My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

【Xiao Restaurant】

Inside a private room, several middle-aged men were playing a game of "Guandan" (a card game).

Everyone looked confident and exuded an air of accomplishment. They were all successful individuals in their respective circles, project managers at Junxiao Commercial Management, earning over 200 million yuan annually. They also enjoyed free medical care, education, and housing provided by the company—benefits they wouldn't trade for even a vice president position at another company.

"Mr. Wu, these days it's really hard to run into you unless there's a national conference. I wanted to call you to report on my work, but I was afraid of bothering you!"

The speaker was Sun Wei, Mr. Wu's former colleague at Junxiao Plaza in Jiangzhou.

When Zhao Hui left Jiangzhou to expand the market in Ningxi, Manager Wu risked his future and went to Ningxi with Zhao Hui.

Sun Wei took over Zhao Hui's position as deputy general manager at Junxiao Plaza in Jiangzhou. Now, more than half a year later, Zhao Hui has gone from deputy general manager of a project to general manager of the Ningxi region, then to general manager of the first war zone, and now he has become the chairman of the Junxiao Plaza project, in charge of a business with annual revenue of hundreds of billions.

Sun Wei's biggest regret now is that he didn't try to get closer to Zhao Hui when Zhao was the vice president of Junxiao Plaza in Jiangzhou. That was his only chance to get in touch with President Zhao. Now, he can't even get close to him, let alone report to him.

He was lucky today because he saw Mr. Wu's post on WeChat Moments that he was in Jiangzhou, so Mr. Wu took the initiative to invite him to get together. After learning that Mr. Wu was having dinner with Mr. Zhao and Chairman Xu Jun today, Sun Wei mustered up the courage to send a message to Zhao Hui. After all, Zhao Hui and Xu Jun were his former bosses at Junxiao Plaza, so it wasn't unreasonable to extend an invitation.

This message was sent to the right person; Zhao Hui still valued old friendships and invited him to join tonight's dinner party.

Because of Sun Wei's arrival, Xu Jun summoned several of his former protégés and subordinates, but they were all old hands from before.
These people are incredibly lucky to have been invited by two big shots.

“Yes, Mr. Wu. Ningxi isn’t far from Jiangzhou, you should come back and visit us old brothers more often—” said Mr. Qin. Back when Mr. Wu was the operations manager at Junxiao Plaza, Mr. Qin was already the project general manager for a project in a prefecture-level city. Half a year has passed, and now Mr. Wu is the vice president of the Ningxi region, but Mr. Qin is still the project general manager. However, this is normal; for many, being a project general manager is the end of their career, and they don’t have many opportunities for promotion!
Back then, Manager Wu couldn't even get into his circle, but now it's the other way around; it's difficult for him to squeeze into Manager Wu's circle.

In fact, when it comes to ranking within Junxiao Commercial Management, a regional vice president isn't necessarily much more powerful than a project general manager. After all, one is a deputy, and the other is the project leader. But General Manager Wu is currently a favorite of General Manager Zhao Hui, and he's in his prime with huge potential for future advancement. General Manager Qin missed the opportunity to network with General Manager Zhao Hui, and he absolutely cannot miss this opportunity with General Manager Wu.

Another General Manager Jiang was in a similar situation to General Manager Qin; during the card game, he also went to great lengths to flatter General Manager Wu.

Mr. Wu smiled faintly and gave a few perfunctory replies. For him, the reason for meeting these people was simply—"Returning home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night."

Listening to these people, who used to ignore me, flatter me, gives me a double sense of accomplishment!
"By the way, Mr. Wu," Mr. Qin suddenly lowered his voice.

Mr. Wu, who was looking at his cards, looked up and asked, "What?"

President Qin looked around and asked in a low voice, "President Wu, there are rumors that our President Zhao has connections at the top. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, the others stopped looking at their cards, held their breath, and waited for Mr. Wu's answer.

There's been much speculation within the company about Zhao Hui's situation. If he had no connections, how could he have risen to the position of chairman of Junxiao Plaza in less than a year? Although he was among the company's earliest veterans, there were many others from his generation. Later, there were industry heavyweights poached from Wansheng Group and other commercial real estate companies, yet none of them reached this position. What merits did Zhao Hui possess?

Privately, there are rumors that General Manager Zhao has connections at the top, but no one can say for sure what those connections are.

Mr. Wu smiled. "What need does Mr. Zhao have for connections at the top? He himself is at the top—"

This statement has a double meaning. It can be interpreted as Zhao Hui already being at the very top of the company. Alternatively, it could be explained as him being the boss's wife's brother, inherently placing him at the top of Junxiao Group.

