Chapter 41: The Celebration Feast
After eating in Xianzhenlou, the two went to a nearby bar to continue to hi, and played until the evening, thinking that there would be a dinner in the evening, Xiang Yun had to leave early, after all, it was Minister Ouyang's banquet, and he couldn't let go of such a big man's pigeon for no reason.
Longteng Hotel is one of the highest five-star hotels in Yangzhou City, with splendor, poor and extravagant, luxury cars in the parking lot, and many high-ranking officials and rich people in and out, which makes Xiang Yun feel a little uncomfortable.
"You're Xiang Yun, right?" a tall, thin middle-aged man with glasses walked over, he walked up to shake hands with Xiang Yun and introduced himself, "I'm Wang Zhiming, the director of the office of the martial arts branch of the Yangzhou Ministry of Education. β
The name has been heard.
The Ministry of Education is an agency that governs the whole county, and under the Ministry of Education, in addition to the local education bureaus, it also sets up different distributions according to the different schools of thought. This is a director who is in charge of the distribution of martial artists, and he can be regarded as a powerful figure in the system.
His level is at least at the county level, such a person is already a very high official for Xiang Yun, and he will actually stand at the door, waiting for his arrival like a little brother, Ouyang Hai can see the importance of his weapon,
"Congratulations to Xiang Yun for winning the top prize in this college entrance examination. Wang Zhiming has great respect for Xiang Yun, as a person in the Ministry of Education system, he obviously already knows Xiang Yun's amazing performance, whether it is out of Xiang Yun's future potential, or because of the top boss Ouyang Hai, such a performance is not strange, "Please inside!"
Ouyang Hai is worthy of being one of the top ten real power giants in Yangzhou City, and the reserved boxes are the most luxurious imperial halls of Longteng Hotel, which are richly decorated but full of antique flavor, the curved glass on all sides can have a glance at the night view, and the huge round table can sit and 20 people at the same time.
A familiar voice sounded in Xiang Yun's ears.
"Hahaha, Brother Xiang, I knew you were here too!"
makes people's heads loud and loud, even if you don't have to look at it, you know who it is.
Jin Mushi was still walking upside down, like an upside-down iron mountain, ignoring the eyes of everyone present, but on such an occasion, even if he was an unrestrained man, he had to properly restrain his nature, and did not appear in the form of his favorite fruit man, but put on a tight-fitting practice clothes, and the tight flexible fabric still revealed the muscle outline of the knife and axe.
With such a figure with big eyes with copper bells, a big mouth of blood, and a face full of meat, it is estimated that if you stop at the door of the police station, even if you don't do anything, you can be scared to call for support inside, but fortunately, the police station is under the management of Jin Mushi's family, so there is no such misunderstanding.
When Xiang Yun politely greeted him, he found another person behind him.
"Huh, Liu is here too!"
A cute beautiful girl full of vitality appeared in front of her with a smile, it was Liu Yan'er, who ranked second in this year's martial arts college entrance examination, she still wore two cute double ponytails, and on her well-behaved melon seed face, a pair of big eyes revealed a quirky feeling.
"Don't be so outside, just call me Yan'er, I heard that you will come, so join in the fun, don't let me not give Ouyang Fat Man face." Liu Yan'er was very angry, called Ouyang Hai fat, and didn't look very serious about him, and immediately took out a beautiful gift box like a trick, and held it in both hands and sent it to Xiang Yun, "By the way, I also prepared a small gift for Zhuang Yuanlang!"
"Ahh β
"Be happy. β
Xiang Yun has never received a gift in his eighteen years of life, but he doesn't want to receive a gift from the school girl's sister and the little county lord today, if it is known to her thousands of fanatical admirers, he must be stabbed into a honeycomb on the street.
"Is this a laptop?"
In the gift box is a laptop-like device, the overall is very thin and light, the perfect streamlined design, the shell presents a volcanic glass-like black and smooth texture, giving people a very high-end feeling.
