Chapter 243 Charity Dinner(1/3)
Zeng Chunan sat in the office, looking at a pile of invitations in front of him, and then slowly opened them one by one.
People are afraid of being famous, but pigs are afraid of being strong. Today, Zeng Chunan receives many invitations every day, some are for new product promotion meetings, some are for forum exchange meetings, some invitations are delivered in person, and some are called to inform them.
, there are also people who send emails or faxes. Of course, Zeng Chunan can't pay much attention to those sales calls and faxes, but for invitations sent by people in person, Zeng Chunan will definitely open them one by one to see whether he can go or not.
If you go, he will give you a reply.
Since people send people to go there personally, taking the time to give a reply is a kind of sincerity. If you want to live well, you have to contact all kinds of people. Even if you can't go to some occasions, as long as you give
Reply, people don’t hold grudges. Many friends are better than many enemies. This is Zeng Chunan’s principle.
Zeng Chunan still doesn’t have a secretary. For some important documents that need to be signed, Mu Qingluo will check them for him first and then give his opinions. Zeng Chunan will just sign at the end. Zeng Chunan will not be able to understand many financial statements and the like that are too professional.
, so he had to rely on Mu Qingluo, and he himself was constantly strengthening his studies to make up for the lack of knowledge that he had never gone to college. And processing invitations was originally something that assistants and secretaries did, but because he didn't have assistants and secretaries, he just
I can go into battle myself.
Mu Qingluo also suggested many times that Zeng Chunan choose a girl with a better image to be his assistant from the company, but Zeng Linnan refused. Zeng Chunan had his own plans. He was only playing the role of a helmsman in the Nanqing Group.
He participated in strategic decision-making and planning, but rarely interfered with tactical matters. Zeng Chunan knew very well that those highly educated executives were much better at sorting out and improving business models or business strategies than he was.
More participation will only bring resistance to the company's development, because Zeng Chunan himself does not understand many business theories. He has a very clear self-awareness on this point. He cannot let his short-sightedness or ignorance interfere with the executives.
Decision-making and execution, and full delegation of authority not only demonstrate the boss's demeanor, but also a kind of far-sighted wisdom.
Because of Zeng Chunan's attitude, he thinks he doesn't need an assistant, at least for the time being, because there aren't many trivial tasks for him to do. If he wants to be eye-catching, he knows so many beauties and can just ask any of them out for coffee.
That's it, no need to bother with getting an assistant.
His decision made Mu Qingluo very happy. Zeng Chunan was too good, both in terms of appearance and intelligence. He was the type to attract tricks. Any woman who got too close to Zeng Chunan would have a high chance of falling in love with him. Mu Qing
Luo is not a mean-spirited little girl, but she loves Zeng Chunan too much, and she doesn't want to have a beautiful young assistant hanging around Zeng Chunan every day, so she is actually secretly happy that Zeng Chunan doesn't need an assistant.
Zeng Chunan knew about Mu Qingluo's Anle, and he himself was also Anle, because he didn't need an assistant, so many things had to be done by Mu Qingluo for him. Mu Qingluo's current status in Nanqing was the Executive Vice President
, but in fact, her job is Zeng Chunan’s secretary, assistant and military advisor. She shuttles between the two group companies of Jinxin and Nanqing. She is as busy as a top, but she is in a happy mood and is willing to work no matter how tired she is.
No matter how generous a woman is, she will appear more or less petty in front of the man she loves deeply. Because they care too much, they don't want other women to have the chance to get involved. For this reason, they are willing to put in a lot of hard work. Maybe men won't.
They appreciate it, but they have no regrets. In the face of love, a woman as smart as Mu Qingluo can sometimes become a stupid child.
Zeng Chunan understood Mu Qingluo's thoughts very well. With Mu Qingluo helping him take care of those affairs, he would of course feel more at ease. Looking at the business community across the state, where else could he find an assistant as talented and beautiful as Mu Qingluo?
After reading more than a dozen invitations, Zeng Chunan picked up one of them and thought about it.
This invitation was sent by the Quanzhou Entrepreneurs Association, inviting him to attend a charity dinner to raise funds for children in impoverished mountainous areas. This was the first time that the Quanzhou Entrepreneurs Association invited him to attend such a dinner, which also shows his influence.
His power gradually grew in the Quanzhou business community. When he first emerged, many bosses in the Quanzhou business community rejected him. On the one hand, it was because he had disturbed the traditional forces in the Quanzhou business community, such as Wang Ming and Zhuang Xuejing.
etc., on the other hand, it is because he is too young and has no background. The businessmen under the age of thirty who are all-powerful in the business community across the state are either the second generation of officials or the second generation of rich people. In short, they are either rich or noble. Zeng Chunan
Neither rich nor noble, with a common background, his quick rise will naturally be rejected by traditional forces in the business community across the state. Just like the British Princess Diana's marriage to the royal family caused dissatisfaction among the nobles, those business tycoons want to
It takes some time to accept a new upstart like Zeng Chunan.
