The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 321: Aunt and Nephew Conspiracy
"Zhou Chongguang is in your hands?!"

"Aunt Ye, what are you talking about? It's as if I imprisoned Zhou Chongguang." In the study, after hearing Ye Chuanping's words, Jian Xi hurriedly denied, "I just found him and helped him escape from the Gong family's imprisonment, and then he didn't leave my sight after returning to China."

Jian Xi had a smile on his face and spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he was talking about something ordinary.

Ye Chuanping took out the photos from the file bag. They were all photos of Zhou Chongguang, some at the airport, some at the train station, and some as a waiter in a bar.

To be honest, when Jian Xi saw Zhou Chongguang hiding in that bar, he felt really strange for a while, because this bar... was really unusual.

"So, Zhou Chongguang is really not dead, and the previous speculations are true."

Looking at the photos in her hand, Ye Chuanping couldn't help but laugh. Jian Xi then asked, "So Aunt Ye... can you only take one more ME now?"

Ye Chuanping didn't answer immediately. She held the photos in her hand and fell into deep thought. She looked at Jian Xi, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa in front of her, and said after a moment's silence, "It's more than just ME. But I still want to say that if that's all, it's still not enough for you to take the entire ME as compensation. After all, I'm the one who's doing the hard work afterwards."

"Why would I want the entire "ME"? I'm not that greedy." Jian Xi had expected this, because if it were him, he wouldn't be so generous. Zhou Chongguang in his hand can only be used as a key pledge, and he can't really expect this thing to solve all the problems.

So he continued, "Just let me invest. Of course, I want a large enough share. In exchange, my Hongye Media can give Aunt Ye a three-point share."

"Three points?" Ye Chuanping was stunned, then laughed, "Jian Xi, you have a good plan, exchanging a few million for hundreds of millions."

"Not enough? I actually feel like I'm at a loss." Jian Xi shrugged. "Let's not talk about the fact that ME is bound to face a turmoil in the future, and the stock price may even be cut in half. My Hongye Media is currently on a good track, otherwise I wouldn't have to bring you this information just now."

After a pause, Jian Xi smiled and said, "Also, Aunt Ye, I'm sure you know that many investment institutions have approached me this year, and the price they offered is much more expensive than the shares of ME."

Ye Chuanping listened to Jian Xi's words without revealing her feelings. Her fingertips tapping on the table stopped at some point. After her nephew finished speaking, she said calmly, "Ten points."

"Three."

"At eight points, I have the priority right to purchase Red Leaf Media shares."

"Five, plus the right of first refusal."

"make a deal."

As the sound of Ye Chuanping's fingertips tapping on the table rang out again, the two of them verbally reached a deal, but she asked again, "Since you are so optimistic about your own company, why do you want to invest in ME?"

"Well..." Jian Xi thought for a moment and smiled, "Maybe it's because I studied art in college. You know, ME is like a temple in the eyes of art students in Shanghai."

You can't say now that you plan to sell Hongye Media and enter the entertainment industry, right?

Although the internet celebrity economy and the celebrity economy have many similarities, there are still some differences and thresholds. At least in recent years, it has been difficult to connect the two directly.

Therefore, even if his Hongye Media develops rapidly in the last one or two years, it cannot directly access the celebrity economy.

But "ME" is different. As a magazine company focusing on fashion and very famous in Shanghai, it has accumulated some resources in the entertainment industry over the years. Although it is not a huge capital, it is undoubtedly suitable to use it as a springboard.

Although the internet celebrity economy has grown extremely large in later generations, at its core, it is more like a derivative of the celebrity economy.

Internet celebrities, Internet celebrities, are Internet stars, grassroots stars. People are willing to spend money on them, but not crazy. This is very different from the fans of stars.

In addition to the ability to squeeze profits from below, celebrities also have the ability to squeeze profits from above, which is extremely difficult for internet celebrities to do. Whether it is endorsement or joint branding, there are broad prospects. This does not include more commercial channels such as film, television, music and dance.

Even in the financial field, celebrities have more room for maneuver.

The internet celebrity economy relies on traffic monetization, and the star economy also relies on traffic monetization. So since he has chosen the path of traffic monetization, why doesn't Jian Xi move in a direction with higher limits?

There is nothing wrong with making money from internet celebrities, but for me, celebrity economy offers more opportunities!

Wouldn't it be faster to walk on two legs?