Within the entire Junxiao Group, only a handful of people knew Zhao Hui's true identity. And almost everyone who knew this information kept it a secret. For example, it was a secret kept exclusively to President Wu, and he wouldn't reveal it to anyone.

These people naturally interpreted it as the first meaning and flattered him, saying, "Yes, yes, President Zhao is absolutely a top star."

Sun Wei sighed, "She's not just a top influencer in Junxiao Group, she's a top influencer nationwide!!"

The group continued playing cards.

"By the way, several regional leaders from the Third War Zone are also having dinner here today."

Third War Zone?
It wasn't that they were xenophobic; the regional general manager of the Third War Zone was Lu Tao, who had "defected" from Wansheng Group. During the development of the Third War Zone, he also poached many people from Wansheng Group to form the core team of the Third War Zone.

Those people were already regional leaders when they were with Wansheng Group, while President Qin and his ilk were just vice presidents or managers on projects back in Wansheng Group in Hanjiang. They were worlds apart. Therefore, those people still maintained a certain air of superiority when facing President Qin and his group, after all, they were former leaders.

Yes, even now, those people are much higher in rank than President Qin and his team. Most of them are regional managers, but because they are not in the same war zone, they do not have jurisdiction over President Qin and his team.

Mr. Wu responded with an "Oh," and said, "That's quite a coincidence—"

Let alone these people, even Lu Tao is quite polite to General Manager Wu now. Was Zhao Hui's favored figure something he was given for nothing? Even when Zhao Hui was the chairman, Lu Tao was still extremely respectful to him, not just now. After all, Lu Tao was one of the few people who knew Zhao Hui's true identity.

This time, the heads of each business unit gave summary reports on H1 to General Manager Xu. Each business unit also took this opportunity to convene the heads of their respective regions to report to headquarters, so all the regional general managers and district general managers have recently come to the Junxiao Business Management headquarters in Jiangzhou.

Unexpectedly, they also had a meal together at [Xiao Restaurant].
buzz-

Mr. Wu picked up his phone, glanced at it, and was suddenly startled. He put the cards down on the table. "I'll make the arrangements. Mr. Xu and Mr. Zhao will be here soon."

what--

Sun Wei and President Qin all stood up nervously. The two big bosses were coming, which was what they were most looking forward to, but they were still nervous about seeing them soon.

"Mr. Zhao's wine is at the bar, go and arrange to bring it over!" Mr. Wu instructed the waiter not far away.

As the waiter was leaving, someone happened to pass by and glanced inside, then exclaimed "Huh!"

Upon hearing the sound, Mr. Wu and the others looked in the direction of the voice. Coincidentally, as if speaking of the devil, he appeared!
The people outside were several regional commanders from the Third War Zone.
Out of politeness, Mr. Wu and the others quickly greeted them: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Jia!"

"General Manager Wu, Xiao Qin, Xiao Jiang!!"

When General Manager Wang and General Manager Jia entered, it was clear from their greetings that they didn't respect anyone except General Manager Wu. The reason they respected General Manager Wu was, of course, because of his relationship with Zhao Hui.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, let me introduce you to some friends—" Before Mr. Wu could speak, Mr. Wang invited the group.

"Knowing someone?" Mr. Wu assumed it was someone from another region of Junxiao Group. Unexpectedly, Mr. Wang said in a low, rather mysterious voice, "This Mr. Shi is quite something; he calls our big boss's cousin-in-law—"

His expression conveyed the message: "It's an honor for you that I'm taking you there." Mr. Wang's words indeed stunned the group.

"The big boss? Could it be?" Mr. Wu asked.

It's a good thing he asked; if anyone else had asked, Mr. Wang wouldn't have bothered to answer.

"That's right, it's President Chen—"

hiss--

Everyone present gasped. Mr. Wu, however, was thinking even more deeply. Calling Mr. Chen "brother-in-law"? Wouldn't that mean he also had to call Mr. Zhao Hui "brother-in-law"? He really needed to get to know him.

"Please ask Mr. Wang to help with the introduction—", Mr. Wu glanced at Mr. Jiang, Mr. Qin, and Sun Wei, who all looked expectant.

"Let's go, let's go. It's not just Mr. Shi's men here today; there's an even bigger boss—"

Ok?
Mr. Wu stopped in his tracks. "Is Mr. Shi not here?" He recognized the voice; this Mr. Shi was the man Mr. Wang had called Mr. Chen's cousin-in-law. But Mr. Wang meant that while Mr. Shi wasn't there, an even bigger boss was.

As Mr. Wang led the way, he said, "Mr. Shi isn't in Hanjiang; it's his cousin who's here. He has a partnership with Junxiao Business Management. However, he was previously based in the Third War Zone. This time, he's coming to develop in the First War Zone, so I thought I'd introduce you to him."

