Chapter 18

"Brother, I am not a random person. I am the newly appointed chairman of the Sea King Group," Ye Tianchen said with a smile to the security guard.

"If you are the new chairman of the Sea King Group, then I must be the founder of the Sea King Group," the guard replied.

Hearing a sweet female voice, Ye Tianchen couldn't help but turn back. He saw a tall and slender beauty wearing large black sunglasses, a beautiful floral dress, and especially a pair of red high heels that exuded a strong sense of femininity. She was pulling a suitcase with her left hand and making a phone call with her right hand.

At this moment, the security guard standing at the door was taken aback by the tall beauty. Then, with a full smile, he said, "Miss, you're back. Let me take your luggage. Please come in."

The tall beauty took off her large black sunglasses, revealing a beautiful face with large, beautiful eyes and a small, cherry-red mouth. Her figure, with its prominent curves, was indeed that of a beauty.

"Has my brother arrived yet?" The tall beauty glanced at Ye Tianchen, her eyes filled with a hint of anger, and asked the guard.

"The young master hasn't arrived yet, but he should be here soon. Miss, please come in."

"Hasn't arrived yet? My brother is really something. He's been urging me all along, but now he's late. I came straight here from the airport."

Seeing the tall beauty enter the building with the security guard, Ye Tianchen checked the time. It was almost the time he had agreed with the Qi family. Originally, Ye Tianchen didn't want to come to the Sea King Group, as he wasn't interested in being a chairman. However, his mother was right. Now that he owned 50% of the Sea King Group's shares and was the official chairman, if he didn't even visit the company, it might be stripped of its assets by people with ill intentions. After all, the Qi family had previously owned a large portion of the Sea King Group's shares.

When Ye Tianchen entered the Sea King Group building, he found that the interior was indeed luxuriously decorated, very clean, and well-organized, with no unnecessary decorations. Seeing Ye Tianchen walk in, a beautifully dressed woman at the front desk greeted him with a smile and asked, "Sir, do you need any assistance?"

"Oh, I have an appointment with Qi Yaguang. He said we would have a meeting in the main conference room. Do you know where it is?" Ye Tianchen asked with a smile.

"Hmm? You have an appointment with Chairman Qi?"

Clearly, the receptionist didn't believe Ye Tianchen. The Qi family owned 70% of the Sea King Group's shares, and Qi Yaguang, the eldest grandson of the Qi family, had been managing the company as the chairman. Given the Qi family's prestige in the capital, few people dared to call Qi Yaguang by his name. Moreover, this man in ordinary clothes, though somewhat handsome, seemed unlikely to have an appointment with Qi Yaguang. It was hard to believe they were on the same level.

"Yes, I think many people are already there. I'll go up first."

At this moment, Ye Tianchen saw the sign in the first-floor lobby indicating that the shareholders' meeting was on the 22nd floor. He walked towards the elevator. The receptionist, regaining her composure, wanted to say something but couldn't. She felt that this ordinary man might be telling the truth, as all the shareholders of the Sea King Group had arrived earlier that morning.

Ye Tianchen took the elevator to the 22nd floor. At the end of the 22th floor, there was a large door with intricate floral carvings, which must be the place where the shareholders' meeting was held.

Before Ye Tianchen pushed the door open, he heard the noise inside.

"Chairman Qi, did your family give 50% of the Sea King Group's shares to the Ye family, making that waste of space, Ye Tianchen, the chairman? Are you planning to quit?"

"Everyone knows that Ye Tianchen is a laughingstock in the capital. Your family has tried many ways to break the engagement with the Ye family, even giving up half of the Sea King Group's shares. Do you really want that waste of space to be the chairman here?"

"I won't agree. I won't let a waste of space be our chairman and control the Sea King Group. I'd rather die than do that."

Seeing the other shareholders causing a commotion, Qi Yaguang couldn't help but laugh inwardly. He wanted these people to create chaos so he could unite them and force Ye Tianchen to leave voluntarily. That way, the Sea King Group would still be in his hands.

"Shareholders, I just learned about this myself. It was my father's sudden decision. After working with all of you for so many years, I certainly don't want to do this. You know that Ye Tianchen is a waste of space and a laughingstock in the capital. Having such a person as our chairman would make us all a laughingstock too," Qi Yaguang said, feigning helplessness.

"Right, what do you suggest we do?"

"Yes, we'll follow your lead."

"Whatever it takes, we can't let a waste of space be our chairman."

