Chapter 1238: A Dinner Full of Conspiracy
Luo Mutian had already sat down at the wine table.
Similar business dinners are no stranger to him, but on this occasion, the feeling of sitting in the main seat and being a guest is completely different.
In addition to Xilingchen, another key figure at the same table is Sheng Jueyuan, president of Shengyuan Group.
He is a middle-aged man with a polite appearance, an elegant appearance, and an amiable attitude, which makes people feel good at first sight. But in his eyes, there is also no lack of businessmen's fierceness. There was a faint aura of danger, which followed him like a shadow, and it had long been integrated into his bones.
Luo Mutian could see that this person was the type of smiling tiger. On weekdays, he can talk and make peace with you, but when it is really necessary, he is definitely a ruthless master! This instinctive jealousy from the same kind, even more powerful than himself, made Luo Mutian secretly raise his guard against him.
Both of them had secretaries with them, and they were both young men in their twenties. One is shrewd and capable, the other is beautiful and moving. These two people alone seem to have seen a big scene, and they talk to a certain extent, even if they are next to several bosses, they are not inferior.
At first, when Xi Lingchen introduced himself to them, he specifically said: "This Mr. Luo is from Yixi Kingdom, and he is also a fellow villager with me. He has a wide range of contacts, and he is half a subordinate of the Nine Shadows Palace, and Young Master Luo is now cultivating in the Heavenly Palace Gate, and in time, he will definitely be a strong party. Rounding off, that is the relatives of Tiangongmen. Maybe in the future, we will all have to touch Mr. Luo's light. ”
When he speaks, he always smiles but doesn't smile. Even if you are saying good things, you can't listen to them.
Especially when it came to "half of the subordinates of the Nine Shadows Palace, the relatives of the Heavenly Palace Gate", the corners of Luo Mutian's eyes couldn't help but jump slightly. At the beginning of Yixi Kingdom, their Luo family relied on the information source of the small country to be closed, but they did not pull the tiger skin and pull the banner, claiming that the backstage of their house was Tiangongmen. With this hand, he also succeeded in fooling those clans and families in China to obediently bow down to him.
But in fact, their Luo family was only one of the many subordinate forces of the Blood Cloud Hall, and the Blood Cloud Hall was only one of the countless subordinate forces of the Nine Shadows Palace. Strictly speaking, the Luo family and the Nine Secluded Palaces are still eight poles that can't be beaten, and they have a close relationship with the Tiangong Gate. Just rush this, in the previous primary selection assessment, Chu Tianyao had already humiliated Luo Shenxing as the Nine Venerables of the Nine Secluded Palace.
Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, even people in small countries can easily understand the world situation. The Luo family's one-sided words are that it is difficult to fool them anymore. Perhaps the decline of the family's business has something to do with it.
Xilingchen's statement cannot but be said to be a bit ironic. Therefore, Luo Mutian could only laugh twice beside him, trying to put on a posture that was neither humble nor arrogant.
However, the mall discourse is like this, a group of people gather around and say hypocritical polite words. They know they're lying, and others know they're lying, but even if everyone knows it, they're still happy to tell it.
After all, commercial orders are the ultimate goal, and the scene before that is like a stepping stone, which must be said. So if you say something similar, as long as you are a boss, you will say a few words.
The reason is simple, you are the host in this dinner, and you may be the companion in the other. Your business is big, and there are always people whose business is bigger than yours. Even if you do dominate the mall, when it comes time to eat with political officials, you always have to pay a few more smiles, right?
In other words, no matter who you are, there is no time when you will never ask for help, and it is especially important to practice speaking, especially to say what others like to hear.
As soon as Xi Lingchen said those words, everyone at the next table stood up enthusiastically and toasted themselves with joy on their faces, but most of them were still asking about his son's situation.
After all, a businessman in a small country is not enough, but the father of a Heavenly Palace Gate spiritual cultivator still has some value.
"Mr. Luo, what is the cultivation environment of Tiangongmen, tell us quickly, you see that we don't have spiritual cultivation talent, and we don't have such a good son who is competitive, so we are counting on opening our eyes from you!"
