Chapter 1385 - 1383: Legal Shysters
"Chairman!" The receptionist, a pretty young lady, exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Yang Chen.
Yang Chen smiled brightly and nodded to her.
"Ah! The chairman smiled at me! He smiled at me!" The young lady was so thrilled she nearly jumped up.
Rumors circulated throughout the company about why Wei Xueqing, who was both beautiful and wealthy, didn’t have a boyfriend—it was said that Yang Chen had claimed her.
On the contrary, Yang Chen, though young and wealthy, wasn’t the typical fair-skinned pretty boy; he exuded masculine charm, with chiseled features full of aggression, irresistible to any woman.
In fact, which woman in the company didn’t have a little secret hope? If the young and wealthy chairman favored them, even if not becoming the official wife, they’d certainly enjoy prosperity and luxury—no need to work themselves to exhaustion daily.
"Chairman, you’re here!"
"Chairman!"
"Good day, Chairman!"
"Ah! Chairman, you’ve arrived!"
...
After the last incident, everyone knew Yang Chen was the true chairman of this colossal enterprise, the real big boss!
They speculated about which magnate’s descendant Yang Chen might be, but they couldn’t figure it out.
But one thing was certain: this man, who seemed quite young, was extremely wealthy!!!
Yang Chen nodded kindly to everyone.
When he reached the CEO’s office, the assistant hurriedly stood up and personally opened the door for Yang Chen.
She had heard beforehand that the previous assistant had almost been fired for not recognizing Yang Chen and offending the chairman. It was President Wei’s past goodwill that prevented the firing and merely transferred the assistant to another role.
Having learned from this precedent, she dared not make even the slightest mistake.
Yang Chen paid little attention to these matters and strode into the office.
"Xueqing!" Yang Chen called out as soon as he entered.
"Yang Chen!" Wei Xueqing immediately stood up, surprise and delight flashing in her eyes.
The assistant astutely closed the door and left.
"Meng Po! Purple Cultivator! Night Fire! Gao Hong!" Wei Xueqing also noticed the others and greeted them.
"Why are you back so soon?" Wei Xueqing had thought Yang Chen would be away for some time, but he returned unexpectedly fast.
Yang Chen smiled slightly and handed the contract in his hand to Wei Xueqing, "Nothing major, finished up and came back."
Wei Xueqing glanced at the contract briefly in surprise and looked up at Yang Chen, "You managed to deal with the Yun family’s assets as well!"
Yang Chen smiled faintly, "Take a look! Quickly integrate the Yun family’s assets together."
Without further comment, Wei Xueqing immediately sat down with the contract for a careful review.
An hour later.
Wei Xueqing finished reviewing all the contracts.
She raised her head, rubbed her sore eyes, leaned back in her chair, contemplated for a while, then slowly spoke, "The terms are quite generous, much more than those of the Chen and Wu families. At this level, they’re comparable to the conditions from the Xiang and Zhang families."
Yang Chen nodded, "No wonder! Because the Yun family is alive, while the Chen and Wu families are not!"
Feeling the coldness in Yang Chen’s tone, Wei Xueqing shivered involuntarily.
That’s right!
The dead don’t need any conditions.
The cost for them is merely some transfer fees.
Whereas the living require more conditions to satisfy them.
"Got it!" Wei Xueqing said, "I’ll quickly integrate the Yun family’s assets to form a network!"
Actually, most of the Yun family’s assets are not in Ancheng.
After all, the Yun family isn’t in Ancheng; Ancheng is still the territory of other families.
Even the Xiang and Zhang families have most of their assets outside Ancheng; they themselves aren’t based in Ancheng.
Thus, these assets outside of Ancheng become extremely important.
This is akin to uniting nationwide consolidated assets, penetrating Flame Country’s lands, blooming everywhere, distributed nationwide!
Yang Chen’s ambition is substantial; his vision isn’t confined merely to Ancheng.
"Heard your speech earlier, it was excellent!" Yang Chen praised.
Wei Xueqing blushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed, "I just felt indignant, thought I should say something to everyone, to dispel their concerns! But speaking of which, our Longyu Group isn’t afraid of anyone! If they want to provoke us, we’ll hit back! Especially now, we can’t lose momentum!"
Yang Chen nodded slightly, very much in agreement with Wei Xueqing’s approach.
"Who are the opponents?" Yang Chen asked.
Wei Xueqing immediately gritted her teeth and replied, "A bunch of legal sharks!"
Seeing Wei Xueqing’s angry demeanor, Yang Chen found it amusing.
It was rare to see Wei Xueqing, a marketplace elite, so provoked!
"These people are from Ancheng Law Firm. Don’t be misled by their being lawyers—they feast on tainted money! They’d ruthlessly destroy a company over things like false advertising and event scams! Plus, they’re the most formidable team in Ancheng, almost undefeated. Now they’ve set their sights on us, claiming we’re monopolizing markets! They want to take us to court!"
Wei Xueqing said angrily, "Do you know what they’re demanding? They’re asking us to allocate forty percent of our developing commercial zones to others, or fifty percent for collaboration! Also, for the malls, they want us to leave only one mall brand in each region and close all others! This is outright extortion! Blackmail!"
Wei Xueqing was visibly furious.
While Yang Chen laughed.
He laughed partly because it was rare to see Wei Xueqing this perturbed.
He also laughed at how bold some were—demanding to swallow so many assets, not sure where the confidence came from.
"Did you agree?" Yang Chen asked.
"How could I!" Wei Xueqing replied furiously, "Would I agree? These trash think they’d swindle money from me—no way! I, Wei Xueqing, was not made to scare easily! If they want to take me to court, let’s go! Shangdong Group and Longyu Group have a league of top lawyers! If the fines are fifteen billion, I’ll put up twenty billion to fight them in court! Better to fight it out in court rather than let them extort the fines from us! At least winning the case won’t tarnish Longyu Group’s reputation!"
Yang Chen nodded while smiling, noting Wei Xueqing’s emotions stabilizing a bit, and said with a smile, "But I think, there might be another way to resolve it."
"What?" Wei Xueqing’s eyes lit up, she looked at Yang Chen, eyes full of expectation.
"For example..."
"For example, find out who’s giving them orders!" A crisp voice interrupted Yang Chen from the doorway.
"This voice is..." Yang Chen quickly turned around.
Indeed!
At the doorway, a stunning beauty was already standing there!
"Ye Xin!" Yang Chen immediately strode over.