Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1089: Chapter 1089: The Zhang Family, Untouchable?

Bai Xiaosheng couldn’t help but chuckle in silence. Li Shiyue had been watching him all along the way, on the verge of speaking several times but restraining herself, just to tell him this?

The Zhang Family, untouchable?

”The Zhang Family, are they that powerful?” Bai Xiaosheng asked with a smile.

Li Shiyue nodded emphatically, thinking Bai Xiaosheng was unaware of the details, and spoke seriously, ”I used to work in finance, I’ve tallied the market value of ten public businesses under the Zhang Family.”

Li Shiyue stressed again, ”Mr. Bai, that was the Zhang Family from two years ago, just ten public enterprises, their public market value. At that time, the Zhang Family’s total market value was at least two hundred billion, in US dollars!”

Li Shiyue added another sentence, ”You’re familiar with the Tengyun Group, Mr. Bai, right? Back then, it was worth four hundred and fifty billion US dollars! Bear in mind, Tengyun is an Asian internet giant!”

The market value of just a part of the Zhang Family’s public businesses approached nearly half of that of an Asian internet titan.

This was what Li Shiyue urgently wanted to emphasize!

After speaking, Li Shiyue stared into Bai Xiaosheng’s eyes, hoping he understood.

”Miss Li, let me tell you something interesting,” Bai Xiaosheng smiled, ”Two years ago, an old gentleman came to me and mentioned a world-class financial consortium worth two trillion. Back then, I had no concept of that amount. I thought, wow, two trillion yuan, how much money is that? Piled up, it must be mountains and seas of gold and silver.”

”Much, much later, I came to understand what a world-class financial consortium was. That two trillion was not in yuan, but in US dollars.”

”Moreover, the old gentleman was probably afraid of scaring me; what he told me likely wasn’t even everything!”

”Add two years to such a colossal entity, even without aggressive expansion, just steady growth, where do you think it stands now?”

”What’s more, its current development speed is truly unmatched.”

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying listened so intently they couldn’t help but gasp.

It must be what a financial empire looks like.

”What you’re talking about is the Zhenbei Group, isn’t it?” gentle and virtuous, Li Shiyue understood in an instant.

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying also had sudden realizations.

Bai Xiaosheng laughed heartily, ”Correct, it is indeed Zhenbei Group, and it’s also your true foundation and support! A behemoth that was ten times the size of the Zhang Family two years ago stands with you; do you still fear the Zhang Family?”

Li Shiyue frowned, ”It’s not calculated like that, Mr. Bai!”

”A group is a group, with industries spread all over the globe, but dispersed. The Zhang Family is concentrated domestically.”

”Moreover, why should we engage in commercial warfare with a formidable family group over a regional conflict?”

The Zhenbei Group may be an enormous fist or a powerful foot, commanding respect.

But the Zhang Family is a nail, a tough one.

Bigger fists and feet don’t necessarily mean they can easily win over a nail without damage, nor are they necessarily willing to clash with it.

After listening, Bai Xiaosheng’s smile remained unchanged.

Bai Xiaosheng countered, ”If the Zhang Family dares to provoke a colossal entity ten times their size, why can’t the group fight for dignity and profit?”

”But if minor compromises and concessions can lead to better outcomes, win more benefits, then why not?” Li Shiyue retorted unconvinced.

She felt that Bai Xiaosheng’s words weren’t entirely right, but also felt that her own reasoning wasn’t perfect.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, ”Is it worthwhile, in the case of weakness, to compromise and retreat ten thousand steps without involving dignity, to exchange for long-term development? If other strong enterprises follow suit, what then? Do we retreat further, still retreat?”

”But declaring war over minor disagreements is also wrong!” Li Shiyue stood by her views, raising her voice.

Bai Xiaosheng was about to speak when Li Shiyue actually became a bit flustered, ”Besides, who do you think you are? Are you a Zhenbei Group big shot? You can’t make such decisions. You don’t have that authority, do you?”

Li Shiyue was at a bit of a loss, genuinely flustered.

Her temper rose in layers, finding an outlet to vent.

Bai Xiaosheng just smiled, choosing not to argue any further.

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying exchanged looks, their expressions strange.

Girl, your reasoning may be valid, but you got one thing terribly wrong.

Bai Xiaosheng really is a big shot in the group!

