Chen Zaican smirked, "When Shinhan Media almost went bankrupt, I went to Chairman Choi for help, but he turned me away. He should have thought that this day would come."

"I still remember Zhang Enying standing at the door of the villa with an impatient look on her face. She just said that your father had fallen asleep and was not feeling well. I didn't even get a glass of water. I finally understood the meaning of the world."

"After Shinhan Media went public, Zhang Enying became as warm to us as she was to us at first. She often asked us to go home for dinner and was very caring towards Yunzhu. She just wanted you to take care of Soojin more." Chen Zaican said.

"There was no chance before, and Zhang Enying couldn't ask us for help. Now she wants to get close to Song Yi through her daughter Xiuzhen's marriage. She comes to me so actively, I have to give her a chance." Chen Zaican's tone was calm, but Cui Shanji could feel Chen Zaican's hatred towards Cui Yuanshuo and Zhang Enying.

Cui Shanji hugged Chen Zaican, feeling a little distressed, "Husband, the most difficult time has passed. We must learn to look forward and not indulge in the hatred of the past. Letting go of others is letting go of ourselves."

Chen Zaican patted Cui Shanji's arm and said, "Don't worry, I won't let hatred blind me. Apart from you and Yunzhu, I won't trust anyone unconditionally. Song Yi just likes beautiful women and won't force anyone. If Zhang Enying doesn't have this intention, Song Yi won't have a chance to take advantage of it, right?"

Cui Shanji sighed. Chen Zaican was right. If Zhang Enying had no intention in this regard, Song Yi could not do anything to Zhang Enying. Before Zhang Enying married Cui Yuanshuo, she was a well-known beautiful anchor of KBS. She was more popular than the top female anchor of ABS TV station, Li Xianzhen, and was also the dream lover of many Korean men.

Zhang Enying previously supported KBS's economic talk show, and met Choi Won-suk of Dong-A Group during the interview. Choi Won-suk had not divorced his original wife at the time, and he pursued her relentlessly. In the end, Zhang Enying was moved by Choi Won-suk's money ability and became Choi Won-suk's second wife.

Cui Shanji thought that Zhang Enying was a mistress and the culprit who destroyed her parents' marriage, so she didn't treat Zhang Enying as her stepmother very well. When Zhang Enying first married into the Cui family, Cui Shanji was already in middle school, and was about the same age as her daughter Chen Yunzhu is now.

Later, her younger sister Choi Soo-jin was born. Choi Soo-jin admired her elder sister and always praised her elder sister, becoming Choi Sun-hee's follower. Therefore, Choi Sun-hee had an average relationship with her stepmother Jang Eun-young, but a pretty good relationship with her younger sister Choi Soo-jin.

When Choi Sun-hee reached her current age, she actually began to understand what Jang Eun-young did back then. She also began to understand that even without Jang Eun-young, her parents would still divorce, and there would be Lee Eun-young, Park Eun-young or Jung Eun-young, etc. Choi Sun-hee's mother later married an American businessman and currently lives in Los Angeles all year round. Choi Sun-hee visited her several times when she went to Los Angeles.

Zhang Enying is very efficient. When Song Yi and his team finished visiting Dassault and booked two Falcon 7X business jets, Zhang Enying had already arrived in Paris. Dassault will officially deliver the two aircraft to Song Yi around July next year. Song Yi is also the first Asian customer to book a Falcon 7X business jet. However, it may take another three or four years for the Falcon 7X to obtain the airworthiness certificate issued by China National Aviation Administration, and the Falcon 7X cannot travel between China and South Korea for the time being.

The main reason why Song Yi ordered two Falcon 7Xs was to facilitate Jin Xiyuan's travel. As the chairman of Manchester United, Manchester United went to participate in the key Champions League games, which made it convenient for Jin Xiyuan to watch the games on site and cheer for the club players.

As soon as Zhang Enying got off the plane, she was taken to the Hilton Arc de Triomphe by a special car. This hotel is located near the Eiffel Tower, and is close to famous attractions such as the Champs Elysees, the Seine River, the Louvre, and the Paris Opera House, making it very convenient for tourists to check in.

After checking in, she took a nice bath in the luxury suite. Because it was rare to go abroad to relax, she was in a good mood while enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the bathroom and humming a song.

