Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 359: Mr. Zhou, please close the door

"Brother Gou, do you know him?"

Young Master Zhang had obviously also heard of Yan Lingchuan's name, and immediately looked at Zhou Wang in surprise.

"I know him, but I've never dealt with him."

"That's strange. Yan Lingchuan rarely appears in public now, especially in occasions like this. Since his parents are currently working in Beidu, he usually avoids suspicion."

Qiu Zeyu whispered, then frowned and said, "You shouldn't have offended him, right?"

When Zhou Wang shook his head, Young Master Zhang's expression changed slightly, "Could it be because of the Xue family's matter..."

Qiu Zeyu wanted to say it was impossible, but he remembered something and became silent again.

"Why keep guessing here? We'll know when he comes."

Zhou Wang smiled indifferently, "Besides, we can't assume that he is here to cause trouble and not let him in, right?"

"That's true."

Qiu Zeyu nodded slightly, "At least in Beidu, there aren't many doors that can stop him..."

"Young Master Zhang, is Yan Lingchuan really that awesome? Why does it seem like Mr. Qiu is also afraid of him?"

When the conversation came to a temporary end, Tang Yiming and others who had been listening for a long time finally couldn't help it and pulled Zhang Zhiyuan aside to ask him in a low voice.

In their eyes, Qiu Zeyu is already considered a top figure among the second generation of Beidu. The fact that someone can make Qiu Zeyu feel cautious and yet is not well-known in the outside world is indeed enough to arouse their curiosity.

"Let me tell you this. He is the only one who has held the title of 'Four Young Masters of Beidu' for two consecutive generations. You may not know him, but at least you have heard of the names of some of his elders."

As Young Master Zhang spoke, he cautiously whispered a few names.

Everyone gritted their teeth. Wow, this is truly a name that only appears in books. With a family background like this, as long as the family does not make any mistakes in principle, the wealth can at least continue for four or five generations.

No one would be jealous, because they, the later generations, also owe their peace and prosperity to the dedication of their grandfathers...

At this time, the door of the banquet hall was opened by the etiquette lady, and a young man in his thirties, wearing simple casual clothes and a pair of frameless glasses, walked in with one hand in his pocket and carrying a briefcase.

The young man had a calm demeanor, without the ostentatious air of the average second-generation rich. At a glance, one could hardly see any luxury brand logos. But his appearance was like a stone thrown into a lake, instantly causing a stir in the banquet hall.

"That's... Yan Lingchuan?"

"Who is Yan Lingchuan?"

"You don't know him, but you should know his father. His father's name is Yan Bin... Yes, there is no doubt that he is the Yan Bin you know."

More than one guest present recognized each other and looked surprised.

Occasionally, there would be people they didn’t know, but as soon as they heard the other party mention the name of Yan Lingchuan’s father, they would become serious, because he was one of the real big shots in Beidu.

Several people even stood up hurriedly, smiled brightly and went over to greet him, including Wang Hai, the vice chairman of CITIC Group.

"Yan Lingchuan's uncle used to work at CITIC Group. Although he has left now, his students and friends are all over the place, and his influence is still huge..."

Qiu Zeyu, who was standing next to Zhou Wang, saw Zhou Wang's surprised expression and explained in a low voice.

Zhou Wang suddenly realized.

While Yan Lingchuan was smiling politely and greeting the guests one by one, in a corner of the banquet hall, Jiang Yisen quietly took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Fuck, brother, you are amazing!"

Jiang Yisen couldn't hide his excitement and said, "How did you know that Zhou Wang's new club would have unexpected visitors today?"

"Who's coming?"

Jiang Minghao on the other end of the phone spoke in a calm voice and just asked.

"Someone you would never expect... Yan Lingchuan!"

"It's actually him?"

Jiang Minghao was surprised at first, then he chuckled and said, "It seems that Zhou Wang has irritated far more people than I thought. Xue Mingyuan actually invited him here."

"Ah, brother, do you mean... Yan Lingchuan really came here because of the Xue family's matter?"

Jiang Yisen said in disbelief, "But what is the level of the Xue family? What is the level of the Yan family? Even when Xue Mingyuan was at his most glorious, he was more than one level behind the Yan family. Why would Yan Lingchuan stand up for the Xue family?"

