Section 82
"I'm not buying anything. I'll just say a few words and leave."
"..."
"What's going on?" A family steward near the door frowned. As soon as he walked to the door, the door of the room was pushed open.
Su Chen walked in from outside.
Standing at the door, he glanced at everyone casually, and finally nodded to the astonished Luo Minghe.
"The whole family is having a meeting. They are not at home, but they specially came to the Chamber of Commerce. It's hard for me to come here again."
After saying that, Su Chen walked to Luo Mingtao who was right above him and waved his hand: "Get up."
"Oh, um, ah..."
Plop.
Luo Mingtao, who stood up, had his legs softened and knelt down again.
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Then there was a cry of surprise in the whole room——
"Old man?!!!"
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Luo Family.
Located in the core area of Yujingtai, every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
The huge mansion was hung with red lanterns, red painted pillars and stone lions, with high eaves. Inside the mansion, there were lush bamboo forests, bluestone paving, and maids walking back and forth in groups, taking care of the housework, just like a palace.
At this time, the hall of the Luo family was silent.
Su Chen sat alone above the hall, and everyone else was standing.
These high-ranking officials of the Luo family, who usually call the shots outside, dared not even breathe at this moment.
"Grandpa, have some tea." Luo Mingtao carefully held the teacup in front of Su Chen.
Su Chen just glanced at it and did not take it.
Luo Mingtao could only continue to hold it.
Seeing this, the others lowered their heads silently and dared not speak.
Although they shamelessly asked the old man to return to the Luo family, it seemed that the old man was not in a good mood... Everyone's eyes secretly looked at Luo Minghe, because Su Chen's attitude towards him was obviously unusual when he was at the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce just now. Later, they learned that Su Chen and Luo Minghe knew each other in Mond.
"Minghe, go serve tea."
An elder of the Luo family motioned for Luo Minghe to speak.
The latter hesitated for a moment, walked forward, took the teacup from Luo Mingtao and said, "Grandpa, have a cup of tea."
"Yes."
Su Chen took the cup and drank a sip calmly.
The tea was top-grade, but it tasted average.
"I'll tell you three things."
Putting down the teacup, Su Chen said, "First, Liyue will open up a shipping channel, and the Luo family will join."
Hua La~
The crowd was noisy.
Luo Mingtao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa, the issue of opening a waterway was discussed before the family meeting, and everyone agreed that..."
"Do you think it is unprofitable?" Su Chen said lightly, "Or is it because the risk is too high and it is easy to lose everything?"
Luo Mingtao lowered his head: "Both. The opening of the waterway is inevitable for the future development of Liyue. In this case, even if the Luo family does not participate, it can still make a profit in the future... If we join the investment, given the Seven Stars' fear of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce over the years, even if it succeeds in the end, it may not realize the benefits. Moreover, the sea area is vast, and the money and manpower required to invest are difficult to estimate, so..."
"Do you all think so?"
Su Chen looked at the others.
After a period of silence.
Luo Minghe said: "Brother, your consideration is reasonable, but I think we can't just look at the present. Liyue's opening of a channel will benefit the entire Liyue and everyone. If this matter can be settled soon, with our Yanhuang foundation, the benefits will definitely not be less than others."
Luo Mingtao frowned: "Then how to calculate the investment capital?"
Luo Minghe said: "Some things can't be calculated, brother, you only see how much we have to invest, but how much Mora is the priority right to use the route after opening? How much Mora is the gratitude of the people of Liyue worth? The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is a signboard, but this golden signboard is not so much the Luo family as it is purely the old man himself. As long as the old man is there, any place can become the next Luo family. Tell me, what does this mean?"
Luo Mingtao was silent.
He knew what Luo Minghe meant.
The current Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is still powerful, but it covers a large industry and is supported by the family foundation.
When everyone talks about the chamber of commerce, they think of old man Luo Chen.
But Luo Chen has been gone for decades.
This leads to the feeling that the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce looks like a giant but is actually very empty.
Lacking the core influence factor and core control, there is nothing to show for it.
