Chapter 1522: It Isn’t a Word Game

/ Who Did He Offend

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Chapter 1819: It Isn’t a Word Game

Silence shrouded the entire room!

Chen Zhiye dropped his jaws widely in astonishment. It was like hearing a foolish person talking about their illusions. His mouth shaped into a smile, and an unrivaled arc came out of the corner of his mouth!

“Ha… ha…” Chen Zhiye smiled so much that he almost twisted his jaws.

On the other hand, Caique looked at Yang Ming in puzzlement and disbelief. What qualifications and capital does this guy have to say so much? Buy all the Douglas Vast Hotels in China? He is really not afraid of talking unrealistically!

His tone is too outrageous. isn’t he afraid of choking on his words? Twenty million… Even two-hundred million is just the tip of the iceberg of the total value of all the Douglas Vast Hotels in China! Even two billion would barely be sufficient. Of course, that was the cost when it was built a few years ago or even decades ago. It cannot be compared with the current market value. Conservatively, the market value of all the Douglas Vast Hotels in China is more than ten billion yuan!

Even Guo Jianchao, who was already aware of the truth, was astonished by Yang Ming’s words! Although Yang Ming said that there was no certainty on who acquires whom, Guo Jianchao thought that Yang Ming could at most only buy the Douglas Vast Hotel in Song Jiang City. He did not expect Yang Ming to demand such an exorbitant amount and ask for all of the Douglas Vast Hotels in China from Caique and Chen Zhiye!

Is Yang Ming trying to first demand exorbitant prices so he can bargain heatedly? It’s unlikely that he already has that much wealth. How can he make such a low-level mistake? Betting on a diversion? Won’t you be laughed at?

But Yang Ming didn’t seem to be joking. After all, Yang Ming seemed serious when he spoke! However, no matter what, Guo Jianchao fully supported Yang Ming’s decision. Whatever Yang Ming said, Guo Jianchao would believe it. Although he was a little bit astonished, he still nodded firmly and expressed his support.

“Cough- cough- cough- cough-” Chen Zhiye started to laugh with his mouth wide open, and immediately coughed. He started tearing up and the corners of his mouth cramped, but he didn’t feel any pain at all because he felt that Yang Ming was so funny. He is literally the King of Jokers!

He can actually say such naive words. He is invincible!

“Yang Ming, you… hahahaha. I’m laughing to death… I can’t!” Chen Zhiye wanted to speak, but he couldn’t help laughing. Even snot and tears were streaming down his face, “Ah… I can’t… I’m almost done laughing…”

Yang Ming didn’t know what to say when he saw Chen Zhiye laughing non-stop. He plainly asked, “Do you think this is funny?”

“Hahahaha… funny… haha… it’s so funny…” Chen Zhiye laughed even more when he heard Yang Ming say so. He pounded the table non-stop, “Hahahahaha, hahahaha…”

While Chen Zhiye laughed, there was a fart-like sound of “pfft” and then the sound of laughter from the nearby waiter’s preparation room.

Although this laughter was soft, it could be heard clearly since there were very few people in the conference room.

Yang Ming casually glanced at the waiter’s preparation room and saw Chen Xiaolong sitting by the door, eavesdropping. He wanted to laugh, but he didn’t dare to, so he covered his mouth. However, he couldn’t help it. He still had to hold down his laughter, but his entire body was shaking as if he was struck by a current. He looked like a crazy person.

So it’s this kid. Yang Ming thought that Chen Zhiye was very interesting. Is he not afraid of being shamed in this negotiation and still asked his son to watch? He doesn’t seem to think so. He is hoping to humiliate me for Chen Xiaolong to see.

“Your waiter here is quite unique? He can laugh while farting. What kind of skill is this?” Yang Ming said with a sneer in the direction of the waiter’s preparation room.

Because the waiter’s preparation room was next to the conference room’s toilet, it was normal for Yang Ming to say that he misunderstood that the sound was coming from the toilet.

Chen Xiaolong’s uncontrollable burst of “pfft” was originally from his mouth. But Yang Ming said it was farting, which made it hard for Chen Zhiye to explain. After all, the two sounds were similar. He couldn’t say that it was not farting; it was just his son, Chen Xiaolong, laughing. It would expose that Chen Xiaolong was eavesdropping.

However, although Chen Zhiye was extremely annoyed, he couldn’t stop his mouth’s laughter. He was still laughing like crazy, “Hahahaha… you… you…”

Chen Zhiye wanted to say “Don’t shift the subject to some nonsense”, but couldn’t say it because of laughter. He could only keep saying “you”.

“Oh, it turns out that you also think that the waiter here pooping and farting while laughing is a unique thing!” Yang Ming looked at Chen Zhiye and said, “But, although fun is fun, unfortunately, your management is too poor. The bosses here have something to discuss, but he unscrupulously poops and farts while laughing. It seems that the price of twenty million yuan is too high!”

