[{"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-8":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},983792,1286,"Chapter 8 - 8 008 Frog Jump Requesting Votes and Favorites","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>8: Chapter 008: Frog Jump (Requesting Votes and Favorites) 8: Chapter 008: Frog Jump (Requesting Votes and Favorites) Ye Chen got home and opened WeChat, only to find dozens of messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Lili had sent him forty to fifty WeChat messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen glanced at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chenchen, do you remember the first time we met?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fell in love with you at first sight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chenchen, do you remember the playground behind our school?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We held hands there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chenchen, I love you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, could you give me another chance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen only skimmed through a few messages before he directly added Yao Lili to the block list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this kind of manipulative and materialistic woman, Ye Chen felt nothing but disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Shanshan sent a WeChat: “Big brother, thanks so much today, I’ll treat you to a meal later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen replied: “Alright, call me when you’re free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wanyi’s WeChat was very simple: “Contract signed, thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen replied: “How will you thank me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wanyi had just come out of the bathroom, and upon seeing Ye Chen’s reply, a smile appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been around many successful men, but Ye Chen gave her a different feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, Su Wanyi replied: “You say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Devote yourself to me,” Ye Chen teased with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” Ye Chen was taken aback when he saw the reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon another message came: “When you become the richest man in Hua Country.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked at the message and laughed, replying: “Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Ye Chen couldn’t even think about it, but now with the system, becoming the richest man wasn’t too hard for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Ye Chen continued driving for DiDi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up several passengers in a row without receiving any positive feedback stars from the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another passenger got into Ye Chen’s car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, welcome to DiDi,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Chen!” A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen turned around and was stunned: “He Jia!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re really driving DiDi, I couldn’t believe it when Feng Tao told me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled: “Looks like you’re doing well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haha, I started a small company and have had some success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about you join me, and I’ll make you a business manager; I believe you’d be great at it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing He Jia’s words, Ye Chen felt a warmth in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that he was driving for DiDi, Feng Tao’s reaction was to show off, while He Jia thought about helping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks, driving DiDi is pretty good—it’s free and unrestricted,” Ye Chen said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in high school, Ye Chen and He Jia were the golden couple everyone admired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen always came first in exams, while He Jia was consistently the runner-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia always held the motivation to surpass Ye Chen, but never managed it even by graduation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because she couldn’t surpass him, she’s always remembered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before graduation, He Jia even secretly confessed to Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen had said, “If the two of us can meet at Huaqing, then we’ll be together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia got into Huaqing as she wished, but for some reason, Ye Chen only made it into an ordinary university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, they gradually lost touch and drifted apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that Ye Chen was driving for DiDi, she felt a bit lost, as that man had always been her goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing Ye Chen so free-spirited, He Jia suddenly felt envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whenever you need help, call me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, tomorrow’s the class reunion, you must come, I’m hosting it at the Grand Universe Hotel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen nodded: “Sure, if I’m free I’ll definitely come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, He Jia’s phone rang: “What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our project got PASSED?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there any way to salvage it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, He Jia’s face was noticeably troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encountered some trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia’s face turned grim: “We spent a year preparing this project, were about to sign the agreement, but the project manager from the partner company got fired, and our project got implicated and can’t be signed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The project manager got fired?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen froze for a moment and asked: “Your partner isn’t Yida by any chance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We invested a lot of manpower and resources in this project, and I even took a significant loan from the bank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now suddenly, there’s a problem, and our year-long effort has gone to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The company might go bankrupt,” He Jia said bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could go to Yida Company and explain the situation to President Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia shook her head: “Yida Group is one of the top ten enterprises in Hua Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would their general manager meet someone from a small company like ours?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen had oversimplified the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her company might be worth over thirty million, but Yida Group is a corporation valued at billions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even have the qualification to meet Yida’s manager, President Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen chuckled: “How do you know if you don’t try?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that unlike you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The He Jia I remember is always fearless, like a little porcupine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia was stunned, looking at Ye Chen and taking a deep breath: “Alright, then let’s go to Yida Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the talks don’t work out, as compensation, you’ll have to waive my fare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if the talks work out?” Ye Chen laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they work out, I’ll treat you to a big meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, a big meal is too boring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia found that after talking with Ye Chen for a bit, her mood, which had been full of gloom, improved significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the talks work out, the old rule—ten frog jumps.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Frog jumps?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia and Ye Chen used to bet on each exam, and the loser had to do ten frog jumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, He Jia always lost and had to go to the back playground to do frog jumps for Ye Chen after every exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was when she was a young girl; now He Jia had become a beautiful CEO.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frog jumping seemed a bit too…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, if you don’t jump, there won’t be any miracles!” Ye Chen couldn’t help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia bit her lip; these days streamers often do squats, so what’s a little frog jumping?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, He Jia didn’t have any confidence in Ye Chen’s suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting Yida’s general manager wasn’t something she could just do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ye Chen hadn’t coaxed her, she wouldn’t have dared to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the frog jumps, she was sure she wouldn’t lose, so there was nothing to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Ye Chen’s car stopped in front of Yida Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the luxurious skyscraper, Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the president of the company, he had never even visited his own company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parking the car, the two walked into Yida Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the reception, He Jia said to the receptionist: “Hello, I’m He Jia, the president of Jiahe Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d like to see President Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The receptionist quickly said: “Hello, President He, please follow me to the meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll notify President Lin to come over immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jia was a bit dumbfounded; was it really so easy to meet the general manager of Yida Group?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when she had tried to meet Lin Li, she would have to make an appointment three days in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them sat on the sofa in the meeting room, someone quickly brought coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such warm hospitality made He Jia feel a bit unaccustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having visited Yida Group many times, she had never received such treatment before.\u003C\u002Fp>",1283,"2026-06-03T08:12:36.049Z","2026-06-03T08:12:40.664Z",1,"novelbin.me","d8186b59109df9e75e489b06a0a08d8f12d21666cf0286a5c6c95be9e592cfbc","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-9","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-7",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]