Chapter 1253 - Same Owner (1/2)
Despite the huge crowd, mostly consisting of the Black Stars and Jin Chonglin's army of fans, the grand opening of Eve Holdings went smoothly. There was no time wasted. Everything proceeded strictly according to schedule.
The invited reporters wanted more time to ask additional questions during the interview, but unfortunately for them, the company staff didn't allow them. The interview time weren't all that long either. They were only given a maximum of fifteen minutes for the entire interview.
No private questions for Iris Long or Jin Chonglin or for anyone else were allowed. Only questions about the grand opening and the new company itself were accepted.
As the President-CEO of Eve Holdings, Iris Long was at the forefront when it came to answering the questions. Beside her were the representatives of the daughter companies registered under Eve Holdings.
Chen Fei for Orchidia Beauty.
Jin Chonglin for LXC Studio.
Hou Liang for Planet Monkey.
Dominic Chua as proxy for his sister Clover for the soon-to-be launched Liberté.
And finally, a representative from Gold Heights.
Of course, Jin Liwei was there to accompany Iris as her escort, though he made sure not to steal her spotlight during the interview no matter how much the reporters wanted to ask him some questions.
Although the reporters were a little disappointed at the uncompromising stance of Iris Long and the others, they quickly latched on other juicy topics. [Read official chapters on W e b n o v e l (dot) com. Please stop supporting piracy. Also follow author on Instagram: @arriacross]
At the same time, the Black Stars, Jin Chonglin's army of fans, and other people who were interested in Iris Long's new holdings company were watching the grand opening via livestream. The viewers were discussing as they watched.
”Congrats, Boss Iris! You're the best! We love you so much!”
”Prince Lin Lin, you're so handsome as always! Licking my screen.”
”We already know that Iris Long owns Orchidia Beauty and that old French perfume company that she's rebranding and also partly owns LXC Studio but I didn't know that she also owns Gold Heights.”
”That's already old news. I live in a Gold Heights condo—not the one where Iris Long previously lived in a penthouse—but I heard from the grapevine in our residential building community that CEO Jin bought the entire company and gifted it to her. We only received a notice that the company had changed owners but they didn't specify the new owner's identity. If not for the curious me who asked around, I wouldn't even know that Iris Long already owns the property that I live in. She didn't really make any drastic changes in the company management or structure when she became the new owner so there was basically no noticeable difference from before. There were a lot of improvements in the facilities and perks for the residents though, so I guess that's a big plus.”
”Hot damn! Gifting an entire company just like that! Can someone gift me a company, too?”
Envious people disparaged Iris Long but the Slippers Army was there to defend her like always. The group's infamy was already well-known on the internet, so most of the users would back down whenever they appeared, not wanting for the Slippers Army to gang up on them. Of course, there were pure haters who would fight the Slippers Army to the very end.
That was life. One couldn't please everyone.
Another topic of discussion was also attracting a wave of comments, mostly from gamers.
”Whoa! Planet Monkey actually joined Iris Long's new holding company. Why? Is this for real?”
”The CEO and CFO of Planet Monkey are known fans of Iris Long. They are even former officers of her fan club. Maybe this is why they decided to join under her holding company because they're big fans of her.”