Zhang Enying came to Europe for a special trip. Traveling and relaxing were secondary. She mainly wanted to find a future for herself and her daughter Xiuzhen. After all, with Xu Meijing's successful case, she just needed to follow suit.

Xu Meijing was originally just Shin Dong-bin's concubine. The noble ladies and socialites in Seoul were unwilling to pay attention to her and were unwilling to bring her to any social activities.

With the land in North Gyeongsang Province, Seo Mi-kyung successfully won the opportunity to cooperate with Song Yi. Hyundai Sports won the right to host the F1 Korean Grand Prix, and Seo Mi-kyung suddenly became a director of Hyundai Sports and got a ticket to the Korean upper class gathering.

In addition to this, Xu Meijing also solved the marriage of her daughter Jin Youmei through Song Yi's introduction. Jin Youmei married Zhou Daxuan, the third son of Zhou Mengyu, the fourth room of the modern family, and solved a worry of Xu Meijing in recent years.

As a friend of Xu Meijing for many years, Zhang Enying was happy for Xu Meijing, but she was also curious about how she got to know Song Yi. After all, the Lotte family and Song Yi had a bad relationship.

When the Lee Eun-ju case was exposed, the Lotte family's Kim Hyuk-ho and Kim Dong-bin were only sentenced to suspended sentences and fined, and the details of the punishment were not made public. However, this punishment was no secret among the Seoul chaebol families, and the Kims were humiliated.

Kim Dong-bin, chairman of Lotte Group, also hated Song Yi to the core, and Lotte Group has always refused to supply products to Sohan.com, the largest shopping website in South Korea. After Seo Mi-kyung became a shareholder of Hyundai Sports, only a small number of Lotte products appeared in the Sohan.com catalog.

At that time, Zhang Enying already understood that Song Yi had not reconciled with the Lotte family, but Xu Meijing had somehow managed to get close to Song Yi, and her status had suddenly become more noble. Zhang Enying asked Xu Meijing about it, but Xu Meijing always shook her head ambiguously, saying that the secret could not be revealed.

Later, when Choi Sun-hee proposed to introduce her sister Choi Soo-jin to Song Yi's brother-in-law Kim Hyung-soo, when Seo Mi-kyung learned about this, she immediately said that this was a great thing, advised Zhang Enying to agree as soon as possible, and listed a long list of Song Yi's advantages.

Zhang Enying didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the time, "Xiuzhen is marrying Jin Hengzhu, not Song Yi, why are you saying so many good things to Song Yi? So you agreed to the engagement not for your son-in-law Zhou Daxuan, but for Song Yi?"

Xu Meijing said confidently, "Daxuan is the youngest son in their family. His father passed away more than ten years ago, so he didn't get any property. Daxuan is also the youngest son, so he got even less."

"I only have this one daughter. Although I don't expect Daxuan to become rich, at least I can't treat Youmei badly. I still expect Youmei to take care of me in my old age. Song Yi arranged Youmei's marriage, and Daxuan is Song Yi's cousin. If Daxuan leaves the family business and starts her own business, it will be difficult for Song Yi to just leave her alone, right? For the future of the couple, I have to have a good relationship with Song Yi, right?" Xu Meijing expressed her thoughts.

Zhang Enying felt that what Xu Meijing said made sense, so she agreed to the marriage and convinced Cui Yuanshuo.

Zhou Daxuan is just Xu Meijing's son-in-law and Song Yi's cousin. He has now left the family business BNG Steel and joined Hyundai Sports as an executive assistant to Zhou Mengkui, the president of Hyundai Sports.

Kim Hyung-soo is Song Yi's brother-in-law and currently works at Sohan.com. In terms of the closeness of the relationship, Kim Hyung-soo is much closer than Joo Dae-sun. How could Song Yi treat Kim Hyung-soo badly? Even if Kim Hyung-soo does poorly in the SA system in the future, his personal wealth will far exceed that of his father Kim Yu-moon.

Dong-A Group has been shrinking its business in recent years. Except for its core business, Dong-A Ilbo, which remains profitable, Choi Won-suk's investments in real estate, Internet and media have all suffered losses to varying degrees.

