92: Chapter 091 Shameless Zhou Kaiyuan_1 92: Chapter 091 Shameless Zhou Kaiyuan_1 Zhou Kaiyuan didn’t really want to call the police, after all, with his status, if he did so in front of these high-ranking officials and wealthy people, he would be looked down upon in the future.
He is a real millionaire, a real bigshot!
In Zhou Kaiyuan’s eyes, Lv Zhong is just a high school student who should be ignorant about the law and lacks social experience.
He believed that after intimidating him, Lv Zhong would be scared and harbor fear.
There would be three benefits to this.
First, if the painting was not done by Lv Zhong, then he would easily confess.
Second, if the painting was indeed done by Lv Zhong, then under the circumstances of fear or anger, Lv Zhong might unconsciously start painting on the spot.
However, Zhou Kaiyuan also knew that even grandmaster-level painters and calligraphers could not create two works of the same level within such a short time span.
Third, if Lv Zhong indiscriminately began to paint under his threat, it would be like playing the monkey for him.
Given this opportunity, he might be able to suppress Lv Zhong and make him understand that no matter how talented he is, he can’t outdo wealth and power.
This will cast a shadow on him and hinder him from making greater achievements in painting and calligraphy.
This intention is what Zhou Kaiyuan valued.
Since this person is at odds with his son and even made him have to support his son, then he has to strike Lv Zhong.
His calculations were not very clever, and most of the officials and wealthy people present could see through them, but he was sure that Lv Zhong lacked social experience.
While Zhou Kaiyuan thought he was just intimidating Lv Zhong, and it was no big deal.
However, even so, he still has the suspicion of bullying the weak.
In many people’s eyes, his targeting of a high school student like Lv Zhong is indeed offensive.
Leng Feng’s eyes also turned cold as he looked at Zhou Kaiyuan.
This was his home after all, and Lv Zhong was a classmate invited by his daughter, Leng Mei.
Lv Zhong was just giving a gift to Leng Mei to celebrate.
Zhou Kaiyuan had the nerve to pick on a student regardless of his identity.
Such a demeanor, such a mentality was too petty.
Making a scene at his daughter’s birthday party was a blatant disrespect for his Leng family.
For a moment, Leng Feng was completely disgusted with Zhou Kaiyuan.
Such a person, even with a strong backup, would not have a promising future.
The first richest man?
Their Leng family was also an ancient martial arts family.
Although he did not possess the cultivation talent and chose the path of politics, he understood that this super talent with the potential of a literary master is China’s most precious national treasure.
Besides, although he has no cultivation talent, his vision is not weak, and he can see that this painting is highly beneficial to the ancient martial arts family.
Having such a person appear at his daughter’s adult ceremony was a delightful anecdote for him!
At this point, Zheng Tianle, who had been a bit lost because of Lv Zhong’s painting, also sobered up.
Seeing Zhou Kaiyuan making things difficult for Lv Zhong, he was immediately furious and gave no face to Zhou Kaiyuan, roaring, “Zhou Kaiyuan, I’m warning you, this is my granddaughter’s 18th birthday party, do not show off your disgusting rich attitude in front of my granddaughter’s schoolmate.
Just leave, we do not welcome you.”
When Zhou Kaiyuan bullied Lv Zhong, a member of the Lv family, at Leng Mei’s birthday party, Zheng Tianle couldn’t hold back his anger.
He felt extremely guilty towards the Lv family, so naturally, he would not be polite when Zhou Kaiyuan bullied Lv Zhong.
He decided to kick Zhou Kaiyuan out of the Leng Family mansion.
Seeing Zheng Tianle backing Lv Zhong, and even going so far as to offend Yan City’s richest man for a high school student, all the guests were shocked.
In the eyes of these officials and rich people, Zheng Tianle has always been a good person, gentle and elegant, and it’s hard to have a dispute with others.
But they did not expect to see his angry side today.
Zhao Yuanyi, who was on the side, also looked deeply at Zhou Kaiyuan and said, “Mr.
Zhou, what you’re doing is very offensive.”
Since the other party wanted to use the theft charge to scare Lv Zhong, then Zhao Yuanyi had said it straightforwardly.
In the history of China, no matter how powerful a businessman is, he can’t compete with an official!
Although Zhou Kaiyuan is a super-rich man in the whole province, it would be easy for Zhao Yuanyi, Leng Feng and others to give him legal trouble.
Could it be that Zhao Yuanyi really was being used by a mere city’s richest man to trouble a benefactor of his family?
But this time, Zhou Kaiyuan had done this at Leng Mei’s birthday party, already making Leng Feng lose face.
Leng Feng couldn’t intervene, but Zheng Tianle was Leng Feng’s father-in-law, and his scolding of Zhou Kaiyuan, whether intentional or not, represented Leng Feng’s will,
And now, Zhao Yuanyi indeed stood up for Lv Zhong.
Therefore, Yan City’s number one and number two officials unintentionally put great pressure on Zhou Kaiyuan.
Seeing Leng Feng’s father-in-law Zheng Tianle and another senior official of the municipal government, Zhao Yuanyi, both speaking out to accuse him of wrongdoings, Zhou Kaiyuan’s eyes flickered with a touch of gloom and his face changed.
He had never expected that Leng Feng and Zhao Yuanyi would come to the aid of a mere student, but overlooked him, the city’s richest man.
He couldn’t help but feel in his heart that this was bad, as he didn’t want to have his group enterprise remembered by these senior officials because of this matter.
To Zhou Kaiyuan, Leng Feng was a fierce dragon transferred from the province, and Zhao Yuanyi was a local tyrant in Yan City.
Furthermore, his brother, Zhao Yuancan, was once the old headmaster of South China University, with students dispersed all over Xiangnan Province.
