Chapter Forty-Eight: The Gathering of Storms
The three of us have all checked in our luggage to Shenzhen, and the three of us are sitting on the plane, and Xiaoyu briefly told me about the origin of this so-called Fengyun Meeting.
It was at the end of the Qing Dynasty that there was a wave of reform and reform in the country, and this kind of Westernization of ideas actually had a very big impact on these traditional craftsmen in China, especially those warriors, after the introduction of gunpowder weapons, it was simply useless for their heroes, greatly interrupting their inheritance of teachers, medicine, Taoism, and other traditional commercial means of livelihood so that the stubborn ideas of the older generation could not keep up with the wheel of history.
Especially with the eight gates.
In this way, those who had some prestige in the rivers and lakes began to gather some people with common ideas everywhere to prevent the assassination of those radicals at that time, and openly and secretly colluded with the Qing Dynasty, ostensibly to continue the rule of the Qing Dynasty, but in fact, a group of people who did not want to make progress wanted to rely on their traditional skills to eat.
But the wheel of history is rolling forward, how can you be a non-governmental organization can stop it, in those years China's history is undergoing earth-shaking changes, these traditional craftsmen also understand that they can't resist the general trend, these people once again discuss the combination of everyone's strength to start following the trend, and start to meet every once in a while to discuss the direction of their own livelihood, as well as the division of territory, or support each other to help each other and so on.
Of course, traditional craftsmanship cannot be lost, you know......
The times are developing, society is progressing, more and more people are beginning to focus on the immediate interests, everyone begins to dream of getting rich and making a fortune, which leads to the withering of those who can only make a living in the craft of the school, and the situation is getting worse and worse.
Therefore, the name of this conference is Fengyunjihui, and there are some unpredictable intentions, which speaks of the helplessness of the older generation, but coincidentally it may also be the name of this conference, which has been formally established since 1919 for the first session to now a full 24 sessions, in the process of the content of the conference has been constantly changing, and has now only become a similar class reunion to show off wealth in the industry, or a situation in which the interests of various forces compete.
However, this is still a very grand meeting in the rivers and lakes at present, all the powerful and heroes from all walks of life will gather here, of course, for me personally, it is also an excellent opportunity for me to see the world for the first time.
By the way, my wife was nineteen years old at the time, but because she had already made some famous names in the rivers and lakes, and she was also one of the co-founders of this conference, so according to seniority, Xiaoyu said that I was not only qualified to enter, but also to enter the upper seat.
I don't know what it means to be in the seat, but I think it's impossible for anyone to dare to turn the table when I go to pick up the food.
And Xiaoyu's family, although his family is powerful in the business world, it seems that he has not been allowed to join the club because of his background, but after all, he is a person in the rivers and lakes, and he has also given a place on the periphery to serve on the side, and the main venue of this meeting is the hotel under his family.
He didn't let him say anything about Xiaoyu's family background, and he wouldn't mention it as a last resort, but I said it directly if I didn't hang everyone's appetite, in fact, his ancestors were born in tomb robbers for generations, and then they became more and more white, and now although he has completely escaped, the smell of earth that runs counter to his beliefs in Xiaoyu's eyes is still extremely disgusting to him, which may also be a reason why he has always had a bad relationship with his family.
His family is not to mention the Fengyun Meeting, not to mention the current people, but in the eyes of the older generation, the purpose of this conference is to pass on the eating skills left by the ancestors.
Regarding Dora's side, Xiaoyu has already contacted before, although we can meet in a few more days, but obviously this meeting is more important, so I have to be reluctant to leave.
To be honest, it was my first time in a civil aviation, and I can't say how comfortable it was, but it was really stable, when I was in the army, it was either a parachute jump or a simulated accident exercise, and I never slept safely from beginning to end, and this time I got off the plane in a daze.
The sultry weather in the south made me very uncomfortable, and I felt a slimy feeling on my body, but the air here is definitely not comparable to the north, and a very fresh soft wind blows on my body, giving people a feeling of joy.
Out of the terminal, I saw a handsome young man in a straight suit waiting to greet us, and after seeing Xiaoyu, he bowed to him and said, "Third son, the car is already waiting, please go this way." ”
Xiaoyu nodded his head, this person is also very professional, not much to say, not procrastinating, leading us to a dark blue Bentley Continental parked on the side of the road, after the person invited us to the car, he went to the driving position to start the car.
