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After Wang Mingzhu and Zhao Shucheng finalized their collaboration, they had dinner at Honglu Restaurant, and Zhao Shucheng drove Wang Mingzhu home.

Stamp Li was ordered to keep an eye on Wang Mingzhu's investment promotion meeting. When he saw Wang Mingzhu leaving with Zhao Shucheng, he quickly called his uncle to report the situation.

The reason Abao didn't appear on Huanghe Road today was because his uncle stopped him from helping Miss Wang.

Uncle didn't care when he heard that no one attended Wang Mingzhu's investment promotion meeting at first, but when he heard that Wang Mingzhu was cooperating with Zhao Shucheng, even he, who was usually calm and composed, changed his expression.

"Ms. Wang has found a business partner."

Abao said, "President Fan, right?"

"Zhao Shucheng, General Manager Zhao from IKEA!"

"what?"

The old man said, "The market is only so big, and competitors are enemies. Now you have Miss Wang as another competitor, and Zhao Shucheng's strength is not much worse than yours. If you still had the upper hand as before, you could give way. But now you are surrounded by enemies, and you can't give way even a little. Especially with such a strong opponent as Zhao Shucheng, you can't afford to be careless at all. Do you still have an appetite?"

"have!"

The uncle handed Ah Bao a lunchbox, and when Ah Bao opened it, he was surprised to find that it contained rice cakes.

"From now on, spare ribs are spare ribs, and rice cakes are rice cakes."

Ah Bao said, "Uncle, you've misunderstood me. For me, spare ribs and rice cakes have never been business."

Wang Mingzhu is known for her decisive and efficient work style. Once she decided to partner with Zhao Shucheng in business, she naturally took immediate action.

She rearranged her office on the fifth floor of IKEA, preparing to register the company and start business.

That day, Wang Mingzhu approached Zhao Shucheng and asked, "Mr. Zhao, we're about to register the company, but we haven't decided on a name yet. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Don't you have any clue?"

Wang Mingzhu shook her head and said, "I'm not very good at naming things, and since we're partners, I'd like to hear your opinion."

Zhao Shucheng said, "No need to say anything more, just call it Mingzhu Foreign Trade Company. People will know it's your company as soon as they hear it. It's simple and easy to remember."

"This isn't right. It's just my name. You said it's a partnership, so your name, as a partner, should be included. Or should we add IKEA's name?"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "No need. This foreign trade company is settled separately, and it's funded by me personally. With IKEA, it's essentially a subsidiary. Although we can attract a lot of customers at first, once the company expands and moves out of IKEA, the name will become a bit confusing. Since we initially planned to operate independently and do foreign trade properly, we should keep things separate."

"Alright then, since the shares are there anyway, let's call it Pearl Company."

Zhao Shucheng said, "When the new company opens, there will definitely be an opening ceremony. Should we set up dozens of tables on Huanghe Road?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingzhu shook her head repeatedly and said, "No need. The company has just opened, there's no need for such a grand celebration. We can celebrate after the company has achieved some success."

Although Wang Mingzhu wanted to regain face on Huanghe Road, she did not want to rely solely on Zhao Shucheng's connections. She had not yet achieved anything and did not want to be too ostentatious.

Hearing Wang Mingzhu say this, Zhao Shucheng didn't say anything more. After all, Wang Mingzhu was the main person in charge of the foreign trade company, and he was just an investor.

When Qiang Mujie from Nanguo Investment came to Shanghai to open a branch, Abao had already prepared for this and even had Stamp Li keep an eye on Zhizhen Garden, hoping to find out about Li Li's relationship with the other party.

Qiang Mujie's motto has always been to create unprecedented themes and make money that others dare not make. Previously, when he was with Mr. A, they used leverage to make money. This time, Qiang Mujie isn't here to be a sucker; he's here to be the market manipulator.

That day, Commander Cai called Abao to tell him that Qiang Mujie had arrived and rented an office in Shanghai, officially preparing to open a company.

Ah Bao had long wanted to meet Qiang Mujie, but didn't want to trouble Uncle, so he asked Commander Cai to invite Stamp Li and Aunt Pang to help him out, preparing to compete with Qiang Mujie.

Qiang Mujie was unaware that A Bao was watching him, but he knew that his every move was being watched by the local bigwigs in Shanghai, so he was very careful in everything he did.

