"Mr. Liu, although I'm here for official business and shouldn't meddle in other people's business, Zhuo Wei and Ba Zhou are being too overbearing, right?"
Bai Hua hesitated for a moment, but he decided not to mention the elders' attitude. He wanted to see what Liu Chao was up to.
Liu Chao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He knew that he was on the edge of a cliff. He felt that it wasn't that he couldn't afford to offend Bai Hua. It was just that the entire Da Chuan Energy Association was trying to get involved in the new energy project under his leadership. If he offended Bai Hua because of this matter, he would have to go back and tell those old men who regarded him as a treasure. If he ended up causing a huge commotion in the project to go down the drain, he would definitely be embarrassed in the future.
"Mr. Bai, don't worry. Chen Guang, I'll definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
Liu Chao forced himself to calm down.
Chen Guang raised his eyebrows. It didn't seem to be interesting enough. Liu Chao knew what he wanted, but he still didn't ask Zhuo Wei to apologize publicly despite Bai Hua's pressure. Instead, he used this so-called explanation to fool Chen Guang. He was probably waiting for the matter to blow over.
"Something's wrong with Old Liu. He's actually sweating!"
Wang Guoxiong, who was secretly observing the corner, said to Fourth Master Yin.
Fourth Master Yin nodded. "Something's wrong. I've never seen Old Liu like this before."
"I've tried to persuade him, but we can't make our relationship too stiff. We're all brothers, so there's no need to cause trouble because of a small fry like Zhuo Wei."
Fourth Master Yin said helplessly, "That's why I wanted to expose him first. Old Liu has been living too smoothly these past few years, so he's getting cocky. "
Fourth Master Yin saw through it. "He didn't think about it. Since the Jin family's granddaughter publicly revealed her relationship with Chen Guang, this matter is already set in stone. We're businessmen now, so there's no need to risk our lives to make money like before."
"Maybe he doesn't care about this kind of thing. After all, Zhuo Wei usually takes care of these things for him. He just needs to collect the money."
Wang Guoxiong nodded and walked over. When he got closer, he deliberately raised his voice and shouted, "How's the discussion going? It wasn't a big deal. Harmony breeds wealth. "
Chen Guang turned to look at Wang Guoxiong and smiled, "Uncle Wang, it went well."
Unexpectedly, Bai Hua seemed to be really angry. "I don't think it's good enough. How should I explain it? I'll have to trouble Mister Liu to give me a proper explanation. Don't blame me for being overbearing. I, Bai Hua, am not the type of person to bully others. Furthermore, Mister Liu is my elder. It's just that Zhuo Wei's actions are truly infuriating. If Mister Liu is unwilling to cut off your own wrists, I, Baihua, don't mind doing it for you. "
Since Liu Chao had spoken to this point, Bai Hua had already made his stance clear. Although he had restrained himself and didn't use the name of the elders, speaking to Liu Chao in such a manner as a member of the younger generation was extremely impolite.
Wang Guoxiong felt a chill run down his spine as he listened. Previously, everyone thought that Bai Hua had said that Chen Guang was his brother because he was being polite. But now, it was clear that Bai Hua was declaring war!
He couldn't help but anxiously look at Liu Chao. Old Liu, why are you still hesitating? At this time, if you don't make up your mind to clean up your own mess, I'm afraid you'll drag all of us down with you!
"Old Liu, Mister Bai is right. There are some things that Zhuo Wei has done that are a bit excessive. He must pay the price. Just like that Xu Lizheng from Gokyo University, right? "
Wang Guoxiong lightly patted Liu Chao's shoulder, but he didn't say anything.
He pointed out Xu Lizheng's matter to remind Liu Chao, Old Liu, that you must remain calm and not follow in Xu Lizheng's footsteps.
At the same time, he was also reminding Liu Chao not to think that besides Bai Hua in front of everyone, there was still Wu Shan behind Chen Guang.
Although everyone was trying to make a name for themselves, there were still some shady things in the past. Now, some industries weren't so bright, and Wu Shan couldn't be ignored.
Liu Chao understood what Wang Guoxiong meant, and he broke out in a cold sweat. It seemed that he had really underestimated Chen Guang!
Black, white, and economic. In black, Chen Guang had a friendship with Wang Guoxiong and his son, who were about the same status as him. Wang Guoxiong owed him a favor. In white, it was rumored that he had a close relationship with Wu Shan, who was in charge of politics and law in Da Chuan Province. In politics, he had a special relationship with the Jin family, and now he had a close relationship with Bai Hua, who was the second and third generation of the Old Master. In terms of economics, the new energy project that everyone was very concerned about was led by Bai Hua. In addition, his company also had the backing of the Tang family's genius, Tang Xiaokai.
