With so many important figures present, why was Lu Feng staring at Zhu Lidong instead of looking at them? How could that not arouse suspicion? But Zhu Lidong isn't exactly good-looking, is he?
The group whispered among themselves, assuming that Lu Feng knew him and was helping to cover for him in this situation.
Inside the men's restroom, Zhu Lidong had just unzipped his pants when Lu Feng stepped in, stood beside him, and turned to give Zhu Lidong a smile.
Zhu Lidong felt uneasy at his laughter. He hadn't peed yet, so he pulled up his pants and moved to the side.
Lu Feng followed closely behind.
"What a coincidence, Mr. Zhu is also going to the restroom?" Lu Feng asked with a smile.
Zhu Lidong felt so uncomfortable under his gaze that he couldn't urinate. His face stiffened, and he said, "I said I was going to the toilet in front of you, Mr. Lu. I don't have any particular fetishes. Don't stare at me."
"Look at what you're saying. You can pee all you want. You're a few years older than me, so it's okay for me to call you 'brother,' right?" Lu Feng said affectionately.
"Well... alright, let's talk outside."
Lu Feng, holding up his pants with one hand and taking out a cigarette from his pocket with the other, said, "Here, have a smoke!"
He stuffed it into Zhu Lidong's mouth, and then, while fastening his pants, Lu Feng asked, "Is President Liu good to you?"
"Huh? That's great!" Zhu Lidong asked, puzzled. "Why are you asking this?"
“Generally speaking, the better a boss treats a professional manager, the more insecure he is. Some bosses are incompetent, but President Liu is obviously not that kind of person, so there must be another reason. You were the one who pushed for Lenovo's group restructuring last year. I heard that you have made a major breakthrough in R&D?” Lu Feng asked.
"President Lu is very attentive to us. Indeed, starting this year, we have transformed from being a distributor to an independent R&D company." Zhu Lidong said with a proud smile.
"Do you own any shares? You've really made great contributions over the past few years!" Lu Feng said, staring at him.
"Well... Mr. Lu, let's talk outside." Zhu Lidong said as he went to the sink to wash his hands, wiping them with toilet paper. "The toilet smells bad."
"After you finish this cigarette, you still haven't said anything. There's nothing we can't talk about, and it's not a trade secret, right?" Lu Feng patted his shoulder and said, "We hit it off immediately. So many people were talking nonsense to me just now, even insulting and mocking me, but you didn't. I'm a straightforward person, and I'm good to whoever I like."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Lu is an honest man. To be honest, I don't have any equity, not even any phantom shares. I just earn a salary and bonuses." Zhu Lidong said with a bitter expression. Lenovo is doing quite well right now.
“Brother, you can’t be too stubborn when you’re out in the game. I have something to tell you, but don’t tell anyone. This is just hearsay.” Lu Feng glanced around nervously and whispered, “Lenovo is about to be nationalized.”
"What?" Zhu Lidong was utterly shocked.
"Keep your voice down!"
Lu Feng took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Who is Lenovo's largest shareholder? The Chinese Academy of Sciences. Now that they've made a technological breakthrough, what if it gets controlled by foreign capital? Right now, you're just a hard worker. Once the work is done, there's nothing left for you. They'll negotiate with them to completely nationalize it, make a fortune, and then kick you out of the picture to become the chairman or general manager of a state-owned enterprise. With a little networking, that's a sure path to a political career. Don't you understand?"
A cold sweat broke out on Zhu Lidong's back, and he felt somewhat dazed. In recent years, there had been constant news about nationalization, and the various opinions were driving people crazy.
“Why not give you equity? Even 0.1% would be an incentive, wouldn’t it?” Lu Feng said, feeling annoyed on his behalf. “It’s because you hold equity that things will be difficult to handle later. The nicer and gentler we are to you now, the more we’ll reveal our true intentions later.”
"Mr. Lu, is your information reliable?" Zhu Lidong looked at Lu Feng suspiciously.
"Brother, would I tell you something unreliable? Do you know how I made my fortune?"
Zhu Lidong had indeed studied Lu Feng's background, after all, he had been quite popular a few days ago. He said, "I heard he was taking out loans all over the country?"
"I almost got accused of speculation and profiteering and they almost dragged me out to be executed. I said no way, who am I? The Little Prince of the Northwest! I said I'd make a phone call, click, I made one, and I was out the next day." Lu Feng said with a smile, "That electronics factory thing, so many people went there and couldn't handle it, but I was a sure thing. Do you know why?"
"You have connections!"
"I'm telling you this because I truly consider you my own brother. Brother, would I be where I am today without connections? In our province, I'm a crab, you know? As for this matter, although it's just hearsay, it happened when I accidentally saw some documents on the desk in a provincial leader's office!" Lu Feng nodded at him with a mysterious air.
Zhu Lidong was startled and was about to ask something when a waiter came in. Seeing the two of them standing by the sink, he said, "President Hou is about to speak. You two should leave quickly."
"Okay, got it!" Lu Feng waved his hand, winked at Zhu Lidong, and walked out the door.
There was a small stage of a few square meters at the front of the banquet hall. President Hou stood under the spotlight with a big smile on his face, and everyone present, whether standing or sitting, was looking at the stage.
Gao Zhiwei stood next to the sofa, holding a wine glass in his hand. He looked slightly tipsy and said to Lu Feng, "President Lu, where have you been? It's been a long time."
"I went to the restroom and had a cigarette," Lu Feng said casually.
President Liu looked at Zhu Lidong and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"fine!"
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