No sooner had Eric Hilton finished speaking than the accident occurred.
Clang!
Instantly, one of Eric Hilton's men closed the door to the private room and stood there, making it clear that no one was allowed to leave.
Eric Hilton's other men also looked at Ye Chen with hostility.
Eric Hilton's meaning is quite clear.
"So, Director Ye, what do you have to say now?"
Eric Hilton smiled confidently. Unlike Raymond Hilton, he was a hot-tempered man. He had come prepared for Ye Chen to refuse him, and if Ye Chen refused, he would take drastic measures.
"These three or four people think they can keep me here?"
Ye Chen gave a dismissive reply.
He came because he anticipated that Eric Hilton might turn his back on him, and Ye Chen had previously obtained information about Eric Hilton's temperament and personality.
"Of course there can't be only these few people, otherwise I would be underestimating Director Ye."
Eric Hilton answered.
In Shanghai, he was an outsider. This was Ye Chen's territory. On Ye Chen's territory, he naturally wouldn't dare to force Ye Chen to agree with him by relying on just three or four people. He had prepared a backup plan.
"They came back very soon."
Eric Hilton looked completely confident.
Sure enough, shortly after Eric Hilton finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
“Mr. Eric Hilton, I’m here.”
A burly man's voice came from outside.
"Open the door."
Eric Hilton ordered his men to open the door.
The door to the private room opened, and immediately a bald, burly man rushed in with a dozen or so muscular henchmen.
"So, Director Ye, do you still dare to refuse now?"
With his backup plan in hand, Eric Hilton became even more emboldened.
He knew that relying on his own strength to confront Ye Chen by force wouldn't work in Shanghai, so he used his connections to find local bigwigs in Shanghai and paid them a lot of money to help deal with Ye Chen.
With so many people targeting Ye Chen now, are we afraid he won't agree?!
"Director Ye, can we sign this document now?"
Eric Hilton then pushed the document that Ye Chen had just seen in front of him, asking Ye Chen to sign it and support him as the next president of Hilton International Hotels Group.
"I'm sorry, but I still refuse."
To Eric Hilton's surprise, even with so many people in his group, Ye Chen refused outright.
This isn't right.
"Since Director Ye's soft approach isn't working, then I'll try a hard approach."
Eric Hilton has no patience.
"Arrest him!"
Pointing at Ye Chen, Eric Hilton ordered the bald, burly man to act, intending to force Ye Chen to sign.
We'll arrest Ye Chen in a bit and see if he's still so tough then!
However, right after Eric Hilton finished giving his triumphant order, the bald, burly man seemed not to understand and remained standing there, motionless.
"What are you waiting for? Take action!"
Eric Hilton's impatient command.
After Eric Hilton finished speaking, the translator next to him loudly translated twice, but the bald, burly man and his men remained motionless, which left Eric Hilton and his entourage completely bewildered, wondering what the bald, burly man was up to.
Do they want to add more money at the last minute?
"Let's do it!"
Just then, Ye Chen suddenly spoke up.
In an instant, the bald, burly man and his men sprang into action, taking down Eric Hilton, who was still bewildered, and his henchmen!
Eric Hilton was now even more bewildered.
"Why...?!"
Eric Hilton kept questioning the bald, burly man about what he was up to, saying that he had paid the man to deal with Ye Chen, not him.
At this moment, Ye Chen stood up, slowly walked to Eric Hilton, and asked with a smile:
Do you still think I'll definitely agree?
In fact, Ye Chen already knew about Eric Hilton's backup plan; it was Zhu Yeqing who told him about it before.
Unfortunately, Zhu Yeqing knew the local Shanghai tycoon that Eric Hilton had hired.
As one of the top bigwigs in Shanghai, Zhu Yeqing has an incredibly strong network of connections in this area. When Zhu Yeqing learned about this matter by chance, he immediately notified Ye Chen. Ye Chen then turned the tables on him, which led to the scene just now.
"Director Ye... please listen to me..."
Eric Hilton understood everything and then tried to find an excuse.
"Let's beat them up first!"
Ye Chen gave the order to the bald, muscular man.
"Yes, Mr. Ye."
The bald, burly man nodded and dragged Eric Hilton and his group out, giving them a severe beating. Ye Chen, meanwhile, was leisurely playing on his phone in the private room.
A dozen minutes later, Eric Hilton and his companions were dragged back to the private room.
"Director Ye, I was wrong."
Upon seeing Ye Chen, Eric Hilton begged for mercy repeatedly.
"Mr. Eric, do you think it's any use apologizing now?"
Ye Chen countered with a question.
"Director Ye... tell me... how can I apologize for you to agree? Tell me what you want me to do... tell me..."
Although Eric Hilton has a bad temper, he is utterly timid in the face of absolute power.
Seeing that Eric Hilton was quite sensible, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.
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