Chen Zhiye didn’t want to laugh anymore. He wanted to stop and mock Yang Ming. But when he heard Yang Ming shamelessly say that the price of twenty million was too high, he couldn’t restrain himself and laughed again, “Hahahahaha… twenty million… hahahaha… ”

Chen Zhiye was laughing all this time, but Caique was not.

Yang Ming looked at the crazily laughing Chen Zhiye, and shook his head with regret. He turned his eyes to Caique and said to him, “Mr. Caique, it seems that your subordinate is mentally unstable. It is not suitable for him to continue participating in this negotiation… I don’t think there’s anything funny about this. We didn’t laugh at all, but he is laughing alone…”

Caique was actually very angry with Yang Ming’s cynicism. People can be bold, but they can’t be ignorant! Twenty million to buy all the Douglas Vast Hotels in China was delusional! He even said that twenty million was actually overpriced. Caique really didn’t know what to say to this kind of person!

He didn’t laugh because he didn’t think that this matter was very funny. Foreigners did not have the same humor as Chinese people. He just felt that Yang Ming was pathetic for saying these meaningless ignorant words.

“Mr. Yang Ming, I don’t think there is anything funny about this matter.” Caique finally spoke up, “However, I don’t think you have any sincerity to negotiate. If you are here just to say meaningless nonsense, then I think you should leave. Our cooperation cannot go on!”

“Really? But why do I think that it is President Chen who doesn’t want to cooperate?” Yang Ming asked back.

“Mr. Yang Ming, please don’t be delusional. We invited you to talk about the acquisition of your hotel, but you want to acquire our hotel. Can we continue to negotiate with this attitude of yours?” Caique asked, frowning.

“Caique? Are you mistaken? Who told you that I came here to talk about your acquisition of my hotel?” Yang Ming laughed after hearing this. “When did I say that? Did you personally hear it?”

“This… didn’t Mr. Guo Jianchao beside you pass on this message to Chen when he came to your hotel in person yesterday?” said Caique.

“That is not wrong. But what I said was that I would come here to discuss the merger and acquisition with you today, but I did not say who would be acquiring who.” Yang Ming shrugged indifferently and looked at Caique with a cold smile, “If you don’t believe me, you can ask Chen Zhiye. Did President Guo say that yesterday?”

Chen Zhiye was done laughing at this moment. He no longer laughed. He looked at Yang Ming gloomily. Indeed, thinking about Guo Jianchao’s words yesterday, Guo Jianchao really talked about the merger and acquisition, but he did not say who was acquiring whom.

“Are you guys playing word games?” Chen Zhiye coughed, asking Yang Ming with a cold look. His previous smile had vanished.

“I don’t think this is a word game.” Yang Ming shook his head, “I’m speaking facts. I am going to acquire this Douglas Vast Hotel, and all of the Douglas Vast Hotels in China.”

Chapter 1820: Who Did He Offend

“Yang Ming, if you came here just to talk nonsense, you can leave.” Chen Zhiye said coldly. “But I can tell you that everyone has an equal chance to grasp an opportunity, and there is only one such opportunity for you!”

“Oh? What do you mean?” Yang Ming teased deliberately.

“If you leave this conference room today, then our cooperation is over. I would be happy to see the Song Jiang International Hotel going bankrupt step by step,” Chen Zhiye sneered. “If we discuss the acquisition again, the price wouldn’t be as good”

“Oh, Mr. Chen Zhiye, is this Douglas Vast Hotel yours? Do your words represent them?” Yang Ming suddenly looked at Caique ridiculously, “So the decision-maker here is actually Mr. Chen Zhiye!”

“Yang Ming, you don’t have to drive a wedge between us!” Chen Zhiye thought he had figured out Yang Ming’s trick. He sneered and said, “Mr. Caique has fully authorized me to lead this negotiation. My decision is the final decision. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Mr. Caique yourself!”

“No need to ask.” Caique also spoke at the moment. He was very unhappy with Yang Ming’s approach, so he said directly, “Chen’s intention is my intention. It seems that we don’t need to continue the negotiation.”

“Ai,” Yang Ming suddenly looked at Caique with a sympathetic gaze after listening to him. “Caique, do you insist on teaming up with Chen Zhiye?”

“Mr. Yang Ming, what do you mean?” Caique did not expect Yang Ming to ask him such a question impolitely. He became a little angry! What kind of identity do I have!? I am the family master of the Douglas Family. I came here in person this time to support my former subordinates. I’m usually too lazy to personally talk to such a small character like Yang Ming. If not for Chen Zhiye, would I sit here?

But Yang Ming doesn’t seem to understand this situation yet. He actually talks all this nonsense with me. Who does he think he is?

“I don’t mean anything. I just don’t want you to repeat your cousin’s mistake,” Yang Ming threw up his hand and said naturally.

“What do you mean by my cousin’s mistake?” Caique frowned. “What on earth are you trying to say?”

“How did Goode die?” Yang Ming asked suddenly.

