Rebirth and Conquest

Chen Yan hadn't paid much attention to Chen Lirong and Gao Chenxing's father's affair, but after meeting Gao Chenxing, she became interested. Later, Chen Yan called Tang Sijie and asked him about the Gao family. Since Gao Chenxing's father was trying to win over Chen Lirong, Tang Sijie must know something about it.

Chen Yan learned from Tang Sijie that Gao Chenxing's father, Gao Shiguang, was the CEO of a company that mainly dealt in various home appliances and had opened several branch companies. He was a medium-sized appliance marketer. Gao Shiguang wanted to bring his company into B City, so he was trying to curry favor with the Yan Group. In the business world, connections are an extremely important asset. If he could get on the good side of the Yan Group, it would definitely be of great help to his company's entry into B City.

Actually, Gao Shiguang and the Yan Group have always had business dealings, but that's all they've ever done. The Yan Group's predecessor was a research and development company that developed electrical products. As it grew, it started developing more high-tech electronic products. In recent years, it started operating a real estate business, which is when it truly became successful. Although the Yan Group is now focused on real estate, it hasn't abandoned those other businesses. So, for these products, the Yan Group is Gao's largest supplier.

Chen Lirong and Yan Haobo are currently locked in a fierce battle at the company. Since Gao Shiguang is willing to win her over, she naturally won't turn him down. Although the Gao family isn't a particularly powerful corporation, having such a partner would be beneficial to her. Therefore, Chen Lirong and Gao Shiguang hit it off immediately.

Later, Chen Yan heard from Tang Sijie that Chen Lirong had signed a large order with Gao Shiguang, and had driven down the price of the products, as a way of giving Gao Shiguang a reward.

Shortly after hearing the news, Chen Yan went to see Gao Shiguang, bringing Yan Minghui with her. Chen Yan's purpose in meeting Gao Shiguang was to discuss cooperation, of course, on behalf of Haoran Group.

Gao Shiguang was surprised but also overjoyed when the CEO of Haoran Group personally approached him to discuss cooperation with his company.

Yan Minghui runs a hotel, and hotels inevitably need a lot of household appliances. Chen Yan had Yan Minghui sign an agreement with Gao Shiguang, after which all the appliances needed in their hotels would be provided by the Gao family.

This was like a windfall, and Gao Shiguang was overjoyed. He readily agreed and added that the price was negotiable.

Chen Yan wouldn't concern herself with the price; Yan Minghui would handle negotiating it with the Gao family. Chen Yan only stipulated one condition: their cooperation must be conducted in secret, without outsiders knowing, and more importantly, without the Yan family knowing.

Although Chen Yan's request was somewhat strange, Gao Shiguang would not refuse it, and so the cooperation between the two families was roughly agreed upon.

After saying this, Chen Yan left their company with Yan Minghui. On the way back, Yan Minghui drove the car and Chen Yan sat in the passenger seat next to him.

"Ah Yan, I don't quite understand." Yan Minghui said with some doubt as he drove, "Why do you want to cooperate with the Gao family? The company we cooperated with before was quite good, at least much better than the Gao family."

"It doesn't matter who earns it, Gao Chenxing is my classmate, so he's practically an acquaintance. What's wrong with giving it to an acquaintance?" Chen Yan replied with a smile.

“This isn’t like you. We’re in business, and profits come first. We don’t care about whether we’re acquaintances or not,” Yan Minghui said, with a hint of disdain. “Their company isn’t a big company, so there’s no point in cooperating with them.”

Chen Yan composed herself and suddenly said seriously, "No, our relationship with the Gao family is not just a partnership; I want you to support their company."

Yan Minghui asked, puzzled, "Why are you supporting it?"

“There are reasons for this, Minghui. You will definitely have a lot of dealings with the Gao family in the future. Try your best to help them expand their business, and remember to make them gradually rely on us.”

