Chapter 1018 Circle
Qin Wenhui was unhappy just now, mainly because she was disturbed by the noise over there when she was chatting happily. Now after Song Yangming's explanation, she realized that it was not an outsider. After all the fuss, the other party turned out to be the nephew of her seventh uncle.
Qin Wenhui is not unfamiliar with Uncle Seventh. When she was a child, she often lived in Hong Kong. When Uncle Seventh was in charge of Shenghua Clothing in Pengcheng, he would often visit Qin Zhengguo in Hong Kong. Qin Wenhui saw Uncle Seventh quite often, and every time he came to the Qin family, Uncle Seventh would bring some gifts for Qin Wenhui. Qin Wenhui was also very close to Uncle Seventh who liked her very much.
In addition, his seventh uncle is an old brother who conquered the world with his father, so naturally everyone is not an outsider. So his nephew is certainly not an outsider either.
What's more, now that Song Yangming just greeted him, the other party came over to apologize in person. Qin Wenhui felt a little embarrassed to see that the other party was so sincere.
Although she is usually aggressive, she is actually not unreasonable. She smiled and said that it was okay, as they were all family and there was no need to apologize. Besides, she didn't know that one of the other person's friends was having a birthday today. Birthdays should be lively and it's normal to be a little noisy.
"Haha, thank you Sister Qin, this wine is my apology to you on behalf of myself and my friends." As she said this, the other party raised her hand and blew the bottle clean, then turned it over to gesture.
"You're too polite. You must have drunk too much. Sit down and eat something to calm down." Seeing that the other party had done this, Qin Wenhui no longer had any displeasure. Instead, she warmly invited him to sit down for a while.
The other party did not refuse and immediately pulled a chair and sat down. He picked up two cashew nuts and put them in his mouth, chewing them while thanking Qin Wenhui.
"How is Uncle Seventh doing lately? I haven't seen him for some time."
"My uncle is doing well. He eats well, sleeps well, and is in great shape. He also plays tennis and swims... By the way, Sister Qin, you just came to China, right? If you like tennis, you can go play. There is an international tennis center that just opened nearby. The conditions and facilities are good. My uncle goes there often."
"Oh, I'd like to go and take a look. Is it a membership system?" Qin Wenhui asked.
"It's a membership system, but membership is nothing to you. If you're busy, I can help you with this. I helped my uncle get his membership card."
“Will this be troublesome…?”
"No, no, I'm just a member, no problem. I have friends over there, it's very convenient." As he said that, he took out business cards from his pocket and handed one to Qin Wenhui with both hands, then to Zhang Pingping and Lin Feng, and even handed one to Song Yangming, whom he had known for a long time.
"This is my business card. If you need to run errands, just call me. I like making friends. Besides, we are not strangers. For my uncle's sake, can you take care of me if you have the chance?"
This guy is quite good at dealing with people, and his words are not unpleasant. Everyone laughed when he said this.
Qin Wenhui took a look at the business card. The letterhead on it said a trading company, and below it was the name and position. The position was president. The company's office was actually located in Shenghua Building.
"Trading company? Are you doing trade? Domestic trade or import and export?"
"Haha, I do both. To put it bluntly, I just make a little money by reselling it and get some benefits from the mining company."
With this said, everyone suddenly realized that with the rapid economic development, the prices of mineral products have risen sharply in the past two years , especially the rapid growth of the steel industry and the huge market demand, and this is even more true for the prices of coal and ore related to the steel industry.
It is no exaggeration to say that the market prices of these two products change every day, and the market is in short supply. Back then, Zhang Yong asked Song Chaoyuan to help them set up a mining company, and they have made a lot of money in the past few years, with the profits being astonishingly large.
That’s not all. 2000 years ago, Shenghua took advantage of the state-owned enterprise restructuring to incorporate several mining companies and formed the new Shenghua Mining Group. After a brief market downturn, the price of coal suddenly soared, and the profits it brings to Shenghua every day are unimaginable. In Qin Zhengguo’s words, this is not mining at all, it’s clearly digging for money.
The other party's trading company cooperates with Shenghua's mining company. Whether as a distributor or a small supplier, it is certain that they will make a fortune by relying on Shenghua. Although a trading company has few people, the profits it can create are unimaginable for ordinary companies.
Just as he said, Shenghua ate the meat and he drank the soup, and the money he earned was enough for him to become a member of the wealthy class.
The people present were all the children . Even if Lin Feng had no direct relationship with Shenghua because of his parents, as a child of the Lin family, what was the difference between him and the Song family? So he understood what was going on as soon as he heard it.
"In fact, in addition to trade, I also do some other business. For example, I am one of the shareholders of XX Hotel, and I am also a partner of XX Cultural Company. If you have any concerns, please take care of me."
"Okay, okay. I will definitely take care of you when I have the chance in the future!" Qin Wenhui nodded with a smile. The other party was not annoying and was the nephew of her elder. In a sense, they were one of her own. Moreover, Qin Wenhui had been doing business for so many years and had long understood the importance of the circle. Sometimes connections were very important. Big bosses had the role of big bosses, and small bosses had the advantages of small bosses. She came back this time to start a company in China, and after the domestic business took off, she would indeed need some channels to develop it.
