Jincheng, the old house of the Shen family.
As an ancient family with a heritage of more than 500 years, the Shen family is very particular about every aspect. At first glance, the Shen family’s old house looks nothing special, but if you look closely, you will find that every decoration has a story.
For example, the Welcoming Pine at the gate is over a hundred years old and needs to be carefully cared for every day. It is worth over a million.
For example, the calligraphy and paintings hanging in the corridor are all from famous artists, and any one of them is worth hundreds of thousands.
For example, there is an inkstone in the study, which is exquisitely crafted and full of historical heritage. It is said to be the favorite of Emperor Qianlong of the previous dynasty, but now it has become a collection in the Shen family's study.
Compared with this inkstone, the self-portrait hanging in the study seems much more ordinary, but the character in this painting has a unique charm that attracts people at first sight.
There is a line of small words in the lower left corner of the portrait: Painted by Shen Qi in the winter of 1949.
Shen Qi, the ancestor of the Shen family, is said to have lived for hundreds of years, but disappeared after the establishment of the Xia Kingdom and never appeared again. He only left behind a self-portrait and instructed future generations to preserve it properly.
With such a heritage and background, the Shen family is also a top wealthy family in Jincheng, with industries covering real estate, finance, entertainment and so on.
It is no exaggeration to say that any movement of the Shen family can cause a big disturbance in Jincheng.
But now, the Shen family, which possesses such power, has been shrouded in sorrow. Nearly a hundred people in the Shen family are dejected, with hatred and unwillingness on their faces.
The head of the family, Shen Hong, was pacing back and forth in the study, his face clouded with gloom, his eyes bloodshot, and his feet covered with cigarette butts. Anyone who saw this scene would not be able to connect the person in front of him with Shen Hong, the head of the Shen family.
The reason for this is that a major change occurred in the Shen family.
Just three days ago, a major project of Shen's Real Estate failed to pass the acceptance inspection, which seriously delayed the construction schedule and may even require rework. The losses caused are conservatively estimated to be over 10 billion.
A loss of 1 billion is only a serious blow to the Shen family, and it will not cause the Shen family to collapse. However, the internal network of Shen's Finance was also invaded. A series of mysterious operations caused a loss of at least 5 billion to the Shen family, and a large amount of funds were trapped and could not be withdrawn at all.
This is truly fatal to the Shen family.
In addition, several entertainment venues under the Shen family's name were found to be involved in illegal transactions, and the news quickly spread on the Internet. In a short time, the Shen family's reputation was ruined and they became the target of everyone's criticism.
Given the size of the Shen family, they simply wouldn't bother engaging in any illegal transactions in entertainment venues, so there must be other reasons behind this.
Thinking of this, Shen Hong clenched his fists, and Cheng Xishan's photo was crumpled into a ball.
Cheng Xishan is the instigator of all this!
The Cheng family entered Jincheng ten years ago. In order to gain a foothold in Jincheng, Cheng Xishan tried his best to please Shen Hong. Unexpectedly, in just ten years, Cheng Xishan secretly set up such a scheme and pushed the Shen family into the abyss!
Shen Hong slammed his fist on the table. He hated himself for not judging people well and letting the Shen family fall into this situation.
It is difficult to help the Shen family out of its predicament, but it is also very simple. To put it bluntly, there must be sufficient capital injection to revitalize Shen's Finance and Shen's Real Estate.
Although Shen's Real Estate failed the project acceptance, Shen Hong knew very well that it must be the Cheng family who was behind this. As long as their Shen family could withstand this storm, all the prominent figures in Jincheng would give him face, and the project acceptance would be easily completed.
It doesn’t matter if a financial company’s funds are trapped. As long as a large amount of funds are injected, the financial company will come back to life in an instant.
As for entertainment venues, Shen Hong no longer cares. As long as the Shen family does not fall, these public opinion crises can be handled by public relations, and it only costs some money.
But the problem is that if the Shen family wants to survive, it will require at least 10 billion yuan in capital injection.
Now, let alone 10 billion, Shen Hong can't even come up with 100 million.
Before, the presidents of all the major banks in Jincheng had to think of ways to establish relationships with him every day, but now they can’t even get through on the phone.
That's the reality.
Shen Hong was almost in despair. He felt sorry for all the ancestors of the Shen family, and he knelt down in front of Shen Qi's self-portrait with a plop.
At this point, he could only hope that this legendary ancestor would show up and bless their Shen family to overcome this difficult time.
"Grandfather, if you were still alive, please open your eyes and take a look. I'm afraid the bloodline of our Shen family is about to be cut off."
With Cheng Xishan's methods, as long as the Shen family falls, none of the nearly one hundred people in the Shen family will survive.
Cut the grass at its roots and leave no future troubles. How could Cheng Xishan not understand such a simple truth?
When Shen Hong knelt down, the painting hanging on the wall seemed to come alive, and a cold light flashed in its eyes.
When Shen Hong raised his head, the cold light had completely disappeared, and no change could be seen.
Shen Hong rubbed his bloodshot eyes. Could it be that he was having an illusion just now?
At the same time, on Zhongqi Peak, hundreds of kilometers away from Jincheng, a man suddenly opened his eyes. His appearance was exactly the same as the portrait hanging in the Shen family's study. It was Shen Qi!
Just as the rumors said, Shen Qi has lived for hundreds of years and has practiced for hundreds of years. His cultivation has already reached an astonishing level, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a land immortal.
But the road of cultivation has no end. After the establishment of Xia Kingdom, Shen Qi chose to retire and came to Zhong Qifeng to practice in seclusion.
Of course, before leaving, he left a self-portrait at the Shen family, and attached a wisp of his mind to it. As long as the Shen family preserves the self-portrait well, this wisp of mind will always exist, and he can also get news when the Shen family encounters a crisis.
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