Just when Wanting Song, Chen Xiaozhao and Shi Tianqi were sighing over Wu Qi's incident, Ye Chen's father-in-law Xiao Changkun, wearing a suit, came out of home happily and took a taxi to Tianxiang Mansion.
Because he was going to have some drinks in the evening, Xiao Changkun left the BMW at home and gave the car keys to Ye Chen so that Ye Chen could drive to Tianxiang Mansion to pick him up.
Xiao Changkun has no other hobbies these days. He just likes to study antiques, cultural relics, calligraphy and painting, so he joined the Painting and Calligraphy Association.
This time I am inviting guests to dinner so that I can get a seat as the executive director of the association.
In order to show his respect for the leaders of the association, he specially took the 20,000 yuan that Ye Chen transferred to him and booked a bronze box in Tianxiang Mansion.
Although this is already the worst private room in Tianxiang Mansion, it is still much better than most outside restaurants.
When Xiao Changkun arrived at Tianxiang Mansion, Mr. Hong Wu was on the way.
The waiter didn't know Xiao Changkun, so he directly led Xiao Changkun to the bronze box he had reserved.
Seeing that the others had not arrived yet, Xiao Changkun was not impatient and simply sat on his seat and patiently waited for everyone to arrive.
A few minutes later, the door to the box was pushed open, and a middle-aged man about his age stepped in.
When the middle-aged man saw Xiao Changkun, he walked up and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, you came really early. When did you arrive?"
Xiao Changkun said hurriedly: "Brother Xu, I have been here for a while. I am so honored and excited that the president and all the executive directors can attend this dinner hosted by my group today, so I rushed here in advance to wait for you.
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The middle-aged man who came here was named Xu Wenyuan, and he was an executive director of the Painting and Calligraphy Association.
He and Xiao Changkun usually have a pretty good relationship. They both like to pick up some antique calligraphy and paintings, so they often pick up antiques together in the antique street, and they have a lot of friendship.
When he heard that Xiao Changkun wanted to compete for the position of executive director, he was the first to stand up and support Xiao Changkun.
Moreover, Xiao Changkun hosted a banquet for the leaders of the association today. The reason why they agreed to come was largely because of Xu Wenyuan's face.
Xu Wen saw that Xiao Changkun was so polite, so he laughed and said, "Brother Xiao, you are serious!"
Xiao Changkun hurriedly made an invitation gesture and said: "Brother Xu, please sit down quickly!"
Xu Wenyuan was not in a hurry to sit down. Seeing that the others had not come yet, he reminded him in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, of course I have no objection to you sitting in the position of executive director, but other people in the association,
But that’s not necessarily the case!”
When Xiao Changkun heard this, he felt a little worried and asked quickly: "Brother Xu, please tell me carefully."
Xu Wenyuan sighed and said: "The position of executive director has always been a good job because you often have the opportunity to pick up the slack, and it is more authoritative to speak out. Our executive director will usually go out to participate in an antique program.
The appearance fee is tens of thousands of yuan, so many people are eyeing this position."
Speaking of this, Xu Wenyuan added: "Let's take Sun Youcai as an example. Recently, I heard that he has been fawning over the president and other executive directors, and has given them many gifts in private.
Judging from the current situation, he will be your biggest competitor!"
"Sun Youcai?" Xiao Changkun couldn't help but frown and said, "Is that the one who has so much money that he doesn't even know what his last name is?"
Xu Wenyuan nodded and said: "So, it is not enough for me to support you alone. When others come later, you must try to win the support of other standing directors and even the president, so that you can
During the internal voting, we defeated Sun Youcai and became the new executive director, do you know?"
Xiao Changkun nodded hurriedly and said sincerely: "Brother Xu, what you said really enlightened me. Thank you so much!"
Xu Wenyuan smiled slightly and said, "Why are you so polite to me?"
As he spoke, he looked at the time and said, "President and the others are arriving soon. Let's wait at the door of the box to appear more sincere."
Xiao Changkun nodded repeatedly and did not dare to sit in his seat anymore. Together with Xu Wenyuan, he walked to the door of the box and stood there, waiting for the leaders and directors of the calligraphy and painting association to appear.
After a while, other people from the Painting and Calligraphy Association arrived one after another.
A vigorous old man, like stars over the moon, was surrounded by people around him and came to the door of the box.
As soon as Xu Wenyuan saw the old man, he immediately walked forward and said with a smile: "President!"
Xiao Changkun also hurriedly said respectfully: "President Pei, you are here!"
President Pei nodded slightly, pretending to complain and said: "Chang Kun, look at you, how can you create such a big scene? Didn't I tell you that our gatherings are about simplicity? You can just find a hotel and book an ordinary hotel.
The lobby location is good, so why go to all the extravagance and waste of booking a private room in Tianxiang Mansion?"
Although he said so, he even blamed Xiao Changkun for being a little too grand, but that was just polite on the surface, but that was not what he had in mind.
If Xiao Changkun really put the place where he would treat guests to dinner in the lobby of another hotel, he would definitely turn around and leave, and he would never have any dealings with him in the future.
Xiao Changkun said hurriedly: "Everyone here today is a leader. The leader is here, how dare I neglect you!"
As he said that, he laughed and said: "Since everyone is here, let's take a seat quickly."
President Pei also nodded and said: "Okay, okay, everyone, please sit down!"
At this time, a middle-aged man following President Pei suddenly snorted coldly and said: "Xiao Changkun, when you treat guests to dinner at Tianxiang Mansion, you only order the lowest-grade bronze box. It is too disrespectful to the president and the president."
Are there other executive directors?"
When Xiao Changkun saw the other party, his face suddenly turned ugly and he said: "Sun Youcai, I invited everyone to dinner, but I didn't send you an invitation. Why are you licking your face and following me? Besides, what kind of private room do I reserve? What does it have to do with you?
, is it your turn to make irresponsible remarks here?"
The person in front of him was his biggest competitor for the position of executive director, Sun Youcai.
Sun Youcai said disdainfully: "You can't say that. What is the status of our President Pei, and what are the statuses of these executive directors?"
After saying that, Sun Youcai snorted coldly and said: "Everyone knows the purpose of inviting everyone to dinner today. Isn't it just for the position of executive director? However, you think you are booking a bronze box of the lowest quality.
You can get the president and others to support you? This is too insincere, it is obviously treating everyone like bumpkins who have never seen the world!"
After saying that, he looked at everyone and said with a smile: "A mere bronze box is really not worthy of your status! In order to show respect for the president and all executive directors, I specially booked a gold box upstairs.