Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 2549 - 1864: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch (Part 2)

After saying this, Bai Xiaosheng was taken aback, "Are we really going to discuss such secret matters with the door open?"

Lin Weiwei let out a "hmph," didn’t say anything, and got up to leave.

"Hey, where are you going?" Bai Xiaosheng couldn’t help but ask.

"Going back to sleep!" Lin Weiwei replied coldly without turning her head.

Bai Xiaosheng watched her slam the door, feeling a bit bewildered, and glanced at Lei Ying.

Lei Ying shrugged and got up, muttering, "Then I’ll go back to sleep too. You wait for Miss Yang by yourself."

Bai Xiaosheng watched Lei Ying leave, poured himself a cup of tea, held it alone, and murmured to himself, "Late at night, do you think I want to meet guests and not sleep early? Yang Yishan is indeed good-looking, but I’m not Milo, am I someone who gets tempted by beauty easily..."

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Bai Xiaosheng waited for about fifteen minutes before hearing someone knock on the door. He got up to answer it, finding Yang Yishan standing outside alone.

Today, Yang Yishan was dressed in a pink outfit that accentuated her fair skin and slender figure.

Looking at her face, Yang Yishan had applied light makeup. Her skin was fair and delicate, and her lips were rosy and charming.

"Good evening, Mr. Bai." Yang Yishan smiled sweetly at Bai Xiaosheng.

"Good evening, Miss Yang, please come in." Bai Xiaosheng stepped aside and made an inviting gesture.

Yang Yishan entered the suite, glanced around, and nodded, "This place is nice."

"Come, have a seat. I’ve just brewed some tea I brought with me, it’s quite good." Bai Xiaosheng said.

These words were humble; Bai Xiaosheng’s tea was all gifted by prestigious families, and even the cheapest cost tens of thousands per ounce.

"It smells lovely, Taiping Houkui?" Yang Yishan speculated.

Bai Xiaosheng was instantly surprised, "Miss Yang knows about tea?"

"I like drinking tea." Yang Yishan smiled.

"Please, have a taste." Bai Xiaosheng made another inviting gesture.

In a few words, they found a common topic, and the atmosphere became extremely friendly.

The two sat on the sofa, enjoying tea and chatting about it.

A few minutes later, Bai Xiaosheng naturally shifted to the main topic, "Miss Yang, your Yang family’s information is quite timely this time, knowing we’ve encountered trouble."

Yang Yishan put down her teacup and laughed, "Actually, it’s not the Yang family’s information that’s timely, but mine. I have a friend in the business world who told me the news. I discussed it with my family as soon as I heard, got their support, and that’s why I wanted to meet and communicate with Mr. Bai."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng’s eyes sparkled with curiosity, "May I know who this friend is, Miss Yang, is it convenient for you to tell?"

Yang Yishan hesitated for a moment, showing a hint of difficulty on her face, "Mr. Bai, you know that such information involves a huge risk for her telling me. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I promised her I would keep it confidential, I hope you understand."

Bai Xiaosheng immediately nodded, smiling, "If it’s inconvenient, then naturally it shouldn’t be disclosed. But for your friend to know such important matters, her status must be high, being able to be friends with Miss Yang, she must not be an ordinary person. I think she might be quite interested in Miss Yang."

Yang Yishan quickly responded, "We’re good sisters, not romantic relationships."

This statement made Bai Xiaosheng’s gaze meaningful.

He had mentioned that those who knew about the matter must be extraordinary, which narrowed down the scope. Adding that it was a friend of Yang Yishan, an age guideline emerged, and knowing the gender further simplified guessing her identity.

Having visited so many companies today, Bai Xiaosheng thought of one unusual young woman—Miss Lisa.

Yang Yishan was no fool. Seeing Bai Xiaosheng’s expression, she realized she might have been led into a trap and felt somewhat "upset."

However, given the environment in her family, she found Bai Xiaosheng’s cunning behavior rather admirable.

As a result, Bai Xiaosheng’s image in Yang Yishan’s eyes became increasingly "better."

It was indeed "one thing overcomes another, brine curdles tofu."

"Sorry, Miss Yang, I seem to have asked too many questions." Bai Xiaosheng smiled.

Yang Yishan merely glanced at him with a hint of feigned annoyance.

