Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and a thin veil floated on the surface of the pond. Su Chen leaned against the wooden railing of the pavilion, holding a piece of bait cake between his fingertips. Fine crumbs fell into the water, causing ripples to spread across the originally calm surface.

The next second, a group of red and white koi appeared on the surface of the water, their lips opening and closing, making a popping sound.

Watching the koi scrambling for food, Su Chen couldn't help but laugh and scold, "If I didn't throw in some bait, they probably wouldn't even come out!"

Just then, Chen Fei strode out of the corridor and reached the pavilion entrance in a few steps. He bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Sir, Mr. Pei Rang has arrived!"

"Hmm? Pei Rang has come to the capital?" Su Chen paused in his feeding, looking at Chen Fei with a hint of doubt, as if asking why Pei Rang had suddenly come to the capital.

Chen Fei seemed to notice Su Chen's confusion and lowered his head slightly to add, "They said they came to have the final negotiations with Professor Lin on the artificial intelligence industrial park, but I don't know the specifics. I've already brought President Pei to the reception room to wait."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen nodded slightly, crushed the remaining bait cakes in his hand, and threw them into the pond. This immediately caused a scramble among the koi, splashing water everywhere.

He patted the crumbs off his hands, turned around and walked out of the pavilion, heading towards the reception room. Chen Fei quickly followed behind him.

As soon as he entered the reception room, he saw Pei Rang sitting on the sofa, holding a document in his hand and looking at it carefully. When he noticed Su Chen's arrival out of the corner of his eye, he quickly stood up and greeted him, "Good morning, boss!"

Su Chen nodded slightly, walked straight to the head seat and sat down, then raised his right hand and gently pressed it down to indicate that he should sit down before asking, "Has the matter of the artificial intelligence industrial park not been resolved yet?"

"It's been resolved!" Pei Rang quickly handed the two documents in front of him to Su Chen, explaining, "We already discussed it with Professor Lin yesterday and signed the relevant agreement. The future artificial intelligence industrial park will be located in the Suzhou-Hangzhou area!"

"In addition... Professor Lin also obtained a piece of land in the electronics industrial park in the Suzhou-Hangzhou area through his connections at higher levels, and he also received the highest level of preferential treatment in all aspects."

Su Chen glanced at the documents Pei Rang handed him. One of them was the agreement signed by both parties. The contents were not much different from what Su Chen had told Pei Rang before. Professor Lin and his team were only responsible for research, and all the technology belonged to the Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park, including the ownership of civilian technology and military technology!
Raising an eyebrow, Su Chen pointed to the military section of the contract and asked, "What's going on here?"

He and Professor Lin had previously agreed that the civilian technology would belong to him, while the military technology would belong to Professor Lin's laboratory. How come Pei Rang also took over the ownership of the military technology?
Upon hearing this, Pei Rang's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Boss, just as you thought before, someone has their eyes on the lucrative field of artificial intelligence. After you told me about your agreement with Professor Lin in Shanghai last time, I made a phone call to subtly inquire about it. I don't know if Professor Lin was feeling guilty or what, but he hasn't contacted me much since."

"Just two days ago, Professor Lin suddenly called me to discuss the cooperation on an artificial intelligence industrial park. After I arrived in Beijing, the meeting went very smoothly. Professor Lin even offered to transfer the ownership of the artificial intelligence military technology to us, but they wanted a permanent technology license!"

Su Chen narrowed his eyes, lightly tapped the armrest of the sofa with his right fingertip, and murmured softly, "Interesting!" as he smiled slightly.

The timing was too coincidental; it was exactly the time he returned from Hawaii, which made Su Chen think too much.

"Did Professor Lin tell you who's eyeing the AI ​​industrial park?" Su Chen paused, looked up at Pei Rang, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes!
Pei Rang shook his head, his brows furrowing slightly. "Professor Lin is very tight-lipped. I tried to find out more from him several times, but he changed the subject. He must be from the capital, and a very famous one at that."

"Oh?" Su Chen drawled out the last syllable, his face expressionless, remaining calm as he said in a nonchalant tone, "Then... tell me your opinion?"

