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Chapter 520 The Clown
By the time Suning went to the bathroom and returned to the competition venue, the competition was about to begin. First, an important person came on stage to give a speech, and then announced the start of the calligraphy exchange competition on the spot.

Suning walked to his own desk, where the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were already spread out. Suning just picked up the brush when he found that the staff member next to him was the girl who had just shown him the way.

Suning smiled and winked at her, then began to write with ink. At this time, the staff member also saw the competition certificate on Suning and the eye-catching Korean characters on the certificate, and realized that she had made a mistake just now.

This time, Suning chose to write Yan Zhenqing's representative work "Duobao Pagoda Stele", which has a total of 34 lines, each line has 66 characters, a total of 2,026 characters. As Suning concentrated on writing, the female staff member stopped thinking about other things and was attracted by Suning's calligraphy.

Before he knew it, many spectators gathered around Suning, and they all widened their eyes in shock at the regular script written by Suning. This was Suning's invitational tour, so there was no need to hold back, but instead he showed his full strength of calligraphy.

Suning finished writing the 2,026 characters of the "Duobao Pagoda Stele" in one go. Then he looked up and noticed the many onlookers around him. Then he put down the brush in his hand with a smile and waited quietly for the ink to dry.

"Young man, your calligraphy in Yan style is so beautiful." An old man looked at Su Ning with admiration.

"Old man, you are too kind. This is just a doodle."

"This calligraphy is Yan Zhenqing's representative work, the 'Duobao Pagoda Stele', now preserved in the second room of the Xi'an Forest of Steles. Its full name is 'The Stele of the Duobao Pagoda in Qianfu Temple, Xijing, the Great Tang Dynasty'. I didn't expect that your writing skills are so amazing, young man. It's really admirable." The old man looked at the crowd around him, and then started the popular science mode.

"Old man, who are you?" Su Ning looked at the old man with a puzzled look on his face.

"Chen Hengjun, this is Mr. Zhao Donghai, vice president of the Chinese Calligraphy Association and professor of history at Peking University." Teacher Song, who had finished writing, also ran over and introduced Su Ning in Korean.

"So it's President Zhao. How disrespectful."

"Ah! So you are a Korean contestant. I thought you were Chinese." Zhao Donghai couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Teacher Song and Su Ning communicating in Korean and saw the competition certificate on Su Ning.

"Hello, President Zhao! My name is Chen Hengjun, and I'm a student at Seoul National University." Suning quickly introduced himself.

"Hello, classmate Chen!" Zhao Donghai stretched out his hand and shook hands with Su Ning.

Seeing everyone praising Suning's work, the Korean calligraphers who came to participate in the competition with Suning all showed an expression of pride. Even the female staff member looked at Suning with admiration.

"Hello, classmate Chen! I am Ichiro Yamamoto from Waseda University. It is a great honor for me to see your exquisite calligraphy today." At this time, a Japanese man walked up to Su Ning, bowed and saluted.

"Hello, Mr. Yamamoto! You are truly too kind."

"Student Chen, on behalf of Waseda University, I invite you to visit our university."

"No problem! I'll definitely go there when I have time."

"Student Chen, I'm waiting for you in Japan."

The judges then began to judge. Suning's "Duobao Pagoda Stele" lived up to expectations and won first place. He then stepped onto the podium amid the applause of everyone's congratulations. Finally, Zhao Donghai, vice president of the Calligraphy Association, personally presented the award.

"Student Chen, congratulations." Zhao Donghai handed the medal and certificate to Su Ning, then stretched out his hand and shook hands with Su Ning.

"Thank you."

The two shook hands and looked straight ahead. This scene happened to be captured by the camera and then transmitted back to South Korea in the first time, which also caused public opinion in South Korea to ferment completely.

Of course, the Seoul Ilbo will spare no effort to promote the news. After all, Suning is the controlling shareholder of the Seoul Ilbo, so they chose the most explosive headline and published the news on the front page.

Chen Yangzhe looked at Chen Hengjun on TV, feeling quite proud. Although their relationship was not good, he was still his grandson after all. However, his expression was nonchalant. "Humph! This kid is getting more and more complacent."