Seeing that Bai Xiaosheng remained silent, Li Shiyue still stared at him intently, waiting for a rebuttal.

Noticing this, Bai Xiaosheng laughed heartily, ”It’s just a chat, Miss Li, don’t take it too seriously. Naturally, I can’t make such a big decision for Zhenbei Group.”

Bai Xiaosheng’s words seemed to ”soften”.

Li Shiyue pouted, then after calming down a bit, she realized she had been petty.

The others were just making a casual remark and hadn’t forced her to agree with anything. It was just that she couldn’t win the argument, so she became unrelenting and eventually even rude, which was far from polite.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Li Shiyue still thought the root cause lay with Bai Xiaosheng, taking at most seventy percent of the blame.

After reflecting for a moment with her head down, she deducted one percent of the blame from herself, shifting it onto Bai Xiaosheng.

This was called gender balance.

However, bearing sixty percent of the blame still seemed like she was in the wrong.

She replayed the entire process in her mind.

It seemed...

Everyone else had been amiable, while she had become increasingly agitated.

”Mr. Bai, I apologize for my attitude,” Li Shiyue took a deep breath and earnestly continued.

It was an apology for the attitude, not the viewpoint.

Bai Xiaosheng also smiled.

This stubborn girl did show some responsibility, which made him take a liking to her.

”Miss Li, you’re too kind,” Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile. ”Regarding this conflict you’ve had with the Zhang Family, I’d like to hear more about it.”

Bai Xiaosheng naturally shifted the topic.

”Mr. Bai, you don’t know?” Li Shiyue looked at Lei Ying in surprise.

In her view, this Mr. Bai, having been involved and even speaking on behalf of the group, should at least know the situation.

At the very least, Mr. Lei should have told him.

”I know some of it, but not all. Miss Li, don’t worry about what I know. Just start from the beginning, and the more detail, the better. I get a different feeling when I hear information from different voices,” Bai Xiaosheng said with a natural smile.

”That works,” Li Shiyue nodded.

Then, she began to recount the story.

”It all started when I had just become Mr. Shang Wenshu’s secretary, accompanying Mr. Shang on inspections of various city and district businesses.”

”Then one day, suddenly, we received news that Dacheng Group and one of the Zhang Family’s pillar real estate companies were at odds over a highly valuable piece of land in the Gandong Province capital, neither side backing down, leading to friction.”

Li Shiyue hesitated for a moment before sheepishly continuing, ”It was our Dacheng Group’s former General Manager who colluded with several groups in Shangyun, tripping up the other party and ultimately securing the land.”

”But that completely enraged the Zhang Family. The former General Manager of Dacheng Group also took it upon himself to negotiate with them, ending in discord. Consequently, the Zhang Family began an onslaught against our group’s businesses in Shangyun Province.”

”By the time Mr. Shang and I were informed, it was already over. When we rushed back, the situation was dire.”

”The former General Manager of Dacheng Group, it’s rumored he was fired in a rage by Mr. Shang. The truth is, they had a fight, and he resigned on his own.”

Li Shiyue sighed, ”In any case, that’s the situation now. It’s all on Mr. Shang to manage and hold the fort. Otherwise, our losses would truly be disastrous.”

”Haven’t you sought help from the Group?” Lin Weiwei asked curiously.

Logically speaking, facing such a big issue locally, they should have called for assistance from headquarters, and the headquarters should have sent support.

”We did ask for help. And someone did come, but it was an Affairs Assistant,” Li Shiyue responded.

”Just an Affairs Assistant?” Lei Ying was somewhat surprised and glanced at Bai Xiaosheng, ”At the very least, it should have been an Affairs Officer.”

Bai Xiaosheng frowned, ”What’s the name of the Affairs Assistant who came?”

Li Shiyue gave Mr. Lei a curious look, not expecting him to be so familiar with Zhenbei Group’s Greater China Region Headquarters, and even knew about the Affairs Officer.

”Zhao,” when Li Shiyue, still surprised by Lei Ying’s knowledge, replied to Bai Xiaosheng, she suddenly realized that Bai Xiaosheng knew who Zhao was.

Li Shiyue didn’t think that even if she mentioned Zhao’s real name, Bai Xiaosheng would necessarily know, so she quickly corrected herself.

”I heard her say her name is—”

”Zhao Qianze!”

Zhao Qianze!

The three, including Bai Xiaosheng, were all stunned at once.

An acquaintance!