12:30, Chang'an Club, Chinese restaurant on the 8th floor.
Looking at the Capital Hotel opposite the window, Xiao Qi burst into laughter.
It turns out that this club, known as the number one club in China, is actually opposite the hotel where I live.
Chang'an Club, which occupies the 12th floor of Chang'an Building, is famous. Li Chaoren, Mr. Huo, etc. are all its members. Ordinary people without any connections can't get in, even if they have money.
But perhaps because of its age, this place, like the Capital Hotel, is a bit old... Well, you can change the word to "quaint", but it is not shabby at all. Sitting in the private dining room here, it feels very
It's comfortable.
After handing the menu to the pretty waiter, Li Xiaochao smiled and said to Xiao Qi: "Originally, I prefer the Capital Club, but it's a bit far from here, so we'd better have lunch nearby! Mr. Qi won't mind being too hasty and
Simple, right?”
He just ordered two hot dishes, two cold dishes and a cup of soup, and Xiao Qi also heard it.
Li Chaoren has a good way of teaching his son. Apart from being bold in business, Li Xiaochao usually has a good style. There is not much criticism in his daily life. As the son of Li Chaoren, who has been the richest man in China for decades,
, he is simply much better than some high-profile second-generation ancestors of second-rate rich people.
"It doesn't matter. When I'm usually busy, a box lunch, or a hamburger and milk can also be enough for lunch." Xiao Qi said with a faint smile.
"Yes, ordinary people always think that people in our family must like spicy food, and they will not eat without shark's fin, abalone, and bird's nest at every meal. But in fact, our family eats lightly. When we go home to eat,
The old man is just a few home-cooked dishes. The family will be eighty full and will not waste it." Li Xiaochao followed Xiao Qi's words.
"I have never been to the Chang'an Club before. I thought it was very mysterious, but I didn't expect there to be so many people." Xiao Qi smiled and asked another question: "I don't know that Mr. Li didn't mind this kind of thing when he came.
Noisy environment?”
"He stopped coming a long time ago. The current Chang'an Club is no longer the Chang'an Club of the past. The old man likes to be clean." Li Xiaochao shook his head and said, "In these years, he rarely leaves Hong Kong. Besides, there are also our properties in the capital now, so he won't
Come here to avoid unnecessary onlookers and speculation."
Xiao Qi nodded, because when they came up just now, they saw many guests coming in to spend money. Even the lobby on the 8th floor was filled with no less than 60% of the guests. Xiao Qi had the impression that there were few people and the privacy of the private club was very large.
of difference.
Thinking about it, Li Chaoren and the others often came to the capital around the 1990s. At that time, there were not many rich people in the capital. Even if they had money, they would not dare to come to such a Western-style place to spend money as a private club, so it was naturally very mysterious to people.
A very noble impression.
But now we are in the 21st century. There may not be many top rich people in China, but there are rich people everywhere with assets of tens of millions and hundreds of millions. As the political center of China, the number of rich people in the capital is almost
It's countless.
When you have money, you naturally want to enjoy better things. A rumored place like Chang'an Club will naturally be liked by them. If nothing else, it is inevitable as a status symbol.
The purpose of opening a club is to make money, and the boss here has no reason to push the money outside. Therefore, after a large number of members came in, the place fell into decline again and became a high-end club at most. It no longer has the elegance of the past.
The same goes for the Beijing Club that Li Xiaochao likes. It is only one floor. Although it is large in area and 50 stories high, it is much smaller in terms of ambition. In China, a place with the most land shortage, this kind of
How could an ambitious club be a true symbol of wealth and prosperity?
Xiao Qi himself really has no interest in these so-called high-end private clubs.
In terms of the importance of personal connections and business discussions, and even the inheritance of club history, they are not as good as those high-end clubs in Europe and the United States.
When it comes to having fun and playing, they are not as ruthless as those in Japan and South Korea. As long as you need it, you can have whatever you want, without any moral or legal bottom line.
This kind of club in China, which is neither Chinese nor Western, neither local nor foreign, is the least interesting. It is just a name to make money.
Thoughts flashed by, but the service here was still good. The two just chatted for a few words before the dishes were served. Although they were just a few plates of home-cooked dishes, they were fragrant and full of color and flavor.
Li Xiaochao poured a glass of wine for Xiao Qi and himself, then raised his glass and said: "Come on, Mr. Qi, I want to toast you a glass to celebrate your Fairy Company becoming famous in the world and becoming the pride of our Chinese people!"
Xiao Qi clinked glasses with him and said with a smile, "Thank you, Second Young Master, for your compliment."
"This is not a compliment, but a real achievement!" Li Xiaochao took a sip of wine and put down the glass while sighing: "I think I started PCCW at the age of 28 and made tens of billions.
Your family fortune is already the largest among Chinese people. But I didn’t expect that a generation of heroes would replace the old one. Qi Shao, you became famous all over the world at the age of 18, and surpassed my father at the age of 19. You are truly the most talented person in the history!"
"Haha, the second young master is too polite. I am so young. If I am so light-headed that I don't know what to do, wouldn't it be the second young master's fault?" Xiao Qi smiled calmly, "A tall building rises from the ground. A good company needs
Only when we have a solid foundation can we develop. Even though Fairy Company is developing extremely fast, in terms of foundation, how can it compare to the Lee family that has taken root in Hong Kong?"
"A prize, a prize, a prize!"
Li Xiaochao also laughed, but there was not much joy in his heart.
No matter how good the traditional industries of the Li family are, they belong to his eldest brother. All he can do is high-tech emerging industries, and he can only start from scratch, and he has lost a lot of money from the starting point.
The two chatted some interesting things while eating. This kind of conversation at a banquet is best for observing a person's character and preferences, and can also prepare for the next step of confrontation and business.
After three rounds of drinking, Li Xiaochao estimated that the preparations were in place, and he began to test. He sighed and said: "Qi Shao, you don't know that the stock market in Hong Kong has been really busy in the past ten days. There is a famous company
The company 'Cuiying Energy Group' has hit the daily limit for seven consecutive trading days, and its market value has increased by more than 60%, which can be said to be a sensation in Hong Kong!"
"Oh?" Xiao Qi said with some surprise: "Isn't it that the subprime mortgage crisis has made the atmosphere tense recently? Whose company is so powerful? Can it rise sharply against the market?" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature for more novel updates.