Chapter 465: Zhao Xuan is still alive?
After hearing Yu Qiaoqiao's words, Chen Yan's heart was really surging like a raging sea.
After all, the biggest secret in his heart, apart from his [Cloud Raising Girlfriend] game, might be Zhao Xuan’s death.
Zhao Xuan's entrusting his son to the care of others was the trigger for the rapid development of the relationship between Chen Yan and Zhao Ying.
This made Chen Yan develop some feelings for Zhao Ying beyond just friendship.
However, it was precisely because of this feeling that Chen Yan lost his composure and did not dare to tell Zhao Ying the news of Zhao Xuan's death.
Because he was particularly afraid that this optimistic, silly, and straightforward girl in front of him would become silent, depressed, and even... full of hatred.
Therefore, he could only delay the time as much as possible and let Zhao Ying have fun at school and at his and Yu Qiaoqiao's home, and not want to leave.
This way I don’t have to think about Zhao Xuan.
He also knew that this was just a temporary solution and would be exposed sooner or later.
But... he really didn't expect to be exposed so early.
Fortunately, neither of the two girls in the room were the type to be sensitive to other people's moods.
Yu Qiaoqiao is silly, and Zhao Ying... is even more silly.
Seeing Chen Yan drop the chopsticks into her bowl, she even said "Hey~" and ran away happily with the bowl in her hand, "Haha~ Your chopsticks belong to me! Let's see what you can use to snatch them from me!"
Chen Yan, Yu Qiaoqiao: …
What the hell is going on with this guy's brain circuit?
However, Zhao Ying's running away temporarily interrupted the topic, which also made Chen Yan feel relieved.
He said to Yu Qiaoqiao, "I'll go get a new pair of chopsticks."
Having said that, he stood up and went to the kitchen.
He went to the kitchen, got new chopsticks, and returned to the table. While he was getting the chopsticks, Zhao Ying had already run back to grab the food.
Yu Qiaoqiao stopped her and asked her to leave some for Chen Yan.
However, Zhao Ying put the food into her mouth even faster.
As expected, the food tastes better when people rush to eat it.
Seeing this, Chen Yan "took advantage of the situation" and did not talk about the previous topic anymore, and directly joined the army rushing for food.
As a result, the dinner table became more lively.
Just like that, the meal was finished in a lively atmosphere. Yu Qiaoqiao's previous topic was not brought up again. It was as if it had never been mentioned before.
After dinner, Yu Qiaoqiao was cleaning the table while Chen Yan and Zhao Ying were sitting on the sofa, watching TV.
Seeing Yu Qiaoqiao busy at work, Chen Yan hesitated for a moment and did not go over to help.
He has more important things to do.
During the second half of the meal, although he was also trying to grab the food, his heart had actually already gone to Zhao Xuan.
After thinking it over, he felt that dragging it on like this was not a solution.
Zhao Ying already wants to contact her family now. Even if she has a bad memory, how long can she forget?
When the time comes, do I still have to pretend to be stupid and get away with it?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan felt that perhaps he should have a tentative chat with Zhao Ying and give her some psychological support.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan pondered for a moment, and then while watching TV, he sighed unconsciously, "Brother Ying. People only have a few short decades in their lives."
“The longest life span is only a hundred years.”
"Life is so short. What's the meaning?"
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Zhao Ying turned her head and looked at Chen Yan.
Her eyes were big, and they sparkled with clever innocence. "What's the matter? Are you out of money recently?"
Chen Yan: …
Zhao Ying's words almost sprained Chen Yan's waist.
He quickly said, "No! I just said it out of inspiration."
Zhao Ying said, "Oh," and said, "Why think so much?"
"Are you too full?"
"If I had known, I shouldn't have given you the last piece of braised pork."
Hearing Zhao Ying's words, Chen Yan also got angry, "I stole it with my own ability!"
Zhao Ying glanced at him and said, "Yes. If letting Qiaoqiao hug me and you even moving the table away can be considered a skill, then you are right."
Chen Yan: …
Chen Yan felt that he couldn't continue the conversation with Zhao Ying.
This girl is a pufferfish.
While thinking about it, Chen Yan changed the subject.
He pretended to be casual and said, "Tell me...what if your family died?"
"Will you be particularly sad?"
Zhao Ying tilted her head, looked at him in confusion, and then said, "You're not trying to tell me that my father is dead?"
Chen Yan: …
For a moment, Chen Yan didn't know how to answer.
