"Ye Zhaoyu? It's you? You're the one who can attend such a high-class party?"
Lin Jinghe remembered Ye Zhaoyu. If it weren't for her, she would have already married Ling Yunjue. How could she have ended up marrying an older man who was 15 years her senior because of her age?
Ye Zhaoyu narrowed her eyes. This woman looked so familiar. Where had she seen her before? She couldn't remember, didn't know her, and decided to ignore her.
After quickly regaining her composure, Ye Zhaoyu prepared to enter the venue.
Lin Jinghe saw that Ye Zhaoyu was ignoring her and seemed to have forgotten her. This wouldn't do.
She quickly grabbed Ye Zhaoyu, "Don't go! How could you forget me? Lin Jinghe from the countryside."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhaoyu remembered that it was the woman she and Ling Yunjue had met during their trip to the countryside. "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with? There are so many people coming and going here. Aren't you afraid that what you say will be relayed to your man's ears?"
Ye Zhaoyu glanced at the nameplate hanging on her body; it belonged to the Chen family of Shanghai.
This was the first cocktail party Ye Zhaoyu and Ling Yunjue held after returning to China. All the invitees brought their wives, and those without wives brought their assistants.
To make it easier to identify people, Ye Zhaoyu attached two identity tags to each invitation card, which she could immediately tell which family it belonged to.
Upon hearing Ye Zhaoyu's words, Lin Jinghe immediately looked around and was relieved to see that not many people were paying attention to her.
After all that, Lin Jinghe forgot what she was going to say; her man, Chen Jianbing, could appear at any moment.
"What are you doing here? Women are supposed to come with men, right? You're not even wearing a formal dress, aren't you afraid of embarrassing Brother Yunjue?"
Lin Jinghe immediately launched into a tirade.
At this party, everyone present was dressed in suits and evening gowns; the main focus was on the handsome men and beautiful women.
Ye Zhaoyu, a woman, came over dressed in a suit. Although the suit was very nice, wearing a suit like a man would make it difficult for her to recognize her surroundings.
At these kinds of parties, men are the main players, and women are just there to accompany them. Men come to discuss business, while women come to socialize in private settings.
"Comrade Lin, if you're sick, go see a psychiatrist. I don't treat mental illnesses." After saying that, Ye Zhaoyu ignored her and left quickly.
The cocktail party was held in the hotel's conference hall. Ye Zhaoyu did not go there immediately, but went directly to the presidential suite that Ye Fei had booked.
When they arrived, Ye Fei and his newly promoted secretary were already in the presidential suite.
"Mr. Ye, this is the list of people who have arrived. There are two people who would like to speak with you in advance." Ye Fei quickly informed Ye Zhaoyu of the latest news as she approached. "The first is the Lu family from Shanghai. The person who came is not from the direct line of the Lu family, but from a collateral branch. They have a good relationship with the direct line. The other is the Yan family from Guangzhou. We have cooperated before."
"Let's meet with the Lu family first, and then we'll discuss other collaborations with the Yan family," Ye Zhaoyu quickly decided.
In the Dragon Kingdom, those in power are not allowed to do business, and their family members are also prohibited from working in that industry.
The person from the Lu family who came this time was Lu Tingfeng, the youngest grandson of the younger brother of the Lu family patriarch. This is three generations removed, and no one in the family holds an official position.
The relationship on the surface wasn't particularly close or distant, but Ye Fei's investigation revealed that Lu Tingfeng had a fairly good relationship with the newest head of the Lu family.
This is also why Ye Zhaoyu considered the Lu family.
Besides this, the Lu family is able to protect this piece of the pie, which will reduce a lot of trouble when cooperating with them.
Moreover, he has a family member who works in intellectual property in Shanghai and has reached a cooperation agreement with them, which made it much easier for Meng Qingjiu to apply for patents later.
Lu Tingfeng was led to the presidential suite. As soon as he entered, he saw a stunningly beautiful woman sitting in the living room. "Comrade Lu, this is Ms. Ye, the chairman of JL."
"Hello Ms. Ye, I never expected that the head of the renowned JL Group in China would be such a young woman."
Lu Tingfeng was quite surprised and unconsciously looked down on Ye Zhaoyu a bit. After all, in China, whenever three women get together, they either discuss clothes or jewelry, or they compare themselves to each other or gossip about all sorts of things.
Now, there are three women in the room.
Ye Zhaoyu saw through the disdain in Lu Tingfeng's eyes at a glance and didn't care much.
He remained seated on the sofa without getting up. "Comrade Lu, please sit down. There are many things you don't know."
"Yes, I had no idea that the daughter of the famous doctor in Beijing had gone into business."
Lu Tingfeng sat next to Ye Zhaoyu, crossed his legs, leaned back on the sofa, and placed his hands naturally on his knees, striking a pose befitting a superior.
He wanted to overwhelm Ye Zhaoyu with his imposing presence.
Ye Zhaoyu found it quite amusing, "Isn't the Lu family also a family where three generations of soldiers went into the military before one of them went into business?"
"It seems Ms. Ye is quite interested in me; she's thoroughly investigated me from the inside out."
Lu Tingfeng was indeed quite surprised; this party seemed to have been prepared in advance.
"There are many people I'm interested in, but there's only one type of person I hate the most," Ye Zhaoyu said, seemingly unconcerned.
Lu Tingfeng's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and asked directly, "Ms. Ye, what are your requirements for the general agent this time?"
If he continued to probe, he feared he would lose all his chances.
"I assumed Mr. Lu had investigated JL. What are the requirements?"
Ye Zhaoyu has already ruled out Lu Tingfeng in her mind.
JL started out making women's products, and now in addition to the skincare brand Jiao Li, it also makes other women's products such as sanitary napkins, nipple covers, underwear, and so on.
She felt uncomfortable having someone who didn't prioritize women as the general agent.
Ye Zhaoyu quickly found an excuse to send Lu Tingfeng away.
"Xiaofei, is there a female entrepreneur among our target customers?" Ye Zhaoyu vaguely remembered that there was.
"Yes, there is, but this person has some issues. She has a thing for men and changes partners very frequently. Her reputation in Shanghai isn't particularly good."
Ye Fei quickly retrieved the information about the female entrepreneur.
Su Jinxiu is the only female entrepreneur on the list of 50 potential partners sent out.
Also from Shanghai, her father was the director of the Shanghai Municipal Education Bureau, her mother was the director of the Women's Federation, and she had two older brothers, one a doctor and the other the secretary to the mayor.
She is currently divorced and I've heard she has been having affairs with many men.
This person was originally on the list of potential partners, but not the best option.
"Has she arrived yet? Let her come over so we can talk and then make a decision." Ye Zhaoyu decided to meet her first.
At the party, Su Jinxiu was arguing with a group of women. The reason for the argument was simple: she was ridiculed for wearing a suit to the party and for being unfashionable and socially awkward.
Su Jinxiu originally didn't want to discuss this with them, but who knew that her mortal enemy would also come over.
She even dragged her ex-husband around, constantly showing affection in front of her. It's unbearable!
She slapped him twice, and the two quickly got into a fight.
Su Jinxiu beat up the mistress.
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