“Goode… Ah?” Caique heard Goode’s name and froze. He looked at Yang Ming in disbelief. Goode was the former first heir, but he was killed because he offended some powerful and ruthless man.

But how can this young man know Goode’s name? Although his name is not a secret in Europe’s upper-class society, how can anyone know it in this faraway China?

Even Chen Zhiye didn’t know about Caique’s family, and Caique never mentioned it. Is this kid bluffing me after seeing some gossip on the Internet?

Caique felt that it was very possible. Yang Ming probably found the news from a foreign gossip forum.

“Goode’s death has nothing to do with me,” said Caique coldly. “My relationship with him is not good. You don’t have to mention him in this discussion.”

“Oh? Really? If Goode wasn’t dead, how could you be promoted?” Yang Ming asked back, “Also, I didn’t say that his death had anything to do with you. I just wanted to remind you that you should know how Goode died.”

Caique in front of him was the current family master of the Douglas Family in European Ello Town! The second heir of the Douglas Family! The first successor, Young Master Goode, had been killed by Yang Ming. His backer, the Lancer Family, had also been eliminated by Yang Ming, including his Uncle Jetson.

Yang Ming checked the background of the Douglas Vast Hotel after learning its name. He did not expect that it was really a business invested by the Douglas Family of Ello Town.

As soon as Goode died, Caique had come, continuing the heir’s death-seeking behavior. Yang Ming was speechless. Why are people in this family a little too aggressive?

Yang Ming didn’t intend to do anything to him at first. To be precise, Yang Ming was too lazy to deal with him. Yang Ming felt that the Douglas Family had already suffered a tragedy, so Yang Ming sympathized with him and did not want to finish the newly appointed family master.

He didn’t expect that this guy was unable to recognize others’ good intentions. He partnered up with Chen Zhiye and pressed on step by step, finally wanting to buy Yang Ming’s Song Jiang International Hotel. Furthermore, the opening price was just twenty million. Yang Ming couldn’t tolerate this.

Well, now that you don’t know how to differentiate between life or death, can I still let you go? Not taking revenge is not my style! Originally, Yang Ming only planned to acquire Song Jiang’s Douglas Vast Hotel and slightly punish him. But when he came here, he changed his mind and directly demanded for an exorbitant amount. He asked for all the Douglas Vast Hotels in China.

“You… what the hell do you want to say?” Caique listened to Yang Ming’s words that seemed to have ulterior meanings, and suddenly became nervous.

“I don’t know if you’re stupid, or if you’re impulsive, or if you have a problem with your memory.” Yang Ming looked at Caique with pity. “Didn’t the elders in your family tell you who Goode had offended and how he was killed?”

“Who did he offend…” Caique’s face changed again, “What does this have to do with you?”

“Nonsense. Of course. it has something to do with me. After hearing my name, you still dared to mix with Chen Zhiye to do this kind of thing. I really admire your courage!” Yang Ming shook his head, “I can’t use the word courageous to describe you anymore. You’re a daredevil! You are not afraid of death!”

“You… your name?” Caique’s face became even more unsightly. He faintly had a bad hunch, “What on earth do you want to say?”

“Nothing. I’ll give you some time to call and ask your family’s elders about who killed Goode.” Yang Ming didn’t explain further, but directly said to Caique.

“This…” Caique hesitated for a moment. Although he was upset at being ordered by Yang Ming, Yang Ming’s words gave him a very bad feeling. Is there any relationship between Yang Ming and Goode’s death?

Caique eventually picked up the phone and called one of the family elders.

“Elder, I’m Caique.” Caique wasn’t avoiding anything at the moment either. He was nervous and went straight to the point, “Elder, I have something to ask. Who did Goode offend?”

This matter was originally a taboo in the Douglas Family, but Caique had to inquire about it clearly at this moment.

“Family Master Caique, why are you asking this?” The elder was stunned for a moment as he was unclear of what Caique meant.

“Quickly tell me! It’s something important!” Caique was anxious.

“Okay…” Although the elder did not know what Caique meant, he still said, “His name is Yang Ming. He is the son-in-law of the Butterfly Family, and someone we can never afford to offend!”

“What! Yang Ming? You say he’s called Yang Ming?!” Caique only felt that his hand holding the phone was trembling. At this moment, he was completely in a daze and a little lost. His soul seemed to have vacated his body.

“Yes. Family Master, what’s wrong with you?” The elder wondered why Caique’s reaction was so extreme, “Family Master?”

Caique could be a hundred percent sure that he had heard Yang Ming’s name from the family previously, but he didn’t remember it! When he heard Chen Zhiye mention Yang Ming’s name before, Caique only felt that it was familiar, but didn’t think anything of it.

The names of Chinese people were not easy for foreigners to remember, just like how Chinese people could not remember foreigners’ names. So Caique didn’t think much.

But at this moment, when hearing the family elders mention the name Yang Ming again, Caique knew how much trouble he was in and what kind of existence he had provoked!

Looking straight ahead at the young man who still kept a faint smile, Caique thought, How wonderful would it be if we could revert time…