056: Treated as a distinguished guest, laughing until my stomach hurts!
Jiang Zhiyan was not interested in the land recommended by Shen Zhongjun at all, but he wanted to know what Shen Zhongjun was up to, so he pretended to be very interested.
"Could you please elaborate?"
Shen Zhongjun pointed at the table and said, "Let's sit down and talk slowly."
Shen Zhongjun's every move attracted everyone's attention. Even someone as slow-witted as Wen Yiyi couldn't help but whisper to Shen Yan, "Who is your second uncle talking to? Why does he look familiar to me?"
Shen Yan recognized Jiang Zhiyan at a glance.
"Of course you'll recognize him. He's Jiang Zhiyan, the boss of Huahu Technology. I didn't expect Second Uncle to invite him over."
Three years ago, the Shen family dragged other investors into a dispute with Hua Hu. Although Shen Yan's family didn't participate, he still heard his father talk about it afterwards. Just looking at Hua Hu's current momentum, it's clear who won that dispute. I wonder how much the Shen family hated Hua Hu.
Unexpectedly, after Huahu moved to South City, the mansion had frequent contact with the boss of Huahu.
What are you trying to do? If you can't beat them, just join them?
Wen Yiyi knew nothing about business, but she also knew that Huahu was a very powerful company.
All the bosses of Huahu are coming to attend Wen Yiyi's engagement party. Wen Yiyi regrets that Xu Yao did not see the grand occasion of the engagement party in person. What a pity!
Seeing Jiang Zhiyan's arrival, Shen Yan had a lot of thoughts.
Short video platforms are incredibly popular these days, with Huahu being a prime example of success. Of course, it's too late to enter the market now, as various investors have already carved up a significant portion of the pie. Without the right timing, it's difficult to replicate Huahu's meteoric rise.
The assets of Shen Yan's uncle and second uncle are much richer than his family. Shen Yan doesn't dare to take risks easily because his uncle and second uncle have invested a lot of money but failed to succeed.
Shen Yan thought about joining the derivative track. He discussed this issue with his father, but his father still wanted to do traditional industries.
This time, the purpose of marrying into the Wen family is to cooperate with them to develop a piece of land.
The land was first purchased by Xu Qinghua.
Xu Qinghua's original plan would have required a substantial investment to develop the land. He ran into financial difficulties and sought to sell the land to repay his debts, but no one took over. Later, Xu Qinghua disappeared, and the land was seized by the court. Shen Yan's father heard rumors that the court would soon auction the land. Unable to secure such a large piece of lucrative property on his own, he approached Wen Zhicheng.
Chen Yan and Wen Yiyi got engaged for this reason.
Chen Yan knew the inside story, but Wen Yiyi didn't, and Chen Yan obviously didn't intend to tell it.
Today is a good day for Chen Yan. Several friends are helping him run errands, especially Tang Hao who is the most active.
Tang Hao looked down on Wen Yiyi yesterday, but today he spoke to her in a friendly manner.
Anyway, like others have said, if Shen Yan doesn't like Wen Yiyi, he can still find someone he likes outside. Wen Yiyi is just a mascot. Once he stops considering Wen Yiyi and Shen Yan as a whole, Tang Hao will be very calm.
Tang Hao's enthusiasm for Lin Meixian was much more genuine. He called her "Auntie Lin" in a very affectionate way, which annoyed Wen Yiyi.
"Tang Hao is so clueless. What's the point of trying to curry favor with that old vixen?"
Wen Yiyi didn't like anyone trying to please Lin Meixian, so Chen Yan reminded her to control her expression: "Yiyi, you are the only heroine today. This is our engagement party. Are you sure you want to make fun of others?"
Wen Yiyi withdrew her gaze from Lin Meixian.
"You're right. I can't let people laugh at me."
Lin Meixian looked calm on the surface, but she really wanted to vomit blood in her heart. Chen Yan was the son-in-law that Lin Meixian had chosen.
Wen Yiyi proudly took Shen Yan's arm, and she wanted to go on stage with Shen Yan to cut the cake!
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Today's hero and heroine came on stage, poured champagne and cut the cake amidst the luxurious flowers, which brought the climax of today's engagement banquet.
Below the stage, Shen Zhongjun and Jiang Zhiyan sat side by side.
There were many empty seats at the table where the two of them were sitting. Before being invited, the guests were very tactful and did not interrupt the conversation between Shen Zhongjun and Jiang Zhiyan.
"A piece of land that's going to be auctioned?"