"Alright, since you've already made up your mind, I won't ask anymore. I'll just listen to you."

After a while, Yan Minghui suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, Yan, I found a house for you a few days ago. Do you want to go take a look? It's being renovated now."

"I don't need to look at it anymore, just do whatever you want."

"Alright, hehe, I've hired several design teams for you, including house design, interior design, and garden design—all top-notch in the country." Yan Minghui said with a hint of pride.

"Really? Then give me a design drawing another day, and I'll take it back and show it to Wen Mu."

“Okay, I’ll ask them for one next time I go.” After a pause, she asked, “So you don’t have any objections, Ayan? We got you a house, you can’t just not ask for anything, can you?”

"Hmm." After thinking for a moment, Chen Yan said, "Then let's make it bigger and more spacious so that more people can live there."

Chen Yan's comment about the house being "a little big" was just a casual remark, but Yan Minghui took it to heart and lived up to it. When the house was finished and Yan Minghui took Chen Yan to see it, Chen Yan realized that the house was indeed exceptionally large, and its size could no longer be described as a villa.

"Once the house is finished, I can come over and freeload off you," Yan Minghui said with a laugh. "Anyway, I don't have a wife or a family, so I'll just go over there whenever I have free time."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan turned to look at Yan Minghui and said jokingly, "Okay, but I think I heard that you've been getting quite close to Sun Xiuqi lately."

“Ah, me,” Yan Minghui suddenly stammered when he mentioned this, “there’s nothing between him and me.”

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Forget it, don't explain anymore. Tell me when you have good news."

Soon after, Gao Shiguang's company successfully entered B City. With Chen Lirong's overt help and Yan Minghui's covert support, his company developed at an extremely fast pace, and his business grew bigger and bigger. Of course, that's another story.

At the end of that year, the awards ceremony jointly established by Chen Yan's company and Wen's was held, and the awards at the ceremony were named the 'Flying Eagle Award'.

In recent years, Haoran Entertainment has gained an increasingly prominent position in the entertainment industry. It has achieved remarkable success in film and television production, as well as in artist management, record production, and entertainment marketing. Moreover, since Xi Yichen's incident, Xi's JK Entertainment has clearly been in a slump, to the point that Haoran Entertainment has completely overshadowed JK Entertainment in terms of momentum and is poised to become the leading entertainment company in China.

So at this awards ceremony, in addition to all the artists from their company, many popular celebrities also came to attend.

Chen Yan was determined to make a good start. She invited all the big-name celebrities she could, and even paid a large appearance fee to invite a few big stars who were difficult to invite. In addition to the artists, many directors, represented by Fu Mingxue, also came.

After the usual red carpet walk, opening ceremony, and other routine procedures, it was time to present the awards.

The winners this time were selected through a combination of professional judges and online voting. While other award ceremonies are more or less inevitably subject to some behind-the-scenes manipulation, this award ceremony made every effort to ensure fairness.

The awards included more than a dozen categories, including Best Actor and Best Actress. Two of the artists from Chen Yan's company won awards: Li Yilang won the Most Popular Award, and Ji Yunjiang won the Best Actor Award.

Li Yilang has indeed become incredibly popular in the last two years, and he truly deserves this award. Ji Yunjiang's talent is undeniable, and his award is undisputed.

The awards ceremony was proceeding smoothly in the hall. The host revealed the names of the winners one by one, and then everyone applauded to welcome the winners to the stage to receive their awards and give an exciting or touching acceptance speech.

Meanwhile, backstage in a room, Chen Yan and He Yichen were sitting on a sofa, looking at a screen on the wall in front of them, which was showing the ongoing awards ceremony.

Chen Yan was dressed in a formal suit today. The well-tailored suit made him look tall and slender, and the perfectly knotted tie at the collar gave him a kind of ascetic coldness, but at the same time made his face look even more handsome.

