After seeing Madison off, Wen Liangyu turned around and gave Lu Ming a thumbs up, "Now my old friend won't dare to look down on me anymore, haha!"
Looking at Lu Ming, he hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "Brother, do you really think this investment is worth it?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Just give it a try. Even if you lose money, it's okay. This industry will definitely have a future."
Wen Liangyu was speechless, looking like you won.
A bunch of golden keys were placed on the table in front of Lu Ming. Wen Liangyu smiled slightly, "Room 408 will be your exclusive room from now on. You can treat it as your second home. If you are too lazy to go home at night, come here to rest."
"Okay, thank you Brother Wen!" Lu Ming was not polite. When dealing with someone like Wen Liangyu, if he really wanted to make friends with him, there was no need for hypocritical courtesy.
These are mutual. When he asks me for help in the future, I will do my best to help him.
I have heard for a long time that there are several special suites on the fourth floor of the Wendebao Club, which are never open to the public. They are long-term private rooms for super VIPs. Moreover, you can't own them by spending money. They are used by Wen Liangyu to make friends with particularly distinguished guests.
This bunch of keys means that I have truly entered the circle of interests of Wen Liangyu, Liu Laocai and others, and that they are now on an equal footing.
"Brother, why don't you go to the private room now?" Wen Liangyu said with a smile, "Here, Lao Liu and the others will be here soon, and it will be inconvenient for you to do your work."
Seeing Lu Ming nod, Wen Liangyu turned around and told the waiter, "Take Lawyer Lu to room 408 and send Lawyer Lu's information to his room."
Room 408 is magnificent and its layout is much more exaggerated than that of ordinary hotel luxury suites. It can be seen as an extremely comfortable living and entertainment space.
There are chess and card and mahjong rooms, a small bar, a gym, etc. There is also a restaurant with an elegant round table decorated with a snow-white tablecloth that can seat twelve people. In other words, gatherings of less than ten people can be held here.
Not to mention the bedrooms, washrooms, etc., are extremely luxurious.
The huge floor-to-ceiling glass door on the north side of the reception room faces the green hillside. When it is opened, there is a passage leading to the tennis court, swimming pool and other entertainment facilities behind the club.
The waiter carefully introduced each room and explained how to go to the tennis court and leave through the back corridor.
After reading the information, Lu Ming frowned slightly, then picked up the phone on the desk and dialed VIP box No. 88. The waiter answered the call, but the microphone was very noisy, especially Liu Laocai's loud voice, which came like a wave of sound.
Wen Liangyu came to pick him up soon, and Lu Ming smiled and said, "Brother Wen, the reporter from the Two Cents tabloid who broke the news about Kato Masakazu is called Jin Zhengyi, right? How do I contact him?"
"Ah, I know this person. I also took a general look at this case and knew that he was a very important person. I helped you find him as soon as possible..." Wen Liangyu said loudly because it was too noisy over there.
"But, since the incident got bigger and bigger, this guy disappeared, and the police couldn't contact him. I sent someone to guard his previous address, but I heard that no one has lived there for more than a month. I also sent someone to inquire about it. Don't worry, ah!"
"Okay, thank you, Brother Wen. I have someone coming to discuss something later. When you go downstairs, give me his previous address. I want to go take a look."
"No problem, no problem!" Wen Liangyu agreed readily.
All the information about the case of Japanese man Kato Shoichi has been moved here.
In addition, in a prominent position on the desk, there is a special issue of "Sanmai Flying Company", which is a special issue published by a financial magazine last year. At that time, Sanmai Company was in a difficult period of failed transformation. As for now, it seems that newspapers and magazines are too lazy to write about it and treat it as if it no longer exists.
This special issue of Sanmai Company was naturally found by Wen Liangyu. He was very thoughtful. In particular, he didn't think he would invest. He just wanted to show his Western friend Madison that you ignored me in the past, but you can't afford me now.
And I am obviously very good at bluffing, so he came to me.
However, he did not expect that he really planned to invest, so he got the investigation report of Sanmai Company so that he could understand the company from more angles.
