At the end of the annual meeting, fireworks were set off on the beach for nearly fifteen minutes. Environmentally friendly fireworks were used and the city approved the permit. Ye Kai was held by Chen Youhan on the bed in the suite and watched the grand splendor. The snow-white bed was next to the French window. They were both naked. He knelt and Chen Youhan hugged him tightly from behind. The first firework lit up the sky. Ye Kai trembled in fear and raised his wet eyes, his eyelashes completely wet with tears, to look out the window.
It is fireworks, it is shooting stars sweeping across the sky, it is the most beautiful and gorgeous dream blooming and falling in the night sky.
The sky was lit up as bright as day, and the light also illuminated the two people who were hugging each other tightly in front of the French window.
Chen Youhan kissed his neck carefully. The intense sex was over, and they were just hugging. Ye Kai sat in his arms. The air conditioning was a little cold, and he pressed tightly against Chen Youhan's chest to absorb the warmth. Golden fireworks flickered on his young and beautiful face. The sound was so loud that it seemed as if the glass windows were shaking.
"Why are the fireworks suddenly set off?"
This is a new link, which has never existed before. The sky garden on the 23rd floor and the executive corridor on the 30th floor are already filled with noise. The men and women of the upper class are no exception, with elegant exclamations, clinking champagne glasses, whispering laughter, light golden bubbles rising, and slender waists being gentlemanly embraced by their lovers. In front of the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain in the dark night, there are pairs of eyes shining brightly under the illumination of fireworks. After so many years of banning fireworks, such grand splendor has become a distant memory.
Ye Kai leaned against Chen Youhan, his body was covered with scars, but his expression was calm: "I told grandpa that day that I haven't seen fireworks for a long time."
"I took you there when you were little."
"Yeah." Ye Kai curled his lips, "I remember. You held my hand and lit the fuse, and I was scared to tears."
The repetitive waves, the smell of gunpowder in the sea breeze, the golden flowers in the sky, the loud cries and the low chuckles of the helplessly suppressed laughter.
"Grandpa said he hadn't seen fireworks in a long time. The best fireworks he remembered was when he was a child, when Ning City was still occupied. It was very cold during the Spring Festival that year, and great-grandfather held him in front of the main hall of the Chen family's ancestral home. That was the most destitute time for our Ye family, but he missed it very much and thought the fireworks at that time were really grand and beautiful."
"He mentioned these last time in the study."
"He is almost 80 years old. There is no old man who has not retired at this age."
Chen Youhan held his hand and kissed it: "Grandpa is eighty? He is still strong and healthy. If you hadn't told me, I would have thought he was less than seventy."
Ye Kai turned his head and kissed Chen Youhan, his hands clasped in front of his chest never loosened.
The golden ears of wheat fall from the sky like water drops, like the long tail of a comet.
I don't know why, many beautiful things will gradually become sad in memory. Or maybe people always remember those beautiful and sad things more easily. The most brilliant peak, the rapid fall, what magic do fireworks have that can make people standing at the top of the money can't help but recall in their memories.
Light and darkness suddenly alternated, and the glass window reflected the faces of the two people pressed against each other.
In early January, the two sessions of G Province were being prepared intensively. Regional construction was the top priority of this year's meeting, and issues such as property rights protection, government services, market access standards, the construction of shipping and trade hubs, how to deepen cooperation among the three places, tax incentives, and the construction of demonstration zones were successively raised.
Before the meeting, the attention paid to Loucun had reached an unprecedented height in the industry. Judging from the planning ambitions exposed earlier, this is undoubtedly the core urban circle of the three places. The land parcel obtained by GC is the core of the core. The planning report has been approved long ago. The shopping mall and the built-in oceanarium have entered the final stage of construction. The office building, hotel and the sunken square that cooperates with the municipal subway are also underway. Chen Feiyi entered the venue with a smile on his face.