"Boss, you're going to outshine all the stars today," He Yichen said with a click of his tongue, teasingly. "Your appearance is going to be a blow to all the celebrities who are here."

Chen Yan didn't mind these words. She raised an eyebrow and glanced at He Yichen beside her. Due to the angle, Chen Yan looked up at him with her eyes slightly narrowed, and her half-smile seemed to carry a hint of wickedness, giving her an irresistible charm.

He Yichen choked abruptly, his heart skipping a beat. This kind of charm would probably make even a saint's heart flutter. However, although He Yichen often joked with Chen Yan and occasionally said some teasing things, he really didn't dare to have any improper thoughts about Chen Yan. He Yichen secretly composed himself and then pretended to be nonchalant, saying, "Boss, don't you always like to stay behind the scenes? Why do you want to show your face now?"

"After staying in the background for so long, it's natural to come out and get some fresh air," Chen Yan said with a smile, having already looked away. "I can't stay behind the scenes forever; I'll have to show my face sooner or later. Since the reporters are all here today, let's choose this day to make it public."

Gradually, the awards ceremony came to an end. The last awards were for Best Actor and Best Actress. After the Best Actress finished her acceptance speech, it was the Best Actor's turn.

"Thank you everyone. I am very grateful and excited to receive this award." Ji Yunjiang had already taken the stage and begun his speech. "This is not the first time I have won an award since entering the entertainment industry, but this award is of extraordinary significance to me. In the past, when I went on stage, I would thank many people, but today, I want to thank someone I have never thanked before. It is this person who gave me the opportunity, allowed me to smoothly enter the entertainment industry, signed me, nurtured me, and allowed me to climb step by step to where I am today..."

As Ji Yunjiang spoke on stage, he recounted his acceptance speech many times, but this was undoubtedly the most sincere one. However, despite his heartfelt words, few in the audience were truly listening. They'd heard similar speeches countless times, and no one bothered to pay close attention. But when Ji Yunjiang said, "This person is Mr. Chen Yan, the chairman of Haoran Entertainment," a small murmur rippled through the room.

"Today I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Chen Yan for his guidance and support." After saying this, Ji Yunjiang bowed deeply and remained standing for a long time.

The murmurs below the stage grew louder and louder. Everyone only knew He Yichen as the boss of Haoran Entertainment, and had never heard of Chen Yan before. Moreover, those who knew a little more about Haoran Entertainment knew that it was a subsidiary of Haoran Group, but the boss of Haoran Group had always been a mystery. There were many speculations about him, the most widely accepted of which was that he was a foreigner. But these were all just speculations. However, now, they had actually heard this person's name from Ji Yunjiang's mouth. It was like a thunderbolt that exploded in the air above everyone without any warning.

Generally, the awards ceremony would end here, but this time there was an extra segment: a speech by the organizers.

The organizers are naturally Haoran Entertainment and Wen's Jewelry. At this point, it's obvious who will speak. Since the chairman of Haoran has been mentioned, who else could be the spokesperson but him?

After another long introduction by the host, a passionate voice announced, "Now, let's welcome Chairman Chen to the stage!"

After the host finished speaking, the audience fell silent, and then Chen Yan walked out from backstage.

As soon as Chen Yan appeared, the audience erupted in an uproar. Who would have thought that the CEO of Haoran Group would be such a handsome and young man? In fact, Chen Yan's youth was so great that he couldn't even be described as a man.

Before Chen Yan even stepped onto the stage, the flashbulbs below were already going off incessantly, and the clicking of various cameras was continuous.

Chen Yan calmly walked onto the stage, glanced around, and then said with a faint smile, "Hello everyone, I am Chen Yan. First of all, thank you all for taking the time to come and support us..."

Chen Yan spoke calmly and unhurriedly, but the reporters below were already in a state of excitement and anticipation, and many of them had probably already prepared their news reports for tomorrow.

Tomorrow, not to mention the entertainment industry, the business world is destined to be anything but calm.

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