The crowd had grown, probably by over a hundred more than when Lu Feng first arrived. It seemed that everyone who was supposed to come tonight had already arrived. In the empty space, people were already dancing ballroom dances, and the rhythmic music made people nod frequently.
Zhang Fengxia followed closely behind Lu Feng and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"You ran into some thugs."
"Were you sexually assaulted in the restroom?"
Lu Feng stopped and turned to look at her, his expression full of teasing and mockery.
"That's unlikely. With your appearance, what kind of taste would you need to be able to bring yourself to do that?"
"What are you thinking about all day long? Are you sure you studied at Harvard University, not in the land of gay men?" Lu Feng said irritably, "A business scoundrel, you know what I mean?"
"You don't know, just now a group of people were blocking the door, looking fierce and menacing, like the executioners at the Feast at Hongmen. It scared me to death," Zhang Fengxia said, still shaken.
"You set up your Feast at Hongmen in the toilet?" Lu Feng looked at her speechlessly and said, "The Feast at Hongmen was Xiang Yu inviting Liu Bang, and smashing a cup was the signal!"
“I’m just using a metaphor,” Zhang Fengxia complained.
Lu Feng picked up a piece of cake and started eating, keeping his head down and not saying a word. Liu Zhennan was surrounded by a large group of people, who were politely flattering each other.
A dozen minutes later, a waiter came over and looked at Lu Feng, saying, "Mr. Lu, right? Mr. Liu said that you can ask me to get whatever you want to eat, or you can tell the kitchen to order a la carte. He, Mr. Cui, and Mr. Hao are waiting for you over there."
"I understand." Lu Feng carried a plate with a large lobster on it, picked up a knife and fork, and walked over. Many people around him looked at him, thinking he looked incredibly unsophisticated.
Even Zhang Fengxia could stay away from him.
"Mr. Lu likes to eat lobster?" Liu Zhennan said. "I was a bit busy just now and neglected Mr. Lu."
Lu Feng placed the lobster on the table and said, "It's alright, you go about your business. I'm a straightforward person, so I'll get straight to the point."
"Oh?" Liu Zhennan looked amused, took off his suit jacket, revealing a vest underneath, leaned back in his chair, gestured with his fingers to the person next to him, offered him a cigar, lit it and took a couple of puffs. The whole set of actions was smooth and stylish.
"explain!"
"This is a lobster, right? I want to eat it, but someone told me that the lobster has been pre-selected. I don't accept that. How can it be pre-selected without even seeing the person? What makes them so unfair?"
"With my legs!" Liu Zhennan placed his legs directly on the table. Seeing this, General Manager Cui said, "That's right, with my legs!"
“There was also a guy surnamed Hao who told me that other people’s legs are thick. I didn’t accept that. I didn’t know how thick they were. I just thought, give me some face, I’ll eat half of it. I’m starving, I’m really fucking starving. I’m counting on this bite of lobster meat to survive. If I can’t get this bite, I’ll die.” Lu Feng glanced at everyone and asked, “Everyone, if you don’t let me eat, you’re taking my life.”
"Oh dear, this is going to be difficult." Liu Zhennan put his leg down and clicked his tongue.
"This is really difficult. They can live on whatever they eat, but why insist on lobster meat? Mr. Liu offered them steamed buns, but they wouldn't eat them and threw them in the trash." President Cui slammed his hand on the table and said to Hao Dongren, "They're asking for it!"
"Why would I eat steamed buns when there are lobsters? Besides, those steamed buns might cause problems. I'm easy to talk to once I'm full."
"Easy to negotiate?" Liu Zhennan pointed his cigar at Lu Feng's nose and said, "Some people are not easy to negotiate with. If you don't give them lobsters, they'll report me for illegal fishing."
"It wasn't me, I didn't do it!" Lu Feng waved his hands repeatedly and said, "You said it yourself that you were illegally fishing, so don't push your brother too hard. If this lobster wasn't so important, I wouldn't be doing this. I'll make a offer: 3,000 mu, tax-free, and a low-interest loan of 30 million. How about it?"
"You're asking for the moon! There's only so much fish in the fish farm. If you take it all, what am I supposed to eat? Do you think I'm made of clay?" Liu Zhennan took a puff of his cigar and said, "Friendship brings wealth. I can tell you're no ordinary person. I'll give you face and let you have a factory with a thousand employees."
A factory with a thousand employees?
Lu Feng frowned. It was just a small factory covering a hundred or two acres. Jiaming's current factory only covered the market of three or five cities, and it was also short of goods. If they built such a small factory here, would it encroach on the southern market?
I'm afraid it won't even be able to satisfy the local market.
Lu Feng leaned back in his chair without speaking, his expression not very good. President Cui and Liu Zhennan opposite him were also silent, their eyes meeting. There was a lobster on the table, and Hao Dongren felt as if the air was about to freeze, his gaze fixed on the lobster.
A few minutes felt like years. Liu Zhennan exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Brother, you're a businessman, not a robber. Don't be too arrogant when you're out of town. Everyone can make money, and it'll be easier to take care of each other in the future. Having more friends means having more options."
"If my friends are just trying to take advantage of me, I don't need friends like that. I'm the kind of person who takes advantage of my friends." Lu Feng took the lobster, twisted off its head, and ate the succulent meat in big bites.
"I can guarantee that if you keep talking nonsense, no one can guarantee your safety. You said yourself that you have been in close contact with the boss of Wantong Industrial for a long time, so you should know something. I am just a middleman, someone who can handle things. I can also handle weddings and funerals."
Hao Dongren was drenched in sweat. These two men had such a strong presence, and most importantly, they were both reckless. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mr. Liu, let me try to persuade him. He's a young man, full of youthful vigor."
"What kind of young man is he if he's not hot-blooded and impetuous?" Lu Feng put the lobster on the plate and said, "I'm making this clear: you're the ones who have to back down. If I back down, I'm doomed. If I go forward, I'm doomed too. You said you're in charge, so please pass on a message to your behind-the-scenes bosses: these are my conditions!"
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