"Just like how college freshn feel the first ti they enter their dorm, if you don't know how to bridge the gap with new roommates, just bring up the topic of won, and everyone will join in.
Especially when chatting about the teachers from the Land of the Rising Sun, everyone's mood imdiately surges.
Xie Chengbo still rembered one ti when two roommates were debating over which one, Mikami or Maple Koi, had the better figure; in the end, they were arguing so heatedly that their faces turned red and their necks thick.
"I didn't look closely. What do you think?"
Shen Yuan had only taken a quick glance and vaguely rembered that one or two of them had particularly prominent figures.
"Mr. Shen, let first tell you about the background of these hospitality nurses."
Xie Chengbo sat up straight as if he was about to make an important announcent.
"You say."
"First of all, these are all practicing nurses, transferred from various hospitals affiliated with Mu, including ones from Yanjing, ones from Magic City, and ones from our Southern Province."
As Xie Chengbo continued, his tone beca increasingly mysterious, "However, Mu dical holds shareholder etings every quarter, but these hospitality nurses never repeat. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
Shen Yuan asked.
Xie Chengbo explained with a smile, "Because the shareholders don't like 'old faces,' and after every shareholder eting, at least half of the hospitality nurses for that session will resign."
"I see."
Shen Yuan nodded in understanding, then glanced around at the assembled shareholders, all looking respectable in their suits and ties, smiling benignly—the whole lot of them seed so innocent, he hadn't expected them all to be so shrewd.
Why do I feel like I'm seeing so chaebol vibe from a Korean drama?
"Do they do this voluntarily?"
Shen Yuan continued his questioning.
"So do it voluntarily. Others thought it was just regular hospitality work, saw the reimbursent for round-trip plane tickets, five days of vacation, and the stay at a luxury hotel, so they signed up."
Xie Chengbo explained, "Of course, there's also a selection process involved, not every nurse makes the cut for hospitality duty."
"Brother Xie, isn't this your first ti attending the shareholder eting? How do you know so much?"
"Hehe."
Xie Chengbo chuckled good-naturedly, "I just heard it from another guy here."
Shen Yuan patted his shoulder, "Then your dad must feel really regretful for not making it this ti."
Xie Chengbo's expression froze for a mont before he caught on; since the hospitality nurses were a standing feature at every quarterly shareholder eting, Old Xie must have experienced it too.
No wonder every ti he ca to Yanjing for the shareholder etings, he'd find excuses to stay for four to five days.
Had it not been for important clients needing his company this ti, he wouldn't have let himself co in his stead.
Old Xie, Old Xie, you're not being faithful to mom!
Shen Yuan didn't realize his casual remark had already sown discord between the Xie father and son—he really was just joking.
"Brother Xie, what kind of company does your family run in Southern Province?" Shen Yuan asked offhandedly.
"It's also a dical company. We have several hospitals, the largest being the Won's and Children's Hospital, along with a few smaller ones and several plastic surgery clinics."
Xie Chengbo replied.
"I've heard of the Won's and Children's Hospital; it has a pretty good reputation in Star City."
This private hospital in Star City was quite reputable, and Shen Yuan had co across it when he was learning about Mu's background, along with other private hospitals in Star City.
"You've heard of our hospital? Normally only people from Star City or the surrounding cities would know."
"I am from Star City."
"You're from Star City? That's quite the coincidence."
Xie Chengbo's eyes lit up, "We can go back together then! And once we're back, we can hang out—shall we add each other on WeChat?"
"Sure."
Shen Yuan showed his QR code and then said, "I might not go back so quickly. As for hanging out, we'll see when the ti cos."
"That's fine."
Xie Chengbo hadn't expected such an unexpected bonus from this trip—Old Xie always complained about him making unreliable friends, but this ti, he realized, with a shareholder who has a full 13% more shares than him, how could he call them unreliable friends?
"Mr. Shen, you'll probably take a plane back, right?" Xie Chengbo asked.
"Most likely."
"Ah, just thinking about flying yesterday irritates ."
Xie Chengbo sighed and began to share with Shen Yuan the story of what happened on the plane, revealing all the details of how he was egged on to approach soone.
The more he spoke, the more outraged he beca, "I approached him humbly asking for advice, and even if he didn't tell , that's fine, but then he had to goad on."
"After egging on, he even laughed at —can you believe how annoying that is?"
"That old coin, what a piece of work!"
Shen Yuan was initially amused but then felt sothing was off and coughed, "Take it easy, no need for na-calling."
Xie Chengbo sheepishly scratched his head, "That's just , I can't help but speak my mind without a filter."
Just then, Shen Yuan's phone rang. He took it out; it was Daisy from the car show, presumably with news about the Koenigsegg. He stood up and excused himself from Xie Chengbo before leaving the lounge.
After answering the phone, a friendly voice ca through, "Good afternoon, Mr. Shen. This is Daisy. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"
"No bother, go ahead."
"Mr. Shen, after negotiating with the original owner for the past two days, they've agreed to the sale. We've tried our best to get you a good price, 100 million less than originally asked, which is 35 million."
Shen Yuan promptly said, "The price is acceptable. Let's finalize it. Tomorrow I'll have my assistant sign the contract and handle the other procedures."
Daisy on the other end took a deep breath, "Alright, Mr. Shen, we will remove the car from the exhibition this evening, and we'll take care of the rest."
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