It was nine o'clock, but Chen Youhan didn't come back until late at night. He walked very lightly so as not to wake Ye Kai up. Unexpectedly, he didn't sleep at all and was still doing homework in the study. Hearing the noise, Ye Kai ran out barefoot to greet him, holding a gel pen in his hand. It seemed that he had already taken a shower. The white T-shirt on his body was loose and exposed his slender neck curve and a little collarbone, which made him look very thin.
"Why aren't you asleep?"
"Wait for you." Ye Kai didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Is it resolved?"
Chen Youhan was slightly stunned, then realized that he already knew. She pursed her lips helplessly and smiled tiredly. She opened her arms and said, "Come here and give me a hug."
Ye Kai ran over and was hugged by him. Chen Youhan buried his head in his neck and sniffed: "I'm so tired." It was still the smell of orange blossom essential oil, which reminded people of the orange grove in late spring.
Ye Kai raised his chin, and after hearing what he said, he immediately pushed him aside and asked seriously, "Is it very difficult?"
The fact that someone like Chen Youhan was tired showed that the situation was extremely serious. Chen Youhan rubbed his hair and said seriously but lightly: "It's not a big deal, don't worry."
The next day, Monday, the senior management received a notice early in the morning that the regular meeting was cancelled, and the sales, marketing, public relations and legal advisors were all ruthlessly summoned. Everyone knew what was happening in the GC, and they didn't even dare to laugh that morning, for fear of offending the leader. The whole office was filled with a low pressure.
Ye Kai originally intended to go into the meeting with Gu Xiu, holding a notebook. After all, he had been the one taking notes at the meetings for the past week. However, today Gu Xiu held him down.
"Why?" He was confused by the rejection.
"This is what Mr. Chen meant." Gu Xiu said briefly, and then hurried into the conference room with the senior executives in suits.
The meeting lasted for more than an hour. During this time, Zheng Juefan came in and out several times, and Ren Jia kept giving him the latest situation reports. During the intermission, Minhua, the legal advisor of the president's office, came out to drink water, and Ye Kai couldn't help asking, "Sister Minhua, what's going on?"
Minhua is the oldest and a veteran who has fought in GC for many years. She drank a whole glass of water in one breath: "What could be going on? Land was acquired as office space and sold as commercial and residential - how many years has Ningshi been doing this? Take a walk around the financial district, which apartment with people living in it is not for office use? - The policy was tightened and said it was to regulate the market, but it was issued the day before yesterday and rights protection was launched yesterday. What do you think is going on? Set an example and kill the fattest ones!"
Ye Kai chewed over the meaning of her words. Minhua picked up the thermos cup filled with water and said in a low voice, "I'm here." She took a deep breath and smiled to greet them. Outside the door, a team of more than ten lawyers and consultants were walking through the large office and heading straight to the conference room. Ye Kai looked through the glass wall. Chen Youhan was standing at the door of the conference room to greet them. The leading man was slightly fat, but serious and elegant. The two shook hands quickly, and Chen Youhan invited them into the conference room. Before leaving, he raised his eyes and looked at Ye Kai, and quickly and lightly hooked his lower lip.
"It's Xu Lu from the General Group." Bai Zhong said, taking a deep breath to relax himself: "It's okay, GC is not a pushover."
"To put it bluntly," Mary said, "this is nothing new. Well, just search it—" She turned the computer screen, "When buying a house, you know it well. Just ask around in the real estate market and you'll know. It's basic."
"I mentioned it two years ago, and this time it's just a reiteration of the old topic. It wasn't a big deal originally, and the business is still going on after the hype has passed. It's really strange that there's such a big fuss." Copywriter Shi Yue also joined the chat, "I've experienced this kind of rights protection. There are nearly a thousand owners in an apartment building. It takes more than half a month just to set up a WeChat group. Everyone has different demands, and it takes time to find a lawyer. Some owners don't even want to pay for a lawyer's letter. How can they go out on the street with banners the next day after a policy is announced?"
As soon as she said this, everyone fell silent. Mary sneered and lowered her voice and said, "No, I heard that Chen Nanzhu had offended someone when she was in the Li District."
"Affiliated district?" Bai Zhong frowned slightly, then suddenly realized: "Rong——"
"Shh!" Mary glared at him, "Don't say anything. It's just gossip. You'll forget it after hearing it."
