Chapter 1760: Taking a Shortcut to Overtake

"Promote the Rejuvenation Pill?!"

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Helenna exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Ye, are you planning to sell the Rejuvenation Pill to the public?"

"That's right." Ye Chen smiled: "I plan to hold an auction in Jin Ling at the end of the month, and at that time I will take out some Rejuvenation Pills for on-site auction."

Helenna couldn't help but exclaim: "Then it's likely to fetch astronomical prices..."

Ye Chen smiled: "If it can fetch astronomical prices, that would naturally be best."

Speaking, he added: "European royalty, nobility, and major tycoons are all my potential clients, so you need to have your grandmother help me promote it. As for the specific time and rules of the auction, I will officially announce them through the Ye family in a few days."

Helenna immediately said: "No problem, I'll tell my grandmother in a moment!"

"Good." Ye Chen smiled faintly: "Then I won't delay your preparations. I will follow your coronation ceremony online the whole time!"

Helenna said softly: "Okay, Mr. Ye. In the past twenty or thirty years, China and the United States have remained at the forefront of global development, and with Japan consistently holding the third position worldwide, these old European empires have recently seemed somewhat worn out.

But unlike Europe, the United States, China, and Japan, the wealthy in these three countries are mostly newly risen families and business owners, while Europe truly hides a large number of royal families and major nobles with centuries of historical accumulation.

The ancestors of these people had already begun to rise during the First Industrial Revolution, and after several hundred years of development, they have long mastered countless fortunes, which is what the outside world calls Old Money.

Although these people have not been ostentatious in recent years, in reality, each of them is filthy rich.

Don't look at the boss of some newly listed domestic company whose net worth suddenly exceeds ten billion yuan as if it's impressive—these Old Money individuals could casually take a painting from the wall of their ancestral castle and likely auction it for hundreds of millions of US dollars.

Therefore, Ye Chen's push for the 'Rejuvenation Pill economy' makes European tycoons an indispensable part.

And if the soon-to-abdicate Northern European empress were to come forward and speak, her impact on these European tycoons would certainly be very great.

After ending the call with Helenna, Ye Chen recalled the feng shui master Lai Qinghua, who was far away in the United States, and thus asked Chen Zekai: "Old Chen, what time is it in Los Angeles now?"

Chen Zekai hurriedly replied: "Young Master, Los Angeles is on the West Coast, fifteen hours behind us, so it's probably around eight to nine o'clock in the evening now!"

"Good." Ye Chen nodded: "Then it's not too late."

Having said that, he called Old Master Lai.

Soon, Lai Qinghua's hearty voice came from the other end: "Young Master Ye, I was just thinking of waiting until you're free these two days to call you, but I didn't expect you to be so busy that you'd call me first!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and asked respectfully: "How did Old Master Lai know I've been busy?"

Lai Qinghua laughed: "I heard in the United States about the Wanlong Hall bringing coffins to attack the Ye family, so I dared to divine a hexagram for you, and found the hexagram to be the highly auspicious 'Jiao Dragon Enters the Sea,' so I knew Wanlong Hall would certainly not be your match.

Speaking of this, Lai Qinghua added: "According to my divination, Wanlong Hall is not only not your match, Young Master Ye, but rather will be the key to sending your Jiao Dragon from shallow talk into the great sea! If I haven't guessed wrong, you should already have become the head of the Ye family?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but exclaim: "Old Master Lai, your divination and hexagram-reading skills have already reached such a miraculous level? To be able to discern from the hexagram alone that I have become the head of the Ye family—this is truly astonishing!"

"Not so, not so..." Lai Qinghua said humbly: "I am far from being as miraculous as you say, Young Master Ye. Hexagrams can only reveal general trends, but the specific information they contain still requires logical analysis based on actual circumstances."

