The city's number one tycoon

Chapter 499

When they first arrived here, they all felt ashamed to be holding up signs.

However, they now feel very proud because they have seen that Jack Ma is so rich that he is not inferior to big names like Taobao.

Soon, everyone entered the banquet hall.

In front of the banquet hall was a large stage, and at the far left of the stage was a lectern, where some staff members were carefully adjusting the microphones and sound system.

After all, some big shots are going to give speeches here later, so these people dare not be negligent in the slightest.

"Alright, alright, you can all leave now. We're about to start our presentations. If you stay here, you won't understand, and it will also distract us. Go now," Taobao Bao said to the staff.

"Yes, sir, enjoy your meal!" Several staff members immediately and respectfully left the banquet hall.

Everyone took their seats.

Ma Yunteng casually found a seat and sat down, and the CEO of Tencent sat down next to him.

The table was a large round table that could accommodate a hundred people to dine at the same time. However, after everyone sat down, they quickly noticed a problem: Ma Yunteng was sitting to his left, but there was an empty seat to his right.

Everyone could tell that Taobao was unhappy with Jack Ma, so apart from the CEO of Tencent, no one sat next to him. Although this wasn't a big deal, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that Jack Ma was quite embarrassed.

A beautiful female host slowly walked to the center of the stage.

"Welcome to our Pearl Hotel for this event. According to the event schedule, please welcome our distinguished guests to give their speeches!"

As the host's voice faded, the most prominent figure closest to the stage slowly walked onto the stage, first bowing deeply to all the other dignitaries, then taking the microphone and earnestly saying:

"It's an honor to be invited to today's event! Now, I'll get straight to the point and talk about my company's future development strategy. My company is a water purifier company. As everyone knows, water quality is a very serious problem right now. Many people are suffering from strange illnesses due to drinking water issues, leaving them in a sub-healthy state. With the improvement of people's living standards, we've seen that drinking water has become a major health concern. Our company started from this strong demand and brought in a group of top talents from around the world to design our current flagship product, the Evian water purifier! After a year of hard work, our company's market value has reached 500 million RMB, and the growth momentum is encouraging. After objective evaluation, it is very likely to break through the 1.5 billion RMB mark in the second half of the year! Evian looks forward to cooperating with all of you! Thank you!"

The reason this boss came here was to take the opportunity to introduce his company to the bigwigs and hope to be acquired at a high price. So as soon as he took the stage, he started to boast about how much potential his company had. After his speech, three hostesses quickly entered the banquet hall and handed out his business card to each of the bosses.

Some business owners, after receiving the business card, were considering whether to invest in or directly acquire the company.

After taking the business card, Ma Yunteng simply put it aside and then lay down on the dining table and fell asleep.

He found the speech incredibly boring!

"Brother, wake up! Actually, you should consider taking a 10% stake in this kind of company. It's a sure thing!"

The CEO of Tencent tugged at his arm and said earnestly that after listening to the speech, he immediately concluded from a purely business perspective that this company had tremendous potential. Although he worked in the internet industry, he was also very interested in investing in this kind of traditional, risk-free business.

"Well, since it has potential, why not just buy it? Investing in it is so boring." Ma Yunteng responded, then buried his head in his sleep again.

The ten school beauties behind him were still holding up signs. When they saw Ma Yunteng sleeping at this dinner party, they all had expressions of being both amused and exasperated. The other bosses also gave Ma Yunteng disdainful looks when they saw him sleeping with his head down.

"Hmph! This is simply breaking our rules!" said a shop owner sitting next to Taobao, his face unfriendly.

"That's right! This kind of unhealthy practice shouldn't be allowed at our dinner party!"

"I think we should just kick him out! What right does someone like him have to sit here!" another boss whispered.

"Heh, can't you guys be a little more composed like me? What's the point of arguing with a nouveau riche? You expect him to understand such a technically sophisticated speech? Get ready for applause, I'm going up." Taobao Bao's lips curled into a mocking smile. 百镀一下“The City's Number One Tycoon爪书屋”最新章节第一时间免费阅读。

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Upon hearing Taobao's words, the business owners around him all nodded in agreement.

After the first speaker finished, several other business owners took the stage to give speeches, but their presentations were almost identical. They would first greet the audience, then introduce their companies and future development plans. Their goal was clear: to gain the approval of these business leaders and then sell their companies to them at a high price.

After their speeches, the hostesses will present each of the business owners with a business card.

However, Taobaobao is a bit special; the business cards on Taobaobaobao's desk were all personally delivered by the bosses.

Those business owners aren't stupid. The best e-commerce platform right now is Taobao. If they can get a partnership with Taobao, their businesses will skyrocket.

This is why they personally handed out business cards to Taobao.

Some bosses who felt they still had some dignity boldly extended both hands to shake hands with Taobao's customer service representative. Taobao's customer service representative would politely extend one hand to shake theirs lightly, then give a symbolic smile, and then say in a pretentious manner, "Hmm...not bad!"

Those business owners were very happy to receive Taobao's approval.

By this time, most of the bosses had finished their speeches, and the remaining ones were all heavyweight figures, with Taobao naturally being the most prestigious among them.

Taobao Bao took off his clothes and casually tossed them to his female secretary before walking steadily toward the podium.

Just then, the hostess brought Taobao a stool for Taobao. Taobao nodded in satisfaction and sat down on the stool to prepare to give a speech.

Other bosses stand while giving speeches, but Taobao's boss can sit down.

After glancing at everyone, Taobao Bao cleared her throat and slowly said, "Today, I am honored to meet you all here. It is fate that has brought us together!"

Clap clap clap clap clap!

Applause erupted instantly and lasted for over a minute. Taobao nodded slightly to those who were clapping for him and then gestured for them to stop.

"Many people have asked me what it feels like to earn billions every month. My answer at the time was that earning billions every month is very painful!" This line is a very classic line from Taobao: "Of course, many people think I'm showing off! But today I'm telling you the truth, I have absolutely no interest in money!"

Clap clap clap clap!

A deafening roar erupted from the audience once again.

Taobaobao pouted, looking utterly aggrieved, and coupled with his calm tone, it drove the bosses absolutely crazy! "Damn it! If you're not interested in money, why don't you just sell the company? If you're not interested in money, why are you even running this Double Eleven promotion? If you're not interested in money, why don't you share some with us poor folks?!"

"Stop!"