Only when he is strong enough, so strong that he is not afraid of any greedy hand and can cut off any greedy hand that dares to reach out to him, then maybe he can no longer have to hide it.
But when can we stand at that height? I am afraid that it cannot be achieved by sitting on the mountain of gold and silver. It also requires the support of other more powerful and transcendent forces.
What kind of power is that? Political asylum? Xue Chen feels that it is not enough. His relationship with the provincial governor Hao Yunfeng can be said to be very good now, but he realizes that the existence of Gu Yu cannot be covered by just one provincial governor.
of living.
Ning Xuanxuan saw that Xue Chen had been silent for several minutes without giving an answer. She sat silently in front of her. There were emotions in her eyes that she could not understand or guess. At a certain moment, there was an extremely strong flash.
Definitely glorious.
Xue Chen slowly calmed down the complicated thoughts in his heart, looked at Sister Xuan who was sitting quietly in front of him, his eyes moved, and asked: "Sister Xuan, who is the most powerful person you have ever seen?"
"The most powerful?" Ning Xuanxuan was confused for a moment, with a puzzled look on her face, "What does the most powerful mean?"
"Oh, to put it another way, it means that people don't dare to provoke him, and he feels awe from the bottom of his heart." Xue Chen said.
Ning Xuanxuan glanced at Xue Chen, wondering why Xue Chen suddenly asked this question, but she still thought about it seriously and gave an answer after half a minute.
"A few years ago, I was shopping with friends in Yang'an City. I met a big leader from the capital who came to inspect the work. The provincial governor accompanied him throughout the whole process. Oh, there was also a long motorcade and police clearing the way. I heard that the cars were all bulletproof.
, so majestic and elegant, I don’t think anyone would dare to provoke him. Anyone who sees him will feel awe from the bottom of his heart. After all, the mayor is already a very important official in our eyes."
Xue Chen nodded, his eyes flashed slightly, and he said in a serious tone: "Whenever I can sit down with such a big leader to drink tea and chat, I can tell you my little secret.
"
Ning Xuanxuan was stunned for a moment, then looked over with a strange look: "Xue Chen, we didn't order any drinks either. Why are you talking drunkenly? If you don't want to tell me, just tell me. It's so incomprehensible to find such an incomprehensible person.
excuse."
Xue Chen smiled cheerfully, and waves of waves surged in his heart. Only when he could chat and drink tea with the big leader that Sister Xuan said would he be truly fearless and not have to worry about anyone.
The coveted freedom can be regarded as a true freedom, but how to climb to the peak of this mountain that is invisible when looking up...
In the parking space not far from the door of the restaurant, Ning Xuanxuan stood next to the fiery red Ferrari. She turned to Xue Chen and said: "In a few days, when the factory is established for a quarter, your part of the dividend will be paid to
you."
"Well, that's easy to say." Xue Chen nodded casually.
"By the way, when will you prepare some more of that liquid so that you can prepare the fifth batch of perfume?"
"no problem."
After opening the car door, Ning Xuanxuan had just gotten into the car, and suddenly got out of the car. She looked at Xue Chen, the corners of her lips curled up, and her chin raised slightly: "Okay, I'll wait for you and the big leader to get together.
Tell me your little secret while we sit together drinking tea and chatting, and don’t regret it.”
Xue Chen laughed and said, "I will never regret it."
"Goodbye, good night." Ning Xuanxuan gestured to get in the car.
"Sister Xuan, why don't you kiss me good night?" Xue Chen asked with a smile.
Sister Xuan's eyes flashed, and she blushed and scolded: "It's a beautiful idea." After getting in the car, she kicked the accelerator hard and the engine roared, seemingly in response to Xue Chen's request.
When Sister Xuan drove away, Xue Chen also got in the car, but he was not in a hurry to leave, or even started the car. He just sat quietly in the dark car, motionless, as if he had turned into a sculpture, until time passed.
After more than half an hour, the phone suddenly beeped twice and then moved.
I glanced at my phone and saw a text message from Sister Xuan: Good night, little brother. There was also a small icon with red lips behind it.
"hehe."
Xue Chen smiled, put back all the thoughts in his heart, started the car, and went home!
Fatty Wang booked a table at Ziyun Hotel, and Xue Chen also started to notify regular customers of the antique shop over the past year, as well as friends in the antique circle, to gather together and deepen their relationship on the occasion of the first anniversary of the opening of Excellence.
Nowadays, Xue Chen is known to everyone in Haicheng's antique circle. Even if you have never met him, you must have heard about Haicheng's youngest and most talented antique appraiser.
What's more, Zhuo Zhuo Antique Shop now also occupies a place in Haicheng. It may not be as famous as old stores like Wanrui and Longteng, but its business is not bad.
Especially at the treasure appreciation party that twenty-seven antique shops participated in, they presented three treasures and antiques that were not inferior to any antique shop, which impressed many big players in the Haicheng antique circle.
Everyone who received Xue Chen's call immediately agreed and said they would definitely be there.
