Chapter 1547 - 1562: Business Warfare

Chapter 1547: Chapter 1562: Business Warfare

While speaking, Lin Mu took a deep breath, exerted some force with both hands, "Rip!"

"Is it open?"

"It’s open! Just the gap is a bit too big."

"Lin Mu, you idiot, stupid pig, why don’t you just drop dead."

Although she couldn’t see the exact situation, the chilly feeling on her back and the gown skirt nearly slipping down made Sophie realize something. She quickly covered her chest, her pretty face turning crimson as if blood would ooze out.

At this point, a light chuckle sounded from the doorway.

"Oh no!" Lin Mu’s face changed dramatically, quickly scrambling into the stall, and Sophie followed soon after.

"Why did you come in?"

"Nonsense, can I be seen like this?"

"Well, you can go next door!"

"There are only two stalls here. If we both occupy them, they’ll definitely wait. Then who will come out, you or me?"

"Quite the thinker! But you overlooked one thing." Lin Mu pointed at his feet, then at the gap under the door. That’s the downside of high-end hotel bathrooms; they insist on leaving a half-foot gap under the doors even in a place for relieving oneself. If someone comes in, they don’t need to bend over to see the legs of the person inside.

"So, what now?" Sophie was stunned by the words. ℯℯ𝑙.

"Simple." Lin Mu sat on the toilet, lifted both legs, bracing them against the stall wall, saying: "You can sit on me."

"What’s that stupid idea?" Sophie spat lightly, glancing around. The stall wasn’t big; if she stood, it would surely arouse suspicion, but sitting on Lin Mu was a bit too much. At this moment, the sound of high heels hitting the floor could be heard, followed by several well-dressed dames walking in, laughing and chatting, and started applying makeup in front of the mirror.

Seeing Sophie’s face darken, Lin Mu understood when to call it quits, cheerily ran out to get some pins, came back and fixed Sophie’s evening gown, and finally they made it into the banquet just before it started.

At eight o’clock sharp, the banquet began. The honorary chairman of the Pearl River Delta Business Association took the stage to give a speech. They were all nutrient-less speeches, hollow content, various hollow platitudes, formulaic routines, and Lin Mu listened on, bored, deciding instead to sneakily glance around.

In high society events, naturally, beauties abound. In the vast venue, it was truly a competition of splendor; just from movie stars active in Dongguang Province, there were no less than ten present. With fair legs ****, snow-crested deep cleavages, Lin Mu’s eyes dazzled as he indulged himself, until his arm was fiercely pinched by the angry-looking Sophie, bringing him back to reality, awkwardly wiping away the drool from his mouth.

"So many people, who should we look to for investment?"

At this time, the speech ended, and the wealthy guests started raising their wine glasses, gathering in groups of three or five for free conversations.

"Pearl River Delta’s coastal tycoons aren’t worth considering; they definitely won’t invest a penny in Su’s Great Enterprise. Mainland’s market has been poor lately; investors from other provinces are likely to watch cautiously. As for tycoons from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, they might invest, but certainly not in large amounts," Sophie explained softly, "So, to get enough funds, we have to target Western Europe conglomerates."

"Uh, Westerners are quite straightforward. Having no previous dealings, if you approach them like this, they probably won’t invest."

"How can you know if you don’t try? By the way, do you speak a foreign language?"

"Does ’Baga Yalu’, ’Mishi Mishi’, ’Sayonnara’ count?"

Sophie shook her head again, saying, "Ah, seeing you like this, I guess you can’t speak Great Britain language either. Here’s the plan; when we go over, I’ll handle communication with them; all you need to do is maintain a smile, just don’t cause trouble, understand?"

"Mm!" Lin Mu nodded vigorously.

In the banquet hall, there was the clinking of glasses and waves of hearty laughter would periodically emanate from certain small circles.

"Mr. Ferguson, it’s an honor to see you here in Huaxia..."

"Miss Wen Ni, I often read your articles published in Wall Street financial magazines, I must say, they’re really fantastic!"

"Wells executive, I didn’t expect you’d come too..."

Sophie’s social skills were indeed high; it didn’t take long before she was enthusiastically chatting with the representatives of Western Europe conglomerates. But, it was only limited to chatting. Whenever Sophie tried to bring up investment intentions, they would often shake their heads and walk away. Western Europeans are indeed difficult; they refuse decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Ha, seems like the CEO’s gains aren’t so great."

Aunt Liu’s plump figure appeared again.

The banquet hall isn’t that big; unavoidable encounters glare at you, no matter if you raise your head or lower it.

"No need to bother yourself, Aunt Liu."

Sophie frowned, Su’s Great Enterprise was in a critical period, she didn’t want to stir up additional trouble or entangle with a foolish woman.

"Don’t leave!" Sophie is renowned in Wancheng as having the reputation of a business empress, and attacking her is a matter of great pleasure for Aunt Liu, "The Robert Conglomerate people are arriving soon, Liu Group has already confirmed cooperation intentions with them, later, we’ll discuss the details, you can listen in, it might broaden your horizons."