Blake naturally recognized Xia Ruofei.
This scene was so familiar. It was the same Hengfeng Jiahua Hotel's gym, the same Huaxia guy running on the treadmill. The memory of the beginning of the year made Blake quite unhappy.
Although Xia Ruofei had some complaints in his heart, he didn't show it in front of Blake — he still didn't know what the situation was! At least he had to see Ma Xiong and ask him to know!
He just glanced at Blake, then raised his eyebrows at him and asked in perfect English, "Do you want to run together?"
Blake's face turned red and white. He stared at Xia Ruofei for a few seconds, then silently picked up his things and turned to leave.
Xia Ruofei curled his lips and continued to run on the treadmill.
This coincidence didn't cause any waves in Xia Ruofei's heart. He was faintly looking forward to whether Monica would have the same thoughts as him and come to the gym.
However, in fact, Monica had been tormented by Xia Ruofei for most of the night yesterday and was already exhausted. This morning, she forced herself to get up. Now that she returned to the room, she immediately went back to sleep.
Xia Ruofei ran until his body was slightly sweaty. He got off the treadmill and left the gym directly. He went back to the presidential suite to take a shower. It was almost seven o 'clock. He changed into casual clothes and took the elevator to the buffet restaurant downstairs.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Xia Ruofei saw that Ma Xiong and Feng Jing were already sitting by the window. Ma Xiong's sharp eyes noticed Xia Ruofei immediately and immediately smiled and waved at him.
Xia Ruofei walked over quickly and said, "Mr. Ma, why did you specially come to have breakfast with me? How sorry do you make me feel? "
Ma Xiong said with a smile, "When people get old, they don't sleep as much! I wake up at five o 'clock every day, just in time to have breakfast with Xia Sheng! "
Feng Jing also greeted Xia Ruofei, then said to Xia Ruofei, "Chairman, go get the food first! Hengfeng Jiahua's buffet breakfast is still very sumptuous. "
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded. He said, "Mr. Ma, Mr. Feng, you guys eat first!"
After that, Xia Ruofei got up and went to the dining area to take a plate and took a few pieces of exquisite pastries, two pieces of corn, an egg, and finally a cup of fresh milk. He took the plate back.
"Xia Sheng, you only ate so little?" Ma smiled and said, "Young people should eat more!"
"It's enough." Xia Ruofei smiled. "You don't need to eat too much for breakfast."
As the three of them ate and chatted, Ma Xiong suddenly said, "Xia Sheng, there's something I … I don't know how to tell you …"
Seeing Ma Xiong's embarrassed look, Xia Ruofei suddenly thought of Blake's figure.
He smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Ma, if you have something to say, just say it. With our relationship, do we still need to beat around the bush?"
"That's right, that's right …" Ma Xiong said, "Xia Sheng, then I'll get straight to the point. I don't know if you still remember the Frenchman named Blake?"
Sure enough, it's related to him! Xia Ruofei said in his heart.
He didn't deliberately pretend that he didn't remember. He nodded and said, "Of course, I remember. I had a deep impression of him at the beginning of the year in Shen City! Why? Is he here this time? "
Xia Ruofei didn't take the initiative to say that he had already met Blake at the gym.
Ma Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "He did come to Hong Kong and stayed at Hengfeng Jiahua Hotel …"
Then Ma Xiong immediately said, "But … we definitely didn't send an invitation to Blake's Restaurant Chain Group!"
Logically speaking, Blake's Group was relatively influential in the global restaurant industry, and it was famous for its authentic French food. If it was another auction house, they definitely wouldn't miss out on such a truffle auction.
But Ma Xiong knew that Xia Ruofei and Blake didn't get along. Ma Xiong had personally experienced what happened in Shen City at the beginning of the year.
So Ma Xiong specifically told the auction house that they absolutely couldn't send an invitation to Blake's Group.
But what made Ma Xiong depressed was that Blake's Group still came uninvited, and the one who came was George Blake, the young man who had a conflict with Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "I believe that. Mr. Ma definitely wouldn't take the initiative to invite them."