The invitation in front of them fully illustrates the change in the attitude of those old diehards towards Zeng Chunan. They may not be able to fully accept Zeng Chunan's rise in a short period of time, but they have begun to compromise and admit that Zeng Chunan has indeed become a leader in the business community across the state.
The nouveau riche, the apes on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains. No matter how those business leaders cry, it is a fact that Zeng Chunan, a small boat, has flowed down the river and entered the waters of the upper class in the whole state.
Now that it has become a fact, the big guys naturally have to adjust their attitude towards Zeng Chunan, from contempt and neglect to gradually facing up to and accepting him. An invitation confirms that this process has been completed.
Zeng Chu looked at the invitation with a smile on his face, feeling a little proud, but mostly lamenting the difficulty of success.
"Brother Nan, why are you so happy looking at an invitation? Don't you receive a lot of invitations every day? How can you enjoy it like this?" Guo Lin walked in and asked puzzledly.
"This is an invitation to a charity dinner sent by the Quanzhou Entrepreneurs Association. Of course I am very happy." Zeng Chunan said.
"Brother Nan, are you okay? Isn't the so-called charity dinner just for people to pay for it? It is said to be donated to children in impoverished mountainous areas, but it is not certain whose pocket the money goes into. Those Green Cross Black Cross
The association is the most damn unreliable. On the surface, they all look like the benevolent Guanyin Bodhisattva, but in fact, many of them are secretive. They accept donations from the public, some misappropriate them and invest them for their own personal gain, and some just pretend.
If you really care about impoverished mountainous areas, it would be enough to give it to those children in person, but if you donate it to some charity group, your kindness will be wasted," Guo Lin said.
"Hey, you can't be so absolute. There are many corrupt officials in the Green Cross Society, but not all of them are scum. It's wrong to kill them with one shot. Besides, this kind of charity dinner is just for fun
It's not charity." Zeng Chunan said.
"Oh? What else are you doing if you don't do charity? Isn't it possible to just pick up girls?" Guo Lin said.
"Look at your potential! You only know how to pick up girls! This kind of charity dinner is just one aspect, but most of the rich people who go there are not for charity, but to make more friends, expand their circle, and build connections. This way
The place where the upper class gathers is where people from the upper class gather, and everyone who comes out is a well-known person. So although the rich know that they have to pay for it, everyone is happy to spend some money to buy connections, and they can also be in the limelight and gain reputation. What fun?
Not?" Zeng Chunan said.
"Brother Nan, when you are a gangster, don't join in the fun of the rich people, right? Even if you go there, people will despise you as a gangster. Aren't you bringing shame on yourself?" Guo Lin said.
"You are wrong. Since they sent me an invitation, it means that in their eyes I am no longer just a gangster. They think that I am also an influential person. Of course I have to go. I don't care.
They think I'm a gangster or a tycoon, but I have to give them face. If they invite me for the first time, I won't go. It seems that I'm too proud, and those big guys will have to criticize me in the media, and they will definitely criticize me.
I have money, but I still can't get rid of the habit of gangsters. I am not interested in public welfare at all and lack a sense of social responsibility. Those grandsons have no other abilities. It is their strength to put big names on others. I will not let myself fall into it.
I'm passive, so I have to go to this banquet." Zeng Chunan said.
"You can go and eat and drink, but don't pay for it like a fool." Guo Lin said.
"Lao Guo, if your words are heard, many people must despise you and either won't go or go there. If you want to go there, you must show off. If you want me to be an iron rooster, then why should I go and embarrass myself?" Zeng Chunan said with a smile.
"Lao Guo, don't I feel sorry for you, Brother Nan, that it's not easy for you to make money? You donated the money, and it would be a pity if those philanthropic scum got greedy again." Guo Lin said.
"There are scum in charity groups, but there are also some who are serious about charity. We cannot generalize. Besides, I want to give money to impoverished mountainous areas, so people will not have the opportunity to take my money. My money is hard-earned money.
, how can we let people just be greedy?" Zeng Chunan said.
"That's right, so I advise you not to go and spend less money." Guo Lin said.
"There are some occasions where I have to go, otherwise my grandchildren will use public opinion to kidnap me. As a person in the world, I will be kidnapped more or less. Instead of letting them kidnap me, I might as well go to my door myself.
It also gained a good reputation." Zeng Chunan said.
