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Chapter 566: 473
An hour later.
The ’snack’ meal was over, they left and it wasn’t dark yet in Beijing. The sun was still hanging at a twenty-degree angle. After buying some trinkets at Wangfujing, everyone went their separate ways.
Miao Ru was staying over at Zhan Xi’s rented place, but it wasn’t big enough for three people.
This worked out perfectly.
If Lin Jiaxue was asked to leave too, Tang Qing would be stunned. After all the foundations that he’d managed to lay and having the chance to sleep with Lin Jiaxue, he definitely didn’t want anyone spoiling it.
After watching Zhan Xi and Miao Ru leave by subway.
Chai Ren sighed with relief. They chose not to take his car simply because it was too slow for them. Zhan Xi’s place was near the subway, why bother using a sluggish car? Thus, Chai Ren’s car was disregarded.
"Young master Chai, not bad, you’re a real man." Tang Qing gave him a thumbs-up.
Chai Ren wryly smiled: "What man, you have no idea how tired I am after dealing with this, even more than negotiating a billion-dollar business deal. You’re sitting there looking smug, sister, and you better not let Zhan Xi know."
Chai Ren realized that Lin Jiaxue was also there and promptly stopped his chatter.
Lin Jiaxue giggled with her hand covering her mouth.
Tang Qing held Lin Jiaxue’s hand and laughed: "Haha, let’s go, young master Chai, we’ll go back to the hotel for some tea to cleanse our palates. We had about seven or eight servings just now and I am a bit overwhelmed." He then patted his stomach.
Hearing this, Chai Ren looked at Tang Qing’s slightly bulging belly, recalling how he wolfed down the meal just now. Tang Qing could really eat, this was only an afternoon snack, you were supposed to savor the taste, but he just devoured it as if it was a meal.
After eating so much, he should cleanse his palate.
"Alright."
Afterward.
They drove back to the Autumn Palace.
It was still not completely dark, and since they had some ’snacks’ earlier, dinner was postponed. Chai Ren quickly contacted his two friends, had their post-dinner engagement canceled, and asked them to come over as soon as possible.
He needed to get the deal done quickly since Tang Qing would not be staying here for long.
Upon entering the third-floor leisure hall.
Seeing there were free computers to use, Li Kai and Feng Sen rushed over. In part, they wanted to play games but also because they felt somewhat restrained around Chai Ren. More often than not, the disparity in status was an insurmountable barrier for most people.
Lin Jiaxue, however, didn’t feel any of that. She would be wherever Tang Qing was. With Tang Qing around, there was no one to be afraid of.
Tang Qing and Chai Ren drank tea and chatted.
Now that Lin Jiaxue was here, they couldn’t discuss business, so Chai Ren shared stories about his military life, training, challenges, and some interesting anecdotes which were quite amusing.
’Hmm.’
’He’s quite the storyteller, he’s got some talents.’
Chai Ren didn’t know that Tang Qing considered him a ’Storyteller’, wondering how he would feel if he did.
Seeing the curiosity in Tang Qing’s eyes, Chai Ren became even more enthusiastic about his storytelling.
Before they knew it.
An hour had passed.
The sky was completely dark by the time Chai Ren finally stopped talking.
"It’s getting late, let’s go and have dinner. There’s Chinese, Western, Korean, Japanese, Thai cuisine here. What would you like?" Chai Ren checked his watch and stood up.
"I’d like some beef noodles, do they have that?" Tang Qing pondered before replying.
He had enough of Thai cuisine recently, Korean and Japanese dishes didn’t appeal much to him. He’d rather have some fast food. He initially wanted to ask for shaved noodles but decided against tormenting the chefs here.
"Beef noodles?" Chai Ren was slightly taken aback.
Tang Qing nodded and laughed: "Yes, we have been having rich food these past few days, some light food would be nice." Tang Qing would never admit that he had just seen a truck carrying cattle passing by the Autumn Palace, and that he was being frugal as well.
