Chapter 1600

Regarding Wan Pojun's return to Yanjing, apart from Su Chengfeng, no one else in the outside world knew.

However, long before Wan Pojun returned to Yanjing, he had already dispatched dozens of informants from the Wanlong Palace to lurk in Yanjing; these informants had infiltrated all walks of life in Yanjing and knew the movements of all the major families in Yanjing like the back of their hands.

When the itinerary of the Nordic royal princess was set, the news soon spread in Yanjing.

Many major families were envious of the fact that the Ye family was about to marry into the Nordic royal family, believing that the Ye family had seized a great opportunity to enter Europe.

Lu Haotian, the White-Clad Tiger King under Wan Pojun's command, hurried to his side and said respectfully, "Hall Master, I just received news that the Ye family has already reached a marriage alliance with the Nordic royal family. Their eldest son and grandson, Ye Feng, will marry the eldest princess of the Nordic royal family. Two days later, that eldest princess will arrive in Yanjing. It is said that this princess will also attend the Ye family's ancestor worship ceremony!"

"The Nordic eldest princess?" Wan Pojun curled his lips in disdain and said, "If I remember correctly, this eldest princess seems to have been secretly stripped of her right to inherit the throne long ago, right?"

Lu Haotian nodded and said, "We have mastered the information and data of all royal families in Europe very clearly. This Nordic eldest princess, according to royal succession law, should indeed have been the first in line for succession, but I don't know the reason why she was abandoned by the royal family very early on."

Wan Pojun mocked, "A royal heir who has been abandoned is, to put it bluntly, a phoenix in distress. This kind of goods, if placed in Europe, wouldn't be looked upon by any major family at all. I didn't expect that sending her to Huaxia would actually make her a treasure."

Lu Haotian said from the side, "The Ye family seems to want to use this princess to open up some channels in Europe."

Wan Pojun said disdainfully, "With me here, the Ye family's assets and business will only become less and worse; I will never let them find an opportunity to enter Europe!"

After saying this, Wan Pojun said coldly, "Haotian, you immediately arrange for people to purchase a batch of the cheapest and lowest-quality coffins. When the time comes, I want to send a big gift to the Ye family!"

"Yes, Hall Master! I will go and do it right away!"

"Wait a moment." Wan Pojun called him back and said, "Tell Chen Zhonglei that before April 1st, if there is no progress in Syria, have him rush to Huaxia immediately. He must report to me in person in Yanjing on April 2nd!"

Killing his way up Mount Ye Ling on the Qingming Festival was the thing Wan Pojun valued most at the moment, bar none.

At that time, he would need all four of his Great Battle Kings present.

That was why he insisted that Chen Zhonglei must arrive in Yanjing by April 2nd.

Although the matter in Syria was important, in the face of this matter, it counted for nothing at all.

Lu Haotian said without hesitation, "Hall Master, rest assured, I will contact the Green-Eyed Wolf King later and relay your order to him!"

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The Wanlong Palace's comprehensive blockade of Hamid had already lasted for several days.

During this period, the Wanlong Palace did not send troops to invade, the government army did not organize new shelling, and Hamid did not send troops to test their strength; both sides had completely fallen into a stalemate where the well water did not interfere with the river water.

Hamid's work these days was very busy; he had to command a construction team of several thousand people to speed up construction, and at the same time, he had to organize his core officers to participate in officer training. According to Ye Chen's instructions, he was actively cultivating mid-level officers to strengthen his control over the entire team.

As for Ye Chen, hearing that Hamid had now entered a truce phase, he also breathed a sigh of relief, and then focused his energy on the preparations for the Ocean Shipping Group.

Su Zhiyu complied with the cooperation terms reached with Ye Chen and packed up all the resources of the Su family's shipping group and brought them over.

And Ito Nanako, in order to cooperate with Ye Chen, also came forward in person to establish a joint venture company with Su Zhiyu. Ye Chen borrowed one character from each of their surnames and named the company Yisu Shipping.

