732: Hidden Card

Afterwards, Chentian Investment Company was transformed into an investment group, with nearly ten subsidiaries under its banner. The original investment staff grew from just over thirty people at the beginning to nearly five hundred now.

They were all leaders and elites within the industry.

Everyone knew that Chentian Investment Group was extremely busy, but basically anyone with some ability wanted to squeeze their way in.

The reason was simple: the salary was just too high.

The benefits and compensation were also exceptional.

Bonuses, a salary nearly five times that of the same industry, daily meal allowances, and transportation subsidies—those two alone added up to several hundred yuan.

Furthermore, bonuses were distributed very frequently.

However, there were relatively few holidays, with only one flexible day off per week.

This was mainly because there were too few people; in truth, Su Chen didn't like exploiting others.

After all, this place was most likely not real. Since it was all fake, what was wrong with letting the workers have a good time?

Later, Sun Hao's subordinates went to top universities like Tsinghua and Peking to recruit financial elites, expanding the staff to eight hundred people. At that point, the time off changed.

It became a five-day work week with two days off, working nine-to-five with a one-and-a-half-hour lunch break.

With these benefits and salaries, one couldn't find anyone better than Su Chen in all of Huaxia.

Meanwhile, the market value of Chentian Investment Group had crazily climbed to nine trillion during these days, and it was still growing wildly.

The Ye Group's cash flow simply couldn't compare to Su Chen's. At first, they were constantly trying to intercept him, but as Chentian Investment Group spread out, they gradually became unable to keep up. After all, buying up a large number of industries—some of which were traps dug by Sun Hao—brought significant losses to the Ye Group.

"Damn it, damn it! What the hell is going on!"

Ye Tianran roared in anger. His face was full of rage, mixed with a hint of panic and fear. He was actually unable to suppress Su Chen's momentum now. If this continued, his commercial Empire would be completely crushed in a month at most.

Although he was the creator of this world, the rules were as they were, and he had to follow them.

There was no other way.

Many industries under the Ye Group had numerous shareholders, and there were certainly people who were short on money. When Chentian Investment Group offered high prices to buy their shares, they were definitely very willing to sell.

Thus, Chentian Investment Group had already acquired many shares in several of the Ye Group's subsidiaries.

Even now, Ye Tianran couldn't figure out what the hell was happening.

Su Chen's money seemed to have appeared out of thin air; it was simply inexhaustible.

The key point was that he couldn't kill Su Chen directly; otherwise, the backlash from the rules would not only prevent him from killing Su Chen completely but also cause him to be injured. At that time, the probability of fighting for the demon body would be even lower.

He was extremely Life Qi, but there seemed to be no way out.

Taking a deep breath, the corners of Ye Tianran's mouth curled up slightly. His Ye Group wasn't that simple. Since he couldn't beat him in terms of capital, he would use the power of the authorities.

Almost all the high-level officials in the Administration Bureau were his people. This was a foreshadowing he had left when setting up the Ye Group, specifically to avoid problems.

As long as he could influence Chentian Investment Group and prevent them from acquiring companies so quickly, with the strength of the Ye Group, they would soon be able to turn the tables and eventually devour Chentian Investment Group entirely.

"Fighting me on my turf, you're still too green. Soon you'll know the meaning of despair."

A confident smile once again appeared on Ye Tianran's face... Due to Ye Tianran's behind-the-scenes manipulation, problems soon arose for Chentian Investment Group. The entire company was audited, and its assets were frozen.

When Sun Hao reported this to Su Chen, his tone was full of anxiety. This matter was very serious. If it were just for a day or two, it would be fine, but looking at the attitude of the Administration Bureau, it wouldn't end so easily in the short term.

This matter caught the attention of many people.

These days, Chentian Investment Group had grown rapidly, involving almost every industry. After this incident occurred, it immediately topped the financial headlines. Some said they had gotten into trouble for fraud.

Such slanderous words continued, pushing Chentian Investment Group into the eye of the storm.

Su Chen, however, sat in his office at the headquarters, calmly drinking tea. Huang Yuelan was behind him, massaging his shoulders. She was now acting completely like a little maidservant, following Su Chen all day.

"What's the panic?"

Su Chen smiled faintly. He had countless countermeasures for such things.

The reason was simple: he didn't lack money.

If you want to audit, then go ahead and audit.

Su Chen left with Huang Yuelan and used her identity to open an investment company. He held a 70% stake, and the rest belonged to her.

Huang Yuelan didn't refuse. Although she clearly knew the dangers involved, she still chose to trust Su Chen.

Afterwards, Su Chen gave all the employees time off with their salaries paid as usual. Then he had Sun Hao find another group of people to work at the new company and continue the acquisition journey. The method was still similar to before—buying directly at 1.5 times the market price.

However, without such an elite team this time, the efficiency was clearly much lower.

At the same time.

Su Chen spent a large sum of money to hire many internet trolls to pressure the Administration Bureau.

For example, the Administration Bureau, as an official body, had frozen a regular tax-paying enterprise without cause. Su Chen also posted the tax records online. Because the number of trolls Su Chen hired was simply too vast, the public opinion almost instantly shifted to accusing the Administration Bureau.

Some paparazzi who followed the trend even dug up dirt on many high-ranking officials.

This matter caused a sensation throughout Huaxia.

Even so, Chentian Investment Group had still not been unfrozen. But Su Chen didn't care; everything he got from his daily check-ins was money. Excluding the assets already acquired, Su Chen still had over nine trillion Huaxia Coins unused.

And it was growing wildly every day. Taking down the Ye Group was only a matter of time.

Moreover, Su Chen knew very well that before long, the authorities wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure and would restore Chentian Investment Group. This was because they were indeed very regular; Su Chen hadn't evaded any taxes at all and had paid them in full.

In fact, counting the employee benefits and the 1.5-times acquisition price, Su Chen had lost a lot of money so far.

But he didn't care.

He didn't lack money.

This was the source of his arrogant confidence.

Su Chen had other ways to solve this problem. With his company's current influence, it was enough to affect many people. He only needed to use the excuse that the company was frozen and couldn't pay salaries, which would cause many people's livelihoods to be interrupted, and then they would all make a scene.

But he didn't want to affect the workers, so he chose to solve it in other ways.

A cold smile appeared on Su Chen's face. "No matter how much you struggle, it's useless. This battle... you're destined to lose."

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