Kuang Peisheng turned his head and stared at his secretary in disbelief: "What did you say? Where did you get this information? Is it reliable?"
The secretary had no idea what she had said that had offended Mr. Kuang. It wasn't until Kuang Peisheng repeatedly urged her that the secretary finally realized what she had done.
"Oh, you mean Mr. Lu bought Hongxin Plaza? I found that out with the municipal government."
"I heard that the person who completed this acquisition is Wang Mingtang, the second-in-command in the city, who comes from the Wang family!"
"Mr. Kuang, Wang Mingtang not only connected Mr. Lu and the Wang family with Hongxin Plaza, but he also handled several other properties."
The secretary thought that President Kuang was truly a prescient genius; the Wang family and President Lu were exactly as President Kuang had described.
One day they were enemies, the next they were shaking hands and making peace. In business, there are indeed no feelings, only interests!
Kuang Peisheng had no idea what his secretary was thinking, but he put his hands behind his back, glanced at the Wang family's side, and then looked in Lu Fan's direction.
Suddenly, Kuang Peisheng smiled, shook his head, and sighed softly:
"Interesting, very interesting indeed."
The same conversation took place within the Wang family's camp.
As is well known, the Wang family has many branches and leaves, but also many spendthrift sons and numerous collateral branches.
Nanshan City is the Wang family's stronghold. They used to participate in the auction every year, but this time they were willing but unable to do so and only went through the motions.
As luck would have it, they ran into Lu Fan.
The Wang family had already heard the news that Lu Fan was coming to Nanshan City.
It's been almost half a year, and we haven't heard any more news.
Some people felt that this news of Lu Fan's plans to expand into Nanshan City would be just another big announcement with little actual action, like before.
Nobody really took it to heart.
The Wang family member who came to the auction was Wang Yanlin, the only daughter of the ninth branch of the Wang family. After seeing that Lu Fan was also present, she brought the news to her family.
However, before she could receive a reply from her family, Wang Yanlin heard some news.
A piece of news has already begun to circulate in Nanshan City's business community.
Wang Yanlin, without bothering to cause trouble for Lu Fan, first went to her cousin Wang Mingtang.
Wang Mingtang is from a collateral branch of the Wang family, unlike Wang Yanlin, who inherited the "Yan" generation name from the main branch.
Therefore, according to seniority, Wang Yanlin still has to call Wang Mingtang "uncle".
But there was no respect whatsoever.
"Uncle, I heard some news at this meeting today. I feel there are some things I need to ask about clearly."
Wang Mingtang is dealing with some people from the municipal government, as the powerful figure weighing on him is about to be transferred to another post.
One position needs to be vacated in Nanshan City.
In the past, Wang Mingtang was still a bit short of winning, but this year is different.
Internally, he had the support of the Wang family, and externally, he had reached a cooperation agreement with Lu Fan.
They orchestrated several high-profile public relations events.
So much so that rumors started circulating this year that he would rise to power.
Now is a crucial moment for him to be riding high and to continue winning over other factions.
Wang Yanlin's arrival, and her arrogant and spoiled attitude, really displeased Wang Mingtang.
Wang Mingtang may be a member of a collateral branch of the Wang family, but he is not.
But in recent years, with the gradual decline of the Wang family and the contrast with the many纨绔子弟 (spoiled brats), the situation has changed.
This only makes it clear that he, from a collateral branch, is the one who gets things done.
Even the current head of the Wang family wouldn't speak to Wang Mingtang with the same impolite attitude as Wang Yanlin.
Therefore, Wang Mingtang harbored some dissatisfaction towards Wang Yanlin. However, he was also a tactful person.
In front of his rivals, who were both friends and foes, Wang Mingtang smiled at Wang Yanlin with unwavering kindness, yet with a hint of pressure from a superior to a subordinate, and from an elder to a junior.
"Oh, it's Yanlin. What can I do for you, Uncle?"
Wang Mingtang narrowed his eyes, believing that Wang Yanlin's impolite attitude and tone must have a reason.
What could it be?
Wang Mingtang was making guesses in his mind when he saw Lu Fan in the crowd.
He smiled and waved to his newly acquainted "brother," which was his way of saying hello.
Then Wang Mingtang turned around and found that his niece Wang Yanlin's face was getting worse.
Wang Mingtang was no fool, and he immediately understood what Wang Yanlin was up to.
But he wouldn't get into a fight with Wang Yanlin here, especially in front of so many businessmen and rivals.
So he raised his hand, winked at Wang Yanlin, and led her to a less crowded area.
Wang Yanlin really wanted to make a scene at the auction to get Wang Mingtang to give her a reasonable explanation.
However, Wang Mingtang didn't respond at all, and by the time Wang Yanlin came to her senses, Wang Mingtang had already walked far away.
Thinking about her family business and the delusional fantasy that she could gain favor with the higher-ups because of Wang Mingtang's recommendation, Wang Yanlin gritted her teeth and followed him after all.
"Uncle, wait for me! I have something to tell you."
The controversy caused by Wang Yanlin was not a big deal, and few people paid attention to them.
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