39: You should know him from Chapter 39, right?

"Future Technology Group has been established for over a decade. From a small studio to its current scale, it is truly a unique rising star in the Xia Kingdom's technology industry. I am deeply honored to take over such a group."

Su Ye looked at the weathered Zhang Hua before him and spoke with earnest words.

Su Ye hadn't been idle last night; he had activated his connections, reached out to Zongheng Law Firm and Cao Ye to learn a great deal about the enterprise, and conducted an in-depth background investigation on Future Technology Group.

The executives present watched them exchanging pleasantries, occasionally chiming in with sounds of agreement.

At the very back, Younger Sister Su Li pursed her lips, looking at the figure in front who seemed to radiate light in disbelief. She kept trying to superimpose him over the figure in her memories—they seemed the same, yet vastly different.

She pinched her arm hard, her pretty face twisting in a grimace.

"Hiss!"

She couldn't help but gasp.

Qian Xiuxiu, who had been by Younger Sister Su Li's side the whole time, looked at her as if she were an idiot.

"Little Li, what are you doing? Have you gone silly?"

Younger Sister Su Li grimaced and muttered:

"Sister Xiuxiu, I just wanted to see if I was dreaming."

A teasing look flashed in Qian Xiuxiu's eyes:

"Well, does it hurt?"

Younger Sister Su Li nodded heavily.

"It hurts!"

Rolling her eyes, Qian Xiuxiu said:

"Then there you go. Why ask me if you're dreaming? Don't you know if it hurts or not?"

Suddenly, Qian Xiuxiu seemed to remember something. Su Ye, Younger Sister Su Li, and her recent behavior—she widened her eyes instantly, looking back and forth between Younger Sister Su Li beside her and Su Ye, who was chatting with Zhang Hua in front. You know, you really couldn't deny it—there was a thirty percent resemblance.

"Gulp."

Qian Xiuxiu swallowed hard and said with some difficulty:

"Little Li, do you know that Chairman Su in front?"

Younger Sister Su Li said uncertainly:

"I should know him—maybe!"

Qian Xiuxiu grew anxious:

"Either you know him or you don't. What does 'should know him' even mean?"

Younger Sister Su Li was stunned and didn't know how to answer. How could she say that her cousin—the one who got cut off by his family because of a girl, got swindled into becoming a 'pouty mouth', and finally slunk away to Chengdu—was the radiant Chairman Su about to take over a group company worth hundreds of millions?

Zhang Hua turned slightly to reveal the middle-aged man behind him and introduced him:

"Chairman Su, this is General Manager Fang Zheng. He is the General Manager of Future Technology Group and one of the old employees who started the business with me. He has outstanding personal ability. Future Technology definitely owes much of its current success to General Manager Fang Zheng."

General Manager Fang Zheng knew his old boss was paving the way for him, so he quickly reached out with both hands and said enthusiastically:

"Chairman Su, hello. I am General Manager Fang Zheng."

Although General Manager Fang Zheng appeared very enthusiastic, there was no fawning; on the contrary, he was very natural.

Su Ye also very graciously extended his right hand to shake his, then said:

"General Manager Fang Zheng, I hope we can continue to work together in the future and lead Future Technology to new heights."

General Manager Fang Zheng replied decisively:

"As long as Chairman Su can trust me, I will definitely give it my all."

Seeing the interaction between the two, Zhang Hua felt slightly reassured. It seemed this Chairman Su was willing to give face; at the very least, General Manager Fang Zheng should be stable for the time being.

Subsequently, Zhang Hua began to introduce the core personnel of the headquarters and the heads of several branch companies to Su Ye.

After meeting the important leaders of Future Technology, Su Ye, led by Zhang Hua, walked toward the conference room.

While walking, he observed the surrounding environment, as this would be his place from now on.

Future Technology City was a high-tech park that had only been completed five years ago. Thanks to local support, they had signed a twenty-year lease for this two-thousand-square-meter office space for an annual rent of only one million—a bargain, considering that the location of Future Technology City, if not the city center, was still a fairly prosperous area.

The employees working there were very busy, and seeing the crowd of big shots walking by, they didn't even dare to breathe loudly, as many of their direct supervisors weren't even qualified to be among this group.

The overall decoration of Future Group was minimalist, a standard modern office area. There were no flashy, gold-plated decorations; everything exuded efficiency and tidiness.

Su Ye nodded while listening to General Manager Fang Zheng's introduction, not speaking much.

Soon, the group arrived in front of the large conference room. Some middle-level managers stopped with tacit understanding; only a few core personnel and some executives entered the conference room.

"General Manager Zhang, this is the equity transfer contract and commercial non-disclosure agreement brought by the overseas trust fund for Chairman Su to sign. Please take a look and see if there are any issues."

After everyone was seated, Su Ye didn't continue with pleasantries. He didn't like formalism; back when he was a corporate slave, the thing he hated most was leaders holding meetings—things that could be resolved in five minutes were dragged out for half an hour of discussion.

"Alright, I'll take a look."

The lawyer brought by Zhang Hua stepped forward to read the contract first, confirming it was the same as the one signed previously with no changes, then handed it to Zhang Hua and nodded gently.

Zhang Hua wasn't hasty; he carefully read it again himself. It was indeed the contract he had signed yesterday, so he nodded and said:

"No problem."

Su Ye nodded and then looked at General Manager Fang Zheng and said:

"Then, could you please introduce the specific situation of Future Technology to me, General Manager Fang Zheng?"

General Manager Fang Zheng nodded and opened the prepared PPT. After all, Zhang Hua had not decided to sell the company overnight; General Manager Fang Zheng had prepared this PPT long ago.

"Chairman Su, please allow me to introduce our Future Technology Group. Our Future Technology Group was founded in 2011. Currently, it has several subsidiaries such as Future Technology and Future Drones. Our philosophy is to create the future, embrace the future, accept the future. We want to walk at the forefront of the times..."

Su Ye listened to General Manager Fang Zheng's eloquent voice. From the company's philosophy to its layout, to the achievements made so far and the outlook for future development, his words were grounded, and every point was supported by actual data, forming a logical loop. From this, one could tell that General Manager Fang Zheng was definitely a capable professional manager.

While listening to General Manager Fang Zheng's introduction, Su Ye discreetly sized up the surrounding executives. Some were pretending to be attentive but had wandering eyes; some were listening carefully to Zhang Hua's analysis and aligning it with the group information they currently knew; some were listening seriously but had dull expressions. It was a gallery of human nature.