King of Capital

"Ms. Yu, please ask our art director to help you pack these gifts tomorrow. If you have any inspiration about packaging design, please feel free to contact me."

Luxury brands usually have someone deliver their products to homes in spring and autumn or when new products are released. Yu Tong picks out the ones he likes and keeps them to settle the bill at the end of the year.

Whenever she goes shopping and buys small items at a counter, she will receive all the VIP services she expects, but she will not receive any special treatment, after all, the bulk of her spending is not due to the store's performance.

But today was a little different. The couple looked like professional shopping agents, and they were just about to ask for all the clothes in the top row.

So the salesgirl was particularly enthusiastic. It was fine that Xie Jingxing was conscientiously playing the role of a card swiping tool, but Yu Tong, as the main target of over-service, felt very uncomfortable.

"Ms. Yu, the mall has a year-end promotion where you can get 25,000 shopping vouchers for every 1 million yuan spent in a single day. You can redeem them at the front desk. The vouchers are valid throughout the mall, so don't forget."

Even after walking out of the LV door, you can still hear the store manager's reminders from a distance.

Yu Tong frowned and said, "I don't want to buy it."

"Then just concentrate on shopping."

Xie Jingxing responded with a positive attitude. He just wanted to experience the dating process and didn't care what they did specifically.

“When you prepare New Year gifts for your parents, you should always put some thought into it.”

Yu Tong smiled again and cheered up. He held his hand with one hand and waved the other hand to the front: "Let's change our tactics and make a quick decision and then go eat. There is a barbecue restaurant on the third floor. The spring rolls are especially delicious."

"Ms. Yu, you are so wise and your husband is so lucky." Xie Jingxing imitated the salesgirl's tone and joked vividly.

Yu Tong puffed out his chest and raised his head, pretending to be arrogant: "You are sensible."

The couple flirted with each other while walking past the long line outside the Hermès counter. There was no need to make a scene to clear the crowd. They just occupied a small VIP dark room and tapped on the tablet computer.

I went in and out of several stores for more than two hours and bought all the New Year's goods.

During this period, Xie Jingxing confirmed through careful observation based on professional due diligence that the way these luxury stores took the goods hanging high up was no different from the shops in affordable department stores, they really just used forks to pick them down.

Only Dio took out a small ladder and climbed up and down, and the salesgirl was sweating profusely from exhaustion.

"Ding Ding Ding ~"

It was almost noon when the couple finally walked out of the Van Cleef & Arpels store. Cheerful music celebrating the single-day sales exceeding 100 million was heard in the mall.

Yu Tong took Xie Jingxing to the front desk with great interest, and received a new iPhone 6S, a full set of La Mer cosmetics, and various shopping vouchers worth less than yuan.

"What else can I buy?"

While getting a number and waiting in line for a table at the barbecue restaurant she wanted to eat, she held the shopping card in her hand and pondered, just like when she was shopping online on Double Eleven to get a discount.

Xie Jing Xing couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly with a smile: "Think about it quickly, it would be a big loss if we don't take advantage of this opportunity."

"It's disgusting. Even though the wool comes from the sheep, it's shameful to waste it. It would be a waste if we don't use it." Yu Tong had a reason.

As they were talking, some music started playing. Xie Jingxing wanted to tease her that the mall's single-day sales could reach 200 million, and your theory played an indispensable role.

If you listen carefully, the tune is not cheerful, but live music. Not far away, a young man is playing a grand piano placed in the public area.

"Nocturne, well played."

Yu Tong listened attentively and nodded in surprise. Gradually, people around him stopped to appreciate the show.

After the song was over, the young man stood up and bowed slightly in a proper manner, then left happily side by side with his girlfriend, whose face was full of pride and admiration.

"Honey, I want to listen too." Yu Tong suddenly pouted and acted coquettishly.

Xie Jing Xing was terrified: "I haven't touched the piano for several years. It's hard to say whether I'm embarrassing you or trying to save face."

"I don't care." Yu Tong poked his waist with a finger.

"It's just a little piano. Play it!"

"My husband is tough!"

