I've been reborn, but you still think I'm a PUA?

Zhang Zaihou's abnormal behavior puzzled everyone.

The way they looked at Xu Yang also became inquiring, and they couldn't help but wonder what tricks Xu Yang was playing.

The surroundings became quiet, and soon, the crisp ringtone of Zhang Zaihou's cell phone echoed throughout the hall.

I saw that he, who was over 60 years old, quickly answered the phone.

"Sir, it's true. A patent was registered in China for a technology that is exactly the same as the one in Xiaorizi's country. Xiaorizi is accusing them of plagiarism and demanding compensation!"

The large floor-to-ceiling windows were far away from the circular sofa, so no one knew what was said on the phone. On the sofa were several old investors, and behind them were a group of well-known senior people in the investment circle. Their eyes were all on Zhang Zaihou and Xu Yang, with curiosity written all over their faces.

"I see."

Zhang Zaihou hung up the phone and calmly scanned the people present, finally stopping at Xu Yang.

The place where Xu Yang was standing was blocked by a tall vase, and the light from the crystal chandelier could not shine on him, but strangely, his shadow was clearly reflected on the glass next to him.

It was as if there were two Xu Yangs standing in front of him.

Zhang Zaihou suddenly laughed. A person who was much more powerful than Xu Yang was standing in the light, but he didn't even know such a big thing, while Xu Yang in the dark knew it clearly!

Xu Yang met his gaze and said, "Now Mr. Zhang will believe it, right?"

"Okay, I was wrong this time." Zhang Zaihou relaxed and slowly walked back to the sofa and sat down.

Liu Songtao's face turned pale: "Mr. Zhang, Xu Yang holds a quarter of Hongyun's shares!"

He had finally managed to curry favor with Zhang Zaihou, just to see Xu Yang submit. Now he was unwilling to let Xu Yang go!

The people on the sofa didn't express their opinions, but they agreed with Liu Songtao's words in their hearts. Moreover, if these old guys couldn't deal with Xu Yang together, wouldn't they be laughed at if the news got out?

Zhang Zaihou glanced at Liu Songtao coldly: "Enough, go get what you want yourself!"

If what Xu Yang said is true, then as a businessman with close ties with foreign countries, he will never be able to participate in Hongyun's affairs in this life.

Moreover, if he continued to put pressure on Xu Yang, his superiors would suspect that he had bad intentions.

He just wants to make money, not get in!

It was all the fault of that idiot Liu Songtao. He didn't find out the situation clearly beforehand, which almost got him into trouble.

But... that's one-fourth of Hongyun's shares!

There was a piece of cake in front of him but he couldn't eat it. Zhang Zaihou was anxious, but then he had an idea. If he couldn't eat the cake, his students' students, who had no connections abroad, could at least eat it!

Thinking about it, he laughed again: "Even if what Mr. Xu said is true, I won't give up. Anyway, I've reserved that 10%!"

Xu Yang was stunned for a moment. As expected, these shrewd guys would not give up so easily.

But he had no intention of letting go of what he had in his hand. "Mr. Zhang, why are you doing this? While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Is this the kind of situation you want to see?"

The implication is that he will not give up.

"You're brave!" Zhang Zaihou nodded, then added, "But who will ultimately win will only be known through a fight, don't you agree?"

His vicious eyes were like a knife shaving meat, and Xu Yang had to muster all his energy to deal with it. The two of them sat facing each other, and the other people around them seemed to not exist. Liu Songtao didn't even dare to breathe.

The atmosphere became tense.

In front of Zhang Zaihou, who was like a ferocious hunting falcon, Xu Yang was a lamb on the ground with nowhere to escape.

Xu Yang said helplessly: "What do you want Mr. Zhang to let me go?"

"You and I are both investors, so let's make the decision the way investors do."

Then, Zhang Zaihou pulled three cards from the inside pocket of his suit, lined them up, and placed them upside down on the coffee table. "Here are three companies. You and I will each choose one to invest in. The deadline is seven days. After seven days, you must sell your shares before the market closes at 3 p.m. If you sell at a higher price than I do, I'll let you go."

"Mr. Xu, what do you think?"

His voice was as crisp as a steel ball falling to the ground in the quiet hall.

Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Yang.

Li Chi stepped forward: "Mr. Zhang..."

He was halfway through his words when Xu Yang's decisive voice came: "Okay!"

There were gasps coming from the hall.

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Zaihou threw his head back and laughed, then called two waiters over.

He placed his business card on one of the waiters' wine holders and said, "Since we're going to play, let's play big. Everyone here is a witness. Feel free to raise your stakes. If I win, everyone who raised their stakes will receive one million. Of course, regardless of whether we win or lose, Mr. Xu will get the total amount raised!"

"I'm an old guy, I can't take advantage of the younger generation, right?"

This round of bets is about 10% of Hongyun’s shares. If you win, you will have countless money, and the small amount of additional money is nothing.

Of course, he wouldn't get the prize for free if he won. The extra money would be considered as compensation to Xu Yang, so that he wouldn't become an enemy of this guy in the future.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Songtao took out his business card and threw it into Zhang Zaihou's wine tray: "I'll follow!"

Ma Yaokun threw down his business card unhappily: "I'll follow too."

He didn't agree with Liu Songtao, he just simply disliked Xu Yang.

"I'll follow too!"

"Add me one!"

"And I!"

The two waiters walked around the communication hall and finally returned to Zhang Zaihou.

Zhang Zaihou's wine tray was piled high with business cards of various colors, while Xu Yang's wine tray had no business card on it except his own.

At this moment, Li Chi took out his business card and put it into Xu Yang's wine holder in front of everyone, and said:

"Mr. Zhang, let me add one more thing. If Xu Yang loses, I will share the 10% you asked for with him!"

Anyway, he still has 8% of the shares, so the worst that can happen is he can give it all away.

"No!" Xu Yang stood up anxiously.

But Zhang Zaihou said at the same time as him: "Okay!"

"Let's do as Mr. Li says!" Zhang Zaihou looked around and said, "You can't bet on both sides. If anyone wants to bet now, hurry up!"

Li Chi looked back, expecting someone to come forward.

But reality is reality. No one came forward, and in the end, there were only two lonely business cards on Xu Yang's wine rack...

Soon, the waiter counted the business cards: "Mr. Zhang, the total is 48:2."

Obviously, 48 is the number of people who bet on Zhang Zaihou, which also means that if Xu Yang loses, he can only receive million.

But compared with Hongyun’s 10% stake, this little money is not enough.

Xu Yang smiled silently. Before, it was Li Jiahao who went to the gambling table, but now it was him. It really was a changing world.

Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to go ahead with it.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang has the final say."

Zhang Zaihou looked at Xu Yang with great interest. He had to admit that Xu Yang was much bolder and more interesting than any other young man he had ever met.

"Then Mr. Xu, please make the choice first. I remind you to consider it carefully."

After saying that, he turned over the three cards one by one.