Ye Zhi, as the boss of Tao Xun, visiting the president's office of Qian Bai was nothing short of direct provocation!
What left him even more speechless was that she was accompanied by Su Ming and Jin Kaiyuan, especially Jin Kaiyuan, whose face was practically plastered with flattery!
Shi Fan almost wanted to roar, "Wake up, Director Jin! You are, after all, the chairman of Jinshi Home Furnishings!"
"Shi Fan, let me introduce you," Su Ming said with a chuckle. "This is Director Ye from Tao Xun. She's just here to visit Qian Bai today, nothing else."
Shi Fan's lips twitched. If she had no other intentions, would she come straight to the president's office? How could Qian Bai's employees possibly believe Su Ming's words?!
"Hello, Director Ye," Shi Fan recovered, greeting her courteously. "It's an honor to meet you. Your business acumen and methods are truly breathtaking and deeply impressive."
"Vice President Shi flatters me," Ye Zhi replied with a faint smile.
"No, no, not at all. Director Ye, I truly admire and look up to you," Shi Fan said sincerely.
Only by standing opposite Ye Zhi could one truly understand how formidable she was. Moreover, this strength was despair-inducing because Ye Zhi didn't even consider him an opponent. She was simply being herself, perfecting her commercial empire step by step.
What impressed him even more was that if he had achieved what Ye Zhi had, he would have looked down on everyone! Yet, Ye Zhi showed no hint of smugness or arrogance. She remained calm and humble throughout.
"Hahaha, Shi Fan, you still have so much to learn from Director Ye!" Jin Kaiyuan said proudly from the side. "In the future, you should seek her guidance often, and it will benefit you for a lifetime!"
"Director Jin, you're on such good terms with Director Ye now?" Shi Fan asked, somewhat speechless. Had Jin Kaiyuan forgotten his past grievances with Director Ye?
"It was a case of 'strike first, then become friends' with Director Ye!" Jin Kaiyuan declared triumphantly. "Even then, I knew Director Ye was formidable, and her direct sales business must be extraordinary. I insisted on seeing it! Look, after I climbed over the wall, I forged a friendship with Director Ye!"
Everyone: ...
Hopeless!
"Ahem," Su Ming awkwardly changed the subject. "Director Ye, what do you think of this office?"
"The taste is rather ordinary," Ye Zhi stated calmly. "If it were me, I'd smash it and redecorate."
Shi Fan: ...
Director Ye, how do you manage to be both humble and arrogant?
The group didn't linger at Qian Bai for long. When Su Ming and Jin Kaiyuan saw Ye Zhi off, they left with her directly.
However, the news that Tao Xun intended to acquire Qian Bai and that Ye Zhi wanted to smash the president's office and redecorate spread throughout Qian Bai, soon reaching Ou Minghan's ears.
Ou Minghan was so enraged that he slammed his desk with a deafening bang. He truly hadn't expected Ye Zhi to launch a sneak attack at this opportune moment!
He had finally managed to stabilize Su Ming and the others, but he never imagined they would consider selling their shares to Ye Zhi again! How could he tolerate this?
His original plan was to get money from Ou Tiantian after the heart transplant surgery. But now, the surgery hadn't even happened, and Ou Tiantian, due to excessive fright, was hiding in her hospital room all day and refused to see him.
It was unlikely he could get money from Ou Tiantian now, but this meant he would have to dip into his own pockets!
Ou Minghan, in his anger, called Feng Jie and berated Su Ming and the others fiercely over the phone.
After listening to Ou Minghan's complaints, Feng Jie advised, "President Ou, don't be anxious. Isn't there still Zhan Li who hasn't shown up..."
"How dare you mention that!" Ou Minghan said impatiently. "Zhan Ruoqing from the Zhan family is good friends with Ye Zhi, but you actually sent Yao Hongbo to Zhiwei back then, what were you thinking?!"
Feng Jie immediately said innocently, "President Ou, at that time, the Zhan family was still an ally of Qian Bai. Sending Yao Hongbo to the Zhan family's daughter was a way to win over the Zhan family! But who knew Ye Zhi was so cunning? Seeing Zhiwei become popular, she directly courted Zhan Ruoqing! This woman is truly too scheming..."
Hearing Feng Jie shift all the blame to Ye Zhi, Ou Minghan immediately agreed. Yes, it was all Ye Zhi's fault. Feng Jie was just too incompetent, which was why he was deceived by Ye Zhi!
"However, President Ou, Zhan Ruoqing doesn't represent the Zhan family's stance," Feng Jie changed the subject. "Perhaps if you try to win over Director Zhan, you might be able to counter Ye Zhi..."
"Who wants to counter Ye Zhi?!" Ou Minghan said indignantly. "Qian Bai is mine, and I will never allow Ye Zhi to lay a single finger on it!"
Feng Jie worriedly said, "But President Ou, Ye Zhi is so scheming. If she wants Qian Bai, she won't give up easily! To prevent her from interfering with Qian Bai, the only way is to buy out the shares from those investors, and that will cost a lot of money..."
Ou Minghan's voice deepened, "Feng Jie, what do you mean? Are you saying I don't have money?"
Feng Jie was speechless; Ou Minghan was truly easily provoked.
He immediately said with shame, "President Ou, I've been transferred out of the capital, so I'm not familiar with the situation there. In this regard, your decisions are still more insightful!"
Ou Minghan's agitated mood finally calmed down a bit, and this also made him more firmly believe in his own choices.
Ou Minghan said coldly, "Hmph! Feng Jie, if you continue to degenerate like this, you won't be worthy of returning to my side in the future!"
"President Ou, I will definitely strive to keep improving!" Feng Jie immediately promised nervously.
The call ended, and Ou Minghan's mood remained sour.
What Feng Jie said were almost all things he wanted to hear and was willing to listen to, but to buy the shares from those investors, he could only use his principal now.
He was initially hesitant, but Ye Zhi's visit to Qian Bai today made him completely restless!
He was a man, and he wanted to show everyone that he had much more courage than this woman, Ye Zhi!
Ou Minghan made up his mind, immediately calling those investors in Qian Bai and arranging a dinner with them for the evening.
Su Ming and the others readily agreed and also passed the message to Ye Zhi.
Ye Zhi understood clearly; this matter was settled!
As the workday neared its end, Ye Zhi received a call from Liu Lingyu.
Liu Lingyu asked gently, "Xiao Zhi, Xiao Ju's child is already six months old, and all vaccinations are done. You wanted to take that long-haired calico cat to raise before, didn't you? When are you planning to bring it home?"
"If it's convenient, I'll come over tonight to get it," Ye Zhi said after some thought.
"You're always so busy, and traveling back and forth must be tiring. Why don't your father and I bring it to you? We've also prepared the cat food, litter, and scratching post, and we can bring them along."