Chapter Fourteen: The Four Young Masters of the Capital
Zhou Liang took Chen Gong and Wei Shuqin to his reserved seat, only to find that someone was already sitting there. Zhou Liang immediately called over the manager of the hall.
The manager knew that Zhou Liang was a VIP and had indeed booked a seat, which was originally Zhou Liang's private table. "A few of you, this seat is reserved for someone else, please move, I'll take you to another place."
A few people didn't respond to the manager, only one person turned around and said, "Just reassign them a table, this table has invited foreign guests today."
As the light shone all around, except for one Han Chinese who turned his face away, all the other hair that was exposed was of a different color, which was quite natural and could be easily distinguished from the street urchins' dye jobs.
The manager looked at the man's appearance, and it turned out to be the leader of the group headquarters. It seems that it won't work out. This side is also a second-generation ancestor. Forget it, explain it to Zhou Shao, see if you can give Zhou Shao a slightly later position, and send more wine.
The manager took Zhou Liang aside and told him that the people sitting at this table were leaders from their group's headquarters, and the foreigners were distinguished guests invited by the group. Because it was a temporary arrangement, no seats had been reserved in advance. He asked if Zhou Liang could understand and move to a slightly further back seat, as there was a seat reserved for the entertainment center for unexpected situations, which seemed to be useful today.
Zhou Liang is a familiar customer here and knows the background, at least with a municipal law committee secretary and a public security bureau chief behind him. Even if his own father has to give some face, let alone himself, he can't afford to offend anyone, so Zhou Liang agreed to the manager's request.
Anyway, the one left behind is not much better than this place. "Chen Shao, these are a few foreign guests invited by their group, let's not affect their business, Chen Shao, please move to that table."
Chen Gong didn't want to add any more trouble to Xiao Xingya's business either. "Alright, Zhou Liang will lead the way, let's go over there."
"Wait." The high-ranking official of the group headquarters stood up.
Zhou Liang felt that the man was very annoying, we had already left the table and he still called us back, wanting to humiliate us? I didn't show my power earlier because of your boss and background, but if a high-ranking executive in the group provokes me, I'll fight with you too.
Zhou Liang turned around with a fierce momentum, "Are you done yet?!" As long as Chen Gong is by my side, I don't believe you dare to move against us. Otherwise, the possibility of this "Golden Splendor" being shut down will greatly increase.
The manager of the hall was just harmonious, how can he turn his face when he says it, and this quarrel will not bring any benefits to either side. The manager's coordination ability is poor, and being fired is certain.
The manager hastily stepped forward and said, "Director Zhang, this is the son of a Beijing city leader. Zhou Shao, this is our group's deputy general manager in charge of entertainment, Zhang. Everyone has a status, so let's just talk it out. If there's anything wrong, it's my fault. Zhou Shao, today your bill will be 50% off. If that's not enough, I'll make up the difference myself."
Director Zhang patted the manager's shoulder, "It's none of your business, Zhou Shao, that person who just passed by is Chen Gong."
Zhou Liang heard that he was actually looking for Chen Gong's trouble, and became even more unhappy. He wanted to teach him a lesson, first by stepping on my corpse, "That is our Young Master Chen, what business do you have? The position has already been yielded to you, if it's still not enough, and you want to cause trouble, then we're not just going to sit back and do nothing."
Zhang smiled, "Is it Zhou Shao? I think you may have misunderstood. My intention is to invite Chen Gong over. You all continue sitting at this table. I'm really sorry, I'll take our honored guest to that table. Sorry for the trouble."
The manager also found it strange, this Zhang usually came to the capital and was a tough guy, said to be the old boss's secretary, with a style similar to the old boss, how did he become soft this time.
Zhou Liang also found it unbelievable, but who wouldn't want a good thing? Moreover, this child was originally his own, so he immediately called Chen Gong over.
"Secretary Zhang. It's you, long time no see, what brings you to the capital?" This Zhang was originally one of Xiao Xingya's top-ranking bodyguards with a sword at his side.
Zhang smiled, "Chen Gong, I haven't seen you in a long time either. This time, I'm here to entertain some foreign guests, so I brought them to Xiao's place for a visit. I didn't know it was your reservation with your friend, or else I wouldn't have dared to take your seat. We'll leave right away and give the seat back to you. Let me toast you in a minute."
Zhang's courtesy had reached its peak, and Zhou Liang listened to it, still couldn't understand. Zhou Liang didn't know that Chen Gong's grandfather was a core member, he only knew his father was the mayor of Beijing, but this "Golden Bright" wasn't something to be trifled with, afraid of the mayor, vice mayor, they could all figure it out, afraid of their sons, not possible.
Zhou Liang whispered to Chen Gong, "Just now, the manager called him Zhang Zong, huh, it turns out he's been promoted."