Thin as a blade, with runes engraved inside, it has both the gorgeousness of science fiction and the mystery of fantasy.
"This is the latest flagship model developed by my uncle's company, which is equipped with the latest Mojia matrix technology, and you can access the Internet wirelessly wherever you have a mobile phone signal. Liu Yan'er blinked with big eyes: "I hope you will like it!"
"I love it so much, thank you so much!"
It stands to reason that you shouldn't accept such an expensive gift from a girl, but if you refuse, it will be even more impolite.
Liu Yan'er's eyes were bent into a lovely crescent shape.
Xiang Yun didn't twist but accepted it on the spot, and this attitude made her very satisfied.
"I have it too, I have it too!" Jin Mushi kept a handstand with one hand, and with the other hand he didn't know where to take out a gift box, "This is my gift, Brother Xiang doesn't have a mobile phone yet, how about you take a look at this." β
The stupid big guy also prepared a gift?
Jin Mushi knew that Xiang Yun didn't have a mobile phone, so he deliberately chose one for Xiang Yun, which is also the latest and best in the market, with the function of mobile Internet access, it can be seen that this big guy is rough on the surface, but he is actually a careful person.
Xiang Yun accepted the gift and chatted with the two, only to feel that the relationship was a lot closer.
Others also arrived one after another, except for the director of the martial arts branch of the Ministry of Education who they had met, everyone else was strangers, but most of them were also officials, saying that they were all over various departments in Yangzhou.
No wonder China has had a dinner culture since ancient times, and eating this meal is enough for a little white like Xiang Yun to know many big people who need to look up to before.
The lowest level of these officials is at the county level, when they knew that Xiang Yun was the champion of this year's martial arts college entrance examination, and seeing that he had a good relationship with the little county lord and Jin Yanei, they came over one after another, and left contact information for each other.
Xiang Yun worked hard to perform in the college entrance examination just to improve his social status.
However, even Xiang Yun himself did not expect that because of a college entrance examination, he almost made friends with more than a dozen powerful officials, although Xiang Yun is still clothy, but the level he is at is no longer the same.
"Minister Ouyang has arrived!"
Ouyang Hai walked in with a big belly and a smile, quite a big leader, followed by four people, in addition to Lin Qianqiu, who was pale and sickly, there was also a middle-aged man with glasses and dark circles under his eyes who was quite bookish, a burly and serious middle-aged man who raised his hands and feet was quite imposing, and a very handsome young man with a gloomy face.
"Zhang Tianyi!"
Xiang Yun recognized this young man, and couldn't help but open his mouth, never expecting that Zhang Tianyi would also attend this dinner.
"Don't be restrained, sit down!"
After Xiang Yun sat down, Liu Yan'er and Jin Mushi sat on the left and right respectively.
Xiang Yun couldn't help but look at Jin Mushi, a big man, he finally sat down, he thought that these two goods would even have to eat upside down.
Ouyang Hai, as the initiator of the dinner, the biggest official figure in the audience, naturally sat on the top, the burly and serious middle-aged people sat down next to each other, and the others sat down in turn, "I gathered everyone here today, mainly to celebrate the merit, and to solve some trivial matters by the way." β
Ouyang Hai's leadership is very strong, although he looks very casual, but there is an aura of a superior person in his words
"Come, Xiao Xiang, you are not familiar with you, let me introduce you. β
Ouyang Hai specially introduced the people present to Xiang Yun, and he was also emphasizing to everyone that he attached importance to Xiang Yun, and all the people who were named in everything stood up and shook hands with Xiang Yun, most of these people had already known each other just now.
These are all big names in Yangzhou.
Ouyang Hai's intention to bring Xiang Yun couldn't be more obvious.
How dare these officials not sell Ouyang Hai's face? Xiang Yun had never sat with so many high-ranking officials, let alone received such treatment.
But he was always calm and unfazed, and he didn't even have the slightest nervousness.
