Hearing Meng Xue's words, Chen Yan smiled and wasn't surprised.

Then he looked at Meng Xue and asked back, "So, what do you think?"

Meng Xue hesitated for a moment, then looked at Chen Yan and honestly said, "I actually don't trust Qin Ming either."

"I grew up with him, and the changes in him these past two years have indeed surprised me a great deal. But I feel that there are some things talent cannot compensate for."

"Right now, he might be able to manage a medium-sized investment company, but to manage a large enterprise, he still needs to learn."

"Because managing a large enterprise requires a lot of experience, and it's not something he can achieve just because he is smart or talented."

Having said this, Meng Xue paused, then added another sentence, "However… although I don't trust him, I do trust your judgement."

"Since you said he can do it, then I think he probably really can… maybe."

At the beginning of Meng Xue's words, Chen Yan was actually a bit disappointed, but upon hearing her conclusion, he couldn't help but laugh.

He actually liked this feeling.

Because it represented that over the years, within his company, through his group, he had established his own prestige and banner through repeated victories.

Therefore, the people around him all believed in him unconditionally.

Even if some things defied common sense or were unbelievable, because the decisions were made by Chen Yan, those around him would faithfully follow.

This was the temperament and belief that a continually victorious army should possess.

It was also a necessary condition for the company's growth and expansion.

As he thought this, Chen Yan looked at Meng Xue and said, "Those concerns you mentioned, I've actually considered them too."

"But just like you said, you trust my judgment, and I trust it too."

"In my view, Qin Ming indeed lacks experience and qualifications, but he possesses a unique leadership ability. With this ability, he can help us manage Headline Technology well."

"As for outsiders, whether they believe it or not doesn't matter to us."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, Meng Xue pondered for a bit and said, "Actually, it's not unrelated."

She said, "Because Headline Technology is a large internet company, it needs a lot of capital for development."

"So, it must be recognized by the capital market to secure financing."

"Previously, the capital market trusted Zhang Yonghao. After all, he was the founder of the company and had led Headline Technology to its current status step by step."

"Now without him, the capital market is likely not to buy in. By then…"

Before she could finish, Chen Yan interjected, "By then, we won't be able to secure financing, leading to slow development, and eventually being eliminated by the market, right?"

Meng Xue nodded earnestly.

Chen Yan smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about this."

"Because the capital market is the most fickle."

"Whether or not they give money depends solely on the company's development and future potential."

"As long as Qin Ming clarifies company affairs within the next month and operates the company smoothly, the capital market will quickly change its attitude."

"And if they see that under Qin Ming's leadership, the company has better developmental potential, Zhang Yonghao will quickly be dumped into the garbage heap."

"And besides… even if the capital market isn't optimistic, it doesn't matter."

"We have other financing channels, not just the capital market…"

"Don't we still have me?"

Hearing Chen Yan's words, Meng Xue was initially stunned, but then she quickly realized.

Right… financing is about the money.

No matter whose money it is, as long as it is given, isn't that enough?

And now, isn't the "person" with the most abundant cash standing right in front of her?

Having just plundered Hong Kong and amassed over ten billion, while Chen Yan may not compare to those investment institutions, he could absolutely afford the financing for the next two rounds of Headline Technology.

As for beyond those two rounds, that would be two to three years later…

If Qin Ming proved himself by then, Headline Technology would be just like now, sought after by countless institutions for investment.

If he didn't prove himself, then it wouldn't matter whether people invested or not.

With this realization, Meng Xue suddenly felt that everything had been resolved.

However, this also made her curious once more about "how Chen Yan had played everyone in Hong Kong in the palm of his hands, and ultimately turned the tables to earn those billions."

Therefore, she asked again.

Originally, Chen Yan actually did not want to talk about this topic: after all, he had just stood on the shoulders of the system.

But unable to withstand Meng Xue's continuous questioning, he had no choice but to creatively fabricate a thought process and slowly began narrating it to Meng Xue...

Since the two of them had already slept together back in Tiandu, after their talk went a bit late, it was only natural for Meng Xue to stay over.

However, perhaps due to Lu Man's situation, neither felt any desire and exceptionally did nothing but sleep the night hugged together.

Yet, the night was not so peaceful; compared to the sound sleep of Meng Xue, Chen Yan always had trouble sleeping.

He got up several times and then checked Lu Man's pixel figure on his phone.

Lu Man's pixel figure also displayed the word "insomnia" and showed tossing and turning in bed.

Worried, Chen Yan sent her a WeChat message, wanting to chat with her for a bit.

But he discovered that he had been blocked.

He could only send another message.

This time the message showed "read", but there was no reply for a long time.

Thus, with things on his mind, Chen Yan could only occasionally close his eyes to rest for a while, and at intervals glance at his phone to check on Lu Man.

In the end, not knowing who fell asleep first, the two insomniac people, in that lonely night, eventually drifted off...

...

The next day, Chen Yan was woken up by the kiss of Meng Xue.

Her kiss carried a faint scent of jasmine blossoms and the fresh smell of toothpaste.

Half-asleep, Chen Yan opened his eyes and saw Meng Xue, who had already finished washing up and even had her hair tied up.

With his voice a bit hoarse from just waking up, he asked, "Are you up?"

Meng Xue smiled and nodded, then said, "Yes. I just took a shower."

"I didn't expect you would actually use the shower gel I gave you."

Hearing Meng Xue's words, Chen Yan was taken aback.

Then he remembered how he had initially asked Meng Xue for shower gel because Lu Man had detected Meng Xue's scent on him, so in a frantic moment of inspiration, he had taken two bottles from Meng Xue.

After that, he used "Meng Xue recommended this shower gel, so that's why I had her scent on me" as an excuse to fend off Lu Man.

