Zhao Qiang said, "Even so, it wasn't easy to get on the Chen family's side. Don't you want me to do the same?"
"Okay, I admit, we did think about that. When are you coming to collect the 'g' substance?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Let's do it tonight. Give me a room number, and I'll go there when it's late at night so no one will notice."
Hu Qian left the hotel number, Zhao Qiang deleted the chat messages and shut down the computer. At that moment, Zhao Mingming and Sun Dongming were still arguing. Sun Dongming said, "We have a Zhang Lingfeng in Donghai. He's the son of an official. He's a real playboy. Let me tell you about his past. He did all sorts of evil things. But he met the big brother I'm talking about, and now he's reformed. He founded a youth health product company. What, you guys don't know about Bee Slimming Tea and Beauty Cosmetics?"
He Shan said, "I know, if a woman doesn't know these two things, can she still be called a woman? So they're from your Donghai City."
Sun Dongming said, "That's right, it's a pity I'm not familiar with him, otherwise I would have gotten you two packs."
He Shan said, "You're just bragging. Do you know what the market price is now? Even if you could come up with a million, you might not be able to buy slimming tea. I heard it's under state control."
Sun Dongming said, "This proves that Donghai City has the strength."
Zhao Mingming laughed: "Then go back to the East China Sea. What are you doing in Baiyuan?"
Sun Dongming said helplessly, "If my mom hadn't forced me to come, I wouldn't have wanted to. Their finance company has a branch here, and they're short of supervisors, so my mom came to help out temporarily."
He Shan stood up: "I'm going to buy a drink, I'm thirsty from drinking at noon." As soon as she stood up, He Shan noticed Zhao Qiang sitting behind them, 'eavesdropping'. He Shan said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, what are you doing at the internet cafe?" He Shan knew that Zhao Ling and Chen Xinxin both had notebooks, and the kind with tens of thousands of pages. She was extremely envious. That's what you call upper-class life.
Zhao Mingming turned around and saw Zhao Qiang. He ran over happily, "Brother-in-law, so relaxed? I bet you were kicked out by my sister. Did you run into another woman? I heard your relationship with Chen Xinxin isn't exactly respectable. Don't blame me for not giving you face as your brother-in-law. You can't let my sister down."
Sun Dongming turned around and was stunned. Zhao Qiang was now resembling his original appearance. People who didn't know him well couldn't tell the difference. "Zhao... Zhao Qiang?" Sun Dongming had met Zhao Qiang a few times. Initially, he was hired by Qian Duole and Zhang Chunjiang to plot against Zhao Qiang, but he ended up getting beaten up by Zhao Qiang instead.
Zhao Mingming was taken aback, then patted Sun Dongming on the shoulder and said, "So you know my brother-in-law."
Sun Dongming cursed, "**Zhao Mingming, is Zhao Qiang your brother-in-law? With a brother-in-law like that, what the hell are you doing here?"
Zhao Mingming said unhappily, "What do you mean?"
Sun Dongming said, "Your brother-in-law is in Donghai City..."
Sun Dongming wanted to say that Zhao Qiang was very influential in Donghai City. No matter which government official or business leader saw him, they all had to smile and be obsequious. Although he did not know his behind-the-scenes identity, he had close ties with big shots. A person with such power could be considered a local tyrant even if he went to Baiyuan. Zhao Mingming called him brother-in-law. With such a relationship, why would he need to drag him out to mingle in society?
Zhao Qiang interrupted Sun Dongming: "Brother, what's your name?" Zhao Qiang really didn't recognize Sun Dongming. He wasn't an important person and had little to do with Zhao Qiang; they hardly ever interacted.
Sun Dongming was a little confused: "You...you really don't know me?" Sun Dongming knew that Zhao Qiang originally knew him, and they even had some business dealings. He had even asked his mother to plead with Zhao Qiang to take him in as a younger brother several times, but Zhao Qiang refused.
Zhao Qiang said with certainty, "I don't know him."
