Tengxiao Group Press Conference
Wu Ling shook her head and muttered, “Xiao Zi, this straight man… he’s hopeless!”
“If only you had helped her, getting her number would have been easy, wouldn’t it?”
However, Chen Xiao was not about to turn into a sycophant and carry bags. He didn’t even carry his own woman’s bag, let alone a stranger’s.
“S-Senior, how much further?” Zeng Enqi panted.
Chen Xiao’s steps paused for a moment. He said, “Another 300 meters. Just hold on a little longer.”
“You can do it…”
“…” Zeng Enqi.
“S-Senior, can you help me?”
Chen Xiao: “No.”
“…” Zeng Enqi.
“Then… can we rest for a bit?”
Chen Xiao looked at the sun, found a tree root, and stopped. “Alright, two minutes of rest.”
Zeng Enqi’s face was flushed from the heat.
Her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. She took out a tissue from her bag and carefully wiped herself.
Then, after a thought, she pulled out a tissue and handed it to Chen Xiao, “Senior, do you want a tissue?”
Chen Xiao looked at it. If he received a favor and still didn’t help, it would be unreasonable.
“No, I’m not hot.”
“But… I see you’re sweating.”
“It’s fine. It’s good to sweat now. I’ll go back to the dormitory later and scrub myself clean.”
“…” Zeng Enqi.
That’s harsh! Are all seniors in university so cold-blooded and heartless?
“Let’s go. I still have to pick up other junior sisters later.”
Zeng Enqi was speechless. “Alright.”
Then she still dragged her suitcase by herself, finally reaching the registration office with great difficulty.
Chen Xiao briefly explained the process to her, then turned and left.
Zeng Enqi completed her enrollment procedures and paid her tuition alone, then dragged her suitcase to the dormitory.
The suitcase contained the costumes and instruments needed for the welcoming party, making it exceptionally heavy.
She exerted all her strength, finally dragging it up to the fifth floor with great difficulty. Her entire body was drenched in sweat.
Her roommates were very surprised when they saw her.
“Zeng Enqi? Wow, a big star! Are you in our dorm?”
“I saw on a variety show that Zeng Enqi is in the same year as me and also got into Jinning University. I didn’t expect us to be in the same dorm. This is really… too good…”
“Huh? Why are you so tired? Didn’t a senior escort you here?”
…
Facing the barrage of questions from her roommates, Zeng Enqi wiped her sweat, greeted everyone, and then said:
“The senior just dropped me off at the registration office and left. Did all of you have seniors escort you?”
The roommates all nodded.
“Yes, they helped carry luggage the whole way.”
“Yeah, they even carried it all the way up to the fifth floor.”
“Thanks to the senior.”
“…” Zeng Enqi.
Why am I so unlucky…
Why is the senior I met so different from others’…
“Cough, that’s great. I’m going to take a shower first. I’m practically boiling.”
“En en en, I’ll take you to the bathroom.”
With a celebrity in the dorm, the other students were all very enthusiastic.
It was Zeng Enqi’s first taste of the kindness of the university campus…
As for Chen Xiao, he naturally didn’t go to pick up any more junior sisters. Instead, he called Lei Yong to drive the car over, then went to sleep in the car with the air conditioning on.
Only after he had completely cooled down did he return to the dormitory to take a shower, change clothes, take two 1916s from his closet, chat with the counselor for a few minutes, and then return to the company…
The freshman welcoming event was for three days, and with this terrible weather, Chen Xiao wasn’t planning to go again.
He would wait until the new students started military training.
Otherwise, there would be endless issues.
Having left the campus, Chen Xiao transformed, once again becoming an overbearing CEO.
Dayang Group’s stock price had been in a slump due to major shareholders significantly reducing their holdings.
Therefore, Teng Xiao Capital’s acquisition was exceptionally smooth.
Today, their stake had already exceeded five percent, reaching the point where public disclosure was required.
There was nothing to hide; everything was handled according to protocol.
However, matters in the entertainment industry are the most sensitive.
Such a major upheaval in a well-known domestic film and television group naturally attracted a lot of attention.
When Teng Xiao Capital publicly announced its acquisition of a 5% stake in Dayang Group, making it the company’s third-largest shareholder, reporters practically swarmed them.
When Chen Xiao’s car arrived at the company, he was startled by the scene before him.
He thought something had happened to the company. After calling to inquire, he learned it was because of Dayang Group.
Teng Xiao Capital’s security personnel, seeing their boss’s car arrive, immediately parted the crowd, clearing a path, and three cars entered in quick succession.
Then the reporters surrounded them again.
In the underground parking lot, as soon as Chen Xiao got out of the car, he saw Su Tang waiting with colleagues from the investment department.
“Boss, should we accept interviews?”
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, “Accept, why not accept?”
“Okay, I’ll go arrange it now.”
“Wait a moment.” Chen Xiao called her back. “Let’s just hold a press conference and let all these reporters come in together, to avoid dealing with them one by one and wasting time.”
“Okay.”
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, then continued, “You will host the press conference. No matter what they ask, you only need to remember one principle.”
“That is to show that our acquisition of Dayang Group is a frivolous, recreational venture, with no future plans, and that it might even drag this company into the abyss.”
Su Tang was stunned. “I understand.”
“Good, go.”
…
Su Tang didn’t question it, but the colleagues in the investment department had different ideas.
What kind of strategy was this from the boss?
Damaging his own reputation?
Although they were confused, since General Manager Su didn’t say anything, they couldn’t ask either.
They could only follow the boss’s intentions and first convene the press conference.
The reporters, upon receiving this news, were no longer in a hurry. They queued up to register, orderly entering Teng Xiao Capital.
Once inside the compound, they finally realized how financially powerful this company, established only a few months ago, truly was.
The office equipment and facilities were top-tier in Jinning.
Even the landscaping in the courtyard featured rare and expensive plant varieties.
In the conference room, administrative staff had set up the venue.
On the LED display, the words [Teng Xiao Capital Group Press Conference] had already been prepared.
Reporters streamed in, vying for advantageous positions and setting up their cameras.
No matter how capable Teng Xiao Capital’s staff were, there was inevitably some chaos in the rush.
However, everyone was there for the news, so no one paid much attention.
They didn’t even notice an unfamiliar face among the reporters.
“What’s the background of this company? It’s only been established for less than half a year, and it’s already acquired Dayang Group?”
Chen Xiao replied, “Who knows? Maybe it’s opened by some second-generation rich kid. Probably not serious.”
The reporter directly took him for a colleague, “Then their acquisition of Dayang Group…”
Chen Xiao said, “I have inside information. They say the boss acquired it because he wants to promote his mistress. He’ll probably sell it off after he’s done playing.”
“Ah? Is that so? What a pity for Dayang Group. Such a good company, I hope it doesn’t collapse.”
“Brother, is your information not just a rumor?”
Chen Xiao straightened his face, “My second aunt works as a cleaner at Teng Xiao Capital. She’s in charge of the top floor, where the chairman and executives are. She heard this with her own ears, so how could it be wrong?”
A group of reporters around him pondered for a moment. It really was possible, given that explanation.
Cleaners are the easiest to overlook. During their usual conversations, it’s quite possible for a cleaner to overhear snippets of information…