Age of Dreams

At 12:30, Chang'an Club, Chinese restaurant on the 8th floor.

Looking at the Capital Hotel across from him, Xiao Qi couldn't help but laugh.

It turned out that this club, known as the No. 1 clubhouse in Huaguo, was actually opposite the hotel where I was staying.

Needless to say, the Chang'an Club, which occupies the 12th floor of the Chang'an Building, is famous. Li Chaoren, Mr. Huo, etc. are all its members. Ordinary people have nothing to do with it. They can't get in, even if they have money.

But maybe because of the age, this place is a little old like the Capital Hotel... Well, you can change the word "quaint", but it is not old at all. Sitting in the private room restaurant here, I feel very old. is comfortable.

After handing over the menu to the beautiful waiter, Li Xiaochao smiled and said to Xiao Qi: "Originally, I prefer the Capital Club, but it's a bit far away, so we'd better have lunch nearby! Young Master Qi won't mind if it's too hasty and Simple, right?"

He just ordered two hot dishes, two cold dishes and a cup of soup, Xiao Qi also heard it.

Li Chaoren is very good at teaching his son. Li Xiaochao is not only bold and reckless in business, but also has a good style in normal times. There are not many things to criticize in his daily life. , compared to the high-profile second-generation ancestors of some second-rate rich people, he is simply much better.

"The so-called, when you are usually busy, a lunch box, or a hamburger with milk can also solve your lunch." Xiao Qi smiled lightly. [

"Yes, ordinary people always think that people in our family must eat delicious food and drink spicy food. Every meal will not eat without shark's fin, abalone, and bird's nest. But in fact, our family eats lightly. When we go home for dinner, The old man is just a few home-cooked dishes, and the whole family eats 80% full, so it won't be wasted." Li Xiaochao followed Xiao Qi's words.

"I haven't been in the Chang'an clubhouse before. I thought it was mysterious, but I didn't expect there to be so many people." Xiao Qi smiled and asked another question: "I don't know when Mr. Li came, he didn't mind such a Is it a noisy environment?"

"He hasn't come here for a long time. The current Chang'an clubhouse is no longer the Chang'an clubhouse of the past. The old man likes to be clean." Li Xiaochao shook his head and said, "In these years, he rarely leaves Hong Kong. Besides, there are our properties in the capital now, so he won't Come here to avoid unnecessary onlookers and speculation."

Xiao Qi nodded, because when they came up just now, they saw a lot of customers coming in to consume, even the hall on the 8th floor was filled with no less than 60% of the guests, which was very similar to Xiao Qi's impression of a private club with few people and a large number of people. Big difference.

Thinking about it, the time Li Chaoren and the others often came to the capital was around the 90s. At that time, there were not many rich people in the capital. Even if they had money, they would not dare to spend money in such a western-style place as a private club, so it was naturally very mysterious. Very noble impression.

But now it is the 21st century. There may not be many top rich people in Huaguo, but rich people with assets of tens of millions and hundreds of millions are everywhere. As the political center of Huaguo, the number of rich people in the capital is simply countless .

If you have money, you will naturally want to enjoy better things. The rumored place like the Chang'an Club will naturally be liked by them. Not to mention anything else, a status symbol is inevitable.

And the clubhouse is to make money, and the boss here has no reason to take the money outside, so after a large number of members come in, this place will fall again, and it will become a high-end clubhouse at best, and it will never return to the elegance of the past.

The capital club that Li Xiaochao likes is the same. It is only one floor. Although it has a large area and a height of 50 floors, it is much smaller in spirit. How could such an imposing club be a real symbol of wealth and glory?

Xiao Qi himself is really not interested in these so-called high-end private clubs.

In terms of the importance of networking and talking about business, and even the inheritance of the club's history, they are not as good as those high-end clubs in Europe and the United States.

In terms of enjoyment and play, they are not as barren as Japan and South Korea. As long as you need it, you can play anything, without any moral and legal bottom line.

This kind of clubhouse in Huaguo, which is neither Chinese nor Western, neither local nor foreign, is the most meaningless. It's just a name to make money.

Thoughts flashed by, but the service here is still good, the two of them just chatted a few words, and the dishes were brought up, although they were just a few home-cooked dishes, they were full of fragrance, full of color and aroma.

Li Xiaochao poured a glass of wine for both Xiao Qi and himself, then raised his glass and said, "Come on, Young Master Qi, I will toast you a glass to celebrate your Fairy Company becoming famous all over the world and becoming the pride of my Chinese people!" [

Xiao Qi clinked glasses with him, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Second Young Master, for your compliment."

"This is not a compliment, but a real achievement!" Li Xiaochao took a sip of wine, put down his glass, and sighed: "I think I started PCCW when I was 28 years old, and I have tens of billions of dollars. You are already the number one in the Chinese family. But I didn’t expect a generation of heroes to replace the old ones. It’s rare that you became famous all over the world at the age of 18, and surpassed my father at the age of 19. You are really the number one talent in the ages!”

"Hehe, the second son is too polite, I am so young, if I don't know what to do because of this, wouldn't it be the second son's fault?" Xiao Qi smiled indifferently, "A tall building starts from the ground, a good company needs It is only with a solid foundation that we can develop. Don’t look at the rapid development of Xiannv Company, but in terms of foundation, how can it compare with the Li family who took root in Hong Kong?”

"I am over-flattered!"

Li Xiaochao also laughed, but he didn't feel much joy in his heart.

No matter how good the traditional industry of the Li family is, it belongs to his elder brother. What he can do is only a high-tech emerging industry, and he can only start from scratch, pulling down a large part from the starting point.

The two talked about some interesting things while eating again. This kind of conversation at a banquet is most suitable for observing a person's character and preferences, and can also prepare for the next step of confrontation and business.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Xiaochao reckoned that the foreshadowing was already in place, and he began to test it out. He sighed and said: "Qi Shao, you don't know, the Hong Kong stock market has been extremely lively in the past ten days. There is a company named 'Cuiying Energy Group', which has set a daily limit for seven consecutive trading days, and its market value has risen by more than 60, which can be described as a sensation in Xiangjiang!"

"Oh?" Xiao Qi was a little surprised: "Isn't the subprime mortgage crisis recently causing the atmosphere to be dignified? Whose company is so powerful? Can it rise sharply against the market?" (To be continued.)

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