"I see," Mr. Wu then asked, "Who is the other big shot you mentioned?"

After looking him over, Mr. Wang said softly, "He was introduced by Mr. Shi. He's supposedly the big boss's cousin!"

Mr. Wu was taken aback. This really was a super big shot, the big boss's cousin! He unconsciously quickened his pace.

Inside another private room at [Xiao Restaurant].

Zhang Yi sat at the main table, flanked by Wang Rui, the owner of the Black Cat Loan Platform. This billionaire was like Zhang Yi's henchman, fawning over him from yesterday until now!

On the other side was Shi Long's cousin, Little Shi.

Shi Long and Zhang Yi had some business dealings. Since he wasn't in Jiangzhou, he arranged for Xiao Zong to entertain Zhang Yi. In terms of personal relationships, Shi Long also had to curry favor with Zhang Yi, after all, he relied on his girlfriend, while Zhang Yi was Chen Xiao's cousin.

The restaurant waiter brought the menu and handed it to Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi pointed at Wang Rui: "Let him order—"

He glanced at the waiter and exclaimed in surprise, "It's you again?"

Wang Rui looked up upon hearing this, "Yeah, it's you again, you idiot!" The day before yesterday, Zhao Liang almost spilled his wine when he came here, and when he scolded him a couple of times, he still wouldn't listen.

Zhao Liang glanced at Wang Rui, sneered, and remained silent. "I'm giving my cousin-in-law's brother-in-law face, otherwise I'll show you who the fool is!"

Since the last time he taught President Zhang a lesson here with the support of his cousin Zhao Hui, Zhao Liang understood that as a member of the Zhao family, he could not bully others, but he also could not be bullied!
However, Zhao Liang didn't want to cause trouble. Wang Rui, on the other hand, was restless; his business problems remained unresolved, and he was seething with anger. Now, a restaurant waiter dared to glare at him, and he roared, "You laugh at my mother? Believe me, I'll make you cry!"

Zhao Liang's face turned cold. "You fucking bastard, do you want to die?"

"Fuck your grandpa!" Wang Rui slammed his fist on the table and stood up!

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Liang swung his hand and slapped Wang Rui across the head: "Fuck your mother!"

Wang Rui never dreamed that the restaurant's waiters would be so fierce, actually beating up a customer.

"Damn it—", Boss Shi stood up immediately: "What are you doing? Stop it!"

Zhang Yi's face was frosty as he looked at Zhao Liang, who had been pushed away by Boss Shi, and then glanced at Wang Rui, who was seeing stars after being hit.

Even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner's feelings. Zhang Yi said coldly, "You're in for a world of trouble!"

The reason Zhao Liang didn't retaliate when pushed by Boss Shi was because Zhang Yi was Chen Xiao's cousin. He didn't know what Boss Shi's relationship was, so he only attacked Wang Rui, knowing from the last time that this guy had no connection with Chen Xiao.

Upon hearing Zhang Yi's threat, Zhao Liang explained, "He insulted me first—"

Zhang Yi chuckled: "You're trying to reason with me? What right do you have to reason with me!"

Zhao Liang was in a bad mood, but he dared not resist Zhang Yi and could only stand there, his face flushed red. Meanwhile, Wang Rui, recovering from his dizziness, shouted, "You're finished! You're dead! Even a god can't save you!"

At that moment, the door to the private room was pushed open, and General Manager Wang, General Manager Jia, and General Manager Wu, among others, entered. They heard Wang Rui's shout. General Manager Wang quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Rui snorted, "Mr. Wang, call the restaurant manager over. This kid's going to get the hell out of here today, and then I'll make him wish he were dead!"

Mr. Wang couldn't figure out how the waiter had offended him, but he had no choice but to comply, since Zhang Yi was there. His cold stare at everything without saying a word already showed his attitude.

Just then, Mr. Wu spotted the waiter in the corner and exclaimed in surprise, "Zhao Liang?"

Ok?
Everyone looked at him. Zhang Yi didn't know who General Manager Wu was. "Who are you?"

Mr. Wang quickly introduced, "Mr. Zhang, this is the deputy general manager of Junxiao Commercial Management Ningxi Region, and also a close associate of our Junxiao Plaza chairman!"

The chairman's trusted subordinate? That title might be useful to others, but to Zhang Yi, it meant nothing!
Even if he is the chairman of Junxiao Plaza, he is still an employee of the Chen family. As Chen Xiao's cousin, who does he care about?
He looked at General Manager Wu: "Do you know this person?"

Mr. Wu quickly greeted him: "Mr. Zhang, hello! This is Zhao Liang, our chairman's cousin!"

what--

Ok?
Only then did the others present realize that Zhao Liang was also someone of considerable importance! (End of Chapter)