Jiang Zhiyan checked with Shen Zhongjun again, and Shen Zhongjun nodded: "This piece of land has some connection with me. I know its original owner. Unfortunately, the original owner was unlucky and his capital chain broke after buying the land, so the land was sealed by the court."
Jiang Zhiyan didn't like it the moment he heard it.
After the original owner bought the land, the capital chain broke, causing the land to be circulated again. This sounds a bit unlucky!
Shen Zhongjun seemed to see through Jiang Zhiyan's thoughts and gave him an address: "Mr. Jiang, if you have time, you can go to the scene to take a look. I am just providing some information. Whether to take a picture of it is up to you, Huahu, to decide."
The old fox stopped talking. Tangtang just happened to return to Jiang Zhiyan's side, so Jiang Zhiyan changed the subject: "How was your video?"
Tangtang nodded. "We filmed a lot of footage that would make netizens dream. The Shen family is indeed a well-known family in South City. This is the first time I've seen such a luxurious engagement banquet."
Not to mention that Tangtang had never seen such a luxurious engagement banquet, Jiang Zhiyan had never seen one either.
Thinking of the information provided by Gu Jun, Jiang Zhiyan deliberately stabbed Shen Zhongjun: "An engagement banquet is of such a large scale, the Shen family is indeed the richest family in South City!"
Shen Zhongjun smiled and said, "The younger generation has never experienced hardship and is used to a luxurious life. This is not good. As for the richest man in South City, the Shen family has never been ranked. After Hua Hu moved its center of gravity to South City, President Jiang has the strength to compete for the throne of the richest man in South City."
Jiang Zhiyan wanted to curl his lips when he heard this.
Every word the old fox said was full of hints. Even if Huahu really became the largest company in the industry, the only person who could become the richest man in Nancheng was Gu Jun. Gu Jun had the most shares, followed by Jiang Zhiyan. If Jiang Zhiyan wanted to become the richest man, he had to kill Gu Jun!
Jiang Zhiyan felt that Shen Zhongjun and the Jiang family should have something in common. Although one was an outsider and the other was a family member, they both had the same idea of encouraging Jiang Zhiyan to take the position and become the boss.
Jiang Zhiyan didn't want to listen to Shen Zhongjun's instigation, so he took Tangtang to start eating and drinking.
To be honest, Chen Yan's family spent a lot of money on this engagement, and the dishes at the engagement banquet were really good.
The engagement cake was delicious too.
Tangtang rarely eats desserts to maintain her figure, but after taking a bite, she couldn't help but finish the whole cake.
When Jiang Zhiyan was about 60% full, Wen Zhicheng and Shen's father brought Wen Yiyi and Chen Yan to toast the guests. When it was Jiang Zhiyan's table's turn, Chen Yan took the initiative to introduce himself to Jiang Zhiyan.
Jiang Zhiyan held the wine glass with a smile on his face: “Mr. Shen is really young and promising!”
"Mr. Jiang, you're too polite. You're truly a young and promising person. You've founded a company like Huahu Technology at such a young age. There's no other person like you in the country!"
Chen Yan flattered Jiang Zhiyan so much that Jiang Zhiyan almost laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
It’s not Jiang Zhiyan’s ability that Huahu has reached its current scale. Chen Yan is praising Gu Jun from a distance!
Chen Yan didn't know what Jiang Zhiyan was laughing at. Seeing that Jiang Zhiyan was in a good mood, Chen Yan took the opportunity to ask Jiang Zhiyan for advice on starting a business. "If it's convenient for Mr. Jiang..."
"Hey, that's convenient. Call me when you're done."
Jiang Zhiyan took the initiative to leave his business card to Chen Yan.
Jiang Zhiyan gave Chen Yan such a face, which made Chen's father and Wen Zhicheng feel proud. Although Wen Yiyi didn't understand business matters, she still knew how to read everyone's expressions in such occasions. Everyone thought Chen Yan was amazing, and Wen Yiyi was very happy. She felt more and more that her decision to get engaged to Shen Yan was the right one. Xu Yao would regret it in the future if she missed Chen Yan!
"Mr. Jiang, I toast to you too."
Wen Yiyi raised her glass, and Jiang Zhiyan looked at her carefully.
It was obvious that Wen Yiyi's makeup and styling today had cost her a fortune, and her dress wasn't cheap either. But no matter how Wen Yiyi tried, in Jiang Zhiyan's eyes, she wasn't as good as Xu Yao—makeup could make up for the difference in facial features, but temperament couldn't be temporarily altered by makeup or pretty clothes!
Gu Jun still has good vision.
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