At five o'clock in the evening, the car was already waiting downstairs. Lu Feng came out of the conference room, arranged the things for tomorrow, and then walked downstairs.
Sean was already waiting downstairs. When he saw Lu Feng come down, he stood up and asked, "Are we leaving now?"
“Yes!” Lu Feng stepped forward and said to him, “I communicated with the board of directors this afternoon and also talked with the management. Your equity incentive contract will be approved tomorrow.”
Sean was slightly taken aback when he heard the news, not expecting Lu Feng to change so quickly, and simply said thank you.
"Get in the car!"
Once inside the car, it sped towards the suburban estate. Tonight's banquet was being held at an estate owned by the Schroder Group, which reportedly covered hundreds of acres and boasted not only a swimming pool and various luxurious amenities, but also a golf course, making it the preferred vacation spot for company executives.
Inside the car, Lu Feng lit a cigarette, rolled down the window to let the evening breeze caress his face. The weather had warmed up, and the temperature was just right, making him feel very comfortable.
Sean sat silently to the side, still wondering why Lu Feng had suddenly given up. He was the kind of person who wouldn't act until he saw a clear benefit.
“Mr. Sean, I don’t know you very well, and you probably don’t know me well either. It’s about an hour’s drive from where we’re going to the dinner party. Can we talk about the past? What special things have you experienced in your life up to now?” Lu Feng turned his head and asked him.
Sean raised an eyebrow slightly. Although he didn't know what Lu Feng meant, he seriously recalled his life and said after a long while, "Looking back now, the things I've experienced over the years haven't been anything major. They've been relatively smooth. I finished university, and my family is considered middle class. After starting work, I was promoted to vice president within five years. When I was thirty, I changed jobs and became the general manager of a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. In three years, I not only brought the company back to life but also helped it gain a foothold in the market. Since then, I've become famous."
"The story becomes even more boring later on, with one company after another doing it, until a few years ago."
"That's wonderful. You could say your life has been smooth sailing, but my short twenty-odd years have been nothing short of a disaster and a series of unexpected turns. I was born into a farming family. We had some land, so we weren't starving, but we didn't eat well either. My studies were average. Before I was fifteen, my memories of the world were limited to that village."
Lu Feng looked out the window and smoked. His memories were a bit messy. His past and present lives were like a pot of porridge, indistinguishable. He muttered to himself, "I used to hang out with gangs in the village, thinking I was the center of the world. Later, I got married and moved to the city. I slowly realized that money is the foundation of this world. I don't have any ability, so I just relied on hanging around and scavenging money."
"Back then, I was always fighting and drinking every day. I was hopeless. Then one time, after waking up from a drunken stupor, I realized I shouldn't be living like that. I started thinking about doing business. Business in our area is different from here. Anything related to money is bloody. The more profitable the industry, the more blood is involved."
"I've seen many people come and go along the way, and I've broken countless legs. Later, I met some leaders, gained some powerful backers, and began to understand how this game works. I started to grow rapidly. I've always considered myself a treacherous person, even a villain, but in this era where people laugh at poverty but not prostitution, it's actually easier for someone like me to get ahead."
"Of course, I wouldn't call myself a ruthless person. Internationally, someone like me wouldn't even be considered a thug. But domestically, I've thrived and reached the top. The reason I've gotten to where I am today is because I've become a pawn of big shots. When I can be used by others, I do things for them and incidentally do my own thing as well."
"I also became a pawn of the times, doing something for this era. I felt that this era needed someone to go abroad and do something, so I went out. But when I got out, I realized, wow, I'm nothing. I've gone back to being a petty hoodlum."
Lu Feng's cigarette had burned out, so he casually tossed it out the window, lit another one, and continued, "In the end, it's still a martial arts world. Where there's a martial arts world, there's fighting and killing. I spent more than half a year in Thailand, and some locals wanted to challenge me. Last year, I really thought I was going to be dumped in the wilderness one day, but I'm still alive and well now, while that wilderness is littered with corpses."
Sean seemed to understand something from what he heard: Lu Feng was telling him that he was no good person and had plenty of tricks up his sleeve.
“I’ve heard about what happened to you last year; it was quite dangerous,” Sean added.
“Yes, so at that time I felt that this was the essence of the world. So I spent some money abroad and gathered some people. I have a lot of experience in this area. There are some things that need to be done by these people. Of course, everyone is willing to sit down and talk properly. If it is really unavoidable, I can only do it out of necessity.” Lu Feng took a puff of his cigarette and looked at Sean, his expression seeming to be hinting at something.
Sean froze on the spot. What happened in Thailand last year was being reported internationally, and he knew that quite a few people had indeed died. Lu Feng's abilities were beyond doubt, so the meaning behind talking to him about these things was already very clear.
“Mr. Lu, I’m just a businessman, I’m just out here to make some money. What you’re talking about is too far removed from my life.” After saying this, Sean felt a little weak and continued, “Europe is a place ruled by law, everything is governed by law, so this kind of thing basically has little to do with me.”
"Of course, how could anything go wrong if we're working hard? I'm a kind person after all." After Lu Feng finished speaking, he saw a brightly lit manor in front of him. In the last rays of the setting sun, he could see that the grass, trees and flowers were all trimmed beautifully.
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