In Dunshibo City, Country M, I dare not say that everyone knows Wu Guanxian, but among the upper class society of dignitaries and even Chinatown residents, Wu Guanxian is definitely a well-known successful person. He has
The mayor of Dunshibo personally awarded the honorary award, and the Dunshibo government even named the area near the Royal Garden Hotel after Wu Guanxian in English.
Wu Guanxian owns more than 30,000 square meters of land in Chinatown and is a well-deserved big landowner in Chinatown.
Of course, Wu Guanxian's fame is not only based on his huge wealth and real estate business in the Chinatown area. His achievement is that he single-handedly purchased land between several streets, expanded the Chinatown area, and expanded the area.
The style of Huaxia City
The surrounding area has increased the area where Chinese people live and do business by more than ten times. Especially the Chinatown red light district, which was deeply hated at the time, eventually gradually weakened under Wu Guanxian's strong industrial chain, until it almost disappeared.
His prestige lies in his easy-going, humble and charitable nature, and he is a generous sponsor of public welfare undertakings in his hometown.
It can be said that as the president of the Dunshibo Chinatown District and even the representative figure of Chinese communities across the country, Wu Guanxian is highly regarded by the public.
Naturally, Liu Ming told Xu Zhengyang this simple information about Wu Guanxian on the way here.
Xu Zhengyang deeply admires people who can achieve such a reputation in terms of merit and moral character. It is really difficult to find someone in today's society!
I sighed in my heart as the elevator door opened on the sixth floor.
At Wu An's signal, several people stepped out and walked inside along the spacious corridor.
While walking slowly, Xu Zhengyang said with a smile: "Assistant Liu, you did a good job."
"Ah?" Liu Ming was stunned for a moment, and then found Xu Zhengyang's smiling face, but there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
How smart is Liu Ming? He immediately understood why Xu Zhengyang was a little angry.
Isn't that right? Since we are here to attend a sorority party, we are naturally treated the same as most guests, so why go to the sixth floor under the guidance of Wu An? At this time, the sixth floor was extremely quiet, unlike the busy and festive atmosphere on other floors.
The atmosphere is completely different, it's obviously no ordinary place.
In the elevator just now, Wu An had already said that he was taking them to see Wu Guanxian.
Xu Zhengyang thought that he did not have the status and reputation to receive such a special reception from the highly respected Wu Guanxian.
The reason why Wu Guanxian was able to treat him so courteously was probably because of Li Bingjie's identity, or the relationship between Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie's family background.
"Mr. Xu, I really don't know about this." Liu Ming said with a smile and some nervousness. He really didn't expect that when Xu Zhengyang came here, he would be personally received by Wu Guanxian. Even when he first met Xu Zhengyang, he knew
This young man's identity was very unusual, but he never expected that Wu Guanxian would be so fond of Xu Zhengyang when he came to Country M.
So now Liu Ming is more and more curious and respectful towards Xu Zhengyang, even with a hint of fear.
Wu An said with a smile: "Grandpa also just knew that Mr. Xu was coming, so he specially asked me to invite a few people to sit in his office. Mr. Zheng Ronghua once met grandpa once in Minggang, and they met each other.
We had a great conversation, and although we never met again, we kept in touch from time to time and had business cooperation in Minggang."
"Oh." Xu Zhengyang nodded calmly. Did that old boy Zheng Ronghua play such a trick to please himself? I'm afraid it's more than that. As Wu Guanxian, there is no need to help Zheng Ronghua show off to a young man.
Very attentive.
While they were talking, several people had already walked to the door of the office at the end.
Wu An opened the door and invited several people in. Xu Zhengyang smiled and entered side by side with Li Bingjie.
The interior decoration of the office is simple yet luxurious, with brown wooden textured floors, snow-white walls, snow-white ceilings, snow-white sofas, bright glass coffee tables, dark brown desks, black leather office chairs...
The old man sitting on the office chair is wearing a dark casual Tang suit, with his silver hair combed back. His wrinkled face is full of red light, and he is energetic. It is impossible to tell that he is an old man who is over 70 years old.
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The old man is Wu Guanxian, an honorary citizen of Dunshibo, the chairman of the Royal Garden Hotel in Chinatown District of major cities in the country, and a big landowner in Dunshibo Chinatown District.