"Mr. Luo, dare to ask Ling Lang's name? I have a relative who worships the Heavenly Palace Gate cultivator the most, maybe Ling Lang is also one of his idols!"
"Mr. Luo, Ling Lang must have also been on the world live broadcast, right? Which issue is his footage, when I go back, I must find it out and rewatch it!"
Luo Mutian also knew that their current attitude towards himself was completely to give Xilingchen face. But he couldn't lose his demeanor in front of his juniors, and he responded one by one with a smile.
Next, the dinner officially began.
Most of the topics they discussed at the wine table were some high-end business experiences, what kind of materials and how much they entered, what kind of technology and what breakthroughs they made, Luo Mutian didn't know anything about it, and he couldn't interject it at all.
He could also hear that they deliberately discussed these things in front of him, and there was no lack of "dismounting". It is to make yourself see clearly how much gap there is between each other.
But he is also an old fox in the mall, and even though he is completely unfamiliar with the business field, he can still pick up a few words from time to time. It will not let the conversation be cold on your side the whole time, nor will it make people feel too layman, which can be called "advance and retreat".
Another small boss at the same table was in a similar situation to himself, and he also came to the Heavenly Saint Kingdom from a small country to talk about business. His business is far from the two bosses in the main position, but it is still a few notches higher than himself.
This person has a sleek face when he looks at it, and his performance, as expected, is also left and right, almost silently about his own situation, specifically touting the other two bosses. A set of eulogies is blown into the sky, just like a cross talker.
Luo Mutian could see that he was usually a high and low person. often praise the two bosses for ten sentences before they praise themselves. And this sentence is already aimed at Xilingchen's face.
On the surface, Luo Mutian also exerted his mask skills to the fullest, and he had contacts and contacts. But he didn't want to follow the example of this boss and be a complete minion in front of the big guys. If you have already positioned yourself as a subordinate, who can you expect to look up to you?
A wine table, pushing glasses and changing lamps, it seems to be happy, but in fact, everyone has their own thoughts. Business dinners, about that.
While everyone was trying to "perform", a young official with a wine glass happened to pass by. Although he is wearing regular clothes, his "human" style cannot be concealed at all, and he does not want to hide it.
"Yo, isn't this President Xiling, drinking here?" he looked at the table and smiled fakely, "Didn't bother you?"
That person is also a high-ranking government official, and the entire process of Shengyuan Group's newly built factory is approved by him. For Sheng Jueyuan, it is definitely an object that needs to be "pulled into relationships". At this time, he also hurriedly got up to toast, just the right compliment.
The official didn't have much of a fight, and he clinked glasses with a few people one after another, and said to Xilingchen: "By the way, President Xiling, the private room of our brothers is over there, do you want to go over and have a few drinks together?"
Xi Lingchen smiled lightly and picked up the wine glass, and calmly responded: "I don't dare to look up to the name for a long time, and the toast must be toasted." In the future, in the business field, I will ask for your care. ”
Sheng Jueyuan saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and he also followed closely, and did not forget to laugh at himself: "As the so-called is, it is better to meet by chance! Let's all go together, ah, let's go together. ”
He often corresponded with Xilingchen, also to borrow his connections. Now that the opportunity is in front of us, it is definitely beneficial to know a few more officials for your future path.
After the little boss didn't fall behind, his short and fat body rolled over almost like a ball: "The two bosses are gone, of course I can't sit here anymore!"
Xi Lingchen took a few steps, turned his head again, and looked at Luo Mutian with a smile: "Do you want Boss Luo to go with you?"
Luo Mutian was hesitant to make a decision for a while. With his identity, going to such a private room to toast seems to be "too low-grade", and he doesn't know what to do. But he also didn't want to miss the opportunity to climb high. Just as he was hesitating, the jade slip in his hand suddenly lit up, and a short message danced on the screen.
"I'm sorry, I have a summons here. Luo Mutian didn't know whether he was sorry or relieved, and hurriedly took the opportunity to refuse: "Then you go over first, I'm afraid that there may not be a place for me at the leaders' wine tables." Please ask President Xiling to ask the leader on my behalf!"