"Yes!" Ma Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "I also received the news this morning. Blake's Group sent George Blake, the one you saw in Shen City last time. They paid the deposit according to the normal procedure and bought an ordinary seat. You know that we hold an auction, so it's definitely impossible to drive the guests out …"
Blake's status in his family group wasn't particularly high, and his ranking among the heirs was also very low. But with his status, he would definitely be sitting in the guest seat if he came to the auction, and he would definitely be invited by the organizer.
Ma Xiong didn't expect that not only did he come uninvited, but he also didn't take the initiative to contact the auction house at all. He directly paid the deposit through the normal procedure and got an ordinary seat.
He didn't know whether the other party was self-aware or wanted to keep a low profile. Anyway, this matter caught Ma Xiong a little off guard.
He was worried that because of this matter, Xia Ruofei would have a grudge in his heart, and then the loss would really outweigh the gain.
So he rushed to the hotel early in the morning and immediately explained to Xia Ruofei.
Ma Xiong didn't know that Xia Ruofei had already met Blake in the hotel.
Fortunately, Xia Ruofei wasn't a narrow-minded person, and he wouldn't vent his anger on Hengfeng Auction House because of this matter.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "I understand! Mr. Ma, since the auction allows ordinary guests to pay a deposit to enter, then we can't break the rules … "
Ma Xiong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Xia Sheng! Don't worry, if Blake attends the auction honestly, then it's fine. But if he dares to do anything at the auction, this time I definitely won't let him off easily! "
At the beginning of the year, Ma Xiong should have supported Xia Ruofei to directly go through legal procedures with Blake and sue him for defamation. In fact, Ma Xiong also put a lot of pressure on Blake's Restaurant Group.
But Xia Ruofei's request at that time was for George Blake to publicly apologize to the media. This was completely unacceptable to Blake's Group because the blow to the company's reputation was too great.
So at that time, Blake's Group found an old friend of Ma Xiong's to mediate.
Ma Xiong owed this friend a lot in his early years. In the end, he could only go to Xia Ruofei with a guilty heart to mediate.
Xia Ruofei was relatively easy to talk to. He also knew that Ma Xiong must have his own difficulties. Plus, the matter wasn't a big deal, so he agreed not to pursue it.
If Blake took the initiative to provoke him this time, Ma Xiong definitely didn't have to care about his feelings. He would settle old and new debts together and give Xia Ruofei an explanation.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Mr. Ma, it's not that serious. I think he came to the auction hoping to buy some truffles. It's impossible for him to fly over from Europe to cause trouble, right?"
In fact, Xia Ruofei thought too highly of Blake. Although Blake didn't want to cause trouble, the biggest reason he came to Hong Kong was that he knew Monica was in Hong Kong, so he chased after her.
In addition, he also knew from the brochure that the seller of the truffles was Xia Ruofei's Taoyuan Company. If he could make the Taoyuan Company lose face at the auction, he would naturally be very happy.
"I don't think he dares!" Ma Xiong said.
Xia Ruofei's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness. He said lightly, "Even if he doesn't cause trouble, I don't want our truffles to be bought by Blake's Group."
Ma Xiong froze for a moment and said with some difficulty, "Xia Sheng, he has already received an admission ticket to the auction. With Blake's financial resources, it's impossible for him to go back empty-handed. After all, your truffles are of very high quality, and this year's truffles harvest isn't very good. Such high-end ingredients are rare anywhere!"
Xia Ruofei's face showed a trace of a smile. He said, "Even if we can't avoid it, we have to make him bleed. Beat him until he hurts!"
Ma Xiong shook his head with a smile and said, "The truffles are of such high quality. No matter who wants to buy them, they will have to bleed a lot!"
Xia Ruofei knew that Ma Xiong didn't understand his meaning, but he didn't explain too much. He just smiled and changed the topic.
