There were still many congratulatory gifts. Iris pulled Jin Liwei, intending to check and appreciate each and every one of them.
LXC Studio sent a beautiful and elegant flower arrangent to congratulate not only Liberté but also all three celebrity ambassadors—Iris Long, Jin Chonglin, and Yin ixing.
Iris knew that her manager, Tang Yiyi, was the one who arranged this congratulatory gift.
She smiled when she saw one sent by the rock band, Pandemonium. Its mbers—Blaze, Eros, Night, and Thunder—were all thriving as one of the first artists signed under LXC Studio. She considered all of them like her little brothers, although they were mostly older than her.
Almost all the artists signed under LXC Studio sent separate flower baskets including the newly signed Ren Jiyu and his teammates from the national shooting team.
Bright Summit Entertainnt Company, the forr managent company that handled her career and Jin Chonglin's, also sent a lovely flower arrangent. Thanks to Jin Liwei's backing, her and Jin Chonglin's relationship with their forr managent company never soured. Bright Summit and LXC Studio continued to maintain a friendly cooperative relationship.
All of Iris' businesses—Orchidia, Planet Monkey, Gold Heights, and their mother company, Eve Holdings—also sent sothing to congratulate Liberté. These businesses were now all one family, after all.
Even Phantom Dragon Funds sent one but the flower basket had been deliberately separated from the others by Clover to prevent anyone from associating it with Iris. For now, Iris wanted to keep Phantom Dragon Funds' ownership a secret for a little longer.
Her eyebrows raised when she saw a flower basket sent by Long Industries. Long Tengfei had already sent a personal one with his wife, Yang Jiahui.
"I don't think that this is Long Tengfei's idea," she murmured. "He's not that thoughtful. I bet even the other flower basket was sent according to Aunt Jiahui's instructions."
Jin Liwei examined the accompanying card. It was a standard congratulatory ssage.
"Maybe it's Long Jian's idea," he said. "You've ntioned to several tis before that he has helped you a lot in establishing your influence in Long Industries."
"Maybe.
"
They didn't talk much about Long Jian.
Jin Liwei understood Iris' complicated relationship with Long Jian. They had been hostile to each other before, then beca allies, and now, they were essentially friends. Neither of them would admit it, though.
"Oh, there's one from Elder Long Jufang," Iris said next.
Speaking of allies, Iris had a more utilitarian relationship with Elder Long Jufang than with Long Jian. They were just using each other for mutual benefits in the Longs' battle of succession.
Elder Long Jufang was a firm mber of her camp, supporting her to beco the next head of Long Industries and the Long clan. Although Iris was only interested in Long Industries for the sake of her godson, Little Jun, she wouldn't reject the elder's support. In fact, Elder Long Jufang was proving to be instruntal in helping Dragon Phantom Funds' acquisition of scattered Long Industries shares.
In exchange, Iris gave the elder many benefits including preferential treatnt in her and her husband's businesses. As long as Elder Long Jufang didn't beco too greedy, the couple would continue giving him many benefits for his trendous help in supporting Iris Long in the Longs' battle of succession.
"Look, it's from Mom and Grandma," Iris said, pulling her husband to a pair of simple yet elegant flower arrangents.
They were from Jin Liwei's mother, Huang Yuyan, and grandmother, Li Zhiruo.
"Mom ntioned to that she wanted to co with us here to Paris, but she suddenly caught a cold," Iris said with a sigh. "I wish Grandma Li could also co but her health is too worrying especially for long-haul flights."
Jin Liwei's eyes softened. He loved that his wife was close to his birth family. In turn, his mother and grandmother also loved her very much.
"Let's invite my mother to Orchidia Germany's launch instead," he said.
"Okay. I hope that she could co. As for Grandma Li, it's better to just let her stay in her mountain villa to rest. We'll buy more souvenirs for her."
"En."
The couple moved on to the next gifts. There were a lot sent by Iris' acquaintances in showbiz.
Director He of "MusicFest Tonight."
DJ Song, a popular radio host and JJ's friend.
Feng Jiu, host of "A Closer Look with Feng Jiu" talk show. She was also Mada Feng Wan's cousin but the public was unaware of this connection.
Guan Jintao, legendary blind Paralympian gold-dalist swimr, whose mother's life story beca the basis of the award-winning indie film, "Strong Yet Broken".
Atty. Hong Shaoqiang, Iris' private lawyer.
Atty. Kang Huizhong, Jin Liwei's corporate lawyer.
Even the Honourable Deng Gui sent a flower basket to congratulate Liberté. He was one of Grandpa Lu's old friends who held a seat at the International Court of Justice before semi-retiring as a private lawyer. He had helped a lot in defending Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun against Long Hui and his ex-wife, Mao Qiuyue. His involvent in the case alone had been a major advantage in turning the case in their favour.
Iris checked out the next flower arrangent and couldn't help but chuckle. She showed it to her husband. The card was handwritten by Jasper Leung to represent WhiteTigress International Virtual Assistants.
"Ketchup pestered Jasper Leung for several days to send a handwritten card directly from Singapore," Jin Liwei said, an amused smile on his face.
"That does sound like Ketchup." She placed the card back on the flower arrangent carefully.
Jasper Leung had been instruntal in organizing Black Stars Singapore and spreading Iris Long's influence there. He also helped a lot in setting up Orchidia Singapore using the manpower from WhiteTigress International Virtual Assistants. Although he was no longer involved in Orchidia Singapore, he was the one who chose the relevant figures to run the business.
Iris rembered Jasper Leung's origins. He had been an employee at Jin Corporation's Singapore branch but quit due to the Young family's corrupt practices.
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