Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1098: Chapter 1098 That Shameless Person

The name that appeared on Bai Xiaosheng’s phone was none other than Mr. Kelson, the CEO from Europe—Kevin.

Bai Xiaosheng considered him quite a good friend, and over the past year, Kevin had called him numerous times.

Of course, every time Kevin’s sister, Ariel, was around, Kevin could at most speak for a few minutes before the phone was snatched away.

Ariel herself also contacted Bai Xiaosheng frequently.

So, despite not seeing each other for one or two years, their affection for one another had only grown.

”Kevin, are you looking for me for something?” Bai Xiaosheng, wanting to drink some tea, placed the phone in front of him and casually hit the speakerphone button to avoid holding it in his hand.

”You can’t call to chat if there’s nothing wrong?” Kevin retorted on the phone.

It had been a long time since they’d seen each other, and Kevin’s Chinese had become increasingly fluent.

At first listen, he was nearly indistinguishable from a native speaker.

Bai Xiaosheng took a sip of tea and suddenly smiled, ”Just from the slightly defeated and tired tone in that sentence, I think you don’t just have something—you have trouble!”

Over this past year, Bai Xiaosheng had honed not just his observational skills, but also his ”ear power.”

Voices could convey a lot of emotions, reflecting changes in a person’s heart.

Once specifically trained, it became easy to sense the state of mind of the person you were talking to.

On the other end of the line, Kevin’s voice paused, then he laughed bitterly, ”Really, there’s nothing I can hide from you.”

”Indeed, I do have some trouble,” Kevin sighed, his voice growing more somber.

Bai Xiaosheng could easily imagine Kevin’s dejected demeanor.

”What trouble are you facing? Tell me, maybe I can help you,” Bai Xiaosheng said.

After hearing Bai Xiaosheng’s words, Kevin’s voice still sounded listless.

”If it were something else, you might be able to help, but the trouble I’m facing now is quite bothersome, and you might not be able to do anything.”

”Although, it really does involve you.”

In the end, Kevin added that comment, muttering to himself.

Oh, it involves me?

Bai Xiaosheng was somewhat interested, ”Let’s hear it. Since you’ve made this call, you’re just seeking someone to vent to. Whether I can help is another matter; let me listen first.”

”Alright.” Kevin agreed with a weary voice, then murmured, ”Why do I feel like there’s a hint of schadenfreude in your tone?”

”Look at what you’re saying, of course not,” Bai Xiaosheng grinned, laughing, ”Don’t falsely accuse me.”

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying squinted slightly, observing the changes in Bai Xiaosheng’s expression.

Reveling in schadenfreude...

Perhaps there was a bit...

However, Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying also knew that even if Bai Xiaosheng felt a touch of malicious joy now, he would go out of his way to help Kevin after learning the whole story.

Bai Xiaosheng was like that with his friends—if there was a way to lend a hand, he would never shy away.

Of course, if the issue itself was beyond his capability, Bai Xiaosheng would never make empty promises.

”My problem over here is pretty big,” Kevin said after Bai Xiaosheng agreed to listen, and he poured out his woes.

”First off, our collaboration with Zhongjing Media, which had been adjusted several times, had completed all stage work up until last week. Then, the subsequent cooperation was terminated by Zhongjing Media. Well... technically, according to the agreement, they have the right to do so.”

Bai Xiaosheng was taken aback when he heard this news.

”From what I understand, your cooperation was going smoothly, and Zhongjing Media was making headway in the European market without a hitch. Why did they stop?” Bai Xiaosheng inquired.

”Ah!” Kevin sighed heavily and responded with an apparent change of subject, ”The economic development in your country is truly fast-paced, using the term ’rapid progress’ to describe every industry is not an exaggeration at all! I was extremely optimistic about the Huaxia market, but I never expected it to develop so quickly.”

”A new company proposed a different form of collaboration and started a brand-new partnership with Zhongjing Media, aiming to enter the markets in both the Americas and Europe together.”

”You know our representative went to negotiate with Zhongjing Media, and you know what their new Senior Manager Gao said? He told our team that with the current international climate, just entering a single market seemed too narrow to them; they wanted to include the Americas as well...”