After the meeting, rumors started to spread. The most exaggerated one was that Chen Feiyi was the first to leave the meeting. Although he was calm and composed, he actually tripped when he was going down the stairs. Fortunately, a representative nearby was quick to help him up, so he was saved from becoming a laughing stock.
Before Chen Feiyi's car arrived at the company, Chen Youhan had already heard the news.
"Change the land use plan?" The desk was slammed hard, and the water cup fell to the ground with a "bang!", making a dull sound. "This is too much!"
Gu Xiu leaned against the corner of the table with a serious expression: "It's just a rumor, it may not be true."
"Just the rumor is enough." Chen Youhan's eyes were full of sinisterness. Once the news spread to the market, no one in Lou Village would be able to sell it.
The pre-sale of 70 billion has not been settled, which is going to drive GC to death.
"The new credit will be available soon."
Chen Youhan shook his head, put his hands on the table and slowly clenched into a fist, and said in a low voice, "Gu Xiu, you are too naive."
Chen Fei walked into the business group's office for the first time, with slow steps and a solemn expression. Zhao Conghai nervously accompanied him. If you observe him carefully, you will find that he is ready to support the chairman at any time.
The CEO's office door was unlocked, Chen Youhan's voice was silent for a moment, and then it was closed. The employees of GC Business Group did not know what happened yet and were still looking forward to the upcoming end of work.
"Dad." Chen Youhan said nothing with his Adam's apple rolling up and down, just called him briefly.
As soon as Chen Fei sat down on the sofa, the moment his body was supported by the leather sponge cushion, all the strength in his body was instantly relieved.
"Sell off all overseas assets." That was all Chen Fei said.
Gu Xiu and Zhao Conghai's expressions changed.
Chen Youhan seemed to have expected this move, or rather, the countermeasure in his mind was the same as Chen Feiyi's. His face was calm but deep, he nodded, flicked out a cigarette impatiently, and the moment he lowered his head to light the cigarette, a vague guess flashed through his mind: "Is it intentional?"
No one answered. He took a deep breath, sighed, and squinted his eyes and said, "The market looks at rumors, and banks look at confidence. Releasing this kind of information at this time may not really change the nature of the plan, but as long as there is uncertainty, GC's building will have to be sold one day later, and the development must continue to move forward according to the contract." He sneered coldly, "It really is a piece of cake."
Every day when I open my eyes, I see interest. There is only outflow, and the income is slow. The bet is who can bear it.
Chen Fei closed his eyes, his loose upper eyelids covering his slightly trembling eyeballs. The Chen family had been a prominent family in southern China since the Qing Dynasty. As time went by, many old friends and competitors perished in war. Over the past three hundred years, it was each head of the family who stood in the right direction with his keen sense of smell and conscious social morality. More than a decade ago, he indulged Chen Nanzhu's arrogance, which finally led GC to its current situation.
And the other party didn't even do anything, just simply said "I don't want to play with you anymore".
"I can handle it." Chen Youhan put out the cigarette he had just smoked and ordered briefly and forcefully, "Uncle Zhao, take my dad back to rest."
"What are you going to do?" As soon as Chen Fei opened his eyes, his eyes, which had always been energetic, became cloudy and old in just one afternoon.
Chen Youhan laughed: "What else can we do? Let's rob a bank." He patted Chen Fei on the shoulder and even said with a joking tone: "Go to bed early. You still have two days of meetings."
As Chen Fei left, the huge office fell silent. Chen Youhan sank into the large leather chair. As the sky darkened, he could hear the laughter of employees clocking out from the other side of the wall. He didn't turn on the lights, and a layer of black and gray shadows gradually filled the space. Outside the window, the lights of the building gradually lit up, and the red neon lights flashed across Chen Youhan's handsome face. The internal line flashed, and Gu Xiu picked up the phone and pushed open the door with his notebook.
The darkness caught him off guard. The omnipotent man in his eyes was now sitting behind his desk, maintaining a pensive posture, deep and silent.
"Turn on the light." said Chen Youhan.
