After Ye Qiu sent Xu Minghui flying with a slap, he turned to Lin Jingzhi and said, “Sister Lin, let’s start the opening ceremony!”
Lin Jingzhi nodded, leading Ye Wuwei and others to sit in the front row, then gave Sun Mengjie a look.
The opening ceremony officially began.
Sun Mengjie, acting as the emcee, spoke a few words before inviting Ye Wuwei, the renowned doctor Li Chunfeng, and Old Master Wang to give speeches as guest representatives.
Next, media representative Dong Si took the stage to speak.
Following that, Tangtang performed three songs, pushing the atmosphere to its peak.
An hour passed.
The ceremony was nearing its end, with only the final ribbon-cutting segment remaining.
At that moment, a taxi stopped at the group’s entrance, and a resolute-looking young man stepped out, holding a rectangular wooden box. He said something to the security guard, who quickly ran to Ye Qiu and whispered a few words.
Ye Qiu immediately stood and approached the young man.
“Hello, I’m Ye Qiu,” Ye Qiu introduced himself.
“Mr. Ye, hello. I’m Huang Wei from the Security Bureau. On Old Tang’s orders, I’m here to deliver this to you.”
The young man handed the wooden box to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu opened it, glanced inside, and said gratefully, “Thanks, brother.”
“No need to thank me, Mr. Ye. I must return to report to Old Tang. Farewell.”
The young man got back into the taxi and left hurriedly.
Ye Qiu returned to his seat, handed the box to Lin Jingzhi, and said, “Sister Lin, you can use this opportunity to announce the company’s name change to the public.”
Lin Jingzhi took the box, opened it, and her face lit up with shock, then joy. “This is a treasure.”
“Husband, I love you to death.”
“I’ve decided, tonight we’ll call Sister Wan and Bai Bing to join us.”
Bai Bing, sitting next to Lin Jingzhi, heard her and snorted, “Vixen.”
“Enough, Bai Bing. Stop pretending with me. You think I don’t know? Women like you who seem cold are secretly wild,” Lin Jingzhi teased with a grin. “Tonight, the four of us will have fun, how about it?”
Bai Bing’s face was stern. “I’m not interested.”
Lin Jingzhi said, “Not interested? Fine, one less person means more comfort for me and Sister Wan.”
Bai Bing snapped, “Lin Jingzhi, you must’ve been a fox in your past life.”
Hehe—
Lin Jingzhi laughed, then, holding the box, stepped onto the stage.
“Dear guests, friends, good day!”
“With winds from all directions and the anticipation of many, today, on this joyous occasion, Eastern Pharmaceutical Group officially opens.”
“At this moment, with distinguished friends gathered, I’m deeply honored by the presence of our guests and media friends.”
“I’d like to take this opportunity to announce something.”
“As of today, the parent company of Eastern Pharmaceutical Group, Lin Group, is officially renamed Eastern Group.”
“For this, I specially invited a mysterious figure to inscribe our group’s new signboard. Please take a look.”
Lin Jingzhi opened the box and took out a scroll.
Unfurling it, the scroll revealed four bold characters on rice paper.
“Eastern Group!”
The characters were vigorous and flowing, exuding grandeur.
Beside them were eight smaller characters.
“Sun rises in the east, dragon soars the skies.”
Signed: Tang!
The crowd was puzzled.
“Who wrote this?”
“Why just one character for the name?”
“The calligraphy is powerful, piercing through the paper, clearly the work of a master.”
“I’d bet the writer is a titan in the calligraphy world.”
Suddenly, Ye Wuwei spoke, “This wasn’t written by a calligrapher.”
“Oh? Mr. Ye, do you know who wrote it?” someone asked.
Ye Wuwei replied, “It was written by Old Tang.”
What?
Written by Old Tang?
The crowd was incredulous.
“I recognize it. It’s definitely Old Tang’s handwriting,” said CCTV host Dong Si. “Last year, Old Tang inscribed something for CCTV, and the script is identical.”
A director from a national newspaper added, “Yes, this year we published a book, Old Tang’s Youth Days, and reviewed many archives, including his letters from youth.”
“I photographed them. The handwriting matches the one in President Lin’s hands.”
“I can confirm, this is Old Tang’s work.”
As the words landed, Lin Jingzhi’s voice rang out, “Many guests were guessing who wrote this. I’ll tell you now—it was Old Tang.”
Hiss—
The crowd gasped.
Their gazes toward Lin Jingzhi were filled with envy.
“President Lin is incredible, getting Old Tang to write for her.”
“With Old Tang’s inscription, the richest man here in person, and Hades Hall’s orders, who’d dare challenge President Lin?”
“Eastern Group is set to soar!”
Lin Jingzhi gave a few more words of thanks, and the ceremony concluded.
Afterward, Lin Jingzhi led the guests to tour the group.
Ye Qiu and Ye Wuwei went to Lin Jingzhi’s office.
The uncle and nephew sat face-to-face.
Ye Wuwei looked at Ye Qiu and said, “I remember holding you when you were born. In the blink of an eye, over twenty years have passed. You’ve not only grown up but built a career. If your father saw this, he’d be very proud.”
Ye Qiu smiled and asked, “Is the old man doing well?”
“He’s fine, just misses you. He wants to meet but hasn’t found the right time.” Ye Wuwei shifted, “Ye Qiu, about Dabao, thank you for going easy on him.”
Ye Qiu laughed, “We’re family, Second Uncle. No need to be formal.”
Ye Wuwei added, “I’m not like Third Uncle. He’s skilled in martial arts and can help you. I only know business.”
“Ye Qiu, if you need money, just say the word.”
“No matter how much, if I have it, it’s yours.”
“By the way, before I came, the old man asked me to tell you to hurry and improve your strength. He has a feeling those guys in the Forbidden City are about to come out.”
Ye Qiu nodded, “Thank the old man for me. I’ll work hard to improve.”
Ye Wuwei continued, “There’s one more thing. I don’t know how to say it.”
Ye Qiu asked, “What is it? Second Uncle, speak freely.”
“Don’t get mad,” Ye Wuwei said. “The old man arranged a marriage for you. He’s found you a fiancée!”