Seeing Xu Zhengyang come in, Wu Guanxian stood up with a smile and walked around the desk to greet him.
"Mr. Xu, Miss Li, welcome!" Wu Guanxian's voice was hearty, with a strong southern accent. He was not tall, but he had a strong body and was not as slow as ordinary elderly people.
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"Hello, Mr. Wu." Xu Zhengyang bowed slightly and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to have the honor to meet you when I came here. I didn't bring any gifts. I hope you don't mind."
Li Bingjie also blushed slightly and said softly: "Hello, Mr. Wu."
"You're welcome, you're welcome, haha, please sit down, please sit down." Wu Guanxian extended his hand to invite the two of them to sit down.
Wu An went to make tea himself and put it on the coffee table.
Li Chengzhong stood behind the sofa, and Miss Qingling stood slightly closer to the window, saying nothing and looking calm.
"Brother Ronghua from China called you and really praised you. At first, I didn't quite believe it." Wu Guanxian said with a smile: "When I saw you today, little brother Xu has an extraordinary appearance and a dignified appearance. He is indeed
It’s not easy to make a hero out of a boy.”
Although it was the simplest polite words, when it came out of Wu Guanxian's mouth, it gave people a feeling of spring breeze, and the smiling Wu Guanxian's whole body was filled with a kind of gentleness but not anger and authority.
His temperament is like that of a chief, but also more like that of an amiable elder.
"Mr. Wu, that's ridiculous. I'm a country bumpkin, I can't stand on the stage, I can't stand on the stage." Xu Zhengyang laughed and waved his hand.
Wu Guanxian turned his eyes to Li Bingjie and sighed: "When I returned to China ten years ago, I had the honor to meet Mr. Li. When I heard about Mr. Li, I never thought that time flies so fast and that Mr. Li has already traveled westward. Alas..."
Li Bingjie lowered her head and felt a little sad when her grandfather was mentioned.
Li Chengzhong and Miss Qingling couldn't help but frown, and then they were relieved. Li Bingjie's study in Dunshibo was not a special secret, and only a few people knew about it. People like Wu Guanxian
, I would be surprised if I didn’t know this news.
The subject was quickly dropped; no one would be foolish enough to tell something unpleasant on such an occasion.
In Xu Zhengyang's opinion, Wu Guanxian's ability to say such a sentence was much more frank than his grandson Wu An's pretense of ignorance.
What happened next was beyond Xu Zhengyang's expectation. He didn't talk about any other issues, but just talked about it as if he were talking about everyday things. How has life been in China these past few years? How do you feel about living in Dunshibo these days? Do you have any questions?
I'm thinking of coming to Dunshibo to invest and do business or something.
As the saying goes, there is no reward for no merit. Is it possible that a person of Wu Guanxian's status would not have senile schizophrenia, so he would have to have a cordial conversation with people from the motherland after meeting him?
Xu Zhengyang reluctantly put his mind into Wu Guanxian's mind and understood the old man's thoughts.
Well, maybe this is a bit rude, but as the saying goes, you can’t have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. Who knows if this old guy is the kind of person who looks sanctimonious on the surface but is actually full of bad intentions? As for what Liu Ming said
Xu Zhengyang would not easily believe what Wu Guanxian told him... According to legend, gods are all beings with great wisdom and kindness. In fact, aren't most of them just assholes?
Under this observation, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but feel ashamed and blamed himself. He really judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!
Wu Guanxian really didn't have any evil intentions. He just heard Zheng Ronghua praise Xu Zhengyang on the phone, so he was quite curious about Xu Zhengyang. There may be young people who can be liked and appreciated by Zheng Ronghua, but Zheng Ronghua is so
With such an attitude, he would not hesitate to make a call to the other side of the world because of a young man, hoping that Wu Guanxian, a friend who was not really a good friend, would take care of him. This kind of attention and care was different from the ordinary.
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To put it harshly, Zheng Ronghua's move seemed a bit eager to show his courtesy for nothing.
How did Wu Guanxian know that Zheng Ronghua was now old and frightened to death by Xu Zhengyang? He had nightmares every day, and when he was sick, he went to the doctor indiscriminately and prescribed prescriptions...
