Shi Xiangnan has been navigating the business world for decades, starting his own business ventures as a teenager.
In the 1980s, he was one of the first people in Xiu Zhou to sell pirated tapes as an independent trader. At that ti, simply traveling south to stock up ant he could easily sell out all those pirated tapes upon return, becoming a millionaire within a year.
Later, he dabbled in selling electronic watches and clothing, gradually accumulating his first pot of gold.
After joining the WTO, he caught another good opportunity and founded a trading company, truly beginning to accumulate his fortune, amassing billions over the years.
All of this was built from scratch by him alone, through hard work and dedication, of which he has always been proud.
Besides his successful career, he also married a very virtuous good wife, who helped him fight for their business during their younger years. After having children, she returned to the family to beco a full-ti housewife, taking care of the elders and children, supporting her husband, and educating their kids.
His family is very happy and harmonious.
Hence, Shi Xiangnan has always been an object of envy and jealousy from others.
But in reality, Shi Xiangnan is not very satisfied with his life, mainly because he feels that his billionaire status is diocre and sowhat awkward.
Although he is a formal mber of the Xiu Zhou Chamber of Comrce, that's about it. Compared to small businessn, he is quite successful, but compared to big businessn, he is really quite average.
Moreover, he has no official titles, like so representative or committee mber, which is primarily due to his sowhat aloof personality.
But in reality, he is not aloof in front of certain people. For example, in front of big local tycoons like Sun Yanhong in Xiu Zhou, he has nothing to be aloof about. He can completely put aside his pride and be willing to play the subordinate.
Having been in business for many years, he certainly cares about saving face, but more often, for the sake of money and profit, he can afford to lose face. This is the basic quality of being a "successful businessman."
Previously, he was used to living his little life, and the company business was always doing well, so he didn't need to deliberately operate and curry favor with those people.
Until now, when his company is about to close, he and his whole family cannot keep sitting and eating away their fortune.
Thus, he naturally put aside his aloof nature and worked hard to find and manage the networks he needed to find new ways to make money.
Sun Yanhong is the biggest advantage he has found so far, and he definitely wants to hold tightly.
That night he went to bed early, and the next day he got up early to wash, put on his favorite clothes, combed his slicked-back hair carefully, sprayed mousse to fix it, and fiddled with it for more than ten minutes before coming out of the bathroom.
After eating the breakfast that his wife Jiang Duangxiang had just prepared, and reading the newspaper, seeing it was almost eight o'clock in the morning, he cautiously called Sun Yanhong, saying he was about to set off for the appointnt, asking if she had already arrived.
As a result, Sun Yanhong told him she had arrived at the Ancient Charm Tea House half an hour earlier, before 7:30. The tea house wasn't officially open yet, and she called the owner directly to have them open early.
She's currently in the Jade Pavilion private room on the second floor of the tea house.
Sun Yanhong rushed to the tea house so eagerly. It's clear how much she cares about Chen Feng.
Shi Xiangnan couldn't help but feel very emotional about this, even a bit envious and jealous of Chen Feng.
Sun Yanhong may be flirtatious, but truth be told she is a beauty. Even though she's in her forties, she's always maintained herself well, and with makeup and skincare, she doesn't appear old at all. Instead, she exudes mature charm, a type that many people fancy.
In fact, Shi Xiangnan also quite likes this type. When he decided to go down the route with Sun Yanhong, he was prepared to sacrifice his looks from the beginning. After all, truth be told, he also counts as a handso middle-aged man.
Tall in stature, he has always kept a good physique, and his appearance is genteel and elegant.
Despite being a few years older than Sun Yanhong, he feels he is more than matched for her. Moreover, Sun Yanhong's reputation precedes her, and if sothing were to happen between them, he should be the one at a loss.
Just a pity, Sun Yanhong seems not interested in this old handso guy, solely focusing on Chen Feng.
This gives him a sense of defeat and loss, coupled with a bit of envy towards Chen Feng. This was also a key reason why he was sowhat embarrassedly angry after being rejected by Chen Feng at Liu Ying's place yesterday.
Having learned Sun Yanhong was already there waiting, he naturally couldn't linger at ho and promptly went out and drove over to the appointnt.
His ho is also in Red Villa Bay, about a ten-minute drive from the Ancient Charm Tea House. He went there almost an hour early not to show more respect to Chen Feng, but to serve Sun Yanhong well.
This eting between him and Chen Feng was actually orchestrated by Sun Yanhong.
Arriving at the place, parking the car, he imdiately entered the tea house and found the Jade Pavilion private room, knocking on the door.
"Co in."
After hearing Sun Yanhong's voice from inside, Shi Xiangnan pushed the door open.
Inside the private room was Sun Yanhong and a beautiful middle-aged woman in her forties, intellectual, poised, and pleasing to the eye.
Shi Xiangnan smiled and nodded in greeting to the two won, just about to say sothing when Sun Yanhong directly asked, "Have you contacted him? When will he co?"
Of course, the "he" Sun Yanhong referred to was Chen Feng. Shi Xiangnan quickly responded saying, "It's only after eight o'clock now. I'll contact him shortly."
Sun Yanhong frowned slightly with dissatisfaction, "Contact him now, you don't need to stay here with . Inform when he arrives."
Shi Xiangnan dared not defy, only offering a smile and nodding repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go and contact him now and let you know when he arrives."
Only then did Sun Yanhong nod without showing any emotion, uttering an acknowledging sound.
Shi Xiangnan originally wanted to take the opportunity to get acquainted with the intellectual middle-aged woman, but given Sun Yanhong's approach, he could only leave first.
After he walked out of the private room and closed the door again, Zhou Qianru sitting opposite Sun Yanhong couldn't help but smile, "This man doesn't look young anymore. Do you still need to take him as a subordinate?"
Sun Yanhong spoke casually, "He is not a good person, but he is of use to temporarily. I'll use him for now."
Zhou Qianru shook her head, diverting from this topic with a slight tease, "We've known each other for so many years, and this is the first ti I see you up so early, getting up past six o'clock and driving yourself here for half an hour. Is it possible you're playing for real this ti?"
Sun Yanhong smiled bitterly, "I want to play for real, but the person doesn't play along with . Sigh, tell , what can I do to move him?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qianru gave her a playful glance, the tone straightforward, "You have far more experience in this matter than I do. What good does asking do?"
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