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“Director Yang, let me escort you.”
Seeing Yang Hao about to leave, Wang Guosheng hurriedly stood up from his seat. He still very much wanted to cultivate a good relationship with this high-profile figure worth tens of billions.
“Old Wang, with the nature of this case being so vile, you really need to be more attentive!”
Ye Jianye also stood up, wrapping an arm around Wang Guosheng’s shoulder as he admonished.
“Of course.”
“I’ll inform you as soon as there’s any progress!”
Wang Guosheng promised with a serious expression.
“Then we’ll be waiting for the good news from Director Wang!”
Yang Hao added another sentence, which also served to put a bit of pressure on Wang Guosheng.
After leaving the office building, Yang Hao and Ye Shuyuan still got into the Rolls-Royce Phantom, while Ye Jianye and Ye Jingwen went back to the Bentley Mulsanne they had arrived in.
About half an hour later.
The two cars stopped one after another in front of the “Television Tower” where Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group was located, a 50-story building owned by the group.
As Ye Jianye had given notice in advance, a welcoming party was already waiting at the entrance of the building.
However, the welcoming party wasn’t excessively flamboyant, consisting of about a dozen men and women, all from the upper echelons of the group and mostly middle-aged people in their forties and fifties.
This wasn’t surprising since, in a major corporation like Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group, which was worth tens of billions, it was difficult for young people to hold high positions.
The man at the very front of the welcoming party was also a middle-aged man, slim in build and about the same height as Yang Hao. It was apparent from his stature and appearance that he must be Lu Mingzhe’s father, Lü Peng.
Father and son not only looked alike but also shared similar physiques, the kind that identified them as father and son at a glance.
“Director Yang, this is Mr. Lü Peng, the executive director of the group.”
Ye Jianye, having alighted from the vehicle, promptly introduced Lü Peng.
“Hello, Director Yang!”
Lü Peng immediately approached with a broad smile. Before Yang Hao acquired 66% of Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group’s shares, with his 12% Lü Peng had a significant say within the group.
But now the situation at Hucheng had completely changed.
With 66% of the shares, Yang Hao now had absolute authority.
So, naturally, Lü Peng wanted to establish a good rapport with the major shareholder, who was about to assume the chairmanship, Director Yang. Experience more on My Virtual Library Empire
Besides, after learning that Yang Hao had obtained 66% of the shares of Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group, he made a point of looking up Yang Hao’s information and found out that he was also the boss of Tianmei Media and Maetian Entertainment, with a personal net worth exceeding 100 billion.
He obviously wanted to cling to the coattails of such a tycoon, and to become business partners would be even better!
Thus, at this moment, Lü Peng was extremely enthusiastic, and while greeting him, extended both hands to shake hands with Yang Hao.
But embarrassingly for Lü Peng, Yang Hao didn’t show any intention of shaking his hand; instead, he just glanced at him and then looked up at the Television Tower.
“CEO Ye, in what year was this building constructed?”
Yang Hao casually inquired.
“2007!”
“It’s been standing for quite a few years then.”
Ye Jianye replied truthfully.
“Hmm, it’s quite distinctive!”
Yang Hao nodded slightly and then directly bypassed Lü Peng, turning his gaze to the executives standing behind him.
“This must be President Liu!”
“And you are Mr. Zhang…”
After acquiring 66% of Hucheng Cultural Broadcasting Film and Television Group’s shares, Yang Hao had carefully reviewed the information of the group’s executives.
With his Photographic Memory, he only needed a glance to match the faces of the executives standing behind Lü Peng with their online profiles.
The executives, called by their names by Yang Hao, were all somewhat surprised, then promptly greeted him.
Yang Hao responded courteously and even enthusiastically shook hands with them.
As a result, Lü Peng, who had been left hanging, felt quite embarrassed.
He frowned deeply,
His mind racing, trying to figure out if he had done something to offend Director Yang.
However, he couldn’t think of anything, because as far as he remembered, there was no interaction with Yang Hao whatsoever, let alone having offended him.
At this moment, the other executives were all making their own calculations.
Anyone who could stand there was highly shrewd: Yang Hao’s sidelining of Lü Peng was certainly not an oversight, but a deliberate act.
So, was the new boss sending some sort of signal by doing this?
The answer was affirmative!
It seemed Lü Peng was about to fall out of favor!
Almost all the executives came to this conclusion silently.
Accompanied by the crowd, Yang Hao entered the Television Tower.
Lü Peng, who had initially been at the forefront of the welcoming party, was now relegated to the very back involuntarily.
Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, he quickened his pace, catching up to Ye Jianye, who was a few steps behind Yang Hao, and tugged at his sleeve.
Ye Jianye clearly understood Lü Peng’s thoughts and consequently slowed down; after all, the senior president Liu Xiaoguang was busy introducing the group to Yang Hao.
“What is it, Old Lu?”
Feigning ignorance, Ye Jianye put on a puzzled look.
“Jianye, give it to me straight.”
“Did I ever offend Director Yang in any way?”
Lü Peng asked bluntly.
Hearing this question, Ye Jianye chuckled and shook his head, “Old Lu, you should not be asking me this question. You should be asking yourself!”
“I only met Director Yang yesterday. How would I know if there’s been any past grudges between you two?”
“I’ve never met him before!”
“That was the first time we met just now, but you saw his attitude—clearly he’s hostile towards me!” Lü Peng said with a pained expression. “Even if it leads to my downfall, I should at least die knowing why, right?”