The city's number one tycoon

Chapter 498

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The CEO of Tencent chuckled and said, "When everyone heard how rich he was, they asked him to pay for the meal. But the guy made up an excuse about going to the bathroom, which scared him away!"

"Haha!" Ma Yunteng laughed loudly: "So, the so-called dinner parties for the rich are not all for the rich; some people are just taking advantage of the situation."

"Well, actually, about half of the bosses come here every year to take advantage of the situation, while the truly wealthy big shots don't come. Those bosses with average wealth come here through various means, hoping to get close to the real big shots and seek cooperation with them. Once they get a cooperation opportunity, their companies can achieve a qualitative leap."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

Ma Yunteng gained a deeper understanding of the nature of this dinner party.

For the real big shots, they're here to enjoy bragging, while the average bosses just sit back and listen. If anyone disagrees, they can challenge those bragging big shots, but they need to be rich themselves, otherwise they'll be laughed at.

In short, everyone wants to get noticed by flaunting their wealth, but you have to be rich first. Otherwise, you can just sit quietly and listen from the sidelines.

"Brother, I think you should tone it down a bit later. I think a few big shots don't appreciate your style!" The CEO of Tencent glanced at the ten school beauties holding signs behind Ma Yunteng and said with a smile, "But don't worry, as long as I'm here, apart from the CEO of Taobao and that local tycoon, no one should dare to ridicule you."

"Restrain?" A mocking smile played on Ma Yunteng's lips as he glanced at the big shots who occasionally gave him a disdainful look. "I'd like to restrain myself... but my strength won't allow it!"

Ma Yunteng came to the dinner party today with a mission.

As the future number one tycoon in the universe, he will not allow any big shot to brag in front of him. Who the hell dares to brag to him? Ma Yunteng will slap them in the face today!

"Brother... if you keep going like this, I might not be able to protect you!" The CEO of Tencent sighed in frustration. He only realized how high-profile Ma Yunteng was after meeting him today. However, he vaguely sensed a strange confidence about Ma Yunteng, as if a mysterious organization was supporting him.

Hearing the CEO of Tencent offer such advice, Ma Yunteng didn't answer him. He just chuckled and then turned to the ten school beauties behind him. "Come on! Today I'll show you how big shots brag!"

The girls blushed slightly, but didn't say anything and quickly followed Ma Yunteng into the hotel.

"Hmph, this kid actually has some connections with the CEO of Tencent, I never would have guessed," a shop owner standing behind Taobao said sarcastically.

"Heh, I won't let him in. He won't even be able to get through this door!" Taobao Bao let out a cold laugh, then snapped his fingers. A general manager quickly walked to his side, and Taobao Bao whispered a few words in his ear. The general manager immediately smiled and then slowly walked to the ten school beauties.

He said arrogantly, "Gentlemen, please show your invitations. No one is allowed to enter without an invitation."

Several girls immediately looked at Ma Yunteng with grim expressions.

“These people are my secretaries, and I have invitations here.” Ma Yunteng showed the invitations.

"Sorry, no one is allowed to enter without an invitation. That's the rule," the general manager said to Ma Yunteng with a sly grin.

"Rules? Who made the rules?" Ma Yunteng asked, glancing at him.

He knew this person was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him; he could already see out of the corner of his eye that Taobao was making sarcastic remarks towards him.

"I'm the general manager here, and I set the rules!"

"Who do you think you are? How dare you set rules for me?" Ma Yunteng shouted, staring at his glasses.

"you!"

Ma Yunteng ignored him and looked directly at the manager from before, saying indifferently, "Go and call your boss over here. I'm buying this hotel."

"Huh?" The manager who had been rewarded by Ma Yunteng earlier exclaimed in disbelief.

"What are you 'ah' about? Hurry up and go. After you buy it, I'll make you the general manager!" Ma Yunteng glared at him.

This manager was merely an underling of the general manager; in terms of rank, he was several levels below him. Yet, Ma Yunteng claimed he wanted to buy the entire hotel and make him the manager. Even if he worked hard here for twenty years, he would never become the general manager.

"Sir... our Pearl Hotel is currently valued at 500 million!" The manager looked at Ma Yunteng awkwardly.

"Hehe," (The rest of the text appears to be a series of seemingly unrelated phrases and keywords, possibly machine-generated or corrupted. A direct translation isn't meaningful without further context.)

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Chapter 372 Get Ready for Applause [2 Updates]

"Sir... our Pearl Hotel is currently valued at 500 million!" The manager looked at Ma Yunteng awkwardly.

"hehe,"

Ma Yunteng's lips curled into a disdainful smile: "How much money am I asking for? A billion, right?"

Ma Yunteng lowered his head, took out his checkbook, tore off a check, wrote 500 million on it, and threw it to the manager: "This is 1 billion. From today onwards, you are the general manager of this hotel. However, I am a person who holds grudges easily."

After a pause, Ma Yunteng glanced at the previous accountant and said, "Remember to fire him."

After saying that, Ma Yunteng walked directly into the hotel.

Everyone around, including the CEO of Tencent, was dumbfounded.

Just because they wouldn't let those ten school beauties in, they bought the hotel outright. And when they said the hotel was worth 500 million, Ma Yunteng immediately wrote a bill for 1 billion.

The manager stared at the paper ticket in his hand, his jaw nearly dropping to the floor. He had never seen a paper ticket like this before. At the bottom of the ticket were the words "Swiss Bank." It was a paper ticket issued by the Swiss Bank.

Everyone was stunned.

The ten school beauties were speechless with astonishment. What an extravagant gesture! Just a few words and it's worth a billion? They all wished they had a checkbook like Jack Ma's!

"I've seen those paper notes before. They're issued by Swiss banks, and the total number issued worldwide wouldn't exceed one hundred... Just who is this kid?" A shopkeeper next to Taobao couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hmph!" Taobao Bao snorted coldly and didn't say anything more. He had seen the paper ticket book that Ma Yunteng had taken out before. Someone from a Swiss bank had once invited him to get one, but Taobao Bao felt he wouldn't need it and didn't get one. "Does he really think he can show off in front of me just because he has a paper ticket book? Today I'll show him what real wealth and rich people are like!"

The hotel has been bought by Ma Yunteng, and Taobao can no longer prevent Ma Yunteng and the ten school beauties from entering the hotel. After seeing this situation, the bosses around him immediately cast even more ardent glances at Ma Yunteng. Taobao walked angrily towards the banquet hall on the first floor by himself.

"Brother, you've really angered Taobao!" The CEO of Tencent said to Ma Yunteng speechlessly.

"Hehe, I like the way they think they can't do anything about it even if they don't like me. Let's go in!" Ma Yunteng smiled faintly, then waved to the ten school beauties. The ten school beauties immediately raised their signs even higher, their expressions showing great pride.