Wen Liang did not return to the room, but took the elevator directly to the hotel lobby. In addition to the unbeatable sea view, the most famous thing about the InterContinental Hotel is the well-reputed tea and cocktails in the Lobby Lounge. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the third floor, you can see the lights of Victoria Harbor just as night falls. Since he arrived not too late, Wen Liang was lucky to find a seat by the window and ordered marigold tea and a three-tiered dim sum set recommended by the waiter. There were traditional English muffins in three flavors: original, raisin and ginger. The muffins were fragrant, soft and smooth, and paired with Earl Grey tea jelly, strawberry sauce and cream on the top shelf, they were extremely delicious.
Wen Liang was very interested in this thing when he tried it for the first time. He called the waiter to ask about it and found out that the so-called jelly was made by putting high-grade Earl Grey tea into pre-prepared sugar water and boiling it for about 5 minutes to let the flavor be released. Then the tea leaves were removed and gelatin powder was added to solidify it. After that, it could be used to eat with waffles.
Among the pastries on the second shelf, Wen Liang's favorite is the lemon tart, which has a moderate sweet and sour taste, and the smooth cream and fresh fruit pulp make people's appetite. But the most surprising thing is the bottom layer, smoked salmon with yuzu sauce, which makes people want to swallow their tongues.
After enjoying some Western-style tea and snacks, Wen Liang looked at the watch. It was almost eight o'clock. When he was about to go upstairs, he suddenly smelled a fragrant breeze. In the blink of an eye, there was an extra person sitting on the chair opposite. She was wearing the most popular red lace pleated dress this summer, with light makeup on her delicate face, which exuded an indescribable elegance and beauty.
Wen Liang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look around. Yes, this was indeed Mingzhu City, not Beijing, nor Qingzhou. But who could tell me why he met Zhu Zixuan in the lobby of the InterContinental Hotel
"Why, did you see a ghost?"
Zhu Zixuan was obviously somewhat proud of having frightened Wen Liang, and said, "I never thought I would see you here."
Wen Liang recovered from his brief shock and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, saying, "Yeah, I didn't expect you to come to Mingzhu. Are you traveling?"
"It seems that your perception of me is still the same as the little kid who only knew how to play..." Zhu Zixuan smiled slightly and looked at another place five or six seats away. There were three beautiful girls dressed fashionably looking at this place, looking at them with gossiping expressions. They pursed their lips and said, "Those are my new colleagues. I work at Mingzhu now!"
Wen Liang turned his head and one of the short-haired girls wearing a brown OL top and a black jumpsuit raised her glass to him as a greeting.
He nodded kindly and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to Joaquin last time I saw you?"
"Well, I'm still in Joaquin now, but Joaquin just established the Mingzhu branch last month, and I was transferred here to serve as a department manager."
I see.
Memories of his past life flashed back in his mind like a fast-forwarded movie. Wen Liang vaguely remembered that in 1997, Huaxia International Financial Co., Ltd. helped Huaguo Telecom complete its overseas initial public offering, raising more than 4 billion US dollars, becoming the largest IPO in the mainland that year. Huajin also took advantage of this opportunity to gain fame, established the Mingzhu branch, and began to expand its overseas business.
But no one expected Zhu Zixuan to be assigned to Mingzhu, one of Asia's leading financial centers, as a department manager. No matter how talented she is, she has only been in the industry for less than a year. It seems that her brother, who is a senior manager at Huajin, has high expectations for her and supports her with all his efforts. It is not just a simple gilding.
"You've been promoted. Congratulations!"
Wen Liang raised his hand to call the waiter, and sent some tea and snacks to Zhu Zixuan and his three colleagues. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land should have been a good idea for a chat, but the relationship between the two was a bit complicated, and he had too many things on his mind, so he didn't want to stay here any longer, so he stood up and said, "Then you guys play, I'll leave first."
"Hey, why are you in such a hurry? I haven't asked you a question yet."
Maybe it was because they were far away from the capital, but compared to the last time they met, Zhu Zixuan regained some of her former vigor and vitality, and she dragged Wen Liang to sit down. The three female colleagues who had been paying attention to the situation here all said "oh" at the same time, and someone said something teasing, and they laughed so hard that they fell down.
Zhu Zixuan was afraid that Wen Liang would be embarrassed, so she hooked her fingers and made a threatening gesture of digging out his eyes. The three girls stuck out their tongues and the girl with short hair clasped her hands together and bowed. Just then, the waiter brought the snacks over and said that they were from Wen Liang. Immediately, the girls' favorability towards him soared and their faces were flushed with joy.
"Ignore them, three old girls who can't get married."