Pei Rang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Opinion? He himself was only guessing; he had no clues whatsoever!

But since his boss had already asked him, he could only share his thoughts and see if it was possible.

Pei Rang picked up the tea on the table to moisten his throat before slowly saying, "Boss, the main reason I suspect the person behind this is from the capital is that Professor Lin's laboratory is in the capital. To be able to contact them and learn about the cooperation so quickly, it must be someone from the capital."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen shook his head slightly, seemingly disagreeing with Pei Rang's analysis.

Pei Rang paused for a moment, but quickly recovered and cautiously asked, "Boss... do you mean the person behind this isn't from the capital?"

"Yes, that's right!" Su Chen nodded affirmatively and explained, "If they were really from the capital, they would know that it's my business, Su Chen's business, and they definitely wouldn't dare to make such a rash move. The previous examples are still there for us to see!"

After a pause, Su Chen glanced at Pei Rang, who was deep in thought, and continued, "Do you remember when Professor Lin talked to you, where he was thinking about where to locate the artificial intelligence industrial park?"

"The southeastern coast!" Pei Rang blurted out without hesitation!

“That’s right, it’s on the southeast coast!” Su Chen tapped his finger on the armrest, a slight smile playing on his lips. “If it were someone from the capital, they would definitely keep this AI industrial park right under their noses. Why would they place it thousands of miles away?”

Pei Rang stared at Su Chen in shock, smacked his lips, and then immediately frowned. "Boss, you said you're from the southeast coast? But you and Young Master Ye have such a close relationship, surely no one would dare to make a move on you?"

"Hehe~" Upon hearing this, Su Chen smiled and looked at Pei Rang meaningfully, saying, "You seem to have forgotten one thing!"

"Huh?" Pei Rang was momentarily stunned, his mind not quite processing what was happening. But he quickly gathered his thoughts and frantically analyzed the situation along the southeast coast. Soon, two words popped into his head: "Boss, you mean Shanghai?"

"Not bad, not bad! You even thought of Shanghai. It seems your mind works pretty fast!" Su Chen chuckled, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

Pei Rang smiled sheepishly, inwardly cursing himself for not analyzing things in depth. If there weren't only a few cities along the southeast coast, he probably would have been scolded by his boss for being a pig-headed idiot!
But soon a look of hesitation appeared on Pei Rang's face. If the person behind the scenes was from Shanghai, wouldn't they know that the artificial intelligence industrial park was backed by their Yunmengze Group?

No! Absolutely not!
It's quite possible, as the boss said, that the person behind the scenes is from Shanghai.

Although Yunmengze Group has now become a large conglomerate involved in dozens of industries, Su Chen, the behind-the-scenes boss, has always kept a low profile. Not many people in Shanghai really know who the actual controller of Yunmengze Group is.

With the emergence of Future Company, artificial intelligence has also been showcased to the public, naturally attracting the attention of many people in Shanghai, and some people have set their sights on it.

Perhaps as the investigation by the Shanghai authorities deepened and they learned about the actual person in charge behind Yunmengze, they withdrew their outstretched hand and offered a very sincere apology.

Pei Rang thought about it more and more and felt that this was exactly what he was thinking, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face. After figuring it out, Pei Rang quickly told Su Chen about his thoughts.

"You think they're only eyeing artificial intelligence and future companies? Why not Yunmengze Group? In some people's eyes, a company without a powerful backer is no different from a fat pig that's been raised for a year!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Rang felt a chill run down his spine, and a fine layer of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

He then realized that he had oversimplified the problem!

With the technical support of Su Chen, Yunmengze Group has established itself in dozens of industries in just one year, and even become a leader in some industries. It is only a matter of time before it becomes a unicorn company.

In some people's eyes, isn't such a behemoth just a piece of meat that makes their mouths water?
"Boss, do you mean... someone wants to take this opportunity to swallow up Yunmengze?" Pei Rang's voice tightened slightly!

Su Chen did not answer immediately, but simply picked up his teacup, took a sip, and stared into a deep, unfathomable gaze!