"Alright, we’ll have beef noodles tonight, it’s been quite a while since I last had it too." Chai Ren’s interest was piqued.
After saying that.
He immediately instructed the waiter to prepare beef noodles.
"Hold on, use a large bowl for one of them, like the ones for fish. It would be troublesome for you guys to keep refilling if it’s too small." Tang Qing called out to the waiter.
"Yes, sir." The waitress quickly replied.
"..."
Half an hour later.
Looking at the large bowl of ramen in front of Tang Qing, topped with a thick layer of beef and assorted vegetables, everyone was once again shocked. Could he really eat all that, given that he just had ’snacks’ not too long ago?
"Let’s eat." Tang Qing started eating after saything that. He took a handful of noodles with his chopsticks and slurped. His mouth was instantly filled with noodles.
Mmm~
Ramen just had to be eaten this way for the best enjoyment.
Watching Tang Qing’s enjoyment.
Even though the others weren’t that hungry, they found the ramen appetizing and started eating. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the private room turned into one similar to a street-side diner, everyone was eating heartily.
"Old Tang, how can you eat so much?"
"I’m still growing." 𝖓𝔬𝖛𝔭𝔲𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"Nonsense, you’re not getting any taller."
"But I’m getting more handsome, aren’t I?"
"...We’re no longer friends."
After dinner.
Seeing that Lin Jiaxue was a bit tired, Tang Qing took her back to their room. Li Kai and Feng Sen also went back to their rooms. After an exhausting day of traveling, it was already dark and everyone naturally wanted to rest.
Except for Chai Ren, he was still waiting for his friends.
Back in their room.
"Jiaxue, you go take a shower first, I’ll watch some TV."
"Alright."
After saying this, Lin Jiaxue turned and went back to her room. Perhaps out of fear that Tang Qing would barge in, she even locked the master bedroom door from the inside. Seeing this, Tang Qing gave a bitter smile. Did she really think he was that bad?
Just then.
Tang Qing’s phone rang. A text message arrived reading: ’Second floor, ’Moment’.’
It was from Chai Ren, obviously, his two friends had arrived.
Tang Qing walked to the master bedroom door.
’Bang, Bang, Bang...,’ he knocked hard a few times, so that Lin Jiaxue wouldn’t miss it.
"Tangtang, what’s up?" The sound of running water stopped, and Lin Jiaxue’s weak voice came from inside the room.
Tang Qing spoke loudly, "Jiaxue, I need to go down for a bit, Chai Ren needs me for something."
"Then go ahead, remember to close the door properly." Lin Jiaxue replied.
"I know."
After saying this,
Tang Qing set out for the second floor.
Arriving at the ’Moment’.
Upon entering, in addition to Chai Ren, Tang Qing saw two other men, one of the same age as Chai Ren, and one who looked a bit older. It made sense, after all, even the second-generation elites of Beijing who could do this kind of business weren’t likely to be twenty-something youngsters; those people were still busy with their studies.
However, Tang Qing was an exception. He wasn’t involved in operations, nor did he need to forge relationships. He just had to provide the money.
Looking at Tang Qing,
The two already knowing his age were also surprised, because Chai Ren hadn’t told them that Tang Qing was this charming. If Tang Qing were a celebrity, they were sure that with this face alone, he could gain countless fans.
But Tang Qing’s demeanor didn’t resemble a young popstar, instead, he had a maturity and stability no less than their own.
They couldn’t help but nod secretly.
True to Chai Ren’s claim, his temporary business partner was indeed somewhat extraordinary. Chai Ren hadn’t mentioned the African deal to them, only the name of the Sheng Tang Group and mention of Tang Qing’s uncle.
After understanding Tang Qing’s background, they also believed that Tang Qing had the qualifications to participate in their business. Money attracts people; this is the mentality of the upper class, not just making a mad dash for the cash, which is only a secondary goal.
For example, bringing Tang Qing in.
If they want to buy top-notch gems and jewelry next time, they can directly find Tang Qing. If they plan on investing in Thailand, Tang Kai, the richest Chinese there, could also play a significant role.