Fortunately, Zhao Ying didn't need his answer.
She said directly, "My dad is fine. I know it."
Chen Yan couldn't help but ask, "How did you know?"
Zhao Ying pointed to her chest and said, "Feeling."
I have to say that it is much easier to see Yingge's heart than He Mengxue's. There is almost no obstacle.
However, even so, Chen Yan still didn't quite believe Zhao Ying's judgment.
After all... Zhao Xuan gave himself more than ten billion and disappeared for nearly a year. Everyone in the upper circles knew that he was dead. If he was still alive, everything would be a bit unreasonable.
And maybe Zhao Ying sensed Chen Yan's feelings, but she patted Chen Yan's shoulder and said, "Don't worry."
"The old man must be fine now."
Chen Yan shook his head slightly in his heart, always feeling that Zhao Ying was a little too idealistic.
It even made him feel that what he did today was completely meaningless.
After all, Zhao Ying himself guessed that Zhao Xuan was dead, but he was unwilling to believe it.
Then, in the future, once she finds out this is true, she will probably collapse.
Why……
In this way, Chen Yan spent the entire evening immersed in the thought of how to solve this problem.
However, his condition did not arouse any suspicion from the two girls.
Yu Qiaoqiao even thought that Chen Yan was too tired after being on a business trip for several days.
So they didn't play for long that night and said goodbye in advance.
At first, Chen Yan wanted to send them home, or go to Yu Qiaoqiao's house together and have a "chat" about life with Yu Qiaoqiao.
However, when he thought about Zhao Xuan and Zhao Qingtian, he lost his mood.
So, after sending the two girls to the stairs and watching them go down, I went home.
After returning home, Chen Yan began to think about what happened tonight.
The fact that Zhao Ying was looking for Zhao Xuan made Chen Yan suddenly realize: in addition to Yu Qiaoqiao, Lu Man, and Yang Rou, he and Zhao Qingtian actually had another big grudge.
Considering the current relationship between Brother Ying and myself, it is not an exaggeration to call Zhao Xuan "father-in-law".
As a result, his father-in-law was forced to death by Zhao Qingtian, so Chen Yan could not let Zhao Qingtian go.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan carefully sorted out what happened tonight and then called Yang Rou.
When the call went through, Yang Rou seemed a little busy and was talking to a girl.
Judging from the voice, it seemed to be Yang Nuannuan whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Yang Rou didn't let Chen Yan wait for long. After she talked to Yang Nuannuan for a few words, she said to Chen Yan, "Hello, Mr. Chen. Are you looking for me?"
Chen Yan asked, "Sister Rou is busy again?"
Yang Rou seemed to have left her previous position. She sighed slightly and said, "It's okay."
"What does Mr. Chen want to talk to me about?"
Yang Rou didn't say anything, so Chen Yan didn't ask any more questions. He said, "Nothing else. I just wanted to ask you how the information about the Zhao family's side branches that I asked you to compile is going."
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Yang Rou quickly said, "Oh. If you hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten it."
She said, “I have collected them.”
"I'll send you the information right away."
After that, she added, "Something happened at home these past two days. So I'm a little anxious."
Hearing Yang Rou talking about family matters again, Chen Yan couldn't help but ask, "Is it related to Nuan Nuan?"
Yang Rou was silent for two seconds and then said "hmm".
But she didn't explain.
From the looks of it, she probably thinks she can handle it.
She just said, "I'm turning on my computer now. I'll send you the information."
Chen Yan was a little curious about what had happened to Yang Nuannuan, which made Yang Rou, who was usually calm, look a little uneasy.
Is it because of Zhao Qingtian again?
He, Yang Rou, and Zhao Qingtian started a war, making his daughter Yang Nuannuan very unhappy because she was caught in the middle?
Because there was not enough information, Chen Yan had no way to analyze it.
Plus, this is Yang Rou’s own family background after all.
Yang Rou didn't explain, and Chen Yan wouldn't interfere.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan hung up the phone.
Less than two minutes after the call was hung up, Chen Yan's cell phone rang.
Chen Yan took a look and found that it was Yang Rou who sent the information.
Chen Yan took his cell phone and went to the study.
Turn on the computer and receive the file.
Chen Yan started to check Yang Rou's information.
When facing his enemies, Chen Yan always likes to get rid of them all at once.
Targeting his weaknesses, he has no room to fight back or fantasize.