So Luo Minghe feels that this investment in opening up routes is an opportunity for the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce.
"In fact, the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce has no shortage of ways to make money. What we lack is a kind of influence. Only by raising the weight of the Chamber of Commerce in the hearts of the people of Liyue can we have a chance to break through the current shackles." After Luo Minghe finished speaking, he looked at Su Chen with some trepidation, and was relieved when he saw that the latter's face was normal.
In fact, he didn't intend to say these words, but Luo Minghe was unwilling to accept it. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he probably wouldn't have a chance to make a name for himself in the future.
"Using the unpredictable Mora to gain a reputation, this..."
Everyone in the Luo family looked at each other.
But in the face of Luo Minghe's boasting, Su Chen did not refute.
"It seems that the old man still favors Minghe."
"It's obvious that the old man has long planned to participate in the project of opening up the route."
"But if you think about it carefully, if this can increase the weight of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce in the hearts of the people of Liyue, the invisible benefits may be difficult to predict."
"As expected of the old man, he is far-sighted and far-sighted. We are still far behind him."
"Minghe has learned some of the old man's essence."
"If the old man supports Minghe as the head of the family, I'm afraid no one can object."
While everyone was talking in a low voice, Su Chen waved his hand and signaled Luo Minghe to withdraw.
The latter was stunned, and a chill hit his back.
Is he wrong?
"Old man, don't you... think so?" Luo Minghe asked with a stiff face.
Su Chen did not answer.
But he talked about the second thing.
"In the past few days, all transactions of the industries under the name of Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce have been closed, and the purchase of goods other than materials has been stopped. If necessary, some stores will be closed and external transactions will be suspended."
Hua La~
Everyone was shocked.
"Old man, are you...are you kidding?" An elder said anxiously, "Now is the time for the invitation ceremony. Is it right to close the store at this time..."
Now is the peak of trade. It is not an exaggeration to say that Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce is making a fortune every day. Once the store is closed, it will lose tens of millions of yuan in minutes!
"The third thing."
Su Chen's tone was calm and unquestionable, which made everyone stagnate.
"The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce will set up a charity hall in the future to take in homeless children. The charity hall can accept donations, but it cannot make a profit. All children who enter the charity hall will be raised by the Chamber of Commerce, providing them with food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and education."
Everyone: "..."
"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. If you want to recognize me as your old man, then do as I say... In addition, don't let the news of my return leak out."
After saying that, Su Chen stood up and walked out of the hall, and he seemed unwilling to say another word.
The remaining senior executives of the Luo family looked at each other.
They thought that Su Chen came back this time to lead the Luo family to greater glory.
In the end, he said three things.
And they were all three things that had nothing to do with the development of the Chamber of Commerce.
"The old man has come back from cultivating immortals, and his temperament has changed?" An old man who was familiar with Su Chen wondered, "Let's not talk about the second thing for now. If the first and third things are done, how much Mora will the Chamber of Commerce have to pay?"
"Then just say whether you will do it or not?" The old man next to him said unhappily.
"Do it, do it, the old man has said so, who dares not to do it?"
Yes, who dares not to do it?
In the big families of Liyue, respect for elders is unquestionable, not to mention that Su Chen's influence in the Luo family is too great. Now he is getting younger and younger. Who knows what tricks the old man has hidden behind this?
Maybe if these unworthy descendants are a little abnormal, the old man will kill them all for the sake of justice.
"By the way, have you noticed that the old man looks like the emperor when he becomes younger?"
"Don't say it, he really looks like the emperor many years ago."
"Ah, yes, yes, maybe the old man is the emperor in the world."
"...Okay, okay, don't talk about these nonsense, disperse, the old man has spoken, and act quickly."
Amidst a sigh, everyone in the hall dispersed and was busy with the three major things that the old man had told them to do.
In the crowd, Luo Minghe was a little confused.
He thought that after this performance, Su Chen would be willing to let him be the head of the family.
But he left without saying anything.
"Did I really say something wrong?"
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