The noisy scene suddenly fell silent for a moment.

The reporters were astonished. Who had the nerve to ask such an impolite and bold question?

The crowd slightly parted, revealing the previous questioner. It was a male reporter with an arrogant and smug expression.

Li Ze’s steps paused.

He glanced sideways at him.

After seeing the emblem on the reporter’s badge, he immediately understood. Shenghong Media, a company acquired by the Han family.

Their primary job was to smear the Li family and Li Group.

Li Ze looked at him with a smile, “If I can't lead, should it be you, a dog that only barks on command?”

The reporter's expression froze.

He had expected Li Ze to become angry and ashamed, giving him an opportunity to exploit the situation, but Li Ze didn’t follow the expected script.

Li Ze abruptly asked, “Does the Li Group Headquarters allow dogs to wander in freely?”

A nearby bodyguard cleverly responded, “The Li Group Headquarters has a strict rule: no wild animals are allowed inside.”

Li Ze coldly said, “Then throw this dog out for me!”

How dare the Han family’s subordinate come to the Li family’s territory to cause trouble?

Utterly insolent.

“Yes!”

Two bodyguards immediately walked forward with sinister smiles, roughly grabbing the male reporter and dragging him outside.

"I am a reporter! You can't do this, you bastard, I am a reporter!"

The enraged voice of the male reporter gradually faded into the distance, followed by a "bang" and a scream.

The reporters present were frozen in fear, and a few who had been more daring earlier suddenly became much more subdued.

“Mr. Li...”

A few reporters still wanted to ask questions.

Waving his hand, Li Ze said coldly, “I’m very busy. If you have questions, save them for the upcoming company press conference!”

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The reporters were instantly disappointed.

But Li Ze suddenly turned around, revealing a somewhat eerie smile: “But don’t worry, everyone. Later... I’ll give you all a big news story!”

These words immediately rekindled the journalists’ excitement!

Big news?

But Li Ze had already turned his head and said no more, while his bodyguards had already surrounded him, leading him into the building.

Having shaken off the annoying reporters, Li Ze let out a long breath, but he still felt admiration for Li Ancheng’s wisdom and decisiveness.

Experience truly brings wisdom!

Those clowns wanted to disrupt Li Ancheng’s original plan to step down, so they organized an early board meeting to cause trouble.

However, Li Ancheng made a swift decision, using the opportunity to issue an announcement and invite the media, setting the tone in advance!

Those guys must be feeling utterly disgusted now.

Just entering the company's main hall, a pair of female receptionists in uniforms, with outstanding figures and appearances, quickly bowed and said:

"Young Master Li!"

Guo Han, who had been waiting nearby, hurried over: "Young Master, would you like to rest for a while, or..."

Li Ze glanced at his Patek Philippe watch; it was about time.

"Let's go straight to the meeting room!"

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“Beep!”

Taking the elevator to the twentieth floor of the headquarters, Guo Han stepped forward and opened the door to a meeting room at the far end.

Li Ze strode in.

The meeting room was dead silent, the atmosphere tense.

All the board members looked up, watching Li Ze as he entered.

Some were expressionless, some were uneasy, some were mocking, and some were indifferent.

In short, their expressions varied.

"Ze, come in and sit," Li Ancheng gestured, placing an additional chair beside his own, inviting Li Ze to sit at the head of the table with him.

The intent and significance were clear.

Li Ze didn’t hesitate; he pulled up the chair and sat down, eyes slightly narrowed, scanning everyone present.

He wasn't just looking randomly.

He was using the system to check the favorability of these board members towards him!

After scanning the group, aside from a few of Li Ancheng's close allies, many had favorability levels hovering around 0%.

Of course.

Li Ze wasn’t surprised by this situation.

After all, these board members didn’t know him well, and being so young, he was bound to be underestimated. Few people would like a young upstart to be above them.

Li Ze wasn’t arrogant enough to think that just by showing up, he could intimidate everyone.

If their favorability had skyrocketed the first time they met, he would have questioned their intentions.

However, a few people did catch his attention.

For example, a man in his fifties with a head full of gray hair, who was currently examining the teacup in front of him with an indifferent demeanor.

His favorability was in the negative!

Having low favorability didn’t necessarily mean disloyalty to the company, but a negative favorability certainly indicated hostility towards him!

Li Ze sneered, “Favorability -60%, very good...”

Liu Zhiyong, a director of Li Group, had been a founding member alongside Li Ancheng, possessing deep qualifications and prestige.

Aside from Li Ancheng, few could hold him in check.

He appeared calm and composed, with a seemingly Buddhist-like demeanor, but in reality, as he aged, his greed had only grown. He had embezzled significant amounts of company assets!

Li Ze’s gaze turned cold.

Liu Zhiyong had played a major role when Wang Jingjing and Ye Tian conspired to bring down the Li family, working from within to betray the company for his own gain.

A true traitor.

Moreover, the few people around Liu Zhiyong were his staunch supporters, and their favorability was also in the negatives!