If you refuse directly, it will inevitably appear that you will not give face to the leader. At this time, with a ready-made excuse, he lowered his identity again, and lost no time in raising the status of the leader, which can be regarded as enough to "get acquainted".
Xilingchen was not reluctant, or he was not important to them in the first place. After a few polite words, the official led a few people all the way upstairs.
Luo Mutian left the wine table and walked outside the hotel to check the text message.
It turned out to be sent by his son Luo Shenxing. He retweeted several pieces of news, all about the recent exhaustion of several bosses.
He also told himself that he had found that these people had several things in common, that they all ran a small and medium-sized business, and that most of them had come to their country from foreign countries to operate. These people had no previous history of illness, and the illness was sudden, and the symptoms were similar. And the most important thing is that they had more or less intersections with Xilingchen before the onset of the disease.
According to his conclusion, the sudden onset of these people may have something to do with Xilingchen. Perhaps he is using these means to annex and exclude dissidents. He also reminded his father that if he gets along with Xilingchen, he must be more vigilant.
Luo Mutian frowned slightly. If I want to say, I'm eating with him right now, except that his mask has layers after layers, and I can't see the roots, but I don't see anything wrong.
But for businessmen, it is simply normal to do one thing in front of one person and one thing behind the other. He said that he only valued profits, and Luo Mutian also believed this. Businessmen, as long as they can make money, and they don't need to rule the world, why use those vicious methods to frame their peers?
But Shen Xing sent these to himself because he was worried about himself. Luo Mutian was pondering how to explain to him in order to reasonably dispel his doubts, when a terrible scream suddenly sounded in the hotel.
It was as if a person was going through the worst thing in his life. Peeling skin and bones, all kinds of ancient and modern tortures, it seems that they can all emerge one by one in this scream.
Judging from the direction, it was from the private room on the second floor! That is, the private room where the previous official invited Xilingchen and them to go over to toast!
Luo Mutian hurriedly turned around and ran back, because he ran too fast, he also collided with a waitress on the way, and a few drops of the soup in her cart spilled on the hem of her clothes.
The waiter apologized and hurried to wipe his clothes. Luo Mutian didn't have time to delay here, hurriedly pushed her away, and hurried back to her seat, while sighing in his heart, could this be the "female disaster" that the Xiling Sect family said?
……
At this time, in a private room on the second floor.
A man wrapped all over his body, his limbs clinging to the wall like a gecko, and a series of professional equipment piled up in front of him, all of which were bugging devices, pinhole cameras, and so on.
Now he was acting extremely excited, and his fingers trembling as he sorted out his gear. The smile on his face was hideously twisted, and even his muscles were twitching.
Oh my God! What did he just record?
Those are all famous officials of the Heavenly Saint Kingdom! They actually did that kind of thing to those merchants who came to toast next door......
He is a professional paparazzi, and he got the news before that the popular idol Ah Yan will be in this private room and date her boyfriend outside the circle, so he made a special trip to the room next to them and wanted to dig up a few big materials.
Unexpectedly, Ah Yan's side didn't care about digging, so he accidentally found that there was a bigger black material in another private room!
This material is definitely a depth charge, which is more exciting than ten Ayan dating his lover!
developed...... If this big material is exposed, he will be completely developed!
However, this kind of material can't be sold casually...... The paparazzi carefully took out a small notebook from his satchel, which was densely recorded with the contact information of various newspapers and magazines.
That's right...... He wanted to summon them one by one, reveal a little bit of the material he dug up, and see how much money they were willing to pay to buy the complete "goods" in his hands.
This is called "waiting for the price to be sold", and whoever sells the material to whoever offers him the highest price will sell the material! In the past, it was those media who were selecting him, but this time, it was finally his turn to choose those media!
Let everyone see, he, the paparazzi, is not only digging idol gossip, he still has a sense of social justice and can dig out the royal cancer for the public!
"Toot-toot-"
"Hey, is it 'Daily Star'?" the paparazzi had already made the first summons, "I have a big piece of material here...... It's not ordinary lace news, the protagonist is a royal official......"
"It's up to you to see if you want it...... I'll give you a thorough understanding first, this big material is about the prime minister!"