"Silly boy, you don't understand. The Xue family incident was just a lead. Even if the Xue family is replaced by the Wang family or the Li family, it's the same. You can think of it as the Xue family being lucky, or you can blame Zhou Wang for being too stupid. If he had paid his respects to the family in time after that incident, maybe it wouldn't have come to this..."

Jiang Minghao said calmly, "Zhou Wang has offended more than just the Xue family. He has also hurt the reputation of the entire industry."

"When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down?"

Jiang Yisen held it in for a moment, and finally found a suitable idiom. Then he asked belatedly, "Brother, did you also contribute to this matter?"

"hehe."

Jiang Minghao on the other end of the phone smiled and did not answer the question. He just instructed: "My identity is not suitable, but you can watch the show there. Call me immediately after it's over. I want to know the result as soon as possible."

"understood."

When Jiang Yisen hung up the phone, not far away, Ms. Li, who had just been rejected by Ms. Kelly, saw Yan Lingchuan appear and realized something.

It was just some speculation at first, but there was no doubt that the appearance of Yan Lingchuan, who had no chance of having any connection with Zhou Wang, was a confirmation.

For a moment, Miss Li felt rather gloating and gritted her teeth secretly.

Humph, Zhou Wang, I want to see how crazy you can still be now!
"Everyone, let's catch up later, okay?"

At this time, Yan Lingchuan, who was surrounded by many guests, smiled and waved his hand, "I came here today for something else."

Everyone understood and stopped greeting Yan Lingchuan. They made way for him, revealing Zhou Wang who was walking forward accompanied by Qiu Zeyu and others.

"Mr. Yan, welcome, I'm Zhou Wang."

When the two sides met, Zhou Wang took the initiative to extend his hand and said with a smile.

Yan Lingchuan did not extend his hand immediately, but glanced at Qiu Zeyu first, nodded at him, and then extended his hand to shake hands with Zhou Wang.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, it seems I don't need to introduce myself."

He was just a second late, and no one could find fault with his etiquette, but this slight delay seemed to indicate something invisibly.

Zhou Wang remained calm and just smiled and nodded, "With Mr. Yan's reputation, there are probably not many people in this circle who don't know you."

"That'll be easy."

Yan Lingchuan smiled faintly, "I am taking the liberty of coming here today because I have something to discuss with Mr. Zhou. I wonder if Mr. Zhou can find a quiet place to talk to me?"

This sentence didn't sound like a big deal, but the expressions of Qiu Zeyu and Zhang Dashao on the side changed.

Yan Lingchuan said that he had been presumptuous to visit, but he did not show any apology. Besides, no matter what, today was the opening day of Zhou Wang's club. Even out of the most basic courtesy, not to mention giving a red envelope or anything like that, Yan Lingchuan should at least give a simple congratulations.

But no, none of it.

In addition, Yan Lingchuan expressed his desire to talk to Zhou Wang alone, which showed that... the other party had bad intentions.

"Boss Yan, you can see that there are so many guests here who need my attention. And according to the procedure, it will be my turn to go on stage to give a speech soon. I can't keep everyone waiting."

Zhou Wang showed an awkward look at this time, and then smiled and said, "How about this, if you have anything to say, why don't you just say it here. Of course, it would be better if you can keep it brief."

Yan Lingchuan probably didn't expect Zhou Wang to reject his proposal. After being stunned for a moment, Yan Lingchuan's eyes became strange.

"Is Mr. Zhou sure?"

Yan Lingchuan kindly reminded, "When I said we should find a quiet place, I was actually considering it from Mr. Zhou's perspective."

"determine."

Zhou Wang smiled as if he didn't notice anything, "It seems that there is nothing between Mr. Yan and I that we need to avoid talking about."

"That's fine."

Yan Lingchuan smiled and pointed to the table and chairs beside him, "Sit down and talk?"

"Of course, Mr. Yan, please take a seat."

Jiang Qingkui took the initiative to pull out the chair for Zhou Wang. As for Yan Lingchuan, there were too many people who wanted to help him pull out the chair, but in the end, it was Wang Hai, the vice chairman of CITIC, who got there first.

After sitting down, Yan Lingchuan glanced around the newly decorated club environment and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhou seems to have invested a lot of money in the renovation of the club. When he first acquired the property rights here, he also spent a lot of effort, right?"

