American Comics: BOSS Invasion

After rejecting the number two candidate, Yang Tao went directly to her best friend's lunch gathering. Around two o'clock in the afternoon, she met the male lead from the original storyline. Following the landlady's instructions, she had specifically arranged for someone to disguise as a traffic police officer nearby, directing vehicles to park and avoiding any parking space disputes. Therefore, her meeting with him was no different from meeting anyone else.

Afterward, Yang Tao went straight home!

Listening to Alice's report, Qi Shan felt a bit puzzled.

Looking at the almost perfect information in his hand, at thirty-five years old, he didn't look old, and he was in a robust physical condition. Moreover, he was a national civil servant, a deputy director-general level cadre. Such a high-quality potential partner, not to mention going on a blind date with a woman in her thirties, even going on a blind date with a young lady in her early twenties, should be highly sought after. How could Yang Tao not be interested?

"Alice, where do you think the problem lies?"

Alice said, "Yang Tao's personality is somewhat inclined towards traditional Chinese women. Compared to material conditions, she values the feeling of being together more.

Obviously, Yang Tao is hoping to find a husband she can live with, not a wallet specifically responsible for paying!"

Qi Shan's expression was strange. "Where did you learn all this from?"

"Boss, the internet in this world is still in its early stages. For me, it's undefended. I've searched all topics related to marriage and love, and extracted a large amount of relevant data from them into a database!"

Qi Shan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't tell me about these things. What I need now is to win over Yang Tao as soon as possible. Any suggestions?"

Alice said expressionlessly, "Judging from Yang Tao's entire blind date history, there are many people whose material conditions are higher than Yang Tao's current living standards, but she has not taken any further steps to contact them.

I think, instead of changing other identities, it's better to focus on yourself and continue to create more opportunities to be with Yang Tao. Data shows that experiencing something together can quickly generate feelings between two people."

"So, a thirty-something deputy director is not as good as me, a twenty-something rich young master?"

"Emotionally speaking, that's inevitable. Regardless of gender, everyone likes someone young, handsome, and rich. It's just that from a public opinion perspective, and due to moral education, Yang Tao has concerns in this regard.

But solving such obstacles is actually not difficult!" Alice said, suddenly opening another light screen, "In addition, my monitoring network has triggered an alarm. A large number of keywords related to Qian Songyi have appeared in Seoul, South Korea.

Preliminary judgment indicates that 'My Love from the Star' storyline has been triggered!"

Qi Shan leaned back. "Great, I haven't even settled the lobby manager yet, and now a big star has popped up! Any discoveries?"

"No unfamiliar faces have changed the direction of the storyline, but the reactions of several supporting characters have shown deviations, suspected to be influenced by some kind of force. I have already sent people to South Korea and am still in the process of investigation!" Alice said.

"It must be that kid who's playing against me. He's not stupid, knowing to hide himself temporarily, but if he wants to complete the task, he will eventually expose his tracks."

Qi Shan shook his head with a smile, reached out and gently tapped on the desk, and said, "The storyline can even appear abroad, which means it's not limited to China. Foreign countries are also possible. In that case, there are too many storylines to choose from.

That's interesting. No wonder it was chosen as the world background for the showdown!

Mobilize a few satellites, and send a few more people over to keep an eye on Qian Songyi. Once any disturbance is detected, immediately launch aggressive probes, and report back to me after confirming the target!"

"Understood, Boss! I'll go arrange the next storyline for you." Alice nodded, turned off the light screen, and turned to leave.

Qi Shan stretched out his palm, looked at Yang Tao's photo on the light screen, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved upward.

"It seems that this time, I have to play the role of a domineering CEO!"

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"I'm back!"

Yang Tao pushed the door open and walked in, took off her shoes, and ran to the sofa to sit down.

For today's two grand blind date events, Xue Sumei and the Su Qing couple had specially waited at Yang Tao's house and didn't go anywhere.

A greeting brought all three of them out.

Xue Sumei couldn't wait and asked repeatedly, "How was it? Daughter, which one do you like?"

