The visitor was a foreigner, who looked to be around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old and was dressed in a sharp suit.
In addition, there were several men who looked like attendants following behind him.
Qin Zhongye recognized one of the men in the group; he was a senior executive at Hilton International Hotels Group in Greater China.
At this moment, this high-ranking official was following behind the foreigner as if he were a subordinate. Who was this foreigner...?
Qin Zhongye was taken aback, then immediately went over to greet him.
"Manager Liu, this is..."
Qin Zhongye spoke.
"Hello Mr. Qin, this is Mr. Baird, Vice President of Hilton International Hotels Group."
The executive Qin Zhongye knew immediately introduced himself respectfully.
Upon learning the foreign man's identity, everyone was taken aback and their expressions turned serious. Even Qin Zhongye and Zhu Yeqing were not calm.
"So it's Mr. Byrd, welcome, welcome."
Qin Zhongye greeted him very politely.
The vice president of Hilton International Hotels Group is no small feat, considering Hilton is one of the world's top ten hotel groups with a market value of over 200 billion.
Of course, if it were just this identity, Qin Zhongye wouldn't be so polite, nor would it be worth it.
Most importantly, Hilton International is just a subsidiary; behind it stands a behemoth, a powerful conglomerate—Blackstone Group!
Blackstone Group, the largest publicly traded investment management company in the United States, and one of the world's largest independent alternative asset management firms!
With this formidable background, no one dares to underestimate this vice president of Hilton International Hotels Group.
"Hello."
When faced with Qin Zhongye's smile, Baird simply gave a curt reply in English, showing no enthusiasm whatsoever.
Qin Zhongye smiled awkwardly, not daring to hold anything against Byrd.
Other wealthy people also went over to greet Baird, but Baird didn't even acknowledge them.
"I wonder what brings Mr. Byrd here?"
Qin Zhongye continued to ask in English.
"I'm here to see a director of our Hilton International Hotel Group."
Byrd answered.
Is he a director of Hilton International Hotels Group?
The group looked at each other in bewilderment. Who among them was a director of Hilton International Hotels Group?
This Baird has come to the wrong place.
"Mr. Baird, have you come to the wrong place?"
A wealthy man asked in a low voice.
He came to see me.
Just then, a faint voice came.
Ye Chen hadn't come over since he was replying to Su Ning Shuang's message, but he slowly walked over after sending the message.
Um?!
In an instant, Qin Zhongye and the others all focused their attention on Ye Chen.
"I am Ye Chen."
Ye Chen walked over and introduced himself to Byrd.
Upon learning Ye Chen's identity, a fawning smile immediately appeared on Byrd's cold face, and he shook hands with Ye Chen with great enthusiasm.
"Ye...Chen...Xiansheng...you...hello..."
Then, Baird greeted him in broken Chinese.
This was the Chinese he had specifically learned from Manager Liu on his way here, as a way to show his respect for Director Ye.
Everyone present was extremely shocked by the undisguised fawning in his enthusiasm.
Especially the bamboo viper behind, its eyes widened in astonishment.
Mr. Byrd was so indifferent to Qin Zhongye, but so obsequious to Ye Chen. The difference was too obvious.
"Mr. Baird, is Mr. Ye a director of Hilton International Hotels Group?"
Qin Zhongye asked curiously in English.
"No, Mr. Ye is not only a director of our Hilton International Hotel Group, but also our fourth largest shareholder."
Hilton International is a family business, with the vast majority of its shares held by Blackstone Group and key members of the Hilton family.
Ye Chen had previously acquired 10% of Hilton's shares through the game, becoming Hilton's fourth-largest shareholder.
If Ye Chen were merely a Hilton board member, Baird wouldn't be so obsequious and fawning towards him.
A director and the fourth largest shareholder of Hilton International Hotels Group!
Holy crap.
This is a bit scary!
Everyone stared blankly at Ye Chen; none of them had expected this.
It's quite remarkable that Mr. Ye was able to acquire shares in Hilton International Hotels Group from the Hilton family and become its fourth-largest shareholder.
Mr. Ye's network of connections is somewhat terrifying.
Acquiring shares in such a long-established family business seems to be extremely difficult.
Mr. Ye could not have achieved this with just financial resources; he also needed a formidable network of connections, and he even had a special relationship with Blackstone Group.
Thinking about this, everyone felt that Ye Chen's background was even more terrifying.
Even Qin Zhongye, who was quite familiar with Ye Chen, was shocked. At this moment, he understood why Mr. Ye was the owner of the global Silk Card of Guzi Bank.
As for Zhu Yeqing behind her, her pretty face turned frosty.
After learning Ye Chen's identity, she felt a surge of hatred for the person who had sent her to deal with Ye Chen.
Now, she no longer needs to inquire about Ye Chen's background indirectly.
Zhu Yeqing made a decision—to completely give up on dealing with Ye Chen.
Ye Chen is the fourth largest shareholder of Hilton International Hotels Group, and may even have a secret relationship with Blackstone Group.
This background is so powerful!
If she were to actually attack Ye Chen, a head-on confrontation, she would undoubtedly lose, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
This is practically using oneself as a pawn.
The more Zhu Yeqing thought about it, the angrier she became. The mysterious person who used Old Man Lin's favor to find her to deal with Ye Chen had ill intentions!
Zhu Yeqing frowned deeply; this feeling was unpleasant, and she loathed being used as a pawn.
Of course, amidst the anger, Zhu Ye Qing also felt a sense of relief.
Fortunately, she had agreed to come here to Qin Zhongye's request. She met Ye Chen and learned about his strength and terrifying background from the sidelines, which ultimately made her decide to give up.
If he hadn't come today, what would have happened if he had attacked Ye Chen later...?
For a moment, Zhu Yeqing even had the idea of cooperating with Ye Chen to deal with that mysterious person.
Those who dare to use themselves as pawns will definitely pay the price!
With this idea in mind, Zhu Yeqing fell into deep thought.
"Mr. Ye, may I have a private talk with you? I have something important to discuss."
On the other side, Byrd asked politely.
He traveled all the way to China to see Mr. Ye because he had something very, very important to discuss with Ye Chen.
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