Having said that, Lai Qinghua added: "Back when we were on Ye Ling Mountain, I once told you that your initial downfall in Jin Ling was like a dragon trapped in shallow waters, but after the Great Dragon Trap Formation was broken, you had already freed yourself from the constraints of shallow talk. At that time, I advised you to return to Yanjing, which would truly be the Jiao Dragon entering the sea. However, Mai Chengxing's recent visit to Jin Ling made me realize that you are still residing in Jin Ling.

"Yes." Ye Chen smiled: "I've lived in Jin Ling for a relatively long time, so I've grown accustomed to it and don't easily want to move.

Lai Qinghua laughed: "This time, everyone outside is spreading rumors that the Ye family will face a great calamity. If the Ye family were truly to fall then, your hexagram would surely indicate a tiger fallen to flat ground, a dragon trapped in shallow waters, or even a heavenly dragon falling from heaven. But your hexagram shows the great auspiciousness of the Jiao Dragon entering the sea, so I infer that this Wanlong Hall's attack on the Ye family will certainly bring you a rare, once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.

Speaking of this, Lai Qinghua added: "I believe that although Young Master Ye has the fate of a dragon, truly mastering the Ye family's great authority without any external interference is by no means easy! As the saying goes, ice three feet thick does not freeze in a single day. The Ye family's accumulated estate over so many years, the power and management structure built over so many years—even a person of immense strength would need to gradually plan to grasp great authority. And the only opportunity that could let you leap to the top in one step is a strong enemy's attack. Therefore, after synthesizing these messages, I infer that Young Master Ye has certainly already become the head of the Ye family!

Ye Chen sincerely admired: "Old Master Lai, not only is your hexagram-divination ability extraordinary, but your logical analysis is also truly admirable!"

Lai Qinghua hurriedly said: "Young Master Ye, you flatter me! I have lived a hundred and three years, have no real talent, I've merely eaten a few more bowls of rice than others—I dare not show off my skills before you!"

Ye Chen smiled: "Old Master Lai, please don't say that. In your presence, I am merely a junior who has just left the thatched cottage..."

Lai Qinghua laughed heartily: "Young Master Ye, there's no need for us to flatter each other here. May I ask what you wish to command me today when you called?"

Ye Chen said: "Old Master Lai, it's not really a command, but there's something I'd like to ask for your help."

Lai Qinghua hurriedly said: "Young Master Ye, the ten years of yang lifespan I have are given by you. If you have any matter, just command me—I will certainly do my utmost to accomplish it!"

Ye Chen said with a smile: "I am planning to hold an auction in Jin Ling at the end of the month, and at that time I will take out one or two Rejuvenation Pills to auction off."

Upon hearing the three words "Rejuvenation Pill," Lai Qinghua was shocked beyond words: "Young Master Ye... you... you have just inherited the Ye family, so it's absolutely impossible for you to be short of money—why then do you want to auction such a precious Rejuvenation Pill?!"

Initially, Lai Qinghua spent four years building Ye Ling Mountain for the Ye family in order to find his own life gate, and thus received a Rejuvenation Pill from Ye Chen as a gift. Therefore, no one understands the value of the Rejuvenation Pill better than he does.

Upon hearing Ye Chen say he wanted to auction the Rejuvenation Pill, he simply could not comprehend it—Ye Chen absolutely could not be short of money, so how could he take out such a precious immortal medicine for an auction?

Ye Chen laughed at this moment: "Auctioning the Rejuvenation Pill is not because I lack money, mainly because, as you know, Jin Ling, although it is an ancient capital of the Six Dynasties with deep foundations, its economic development in recent years has indeed lagged behind, its domestic presence is not strong, and internationally it is even less known...

So, I want to use this auction to give Jin Ling more overseas exposure, and by the way attract some top tycoons to come to Jin Ling to invest in real estate!

Speaking of this, Ye Chen said seriously: "Nowadays everyone talks about 'taking a shortcut to overtake,' so I also want Jin Ling to take a shortcut to overtake, just to see the effect!"