Chapter 813: Chapter 290: Vision, Linna’s Grand-Scale Operations! (2)
Even though it was Su Zelin treating, and he didn’t want to owe Young Master Zhang a favor, he would pick up the tab no matter what. However, it did not prevent Zhang Yuanhang from sending him a few more things.
At 6:15, a black sedan pulled up at the entrance of Taste Residence. It was Su Zelin’s Passat. The security guard, who had been waiting, recognized this distinguished guest and quickly guided the car to a spot that had already been arranged. He then used a walkie-talkie to inform the landlady Sister Ru, the shopkeeper of Taste Residence and Zhang Yuanhang’s girlfriend.
Then, Sister Ru and Young Master Zhang personally came out of the restaurant to greet them.
At this moment, Su Zelin had just gotten out of the car, accompanied by Ding Linna and Li Mengning.
The social butterfly tonight wasn’t inviting people for dinner without reason; there was a purpose. The person he would meet later had something to do with Lina Fashion.
"President Su, you’re here."
Zhang Yuanhang greeted him somewhat ingratiatingly.
"Zelin, you haven’t come to our Taste Residence for a while. Tonight, we’ve prepared some special things for you, hehe."
Sister Ru also exchanged pleasantries with him.
Whenever they came to Taste Residence, there was no need for Su Zelin to instruct them. They would naturally rack their brains to prepare some rare mountain delicacies, especially since the social butterfly was entertaining a very important guest this time.
"Alright, I trust you to handle it."
"This is Ding Linna, my college classmate. After graduation, she started a company called Lina Fashion."
"Li Mengning, the operations director of Lina Fashion."
Su Zelin briefly introduced the two people by his side, and Zhang Yuanhang and Sister Ru’s eyes naturally fell on them, slightly surprised.
Of course, Nanaz drew more of their attention.
A college student starting a business right out of school was not a common sight.
Starting a company is not like setting up a small stall for business; the investment usually isn’t small, and hiring an operations director, the framework seems quite formal.
Even if this woman’s family was wealthy, it’s tough to run a company for a rookie. It seems there’s strong support from President Su behind the scenes.
President Su especially brought them tonight to meet that important guest; it seems he’s very keen to help her grow.
The relationship between these two is unusual!
Zhang Yuanhang and Sister Ru are also veterans of the field; they quickly made a judgment.
It seems that President Su is quite a charmer. Back when they first met, in a fit of anger for a beauty, he made his clueless underlings drink a bottle of Maotai each; now he’s starting a company for another girl.
However, President Su indeed has an eye for quality. The girls are all top-notch, no wonder during outings with him, he showed no interest in any other girls I called out. It seems he values quality over quantity.
Zhang Yuanhang also considers himself a charming figure. As a rich and handsome man, he naturally has many girls around him, but he feels that his girls are incomparable to Su Zelin’s.
"Zhang Yuanhang, Young Master Zhang, is also an investor in our New Era. He opened several franchise stores in Lin’an and is the owner of this restaurant; Sister Ru is the shopkeeper and landlady."
Su Zelin also introduced them to Nanaz and Su Mengning.
After some small talk, he brought the three into a private room, where a pretty waitress in a cheongsam served tea.
Zhang Yuanhang and Sister Ru tactfully left, giving them space.
Young Master Zhang knows that, if necessary, Su Zelin will invite him and his girlfriend to spend some time inside to get acquainted with the important guest. He had done this several times before while entertaining other distinguished guests, giving him face and a chance to connect with higher circles.
This was Nanaz’s first time following Su Zelin out for socializing. Inside, she felt a bit of inexplicable excitement and curiosity: "President Su, who exactly are we meeting?"
In front of Li Mengning and other company people, she was used to referring to him this way.
"Hehe, you’ll find out soon. Actually, you’ve met this person before. He should be of great help to Lina Fashion. Of course, asking for his help requires this."
The social butterfly rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, making a money-spending gesture.
"I’ve met him?"
Nanaz was a bit puzzled.
On the other side, Li Mengning didn’t ask any questions, though she was also very curious.
However, she was sure that this guest must be extraordinary; otherwise, Su Zelin wouldn’t have specially invited him for dinner.
While they were chatting over tea, the private room door opened again.
The guide was Zhang Yuanhang and Sister Ru, but when they saw a certain middle-aged man behind him, both Nanaz and Li Mengning couldn’t help but shudder.
This was an unusually distinctive face, which was hard to forget once seen.
Old Ma, the helmsman of Ah Li!
The person we are meeting tonight is Old Ma!
Both Nanaz and Li Mengning couldn’t help but feel a little startled.
Nowadays, Mr. Ma wasn’t as renowned as he would be in the future, but Ah Li was already well known as a major enterprise, especially since its headquarters were in Lin’an.
Anyone who follows the news closely would know that this February, Ah Li went through its third round of financing, raising 100 million US Dollars. Yes, US Dollars, not RMB, and the investors were all giants. Additionally, Taoking’s rapid development had substantially elevated Old Ma’s position in the business world.
Whereas Lina Fashion was just established over a month ago and hadn’t even launched a product yet. At most, it had some discussion heat, hardly qualified to interact with someone like Old Ma.
Nanaz knew that Su Zelin knew Old Ma because on her boyfriend’s birthday party, Old Ma was among the invited guests, and he did come.
Now she finally understood what Su Zelin meant when he said she had met this person before.