Seeing Li Dong and the rest enter, Liu Long and his son looked at each other and frowned as they followed them in.
There was a feeling that the guests were not friendly tonight.
Previously, they had organized this banquet to find out more about the business world of Jiangbei.
Now, they had found out more about the business world, but the situation was not looking good.
Liu Long had expected that Tanglong Group would be boycotted by some people when it entered Jiangbei.
After all, with the addition of Tanglong Group, some people would have to give up some of their profits. It was not surprising that outsiders would be hostile to them.
But what surprised them was that it was not just a few people boycotting them. It was more than half of the business world of Jiangbei.
This was not good. It was fine if it was just one or two companies, but many of them had no conflict with their business. Now, they were boycotting them. Liu Long did not know what was going on.
Of course, it was too early to say that they were hostile to them. After all, no one had expressed their stance.
But Liu Long had a bad feeling. Maybe this banquet was not held at the right time.
…
The Liu family's banquet was a buffet.
The venue did not only include the villa's main hall. There were tables and food in front and at the back of the courtyard. When Li Dong and the rest arrived, there were already many people.
When they saw Li Dong and the rest enter, everyone stood up to welcome them.
In Jiangbei, other than those state-owned enterprises, Li Dong and the rest represented more than half of the business world of Jiangbei.
Seeing them enter, no one would continue to be arrogant.
However, when everyone saw the group's movements clearly, some people's expressions couldn't help but change.
In the past, Li Dong had attended events with Hu Ming and the rest. But at that time, everyone walked separately or walked side by side.
Sometimes, out of courtesy, Li Dong would even give way to them.
But today, Li Dong and Shen Qian's positions were especially prominent.
Li Dong and Shen Qian led the way. Hu Ming, Ji Yuanzhong, Hsu Shengzhe, and the rest were a small step behind them.
Although the position of the business world was not as strict as the government, this was a formal gathering. As long as one did not purposely embarrass others, most people knew where to sit and where to walk.
Now, Li Dong was walking at the front, and Hu Ming, Ji Yuanzhong, and the rest were all smiling.
This was interesting!
Everyone had different looks, and Li Dong and the rest did not mind. They greeted each other and found a place with fewer people to sit.
Seeing that Liu Long and Liu Ke were still following them, Li Dong and Li Dong, Li Dong and the rest, they were, Li Dong, and they were. "Li Dong," Liu said.
Liu Long was a little worried, so he wanted to continue listening to what they had to say.
However, Li Dong had already chased them away. Furthermore, as the host, he had things to do and couldn't just watch. He could only say to Liu Ke, "Ah Ke, stay behind and take care of General Manager Li and the rest. I'll come later."
Liu Ke nodded and didn't say anything.
After Liu Long left, Li Dong and the rest started chatting. At this moment, no one spoke to Liu Ke.
Liu Ke couldn't help but look awkward. Clearly, in everyone's eyes, Liu Ke was still not presentable.
The people who were chatting were the leaders of their respective groups.
Although Liu Ke was the host today, in the eyes of others, he was far inferior to Li Dong, Hsu Shengzhe, and the rest. He was even inferior to Ji Lanxin, who was already in contact with the family business.
Liu Ke was a little bored listening to their greetings.
At this time, Li Dong seemed to remember him. While Liu Ke was distracted, Li Dong smiled and said, "Brother Liu, I heard that Tang Long Group is going to enter Pingchuan this time. Is that true?"
Liu Ke didn't understand what he was trying to do. He nodded hesitantly and said, "More or less."
Li Dong's eyes lit up when he saw this. "That means Tang Long Group will continue to enter the fields of real estate, tourism, energy, electricity, and chemical industries?"
The rest of the people stopped talking and looked at Liu Ke.
Liu Ke suddenly felt that something was wrong. He didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Li Dong didn't wait for him to think about how to answer. He smiled and said, "It seems that Boss Liu and Brother Liu are ready to go all out. But it makes sense. After all, Tang Long Group is not weak. In addition, they have a deep relationship. It seems that we will have to rely on Brother Liu in the future."
Although Liu Ke was a little narrow-minded, he was not a fool.
Hearing what Li Dong said, and looking at the indistinct hostility in the others' eyes, Liu Ke knew that he had been tricked!
This guy was trying to push Liu Ke and Tang Long Group to the opposite side of these people.
