Chapter 518: No Face, No Face
It’s hard to say about Luo Yang’s current situation in other aspects, but in terms of industry and wealth, he has surpassed people like He Maosong.
Even so, there is still a gap of more than one level compared to a big shot like Guo Guangchang.
This gap not only refers to wealth, but also includes a series of comprehensive factors such as personal connections, circle influence, social reputation, etc.
And Luo Yang knew that this person was still a member of the Taishan Society.
Although he has started to set up his own independent group in the past two years (creating the Fosun Group was one of Guo’s moves to get rid of the Taishan Club), at least for now, his connections in the Taishan Club are still there.
I just don’t know what the purpose is for such a big shot to attend this investor cocktail party tonight?
Dong Xuan did not deliberately exaggerate in her introduction, because she also knew that Luo Yang's current achievements were not good enough compared to a big shot like Guo Guangchang. At most, he could be considered a promising youngster.
But for Chen Desheng, the director of the head office, Luo Yang is worth associating with.
So after introducing Luo Yang's identity, the two of them showed completely different performances.
Lao Guo smiled politely, gave a compliment, and shook hands with just his fingers.
But Chen Desheng smiled and shook hands with Luo Yang enthusiastically.
"It turns out that Mr. Luo is also a super VIP customer of our bank. This is what Xiaodong did wrong. He should have introduced you to us senior executives at the headquarters earlier so that we could build more relationships."
Chen Desheng smiled and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Mr. Luo, for your support for the work of Yongcheng Bank!"
"Mr. Chen, you're too polite."
Everyone knows how to say polite words. Luo Yang smiled and responded, "Actually, I have to thank Yongcheng Bank and Dong Xing for their care for me. Without your support, my company's business would not have expanded so fast in recent years."
"Hahaha"
Chen Desheng laughed happily.
He was young but not arrogant, and was also very humble, which immediately made him feel quite favorable towards Luo Yang.
"Mr. Luo is attending tonight's cocktail party to seek funds for expansion?"
Many heads of venture capital institutions came to tonight's investor reception, many of whom are big shots, and more of them came with projects, hoping to gain the favor of the big shots and obtain investment.
In his opinion, Luo Yang is the latter.
On this point, Chen Desheng was half right.
Luo Yang did want to seek financial support, but he had contacted Shen Nanpeng in advance and had already discussed the general intentions.
The other half didn't guess it, because in addition to seeking funds, Luo Yang was also looking forward to encountering good projects.
"Boss Luo, the true God is right before our eyes."
Because Luo Yang had close business dealings with his own bank, Chen Desheng was generous enough to give him a hand.
The true God he mentioned was obviously Guo Guangchang who was beside him.
Ok?
Does Lao Guo still have some spare money?
Luo Yang knew the truth. In order to acquire and expand, Lao Guo raised tens of billions of yuan through his connections in East Zhejiang. Even if he had some spare money, it would not be much.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Chen. I have already contacted the investors in advance and came here tonight to have a further discussion."
"Oh?"
Originally, he didn't care much about Luo Yang, but after hearing his polite refusal, Guo Guangchang started to pay attention to him.
"Which company is interested in Mr. Luo's project?"
Lao Guo said lightly: "Maybe I know him. If he is already here, why not call him over and have a chat with me."
In his opinion, it was nothing more than a project worth tens of millions. If it was good, he would intercept it halfway and the other party would not give him face. If it was ordinary...
The faster you rejected it, the faster it boomeranged back to hit you in the face.
"what?"
Dong Xuan whispered in surprise.
Normally, a big shot like Guo Guangchang wouldn't be so boring, right?
She was very sure that before today, Boss Guo should not have known about Luo Yang's situation, otherwise he would not have looked down on Luo Yang so much when they met and greeted each other just now.
Now suddenly such a sentence popped up. Could it be because of the polite refusal just now?
The boss's thoughts are really
Thinking of this, Dong Xuan's expression suddenly became strange.
Because she knew that although Luo Yang appeared gentle and modest now, there was actually a devil hidden in his heart.
Just last night, he gave Lao Min the cold shoulder and left.
The words "I am a wealthy family myself" still echo in her mind.
When she looked at Luo Yang with a strange expression, this guy did not behave abnormally. He just smiled and replied to Guo Guangchang: "Thank you, Mr. Guo, but goodbye, he is busy now. I plan to go to him in the second half."
"It doesn't matter, just go ahead and yell. I still have some face, Old Guo."
Guo Guangchang smiled and turned to Chen Desheng beside him and said, "Old Chen, what do you think?"
How else could Chen Desheng answer?
"Hey, with your status as Mr. Guo, how many people here can not give you face?"
He smiled and replied: "Mr. Luo is lucky to have benefited from your influence!"
