The group talked about the huge sales of the Ruishi brand, with 50,000 units ordered in just one hour, which is a very impressive figure. Many people are waiting for the 24-hour order figures.

Mr. Wang said confidently, "We should have 15 orders in 24 hours."

"Abstract Live Car Talk" excitedly shouted, "Damn, this is a hit! A huge hit! An absolute phenomenon! I told you it's like a tiger descending the mountain. What Junxing M7, what HarmonyOS M7, those garbage trucks should be thrown into the trash heap."

Jiang Tao frowned. There weren't many customers downstairs. It felt like there were fewer customers than at Junxing Auto Shop the other day. Didn't these people need to come for a test drive after placing their orders? He had been full of questions downstairs, so he asked them now.

Mr. Wang's expression immediately turned sour. "Abstract Live Car Talk" quickly explained, "This is Xu Guang's little follower, who doesn't know any better."

He then turned to Jiang Tao and said, "Young man, don't speak carelessly if you don't understand something. Many of Huadi's fans will only buy Huadi cars. Those big orders you see are basically blind orders. They don't even need to see the car. When the car arrives at the store, they will come and pick it up directly."

Xu Guang chimed in, "Yeah, Jiang Tao, you're not in this industry, you wouldn't understand."

Is that so? Although he doesn't buy a car himself, he's a potential customer. He admits he likes Huadi as a company, but he definitely can't bring himself to spend hundreds of thousands of yuan and wait until the day he picks up the car to come and see it.

However, he could tell that Xiao Wang and that "abstract" person were somewhat dissatisfied with him, so he stopped talking. He was already grateful that he was here to learn, and it was indeed inappropriate for him to speak carelessly.

After listening to their casual conversation for a while, I suddenly heard the young Mr. Wang say to "Abstract Live Car Talk": "You told me that Jiangzhou is known for its beautiful women, and I didn't believe it at first. But today I saw a stunning beauty in the store. She is indeed a rare beauty."

"Abstract" chuckled, "I heard it from Xu Guang. He's from the Han River area and knows this place well."

Xu Guang had an idea and asked Jiang Tao to go out and get him a few bottles of mineral water. Jiang Tao was used to being ordered around. Little Wang and "Abstract" looked at Xu Guang. They were having tea, why did he suddenly ask him to get water?

After Jiang Tao left, Xu Guang whispered, "Mr. Wang, no matter how beautiful the woman you met today was, she was definitely not as beautiful as Jiang Tao's cousin's friend. Should we ask Jiang Tao to invite his cousin out for dinner?"

Before Mr. Wang could speak, "Abstract" said, "We're free around tonight, so let's invite Mr. Wang to try some authentic Jiangzhou cuisine. You can have Jiang Tao make the arrangements; Mr. Wang is a person who likes to make friends."

Xu Guang glanced at Young Master Wang and, seeing that he didn't object, knew he had succeeded in catering to his preferences. He felt a surge of excitement; if he could curry favor with Young Master Wang, he would rise to great heights!

Jiang Tao came in and handed each person a bottle of mineral water. Xu Guang said, "Jiang Tao, Mr. Wang is honored to have you here. We'll treat you to dinner tonight. It's too boring with just the few of us. Why don't you call your cousin and ask her to come along? We're all friends, and your cousin is in business. It would be a great help for her to learn from Mr. Wang."

Jiang Tao's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he said in a muffled voice, "My cousin got married, and her husband definitely won't let us out tonight."

Xu Guang laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. It's just a meal with friends. If she's worried, she can ask her friend Zhao Xiangjun to come along."

Hearing this, Jiang Tao immediately understood. He had thought his cousin's looks wouldn't interest them; the last sentence was the key point. He respected Xiangjun very much and knew her temperament—she would never come out to dine with these people.

He shook his head. "They won't come out."

His resolute attitude displeased several people present. One of his lackeys, who didn't even acknowledge the courtesy he was being given, said to Xu Guang, "This brother of yours isn't very reliable. Don't bring him out again."

Mr. Wang didn't say anything; given his position, there were some things he shouldn't say.