In his speech, Kevin’s voice carried a bitter laugh, ”Our side was deemed insufficient... What could we do when we had tried to break into the American market several times on our own but failed each time? If we couldn’t meet Zhongjing Media’s needs, why would they bother to cooperate with us?”

Bai Xiaosheng was stunned, and couldn’t help scratching his face.

The last time he revisited Zhongjing Media, he had casually mentioned that under the grand international scheme, expanding overseas markets shouldn’t focus solely on one area but should be pushing forward on multiple fronts simultaneously.

It was just a casual suggestion, but that new general manager couldn’t resist the trust he had in himself.

”Zhongjing Media’s new general manager, Gao Dazhi said that?” Bai Xiaosheng asked.

”Exactly, him! Do you know him?” Kevin suddenly got excited but then his enthusiasm deflated, ”Even if you do know him, it wouldn’t matter. Even if he’s from the same group as you, even if you rank higher than him, and he’s your friend, and would listen to you, it’s too late now.”

”I heard that they’ve already signed an official contract with a new company, for a period of ten years!”

Kevin’s voice sounded as though he had chewed on a bitter gourd, utterly bitter.

”Then, I truly am powerless to help,” Bai Xiaosheng said with regret.

Since Zhongjing Media had signed a long-term contract with someone else, there was nothing he could do about it.

He couldn’t possibly ask Zhongjing Media to break the contract, could he?

On what grounds?

From a corporate strategy perspective, Zhongjing Media did nothing wrong.

Moreover, a ten-year contract that also involved expanding markets in two continents would have a staggering cost if breached.

Bai Xiaosheng was just the Senior Affairs Officer of the group; could he even make an outside company forgo compensation?

Well. Although Gao Dazhi believed in my viewpoint, the decision was his to make. I didn’t ask him to terminate the contract with Kelson...

This matter... shouldn’t have anything to do with me, I suppose, Bai Xiaosheng mumbled to himself.

Bai Xiaosheng also considered playing matchmaker on this side and finding a new partner for Kelson, as an intangible ”compensation.”

”What’s the name of the new company that took your place in the partnership with Zhongjing Media?” While pondering, Bai Xiaosheng casually asked.

”I heard it’s something called Xue Lian Wan He,” Kevin said.

Xue Lian Wan He?

Bai Xiaosheng was startled.

Li Qiushan and his team had pried away Kelson’s business?

Kevin didn’t notice Bai Xiaosheng’s pause and kept ranting, ”I really don’t know how this new company pulled in such connections.”

”Your Zhongjing City Government is giving them unprecedented favorable policies!”

”Zunbai Zhisheng over there is providing them with full data chain support!”

”I’ve heard that Tengyun is also frequently cooperating with them, offering them channels overseas!”

”You tell me, isn’t that frightening!”

...

Kevin went on endlessly about how powerful that oddly named Chinese company was.

Bai Xiaosheng listened with a strange expression on his face.

It would be regrettable if he inadvertently caused Kelson to terminate the contract because of a casual remark, but he wouldn’t feel guilty.

After all, he did it unintentionally. What guilt could there be?

However, when he found out that the company that stole the contract was indeed his own company...

Bai Xiaosheng suddenly felt a bit guilty.

It was he who brought Xue Lian Wan He and Zunbai Zhisheng there, it was like he had stolen Kevin’s business...

”If I ever get the chance to meet the behind-the-scenes boss of this new company, I’m going to toast him with a smile and say ’impressive,’ while cursing in my heart, ’shameless!’” Kevin vented, and with this, he couldn’t help showing off, ”Isn’t my Chinese very good!”

Bai Xiaosheng blinked, at a loss for words.

That ’shameless one’ is actually on the phone with you...

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying were listening and were almost dying from holding in their laughter.

”That’s not all. The markets we’ve been developing in your country are not just on one front, but the other markets have been targeted too, by a group called Shengsheng International. In fact, it’s not just us; many companies are treated the same.”

”We’ve sent people to visit, and guess what the boss of Shengsheng International said? He mentioned that Xue Lian Wan He was invested in by one of their shareholders.”

”Since their ally is interested in this market, of course, they have to lend a hand.”

”Tell me, that shareholder of Shengsheng International, the behind-the-scenes boss of Xue Lian Wan He, isn’t he a total bastard!”

”Sheng, tell me!”

”Is there such a thing as bullying people like this!”