Chen Feng was also surprised to run into Huo Jindong, Tao Yaoyang, and Tang Xinyi here.
After separating from Jin Xinyan and the others earlier, he strolled along the Lakefront with four won, stopping now and then, enjoying the cool lake breeze, and admiring the beautiful night scenes around the lake, which was quite pleasant.
Without realizing it, two hours had passed, and it was already past ten at night.
Originally, they were going to head ho, but Lu Sijia suggested having a late-night snack, specifically beauty and wellness porridge. The place not only had a good ambiance and delicious porridge but also didn't contribute to weight gain while providing beauty benefits. The other three won, upon hearing this, couldn't refuse.
The mbership card for this porridge shop that Lu Sijia had was a gift from soone, specifically from Tencent's public relations departnt.
Back when "Mountain Order" set a record for on-demand views on Tencent Video Platform and beca a hit, it made Tencent quite a profit. As the general manager of Fengmang Film and Television, which produced "Mountain Order," receiving such public relations gifts was only natural for Lu Sijia.
Exchanging gifts between companies is an unwritten rule in the business world; as long as it's not blatantly handing over cash, it doesn't count as bribery. It's considered within the normal comrcial rules.
Fengmang Film and Television also has a budget for such public relations expenses, usually spent on gifts for key partners.
Lu Sijia's card has a balance of 288,000, but it's not withdrawable. In principle, this porridge shop doesn't allow cash withdrawals, so it doesn't constitute actual monetary bribery.
It's like how, in the past, people would give teachers supermarket vouchers on Teacher's Day. It's not considered illegal. In so regions, this kind of behavior seems to be regarded as normal.
Of course, this kind of behavior is certainly not to be encouraged, at least it violates professional ethics.
However, in comrcial activities, accepting a porridge shop mbership card gifted by a business partner like Lu Sijia did is more normal, considered a kind of friendly business interaction, full of personal charm.
Of course, the premise is that after receiving benefits from others, she must still consider issues from the standpoint of her own company.
This is sothing Chen Feng wasn't particularly worried about because, as general manager, Lu Sijia doesn't hold absolute power in the company. She doesn't control the important financial and personnel authority, and significant decisions must also be approved by Wu ngting and Sun Xiaorui. If they have any disputes, he, as the boss, would have to make the decision.
Moreover, Lu Sijia did not make any special effort to hide the fact that she accepted the gift. She had previously reported it to Wu ngting, the financial director.
Tonight, she even openly ntioned it to Chen Feng and the others, inviting them along to have porridge.
As the boss, Chen Feng naturally couldn't say much about it.
Originally, as a mber, Lu Sijia could only bring two people with her to dine, but as long as they spent over 10,000 at once, this restriction didn't apply.
So, even though this porridge shop seed full of restrictions and was quite classy, ultimately, it was a business aiming to make money. They made so appropriate, humane adjustnts to the rules, money being the bottom line.
On the first floor, they each ordered porridge. The four won all chose beauty-enhancing porridge. The cheapest bowl, which Lin Wan ordered, was lily and purple rice porridge, costing only 588, considered relatively low-priced for this place.
Wu ngting and Sun Xiaorui didn't seem to have the intention of saving Lu Sijia any money, considering her card was essentially the company's. They ordered the most expensive bird's nest porridge, said to be made from the most expensive purple swallow's nest, costing 2,888 per bowl.
Three bowls almost reached 10,000.
Chen Feng wasn't modest either; he ordered the cordyceps porridge, which also cost 2,888 a bowl. With many won around him, he needed nourishnt when necessary.
After ordering, the five of them went upstairs and encountered Tao Yaoyang and the other two.
"Chen Feng, co, join us," Tao Yaoyang warmly invited Chen Feng.
"Yes, co sit with ," Huo Jindong also extended a warm invitation.
Only Tang Xinyi looked at him with a complicated expression without speaking.
Their group was five people, and a typical table seated four, so Chen Feng could just join Tao Yaoyang's table of three.
"Alright, I'll join you then."
Since he ran into them here, it wouldn't have been appropriate for Chen Feng to be stand-offish.
So, he joined them at their table.
However, at that mont, Chen Feng also noticed Jin Xinyan and her group of three. Jin Xinyan turned and glanced at him without greeting him.
Kang Cheng, sitting across from him, nodded and smiled politely, but Chen Feng ignored him.
Lu Sijia and the four won sat at the empty table between their two tables, and they, of course, noticed Kang Cheng's group too.
Lin Wan was quite pleased and promptly waved and greeted Kang Cheng with a smile, "What a coincidence, we're running into each other again."
Kang Cheng quickly smiled and responded, "Yes, what a coincidence."
Lin Wan wanted to say more, but was gently nudged by Wu ngting, realizing it wasn't the place to be loud, so she just smiled at Kang Cheng again and then took out her phone to take selfies.
Lu Sijia, on the other hand, curiously observed Chen Feng's group. Previously assigned by Chen Feng to co-invest with Tang Xinyi in a private equity project hosted by Huo Jindong, her involvent was limited, and in that project, she was more of a tool. In the beginning, she hadn't t Huo Jindong, the private equity mogul.
The main discussions were between her and Tang Xinyi. Together, they ford a new shell company, raised two billion in funds, with Fengmang Film and Television contributing fifty million to the private equity project.
Later on, she attended the signing ceremony as Fengmang Film and Television's representative to witness it and t Huo Jindong on that occasion, but she was rely a spectator. Tang Xinyi was the one signing, and she hadn't really spoken much to Huo Jindong.
Although the private signing ceremony wasn't public, it was attended by many influential figures, if not a gathering of moguls.
This left a profound impression on Lu Sijia back then, leading her to suspect that her boss might have extraordinary connections.
Naturally, this made her very excited, significantly boosting her enthusiasm for work, and her ambition to grow the company was self-evident.
If at first, she had any doubts about Chen Feng's powerful background, seeing Huo Jindong treating her boss with such respect virtually erased them.
Though outwardly unassuming and modest, her boss had repeatedly advised her to keep a low profile, but in reality, he had impressive backing. Even though soone like Huo Jindong wasn't outright reverent, he was certainly respectful.
The more Lu Sijia thought about it, the more passionate she beca. Even if she couldn't beco Chen Feng's woman, she would settle for being his trusted confidante, holding onto his strong support.
She now sowhat understood why Wu ngting previously tolerated and indulged Chen Feng, accepting that he had other won, not just one or two, and even lived and worked all day with Sun Xiaorui, Chen Feng's mistress.
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