"President, the matter of Su's Eternal Capital has been investigated clearly." At this time, Director Li Hengcai took out a document and said.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

"President, the largest shareholder of Su's Eternal Capital is a Chinese man named Su Ning, who holds 55% of the shares. The second largest shareholder is Master Hengjun, who holds 45% of the shares."

"What? Where did Chen Hengjun get so much money?" Chen Yangzhe looked at Director Li with his eyes wide open in shock.

"President, according to our investigation, Suning directly invested $3 billion back then. Master Hengjun only needs to transfer Hengtu Securities, Hengtu Trading, and Korn Ferry International to Su's Eternal Capital."

"Director Li, let's talk about Chen Hengjun!" Chen Yangzhe quickly regained his composure, but his heart was in turmoil.

"President, when Young Master Hengjun went to Hong Kong, the Third Young Master gave him 1 billion won to invest in stocks. With the help of Iwaichi Takahashi, he quickly started to make a profit. Then, taking advantage of the August 7th stock market crash, he quickly shorted the market and made a huge fortune. Later, Young Master Hengjun used 500 million US dollars to purchase 55% of Korn Ferry International's shares."

"Director Li, this means that it was Chen Hengjun who was speculating in stocks back then, not Chen Runji as we thought, and he made a fortune in the Hong Kong stock market?" Chen Yangzhe sat up straight in shock and looked at Director Li.

"Yes! President." Li Hengcai, the head of the Li Department, smiled bitterly and said to Chen Yangzhe speculatively, "I still suspect that the Third Young Master and his wife have also been kept in the dark."

"Haha, I was worried about their losses from the stock market crash, so I took out Shunyang Group's products to cheer them up, but in the end I became a clown." Chen Yangzhe suddenly said self-deprecatingly.

"President, Young Master Hengjun is quite capable. Of course, after you took back those two companies, he and Suning jointly registered Su's Eternal Capital, and then registered Hengtu Securities and Hengtu Trading. Now, it has become a multinational corporation that is no less than Shunyang Group."

"No wonder he never comes to Zhengxinzhai. It turns out my Shunyang is not in his eyes at all."

"President, please forgive me for being frank, but you should ease the relationship between grandfather and grandson." Looking at Chen Yangzhe's depressed smile, Director Li Hengcai couldn't help but persuade him.

"Impossible! Even if he becomes the president of South Korea, I, Chen Yangzhe, am still his grandfather." Chen Yangzhe knew what Director Li meant. He just wanted him to say something softly, which was absolutely impossible.

Suning's trip to China can be said to be a fruitful one, as he gained the fame he had always dreamed of. This is more authoritative and topical than the title of "Korea's No. 1 Young Calligrapher". In the future, if Suning really "becomes a regular" in Korea, it can be recorded in his resume.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry! I thought you were here to watch the game." At this time, the female staff member came over and apologized.

"Girl, you worry too much. You don't need to apologize for such a small matter."

"Mr. Chen, your Chinese is really good." "I went to school in Hong Kong, China, so I speak Chinese well."

"Mr. Chen, my name is Dong Qian. Next time you come to Beijing, I will treat you to roast duck." The girl introduced herself.

"Okay! This is my phone number. Let's contact each other when there's a chance." Suning took out his business card and handed it to Dong Qian.

After the calligraphy exchange competition, Suning and his team returned to South Korea, but as soon as they got off the plane, they were surrounded by a large number of reporters who had heard the news.

Suning said a few high-sounding words in joy, and then sent all the reporters away. Chen Yangzhe in Zhengxinzhai saw Suning's smug face on TV again. Listening to what Suning said to the camera, Chen Yangzhe suddenly felt even more unhappy.

"Director Li, look at my grandson. He is so young but he speaks so carefully. Is he going to be a 'regular guest' in the future?" Chen Yangzhe pointed at Suning on TV and said to Director Li with disdain.

"President, Master Hengjun now has a large fortune. If he really "becomes righteous", then he will have a smooth journey."

"Humph! A career in politics isn't that easy. I believe Chen Hengjun isn't that stupid."