Dong-A Ilbo newspaper has sold its office building to ease the debt pressure of Dong-A Group, and rented it back to continue working. In order to share the pressure for her husband Choi Won-seok, Zhang Enying bought several fake bags from luxury brands.

Before coming to France, Zhang Enying specifically asked Xu Meijing for advice on how to deepen her friendship with Song Yi in a way that would both demonstrate her enthusiasm and not appear to be flattering.

Xu Meijing was delighted when she heard Zhang Enying say that. She circled around Zhang Enying, looked at her curvy figure, and said, "Men only like three things: power, money, and beautiful women."

"Song Yi has both power and money now, so he is probably more interested in beautiful women. Just look at the frequent rumors about him and the female artists under the SA Group, and you will know that some of the rumors are not groundless."

"Look at you. Even though you've been married for so long, your waist is still so slim and your figure is so round. Who would have thought that you have a daughter as old as Soo-jin. When you go shopping with Soo-jin, others will misunderstand that you are sisters, not mother and daughter. You don't need to prepare any gifts when you go to France this time. Taking yourself with you is the best gift." Xu Meijing said ambiguously.

Zhang Enying blushed when she heard what Xu Meijing said, "You are such a slut, you can say such things. Did you use the honey trap on Song Yi in order to have a beautiful marriage? Your old man is watching you so closely, you don't have any chance to cheat."

Xu Meijing's eyes were a little vague, and she began to laugh at herself, "I would like to use the beauty trap on Song Yi, but I don't have the capital as strong as you. If I were as well-maintained as you, I would fly to Paris during the day and go to Song Yi's room to offer myself to him at night."

Zhang Enying thought of Xu Meijing's eyes and knew that the relationship between her and Song Yi was not that simple. She stood up from the bathtub and wiped her body with a bath towel. She turned around in front of the mirror, looking at her naked body, and she whispered, "Will Song Yi really like a beauty like me?"

By the time Zhang Enying had changed her clothes, Song Yi and his group had already gone to Dassault and returned to the Hilton Hotel. Cui Xiuzhen learned that Zhang Enying had checked into the hotel and immediately went into the luxury suite to find Zhang Enying.

Zhang Enying saw her daughter Cui Xiuzhen's impetuous look and shook her head helplessly, "You are about to get married, but you are still so unstable. How would your parents-in-law see you like this?"

"Oh mom, guess where we went this morning?" Choi Soo-jin sat on the sofa and showed off to Jang Eun-young what she had seen and heard today.

Zhang Enying smiled and didn't say anything. She knew that the impatient Cui Xiuzhen would take the initiative to speak out.

"We went to Dassault, the most famous aircraft manufacturer in France, and the president of Dassault came out to entertain us in person. Chairman Song booked two Falcon 7X business jets today, and he is also the first Asian customer to purchase this type of business jet. I only now know that Dassault also produces weapons. The French Rafale fighter jet was produced by Dassault. In the 1990s, Dassault began to produce business jets in order to transform itself." Cui Xiuzhen said incessantly.

Zhang Enying thought her daughter Cui Xiuzhen was surprised by what she saw. "What's so strange about this? Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanjin Group are all military contractors of the South Korean Ministry of Defense, producing weapons for the South Korean army. SA Telecom also won a bid for a telecommunications project of the South Korean military in Gyeonggi Province."

Cui Xiuzhen continued to explain, "I didn't come here to talk about this. I didn't expect Chairman Song to know so much about fighter jets. He knows a lot about the French Rafale fighter jets, the British-German-Italian-Spanish jointly developed Typhoon fighter jets, and the Russian Su-27 fighter jets. He talked to the president of Dassault very well."

"The president of Dassault knows about the good relationship between Chairman Song and our president. He might want to sell Rafale fighter jets to South Korea through Chairman Song's relationship, so he has been introducing the advantages of Rafale fighter jets instead of the Falcon 7X business jet. Hyung-soo and I were almost laughing like crazy at the time." Choi Soo-jin shared with Jang Eun-young the interesting experience of Song Yi buying a plane in the morning.

"I originally thought that Chairman Song would only buy one Falcon 7X, but who knew he would reserve two at once. If you add the Gulfstream G550 he bought before, he already has three private jets. The status of our richest man in South Korea is indeed extraordinary." Choi Soo-jin exclaimed.