This joint venture company was ostensibly established jointly by the Ito family and Su Zhiyu, with the Ito family holding 51% of the shares and Su Zhiyu holding 49%, but in reality, the 51% equity held by the Ito family was being held on behalf of Ye Chen.

The Su family's Ocean Shipping Group had previously been sanctioned and had all its business qualifications revoked.

However, because the Ito family was a foreign-funded enterprise and had complete qualification documents, the nature of Yisu Shipping this time also became a joint venture dominated by foreign capital, bypassing all previous sanctions for the Su family.

Because He Zhiqiu had more experience in corporate management than Su Zhiyu, and had her father He Yuanjiang behind her to offer advice, He Zhiqiu served as the CEO, or Chief Executive Officer, of Yisu Shipping.

Su Zhiyu, as the COO, or Chief Operating Officer, of Yisu Shipping, cooperated with He Zhiqiu to jointly manage Yisu Shipping.

Although Ye Chen was the controlling major shareholder of this company, he still intended to be a hands-off boss and, under normal circumstances, would not interfere with the company's operations.

Because the Ito family was currently the number one ranked family in Japan, and Su Zhiyu was also the granddaughter of the Su family, the number one family in Huaxia, and because she had been highly concerned by the people of the whole country due to her previous encounters, the news that she had taken out the Su family's shipping group to cooperate with the Ito family was published and immediately hit the front page headlines of major news media.

He Zhiqiu felt that this was a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and run a wave of free advertising, so she took the initiative to find Ye Chen, intending to choose a good day to hold a press conference to officially announce the establishment of Yisu Shipping, which would count as building up awareness first.

Ye Chen naturally had no objections, so He Zhiqiu discussed it with Su Zhiyu and decided to strike while the iron was hot and hold the press conference as soon as possible.

It just so happened that Ito Nanako had not left yet, so after the few women sat down and discussed it, they prepared to have Ito Nanako and Su Zhiyu take the lead in hosting a grand press conference at the Bai Jinhangong Hotel.

This press conference invited many domestic and foreign media to attend, and Ye Chen, as the hidden big boss, was also required by the few women to be present to show support.

Thus, on the day of the press conference, Ye Chen arrived at Bai Jinhangong early, preparing to attend today's press conference.

For this press conference, Chen Zekai specially rearranged the banquet hall of Bai Jinhangong, which was large enough to accommodate hundreds of reporters and guests.

In addition to media reporters, many prominent figures in Jin Ling were also invited to the scene.

When Ye Chen arrived at Bai Jinhangong, it was not yet time for reporters and guests to enter. Chen Zekai came to the main entrance to greet him, and after handing Ye Chen's car to the valet, he said to Ye Chen, "Young Master, Miss Ito, Miss Su, Miss Song, and Miss He are all in the VIP lounge. Would you like me to take you over now?"

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Take me over."

Chen Zekai hurriedly led the way, whispering to Ye Chen as they walked, "Young Master, Butler Tang called me just now, wanting me to confirm with you the time of your arrival in Yanjing."

Ye Chen then said, "The Qingming Festival is on April 5th, so wouldn't it be fine if I arrive in Yanjing on April 4th?"

Chen Zekai hurriedly said, "Butler Tang is afraid that you will only be willing to set off on the 4th. He said that the ancestor worship ceremony is early on the morning of April 5th. For such a large ancestor worship ceremony, one generally needs to confirm all the ancestor worship procedures two or three days in advance, and a family meeting will have to be held at that time, which you will also need to attend."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "Let them decide on the ceremony; I won't participate. When the time comes, I'll just come as they have set it up."

Chen Zekai explained, "Young Master, Butler Tang knows that you don't really want to go over early, but he still asked me to relay to you that he hopes you can arrive in Yanjing on April 3rd. You don't have to attend the earlier family meetings, but April 4th is the last meeting before the ancestor worship ceremony. It would be best if you could be present. There are many particularly cumbersome etiquettes and procedures involved; if they are not communicated well in advance, I am afraid there will be mishaps when the time comes."

Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, then I will go over on April 3rd!"