coobybook Chapter 243 The Gathering.
Chapter 243 The Gathering.
Chapter 243 The Gathering.
"Real estate? That's good too. Have you made the necessary connections?" Jiang Chengcheng continued to ask.
“They’re already pulling strings. My dad contacted the head of the municipal housing and construction bureau, hoping to get that piece of land in the south of the city. It will cost a lot of money, but the returns will be even greater once the community is built.” Cheng Shifei spoke fluently, and it seemed that he had seen a lot of the world by going out with his uncle in recent years.
"South of the city? There seem to be quite a few developers there." Jiang Chengcheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, subtly reminding Cheng Shifei that the competition there was fierce.
"It's alright. My dad said that more developers mean more customers and foot traffic. We just need to focus on the quality of our products. Good wine needs no bush." Cheng Shifei understood that Jiang Chengcheng meant well and quickly waved his hand to comfort her.
Hearing Cheng Shifei's confident words, Jiang Chengcheng thought that if she continued to persuade him, she would inevitably spoil the mood, so she simply shut her mouth.
Jiang Chengcheng's subtext was that the competition in the south of the city was so intense that they could consider other places instead of fighting tooth and nail for land there. Not only were the prices higher than elsewhere, but even if they bought the land, Cheng Shifei, being an outsider developer, might not be able to compete with the established companies there.
But if people don't believe it, it's useless no matter how many times you say it. There's a saying in China that's very true: "People can't learn by being taught, but they can learn by doing."
Most people are actually stubborn and won't shed tears until they see the coffin, and won't turn back until they hit a wall.
Jiang Chengcheng was afraid that if she continued to persuade him, she would annoy people, so she smiled faintly and changed the subject.
"Cousin, stop talking about us, tell me what you've been up to lately?"
Jiang Chengcheng calculated her age and figured that Cheng Shifei should be graduating soon, just like her older sister.
"Me? What could I possibly do? I'm still just eating and drinking with my dad, and going on business trips to discuss work." Cheng Shifei seemed to have developed a habit of speaking with a faint air of arrogance, but he didn't seem to have any real malice. Even out of consideration for their kinship, Jiang Chengcheng could only manage a fake smile and quietly watch him put on airs.
There was no way around it... it was my cousin...
I had a pretty good relationship with him when I was a kid, though that was a long time ago... but what can I do? I'll just let him have his way, even if it's just listening to him brag about how he's been doing these past few years...
"Chengcheng, Yuejie! Are you guys busy tonight? We haven't seen each other in so long, how about we go to karaoke? It's on me!" Although Cheng Shifei had developed a bad habit of bragging after all these years, he was still a decent person.
After chatting with Jiang Chengcheng and Jiang Yue for a long time, which restored some of their childhood friendship, and thinking that they hadn't seen each other for many years, he invited them to go to karaoke.
"Huh? Going to karaoke during the Chinese New Year?" Jiang Chengcheng asked again to confirm, mainly because this was the time when many family members were visiting relatives.
"Hey! Go ahead! We don't have anything to do at home! Their New Year's greetings don't really concern you." Perhaps guessing what Jiang Chengcheng was worried about, Cheng Shifei encouraged her with a few more words of persuasion.
"Alright, I'm fine anyway, but it's just the three of us, right?" Jiang Yue thought for a moment and didn't refuse, since it wasn't anything serious.
"I'll invite a few friends, and you two should invite a few too, otherwise it'll be too lonely with just the three of us during the New Year." Cheng Shifei thought that since he hadn't been back for many years, he would take this opportunity to see his former classmates and friends, and also show off his current comfortable lifestyle.
"Okay." Jiang Yue agreed.
"You two call out. I don't have many friends." Jiang Chengcheng didn't like being with so many people, and she disliked trouble, so she simply decided to sit in a corner and just make up the numbers.
Jiang Yue and the other person didn't say anything more after hearing this.
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7 p.m.
Jiang Chengcheng and Jiang Yue went to the agreed location in Cheng Shifei's Audi A8.
Since the private room was booked in advance, there were already quite a few people sitting inside when the three of them arrived.
Jiang Yue even invited a few minor celebrities, making the room quite lively.
"Sis, is it really okay for you celebrities to sing karaoke with so many ordinary people?" Jiang Chengcheng asked with a puzzled look.
She thought that all celebrities would be fully armed when they went out and would never attend such crowded gatherings to avoid being photographed for no reason.
Of course, Jiang Chengcheng had the least right to criticize others, since she was someone who needed to be most careful about her personal safety and disliked being restricted the most.
Normally, Jiang Chengcheng would have just as many bodyguards as those of international superstars, but perhaps because she's used to freedom, she really dislikes the constraint of having someone protect her at all times.
"It's alright, they're not all A-list celebrities, just supporting actors who've acted in one or two hit TV dramas, so no one minds being photographed. After all, it's just a regular gathering, it's not illegal, and I specifically asked before we came," Jiang Yue explained in a low voice to Jiang Chengcheng.
It's safe to say that the friends of the older sister Jiang Yue and the cousin Cheng Shifei are so distinct that it's surprising how easy it is to tell them apart at a glance.
On one side are fresh-faced young people who look like students and have just entered society, and on the other side are handsome men and beautiful women with an extraordinary temperament. Jiang Chengcheng finds it hard to imagine that these two types of people would be brought together to have a party.
After the party started, the older sister and Cheng Shifei were busy greeting their respective friends, while Jiang Chengcheng huddled in a corner where no one noticed her, eating fruit and pastries and playing on her phone.
It wasn't that she was being a spoilsport, but rather that she was genuinely bored. There were practically no people she knew around, and her sister was busy entertaining others. Aside from chatting with Sirius for a while, Jiang Chengcheng couldn't even use Vibrato because she didn't have Bluetooth with her, and her ears were practically deafened by the karaoke noises from the side.
The party ended at 11 p.m. Jiang Chengcheng followed the crowd to the corridor. Before the crowd had separated, they were startled by a loud shout from not far away. Everyone quickly looked over at the sound.
"Cheng Gang! I told you! There's nothing I can do about that piece of land! It's not that I don't want to help you! Do you have to do this?!" At the end of the corridor, outside a private room, a middle-aged man in an executive suit looked impatiently at another middle-aged man in a suit and tie.
"Yao Ju! That's not what you said back then! You said you could definitely get this done, and I even contacted everyone. How could you suddenly change your mind like this! Aren't you just fooling me?" The man in the suit anxiously grabbed the middle-aged man beside him, afraid that he would leave his sight.
"When did I say that! I only said I would try my best to help you plan it out, whether it succeeds or not depends on your luck! Don't try to turn the tables on me!" The middle-aged man became even more impatient upon hearing the man in the suit's words, his brows furrowing so deeply that they looked as if they could trap a fly!