I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 557 The Billion-Dollar Club

Ye Xian already knew that Zhuge Bei was up to something while he was on the plane.

To be honest, while their move was insidious, it wasn't entirely unreasonable. Because if it were Ye Xian's own investment, he could stop it however he wanted without anyone criticizing him.

Now that the investments of the bigwigs in the entire exchange group are involved, things have become unpredictable.

You can't see into someone's heart. Even though everyone agreed to attend the apology banquet, who can guarantee that the other person isn't cursing them in their heart?

No matter how broad-minded everyone is, when interests are involved, things become unpredictable.

The adult world is not black and white; it's all about interests.

He had previously offered to apologize, but no one was willing to participate. However, when he brought up the Sixth Princess, no one refused.

This is the result after weighing the interests.

Ye Xian handed his phone to Afif, who looked at it and looked up in surprise: "Good heavens, have they put you on the hot seat?"

Ye Xian shook his head and said, "The one who has it the hardest isn't me, it's Team Leader Wang."

Afif suddenly realized and nodded, saying, "Indeed, the matter seems to have started because of you, but he was the one who made the decision, so he must be feeling terrible right now."

The two looked ahead and saw that Team Leader Wang was still making phone calls and sending messages, constantly communicating and coordinating with all parties.

This matter could be a big deal or a small deal; no one can say for sure how it will be handled.

Ye Xian wasn't too concerned about whether or not to stop investing indefinitely, since he couldn't block other people's path to wealth.

What he cared about was that Cooper could not be let off easily.

Zhuge Bei, who stirred up trouble, should not be let off lightly either.

The plane landed at the capital airport, where a row of luxury cars were already waiting on the tarmac. The person at the head of the group was none other than the Sixth Princess, who had not made a public appearance for a long time.

The elegant princess looked much paler than she had a few months ago.

As soon as Team Leader Wang got off the plane, he rushed to greet the Sixth Princess: "Your Highness, I have failed in my duties and have brought shame upon you. It is truly unacceptable that Your Highness had to come to pick me up so late at night..."

Li Yunxi waved her hand: "This is not your fault, there's no need to explain. Ye Xian has already told me. What we need to do now is put pressure on the other party to make them compensate for the losses of this exchange group. You just need to handle this matter well."

Team Leader Wang was immediately invigorated, secretly thanking Ye Xian for speaking well of him; indeed, pillow talk was more effective than anything else.

"Your Highness, rest assured, this time I will make them bleed profusely. I will not rest until I present a compensation plan that satisfies everyone!"

Li Yunxi nodded, her beautiful eyes looking towards the plane. She saw a group of big shots getting off the plane one after another, with Ye Xian at the very end.

A warm smile, like a gentle spring breeze, appeared on Li Yunxi's exquisite face. She extended her heartfelt greetings to all the bigwigs on the plane, and then solemnly invited them to the hotel for a welcome banquet.

The bigwigs expressed their gratitude, but their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.

They thought Princess Six would be waiting for everyone at the hotel, but unexpectedly she was waiting for everyone at the airport. This feeling of being valued touched even a group of big shots.

On the way to the hotel, Ye Xian sat in the Sixth Princess's private carriage, looked Li Yunxi up and down, and couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, are you sure your health is alright?"

Ye Xian knew very well that if it weren't for him, the Sixth Princess would never have stopped recuperating and rashly come to pick him up at the airport.

"It's okay, I'm basically fully recovered. I was planning to go back to work soon anyway. I'm just having dinner and chatting with everyone later, it won't have much of an impact."

The sixth princess looked a little pale and listless, but she seemed quite happy: "I'm most relieved that you're all alright."

"This is my fault; I didn't handle it well back then."

Ye Xian felt somewhat guilty. No matter what, this whole thing started because of him. He didn't know how many people Li Yunxi and Team Leader Wang had offended because of this, or whether they had been blamed for it. But he knew in his heart that Li Yunxi was under a lot of pressure.

"Alright, stop blaming yourself here. Blame these people for their dishonest behavior. They tried to ride your coattails to debut and sell products, and now that they've failed, they want to kill you? No way! As for that Zhuge Bei, ignore him. He won't be able to cause trouble tomorrow!"

After comforting Ye Xian, the Sixth Princess fell silent, needing to conserve her energy for the welcoming banquet to come.

Ye Xian wisely kept quiet and didn't say anything.

……

The welcoming banquet was a resounding success. At the banquet, the Sixth Princess made a simple and clear statement, offering substantial benefits and opening up multiple cooperation projects to a group of bigwigs. As a result, they formed an alliance. Ye Xian was fortunate enough to join this club with a net worth of over 10 billion, and from then on, he was qualified to sit on equal footing with these bigwigs.

Ye Xian's net worth is already worth tens of billions, but he has always been proud of being a royal merchant and has not cooperated with many people, so he is not well-known in the business circle. Now, he has taken this opportunity to join the tens of billions club and expand his network of contacts once again.

Ye Xian knew very well that this result was entirely due to the help of the Sixth Princess, and the projects that the Sixth Princess presented today were definitely good things, otherwise these big shots would not have been interested.

Ye Xian was extremely grateful for the Sixth Princess's kindness.

……

The day after the welcoming banquet, the online public opinion suddenly changed.

The Royal Observer first published an editorial: "The attack on the Tang Dynasty singer at the exchange meeting was labeled by some so-called public intellectuals as 'revenge' and 'personal grudges,' while on the one hand whitewashing the perpetrators and on the other hand smearing the image of the Tang Dynasty people, and on the other hand, in the name of righteousness, telling everyone that this should not affect the interests of both parties."

This is a complete fallacy, a generalization based on limited information, and a standard disregard for facts; it's utter nonsense!

If the safety of investors cannot be guaranteed, then what meaning does such profit have for Datang?

After being beaten, you didn't speak up or refute, swallowing your anger for the sake of profit? I'd like to ask that Mr. Zhuge Bei, who claims to be a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, are you sure you're not just licking the boots of your master?

What good is the mighty Tang Dynasty without this investment? There's something I think Mr. Zhuge Bei needs to understand: it was the other party begging us to invest, not us eagerly going to invest.

... "

Such a righteous and stern condemnation stunned netizens, and what happened next was even more exciting.

Before Zhuge Bei could even offer a few words of explanation, all online platforms simultaneously banned his accounts, and all his works and comments were deleted.

The Imperial Guard of the capital issued a timely announcement that Zhuge Bei was under formal investigation for "accepting foreign sponsorship with the intention of disrupting public opinion in the Tang Dynasty".

The news caused an uproar across the internet.

After Ye Xian released those photos last time, many people had already begun to doubt Zhuge Bei, and millions of fans unfollowed him.

Yesterday, Zhuge Bei once again stirred up netizens' emotions, inciting everyone to attack Ye Xian for "abandoning public duty for private gain." Some people have already realized that this time it is obvious that Zhuge Bei is groveling to his master.

The Royal Observer relentlessly exposed his ugly face, and the Imperial Guard was quickly mobilized, which made more people aware of his true colors.

Zhuge Bei is finished!

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 3393 bottles

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