Chapter 167. Four families
If you want to talk about the real luxury housing gathering area, Hong Kong has the Mid-Levels, Taiwan has [***] Garden, and Macau has Haojiang Imperial Garden.
The reason why Macau's Haojiang Imperial Garden is a top villa is not only because of its staggering price, but because it is a symbol of status, overlooking the Haojiang River, backing the Lion Rock, surrounding the Mazu Temple, listening to the distant bells, the scenery is very pleasant, He Chaoyi's home is in the Haojiang Imperial Garden.
What is the background of Pansy Ho's family, as long as you are a Hong Kong person, you know that two-thirds of the people in the whole of Macau are working for her father Stanley Ho. This He Chaoyi was also a wonder in the entertainment industry in her previous life, as an actor, director, and screenwriter, she was very skilled. was evaluated by Entertainment Weekly as a talented woman in the He family. To be honest, Chen Xuanting's impression of this He Chaoyi is not bad, after all, it is rare for a celebrity to work hard without relying on his father in his previous life.
That night, Chen Xuanting and Li Xueman drove Li Xueman's red Ferrari before the start of the party at eight o'clock, and the party was held at He Chaoyi's house, Chen Xuanting heard Li Xueman say that he invited a lot of people, all of whom were young ladies in their circle, Chen Xuanting had never participated in a similar party, but he knew that such an occasion was nothing more than these young people eating, drinking, chatting, talking, cheering relationships, meeting some people, establishing their future network of contacts, and deepening their feelings. When the time comes, I will eat as long as I should eat, drink when I should drink, and follow Li Xueman back in the end.
He Chaoyi's home is in the east area of Haojiang Huangting Garden, and when Chen Xuanting and Li Xue arrived, the road outside the villa was already full, red Ferrari, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, more like a luxury car exhibition, the villa was brightly lit, and you could see some gorgeously dressed young ladies and ladies coming and going on the balcony on the second floor, talking about wine and chatting.
"It's very lively," Chen Xuanting said to himself, but this excitement and prosperity didn't seem to have anything to do with him.
"Sister Chaoyi's popularity is very good, and she comes back every year during the Chinese New Year's and summer vacations, so she has a lot of friends" Li Xueman saw Chen Xuanting looking at the lively He family villa with interest, and explained with a smile.
"Oh" Chen Xuanting nodded with a smile, and followed Li Xue into the villa.
At this time, on the balcony on the second floor, a few people held the red wine from the Mouton ChΓ’teau in Bordeaux, France, which the He family transferred from a friend from a friend for this party, and looked at Li Xueman and Chen Xuanting, who had just gotten out of the car and were about to go to the villa.
"He Youlong, who did you say was the man with Li Xueman?" A woman wearing a pink shoulderless and backless evening dress smiled and looked at the eyes next to her very coldly, a man with crystal studs on her ears, the woman is not tall, and she can only reach the man's shoulders by wearing high heels, her appearance is average, but she is dressed well, and she has a string of rhinestone necklaces around her neck, which adds a lot of points to her.
"You ask me, who do I ask, who does she like to be with, and what does it matter to me?" The man who was called He Youlong by the woman pursed his lips disdainfully and said, continuing to shake his red wine in his hand, his eyes were still cold.
Regarding the man's attitude, the woman frowned slightly, but she couldn't see anything unusual, you must know that the man in front of her was born to the gambling king Stanley Ho's second room. The gambling king has a romantic life, married Mrs. Quartet, and has eleven daughters alone, but there are not many sons, and this He Youlong is his most favored youngest son, and he will be called the "new gambling king" in the future.
With such an identity and status here, no matter how unhappy these gentlemen are, they have to admit that the He family is absolutely the first in Hong Kong and Macau.
The He family's villa is very large, and it has already been cleaned up, and many chefs and waiters have been hired from several famous Western restaurants.
Chen Xuanting and Li Xueman did not see He Chaoyi after entering the villa, the people who came to participate in He Chaoyi's birthday party were celebrities from Hong Kong and Macau, who made the background of the He family unusual, originally the two of them were drinking red wine together and chatting, Li Xueman's surname did not change, and he introduced these people with a large background, and after a while, Li Xueman was pulled away by a few acquaintances, leaving only Chen Xuanting.