Of course, this is one of them, and another reason is naturally because of Li Bingjie's identity.
After Xu Zhengyang arrived in Dunshibo, he stayed with this girl with a special status. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was extraordinary; and regardless of Xu Zhengyang's status and background, since Zheng Ronghua valued him so much, and he was with Li Bingjie, a girl like
Children openly love each other,
Naturally, we can see Xu Zhengyang's future success. Therefore, the old man took the invitation to Xu Zhengyang as an opportunity to meet Li Bingjie, a girl from an aristocratic family, and to get closer to the two of them. At the same time, he can let his children and grandchildren interact with Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie.
The two met.
In recent years, the Wu family's investment focus has begun to shift to the country, setting up companies to import electrical appliances, clothing and small commodities from the country, and even investing in real estate in their hometown. Wu Guanxian, who is well versed in the sophistication of people and the world, has far-reaching thoughts in mind.
Once you die, a hundred years later, your network of connections and reputation in the country will be nothing more than a souvenir in people's minds.
In China, it is most practical to say that there are people in the yamen who can do things easily.
So today Wu Guanxian personally came out to talk to the younger generation and talk about nostalgia.
This kind of mentality and thoughts are extremely normal. Xu Zhengyang naturally has no intention of criticizing this. He really respects and admires this old man from the bottom of his heart. He is a rare good person! It is basically impossible to find him.
What are the shortcomings?
After a warm, relaxed and comfortable conversation, Wu Guanxian saw that it was still early, so Wu Anxian asked Wu An to take Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie to the entertainment venue of the Royal Garden Hotel, and hoped that Xu Zhengyang and the others could stay here for a few days.
day.
Of course, these are all polite words, the main purpose is to hope that Wu An and Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie can get to know each other better.
Wu Guanxian's remarks not only showed the friendship of the landlord, but also did not appear to be attentive and pretentious.
Wu An and his wife Catherine from country M put aside other matters in the hotel today and accompanied Li Bingjie and Xu Zhengyang around the various entertainment and leisure venues in the hotel. While chatting and laughing, they arrived at the top floor of the main building of the hotel.
In the tourist cafe, you can sip coffee while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the park and lake not far away through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as the blue sky that seems to be within reach.
Next to the two round red wooden tables in front of the east window of the cafe, several male and female guests were sitting, chatting softly. When they saw Xu Zhengyang and others coming over, they just smiled and greeted Wu An, and didn't pay too much attention.
Xu Zhengyang and others.
Catherine took Li Bingjie's hand and walked to a table on the north side. Xu Zhengyang and Wu An did not sit down, but stood in front of the south window, looking out at the bustling scene of Dunshibo Chinatown.
Let’s chat about some local customs and customs of country m.
Xu Zhengyang secretly praised Wu An's character and temperament, which was quite similar to his grandfather Wu Guanxian's style. His conversation was gentle and elegant, which did not appear to be excessively hypocritical, but also gave people a good and kind impression; and Wu An's wife Catherine also
She is extraordinary, speaks fluent Chinese, and is smart and considerate. Even with a girl like Li Bingjie who has a somewhat reserved temperament, Catherine can communicate with her skillfully.
"Zhengyang, I will return to China next year to take care of the domestic company's affairs. I will inevitably bother you then." Wu An said with a smile.
Xu Zhengyang said with a smile: "We can't talk about chatting. We can't talk about eating, drinking and having fun. We can talk about ugly things up front. I don't know anything about business. I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. I'm a rough guy with no culture, haha."
"Zhengyang, you are too modest." Wu An said with a smile. Of course he thought Xu Zhengyang was joking. As an executive director of Ronghua Group, he is uneducated? A rough man? How is it possible...
Xu Zhengyang did not explain, but smiled and said: "I admire you, brother. You have never been to China, but you can speak fluent Mandarin, and you have such a clear understanding of some social conditions in the country. It's amazing."
"My grandfather and father often taught me that the blood of our Chinese nation flows in my body. I must never forget where my roots are at any time."
Xu Zhengyang smiled appreciatively and nodded, and couldn't help but think of his father's often nagging words: "Don't forget Ben."