Seeing that the small shareholders had taken the bait, Qi Yaguang's lips curled into a wicked smile. Last night, he had already considered his plan. To break the engagement with the Ye family, his father had no choice but to transfer 50% of the Sea King Group's shares. The Qi family had previously owned 70% of the shares. After transferring 50% to Ye Tianchen, they were left with 20%. The remaining 30% was held by the small shareholders. To challenge Ye Tianchen and force him to leave, he needed to unite these small shareholders. With 50% of the shares, he would have the final say. So, after arriving, Qi Yaguang began to incite these small shareholders against Ye Tianchen.

"Right now, this waste of space has 50% of the shares, my family has 20%, and you have 30%. Only by uniting can we make life difficult for this waste of space. He will eventually back down. Then, my family will buy back the 50% of the shares from him, and I promise to give each of you a big bonus."

"Good, let's do it."

"We'll follow your lead. With the Qi family's influence, that waste of space from the Ye family is no match for us."

"This waste of space doesn't know anything about managing a company. You, Brother Qi, are the best."

Those who looked down on Ye Tianchen and those who wanted to flatter the Qi family all spoke of opposing Ye Tianchen. Qi Yaguang was delighted, thinking to himself: Ye Tianchen, you are a waste of space. My father told me to be careful with you, but I don't see what you can do this time. You better return the shares to me obediently.

With a creak, Ye Tianchen pushed open the door of the main conference room and walked in with a smile. Many people looked at him with displeasure, which didn't surprise Ye Tianchen, as he had already heard Qi Yaguang inciting them outside.

"Ah, Chairman Ye, please take a seat. You've kept the other shareholders waiting," Qi Yaguang said, laughing loudly.

"Hmph, just a brat. I was in business when you were probably not even born."

"Showing off by being late on the first day of the meeting. Who do you think you are?"

"The Ye family has long been in decline. Of course, they would take this opportunity to extort money from the Qi family. How pitiful."

Ye Tianchen pretended not to hear these comments. He knew they were all incited by Qi Yaguang. As long as he dealt with this guy, the others wouldn't cause much trouble. Although he didn't want to be the chairman of the Sea King Group, he wouldn't let the Qi family bully him.

"Everyone, please take your seats. We can start the meeting now," Ye Tianchen said, sitting in the chairman's seat and smiling at everyone.

"No, I'm not in the mood today. You can continue without me. I'm leaving!" A middle-aged man, probably in his forties, stood up and said.

This middle-aged man was specifically instructed by Qi Yaguang to make things difficult for Ye Tianchen and force him to leave.

"He Qishan, if you don't want to attend the meeting, you can leave. As for your 6% of the shares, I will find someone to buy them. You won't be coming here anymore," Ye Tianchen said calmly, taking a sip of tea.

"You... You have no right to buy my 6% of the shares..." He Qishan was taken aback by Ye Tianchen's sharp response, which left the others at a loss.

"I am the major shareholder, and I have the money. Since you are dissatisfied with me as chairman, I can only buy your shares and remove you from the Sea King Group. You can leave now, or if you can afford it, you can buy my 50% of the shares, and I will step down as chairman. What do you think?" Ye Tianchen said expressionlessly.

"You..."

He Qishan's face turned red and then white with anger. He thought his actions would embarrass Ye Tianchen, but instead, he was left at a loss. It seemed that this laughingstock of the capital was not as simple as everyone thought.

In the end, He Qishan, with a red face, sat back down. After all, 6% of the Sea King Group's shares were worth nearly a billion yuan annually, a significant amount that no one would easily give up.

Qi Yaguang was furious, glaring at He Qishan and cursing him inwardly for being useless. Not only did he fail to force Ye Tianchen to back down, but he also made himself look foolish, making the other three shareholders hesitant to speak up.

"Is there anyone else who wants to speak? No one? Then I'll say a few words..."

Ye Tianchen stood up and looked at the five shareholders present, then continued, "To be honest, I don't know much about the company's development, but I believe that with your help, the Sea King Group will thrive. Let's work together and make money. What's wrong with that? If anyone wants to play games and make things difficult for me, I will have to ask them to leave."

"Chairman Ye, He Brother doesn't want to buy your 50% of the shares, but my family does. We want to buy back 50% of the shares," Qi Yaguang said with a wicked smile, staring at Ye Tianchen.

"Get out!" Ye Tianchen said sternly.

For a person like Qi Yaguang, Ye Tianchen only said one word. Qi Yaguang was so angry that he almost exploded. No one had ever dared to say that to him.

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