Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Madam He has always treated Jiangbei City as a VIP, and the two sides have a close business relationship. Because of her husband's special status, she is the one who handles most of the business dealings.

Even after her husband retired, he rarely appeared in the business world.

As a friend, she was definitely going to come and celebrate the opening of the restaurant in Jiangbei City.

They chose to have dinner with Jiang Beicheng the day before the opening, and presented a congratulatory gift to express the Li family's goodwill.

Jiangbei City now wields a very strong influence in the Chinese community, and Mrs. He is shocked by how quickly this young man has grown.

The mere release of the guest list for this opening caused a sensation throughout Southeast Asia.

A restaurant opened.

They were able to get so many business tycoons involved!
Jiangbei City has been the subject of much discussion in mainstream Southeast Asian media these past few days.

When Mrs. He saw the relevant news, her first thought was that her young friend, Mr. Jiang, had more influence in Southeast Asia than she did.

Of course, the latitude was different when the gentleman was in power, so no comparison will be made.

Compared to other businessmen, Jiang Beicheng's connections are indeed quite impressive.

However, upon closer reflection, looking at the global landscape, which other young person could build such a vast business empire and wealth at the age of thirty?

The key point is that he has the support of the University of Tokyo, and he is now the representative of the University of Tokyo businessmen on the world stage.

With multiple identities, his home was naturally always bustling with visitors.

At the dinner table, Mrs. He and Jiang Beicheng chatted easily and pleasantly, without any sense of distance between them.

The person has a strong sense of conviction regarding their personal brand.

The Li family still enjoys a very high status and prestige, and will not deliberately lower their status just because they have retired.

Jiang Beicheng also felt that he was qualified to dine with Mr. Li, so when he talked with Mrs. He, he felt no nervousness or inferiority.

They acted just like two ordinary neighbors, having a meal and chatting about everyday things.

Haitangxi will definitely feel a bit restrained.

Within her circle, she was incredibly confident; or rather, in the business world of Jiangnan City, she could hold her head high.

However, the current leap is quite large.

Before she had even reached the top circles in the country, Jiang Beicheng brought her abroad to play high-level games.

It's not stage fright, but the communication barrier caused by the difference in status is hard to break down.

However, she has a very strong competitive spirit and a strong sense of honor, and she can adapt to various environments in the shortest amount of time.

When Jiang Beicheng brought up the topic at the dinner table, she seized the opportunity to have a long chat with Madam He.

The entry point was also very well chosen.

The design scheme for Temasek's data center project in China was won by Xishan Xingju.

At the time, the domestic officials were planning to rig the bidding process, and this information reached the ears of the current Temasek CEO through Jiang Beicheng.

They put in a very efficient amount of effort.

Mrs. He probably didn't know about these subsidiaries, so when Haitangxi talked about this business connection, she was very happy and willing to have in-depth exchanges with Haitangxi.

The eldest son quickly adapted to this social atmosphere.

The purpose of bringing her out to meet Mrs. He today is to give her a rehearsal so she can relax and welcome tomorrow's guests.

The performance of the main branch continues to bring comfort to Jiangbei City.

After the meal, Jiang Beicheng and Haitangxi escorted Madam He out.

"Mr. Jiang, I'll leave you here. You must be very busy today, so I won't bother you any longer."

It's a pleasure to meet your fiancée.

Mrs. He shook hands with Jiang Beicheng, hugged Haitangxi, got into her car, and left the hotel.

Jiangbei City and Haitangxi also took a car to the Central Business District.

“Baby keeps making things harder for me,” Haitangxi joked.

Jiang Beicheng said, "Guess why Liu Yifei didn't compete with you for it?"

Haitangxi laughed and said, "It's really not easy to be the eldest son of a wealthy family. Every word and action has to be carefully considered."

Most importantly, you can't embarrass yourself in public.

Jiang Beicheng praised, "Sister Xi did a great job today."

Haitangxi: "You know my personality; I like to challenge myself."

After saying that, she smiled and rested her head on Jiang Beicheng's shoulder.

Most women who want to enter the Jiang family are after the family's wealth and resources, using these things to gain a sense of honor and vanity.

However, Haitangxi, Jiang Beicheng's childhood sweetheart and first wife, often thinks about how much value she can create for the Jiang family and how much face she can save for Jiang Beicheng.

Her sense of honor stemmed from her family's sense of honor.

She is very grateful to Jiangbei City for giving her the opportunity to perform on a big stage.

For a man, something that concerns his pride is the greatest affirmation he can give a woman.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom with the license plate S99 still attracted the most attention as it drove into the central business district.