The price of one Falcon 7X business jet is as high as 50 billion won, and two of them is 100 billion won. Cui Xiuzhen felt that Song Yi bought these two private jets faster than she went shopping in the supermarket. A big deal worth hundreds of billions of won was decided in just a few minutes.

"Song Yi and the others booked a hotel for me in advance and treated me so sincerely. I should go over and say hello to him first. Xiuzhen, do you think the dress I'm wearing today is suitable?" Zhang Enying asked her daughter.

It was the first time that Choi Soo-jin saw her mother Jang Eun-young dressed so young, and her eyes lit up. "Oh mom, you look so beautiful today, don't you? I feel like you've overshadowed me. You look like a beautiful lady in her thirties. I'm going to remind Hyung-soo later to stop looking at you, or I'll be jealous."

Zhang Enying smiled when she heard Cui Xiuzhen say that. She didn't dress up carefully for Jin Hengzhu. In order to win Song Yi's favor, she deliberately let her hair fall on her shoulders and didn't wear any accessories on her body. This was also a little trick of Zhang Enying.

When Song Yi saw Zhang Enying, he was stunned for a moment. Zhang Enying should be about the same age as Song Suying, the wife of SK Group Chairman, but she looks much younger. Zhang Enying has a rare girlish feeling. Perhaps this is also related to the fact that Zhang Enying only gave birth to one daughter, Cui Xiuzhen. After all, Song Suying gave birth to two daughters and one son.

Song Yi and Zhang Enying shook hands and said hello, with a very warm attitude, "Mrs. Cui, our two families will be relatives from now on. We should visit each other more often if we have the chance."

Zhang Enying saw Song Yi's attitude and knew that what Xu Meijing said was true. She had more confidence in the success of this trip to Europe. After all, she came to Europe for Cui Yuanshuo's mission.

Cui Yuanshuo's investments in real estate, Internet and media industries have suffered losses in recent years, and these industries happen to be the core businesses of SA Group. Cui Yuanshuo wants to sell these loss-making businesses of Dongya Group to SA Group to repay the bank loan.

Zhang Enying was a little hesitant when she heard about Cui Yuanshu's plan. "Xiuzhen and Hengzhu's marriage has not been finalized yet, and you are looking for Song Yi to discuss business cooperation. Aren't you a little impatient? At least it would be more appropriate for you to ask Song Yi for help after Xiuzhen and Hengzhu are engaged, right?"

Cui Yuanshuo criticized Zhang Enying, "You women have long hair and short vision. I negotiated with Song Yi because Xiuzhen's marriage was not settled yet, and tried to test whether SA Group was sincere."

"Dong-A Ilbo has criticized Song Woo-seok's government and SA Group before, and now Soo-jin is going to marry Song Yi's brother-in-law Kim Hyung-soo. In order to ease the relationship between our two families, Dong-A Ilbo will definitely try to publish less negative reports about SA Group and Song Yi in the future. Do you know how much less advertising revenue I will get from conservative groups or companies every year if I change my stance a little bit?"

"I was very happy when Song Yi appointed Shan Ji as the president of ABS TV. I hoped that ABS TV and Dong-A Group could cooperate to a certain extent to increase advertising revenue for Dong-A Ilbo. But Shan Ji, who has no conscience, rejected my proposal directly."

"SA Group is the largest media giant in South Korea. It already controls wireless TV stations, social networking sites, search engines, portals and entertainment magazines. Newspapers are its only weakness."

"Of the three major newspapers in South Korea, Chosun Ilbo is the conservative stronghold, and Song Yi has no way of getting involved. JoongAng Ilbo is a spun-off from Samsung Group, and Song Yi can't buy it even if he has money. Our Dong-A Ilbo is the only mainstream newspaper that Song Yi can get involved in."

"If SA Group creates a new newspaper, it will take at least 5 to 8 years to achieve the same circulation as Dong-A Ilbo. The presidential election will be held next year. Even if Song Yi is willing to wait, will he be willing to wait for the opening of the National Assembly?"