For example, for someone like Zhao Qingtian who likes power and beauty, the easiest way to destroy him is to make him lose everything he has now.
Therefore, Chen Yan wanted to take advantage of the flaw revealed by Zhao Qingtian's anxiety this time to launch a real blow.
However, he could initiate this incident but he could not launch a general offensive.
He needed someone who could take control of the Zhao family's situation and attack Zhao Qingtian from within.
Therefore, uniting the branches of the Zhao family became Chen Yan’s first task now.
Before, Chen Yan asked Yang Rou, who had a grudge against the Zhao family and held a grudge, to help him collect information in order to screen candidates.
While thinking, Chen Yan looked at the information Yang Rou gave him.
The information lists the three major branches of the Zhao family that are still struggling to maintain.
The Zhao family of Huangbei, the Zhao family of Nanhai and the Zhao family of Tianfu.
There are eight major branches of the Zhao family. The other five were either broken up, annexed, or recruited.
Only the three strongest branches each formed a country and fought against Zhao Qingtian.
This actually shows their strength.
The heads of these three families also have different personalities.
The head of the Huangbei branch of the Zhao family: Zhao Fengrui is a burly old man. According to his profile, he is generous and not fussy about details.
Because it is located in an old industrial province, most of the resources in its hands are related to industry, and its strength is not strong.
However, this branch was once glorious in the early days of reform and opening up. It not only controlled the main line of the Zhao family for many years, but was also the most original line of the Zhao family. It had an extraordinary status within the entire Zhao family.
Therefore, even though Zhao Qingtian became the head of the family, he never took any action against this branch.
The second is the Zhao family of Nanhai.
The head of this branch is a woman, Zhao Xiaodie.
According to the information, this woman is very resourceful and is a supporter of Zhao Qingtian's lineage. She is his solid ally.
The Nanhai Zhao family was once the last family head and was very powerful. It was with the support of this family that Zhao Qingtian was able to surpass the Tianfu Zhao family and succeed in taking the throne.
The last branch is the Tianfu Zhao family.
Now it is a powerful branch second only to the main branch of the Zhao family. It was also one of the branches that Zhao Xuan supported at the beginning and had the greatest chance of rising to the top.
The head of the family is a man of great talent and strategy, named Zhao Huanyu. He has great prestige in the family and has made remarkable achievements.
If it weren't for the support of the Zhao family of Nanhai, perhaps he would have been the one who succeeded in the end .
It is precisely because of his prestige in the family and the strong strength of the Tianfu branch that Zhao Qingtian has retained the title of the Tianfu Zhao branch until now, except for weakening him from time to time.
Looking at Yang Rou's information, Zhao Qingtian's way of consolidating power was also very simple.
That is to take back the shares of each branch company to the head office.
Move all the main personnel of each branch into Tiandu and give them various preferential treatments.
Then, according to the value of the recovered branch, the corresponding group will be given shares and dividend rights.
The only key point is that all these shares have lost their voting rights, and the voting rights are concentrated in the hands of a company controlled by Zhao's overseas holdings.
The company is controlled by several major branches.
Since the head of the family is elected every ten years, the winner becomes the chairman and controls this part of the shares.
To put it bluntly, although Zhao Qingtian took all the power back into his own hands, he did so in order to satisfy his family and to compromise.
He still maintained the original "parliamentary system" of the Zhao family.
Chen Yan felt that this was a point that could change the situation.
As long as Zhao Qingtian's problem can be made bigger, the allies he chooses may use this system to deprive Zhao Qingtian of his position as the head of the family.
At that time, the power that Zhao Qingtian has taken back from the main family will in turn become a catalyst for him.
After all, to show that I have no selfish motives.
He was the first patriarch to take back all the resources of the branch and return them to the head office.
Without the head of the family, he would not be able to mobilize any resources and would be nothing...
Thinking of this, Chen Yan also had to consider his allies.
Chen Yan was also very cautious in choosing his allies.
Because of the alertness and means displayed by Zhao Qingtian, Chen Yan felt that if he chose a stupid teammate, he would be dragged to death by him sooner or later.
Therefore, even if there may be some consequences, Chen Yan can only choose someone who can control the situation.
Fortunately, he has [Xiao Ha's Polaroid] which can predict the "abilities" of several potential allies.
The verification method is very simple, that is to make a list of the Zhao Group and its senior executives, then cross out Zhao Qingtian's name, and fill in the name of this ally in the column of chairman and CEO.
