After returning from the Changjiang Building, the trip to Xiangjiang was almost over.
On April 14th, everyone visited the SPACE Business School.
After listening to a lecture by a world-class financial expert, the Xiangjiang course officially came to an end.
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Back at the hotel, Li Dong told Chen Ke and the others to pack their luggage and set off tomorrow.
The doorbell rang.
Zhou Haidong opened the door, and soon Li Dong heard Zhou Haidong's laughter.
Li Dong put down what he was doing and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Chen, you don't have to be so happy to see sister-in-law."
Chen Kaixuan laughed and said, "We're an old couple. What's there to be happy about? I'm happy for you, brother. "
"Me?"
"Yes, are you free tonight?"
"Yes, I'm going back tomorrow. I don't have anything to do tonight. What's wrong?"
Chen Kaixuan said mysteriously, "Come with me to a cocktail party tonight. I'm here to give you a surprise."
"Cocktail party …" Li Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "This is what you're happy for me? What other cocktail party is worth being so excited about? "
"Old Yang's daughter heard that we're leaving tomorrow, so she invited us all to dinner. Others can refuse, but you can't. You have to go this time. I'm looking forward to the sparks between the two youngest entrepreneurs in the country. "
At first, when he said Old Yang's daughter, Li Dong didn't know who he was talking about.
When he said the last sentence, Li Dong immediately knew who he was talking about.
Yang Huiyan!
The richest woman in 2007, the first billionaire, the youngest richest woman, and the second-generation richest woman …
It was impossible for Li Dong not to know about this series of derogatory or praising titles hanging on that person's head.
At present, because Country Garden had not been listed yet, and the Hurun List had not been released, Yang Huiyan was not famous yet. Only some people in the industry knew her.
But when the Hurun List was released in the second half of the year, more than half of Hua Xia knew the name of the richest woman.
26 years old, a woman, the richest woman …
When these three terms were put together, it was impossible not to become famous.
It was not strange for him to know Chen Kaixuan. Both of their headquarters were in the same city, and both of them were the leaders of large corporations. It was very normal for them to have dealings with each other.
However, he wasn't too familiar with that person, so holding a farewell party seemed a little too polite.
Li Dong cast Chen Kaixuan a glance, and Chen Kaixuan smiled and said, "Don't think too much about it. Just treat it as getting to know a friend. In the business world, one more friend means one more path. Besides, your business scope doesn't overlap, and you're not enemies. Let's go together. "
"Where will it be held?"
"On the peninsula, at 7: 30 in the evening. I'll call you then."
Li Dong didn't hesitate any longer. He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll be there when the time comes."
Since Chen Kaixuan still had to inform the others, he did not say much. After chatting for a while, he went to the next room.
Looking at how busy he was, Li Dong touched his chin. Why was Old Chen so concerned?
Li Dong didn't think too much of it. The two of them didn't have that kind of relationship. He just felt that the reception this time was not as simple as getting to know a few friends. Could it be that there was some other goal?
The day before yesterday, everyone had just finished talking about Country Osmanthus Garden at Changjiang Building, and in the blink of an eye, Chen Kaixuan had come looking for him. The timing was really coincidental.
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No matter what Li Dong thought, it was just a reception, and there were a lot of people there. He was not worried.
7: 00 at night.
In the banquet hall.
When Li Dong arrived, there were already a lot of people inside.
Everyone was holding a glass of red wine and chatting. When they saw Li Dong, Wu Yajun, who was talking to someone, walked over with a glass of red wine. She smiled and said, "Dongzi, what do you think?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "What do you think?"
As he spoke, Li Dong took the red wine from the waiter next to him and asked, "Are they all from our class?"
"There are some others. We also invited some celebrities to liven things up. Do you want to go and hook up with some of them?"
"I'm not interested."
Li Dong shook his head. Wu Yajun didn't care and continued, "What do you think? You used to be number one among the young people in the country, but once Country Garden goes public, it'll be hard to say."
Li Dong said indifferently, "I don't care. Whoever wants to be number one can take it."
Wu Yajun immediately smiled and said, "You really don't mind at all?"
Li Dong smiled faintly and said, "Sister Wu, are you forcing me to say a few words?"
"Yes, I'm forcing you to say a few words. Say a few words of ambition and see if it can inspire my fighting spirit."
"I'm a first-generation. Why should I compare myself to a second-generation?"
After saying this, Li Dong turned around and went to chat with others.
Wu Yajun was stunned for a moment. After a while, she laughed and said, "This guy is really arrogant."
Although Li Dong said it arrogantly, it was also the truth.
Faraway Group was a group built by Li Dong. In addition, Far Away had not gone public yet. If it really went public, Country Garden might not be as good as Far Away.
Moreover, Yang Huiyan was only a second-generation. It didn't seem wrong for Li Dong to not compare himself to her.
Seeing that Li Dong had run away, Wu Yajun smiled and didn't continue to look for him. She chatted with the people next to her.
The cocktail party was a social venue. The purpose of coming here was to get to know more people. If you came and hid in the corner to admire yourself, you might as well not come.
Since Li Dong was here, he didn't pretend to be aloof.
He chatted a few words with his classmates. When he met someone he didn't know, he would exchange business cards to get to know each other.
Li Dong was also a famous person in the country. Many people knew him.
He was busy socializing with people, and people were eager to get to know him.
After a while, Li Dong received more than ten business cards.
Some of these people were from the mainland, and some were from Xiangjiang. They were the heads of various enterprises.
The cocktail party that Yang Huiyan organized tonight was of a high standard, and the number of people who came was not light.
After walking around, Li Dong was about to find a place to rest. Chen Kaixuan, who hadn't seen him, came over and pulled him. "Rest later. Let's go and get to know Xiao Yang."