Sun Dongming stared wide-eyed for a long time before finally saying, "Sorry, I mistook you for someone else." Recalling the arrogant Sun Dongming of the past, he was much more obedient now, probably because he had grown up, or perhaps because he was in a new and unfamiliar environment.
Zhao Mingming said, "Brother-in-law, come on, let me invite you for tea. Let's chat. At home, my sister always monopolizes you, and I can't even talk to you."
Since Zhao Qiang was free anyway, he agreed to let the person pay the bill and leave the internet cafe. He then took a taxi to a teahouse. Actually, it was Zhao Mingming's first time there, while Sun Dongming was much more familiar with the place. Sun Dongming came from a much better family and such places were commonplace for him. However, he himself didn't like to come here, mostly because he was accompanying his friends.
"Damn, rich people really know how to enjoy life," Zhao Mingming thought, looking around.
He Shan tapped Zhao Mingming on the head: "What are you looking at? Did the girl who poured the tea earlier make your heart flutter?"
Zhao Mingming said, "How could I dare? Right now, you're the only one in my heart."
Sun Dongming said sadly, "Zhao Mingming, you're doomed to failure. Remember this: if you want to get ahead, don't rush into finding a woman, or you'll never amount to anything." He Shan glared at Sun Dongming, who chuckled and said, "Of course, those who truly achieve great things aren't influenced by women, but rather influence women."
Zhao Mingming quickly changed the subject, afraid that He Shan would beat him up if he continued talking. "Brother-in-law, I need to talk to you about something. Anyway, I don't like studying. Can you help me talk to my parents? I won't go to school after the New Year."
Zhao Qiang asked, "So what do you want to do?"
Zhao Mingming said, "Let's come down and make money."
Zhao Qiang asked, "You have a project?"
He Shan said, "He wants to get involved in the underworld, and I'm not too keen on him going down that path."
Zhao Mingming objected, "What? There's a way of life too, haven't you heard? Besides, my brother-in-law helped me take down Yang Peng, and my name is now circulating in the underworld. If I don't seize this opportunity to rise to prominence, I'll be wasting a great chance."
Zhao Qiang didn't answer Zhao Mingming's question. Instead, he took a sip of tea and said to Sun Dongming, "Do you also know someone named Zhao Qiang in Donghai?"
Sun Dongming nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you and he really look so alike."
Zhao Qiang chuckled: "There are plenty of people in this world with the same name, and plenty of people who look alike, but I'd still like to hear your story about Zhao Qiang from Donghai City."
Sun Dongming became interested and said, "You really came to the right person. I have some inside information that others don't know, because my mother once helped out at his girlfriend's company. But I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you, is it possible for several girls to like the same man at the same time?"
Zhao Mingming said, "What's so strange about that? Take me for example, I have plenty of women I secretly like these days..."
He Shan pinched Zhao Mingming's butt, and Zhao Mingming immediately shut up like a radio that had been switched off. Sun Dongming said, "What do you mean? Does the auntie selling steamed buns at the door like you? Or the street sweeper? Let me tell you, Zhao Mingming, every single girl that Zhao Qiang from Donghai likes is a big shot."
Volume Two [500] Storytelling
【5oo】Storytelling
Zhao Mingming said, "A prominent figure? How many women can become prominent figures, unless they are old women?"
Sun Dongming was exasperated: "You're mistaken about him. I just searched for him at the internet cafe and showed him to you. Do you know about Jiayuan Investment?"
Zhao Mingming shook her head: "I don't know."
Sun Dongming's lips trembled with anger. "You know Rednet Technology, right?"
Zhao Mingming said, "I don't know."
Sun Dongming retorted, "What do you know?"
Zhao Mingming said, "I know about Haifeng Group. I want to buy a smart remote-controlled TV for my mother."
Sun Dongming said, "Knowing about Haifeng Group is fine, but do you know its chairman, Luo Wei?"
Zhao Mingming said, "I'd like to, but I don't have the chance."
Sun Dongming asked, "Have you seen her photo?"