“It is impossible for Dong-A Ilbo to change its pro-conservative stance, but I can completely control the amount of content and emphasis of a report. Sometimes, the same report, as long as the narrative method is changed, will bring a completely different reading concept to readers, and even guide and change readers’ views.”

"It's like a math problem. I can't give Song Yi extra points, but I can make him lose fewer points. Can I lose 30 points or 5 points? It all depends on how I do it. Sometimes, victory in an election requires just this tiny margin."

"If Song Yi knew that acquiring Dong-A Group's loss-making business could gain him some degree of support from Dong-A Ilbo, he would agree to the acquisition," said Choi Won-seok.

Zhang Enying felt that Choi Won-suk was a little blindly optimistic. Four years ago, Song Woo-sik did not have the support of the Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo. The Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo scolded Song Woo-sik every day, but they failed to prevent Song Woo-sik from being elected president.

The SA Group is now more powerful than it was four years ago. There are not many young people in South Korea who are willing to read newspapers anymore, so the decline of Dong-A Ilbo has become inevitable.

If Choi Won-seok is willing to sell Dong-A Ilbo to SA Group and let Song Yi take control of this important media mouthpiece, Song Yi would be willing to take over other loss-making business lines of Dong-A Group for the sake of Dong-A Ilbo, a high-quality asset. Song Yi could split it up, divide it up, and then reorganize and merge it, and maybe he could get Dong-A Ilbo listed.

You are only willing to give Song Yi a promise and want him to take over the loss-making business of East Asia Group. Isn't this just empty talk and empty tricks? However, Choi Won-seok asked her to come to Paris to get close to Song Yi, which was what she wanted. Zhang Enying knew that East Asia Group was already an empty shell. She had decided to get rid of Choi Won-seok's old ship and work hard to step onto Song Yi's new and energetic cruise ship to make plans for her and Choi Soo-jin's future.

Whether Dong-A Group can continue to operate in the future, or whether Choi Won-seok wants to sell Dong-A Ilbo to survive, has nothing to do with her. However, if Choi Won-seok finds out that Jang Eun-young and Song Yi are having an affair, she can respond to Choi Won-seok with confidence, "Didn't you ask me to approach Song Yi so that he would agree to buy Dong-A Group's loss-making business? I was ordered to pick up men!"

After having lunch at the hotel, Song Yi and his group went to the Champs-Elysées to start shopping. This street is lined with various luxury stores, making the three women, Choi Sun-hee, Zhang Enying and Choi Soo-jin, linger on the shopping.

Song Yi had already stated that he would pay for all the expenses today, but Zhang Enying and Cui Xiuzhen were still quite sensible and each only picked out a set of clothes and a bag. Cui Shanji was not polite and went on a shopping spree at major luxury brands, making Zhang Enying and her daughter very envious.

When Zhang Enying returned to the hotel, she was surprised to find an orange Hermès Birkin bag on the coffee table in the room. This bag is the same model as that of actress Lindsay Lohan, who lost it at London Heathrow Airport this year. The value of this Birkin bag and the items inside it is more than one million US dollars.

During the World Cup in Germany this year, most of the wives or girlfriends of England players used this handbag. England's football team is not the best, but England's wives are the most beautiful, including many supermodels. Therefore, during this period, Hermès's Birkin bag has become a trend, which has spread to Seoul and appeared in many American TV series.

Zhang Enying fell in love with this platinum bag while shopping today, but considering its high price, she reluctantly put the bag down.

She didn't expect Song Yi to be so thoughtful. He secretly bought the bag and sent it to her room in advance, giving Zhang Enying a huge surprise. There was a note next to the handbag, which read, "Mrs. Cui, it's our first meeting, so I've prepared a small gift for you. Please accept it."

Zhang Enying bit her lip, put the bag in her hand, looked at herself in the mirror for a long time, and felt very satisfied.

Didn't Choi Won-suk say that Song Yi had always wanted to acquire a mainstream Korean newspaper? For the sake of this bag and for the future of her and her daughter, she thought she could go talk to Song Yi and give him some advice. If SA Group could successfully acquire Dong-A Ilbo, she believed that Song Yi would definitely not treat her, the first contributor, unfairly.