Actually, he didn't think much of Ah Bao, feeling that Ah Bao was overrated by the people of Shanghai and that Ah Bao's success was entirely due to luck. Although Ah Bao claimed to have a fleet, it was actually just a bunch of scattered soldiers.

The Shanghai branch of Nanguo Investment is different. It is full of top students from Wudaokou or other well-known universities. They are all highly skilled talents who never rely on luck, but on their strong strength and sufficient wisdom.

Although he was hostile to A Bao and wanted to teach A Bao a lesson, he was more wary of Zhao Shucheng, who hadn't been seen much in the stock market lately.

Qiang Mujie knew very well how capable Zhao Shucheng was. The Hong Kong stock market was so large, yet Zhao Shucheng was able to operate with ease. He could even take away so much money from the big players just by being a retail investor, which was something that not an ordinary person could do.

This time, Nanguo Investment made a big move. He wasn't worried about Abao following behind and eating the leftovers, nor was he worried about the others in Shanghai. But he was worried that Zhao Shucheng would interfere and ruin his plans.

Zhao Shucheng was unaware that he had become a major threat to Qiang Mujie. Although he knew from the system that there would be a major battle between Baoying and others in the stock market in the future, Zhao Shucheng did not want to participate in it and was too lazy to earn a pittance.

Although Wang Mingzhu's foreign trade company has opened, she hasn't been able to secure any foreign trade orders yet. After all, her previous performance relied on Bund 27, and people still have some doubts about her abilities.

Zhao Shucheng originally wanted to use IKEA's suppliers to cooperate with Wang Mingzhu and make a good start, but Wang Mingzhu refused. She hoped to win the first order on her own.

Seeing Wang Mingzhu's insistence, Zhao Shucheng didn't say much. Since Vivian had been back in Hong Kong for a while, Zhao Shucheng simply took the opportunity to go to Hong Kong.

The next day, Hong Kong.

Inside the airport, Zhao Shucheng hugged Vivian, who had come to pick him up. Vivian smiled and said, "Shucheng, why did you suddenly decide to come to Hong Kong? Are you planning to open a supermarket here?"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "Vivian, I won't open a supermarket in Hong Kong right now. Maybe in the future, but I don't have any plans for that in the short term."

Vivian asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why? I see your supermarket is very popular in Shanghai, it must be doing well in Hong Kong too, right?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "It's different. In Shanghai, although it seems to only be in Shanghai, the customers are not necessarily all locals. There are also many customers from other places, which is why there are so many people. Although Hong Kong has a large population, the investment required to open a similar supermarket is many times that of the IKEA supermarket in Shanghai."

That's putting the best on the surface. In reality, opening a large supermarket in Hong Kong is extremely difficult. One of the first problems to solve is that supermarkets, which require a large area, have very high rents.

Moreover, opening a supermarket requires a prime location, which typically means high foot traffic. However, these low-end properties are not for sale; they are only for rent. Not only is the rent expensive, but after your supermarket opens, you'll find another new supermarket opening right next door. While not as large, it's not to be underestimated, because they are Watsons and ParknShop.

When you start your business, you'll find that their products are cheaper than yours. Even if you lower your prices, you can't drive them out of business; instead, your profits keep decreasing. They are completely different from you; they don't have to pay property fees, so they can use a low-price competition strategy.

Even if you stubbornly try to open up the market at cost price, you will soon find that you cannot transport your goods in. Even if you can, you will have to pay high fees, and your water and electricity costs will be higher than theirs. Therefore, your costs will naturally be much higher than theirs, and you can only operate at a loss and eventually have to leave with regret.

This wasn't just Zhao Shucheng's imagination; it was something that actually happened in Hong Kong. Many large international supermarket brands had considered entering Hong Kong before, but ultimately all of them failed.

Of course, this doesn't mean Zhao Shucheng will never allow IKEA to enter Hong Kong. On the contrary, he plans to wait for the right time before officially opening a store in Hong Kong. However, when that time comes, Hong Kong's local entrepreneurs may face a small shock from Zhao Shucheng.

As Zhao Shucheng spoke, he looked at Vivian. Compared to before, Vivian's complexion was significantly better, and she looked much more energetic.

"Vivian, you seem to be in a good mood lately?"

Vivian smiled and said, "It's alright. By the way, are you coming home with me, or are we staying at a hotel?"