Tang Long Group was involved in too many fields. Most of the people present had businesses that overlapped with Tang Long Group's.
Moreover, this guy had specifically mentioned that Tang Long Group was strong and had a strong background. It would be strange if the others were not cautious.
If a group with strong background and capital entered Pingchuan to compete with them, some of these people would soon taste the bitter fruit. No one dared to be careless.
Liu Ke was thinking about how to fight back when he heard Li Dong said with a smile, "Oh yes, I heard that Tang Long wants to invest in Pengfei Real Estate, right?"
"Chief Liu is indeed a man of great strategy. Look at you, you've only been in Jiangbei for a few days and you've already built up your business."
Li Dong said with a faint smile. Hsu Shengzhe, who was beside him, said, "That fatty Wang Pengfei is quite open-minded. It wasn't easy for him to build up his business in Jiangbei, and now he's handing it over to someone else."
Although Hsu Shengzhe sounded like he was joking, how could the others not understand what he meant?
It seemed like Wang Pengfei didn't want to invest in Pengfei Real Estate. There must be some other reasons.
Thinking about this, the others looked at Liu Ke with sharp gazes.
In the business world, this was something they were afraid of. People didn't care about normal business competition, but Tang Long Group was an outsider. They had just arrived in Jiangbei for a few days, and they already wanted to control Pengfei Real Estate. This was not a good sign.
Now, it was Pengfei Real Estate. Once they gained a foothold and the Chang family stabilized the situation, today's Pengfei Real Estate might become tomorrow's.
At this moment, Liu Ke couldn't take it anymore.
He understood now. Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe were both trying to set him up!
Taking advantage of the fact that his father wasn't around, the two of them spoke one after another, instantly tarnishing Tang Long's reputation.
But he couldn't think of a rebuttal.
Tang Long's business scope had been decided long ago. If he rebutted now, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
As for Pengfei Real Estate, although they hadn't reached a deal yet, Liu Ke still felt that there was a high chance of it happening.
If he denied it now, what would he say when Tang Long entered Pengfei Real Estate in the future?
Seeing that Zhang Xuan's expression kept changing, but he was unable to find a reason to refute him, Li Dong, Xu Shengzhe, and the others exchanged glances, and the corners of their lips curled up slightly.
This guy was indeed a good-for-nothing. Li Dong and the others hadn't even put in any effort. With just a few words, this guy couldn't take it anymore.
At that moment, everyone felt bored.
If they knew he was so useless, they wouldn't have sent Liu Long away. That old guy might be more fun to play with.
Seeing that Li Dong and the others didn't talk to him anymore, Liu Ke heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he felt embarrassed. After holding on for a while, Liu Ke stood up and said, "Everyone, I'm going to relieve myself. I'll come back later. If there's anything you need, just let me know."
Hu Xiaorui, who was talking to Li Dong, said impatiently, "Go. Don't come back later."
Hu Ming knocked her head and said apologetically, "Young Master Liu, please don't mind her. My daughter has always been a blabbermouth."
"It's fine, it's fine."
Liu Ke laughed dryly and left in a hurry.
After he left, Ji Yuanzhong shook his head. "Like father, like son. I think Liu Long has a plan. I didn't expect his son …"
Hu Ming laughed and said, "Do you think everyone is like you? Your father is useless, but you have a daughter."
Ji Yuanzhong smiled proudly and said, "Your Xiaorui is not bad either. Xiaorui, I heard that your movie is almost finished. When it's done, tell Uncle Ji. Uncle Ji will support you. When it's released, I'll ask the company's employees to support you. "
Hu Xiaorui beamed with joy, "Really?"
"Of course!"
"Uncle Ji, I've done the math. Your Golden Cauldron Jewelry has twenty stores, and at least eight hundred employees and managers. Including the security guards, there are about a thousand people. I'll give you a thousand tickets. Remember to pay! "
After Hu Xiaorui said that, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Ji Yuanzhong was even more amused. "Old Hu, did your daughter have a plan? She even knows how many people I have under me. It seems that I have to pay this time. "
Hu Ming immediately laughed and said with a proud expression, "Who told you to talk big? This time, you will pay for it."