Lu Ming flipped through it for a while, then picked up the information on Kato Shoichi's case and began to study it.
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At around eleven o'clock, Pamela came to Room 408 and brought the promotional plan for "Buyun" children's shoes, as well as the information sheets of newly recruited employees of Huaxia Technology and Huaxia Clothing Industry.
Huaxia Technology recruited 10 new employees, while Huaxia Service Industry recruited 5.
The office in Jiniao Building seems to be insufficient, and there is no suitable office space in Jiniao Building. It seems that we have to look for another office location. The new company has been established for only a few months, but its scale has expanded to the point where we have to find another house. It is also very strange.
"Boss, this place is nice!" Pamela looked around the rooms curiously.
Lu Ming flipped through the project plan and said with a smile, "I come here about once a year or so. It's a waste to leave this place empty all day. Take the key. If I don't have a key, someone will open the door for me. When you are tired from work, you can come here to rest. You can also bring friends here to relax. The tennis court and swimming pool in the back are free to use."
"Okay..." Pamela agreed softly.
Hearing her voice sound a little strange, Lu Ming looked up and saw Pamela biting her red lips, staring at the exquisite crystal high heels with her deep blue eyes, as if her mental state was a little twisted.
"Ah, that's not what I meant!" Lu Ming then realized that what he said could easily cause misunderstanding. Some of those who keep mistresses in big hotels do so in this way, with a long private room and the key given to the mistress. However, in Beiguan, there are only a few people who can keep a mistress in a long private room at the Wendebao Club, and they are all the best of the best.
The phone rang at a very opportune moment.
"Qianxing, come down for dinner. Lao Liu and the others can't wait any longer!" It was Wen Liangyu who called.
"Come on, go down and have a meal before you leave!" Lu Ming stood up.
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When Lu Ming got downstairs, he was speechless. He didn't expect that today was a family gathering and he brought Pamela with him. It seemed appropriate, but it was also more likely to cause misunderstanding.
In private room No. 88, the table was already filled with delicious dishes of all colors, aromas and flavors. Wen Liangyu, Liu Laocai, Zhao Xingwang and councillor Meng Dezhu were all there. Originally there were four of them, but now with Lu Ming, they had become a gang of five.
Except for Zhao Xingwang, the other three brought female companions, but they should be Meng Dezhu's wife.
Wen Liangyu is single and has never been married. His female companion is a very graceful cheongsam beauty named Jia Xiaoling. When she looks at Wen Liangyu, her eyes are full of admiration and tenderness.
Liu Laocai's female companion was Deng Hongmei. When she saw Lu Ming, she looked a little ashamed.
Meng Dezhu's wife, Ms. Wang, was wealthy and looked like she would bring good luck to her husband. Moreover, she seemed to know how to be a good wife. She quickly approached Pamela and started whispering to her.
She was the principal wife and didn't care about Jia Xiaoling. As for Deng Hongmei, she even had a hint of contempt for her.
Although Pamela seemed to be a lover, she was a Westerner, so it was naturally different. When Wang chatted with Pamela, she even seemed to be trying to curry favor with her.
Wang looked up to Lu Ming, a new member of the circle who spent millions at such a young age.
In particular, when everyone saw Lu Ming coming in, they all congratulated him, congratulating him on investing another 500,000 yuan and making a big deal.
This was naturally Wen Liangyu's vague boasting on Lu Ming's behalf.
Zhao Xingwang didn't know that Lu Ming could make so much money in such a short time by relying on the three-point patent. Like Wen Liangyu, he thought that Lu Ming was an important member of the invisible consortium family, who came to Donghai for refuge because of certain matters. He was also very grateful that Xingwang Industry was revived because of Lu Ming.
Everyone was drinking and chatting, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Wen Liangyu raised the first glass of wine and said with a smile: "To be honest, our brother doesn't care much about money or how much he can earn. In the end, all of us together will not be as valuable as one of his little fingers. But today, I want to tell you another great news. Our brother has been promoted to the second-level lawyer. He is now the youngest second-level lawyer. In the future, he will be the youngest royal barrister! Right?!"