If these two powers joined hands, it wouldn’t only be difficult for him, the richest man in Yan City, but even the province’s richest man would be hard-pressed to stand against them.
Unless he could become the richest man in the nation or reach a level of wealth that could rival a country, he would be in a tight spot.
With this realization, Zhou Kaiyuan hastily began to laugh.
He said to Zheng Tianle and Zhao Yuanyi, “Elder Zheng, Officer Zhao, you both should know that I was only joking with young Lv Zhong.
Besides, I also wanted to see for myself the astounding level of Lv Zhong’s painting and calligraphy skills.
I might have been a bit offensive in my words, but you don’t actually take it seriously, do you?”
In order to rise in the business field and become the city’s richest man, besides opportunities and good fortune, one must have a thick skin.
This was perfectly embodied by Zhou Kaiyuan.
Many of the rich people and officials felt Zhou Kaiyuan was shameless.
But since it didn’t concern them, they didn’t hesitate to express their opinions.
Leng Feng and Zhao Yuancan didn’t care about the city’s richest man, and they chose not to speak up at this moment.
Seeing Zhou Kaiyuan responding in such a way, Zheng Tianle and Zhao Yuanyi had nothing further to say.
Lv Zhong had stood to the side the whole time, looking indifferent, as if Zhou Kaiyuan’s words were not directed at him.
To him, Zhou Kaiyuan and his son, Zhou Xiongfeng were no more than laughable clowns, and he hadn’t the slightest interest in trivial disputes with such people.
Even though Lv Zhong didn’t possess the mind-reading technique, as a cultivator, he could sense the ill intent against him.
However, Lv Zhong didn’t want to cause trouble with Zhou Kaiyuan in front of so many people.
If the other party was asking for trouble, he didn’t mind getting rid of them.
But, Lv Zhong was absolutely unwilling to take action himself in the Leng Family Mansion.
In Lv Zhong’s opinion, it would be far more satisfying to quietly take Zhou Kaiyuan out behind the scenes.
Hence, even though Lv Zhong was burning with anger, he remained silent.
However, Lv Zhong’s silence was mistaken for timidity by Zhou Xiongfeng.
In defiance of his father Zhou Kaiyuan’s reconciliation attempts, Zhou Xiongfeng audaciously called out to Lv Zhong again, “Lv Zhong, you don’t dare to draw in front of us, huh?
Don’t everyone see it now?
This kid Lv Zhong is feeling guilty.
This painting must have been created by someone else under his name…”
Zhou Xiongfeng burst into wild laughter, he couldn’t stand the sight of Lv Zhong basking in glory in front of him.
No one had ever looked at him, the son of Yan City’s richest family with such shocking and approving eyes like they were doing to Lv Zhong.
Moreover, it was unbearable for him that Lv Zhong had managed to attract such attention in front of Leng Mei.
He was jealous of Lv Zhong and didn’t believe that Lv Zhong was the actual creator of the painting.
Seeing Zhou Xiongfeng’s arrogant face and his shouts at him, a cold glimmer flashed in Lv Zhong’s eyes as he calmly moved towards Zhou Xiongfeng.
What do you want to do?
Are you going to hit me because…
because I exposed you as a liar?” Seeing Lv Zhong approaching him with a menacing look in his eyes, Zhou Xiongfeng got scared and quickly retreated, speaking in a trembling voice.
Lv Zhong completely ignored Zhou Xiongfeng, instead turning his head to address Zhou Kaiyuan, “I can draw again to prove that I am the creator of this painting.
But, if I am able to prove my innocence, what will you, the prestigious city’s richest man, do?
After all, you really aren’t the father of my grandson and therefore have no right to ask me to create artwork gratis.
So, if I can recreate this work of art, you must unconditionally pay me 50 million RMB.
Of course, Lv Zhong wouldn’t take a mere 50 million RMB too seriously, it was just him taking some ‘interest’ from Zhou Kaiyuan.
What’s more, Lv Zhong wanted to slap Zhou Kaiyuan in the face and infuriate him.
Once Lv Zhong proved that he created the painting, the humiliated Zhou family would definitely become furious, even to the point of madness.
Being the wealthiest man in Yan City, Zhou Kaiyuan would likely retaliate if humiliated by a middle school student, Lv Zhong.
He who the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.
Once Zhou Kaiyuan makes a move, he would make mistakes, and Lv Zhong would strike back in stealth, bringing disgrace upon him.
This would be the most potent counterattack.
Zhou Kaiyuan was of course oblivious to Lv Zhong’s plans, but he was genuinely infuriated by Lv Zhong.
Seeing Lv Zhong subtly insult him again, mimicking Dongfang Baoyu, Zhou Kaiyuan’s face turned as dark as a storm cloud.
His hatred for Lv Zhong had reached the apex.
However, given Lv Zhong’s words, Zhou Kaiyuan had no choice but to accept the challenge.
After all, Zhou Kaiyuan and his son had been pushing Lv Zhong around.
If he didn’t respond, all the officials and nobles present would look down on him, even though he had already lost all sense of shame.
If I can witness a similarly high level of calligraphy for 50 million RMB, it would be worth it,” Zhou Kaiyuan said with a smile.
However, the smile disappeared in an instant, and his tone turned icy, “But if it’s not up to the standard of the previous painting, don’t blame me for using money to pressure you.”
“Agreed!” Lv Zhong returned Zhou Kaiyuan’s stare indifferently and responded.
After saying that, he turned to Leng Mei and asked, “Leng Mei, do you have pen and ink, brush, and inkstone in your house?”
Knowing that Zheng Tianle was Leng Mei’s grandfather, Lv Zhong believed it was highly likely they would have these items, hence he asked.