Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

Chen Zhou nodded: "You are smarter and more decisive than I thought."

Hearing this, Guo Le suddenly became curious about what kind of image he had in Chen Zhou's mind, so he asked directly, "So what kind of image do you originally have of me?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Zhou said directly, "A somewhat stupid brute."

"A brute?" Guo Le was dumbfounded.

The word "reckless" is completely unrelated to me.

From childhood to adulthood, who hasn't praised my intelligence when they meet me?

After taking charge of the group's business, everyone who meets him praises his strategic planning and command.

From any perspective, I have no connection with Mangzi.

Chen Zhou asserted, "He sold me 10% of the shares without even verifying whether the miracle potion could work. Isn't that reckless?"

As he said this, Chen Zhou had a faint smile on his face.

Guo Le's initial investment of 100 billion yuan has dwindled to 70 billion yuan, representing a loss of 30 billion yuan.

However, for Guo's Pharmaceuticals at present, this 700 billion is enough for at least seven years of research funding, so the previous situation of the group being dragged down by research will not happen again.

Guo's Pharmaceuticals no longer needs to sell shares to raise funds.

Therefore, Chen Zhou made a pure profit this time.

Moreover, the shares were purchased at an extremely low price.

Guo Le's expression froze.

In this way, it's not surprising that Chen Zhou sees him as a reckless fool.

Seeing Guo Le staring at him, Chen Zhou said, "Looking at me won't help. I won't sell you that 10% stake again."

Guo Le: ...

It would have been better if Chen Zhou hadn't been mentioned, because once he was, Guo Le felt like he was going to vomit blood.

Judging from the current outcome, it's as if I've given away the shares and now I have no chance to buy them back.

"Is this how you see me?"

Chen Zhou smiled slightly: "Then why do these people have to die in the research lab?"

For second-generation scions of wealthy families like Guo Le and Chen Zhou, it's quite normal to have a word that determines the life or death of others.

Guo Le's method of killing was simply a way of respecting the rules.

It is perfectly reasonable for someone to die from a failed drug development project.

But in addition to that, we can also strive in another direction.

For example, when drug development failed and the stock price of Guo's Pharmaceutical fluctuated, Guo Le took the opportunity to buy back shares.

With the existing 700 billion, Guo Le can not only keep Guo's Pharmaceuticals running, but also has sufficient funds to buy back the shares of other minority shareholders.

It's a clever move that achieves multiple goals at once.

Guo Le gave Chen Zhou a deep look: "So, Young Master Chen, are you going to compete with me for it?"

She dislikes intelligent people, especially those who can see through her schemes.

As Chen Zhou said, why do these people have to die in the research lab?

Given her status, revenge would be easy for her; she could kill the old swindlers in most places.

Doing it yourself is fine, or not doing it yourself is also fine.

Retaliation is easy to do.

But letting them die in the research lab was Guo Le's instinctive thought when he learned that the funds had been transferred abroad.

There are two possible outcomes to this development.

Firstly, if the funding runs out, she will keep the news of his death in the research lab a secret from the public;

Secondly, she still had some funds, and she would reveal the news of his death in the research lab to reporters, allowing Guo's Pharmaceutical's stock price to fluctuate.

Generally speaking, other people wouldn't think of this, and even if they did, they would just think that he was taking revenge.

But Chen Zhou was different; he saw through his own thoughts directly.

Given the Chen family's wealth, if they were to compete with me for shares, even with 700 billion, I would be in a very passive position.

Chen Zhou shook his head: "No, that won't happen."

Having 10% of the shares is enough; any more would require a lot of worry, which is unnecessary for Chen Zhou.

After all, the Chen family already has enough businesses, and now Guo's Pharmaceutical is being managed by the elder sister.

If we bring in any more, my sister will get very tired.

Therefore, it's unnecessary.

Competing with Guo Le would only benefit the shareholders in the end, and would instead lead to discord between himself and Guo Le, which would be detrimental to the future operation of Guo's Pharmaceuticals.

It's fine as it is now. I don't have to worry about too many things. Guo Le can handle everything himself. I just need to collect the money.

Seeing that Chen Zhou didn't struggle, Guo Le finally breathed a sigh of relief.

……

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

Several major events occurred in Shanghai this week.

Firstly, problems with drug development at Guo's Pharmaceuticals led to the deaths of dozens of people, causing Guo's Pharmaceuticals' stock price to continue to fall.

Secondly, the Chen family has found their biological child after 21 years of separation and will introduce the child to the public this weekend, making the adopted son's position in the Chen family unstable.