Everyone immediately started to cheer.
Wen Liangyu smiled and continued: "Our little brother didn't have a banquet or celebrate, that's because he is low-key, but as his elder brother, we can't help but show our appreciation! Come, let's toast to our brother with a glass of wine! As for the gift, we will prepare it slowly and give our brother a surprise!"
Everyone immediately raised their glasses and toasted Lu Ming together.
Lu Ming stood up and responded with a smile, but unexpectedly, Pamela beside him also stood up. Just like his little lover, she accompanied him and drank a glass. Of course, there was red wine in her glass.
Lu Ming was helpless, knowing Pamela's mentality. In front of outsiders, since everyone thought she was his lover, she had to play the role of the lover well to avoid others making blind guesses and making her feel like a sucker, or having the same problem as Liu Laocai. It would be better not to have this kind of floating red flag.
After all, it's also for the sake of face as the big boss.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere became more and more lively.
Everyone took turns to toast Lu Ming.
Pamela sat next to Lu Ming, but naturally moved closer to Lu Ming.
She was dressed extremely fashionably and casually, with a snow-white casual jacket, a fashionable black and white lettered sweatshirt underneath, wide white gauze trousers, crystal stilettos with seductive curves, snow-white feet painted with black nail polish that made her look very bony, and big metal earrings on her ears. The blonde and blue-eyed beauty looked even more beautiful and tall, with an oppressive beauty.
Lu Ming was just sitting down after clinking glasses with someone when he felt his right hand move slightly. It turned out to be a slender jade hand reaching out and gently holding it. Lu Ming was stunned. The fragrance was blowing in the air. Pamela's red lips whispered in his ear: "Is it appropriate for me to toast them a few glasses?"
Naturally, I felt that Lu Ming was being bullied because he was always being toasted by others. This is the difference between Eastern and Western thinking.
"Haha, brother Qianxing, your sister-in-law doesn't allow you to drink, right? Someone is watching over you!" Liu Laocai laughed.
Pamela smiled slightly: "Boss Liu, you are joking. Whether the boss drinks or not, I have no right to interfere. I can't interfere, I shouldn't interfere, and I won't interfere!"
The congressman's wife, Ms. Wang, laughed and said, "Look at my sister, her Chinese is getting more and more fluent, like a machine gun, and she uses parallel sentences very well. We have a writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School, and he likes to write like this, right?" Zhongzhou dialect is also known as Chinese.
Everyone laughed and nodded in agreement.
Speaking of writers, Lu Ming's heart was moved. In his spare time, he also thought about what else could make money quickly by utilizing the memories of his previous life.
I have also thought about writing a novel when I have time. The famous works of my previous life are different from those of this life, so I can copy them and make slight changes to make them suit the reading habits of this era. It will not be difficult to make them a hit.
But just think about it. To be honest, the plot structure of a novel is important, but the most important thing is the writing style and rhetoric. The same thing described by literary masters and described by myself are completely different concepts. Others can make readers cry, but I make readers embarrassed.
Therefore, this idea was rejected by myself as soon as it came to mind.
However, when writing serials for newspapers and magazines, the requirements are not high. It is similar to online articles. You can work on the main storyline yourself and just find a good ghostwriter to enrich the details for you.
Moreover, he did not want to make money by serializing, but hoped to have a best-selling newspaper completely in his own hands. In this world, this is a very powerful weapon, whether in business or politics.
For example, in the planning project of "Buyun" shoes, in addition to buying newspaper and magazine advertisements for promotion, they also spent 500 yuan to hire a famous reporter to write soft articles, and it is not certain whether the reporter was attentive or not. If they had a best-selling newspaper or magazine, these problems would be easily solved.
"Brother Wen, you have a magazine under your name, right?" Lu Ming looked at Wen Liangyu.
Liu Laocai laughed and said, "Old Wen just loves to pretend to be cultured. He wants to do whatever the upper class does. He had to revise the pornographic magazine that was selling well to make it high-end. Now it's a bankrupt business, right? Old Wen?" He turned around and looked at Wen Liangyu jokingly.
