From the window seat, one could see the dazzling night view of Yanjing. There were towering skyscrapers and luxurious neon lights. All of them showed that this was an international metropolis that stood at the top of the world.
From tonight onwards, Xiao Zheng had successfully landed in this city full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and began a new stage of his life.
Slowly withdrawing his wandering gaze, Xiao Zheng picked up the goblet in front of the table and took a sip like countless rich and famous people at the party. Where was the despicable attitude of eating a large piece of meat and drinking a large amount of wine?
He was a business elite, an upper-class person.
"Boss Xiao is also a wine lover?" Chang Yishan, who was sitting across from him, smiled. As always, he maintained his elegant posture.
After ten years on Wall Street, he saw the darkest and ugliest inside of the capital, and at the same time, he learned all the etiquette and rules of the upper-class society.
It could be said that today, even if Chang Yishan participated in the world's top event, even if he attended the banquet of the British royal family, his performance would be impeccable and flawless.
Life was often the best teacher for humans. And experience was enough to make a person reborn and become a new person.
Facing Chang Yishan's polite inquiry, Xiao Zheng slowly put down the goblet and smiled. "I love wine, but not this kind."
As he spoke, he pointed to a glass of red wine that cost a few hundred yuan.
"Oh?" Chang Yishan smiled. "Then what kind of wine does Boss Xiao like?"
"Erguotou is fine, Maotai is fine too. But he doesn't like foreign wine, "Xiao Zheng said calmly.
"Looks like Boss Xiao likes hard liquor." Chang Yishan smiled. "As far as I know, there are a lot of hard liquor in foreign countries. The purity is no worse than Maotai. And the taste is even better. "
"I said it. I don't like foreign wine, "Xiao Zheng said with a relaxed expression. "No matter how good the taste is, no matter how high the purity. I don't like it either. "
Chang Yishan smiled and continued, "Is it because you are not used to it, or is it because of unreasonable resistance?"
"Is it important?" Xiao Zheng asked.
"If you're just not used to it, I can understand. Just like smokers, it's rare for them to get used to the toasted cigarettes from abroad. "Chang Yishan laughed. "But what if it's resistance? Boss Xiao is slightly limited. "
Xiao Zheng realized that Chang Yishan could always attack him with an unimportant topic. It was as if it could penetrate through every nook and cranny, and it was impossible to guard against it. At first, he was living off a woman, and now he was drinking. It was just an unintentional topic, but Chang Yishan brought it up to the extreme.
Talking to such a person would inevitably cause one to feel pressured, and one would be afraid of falling into his trap if one did not pay attention. But from another perspective, Chang Yishan's thoughts were too meticulous. She was too serious.
If he didn't like it, then he didn't like it. Why did he have to get to the bottom of it and find the reason for his dislike? Wouldn't being too serious make people feel disgusted?
Xiao Zheng laughed and asked, "Can personal preferences be linked to limitations? Mr. Chang, perhaps you're being too stubborn? "
"You can see the big picture from the small clues," Chang Yishan said without a trace. "The best way to understand a person is through the small details of this person. Not through this person's self-introduction. The introduction is too subjective, only observation can be objective. "
"In other words, Mr. Chang wants to understand me?" Xiao Zheng asked with a smile.
"You can think of it that way." Chang Yishan Smiled and nodded.
"But this is the first time we've met," Xiao Zheng said meaningfully. "Isn't it too impolite for you to get to the bottom of it, observe me, and study me?"
"If I don't tell you, would you know that I'm studying you?" Chang Yishan didn't seem embarrassed at all. Instead, he said it as a matter of course. "I believe that this is the first time Boss Xiao has met most of the people at this banquet. But the number of people you've observed is no less than two digits. And I've only observed Boss Xiao. Based on this logic, Boss Xiao might be even more impolite than me? "
What a sharp tongue.
Xiao Zheng felt that Chang Yishan was indeed worthy of being called the prodigy of Yan Jin. Whether it was his temperament, speaking skills, eloquence, or composure, he was far superior to Yen Teng-kuei. Even he had to be careful when dealing with him. He didn't want to fall into Chang Yishan's trap.
But over the years, Xiao Zheng rarely suffered losses, and he didn't like to suffer losses. How could he be easily taken down by Chang Yishan? Although he was strong in martial arts, his sinister mind was not undeserved —
A man with hands stained with blood, no matter how pure he was, how pure could he be?
"Mr. Chang. I've been puzzled for a long time. I haven't been able to solve the case. I wonder if you can help me analyze it, "Xiao Zheng said with a smile. He looked very harmless.
"Go ahead, Boss Xiao." Chang Yishan smiled.
"I received an email a while ago. Someone asked me to leave Lin Huayin. He threatened me that if I didn't obey him, he would take down Xin Ao's Phantom series. "Xiao Zheng said slowly. "Mr. Chang, don't you think this kind of person is impolite and presumptuous?"
"Presumptuous?" Chang Yishan asked. "Maybe he just doesn't like Boss Xiao living off a woman?"
His tone was elegant, but every word hit the nail on the head. If it was a hot-tempered man, he would have turned against him on the spot.
"So that's what Mr. Chang thinks?" Xiao Zheng didn't get angry, and he didn't retaliate. He just asked meaningfully.
"That's just my guess." Chang Yishan smiled.
"A person's words and actions often represent their inner thoughts. What do you think, Mr. Chang? "Xiao Zheng asked calmly.
"I don't deny it." Chang Yishan saw that Xiao Zheng was showing signs of aggression, and he suddenly changed the topic. "Besides not liking Mr. Xiao living off a woman, there's another possibility."
"What is it?" Xiao Zheng asked.
"He thinks that you don't deserve Lin Huayin." Chang Yishan said word by word. "The reason why he did this is to give you a way out, to give you some leeway."
"People always move forward and look up. Why would they like a way down? "Xiao Zheng also smiled, but his words were sharp. "Mr. Chang, have you relied on bowing to others all these years on Wall Street to get to where you are today?"
Without waiting for Chang Yishan's response, Xiao Zheng continued, "Mr. Chang, you may represent our Hua Xia in Wall Street. The backbone of the nation will not be raised high because of your small achievements. But you can't implicate the backbone of the nation and be looked down upon by others. This is probably the bottom line of our countrymen when they venture outside, right? "
Chang Yishan's face always maintained an elegant smile. In those bright eyes, there was a flash of surprise without a trace.
Yes.
In this seemingly calm confrontation, both of them had their gains. Xiao Zheng suffered a little loss, but also gained a little advantage. Chang Yishan didn't always have the upper hand.
In particular, Xiao Zheng's last words seemed to puncture the myth of Chang Yishan on Wall Street. It was irritating.
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