The couple Kim Hyung-soo and Choi Soo-jin have gone on a date to the banks of the Seine. Seeing that Choi Soo-jin will not be back for a while, Zhang Enying took off her stockings and went to knock on Song Yi's door.

Song Yi didn't seem surprised by Zhang Enying's visit. He gave Zhang Enying a platinum bag worth more than one million RMB. It was reasonable for Zhang Enying to come over to express her gratitude. When he noticed that Zhang Enying had taken off her stockings, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Enying noticed Song Yi's smile and felt that she had been seen through by Song Yi. She felt like she was naked and almost fell down.

Song Yi was quick to support Zhang Enying and said, "Mrs. Cui, be careful with your steps. Don't sprain your ankle."

Zhang Enying felt the warmth of Song Yi's palm, held Song Yi's shoulders, and almost leaned half of her body on Song Yi.

"President Song, I am flattered that you gave me such an expensive bag. How about Xiuzhen?" Zhang Enying asked. If Cui Xiuzhen didn't receive the gift, and she was the only one who received the gift, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Song Yi helped Zhang Enying sit on the edge of the bed, their thighs pressed tightly together, like old friends meeting again.

"Mrs. Cui, don't worry. Soo-jin also has an Hermès bag, but it's not a Birkin bag. It was given to her in the name of Hyung-soo, and I have also told Hyung-soo about it. It's not that I'm reluctant to spend the money, but Soo-jin has just entered society, and a young person carrying a Birkin bag doesn't quite match her temperament. When she returns to Seoul, her friends might think she's carrying her mother's bag to show off, which is not good." Song Yi answered considerately.

Zhang Enying felt a little dizzy when she saw Song Yi sitting so close to her. "President Song, I am only a few years older than Shan Ji. I usually get along with Shan Ji like sisters and never act like an elder. You should stop calling me Madam Cui and just call me Sister Enying."

When Song Yi heard Zhang Enying say this, he was secretly delighted, thinking that Zhang Enying was an informed and sensible woman. "Sister Enying, I'm a little tired from shopping today, so I was just about to take a bath to relax. You come over tonight, is there anything else?"

When Zhang Enying heard that Song Yi was going to take a bath, she was at a loss. She stood up, not knowing whether to leave or stay. Song Yi did not speak. She was too embarrassed to offer herself to him, as it would make Song Yi look down on her.

Seeing Zhang Enying standing still, Song Yi knew what was going on and took the initiative to hold Song Yi's hand. "Sister Enying, when I usually take a bath in Seoul, Tae Hee will rub my back. There is no one else here today. If you really want to thank me, you can stay and rub my back, okay?"

Zhang Enying didn't expect Song Yi to be so bold. She lowered her head and nodded, agreeing. She remembered that she had only agreed to help Song Yi rub his back, but how come she took a bath with Song Yi in a daze and almost forgot the business. Chen Zaican in the next suite reminded Cui Shanji, "Do you want to go find Zhang Enying? She is probably not in her room at this time. Maybe she is having a tryst with Song Yi in his room? Song Yi is really amazing. He got Zhang Enying the first time they met. He said he would give Zhang Enying a platinum bag worth tens of thousands of dollars. Is he after Zhang Enying as a person, or is he interested in Cui Yuanshuo's Dong-A Ilbo?"

Cui Shanji thought for a moment and said, "It's probably both. You invited Zhang Enying to travel to Europe, and he might have already planned to attack Dong-A Ilbo at that time. After all, Zhang Enying is Chairman Cui's bedmate and knows many of his secrets."

"Song Yi may not be able to buy the Dong-A Ilbo with money, but the secret in Zhang Enying's mind may very likely make Chairman Choi surrender." Choi Sun-hee concluded.

Chen Zaican clapped his hands, "Song Yi is really smart. He slept with someone else's wife and forced Chairman Choi to sell the Dong-A Ilbo. Chairman Choi wanted Zhang Enying to solve the financial difficulties of Dong-A Group, but he ended up losing both the wife and the army. Our suite is so close to Song Yi's room, and behind our bed is the bathroom in Song Yi's room. Put your ear close to see if you can hear what Song Yi and Zhang Enying are doing."

Cui Shanji made a sound of spitting and punched Chen Zaican, "You shameless man, when will you stop eavesdropping?"

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(End of this chapter)