Chen Xuanting came to a corner with a wine glass on his own, and looked at the men and women who came and went in the hall with wine glasses in their own minds, each with their own thoughts, and thoughtfully.
It wasn't until He Chaoyi, the protagonist of tonight's cocktail party, slowly came down from the upstairs in a purple noble and elegant silk low-cut evening dress that he came back to his senses, He Chaoyi nodded with a light smile and greeted everyone, and slowly walked to Chen Xuanting who was standing in the corner under everyone's gaze.
For a while, many people in the hall were shocked, including He Youlong and Li Xueman, as well as Chen Xuanting himself.
Chen Xuanting, who is accustomed to being low-key, doesn't like to be watched by everyone like this, but this kind of thing is passive, not something he can control, but the wind and waves he experienced allowed him to be pampered and not frightened, He Chaoyi is like a delicate princess dressed in a medieval court ball in Europe, beautiful and incomprehensible, smiling slowly towards this side, Chen Xuanting sat on the sofa and did not choose to stand up, drank a sip of red wine, his eyes were still clear, It wasn't until He Chaoyi walked to his side that he showed a warm smile, put down the wine glass and stood up.
A few of them are talking about wine and talking happily, and they are talking about famous families, and they are looking at Chen Xuanting with fun at the moment, but they didn't expect that the man who was just ignored by them was actually loved by today's protagonist, which is interesting. One of the sons looked at Li Xueman with a light smile and asked lightly, "Xueman, that one should have come in with you, don't you introduce me?" β
Originally, Li Xueman, who was like taking Chen Xuanting to give herself a long face, didn't like Chen Xuanting being ignored more and more, because she felt that this guy was a dazzling crystal, and he should burst out of his charm, so seeing the scene at this moment, Li Xueman enjoyed it a lot, as if Chen Xuanting was really her boyfriend. Although it is still a little strange in my heart, when did Chen Xuanting meet Sister He Chaoyi.
"His name is Chen Xuanting~!" Li Xueman looked at Chen Xuanting proudly, "It's not any big family in Hong Kong and Macau. β
"It turns out that he is not from a big family-" A few sons said with some disappointment, and then a trace of contempt appeared in their eyes, as if Chen Xuanting was not up to the grade.
Li Xue snorted coldly and said, "You guys, don't look down on people! You know, it only took more than half a year for someone to become a billionaire, can you? β
"Heh, what's so hard about that? Our family can earn hundreds of millions in half a year! A boy said disdainfully.
"What if the capital is only a few hundred dollars for you?" Li Xue looked up with a small face and asked, "Don't always rely on the foundation of the family, if you have the ability, you can create a hundreds of millions of foundations with hundreds of yuan!" β
Those boys were all stunned!
Yes, making money with money is the easiest thing in the world, you can make millions if you have a million, and you can make tens of millions if you have millions, but the problem is, the first pot of gold is the hardest, what do you rely on to make a fortune if you have no money and no power?!
Why are there so many poor people in the world? And because they have no capital, they will become timid without capital, dare not take risks, and if they don't take risks, they will be poor for the rest of their lives!
"Although there is some truth in what you said, but after all, he is an upstart person, how can he be compared to us?"
"Upstarts? I think you're like an upstart! The little girl Li Xueman had her surname in her heart, and she couldn't hide anything, so she immediately refuted the man dissatisfiedly, "Look, one day you want to be on a par with others, and they won't agree!" β
"What?" A few sons looked disbelieving, he wanted to press on his head, in the next life!
And the people who also pay attention to Chen Xuanting are He Youlong, who is chatting with friends in several circles on the side. He glanced at Chen Xuanting thoughtfully, and sneered: "I didn't expect that I also have a time when I look away, it's interesting." There are very few men who can make my sister take the initiative to date, and this man has some weight. β
"No matter how much weight you have, you can't compare to you. As long as He Gongzi you stand up, don't say that the people who want to get to know you line up - as for this man, if he really wants to compete with you for Li Xueman, I'm afraid he is not qualified enough! Standing next to He Youlong, a man with glasses wearing a white suit designed by a well-known designer on the Champs-ElysΓ©es in France said sharply.