This is the primary goal of a "circle" cooperation.
"Young Tang, let me introduce you. This younger one is Bao Kaiyu, the older one is Zhai Zhihua. They’re both insiders. And this is Tang Qing." Chai Ren introduced them to each other without further ado.
"Brother Bao, Brother Zhai, nice to meet you." Tang Qing shook hands with the two of them and said with a smile.
"Young Tang, amazing, when I was your age, I was still messing around fighting and acting macho, your Brother Bao bullied female classmates daily. The waves behind drive on those before, we’re getting old." Zhai Zhihua sighed with emotion.
As time goes by, especially seeing younger people achieving more and more extraordinary things, the already thirty-year-old him couldn’t help but sigh.
"Not at all, it’s just pure luck, so it doesn’t count for much." Tang Qing didn’t want to dwell on this topic.
"Okay, quickly sit down. You two leave first, don’t let anyone disturb us." Chai Ren asked his two bodyguards to leave. Some of his business could be known to them, yet some could not be known.
"Yes."
The two bodyguards left the room and stood guard at the door.
Only the four of them were left in the room.
They sat down.
Chai Ren spoke, "Alright, everyone is here, I’ll say it. Young Tang, we previously discussed that each of us would put in 200 million RMB, establish a large-scale real estate development company. I will secure the land at a low price, Brother Bao will handle the approval, Brother Zhai will take care of the bank loan, with the shares evenly distributed. I then thought of including you, but besides money..."
Upon saying this, Chai Ren paused.
Tang Qing obviously knew what he meant and immediately said, "I am already very grateful that you all are willing to include me in this, I won’t insist on the shares, you all can give me as much as you are willing to."
Tang Qing really didn’t care about it.
It’s just a few hundred million RMB, even if he threw it away, he wouldn’t feel it much. Moreover, it would be exchanged for the shares of a real estate company, Chai Ren definitely wouldn’t let him lose out.
Chai Ren was very satisfied with Tang Qing’s attitude.
Knows when to advance or retreat.
"Alright, in this case, for the three of us, it’s still 200 million RMB each accounting for 25% of the shares. Young Tang, what’s the maximum you can put in?" Chai Ren suddenly remembered that the question today was about how much money Tang Qing had, not how much he could put in.
"Maximum? Is 400 million RMB not enough? If it’s not urgent, I can have another 300 million in a week." Tang Qing asked, puzzled. He was momentarily caught off guard by Chai Ren’s thinking. Seven hundred million, to buy an entry ticket to Beijing’s real estate market was a little expensive, but not unacceptable.
So,
The three of them were once again stunned.
Especially Chai Ren, who was almost shocked to his feet. A week later there would be 300 million, which was obviously a dividend from that friend. But dammit, what business in the world could have a monthly dividend of 300 million RMB? You would need to rob dozens of banks to get that.
Is trading futures and exchange rates so profitable?
Tang Qing also quickly realized that there was a business opportunity in Chai Ren’s words.
Frantically he put his hand to his forehead.
Damn.
Misunderstood.
Well, looking at the faces of the three in front of him, Tang Qing still felt quite refreshed.
"Well, guys, I thought 400 million wasn’t enough, so let’s stick with 400 million, how about it?" Tang Qing quickly said. He really wanted to say that if seven hundred million was needed, then so be it, but thinking about wasting three hundred million made him feel a bit distressed.
"Cough, cough..." Chai Ren came back to his senses, turned to the two next to him and said, "I think it’s fine. 400 million RMB for 25% of the shares, what do you two think?"
Bao Kaiyu and Zhai Zhihua also calmed down, considered it and agreed. This meant that they were getting over sixty million out of thin air. In this era, that’s a huge sum of money. Instantly, the way the two of them looked at Tang Qing changed.
Local tyrant.
Irresponsibly rich.
This was their only evaluation of Tang Qing at the moment.
PS: Chapter 2.