Jiang Tao was getting bored and was about to get up to leave when his phone rang. He took out his phone, and coincidentally, it was his cousin Xu Jia calling.

He answered the phone: "Cousin, I have something to do, I'll call you back in a bit."

"Don't hang up, let me chat with your cousin for a bit." Xu Guang was going all out to curry favor with Boss Wang. He had just been rejected by Jiang Tao and was at a loss, but now that Xu Jia was calling, he could just invite her directly. As for whether she would give him face or not, he figured she would know that if she knew Boss Wang would be there that night, she couldn't possibly not want to get to know him.

At this moment, Xu Jia was saying to Jiang Tao on the phone: "It'll be over in two sentences. I'll go to your sister Xiangjun's house tonight. You can eat out, or wait for your brother-in-law to come back and take you out to eat."

She doesn't have a nanny at home, and Xu Jia isn't home at night, so there's no one to cook.

"Oh, okay, cousin, Xu Guang needs to talk to you." Xu Guang wanted to speak directly with Xu Jia, and he couldn't refuse, so he asked Xu Jia's opinion first. But Xu Guang had already taken the phone. Just then, he heard Xu Jia say coldly on the other end, "What does he want? Is it about opening a store in Ruishi again? No way."

"Cousin, don't misunderstand. Opening the shop was entirely voluntary. I didn't mean to persuade you."

Upon hearing that it was Xu Guang on the other end of the line, and that he wasn't going to persuade him to invest in the Ruishi brand anymore, he asked indifferently, "Then what do you want to see me about?"

"Well, Jiang Tao and I are best friends. You're his cousin, so you're my cousin too. Tonight, a very distinguished person is coming to Jiangzhou, and we have the opportunity to invite him to dinner. We don't have any other friends here, so we'd like to invite you and Jiang Tao to join us."

When he said "very distinguished person," he glanced at Xiao Wang and noticed that he didn't react at all. Xu Guang knew that Xiao Wang was probably used to such flattery.

"Sorry, I don't have time. I'm going to Xiangjun's house tonight."

Xu Guang was waiting for this sentence: "We can eat together, cousin. It doesn't matter where we eat. Besides, today's opportunity is rare. Let's brainstorm and exchange ideas. Maybe we'll find a chance to make a lot of money."

"Sorry, I'm not interested in money, nor am I interested in your so-called important figures. Let's leave it at that."

Xu Jia has seen all kinds of people. As soon as she heard Xu Guang's words, she knew what he was up to and had already labeled him in her mind as an idiot.

Seeing that Xu Jia was about to hang up, Xu Guang quickly said, "This is Mr. Wang, the young master of Huadi Group."

He used the name "Young Master Wang" without prior notice, expecting Xu Jia to be shocked. However, the other party coldly replied, "Even if he is the patriarch of Huadi Group, what relationship do I have with him? Do you think he's worthy to have dinner with me?"

He hung up the phone immediately. Hearing the dial tone, Xu Guang turned to look at the livid-faced CEO Wang. Clearly, he had heard Xu Jia's last words because they were spoken loudly enough.

Jiang Tao answered the phone, said goodbye, and left the Ruishi 4S store. He was afraid he had offended Brother Guang badly today, and Brother Guang would probably never include him in his projects again. What should he do? Should he really do what his cousin suggested and invest in a Junxing Auto authorized service center? But his cousin didn't know anything about cars, so was what she said reliable? If he lost so much money, he couldn't afford to lose it even if he sold himself a hundred times.
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As Bai Lu followed Chen Xiao and they approached Xishan Linyu, she suddenly felt a little nervous, and the palm of Chen Xiao's hand, which was being held by him, felt a little cold.

"What's wrong? Bailu, who's usually fearless, is suddenly scared when she gets home."

Going home? Yes, that's right, it's about going home.

Bai Lu breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, she had to go through this. Fortunately, Chen Xiao was with her. He said that Xiang Jun was very gentle and shouldn't be bothered.

She didn't know that Chen Xiao was trying to comfort her. Zhao Xiangjun wasn't a gentle person; when she argued, she was more ruthless than anyone else. It's just that she had a cold and aloof personality and generally didn't get into arguments with people.