With all these factors added together, Chen Guang's identity was definitely not a simple Internet celebrity or artist. He clearly represented a terrifying force that Liu Chao couldn't contend with. Even if he brought out his own backing, it might not be enough!
If the two sides really fell out, Liu Chao was afraid that his backing might even choose to sacrifice the rook to protect the king!
Scary!
Many things were like this, when you couldn't figure them out. They would never know how powerful it was, but once they understood it, those seemingly profound principles were nothing more than a thin layer of window paper.
Once it was pierced, one would be able to see the shadows of swords and sabers behind the paper window.
The only difference was whether the person involved really had the heart to pay attention to the problem and the person, and whether they could really pierce through this layer of paper.
Wang Guoxiong and Fourth Master Yin didn't guess wrongly. Liu Chao was indeed a little arrogant.
Now that he was suddenly awakened, Liu Chao felt as if he was suddenly enlightened. His inflated thoughts instantly fell to the bottom of the valley. When he looked at Chen Guang again, it was as if he was looking at a dreadful monster.
Even if he couldn't figure out why Chen Guang would suddenly appear out of nowhere and climb to the top, he still couldn't figure it out.
However, the situation was stronger than him. He knew that he was overestimating himself.
From the beginning to the end, Chen Guang's words weren't overbearing anymore. He also didn't think that his relationship with Bai Hua was as good as what he was showing now. Bai Hua's attitude was most likely due to the orders of the old masters. It was impossible for him to be deeply grateful to Bai Hua.
Everyone was just doing their own things.
Tie Xinzhu had also been paying attention to the situation over there. He had followed Liu Chao for dozens of years, but he rarely saw Mr. Liu in such a dilemma.
Liu Chao was indeed having a hard time right now. Once he realized his situation, he felt a lingering fear, but he also knew that he had to show an appropriate attitude.
He couldn't try to fool them anymore. Otherwise, the next step would be a bottomless abyss.
However, they were still outside, and there were many people paying attention to this place. If there was no one around, he might be willing to bow his head and admit defeat. He could even kneel down and kowtow. It wasn't like he hadn't done such things in the past.
However, he couldn't do it now. There were so many people watching him, and he was a person of status.
His knees couldn't soften, and he couldn't lower his head.
Chen Guang and Bai Hua didn't say anything else. They were waiting for Liu Chao to make a final decision.
Liu Chao had been unstoppable for dozens of years. From starting from scratch to building up such a foundation, even when he was surrounded by assassins, it didn't seem as difficult as this.
When he was being chased, he at least knew that once he escaped, he would have a bright future. However, now he was being pressured by someone who was too powerful for him to resist. He couldn't escape, and he couldn't free himself.
If there was a medicine for regret in this world, Liu Chao would buy a pound of it. If he hadn't been so arrogant when Chen Guang talked to him, and if he hadn't been so arrogant and looked at himself seriously to understand the trouble Zhuo Wei had caused him, then he would have agreed to his relatively reasonable request. Then he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
Although Zhuo Wei and his Eight Weekly Magazines were important to Liushi Culture, Liushi Culture only accounted for less than a third of his business.
Zhuo Wei apologized. Although the Eight Weekly Magazines' reputation had declined, they were still Eight Weekly Magazines, and Liushi Culture was still Liushi Culture. At most, they had a smaller influence in the industry, but the overall economic loss was not unbearable.
"What should I do now?"
If Zhuo Wei knew that the backer he was so proud of, the big boss of Dachuan Province, Liu Chao, was being hung on the "gallows" because of his "trivial matter", who knew how this self-proclaimed number one paparazzi in Huaxia would feel.
"Chen Guang either doesn't fight with Zhuo Wei seriously, or he takes drastic measures to deal with him."
"I don't want to talk nonsense with you. I'll deal with your backer first."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Liu. I have something to do here."
Tie Xinzhu finally made up his mind. He couldn't let Liu Chao drag it on any longer, or things would only become more and more troublesome. He decided to reveal Xin Qin's identity in private. He had to let Liu Chao understand that Chen Guang was definitely someone he couldn't afford to offend.
Liu Chao didn't expect that Tie Xinzhu, who was a man of few words, would suddenly appear at such a special time.
"Brother Tie, what are you …"
Liu Chao calmed down a little and asked.
Tie Xinzhu didn't explain further. He only said, "It's urgent."
The two of them had known each other for decades, and they had a tacit understanding. Liu Chao thought that Brother Tie might have noticed his current predicament and came over to pull him away to resolve the situation.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'll go for a while and I'll be back soon. No matter what, I'll give everyone a satisfactory answer, okay?"
Liu Chao followed Tie Xinzhu to a corner and said in a low voice, "Brother Tie, just tell me what's going on."
