Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

After class, a man was waiting for me by my car.

"Hello, my name is Cheng Jun!" A man smiled and stretched out his hand.

I responded politely, "You are?"

"The Li family's wealthy wife Cheng Fen who has been giving you trouble lately is my relative. My grandfather and her father are brothers."

"Oh! You want me to withdraw the lawsuit too?"

"Not really, it would be more beneficial for me if you don't withdraw the lawsuit!"

"Oh! There's a story! It doesn't seem very convenient here, let's find a cafe!" I opened the car door and invited him, and he readily agreed.

We came to a cafe. There were not many people there at this time, so we found a seat in the most secluded spot on the balcony.

"Tell me, what do you want to see me about?"

"Before that, let me tell you a story from the past!"

"All ears!"

"The founder of Fengyi Group is called Cheng Li. He was originally a small tailor. Later, he saved up some money and opened a small factory. Fortunately, he seized the opportunity of the times and became very successful! He successfully created today's Fengyi Group! Cheng Li has three sons. The eldest son is Cheng Xing, the second son is Cheng Feng, and the third son is Cheng Yu. Later, Cheng Xing, as the eldest son, gave birth to three daughters in a row, which Cheng Li was very dissatisfied with. After the eldest son Cheng Xing gave birth to the second daughter, the third son Cheng Yu gave birth to a son Cheng Zhi. Cheng Zhi is also Cheng Li's first grandson, which made Cheng Li very happy. Later, the eldest son Cheng Xing gave birth to the third daughter, and Cheng Yu continued to give birth to the second son. In this comparison, Cheng Li liked Cheng Yu very much, but also hated the eldest son Cheng Xing's family. So the eldest son Cheng Xing was deprived of his inheritance rights. Instead, the youngest son Cheng Yu took charge of the company. The elderly Cheng Li was afraid that if he was gone, his eldest son Cheng Xing would seize power from his younger brother Cheng Yu. Therefore, when Cheng Li was alive, he tried his best to suppress his eldest son Cheng Xing's family, making their presence in the company very low. After Cheng Yu obtained the ownership of the company, he did not treat his eldest brother's family well. Instead, he was afraid that his eldest brother would seize power and dilute his eldest brother's family's shares. As Cheng Xing's grandson, although I am also a part of the Cheng family, I am no different from other workers. I am also a person who works for a salary. But my grandfather clearly had the opportunity to inherit, but because of my great-grandfather's weird feudal ideas, our family missed the opportunity. This is unfair! So I think this is a good opportunity to take back the management rights that belong to our eldest son of the Cheng family!"

"So it was you who bought the trending topics and kept Cheng Yu's daughter Cheng Fen at the center of public opinion?"

"no!"

"Who else?"

"We want to seize power from the Cheng family, and since Cheng Fen is marrying into the Li family, the other brothers of the Li family naturally want to seize power as well. Blood ties are useless when it comes to profit! Human nature is just so greedy!"

"Li Hewen's father is the eldest son, right? How can a younger brother seize the management rights from his elder brother? The elder brother was brought up by his father, how can he possibly snatch it away?"

"Whether you can snatch it depends on your ability, and you also need an opportunity. Isn't there a huge opportunity right in front of you right now? Big Brother's family is caught in a whirlpool of public opinion, causing the company's stock price to continue to plummet. If it falls to a certain level, do you think those ambitious brothers will be willing to clean up his mess? It's better to add fuel to the fire and drive the boss out of office!"

"The eldest son of the Li family has four sons, and three of them have very stable positions in the company. How can we rush them?"

"So we have to make this a big deal, muddy the waters! Fish in troubled waters! If they succeed, the management rights will be theirs. If they fail, everything will remain the same. This deal is a sure win!"

"The other brothers of the Li family want to seize power because they also have a say in the company. At least as shareholders, they can participate in shareholders' meetings and vote. But your shares have been diluted to the point where they can't even participate in shareholders' meetings. How can you even talk about seizing power?"

"During this period of time, I have acquired a lot of Fengyi's shares. My grandfather's family has been suppressed for too long. We are very united. Not only am I acquiring shares, but my aunts are also acquiring shares. The most important thing is that they have also transferred their shares to me. The husbands' families behind them are also my supporters!"