The atmosphere shifted slightly with that glance.

Bai Xiaosheng noticed and quickly returned to the main topic to avoid awkwardness, "I wonder what kind of authorization the Yang Family has given Miss Yang? How do you plan to help us face this situation?"

This was the key point, and it was what Bai Xiaosheng was most concerned about.

In fact, on the bus ride back, although Bai Xiaosheng appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, he was actually thinking about this matter over and over again.

Considering the addition of the Yang Family as a variable, and thinking through the connections and resources of the Yang Family, Bai Xiaosheng could roughly guess what measures they might propose.

However, in this matter, if they were to help resolve it, the Yang Family would risk offending the Karan business community, making enemies, and facing significant losses, especially since they were planning to establish a new factory there.

Even if the Yang Family lost all their business in Karan, it wouldn’t be a fatal blow, but they would want to gain something from Bai Xiaosheng’s side for such a large sacrifice.

Bai Xiaosheng wanted to hear how the Yang Family planned to act, and what they wanted to gain.

Yang Yishan took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, composed himself, and said, "In fact, both my father and grandfather are aware of this matter, and they are very concerned. They wanted to contact you, but I stopped them. Since I am coming to discuss this, there is no need for them to call, which would seem repetitive and verbose."

In truth, it would seem overly enthusiastic, making the Yang Family lose face with Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded immediately.

"My father instructed me that the family will fully support our new allies, and my grandfather, as your old friend, naturally cannot sit by and do nothing," Yang Yishan said with a smile.

Bai Xiaosheng listened, taking the words at face value, unsure of their truth.

"In this matter, the Karan business community wants to advance and retreat together, using the impact of not signing contracts to force you to accept their conditions. The risks and damages of zero-signing are many, and I think Mr. Bai, you are well aware of them."

"However, signing the contract would mean accepting a large number of collaborations at a very unfavorable price. The losses are secondary, but it would also bring a lot of negative impact, which is hard to accept."

It appeared that Yang Yishan and the Yang Family had analyzed the situation thoroughly.

Bai Xiaosheng listened without changing his expression.

"Therefore, we thought, since we are going to start construction here, why not build several factories and expand the scale? Then you can collaborate with our Yang Family here, completely abandoning them. This way, you are also making an investment and engaging in exchanges in Karan."

Yang Yishan finally revealed the Yang Family’s plan.

It happened to coincide with one of the scenarios Bai Xiaosheng had speculated.

It’s the simplest, most direct, most straightforward, yet most effective plan.

"This is indeed a good plan," Bai Xiaosheng said meaningfully.

Bai Xiaosheng also had a hidden message.

In this world, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and in the business world, no help comes without strings attached.

The Yang Family wanted to use this conflict between Bai Xiaosheng’s group and the Karan business world as an opportunity for them to spend money and expand their business.

Of course, the Yang Family would know that they couldn’t expect Bai Xiaosheng’s group to cover all the costs of expanding and building factories; they couldn’t go too far.

After all, if collaborating with the Yang Family turned out to be no better than working with the Karan business community, why would Bai Xiaosheng’s group agree?

In that case, this ’help’ would be pointless.

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng’s expression, Yang Yishan realized there was a misunderstanding and promptly said, "Mr. Bai, you’ve misunderstood our intentions. First of all, regarding the investment for the factories, our Yang Family will bear the expansion costs ourselves. As for the normal commercial cooperation between your side and ours, there won’t be any biases, not a single extra penny. "

This statement made Bai Xiaosheng look at Yang Yishan with surprise.

"Moreover, you can use the cooperation with our Yang Family as leverage to bargain with the Karan business community. If it’s suitable, you can still cooperate with them. I think the Karan business community cannot afford a zero-signing situation either," Yang Yishan said in one breath, finishing his piece.

The Yang Family was willing to be used as a bargaining chip by the Huaxia Business Group this time?

This completely surprised Bai Xiaosheng.

"Miss Yang, if the Yang Family needs us to do anything, just let us know," Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile, "We are all business people, and we know there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

Hearing this, Yang Yishan smiled slightly, "Our reward has already been obtained."

"Another batch of Huaxia orders?" Bai Xiaosheng asked.

"No," Yang Yishan replied with a charming smile, "We have gained your goodwill, Bai Xiaosheng."