Qin Wenhui put his business card in her bag and put it in her wallet. Seeing Qin Wenhui's action, the other party was full of joy. He felt that Qin Wenhui had listened to what he said just now, and maybe there would be a chance for further cooperation in the future.
He was now considered a successful person, but he had to compare himself with someone. Compared with ordinary bosses and entrepreneurs, he was indeed successful, but compared with those powerful people in Shenghua, he was just a small shrimp.
Not to mention the three leading figures, Song Yuanchao, Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo, he is far behind even Gu Jie, Zhang Jianguo and others. Not to mention him, even his uncle is the same. Although his uncle is a shareholder of Shenghua, he is only a small shareholder, and these shares were obtained when he followed Song Chaoyuan and others to conquer the world and when Shenghua was first listed.
What about the others? Not to mention the Troika, Gu Jie and Zhang Jianguo can also be regarded as one of the original founders, and in addition to Shenghua's shares, they also own their own industries, and their assets are dozens of times that of his uncle. He can barely catch up with a fraction of his uncle's wealth, let alone compare with others.
People are different, and circles are different.
His uncle had only managed to squeeze into Song Chaoyuan's circle over the years, and it would be a foolish dream for him to want to enter this circle in his lifetime.
However, just because he couldn't get into Song Yuanchao's circle, it didn't mean he couldn't get into other circles. Now there was a chance to get into their children's circle. How could a smart man like him give up such an opportunity?
Although this may seem like flattery, so what? Ordinary people may not have the opportunity to do this even if they try their best. Besides, it is not shameful to flatter. Didn't his uncle get to where he is today because he was loyal to Song Yuanchao? Isn't it the same if he follows his uncle's path?
He didn't stay long at Qin Wenhui's place. After drinking a bottle of wine and sitting down to talk for a while, he took the initiative to say goodbye. Although Lin Feng and his friends asked him to stay for a while, he smiled and said no, Lin Feng and his friends had their party today, and he also had a party over there, so it was not appropriate to stay here any longer, he had to go back to greet his friends.
After saying this politely, he stood up and said hello to everyone before leaving. After he left, Qin Wenhui smiled and said to everyone that this guy was really a sensible person, no wonder Uncle Qi would deliberately train him and take him to Song Yangming's house to wish Uncle Song a happy new year.
The small incident passed quickly, and everyone continued to talk about the previous topic. This conversation was very exciting, and it didn't end until nearly midnight. It seemed that time was almost up. Song Yangming had to go to work tomorrow, Zhang Pingping was also filming and had to rest early, and Qin Wenhui also had things to deal with tomorrow. Instead, Lin Feng, the unemployed vagrant, had the most free time.
He raised his hand to signal the waiter to settle the bill, but the waiter told Lin Feng that the bill for that table had already been settled. Lin Feng was stunned and looked in that direction, but he didn't notice that they had left at some point. He smiled and nodded to the waiter and said he understood.
"How are you going?" When they got downstairs, Lin Feng asked everyone because no one had drunk and drove today. Even Song Yangming used the family driver to pick up Zhang Pingping. The driver was sent back when they arrived at the place.
Zhang Pingping said that she went to live in the alley where she used to live. After graduating from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, Zhang Pingping rarely lived at home. After Shenghua Real Estate renovated the old alley, Zhang Jianguo directly took over the first house and the entire building. After Zhang Pingping graduated, she originally planned to buy a house for herself , but Zhang Jianguo said that there was no need to buy another one since his family already had one, so he directly transferred the house to Zhang Pingping.
Zhang Pingping didn't hesitate and took the apartment directly. Firstly, she had lived there since she was a child and had feelings for the apartment. Secondly, her mother would sometimes stay there for a few days, and if Zhang Pingping lived there, they could stay with each other and the family would have less worries.
Because of Song Chaoyuan, Luo Lin also got a building there that year, and this building is now under Lin Feng's name. After hearing what Zhang Pingping said, Lin Feng said that they happened to be traveling together. Then he asked Qin Wenhui and Song Yangming and learned that they still lived in the original place, not far from here and could walk back directly. Lin Feng said that he and Zhang Pingping would take a taxi together and would not go with them.
Standing on the roadside and hailing a taxi, Lin Feng and Zhang Pingping got in and left first. Seeing their car leaving, Qin Wenhui glanced at Song Yangming beside her and said, "Let's go." Song Yangming nodded, and the two crossed the street side by side and headed towards home.
It was a little chilly in Shanghai in the middle of the night in late autumn, but Qin Wenhui, who had just had a drink, felt particularly comfortable walking on the street and feeling the breeze.
Compared to the bad weather in the UK, the weather in Shanghai is much better, and compared to the hot Hong Kong, Qin Wenhui prefers Shanghai with its distinct four seasons.
