This is the land of cherry blossoms, not a place where he can act recklessly with his pyramids.

Just as the two were mentioning this matter, a massive earthquake occurred in the Jiangcheng business world.

The Yu and Yong'an groups actually announced a merger, for which both companies suspended trading. They would resume trading after completing a series of procedures, but by then, the Yu Group and Yong'an would no longer exist, leaving only the Eternal Group.

Eternal represented the friendship between the two families—eternal friendship!

The entire Jiangcheng business world instantly exploded. One must know that these two groups were top-tier existences in Jiangcheng; their merger would create a dragon head enterprise in Jiangcheng, an absolute hegemon!

The impact was significant, and even more importantly, the eldest young master of the Li Family was still a shareholder of Heavenly Palace Media—the sole shareholder. This meant they had the Heavenly Palace Group as their backing.

Therefore, this impact was still very massive for Jiangcheng.

Because of this, the stock market exploded. On the stock forums of the two groups, investors were discussing it with extreme intensity.

“Someone tell me, am I still dreaming? These two actually merged; this is just too inconceivable.”

“Exactly, there were absolutely no signs, and not even a whisper of a rumor before. I haven't even gotten on the train yet.”

“Sigh, what a pity. I sold it yesterday when it hit a high, thinking I'd buy back in today when it dropped. Who would have thought it would end like this? It went down but I can't get back up, I lost big time!”

“Damn, hearing you say that makes me jealous. Those who are still on the train are going to take off directly with this wave.”

“Isn't that the truth? Once trading resumes, it'll open at the limit price, and the doors will be welded shut. Dammit, I'm so jealous.”

“Great! I went all-in yesterday at the limit price. Although I lost money then, it was a good loss! Once trading resumes, it'll take off directly, and I'll be eating meat, big meat.”

“By the way, why is this happening? Although the Yu and Li families are old family friends, people's hearts are separated by their bellies. Do they have that much confidence in their friendship? Aren't they afraid of conflicts later?”

“Conflicts? You're only looking at the surface level; it's normal that you can't see the deeper meaning. You should know that Young Master Li and Young Master Yu are currently working at Heavenly Palace Media.”

“They also have a deep relationship with Brother Jun, and Young Master Li is the sole shareholder of Heavenly Palace Media. These two young masters are forgoing their inheritance to work at Heavenly Palace Media. Guess why they're doing this?”

As soon as these words were spoken, those with quick wits reacted immediately.

“Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, I get it now. Everything is for Brother Jun.”

“Impressive! As long as Brother Jun is around, there won't be any conflict between the two families. Not only that, they can use the prestige of the Heavenly Palace Group to develop rapidly and so on. There are so many benefits.”

“Hehe, you're still looking at it too shallowly. Figure it out yourselves. Anyway, in a word, as long as the brothers on the train hold onto their stocks tightly, wealth freedom won't be a problem from now on.”

“I can only say this much. As for those who can't hold on, I can only say your fortune is poor; even if it's given to you, you can't keep it. I dare to assert that the future world will become brilliant because of Brother Jun. Let me give everyone present a sentence: those who believe in Brother Jun will enjoy the future.”

“Tsk~ What a charlatan. No matter how powerful he is, he's a person, not a god. And how impressive can a mere businessman be? I advise those with Eternal Group stocks to take their profits once trading resumes and leave. Don't regret it when it drops later. Money is only yours once you sell the stock; otherwise, it's just a string of numbers.”

“Makes sense. In this market, who doesn't harvest the leeks? And in this stupid market, it's always been that when all the good news is out, it's bad news, and when all the bad news is out, it's good news. Doing the opposite is never wrong.”

“Hehe, two idiots. Even if your ancestral graves started smoking with good fortune, you'd douse it with water.”

Li Yi and Yu Weijie soon learned of this. Looking at the outside world's evaluation of the Eternal Group, Li Yi didn't pay much attention to it.

In any case, other people's evaluations weren't important to him. His fingers lightly tapped the tabletop as he murmured, “It seems the Lin Group can live for a few more days. Forget it, I'll start preparing for other things first.”

“Xiao Jie, have someone look into the entertainment industry. For all the talented actors, draw up a list for me. Regardless of their current situation—whether they're being blacklisted or are just small-time—put them all on the list.”

Although he didn't know what Li Yi wanted to do, Yu Weijie still agreed.

“Understood, Brother Yi. Give me two days.”

“Mhm. By the way, Qingwan is coming back in a few days. I'll have her come to Shanghai then. You take her around Shanghai for a few days. It's best if you two can get along, but if not, there's no need to force it. But you can't play games with me; if you marry her, you have to be responsible for her. We're not young anymore, it's time to settle down.”

Hearing this, Yu Weijie rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and smiled. “Brother Yi, am I really that unreliable in your heart? Don't worry, I have a very good impression of Sister Qingwan; she's my type. Alright, Brother Yi, I'll get to work now.”

After saying that, he quickly turned and left the office. Li Yi watched his departing back, suddenly feeling a bit strange in his heart.

Since the two had grown up together, he was like a younger brother, while Qingwan was his cousin. In his mind, there was always a sense of a 'forbidden sibling romance' vibe.

My younger brother is marrying my younger sister?

Pah, pah, pah—I can't think like that. They aren't biological siblings... Pah, pah, pah... they didn't have that kind of relationship to begin with.

Wait, why did he have such thoughts? Could it be that staying with Yu Xinyi for too long had turned him into a pervert?

At the thought of this, he couldn't help but shudder, and his waist even felt a faint ache.

At the same time!

Sakata City, Sakura Country!

On the roads of the city center, an extreme battle royale was currently unfolding.

Two in front and one behind, one black and two white sedans were speeding along the road.

“Baka! Are these guys from the Pyramid crazy? Why are they chasing us relentlessly?”

“Damn it, where did our Red Group offend them? Why do they want to wipe us out completely?”

Rat-tat-tat-tat—

While they were speaking, a burst of gunfire came from behind. Bullets fell on the car body like raindrops, inevitably sparking bursts of fire.

The people inside the two white sedans in front were the only remaining members of the Red Group. If they hadn't been clever and decisively abandoned their companions to flee the headquarters the moment they sensed something was wrong,

they would have already died at the Red Group headquarters like their other companions.

Unfortunately, even so, they still hadn't managed to escape the clutches of the Pyramid.

Seeing the car behind chasing relentlessly, they knew that if this continued, they would be caught sooner or later, and that would also be a dead end.

“Bastard, this isn't the way. We must deal with them to have a slim chance of survival.”

“Don't be afraid. This is Sakura Country, not a place where the Pyramid can act willfully. Once our Japanese police arrive, they will definitely help us instead of them.”

“Makes sense. Stop the cars and confront them. We have more people; the advantage is ours.”

Meanwhile, several hundred meters behind them, a group of Japanese police on bicycles were on their way.