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Chapter 1023 - 1017 Declaration

However, what made Li Changlin feel somewhat trapped was that Huo Hongxing, not knowing whether he was under the influence of some substance, seemed to also be interested in pursuing Xia Wan’an.

Thus, not long after the banquet had started, Huo Hongxing rushed over, appearing somewhat embarrassed upon seeing Li Changlin. But since he was already there, Li Changlin couldn’t very well ask him to leave, so he invited him to sit down.

Although Huo Hongxing was somewhat his junior, the two of them were business partners in Rongguo, and Li Changlin also hoped Huo Hongxing would help him gather information about Blood Jade, so he naturally had to show the necessary respect.

After all, Huo Hongxing was still the second young master of the Huo Family!

As everyone ate and chatted, with Li Changlin’s approval, Yang Mingzhu detailed the current difficulties faced by Zhiwei Real Estate.

In truth, Li Changlin wasn’t too concerned about Zhiwei Real Estate.

On the day Mo Dongyu spent five hundred million to buy the original stone containing Blood Jade from him, Li Changlin heard about Zhiwei’s crisis and simply did a good deed by helping them out.

But who knew that afterward, Yang Mingzhu would set her sights on him, and it seemed the other three shareholders also looked to him for guidance on everything.

Given this, Li Changlin couldn’t remain indifferent. Fortunately, he had previously mentioned to Yang Mingzhu about doing a project in Shanghai City.

He planned to inject twenty billion into Zhiwei and then let them develop properties in Shanghai City to be sold to Rongguo Education. Although both companies were under his control, Li Changlin wouldn’t let Zhiwei be at a disadvantage; he would ensure their profit margin.

Even a minor shareholder is still a shareholder. Everyone has invested money, so there is no reason to let anyone suffer losses.

At the dinner table, Li Changlin revisited old discussions and voiced his thoughts.

Both Xia Wan’an and Huo Hongxing naturally had no objections to this proposal, as it was something they had already agreed upon.

However, after hearing Li Changlin’s plan, Huang Yingjie became interested and requested a share in either Rongguo or Zhiwei.

Li Changlin tactfully refused his request. Although Huang Yingjie indeed had money, his capital could not compare with Li Changlin’s.

Even Huo Hongxing had access to more funds than Huang Yingjie.

Both Huang Yingjie and Huo Hongxing were the second young masters of their families, but unlike Huo Hongxing’s operations in Shanghai City backed by family arrangements, Huo had the support of his family as long as his actions aligned with the development direction of the Huo Family.

In fact, Huo Hongxing’s role in Rongguo Education was not concealed within his family, and following Li Changlin’s advice, he even modestly promoted it within his family.

Today, many people in the Huo Family knew that the Huo Family had become the third largest shareholder of Rongguo Education, with the major shareholder being a certain young master from the Capital Li Family.

This was what was called leveraging power. Of course, Li Changlin had not requested Huo Hongxing to do so, but Huo Hongxing knew where he stood in comparison with Huo Honglong, and now he was essentially riding on the coattails of a tiger, as it were.

Although he was aware that Huo Hongxing was flying the flag of the Capital Li Family, Li Changlin didn’t really care.

Firstly, this matter didn’t involve him too much—those who promoted it simply acted according to Huo Hongxing’s intentions.

In fact, Li Changlin knew well that Huo Hongxing was unwilling to be suppressed by Huo Honglong, which was why he had come up with such a strategy. Indeed, Li Changlin’s registered residence was in the Capital, and according to Huo Hongxing’s explanation, Li Changlin could indeed be considered a young master of the Capital Li Family!

As for what the Huo Family people would think eventually, Huo Hongxing absolutely didn’t care about that.

Additionally, there was another point, the secret of the Blood Jade that Li Changlin wanted to obtain—indeed, the Li Family’s name was quite useful.

When the time was right, Li Changlin could completely allow Huo Hongxing to invite him to the Huo Family, and then he could take the opportunity to get a feel of the situation.

Being directly rejected by Li Changlin, Huang Yingjie naturally felt somewhat embarrassed to back down, but Xia Wan’an, understanding as always, spoke up to explain, and beside her Yang Mingzhu also elaborated on the difficulties Zhiwei Real Estate was facing, finally dispelling Huang Yingjie’s thoughts of buying shares.

At this moment, Li Changlin had finished eating. He casually put down his chopsticks, then picked up a napkin from the table to wipe his mouth and hands. "Brother Huang, don’t think too much. Not letting you buy shares is actually for your own good. After all, your focus is still on online streaming at the moment. As long as you manage our Legion well in the future, do you still need to worry about whether you’ll make money or not?"

"It’s not about the money." Mentioning this matter, Huang Yingjie truly had a lot to say. He felt annoyed and a bit depressed as he set down his chopsticks and said, "Once Feixue merges into Home of Changlin, the Feixue Legion will surely slowly disappear. This is really unfair to both me and Wan’an."

"Don’t drag me into this, Big Brother Huang. Although I founded Feixue, I’ve already left Feixue and am no longer part of it." Originally, transferring Feixue had indeed been a big decision for Xia Wan’an, partly because of family business issues and partly because she was unwilling to see the shareholders lose money because of her.

By transferring Feixue, she at least helped the shareholders stop a gap in losses; otherwise, the confrontation with Li Changlin that time, which was neither noisy nor showy, would have caused a loss of several billion in one go.

Although a few billion definitely wouldn’t cause Feixue to collapse, it would absolutely be a major setback.

However, what Xia Wan’an never expected was that after such treatment of the shareholders, when she later turned to them for help due to the Rongguo Education issue, she was met with a heartless rejection.

This was reality. In fact, from that moment on, Xia Wan’an knew that her relationship with Feixue had reached its end.

But the subsequent developments had also greatly surprised Xia Wan’an. She had not expected that Zhong Kaiyu would join Endless and create the Kaiyu Corps, pulling away a portion of the Feixue Legion’s primary streamers, including their flagship streamer who did not cry, fuss, or boast; this action, moreover, truly made Xia Wan’an see the reality.

Since Feixue had already split, being swallowed up by others was only a matter of time. Now, there was an opportunity for Feixue to ally with the Home of Changlin and create a new Legion. Xia Wan’an thought that this was actually the best outcome for Feixue.

Xia Wan’an’s words were also meant to convey an attitude to Li Changlin, suggesting that he need not worry about her feelings—Feixue really had nothing to do with her anymore.