There was nothing to say all the way, we sat in the car and walked on Shennan Avenue, passing by Nanshan High-tech Zone and the Window of the World and other attractions, the scenery along the way is not bad, according to the arrangement, we should go to Xiaoyu's company first, that is, Murong Group, there are still some things to arrange within the company.
The car slowly drove into a towering skyscraper, the building was covered by the whole glass and dazzling under the reflection of sunlight, and the concierge inside immediately walked over and opened the door with the same respect.
Walking in, although it is not splendid, it is also low-key with luxury, especially in the lobby, the huge painting on the back wall of the front desk is very eye-catching, and a picture of the Tang Dynasty is covered all over the wall, which is very atmospheric.
Led by the concierge, we went straight up to the 39th floor, because it was the first time to enter such an upscale place, so we asked the concierge some questions, and he said:
This building is the integration of the hotel office building, a total of 88 floors, in addition to the hall from the second floor to the 39th floor for the group's internal staff office area, the 40th to 88th floor for the restaurant, conference room and various rooms and other related hotel facilities, now because of a meeting in a few days, the hotel has been closed to the outside world, in order to make every effort to prepare for this meeting.
In the chatting room, we have reached the thirty-ninth floor, the concierge did not get out of the elevator, and a tall and tall woman with light makeup and a professional suit at the elevator door continued to guide us, Xiaoyu saw him and asked: "Sister Chen, where is my dad!" ”
Sister Chen replied: "The chairman is still in a meeting, and some important guests came today, and he told me that the third prince doesn't need to ask for instructions when he comes over, just go over." ”
Xiaoyu nodded, and a few people continued to walk, in fact, when I came to pick up our person's first address to Xiaoyu, I felt strange, how could I be called the third son, if this was naturally an honorific title for the children of rich families in ancient times, but now if anyone says that to others, it is obviously a kind of joke.
Of course, I'm just curious, this kind of wealthy rules, where will I, a little common man, understand, just from the moment I entered the door, all kinds of personnel gave me the feeling of two words:
Specialized.
There's nothing flattering, there's nothing flattering, everyone is trying their best to do their job, even better than the troops! Gossip aside, when I entered the door of a small conference room, the beautiful sister who was called Sister Chen by Xiaoyu stopped me and the second child, and said politely: "Two guests, please come with me to the reception room, please ask what you need to drink, tea or coffee." ”
It seemed that I was not qualified to go in, so I turned around and was about to leave, but at this time, I saw Xiaoyu's face cold, and said fiercely: "Get out!"
This Sister Chen's smile and expression remained unchanged, and she bowed her head to Xiaoyu and left on her own, I shook my head in surprise, thinking that the domineering character of this rich kid is really not something that can be practiced in a while, judging from Xiaoyu's feeling, if Sister Chen dares to hesitate, losing her job is the least, but how can things be so simple.
Xiaoyu didn't knock on the door, pushed the door and entered, me and the second two of us followed like a bodyguard and followed like a Filipino maid, and the atmosphere didn't dare to breathe, at a glance, there were no less than a dozen people sitting in the room, Xiaoyu pulled his face, and didn't look at them properly, and pulled a chair against the door and sat down after entering the door.
The second tiger, the boy who was a tiger, also sat down with Xiaoyu, drank all the tea in the cup in front of him, and said to Xiaoyu with a bitter face: "Xiaoyu, it's so unpleasant." ”
I was angry, slapped him on the back of the head, and scolded: "Get up, stand behind." ”
Xiaoyu didn't care at all, and immediately said to the door: "Change the tea to a lighter one." Then he took out his phone and fiddled with it.
Seeing this scene, I hurriedly waved my hand to everyone and apologized, and then took out Hongta Mountain from my pocket and dispersed......
But the group of people present didn't care about the behavior of the two Xiaoyu at all, and the middle-aged man sitting in the leadership position said to me with a smile on his face: "Little brother, you can also sit, you're welcome, since you can enter this room, you are your own person." Then he said to everyone: "Everyone, the light rain in my house has also arrived, let's continue to talk." ”
I could hear that this was Xiaoyu's father, Murong Haotian, but before anyone else spoke, Xiaoyu said to me: "Brother, why don't you sit!" Then he turned his head and said to everyone: "Let me introduce to you, this is my eldest brother, and he is the only direct descendant of the 'Laughing Yama King' Jiang senior." ”
When Xiaoyu said this, I clearly felt that the originally harmonious atmosphere in the room changed suddenly, and some people stood up, because I noticed that everyone was staring at me because he got up and the chair slid away.
But I'm still looking down and filling the cigarette case with the cigarette that hasn't come out......