Zhao Shucheng asked curiously, "If I were to say I'd like to go home with you, I wonder if Miss Vivian could lend me her bed?"

Vivian said, "Of course. Although I can't let you live in a big house in Shanghai, this is still a luxurious mansion of at least a thousand square feet, with three bedrooms and two living rooms."

Hearing her say that, Zhao Shucheng was somewhat curious, so he followed her out of the airport and drove to her thousand-square-foot mansion.

However, looking at the scenery along the way, Zhao Shucheng realized they had arrived in Wan Chai District, Happy Valley. Zhao Shucheng was somewhat familiar with this area; it had almost become the administrative center, but later, with urban expansion, it gradually became a high-end residential area.

Once inside the apartment, Zhao Shucheng simply glanced around and didn't pay much attention. After all, this was considered a high-end residence in Hong Kong, but for someone like Zhao Shucheng who had experienced many worlds and lived in courtyard houses, villas, old-style houses, and large apartments, this was just an ordinary apartment.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng didn't show it; he simply sat down to rest with Vivian.

Vivian gazed at Zhao Shucheng with dreamy eyes. Even though they hadn't seen each other for a while, her longing for him hadn't diminished at all. Before they were together, she had only thought Zhao Shucheng was very talented, but the months they spent living together had made her deeply aware of his extraordinary qualities.

From any perspective, Zhao Shucheng was impeccable, the ideal type who fulfilled all her fantasies, and the man countless women dreamed of.

So, she initially used the excuse of returning to Hong Kong for work to get away from Zhao Shucheng and prevent herself from becoming obsessed. But after returning, she realized that she seemed to have really fallen for this man and couldn't bear to leave him.

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng had rested enough, Vivian simply took his hand and led him around the room, explaining her plans for its future.

This house was purchased with great difficulty after she joined the record company, costing more than three million yuan. She and her mother have lived here ever since.

However, after learning that Zhao Shucheng was coming, in order to avoid her mother disturbing them, she specially used the money she earned from her new record to buy another house in this community for her mother to live in, while this house would serve as her and Zhao Shucheng's future residence.

Perhaps because she was at home, Vivian was much more outgoing and proactive than she had been in Shanghai. Zhao Shucheng naturally couldn't back down, so he picked Vivian up and, after a bumpy ride, finally made it to the bedroom...

Zhao Shucheng looked at the sleeping Vivian, but his hands did not stop, constantly stroking the beautiful feet and legs that were draped over him.

It has to be admitted that sometimes netizens are right. Zhao Shucheng is so enamored with these legs that he could literally enjoy them for years.

The next day.

When Zhao Shucheng went downstairs to buy groceries with Vivian, he naturally discovered at the newsstand photos of Vivian hugging him under the guise of an opportunity, as well as photos of Zhao Shucheng returning to the apartment with Vivian.

Zhao Shucheng didn't really care about these news reports, but he still had to consider Vivian's feelings, after all, she was still a celebrity.

However, Vivian clearly didn't care, especially after seeing that Zhao Shucheng didn't care that they were going public, she even showed a sweet smile.

Unfortunately, they had no idea that the news of their relationship had not only caused a great stir in Hong Kong, but had also gradually spread to mainland China over time.

Of course, most people in Hong Kong were speculating about Zhao Shucheng's identity. Some saw Zhao Shucheng come out of the exit gate, while others knew which plane he was on and that he came from the north, so they were curious about his identity.

However, some people who had previously investigated Zhao Shucheng's identity learned that he was the stock market guru who once dominated the Hong Kong stock market. They immediately felt that Zhao Shucheng was a perfect match for Vivian, while Vivian seemed unworthy of him.

As for Vivian's ex-boyfriend, they felt he was no match for Zhao Shucheng. Moreover, many were surprised to discover that Zhao Shucheng wrote many of the lyrics and music for Vivian's new album, making them feel the two were a perfect match.

Vivian saw that the news about the two of them was getting bigger and bigger, and she was worried that Zhao Shucheng would be targeted and that his ex-boyfriend would cause trouble, so she urged Zhao Shucheng to go back as soon as possible.

Zhao Shucheng asked, "Will you come with me?"

Vivian hesitated for a moment, then thought that going back to Shanghai with Zhao Shucheng wouldn't be bad. She could relax and spend time with the person she liked, so she agreed. (End of Chapter)