The two chatted for a while, and Wu An invited Xu Zhengyang to have a cup of coffee at the table where Li Bingjie and the others were sitting.
Just as the two turned to leave, Xu Zhengyang heard several people at the two tables over there chatting about several vicious robberies and two shooting cases that had recently occurred in Chinatown.
Xu Zhengyang was secretly surprised and asked: "In Dunshibo, the public security situation is so bad?"
Wu An said with a wry smile: "In the past two years, due to the intensification of the government's fiscal deficit, the unemployment rate in country M has been relatively high. However, the Chinese shops and restaurants in Chinatown have not been greatly affected. Instead, several new shops have been opened, some
Poor black people have poured into Chinatown, and these situations will inevitably occur. You know, the gun control here is not as strict as in China."
"Holy shit..." Xu Zhengyang curled his lips and cursed secretly.
"But it's not as serious as expected. The public security situation in Dunshibo is relatively good."
Xu Zhengyang smiled and said: "Is this still good?"
While talking, the two of them had already walked to the table, and a waiter immediately brought coffee.
While drinking coffee, Wu An said with a smile: "When gang forces infiltrated into Chinatown a few years ago, the security situation was even worse. Basically, people were killed on the streets in Chinatown every month."
"Well, it's really hard for you to live here. Isn't it possible to get shot even while lying down?".
"Huh?" Wu An was stunned for a moment, then understood the meaning of Xu Zhengyang's words, couldn't help but smile, and said, "You can say that."
Xu Zhengyang frowned, thinking about it, if it were in his hometown in the countryside, every household would have a gun, let alone go out to rob and kill people. If only the fierce temper of the villagers came up, then everyone would dare to take it out.
Command?
Good thing, luckily the country strictly controls firearms.
From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Miss Qing Ling and Li Chengzhong who were standing aside. Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but think that fortunately Li Bingjie had an indifferent personality and didn't like playing around very much. If she ran around and played like Jiang Huiying, wouldn't it mean that Qing Qing would be taken away from her?
Is Miss Ling exhausted to death?
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang had a thought, but it was the Ghost King who bravely reported: "Sir, some people on the first floor actually said some unpleasant things. I, I want to teach them a lesson..."
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Discrimination against people in our country."
Xu Zhengyang frowned slightly and reprimanded sternly in his mind: "Don't mess around."
"Yes, I understand, little one."
Xu Zhengyang took a sip of coffee and said to Wu An with a smile: "I heard that discrimination against Chinese people abroad is very serious. Is this true?"
"Well, that's true." Wu An nodded and said, "But in recent years, this kind of discrimination has become less and less."
"Oh, what about the phenomenon of Chinese people discriminating against Chinese people?"
Wu An was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "The older generation is fine, but young people, especially those who grew up here, will inevitably have some wrong ideas and views due to the influence of Western education and environment..."
Xu Zhengyang nodded and said nothing more, but in his heart he was wondering if he would leave a ghost here before returning to China?
After chatting until about eleven o'clock, the waiter came forward to remind us that the social gathering was about to begin, and asked everyone to go downstairs to the large restaurant to attend the banquet.
In the large restaurant on the first floor, there were more than 300 guests in total, all of whom were well-known figures from various Chinese associations and businessmen. There were not many young people, most of them were middle-aged people over forty and five years old.
There are people in their sixties or even older.
In addition, the Western restaurant on the second floor is also full of banquets today, where young people gather for banquets.
At twelve o'clock, the loud sound of firecrackers rang out outside the hotel, and the festive atmosphere instantly became high.
Wu Guanxian, President of the Chinatown District Federation, slowly walked up to the podium and addressed the guests to celebrate the New Year. His speech naturally received warm applause; then, Mayor Dunshibo and his wife came to attend the banquet.
He took the stage to express greetings and blessings to the Chinese in Chinatown, and thanked the Chinese for their help in Dunshibo's development in all aspects over the years...
Just as several important figures were finishing their speeches, and the banquet was about to begin, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded outside the door, and then, piercing alarms sounded continuously.
At Xu Zhengyang's table, Li Chengzhong and Miss Qingling had already stood up and stood beside Li Bingjie the moment the explosion sounded.
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