Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Jiang Shining’s company was essentially within the entertainment industry; so the people she knew were mostly celebrities and other industry insiders. Jing Xuan’s Xuanyuan Company, on the other hand, clearly had more connections with people from different sectors.
In the last two months of the year, in addition to internal meetings and summaries at Xuanyuan Video Company, Jing Xuan also attended some gatherings with other bosses.
Of course, these bosses were legitimate presidents of large companies, which were incomparable to the small companies that used to invite Jing Xuan to dinner and even stuff actresses into the web series.
Especially today’s banquet, which could be said to have brought together big names from all industries.
In the circle of CEOs, most were men or women in their thirties, forties, or fifties. A CEO as young as Jing Xuan was truly rare. Only CEO Xiao was roughly the same age, but he inherited the business from his father, which was quite different from Jing Xuan’s self-made success.
A chamber quartet played soft music, and the business owners, dressed in dark suits, strolled around the banquet chatting casually. Some of them had even brought their families. Since wealthy people’s children often grow up with other wealthy children, many young second-generation rich kids gathered together, talking quietly.
Although the attending business owners were all outstanding individuals, a powerful CEO like Xiu Lingfei never attended any private gatherings, being quite arrogant. Therefore, he wasn’t seen at the banquet; instead, his third son, Xiu Jingrui, represented Longteng.
He arrived alone, arrogant and aloof, exuding the aura of a domineering CEO. It seemed the recent turmoil had taken a toll on him; and only a few senior managers from Longteng’s subsidiaries accompanied him. The other CEOs were roughly the same age as his father, so none of them approached to speak to him.
Jing Xuan glanced at Xiu Jingrui, then pretended not to see him.
He was chatting casually with a few people when President Zhao walked over.
“Boss Wang.”
Jing Xuan turned his head and said politely, “President Zhao.”
Behind President Zhao were two women, one around forty or fifty years old, who, despite her age, possessed a refined air and wore a red dress. This was clearly Mrs. Zhao.
Mr. Zhao turned to his wife and said, “He is the President Wang I mentioned to you, Wang Muze. He has built a successful career at a young age and should not be underestimated. I believe that in a few years, he will be able to take the top spot in the video industry.”
“Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Zhao.” Chu Jingxuan smiled gently. “I dare not accept such praise. I am just doing my job well and working hard.”
Chu Jingxuan was young, handsome, successful in his career, and so humble. Both President Zhao and Mrs. Zhao looked at him with great admiration.
“Is Mr. Wang married now?” Mrs. Zhao asked.
“I’m currently in the prime of my career, so I’m not looking to date.”
After all that, they had finally gotten to the point.
“By the way, Mr. Wang. This is my daughter, Zhao Xiami,” Mr. Zhao said. His wife stepped aside, revealing Miss Zhao behind her.
“Hello,” Ms. Zhao said politely.
“Hello.”
“My daughter is twenty-five years old and just returned from abroad,” Mr. Zhao said with a smile. “Mr. Wang, if you don’t mind, you can get to know each other better.”
This meant they wanted Jing Xuan to become their son-in-law.
Jing Xuan smiled gently, displaying a dashing and romantic air reminiscent of an ancient nobleman.
“Mr. Zhao is a senior figure and role model in the industry. I am indeed willing to learn more from you. You already have my WeChat, so feel free to contact me anytime.”
Wang Muze didn’t mention Miss Zhao at all in his words, which was a polite way of declining. President Zhao wasn’t too surprised; he just reached out and patted Jing Xuan on the shoulder.
“Of course, there’s plenty of time,” said General Manager Zhao. “If Xuanyuan Video wants to expand into other areas in the future, you can come to me. I’ve been through this myself, so I can give you some advice.”
Jing Xuan smiled and thanked him.
After the banquet, a photographer invited all the bosses to take a group photo. These were now the backbone of several major industries.
After the banquet, on the way back in the car, Jing Xuan was resting with his eyes closed in the second row when his assistant in the passenger seat suddenly exclaimed.
“Mr. Wang, your photos from this banquet have become popular.”
The annual gathering of wealthy CEOs naturally attracted attention from the outside world.
Jing Xuan opened his eyes, took out his phone, and went on Weibo. Sure enough, the banquet attendees’ names and photos were trending, and of course, the most talked-about topic was Xiu Jingrui, the third young master of Longteng, who had been detained for assaulting a female celebrity and was embroiled in controversy. Some people believed this was a symbol of his low-key comeback.
Jing Xuan gave a mocking smirk. What comeback? A scion of a wealthy family isn’t a celebrity, and this isn’t ancient times. Even if there were some controversies that might affect Longteng’s image, Xiu Jingrui wouldn’t neglect his work in the slightest.
He closed his phone and said calmly, “Handle it the same way as before.”
His assistant had been with him for two years and understood his meaning— whenever Jing Xuan was going to attend an event with reporters or photographers present, he would secretly send people to monitor the internet and delete all news or trending topics related to Jing Xuan.
Some business owners enjoyed appearing in public to give speeches and express themselves. However, many more business owners disliked being in the spotlight, which was why some people found only video footage online, while others only had photos from several years ago.
Jing Xuan fell into the second category. Over the years, Jing Xuan had tried to minimize social engagements and public appearances. Unfortunately, as the company’s reputation grew, he needed to attend more and more events. He could thus only rely on monitoring online activity later on.
Fortunately, his industry wasn’t as high-profile as Longteng’s, so he had maintained a pretty good position.
The assistant agreed, but felt a little regretful… Their boss was so handsome, even better looking than most celebrities. If he took a picture and posted it online now, he might even go viral.
In fact, Jing Xuan did this mainly to integrate himself into the lives of ordinary people. Jiang Shining was already famous, and if he were to be seen by others as well, his daily life would become much more difficult.
Jing Xuan always tried to stand to the back and side when taking photos, but even so, a girl with a magnifying glass still spotted him and took a screenshot.
Magnifying Glass Girl: The boss standing in the back row is so handsome!
The image was blocked within two minutes of being sent. She deleted and resent it several times but still couldn’t get it to post. In the end, she just assumed it was a problem with her internet connection and gave up.
Jing Xuan spent a lot of money maintaining the online presence, so the results were extremely good. Even the bosses who kept mistresses didn’t have such tight control over their online presence.
On the way back, Jing Xuan had the driver drop off his assistant, who was going the same way, at home before continuing towards the villa area.
He looked out the window, and as the journey drew closer, Jing Xuan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It feels so good to be home.
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