Zhou Wang heard this, not caring about the many pricked ears nearby, and nodded slightly:

"Indeed, the total cost is probably hundreds of millions."

Although Zhou Wang only spent 30 million on the renovation, the property rights of Jingwang Club and the office building were actually bought by the system. Based on the average price of office buildings in Beidu, this floor is worth hundreds of millions. Zhou Wang did not exaggerate. "One hundred million, that's really a lot... What a pity."

Yan Lingchuan sighed.

"pity?"

Zhou Wang raised his eyebrows.

Yan Lingchuan restrained his smile at this time, nodded seriously and said: "It's a pity, I came here today for only one purpose, that is... to ask Mr. Zhou to close the shop."

The commotion instantly spread among the crowd, and everyone showed a look of surprise. People like Qiu Zeyu, Jiang Qingkui and others even looked ugly in an instant.

Although there were more than one person present who had realized in advance that Yan Lingchuan was here to cause trouble, no one expected that Yan Lingchuan would be so direct.

While the Jingwang Club is still holding its opening ceremony...let Zhouwang close it!

Only people outside the circle who don’t know the inside story, like Ms. Kelly, were confused and didn’t know what was going on.

"I don't quite understand what Mr. Yan means."

Others were talking about it, but Zhou Wang remained calm.

"No, Mr. Zhou understands. You are a smart man, otherwise you wouldn't have accumulated such a huge fortune at such a young age, right?"

Yan Lingchuan said calmly, "Boss Zhou should also know that after I said this, you can no longer run this club."

"is it?"

Zhou Wang smiled and said, "I'm running a business, why can't I continue to run it?"

Yan Lingchuan shook his head, took out his briefcase, took out several paper documents from it, and placed them in front of Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang picked it up and took a quick look at it, then put the document aside with an expressionless face. Jiang Qingkui couldn't help but stepped forward to take a look. When she saw those people looking up, her pupils shrank sharply.

"Notice of Suspension of Business for Fire Rectification", "Penalty Letter for Failure of Environmental Protection Approval", "Supplementary Explanation Form for Tax Registration"...

Several documents issued by different departments cover almost all aspects of the club's operations. The suspension and rectification period due to fire safety failures alone has reached one month. If other matters are taken into account, according to the requirements of these documents, it will take at least half a year before Jingwang Club can resume business.

"I personally handled all the procedures for the club's operation. There were obviously no problems before. And no matter what, it shouldn't be you, Mr. Yan, who came to my door with these documents..."

Jiang Qingkui was so angry that he couldn't help but speak, but was stopped by Zhou Wang halfway through.

Of course there is nothing wrong with what Jiang Qingkui said, but this is obviously not the point. There is no point in worrying about whether Yan Lingchuan's actions are in compliance with the law.

Because Zhou Wang knew that even if these documents had not been stamped and were just a piece of waste paper, as long as Yan Lingchuan was willing, multiple departments would immediately come to jointly enforce the law and close the club in a way that no one could find any fault with.

"Boss Yan, is this a threat?"

"This is not a threat, it's just a statement."

Yan Lingchuan shook his head and smiled faintly.

"Mr. Zhou, I personally have no intention of targeting you. After all, I have no grudge against you. You can understand that I am just a practitioner of a certain order."

"Order?" Zhou Wang also smiled, "The order in your Beijing circle?"

"No one likes things that are out of control, and many people don't like the name of your club... Jingwang Club, it's too arrogant."

Yan Lingchuan said calmly, "This circle is not exclusive to outsiders, but Mr. Zhou's steps are a bit hasty. Although the price is to bow your head, those who follow the steps will at least not fall."

"Stairs... I give up Jingwang Club, then what?"

Zhou Wang asked thoughtfully.

Yan Lingchuan had expected this and took out another document from his briefcase and placed it in front of Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang took a look and saw that it was a transfer contract prepared in advance, which stated "the entire property rights of Jingwang Club."

"You put Xue Mingyuan's son in jail. At present, the result cannot be reversed. I have no intention of asking you to overturn your testimony. But as compensation, you have to transfer this club to Xueren Group."

Yan Lingchuan said softly, "I have already negotiated the price for you. Mr. Zhou will suffer a little loss, but not much."