Thirdly, the eldest son of the Fu family suffered heart failure and was in critical condition within a week. The Fu family's illegitimate son is now so badly beaten that his brain is about to burst.

At this moment, Chen Zhou is in the barren mountains.

He will use the barren mountain as the first connection point to connect with the strategy system.

Gonglue sat upright in front of Chen Zhou, her little face full of excitement.

In the course of this week, Chen Zhou transformed her.

She feels that she can beat 100 of her previous selves with the same core strength.

Therefore, she was very much looking forward to the connection between mountains and rivers that Chen Zhou had mentioned.

After all, according to Chen Zhou, this is what she does now.

hum-

The phone vibrated, and Chen Zhou picked it up to see that the caller ID showed his mother.

Chen Zhou answered the phone: "What's wrong?"

"Your brother is meeting his relatives tomorrow night, you need to rush back."

Chen Zhou: "Yes, I'll rush back."

"Have you prepared your clothes?"

Seeing Chen Zhou remain silent, the person on the other end of the phone continued, "I knew you weren't prepared, so I've already ordered everything for you."

Chen Zhou: "Thank you, Mom."

After chatting with Tong Xiao for a while and confirming the time to return, Chen Zhou hung up the phone.

The strategy guide, perched on Chen Zhou's shoulder, says: "If your interpersonal relationships remain unchanged, your biological parents will soon come to acknowledge you."

After a week of observation, the strategy system discovered that everyone except Chen Zhou was normal in the previous scenarios.

Of course, things are currently going abnormal under Chen Zhou's influence.

First, we need to reconcile the relationship between the parent and the adopted child, and then we need to address the relationship between the family and the adopted child.

Both of these aspects differ from the script.

But the characters are correct.

So, according to the script, once the family reunion is announced, Chen Zhou's biological parents should come looking for him.

While connecting the barren mountain's spiritual veins with the modified strategy system, Chen Zhou replied, "It doesn't matter, I don't recognize it anyway."

In this life, Chen Zhou was actually abandoned by his parents, so he never thought of looking for them.

Chen Zhou was quite happy living with the Chen family.

The transformation of mountains and rivers to restore their spiritual energy also relied on the Chen family's wealth to purchase available barren mountains and wilderness.

The Chen family treated him well, and he would not abandon them because of blood ties.

Furthermore, since Chen Zhou was actively abandoned in this life, recognizing his relatives is even more impossible.

Strategy for the Little Character: [Don't you want their luck?]

Chen Zhou: "Yes."

The little character's strategy is a bit strange: "So you won't acknowledge your relatives?"

Chen Zhou tilted his head: "Is there any necessary connection between the two?"

The strategist said matter-of-factly, "If you don't acknowledge their kinship, you won't be able to see them, and if you can't see them, you won't be able to obtain their fortune."

Chen Zhou shook his head: "It's not like we can't see each other even if we don't acknowledge our kinship. We can take it when we see each other."

……

Kyoto, the royal family.

In the main hall of the Wang family, Wang Lang, the head of the family, sat in the main seat, with his wife Lu Lin sitting beside him.

Besides the two of them, there were also Wang's eldest son, Wang Bo, and youngest daughter, Wang Yan.

Wang Lang was a slightly plump man who looked very kind, and there was a cane beside him.

At that moment, he glanced at his wife, then looked at his son and daughter and asked, "What are everyone's thoughts on the Chen family's reunion tomorrow night?"

Lu Lin is a middle-aged noblewoman with a strong theatrical flair, and she maintains her demeanor and appearance very well.

She looked at her hands and said, "That child might fall out of favor. My suggestion is to bring him back."

"We have been paying attention to that child's academic performance. He is much better than Xiao Bo, and he has also been recognized by jade carving masters."

"The Chen family has already trained him for us. We've essentially gotten a future head of the Wang family who can lead the Wang family's business for free."

"A capable future head of the family is of great benefit to the future direction of the Wang family."

Upon hearing this, Wang Bo's expression changed repeatedly, and his hands clenched into fists and then immediately relaxed.

He wanted to say something, but it wasn't his turn to speak yet.

Speaking without permission will displease your father.

Wang Lang nodded in response to Lu Lin's words.

He agreed with his wife's ideas.

After all, that was his plan.

Although the Chen family is still a long-established wealthy family in Kyoto, all of its businesses are actually declining.

Wang Bo is a kid who only has the ability to maintain the status quo but not the ability to innovate.

He is not suitable to be the head of the Wang family.

Then, he looked at Wang Bo: "Xiao Bo, what do you think?"

