Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Chapter 219: Chapter 216: You Are Fired (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)

As the first Master of Painting in Hua Country, Qiu Bai’s painting artistry had also reached a bottleneck.

However, what troubled him was that his skills had reached their peak, so to break the bottleneck he could only rely on himself.

Now, he saw someone whose skill surpassed his own, how could he not be excited?

Perhaps, with a casual guidance from this opponent, he could break through the bottleneck, maybe even reach the Half-Saint Level in painting is very likely.

”Mr. Ma, you must contact this author, maybe his guidance can further improve my painting skills.”

Upon hearing Qiu Bai’s words, everyone present was once again stunned.

Who was Qiu Bai? He was the first master in the Hua Country painting circle, just how terrifying must the painting skills of someone who could guide him be?

Brother Teng quickly said: ”Master Qiu Bai, don’t worry, I will call the other party immediately.”

Qiu Bai clasped his fists: ”Thank you, Brother Teng, by the way, if you get in touch, I will personally visit the master.”

Brother Teng nodded and dialed Ye Chen’s number.

Ye Chen was strolling leisurely with Wanrou when his phone rang.

”Mr. Ye, I am Ah-Teng, have you attended the Painting and Calligraphy Conference?”

”I have arrived and am wandering around below.”

”Oh, where are you located? We will come over now.”

Ye Chen glanced around and said: ”I am in Area B.”

”Alright, Mr. Ye, please stay there, we will be there right away.”

Hanging up the phone, Qiu Bai hurriedly asked, ”Is Mr. Ye around now?”

Brother Teng nodded: ”He is now in Area B.”

”Good, we are going over there now.”

Seeing Qiu Bai and several painting bigwigs, everyone was shocked.

”Chairman Qiu, can you guide me a bit, and see where the flaws in this painting are?”

As the number one ranked painter in Hua Country, being guided by him even a little might improve one’s painting skill by a level.

Watching Qiu Bai hastily head towards Area B, everyone was very curious.

”So many bigwigs from the Art Association, where are they going?”

”I don’t know, is there some important person in Area B?”

...

The crowd buzzed with discussions.

They were extremely curious about what kind of biggie would make an esteemed figure like Qiu Bai personally welcome them.

At this moment, Lei Bin brought a few security guards and found Ye Chen and Lin Wanrou.

Lei Bin pointed at Ye Chen and said: ”It’s him, it must be a fake invitation stolen from someone else to sneak into the Painting and Calligraphy Conference.”

Ye Chen frowned: ”What do you mean?”

Lei Bin sneered: ”What do I mean? I have already checked, you are not a member of the Modu Art Association at all. This Conference is for invited insiders only, it’s clear your invitation is fake.”

Chen Xuan, full of arrogance, said: ”Boy, such nerve, using a fake invitation to sneak into the Art Association.”

Ye Chen sneered, ”This invitation was given to me by Mr. Ma.”

Chen Xuan suddenly laughed: ”Who is Mr. Ma? A business mogul, how could he possibly give you an invitation, even when making up lies, you should be more reasonable.”

Lei Bin said coldly: ”Security, aren’t you going to throw him out?”

”I’d like to see who dares,” accompanied by an angry shout, Brother Teng along with Qiu Bai and other Art Association bigwigs hurried over.

Chen Xuan quickly said: ”Mr. Ma, you don’t know, this guy actually cheated using your name, I found out, and was just about to call security to have them arrested.”

Brother Teng said coldly: ”Mr. Ye was invited by me, I’d like to see who dares to touch him?”

What?

Hearing Chen Xuan’s response, Brother Teng’s face suddenly changed.

At this time, Qiu Bai also came over and held Ye Chen’s hand: ”Mr. Ye, I have seen your painting, it’s simply divine, I, Qiu Bai, am completely overawed. Could you possibly guide me a bit?”

Upon hearing Qiu Bai’s words, the scene fell into dead silence.

Who was Qiu Bai, the chairman of the Hua Country Art Association, and yet he was asking for guidance from a young man in his early twenties?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Ye Chen said coldly: ”Chairman Qiu, it seems your people don’t welcome me and even want the security to throw me out. I might as well be sensible and leave quietly.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Bai’s face turned stern and he gave Chen Xuan a harsh glare.

He said to Ye Chen: ”Mr. Ye, please calm your anger. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter.”

Seeing Qiu Bai so respectful to Ye Chen, Chen Xuan and Lei Bin were utterly dumbfounded.

What’s wrong with Master Qiu today?

Why is he so respectful to Ye Chen?

Chen Xuan, somewhat apprehensive, said: ”Chairman Qiu, he is...”

Qiu Bai said coldly: ”Chen Xuan, how dare you show such disrespect to Mr. Ye? Such audacity?”

Hearing Qiu Bai’s angry shout, Chen Xuan was immediately frightened.

Painters value self-cultivation and rarely get angry.

Yet, the fact that Ye Chen incited such anger from him startled Chen Xuan.

Qiu Bai said coldly: ”Chen Xuan, starting today, you and this lad beside you are expelled from the Art Association. From now on, our Art Association will blacklist you both, never to be recruited again.”

Hearing Qiu Bai’s words, Chen Xuan and Lei Bin were utterly shocked.

Their livelihood depended on painting, and being expelled from the Art Association meant their lives were over.

Especially for Chen Xuan, who had some fame in the art world; being expelled from the association meant all his previous achievements vanished into thin air.

Brother Teng originally had a good relationship with Chen Xuan, but he understood that Chen Xuan offended Ye Chen, which made him an enemy.

Moreover, Ye Chen’s painting skill was beyond comparison with Chen Xuan’s, whom he could not compare to Ye Chen even in dreams; what Chen Xuan produced was mere rubbish in front of Ye Chen.

Brother Teng said coldly: ”Chen Xuan, do you know who Ye Chen is? Even Master Qiu Bai admits inferiority to him, and you wanted to throw such a person out of the venue. Do you even regard Chairman Qiu Bai? Do you think the Art Association is run by your family?”

Chen Xuan’s face was ashen.

Only now did he realize that the divine work he had seen earlier was indeed from Ye Chen’s hands.

This was far too shocking.

Lei Bin shouted from the side: ”Impossible, impossible, painting requires years of accumulation. How could someone so young possess such artistic skills?”

Brother Teng’s expression darkened: ”I personally watched Master Ye create a painting for me; are you implying that I am lying?”

”I didn’t...” Lei Bin knew about Brother Teng’s status, and he could not afford to provoke him.

Chen Xuan was dumbfounded, staring at the young man in front of him, never expecting that the ethereal masterpiece was crafted by Ye Chen.

His intestines twisted with regret.

If he hadn’t been misled by his disciple, Lei Bin, he might have made a connection with Ye Chen, perhaps improving his painting skill.

Now!

He was expelled from the Art Association, making any advancement in this path nearly impossible.

Slap!

Chen Xuan slapped Lei Bin hard across the face.

”You bastard, you’ve utterly ruined me.”

Two security guards rushed in and escorted the two out.

Once the two were expelled, Qiu Bai approached Ye Chen and said respectfully: ”Mr. Ye, I am very sorry that our Art Association has allowed such degenerates. I have already expelled them, and I hope Master Ye can forgive us.”