"In addition, unless it is necessary, it is best for Mr. Zhou to stay away from Beidu, or... wait until you have figured out how to integrate into this circle. Personally, I still welcome Mr. Zhou to return to Beidu and build a career."

Hearing Yan Lingchuan's words, everyone's expressions changed.

Although the words sound nice, it is equivalent to directly expelling Zhou Wang from Beidu.

On the surface, Zhou Wang didn't seem to have suffered much loss except financially, but there was no doubt that after today, Zhou Wang would never be able to raise his head again in the Beidu circle.

This time, even Miss Li couldn't laugh anymore, and she looked at Zhou Wang with some pity.

Although she was happy to see Zhou Wang suffer a setback, she and Zhou Wang were not life-and-death enemies after all. Seeing that the situation Zhou Wang faced was much worse than she had imagined, she couldn't help but sigh.

Qiu Zeyu and Zhang Dashao on the side both frowned.

Sure enough, the worst result happened...

Moreover, there seems to be no solution to this situation.

After all, as Yan Lingchuan said, although he came here alone, he represented more than just himself.

Not to mention Zhou Wang who had no roots in Beidu, even a figure like Qiu Zeyu could not think of any other way to break this situation except to seek peace with the help of his family.

At this time, Zhou Wang tapped his fingers on the table a few times and suddenly called out, "Qingkui."

"Ok?"

Jiang Qingkui, who was also frowning, responded subconsciously.

"Is it time?"

"Wha...what?"

Jiang Qingkui was stunned for a moment.

"Is it time for the speech?"

"Ah, here we are...it's already six o'clock."

Jiang Qingkui didn't know why Zhou Wang asked this at this time, so he just glanced at his watch and answered quickly.

"Then why didn't you remind me?"

Zhou Wang glanced at her with dissatisfaction, then stood up amid everyone's inexplicable gazes and said to Yan Lingchuan, "Boss Yan, excuse me for a moment. I have to go on stage to give my speech."

Yan Lingchuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou is very generous to remain calm at this time. It's a pity that we met a little late...Mr. Zhou, please do as you please. I have said everything I need to say. Mr. Zhou still has one night to think about it. I hope I can get a call from Mr. Zhou tomorrow morning."

"Boss Yan, please stay."

When Yan Lingchuan wanted to get up, Zhou Wang stopped him and said with a smile, "Since you are here, why don't you listen to my speech and try the dishes here and give me some opinions. If I am not mistaken, you probably haven't eaten yet, so I don't want you to leave hungry, right?"

Yan Lingchuan looked at Zhou Wang in surprise, then nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'm indeed a little hungry. I was a little embarrassed at first, but since Mr. Zhou has asked, I'll just have a meal here."

As Yan Lingchuan sat down again, Zhou Wang said nothing more, turned around and walked across the corridor towards the stage.

Young Master Zhang, Qiu Zeyu and others looked at each other in confusion, none of them could figure out what Zhou Wang was going to do. Turning around, they saw Jiang Qingkui also with a bewildered look on her face. Apparently, even she didn't know what Zhou Wang was planning.

Amid the whispers in the hall, Zhou Wang had already walked to the stage in front of the banquet hall. While Xu Lingyue was adjusting the microphone, he straightened his collar, then stood in front of the stage amid the melodious music, glanced around the audience, and said with a leisurely smile:

"Welcome everyone to Jingwang Club, I am Zhou Wang."

There was sparse applause. It wasn't that people were disrespectful, but most people were still a little dazed.

"What do you think Zhou Wang is going to do?"

Qiu Zeyu said doubtfully, "He couldn't have been driven crazy by the stimulation, right? Why did he insist on speaking on stage at this time?"

"I don't understand it either, but my intuition tells me that things are not that simple."

Young Master Zhang stroked his chin and said, "I always feel that Zhou Wang gives me a familiar feeling now..."

"Hmm?" Qiu Zeyu was startled. "What do you feel?"

"It feels like you have to pretend."

Before Young Master Zhang could speak, Shao Xiaoqi, who was a little upset, answered first, "I am very familiar with my uncle's faint smile. This is the fucking skill pre-swing."

"Yes, he also had the same smile during the Wuyou Night, it was very intimidating!"

Young Master Zhang woke up as if from a dream, slapped his thigh hard and said.

(End of this chapter)