"Fan Gongzi, can you not be so direct." The other girl said with a smile. "What is the identity of He Gongzi? How could they really look at such an opponent? β
"Yes, that person is at the level of an uncle at all, how could Li Xueman like him? Or He Gongzi is suitable! β
Everyone looked at each other and laughed in unison, but they all had their own thoughts, this is this kind of upper-class circle, only intrigue and exploitable value.
And He Chaoyi, who made Chen Xuanting the focus, was wearing a purple evening dress and walked to Chen Xuanting's side and said with a smile: "If my guess is right, you are the director Chen Xuanting!" β
Since He Chaoyi has already spoken, Chen Xuanting doesn't need to pretend to be deep anymore, he is a bit of a gentleman, and he scratched his eyebrows with his tail finger embarrassedly and said, "It must have been Xue Man who told you, right?" β
"No, I like to watch entertainment news, especially gossip magazines, so I know you!"
The gambling king's daughter is really different, and the others will basically say that they only read financial magazines and the like, and only this He Chaoyi dares to say that he likes to read gossip magazines without scruples.
Chen Xuanting had to look at her carefully, compared with Li Xueman, this He Chaoyi is not very old, but he is much more mature. However, it lacks Li Xueman's undisguised innocence and romance.
"Do you like movies a lot?" Chen Xuanting asked.
"How do you know?"
"As someone like you, since you like to read entertainment magazines, you must be very interested in movies." Chen Xuanting said casually.
He Chaoyi's eyes lit up, "Indeed, my biggest wish is to be a female director and make a lot of movies that I dream of!" You know? I've loved fairy tales since I was a child, and I think it's not easy for someone to be able to make a dream! β
"It's true, the great director Alfred Hitchcock is a master of dreaming, and many of his thrillers are basically dreams made by him!"
"Can I then?"
"What can be?"
"Can you take pictures of my dreams?"
Chen Xuanting smiled: "I guess you are willing, your father will not be willing!" β
"I don't have to make decisions about my affairs!"
"You've got a hard temper!"
"You're the second person to say that!"
"Oh yes? Who is the first one? β
"My Dad ββ!"
Chen Xuanting paused, "It seems that the daughter of the gambling king is also very tired!" β
"You're the first person to know me this way, and if it's not the first time we've met, I doubt you've known me for a long time."
Chen Xuanting was ashamed, and said in his heart, I haven't known you for a long time. I admire your struggle for the future.
"Then again. Do you know my father? β
Chen Xuanting was stunned, "What do you mean?" β
He Chaoyi smiled and said, "Actually, I was sent by him to summon you up." β
Only then did Chen Xuanting know that he had just arrived here and was seen by the gambling king.
Say hi or not. Although we have only met for a short time, we can't lose our courtesy.
"Where is he?"
"Waiting for you upstairs!" He Chaoyi smiled, but she felt that this man was quite attractive to her, as if there was an unknown magnetic field, maybe it was his indifferent appearance that attracted her.
"Then I'll go up first." Chen Xuanting couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he saw He Chaoyi staring at him with beautiful eyes, and in a blink of an eye, he was not surprised by the humiliation just now, although He Chaoyi was surprised by Chen Xuanting's sudden change, he still nodded with a smile.
If He Chaoyi knew about Chen Xuanting's psychological changes at the moment, he would probably smile bitterly, because Chen Xuanting's eyes couldn't help but always want to look at the middle of He Chaoyi's silk low-cut evening dress, and the bottomless cleavage attracted him like a kind of magic, if he didn't leave, he was really afraid that he would make a fool of himself.
After seeing Chen Xuanting go upstairs, He Chaoyi smiled and integrated into his circle with a wine glass, as Li Xueman said, He Chaoyi's popularity is really good, plus his family background is good, he is beautiful, he can win a Cambridge master's degree in finance in the future, and his IQ is not low, so he is naturally a star in various circles.