"Brother Liu, no matter what Chen Guang wants from you, you must agree to it. Don't hesitate, or you'll be in big trouble!"
Tie Xinzhu said in a low voice.
Liu Chao was even more puzzled. It was fine if someone else said this to him, but he really couldn't understand why Tie Xinzhu, who was so skilled and focused on cultivating martial arts, would suddenly care about such mundane matters.
Seeing that he still didn't understand, Tie Xinzhu said anxiously, "That little girl, the one following behind Chen Guang, is the Eldest Senior Sister of the Thousand Despair Sect. If nothing goes wrong, she'll also be the Sect Leader of the Thousand Despair Sect in the future."
"The Thousand Despair Sect? How does it compare to your sect, Brother Tie? " Although Liu Chao didn't know who this sect was, he could tell from Tie Xinzhu's serious expression that this was not a simple matter.
Tie Xinzhu sighed. "The difference between the stars in the sky and the mud on the ground."
Liu Chao was shocked. "How is this possible? Brother Tie, you're so powerful. "
Tie Xinzhu sighed. "Brother Liu, I'll tell you the truth. In the eyes of ordinary people, I might be considered an expert, but I'm nothing among the Inner Force Martial Artists. Any inner disciple of the Thousand Despair Sect is much more powerful than me. For example, the Eldest Senior Sister of the Sect Leader, Xin Qin, has the ability to single-handedly annihilate my sect, the Iron Arm Sect. "
"This …"
Liu Chao's eyes widened.
"However, even though the Thousand Despair Sect is so powerful, their Eldest Senior Sister of the Sect Leader stays by Chen Guang's side as a follower. Although I don't know the reason, there's no doubt that taking a step back will lead to the end of the world.
Tie Xinzhu said solemnly.
Even Tie Xinzhu, who had followed him for decades and was as close as a brother, said the same thing. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back for Liu Chao.
He gritted his teeth. 'Damn you, Zhuo Wei. How big of a hornet's nest did you poke? How much trouble have you caused for me?'
'I've told you before that you have to earn money. With me supporting you, you might be considered a force in the entertainment industry, but you have to know who you can touch and who you can't!'
At this moment, he began to blame Zhuo Wei in his heart.
However, how could Zhuo Wei bear the blame? Who would have thought that an internet celebrity like Chen Guang would be able to build up such a terrifying social network in just a few months?
A few months ago, he was still relying on online taxi booking to make ends meet!
Liu Chao finally nodded. "Alright, Brother Tie, I understand what you mean."
"It's good that you understand."
Seeing that Liu Chao had finally thought it through, Tie Xinzhu let out a long sigh. The most taboo thing for people in the pugilistic world was to hit a rock with an egg. The principle of the strong being respected was achieved with one's fists. There was no such thing as a glib tongue, and there was no such thing as the weak defeating the strong.
For example, with Tie Xinzhu's Muscle Strength cultivation, he would be courting death if he tried to provoke Xin Qin, who had Bone Strength cultivation. Even ten of him would not be enough to defeat Xin Qin with a casual throw of a dart.
Liu Chao returned to Chen Guang and the others. He took a deep breath and did not care if the others were looking at him. This big boss of his generation, who could make Da Chuan tremble with a stomp of his foot, directly lowered his head and bowed at a ninety-degree angle. "Mr. Chen, I, Liu Chao, formally apologize to you."
It was the same apology, but times had changed. Liu Chao's tone and attitude were completely different from before.
Chen Guang finally grinned. He looked at Liu Chao and laughed in his heart. If you knew it would be like this, why did you do it in the first place?
Really, don't act like a pretentious prick in front of me. Is there a need to humble yourself like this? You're more or less Wang Qing's elder.
Now you're making me feel so embarrassed.
"Uncle Liu, you're being too serious. It's alright. I'm your junior, so don't be so polite to me. I can't afford it."
Chen Guang responded with a smile and raised his hand to help Liu Chao up.
Liu Chao looked up at Chen Guang and said, "Since Mr. Chen calls me Uncle Liu, I'll continue to call you Little Chen. How about this, Little Chen, give me one yuan. "
"One yuan?" Chen Guang was puzzled.
Liu Chao nodded. "That's right, one yuan!"
After saying that, he spread his hands in front of Chen Guang.
Although Chen Guang did not know what he was up to, he did have a coin in his pocket. He took it out and placed it in Liu Chao's hand.
Liu Chao put the coin in his pocket. "The eight weekly magazines are yours, Little Chen. You can do whatever you want with this company."
"What?"
Chen Guang's eyes widened. He thought he had heard wrong.
Liu Chao smiled. "I just sold the eight weekly magazines to you."
"One yuan?"
Liu Chao nodded. "Yes, one yuan."
As he said that, he covered his pocket as if he was afraid that Chen Guang would go back on his word.
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