"Swallow it? Not quite. At most, it's just a test of Yunmengze's background!" He put down his teacup, his tone calm. "Of course... it's still very possible for them to get a share of the artificial intelligence industrial park!"

Pei Rang felt a chill run down his spine!
Test?

If Yunmengze Group doesn't have a powerful backer, what will their fate be?

The result was something Pei Rang could never have imagined!

"Boss, should we retaliate next?" Pei Rang asked tentatively.

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head and said, "There's no need for a counterattack for now. After you return to Shanghai, you can have someone investigate thoroughly to see who's behind this. At least we need to have some information!"

For Su Chen, there was no loss; on the contrary, he gained some benefits. For now, it's better to remain still and see if the person behind the scenes has any other plans.

Hearing this, Pei Rang felt a little relieved and nodded seriously, saying, "Understood, boss!"

"Think more carefully about things like this in the future, so you don't find yourself being targeted without even realizing it!" Su Chen said, handing the two documents back to Pei Rang and asking, "Besides this, are there any other issues?"

"Uh... nothing else!" Pei Rang was about to shake his head when he remembered something and quickly reported, "By the way, boss, the photovoltaic ranch project has officially started construction, and the first photovoltaic ranch is expected to be completed in two months!"

"Just let the person in charge of the Sunshine Project keep an eye on this matter. I don't think there will be any changes!" Su Chen didn't care much about this matter. After all, whether the desert would recover into grassland as expected was still uncertain.

"Also... keep a close eye on things in the stock market; we expect to have results by the beginning of next month!"

The two chatted for another half hour, and Pei Rang went over some details that needed attention before leaving the courtyard with his briefcase. He had to catch a flight back to Shanghai at around 10 o'clock.

"Should I ask Pei Rang to buy a few small business jets so that it will be more convenient for them when they travel for work?" Su Chen thought seriously, stroking his chin as he watched Pei Rang's departing figure.

Su Chen quickly made a decision, picked up his phone and sent a message to Pei Rang, asking him to make a purchase based on the situation of Yunmengze Group!
Pei Rang had just reached the gate and was about to say goodbye to Chen Fei, who had seen him off, when his phone rang. Hearing that familiar voice, Pei Rang quickly took out his phone.

To avoid missing important information, he had specially set up a specific sound for each message; the ding-dong sound just now was set for Su Chen.

When Pei Rang saw the information from Green Bubble, a surge of excitement welled up inside him, and he made no attempt to hide it on his face.

Seeing Pei Rang's excited expression, Chen Fei curiously went over and, after reading the message his boss had sent, Chen Fei jokingly said, "Congratulations, President Pei! You won't have to fly first class on business trips anymore!"

"You little brat, are you asking for a beating?" Pei Rang replied to Su Chen with a "received" message, then rolled his eyes at Chen Fei with a smile.

What do you mean you don't have to sit in first class... This kind of treatment is already amazing!
However… he also understood that Chen Fei was happy for them!
……

"Sir, you have no idea how big a smile Mr. Pei had on his face just now!" After seeing Pei Rang off, Chen Fei went straight back to the reception room and told Su Chen about what had happened at the door.

Su Chen's lips curled up slightly as he picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "We should have bought it a long time ago. For the head and senior executives of the prestigious Yunmengze Group to travel by commercial airliner, it's such a disgrace to Yunmengze!"

Chen Fei chuckled but didn't reply. He didn't know what to say; if he said he had bought it a long time ago, it would imply that his boss was stingy.

"By the way, what have Su Yan and his wife been up to these past few days? Are they still out and about?"

Chen Fei's expression immediately became much more serious, and he bowed slightly in response, "No, Young Master Yan and Miss Lin did not go out yesterday, they should be in the west wing right now."

Su Chen didn't reply immediately. He tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest twice before saying, "Go and call Su Yan and Xiao Yu over here!"

They've been in the capital for several days now, and they've almost finished dealing with things on their side. It's time to put the matter of proposing marriage to Su Yan in the Northeast on the agenda!

"Yes, sir! I'll be right there!" Chen Fei immediately turned around and walked towards the west wing.

(End of this chapter)