While he was busy contacting the guests, Xue Chen also received a call from Zhao Tiekai, announcing the good news. As expected, Zhao Wuhu won the first place in the finals, completely putting Sihai Hotel's name on the list.
The war started in Bao City.
In addition, the vegetables in the greenhouse are all ripe. Although they are slightly inferior to the quality of the tomatoes Xue Chen brought out for the first time, they are not much different.
Because Xue Chen said before leaving that the quality of the fruits would become normal after picking a few batches, so Zhao Sihai and Zhao Wuhu discussed it and decided to pick the vegetables in the greenhouse and refrigerate them, and use the cooked dishes as special dishes.
Limited supply, of course the price is not low, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes costs 388 yuan!
"Three hundred and eighty-eight dollars per plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes? Even the state banquet is not that expensive. You guys are really shady, big profiteers." Xue Chen joked with a smile.
"Hey, profiteer? It's only three hundred and eighty-eight per plate. How many people can't get in line every day? If you come late, they'll be sold out. Ten plates a day, is that more? There are also other vegetables in the greenhouse.
This is very easy to sell." Zhao Tiekai said bullishly.
"Then the business in the store must be very good now, right?" Xue Chen asked.
"That's of course. When it's time to eat, the passenger flow of my house and the Mingxuan opposite was about 50-50, which is about the same. But now, it's 30-70! I'm sure if this continues, it won't take long to reach 20-80.
It's possible to open 19 times." Zhao Tiekai said happily.
Xue Chen could imagine Zhao Tiekai's satisfaction over the phone as he got his revenge. In the past, Sihai Hotel was really disgusted by Mingxuan Hotel's underhanded tactics.
"I don't think Long Ziyang is a person who admits defeat easily. It's best to be careful. A dog will jump over the wall when it's anxious. Maybe there's something bad in his stomach." Xue Chen reminded.
In the past few days when Xue Chen and Wang Dong were preparing for the party, some small and medium-sized things happened in the antique circle of Haicheng City, but without exception, they were all related to the newly opened Shengshi antique store.
He once visited Wanrui Antique Shop, and Long Teng, one of the top stores, was also 'visited' by someone from Shengshi. It was also under the guise of communicating with peers and appreciating each other, but in fact he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to step on it.
Naturally, Cai Yuanming did not show any timidity. It is said that he took out the plum blossom celadon vase from the Qingguan kiln, which was the one that had been shown at the reporting meeting. It was worth tens of millions and was a masterpiece among the blue and white porcelains of the Qing Dynasty.
But it seems that Shengshi, who was well prepared, was stepped on. As for what treasures Shengshi antique store brought out, few people know clearly.
For a time, Shengshi Antiques Store, which had just opened less than half a month ago, had become so famous in Haicheng that it was even more famous than Wan Rui. The name of Mao Fengkai, the young manager of the antique store, was also spread in Haicheng’s antique circles.
opened.
After the last treasure appreciation party, based on the value of the antiques collected by each store and how the business was doing on weekdays, people in the antique circle rated Wanrui and Longteng as the first and second antique stores.
Although Zhuo Zhuo Antique Shop has only been open for a year, the store is not large, and the location is ordinary, but because of Xue Chen, it is quite famous, and the treasures it sells are not bad, especially the last Qianlong pastel piece that is stunning.
In addition, the business is inexplicably very good on weekdays, far surpassing the other two old stores on the same street, so it is likely to rank third.
Therefore, some antique collectors jokingly call Wanrui, Longteng and Zhuoyue the first-class antique stores in Haicheng, calling them the three major antique stores. Now that Shengshi has airborne and is coming fiercely, they have been added to the list and become the four major antique stores.
Xue Chen had heard about some of these remarks, but he just ignored them and didn't care at all. The so-called rankings were not attractive to him at all.
The anniversary party was scheduled to be held at the Ziyun Hotel at the corner of Antique Street. The Ziyun Hotel's only banquet hall, which was not too big or too small, could be set up with ten tables and a hundred people seated.
Xue Chen also invited some close friends in the antique circle, as well as some regular customers. The total number of people was only seventy or eighty.
The time is set on the first day of the month, which is also Saturday, at ten o'clock in the morning.
When the day came, Xue Chen and Wang Dong naturally arrived at the hotel early, and some of their closest elders and friends also arrived early. Shen Wanjun and Qi Hu came first to avoid the guests arriving and feeling the scene was deserted.
Neither Xue Chen nor Wang Dong had any intention of accepting gift money. When they called to inform them, they had already said that they wanted to sit down with everyone, chat, eat, and drink tea.
But Qi Hu was the first to firmly refuse and took out a red envelope. When Xue Chen refused to accept it, he forced it into Wang Dong's hand.
"To seek good luck, I must accept it."
The other guests who arrived one after another were also very disobedient and gave red envelopes. As a last resort, Xue Chen had to temporarily ask Wang Dong's father Wang Tiehai to act as the first-time guest of honor and record the names of all the guests who gave red envelopes.