"Mr. Ye Chen... Hello... I am... Adrian, General Manager of Patek Philippe..."

Upon hearing Ye Chen's question, an answer came from the phone.

It turned out that the person who called Ye Chen was Adrian, the general manager of Patek Philippe.

"Currently... I'm in Shanghai... I wonder if you... have time to meet up..."

“I can fly to Jiangzhou anytime... The president has prepared a gift for you.”

Adrian's Chinese is only so-so, and he is afraid of mispronouncing words, so he speaks very slowly.

A few days ago, there was an important meeting in Shanghai, and Adrian represented Patek Philippe.

Before coming to Shanghai, the president personally ordered that Adrian should visit Ye Chen on his behalf.

Furthermore, the president of Patek Philippe had prepared a mysterious gift for Ye Chen, hoping that Adrian could deliver it to him.

"Sure, I'm free tonight."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and then answered.

"Good sir... Ye Chen said first... I will immediately head to Jiangzhou... to have dinner with you..."

Somewhat excited, Adrian spoke faster, but his pronunciation wasn't quite as standard.

Ye Chen thought about it for a moment before he understood what Adrian meant.

"Okay, see you tonight..."

Ye Chen exchanged a few polite words and then hurriedly hung up the phone.

It must be said that talking to Adrian was indeed quite difficult.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen continued chatting with the two elderly people.

At noon, Grandma Ning Shuang wanted to cook, and Ye Chen volunteered to take on the task.

Su Ningshuang helped Ye Chen wash the vegetables.

Half an hour later, Ye Chen had prepared a simple four-dish meal and soup.

After tasting it, the two elderly people praised it highly.

"Xiao Chen's cooking skills are amazing."

"Xiao Chen is amazing."

The two elderly people's impression of Ye Chen improved once again, and they became more and more satisfied with Ning Shuang's boyfriend.

After dinner, Ye Chen and Su Ning Shuang stayed at Ning Shuang's maternal grandparents' house for another hour or two before leaving.

Time flies, and it's evening.

Ye Chen drove to a famous high-end restaurant in Jiangzhou.

Half an hour ago, Ye Chen received another call from Adrian. He had arrived in Jiangzhou, and Ye Chen had arranged to meet him there.

Ye Chen booked a private room at this restaurant.

As Ye Chen approached the private room, the door to the next room opened, and a middle-aged man with a large belly and thinning hair walked out.

"Oh... isn't this Mr. Ye, the boss of Da Xia?"

Upon seeing Ye Chen, the pot-bellied middle-aged man spoke in a sarcastic tone.

This middle-aged man is none other than Zhou Zhiyuan, the chairman of Jiangzhou Zhou's Real Estate Group and a real estate tycoon.

Zhou's Real Estate Group is also a real estate giant in Jiangzhou, and it is a mortal enemy of Ye Chen's Daxia Real Estate Group.

As the saying goes, "enemies are especially hostile when they meet." Although he and Ye Chen were not exactly enemies, they were still competitors. Therefore, Zhou Zhiyuan naturally did not hold back when he saw Ye Chen.

"Mr. Ye, do you have guests to entertain as well?"

Zhou Zhiyuan asked meaningfully.

"So what?"

Ye Chen countered with a question.

"Isn't that a coincidence? I also have guests today."

At this point, Zhou Zhiyuan became quite animated.

The guests he invited today are quite important, and he went to great lengths to get to know them.

Zhou Zhiyuan used a lot of money to be able to invite him today.

As Zhou Zhiyuan finished speaking, a series of noisy footsteps came from outside.

A foreigner, around forty years old, walked in with several companions.

"Mr. Bruce."

Upon seeing the foreigner, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately approached him obsequiously.

"President Zhou."

Bruce answered in fairly fluent Chinese.

"Mr. Ye, let me introduce myself to you."

Now that his invited guest had arrived, Zhou Zhiyuan naturally wanted to show off a bit in front of Ye Chen.

"This Mr. Bruce is the Vice President of Hilton Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific."

Zhou Zhiyuan said smugly.

Hilton Hotels Corporation, one of the world's top ten hotel groups, owns more than 4,000 hotels in 84 countries and has multiple brands including Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Hilton Hotels & Resorts' market capitalization is approaching 200 billion.

Although Bruce was only the vice president of Hilton Asia Pacific, Zhou Zhiyuan considered him a big shot.

Being able to meet such an important person, and even having the opportunity to cooperate with the Hilton Hotel Group in the future, is definitely something to be proud of.

Bruce remained arrogant in his eyes when facing Ye Chen, and didn't seem to care much.

Although not a true senior executive of the Hilton Hotel Group, Bruce, bearing the Hilton name, has always acted arrogantly and rudely.

If Zhou Zhiyuan hadn't spent a lot of money to give Bruce several gifts, Bruce wouldn't have come today.

"Mr. Bruce, let's go into the private room to talk business."

Zhou Zhiyuan spoke respectfully.

I heard that Hilton Hotels Group recently wants to build a new five-star hotel in Jiangzhou.

This is a huge project.

That's why Zhou Zhiyuan went to such great lengths to befriend Bruce.

"Um."

Bruce nodded, and then, led by Zhou Zhiyuan, the group walked together toward the private room.

"Ye Chen, move aside, don't block Mr. Bruce's way."

When Zhou Zhiyuan walked up to Ye Chen, he asked Ye Chen to move to a different spot in order to please Bruce.

"The roads here are very wide."

Ye Chen replied calmly.

The roads here are wide enough that walking is not a problem at all.

If Zhou Zhiyuan wants to fawn over this so-called vice president of Hilton Asia Pacific, he can do it himself; don't bother him.

"you......."

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately became angry.

Bruce's expression also changed slightly.

"Hey, you surnamed Ye, don't..."

Zhou Zhiyuan had just opened his mouth.

"Mr. Adrian, this way please."

Just then, a voice came.

The next second, Patek Philippe's General Manager Adrian and several subordinates walked in, led by staff.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Chen."

As he walked in, he happened to see Ye Chen. Adrian greeted him warmly, his tone carrying a hint of flattery.

It's just that the Chinese isn't very standard.

Although Adrian is the general manager of Patek Philippe, a true high-ranking executive, he does not own a single piece of Patek Philippe.

Therefore, Adrian naturally had to be extremely polite to Ye Chen, who owned 10% of Patek Philippe.

On the other side, Bruce was completely dumbfounded when he saw Adrian.