The headlights came on, and Chen Youhan stood up slowly. "All members of the Finance Department must stay and liquidate all overseas assets as soon as possible. Prepare the information and financial status of each project, and make at least five packaging plans. Make a list of companies on the market that have the potential to be acquired. I want to see their public asset status before I get off work tomorrow. Hong Kong capital is also within the scope of consideration. Give me a summary of the assets of the business group, and you go to the bank and arrange all meetings within the next three days. Make a separate report on the accounts of Loucun, and I want to know the distribution of principal and interest of each branch."
Gu Xiu still found it unbelievable. In an instant, the world was turned upside down, from the peak to the verge of collapse, just with the power of a gust of wind.
"Will it really change?"
Chen Youhan sneered and cursed in Cantonese: "Change his mother."
There is no impenetrable wall in the world, especially in the capital market. At the meeting the next day, Chen Feiyi had already sensed the change in the wind direction. The Loucun projects that have been built or are under construction will remain unchanged and proceed as planned; those that are not yet built will be put on hold for the time being and discussed later.
"We'll talk about this later." Chen Youhan laughed sarcastically and lit up a cigarette. He had been smoking a pack of cigarettes in the past two days, and he could finish one pack a day. "He won't change. He just wants to wear us out."
"Does he really have that much power?"
"As long as there are disputes and new rules and policies, we can 'put it on hold'." Chen Youhan pondered, "I know what he wants to do. He wants to delay it until the second half of the year, until next year, until GC can no longer bear it. Then he will start a new plan. GC will have no money to develop it, so it can only be sold at a low price. Who do you think will take over then?"
"…Meihui?"
Chen Youhan touched his forehead with his finger bones: "Did the bank reply?"
Gu Xiu paused and repeated as calmly as possible: "The project has been suspended, and the company's future default risk has increased. They refused to provide credit."
Chen Youhan walked quietly to the French window, cigarette ash falling from his fingers. After a while, he nodded, "Okay, got it."
"Overseas assets..."
"Let's spread the news." Chen Youhan said calmly, "Get rid of it as soon as possible."
This year, the Chinese New Year was celebrated late, and the New Year's Eve was not until mid-to-late February. The magnolias were so warm that they blossomed, and Ye Kai finished the final exam of the first semester of senior year in high school in the warm spring breeze. His examination room was on the second floor, and looking out the window, he could see the flowers of the magnolia tree standing on the branches like small white lights. This time it was still a city-wide joint examination, and the ranking could be seen as a weather vane for the college entrance examination. The questions were not difficult, perhaps out of kindness to let the students have a good new year.
In the first and second year of high school, students were dismissed directly after the exams, but in the third year of high school, students were forced to attend two evening self-study sessions before being released. Ye Kai walked out of the school gate and unexpectedly saw Chen Youhan's car. He did not wait in the car, but stood in the night with a cigarette. The street lights cast a spot of light on him, and he put one hand in his pocket, just half-tilted his head and smoked quietly. I don't know what he was looking at, maybe the night sky, the stars, the moon, or the flat branches of a poinciana tree.
Ye Kai tidied up the desks for a while, and when he came out, most of the day students had left. He was carrying a schoolbag and a pile of heavy textbooks in his arms.
"Brother Youhan."
Chen Youhan turned his head and smiled briefly when he saw him. It was not until he came closer that Ye Kai noticed that he had a green stubble on his chin and his face looked a little haggard. Because they were both busy, they only saw each other once every half a month.
"Why are you here?" Chen Youhan didn't greet him in advance, and he didn't know how long he had been waiting here. Thinking of this, he asked, "You didn't wait from this afternoon until now?"
"No." Chen Youhan quickly denied and opened the car door for him.
The schoolbag and books were placed in the back seat. Chen Youhan got in the car and, without starting the engine, leaned over and hugged him.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Youhan curled his lips silently: "I miss you."
"What happened?" Ye Kai rubbed his cheek, his stubble was a little bit prickly. He would never allow himself to appear like this before.
