Spring and summer have passed in the blink of an eye, and five years have gone by in a flash.

The band played rousing music as Chen Heng took to the stage amidst everyone's gaze.

A red banner was displayed on the stage: "The Fourth Yancheng Outstanding Entrepreneurs Commendation Conference".

This is Shen Heng's fourth time on stage. Previously, he was recognized as an award recipient, but now he is not only recognized as an award recipient but also a representative of entrepreneurs.

Currently, no company in the entire Yancheng can compare with Chenheng.

Everyone here has benefited from the favorable policies and achieved some success, but no one knows how Shen Heng accumulated wealth from the very beginning and was able to start a factory so early. No matter how they inquired, all they could find was that Shen Heng came from a small fishing village, had no parents, and was not well-liked by the villagers.

Shen Heng is young and full of vigor. Now that he doesn't have to work in the fields in the wind and rain, he looks much more pleasing to the eye.

Even if he remains stagnant in the future, his achievements will still put him ahead of many others.

After the commendation ceremony, they had a dinner party, which was not only to give face to the government, but more importantly, to build connections.

Shen Heng sat with Wang Fushun at the table in the middle, with Jian Shao on one side.

In fact, Jian Shao deserves much credit for the smooth operation of Shenheng's factory. Many times, when other factories struggled for half a year to get approval for a project, Shenheng would just talk to Jian Shao, and Jian Shao would go out and make sure the permit was issued, making him several steps ahead of others.

At Yenching University, he not only learned a lot but also met some important people. These important people were not only Professor Jian Shao, but also Chen Ting, whom he invested in, who introduced him to many outstanding graduates from the School of Mechanical Engineering. After all, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. Chen Heng's investment in Chen Ting was only part of the story, but what he really wanted was a research team that belonged to the company itself.

Shan Guanwen, that kid, never leaves the factory and doesn't like to talk to people, but he's got good luck with women. He's dating a junior who graduated a year after him, and the two of them are already preparing to get married.

Wang Fushun is quite something; he's still single and has no plans to get married.

Shen Heng drank two cups of wine with Jian Shao. Everyone at the table knew that Shen Heng was Jian Shao's apprentice, so no one dared to try to get him drunk.

They dragged it out until it was almost time for Jian Shao to leave, and Shen Heng followed him out.

But as soon as he stepped out of the hall, Shen Heng was stopped by someone.

"Director Shen, wait for me, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Shen Heng glanced at the bald man who had caught up with him. He didn't recognize him. It was probably his first time attending the banquet, and he wasn't the boss of any big company.

He then said, "I need to take the teacher home now. If you have anything to say, talk to Minister Wang."

Minister Wang smoothed his hair: "It's the same if you tell me what's on your mind."

The bald man glanced at Wang Fushun, then at Shen Heng: "Director Shen, I'm only telling you about this."

Seeing this, Jian Shao said, "If you have something to talk about, I won't bother you any longer. I can go back by myself."

"Teacher, I see you've had quite a bit to drink."

Shen Heng had often helped Jian Shao avoid drinking before, so he knew Jian Shao's alcohol tolerance. Besides, the old man was getting older and older, and he might break his bones if he fell while going out.

"You didn't have many drinks, go ahead and get busy, okay?"

Hearing Jian Shao say this, Shen Heng had no choice but to say, "Then Shunzi, please take my teacher home for me. Be careful on the way."

Wang Fushun said, "Okay, don't worry about leaving Teacher Jian in your care. I promise to get him home safely! I'll come back to pick you up after I drop Teacher Jian off."

Shen Heng made money and now he has equipped the factory with two Santanas, one for his own use and the other for whoever wants to use it.

Jian Shao and Wang Fushun left together. Shen Heng looked at the bald man impatiently: "What do you want?"

"Director Shen, I am Gong Chenghai, the director of Hongyun Hardware Factory. I have a business deal I would like to discuss with you, and I am taking the liberty of coming here to offer my services."

Shen Heng didn't know why, but he had an innate hostility towards Gong Chenghai.

However, not all business people are good people; you have to deal with all sorts of strange and unsavory characters. When Shen Heng heard that he worked in a hardware factory, he wanted to know what kind of business he was in.

Gong Chenghai led him to a corner and knocked on the door inside.

He frowned: "Sir, that's not how you do business."

"Director Shen, please don't worry."

The person who opened the door was a woman, a head taller than Gong Chenghai, with legs that were frighteningly long. Shen Heng's first thought was that Gong Chenghai could crawl under this woman's legs without having to squat down or bend over.

He didn't know why such an absurd idea came to his mind; he found it funny as soon as the thought crossed his mind.

"Director Shen, please come in!"

Seeing Shen Heng standing there in a daze, Gong Chenghai assumed that his honey trap had worked and couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

Shen Heng saw through their thoughts: "I don't do business with women."

Shen Heng didn't even take a step before turning to leave, but then he heard the woman say in a coquettish voice, "Director Shen, as a representative of advanced entrepreneurs, why do you still hold onto such old-fashioned ideas? What's wrong with women doing business?"

The woman came out of the room and walked around to stand in front of Shen Heng: "What those men can do, I can do too. What they can't do... I can do as well."

"I won't judge the first half of your statement, but I hope you can look in the mirror about the second half."

Shen Heng had no opinion on women doing business; he simply disliked contact with other women due to his personal feelings. Even when he went to the factory canteen, he would queue in the line where the older men got their food.

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