187: Chapter 187 The Birth of a Trillion-Dollar Empire!

With those words from Gu Changhai, the entire live stream chat froze.

Everyone was stunned by the fifty-billion-yuan chip on the table.

Watching Gu Changhai's desperate posturing, Chen Tianming scoffed with utter disdain.

"Trying to outspend me, are you?"

"Fine!"

Chen Tianming pulled his phone from his pocket and hit the speakerphone button.

He dialed a number.

The call connected immediately, and a highly respectful voice came through.

"Chairman, what are your orders?"

Chen Tianming stared at Gu Changhai on the screen, his tone incredibly arrogant.

"Notify the finance department."

"Transfer five billion in cash from the group's public account immediately."

"Deposit it into the Young Master's personal bank account."

"Now, right away!"

The person on the other end paused for a moment before quickly replying.

"Understood! Processing it immediately!"

The call ended.

Less than ten seconds later, the phone Chen Yu had placed beside him chimed with a crisp text message notification.

Chen Tianming snatched up Chen Yu's phone.

He held the screen directly in front of the live stream camera.

It clearly displayed a bank deposit notification.

The long string of zeros in the account balance was enough to blind anyone.

A full five billion in cash!

"Gu Changhai, anyone can make empty promises."

"Today, I'll show you what real money looks like!"

Chen Tianming tossed the phone onto the table, his face full of provocation.

Gu Changhai's eyes turned completely red.

He breathed heavily, like an enraged tiger.

He also grabbed his own phone and dialed the legal department.

He turned on the speakerphone as well.

"Prepare the transfer documents for me immediately!"

"Transfer all thirty commercial properties I own in the prime district of Jiangcheng to my son's name!"

"Yes! Those thirty office buildings!"

"It must be done before dark today!"

Gu Changhai hung up and glared daggers at Chen Tianming.

"Chen Tianming! Don't push me too far!"

"My son has my blood flowing through his veins!"

"No matter how much money you give him, he is still a member of my Gu family!"

The two wealthiest tycoons were locked in a battle of titans across the screen.

Throwing five billion in cash today, transferring thirty buildings tomorrow.

This insane display of wealth left the five million viewers in the live stream stunned to the core.

"They're crazy! Absolutely insane!"

"Is this the world of the rich? I have to calculate every fifty yuan I spend!"

"Five billion in cash transferred just like that? Thirty office buildings given away just like that?"

"Young Master Chen! Do you need a bag carrier? I'm buying a ticket to Jiangzhou right now!"

Chen Yu stood between the two.

Listening to his biological father and adoptive father frantically one-upping each other, he felt like his head was about to explode.

On one side were his biological parents who gave him life.

On the other was his adoptive father who had raised him for twenty years as his own.

Both sides were multi-billionaire super-tycoons.

How could he choose?

Chen Yu held his head tightly with both hands.

He crouched on the ground and shouted in extreme pain.

"Stop arguing!"

"Can you please stop forcing me!"

Chen Yu's breakdown did not stop the two tycoons.

Gu Changhai and Chen Tianming continued to glare at each other across the screen, neither willing to yield an inch.

The situation was completely out of control.

The live stream chat was in total chaos.

Su Yun sat before his computer, watching this absurd farce.

He sighed helplessly.

The kid certainly had good luck, but this current situation was truly a death trap.

He grabbed his mouse and clicked on the backend control panel.

He disabled the slow mode for the live stream.

Then, he reached over and picked up the microphone.

"Alright, gentlemen."

Su Yun spoke into the microphone, his voice transmitted through the sound card into all three live streams.

"You've argued enough, and you've thrown enough money around."

"Is it time you listened to what I have to say?"

As soon as Su Yun spoke, Gu Changhai and Chen Tianming, who had been trading insults, stopped instantly.

Both men turned to look at the screen.

Neither dared to retort.

This was Su Yun, the metaphysical expert whom even the authorities respected.