"It's okay. It's just a work problem." Chen Youhan loosened his arms, gently stroked Ye Kai's cheek with his fingertips, and asked in a low voice: "Can I ask for a kiss?"
Ye Kai kissed him as he was told, but less than a minute passed before Chen Youhan pushed him away.
"Sorry baby, I forgot I smoked a lot today."
There was a stronger smell of tobacco than usual, but it was not unpleasant. Ye Kai felt inside his school uniform and took out a mint candy, the kind commonly used by hotel and restaurant front desk staff, which he picked up from the cafeteria window. He opened the outer packaging, and Chen Youhan thought he was going to feed him, but he stuffed it into his own mouth. Her hands circled his neck again, her lips and tongue entwined, and the tip of her tongue pushed the candy into his mouth. It was sweet and cool, with a slight bitterness. As they kissed, the candy gradually melted.
Chen Youhan sent him home. It was a 30-minute journey, and he drove slower than usual. The car was very quiet, with only the sound of the air conditioner. Chen Youhan coaxed him: "Is there anything happy at school?"
“Nothing special.”
"Just tell me, okay?"
Ye Kai picked two pieces: "I have read the article in today's English reading in The Economist."
“That’s great.”
What a kindergarten teacher's tone. Ye Kai couldn't help laughing, "The magnolia flowers are blooming, and the pear flowers are blooming too."
Chen Youhan said, "Really? I didn't notice it when I was in the office every day."
“I received offers from two more universities.”
Chen Youhan gripped the steering wheel and then laughed. His smile was handsome and charming, but he lost his usual nonchalance: "Really? It must be a very good school."
"It's Ivy, it's OK, but I'm not going."
With his elbows resting on the windowsill and his head supported by one hand, Ye Kai felt sleepy in the long and monotonous night scene. He yawned slightly with his hand covering his mouth.
Chen Youhan asked: "Are you happy at school?"
"Brother Youhan, you are so weird," Ye Kai smiled, "I don't even have time to be happy. I just go to classes and do exams every day."
"It's better to be happy."
"Well, I'm still happy." Ye Kai followed his words.
"That's good."
Ye Kai reacted slowly. Chen Youhan stubbornly wanted to confirm that he was happy, because he wanted to hear that he was happy, and wanted to confirm more than ever that he was living happily every day.
"Brother Youhan, did something happen at the company?" He slowly sat up straight, his tiredness disappearing.
The car was driving along the coastal highway, where they had watched the fireworks in each other's arms two months ago.
"No, I just have a lot of things to do." Chen Youhan replied, glanced at him and smiled: "What's that look? Don't you believe me?"
"No, I just thought you were a little...depressed."
Chen Youhan tried very hard to control his embarrassment and said lightly: "I just miss you very much. I'm busy with work recently and don't have time to accompany you. I'm afraid you are unhappy."
"It's not like I'm ignorant."
"If you need to be sensible even in front of me, then I am a terrible boyfriend." Chen Youhan said with a smile, and there was a gentle tiredness in his tone, "It's okay to be a little willful."
Ye Kaixin thought, I am indeed planning something particularly willful. When I get the notice and come out, you will know how willful I am.
The car stopped at the carved iron gate. The door was already closed and would open automatically after swiping the card. Ye Kai did not get out of the car, but instead crossed over the center console and sat on Chen Youhan's lap.
"Be willful," he said.
Chen Youhan laughed unexpectedly: "A bit too willful."
Ye Kai lowered his head and kissed him, cleanly without a trace of lust, even though their lips rubbed against each other and their tongues intertwined, it was just love. The orange light of the street lamps sprinkled on the roof of the car, and as they kissed, for some reason, a dull pain slowly emerged in his heart.
"Brother Youhan, my grades are very good." He whispered with his nose close to his.
"Well, I'll give you a red envelope."
"Who wants this?" Ye Kai raised the corner of his lips. "Forget it. You will know it sooner or later anyway."
"Little friend," Chen Youhan said hoarsely, with a faint shadow of fatigue in his eyes, "Why do you have so many secrets?"