Ye Kai said indifferently: "Sister Mary, at this level, I won't hold on to the past grudges. Don't spread groundless rumors at this time."
Although he was young, his aura was cultivated from being surrounded by high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen and celebrities. His calm tone made it difficult to refute. Mary was a little scared of him since she knew his identity. She smiled bitterly and said, "You are right."
Ye Kai smiled at her, turned his swivel chair and got back to work. But his mind was far from calm as it seemed, and he couldn't help but open the browser to search for relevant information. The rights defenders gathered together again, and took out all their anger on the marketing centers of the apartments involved. The GC security team had already rushed to the various scenes. From the live photos taken by the media, it seemed that although the two sides were in a confrontation, it was still normal and not to the point of being on the verge of a showdown.
Compared to being targeted for retaliation, Ye Kai would rather believe that GC was set as an example. All developers are watching Chen Youhan's subsequent actions, and are also watching the direction and caliber of the reports on this incident. Is it killing a chicken to scare the monkey to warn others? Or is it a punishment of three glasses of wine?
It was already one in the afternoon when the door of the conference room opened again. Chen Youhan and Xu Lu came out side by side, their ties loosened and their sleeves rolled up. With their footsteps, they could hear faint greetings. Their voices were hoarse, but their tone was still graceful.
The negotiation between the marketing center and the owner representative was scheduled in the afternoon. The other party also hired a lawyer, whose resume was average and seemed to be hired temporarily. The local authorities had already sent special personnel to clear the order at several rights protection sites. Chen Youhan had no time to eat and planned to take Gu Xiu and the legal department to the scene to have a look.
Ye Kai entered the president's office and knocked on the door of the lounge: "Mr. Chen, can I go in this afternoon?"
Chen Youhan had been smoked by the old smokers all morning, and had just taken a quick shower and was changing clothes. Hearing the sound, he pulled his tie and turned his head to see Ye Kai leaning against the door with his arms folded. When he glanced away, the door of the president's office was closed.
"What are you going to do?" Chen Youhan didn't even have the mind to be affectionate with him. He tied his tie neatly and spoke in a businesslike tone.
Ye Kai gave a good reason: "Learn how to handle sudden public relations events up close."
Chen Youhan laughed, touched by his cute reason, but still didn't agree immediately. Ye Kai walked into the room and took the tie naturally: "It won't cause you any trouble."
"Beg me." Chen Youhan looked at him playfully.
Ye Kai lowered her eyes, quietly tied a half Windsor knot, then raised her head and kissed the corner of his lips: "Please."
Chen Youhan laughed out loud, acquiescing to his perfunctory attitude, and without hesitation, she put her arm around his shoulders and walked out of the office together. Gu Xiu was already waiting outside the door, and was stunned when she saw Ye Kai: "Xiao Kai is going too?"
Chen Youhan had specifically told him in the morning that this matter was too complicated and he should not let Ye Kai get involved. I don't know why he changed his mind now. Ye Kai took over and answered for Chen Youhan: "I took the initiative to ask for it. I want to see how a company like GC responds to sudden public relations incidents."
Gu Xiu nodded. His reason was very reasonable. Chen Youhan obviously didn't treat him as a canary, so he was willing to use his own troubles as experience for him.
"Where are you going?" Gu Xiu waved his hand, and Ren Jia immediately handed over his briefcase, which contained information and contract samples of the real estate projects involved.
"Mingkang West Road." Chen Youhan answered, and the marketing director immediately followed with the sales and marketing directors. The group hurried past the front desk and quietly followed the four bodyguards in black suits. They took the elevator to the next floor, where two business cars were waiting at the door, with the drivers standing on the side. They got in one after another, with Gu Xiu sitting in the passenger seat and Chen Youhan letting Ye Kai sit next to him.
The car encountered traffic jam and took fifteen minutes to stop by the river. This is an unrivaled location, but the original building was an unfinished building, involving state-owned enterprises, district governments, village collectives and private owners who have already fled. The property rights are complicated. Chen Youhan took it down with enough courage and skill. There are five buildings in total, two 5A-level office buildings are owned by GC, and the remaining three are sold as commercial and residential buildings. It is currently the western extension business district of Ning City’s core CBD. According to the plan, a subway entrance will be added within three years. In addition, GC has always been good at light luxury commercial facilities. When it was first launched, it broke the record of Ning City.
