to continue finding ways to infiltrate the Huo Group and gather evidence by all means necessary.

And on Huo Minghao’s side, having concluded the conditions with Wang Zhangmin, even though Wang Zhangmin’s demands were somewhat excessive, he had no other choice.