The people invited to this party were all He Chaoyi's friends, and there were no elders or anything like that, so the He family members did not come forward, and they were always upstairs, which made these juniors uncomfortable.
After Chen Xuanting went up to the second floor, he walked through the corridor, and there was a small living room on the left, and at this moment there were a man and two women sitting on the Italian leather sofa in the living room.
The old man has a kind face, silver hair, and does not have the appearance of an ordinary old man's bald head, the gambling king Stanley Ho who Chen Xuanting knows in natural history; Both women are extravagant, and they are naturally his two aunts.
By the time Chen Xuanting appeared in the corridor, the He family was already looking at Chen Xuanting.
"Mr. He, two wives, hello!" After Chen Xuanting walked to the living room without being humble or arrogant, he shouted with a light smile and in a deep voice, there is not too much pretentiousness, it is naturally very comfortable.
"Ah Ting, don't stand, it's all your own people, sit!" After Stanley Ho saw Chen Xuanting, he angrily motioned for him to sit down.
One of the beautiful women was He Chaoyi's mother, and the second wife, Lan Qiongying, smiled and nodded at Chen Xuanting.
The other is the most favored fourth wife, Liang Anqi, whose eyes flickered on Chen Xuanting, and said with a smile: "You are Chen Xuanting, I heard what Mr. He said, you are a talent, I can't imagine that you are so young!" β
"I don't dare to be, I didn't expect to get such a high evaluation after having a few encounters with Mr. He." Chen Xuanting is still neither humble nor arrogant.
Liang Anqi nodded, as if admiring his calmness.
In this way, Chen Xuanting has been sitting on the sofa and chatting with Elder He, the topic is nothing more than some interesting facts in the entertainment industry, as well as the prospects for the development of Hong Kong films by Chen Xuanting. It wasn't until a nanny sister came up and told them that it was time to go down to cut the cake, the second wife Lan Qiongying and the fourth wife Liang Anqi stood up to help Stanley Ho, Chen Xuanting followed behind them, and met He Chaoyi who came up at the top of the stairs, He Chaoyi walked side by side with Chen Xuanting behind the elders of the He family, and slowly went downstairs.
This situation makes Chen Xuanting's identity more and more special. Many people below looked meaningfully at Chen Xuanting, who slowly walked down. I can't help but guess how the gambling king, who has never received many guests, would value this kid. Even Li Xueman, who has always been naughty and mischievous, blinked curiously at Chen Xuanting at the moment, originally invited him to be a foil, but at this moment he seemed to be a foil. This bad director is really elusive.
The excellent waiters invited from the western restaurant slowly launched a three-layer European-style cake with a height of half a meter, and the lights in the villa hall were instantly extinguished at this moment, in the attention of the audience, tonight's most dazzling star He Chaoyi slowly walked to the cake, closed his eyes in the expectation of everyone and made a long wish for a minute, after opening his eyes, he blew out the candles with his family, and the atmosphere of tonight's party also reached the maximum.
After half an hour, the young ladies who came to the banquet left the He family villa in twos and threes, and in the end, only Chen Xuanting Li Xueman He Chaoyi was left, and there was an unexpected character, that is, He Chaoyi's brother He Youlong.
The service staff invited from the restaurant began to clean up the villa, and the He family had already left the Jiuxi Rose Garden first, and He Chaoyi said that the family would not live here tonight. Chen Xuanting wants to come to the He family and there is more than just such a place to live.
He Chaoyi glanced at everyone, chuckled and said, "It's only eleven o'clock, what should we do?" β
"Why don't we go on a skewer?" He Youlong, who had been with a cool face and didn't talk much, suddenly proposed, and looked at everyone after speaking.
"Okay, let's go play, it's a big deal to skip class tomorrow and not go to school!" Lixue immediately jumped up.
Although Chen Xuanting was only four or five years older than Li Xueman, he didn't like to go out with these little kids to "fool around", but seeing everyone's happy appearance, he had no choice but to acquiesce, so a group of people drove a luxury car to a nearby bar street.
(To be continued)