Xiang Yun didn't know if it was the relationship between the Yuan Soul or the Holy Blood, and he found that the momentum such as coercion could not affect him at all.
Everyone saw that this flat-headed boy could still be so calm in the face of so many big people, and they couldn't help but have a higher evaluation of him in their hearts.
"This is Gu Tianhua, the editor-in-chief of Zhige Publishing House, and he can be regarded as half of my protΓ©gΓ©. β
Ouyang Hai introduced the man with dark circles and glasses, this person is not an official of Yangzhou City, but he is the editor-in-chief of the most influential Wuxiu Publishing House in Chu State, and he seems to have an old relationship with Ouyang Hai, so he also participated in this dinner.
"You are this year's Yangzhou martial champion. Gu Tianhua was very excited to shake hands with Xiang Yun, "I am fortunate to have seen your modified Chuwu Four Styles, which is really wonderful and extraordinary, and I admire it very much." β
"Hehe, Zhige Publishing House has a great influence in the martial arts world, and Tianhua came here from Luzhou on purpose, hoping to cooperate with Xiao Xiang. β
It was a time of high cultural development.
Xiang Yun knew that there was such a thing as intellectual copyright, and the Chu Wu Four Styles modified by Xiang Yun may not be a high-level martial art, but the audience can be described as extremely wide, and it must be the best-selling content that the publishing house is rushing to publish.
"It is an honor for the students that the editor-in-chief Gu can look at the inferior work. β
"Okay, okay, that's it. Gu Tianhua said excitedly: "Please rest assured, the royalties will definitely not let you suffer." β
Gu Tianhua didn't expect it to go so smoothly.
He is also a well-known editor-in-chief in China, but he is about to jump up excitedly at the moment.
Ouyang Hai didn't expect Xiang Yun to be so cheerful, and thought that Xiang Yun was deliberately giving himself face, thinking that although this kid was young, he was indeed quite good, and it was not in vain that he deliberately pushed him.
How did the two of them know? Xiang Yun didn't take this work seriously at all!
In their eyes, the New Chu Wu Four Styles may be a masterpiece of great value and influence, but for Xiang Yun, it is just something that can be freed up in a day or two.
Ouyang Hai introduced the last person with a smile again.
Xiang Yun had long noticed that this person was a burly, serious and majestic middle-aged man, he looked quite a heroic temperament, and the position he sat in was only Ouyang Hai, which was higher than several city-level officials, indicating that this person's status was not trivial.
"Finally, I would like to introduce you to Zhang Wanxiong, Brother Zhang. β
Xiang Yun's heart was slightly shocked, even Ouyang Hai had to call Brother Zhang, it can be seen that in Ouyang Hai's eyes, this person is fully capable of being on an equal footing with himself, how many big people surnamed Zhang can there be in the entire Yangzhou County? There is no doubt that this is a person from the Zhang family in Yangzhou.
"Brother Zhang is the chairman of Yangzhou Jinlong Industrial Group, which is a listed company on the Luoyang Stock Exchange, with a market value of hundreds of billions, and is one of the top 50 enterprises in Chu State, ranking among the top three in Yangzhou County, and is the leader of the county's real estate industry, aura industry and manufacturing industry. In addition, the Zhang family also has several enterprises, and the industry can be said to be spread over many industries, and Brother Zhang, as the head of the Zhang family, is a well-deserved business giant!"
Xiang Yun finally knew who this person was.
Zhang Wanxiong is the head of the Zhang family, isn't he Zhang Tianyi's father?
Xiang Yun never expected that one of the biggest local tyrants in Yangzhou County, and a person who had a lot of holidays with Xiang Yun, would actually appear at the scene of the celebration banquet in person, and this time Rao is Xiang Yun also felt a little unnatural.
Jin Mushi and Liu Yan'er were also a little worried.
A good celebration banquet won't be a Hongmen banquet, right?