There was a smile on his face, but he was filled with regret in his heart.
I shouldn't have mentioned this just now. Now that Lao Guo has done this, I have offended Luo Yang without realizing it.
According to Dong Xuan, this young Mr. Luo is a big client of the Shanghai branch of Ningbo Bank.
Moreover, as an old and experienced man, he probably guessed what Guo Guangchang was thinking at the moment.
Some of Guo’s series of acquisitions after the beginning of the year were communicated in advance, but some might not be.
Some people are willing to take advantage of a big shark like him to attach themselves to him and gain power, but some people are extremely wary of him, fearing that they will let the wolf into the house and be swallowed up skin and bones.
As a result, Guo Guangchang offended a group of people.
The reason why he came to attend this investor cocktail party tonight was because he was targeting a few people. He planned to use this opportunity to chat with them and ease the relationship.
But
Since entering the venue, there have been people who have come over to say hello enthusiastically, but there have also been those who have avoided me.
Under such circumstances, Luo Yang happened to come over, and his words revealed a refusal, which was just walking into Lao Guo's trap.
"Mr. Guo is so enthusiastic, I would be embarrassed to refuse."
Luo Yang responded with a smile, then turned to An Ying and said, "Call Cao Lingfeng and tell him that Mr. Guo Guangchang of Fuxing has asked him to come over with Mr. Shen to discuss our project."
An Ying immediately understood the implicit meaning of her boss's words.
Without delay, he took out his cell phone and called Shen Nanpeng's assistant Cao Lingfeng.
"not good!"
He Maosong, who was following Luo Yang, felt a jolt in his heart and immediately felt that something bad was going to happen.
He knew that the person Luo Yang was looking for tonight was Shen Nanpeng from Sequoia Capital. Although Guo Guangchang was indeed a bit more famous, he was not to the extent that he could call Shen Nanpeng at any time.
If they met in person, Shen Nanpeng might take the initiative to greet him out of respect, or even show a certain amount of respect.
But like now.
He quickly gave Luo Yang a look: There's no need to do this, it will offend the boss!
Besides him, there was another person who was stunned.
Dong Xuan also knew who Luo Yang was going to discuss financing with. She had seen a series of changes that had just taken place. This call was clearly meant to humiliate Guo Guangchang.
Sure enough, there is still a rebellious heart.
The woman also winked at Luo Yang repeatedly: If you take a step back, the sky will be broad. There is no need to go to this extent. It will not do you any good to offend big boss Guo.
Luo Yang is not an old monster. He can't interpret such rich meanings with just one look.
Besides, what would happen even if he knew?
The call was made!
"Assistant Cao, I'm An Ying. Are you at the reception?"
The call was answered in less than five seconds. An Ying smiled and said, "Boss Luo and I came in a while ago. We saw Boss Shen, but we didn't see you."
"It's Mr. An. Have you entered the venue as well? I don't think I saw you either." Cao Lingfeng's clear voice came from the phone: "There are many people greeting Mr. Shen next to him. I'm blocked from view from the back. Where are you and Mr. Luo? I'm at the three o'clock position of the dining table."
"I am searching"
An Ying was now standing almost directly in front of the dining tables that were arranged in a row, so she followed the instructions and saw a circle of people at her nine o'clock direction, and also found Cao Lingfeng.
"Assistant Cao, I see you."
An Ying smiled and said, "Boss Luo and I are at the three o'clock position from your perspective."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to indicate.
"I saw it. I saw you and Mr. Luo."
Cao Lingfeng said on the phone: "It's just that Mr. Shen is a little busy now. How about I talk to him when the cocktail party starts and arrange a time for you and Mr. Luo to come over and have a chat?"
"That's it"
An Ying paused before continuing, "I'll talk to Mr. Luo. Don't hang up yet."
After saying that, he looked up at Luo Yang.
"Boss, Assistant Cao just said that Shen Nanpeng is too busy right now, so he asked us to find time to go over later."
She reported everything in detail.
Luo Yang looked at Guo Guangchang: "Mr. Guo, look..."
With a face full of humility, she was just waiting for him to authorize her to borrow his fame.
Lao Guo's face suddenly darkened.
"You are meeting with Shen Nanpeng from Sequoia Capital?"
"Yes, I have a project that I plan to raise funds from Sequoia Capital to facilitate the expansion."
Luo Yang still had a smile on his face as he said, "He's very busy right now. I guess there will be a lot of people looking for him to discuss projects at the party tonight. I'll go find him later."
"The theme of tonight is the investor reception, and large institutions like Lao Shen are the focus of attention."
Guo Guangchang twitched his lips and said, "It's a bit difficult for you to get in and talk to him about the project. Let's wait and see if there's an opportunity. I'll go over and say hello when I have time. You can follow along and maybe we can chat for a few more words."