Seeing Jian Xi saying this with a smile in front of her, Ye Chuanping didn't believe it at all. She didn't see any interest in art in him.

Well... it's okay to be interested in art students.

After thinking for a while, she said, "At the beginning of the year, Gu Yuan told me that he wanted me to help him investigate the financial situation of Sheng Gu and ME. I had planned to make a deal with the Gong family to enter ME, but I never found the right opportunity. But now it seems that the deal can be saved."

"Aunt Ye, the Gong family will not sit and wait for death. If it is delayed too long, something unexpected will happen." Since the aunt and nephew have already conspired, there is no need to wait any longer. Jian Xi is only eyeing a part of the Gong family, and Ye Chuanping is eyeing more.

Otherwise, if it was just a "ME", she wouldn't have dragged it on until now.

Ye Chuanping nodded, and then as if he remembered something, his tone suddenly became playful.

"However, during this period of investigation, I unexpectedly discovered a more interesting secret."

"What?" Jian Xi was a little confused. Is there any secret that he, who has activated the full-map cheat, doesn't know?

Ye Chuanping leaned back slightly, leaning back on the chair, exhaled lightly and then spoke: "The biggest incident that happened to the Gu family last year was that Gu Yansheng died in a car accident. Later we learned that he was driving fast on the elevated road in order to rush back to attend his daughter's birthday, and finally hit a truck carrying steel bars..."

"So?" Hearing this, Jian Xi raised his eyebrows and suddenly had a guess in his mind.

Ye Chuanping looked into his eyes and said word by word, "What if I say that the Gong family is involved in this matter?"

"..."

Jian Xi's pupils dilated slightly. In an instant, many things flashed through his mind. At the same time, he figured out a lot of things in this instant.

Seeing his always smiling nephew showing this expression, Ye Chuanping felt very satisfied.

You can't smile all the time at such a young age. It would be fine if the other person was an idiot, but he is so smart and calculating that smiling every day makes me feel a little pressured sometimes.

So after a few seconds, Ye Chuanping continued, "When I found out about this, my expression was the same as yours, but it was just a few clues, not conclusive evidence." "That's enough." Jian Xi nodded, his expression back to normal, "Many things don't necessarily require evidence to confirm."

"What does that require? Doesn't the world need to rely on evidence?"

"It is necessary, but not completely necessary. And even if there is evidence, Aunt Ye, will you send people from the Gong family to jail for this?" Jian Xi asked back.

Ye Chuanping shook her head. "Even if there is evidence, it is impossible to implicate the Gong family father and son. At most, the other party can only push someone to take the blame. This kind of thing is of no benefit to me. I don't care whether Gu Yansheng lives or dies. Besides, there is no solid evidence."

"So, it doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not." Jian Xi sighed, "A little clue is enough. Motives are more important than evidence."

"Motive? What motive?"

"Of course it's Gu Yansheng's Shenggu Group, or rather, the secret that Gu Yansheng kept in Shenggu Group. Am I right, Aunt Ye?"

Ye Chuanping's expression changed slightly. She stared into her nephew's eyes and her heart began to tighten.

Jian Xi laughed. As expected, the connection between many things often only requires an opportunity. Those seemingly unrelated things are actually all revolving around one thing.

Seeing Ye Chuanping in front of him not saying anything, Jian Xi continued: "If my guess is correct, Aunt Ye, you actually know this secret, right? That's why you and the Gong family went to snatch Shenggu."

Ye Chuanping did not deny it, but asked directly: "What else do you know?"

"Not much." Jian Xi smiled and said, "When you and the Gong family went to snatch Sheng Gu, I thought it was strange. The Gong family wanted Sheng Gu perhaps because ME is a magazine and needs Sheng Gu's printing and forestry resources, but the Ye family and Sheng Gu's business are not necessarily related. If it is just to expand the industry, there is no need to make such a big fuss. You can even make a condition to agree to let Gu Li be your daughter-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chuanping's expression became a little unnatural. When she made this condition, she certainly didn't really want Gu Li to be her daughter-in-law. She had other plans.

But she didn't interrupt Jian Xi's words, and listened to him continue: "So I felt strange at that time. After Gu Yansheng was gone, Shenggu was like a piece of meat on a sticky board, but it didn't make you two families so eager to eat it. Maybe there are other secrets in it!"

"You know this secret?"

