Zhao Kun's heart skipped a beat; connections were indeed a very valuable resource.

Many successful people have risen to prominence through their networks. If you can take advantage of this opportunity to build connections, it will definitely be a great help in the future.

However, Zhao Kun overlooked one fact.

It's true that connections can be helpful, but there's a prerequisite: you yourself must be good enough, or have the resources and benefits to get others to help you.

Otherwise, having a large network of connections is as good as having none.

While Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun were excited about the upcoming networking opportunities and banquet,

Zhou Chen received a call from Qi Tianlei.

Qi Tianlei stated that the loopholes have been patched, and he plans to use those game companies that are secretly colluding to launch an attack at the dinner before making an announcement to teach those company bosses a lesson.

Hearing this, Zhou Chen knew that Brother Ma was really angry; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so ruthless as to publicly humiliate those people.

However, he was happy to see this happen.

After all, Little Ma slapped Li Xiaolong in the face for him, so he only needed to watch the show.

"Manager Qi, see you at the dinner party."

"Mr. Zhou, will you be going in person?"

Qi Tianlei was somewhat surprised, because he knew that since the establishment of Hope Technology Network, Zhou Chen, as the big boss, had always stayed behind the scenes and had never made a public appearance.

It has always been the people below who are in charge.

"Of course I'm going. This is a big event in the gaming industry, and some people will be very disappointed if I don't go."

Zhou Chen made a veiled remark: Li Xiaolong had set up such a grand scheme, how could he not humiliate him in person? He would definitely try every means to get him to participate.

Of course, Qi Tianlei was unaware of these things and assumed that the people Zhou Chen mentioned were his fellow game developers.

After hanging up the phone with Qi Tianlei in the water room, Zhou Chen returned to his dormitory and saw Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Wei talking excitedly.

"What are you talking about? You seem so excited."

"Brother Chen, you don't know, just now, I saw several top players of the Dungeon Fighter Online game saying they were going to attend a grand banquet, where game company bosses would be attending."

"The most important thing is that my idol is going too, and I really want to go as well. Unfortunately, I don't have an invitation. It is said that only a very small number of people are eligible to be invited, except for people related to the gaming industry and top players."

As Wang Rui finished speaking, he looked longingly at Zhou Chen.

"Call me godfather, and I'll take you there."

"Brother Chen, you've gone too far. We're good brothers, you can't bully people like this."

"Don't you want to see your idol anymore?"

"A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated. A true man, born between heaven and earth, how can he..."

"As far as I know, your idol is a girl, and a very beautiful one at that."

“Those who understand the times are heroes. I, Wang Rui, courtesy name Junjie, respectfully bow to my godfather.”

Zhang Hao and Li Wei's lips twitched, "..."

The following evening

Zhou Chen, Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Wei arrived at the hotel where the banquet was being held.

In order to leave a good impression on his idol, Wang Rui dressed very formally, in a suit and tie, with his hair sprayed with hair gel, shiny and oily, giving off a greasy youth vibe.

Zhang Hao and Li Wei were simply dressed in suits.

Of the four, only Zhou Chen was dressed casually and in a very relaxed manner.

“Brother Chen, something’s not right. I called you godfather, but Haozi and Weige didn’t. But they came along too. I’m at a disadvantage.”

Wang Rui looked depressed.

"But you look the most handsome today."

Zhou Chen said calmly.

"Really? Brother Chen?"

"It's absolutely true. I think your idol might fall in love with you at first sight."

"Brother Chen, I must say, you have a keen eye for talent."

Wang Rui's gloom vanished instantly, and he chuckled.

Zhang Hao and Li Wei both gave Zhou Chen a thumbs up.

The four arrived at the banquet entrance, and Zhou Chen took out four invitations and easily entered the banquet hall.

And just after Zhou Chen appeared

This news quickly reached Li Xiaolong's ears.

"I knew you would come."

Li Xiaolong was not surprised, because he had extended an invitation to Zhou Chen through someone else and had received confirmation from Zhou Chen that he would come.

certainly,

He had also considered that Zhou Chen might not come at the last minute, which would reduce a lot of his enjoyment.

after all,

He even had a plan to annoy Zhou Chen.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen arrived, and everything could proceed as planned.

"What's wrong?"

As soon as she got off the bus, Zhou Ling received a text message.

"Brother Kun, Li Xiaolong just told me that Zhou Chen is here too."

Zhou Ling looked up and explained.

oh?

Zhao Kun was stunned for a moment. They hadn't expected this. However, considering that many game company bosses had gathered at this banquet, and that the Dungeon Fighter Online game was created by Zhou Chen, it was only natural that Zhou Chen would be here.

"It's okay, his presence won't prevent us from making connections."

Zhao Kun comforted him.

"Brother Kun, you're overthinking it. His presence here is a good thing for us. Li Xiaolong just said that he's prepared a big show that will cause a lot of trouble for Zhou Chen."

Zhou Ling smiled.

Next, Zhou Ling showed Zhao Kun the text message that Li Xiaolong had sent.

“He wants us to disgust Zhou Chen again. If we can provoke him and make him lose his temper, the 100,000 yuan we mentioned before will still stand.”

Zhao Kun read it aloud, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Last time, we failed to force him to take action. This time, as long as we provoke him, we can get 100,000 yuan."

"What do you think, Brother Kun?"

"Why not? Even if it doesn't work, we should still give it a try. Anyway, we don't get along with that bastard Zhou Chen."

Zhao Kun didn't mind being used by Li Xiaolong. At worst, he would fail, and he wouldn't lose anything.

Moreover,

Li Xiaolong is also there to back you up; he's even prepared a big show, isn't he?

Then the two of them served Zhou Chen some side dishes first.

After the two made up their minds,

They all walked into the hotel building with smiles on their faces.

The banquet hadn't officially started yet.

Guests are arriving one after another.

Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun entered the banquet hall and were amazed by its splendor. This was their first time entering such a high-class venue, or rather, their first time attending such a high-class banquet.

Before coming in, Zhou Ling felt that she was dressed quite beautifully and had a lot of face.

Once inside,

Zhou Ling felt a little embarrassed because all the girls here were wearing formal dresses and adorned with jewels. Although she was wearing gold and silver, compared to them, she only looked tacky, not to mention the difference in their overall demeanor was far greater.

"Brother Kun, do you think they're all prettier than me?"

Zhou Ling couldn't help but ask Zhao Kun, who was standing next to her.

“No, they don’t appeal to me at all, and I’m not interested in them at all,” Zhao Kun said with a smile, quickly looking away from the men.

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