[{"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-220":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},983854,1286,"Chapter 220 - 217 Kneeling Ceremony (5th update, seeking subscription)","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-220",220,"\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled and said, \"It’s okay, I’m not that petty, they’re just two clowns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Bai smiled and said, \"Seeing the artistic skill in that painting, I thought you would be an old man with white hair, didn’t expect you to be so young.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled and said, \"I just painted casually; I’m sorry to make the masters laugh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually painting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Bai and several vice presidents had strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this sound human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If painting casually is already so impressive, what level would it be if done seriously?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the onlookers were all stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God, who exactly is this young man, that Chairman Qiu fired Chen Xuan for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it’s unbelievable that Chairman Qiu is so respectful to this young man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never heard of such a young painter before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m also curious, painting requires depth, this young man is so young, it shouldn’t be enough to make Master Qiu so respectful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Chen being so humble, Qiu Bai also had a look of appreciation on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many young people, with a bit of talent, become insufferably arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ye Chen is different; not arrogant or impatient, instead, he gives a profound and unfathomable impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Ye Chen’s voice is very pleasant, hearing him speak makes one feel very comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Bai said, \"Mr. Ye, just painting casually can produce such a divine work, it’s really admirable. Today, I, Old Qiu, thick-faced, am asking you for a painting, if that’s all right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen lightly smiled, \"Just a painting, no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Su Wanyi and Su Zheng also entered the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanyi, you’re finally here.\" Ye Chen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Wan Yi, the young master has been talking about you just now.\" Lin Wanrou smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, just listening to those old men bragging, so annoying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Su Zheng also walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing another woman beside Ye Chen, holding his arm, his brow immediately furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, established a relationship with his daughter, yet still so intimate with other women, how could he entrust his daughter to such a person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Zheng was about to scold Ye Chen, someone stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Su, didn’t expect it, your daughter is actually Mr. Ye’s girlfriend, you really kept this well hidden.\" Brother Teng laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zheng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Teng, what kind of person, that’s a big boss in the business world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although both are elites in the business world, they’re not on the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Brother Teng used to just nod at him, now he directly calls him brother, Su Zheng felt extremely flattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Su Zheng’s eyes, Brother Teng was like a giant, the two originally had no interaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the big business boss Brother Teng is being so friendly with him, it must be because of Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Su Zheng’s heart was even more shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zheng awkwardly smiled, \"President Ma, I only recently found out my daughter is in love, haha, now young people’s marriage matters aren’t up to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Teng laughed, \"Brother Su is really fortunate, ah too bad my daughter is still young, otherwise, haha, I’d try to hug Mr. Ye’s leg too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Brother Teng’s words, Su Zheng was even more surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Ye Chen is quite good, at least among peers he’s also a standout.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Su Zheng’s words, Brother Teng almost spat out the water he had just drunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you mean quite good, among peers, even if you add up Hua Country’s old business bones, this young man is still a standout, alright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, what identity, what background, marrying your daughter is ’quite good’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you dreaming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Brother Teng knew some things were inconvenient to say too much, so he just hinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen and his group walked into the main hall, many people didn’t know Ye Chen’s identity, so they all greeted Qiu Bai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Qiu Bai is the president of the Art Association, esteemed in the art world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Bai was also very amiable, also greeting everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking to the podium, Qiu Bai smiled and said to everyone, \"Everyone, welcome to this painting conference. This conference is a grand event of our Art Association, hoping everyone can learn and exchange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing, Qiu Bai continued, \"Today, through Mr. Chen, we met a prodigy in the field of calligraphy. I hope to start this exchange with a painting done live by Master Ye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Qiu Bai’s words, everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to convention, this painting should be done by Qiu Bai, but instead it’s a young person, what’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Bai smiled and said, \"Everyone may be curious as to why Mr. Ye is painting this picture. I want to tell everyone that Mr. Ye’s artistic achievement is far above mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venue was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned by Qiu Bai’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zheng, Su Wanyi were also shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Teng, however, had a smile on his face, he had long anticipated people’s surprised expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, when Ye Chen painted that picture, his shock was no less than anyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zheng wondered, \"Wanyi, does Ye Chen have a deep accomplishment in painting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wanyi shook her head, \"He never told me he can paint?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zheng couldn’t help but smile bitterly, he used to think Ye Chen wasn’t good enough for his daughter, now he realized how outstanding Ye Chen is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be Ye Chen’s girlfriend, the Su Family is simply too fortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ye Chen, clearly this impressive, yet pretends to be a pig to eat a tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing his son-in-law being admired on stage, Su Zheng was very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, amidst everyone’s doubts, Ye Chen had already picked up the brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Master Qiu was grinding the ink for Ye Chen on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen picked up the brush, pondered for a moment, then waved the brush in his hand like flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Qiu Bai watched Ye Chen painting intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was silent, everyone was staring at the big screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a magnificent landscape painting was presented before everyone’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this painting, everyone was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen had simply brought the landscape painting to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountains and rivers, the babbling stream, the singing birds and fragrant flowers on the mountain slope, all vividly alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Ye Chen finally took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Qiu Bai still watched Ye Chen intently, seemingly enlightened by something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen didn’t speak, just let him quietly observe the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, all the spectators were also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people who could attend this painting conference were all elites in the art world, with very high artistic skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen’s painting completely conquered everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God, this painting is simply divine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So beautiful, this painting is in no way inferior to the level of those ancient masters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like the flowers, birds, fish, and insects in the painting seem to move, it’s amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On stage, Qiu Bai felt the breeze across his forehead, feeling a chill, he awoke from his enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected that Qiu Bai suddenly stepped in front of Ye Chen and knelt on the ground directly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1216,"2026-06-03T08:12:36.328Z","2026-06-03T08:12:40.944Z",1,"novelbin.me","bd2cef1a6b2ed042ff0f2a7b3fa2594a4af5b68fa30e15bedfa44a5be5c7db13","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-221","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-219",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]