The sun was very hot. It was 2:30 in the afternoon. Perhaps the rights defenders could not stand the heat and ran to Starbucks to enjoy the air conditioning. Chen Youhan got out of the car and passed the marketing center surrounded by people. There was a cordon and only a dozen people were present. The huge group of people immediately attracted attention. Gu Xiu followed in small steps and whispered, "It's the media."
I didn't dare to offend them, nor did I dare to be disrespectful to them. I couldn't drive them away, so I simply invited them to the hall and treated them to good tea and fruit.
Chen Youhan nodded and told Gu Xiu: "Don't accept the interview."
When people entered the elevator, a dozen media people followed with microphones and video cameras. These were all traditional media, and some unsophisticated people came with mobile phones and stabilizers. However, before they could get close, they were politely stopped by bodyguards. Someone asked in confusion: "Who are you? Why are you pretending?"
The person in charge of Mingkang West Road had already been waiting in the conference room with the marketing director. He had been watching the project site all morning and didn't dare to be distracted for a moment. He had been notified on his phone about how President Chen was cursing and getting angry in the office. When he saw Chen Youhan, his nerves were already tense to the extreme.
To his surprise, President Chen was actually very calm today. Although his aura was so overwhelming that people couldn't lift their heads, his tone was very steady. A group of people sat down and began to report the situation. From a legal point of view, there is no room for rights protection. Although it was promoted as commercial and residential, in fact, all the promotional materials did not appear complete and clear commercial and residential property rights. This is the basic operation of developers, and no idiot would make such a low-level mistake. He also reported on the current progress of receiving the property. Originally, more than 60% had been received. Starting today, those who had already received the property have successively sent lawyers' letters requesting the return of the property brochures.
"Retreat." Chen Youhan said succinctly, "Wait and see, appease, meet all reasonable demands, and wait for the official report to determine the situation."
The important thing is not these buildings. Even if all owners demand a full refund, GC can accept it. At worst, they will hold the property. GC's focus is on the projects to be launched in the second half of the year, with a scale of more than 50,000 households. At this critical juncture, they can only handle it in a low-key and gentle manner. Whoever is behind the scenes will be held accountable in the future, but there must be no problems with that project.
The person in charge asked a few more questions, and in a blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed. At around five o'clock, the owners began to gather again. The banners were put up again, with shocking words such as "Give me back my hard-earned money", "We want to live, not work!", "Unscrupulous and unscrupulous businessmen have no conscience!" Chen Youhan stood by the window with a paper cup of coffee in his hand, glanced at it, and said to the person in charge of the security department: "Send them some water."
When they were going downstairs, Chen Youhan was surrounded by people and suddenly stopped. He was looking for Ye Kai. Ye Kai was behind. He didn't say anything the whole time, just listened and watched quietly, sometimes making a memo on his phone.
"Xiao Kai." Chen Youhan called him.
Ye Kai looked up from his mobile phone screen and saw that a group of executives were waiting for him, so he quickened his pace to catch up and stand beside them.
"Is it fun?" Chen Youhan asked in a low voice.
Gu Xiu: “……???”
"Will there be any problems with their house?" Ye Kai asked, his perspective of concern being different from that of the others.
Chen Youhan smiled and said gently: "No."
He has no grudge against me in my next life, so why would he do something that would cut off my family line?
Chen Youhan was going to inspect the project site. He hadn't had time to see the delivered building before. The commercial supporting part was not completed. The corridor connecting the third floor and the podium was sealed, so he had to turn out from the first floor of the fourth floor. The media had not dispersed yet. They all sensed something unusual from the grandeur just now. When they saw Chen Youhan coming out, they all swarmed over like ants. For some reason, the number of people increased several times, and the black microphones almost poked their faces.
Chen Youhan nodded to them quickly, smiling indifferently, almost without any smile, but his gestures were businesslike and gentlemanly, with his arm around Ye Kai's back, looking like Ye Kai's bodyguard. Gu Xiu and Zheng Juefan stood in front of him, and the bodyguards were in front of him. The media asked questions on their own, recording all the images and sounds.
"Excuse me, who are you? Are you the person in charge of GC? Are you here to give an explanation to the owner today?"
