Everyone was stunned because Steven was exceptionally polite to Li Se. When Li Se had said earlier that he was invited by Steven, no one had believed him. But now?
No one dared to disbelieve anymore. Professor Steven's attitude was the best proof!
Ye Bowen also noticed Li Se, and his brows furrowed. He hadn't expected Professor Steven to know Li Se.
"How could this be?" Vincent was dumbfounded. This guy actually knew Professor Steven.
Even Zheng Kun's eyes widened. He simply couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes. He couldn't help but ask, "Professor Steven, you... you know this kid?"
"This kid?" Steven heard the address and was somewhat displeased. "This is the divine doctor. Please be respectful. Also, which company are you from? From today onwards, I will not have any possibility of cooperation with them!"
"Uh, Professor Steven, I'm from Kunhua Group. I'm one of Young Master Ye's people," Zheng Kun said hastily.
"Oh, that cosmetics company, huh..." Steven looked at Ye Bowen. "Young Master Ye, is this your man?"
Ye Bowen's face darkened slightly. "Professor Steven, he's someone under my employ, a bit ill-behaved."
"Heh, I don't think it's just ill-behaved. You've even called the security guards, more than a dozen of them. Are you planning to make a move on the young divine doctor?" Steven's expression turned cold. Undeniably, this Ye Bowen was a direct descendant of a top family in the capital, but what did that have to do with him? Let alone Ye Bowen, even the head of the Ye family would have to be polite when meeting him.
Regardless of Ye Bowen's methods, they wouldn't affect Steven. Firstly, he was a wolf of Wall Street. Secondly, his status in the United States was also very high, and his family background was naturally not bad. Ye Bowen was at most a direct descendant, so giving him some face was fine, but not giving face wouldn't cause any issues either.
"It might be a misunderstanding..." Ye Bowen said helplessly.
"Young Master Ye, I have decided. I will not cooperate with Kunhua Group," Steven stated calmly.
"Professor Steven, I'm Young Master Ye's man, you can't..." Zheng Kun still wanted to say something.
"What? Is there a problem if I don't give Young Master Ye face?" Steven asked coldly.
Zheng Kun immediately shut his mouth, at a loss for how to retort. If Professor Steven were Chinese, he would definitely have to consider Ye Bowen. But he wasn't, and Professor Steven had a very high international standing. Even people from the Ye family would have to be polite.
"Professor Steven, then my apprenticeship..." Vincent was on the verge of tears.
"I did agree to Young Master Ye to take a disciple just now. Is it you?" Steven asked.
Vincent nodded repeatedly. "That's right, it's me."
Steven looked at Li Se and asked, "Young divine doctor, did this person offend you too?"
"Yes!" Li Se nodded with a half-smile.
"Then you don't need to apprentice. You are not worthy, unless the young divine doctor can forgive you," Steven said.
Plop!
Vincent knelt directly on the ground, hugging Li Se's leg, snot and tears flowing. "I was wrong, I'll never dare again. Please, put in a good word for me with Professor Steven..."
"I remember you seem to be Ye Bowen's subordinate, right?" Li Se asked with a smile.
"I am his subordinate..." Vincent nodded. He still didn't know about the enmity between Li Se and Ye Bowen.
"My relationship with your boss is quite significant." Li Se said this, then looked at Ye Bowen with interest. "Ye Bowen, wouldn't you say so?"
Directly addressing him by name!
The onlookers were dumbfounded. Who exactly was this guy, and what was his background? Not only did he command such respect from Professor Steven, but he also didn't seem to take Young Master Ye seriously.
At this moment, even the most foolish among them could tell that this guy's identity was extremely extraordinary.
Ye Bowen's expression was very unpleasant. He glanced at Vincent and asked, "Do you want to become his person?"
Vincent was stunned. Did these two have a grudge? But he quickly realized something. Even if they didn't have a grudge, they would now because of what just happened. If he were to beg Li Se now, wouldn't that be slapping Ye Bowen in the face?
Li Se looked down at Vincent. "Do you still need to beg me? Perhaps I'll be in a good mood and put in a good word for you."
Vincent wasn't completely irrational. He knew that if he offended Young Master Ye, he wouldn't know how he would die in the capital. He immediately let go of Li Se's leg. But after today, he didn't know if he could still serve as this financial advisor.
As for the matter of apprenticeship, he couldn't even think about it.
"Young divine doctor, let's go. We can talk over here about your company entering the capital market." Steven ignored Ye Bowen and the others and led Li Se away.
"Young Master Ye, what do we do now?" Zheng Kun looked at Ye Bowen with some fear.
Ye Bowen's expression was indeed not very good at this moment, especially in front of so many people. Steven had directly refused to give him any face, which made him feel very humiliated.
"You figure it out yourself!" Ye Bowen snorted coldly, did not linger any longer, and turned to leave for another place.
Zheng Kun's face turned pale. He kicked Vincent fiercely. "You damn useless piece of trash! If it weren't for you idiot constantly pestering that woman, would things have turned out like this? Useless, garbage..."
Vincent was crestfallen and was severely beaten by Zheng Kun.
The onlookers were all watching the spectacle.
"Young divine doctor, your cosmetics company wants to enter the capital market. Coincidentally, at this financial conference today, there is a rich businessman from the United States who runs a cosmetics company called HR. Have you heard of it?" Steven asked with a smile.
"HR?" Li Se was confused.
"Of course!" Zhang Aimin said with a smile. "How could you not have heard of it? It's the number one luxury goods conglomerate in the world!"
Although Zhang Aimin was not involved in the cosmetics business, she was a former sales expert and had heard of many large companies. Even some laypeople had heard of such large conglomerates.
This was the terrifying recognition that a conglomerate achieved when it reached a certain height.
"Even the former Haoliyou was just a little brother in front of HR," Zhang Aimin whispered an explanation to Li Se.
Li Se was also surprised after hearing this. Was it that impressive? He couldn't help but look at Steven. This wolf of Wall Street was truly powerful. It was likely that this HR Group came here because of Steven.
"Stop, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!"
As they approached a door, a man in a suit stopped Li Se and the others. His expression was extremely cold. He was about 1.9 meters tall and looked quite intimidating.