In Mingzhu, Zhao Laosi is much more famous than many billionaires. The name is also louder. Even in the eyes of many ordinary citizens, Zhao Laosi is the local emperor of Mingzhu. It is estimated that he can be on an equal footing with the mayor and municipal party committee secretary, and call him brother and sister.
Of course, these are just conjectures of ordinary citizens with little information and no exposure to upper-class society. What is the real situation
Zhao Laosi does have a certain influence on the government because of his special status. Even because he successfully defeated Ye Shiguan, he received strong support from the government and had the green light all the way. But all this was just because Zhao Laosi took advantage of the loophole and catered to the government's policies. It does not prove that he can cover the sky with one hand in the Pearl and run unimpeded.
on the contrary. Now, and even in the future, Mr. Zhao will be more cautious and low-key than before. In the past, he could spend 100 million on a birthday party with great fanfare. In the future, he can only spend 100 million on charity. Because if he wants to take the right path and enter the real upper class society, he must make a clean break with his previous life and start with his grandson.
Of course, no one forced him to become a grandson. But this is the attitude of Fourth Master Zhao. A Zhao Laosi that everyone is more happy to see. If he is still as arrogant and arrogant as before, even if he has the support of the government now, he will have countless people attending a charity dinner. What about the future? Once the government thinks he has no use value, who will give him a second look
Therefore, tonight's charity dinner is a big day for Fourth Master Zhao to reshape himself and become a new man.
"Boss Yu!" Mr. Zhao, who was standing in a straight suit at the door of the hall, walked towards a middle-aged man in his early forties, with a smile on his face and a humble expression. He held Boss Yu, an upstart in the financial world, with both hands in a very relaxed manner. Low, smiled. "Thank you for coming. Make sure you have a good time tonight. You won't come home until you're drunk."
"Boss Zhao, you are too polite." Boss Yu smiled. "How could I not come to such a grand charity party?"
After some warm greetings, Fourth Master Zhao personally escorted Boss Yu to his seat, and then walked quickly back to the hall to greet the next group of guests.
Ah Si, who had always been following Zhao Laosi, hesitated for a long time, and then persuaded in a low voice: "Godfather. You don't have to stand here to greet him all the time. I am enough."
The implication is that perhaps some powerful bosses have this qualification and are worthy of your personal greeting. But most bosses may not be more powerful than you. There is no need to greet and greet everyone in a low voice.
Of course Mr. Zhao knew the reason and original intention of Ah Si’s words, but he just smiled faintly and said in a low voice: "Tonight, there are about a hundred guests at the ten tables, some from the business world, some from the political world, and even some from In the education field, there are only those who are not on the road. Do you know what this means?" After a pause, Zhao Laosi said. "This means that I have started a new life. It has also started a new life. In the past, the people sitting next to me would only talk to me about fighting and killing, which territory was robbed and which territory was regained. Even if I spend a lot of money to build a company, the person in charge will tell me every three days that this business was negotiated with the use of force. I lost several young people in that business. I need a settlement fund."
Mr. Zhao said as he glanced at the group of well-dressed guests sitting in the hall. With a look of longing, he said: "I'm tired of fighting and killing, and I don't want to be treated as a second-rate, old gangster all my life. How much money can I make by collecting protection fees? How much money can I make by showing off to others? Look at those well-dressed people. Businessmen. They can easily get billions or tens of billions of business with just a few clicks of their fingers. My whole life's work is not as big as the business that others negotiated over a meal."
Ah Si looked blankly and said, "So you want to learn from them?"
"It's not learning." Mr. Zhao shook his head. "I want to be like them, not just good, but also the best. I want everyone to respect me and call me Boss Zhao when they see me. I want to build schools across the country and be called a philanthropist by the media. . I want to establish a firm foothold in Mingzhu and enter the business circle of Yanjing. After a few years and I get on the right track, I will spend money to enter the National People's Congress. If I can't get into the National People's Congress, I will also join the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. This is what I want for the rest of my life. Goal."
People began to arrive at the charity dinner at seven o'clock. But Zhao Laosi waited for two full hours before finally waiting for the man he wanted to see most. A man who can be called a pearl legend.
Lu Dashan.
Zhao Laosi had heard of him, but only through hearsay. With his identity and status, if it weren't for this opportunity, he might never have the chance to meet this legendary man in his life. But tonight, this man came to support the charity dinner he held. This is undoubtedly a huge honor for Zhao Laosi.
"Boss Lu!"
As soon as Lu Dashan stepped out of the elevator, Mr. Zhao greeted him with a smile on his face. The star-studded middle-aged man in front of him, a man who can be called a pearl legend, is the absolute leading actor of Mr. Zhao's charity dinner. Even more beautiful and dazzling than Fourth Master Zhao.
Because everyone in the Pearl Mall knows that this man who has retreated behind the scenes for nearly ten years has stopped attending public events. Being able to come tonight definitely gives Mr. Zhao a lot of face.
Not only Mr. Zhao, but also the group of business tycoons sitting in the living room waiting for the dinner to start also stood up and lined the streets to greet him. Those who know each other want to come up and say hello, while those who don’t know each other want to come up and look familiar. It was very lively and exciting for a while.
"Did you see that?" Lu Dashan looked back and glanced at Xiao Zheng, who was in formal attire, and said proudly. "Uncle Lu, you are very popular."
Xiao Zheng smiled and said nothing. But his eyes couldn't help but fall on Mr. Zhao's face. At the same time, Fourth Master Zhao also discovered Xiao Zheng following Lu Dashan. But he was just stunned, and his face soon returned to normal. He strode towards Lu Dashan and said humbly: "Welcome to your visit. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Boss Zhao, you're welcome." Lu Dashan smiled casually, his attitude was rather perfunctory, but he introduced Xiao Zheng in turn. "Boss Zhao, this is my close acquaintance, named Xiao Zheng. Ah Zheng, this is Boss Lu, the most popular person in our Pearl recently."
Xiao Zheng smiled slightly, nodded to Fourth Master Zhao, then stretched out a palm and said to Fourth Master Zhao: "Hello. My name is Xiao Zheng. Please take good care of me in the future."
When Mr. Zhao heard this, he held hands with Xiao Zheng in an extremely stiff manner, and said with a false smile: "The younger generation is scary."
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