"I would like to invite you to be the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce."
He Yun's words caused the faces of the family patriarchs and company chairmen in the hall to change instantly.
They had initially thought He Yun was merely visiting Lin Hao.
But they never expected He Yun to actually want to invite Lin Hao to be the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
It was known that since the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, there had never been an honorary chairman.
Even Elder Hua, in his time, had not been invited to be the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
Now, He Yun was actually inviting Lin Hao to be the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
As everyone looked on in disbelief, He Yun turned to Lin Hao and said, "Mr. Lin, please accept."
"It's not..."
"I don't know how to do business, nor do I know how to manage. How can I be an honorary chairman? It would be truly undeserved. So, about this honorary chairman position, I think we can forget about it." Lin Hao said to He Yun.
He Yun's sudden invitation for him to be the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
Although Lin Hao found it strange, he was not foolish.
The title of honorary chairman sounded good, but once accepted, he would inevitably have to bear some responsibility.
If something were to happen within the Chamber of Commerce, and He Yun came to him, should he manage it or not?
If he managed it, he truly didn't have the leisure time.
But if he didn't, he was still the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, it was better to refuse such matters if possible.
"Mr. Lin." Seeing Lin Hao refuse, He Yun was about to speak.
But before he could finish, Lin Hao said, "Well, I have some other matters to attend to. I'll be going upstairs now. If you have anything, you can find them."
Lin Hao pointed at Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng, then prepared to slip away upstairs.
He Yun felt a sense of disappointment upon hearing Lin Hao's words.
However, his eyes then darted, and a thought immediately popped into his mind.
He Yun looked at Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng, then said to Lin Hao, "Why not let Director Liu or Director Lai be the honorary chairman of the Chamber of Commerce? After all, they are also members of the Chamber of Commerce."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng were stunned.
Why were they suddenly being dragged into this?
Lin Hao looked at He Yun, hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, then you can discuss it with them."
As the saying goes, one does not strike a smiling face.
Seeing He Yun's persistence, Lin Hao could only give him some face.
After all, he was the chairman of the Shanghai International Chamber of Commerce.
With that, Lin Hao went upstairs.
...
While almost the entire upper-class society of Shanghai was visiting Lin Hao.
There was one person who was pacing back and forth at home, like a millstone.
This person was Ye Weicai.
Ye Weicai was currently in great pain, great distress, and great anxiety.
He was not blind, nor was he deaf.
Lin Hao's deeds had sent shockwaves through the entire Shanghai society.
He had received the news as soon as he woke up that morning.
At the same time, he had also received news.
That the patriarchs of various families and chairmen of major corporations in Shanghai had all gone to Lin Hao's place to pay their respects.
Upon receiving this news, Ye Weicai initially found it unbelievable, and then he refused to believe it.
He felt that with so many people in Shanghai's upper-class society, they would at most just talk about it, and would definitely not go to visit such a young brat like Lin Hao.
But unexpectedly, after only an hour.
He received news that the upper-class society of Shanghai, those patriarchs and chairmen, had all gone to visit Lin Hao.
Upon receiving this news, he was completely stunned.
At the same time, anger surged in his heart.
Then, he went to find Tang Hongye.
Preparing to ask Tang Hongye if he wanted to go visit Lin Hao.
After all, almost all the family patriarchs and chairmen of major corporations in Shanghai had gone.
If the two of them didn't go, it would be too conspicuous.
Offending Lin Hao was a minor issue, but Ye Weicai was afraid that those family patriarchs and chairmen of corporations, in order to curry favor with Lin Hao, would stop their business cooperation with him and Tang Hongye.
If that happened, they would be finished.
Therefore, despite his anger, Ye Weicai decided to ask Tang Hongye if they should go visit Lin Hao.
Even if it was just a formality.
However, something even more infuriating happened.
He looked everywhere for Tang Hongye but couldn't find him.
Even Tang Hongye's phone calls couldn't get through.
He even went to Tang Hongye's company and asked the secretaries and assistants, but they also didn't know where Tang Hongye had gone.
And not only Tang Hongye was missing, but Tang Ziyuan was also missing.
Tang Hongye and Tang Ziyuan had seemingly vanished into thin air.
Ye Weicai instinctively thought that perhaps Tang Hongye and Tang Ziyuan had gone to visit Lin Hao behind his back.
But after he quietly inquired, he found out that Tang Hongye and Tang Ziyuan were not among those who visited Lin Hao today.
Unable to find Tang Hongye.
In the end, Ye Weicai was at a loss.
So, he anxiously paced back and forth in his room, like a millstone.
He was thinking whether he should go visit Lin Hao.
If he went, it would definitely be embarrassing.
But if he didn't go, and those patriarchs and chairmen wanted to curry favor with Lin Hao, and then stopped cooperating with him in the future, what would he do?
Mulling over these thoughts, and after calling Tang Hongye several more times without success, Ye Weicai gritted his teeth and decided to go visit Lin Hao.
...
In the land of Sichuan.
In the suburbs of Chengdu, there was an ancient-style manor.
The manor occupied a large area, about ten mu.
Outside the manor, there were flowerbeds and grass everywhere.
A little further away, there were continuous stretches of mountain forests.
The location of the manor was very secluded and quiet, but the environment was excellent.
Birds and butterflies often flew and fluttered near and above the manor.
And at the main entrance of the manor, on a gold-edged plaque, was written a single character.
"Tang."
In the main hall at the innermost part of the manor, sitting on a grand tutor chair, was an old woman with completely white hair, holding a cane.
In front of her, a man and a woman were kneeling.
The man was Tang Hongye, and the woman was Tang Ziyuan.
Tang Ziyuan lowered her head, her face filled with shame.
Tang Hongye, standing beside her, was full of nervousness.
"You still have the nerve to come back!"
The old woman sitting on the grand tutor chair said sternly to Tang Hongye and Tang Ziyuan.
"I used so many resources to send you to Shanghai, to find a foothold, but what have you done!?"
"Tell me, how long have you been in Shanghai!?"
"Five years," Tang Ziyuan whispered.
"Five years, and you still know it's five years!"
The old woman struck her cane and said sternly, "In five years, you've only opened one company. Others have taken just over a month to trample all the major powers in Shanghai under their feet!"
"Why, why is this!?"