Who is Zhu Dayou? He is quite a character.

According to Zhu Dayou's own account, his family was once a local powerhouse over a hundred years ago. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Zhu Family even had a Martial Arts Scholar and an Imperial Physician who were renowned and enjoyed a period of great prosperity.

However, this family has gradually declined over the past several decades. By the time it came to Zhu Dayou and his son, they fell into hard times and were only left with a small clinic. Zhu Dayou once dreamed of reviving his family's glory. He studied and practiced diligently, excelling in both medical skills and Cultivation, standing out among his peers.

But in this era, Martial Arts seem to have lost their edge, unless you get involved in the underworld. Otherwise, what's the use of having great martial arts abilities? As someone who regards himself as coming from a "reputable sect," how could Zhu Dayou associate himself with ruffians?

As for medical skills, Zhu Dayou's are indeed formidable. However, he hasn't received much formal education, lacks any kind of professional qualifications or certifications, so other than working as a barefoot doctor in that small village, he couldn't even start a clinic in the town.

Although he is an excellent doctor who has cured many odd diseases and serious illnesses for the nearby villagers, ultimately, he is just a village doctor with little fame.

Including Bufan, even after learning top-notch medical skills, he faced numerous rejections upon arriving in Ark City. If not for stumbling upon the shelter of the Zhan Family, he would still be peddling in the park.

Now that Bufan has suddenly made it big, he has not forgotten him, which greatly comforts Zhu Dayou. He's too happy to even think about stirring up trouble. The three of them arranged the "division of labor" in their room that very night.

Bufan had already informed Du Yujia, intending to appoint Zhu Dayou as the Security Department Director and also a part-time Director of Engineering Department (basically, to deal with various emergencies). Both positions are special and require capable individuals with martial prowess.

Bufan is formidable, but all his tactics were learned from Zhu Dayou, so certainly, Zhu Dayou's abilities are no less than his own. Du Yujia had no objections to this.

As for Zhao Juan taking on the role of Deputy Director of Finance and doubling as the Deputy Director of Human Resources, after much negotiation between Bufan and Du Yujia, this was reluctantly agreed upon. The condition being that while Zhao Juan would hold the deputy positions and draw the corresponding salaries, she wouldn't need to manage anything.

A sinecure, just drawing a salary without working!

Regarding the thirty-plus people brought by Zhu Dayou, they were all asked to start from the "ground level." The men were mostly assigned to the security team, and others to the engineering department. The women were placed in the housing sales department, and any surplus staff were sent to work at the Yi Family's Grand Hotel (formerly Xincun Fishery).

Of course, all these were still proposals. They would officially take office after being publicly approved at the opening ceremony the next day.

An uneventful night passed. Zhu Dayou and his companions had traveled by train for more than ten hours. Exhausted, they lay down to sleep early, but Zhao Juan was full of energy. She insisted on dragging Bufan out shopping with her and didn't return until after 1 a.m.

Only after spending over ten thousand yuan of Bufan's money did she finally settle down.

Zhao Juan and Du Yujiao are very much alike, both adept at spending money. They don't think about actual needs, focusing only on whether they like something or not. The moment they take a fancy to something, it's an immediate purchase!

The only difference lies in the class of items they buy. During her last shopping spree with Bufan, Du Yujiao spent tens of thousands within half a day, whereas Zhao Juan, having bought even more items this time, only spent over ten thousand yuan. This is the difference between a rural woman and a lady of wealth.

Of course, as time goes by, Zhao Juan's perspective will also gradually expand along with the increasing value of Zhu Bufan. But this is a slow process.

The next day, the company's inauguration ceremony.

Yi Family Investment Company was pretty much bolstered single-handedly by the Zhan Family. Although Du Yujia had some influence in the past, her previous power-base had gone bankrupt, and the remaining 10 million yuan was far from enough to support such a significant company's development. It was all vigorously promoted by Du Yujiao's efforts.

Since they were looking to leverage influence, naturally the Zhan Family's clout was maximized. Yi Family Investment Company was not merged into the Yucheng Group, but Du Yujiao and Zhan Yucheng, the two leads of Yucheng Group, were brought over as Guest Elders.

Du Yujiao served as the company's Deputy Manager Secretary (as secretary to Zhan Feihuang), and Zhan Yucheng was the Manager Consultant (as consultant to Zhan Feiyu). Although these were just nominal titles, their impact on the development of Yi Family Investment Company was immeasurable.

It was like a credit trademark. Yi Family Investment Company had just been established and had no credibility to speak of. Du Yujia's previous company also went bankrupt due to financial disputes, which is why, despite being the company's powerholder, she did not hold any official position.

However, the reputations of Zhan Yucheng and Du Yujiao were well-known in Fangzhou City. They acknowledged Yi Family Company and came over to serve as "Guest Elders." The credibility and influence of these two well-known figures were invaluable in the city.

The most direct manifestation of this was Du Yujiao stepping forward to guarantee a loan, providing the young group led by Zhu Bufan with a starting fund of 1.5 billion yuan.

For the sake of Zhan Feiyu sisters' careers, Zhan Yucheng had to step in, and for Du Yujia to survive well, her sister Du Yujiao also had to exert herself once more.

Zhu Bufan thus became an invisible beneficiary. As one man prospers, all his followers rise with him. People like Zhao Juan were basking in Zhu Bufan's reflected glory.

At Chunjiang Riverfront, Riverfront Square, which had been empty for several days, was today packed with a sea of people, thousands standing densely packed.

At noon, firecrackers sounded, heralding the start of official festivities.

The company's unveiling ceremony officially began. Zhan Yucheng, Du Yujiao, and Zhu Bufan stepped onto the stage. Du Yujiao and Zhan Yucheng personally performed the ribbon-cutting for Yi Family Investment Company.

Then, one after another, company-related personnel took the stage to speak. Zhu Bufan's speech was pre-written by Du Yujia. He had rehearsed it several times the night before and delivered it with great fluency. Moreover, his innate arrogance lent an extreme brilliance to his speech, creating quite an imposing air indeed!

Zhu Bufan, Zhan Yucheng, Du Yujiao, Zhan Feiyu, Zhan Feihuang, Du Yujia, in that order, took the stage to speak.

But the others had no right to speak. Zhao Juan, anxious, had her pretty face blushing with the effort of struggling to take her turn on stage, but she was firmly held back by Zhu Dayou. In this situation, Zhu Dayou was more sensible than Zhao Juan.

Who were those people on stage? Merely ants? No, the group on stage were the true powerhouses of this world!

Their speeches were purposeful, cultured, and valuable. Letting Zhao Juan, this country woman, say even a word would immediately bring shame to Zhu Bufan. His prestige would be utterly ruined!

Admittedly, Zhao Juan wouldn't intentionally harm Zhu Bufan, but her abilities determined she couldn't be of any help whatsoever. Zhu Bufan had instructed Zhao Juan in advance to watch Zhu Dayou and prevent any commotion; secretly, he'd also made it clear to Zhu Dayou to ensure she kept quiet and didn't cause trouble at the unveiling ceremony!

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