"Hehe." Jian Xi nodded but didn't say anything clearly. If he still didn't know that the two families were after Gu Yansheng's gold mine, he would have to doubt whether his brain had been infected by Lin Xiao.

The only reason he didn't say it was that he really couldn't explain how he knew it, so he just nodded in tacit understanding.

Ye Chuanping asked as expected: "How did you know?"

"Hey, I just like to wander around and think about things." Jian Xi said with a smile, but seeing Ye Chuanping frowning in front of him, he continued, "It doesn't matter how I know this. What's important is that I'm not interested in this secret."

Gold mines and the like are too risky, and he doesn't have the energy to guard them. He prefers to make money in the capital market, which is fast and gives him a greater sense of accomplishment. He is more familiar with the risks, and he doesn't think that gold mines can make money as fast as he can make money.

In the original drama, Gu Yansheng had been quietly mining for so many years, but in the end he only made a few hundred million. How could he have the time to mine?

Just to open up all the nodes, I have to spend an incalculable amount of energy.

After hearing Jian Xi's words, Ye Chuanping's brows relaxed slightly, but soon asked in confusion: "So what is the reason for this?"

"Of course it's for Aunt Ye!" Jian Xi said in an exaggerated tone, "I call you Aunt, so I have to fulfill this little wish for you. Otherwise, I, as your nephew, will feel guilty!"

"..."

Seeing Jian Xi's look, Ye Chuanping was speechless and amused. She didn't believe that the guy who had just plotted against the Gong family with her would become so generous.

So she said directly: "Alright, alright, you still feel bad, you mean I, as your aunt, will not fulfill your wish, and I will feel bad too? Just tell me, what do you want me to give you in exchange?"

Ye Chuanping paused for a moment, looked at his nephew and said, "From your tone, you think you can help me get Sheng Gu's secret?"

Jian Xi smiled and nodded: "There must be a way. The Gong family has acquired Shenggu for so long, but they have never found the secret. But coincidentally, I know a little clue... just like you found the clues that the Gong family was involved in Gu Yansheng's car accident."

Then he straightened his expression and said seriously: "But all this is based on the premise that Sheng Gu returns to Aunt Ye from the hands of the Gong family. Otherwise, even if you know the secret, you can't get it."

Ye Chuanping nodded and sighed, "It's just as I guessed. I still have to get Sheng Gu. I don't know if Gu Yuan will stand on my side this time."

Hearing this, Jian Xi's heart moved, realizing that even though Shenggu had been acquired by the Gong family, Ye Chuanping still hadn't given up on it. It seemed that this time the other party still let Gu Yuan be the forward.

Aren’t the lessons learned last time enough?
Sure enough, no matter how smart Ye Chuanping is in business, once she gets involved in her eldest son's affairs, her IQ will become... normal.

Don’t you know that love-brain is incurable?
So Jian Xi smiled and said directly: "Aunt Ye, I think you will fail this time. Gu Yuan will never do anything that will harm Gu Li's interests."

"..."

When this was mentioned, Ye Chuanping's face turned a little ugly. It's not that she didn't know this, but she still had a little fantasy about her eldest son. If his mother and wife fell into the river, should he really save his wife first?

So she said unhappily: "So Gu Yuan is impossible, but are you willing to harm Gu Li's interests? Aren't you good friends for so many years?"

Jian Xi spread his hands and said, "I think Aunt Ye, you misunderstood. It is precisely because Gu Li and I have been good friends for so many years that I feel that what I did is right. Although the saying that a man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure may not sound good, it is very true in many cases."

Gu Li was just a little girl, and her life was so difficult even if she was guarding Shenggu, a city without a gold mine. If the matter of the gold mine was really exposed, it was very likely that one day she would be shot three times in the back and be judged to have committed suicide.

The child parades through the streets with gold, which is a perfect example of her.

The sudden fire at the end of the original drama might have been because of this!

After a pause, Jian Xi looked at Ye Chuanping in front of him and continued, "Besides, as a friend, I want to do her a favor, and also to help Gu Yuan?"

"What help?" Ye Chuanping asked.

"Aunt Ye, how about we make a bet, will the relationship between Gu Yuan and Gu Li be destroyed by external factors?" Jian Xi, the best friend, said with a smile, "If you lose, I will help you get the secret of Sheng Gu for free, and if you win, how about you help them be together?"

(End of this chapter)