When Li Dong heard this, he had to stand up and say, "I didn't see anyone just now. I thought he didn't come. Is he here?"
"He's here. I just saw you and greeted you. You didn't hear me."
The two talked as they walked to the corner.
Around the pillar in the hall, Li Dong saw five or six men and women laughing and chatting.
When Chen Kaixuan arrived, he smiled and said, "Everyone, stop for a moment. Far Away Li Dong is here."
When they heard Li Dong's name, everyone turned to look.
One of the men, who was about 50 years old, smiled and said, "Hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person. He is indeed a young talent of the mainland."
The other party spoke Mandarin. Although it was not very standard, it could still be considered Mandarin.
Chen Kaixuan waited for him to finish speaking and then introduced, "This is the president of Disheng Group, Mr. Pan."
After hearing this, Li Dong quickly smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Pan."
Pan Disheng was quite famous in Xiangjiang. Although he was not very famous in the mainland, the strength of Disheng Group was not weak.
Li Dong did not expect that this person would also come.
Probably knowing that Li Dong did not know the inside story, Pan Disheng smiled and said, "I have to support Miss Yang's cocktail party."
Chen Kaixuan then explained, "Mr. Pan also participated in the subscription of Country Garden."
Li Dong finally understood that the listing of Country Garden had attracted the participation of many Xiangjiang tycoons, and it seemed that this person was one of them.
Then Chen Kaixuan introduced the other people respectively. There was the daughter of the head of Yingjun Group, the CEO of Henderson Real Estate, the vice president of New World Development …
Li Dong greeted them one by one and suddenly understood why Yang Huiyan wanted to hold this cocktail party.
These people were all tycoons or representatives of tycoons in Xiangjiang. The reason why they held this cocktail party was most likely because they knew what the richest man Li had said.
Now, everyone was standing up to support Green Osmanthus Garden!
It was not necessarily aimed at Li Dong and the others, but it was also a statement to the outside world that they were all optimistic about Country Garden and had taken out real money to invest. What else was there to doubt?
The words of the richest man Li might not be spread out, but it was not impossible for it to be spread out.
At the opportunity of going public, such a sudden change suddenly happened, so Country Garden must be a little nervous.
At this time, they pulled out the Xiangjiang tycoons who had subscribed. On the one hand, it was to explain, on the other hand, it was also to put pressure.
"Look, how strong my side is!"
"Although the owner of Changjiang Group is strong, my side is not weak either. Henderson is not much weaker than the other side, not to mention the other tycoons."
After understanding this, Li Dong suddenly felt a little depressed.
"You guys can show off all you want. If I knew it was because of this, I wouldn't have come."
After reluctantly greeting a few people, Chen Kaixuan finally introduced the only young woman in the crowd and said with a smile, "Brother Li, this is the executive director of Country Garden, Miss Yang Huiyan."
"Xiao Yang, you also know Li Dong. You guys are about the same age, I think you should have a common language."
After hearing this, Yang Huiyan smiled slightly and very quietly reached out to Li Dong. "Hello, General Manager Li."
Li Dong reached out and shook hands with her, and the two of them exchanged a few polite words.
However, the conversation that Chen Kaixuan had imagined did not happen. Yang Huiyan did not talk much, and Li Dong was actually not a talkative person either. They both exchanged a few polite words and then stopped talking.
Seeing this, the others could not help but laugh and began to warm up the atmosphere.
Li Dong chatted with them for a while, and in the end, he made an excuse that someone was looking for him and left first.
After he left, Pan Disheng smiled and said, "Young man, you're quite arrogant."
He spoke in Cantonese. If Li Dong really paid attention, he would realize that the few tycoons here or their representatives almost all came from the same place.
Chen Kaixuan smiled and said, "I think it's alright. Since everyone got to know each other today, we might have a chance to work together in the future."
Some of the people in the crowd were disdainful, while others smiled lightly and did not reply.
Yang Huiyan, who did not speak much, shook her head lightly and said, "There shouldn't be many opportunities to work together. Uncle Chen, thank you for your help at this reception. We'll go out for a walk later. I think the influence should be about to dissipate. "
Hearing this, the others nodded and did not say anything else about Li Dong.
Although Li Dong's current achievements were not bad, he was still a little far from everyone else. In addition, no one felt that they were weaker than Li Dong, so naturally, they did not worship him as they had imagined.
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After the reception, Li Dong was like a passerby.
Tonight's protagonist was the second daughter of the Yang family. On the eve of the listing of Country Garden, she was the focus of attention.
Li Dong, who hid in Jiangbei, did not cause much waves in Hong Kong.
Li Dong did not care. He stood in the crowd and looked on coldly.
In the eyes of these people, how many people in the entire CEO class were really worthy of their attention?
The reason why they were invited was just to convey their attitude.
What everyone was interested in was not their identity in the mainland, but their status as students of the Changjiang Business School.
What they really wanted to convey was to tell that person, "I know what you said, but we'll mind our own business, don't make trouble for me."
As for Li Dong, well, he was a mainland person with some money.
Apart from this, perhaps everyone was only surprised by his young age.
However, when Yang Huiyan became the richest person in the world, Li Dong's brilliance would probably be overshadowed.
In this world, the second place would always be unknown.
When Li Dong was the only one in the post-80s generation, everyone remembered him. When there was another person who was more eye-catching than him, Li Dong was not as unattainable as imagined.
Li Dong understood all this, but he did not care too much.
A moment of glory did not mean anything. If others looked down on him, he would not necessarily look up to them.
Among all the people present, there were only three or five that Li Dong really liked.
As for the people in Hong Kong, whether it was Pan Disheng or the others, most of them were second-generation. In the eyes of Li Dong, they were not as low-key as the generation of tycoons like Yang Shaopeng.
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