"You've arrived. Everyone, please sit down as if you were at home," Ye Wentian said casually, truly treating the place like his own home, which surprised Leng Yue and Zhou Yan.
They had expected Ye Wentian to be like other successful individuals, meticulously prepared, at least dressed impeccably. But that was not the case.
"Hello, Teacher Leng Yue," Luo Yushuang said to Leng Yue, then looked at Zhou Yan and remarked, "You're finally here, you kid."
As for Ye Bufan, Luo Yushuang completely ignored him.
"Dad," Ye Bufan greeted Ye Wentian.
"Uncle,"
"Mr. Ye,"
Zhou Yan and Leng Yue also greeted Ye Wentian before sitting down. Seeing that Ye Wentian was not overly formal, they felt much more relaxed.
Ye Wentian handed Zhou Yan a document and introduced, "These are all excellent enterprises. Cooperating with them should satisfy you. With me vouching for you, they wouldn't dare to cheat you. If they do, just come to me."
"Thank you, Uncle Ye. I truly appreciate your help this time," Zhou Yan said.
"Don't be so formal. If you need any materials, you can tell me, and I'll do my best to help you procure them," Ye Wentian added.
"The material list is all here. It's quite extensive. Even for our family, it would take a hundred years to collect it all."
Ye Bufan took out the list and placed it on the table. Ye Wentian casually flipped through it and remarked, "Indeed, it's quite a lot."
"Uh, that's just one of them. I have several hundred more," Ye Bufan said.
Ye Wentian: "..."
Ye Bufan sent the documents to his father. After reviewing them, Ye Wentian finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you planning to build an empire?"
"Something like that," Zhou Yan replied.
After seeing Zhou Yan's material list, Ye Wentian finally understood why Zhou Yan needed to seek cooperation with so many groups. Ye Wentian even felt that even with cooperation from so many groups, it would take Zhou Yan a long time to gather sufficient materials.
After dinner, they waited for the commercial meeting the next day.
Early the next morning.
For the formal business meeting, Zhou Yan naturally dressed appropriately. He chose a decent outfit. Feeling satisfied, Zhou Yan walked out of his room and met up with Ye Bufan.
"Looking sharp, my man," Ye Bufan said, looking at Zhou Yan.
"With how you're dressed, people might think you're going on a blind date," Zhou Yan also chuckled.
"I wonder how Teacher Leng Yue is preparing," Zhou Yan checked the time; there were twenty minutes left.
"Here I come, here I come! Teacher is very punctual," Leng Yue also came out wearing a dress.
"Beautiful!"
"Very pretty."
"What about me?" Luo Yushuang also walked out wearing a princess dress.
Zhou Yan said to Ye Bufan, "It should be starting. Let's go."
"Let's."
Luo Yushuang snorted and muttered, "Two scoundrels."
The business exchange conference was held on the top floor of the hotel. Many reporters were present. As everyone gathered, the business exchange conference officially began. Ye Wentian delivered the opening speech, and the conference quickly unfolded.
After Ye Wentian finished, he directly took Zhou Yan and Ye Bufan to meet with the business magnates.
"This is the CEO of Qingtian, Qing Xue. She's a trustworthy partner, and we have significant business dealings with our Dragon King family."
Ye Wentian introduced to Zhou Yan.
"Hello, I'm Zhou Yan," Zhou Yan also extended his hand with a smile.
"You've been quite the talk of the town recently. Our group also greatly admires doing business with talented lords like you. Moreover, we promise to sell you items at a 5% discount below market price."
Qing Xue immediately showed her sincerity to Zhou Yan, which greatly surprised him.
"Won't this lead to gossip within your group? I don't want you to be targeted because of your dealings with me."
While Zhou Yan was grateful, he didn't want the other party to be harmed because of him. He would have no problem acquiring materials at normal market prices.
"Haha, you're quite considerate of others. Don't worry, cooperating and trading with lords like you allows us to enjoy preferential policies from the Divine Dragon Kingdom, which can significantly reduce taxes. Therefore, this is absolutely a mutually beneficial matter."
Qing Xue smiled and explained the reason.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Then I can rest assured," Zhou Yan truly didn't know about such reasons, as he hadn't delved too deeply into business matters.
"It seems I've done a good job as an introducer. You two chat, I'm going to see some old friends." Seeing that Qing Xue and Zhou Yan were chatting well, Ye Wentian left.
Qing Xue and Zhou Yan found a place and sat down to discuss the specific material projects they needed. Ye Bufan accompanied them throughout.
This represented an attitude and an implication.
Ye Bufan was the future heir of the Dragon King family. His presence as an accompaniment standing by Zhou Yan's side was enough to make everyone present understand that Zhou Yan had the full support of the Dragon King family.
Everyone present was sharp. They knew Zhou Yan's identity, his strength, and how on the Myriad Realms Lord Continent, Zhou Yan had, single-handedly, defeated the alliances of tens of thousands of lords, with only a few hundred escaping.
Although this news was hard to believe, its authenticity had been confirmed from multiple sources. Anyone who had access to decent information would not underestimate Zhou Yan.
Not long after they sat down, a man proactively approached Zhou Yan and said, "Excuse me, may I interrupt for a moment? I am Liu Qiangdong, the CEO of Jingdong Group. I overheard Mr. Ye Wentian speaking about you just now. On behalf of our company, I'd like to discuss cooperation with you."
"It seems there are quite a few people who want to cooperate with Zhou Yan," Qing Xue smiled.
Zhou Yan replied, "Don't worry. My orders are very large; they cannot be fulfilled by your individual groups alone. As long as you have enough goods, I can provide enough funds, and I won't owe you a single spirit coin."
Qing Xue and Liu Qiangdong were delighted. They loved cooperating with lords like this and quickly said, "Mr. Zhou, rest assured. Whatever we have, we will definitely offer it for trade with you."
"I didn't expect both of you to be here too." At this moment, two more people walked over, introducing themselves, "I am Ma Huateng of Penguin Group."
"I am Huang Zheng, CEO of Pinduoduo," the other introduced himself.
"And me!" Another person walked over, smiling, and said, "I am Ma Yun, founder of Halley."
People from various groups walked over to express their friendly greetings to Zhou Yan, all wanting to become his business partners.