Chen Gong also knew that Zhang was busy with his business, and the few of them were just killing time here. "No need to be polite, now you're already Director Zhang, I haven't even had a chance to invite you out for dinner yet, you've solved all our troubles. Director Zhang, don't bother switching seats, you attend to your business, we'll just play around casually."
Who would have thought that this Zhang always said nothing and relied on Chen Gong, the general manager of the hall also felt that this style was like the old president's personal visit, and could make Zhang so respectful.
Wei Shuqin also felt that the position was actually nothing special and told Director Zhang not to be too polite.
Regardless of whether Chen Gong and his friends were willing or not, Zhang had already begun to chat with the foreign guests in fluent English. The guests stood up, glanced at Chen Gong, nodded as a greeting, and moved to another table. Zhang walked behind them, "Chen Gong, I'll come over later and we'll have a few drinks together, you guys can have more fun. Manager, everything is on the house today." After that, he headed towards the other table.
The manager heard that it was all free, looked at the woman standing next to him, and she nodded, indicating that the manager had not misheard. Last year when Xiao Zong came in person, he also gave money, saying that except for special guests, everyone else had to give money, including high-level executives within the company.
The manager didn't think about it anymore, anyway, he couldn't figure it out. These are all leadership matters. In a while, Director Zhang will come to sign the exemption form, and I don't have to take responsibility for it. Anyway, I still need to take care of this desk.
The woman beside her also gave the manager a look, wanting to stay at this table to serve, in case she hooked up with a rich young master, that would be a career change.
Wei Shuqin noticed that Zhou Liang was with a woman at the gate just now, and asked Zhou Liang where his new girlfriend had gone.
Zhou Liang was very sensible this time, knowing that the women he played with were all boastful and vain, thinking they were superior. He didn't dare bring them in again, fearing that if they said something wrong and offended Chen Gong and the others, it would be terrible. Last time had already given a very bad impression, so this time he must try his best to win them over.
Actually, it's not like the security guard at the entrance said that the minimum consumption is 100,000 yuan. The real charge for this New Year's party is that guests who come in are charged 20,000 yuan per person, and each person will receive wine, drinks, and fruit platters. If you want to add more, you need to order separately and pay extra.
Originally Zhou Liang was prepared to pay out of his own pocket, but now the company is footing the bill internally, which is even better. He just needs to drink a bit more and make sure these two have a good time eating and drinking.
Chen Gong looked at a delicate card on the candlelit table, which was the program list. First were song and dance performances, and the guest performers were none other than superstars.
The second half of the night is a masquerade ball, and those who need to participate will go to the front desk to pick up a mask at that time, wear a uniform jacket, the jacket has only two types for men and women, and each mask is different.
It's nothing special, just a party. But it's more suitable for rich singles to have fun. With Wei Shuqin following me around, I won't be able to relax and have fun. Forget it, I'll just accompany Shuqin instead.
Chen Gong threw the program schedule to Zhou Liang, who looked at it with shining eyes. Today was indeed the right place to be, and tonight might bring a romantic encounter. Wow, they could even see the stars perform live on stage, and touching them would be the ultimate thrill.
Zhou Liang immediately dialed his driver's phone and told him that he had run into several brothers inside tonight, so he wouldn't be able to leave tonight. He instructed the driver to send "his girlfriend" back home and not to come pick him up.
Wei Shuqin listened and shook her head, this lecher, his mind is always filled with thoughts of women.
Chen Gong also noticed the two people sitting at a table on the periphery, who were Li Xiuning and Qin Huaiyu. It seemed that Li Xiuning did not know that this was one of Xiao Xingya's properties, otherwise he would have definitely asked her to arrange a good seat for himself. This Li Xiuning was indeed a man who loved face.
Several second-generation ancestors walked towards Qin Huaiyu and intentionally bumped into the stool where Qin Huaiyu was sitting, almost knocking her to the ground.
Li Xiuming stood up and faced those people, "Can't you see? There's a big person here, and the passageway over there is so wide. Can't you walk on that side?"
Li Xiuming doesn't seem to have realized that this isn't Fuhai, and it's not his territory. A few of the second-generation rich kids glare at Li Xiuming fiercely. One of them with red hair says, "Old thing, country bumpkin, you've actually managed to snag such a beautiful chick. Little chick, we'll come find you again after the masquerade ball."
That red-haired man told someone behind him, "Assign two people to keep an eye on them. They can't leave until the evening gathering is over; otherwise, break one of their legs."
After a few people left, Li Xiuming was so scared that he was sweating profusely and also understood the current situation. It's better for him to stay out of trouble, as no one can afford to provoke anyone here.
Qin Huaiyu seemed to have underestimated Li Xiuning. Normally, in Fuhai, he would swagger around, but now that they were in a different place, he didn't even dare to make a sound. "Secretary Li, what do you say we should do? You wouldn't really hand me over to them, would you?"
Give it to those little brats, how can he bear it, but Li Xiuning had no choice. He had previously vaguely heard someone at another table say that the red-haired boy was one of the "Four Juniors" in Beijing.