This toast by Chu Feng was entirely heartfelt; Old Master Zhang’s grand love had earned Chu Feng’s utmost admiration.
Chu Feng clinked glasses with Old Master Zhang, and this act also symbolized Chu Feng pulling the Zhang Family onto the battle chariot of his Fengjing Group.
From that mont on, all the local forces in East River had established a relationship with Chu Feng’s Fengjing Group.
The Fengjing Group beca an absolutely unique entity. Although it wasn’t an aristocratic family, it was related to all such families, with a status that even surpassed theirs.
Especially the Zhang Family, which, although not aristocratic either, had a status that wasn’t the slightest bit inferior to the great families. Furthermore, with the Cao Gang’s influence sprawling as one unit, its power was beyond anything that could simply be described as enormous.
Chu Feng stayed at the Zhang Family’s residence until late into the night. When he left, the sky was already dotted with stars.
Upon returning to the villa, Chu Feng saw that Cui Jingyan and Qin i were both still awake, waiting for him.
"Why haven’t you gone to bed?" Chu Feng asked with a smile.
"How could we sleep when you’re attending a Hongn Banquet?" Qin i said off-handedly, casting a look at Chu Feng.
Chu Feng laughed, "What Hongn Banquet? It was just a normal al. I just did so things within my power to prevent people from saying I live off a woman."
Cui Jingyan rolled her eyes at Chu Feng and said, "Do you really think you aren’t living off a woman? Tell , of those who earn money for you, is there even one man?"
Chu Feng thought about it seriously and replied, "Not really, so I guess I do have the air of a gigolo about ."
Cui Jingyan asked, "What did you manage to do with your capabilities?"
Chu Feng took out the contract he had signed at the Zhang Family’s and said, "It’s all here."
Cui Jingyan took the contract from Chu Feng’s hand, glanced over it, and expressed her shock, "You used a developnt that might only happen in the next twenty years to secure a fifteen percent share of the Zhang Family, and even got them to work for us for free."
Chu Feng touched his nose and said, "When did I beco as cunning as a wolf in sheep’s clothing?"
Cui Jingyan glared at Chu Feng and questioned, "What do you think this is, using sothing that might happen in twenty years to gain imdiate benefits? What would you call that?"
Chu Feng thought seriously once more and realized that Cui Jingyan’s point was not wrong. However, he thought it shouldn’t be like that. When did he beco a gigolo and a little swindler?
"This is called strategic investnt. And who says it will take twenty years? Our Fengjing Group might give them returns that far exceed their investnts well before then. As long as the trial operations here in East River go smoothly, the Zhang Family will have earned back half of it already," said Chu Feng earnestly, as if trying to shed any label as a gigolo or small-ti swindler.
Cui Jingyan asked, "What you’re doing isn’t wrong, but how will you explain it to Zhuang Xinyan?"
Chu Feng replied, "She’s so smart. Wouldn’t she make a choice? Huaxia will definitely beco the major energy-consuming country in the future. Huaxia alone is equivalent to all the other countries in Asia. Plus, she has half of Europe, the whole of Africa, and the entirety of Oceania, doesn’t she?"
After listening to Chu Feng, Cui Jingyan rolled her eyes at him and said, "There you go again, spinning big tales. You haven’t even settled things in East River, and now you’re off to Africa and Oceania. If you discover aliens, are you going to start implenting your cosmic strategy too?"
Chu Feng replied, "Don’t joke—If that were really possible, I would definitely start my cosmic strategy."
Cui Jingyan retorted, "You’d really take it up a notch, huh? Do you have no sha at all?"
With the issue of the Zhang Family out of the way, Cui Jingyan felt more at ease, and the atmosphere naturally beca livelier.
Turning to Qin i, Chu Feng said, "Sister i, we’re all so busy. Why don’t you sell your store to and co help out instead?"
Qin i cut him off, saying, "We agreed not to interfere with each other. I won’t sell just because you’re rich."
Once again, Chu Feng had failed and had to look for another opportunity in the future.
The next day, Chu Feng went to school as usual. After all, the term had just started, and with nothing else pressing, he wanted to attend as much school as he could—the peaceful tis weren’t plentiful for Chu Feng.
Besides, Li Xiaoran and the other young girl had just started school; too many uncertainties required Chu Feng’s attention.
But while Chu Feng enjoyed his carefree school days, Qi Wen’s expression was turning sour.
At nine in the morning, the Zhang Family held a high-profile press conference, announcing a comprehensive strategic partnership with the Fengjing Group.
Zhang Zhongshan and Cui Jingyan signed the comprehensive strategic partnership agreent on the spot. The Fengjing Group had thus completed a series of strategic partnerships, becoming one of the largest consortia in East River. It had also garnered full support from the well-established Wu Family, Jin Family, Zhang Family, Zhuang Family, and An Family in East River.
From now on, anyone wanting to enter East River would have to adhere to the Fengjing Group’s whims. The Fengjing Group had beco the true local serpent of East River.
Such a situation was obviously not sothing that Qi Wen, or anyone for that matter, wished to see.
However, they didn’t need to make a move now since Qi Wen was there. The Qi Family was the one that had suffered the greatest loss and humiliation in this clash.
If the Qi Family could stomach this blow, then they might as well not bother mingling in Huaxia anymore. As for the permanent director position of the aristocratic families, the Qi Family had gracefully ceded this role long ago.
Now, everyone was watching, waiting. They waited for the clash between the Qi Family and the Fengjing Group—whether it resulted in mutual destruction or so other outco, it would serve as the perfect opportunity for them to make their move.
Even Xingzi and her Elite Society were closely monitoring and anticipating such an event.
While watching television, Qi Wen crushed the remote control in his hand. He had anticipated such an outco but didn’t expect it to be so bitterly satisfying. He then fiercely slapped his already swollen cheek, causing it to swell even more.
"Boss, the family wants you to return to Yanjing and give up on East River," said the beautiful secretary, approaching Qi Wen.
Qi Wen looked at the secretary and said, "Do you think I can still walk into the Qi Family’s door in such a disgraceful state?"
The secretary didn’t reply, as it wasn’t a question she could answer. She only followed Qi Wen’s orders and wasn’t able to address his concerns.
"Tell Grandfather to give one more month. I will give him a satisfactory answer. I have never let him down before, and I won’t this ti either," Qi Wen declared confidently.
The secretary nodded, swayed her slender waist, and left Qi Wen’s office.
Staring out at the raging sea through the window, Qi Wen murmured to himself, "It looks like it’s ti to resort to so unconventional asures. Hardly have I found such a rival, so this ti, even in death, I’ll have no regrets."
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