Chapter 434 Problems will arise sooner or later
According to the original plan, Luo Yang wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with Lin Guosheng of Tianshui Group.
For this purpose, he must bring his assistant Yu Haiping to attend the dinner.
However, due to Jiang Yuanshan’s previous advice, his pursuit of lithium mines was not as strong anymore.
The matter of making friends with Lin Guosheng suddenly became dispensable.
So he brought Xiao Wei with him, as a show to the school.
The dinner party hosted by Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce was attended by many guests.
There were nearly fifty tables in the entire banquet hall.
Luo Yang and Xiao Wei were assigned to table 43, which was the second to last row away from the stage.
It's based on seniority. It's not difficult to understand.
Fortunately, there were more young people in the back row, making their young faces less noticeable.
"Chairman, don't be discouraged!"
Xiao Wei saw that Luo Yang was looking at the front rows and thought he was feeling psychologically frustrated.
So I leaned over to his ear and comforted him: "It's just that you have been in business for too short a time. If we only talk about your ability, you can definitely sit in the first two rows!"
Today, Xiao Wei tied her long hair up, wore a mink-trimmed jacket and skirt, and with her standard oval face, she looked like a lady from a noble family in the style of the Republic of China.
She truly combines beauty and temperament.
"I'm looking for someone I know!"
After hearing Xiao Wei's comforting words, Luo Yang smiled.
He raised his chin slightly and said, "Look, Principal Lu and his friends are sitting at the side table in the third row. We also saw someone familiar from Yongcheng Bank sitting at the middle table in the fifth row."
In fact, he saw more than these people, he also saw several familiar faces including Lin Guosheng.
The closest to him was at table 33, two rows away.
Min Huijun, who initially suspected that he was a liar.
Isn’t this still envy?
Xiao Wei heard the "sour" taste in Luo Yang's words and insisted on her previous opinion.
"If private enterprise bosses want to sit in the top 20 tables, they must at least have companies listed on the A-share market in Shanghai and Shenzhen."
She continued to encourage Luo Yang, "Boss, in two or three years, one of your companies will definitely be listed on the A-share market!"
"Lend your auspicious words."
No amount of explanation could make it any easier, Luo Yang could only respond with "accepting his fate".
The first half of the dinner was lackluster.
The speeches delivered on stage were all quite conventional, and the performances were either singing or dancing (crosstalk and sketches were unlikely to appear in such occasions).
The second half is much more interesting.
Across the banquet hall is a corridor, and across from it are several medium-sized rooms.
The largest one was reserved for Sharon.
When Luo Yang and Xiao Wei walked in from the back door, the front rows were already full of guests.
There were also quite a few reporters with cameras and long guns, most of them gathered on both sides of the stage and in the middle corridor.
There were sofas placed in the center of the stage, two facing the guests and one placed sideways at a slightly distance.
Three people were already seated. Two of them looked quite familiar, but Luo Yang couldn't remember their names.
"The person sitting to the side is Ouyang Xiadan, the host of CCTV's economic program."
Xiao Wei provided timely information support.
She whispered in Luo Yang's ear: "The two in the middle are both famous people in Shanghai. The one on the left is Shi Jianxiang, the chairman of the board of directors of Kuailu Group. He is known as the most philanthropist in Shanghai. He donated 1000 million yuan at last year's charity gala to help children with congenital cataracts and heart disease who are unable to receive treatment due to poverty." "Shi Jianxiang?"
After Xiao Wei reported the name, it was immediately connected with the memory in Luo Yang's mind.
No wonder he looks so familiar.
This group, which started out in the real estate and cable industries, quickly diversified after accumulating initial capital.
When the main industry could no longer support a large business, it began to develop in the direction of financialization, first engaging in micro-loans, and later investing in film, television, culture and entertainment, and financializing them.
When it developed to the stage of Internet financial industry, it started to raise funds and carry out financial fraud.
In Shanghai alone, the scale is as high as 1000 billion!
The reason why Luo Yang was so impressed by Shi Jianxiang was that he had been cheated in his previous life at the end of 15.
At that time, he also bought financial products from Kuailu Group and ended up losing more than 20 yuan.
"The other one is Xu Rongmao, the chairman of the board of directors of the World Trade Group. In his early years, he was engaged in the commercial department store retail industry. In the past ten years, he has transformed into real estate and investment. He is also a well-known philanthropist in Shanghai."
Xiao Wei was like a small encyclopedia, introducing another unfamiliar face to Luo Yang's ear.
This is the advantage of having a good family background.
While Xiao Wei was introducing herself, the interview had already begun.
"Good evening, leaders and guests. I am Ouyang Xiadan. I am honored to be invited to host this economic salon event for the business community in Shanghai."
Ouyang Xiadan has experienced more high-end scenes, and her opening remarks were quite natural: "This salon has two themes: the impact of the financial industry on the upstream and downstream industrial chains of real estate; and a forward-looking discussion on the mobile Internet industry."
"First, we welcome the two guests who will be discussing the first topic of this salon."
"Chairman of the board of directors of Kuailu Group, Mr. Shi Jianxiang!"
"Mr. Xu Rongmao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of World Trade Group!"
Following the introduction by host Ouyang Xiadan, polite and warm applause broke out from the audience.
The first person to speak was Shi Jianxiang.
"As we all know, the real estate industry is a capital-intensive industry. Due to the existence of the construction cycle, the capital turnover rate is relatively slow. The financial industry is just the opposite. It pursues speed, efficiency and high returns."
As a high-profile public figure in Shanghai in recent years, Shi Jianxiang has attended various occasions and made various speeches.
So this salon was a piece of cake for him.
"In the early stages of the real estate industry, the financial industry needs to be actively involved. Combined with the characteristics of the financial industry, it can be appropriately securitized. When the interests of both parties are on the right track, the combination can be closer and more harmonious."
The speech lasted several minutes and drew applause several times.
"Mr. Shi has given us some ideas to start the discussion. Now, please let Mr. Xu flip the other side of the coin!"
Ouyang Xiadan's words triggered laughter from the audience.
The host was essentially "provoking" the two to fight each other.
Xu Rongmao is a low-key person and did not speak eloquently in his speech. He just briefly talked about the close connection between the real estate industry and the financial industry.
It was not until the last sentence that a bit of sharpness was revealed.
"The 08 subprime mortgage crisis is still fresh in our minds. It was caused by the excessive securitization of the real estate industry. It is true that the financial industry is a strong backing for the development of the real estate industry, but at the same time, we must be vigilant to avoid repeating the same mistakes."
After expressing their respective views, under the guidance of the host, the two people extended their opening remarks.
Every man has his own reasons, and every woman has her own reasons!
Don’t ever think that such occasions will be harmonious. As a boss, especially the first generation of entrepreneurs, who doesn’t have a little personality?
There was once a salon forum where the richest man, Lao Wang, and Jack Ma were at loggerheads!
The speeches of the two people on the stage just proved their respective development paths later on.
One played with finance and engaged in financial fraud, and ended up fleeing overseas, while the other developed steadily and gained both wealth and fame!
"Chairman, who do you think makes more sense?"
Xiao Wei asked about Luo Yang after the first salon forum ended.
"Who is right?"
Luo Yang shook his head and said, "Personally, I prefer Mr. Xu. Mr. Shi is too high-profile and radical. He will run into problems sooner or later!"
Mid-Autumn Festival, make up a chapter!
(End of this chapter)
