"Wait a minute... Are we getting our directions mixed up here? Shouldn’t your focus be on the breach of contract?"
Ye Xuan then remembered that he was in the middle of discussing serious matters, yet he had gone off-topic.
"Hehehe, boss, you know I’m naturally quite the gossip, I love hunting for interesting stories in this world! Compared to the matter you’re about to discuss, I’m obviously more interested in the thing about your sister-in-law, so I got distracted."
Little Lee chuckled awkwardly, scratching his head and showing an apologetic expression on his face.
"Okay, you won’t miss the wedding. We will talk about this later! Now, what I’m about to say, listen carefully."
Ye Xuan said lightly, pausing for a moment before clearing his throat and continuing, "You have three days to use whatever means necessary to make Meilena Cosmetics Company rescind their decision to breach the contract and return the agency rights of their brands to Eastern Group in East Sea City of Yan Country, got it?"
"Don’t worry, boss! Such a small matter I’ll take care of."
Little Lee patted his chest and promised earnestly, "That Meilena Cosmetics Company, whether they like it or not, they’ll like it! In Southern Country, it’s the Li Family that calls the shots."
After finishing, Little Lee grinned and seriously added, "Boss, isn’t the Meilena brand a bit lousy? How about I find a few high-end cosmetic companies in Southern Country for your sister-in-law’s company to endorse their brands?"
"We don’t need that for now, but you can start scouting a few for me, just in case we need them later on."
Ye Xuan instructed Little Lee after a moment’s thought.
"Sure thing, boss, rest assured! I’ll handle it perfectly."
Little Lee made an OK sign, his face brimming with a smile.
"That’s enough talk for today. I have a few more calls to make. We’ll be in touch."
"Ah... That’s it, boss? I still haven’t had enough chat with you."
Little Lee said with a look of regret.
"Heh, once I’ve sorted out the matters here, I’ll take a day when I’m free to bring your sister-in-law to play in Southern Country; then we can talk all you want."
Ye Xuan gave a faint smile.
"That would be fantastic! You’ve got to promise, boss. Let me know when you come, and I’ll send a private jet to pick you up. I’ll be your personal tour guide and show you and the sisters-in-law around Southern Country!"
Little Lee waved his hand, full of enthusiasm.
"Sounds good. Thanks to you, I’ll get to enjoy the luxury of a private jet."
Ye Xuan nodded with a smile.
"By the way, my sister Li Yixing has kept you in her thoughts ever since our last encounter. Boss, should I let her know about your wedding?"
Little Lee’s expression suddenly became a bit mischievous, as he asked with a hint of ambiguity.
"Let’s not talk about it for now."
Ye Xuan sighed. He obviously knew what was on this Southern beauty’s mind.
However, with women already surrounding him and unresolved troubles aplenty, and his wife already quite displeased with him, where would he find the time to bother with this Korean beauty?
"Alright then, so we’re keeping our call a secret from her too?"
Little Lee shrugged his shoulders and asked.
"You deal with it. If your sister finds out about this, you’ll be the first I won’t let off the hook," Ye Xuan threatened.
Seeing Ye Xuan’s dangerous look, Little Lee shrank his neck and laughed, "Boss, how could I dare? Even if you lent me ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare talk!"
He paused for a moment, and then continued, "Boss, the Li Family is about to launch a new Venus concept smartphone, with folding functionality and full information projection. How about I send one to your sister-in-law to try out?"
"That’s great, but one won’t be enough. You’ll have to send several for them to be useful," Ye Xuan said with a laugh.
"Why though? Does sister-in-law need several phones?"
Xiao Li Zi’s face was full of confusion.
"It’s not that your sister-in-law needs several phones, but that every one of your sisters-in-law needs one."
What? One for each person?
Hearing this, Xiao Li Zi suddenly realized what was meant and his eyes widened:
"Damn! The boss is really awesome..."
"Don’t let your sister know about this."
After ending the call with Xiao Li Zi, Ye Xuan pondered for a moment and then found a person called ’Yamamoto’ from the Northern Federation on his friends list and sent a video request.
Likewise, it wasn’t long before the video was connected. A square-faced, short-haired middle-aged man appeared on the phone screen, dressed in Black Dragon samurai attire, with sword-like eyebrows and an authoritative face, exuding an aura of decisive fierceness.
"Boss, I haven’t seen you for a while. Where have you been lately? You didn’t even contact me."
As soon as Yamamoto Nobuo saw Ye Xuan, a trace of a smile immediately overflowed on his stern face, looking very happy.
"I’ve returned to my country for the time being to deal with some matters."
Ye Xuan replied fluently in the language of the Northern Federation and then asked with a smile, "Yamamoto, how’s your practice going with that Yan Country Fist Technique I taught you last time?"
"Boss, that Fist Technique is truly exquisite, more than ten times more refined than our Northern Federation’s!"
With eager excitement, Yamamoto Nobuo said, "I’ve been practicing diligently every day, and I’ve made some progress! How about I demonstrate it for you now, boss? I hope you can give me some pointers."
Ye Xuan waved his hand and said, "Don’t practice that for now; I have something more important for you to do."
"Yes, boss, just give the order; Yamamoto is prepared to face death!"
Yamamoto Nobuo immediately sat up straight, bowing his head solemnly.
"How many times have I told you, don’t show off those Northern Federation manners in front of me—it annoys me," Ye Xuan frowned.
"Yes, I will heed the boss’s command," said Yamamoto Nobuo, bowing again.
Ye Xuan sighed with resignation, knowing that changing the other’s behavior in a short time was impossible.
Since ancient times, people of the Northern Federation have tried to imitate and worship the civilization of Yan Country, taking the good with the bad indiscriminately and without assimilating it properly, resulting in a confused mixture.
This ingrained servility in them—timid with the gentle, reverent of the strong—is the result of being influenced by the dregs of Yan Country’s feudal culture!
Now, even though Yan Country has long abandoned these ways, the Northern Federation has clung to this ’servility,’ leading contemporary citizens to arrogance and pitiable servility. This is evident in their etiquette.
They can’t even sit properly and always kneel when eating or talking to others, constantly bowing their heads and saying ’yes, boss.’ This servility has seeped into their bloodstream.
Because Ye Xuan treated Yamamoto Nobuo as a friend, he gave him this frank advice!
However, the latter, being a man of the Northern Federation, was inevitably influenced by this mindset of servility, making it difficult to rectify.
Tired of repeating himself, Ye Xuan switched topics and ordered, "Yamamoto, I need you to find a cosmetics firm called Yu Xi and help my wife’s company retrieve the brand agency rights for Yu Xi Cosmetics."
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