"I worked very hard." When he said this, his eyes were bright. Under the streetlight, his young face seemed to be shining fearlessly. "I will definitely do very well in the college entrance examination."
Chen Youhan couldn't understand his innocent code words, so she kissed him on the lips, wanting to say something, but she didn't say anything, instead she hugged him in her arms. Slowly, she got stronger and stronger, and tightened her grip.
"I really don't want to let you go," he said hoarsely.
In terms of the complexity and size of the assets, the selling of several overseas projects can almost be described as lightning fast. The situation does not allow Chen Youhan to carefully select and negotiate. He played a good game in the Palau project, but these few were embarrassing and hasty. 20 billion, in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, is almost equivalent to the end-of-season clearance. However, for the nearly 100 billion debt, this is just a drop in the bucket.
The news changes every day, almost playing tricks on the market. Now things are finally clear, everyone realizes that GC has offended someone and stood on the wrong side, and no one dares to lend a helping hand easily. Fortunately, the Chen family has deep roots for many years and has a good reputation in the industry. Even if they don't help in times of need, they won't come to add insult to injury. However, GC holds many high-quality assets, and everyone is waiting to see how long he can hide them, or - in the dark, there are also many people coldly coveting: Can we wait until the day when GC is acquired and reorganized?
Ye family.
It was just after dinner. The servants cleaned up the small living room and made tea. Ye Tong set up the chessboard on the coffee table, and the person playing against him was Ye Zheng.
While playing chess, his mind is not on the chessboard.
"GC is going to be very difficult," Ye Tong placed a piece, "What do you think?"
"It's not how I see it, I just find it very strange," Ye Zheng answered carefully, "Why hasn't Youhan come to see us until now?"
Ye Tong smiled slightly: "The Chen family has done a great favor to the Ye family, and he doesn't want to use it now."
"What are you waiting for?" Ye Zheng couldn't understand. "What could be more difficult than the current GC? After all, he is young. He is responsible for the salaries of more than 2,000 people and the operation of the project. How much interest does he have to pay every day when he opens his eyes?" He recalled some rumors and sighed. "I heard that nearly half of the luxury cars in the garage were sold."
The private jets have been cleared, the villas have been cleared, the luxury cars have been cleared, and even at this point, Chen Youhan still hasn’t come to find them?
"Everyone knows how complicated this matter is. From the background, once the Ye family takes action, the relationship behind it will also become the subtext of GC. From an emotional point of view, I think Feiyi is unwilling to trouble us."
"Perhaps this is a good opportunity for asset acquisition. Youhan has a strategic vision. How many people were jealous of the assets he bought?" Ye Zheng made a move, but then he knew he had made a mistake. He wanted to regret it, but he glanced at his father's face and fell silent for a moment.
Ye Tong was silent for a while, then he threw the black piece back into the chess pot: "Three generations have not passed, is this your way of repaying the favor?"
Ye Zheng stopped talking.
In the awkward silence, Ye Jin came in with a tray filled with sliced, plump oranges.
She smiled slightly: “Grandpa, we can take the initiative to help the Chen family.”
Ye Tong glanced at her, and a smile appeared on his cold face: "Do you think so?"
"GC is a very good company. The Chen family is a family with social responsibility. They have the ability, reason and affection to save it. Why not save it?" Ye Jin picked up an orange and took a bite. Hmm, it was really sweet, just like her voice, sweet and with a certain cold metallic feeling, which made people unconsciously want to listen to her continue: "Why did the Ye family merge GC? If you are so greedy, it is not a good reputation for a banker, don't you think, Dad?"
Ye Zheng glared at her, but he wasn't really angry or embarrassed. He was just venting his anger, and even if he was greedy, it was only for a moment, and he wouldn't think about it.
Ye Tong was so happy that his expression softened. He looked at Ye Jin with admiration, "Then tell me, how can we help?"
Ye Jin smiled and said, "Of course I will help you under certain conditions."
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