He Shan said, "I've seen her. She's young and beautiful, and I heard she's still in university."
Sun Dongming said, "You guessed right, she really is still in college, and she's not just pretty, she's a campus beauty, especially her figure, it's amazing, a standard flight attendant figure. If she were wearing a flight attendant uniform, you can't even describe how alluring she would be..." Sun Dongming wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, as if a tempting flight attendant had already appeared in his mind.
Zhao Qiang said, "Is it really that exaggerated?" Zhao Qiang naturally knew Luo Wei; she was indeed very beautiful, but it shouldn't be enough to make Sun Dongming drool. Actually, it's because everyone's starting point is different. Zhao Qiang is surrounded by beautiful women every day, so naturally, he doesn't feel it that strongly.
Sun Dongming said, "This is not an exaggeration, this is my true feeling. You wouldn't understand. Luo Wei is a beauty, but in our Donghai City, next to Zhao Qiang, she is not the most beautiful girl."
Zhao Mingming exclaimed in surprise, "This isn't the most beautiful? Is there someone more beautiful than my sister?"
Sun Dongming said, "Who is your sister? Are you just bragging? Is your sister so ugly that no one wants her?"
Zhao Mingming cursed, "Damn it, how dare you say that in front of my brother-in-law? You're not giving him any face! My sister is just as beautiful as Luo Wei!"
He Shan said, "I can prove that."
Sun Dongming pointed at Zhao Qiang and said, "Damn, does everyone with this name have a lot of luck with women?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Why don't you try changing your name and surname too?"
Sun Dongming said dejectedly, "Forget it, I'm afraid my mom will beat me to death. Let me continue. Luo Wei is only considered average-looking in Zhao Qiang's circle of women in Donghai, because there is also a super-busty chairman of Hongwang Technology, a well-proportioned and strong woman named Xu Xiaoya, a mature woman named Liu Yiyi, and even some women I don't know at all."
Zhao Mingming's mouth watered: "Really? That Zhao Qiang is amazing, he has so many more women than my brother-in-law."
Sun Dongming said, "Your brother-in-law also has several women? Isn't your sister going to rebel?"
Zhao Mingming said, "I'm wondering about that too, but my sister gets along very well with another woman."
Sun Dongming said, "Alright, I'll change my name later. Even if my mom beats me to death, it'll be worth it."
Zhao Qiang said, "Let's get down to business."
Sun Dongming rarely encountered a few loyal listeners, so he continued, "Luo Wei was not only unremarkable in terms of looks in that circle, but her status was also quite ordinary."
Zhao Mingming said, "Go ahead and make it up. Chairman of Haifeng Group? Damn it, if that's an ordinary identity, then I'm not human."
Sun Dongming said, "Yes, to them, our position is really as deep as the Pacific Ocean. Jiayuan Investment Company is a behemoth that spends hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions of dollars at a time. According to my mother's estimate, she now controls no less than a hundred companies. The number of companies is not even that. They have even started to acquire foreign companies."
Zhao Mingming said, "Where will all this money come from? And how will we manage the acquired company? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Sun Dongming said, "I don't understand management, but I know that Jiayuan Investment's money will never run out, because I know that the Youth Health Products Company itself is Jiayuan Investment's money-making machine."
He Shan suddenly realized: "So that's how it works. Youth health products are incredibly profitable. Some people say they can earn over 100 million a day."
Sun Dongming scoffed, "Those are people who don't know the inside story. What do you mean by over a hundred million? It's definitely more than ten billion."
Zhao Mingming was stunned. "**What does this mean? Over 10 billion in a single day? That's enough to make someone richer than a country!"
Sun Dongming said, "That's exactly what I mean. Zhang Lingfeng, the general manager of the youth health products company, is the local tyrant I just mentioned. Even he has to smile obsequiously when he sees the CEO of Jiayuan Investment. There's a story circulating around here that Xu Xiaoya smashed up Zhang Lingfeng's Tianmeng Nightclub in a fit of anger. And what happened to this biggest bully in Donghai City..."
