Inside a leisure bar with a panoramic view of the entire training base.

Ye Chen entered, led by Zhang Jingshan and Li Changfeng.

"Brother Ye, are you kidding me? You... you want to buy this place?" Zhang Jingshan blurted out in disbelief before they even sat down.

"Does it sound like a joke?" Ye Chen replied with a playful smile.

"No, but why would you buy this? What use is a training base like this? Could it be that the land value is about to skyrocket?" Zhang Jingshan's eyes lit up.

Ye Chen shook his head. "It has nothing to do with commercial value. Let's talk about Youyou's kindergarten first. Do you have any good recommendations?"

"Jiangzhou South China International Kindergarten!" Zhang Jingshan answered without hesitation.

He continued, "Brother Ye, when I mentioned transferring Youyou before, this prestigious school was what I had in mind! The children there are all from wealthy or powerful families. To put it bluntly, you could throw a brick and hit someone whose family assets start at a billion yuan! Besides being children of wealthy families, many are children of government officials and officials from other countries stationed in Jiangzhou. Of course, I know Brother Ye doesn't care about that. What you care about is safety, and this school's security is top-notch. Even the school buses are bulletproof, with escort vehicles in front and behind. That alone speaks volumes!"

"So, can you use your connections to get Youyou in?" Ye Chen asked.

"I definitely don't have that kind of influence. The school wouldn't even pay attention to me! And it's not a school you can get into just with money. Two years ago, a nouveau riche had a standoff with South China International Kindergarten. He wanted to get his child in, but he didn't meet the school's enrollment standards and was rejected! That idiot thought the school didn't think his donation was enough and felt he couldn't lose face. So, he declared that he would donate ten million yuan if his child was admitted! The school still ignored him. Later, that nouveau riche caused a big scene, but he ended up being rejected by all the prestigious kindergartens in Jiangzhou. No amount of money could get him in!"

As he spoke, Zhang Jingshan went off on a tangent again.

Before Ye Chen could speak, Li Changfeng shook his head at him helplessly. "Can you stop talking about useless things? Brother Ye didn't ask you to introduce the kindergarten. Why are you rambling so much nonsense? Brother Ye just asked if you could get Youyou in. Since you said you don't have the ability, why did you even mention South China International Kindergarten? Did your brain short-circuit again?"

"Damn it, can you let me finish before you interrupt?" Zhang Jingshan retorted. "Although I don't have the ability, my father does! The person in charge of South China International Kindergarten used to work under my father. My father was his direct superior! Many of the school's senior management also owe my father favors... So, if my father makes a call, there definitely won't be a problem!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Seriously!" Li Changfeng glared at him.

"Are there any other kindergartens?" Ye Chen asked Zhang Jingshan. "South China International is too high-profile!"

"High-profile or not, Brother Ye, with our current status, we can handle it no matter how high-profile it is! As for other kindergartens... honestly, there's no other school in Jiangzhou that can compare to South China International!" Zhang Jingshan said. "Brother Ye, if you think it's okay, I'll talk to my father when I get back and have him make a call. If my father intervenes, they probably won't even need to go through the formalities. Youyou can start at South China International tomorrow!"

"Then let's go with South China International. Talk to Secretary Zhang first, and I'll call him later to ask for his help!" After a moment of thought, Ye Chen nodded.

"Got it!"

Zhang Jingshan chuckled and then eagerly asked out of curiosity, "Brother Ye, now that the kindergarten is settled, what's the deal with this training base? Why do you suddenly want to buy it?"

Perhaps Zhang Jingshan didn't realize that he had formed a fixed impression of Ye Chen.

That was that every time Ye Chen made a move, it was definitely for short-term, high-profit investments.

Otherwise, why would he be interested in this suburban training base for no reason?

"I plan to recruit veterans, especially retired special forces personnel, to establish a high-end security consulting firm!" Ye Chen said with a smile. "And to establish such a company, you need a professional training base. I think this place is quite good!"

"What? A security consulting firm? No, Brother Ye, why are you getting involved in this kind of business? This kind of business has limited profitability, at best providing security and bodyguards. How much money can that make?" Zhang Jingshan asked in astonishment.

"What you're talking about is only in relation to the domestic market, and I'm not planning to make much money from this domestically," Ye Chen replied with a smile.

"Hmm? Not making money domestically? Then Brother Ye, are you aiming for overseas?" Zhang Jingshan asked instinctively.

"A private security company?" (Adjusted from "Blackwater" to a more general term)

As Zhang Jingshan finished speaking, Li Changfeng also subconsciously uttered this phrase, with extreme shock on his face.

For people like them, a company like "Blackwater" (or similar private military companies) would not be unfamiliar, even if they had never had any contact with it.

Especially for people like Li Changfeng and Zhang Jingshan, such globally renowned names were well-known.

Yet now, Ye Chen wanted to emulate them? To build a similar company?

Crazy, this must be crazy!

Although Ye Chen had never mentioned terms like "military" or "Blackwater," after he said he wanted to recruit veterans, especially retired special forces personnel, the concept of such companies immediately popped into Li Changfeng's mind.

Amidst their astonished gazes, Ye Chen simply smiled noncommittally.

"You're overthinking it!"

He then turned to Zhang Jingshan, changing the subject. "Getting back to the point, can you find a way to help me acquire this place?"

As he spoke, Ye Chen's eyes were full of smiles.

Although his words were directed at Li Changfeng, he could only ask Zhang Jingshan first to avoid making Li Changfeng too awkward.

Faced with Ye Chen's question, Zhang Jingshan looked troubled. "Brother Ye, I... I said before, I don't know who the owner of this place is, what their background is, and I haven't been able to find out anything about them even after inquiring! So..."

He paused. "But since Brother Ye you're interested in this place, then fine, I'll try harder to dig into it and see if I can find out its background. Then we can figure out how to approach them!"