The time soon arrived at around seven o'clock in the evening. Zhang Ningxi and Xu Qingqing left the villa. Under the escort of a group of bodyguards, they finally arrived at a private club on the east side of Maple City.
Today's dinner is held here. It's called a dinner, but it's actually an exchange meeting for upper-class people. In name, it's a charity party.
Zhang Ningxi's car was parked in the parking lot. At this time, there were various luxury cars in this huge parking lot. Although Zhang Ningxi's car was considered good, it was not particularly conspicuous here.
As Xu Qingqing expected, other bodyguards' vehicles were not allowed to enter here. Their cars could only find an empty parking lot outside. As for the bodyguards, they could only wander around the periphery.
"Hello, please show me your invitation letter."
When Zhang Ningxi and Xu Qingqing arrived at the door of the club, the greeters standing at the door stopped them.
Xu Qingqing took out an invitation letter from the small satchel on her arm. The invitation letter was very simple. It was just a black invitation letter with a circle of gilding lace on it and a special mark in the upper left corner.
The invitation letter was handed to the greeter. The greeter took it respectfully, checked it, and then took a step back and invited Zhang Ningxi and Xu Qingqing to enter the club.
He naturally recognized that the person who handed the invitation letter to him was not Zhang Ningxi. As a greeter, he had to be familiar with the upper class people in Maple City, even if he was not familiar with them, he had to recognize them.
A person's appearance.
If they offend these people, their work will be over.
He could recognize that the woman next to him who was not dressed up too carefully but was still beautiful was Zhang Ningxi. However, an invitation letter can not only enter one person. Generally, there will be more than one person attending this dinner.
People come here.
But generally speaking, women bring male companions, while men bring female companions. Only Zhang Ningxi is special and brings a female companion, but this is reasonable.
In this case, of course, there is no need to stop him, because the other party has not broken the rules, but is just slightly different from others.
Zhang Ningxi and Xu Qingqing walked all the way inside. The place has been decorated as a dinner venue. The dinner venue is divided into two halls. On one side is a long dining table with self-service meals, and next to it are some special places for rest.
Sofas and small seats.
On the other side, which is also the front hall of the dinner venue, there are many round tables. At this time, many people are active in the entire hall, greeting each other, and many people are wandering around.
Among them, some were talking loudly or talking in a low voice.
Although the scene was not very noisy, it was very lively.
Neither Zhang Ningxi nor Xu Qingqing participated in this kind of banquet for the first time.
Although it is said to be a dinner party for the upper class, it is actually quite boring.
If it wasn't necessary, Zhang Ningxi really didn't want to come here to attend any dinner party, just because there were too many high-level people gathered here. Maybe just a few simple words or a very short conversation could settle a big project cooperation.
In this world, there are many people who want to join their dinner party and get into this circle. It can be said that they are trying their best to get in.
Not for anything else, just for profit.
For these people here, as long as they make a small decision, it is very likely that a huge flow of funds will occur. Their sip of soup may be an achievement that for those little people, they will not be able to achieve in their lifetime just by their efforts.
No matter what time it is, people are still hierarchical. No matter what time period, people will be divided into several levels. Even if they are different, the structure of the pyramid has existed since ancient times. This is a kind of helplessness.
It is also a kind of natural selection.
Accompanied by Xu Qingqing, Zhang Ningxi slowly approached the venue, and the things Xu Qingqing was carrying had already been handed over.
If it is said to be a charity dinner, then there will naturally be a process of charity.
It's very simple and cliché, that is, each person attending the dinner provides an auction item, and all the funds obtained through the auction are invested in charity.
The greetings are in progress. Since Zhang Ningxi has chosen this path, she cannot avoid being cliche. Her company may seem big to others, but here, she is just an ordinary person.
But since she is a beautiful woman, she cannot just go to chat with her and discuss cooperation like other people.
Different statuses naturally lead to different behaviors.
After wandering around the hall for a while, Zhang Ningxi and Xu Qingqing went straight to the dining area. There were all kinds of food, various dishes, snacks, and fine wines. Every kind of food was very exquisite.
When people look at it, their index fingers move.
Although there are many people attending the dinner, there are not many people who actually go to the dining area to eat. Most people maintain the so-called etiquette and demeanor, holding a glass of champagne, and pretending to talk there.
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But among them, those who can actually negotiate business are destined to be in the minority.
In fact, Zhang Ningxi doesn't expect to negotiate any business here, but the rules of the upper class are like this. You can be special, but you can't be special.
If you don't stand at the top of a circle, then don't let yourself behave differently. That is not a good thing, but a bad thing.
China's doctrine of the mean has always existed, so it naturally has its truth. Some people may not agree with it, but it is very consistent with the logical structure of social psychology.
When you are not at the top of an industry
When you appear special, it will make people feel that you are incompatible with this circle, so they will subconsciously pay attention to you, give you more attention, and with it, more enemies.
It is not unreasonable to make a fortune in silence.
According to the party core theory, in fact, every beautiful woman is the center of the party, and with the beautiful woman as the center, all the men will spread out evenly and always pay attention to the beautiful woman in the center.
After all, the behavioral patterns of men and women are different.
When they arrived at the dining area, Zhang Ningxi and Xu Qingqing each carried a small plate and wandered among various delicacies. At the point where Zhang Ningxi had reached the point where she no longer had to go to anyone to discuss business. If there was business, someone would naturally come to her door.
Because of her beauty and capital, Zhang Ningxi, who possesses both beauty and capital, is obviously more attractive than a person who only has beauty but no ability.
"what do you like eating?"
Zhang Ningxi asked softly.
"No, you can just eat."
Xu Qingqing responded immediately, and at the same time put down the plate in his hand, and still stood behind Zhang Ningxi like a bodyguard, scanning the banquet hall with vigilant eyes to confirm whether there was any danger here.
Zhang Ningxi didn't say anything else. The question was not just about Xu Qingqing, but two people at the same time. One was naturally Xu Qingqing. Zhang Ningxi hoped that she could relax a little, but obviously, her plan failed.
And the other one is Lin Mo hiding in her shadow.
There are a lot of delicious food here, and after Lin Mo was able to return to his normal state, another ability was unlocked, that is, even if Lin Mo remained in the shadow state, he could still eat and digest food.
And Zhang Ningxi also discovered that Lin Mo's appetite was not very good. For Lin Mo, the appetite of several people was only half full. Because of this, Zhang Ningxi thought of bringing Lin Mo over.
What a delicious meal.
After all, if you put it in your room and get so much food at once, you will either be regarded as a foodie, or you will not be able to explain it clearly.
Seeing Xu Qingqing turn around to look around, Zhang Ningxi also quietly tapped her shadow with her toes.
“How about the steak?”
Hearing Lin Mo's voice, Zhang Ningxi turned her head and took a look, determined the location of the steak, and walked slowly over, letting her shadow cover it.
"Okay, you can start. Remember to be careful and don't be discovered by others."
This sneaky feeling made Zhang Ningxi feel very amused. While eating the dessert on her plate, she peeked at the steak that had disappeared inexplicably in her shadow, feeling a little proud for no reason.