Chapter 417 Ye Taian
The police officer answered the call and heard the voice of the bureau leader, "Release Ye Haiyang. Don't ask why, just follow orders."
"Alright," replied the police officer with a face full of reluctance, yet he had no choice but to obey. He asked his colleague to stop the car, unlocked Ye Haiyang's handcuffs, and let Haiyang get out.
"How about that, not even five minutes, right?" Ye Haiyang boasted smugly.
"You might be arrogant now, but I'll catch you sooner or later," the officer said with a dark expression.
"You'll never have the chance to catch me in your goddamn life!" Ye Haiyang retorted with a defiant laugh and turned to leave.
After taking a taxi home, he saw his father sitting on the living room sofa.
Haiyang immediately ran over and said, "Dad, you must help me get revenge."
Ye Taian frowned and scolded, "Revenge for what? Do you not know what you've done yourself? A student without the semblance of a student, do you realize you're embarrassing your old man?"
Haiyang's face was the picture of grievance, and he hung his head in silence.
Seeing his son, Ye Taian sighed and said, "Fine, I'll make a call to the leaders of your school, and you can go back to your studies."
After all, it was his own son; no matter how hopeless he seemed, he couldn't just do nothing.
"Dad, it's impossible. The one who expelled me was the major shareholder of the school. There's been a change in our school's shareholders; that guy will never agree to let me return," Haiyang said.
Ye Taian dismissed it, saying, "I don't care who the major shareholder is. As long as the school is still in Jiangcheng, they have to listen to what I say. No one would dare to disobey."
When Ye Taian said this, it wasn't out of arrogance, but confidence.
He was a well-known philanthropist in Jiangcheng and had recently raised a sum of money with the intention of supporting some poor townships in the Jiangcheng area.
Jiangcheng might be a first-tier city, but there are still poor townships underneath it.
There's just no helping it; some places just can't be reached.
Now, the official media were all reporting on this matter, nearly elevating him to sainthood.
Making a call to have his son return to school, especially to a mere ordinary institution like Jiangcheng Business College, was not an excessive request in the slightest.
If they refused, it would be akin to bullying him.
Bullying him, a great philanthropist, would bring calamity upon any major shareholder.
So, Ye Taian immediately dialed the number of the dean of academic affairs of Jiangcheng Business College, "This is Ye Taian, I want to speak to the major shareholder of your school."
His tone left no room for politeness.
It was short of a commanding tone only.
"Chairman Ye, I will send you our school's major shareholder's number," said the dean of academic affairs, not daring to dally, hanging up and immediately sending Xu Yang's name and number to Ye Taian.
Upon receiving the name and number from the dean of academic affairs, Ye Taian frowned, "Xu Yang? If I remember correctly, the owner of Jiang Bottom-picking is named Xu Yang. Could it be a coincidence of identical names?"
Haiyang immediately replied, "Dad, it's not a coincidence, the person who bought our school is that very owner of Jiang Bottom-picking, Xu Yang."
Ye Taian raised an eyebrow and said, "How interesting."
"Dad, no matter how wealthy he is, he can't outdo you, right?" Haiyang said.
Ye Taian smiled without saying a word and dialed Xu Yang's phone number.
The call connected quickly.
"May I ask if this is President Xu?" Ye Taian said.
"It is I, and who might this be?" Xu Yang responded.
"I am Ye Taian, the chairman of the Jiangcheng branch of the Longhua Charity Association," Ye Taian answered.
Xu Yang inquired, "Chairman Ye, what can I do for you?"
Ye Taian said, "President Xu, I've dedicated my life to charity, investing time and effort, gaining only a nominal reputation as a philanthropist. My son was studying at your school when he made a slight mistake, and you expelled him. It seems I've been too focused on my charity work to the detriment of my son's education.
I believe it's necessary for me to resign from my chairman position and return home to educate my son personally."
It was a tactic of using retreat as an advance.
With Ye Taian's reputation, expressing his request would surely lead to a host of leaders willing to facilitate his needs.
Now, by declaring his willingness to resign, could the major shareholder of Jiangcheng Business College afford not to compromise?
If they failed to reach a compromise, it would be like forcing Ye Taian to resign.
And if Ye Taian did resign, who would support those poor townships?
"Then your impression in front of the city government leaders must certainly be bad now."
"Once the city government leaders have a bad impression of you, don't even think about getting by in Jiangcheng."
Upon hearing Ye Taian's words, Xu Yang raised his eyebrows.
He could naturally discern the underlying meaning in Ye Taian's words.
He was familiar with this Ye Taian.
He also understood why Jiangcheng Business College previously didn't dare to expel Ye Haiyang -- with someone like Ye Taian around, no university could withstand the pressure.
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After all, it's just four years. Even if Ye Haiyang jumps around, he couldn't possibly poke a hole in the sky.
University is only for four years. After those four years, all will be peaceful under heaven."
Unfortunately for Ye Taian, he had encountered Xu Yang today.
Xu Yang was a man with a system, and he feared no one.
So, Xu Yang said with a smile, "President Ye, if you want to resign and go home to educate your son full-time, no one will stop you. In fact, I suggest you take an online course to learn how to educate children. It would be better for you."
Having said that, Xu Yang directly hung up the phone.
He wasn't about to be intimidated by Ye Taian. Ye Taian dreaming of using that as a threat against him was ludicrous!
Ye Taian, on the other end of the phone, was stunned by Xu Yang's abrupt hang-up, and it took him quite a while to recover.
This Xu Yang was too arrogant!
Did he really think that being a billionaire meant he could look down on himself?
Could a billionaire even compare to him?
He often had tea with city government leaders. Could a billionaire do that?
Ye Taian put the phone down, lost in thought.
Of course, he wasn't actually considering resigning to go home and educate his son— that was just talk and not something he would actually do.
And it's not that he didn't know how to resolve this situation.
On the contrary, he had many ways to deal with it.
His contemplation was about which method would be the best to resolve this issue.
A moment later, he picked up his phone and dialed a number.
The call connected quickly.
An excited voice immediately came through, "President Ye, is it true that the funds you promised for building the Hope Primary School in Shitou County have been secured?"
The person on the other end was a leader from the Jiangcheng Education Bureau named Wu Xiang.
Jiangcheng might be a first-tier large city, but it still had impoverished areas.
Shitou County was one such poverty-stricken county. Due to its unfavorable geographical location and lack of resources, it was notoriously poor within the province.
Wu Xiang's department was one of the poorest within the Jiangcheng city government, without a doubt.
Most of the funds they received each year were used to improve the educational facilities in Shitou County.
His daily task was to rack his brains for money from every possible source.
This year, the Longhua Charity Association stepped forward, promising to donate twenty million in cash and supplies to Shitou County for the construction of a Hope Primary School.
This promise was made at the beginning of the year, but the funds had not yet been delivered.
Wu Xiang had been eagerly waiting each day, calling Ye Taian numerous times.
But every time, Ye Taian would say, "It's coming soon, coming soon."
However, "soon" was half a year gone by with no movement.
Now that Ye Taian was calling him proactively, could it mean that the funds and materials were coming?
That's why he sounded so excited just now.
Ye Taian said, "Old Wu, our funds and materials are about to arrive. I have been busy with this matter; it's only that some personal issues have caused a delay recently. There's no helping it, I need to attend to both sides, and I'm really a bit overwhelmed."