Yang Tao waved her little hand: "Neither of them are good. I didn't feel anything when I met them!"

Xue Sumei's anger surged: "You're mentioning 'feeling' to me again, 'feeling' again! Why do you always use this thing as an excuse? If you have the ability, find some substantial excuses, the kind that I can't refute. How can I not believe in this mysterious thing called 'feeling'!"

Yang Tao was a little helpless: "Mom, why don't you believe it again? When two people are together, feeling is really important!"

"Right! Tell me, why didn't you feel anything!" Xue Sumei glared.

"This is really hard to say, anyway, I just feel like there's no connection. It's not that I dislike other things. The other person is a deputy director-general level cadre, only thirty-five years old. Obviously, he has a great future, and at first glance, he's an upright person.

But I really don't feel anything for such a person. Although I know that these people are worthy of respect for protecting the country, I don't want to marry them!

Although officials are glorious on weekdays, they are like walking on thin ice, being careful every day, trembling with fear, and not daring to make mistakes. Once they make a wrong step, they will face imprisonment!

However, if this person is too upright, it will be easy to offend people, and after offending people, of course, they will be bullied, making it difficult to move forward in the officialdom. At that time, who knows what will happen. In short, I don't want to be an official's wife. I can't live a life of anxiety!"

Xue Sumei was so angry that she kept exclaiming, glaring: "Then what about the other one? Can someone who stamps divorce certificates at the Civil Affairs Bureau also face such mistakes?"

"Mom, look at what you're saying. I didn't even like the deputy director of the police station, so someone who stamps at the Civil Affairs Bureau is even more out of the question. And I think this person is always tense.

On the surface, he's very polite to everyone, but in reality, he has a particularly violent temper. I don't want to have too much contact with this kind of person!"

Xue Sumei turned to Duan Xifeng and said, "Xifeng, what's going on? Didn't you guarantee to me that this guy named Guoran was particularly reliable? How is he still a hothead?"

Duan Xifeng felt particularly wronged and quickly said, "Taozi, you've got the wrong idea. This buddy of mine is a really honest guy. Besides work, he likes taking pictures of cats and dogs. And he's really good at it. People who love animals can't have bad tempers!"

Yang Tao just shook her head, "I just don't feel it!"

"Okay, okay, no feeling, huh? There are plenty of men. Mom will prepare ten or eight more for you tomorrow, so you can see enough at once. I'll make sure you find one you have a feeling for."

Xue Sumei was really worried about this girl. She had reviewed the basic information of these two men in advance.

She thought they were both pretty good and had been holding out some hope. She didn't expect Yang Tao to come back with the same old lines, which really annoyed Xue Sumei.

Seeing things were not going well, Su Qing quickly intervened.

Just then, Yang Tao's phone suddenly rang. She took out her phone, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face. She grabbed the phone and went into the room.

The three of them exchanged glances. Duan Xifeng suddenly said, "This phone call is a bit strange. Taozi hasn't had such a heartfelt smile in a long time!"

Su Qing also felt something was amiss: "Auntie, look at Taozi, she's so eager to answer the phone, it must be a man!

Could it be that Taozi already has someone she likes? Otherwise, with her filial piety, even if she met someone she didn't feel anything for, she would at least try to date him a little, not reject him directly.

Recently, her rejections during blind dates have been too straightforward. Haven't you noticed something strange?"

Xue Sumei was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while and said, "That's right, how did I not think of this? Taozi is a good, obedient child. I used to force her to go on blind dates, and even though she was unwilling, she would still go obediently every time. Even if it didn't work out, she wouldn't show it too obviously. How come she suddenly changed her style recently?

When did it start...?"

After pondering for a moment, Xue Sumei suddenly widened her eyes and slapped the table, saying, "That's right, it was after meeting Xiao Qi that she became much more resistant to blind dates!"

Su Qing and her husband exchanged glances and said, "Could it be that Taozi..."

"Impossible..."

Before they could finish speaking, Taozi, with a bright smile on her face, pushed open the door and walked out of the bedroom.

