Those two guys in front are chattering away, but unfortunately the music is too loud for the others to hear clearly.

Hu Chao and Zhang Long, on the other hand, scanned the dancing girls with their eyes.

"Is it beautiful?"

"Great!" ×2

Once they came to their senses, Hu Chao nudged Zhang Long with his elbow when he saw Hu Xinxin's murderous glare.

That means, this is your girlfriend, you're on your own.

Then Hu Chao quickly walked up to the two people whispering to each other.

Zhang Long leaned close to Hu Xinxin's ear and whispered, "None of them are as pretty as you."

A breath of hot air blew into her ear, and Hu Xinxin's ear turned red instantly.

She said to Zhang Long with a shy smile, "Ah Long, don't watch anymore, I'll dance for you later!"

What else can Zhang Long say?

He had no choice but to put his arm around her and start whispering to her.

Hu Chao, who had been keeping a close eye on what was happening behind him, secretly gave Zhang Long a thumbs up.

Hey buddy, that's awesome!

It's true what they say, brine is the perfect substitute for tofu!

Even Zhao Zhen and Sun Li looked at Zhang Long differently after seeing this scene.

Don't be fooled by Hu Xinxin's gentle and weak appearance; that's all an act. She can be quite fierce when she gets into a fight!

After arriving at the private room, the group was thinking of having a simple meal today, but Hu Xinxin waved her hand and said, "It's okay, you guys should have some fun, don't be shy!"

After saying that, she took out a pack of women's cigarettes from her small bag, lit one, and started smoking.

Zhang Long never expected Hu Xinxin to have this side to her; she's truly exceptionally charming.

He leaned close to Hu Xinxin's ear and said with a grin, "No wonder you smelled of mint when we kissed today."

Hu Xinxin froze, mainly because her movements were so practiced that she subconsciously assumed she was out having fun with her girlfriends.

She wondered to herself, "Does he think I'm a bad girl?"

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard him say again, "It's quite pretty."

As he spoke, he took out the pack of cigarettes from her bag and lit one for himself.

"Hiss," why does this smoke feel so refreshing?

I felt a chill run down my spine, which was quite exciting.

Zhao Zhen gave the manager a wink, and the manager immediately left.

Before long, he led in more than a dozen beautiful women, each with a looks score of over 80.

Zhao Zhen casually picked a few that looked pleasing to the eye and kept them, then beckoned the manager over and picked up the tablet on the table to start making calls.

Soon, the drinks were served, and the manager didn't leave, seemingly intending to stay in the private room the whole time.

After all, these people are not like those rich kids. If something really happens to them, the shop owner will be in big trouble. He'll have to come out and apologize in person, which would be a light punishment.

It's a real case of being unable to handle the consequences!

He knew the two leaders; they often came to the store.

That's the most prestigious second-generation official in Shanghai!

Those who came with the two of them, how bad could they be?

He recognized them by their eyes; they were all people he couldn't afford to mess with.

Hu Chao stood up at this moment, shooed the two beauties aside, walked between Zhao Zhen and Sun Li and sat down, putting his hands on their shoulders.

"I called you guys out today, but there's something else. Zhang Long and I are planning to start a small business, and we were wondering if you guys wanted to join us."

"This matter doesn't require you to use your family connections. If you handle it well, you can easily earn this amount every year."

As he spoke, he held up two fingers.

"20 million?"

"Screw you! Why would I need you for 20 million? It's 200 million!"

"Holy crap! Is this for real? Tell me more!"

After saying that, he told the manager to turn off the music in the private room and to let the unrelated people go out first, and to come back in when they were called.

"That's right, Aba aba, Aba aba!"

Hu Chao recounted the plan he had just prepared.

"So, Ah Long, you can supply all the milk tea ingredients available on the market, right?"

Sun Li said with a serious expression.

"Theoretically, that's true. I don't have milk tea powder, but I have plenty of other things, and they're all purely natural, taken from fruits, not those artificially synthesized things on the market. I can also offer the lowest prices."

Sun Li stroked his chin and pondered for a while. Hey, it seems like this business might actually be worth doing.

Then he excitedly picked up a glass, filled it to the brim, toasted Zhang Long, and grinned, saying, "Brother, say no more, it's all in the drink."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and gulped it all down.

Next, the group sat down together to discuss the matter.

Zhang Long suggested that such shops should either take a high-end approach, like the Shanghai aunties, or learn from Xue Wang and take a more down-to-earth approach, making money by selling in large quantities.

Moreover, stores like Xuewang have another advantage: once we've established ourselves, we can franchise them, which is a major profit driver for chain stores.

In smaller cities, we only need to open a few stores in the core business districts; for the rest, we'll recruit franchisees.

With so many places across the country, you can imagine how considerable the profits would be.

Zhang Long's words made the people present so excited that they started breathing rapidly.

Just like Brother A-Long said, let's create a low-end chain brand like Snow King.

First, we'll open a few stores in Shanghai to test the waters and see if the locals like them.

Furthermore, since we're going to learn from Xue Wang, let's start by undermining Xue Wang's business.

They were quite convinced by Zhang Long's words, mainly because he had already proven his abilities.

Just like he said, the reason for opening a store with everyone is to promote our own ingredients. Instead of competing with established suppliers for the market, it's better to create our own milk tea brand and make money together. Isn't that a win-win situation?

"Yes, yes, Ah Long is absolutely right! Winning together is the true win-win situation!"

"Come on, let's raise a glass to Ah Long for our win-win situation!"

Zhao Zhen suggested.

These children of officials lack nothing, except for the kind of clean money they can spend.

To plant seeds of trouble for their father's career in the government just for their own enjoyment—that's just plain stupid. Don't they know that if their father falls from power, they won't fare any better?

Otherwise, why would Zhao Zhen, the most powerful second-generation official in Shanghai, need to borrow an entry-level Ferrari from Sun Li?

It's because he can't spend money beyond his means before he proves himself.

Hu Chao is fine, though. He drives a supercar worth several million in Beijing because he runs his own business. Although his business isn't big, he still has a net worth of several hundred million.

Furthermore, they cannot engage in businesses like real estate that rely on government funding.

However, opening a milk tea shop is no problem. Their only advantage is that it's easy to get loans, and they can use bank money to help them get started.

This was Zhang Long's idea, mainly because if they wanted to spend money openly and legitimately in the future, they needed to have a record of it from the very beginning.