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These past few days, Qin Ming was actually quite busy.

Ever since he met Chen Yan that day, he had gone back to have someone look into Chen Yan's background.

With Chen Yan's mobile number and name, Chen Yan's information soon appeared on his phone.

But... after reading the information, Qin Ming was puzzled.

Because he discovered... something seemed off about this information!

Just an ordinary person from a demolished household?

A junior college graduate, with no advanced degree and no position in any major conglomerate, just an ordinary person?

That's nonsense!

How could such an ordinary person afford Richard's watches worth tens of millions, and buy two floors of the Qin Island Fenghua Building?

Qin Ming felt that there was definitely something fishy about all this!

But before he could investigate further, to avoid being deceived by Chen Yan, Qin Ming had specially called the young master from the Fenghua Group to ask about it.

The person on the other end, facing Qin Ming, did not hide anything. They confirmed that floors 17 and 18 of the Qin Island Fenghua Building were indeed sold to a customer surnamed Chen.

To say it was a sale wasn't exactly accurate though.

It should be said that the entire Fenghua Building had always been mortgaged to the bank, and then cash was borrowed to continue doing business.

Over the years, as Qin Island's development quickened, the value of Fenghua Building also climbed.

So, when the Fenghua Group recently ran into some cash flow problems, they negotiated with the bank to sell or auction off two floors of the building to ease the overall company's debt ratio.

Later, this buyer surnamed Chen appeared and bought the two floors through the bank.

Hearing what the young master said, Qin Ming compared it with what he knew, and felt... Chen Yan hadn't lied.

Not only was the information the same, but even the reason for the sale by the Fenghua Group matched.

It should be noted that the financial issues of the Fenghua Group were not publicized, and not many in Qin Island's upper circles knew about it. Chen Yan should not have been aware of it unless he was a party involved.

As for why the young master was willing to tell Qin Ming about it.

It wasn't because of Qin Ming's connections.

Rather, it was because the transaction had been completed and an official announcement would be coming in a few days, so there was no need to hide it.

Thus, after finding out that Chen Yan had not lied, Qin Ming began to further investigate Chen Yan's identity.

However, with deeper investigation, Qin Ming found Chen Yan's experiences to be even more bizarre.

To start a business, Zhao Group provided him with a number of personnel from all over the country.

To increase exposure for a game, a well-known female celebrity came over to collaborate at a low price.

To venture into the entertainment industry, the celebrity came running over with her head bowed, and two major players from the film circle came to invest.

To expand the company scale, he had no shortage of industry talent flocking to him...

Although on closer inspection, all these events seemed to have various reasons, Qin Ming still felt... things weren't that simple.

Qin Ming, who had always been thoughtful even as a child, came to an astonishing conclusion after a whole day of reflection: Chen Yan definitely wasn't as simple as he appeared!

His ordinary resume and family information could very well be just a smokescreen.

And his rise to success might be the result of the powerful people behind him!

This world doesn't have so many self-made successes.

They are just fairy tales spun by the upper class for the lower classes.

Like the average family's President Ma and the dropout Bill Gates. They don't tell others about their backgrounds on their resumes. Nor do they tell people how much their families helped them in the early stages of their entrepreneurship.

For someone like Chen Yan, who found investors from all sides at the start of his venture, if you say there's no one supporting him from behind, even if it meant killing his own cousin, Qin Ming wouldn't believe it.

And the reason why Chen Yan's true identity couldn't be uncovered, Qin Ming believed it was simply because he wasn't skilled enough, and the people behind Chen Yan were far more capable.

This made Qin Ming feel that he must cling to Chen Yan's coattails!

This could be the thickest thigh he had ever met in his life!

As for... whether he could be wildly guessing and wrong,

Qin Ming had considered this possibility.

But... he didn't care.

Because even if Chen Yan truly had no background and relied solely on his own efforts and luck, then he must definitely be a favored son of heaven, a trendsetter of the times.

Such a person, favored by the heavens and earth, would be even more terrifying than someone with a background.

Qin Ming would be even luckier! (^-^)V

So after deciding to cling tightly to Chen Yan's coattails, Qin Ming specifically went to his cousin to get an invitation to a banquet.

The banquet was originally organized by the head of the He family, and Qin Ming obtained an invitation with ease, so he then called Chen Yan...

.....

Chen Yan had no idea that Qin Ming had concocted a background story for him.

After transitioning from jogging to walking, Chen Yan picked up Qin Ming's call.