Several bosses next to him also joked, "Xiaorui, did you calculate how many people we have on our side? Did you give us a quota? "
Hu Xiaorui smiled like a little fox. Her eyes narrowed into the shape of a crescent moon. She grinned and said, "Before I came here, I had already calculated that 500 tickets would be enough for Uncle Zhu and 500 tickets for Uncle Chen. Also, Sister Hu wants three hundred … "
Ji Lanxin, who hadn't spoken much, couldn't help but laugh. "Xiaorui, what about General Manager Li and President Xu?"
Hu Xiaorui said happily, "President Xu …"
"Ahem!"
Hsu Shengzhe coughed and said in a muffled voice, "That's it."
Hu Xiaorui rolled her eyes and said, "Longhua is so big. Will ten thousand tickets be enough?"
"Ahem …"
Hsu Shengzhe almost choked to death. He said grumpily, "You're just trying to catch me, right? One thousand tickets is a fair deal for you. You have to find Li Dong. He has the most people under him. Giving him ten thousand tickets is definitely not a lot. "
When he finished, Li Dong said with a faint smile, "You've really hit the nail on the head. I've prepared this way before. Ten thousand tickets should be enough."
Hsu Shengzhe saw that he didn't get the upper hand and said embarrassedly, "Anyway, you've invested your own money. No wonder you don't care."
They chuckled again.
Hu Xiaorui's movie was just an opening. They were just joking around. After all, even one thousand tickets was not much money. They didn't take it to heart.
After talking about the movie, Li Dong looked at Liu Long, who was talking to someone not far away. He said softly, "What do you guys mean?"
Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew what he meant.
Hu Ming lightly knocked on the table and said, "It's not like a fierce dragon doesn't cross the river. This dragon has a big mouth. Walk the right path, everyone will compete normally. It's not like Jiangbei can't tolerate people. But Tang Long … "
Speaking of Tang Long Corporation, Hu Ming narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a black dragon. He's famous in Sichuan. You guys might not know this, but I've been there for a few years. I'm not a pushover. Now, he dared to eat Wang Pengfei. Everyone knows that Wang Pengfei is someone. In the end, Fatty Wang decided to be a good boy. You guys can understand what he means. Now, that person hasn't even found his footing, and he can't wait to eat me. Once he has a footing, I, Hu Ming, don't really care. Tang Long isn't involved in foreign trade. If he wants to eat me, he'll have to look at his teeth first. But for you guys, hehe … "
Someone beside him couldn't help but say, "Even if he has a footing, do you think he can eat us?"
"Hehe, that's hard to say." Li Dong continued, "That person is taking over this year. After the Party Congress next year, if he can smoothly move up the ranks, you and I both know what he means. Also, he doesn't mind meat or vegetables. If you guys don't understand, you can ask around. So what if he eats you guys? "
"Then …"
The others frowned and didn't know what to say.
Li Dong smiled and said, "Of course, don't worry too much. Actually, what I said is just a possibility. It might not come true. "
"But what if it comes true?"
Seeing that they were worried, Li Dong smiled and said, "Isn't that our goal tonight? Don't tell me everyone is really here to have a meal tonight? Let this dragon see how deep the waters of Jiangbei's business world are. Even the Dragon King can't do anything about it. "
Hearing what he said, the others immediately reacted.
Everyone had elected Li Dong to be the CEO tonight. Wasn't it to diminish Tang Long's prestige?
Li Dong had a strong foundation in Jiangbei. With their support, if they joined forces, even Liu Tang would have to bow down to them, let alone Tanglong's branch company.
After Li Dong finished speaking, Hu Wanlin added, "General Manager Li, just tell us what you mean. As long as it's beneficial to us, no one will object."
The others also agreed. "Yes, yes, yes. General Manager Li, just tell us what you plan to do."
"Hehe, you all think too highly of me. What plan can I have? But I think that the most important thing now is to prevent them from gaining a foothold. Did anyone see Wang Pengfei? I'll go talk to him and see if I can convince him. If Wang Pengfei's side is infiltrated, it won't take long for Liu Long to take over. "
"Will it work?"
"Let's give it a try. After all, Wang Pengfei might not be willing."
"Then let's give it a try?"
"I think I saw it just now. It's at the back garden. Shall we go and take a look together?"
Li Dong waved his hand and said, "I'll go and take a look myself. It'll attract too much attention if there are too many of us. Whether it works or not, we'll stick together. You don't have to worry. It's a good thing that they don't swallow him up."
"That's true."
Li Dong said goodbye to the others and held Shen Qian's arm as they walked to the backyard with a smile.
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