On the other side, Wu Shan's straightforwardness disappeared as he paused briefly before he continued, "Wang Ren is Xu Lizheng's son, and Chen Guang is Wu Tong's benefactor. Our relationship is equal, and Wang Ren and Xu Lizheng's relationship is also equal. Xu Lizheng and I are also equal, but the others aren't. So it won't be easy for us to continue discussing this matter. Let's end this matter here. Although Xu Lizheng is protective of his children, he's still my elder. He's also a bit of a scholar and won't go too far. But you can't block all the ways he can vent his anger, right? There are many paths in life. You should talk to your teacher and classmates and resolve the conflict. "
"Okay, sorry to bother you."
Since Wu Shan had already spoken, Chen Guang silently hung up the phone.
He couldn't help.
Chen Guang knew very well that Wu Shan really couldn't help.
Or maybe he didn't know?
Actually, that wasn't the case. When he talked to Wu Tong, he mentioned Teacher Zhuo and the others. Would Wu Tong not mention it to Wu Shan?
Of course not.
So Wu Shan didn't forget, but chose to ignore.
Although Xu Lizheng didn't have any real power, he had a high status. Although his position was at the top, his connections were everywhere.
Wu Shan was a young politician. Although he had a bright future, he didn't have enough experience.
In addition, Wu Shan had his own difficulties when negotiating with Xu Lizheng. Xu Lizheng said that he was his nephew, but everyone knew that it was his son. Wu Shan wanted to speak up for Chen Guang, but because he had to avoid the Broken World, he couldn't tell him how important Chen Guang was to him. So he could only say that he was Wu Tong's friend.
The relationship between a son and a daughter wasn't equal, and Wu Shan only said those words to make Chen Guang feel better.
In both Wu Shan's and Xu Lizheng's eyes, Xu Lizheng was open-minded and magnanimous. He made appropriate concessions and even did Wu Shan a big favor.
Chen Guang understood that if he asked Wu Shan to protect Zhuo Jingsi and the others, it would be a slap in Xu Lizheng's face. This favor was too big and he might not be able to sell it.
However, the matters of the world were not things that could be resolved just because one could understand reason.
In Chen Guang's opinion, if he was in Wu Shan's shoes, he would definitely protect everyone without any hesitation.
The reason was simple: Wang Ren deserved what he got, and his retribution was far from enough!
How could Xu Lizheng be called a scholar?
In order to protect his child, he had cut off Zhuo Jingsi's career as a researcher, expelled Hua Ling, put Zhong Yue on probation, and recorded a demerit on Luo Jin. All of this was revenge!
There was nothing scholarly about him!
Wasn't it said how many contributions one had made, how many books one had written, and how great one's reputation was? If one's conduct was already crooked, how could one talk about learning?
Therefore, by protecting Zhuo Jingsi and the others, he was protecting justice and justice, not a favor!
Of course, Chen Guang knew that this was just his opinion. Wu Tong had already said that Wu Shan was a politician, and a politician had to keep climbing up the ranks. He wouldn't easily make enemies, and every decision he made represented an exchange of benefits.
Perhaps, becoming enemies with Xu Lizheng, the elder he spoke of, might even affect his career as a politician. Therefore, he felt that he had done his best to protect himself.
Xu Lizheng had already given in twice, so he couldn't be too aggressive anymore.
Chen Guang clenched his phone tightly and sighed in his heart. As expected, I can't be a politician.
But should I just accept this loss?
Seeing that the three women had already started clinking glasses one after another, Chen Guang could see the disappointment hidden under the surface.
Chen Guang clenched his fists tighter and tighter. I won't accept this!
Since I can't count on Wu Shan, I have to use my own methods to solve the problem.
In the past, he didn't really understand Wu Tong's attitude towards Wu Shan, and he always felt that it was wrong for her to treat her father like that. Now, Chen Guang could more or less understand it. Having a politician as a family member was sometimes quite painful.
But in his heart, Chen Guang didn't blame Wu Shan. As a politician, he had already done his best.
At the end of the day, Chen Guang was still too weak, so he could only seek help from others when he encountered this kind of situation. For example, Ma Senlin, who Zhu Zhifa ran into when he was borrowing a loan, was also the same. If Lu Fei and the others hadn't come at the right time, Chen Guang would have been in endless trouble after he flipped out.
If he had Wu Shan's status today, he wouldn't need to seek help from others. He would be able to stand on the opposite side of Xu Lizheng, confront him head-on, and negotiate with him.
Relying on Wu Shan's protection, there was a layer of relationship between them. No matter how beautiful Wu Shan's words were, it was ultimately not his own business. Xu Lizheng would only give Wu Shan some face by letting one person go and killing the other four.
If it was his own business, he could justifiably use 120% of his strength. Today's situation wouldn't be like this, and the other party would also think twice.
With a layer of separation, if he could only use 70% of his strength, he could only protect himself. If he forced himself to use 120% of his strength, it would be as bad as not doing enough, and the conflict would intensify.
As for how to strengthen himself, in short, the three worlds of politics, business, and academia had to occupy a position.
Xu Lizheng's strength lay in the fact that he had spread his influence in the political world and dominated the academic world.
Wu Shan's strength lay in the fact that he stood at a certain height in the political world at a young age. In the future, he would continue to rise, and his potential was astonishing.
As for Chen Guang himself, other than the 170 million cash in his bank account, he had nothing.
Having money didn't mean you had real social status. If the money was left to rot in the bank account, it wouldn't help to raise your social status.
If you stood there, no matter how much money you had in your account, in the eyes of others, you would still be how you should be.
However, if this 200 million was placed outside, or used as an investment, or to start one's own business, it could support tens or hundreds of people, provide tax revenue for the economy, or influence the lives of some people, then this money would truly represent one's social status, and one would have a foothold in the business world.
If the current him was sitting on a business worth hundreds of millions, and he could talk to some of the higher-ups, he wouldn't need Wu Shan to step in. He could negotiate with Xu Lizheng himself. Even if he couldn't be on equal footing, he could at least make Xu Lizheng slightly apprehensive. This seemingly troublesome matter would become a problem that could be solved with a word or a meal.
Deep in Chen Guang's heart, an emotion known as unwillingness gradually welled up.
He had lived a muddle-headed life for 20 years, and experienced many things. Ever since he obtained the Heavenly Holy Grail, Chen Guang clearly didn't put much effort into it. He only did things that were within his power to do, and it seemed like everything had been smooth sailing for him until now.
Until today, when he violently bumped into the huge mountain that was Xu Lizheng. Before they even met, he was already beaten up by Xu Lizheng's casual means.
He finally vaguely understood the principle that he couldn't always be used to using other people's power and status as his backing.
Wu Shan could scare off Wang Ren, and Duan Wen could intimidate Ma Senlin. Although these things seemed so good, they were ultimately not his own strength.
He needed to have his own strength!
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