At this moment, Lao Guo refused to talk about what he had just called people to talk about.
However, judging from the fact that Luo Yang can only contact Shen Nanpeng's assistant, he is also unable to find the threshold, and it seems that the project is not very good.
Lao Guo knows too well the moral character of those investment institutions.
If it is a project with great potential, there is no need to call the assistant for help. People will come to you immediately and serve you like a god.
So don't worry too much.
Luo Yang smiled and held the phone to his lips: "Assistant Cao, please talk to Mr. Shen later. I have some ideas about the project and need to communicate with Mr. Shen privately. I will ask An Ying to find a cigar bar or bar in the hotel. Let's talk alone after the cocktail party is over!"
Cao Lingfeng was stunned for a moment on the other side of the phone, then said: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Luo. I will report to Mr. Shen."
But after a moment, his voice rang out again: "Boss Shen said you should arrange it after the cocktail party."
Luo Yang put away his phone and handed it back to An Ying: "Go ask the hotel if there is a cigar bar or bar or something like that. Book it. I will use it to discuss things with Mr. Shen later."
"Okay, boss!"
An Ying took the phone and turned away.
During the whole process, the surroundings were quiet, which was inconsistent with the lively atmosphere of the entire venue.
"Boss Luo, here!"
A shout not far away broke the awkwardness. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw four people walking towards them from about seven or eight meters away. One of them raised his hand and gestured towards them.
Dong Xuan knew him. He was Song Wan, the vice president of Lingshi Palace Group, who was now in charge of investment.
Luo Yang's personal assistant Yu Haiping followed her.
The other middle-aged man looked very familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was for a while.
I didn't recognize the woman next to him at all.
"Mr. Guo?"
Perhaps seeing Guo Guangchang beside Luo Yang, the middle-aged man quickly approached: "I didn't expect you to be here too."
As he spoke, he extended his hand and introduced himself: "I am Lang Qingfeng from Hongtai Investment, the youngest son of Lang Guanqing."
Guo Guangchang, whose face was originally livid, showed a slightly changed expression when he heard the name Lang Guanqing.
He extended his hand and shook hands with Lang Qingfeng: "How is Mr. Lang now? The last time I saw him was at the Zhejiang East Wine Party last year."
"The old man is in good health now."
Lang Qingfeng smiled and said, "She can grow flowers and go fishing at home, leaving all the worries to us children."
"I have been busy for decades, it is time for me to enjoy my life."
Guo Guangchang sighed, then asked with a puzzled look: "Do Mr. Lang and Mr. Luo know each other?"
He heard clearly what Song Wan called "Mr. Luo" just now.
"Oops, I almost forgot something!"
Lang Qingfeng patted his head pretentiously, then turned to Luo Yang and said, "Boss Luo, I've always heard Xiaowan talking about you, but I've never met you in person. Tonight I finally got to see you in person. You're really young and promising!"
Song Wan interrupted in time: "Boss Luo, this is my uncle Lang Qingfeng."
"Mr. Lang, thank you for your compliment. I was just trying to avoid you!"
Mr. Luo extended his hand and said with a smile, "You kept your niece in my company. I'm afraid that one day her uncles will take her back. I'll lose a great general."
"Hahaha"
After hearing this, Lang Qingfeng burst into laughter.
Holding Luo Yang's hand, he said, "I can't control this girl. Since graduation, she has never even looked at her father's company, not to mention us uncles. Now she is wholeheartedly developing under Mr. Luo, which shows that Mr. Luo is charming!"
This... seems like there's something else behind what he said?
Luo Yang glanced at Song Wan out of the corner of his eye, but found nothing unusual.
Seeing Lang Qingfeng and Luo Yang shaking hands enthusiastically, Guo Guangchang's mouth twitched.
Twice!
Just when he was about to move away from forming a circle with Luo Yang, someone walked up to the stage in front.
Tonight's cocktail party has finally officially begun.
Just as everyone politely turned to the stage and watched the person speaking, Song Wan turned to Luo Yang's side.
"Mr. Luo, do you know Mr. Guo?"
Luo Yang shook his head: "It's the first time we meet tonight."
She glanced at Dong Xuan and said, "That was introduced by Dong Xing. So, what project do you plan to cooperate with Mr. Guo on?"
In Song Wan's eyes, Luo Yang has always been a man who would not do anything without profit. Especially in this kind of occasion, he must have some purpose in getting close to a certain circle.
"He and I have nothing to do with each other, how can we cooperate?"
"But I just saw that he didn't look very happy."
It turned out that she came over to ask Luo Yang out of curiosity.
"Oh"
Luo Yang said calmly: "He wanted to show off, but I didn't give him face!"
Song Wan: “.”
(End of this chapter)