Wang Bo is a tall young man with an elite aura. Although he is not handsome, he gives people a reliable first impression.

In response to Wang Lang's question, Wang Bo smiled and said, "I don't think it's time to bring my elder brother back yet."

"Tch~" A hiss rang out, and it was Wang Yan who made the sound.

Wang Yan looked Wang Bo up and down, her expression full of disdain.

She knew Wang Bo's plan very well; he was simply afraid that his elder brother would not be able to inherit the position of head of the Wang family after returning to the family.

Wang Yan didn't have this concern, because no matter who inherited the Wang family, the outcome wouldn't be worse than if Wang Bo inherited it.

After all, if Wang Bo inherits the Wang family, not only will he not receive any assets, but he will also be used as a bargaining chip in a marriage alliance.

Since the outcome couldn't be worse, Wang Yan naturally hoped that Chen Zhou would come to the Wang family and stir up trouble completely, so that she could take advantage of the chaos to see if she could gain anything.

Wang Lang looked at Wang Yan, his slightly round face darkening instantly. He scolded, "Didn't you hear what your brother was saying? You're being fined a month's allowance!"

Wang Yan faced Wang Lang directly, neither admitting his mistake nor speaking.

Lu Lin gently patted Wang Lang's hand, and Wang Lang looked back at Wang Bo: "Continue."

Although Wang Bo still had a smile on his face, he was already very angry inside.

Wang Bo and Wang Yan had known about Chen Zhou's existence since they were young.

Wang Lang and Lu Lin, a married couple, have always compared Chen Zhou to the two of them.

As children, Wang Bo and Wang Yan were constantly compared, so they shared a common hatred for a period of time.

But as Wang Yan grew older, she learned about the importance of the Wang family's traditions and assets, and began to clash with Wang Bo.

Because, in Wang Lang's eyes, women were not allowed to inherit the family business.

As for Wang Bo, Wang Yan observed that if he really took control of the Wang family, she wouldn't get any of the assets.

It was through observation that Wang Yan decided to go against Wang Bo.

Since he couldn't inherit the family business himself, he decided to bring his elder brother back from elsewhere!

Previously, I lacked the ability to contact my elder brother privately.

Later, when he had the means, my older brother went abroad again.

These days, Wang Yan has been trying to contact Chen Zhou.

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to get in touch.

Wang Bo calmed his anger and continued, "My eldest brother grew up in the Chen family and was raised to be the successor of the Chen family from a young age."

"And that Chen Ming grew up in a small place like Los Angeles and never went to university."

"After graduating from high school, Chen Ming continued to deliver food, which can be described as having nothing outstanding about him."

"How can Chen Ming, in this situation, compare to our elder brother?"

"For the future development of the Chen family, anyone in the Chen family who isn't stupid should know who to choose as their successor."

Seeing Wang Lang nod slightly, Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Therefore, we can completely see the Chen family's current attitude towards our eldest brother by observing the Chen family's family reunion tomorrow night."

"If their attitude is acceptable, then we can just wait for our eldest brother to officially take over the Chen family business before we acknowledge each other."

"The Wang family's influence can help my elder brother easily eliminate the troublemakers from the Chen family."

"The eldest brother, who has been helped by the Wang family, will naturally lean towards the Wang family. At that time, both the Wang family and the Chen family will become assets of the Wang family!"

Wang Lang nodded slightly: "That makes sense."

When Chen Zhounian was young, he and his two older brothers fought fiercely over the Wang family's assets.

At that time, he and Lu Lin went to Shanghai for some business, but they were chased and killed on the way.

Escaping with a baby is always inconvenient.

So Wang Lang left Chen Zhou behind to the assassins and escaped with Lu Lin.

At that time, Chen Zhou just watched this scene coldly. His body was still very weak and he could not exert his divine sense for too long, otherwise it would be too much of a burden on his body.

If he hadn't been protecting Wang Lang and Lu Lin with his divine sense throughout the journey, they would have been seriously injured long ago.

However, since Wang Lang had abandoned him, he no longer cared about him, nor could he.

Before his body reached its limit, he killed the assassin and then fainted at the entrance of an orphanage.

When she opened her eyes again, she had already been taken in by the welfare home.

She was adopted by the Chen family when she was three years old.

During these three years, Wang Lang completely took control of the Wang family, and both he and Lu Lin visited the orphanage.

Chen Zhou noticed that Wang Lang had a limp, while Lu Lin was perfectly fine.

Both of them knew that Chen Zhou was their biological son, but neither of them had any intention of acknowledging him. They would just check on Chen Zhou's growth from time to time.