The stepmother has been using this license plate in Singapore for half a year, and the public still thinks it belongs to the Li family.

Even in densely populated areas like the central district, traffic flows smoothly.

The vehicles in front and behind "politely" kept their distance.

Jiangbei City residents find it quite convenient.

They also don't make any deliberate appearances or attempts to clarify.

After all, not just anyone dares to act in the name of the Li family.

The Rolls-Royce drove into the shophouse district.

North City Hotel Singapore chose a quiet shophouse neighborhood instead of a high-end shopping mall.

Shophouses are a distinctive type of building in Singapore, constructed during the British colonial period in the 19th and 20th centuries, and are similar to self-built houses in Chinese cities.

Commercial and residential buildings are integrated.

Singapore's shophouses are full of Southeast Asian charm.

They are all two or three-story buildings.

The shophouse district in the central business district is the only large-scale shophouse building that has been preserved.

Singapore's land area is limited, and the land supply is scarce. Many shophouses have already been demolished.

The reason for preserving this area is its historical value.

Of course, this shophouse also has extremely high market value.

Especially in the last decade, due to scarcity, housing prices have been driven higher and higher.

From three to five million Singapore dollars ten years ago, it has now been speculated to tens of millions of Singapore dollars.

Some locations have even seen prices soar to over 1500 million Singapore dollars.

Jiangbei City had his stepmother, Qian Li, purchase three adjacent shophouses here under the name of a family office, spending a total of 2.64 million.

The three shops on the ground floor were all combined to form a restaurant, and the second and third floors are high-end private clubs. The design and decoration cost more than 100 million yuan.

The cost is very high, after all, the target group is the top people in Singapore and even Southeast Asia.

While Jiangbei's reputation and connections are key factors, the reputation of being the "ceiling of Chinese restaurants" is also very important.

To balance both aspects, Jiangbei City specially dispatched Zhu Wei, the executive chef of Beicheng Hotel Shanghai branch, to Singapore.

He knows how to run a "high-end business" restaurant, and the Shanghai branch is the best example.

He came here to build and train the Singapore team. Zhu Wei was in a meeting giving instructions, and Jiang Beicheng listened in without disturbing him.

We'll talk to him about opening tomorrow after he finishes his work.

Those who came were all prominent figures, and every detail had to be perfected.

Zhu Wei had also seen the guest list and was deeply shocked. He had met many wealthy businessmen in Shanghai, but he had never seen so many representatives of wealthy people from different regions at once. He was amazed by his boss's influence in Southeast Asia, and at the same time, he was under pressure to prepare for the opening ceremony of his boss's Singapore store.

If this opening ceremony can be successfully completed, he will have seen a truly international event.

In China, no, in the entire Asian executive chef circle, he can be considered a top figure.

Efficient communication can be achieved in the time it takes to drink a few cups of tea.

After the discussion, Jiang Beicheng felt reassured and entrusted the matter to Zhu Wei, while he himself would communicate with high-ranking officials in Singapore's political circles.

An event of this level and scale has a huge impact.

The Singapore government also needs to do the relevant work.

Otherwise, it won't just be Jiangbei City that loses face, but Singapore's national image will also be tarnished.

Communication is also highly efficient.

On the one hand, the government recognized the importance of the event; on the other hand, the Li family had given instructions that they dared not slacken their efforts in the slightest.

After everything was arranged, Jiang Beicheng left the shop in the Central Business District and went back to his mansion in Sentosa with Haitangxi for dinner.

My stepmother was particularly proactive today; when she got home from Jiangbei City, she was already getting ready to walk the runway for Fashion Week.

Let Jiangbei City give it a review.

She's also going to the opening ceremony with Jiang Beicheng tomorrow, and she'll be the hostess, receiving the guests.

She has always been in charge of managing the Jiang family's businesses in Singapore. It can be said that many wealthy businessmen and celebrities come to Jiangbei City for the sake of its reputation, but they also give her face in return.

Moreover, most of the time, she represented the Jiang family in maintaining relationships with these celebrities and wealthy businessmen.

To a certain extent, she will play a much greater role in tomorrow's opening ceremony than Haitangxi.

Haitangxi was well aware of this, so she took the initiative to help Ms. Qian choose and match her clothes and jewelry.

"Why do you think those two, father and son, are so lucky? The women they meet are all so outstanding in terms of temperament."

Ms. Qian was a bit narcissistic today. She stood in front of the mirror trying on clothes and made a joke.