"Your current situation is similar to that of the deposed crown prince. Historically, it's rare for the descendants of deposed crown princes to succeed to the throne, unless the current emperor is extremely bad, causing the ministers to once again think of the deposed crown prince's lineage."

"Isn't the current one terrible? This incident caused Fengyi's stock price to plummet, and the company was in chaos. Moreover, Cheng Yu's son Cheng Zhi was far less capable than my father. My great-grandfather also wanted to train my father in his later years, but it was too late. In addition, Cheng Fen married Li Zhaohua, and the Cheng-Li marriage dispelled my grandfather's concerns. It can be said that Cheng Fen's marriage paved the way for Cheng Zhi, so Cheng Zhi also doted on this sister! The Cheng and Li families are also closely tied together, which caused dissatisfaction among the other Li brothers."

"You wealthy families are so complicated!"

"The bottom line is, my father was partial to me and gave the company to the third son, suppressing the eldest son. Now the eldest son's family wants to take back what belongs to them! So, are you interested in working with me?"

"what can you give me?"

"Feng Yi's 5% stake!"

"Wow! Such a generous gesture!"

"This is my sincerity! I sincerely want to cooperate with you! Xiao Yuan's success makes me jealous! If you can be my military advisor, then taking down Feng Yi will not be a problem!"

"It's a pleasure working with you!" I took a sip of coffee, stood up and shook hands with him.

"Happy cooperation!"

The story of the wealthy wife's imprisonment was so sensational that many reporters from Hong Kong and Hebei Province even traveled to the United States to get firsthand information and seize the initiative. As one of the parties involved in this incident, I also attracted the attention of the reporters. My meeting with Cheng Jun and our handshake were, as expected, photographed and made the rounds not only in the entertainment news but also in the financial news. Everyone was speculating about what exactly Cheng Jun and I had collaborated on, and the story of the three brothers was also revealed. Many people also speculated that Cheng Jun would return to Fengyi and restore the inheritance rights to the eldest son. My participation in this drama made the scene even more exciting.

Even Xiao Yuan was feeling a sense of crisis, testing my stance to see if I was truly collaborating with Cheng Jun, fearing I'd switch sides and abandon him. I assured him it was just a partnership, and he and I were forever allies! The photo of me and Cheng Jun shaking hands unnerved the Li family, and they kept calling to test my intentions. After all, I'd demonstrated to the Li brothers what hard power meant by snatching the Da Lan Bay project from their mouths.

Mrs. Li was released on bail that same day, but was not yet allowed to leave the United States. The Li brothers also arrived in the US one after another, seeking to meet with me for reconciliation, but I refused. As the time for withdrawing their appeal dwindled, they grew increasingly impatient. And yet, even more explosive news awaited them.

Working with Cheng Jun, I secretly persuaded several major shareholders to convene a shareholders' meeting to demand the removal of the current chairman, Cheng Zhi. Cheng Zhi's abilities were limited to begin with, and his two sons were no match for us. Furthermore, our shareholders' meeting caught them off guard, and we had already secured sufficient shares to counter them, so they were completely defeated. Cheng Zhi was successfully ousted, and the new head of Feng Yi was Cheng Li's eldest son, Cheng Xing, now in his nineties and still vigorous. The Hong Kong News headline that day read, "Cheng's eldest son regains control of Feng Yi! Unveiling the Cheng family's power struggle!"

This incident once again set Hong Kong's financial world on fire. The eldest son of the Cheng family, who had been downtrodden for two generations, had unexpectedly snatched the management rights from the thriving third son. Being at the center of both these explosive news events, I garnered even more attention, earning the titles "Queen of Finance" and "Female Zhuge Liang"! Furthermore, Mr. Cheng Xing, in interviews, repeatedly praised me as an outstanding young person, the best he had ever met, and gave me numerous positive comments. This in turn sent Yuanyuan's stock price soaring, propelling Xiao Yuan's net worth into the top five in Hong Kong.

Because the Cheng family's leader had changed, many of the projects previously co-produced by the Cheng and Li families had stalled or been terminated. This made the already uneasy Li Hewen brothers even more anxious. They kept trying to meet with me and kept calling to apologize. The other Li brothers were also constantly contacting me, adding fuel to the fire for the Li family at this sensitive moment.