As Qiu Ruiming bent over, the other four chairmen behind him also lowered their heads, cupping their fists and saying,
"Tianzi Corporation! At Mr. Ye's disposal!"
Their actions undoubtedly confirmed the outcome of the previous meeting.
This was their choice.
The only choice for pawns.
They had no other path forward.
Seeing this, Ye Ming also stood up and walked to Qiu Ruiming's side. He took the man's wrist and helped him straighten up, smiling, "I accept your sincerity."
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Mr. Ye!"
Qiu Ruiming also smiled with relief.
This outcome was the best they could hope for.
They dared not ask for anything more.
"Alright! It's almost time for the live broadcast! We'll discuss other matters after the broadcast!"
Ye Ming patted his shoulder, giving him a mysterious smile visible only from Qiu Ruiming's perspective.
"Then we shall take our leave!"
Qiu Ruiming, feigning that nothing had happened, then led the others out of the private room.
After they left, Nangong Qianyu walked to Ye Ming's side and, looking at his smiling face, asked, "You seem to think highly of Qiu Ruiming?"
Nangong Qianyu sensed Ye Ming's special regard for Qiu Ruiming.
"He is a truly intelligent person! I always respect such individuals."
Ye Ming returned to his seat and directly expressed his opinion.
"Indeed! I also felt that the old man was quite remarkable!" Nangong Qianyu also shared her thoughts, "I sensed the wisdom of an elder in him!"
This was a wisdom accumulated through the passage of time.
And it was the most precious thing in the world.
"However! I don't know if it's just my imagination! Although he hid it well, I still sensed a trace of loneliness about him." Nangong Qianyu frowned slightly, "This shouldn't be common for an elder like him?"
This left Nangong Qianyu somewhat puzzled.
"Yes! You are correct!"
Ye Ming had also noticed the feeling Nangong Qianyu described. "Qianyu! But you must understand, when a person realizes that the wheels of time are constantly moving forward, while they are forced to remain in place, gradually being left behind by the era. This sense of powerlessness is not something everyone can accept."
"It's different for the mediocre, as it doesn't concern them much. But Qiu Ruiming is different; he possesses wisdom and can see the changes in the era. Yet, he lacks the ability to keep pace with it."
"Perhaps this is the reason for his melancholy."
Some things are better left unknown, for ignorance is bliss. But to know and be unable to change one's fate is the most tragic.
Qiu Ruiming happened to be the latter.
"You intend to help him!"
After listening to Ye Ming's words, Nangong Qianyu saw through his intentions.
"It's not so much helping him! It's more about helping myself!" Ye Ming mused, and continued, "Although I don't plan to give the endorsement for the pills and spiritual artifacts to Tianzi Corporation, having them act as supervisors isn't out of the question."
"Supervisors?"
Nangong Qianyu immediately understood his meaning, "It seems you don't completely trust Black Tower!"
"Naturally!"
Ye Ming stated frankly, "The main reason I chose Black Tower as the endorser is that they can open up markets not only in Gaoqiao Country but also in neighboring countries. Moreover, their intelligence network is very useful to me. This is why I chose them!"
"But one thing is separate from another! Ability is one matter, and whether I trust them is another!" Ye Ming's pupils flickered with a sharp light, as if he could see through the future trends of the situation, saying, "Having Tianzi Corporation as a monitor is the most suitable choice!"
Mutual checks and balances, this was the situation Ye Ming desired.
"Wow! Ye Ming! I'm only now realizing how cunning you are!"
After hearing Ye Ming's series of words, Nangong Qianyu simply summed him up with the idiom "cunning and scheming."
"What are you talking about?"
Hearing this, Ye Ming pulled Nangong Qianyu onto his lap and corrected her in a displeased tone, "This is strategy, it's wisdom, understand?"
"Alright! Yes, yes, yes! It's great wisdom!" Nangong Qianyu replied perfunctorily with a smile. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Her crescent-shaped eyes seemed to say: I'd be a fool to believe you.
Seeing this, Ye Ming could no longer stand it. He raised his right hand and aimed it at the curves of the woman sitting on his lap.
*Slap!*
A crisp sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed through the private room.
"Ah! You... you dared to hit my butt..."
Nangong Qianyu immediately covered the spot where she had been hit, her pretty face turning red. She looked wronged.
However, perhaps more than just one spot was red now.
"Hmm! The feel is quite good! Indeed, after improving strength, the elasticity..."
Ye Ming seemed to be savoring the sensation from before, evaluating to himself. But before he could finish speaking, he felt a murderous gaze.
"This... this didn't really hurt, did it!"
Ye Ming shrank his neck, recalling the force he had used just now, and it seemed... a bit too much.
"Ye Ming! I'll fight you to the death!"
Before Ye Ming could react, Nangong Qianyu's fierce fists were already raining down on him.
"Whoa! I was wrong! Lady, don't hit my face... Ah!"
Just as Ye Ming was enduring a minute of "inhumane" torment, a knock on the door rescued him from his predicament.
"Mr. Ye! Miss Qianyu! The live broadcast is all set. May we begin?" the person outside the door asked cautiously.
If he had opened the door, he might have witnessed a spectacular scene.
At this moment, Ye Ming was lying on the floor, covering his face with his hands. Nangong Qianyu, on the other hand, was straddling him without restraint, her fists continuously swinging.
She only stopped her assault when the voice from outside the door appeared.
"Hmph! Let's see if you dare again!"
However, seeing Nangong Qianyu's triumphant little expression, it seemed she was satisfied.
Getting up, she finally let Ye Ming go.
In this regard, Ye Ming had brought it upon himself.
"Come in!"
Ye Ming sat back in his seat, shaking off his previous defeat, with no trace of abnormality on his face.
Subsequently, the waiter adjusted the angles of the equipment used for the live broadcast.
"Alright!"
After the adjustment, he withdrew.
At the same moment, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room could no longer be described as rapidly increasing; it was a sheer explosion.
Within a minute of going live, the online viewership exceeded one hundred million.
And this was only the beginning.