Tencent!

"Tencent is the largest shareholder of Huazhang Group, and it seems that they invested three or four years ago."

Yang Shanhe answered.

Yang Shanhe just said that Huazhang Group is backed by the Su family, and that the Yang family is someone the Su family can't afford to offend. Many members of the Su family think that Yang Shanhe is being deliberately mysterious.

But now that they know that the largest shareholder of Huazhang Group is actually Tencent, they have nothing to say.

Indeed, compared to the enormous Tencent Group, the Su family and the Yang family are really nothing.

Tencent's market capitalization is currently over three trillion, and at its peak, it reached a staggering seven trillion!

Note that it's seven trillion, not seven hundred million, seven hundred billion, or seven hundred billion!

Seven trillion—that's an absolutely terrifying number!

Even if it drops now, it's still over three trillion.

The combined size of those two companies is probably not even a fraction of Tencent's. Yang Shanhe said that they are not to be trifled with, which is no problem at all.

“Patriarch Su, Brother Ye, our Yang family also has its difficulties. Most of the extra 10% profit will be used to bribe officials, smooth things over, and negotiate with Huazhang Group. There won’t be much left.”

Yang Shanhe's eldest son spoke up, explaining the "difficulties" of the Yang family, hoping to persuade Old Master Su and Ye Chen to agree to a 60/40 split!

"We've put in a lot of effort for no reward, and we hope Patriarch Su and Brother Ye can understand."

At this moment, the other members of the Su family fell into deep thought, realizing that what Yang Shanhe and his son said made sense.

They have no connections in the southwest, so if they need to use their connections or make some arrangements, the Yang family is indeed the one who has to step in.

The Su family members' thoughts wavered slightly, and some were persuaded by Yang Shanhe and his son.

"Is that so?"

At this moment, Ye Chen spoke up.

Ye Chen admitted that what the Yang family father and son said did make some sense, but the problem was that even if it was for mediation and bribing relationships, it probably wouldn't cost that much money.

Ye Chen was certain that the Yang family father and son had exaggerated; it wasn't like they were trying to negotiate or pull strings with Tencent's headquarters.

It's just a small company invested in by Tencent. Tencent invests in too many companies and can't possibly devote too much energy to this one.

If it were only a few hundred million, that would be possible, but even this 10% profit, conservatively estimated, would be several hundred million, or around a billion. To put it more boldly, it could even be two or three billion...

The Yang family is very dishonest.

"Of course."

Yang Shanhe immediately nodded.

"Brother Ye, think about it. After all, the other party is backed by Tencent. Can we really not use so many?"

"Can the problem be solved without spending that much money?!"

Yang Shanhe's eldest son also chimed in.

Upon hearing this question, Ye Chen answered calmly:

"Yes, of course you can. Why not?"

Ye Chen gave an affirmative answer.

"Brother Ye, you're not joking, are you?"

"If you don't pay, what can you do?"

Yang Shanhe's eldest son inquired, but he couldn't think of a way to solve the problem without money.

"I'll just put in a word with Mr. Ma, and that'll solve the problem. It's that simple."

Ye Chen answered casually.

Why make such a fuss when a simple greeting would suffice? It's not a big deal; Mr. Ma will definitely agree.

"What?!"

Yang Shanhe and the others dared not listen carefully to their ears.

Is it enough to just say hello to Mr. Ma?

This solution was something they hadn't considered. To be honest, using this method to solve the problem is faster and more effective than spending money, and it can even solve the problem at its root.

Who is Mr. Ma? He's the CEO of Tencent.

Can't a simple greeting from him solve the problem?!

The problem is, who has the right to greet Mr. Ma?

Furthermore, even if this person had Mr. Ma's contact information and knew him, would Mr. Ma really give him the face to step in and help?

"Brother Ye... no, Mr. Ye, do you really know President Ma? Are you sure it's President Ma from Tencent?"

Yang Shanhe's eldest son cautiously inquired, and at this moment, his address to Ye Chen changed from "Brother Ye" to the more respectful and polite "Mr. Ye".

"Of course we know each other, we're old friends."

Ye Chen nodded.

They've known each other for quite some time now.

"It really is Mr. Ma from Tencent."

Yang Shanhe's eldest son swallowed hard, full of amazement. Ye Chen actually knew a top figure like President Ma.

"One more thing, Mr. Ye, are you sure Mr. Ma will agree?"

He asked again.

"Sure."

Ye Chen nodded.

If you asked Mr. Ma to help him deal with the Ye family in Beijing, or to help him acquire the Porsche Group, Mr. Ma would definitely refuse.

After all, the two can only be considered friends at present, and they don't have much in common. Mr. Ma would definitely not help with such a risky favor.

But that Huazhang Group is just a small company invested in by Tencent. It's just a matter of a word from Mr. Ma. It's that simple. Mr. Ma will definitely agree.

Hearing Ye Chen's two consecutive affirmative answers, everyone, especially the Yang family father and son, were dumbfounded.

They were completely stunned!

Knowing Mr. Ma, being an old friend of Mr. Ma, and having Mr. Ma agree to help when asked—how powerful must Ye Chen's background be to achieve this?

Yang Shanhe's second son was so frightened by Ye Chen that he trembled and dared not look him in the eye.

"Mr. Ye, I admire you so much! I'd like to propose a toast..."

Yang Shanhe's eldest son was very good at interpersonal relationships. After learning that Ye Chen's identity and background were so terrifying, he treated Ye Chen with the utmost respect. He took the initiative to come over and humbly toasted Ye Chen in order to get closer to the two of them.

"Patriarch Yang, now that the matter is resolved, do you still see the need for a 40/60 split?!"

Ye Chen slowly looked at Yang Shanhe.

Yang Shanhe was startled. He didn't dare to be negligent for a moment and quickly stood up.