freenovelworld Chapter 533 Visiting the Golden Gate
Chapter 533 Visiting the Golden Gate
Chapter 533 Visiting the Golden Gate
It is also called Nuanxi Pavilion.
Today's game was organized by a real estate boss from the neighboring province.
Ruihui Group has developed rapidly in recent years, and the land it hoarded in the early days has appreciated by nearly 80%.
Last year, I resold a portion of it, and the profits made all my peers green with envy.
However, with the current strict land policies, it has become incredibly difficult to find a loophole. I can only blame myself for not having such foresight back then.
The market share in Haishi has been almost completely divided up. Even if there's still some room for maneuver, local powers are eyeing it covetously, making it virtually impossible for outsiders to enter and grab a share. Unless some capitalist makes a decisive move to crush several local companies, quickly acquire and merge them, and then use them as a springboard to cause trouble in Haishi, grabbing market share isn't out of the question.
Rui Hui is now rich, and as soon as she has money, she wants to expand outwards.
Haishi is not the first choice, but if we can really get a piece of it, like dominoes, it will definitely have a series of exciting chain reactions on the subsequent development.
The problem is that it's too difficult to schedule appointments with Ming Jia and Song Guizhou. It took two months to finalize the dates, and Li Zheng has been preparing since last month.
Song Guizhou arrived a little later than Ming Jia, by about five minutes.
Li Zheng took the initiative to approach with the wine.
"It's been a long time, Song Jingchang!"
His attitude was warm and familiar; anyone who didn't know them would probably think they were acquaintances, when in reality they had only met a few times at some gathering. Song Guizhou nodded in response.
He was always aloof, so no one found it strange.
Today, everyone's positions are fixed, and the number of chairs is just right. There are 11 people at the table. Apart from Li Zheng, they are evenly divided into factions: 4 work under Ming Jia Ye, and 4 are on duty under Song Guizhou.
The two seats at the head of the table belong to the people of the highest status at the dinner party. Occasionally, the host would also sit at the head of the table, but not today. Li Zheng wisely reserved these two seats for Ming Jiaye and Song Guizhou.
There was someone sitting next to him, so Mingjia picked up a teacup from the table and clinked it against his, which was considered a greeting.
That's how it is in politics; you can hardly tell from appearances whether someone has malicious intentions towards you.
The four men Ming Jia brought were practically identical, all looking mature and composed. Some wore glasses, others carried thermos flasks, and most wore gentle, kind smiles—the kind of elders you'd instantly like. Meanwhile, Song Guizhou…
Meng Changji silently lowered his head, his hand under the tablecloth absentmindedly picking at his fingernails.
He'd just spread rumors about Ming City last night, and today it's all over the place. He could even hear young girls gossiping about Ming City from his patrol room. Well, those two eligible bachelors in the Haikou municipal circle are naturally popular. But since he was the one who started it all, he didn't dare look up, and was terrified that Ming City would notice him…
The secretary, sitting to Ming Jiaye's left, knew that Ming Shi wouldn't be drinking tonight, so she neatly took away the white wine glass in front of him and then instructed the waiter to refill the teapot with chrysanthemum tea.
This is the kind of drink that helps to reduce internal heat and promote health in the summer.
The civil officials were so sensible, but the military officers didn't even react. The man next to Meng Changji poked his thigh hard, signaling him to pour tea for the chief.
Meng Changji then cautiously rose slightly and took the cup from Song Guizhou. Li Zheng was taken aback when he saw this.
The people of this empire have always valued the drinking culture when doing business. If the relationship is deep, they'll down the drink in one gulp. But now, neither of the two main figures are drinking, and he doesn't know how to start the conversation tonight!
"Ming City, would you like to try this Shaoxing wine? I brought it with me; it's not very strong."
Li Zheng had only seen this man a few times from afar before, and had never even spoken to him. However, his gentle and kind appearance made people unconsciously lower their guard against him.
Mingjia waved his hand, his attitude still gentle, but his words left no room for compromise, only saying that his young daughter was strictly disciplined.
Upon hearing this, many people in the audience had a somewhat subtle change in expression.
Sure enough, Li Zheng chuckled and raised an eyebrow, looking completely understanding: "Hey, my daughter's the same way, she won't let me drink. By the way, how old is the Ming family's kid this year?" Ming Jiaye: ...I'm totally speechless!