"Chen Xiao, shouldn't you bring some gifts when you go to my house?"

He pinched her rosy cheek and said, "You've asked me five times already. What gifts are you going to buy when you go back to your own home? Besides, what don't you have at home?"

Okay, Bai Lu turned her face to the window. Before she finished speaking, the car had already entered Xishan Linyu.

The Bai family is a wealthy family, so villas are nothing special for them. But it's the first time I've seen someone like Chen Xiao who bought six high-end villas all together. I have to admire his thought process.

As for Xiangjun, Chen Xiao had already informed her that Bai Lu was coming today, so when the two entered the hall, Zhao Xiangjun was sitting on the sofa chatting with He Qing.

Although Bai Lu had never met either of them before, she could immediately recognize Zhao Xiangjun. Indeed, Zhao Xiangjun was breathtakingly beautiful, almost otherworldly. Bai Lu considered herself no less beautiful than anyone else, even surpassing the elegant and poised Feng Feifei. Yet, when facing Zhao Xiangjun, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.

"Sister." "Sister."

The first sound was Bai Lu calling out to Zhao Xiangjun, and the second sound was He Qing greeting Bai Lu at the same time.

He Qing is one of the younger women in Chen Xiao's group, only about a year younger than Han Xue, so she calls everyone "sister." Bai Lu is actually older than Zhao Xiangjun, but she calls her that to show that she acknowledges Zhao Xiangjun as the mistress of the house.

Chen Xiao watched as Zhao Xiangjun awkwardly and enthusiastically invited Bai Lu to sit down. He Qing, on the other hand, was much better at dealing with people than Zhao Xiangjun. This was probably why He Qing was called back early today; Xiangjun had found outside help.

With the women gathered together, Chen Xiao became an outsider. Bai Lu deliberately befriended her, and Zhao Xiangjun, being a person who was naturally unassuming, quickly integrated with her. Seeing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but smile.

He Qing glanced at him secretly and gave him a knowing smile.

Chen Xiao moved closer to them, and Zhao Xiangjun smiled and said to him, "Chen Xiao, our mistresses are talking together, what are you doing here?"

"Huh—Am I, the dignified master of the house, not even allowed to obey?"

Xiangjun snorted lightly, "You go about your business. We women are just chatting, don't interfere."

He Qing and Bai Lu exchanged a glance. Goodness, this was probably the only one who could drive Chen Xiao away. And Chen Xiao was actually obedient, standing up and saying, "Alright, alright, I can't fight against four hands with two fists, I'll step down."

"Alright, he's gone. Bai Lu, continue telling me what you saw at Ruishi today." Chen Xiao probably never expected that the women would be talking about cars, specifically the KOC battle between Ruishi and Junxing Auto.

What was even more unexpected was that Zhao Xiangjun created a group called "Chen Family Army".

Bai Lu and He Qing became the first members of the group, and no one could have predicted how far the Chen family army would expand.
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Egret Villa
Li Shanshan and Wang Ping were having dinner in a small private room.

“Pingping, I feel ashamed of my salary. Payday is coming soon, and I haven’t been to work since my first day.”

Wang Ping smiled to herself, thinking, "The boss is busy lately, he probably doesn't have time to go on the yacht."

He Qing now spends almost every day at Xishan Linyu, and Wang Ping finds it boring to go back alone, so she's been spending more time with Li Shanshan lately.

"By the way, Gao Lei came to Jiangzhou again. He said he acquired several factories here and will focus his work here in the future. Although the headquarters is in the capital, it is basically responsible for research and development, while production and business have all been moved here. He will probably stay in Jiangzhou from now on."

Wang Ping took the juice Li Shanshan handed her, saying, "What's it to me? I get annoyed just thinking about that person."

"What did you do to him when I visited your company last time? He's usually so clingy, but now he's too scared to come see you."

After briefly describing what happened that day, Li Shanshan couldn't help but laugh when she learned that Gao Lei had been forced back by the eyes and aura of several security personnel. "You're probably the first person to dare to treat our outstanding senior brother like that. A few days ago, he sent me a message saying that his company's output value is expected to exceed 20 billion this year, and the goal for next year is 40 billion."