Su Yun looked at Chen Yu, who was crouching on the ground holding his head, then glanced at the multi-billionaire tycoons who were at each other's throats.

"Mr. Gu, you gave him life."

"This bond of blood can never be erased."

"Mr. Chen, you provided twenty years of nurturing."

"This affection cannot be measured by money."

Su Yun tapped on the table.

"You are forcing him to choose."

"No matter who he chooses, he will carry a stigma for the rest of his life."

"Choosing his biological parents means being ungrateful."

"Choosing his adoptive father means disowning his ancestors."

"Is this love?"

"You are driving him into a corner!"

Su Yun's words were blunt and went straight to the core of the issue.

The live stream chat scrolled frantically.

"Master is right!"

"This is an impossible question; any choice is the wrong one!"

"If it were me, I'd break down too."

Gu Changhai and Chen Tianming fell silent after hearing this.

Gu Changhai looked at his suffering son on the screen, his mouth opening, but no sound came out.

Chen Tianming also dropped his arrogant posture, his brows furrowed tightly.

Both were old foxes who had been in the business world for decades; once they calmed down, they naturally understood that Su Yun made sense.

Su Yun leaned back in his chair and proposed his solution.

"Since neither of you can let go."

"Then stop distinguishing between your families."

"You two are big businessmen."

"I don't need to explain the concept of a strong alliance to you, do I?"

Su Yun pointed at Chen Yu on the screen.

"Changhai Group and Tianming Group should engage in cross-shareholding."

"Establish a brand new joint consortium."

"Chen Yu will be the sole heir to this new consortium."

"He acknowledges both his biological father and his adoptive father."

"He inherits both the Gu family's assets and the Chen family's assets."

"Doesn't that solve everything?"

As soon as Su Yun said this, the five million viewers in the live stream were dumbfounded.

Immediately after, the chat flooded the screen.

"Holy crap! Can you even do that?"

"Cross-shareholding? A joint consortium?"

"Awesome! Master Su's way of thinking is invincible!"

"The Gu family has fifty billion, the Chen family has sixty billion."

"If they merge, that's a hundred-billion-yuan business empire right there!"

"I'm kneeling before the Master! This is on another level!"

Gu Changhai was stunned.

Chen Tianming was stunned too.

The two locked eyes across the screen.

The instincts of businessmen caused their brains to spin rapidly.

Changhai Group focused on real estate and the physical economy, while the Tianming Group focused on the internet and new energy.

If these two companies truly merged, it wouldn't just be one plus one equals two.

It would be a direct monopoly on the core industries of both Jiangcheng and Jiangzhou!

The profits would be immeasurable.

Chen Tianming was the first to react.

He slapped the table.

"Good!"

"I, Chen Tianming, accept Master Su's proposal!"

He looked at Gu Changhai, his tone extremely decisive.

"Mr. Gu, my group is willing to put up thirty percent of our shares for an exchange."

"As long as you dare to accept, we'll do it!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changhai immediately straightened his back.

"Mr. Chen, don't look down on me!"

"Changhai Group will also put up thirty percent of our shares for an equal exchange!"

Gu Changhai waved his hand.

"Since it's for the sake of the child."

"I can even give up the actual control of Changhai Group!"

"From now on, you, Chen Tianming, can call the shots on the general direction of the consortium!"

Gu Changhai's statement gave Chen Tianming plenty of face.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianming's expression softened completely.

"Old Gu, you're a straightforward man."

"Since you're giving up control, I can't let you suffer a loss."

"The board of directors for the new consortium will have five seats for the Gu family and five for the Chen family."

"We'll discuss major decisions between our two families!"

Gu Changhai nodded repeatedly.

"No problem! I'll bring my legal team over tomorrow! We'll finalize the framework agreement overnight!"

Chen Tianming shouted to his secretary outside the screen.

"Book the tickets immediately! Tomorrow morning, all the company's executives will be waiting at the airport for Mr. Gu!"