Zhao Mingming asked, "What do you mean? It's definitely about seeking revenge against her, and the two sides grabbing weapons and fighting fiercely. Who will win in the end?"
Sun Dongming said, "Bullshit! Not only did they not fight, but Zhang Lingfeng even said, 'Good job smashing it! You've worked hard, thank you for your trouble.'"
Zhao Mingming exclaimed in surprise, "No way? Isn't this just idiot?"
Sun Dongming said, "Why not? Do you know why Zhang Lingfeng is like this?"
Zhao Mingming said, "If he's not mentally unstable, then the other party must be someone with a powerful background."
Sun Dongming said, "You're quite smart, because behind Xu Xiaoya stands Zhao Qiang from our Donghai City."
Zhao Mingming said enviously, "Wow, I wish my brother-in-law was Zhao Qiang."
Sun Dongming said, "Keep dreaming. You should know how much power Xu Xiaoya has, but what about her? She still has to be Zhao Qiang's subservient girlfriend. You can see the difference by comparison. And then there's Rednet Technology. The China Red operating system and antivirus software we used in the internet cafe just now are products of her company. They're already challenging Microsoft's operating system platform. Even such a powerful woman has to smile at Zhao Qiang."
Zhao Mingming gave a thumbs up: "Awesome!"
Sun Dongming continued to boast, "He Shan, have you ever worn Yiyi Fashion's clothes?"
He Shan said, "I saw one I liked, but it was priced at over nine thousand. I clearly don't have that kind of money. But the clothes they design are just different. They really show off individuality and are products that can lead the trend. I really want to buy a set."
Zhao Mingming said to Zhao Qiang, "Brother-in-law, how about you lend me some money? I'll give you an IOU, and I'll go get that dress for He Shan later. Oh, you guys don't know, He Shan looks three times more beautiful in that dress..."
Sun Dongming said, "Don't interrupt me. I just want you to know that Yiyi Fashion's reputation has now spread beyond Asia and gone global, but its general manager, Liu Yiyi, is still unmarried. Do you know why?"
Zhao Mingming asked, "Could it be Zhao Qiang from Donghai City as well?"
Sun Dongming said, "That's right. There are other women who are rumored to have ambiguous relationships with Zhao Qiang from Donghai City. Moreover, these women are not acting on impulse. They are all deeply moved by Zhao Qiang and will not marry anyone but him."
Zhao Mingming asked, "Don't they ever argue?"
Sun Dongming said, "How would I know? But there are no rumors about this outside. My mother only privately praised them for getting along well, which is why I said we should admire Zhao Qiang from Donghai City."
Zhao Mingming said to Zhao Qiang, "Brother-in-law, if you want to surpass Zhao Qiang of Donghai City, you already have two women. Find a few more to suppress him. But you have to let my sister be the boss, otherwise I'll get angry with you."
No one noticed that Zhao Qiang had been silent for a long time, not even blinking, as if he were petrified. Sun Dongming thought Zhao Qiang was engrossed in his story, so he spoke even more enthusiastically. Zhao Mingming, on the other hand, was carefree and didn't even look at Zhao Qiang's expression. It wasn't until he spoke to Zhao Qiang several times without getting a response that he nudged Zhao Qiang with his elbow in annoyance. Zhao Qiang's eyes suddenly blinked rapidly, and then his stiff body returned to normal.
"Oh, find a few more women, huh? We'll see when the opportunity arises," Zhao Qiang said, then pulled out a whole bundle of RMB from his bag, exactly ten thousand yuan, and threw it to Zhao Mingming, saying, "Go buy your clothes quickly, and you have to write me a proper IOU later."
Zhao Mingming was overjoyed: "Okay, okay, no problem, brother-in-law, you are so great, I love you to death, Shanshan, let's go." What's a little IOU to her brother-in-law? If he can't pay back the debt, she can just let her sister pay it off with her body. Anyway, this brother-in-law is not short of money.