719: Chapter 714 We Must Stand Up

He prided himself on being a business genius, managing the Lin family's assets with meticulous order, pushing their worth past the hundred-billion mark.

He felt immense pride in this accomplishment.

But now, listening to Shen Yan's maneuvers, he felt like a child building a sandcastle.

And Shen Yan was the giant beside him, silently constructing a cross-sea bridge.

No, he wasn't just building.

He was creating out of thin air!

"Dad..."

Lin Zhiyao's voice was slightly dry as he looked toward his father.

Lin Boyuan's expression was relatively calm, but the hand holding his teacup trembled slightly.

He had lived a lifetime, witnessing countless storms, yet everything he heard today still shattered his understanding of the world.

"It's not over yet."

Lin Fu continued speaking.

"More terrifying than these assets is his network of contacts."

On the tablet, names and profile pictures appeared one after another.

Each person was a major figure who could cause an earthquake with a mere stomp in their respective fields.

"Luo Yi, the top commercial lawyer in Country H, known as 'Lawless Rogue' Teacher Luo. He has handled countless international commercial mergers and acquisitions, never losing a case. Three years ago, Luo Yi was framed and imprisoned. It was Shen Yan's team that found the crucial evidence and helped him overturn the case. Since then, Luo Yi disbanded his own firm and now serves only Shen Yan."

"Professor Qian Bingkun, an academic titan in the field of gene editing domestically. Five years ago, his laboratory faced imminent collapse due to a lack of funding. Shen Yan anonymously sent a five-hundred-million 'angel investment' and provided a brand-new data analysis algorithm, accelerating his research speed tenfold. Now, Professor Qian's 'Shennong Gene' is the world's largest rare disease gene bank, valued at over two hundred billion."

"An Ran, the 'Venture Capital Queen' of City S, commanding trillions in capital. She publicly stated that the most successful investment of her life was choosing to believe in Shen Yan when he was at his lowest. Today, she is Shen Yan's staunchest ally overseas."

"And..."

Lin Fu pointed to the profile picture of a blonde, blue-eyed foreigner.

"Emma Richter, the Father of Precision Manufacturing in Germany, the apple of the Richter family's eye. The Richter family never cooperates with outsiders. Yet, just a few days ago, they announced the joint establishment of the 'Richter Precision Manufacturing Foundation' with a mysterious Eastern businessman. Shen Yan invested one hundred million Euros solely to obtain some manuscript clues left behind by Mr. Richter."

"Even that old fox from Tanaka Industries, Chairman Tanaka, personally delivered their treasured spare control unit to Shen Yan a few days ago, in exchange for nothing more than the blueprints for the 'Blizzard' engine."

Inside Tingyuxuan, there was a deathly silence.

The Lin family members felt as if their breathing had almost stopped.

What was this? A background investigation report?

This was clearly a scroll depicting a myth!

Wealth, technology, connections... this young man named Shen Yan had reached a height unattainable by ordinary mortals in every dimension.

He wasn't doing business.

He was silently altering the world's structure with his own power.

Lin Zhiyao's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

He recalled how, during the day, he had been calculating shares, control rights, and even plotting how to prevent the other party from stealing core technology.

Thinking back now, how ridiculous!

In the face of such a behemoth, the Lin family's century-old heritage, their proud Suzhou embroidery and tapestry skills, might... be utterly insignificant.

The fact that the other party was willing to relinquish controlling shares wasn't a display of magnanimity or respect.

It was an exhibition of absolute confidence.

Just as a giant dragon wouldn't care about the flight path of a butterfly.

"Dad, we..."

Lin Zhiyao struggled to speak, "It seems we don't have the right to refuse."

To become enemies with Shen Yan?

He dared not imagine the consequences.

Professor Qian Bingkun could cause problems with the Lin family bloodline at the genetic level.

Luo Yi could manipulate the Lin family legally within the palm of his hand.

An Ran's capital could easily crush all of the Lin family's industries.

Not to mention Shen Yan's own unfathomable technological strength.

Their Lin family couldn't even block one of his fingers.

Ms. Su's focus was slightly different; she spoke softly.

"Did the report mention his family?"

Lin Fu nodded and scrolled to the last page of the report.

It contained Shen Yan's family information, along with his widely known 'down-and-out' history.

Parents deceased, sister gravely ill, wife's betrayal, company hollowed out, custody of his daughter lost...

Looking at those words, both Ms. Su and Lin Chuxue showed a trace of sympathy and heartache.

How strong must a man's heart be to climb out of such a hell and stand at the height he is today?

"The report indicates that Shen Yan cherishes his current fiancée, Liu Hui, and his daughter, Youyou, greatly."

Lin Fu added.

"He also spares no effort for his sister, Shen Ya. After Shen Ya woke up, he immediately set up a Branch Company for her so she could pursue what she loves."

"Furthermore, the young man who accompanies him, David Chen, is a brother he grew up with. After Shen Yan made his comeback, he gave him shares and status second only to his own."

"He also has a female general named Wu Ya, whom he single-handedly promoted from adversity."

"He... is a man who values relationships."

Ms. Su reached her conclusion.

This statement was like a ray of light, dispelling the heavy atmosphere in Tingyuxuan.

Lin Boyuan slowly opened his eyes, which had been tightly shut.

His gaze was clearer than ever before.

"A man whose abilities reach the heavens, yet who is also loyal, cherishes his wife and daughter, and treats his brothers well."

"Such a person will either become the most reliable ally or the most terrifying enemy."

He stood up and walked to the window, looking out at the moonlit garden.

For hundreds of years, the Lin family had survived in this garden by being cautious and meticulous.

But he also understood that times had changed.

Sticking to the old ways would eventually lead to obsolescence.

"Zhiyao."

He spoke slowly.

"Dad, I'm here."

"Prepare a cooperation agreement of the highest standard."

Lin Boyuan's voice was decisive.

"All terms must follow what Mr. Shen proposed today—no, they must be more favorable than what he proposed."

"What we want is not fifty-one percent of the shares, but for the name 'heavenly craft' to be eternally bound to the Lin family."

"This young man is no mere fish in a pond; he is a giant dragon about to soar into the heavens."

"Our Lin family missed the Industrial Revolution, and we missed the Information Revolution."

"This time, at the peak of the Artificial Intelligence wave..."

Lin Boyuan turned around, looking at his son with burning eyes.

"We must stand atop this wave!"