As Li Shanshan spoke, she kept exclaiming in amazement, but Wang Ping showed no reaction at all. She joked, "Pingping, you've been at Junxiao Group for so long that you have no concept of billions anymore."

Wang Ping reached out and touched the Tiffany Victoria floral bracelet on her wrist. It was a reward Chen Xiao gave her a few days ago in He Qing's office break room after he slapped her on the bottom a few times.

Although Chen Xiao just casually tossed it to her, she felt it was a reward for being slapped a few times by him, so now she looks forward to being slapped by him every day.

"Of course, even if he produces 4 billion in output value a year, it would be good if he could make 40 million in net profit. I spend 50 billion every year. I wouldn't even bother with his little bit of money."

Li Shanshan's gaze was drawn to her movements. "Hey, Pingping, your bracelet is really pretty. Where did you buy it?"

Wang Ping lowered her head to drink water, concealing her smile, "Tiffany's."

"Wow, Tiffany! I saw a Smile bracelet a while ago, it cost over 6000 yuan, but I couldn't bring myself to buy it. Mainly because it was rose gold. Later I went to Lao Feng Xiang and bought a gold chain, at least it holds its value."

"Well, luxury goods are all about the design; their actual value is really not worth much."

Li Shanshan said, "Yes, yes, mainly because I haven't received my salary yet. After I save up some money here for a few months, I'll get one to wear on my wrist. Which one is yours? It's quite pretty."

Wang Ping raised her wrist and shook it. "Victoria floral bracelet, platinum 950 set with mixed-cut diamonds, 2.95 carats."

"Then this isn't cheap; it must cost tens of thousands."

This was a gift from Chen Xiao, but Wang Ping specifically checked the price on the official website and was able to answer fluently at that moment: "39.4."

Li Shanshan stretched out her arm to pick up food, and stared at her blankly as if she had been struck by an acupuncture point. Was this still the Wang Ping who was struggling to make ends meet in high school? Now she spends hundreds of thousands on a single bracelet.

Thinking about her million-dollar annual salary at the Junxiao Charity Foundation, if you add year-end bonuses and the like, rewarding herself with a bracelet doesn't seem like a big deal. She sighed and said, "Pingping, thanks to you, I now earn 6 a month. I thought I had reached the pinnacle of my life, but compared to you, I'm nothing. You're probably the most successful female classmate among us."

Wang Ping looked embarrassed, thinking to herself, "You're nothing compared to me, and I'm nothing compared to He Qing. Let's not talk about such sad things since we're in the same boat."

Li Shanshan raised her glass. "Come on, Pingping, aren't you going to have a drink? It's a bit embarrassing to have such good wine all to myself."

The wine they drank was naturally the 82 Lafite brought by Wang Ping. This wine is rare outside, but He Qing always kept it for distillation before drinking, for beauty purposes. So when Wang Ping brought it out, there was no need to be polite to He Qing at all.

She now prefers to drive her Porsche Panamera GT coupe when she goes out, so she doesn't drink anymore. She doesn't want to hire a designated driver, firstly because she's worried about safety, and secondly because she's afraid the other driver's electric scooter will dirty her car.

"I can't take it anymore, this good wine makes me pee a lot, I need to go to the restroom."

Li Shanshan had drunk some alcohol and got up in a erratic manner.

"Be careful, don't go out and encounter ghosts."

"Pah! You jinx! What kind of ghost could a restaurant possibly have? A lecherous old man? I'll beat him to death!"

Meanwhile, in a large private room at Bailu Villa, Gao Lei was inviting a few people to have dinner together. These people were clearly not of high social standing, and they were all too nervous to speak in front of Gao Lei.

"Don't be nervous, Zhang Yang, Zhang Bin, please sit down. We're all from the same hometown. Today we're entertaining the purchasing director of Junxing Motors. Please be flexible and don't be so reserved."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Gao."

Through the introduction of Mr. Liu from Zhifei Aerospace, Gao Lei met the purchasing director of Junxing Motors. The cooperation negotiations were not entirely smooth, but the other party agreed to give some orders to Gaoda Electronics Technology Company.