In fact, everyone present was a little afraid of Wen Liangyu. After all, this guy looked like a modest gentleman, but in fact, when he took off his mask, no one knew how cold he was.
His fair hands were stained with the blood of countless enemies.
Only Liu Laocai spoke without any taboos, and that was also because he and Wen Liangyu grew up together naked.
Wen Liangyu smiled slightly: "It's not closed yet. The magazine has moved to Wolong Bay. It's still published every month, hundreds of copies each time."
"Oh, you have a piece of land in Wolong Bay, right? You got it a few years ago!" Liu Laocai said this, glancing at Councillor Meng Dezhuo intentionally or unintentionally.
"Yeah, it has never developed." Wen Liangyu smiled.
Meng Dezhu felt a little uncomfortable and coughed: "Director Wen, don't worry about the development of the old dock area. Let's wait until next year."
Liu Laocai laughed and said, "Next year after next year, there will be so many next years."
Meng Dezhu showed an unhappy look on his face, but Liu Laocai was just like that, and he made the same amount of political donations to him every year, so he didn't say anything.
Lu Ming knew that Wolong Bay was the old dock area of Beiguan.
All the remains of the Zhongzhou Imperial Capital have disappeared, as if the dynasty had never existed. However, it is said that the inner city of the former Zhongzhou Imperial Capital was actually in Beiguan and Wolong Bay, which was the location of the port of the Zhongzhou Imperial Capital.
Today, Beiguan is mainly developing the new port area. The old dock area is no longer suitable for berthing large-tonnage ships and has long been abandoned.
It sounds like Wen Liangyu took a piece of land from there, hoping that Meng Dezhu could help promote the plan to develop the old dock area, but it was unsuccessful.
Wen Liangyu smiled at this time, "Forget it, I also want to close the magazine. I have employed more than a dozen idle people. After a long time, I can't afford it. Let them find a way to make a living. And I don't plan to take that piece of land anymore."
Liu Laocai smiled and said, "Old Wen, you have a good calculation. You took that piece of land, which was more than a thousand acres, right? You used 10,000 yuan to mortgage it to the bank and borrowed 30,000 yuan. You never paid back a penny of interest, right? It has no development value now. What if the bank takes back the land? If you take it back, you will still make a profit."
Wen Liangyu smiled without saying anything, and said to Meng Dezhu: "Old Meng, don't mind it. Now we have the final say in Beiguan. I understand."
"It would be great if Old Meng could enter the Hall of Seven!" Liu Laocai also sighed.
The Beiguan Municipal Administration Committee is a ruling body composed of seven people elected from the Beiguan Council. It manages all affairs of Beiguan and is also jokingly called the Seven-Man Hall.
"Brother Wen, can you sell your magazine to me?" Lu Ming suddenly said.
Wen Liangyu was stunned: "Qianxing, do you still want to publish a magazine?" He was the only one who still liked to call Lu Ming's name directly. It seemed that he had the closest relationship with Lu Ming among the few people. His status and position were undoubtedly higher than others. It was a pity that his gangster family could not be on the real stage.
Lu Ming nodded: "I have this idea."
"Then you can just create a new one. It's a simple matter to apply for a publication number. Why do you need to take over mine? Mine is a mess." Wen Liangyu smiled bitterly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Every year, there are probably about a hundred or eighty new newspapers and magazines published in Donghai, and there are also about a hundred or eighty yellow stalls. Brother Wen, your magazine was originally a pornographic publication, but it failed to transform and now it has been revamped. There is a lot of topic. As long as the content is hardcore enough after the revision, it will be much easier to operate. However, I still have to go to the magazine to take a look."
He looked at the clock on the wall and said, "How about this afternoon, Brother Wen, will you accompany me to take a look?"
Before Wen Liangyu could say anything, Liu Laocai smiled and said, "Okay, let's all go for a look! I'll make a bet that my dear brother Qianxing can definitely make this magazine a success."
He was the one who discovered Lu Ming and brought him into this circle, but he didn't expect that he would bring so many surprises.
Life is monotonous, but now it is quite fun to see this young man doing well.