[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group":3,"chapter-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-217":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},983851,1286,"Chapter 217 - 214 Grandmaster of Painting (2nd update, please subscribe)","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-217",217,"\u003Cp>Zhou Min hurriedly said from the side, \"This car also has some interior accessories. Since you won’t let me give away the car, I definitely can’t part with these interiors either, which are worth about a million. I’ll give them to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very satisfied with Zhou Min’s performance today, and refusing again might upset Zhou Min instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhou Min give away a million worth of interior accessories to Ye Chen, the female salesperson was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole crowd was also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying a car and getting a million worth of interiors, that’s quite a generous offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a rich second-generation said, \"President Zhou, do you have any promotion going on? I’ll buy this car too, can I get a million worth of interiors as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Min glared, \"Dream on, this is from my own pocket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female salesperson turned pale with fright seeing this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did she realize that she had offended someone she couldn’t afford to offend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Ye, I’m sorry, I didn’t recognize a person of your stature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen waved his hand, he didn’t even have the thought of retaliating against someone like this ugly woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Min politely saw Ye Chen off before breathing a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female salesperson asked Zhou Min, looking bewildered, \"President Zhou, is he really a major shareholder in our Ferrari? He clearly said he was driving for DiDi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Min sighed, \"He’s just being low-key, experiencing life, don’t you get it? Hey, I suppose I should ride a bicycle to work tomorrow instead of driving my Ferrari sports car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Kyoto, Ye Chen shot films in the morning and drove for DiDi in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his divine-level acting skills, Ye Chen’s filming was going very smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xun’er truly became Ye Chen’s personal life secretary, even moving into the Prince’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first arrived at Ye Chen’s home, Li Xun’er was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she thought Ye Chen was wealthy, she never imagined in her wildest dreams that Ye Chen would use a Prince’s Mansion as his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, as Ye Chen just finished bathing, he heard a knocking on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xun’er, is something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xun’er said shyly, \"My room felt too empty, I’m a bit scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen asked tentatively, \"Shall we sleep together then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xun’er’s face turned bright red as she nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, the distance between the two was quite far, but in the middle of the night, Ye Chen woke up to find Li Xun’er clinging to him like an octopus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, this progress seems a bit fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filming of \"Yip Man\" went smoothly, and over the weekend, Ye Chen flew back to Modu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there’s an art exhibition this Sunday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen promised Lin Wanrou to take her to the art exhibition with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xun’er saw Ye Chen all the way to the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen, come back soon, I’ll miss you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, I’ll be back on Monday, take care of the house for me!\" Ye Chen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, Ye Chen’s flight was Li Xun’er’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whole team of flight attendants took turns serving Ye Chen drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene made other first-class passengers envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man is really lucky, having a group of flight attendants fawning over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting off the plane, Ye Chen went home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wanrou had already prepared a lot of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanrou, did you miss me?\" Ye Chen laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wanrou nodded, \"Of course I missed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you miss me?\" Ye Chen teased with a naughty smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wanrou’s face flushed, \"You’ve become naughty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Ye Chen woke up, and Lin Wanrou, exhausted from the previous night’s activities, was still asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kissed Lin Wanrou on the cheek, then got up to make breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Wanrou woke up and saw the breakfast on the table, she looked very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen laughed, \"No need to thank me, yesterday was exhausting for you, so I let you sleep a bit longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, Ye Chen called Su Wanyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanyi, there’s an art event today. I’m taking Wanrou over. Do you want to go? If so, I can pick you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, no need, my father is also attending, I’ll go with him. See you at the gallery later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen remembered Su Zheng liked art too and was a member of the art association, so naturally, he wanted to attend such a grand event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen hung up the phone, and Lin Wanrou had prepared a custom-made Tang suit for Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing it, he looked incredibly handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lin Wanrou, she wore a qipao. The two walked side by side, one looked impressively handsome, and the other breathtakingly beautiful, a perfect pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two arrived at the car park, Ye Chen drove the Cullinan straight to the art exhibition’s venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exhibition is a grand event for the art association in Hua Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the celebrities and notable people in the art world have come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this art association meeting, some personal artwork will also be displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the parking lot, they saw an impressive array of luxury cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the revival of art, many big names like to cultivate their taste with art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many participants in this art event are celebrities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parking, Lin Wanrou habitually gave Ye Chen a five-star review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving a five-star review, activating the 3rd star of the review (3\u002F5), rewarding skill: Calligraphy Master.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calligraphy Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen’s lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in time to show off at this art event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the hall, which was filled with calligraphy and painting works by celebrities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main purpose of this event is to share and discuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the podium, some elders were also commenting on some selected masterpieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Brother Teng walked in holding a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing him, an elder chuckled, \"Mr. Ma, what kind of treasure are you holding so carefully?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Teng laughed, \"Master Chen Xuan, this is a piece painted by a friend of mine, definitely a masterpiece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, is it really that impressive? Could I have a look?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Teng, being a big shot in Hua Country, wouldn’t bring out an ordinary piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, don’t be too surprised.\" Brother Teng mysteriously unfurled the scroll partially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the painting on the table, Chen Xuan was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this be a painting by Tang Bohu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he quickly dismissed that idea since the ink was still fresh, which meant the painting wasn’t made long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this painting newly created? Which master painted it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the painting, Chen Xuan was in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Teng deliberately unrolled only two-thirds of the painting, concealing the signature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, I’m keeping it a secret for now, but you’ll find out soon, and I’ll introduce you to this friend of mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, meeting such an icon in painting will be an opportunity for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Chen Xuan is quite famous in Modu’s art circles, his skills have stagnated in recent years. Seeing this painting today seemed to inspire him, thinking that discussing with such a master could help him overcome his plateau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Chen, is the author of that painting really that formidable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1221,"2026-06-03T08:12:36.328Z","2026-06-03T08:12:40.944Z",1,"novelbin.me","54fffd5bb0011be42921dd2a273a04923f5b6dc15c223cb4e1a93d4a15ac1b56","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-218","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-216",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]