With two major clients, Junxing Automotive and Zhifei Aerospace, Gao Lei has moved the company's business headquarters to Jiangzhou, leaving only the R&D department in Beijing. Since he's entertaining guests today, he thought of the Zhang brothers. They live in villages near his own, and he recently acquired a new electronics factory, promoting them to team leaders. He'd heard the brothers were good drinkers, so he invited them out to keep the guests company.

At the same time, I also wanted to promote some fellow villagers, so that when I go back to my hometown, my fellow villagers will remember my kindness.

*Beep beep*—Someone knocked on the door. Gao Lei thought it was a guest, but that shouldn't be the case. There was still an hour until the agreed time. The director had a meeting at the company tonight and would be arriving late. Otherwise, Gao Lei would definitely have gone to the door to greet him.

She quickly stood up; it would be impolite if a guest had walked in directly. But instead, the restaurant manager entered, accompanied by a young man in his thirties, who looked somewhat roguish.

Gao Lei frowned. "What is it?"

The waiter apologized first, then explained the situation. It turned out that the private room had been booked by Mr. Xu, but the front desk forgot to register it, and it was later reserved for Gao Lei. Now Mr. Xu and his family had come to request the private room, so the restaurant manager had come over to see if they could coordinate something.

He wanted Gao Lei to change to another private room, which made Gao Lei very unhappy: "I am entertaining distinguished guests tonight. It would be inappropriate to change rooms. The other party can also change to another private room."

The manager looked frustrated. That was what he thought too, but the other person wouldn't listen. They insisted that the name of the 999 private room was good, with 9 representing supreme status, and that their guest today was exceptionally distinguished and they absolutely had to use that room. The manager had never seen such a pretentious person before, but since his restaurant staff had made a mistake, he had no choice but to come and apologize in person.

He suggested to Gao Lei that they change to a private room, and that they would give him a 8% discount on the food that evening. Gao Lei was also a proud man, and he felt that the other party was being difficult to talk to, as if they were taking advantage of his weakness. He immediately disagreed, saying that he was entertaining a distinguished guest that evening and that they also needed a private room with a 999 yuan fare.

The manager had no choice but to look at Mr. Xu again.

This was the first time Mr. Xu had hosted such an important guest, and the private room he had booked was already booked. How could he afford to lose face like this? He had asked Jiang Tao to invite a beautiful woman out that afternoon, but Jiang Tao hadn't succeeded, disappointing Boss Wang. If he couldn't handle booking this private room properly, Boss Wang would definitely think he was useless and wouldn't include him in his social circle anymore. Therefore, no matter what, he had to get this sorted out. Seeing that the manager couldn't persuade Gao Lei, he had no choice but to do it himself.

"What's your name, sir?"

Gao Lei gave his name in a curt tone, took the cigarette Xu Guang offered, and watched as Xu Guang waved for the manager to go back first. Knowing that he wanted to have a chat with him, Gao Lei found it amusing and wanted to see how Xu Guang would persuade him.

Xu Guang lit the fire for Gao Lei. He's the kind of person who can be humble when necessary.

Upon hearing that the other party was the boss of Gaoda Electronics Technology Company, Xu Guang's eyes lit up. If this was handled well, he would have met another big shot. At the same time, he lowered his stance even further.

"Mr. Gao, I have a very distinguished guest to entertain tonight, otherwise I wouldn't be being so pretentious."

You can't hit a smiling face, and since Xu Guang was being polite, Gao Lei didn't want to kick him out. He simply said, "Oh, I wonder how important he is."

"Mr. Gao should be familiar with Huadi Automotive Group."

A glint flashed in Gao Lei's eyes. Of course he was familiar with it. It was China's largest automobile group, with annual sales exceeding 500 million vehicles. For suppliers like them, that was the sky, no, it was bigger than the sky.

"Tonight we're entertaining people from the Huadi Group. I wonder what their positions are?"

"Vice President of Huadi Automotive Group—"

Gao Lei stood up, moved. But that wasn't enough; Xu Guang added, "He's also a small business owner." (End of Chapter)

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