No sooner had the phone connected than Qin Ming's familiar voice rang out, "Hello? Is this Brother Chen?"

Although Chen Yan also didn't know when he became so close to Qin Ming, it didn't prevent Chen Yan from feeling an involuntary closeness.

So Chen Yan also responded with a smile, "Yes, it's me."

Hearing Chen Yan's voice, Qin Ming became even more enthusiastic and said, "Brother, the invitation, I've already sorted it out for you. It's the day after tomorrow evening at 6 p.m., held at the He Family Manor in Jinlan Bay."

"With the invitation, you can enter directly."

Saying this, Qin Ming paused, then asked, "How shall I get the invitation to you?"

Chen Yan thought for a moment and said, "Come over to Jinmao Building, 18th floor, this afternoon. I'll be there then."

Qin Ming replied, "Sure thing~!"

After confirming the details of the invitation and not engaging in small talk, Chen Yan hung up the phone.

Chen Yan's interest in this banquet, which gathered the young people of Qin Island's uppermost circles, as well as Zhao Ying's first time joining in, was increasingly piqued.

Not just because of the secret Zhao Ying had recently, but also because Chen Yan felt that as his own development accelerated, it was time to reach out to a broader sky.

Like the problems encountered with the recent game project, if Chen Yan had known Qin Ming earlier, perhaps it would have been solved already...

Sometimes, having more friends can open up more paths and more circles... can unearth endless business opportunities.

Let's not forget that Chen Yan was also considering setting up a welfare organization or charity for Boss Qiao Qiao. And for Lu Man's new variety show, there might be some network and relationship matters to iron out.

So, Chen Yan was very much looking forward to the banquet after tomorrow...

.....

After jogging to Jinmao Building, going upstairs, the employees of the game company were busily packing things up.

These past two days, after Chen Yan had purchased all the office supplies for Fenghua Building, he had already informed the employees that the company would be relocating.

When they learned that Chen Yan had bought two floors as the temporary headquarters for the company, the employees were a bit dumbfounded.

After all, the game company had only done one project so far, with revenues just over ten million.

Yet their boss had just casually bought real estate worth hundreds of millions to improve the office environment.

What could the employees say... excessively wealthy?

But regardless, moving the company to a larger space was good for everyone, especially since the new location was not far.

So, this morning, they all came early to pack their things.

Once they put their belongings into their cardboard boxes and labeled them with their names, a professional moving company would come to transport them. After that, they simply needed to find their boxes at the new site and set up again.

After watching the game company for a while, Chen Yan went to check on the film company.

The atmosphere was much like the game company's, or perhaps even more lively due to the more vibrant energy of the film company, making it feel almost like a bustling market...

At 10 a.m., everyone was done packing. The removal company started transporting things.

The employees then went ahead to Jinmao Building to slightly set up their future office space.

As for Chen Yan, with nothing particular to do, he took Yu Qiao Qiao out for a bite to eat.

During the meal, Chen Yan brought up two issues he was most concerned with regarding Yu Qiao Qiao.

"Qiao Qiao, have you been doing your journalist internship lately?"

Hearing Chen Yan's question, Yu Qiao Qiao who was struggling with a dirty dirty bun and getting her mouth all messy, cutely lifted her head, looked at Chen Yan with those big, wide eyes, and said, "Yeah. Even though I started school again, if Sister Star comes across a good interview subject, she still calls me to join."

Chen Yan nodded and then asked, "So, how do you feel about helping them?"

Possibly finding Chen Yan's question a bit "profound," a confused Yu Qiao Qiao responded, not understanding, "Feelings? Does this require any special feelings?"

"I just want to help them within my capacity."

"Being able to help them makes me very happy."

She lowered her head, picked at the dirty dirty bun with a fork, and said, "After all, I've come to an understanding."

"I... am just an ordinary girl."

"I can't save the world, nor can I change everything."

"So, all I need to do is spend some of my free time with those lonely elders, those who need help like the families of martyrs, and donate a bit of money to ill children and families when my income permits."

Saying this, she bit her lip, "I think... doing these things within my own capacity should be enough..."

Chen Yan propped his cheek with his hand, watching Yu Qiao Qiao, and carefully said, "Have you... ever thought about doing a bit more?"

Yu Qiao Qiao lifted her head, looking at Chen Yan, "More?"

Chen Yan nodded, "Yes. Like... running a charity organization?"

Yu Qiao Qiao lifted her head once again and looked at Chen Yan, mystified, "More?"

Chen Yan confirmed, "Yes. Like... starting a charity organization?"

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