"Wang Qian, you've arrived!"
Tang Huijun had just led Wang Qian into the conference room when Liu Jingxian, who was sitting at the head of the table, was the first to stand up and greet Wang Qian with a smile.
"Chairwoman Liu!"
Wang Qian smiled and nodded in agreement.
However, the gazes of all the high-ranking executives of the Liu Group around Wang Qian became somewhat strange.
Everyone present, including Liu Yanran, was dressed formally, except for Wang Qian, who was wearing a rather casual outfit and looked completely out of place.
Despite their surprise, everyone seemed to know Wang Qian's current status and influence, so no one said anything more.
"Since you're here, please have a seat!"
Liu Jingxian gestured to Wang Qian from a distance, inviting him to join in.
"Chairman Xie!"
Wang Qian didn't stand on ceremony. He scanned the circle of desks and found several empty seats.
One of them was very close, right in front of him, but it was at the very end.
According to the company's usual arrangement, the closer one's seat is to Chairman Liu Jingxian, the higher one's status within the company.
The seat in front of him was at the very back; to have him sit there would be an insult to having him attend the meeting.
Besides the one in front of him, there were several empty seats in the middle.
Especially next to Liu Jingxian, there were actually two empty seats.
Should I sit here?
Wang Qian pretended not to know and pointed to the seat in front of him, asking.
"Hehe, what are you saying?"
Liu Jingxian suddenly laughed, "You are one of the shareholders of the park project, and you have made such a great contribution to the project. Now you are also in charge of the park's infrastructure. How can you sit there?"
He then gave his secretary, Tang Huijun, a wink.
Tang Huijun understood immediately and walked over to Wang Qian. "Mr. Wang, this way please!"
Wang Qian nodded and immediately followed Tang Huijun forward.
He was genuinely curious about where Liu Jingxian would seat him.
As a result, he was still somewhat surprised when Tang Huijun pointed to one of the seats and asked him to sit down.
Because Tang Huijun actually led him all the way to Liu Jingxian's side, and pointed to an empty seat next to him, "Mr. Wang, this is your seat!"
"Thanks!"
Despite his surprise, Wang Qian showed no sign of it and casually sat down next to Liu Jingxian.
The senior executives of the Liu Group present exchanged glances, seemingly somewhat surprised by Wang Qian's performance.
Even Liu Jingxian and Liu Yanran exchanged a meaningful glance.
Wang Qian noticed it too, but made no comment. He simply asked meaningfully, "Chairman, is everyone here?"
"That's about it!"
Liu Jingxian nodded, then stood up, pointed at Wang Qian beside him, and said loudly, "I'm sure everyone knows who this young man is, right?"
"I know, he's the youngest billionaire in our Nanming County!"
"At such a young age, his net worth exceeds 70 million; he is truly a role model for us all!"
"To go from having nothing to becoming one of the top 20 richest people in Nanming County in just over a year is simply unprecedented!"
"His story of struggle is simply a textbook example of inspiration."
Immediately, a cacophony of flattery and praise rose and fell, echoing throughout the conference room.
Everyone looked at him with admiration and awe, and everyone clapped their hands with smiles on their faces.
Wang Qian was once again surprised by this scene.
Is his net worth over 70 million?
Is he among the top 20 richest people in Nanming County?
Did he become a textbook example of an inspirational legend?
Why have I never heard anyone mention these comments?
He scanned everyone present again and was surprised to find that even Qiu Minxia, the investor he had brought to Linjiang City, was there.
At that moment, Qiu Minxia was also clapping her hands to encourage him.
wrong!
He felt something was off about the atmosphere and the situation.
Everyone sitting here is a high-ranking executive of the Liu Group, a successful person in the business world. So many people regard him as a role model and example, and admire him greatly.
For a fleeting moment, a sense of pride and honor truly welled up within him.
My hard work has finally earned the recognition of so many people!
But soon, he felt that something was off about the atmosphere.
To be precise, it was too intense to be realistic.
It's like a celebrity going to a certain place to participate in a charity performance, where few people actually know the celebrity.
Even if I know them, I'm not really interested in them.
However, in order to let the celebrity enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention, and also to ensure the smooth running of the charity event, the organizers secretly spent money to hire a bunch of extras to pretend to be the celebrity's crazy and brainless fans, and deliberately shout wildly and do all sorts of extreme things at the concert.
Even when a celebrity publicly auctions off a shirt, underwear, or socks they've worn, they'll spend a lot of money to have someone bid high to win it, even if no one would normally buy it, in order to demonstrate the celebrity's influence.
He had personally experienced this distorted scene once in his previous life, so he was all too familiar with it.
Scanning the faces of all the high-ranking executives of the Liu Group present, I indeed saw very deliberate or forced smiles on the faces of many non-professional actors.
Some people are smiling, but their eyes are clearly full of disdain and mockery when they look at him.
He understood instantly!
This was a meticulously planned meeting designed to flatter and ultimately harm someone!
"It seems you're still quite popular!"
Liu Jingxian's voice came at just the right time, "You are now a celebrity in our Nanming County, and also a shareholder of the park project. Your attendance is a very important part."
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