The three of them exchanged glances and deliberately didn't mention the smile on Taozi's face, but casually asked, "Who was that? Calling you so late at night."

Taozi said, "It's Qi Shan! He said that after this period of research, the target has been confirmed, and he wants to invite me to be the information officer for the negotiation team to participate in tomorrow's company merger briefing."

Duan Xifeng chuckled, "Auntie, listen to the words he uses! It seems this acquisition involves a significant amount of money!"

"Actually, he said he has 5 billion in cash on hand and can raise another 5 billion within two months. He's currently preparing to contact Greenland Group. Greenland Group doesn't belong to the star-rated hotel category, but it has a large number of office buildings. I estimate that Qi Shan may want to build his own team and create a new hotel group brand from scratch!" Taozi explained.

"Wow! One hundred billion RMB, that's quite a grand gesture!"

Duan Xifeng exclaimed, exchanging a glance with his wife. Feeling the affirmation in Su Qing's eyes, he nodded and gave Xue Sumei a thumbs up.

Auntie, there's no escaping it, it's because of this Qi Shan!

Xue Sumei couldn't help but smile, saying, "Taozi, such a large amount, the company merger negotiations will probably last a long time.

Tomorrow's meeting is probably just a formality. Last time, he helped us once, and we haven't properly thanked Qi Shan yet. Why don't you take this opportunity to invite him to our house? Mom will personally prepare a table to entertain him, with your sister and brother-in-law accompanying us, to express our family's gratitude. What do you think?"

Taozi hesitated, "I have no objection to inviting him to dinner, but I don't think he'll have time. A company merger involves 10 billion RMB, such a large amount, can he afford to spare the time?"

"What's 10 billion? No matter how much money there is, you still have to eat well. Taozi, let me tell you, the food outside may look fancy, but it's not healthy! The food we make at home is the only thing that's truly safe to eat.

Don't worry, invite him boldly. Just say I said I wanted to invite him to our house for a meal to express our gratitude!"

Xue Sumei made the decision directly. Taozi hesitated and nodded, saying that she would mention it tomorrow, but she couldn't guarantee whether she could invite Qi Shan to her house.

The next morning, before seven o'clock, Yang Tao was already driving her car to Qi Shan's company. While waiting for the traffic lights, she had already applied for a day off from the human resources department through internal channels.

Having the opportunity to participate in such a big event, Yang Tao was very excited and didn't want to miss it.

Qi Shan had been waiting at the gate for a minute. Seeing Yang Tao's car slowly approaching, he quickly greeted her.

"Taozi, you're here. You're here early. Have you had breakfast?"

"It's such a big deal, I was afraid of being late, so I came early! I've already had breakfast. When are we leaving?" Yang Tao said.

"No rush. Company mergers are usually protracted negotiations, but Greenland Group is currently facing some special circumstances. A scandal has been exposed, causing its stock price to fluctuate. Internal investigations have also revealed many illegal acts of embezzling public funds, and the Economic Investigation Brigade is now watching them.

The bank is also urging them to repay the loan. If they can't pay their debts, Greenland Group may easily declare bankruptcy liquidation.

We are taking advantage of their weakness at this time, which gives us a considerable advantage. Although Greenland Group is facing some turmoil, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Its large amount of fixed assets are still very valuable. I am precisely targeting this point that I resolutely launched the company merger.

My group may not have anything else, but it has money, and it generates a large amount of cash flow every month, which can just fill the funding shortage of Greenland Group. Therefore, this company merger case should be completed quickly, so don't be too nervous!"

Yang Tao's eyes widened. It turned out that Greenland Group had so many problems of its own. No wonder Qi Shan was able to seize the opportunity.

Qi Shan smiled and said, "It's still early. Last time you came to my company, I was so busy asking you to help that I didn't have time to show you around. I have some time today. Let me take you around!"

"Okay, I've been curious about your company environment for a long time!"

Yang Tao smiled and walked into the building side by side with Qi Shan.