"We'll talk about whether it's hard or not later. There's only one thing on my mind, which is to save my wife's face!"

Xie Jingxing walked towards the piano with a righteous look on his face. He had dabbled in many kinds of musical instruments since he was a child, but he could not claim to be good at any of them.

If you want to save face, you can't count on serious classical piano music, you have to play something that the people like.

“Under the Mount Fuji.”

He unbuttoned his coat, shook the hem, sat down in front of the piano, and took off his watch and cufflinks. Yu Tong cooperated and quickly searched for the music on his mobile phone.

The couple sang in a pretentious manner, and they wore masks and baseball caps as decorations. You might have thought the mall had invited a professional pianist for an event. More and more people gathered around, all staying where they were, craning their necks, waiting to be amazed by their performance.

"Back off." Xie Jing Xing cleared his throat and looked calm.

Yu Tong smiled and took the watch cufflinks: "Hubby, you can do it."

"Den."

Xie Jingxing started by pressing the piano keys in a standard manner, and then he placed his left hand on the keys for a few seconds, with the notes dancing smoothly at his fingertips to create a melody.

This is good, this is "Under the Mount Fuji". The previous "Nocturne" is obviously not as good as Jay Chou's "Nocturne". Most of the onlookers were convinced and took out their mobile phones to record the video.

Seeing this, Xie Jingxing was secretly pleased with himself. He raised his eyebrows at Yu Tong in a showy manner. His fingertips suddenly accelerated and the melody changed. After a burst of glissando, he began to improvise.

He inexplicably thought of the theme song of the movie "Fleeting Time" in which Concubine Pei starred last year. He played it aimlessly from memory without any music score, and the melody was obviously messy and sloppy.

Yu Tong's eyes moved, he pursed his lips silently and moved closer, stretched out his right hand to the keys and played to enrich the rhythm of the music, and an improvisation began to become complete.

"Is it okay to play with four hands?"

An old lady with silver hair stepped out from the crowd and walked to the piano. She gestured to Yu Tong to sit down with a kind smile, and then waved her hands to lead the rhythm.

Xie Jingxing's heart was immediately filled with a thousand horses galloping, this really couldn't come. He quickly looked at his wife for help, and Yu Tong turned his head to look at her.

He didn't think twice and followed the old lady's instructions to play the main melody. No matter how wildly the accompaniment diverged, it always followed just right until the end of the song. "You two have a great chemistry."

The piano music stopped and the silver-haired old lady squeezed her hand elegantly and praised: "The girl is smart and intelligent, and the boy is not afraid of the stage."

"..."

How can you say that? There is no need to praise him. Xie Jingxing's old face turned slightly red.

Fortunately, the people are very discerning and gave warm applause to the wonderful performances at the right time.

Amid the noise, Yu Tong said seriously: "My husband has a lot of problems in his heart. Playing the piano is just to satisfy my little girl's pampering. It's not worth mentioning."

"It can be seen that your husband is very outstanding. A grown man who can immediately control the mountains and rivers has the ability to raise the pampered little girl."

The silver-haired old lady explained gently, "I am a music teacher who is itching to show off my skills. I have no problem with your husband. On the contrary, I envy you for being able to be a young woman."

"Thank you." Xie Jingxing stretched out his hand in a businesslike manner.

The silver-haired old lady couldn't help but laugh: "I wish you happiness."

"This old lady was probably a landlord when she was young."

Xie Jingxing watched the silver-haired old lady walk away with emotion. Of course, his wife was also a lady from a wealthy family in the Republic of China. He straightened his back when he heard the word "sir".

"Hubby, I feel so proud and honored." Yu Tong whispered in his ear.

Xie Jingxing smiled and said, "My dear wife, should we have dinner?"

"Sir, I figured out how to spend the coupons."

"tell me the story."

"Let's buy some pianos."

Yu Tong felt that sharing her good mood at the moment would make her happier, and when she was happy, Xie Jingxing would feel a sense of accomplishment.

The crowd dispersed, and another young couple sat down in front of the piano and played Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

Soon after, cheerful tunes filled the entire mall.

