"oh?!"
"Oh well."
Ye Chen nodded in agreement, since Antonio had already spoken.
Moreover, this matter won't take up much time.
The other shareholders who hadn't yet withdrawn all showed a strange expression on their faces when they heard Antonio's words.
They glanced at Antonio, then at Ye Chen, but said nothing, only quickening their pace as they retreated.
"Um."
Antonio nodded.
He had his secretary pull him and Ye Chen into a completely new video conference.
This time, it was just him and Ye Chen in the entire room.
"Mr. Ye, first of all, congratulations on becoming the group's largest shareholder as well."
Antonio made some pleasantries first, and then got down to business.
"I wonder if Mr. Ye is currently planning to take on any specific position within the group?"
Antonio asked tentatively.
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen instantly understood why Antonio had pulled him over alone.
Simply put, Antonio was afraid that once he became the largest shareholder of the group, people would be eyeing his position as CEO.
After all, they are all the largest shareholders of the group, so they are all equal.
If he can be CEO, why can't Ye Chen be CEO himself?
Antonio was afraid that Ye Chen would target his location.
"Not interested."
Ye Chen shook his head.
Ye Chen was indeed telling the truth, but he omitted two words—"temporarily."
In the short term, Ye Chen was indeed not interested in the position of CEO of Kering Group.
After all, he had only recently acquired shares in Kering Group, and his foundation and connections within the group were unstable.
If he were to fight with Antonio, he would not have the upper hand, and internal strife within a company can have a significant impact on all aspects of the company.
There are too many similar cases where internal strife has led to the decline of a group, a sharp drop in stock prices, and in the worst cases, even company bankruptcy.
To take Ye Chen's Prada Group as an example, its decline was largely due to internal strife.
Even setting aside the internal conflict between the two, Ye Chen's chances of winning are slim.
Even if Ye Chen wins, what use will it be to him with a severely devastated and plummeting Kaiyun Group?
As the largest shareholder, he suffered the biggest loss when the stock price plummeted.
Currently, Ye Chen has no interest in the position of CEO of Kering Group.
Ye Chen's idea was to wait until he had more shares in the Kaiyun Group, so that he could far surpass and crush Antonio.
By then, the position of CEO of Kering Group would have nothing to do with him, and he wouldn't dare to utter a single word of objection.
The best course of action would be to peacefully take over the CEO position at Kering Group, without affecting the company's stock in the slightest.
"I see."
Antonio smiled, not quite believing Ye Chen's words.
But now that they are both the largest shareholders, Antonio still has to be polite to Antonio on the surface.
At this moment, Antonio also made up his mind to strike first!
He must find a way to acquire more shares in the group as soon as possible, so that he can surpass Ye Chen and become the largest shareholder of Kaiyun Group.
Once I'm strong enough, no matter how much trouble Ye Chen causes, it won't make a difference.
Who does Ye Chen even think he is!
No one can take Kering Group away from him!
After exchanging a few polite words, the two hung up the phone.
At noon, Ye Chen and Su Ningshuang went out for lunch.
After finishing their meal and leaving the restaurant, the group noticed a store nearby that seemed to sell local specialty products.
Su Ningshuang and the others became interested.
After all, they wanted to bring back some small gifts for their family and friends after coming out on a trip, so they went into this store.
Ye Chen sat outside, waiting for the others to come out.
Ye Chen sat there scrolling through videos.
Just as Ye Chen was scrolling through his phone, a tall, foreign woman in her early twenties walked over with an imposing air.
Did you take a picture of me without my permission?!
The tall girl angrily rebuked Ye Chen.
"What?!"
Ye Chen looked up abruptly, completely bewildered.
What's going on?!
He was just sitting there with his head down, scrolling through his phone. When did he start taking pictures of her?!
I didn't even glance at her.
"Are you still pretending to be stupid?!"
The tall woman said confidently:
"You're here with your phone, what are you doing if you're not secretly filming me? You're definitely secretly filming me!"
Ye Chen was furious.
Who gave her that confidence?!
I just sat there, not even making a sound, and no one bothered me or even looked up.
Suddenly someone comes up to you and righteously accuses you of secretly taking photos and slandering you?!
Anyone, regardless of gender, would be angry about this!
"You think you're so pretty, taking pictures of me without my permission?!"
Ye Chen retorted.
Ye Chen had seen many beautiful women, and this tall woman's appearance was only average among foreign women.
Her looks are far inferior to Caroline's, let alone Caroline's, thirty-something-year-old assistant.
He secretly took pictures of her?!
"You took pictures of me without my permission, and you still say that?!"
In an instant, the tall woman became even angrier, so she immediately took out her phone and started recording a video.
While taking photos, the tall woman said:
"Look everyone, there's a pervert here who secretly took pictures of me and insulted me. How can there be such a person in the world?!"
The tall woman spoke with an unusually aggrieved tone, as if Ye Chen had bullied her.
"You're a single man, sitting here with your phone, what else could it be but taking pictures of me without my consent?!"
"Can't single people just sit here and play on their phones?!"
Ye Chen coldly retorted.
"What kind of twisted logic is that!"
Ye Chen truly couldn't understand this woman's thought process.
Who says single people can't use their phones in public?!
"I'm just sitting here looking at my phone, and you're secretly taking pictures of me? You're single too, so aren't you secretly taking pictures of me as well?!"
Ye Chen countered with a question.
"Single? How could I be single? I have a boyfriend!"
The tall woman answered proudly.
However, the next second, Ye Chen's words broke her defenses.
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