mesbooks Chapter 278 Business Summit, the peasant you mentioned is me!
Chapter 278 Business Summit, the peasant you mentioned is me!
In mid-April, the provincial capital was bathed in a warm spring breeze.
The annual business summit forum, known as the "Oscars" of the provincial business community, kicked off at the Sofitel International Hotel, the most luxurious hotel in the city center.
On this day, luxury cars gathered in front of the hotel, Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, and Maybachs, as numerous as cabbages in a parking lot.
One by one, business tycoons dressed in suits, the kind you only see in financial magazines, entered the magnificent banquet hall, chatting and laughing.
Among them, the most eye-catching is Ma Haibo, the chairman of Tianhong Group.
That old guy, I don't know what got into him today, he's making a bigger show than anyone else.
His extended Lincoln Navigator blocked the hotel's main entrance.
As soon as the car door opened, a dozen burly men in black suits and sunglasses jumped out of the car and lined up in two rows, roughly separating the reporters and onlookers around them.
Ma Haibo, sporting a large beer belly, slowly stepped out of the car.
He had his hair slicked back and shiny, wore a gold chain as thick as a little finger around his neck, and his nostrils were almost pointing to the sky.
He came here today just to see Su Tianhao make a fool of himself.
According to his plan, the Su Group should be in dire straits by now, and that old bastard Su Tianhao probably doesn't even have the mood to attend the forum.
He had even prepared a speech, ready to announce in front of all his peers in the province during the forum's free exchange session that Tianhong Group would take over the provincial capital's logistics hub network and completely crush the Su family under his feet!
"Good morning, Mr. Ma!"
"Mr. Ma looks radiant today; he must be in high spirits because of some good news!"
A group of small business owners immediately surrounded him, eager to curry favor.
Ma Haibo was enjoying the praise from everyone, his mouth practically stretched to his ears.
"Haha, it's alright, it's alright."
He waved his hand, but his eyes scanned the crowd, trying to find Su Tianhao's dejected face.
Just then, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom silently glided to the other side of the hotel.
The car door opened.
Su Tianhao, dressed in a sharp Armani haute couture suit, walked down the street looking radiant.
There was not a trace of defeat on his face.
His radiant complexion and the powerful confidence emanating from his very bones made him even more energetic than he had been just two weeks ago!
Immediately afterwards, Su Qing, dressed in a white Chanel evening gown, took Jiang Chen's arm and stepped out of the car.
Jiang Chen was still dressed in the same ordinary casual clothes, which made him seem somewhat out of place among the wealthy and powerful people around him.
But his handsome face and his calm and composed demeanor are more eye-catching than any luxury item.
"That...that's Su Tianhao?"
"Am I seeing things? How dare he show his face?"
"Didn't they say the Su Group's cash flow dried up and all its projects failed? He looks like he's won the lottery!"
"Who's that young man next to him? Is he his son-in-law from the countryside? Tsk tsk, with things so dire, he still has the leisure to bring his live-in son-in-law to browse the forum?"
The surrounding chatter was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Ma Haibo to hear.
Ma Haibo frowned.
Not right.
Su Tianhao's reaction was completely different from what he had expected!
Could it be... that this old guy has found some lifeline?
impossible!
Under absolute technological blockade and suppression of personal connections, even if Su Tianhao were a celestial being, he couldn't turn the tide!
It must be an act!
Yes, they must be putting on a brave face!
Thinking of this, a cruel sneer curled up on Ma Haibo's lips once again.
Pretending? I'll tear that hypocritical face off from you in front of everyone in a moment!
The forum proceeded as planned.
The leaders' speeches and the experts' presentations were so engaging that they made everyone drowsy.
Finally, the most exciting part – the free exchange session – arrived.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Haibo couldn't wait and was the first to walk up to the podium.
He cleared his throat, picked up the microphone, and spoke in a compassionate tone:
"Dear colleagues and friends!"
"Recently, some unpleasant things have happened in the business community of our provincial capital."
"Some established companies are complacent and unwilling to make progress, and they are about to be eliminated in the face of the tide of the times."
His veiled remark instantly drew everyone's attention to Su Tianhao's table.
Seeing this, Ma Haibo became even more smug.
"What's even more ridiculous is that some entrepreneurs, instead of thinking about how to make breakthroughs in technology and management, resort to desperate measures, engaging in feudal superstitions and hiring shady characters to help them."
His gaze turned blatantly to Jiang Chen, his face undisguised in mockery.
"I heard that President Su recently hired a country bumpkin as a son-in-law."
"Haha, Mr. Su, are you planning to give up business and switch to agricultural research?"
"Bringing a clueless country bumpkin to a business forum of our caliber is a disgrace to the entire provincial business community!"
"Whoosh—"
The entire audience erupted in uproar!
This is no longer an implication; it's a direct slap in the face to Su Tianhao in public!
Too bad!
That's absolutely amazing!
Su Tianhao sat in the audience, his face ashen, the veins bulging on his hand gripping the teacup.
Su Qing was so angry that her face turned pale and her whole body trembled. She suddenly stood up and was about to rush over and tear Ma Haibo's foul mouth apart.
"Don't move."
A warm and strong hand pulled her up.
It's Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen gently pressed the excited Su Qing back into her seat, then straightened the collar of his casual clothes.
He slowly stood up from his seat.
His face still wore that infuriatingly bright, sunny smile.
A staff member, quite perceptive, handed over a spare microphone.
Jiang Chen took the microphone and walked steadily onto the stage.
He didn't stand opposite Ma Haibo, but walked directly to Ma Haibo's side.
He was a full head taller than Ma Haibo.
Looking down from there, it was like watching a clown jumping around.
The entire banquet hall fell silent instantly.
Everyone held their breath, wanting to see how this "country son-in-law," who had been publicly humiliated, would retaliate.
Jiang Chen brought the microphone to his lips, and his loud and clear voice, transmitted through the speakers, resounded throughout every corner of the hall.
"Mr. Ma, right?"
Let me introduce myself.
A playful smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
"The 'peasant' you just mentioned, that's me."
Ma Haibo's face instantly turned ashen.
He was about to retort, but Jiang Chen didn't give him the chance at all.
"I heard you recently bought a few pieces of technical junk from the Su family. You must have spent a lot of money, right?"
Jiang Chen's voice was full of mockery.
"How does it feel to be a sucker? Pretty fun, right?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Ma Haibo roared angrily. "Those are the industry's top technical talents! It's your Su family's incompetence that prevented you from retaining them! You deserve to be left behind by the times!"
"Yeah?"
Jiang Chen's lips curled up slightly.
He raised his hand and gently snapped his fingers towards the control panel not far away.
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound echoed through the hall.
next second.
Behind the podium, on the giant main projection screen that was the size of a basketball court, the image suddenly changed!
The interface that was originally displaying the forum logo switched instantly!
A futuristic, cyberpunk-style, deep blue system interface was projected directly in front of everyone!
Countless data streams, like a dazzling galaxy, rush, converge, and recombine rapidly on the screen!
That level of fluidity was ahead of its time!
That's an absolutely terrifying data throughput!
That elegant and perfect algorithm structure!
Those in the know can feel their heart leaping out of their throats at just one glance!