yuan mingkun followed his son''s gaze and then shook his head, "i don''t recognize them. could you have mistaken them? how could your classmate possibly qualify for such an event? hurry and go find da mei and chat with those uncles and elders."


    qin hao said to li yang and the others, "you guys just wait outside, mr. tian and i will go in."


    "okay, mr. qin," li yang nodded.


    just as qin hao was about to enter, a voice came from the side, "is that really mr. qin?"


    bai jing looked at qin hao, with a somewhat surprised expression.


    qin hao turned his head and wore a smile on his face, "mr. bai, long time no see."


    bai jing had once visited his company, attracted by the potential of jiangshan roasted duck and wanted to invest.


    "having not seen you for more than a month, mr. qin, you seem to become increasingly charismatic; even i feel a little captivated," bai jing joked.


    qin hao chuckled dryly, "you flatter me, mr. bai. however, you have become more beautiful yourself, to the point that i almost didn''t recognize you."


    tian yamei felt somewhat speechless. did they find pleasure in praising each other?


    but bai jing was indeed beautiful and had an elegant demeanor.


    bai jing noticed tian yamei and curiously asked, "mr. qin, is this your girlfriend?"


    qin hao, "no, she is the director of our legal department, tian yamei."


    tian yamei spoke gracefully, "nice to meet you, mr. bai. i''ve long heard of the great reputation of jiuchang jewelry group, and i never expected to meet you in person today. you are a role model for all of us women."


    bai jing smiled slightly, "director tian overrates me. it''s about time, let''s go inside together, mr. qin. do you mind?"


    qin hao, "it would be an honor."


    bai jing, along with her female assistant and qin hao, entered the yingbin hotel.


    on the way, bai jing said, "mr. qin, i heard that you''ve had some friction with mr. ma of dayuan group. do you need me to help mediate?"


    qin hao responded indifferently, "no need, mr. bai, i haven''t even taken dayuan group seriously yet."


    bai jing looked surprised for a moment. if it were someone else, they might think qin hao was arrogant, but she was different; she had her sources.


    and she was very clear about who was helping qin hao from behind.


    bai jing said with a smile, "mr. qin, stop calling me mr. bai. i am older than you; calling me ''sister'' wouldn''t be a loss, right?"


    sister?


    she was at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, eight or nine years older than qin hao.


    but that''s the way of business exchange.


    since when did jiangshan have a mr. qin?


    "who is this mr. qin? i haven''t seen him before?" someone quietly said.


    a person nearby quickly reminded, "do you know about yesterday''s incident? the son of the chairman of dayuan group got his legs broken, and he did it."


    "what? could he be the president of jiangshan roasted duck company, so young?" someone said in disbelief.


    "don''t underestimate him because of his young age. you should be able to see the potential of jiangshan roasted duck company. it won''t be long before we might look up to him. what''s most important is the person backing him; even ma bing doesn''t dare to offend him."


    "let''s hurry over and get to know him, make some connections first."


    suddenly, about seven or eight people moved toward qin hao.


    most of them were presidents of small and medium-sized companies; their businesses were either unrelated or hostile to dayuan group, so they didn''t care about offending dayuan group.


    "hello mr. qin, i am the owner of huayuan company, ji hong, this is my business card,"


    "hello mr. qin, i am the owner of hongwei company, wu wei."


    ...


    for a while, many people handed him their business cards, and qin hao accepted them with a smile.


    after all, these people were coming to greet him, which was an honor for him, and he also needed to show them respect.


    the respectful are respected!


    but qin hao realized he hadn''t brought any business cards; he looked at tian yamei.


    tian yamei was more thoughtful than him, as she took out company business cards and handed them to the surrounding people.


    bai jing watched the scene with a smiling face.


    just then, a group of people walked into the door, led by ma bing, with several followers by his side.


    ma bing saw qin hao among the nearby crowd, and his face immediately darkened. he looked around at the other people, then glanced at qin hao and snorted coldly.


    the people around qin hao flinched, and some were already thinking of retreating and leaving. experience exclusive tales on empire


    he hadn''t spoken, but his cold snort could already express his attitude; this was his way of subtly giving qin hao a warning.


    the banquet hall fell silent, with nearly everyone looking over this way.


    they wanted to see how qin hao would respond, as dayuan group had significant influence in the jiangshan business world.


    qin hao knew that at this moment, he had to make a stand, otherwise, his reputation would take a major hit.


    qin hao looked at ma bing and flashed a subtly mocking smile: "mr. ma, aren''t you at home taking care of your son tonight?"


    [thank you to i raise a chestnut for the 1000 coin tip again!]