The manager of the North Island branch of the Central Chamber of Commerce was still Si Haixiao. Although he had some conflicts with the Hong Chamber of Commerce, and the Hong Chamber of Commerce had put him on the blacklist, the Central Chamber of Commerce was rising too fast. Its power was no longer what it used to be. It was the third largest chamber of commerce, second only to the Five Elements Commerce and the Hong Chamber of Commerce. If it continued to develop at this speed, it was possible for it to replace the top two.
Since the Central Chamber of Commerce was so powerful, as the manager of the North Island branch, Si Haixiao's status naturally rose. Now, many senior executives of the Hong Chamber of Commerce in the Middle Island headquarters were proposing large-scale cooperation with the Central Chamber of Commerce. For this, they did not hesitate to whitewash Si Haixiao's reputation. This was the trend, and even Hong Zhong could not stop it.
Since the two sides had business cooperation, Hong Zhong naturally would not deliberately make things difficult for Si Haixiao. After all, he was a businessman who could make money with peace. Unless it was an irreconcilable feud, he could let go of all other grievances.
Strictly speaking, there was no direct conflict between him and Si Haixiao. Si Haixiao was just stupid enough to flirt with Shangguan Laner and Ning Xuefei. Everything was his own doing, and it had nothing to do with Hong Zhong.
"Hey, isn't this Manager Hong? What can I do for you?" Seeing Hong Zhong enter the door, Si Haixiao lazily sat on the armchair in the corridor on the second floor and greeted him condescendingly. On each side of him was a woman in thin clothes. Although they were not peerless beauties, their looks could be considered top-notch.
He was in high spirits these days. Although he was only the manager of the North Island branch of the Central Chamber of Commerce, and Hong Zhong was the vice president of the Hong Chamber of Commerce, a level higher than him, he looked down on Hong Zhong. The Central Chamber of Commerce was just a tool for the expansion of the Central Chamber of Commerce. In front of the Central Chamber of Commerce, even if the Hong Chamber of Commerce was the second largest chamber of commerce on the Heaven-stage Island, it was nothing.
Of course. Even if he didn't like Hong Zhong, Hong Zhong was still an important figure. Si Haixiao wouldn't neglect him too much. After all, the business of the North Island branch had a lot of cooperation with the Hong Chamber of Commerce. If the relationship between them became strained, it wouldn't be a good thing for him.
"Manager Si, I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you?" Hong Zhong cupped his hands and smiled, not minding Si Haixiao's slight. If Si Haixiao looked down on him, he would look down on Si Haixiao as well. In his eyes, Si Haixiao was just a despicable person. If he hadn't been lucky enough to board the ship of the Central Chamber of Commerce, this guy would've long died in some mass grave.
However, Hong Zhong's shrewdness and self-restraint were not something that a mere Si Haixiao could compare to. Even though he looked down on him, he could still make the other party feel like he was bathing in the spring breeze. This was the ability that a businessman should have.
"It's alright. I eat and drink as I should. Most importantly, I have beauties to accompany me. This is how I live my life. Do you want me to give you one? "Si Haixiao said with a laugh.
In the past two years, he had spent a lot of effort to find beautiful women from all over the place and formed a harem group. He hung out with the harem group all day long. Leading a befuddled life was his goal in life.
The higher-ups didn't seem dissatisfied with his actions at all. As long as he could complete the task on time, even if he had a harem of three thousand beauties, no one would care about him.
"I appreciate Shopkeeper Si's good intentions. However, a gentleman doesn't take what others like. I can't afford to enjoy such beauties. " Hong Zhong smiled slightly and walked up to Si Haixiao. He asked directly, "One doesn't come to the temple for no reason. I'm actually here to ask a favor. There's something that I want to understand from you, Shopkeeper Si. I wonder if it's convenient? "
"No problem. Ask away." Si Haixiao was still carelessly hugging the two beauties. He didn't have the slightest intention of letting them avoid suspicion.
Hong Zhong's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. If this was an important business discussion, he would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word. Talking business with this guy was simply looking for trouble …
"I want to ask if the business of sending letters to the secular world that your Chamber of Commerce once launched at the Zhongdao Auction is still going on?" Hong Zhong asked calmly.
"You want to send letters to the secular world?" Si Haixiao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't think much about it and answered directly, "No, this business has never been launched at all. It's just that in order to make a name for ourselves, we used the opportunity of the Zhongdao Auction to create a gimmick. After that, it was canceled."
"Canceled? But as far as I know, this business was marked with a sky-high price of one hundred thousand spirit jades. "Hong Zhong couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"One hundred thousand spirit jades is indeed a sky-high price, but think about it. This is not an ordinary letter delivery business. It needs to travel between the Heaven-Stage Island and the secular world. How can the energy and cost of this be imagined by ordinary people? I can tell you bluntly. Don't think that 100,000 Spirit Jades is a sky-high price. It's a losing business. Back then, it was just a loss to make a name for itself. Only a fool would continue doing it! "Si Haixiao curled his lips in a nonchalant manner.
"Then will this business be reopened in the future?" Hong Zhong still didn't give up and asked.
"Who knows? Maybe it will, maybe it won't. This matter is not under my jurisdiction, so I'm not too sure. But I guess it won't happen in a short period of time. "Si Haixiao was busy with the women beside him while taking the time to answer.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for enlightening me, Shopkeeper Si. This old man still has something to do, so I won't disturb you any longer. I'll take my leave first." Hong Zhong immediately said after inquiring about the situation. Since the other party had already said this, it meant that this matter was really impossible. It would be a waste of time to continue asking, and it might even make people suspicious.
"Take care, I won't send you off." Si Haixiao raised his eyelids and looked at Hong Zhong's back as he left. Suddenly, he frowned slightly. Why did this old man ask about this? Could it be that he has friends in the secular world?
With beauties in his arms, Si Haixiao was too lazy to continue thinking about it. Instead of spending time thinking about an old man, it was better to leave time for his two little beauties. This was the right thing to do!
After returning to the Hong Chamber of Commerce, Hong Zhong told Lin Yi about Si Haixiao's answer. Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but there was nothing he could do. Since the Central Chamber of Commerce didn't intend to continue, no matter how many spirit jades he had, it was useless.
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