After breakfast, Ma Xiong accompanied Xia Ruofei and Feng Jing to the banquet hall on the third floor of the hotel to check the auction venue.
The auction would start at 9: 30 in the morning.
Then Ma Xiong returned to the lounge next to the banquet hall, while Xia Ruofei returned to the presidential suite to change into formal clothes.
In addition, he also had to take out the truffles from the Ring-Tu space in advance and put them in the freezer. In a while, the auction house staff would come to the room to receive the truffles.
At around 9: 00, Feng Jing accompanied the auction house manager, Dong Jiajun, to Xia Ruofei's room. Xia Ruofei took out the precious truffles from the freezer. Dong Jiajun checked them carefully and handed them to the staff who came with him. They escorted the truffles downstairs.
Xia Ruofei, who had changed into formal clothes, also took the elevator to the third floor with Feng Jing.
The banquet hall on the third floor had been redecorated. Whether it was at the entrance or inside the hall, the logos of the Taoyuan Company and Hengfeng Group were hung everywhere. Beautiful promotional posters could be seen everywhere.
The screen at the entrance of the banquet hall and the projection screen in the hall was also rolling the promotional video that Hengfeng Auction House had specially invited an elite team to make.
The guests who participated in the auction also arrived one after another.
In addition to some local tycoons, gentlemen of the peace, and celebrities, there were also many westerners who came out of the hotel's internal elevator. Most of them were representatives of famous catering companies from Europe, the United States, and Australia that Ma Xiong had invited.
What made Xia Ruofei feel a little regretful was that Tang He from the United States and Tang Yitian from Australia were unable to come because they had other work schedules.
The two tycoons called Xia Ruofei to express their apologies.
At the same time, the two asked Xia Ruofei to leave some of the best truffles for them. They both said that they were willing to buy them at the auction price.
On the one hand, it was to support Xia Ruofei's business. On the other hand, they really liked truffles.
Xia Ruofei got the guest list in advance.
Excluding the Black Group, who came uninvited and paid a deposit to enter, the world's most famous western restaurant chains were basically all present. In addition, there were also some small but very famous Michelin restaurants. They all sent representatives to participate.
In addition, there were at least five European and American tycoons with assets comparable to Tang He and Tang Yitian.
Seeing the list, Xia Ruofei jokingly said to Feng Jing, "Manager Feng, I guess the parking space at Hong Kong's airport will be very tight these few days!"
Feng Jing couldn't help but smile. The preparations for the auction were very smooth, and she was in a very good mood at the moment.
Most of these tycoons came by private jet. She estimated that there would be a small private jet exhibition on the tarmac of Hong Kong's airport.
At this moment, Ma Xiong, who was in a suit and leather shoes, walked over quickly.
"Xia Sheng! I'll introduce you to a few friends later! " Ma Xiong said with a smile, "It's mainly some old friends in Hong Kong. They are also very interested in you."
"Oh? I'm just a young man. How can those tycoons know me? "Xia Ruofei joked.
"In the past, they might not have noticed you, but after the auction of the best one-headed abalone, I'm afraid that there aren't many people in Hong Kong who haven't heard of your name!" Ma Xiong laughed and said, "Many of my good friends complained to me! They said that I didn't inform them in advance and missed out on the best quality abalone. "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "You can tell them that there will be more abalones, as long as they recognize our Taoyuan Company's brand! Of course, there's also your Hengfeng Auction House! "
Ma Xiong couldn't help but laugh.
This auction was mainly managed by Dong Jiajun and Feng Jing. Ma Xiong was a person of virtue and prestige, so he didn't need to personally welcome the guests at the door. Therefore, after the two exchanged a few pleasantries, they prepared to enter and wait.
At this moment, Blake, who was wearing a custom-made Armani suit and had glossy hair, walked out of the elevator.
When he walked to the door and saw Xia Ruofei, he stopped and looked at Xia Ruofei with sharp eyes.
Xia Ruofei, on the other hand, had an indifferent expression and looked straight into Blake's eyes.
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