"It seems that you get along well with your colleagues." Wen Liang was not a hypocritical person. Since Zhu Zixuan had spoken, he would not just walk away. Besides, it was a good thing to meet her. If he could pass on the quarrel to Lei Fang's ears through her, it would be more credible. He bent down and sat down, smiling, "Uncle Zhu, are you willing to come all the way to Mingzhu to work? It's so far away from home..."
"He wants me to stay away from him so as not to upset him." Zhu Zixuan's eyes were clear and she smiled, "Don't change the subject. You haven't told me why you came to Mingzhu yet?"
"As for me, I'm traveling. It's summer vacation, so I just want to go out and have some fun."
"one person?"
"Oh, that's not the case." Wen Liang refilled his tea and said, "There are a lot of people here, including some of my classmates, some friends, and, yes, Ning Xi."
"Sister Xi is here too?" Zhu Zixuan's voice rose a few degrees, attracting the attention of people around her. She quietly stuck out her tongue and whispered, "Where is Sister Xi? Why can't I see her?"
Wen Liang pointed upstairs and said calmly, "He's busy upstairs. I guess you won't be able to see him for a while."
Zhu Zixuan was smart to begin with, and her experience in Huajin over the past year had given her a pair of sharp eyes. She carefully examined Wen Liang's expression and seemed to sense something was wrong, but she was very careful not to ask, and said, "What are you busy with? You didn't even eat... Uh, are you, are you..."
Zhu Zixuan suddenly opened her eyes wide, with an expression of disbelief. Wen Liang pressed his hands down, signaling her to calm down, and said with a smile: "Walls have ears, watch your words!"
Zhu Zixuan looked around carefully, then simply sat on the chair to Wen Liang's left and said, "You are lying again, aren't you?"
Wen Liang was amused and said, "Using scientific knowledge and financial tools to speculate in financial derivatives under legal conditions and obtain expected returns or unexpected losses is the current status of the most advanced financial industry. How can it be considered cheating? Besides, isn't this the same business you're doing in Joaquin? It's not good to be the thief crying 'stop thief', right?"
"You taught me this yourself. Whether it's stock indexes or futures, it all comes down to a lie. Do you think your words don't count?"
"Uh, this..." Wen Liang was trapped in his own trap, feeling a little powerless, and said, "Okay, even if it's a lie, it's okay as long as both parties are willing to fight and be beaten."
"Hehe, I'm afraid the Thai government is not so willing to be attacked!" Zhu Zixuan joked.
Wen Liang raised his eyebrows and said, "Thailand is too far away. We have no right to control what he thinks. But Miss Zhu, you have impressed me after three days of absence. How did you guess what we were doing just by listening to our conversation?"
Zhu Zixuan smiled and said, "You just said that, but you forgot it now? What do I do now? We are in the same industry..."
Zhu Zixuan was able to guess it because, firstly, she had seen the maneuvers used by Wen Ning and Wen Ning to hype up Ning Hi-Tech, which left a deep impression on her. She chose Joajin because of that incident. Secondly, it was related to her company. As a state-owned enterprise with a strong official background, Joajin's entry into Mingzhu City at this time represented more than just the expansion of overseas business.
Wen Liang had of course thought of this. Last year, Ning Huchen instructed Ning Xi to meet with Lei Yunhai to report the possibility of an economic crisis in Asia, and then Chen Longqi personally summoned Ning Xi not long ago. This has already shown the central government's attitude - face up to the crisis and respond resolutely!
The first place that should be of concern is naturally Mingzhu City!
Rebirth is certainly a cheat, but it’s not that powerful!
"Of course, besides being in the same business as mine, I also know that Sister Ning Xi raised a large sum of money in Beijing some time ago, involving no less than fifteen well-known members of the second and third generations of the Red Clan..."
"You even know this?"
"Brother Feng told me that he also invested 200 million yuan. He said it was just for fun, but he didn't really have high expectations for Sister Ning Xi." Zhu Zixuan couldn't help but be curious and asked, "How much did you invest?"
Wen Liang still remembered the young master Feng who drove the Dodge classic car, and said, "I am a poor man, how can I compare with your sister Ning Xi, I am not worth mentioning!"
This time Zhu Zixuan was sure what had happened between the two of them, so she picked up the spoon and stirred the teacup. The dripping sound was so pleasant to the ears in the slightly noisy lobby, but it also revealed a sense of vicissitudes and desolation.
"You're in a bad mood? Did you have a fight?"
Wen Liang was startled, and hurriedly covered up the slight discomfort on his face, saying: "No, why are you arguing about nothing? Don't think too much. Come on, I have nothing to do anyway, I'll buy you a drink."
At this time, the lights on the bar counter on the other side were turned on, and the world cocktail competition champion bartender Ben Davidson walked in. In a moment, a large group of people rushed over, cheering, screaming, and excited!
The nights in Mingzhu are never lonely! (To be continued)