In this way, after a comparison, we can roughly understand the abilities of these people.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan first took out the information about the Zhao Group that he had sorted out, and then took a photo with Xiao Ha's Polaroid camera.
I have to say that Zhao Qingtian's abilities are indeed very good.
The current market value of Zhao Group is 1...3 trillion.
As a result, according to the system's judgment, in the next five years, the market value of the Zhao Group will reach 2...2 trillion.
In five years, with this size, the market value has nearly doubled. This is already very exaggerated.
Chen Yan then crossed out his name and filled in the name of the first candidate: Zhao Huanyu.
After a while, the information on the Polaroid photo began to change.
The future valuation of the Zhao Group has increased from 2...2 trillion to 1...9 trillion.
Although it is lower than the company run by Zhao Qingtian, it has also increased by about 50%.
This shows that the person who once fought against Zhao Qingtian is indeed quite capable.
While thinking, Chen Yan filled in the name of the second candidate: Zhao Xiaodie.
Although Zhao Xiaodie was Zhao Qingtian's ally, she was also the one who supported Zhao Qingtian to take the throne.
But Chen Yan firmly believed that for the Zhao family, which was deeply involved in internal strife, there were no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
Supporting Zhao Qingtian was just a clever move she made after losing the competition. It didn't mean she really supported Zhao Qingtian.
Perhaps, when Zhao Qingtian is about to fall and she has a plan to take over, she will be the first person to add insult to injury.
While Chen Yan was thinking about it, Zhao Xiaodie's "potential" also emerged.
1...6 trillion.
From this point of view, her ability is indeed inferior to Zhao Qingtian and Zhao Huanyu. There is a reason why she lost in the competition that year.
While thinking, Chen Yan filled in the name of the third candidate: Zhao Fengrui.
Soon, Polaroid paper changed.
The future valuation of the Zhao Group has increased from 2...2 trillion to about 500 billion within five years.
Chen Yan: …
It turns out that the market value of companies will continue to decline.
If it weren’t for Zhao Fengrui’s judgment of potential, Chen Yan would have thought that all companies would develop better and better.
However, now with his "reminder", Chen Yan suddenly realized that Zhao's competition and screening mechanism was indeed very terrifying.
Most of the family heads born in this kind of family civil war are capable and courageous people who can lead the family to glory.
After all, three out of eight people are capable of managing such a large enterprise, which is already a terrifying success rate.
While thinking, Chen Yan also silently decided on the candidate for ally: Zhao Huanyu.
If there is no other suitable person, Chen Yan will contact him and then launch a counterattack against Zhao Qingtian.
While thinking, Chen Yan checked the information Yang Rou gave him.
In addition to asking Yang Rou to find some family heads who had not yet been annexed, Chen Yan also asked Yang Rou to help him collect the descendants of the Zhao family of Zhao Qingtian's generation.
I want to see if there is any "slippery fish" among them that can replace these candidates.
While looking at the list, Chen Yan filled in the names one by one.
Most of the candidates were similar to Zhao Fengrui. Once they took over the Zhao family, the Zhao family fell into decline: This shows that they have no ability to control the Zhao family. Not to mention fighting with Zhao Qingtian in the family.
Chen Yan continued filling out the form while shaking his head.
Even the defeated family heads were like this. The best ones had 1...2 trillion, which was considered a stable person, while some only had 0...3 trillion, which was a huge loss.
As he filled in the form, when he got to the end and crossed out the last name, Chen Yan for some reason wrote Zhao Xuan's name.
He didn't have any other thoughts, but suddenly thought of Zhao Xuan.
After filling it out, Chen Yan even laughed at himself.
After all, Zhao Xuan is dead.
If he fills in a dead person, there shouldn't be any effect.
Just as he was thinking this, a magical thing happened. After a while, the [Inspur camera paper] actually slowly showed changes.
Five years later, the valuation of the Zhao Group miraculously became 2 trillion.
Chen Yan looked at the number and almost thought he was dazzled.
It actually works?
At that moment, he was a little confused about the judgment mechanism of this prop: Does this mean that if Zhao Xuan was still alive, would he lead the Zhao Group to this level?
still……
Chen Yan couldn't help but think of what Zhao Ying had been saying tonight: she sensed that her father was fine.
Could it be that... Zhao Xuan is not dead? !
Thinking of this, Chen Yan's eyes widened.
Suddenly I felt goose bumps all over my body.
Do the older generation nowadays play so wildly?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn't help but want to verify it again.