"Okay then, do you want me to accompany you?" Guo Lin said.
"No, I want to take a companion and a beautiful woman with me. Why do I take an old man like you with me?" Zeng Chunan said with a smile.
"Aren't I worried about your safety and trying to protect you? Why are you still discriminating against an old man like me? You don't attack people like this," Guo Lin said.
"I'm kidding, what's going on with you and Zhang Di?" Zeng Chunan asked.
"No, this bitch wants me to be on call whenever she wants me. When she gets busy, she ignores me for a few days. She doesn't take me to parties with friends. She probably dislikes me for losing face. Damn it.
Damn it, if you continue to play semi-sugarism like this, I will dump her. A three-legged toad is hard to find, and two-legged women are running around the streets. Who does she think she is?" Guo Lin said angrily.
Zeng Chunan laughed. He didn't expect Guo Lin to be so angry when he mentioned Zhang Di.
"Lao Guo, let me tell you something you don't want to hear. Whether it's looks or talent, it's hard for you and Zhang Di to match each other. Moreover, you and her have always been people from two different worlds. They crossed paths due to various accidents.
But this does not mean that you can be completely integrated together at once. Just like Qingluo and I, although I am no longer poor, her parents will still look down on me. This requires a process, a process of acceptance.
"Zeng Chunan said.
"I understand this. I just think that since she wants to be good to me, she shouldn't discriminate against me. If she really looks down on me, then it's a good deal. It's not like who will die if we leave her," Guo Lin said.
Zeng Chunan shook his head again and waved his hand.
"It can't be said that it takes ten years to cross the same boat, and it takes a hundred years to sleep together. The encounters in this life are the result of many twists and turns in previous lives, so we should cherish every fate. Zhang Di is so proud.
For a strong woman to commit herself to you after being raped by you, it is already a big sacrifice for her. You, a gangster, can't be so awesome after holding the beauty back? You have to give her some time to slow down.
Only by slowly adapting to your identity as a gangster can you slowly integrate into her circle of friends. You are a grown man and you can't stand the slightest neglect. How can you become a big deal?" Zeng Chunan said.
"I did not mean that……"
Guo Lin wanted to defend, but was interrupted by Zeng Chunan: "I know you didn't mean that. You just think it's useless for a grown man to look at a woman's face. I didn't ask you to humble yourself in front of a woman, but I think it's just that if a man doesn't do it,
If you are strong, then you should be strong in front of your opponents. What the hell is it like to be strong in front of your own woman? So what if you are gentler to your own woman? It will not affect your identity as a tough man at all. Only men with no future can be.
He will show off his strength in front of his own woman to regain the confidence he lost in front of his opponents." Zeng Chunan said.
"Okay, I can't help you, I'll just let her have some concessions." Guo Lin was very unconvinced.
"You're not young anymore. With a woman like Zhang Di, just be content. You two will get along slowly, believe me." Zeng Chunan said with a smile.
When Mu Qingluo walked into the dinner party holding Zeng Chunan's hand, she saw Jin Huilan who was invited to attend. Jin Huilan was a socialite, so such an occasion would naturally occur. I just didn't know if she was invited alone or as another big shot.
Female companions attended, but that doesn’t matter. Socialites like them are just here to add to the fun and won’t pay. Their role is to put pressure on the rich: There are so many beauties staring at you, why don’t you hurry up?
Pay money?
Jin Huilan saw Zeng Chunan and Mu Qingluo appear and walked over to them. When acquaintances meet, of course they have to say, "Mr. Zeng, Miss Mu, hello. Nice to meet you."
Jin Huilan did not call Zeng Chunan by his name directly, of course because she was worried that Mu Qingluo would be angry, so she called her "Mr. Zeng".
Zeng Chunan felt very awkward when he heard Jin Huilan call him Mr. Zeng, but he knew what Jin Huilan meant, so he just smiled and nodded. Jin Huilan also had a smile on her face, but Zeng Chunan clearly saw some disappointment in her eyes.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Jin. It's been a long time since I last saw you. You still look so good and your outfit is so beautiful." Mu Qingluo also smiled and politely responded to Jin Huilan.
Such polite terms sound reasonable and are suitable for any social occasion. However, everyone knows that the more polite they speak to each other, the farther they are from each other. If real old friends meet, they will give each other a hug and a look.
That's enough, no need to say too many polite words.
"You are also very beautiful today, Miss Mu. This necklace is so beautiful." Jin Huilan also replied politely.
Of course, it is impossible for Mu Qingluo and Jin Huilan to become friends. Not to mention Zeng Chunan, their lifestyles and backgrounds also make it impossible for them to become good friends. Everyone has different backgrounds and so-called life styles.
To be continued...