In the minds of big tycoons like Chen Yangzhe, what they despise most are the so-called "regular guests", and "regular guests" are just tools in their hands. In addition, he has suffered a great loss at the hands of "regular guests", so he has always opposed his family members to "become regular", and even his son-in-law Cui Changyu cannot get his help.

Of course, Chen Runji and Li Hairen also saw their eldest son's highlight moment, and they were proud of their sons in their hearts. Chen Daojun suddenly suspected that Su Ning was also a time traveler, because this was too different from his impression of Chen Hengjun.

"Daojun! You should learn more from your brother!" Chen Runji said to his youngest son who was already fifteen years old.

"Ah? Yes! Dad, I will learn from my brother."

"Oh! Our Daojun is already well-behaved enough. There is no need for him to be the same as Hengjun." Li Hairen was very open-minded and did not like to force his son to do anything.

Originally, Suning was planning to go home first, but he was taken to Seoul National University first, and then there was a lively celebration party. Finally, Suning was able to return home as he wished.

"Hyunjun! You're finally back." Chen Runji and Li Hairen looked at their eldest son in surprise.

"Dad, Mom, I was picked up and taken to school as soon as I got off the plane, so I came back late."

"Haha, your school must be in for a surprise!"

"Yes! The school held a celebration party." Suning explained to the two with a smile.

"Brother, congratulations on your return with honor this time." At this time, Chen Daojun looked at Suning with a smile on his face.

"Haha, it's just first place in calligraphy, not a big honor."

"Brother, you don't know that you are a famous person in our school now. Every student asks me if I can write calligraphy. It drives me crazy." Seeing Su Ning acting so arrogantly, Chen Daojun complained to Su Ning with a wry smile.

"This is easy! It's not too late for you to learn from me now!"

"Brother, I have no interest in calligraphy."

That night, Suning did not run around, but stayed at home to rest. Because Kim Min-joo had returned to Hong Kong, it was useless for Suning to go to the secret residence.

In Hong Kong, Jin Minzhu looked at her parents who had been busy all day and couldn't help but feel a little distressed. Then she looked at her parents with a smile and said, "Dad, Mom, look at what this is?"

"Ah? Property certificate?" Jin Guangzhu and his wife took the property certificate from their daughter in surprise, then looked at their daughter Jin Minzhu with a puzzled look, "Minzhu, where did you get the property certificate?"

"Dad, open it and take a look."

Jin Guangzhu opened the property deed and was surprised to find that it was their shop. "Minzhu, did you buy our shop?"

"Yes!"

"But where did you get so much money?"

"Dad, Mom, this is the money Chen Hengjun gave me."

"What? You and Chen Hengjun?"

"Yes! He and I are boyfriend and girlfriend now, so he gave me so much money and asked me to buy you a big four-bedroom house."

"Minjoo, Chen Hengjun is the son of a chaebol. Our two families are not suitable!" Jin Guangzhu and his wife looked at each other with a wry smile.

"Dad, Mom, Chen Hengjun's mother is just an ordinary family, why can't I?" Jin Minzhu retorted disapprovingly.

"Minzhu, I've specifically inquired about their family situation before. Back then, Chen Hengjun's father, Chen Runji, and Li Hairen had a secret relationship. Chen Hengjun's grandfather didn't agree at all, so their family severed ties with Shunyang Group."

"That's right! Since they have severed ties with Shunyang Group, they will not stop me and Chen Hengjun."

"Minzhu! Chen Hengjun has been ambitious since he was a child. You and him are really not suitable. He will not marry you."

Jin Guangzhu has always believed that Suning is not an ordinary person because he later heard from the president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce that the reason their family's business was so good back then was because Suning secretly paid a sum of money to the Chamber of Commerce to invite Korean students. How could a boy with such a deep mind make a mistake in marriage?

"Dad, I know what you mean, but I still want to try."

"Minzhu! I don't think you will turn back unless you get your head broken and bloody." Jin Guangzhu said to his daughter with a wry smile.

"Dad, don't worry! Chen Hengjun is really good to me. I believe he won't let me get hurt." Jin Minzhu couldn't help but think of Suning, and then said with a confident smile.

(End of this chapter)