"The commercial and residential turmoil is not the first or original creation of GC. What do you think as the person in charge? What is your attitude towards the future market?"
Unprofessionally ask, "After cheating so much money, do you sleep well at night?"
Zheng Jufan almost rolled his eyes when he heard the question.
The noise alarmed the crowd at the door. The owners gathered one after another. There were more than a hundred people, shoulder to shoulder. Everyone stretched their necks and asked, "Who is it? Who is the GC?"
The security guards maintained order calmly, fearing that excessive protection would offend their sensitive emotions. The right passage was opened, and Chen Youhan escorted Ye Kai to leave first.
At this time, someone shouted, "It's him! The GC heir! A profiteer! Give me back my hard-earned money!"
This shout was like a raging wave hitting the shore, instantly causing numerous waves. The crowd rushed up the stairs, and the security guards of the project didn't react. The scolding that followed instantly enveloped all rationality and the possibility of communication. Chen Youhan's face changed slightly, and under the cover of the security guards, he pushed the owner of the building, Ye Kai, and firmly protected him to squeeze into the side passage.
"Stop him! Don't let him get away!!"
Under the heat wave, the anger was rising rapidly. Four bodyguards were really not enough, and the security guards were inexperienced. The situation was difficult to maintain, and the crowd was pressing in from all directions. Chen Youhan made a quick decision and pushed Ye Kai to one of the bodyguards: "Take him away first."
Zheng Juefan struggled to maintain his composure amid the noise: "Sorry, I have nothing to say for now. Please wait for the official announcement. Sorry, sorry, please make way——"
Bang! Someone smashed a mineral water bottle out of someone's hand. Perhaps Chen Youhan's protection of Ye Kai attracted his attention. The water bottle was obviously coming towards him, and the hard plastic bottle cap hit Ye Kai's forehead accurately. He cried out in pain, a little dazed, and before he could react, there was another loud bang! Then there was the sound of glass falling to the ground. It was an ashtray, the style was very familiar, and it was placed on the coffee table in the marketing hall. The warm liquid flowed down, Ye Kai raised his hand to cover his forehead, and his palm was wet. He lowered his eyes and took a look, it was blood.
Chen Youhan was stunned for a moment, his heart twitched, the hand holding him lost its strength, his fingertips were almost numb, even the last word was trembling: "Xiao Kai? Xiao Kai?" Ye Kai blinked, blood flowed through the corners of his eyes, his vision was a little black, he heard Chen Youhan curse "fuck", turned to the crowd and pushed Gu Xiu away, "Fuck your mother - why?! What the fuck right do you have?!"
Ye Kai could only see Chen Youhan's back in a white shirt, soaked in sweat. The security guards protected him, but he still felt shaky.
The crowd suddenly became quiet, and for a moment they all looked at Chen Youhan's gloomy, terrifying, and almost distorted face with some fear.
In the restless silence, only a single stagnant second passed before someone shouted at the top of his lungs: "Bring a pretty boy to laugh at us! You profiteer, you evil businessman! Go to hell!" It was like a fuse setting off explosives. The crowd that had hesitated because of the violence became fanatical again. Chen Youhan's eyes were red, and brutality flowed through his blood. The bodyguard, who was as tall as a mountain, was pushed to the ground by him.
"Stop him!" Gu Xiu made a prompt decision, "Stop Mr. Chen!"
Everyone woke up as if from a dream, and rushed forward. Some pulled Chen Youhan, and some blocked the crowd. The lazy executives were useless. Gu Xiu desperately hugged Chen Youhan, used all his strength to restrain his arms, and frantically winked at Zheng Juefan: "Calm down! Hush - calm down! Xiaokai is fine!" He lowered his voice and said, "The media are here, who are you going crazy for!"
It's too late.
All the scenes were captured clearly by the media.
Just based on the sentence "Why the hell do you do this?", you can write a whole manifesto of encirclement and suppression.
Ye Kai's left eye was covered with hot blood. The crowd squeezed him hard. The bodyguards protected him, but they were also struggling. He was about to collapse. He covered his forehead, found Chen Youhan's shaking hand in the crowd, and hooked it lightly. His voice was also very soft, but Chen Youhan heard it clearly. He said, "Brother Youhan, I'm fine."
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