To make his lie seem true, Chen Yan even gave Yang Rou a bottle of the same shower gel.

Unfortunately, the lie was eventually exposed, but they continued to use that shower gel...

Perhaps because he had just woken up, Chen Yan, deep in thought, suddenly became a bit distracted.

Seeing Chen Yan suddenly zoning out, Meng Xue couldn't help but laugh and waved her hand in front of him, then considerately said, "Still not fully awake?"

She felt a bit guilty and said, "It's my fault. I was too noisy and woke you up."

"You go back to sleep."

"I won't disturb you anymore. I'm off to work."

After that, she gave Chen Yan a long kiss and then left the room on her long legs, heading off to work.

Chen Yan watched her figure retreating, and then lay back down on the bed. Staring at the ceiling, he got lost in thought.

After a while, as if remembering something, he picked up his phone, made a few calls, and arranged a vacation trip for Lu Man...

...

The industry's opinion that Meng Xue mentioned last night was indeed the attitude many people currently had towards Qin Ming.

Just like the tycoons in both Tiandu and Qindong, initially, when they learned that Chen Yan had pulled the rug out from under and successfully seized Headline Technology, they were all exceedingly impressed.

They thought it was the most successful business merger case in nearly a decade.

However, when they later found out that Chen Yan had appointed a virtually unknown young man to manage Headline Technology, they almost wanted to crack open Chen Yan's head to see what was inside!

In the vast land of China, where so many talented and proven individuals and countless elite professional managers had managed companies for years.

Why choose someone who was barely mature and had no experience in managing a large company!

Just because he was a confidant of Chen Yan?

Many thought Chen Yan's nepotism would be a turning point for Headline Technology to decline or stumble irrecoverably.

Zhang Yonghao might have sensed this opportunity too.

Upon hearing the news, he hustled amongst the families and investment companies in Tiandu, spreading the word that Qin Ming would ruin the company within a month.

Only he was the leader Headline Technology needed. Only he could lead Headline Technology to glory.

Moreover, he somehow got his hands on Qin Ming's unimpressive "resume."

Using this as an excuse, he released quite a few negative reviews.

This, conveyed to the capital market, resulted in Chen Yan's phone becoming inundated with calls over the next two days after Lu Man left.

Several venture capital firms with investments in Headline Technology all called to inquire about the situation.

And tactfully suggested that a professional manager take over the Headline Company.

Facing these capital demands, however, Chen Yan was outright and unapologetically dismissive.

Moreover, he offered a few choices:

First, to shut up and wait for a future profit.

Second, if they didn't trust Chen Yan, he was willing to repurchase the shares at the current market price, removing their worries.

Third, to buy out the more than sixty percent of shares Chen Yan held, become the majority shareholder, and then fire Qin Ming.

These capitalists, although they claimed to only be venture investors, nearly every one of them would intervene in the operations of the invested company to some extent after investing.

And because of the resources, experience, and wealth they held, most companies could only humbly accept such interventions.

Having smoothly progressed so far, they were now faced with Chen Yan, an utterly unforgiving leader, and were somewhat taken aback.

However, in the business world, interest reigns supreme.

Even if Chen Yan had a foul temper.

He had created too many miracles after all.

Capital could not afford to mess with him.

Even if his choices this time seemed unwise, no one knew if he could create another miracle.

So, talk as they may, criticize as they might, no venture capital firm actually asked Chen Yan to repurchase their shares.

Of course, this might be because they held so少 shares that they could just watch and wait.

Previously, Chen Yan's aggressive acquisitions had almost cleared out the stock shares of investment companies on the market.

Only a few firms still held a small amount of shares.

This was why Chen Yan had no regard for their feelings: with their shareholdings, they couldn't even enter the board of directors, and Chen Yan didn't need to care about them.

While matters on the Headline Technology side were being noisily settled,

there were rumors circulating in the capital and tycoon circles that Lu Man might leave Chenlu Film Company and go solo.

Reportedly, someone had seen Lu Man storm out of Chen Yan's office and then leave the building.

And after a couple of days, she hadn't come to the company or attended any events, almost as if she had vanished from the face of the earth.

This rumor, softly circulating, added further shadows to Chen Yan's already dubious reputation.

Many tycoons and capitalists felt Chen Yan might have gotten carried away, hence appointing an inexperienced confidant to manage Headline Technology.

And then, he had also had a conflict with Lu Man, a core member of his own company, driving her away.

This public opinion worsening, the peak came when Zhang Yonghao, in Tiandu, publicly initiated a lawsuit against Chen Yan.

He claimed Chen Yan had used deceptive means to acquire shares of his company, asking the court to declare their transaction void and return the shares.

During the submission of evidence, Zhang Yonghao listed several records and contracts of share purchases from his hands by Chen Yan.

Then, he provided some of their negotiation chat logs.

The key piece of evidence he highlighted was Chen Yan's promise to make him money.

However, this time, his venture into crude oil futures had ended in massive losses, resulting in him losing even the company shares.

Along with him, Vice President Wang and the Chief Financial Officer also filed the lawsuit.

This lawsuit, once issued, instantly attracted considerable attention in the tycoon and investment circles.

After all, this was a continuation of recent events, and…the lawsuit proceeded too smoothly, as if someone was pushing it behind the scenes.

When Chen Yan received the court summons, he furrowed his brow, sensing something was amiss.

So, after a moment of thought, he called Qin Ming to inquire about the current situation of the company.

Qin Ming had indeed been extremely busy lately.

Having just taken over a large internet company, the challenge was enormous.

However, just like the system's evaluation of him, he seemed naturally cut out for this job, so his takeover had gone exceptionally smoothly.

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