Haitangxi agreed with Ms. Qian's words, saying that none of the women in the Jiang family were bad, and she certainly wouldn't refuse praise.

However, she also joked, "Why aren't we just lucky?"

"Hahaha, you're right, but since Beichen isn't here, we women don't need to belittle ourselves."

Haitangxi nodded and smiled, "I think Ms. Qian is right. She has a clear understanding of life. I want to learn from you."

"You're too kind, daughter-in-law. I should be the one trying to please you."

The two joked with each other in Qianli's bedroom.

The laughter carried down to the living room. Jiang Beichen shook his head and chuckled as he listened, continuing to reply to a few messages from his mistresses.

The woman in front of you is laughing and joking, and your lover on your phone is showing affection. A man should be this open and honest when it comes to relationships.

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On the opening day of the North City Hotel Singapore branch, the Singapore government directly blocked off the street where the shops were located.

Tourists and media cannot get in.

Citizens are only allowed to enter during the morning hours, but not to leave.

There were certainly complaints, but after the media reported on it, everyone realized just how high the status of the big shots in the shophouse district was.

Jiang Beicheng, along with Haitangxi and Ms. Qian, greeted the guests.

More than half of the top ten richest people in Singapore are from Singapore.

First is Li Xiting, the current richest man in Singapore, who immigrated from China and is the founder of Mindray Medical.

"Mr. Jiang, may your business prosper and your wealth increase." Li Xiting quickly walked up and shook hands with Jiang Beicheng, not wanting the host to come too far to greet him.

Of course, one should exchange a few polite words.

As for the value of the gift, that's not important at all; what matters is that he's giving Jiang Beicheng face.

His main businesses are still in China, and Jiangbei City's status in the domestic business world goes without saying.

Similarly, why would Jiangbei City make such a big fuss about opening a restaurant? Does that mean they see it as a money-making business?
How much is that?
Jiang Beicheng was announcing that he had included the Southeast Asian market in his business portfolio.

Taking advantage of the restaurant's opening, let's test how many people will give him face.
Then we'll get together and have a meal.

"Mr. Li, welcome, please make yourself at home." Jiang Beicheng shook hands with Li Xiting and patted his arm.

Next up were the Huang brothers.

The Far East Organization's status and influence in Singapore are absolutely second to none.

The value of the "Singapore land king" is extremely high.

Before Li Xiting immigrated, the Huang brothers took turns being the richest people in Singapore.

The two brothers rarely appear in public together, and even less often participate in events together. The fact that they are seen on the street celebrating the opening of a restaurant is something that wouldn't happen if the owner didn't have a lot of influence.

The Huang brothers also own significant assets in the Greater Bay Area.

Especially in the port city.

Whether Jiang Beicheng is in Hong Kong or Singapore, his two brothers will always be there to support him whenever he has something to do.

To be honest, the two of them were the richest people in Singapore for so many years and made huge contributions to Singapore's economic development before they were able to sit at the Lee family's dinner table.

In comparison, Jiangbei City's food was served much more easily.

The support from the University of Tokyo behind him is something that is also well known in the Chinese community.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to be good enough.

"Mr. Jiang."

"President Jiang, congratulations on your grand opening."

The two brothers greeted each other politely and shook hands with Jiang Beicheng.

As she entered the house, she smiled and nodded at Haitangxi and Qianli.

Qian Li felt alright, after all, he had been in Singapore's upper circles for so long.

Haitangxi personally experienced the shock of being in this industry.

She watched her man chatting and laughing with these wealthy businessmen and celebrities.

"Mr. Jiang, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Edward, who is fourth on Singapore's rich list, came to celebrate.

Jiang Beicheng hadn't expected him to come.

It's likely that his talent battle with Zuckerberg instilled a sense of awe in him.

Edward was the co-founder of Facebook, now known as Meta, but he had several disagreements with Zuckerberg on management issues and was eventually ousted from the board by Zuckerberg before immigrating to Singapore.

He remains a major shareholder of Meta, and his stake in Meta alone is enough to secure his place among Singapore's top ten richest people, given that it is a tech giant with a market capitalization of $1.2 trillion.

Edward knew his founding partner Zuckerberg's personality very well: he was extremely arrogant and cunning. In the AI ​​talent war in Jiangbei City, Zuckerberg snatched away many geniuses, making Zuckerberg a laughing stock in the tech circle. To be honest, he was quite pleased.

It's only directed at Zuckerberg as a person.

He wasn't actually on the guest list; he showed up uninvited.

Jiangbei City naturally provided a warm welcome. (End of Chapter)