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A middle-aged man with glasses, dark skin and deep forehead wrinkles, quickly got off the shuttle bus, exhaled a breath of cold air and went into the terminal.

I grew up in Northeast China, studied in Europe and the United States, and worked in Hong Kong Island. The climates in these three places are different, but the winters in none of them are as cold as in Shanghai.

I had no time to appreciate the piano music coming from the corner of the passage, so I hurried through to the exit, took the elevator downstairs, and took the Metro Line 2 to Lujiazui.

I arrived at the station smoothly, walked in the subway passage, and heard the sound of piano again.

The middle-aged man with glasses looked over there distractedly. A Yamaha upright piano should cost tens of thousands of dollars. The Magic City is indeed a wealthy place with well-developed municipal and cultural and educational facilities. This is not the case in Hong Kong Island.

After exiting the subway station, follow the navigation instructions and walk to a quiet area nearby. The buildings on both sides of the street are mostly scientific research institutions and government offices. The destination is hidden in an alley.

"Hello, are you Mr. Tang?"

A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood at the entrance of the alley to greet him: "My name is Zhou Wei, the investment manager of the Internet Technology Group 2 of the Xiyou Venture Capital Department. Mr. Tang is in a meeting and asked me to pick you up."

"Yes, I am Tang Xiaoou, the founder of SenseTime."

The middle-aged man with glasses smiled politely with his teeth showing. He looked extremely simple and rustic, more like a farmer than a science and engineering man.

Zhou Wei secretly evaluated in his heart that he was polite on the surface and didn't say much. SenseTime was invested by Xinhai Industrial Fund. Now "Jingxing Investment Group" has all the licenses, and the new headquarters office building has been renovated as scheduled. Everyone just moved here to work together.

【Jingxing Investment Group】

【Grapefruit (Magic City) Asset Management Company】

【Luzhou Xinhai Semiconductor Industry Guidance Fund】

Tang Xiaoou looked at the three signs hanging on the wall at the entrance, followed Zhou Wei into the yard, and looked around to see that the yard covering several acres was empty and looked like a delivery room in an industrial park.

The two five-story buildings standing on the left and right in the yard are brand new. The exterior walls are designed like typical old houses with international styles, and the interior is a different world.

Walking into the building on the right, you will find that almost all of the space on the first floor has been opened up, with semi-open partitions dividing large functional areas such as reception, leisure, and tea rooms. The decoration style is modern and simple, with extensive use of black and white colors, giving it a high-end texture.

There was an eye-catching nine-foot concert-grade Steinway piano placed at the corner of the lobby, and Tang Xiaoou couldn't help but look at it again and again.

"What's wrong, Mr. Tang?" Zhou Wei observed the man's expression.

Tang Xiaoou retracted his gaze: "It's okay. On my way here, I saw public pianos everywhere in the airport and subway station. I didn't expect there would be one in the company. The Magic City has a strong artistic atmosphere."

"Oh, our group just donated 20 public pianos to the city these days." Zhou Wei explained calmly.

Tang Xiaoou was speechless. A few months ago, he met with Mr. Tang. All the company's eloquent executives gave passionate speeches for more than three hours to explain the technology research and development plan, and only then did they get US$3000 million in Series A financing.

Money seems to be different from money.

He endured it again and again but finally asked: "Can this piano be played?"

"...Of course, if you want to try it you can do so now. There are not many people in the office today." Zhou Wei said casually.

This kind of performance-grade piano has a loud sound. The day before yesterday, Mr. Xie's wife came to the company for the first time. She installed the piano and showed off her skills herself. The sound could be heard even when the door was closed and she was sleeping in the second-floor conference room.

There are still ten days before the Chinese New Year and the company will be on holiday. President Xie returned to Northeast China to attend the annual meeting of Yunshan Group, and each department of Jingxing Group organized its own team-building activities.

Zhou Wei thought he could take advantage of the situation, but he was caught by the proprietress who made a stunning appearance. Even without the help of Boss He Chuan, Boss Tang almost strangled him to death.

Now he is in the stage of lying down and waiting to die after committing a serious crime, playing the piano is just a trick. (End of this chapter)