After breakfast, Liu Xiaoyuan drove to the hotel where Zuo Xintian was staying.
Zuo Xintian stayed at the Starlight Hotel, which is one of the best hotels in Zhenjiang's county town.
As soon as Liu Xiaoyuan entered the hotel, he booked a room. However, the receptionist asked Su Xue to show her ID card. Liu Xiaoyuan immediately pulled out a Red Bull and said, "Miss, we came out secretly. You know, if her family finds out, it might cause trouble."
The receptionist immediately understood, assuming that Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Xue were both married and were just messing around. But upon seeing Su Yun standing nearby, the receptionist pointed at Su Yun and asked, "What about her?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "It's okay, he's just a kid, he doesn't know any better."
The receptionist didn't care much; as long as she got a hundred yuan, that was enough. She immediately gave Liu Xiaoyuan the room key.
After taking the room key, Liu Xiaoyuan led the Su sisters to the room and told them to rest for a while before going to find Zuo Xintian.
Liu Xiaoyuan called Zuo Xintian and asked him to meet him in the hotel lobby.
As soon as Liu Xiaoyuan stepped out of the hall, Zuo Xintian came down. Zuo Xintian seemed very happy to see Liu Xiaoyuan.
"Big brother, you've finally arrived! Do you know how long I've been waiting?" Zuo Xintian said with a smile. Just thinking about getting the Zuo family's treasure made his face beam with joy.
"Are you getting impatient?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Zuo Xintian.
Zuo Xintian quickly shook his head and said he dared not. He was joking, after all. Zuo Xintian couldn't beat Liu Xiaoyuan in a fight, and the treasure map was on Liu Xiaoyuan, so he had no choice but to obey.
"Alright, I've been driving all day. We can talk about it tomorrow. Let's rest today." After seeing Zuo Xintian, Liu Xiaoyuan decided to rest for today and talk about it tomorrow.
Liu Xiaoyuan stood at the elevator door, pressed the elevator button, and after a dozen seconds, the elevator door opened with a ding, and two people walked out.
"Wang Chao!" Liu Xiaoyuan exclaimed in surprise when he saw the two people coming out of the elevator, because one of them was his good friend from university, Wang Chao.
Wang Chao's hometown is also in Jiangsu Province, but not in Zhenjiang. After graduating from university, Wang Chao returned to work at his father's factory, following in his father's footsteps.
To Liu Xiaoyuan's surprise, he ran into his college classmate here. What a coincidence!
However, it seems that Wang Chao is asking the man next to him for something.
This is quite normal. In business, it's perfectly normal to need something from your customers. Since Wang Chao's family factory isn't big, it's perfectly normal for him to speak nicely and humbly to his customers.
"Liu Xiaoyuan!" Wang Chao was also very surprised to see Liu Xiaoyuan. The two had not seen each other since graduating from university, only occasionally exchanging a few words on the phone or online.
Now that they have been reunited after so long, the two are overjoyed and excited, and can't help but hug each other.
The middle-aged man walking with Wang Chao glanced at Wang Chao and Liu Xiaoyuan, and then left.
Seeing this, Wang Chao immediately said to Liu Xiaoyuan, "Xiaoyuan, let's talk now, I have something to do!"
After saying that, Wang Chao chased after him, calling out, "President Zhang, President Zhang, wait a moment!"
Mr. Zhang showed no intention of stopping. No matter how much Wang Chao called out to him, he wouldn't stop. He then ignored Wang Chao and got into an Audi and drove away.
Wang Chao stomped his foot in anger as he watched Mr. Zhang leave.
Liu Xiaoyuan caught up and asked, "Wang Chao, who is this Mr. Zhang? Why is he so arrogant?"
Wang Chao sighed and said, "This Zhang Weiming is the business director of a major client of my dad's factory. He's incredibly arrogant. You wouldn't believe it, I've been begging for his attention for days to secure this order, but Zhang Weiming just ignores me. Damn it, I really want to beat this kid up."
After saying that, Wang Chao continued, "Sigh, there's nothing I can do. I have to ask him for a favor, he's the boss, and I can only act like a grandson. Okay, let's not talk about my business anymore. Xiao Yuan, what brings you to Zhenjiang?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "I came to Zhenjiang on some business, and I also took the opportunity to do some sightseeing."
Wang Chao swung his fist and lightly punched Liu Xiaoyuan in the chest, saying, "Kid, you're doing pretty well, even going on vacation. I'll come and join you!"
Liu Xiaoyuan laughed and said, "What are you talking about? You're the boss's successor, I should be working for you."
"Xiao Yuan, do you think it's easy to be the boss's successor? I'm out there doing business every day, acting like a servant. Once I get to the company, I have to understand all the procedures and product manufacturing. It's exhausting. To be honest, if I had graduated from a prestigious university, I would have found a comfortable 9-to-5 job long ago."
"No pain, no gain, right? When your company becomes a Fortune 500 company, you'll be on the cover of a financial magazine," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
"You little rascal, you've gotten even more glib in the time we've been apart," Wang Chao said with a laugh.
"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. I still have to go after that Zhang Weiming. Damn it, if this guy keeps acting like a big shot, I'll just have to keep acting like a grandson." Wang Chao sighed and then prepared to hail a taxi.
Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't help but ask, "You didn't drive here?"
Wang Chao said, "I drove here, but my dad's company's old car broke down just two days after it arrived in Zhenjiang, and it's still being repaired."
“Then take my car!” Liu Xiaoyuan said.
After all, this is a business meeting, and there's a big difference between driving and not driving, and between driving a luxury car and a regular car.
In business negotiations, your vehicle is like your storefront, a demonstration of your capabilities. Sometimes people are just that superficial. If you drive a tractor to a business meeting, people will see the tractor and won't even bother talking to you.
However, if you drive a luxury car worth millions, the treatment you receive will change dramatically.
That's just how realistic society is; you can't refuse to accept it.
"Not bad, you're doing well. You bought a car in such a short time. Come on, let me see what nice car you bought," Wang Chao said with a smile, extending his hand.
In Wang Chao's opinion, Liu Xiaoyuan at most bought a joint venture car worth around 100,000 yuan, and it might even be a second-hand car.
Having been classmates for several years, Wang Chao knew about Liu Xiaoyuan's family situation. He knew that Liu Xiaoyuan's parents were farmers, and since Liu Xiaoyuan had only graduated not long ago, being able to buy a joint venture car worth over 100,000 yuan was already a great achievement.
This wasn't because Wang Chao looked down on Liu Xiaoyuan, but rather because Wang Chao was analyzing the situation using normal logic.
"Here you go!" Liu Xiaoyuan handed the Mercedes-Benz keys directly to Wang Chao.
Liu Xiaoyuan lent Wang Chao the Mercedes-Benz not to show off in front of his classmates, because Liu Xiaoyuan is not that kind of person! Moreover, given the friendship between Liu Xiaoyuan and Wang Chao, Liu Xiaoyuan had no need to put on such a show.
The car was lent to Wang Chao so that he could make it easier to close the deal.
(End of this chapter)
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