After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 705 People are too superficial these days

The following morning at 9:00 AM, Wanda Reign Hotel.

The hotel entrance was crowded with people, and at a glance, they were all industry bigwigs who were usually rarely seen.

The summit was hosted by the Yabuli Entrepreneurs Forum and the Shanghai Financial Industry Association, and organized by Fuxing Group.

"That's Mr. Guo, the lucky star and Mr. Ma's benefactor. He invested in Alibaba before it even went public. He's a big shot among big shots."

An experienced reporter sternly warned the intern beside him, his expression extremely serious.

On such an important occasion as today, he would never normally bring a newcomer, as an accident could ruin his career. But for various reasons... so let's not cause him any more trouble.

"Remember, don't judge a book by its cover," the older reporter advised kindly. The younger reporter chuckled and asked, "Uncle, between this Mr. Guo and Mr. Lu from Tianxing, who is more capable?"

The veteran reporter paused for a moment, then said softly, "Although Mr. Lu has only been in business for a short time, he is now on the same level as Mr. Ma of Alibaba, not only in terms of wealth but also in terms of status, and even in terms of national strategy, he is superior to Mr. Ma."

He didn't intentionally belittle Guo Changguang, but combined with the previous sentence, the most famous thing Guo did was become Ma's benefactor, which already distinguished the two of them.

The young reporter understood the implication and her eyes sparkled: "Uncle, will President Lu be coming today?"

She had already told her friends in the group that she was going to interview Lu Liang today. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if she couldn't get the interview?
"How can we do without him at an event like this? Just don't cause me any trouble," the veteran reporter warned again.

"Relax." The young reporter was distracted, her attention suddenly drawn to a green-plated car in front of her.

In this situation, someone even drove a tram by. A thought just crossed her mind: could it be...?

Before she could even react, some seasoned veterans had already taken action, some snapping photos and others pushing forward.

Why is it suddenly so noisy?

Just as he reached the door, Guo Changguang's friend, who was talking to him, heard the noise behind him and looked displeased.

Following the sound, Lao Guo saw a purple hue and a small 'bulge'—also known as a lidar—that's only found in intelligent vehicles.

He chuckled: "Who else could it be but Lu Liang?"

There are virtually no business leaders in China who ride trams, as they still have more faith in traditional internal combustion engines.

Driving a sports car, especially a flashy purple one, and causing such a sensation, there's probably no one else but Lu Liang.

The friend was surprised, and the displeasure on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by some curiosity: "Why is President Lu coming at this time?"

The first public meeting was held at 10:30, but the main event didn't start until 10:00. The bigger the star, the later they should arrive.

Guo Changguang smiled calmly: "I guess he was bored at the company, so he came over early to wander around and chat with some people."

My friend gasped in astonishment: "Is that even possible?"

“It’s impossible for others, but it’s possible for him.” Guo Changguang had a lot of contact with Lu Liang and knew him quite well.

Often, Lu Liang's eccentric behavior might just be acting on impulse; it's when he's quiet and reserved that we should be worried.

As the saying goes, a barking dog bites but doesn't bite; Lu Liang is quiet all the time, surely he's up to no good.

"Hello everyone, have you all had breakfast?"

Lu Liang got out of the driver's seat and, escorted by security personnel, smiled and joked as he walked, "Not bad, you guessed right this time, you didn't bang on the back door."

Upon hearing this, laughter erupted from the crowd, as they all recalled the last time.

It was the same car, but when it first appeared, everyone thought Lu Liang was sitting in the back seat, the boss's seat.

As a result, when he got out of the driver's seat, none of the dozen or so cameras that were set up managed to capture his face.

Lu Liang waved to Guo Changguang ahead, said hello, and then suddenly stopped.

He took out his phone and said with a smile, "It's still early, how about I demonstrate a new feature of our assistance system for everyone?"

As he spoke, Lu Liang called to the doorman who was about to park the car.

The next second, his voice came from inside the car: "Everyone, make way, I need to park the car."

Suddenly, the hazard lights on the Tian Shu turned on. Even though there was no one in the driver's seat, the car started and drove away from the hotel entrance. It automatically detected a parking space on the right and successfully reversed into the space in just 30 seconds and four steps.

This morning, Tianxing OS was updated again, introducing new features such as remote unmanned parking and algorithm optimization.

Although it originally had an automatic parking function, it was constantly criticized by car owners because the parking algorithm was too formulaic.

Even though the parking space is spacious enough, they insist on adjusting it to a suitable angle before reversing into the space.

Just parking takes anywhere from one minute to three or four minutes, which is a huge waste of time, resulting in very few people using it.

Therefore, they launched the remote parking function specifically for this purpose, and further optimized the algorithm based on the original one.

By eliminating cumbersome formulas and selecting the optimal angle, even in the face of extremely complex road conditions, as long as parking is theoretically possible and there is no interference from others, parking time can be reduced to less than 90 seconds.

Lu Liang was puzzled. Although the entrance to the Ruihua Hotel was spacious, it was also crowded. How come there wasn't a single cheer after parking smoothly in just thirty seconds?

He looked up and noticed that few people were paying attention to the vehicle's performance; instead, everyone was pointing their cameras at him.

Lu Liang clicked his tongue, his face full of displeasure: "Fine, bye-bye, see you later when you have time."

He stormed off in a huff, like an angry child, leaving behind a chorus of laughter.

"President Lu, you're so adorable."

The young reporter was overjoyed; she seemed to see yet another meme about to go viral online.

At the same time, seeing Lu Liang finish his performance, Guo Changguang quickly walked a few steps and teased with a smile, "President Lu, it seems the performance didn't go as well as I expected?"

He smiled, his eyes crinkling. Sometimes, Lu Liang really was like a child, eager to show off his new toy as soon as he got it.

Lu Liang sighed, "People these days are too superficial. It's just a skinny old man, and he's just a little handsome. What's there to care about?"

Guo Changguang chuckled in surprise: "He is quite handsome, but he's also incredibly thick-skinned."

"Go inside first, I won't cause you any trouble at the door."

Lu Liang greeted the people at the door and, guided by the staff, arrived at the circular meeting room in Hall B.

It can probably accommodate three or four hundred people, but it was still early and many people had arrived, but Lu Liang didn't recognize most of them.

"Good morning, Mr. Lu." Lu Liang didn't know them, but they all knew Lu Liang.

One by one, they stood up straight and greeted their leader with smiles, as if they were seeing their own father.

"Hello to you all." Lu Liang nodded slightly, just about to head back to his seat to brood.

Old Ma's voice came from behind: "Why are you here so early too?"

Lu Liang turned around and looked at you, smiling as he said, "I was afraid you'd be too lonely by yourself, so I came over early to chat with you."

"That would be great if it were true." Old Ma laughed, looking at Lu Liang with a hint of disdain.

This shameless bastard is clearly here to promote his own products. He saw everything just now, yet he's still lying.

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived at their respective seats, both in the first row of the podium, separated by only one seat.

"I just got back from Tokyo. I heard you're going to acquire Fuji Television?" Old Ma said, crossing his legs and resting his chin on his hand.

He was short, and his stubby posture was just right.

Both soles of the shoes can point downwards smoothly, unlike Lu Liang's shoes, which, although upturned, need to be pressed down, otherwise the soles might point towards people, which would seem impolite.

"That's true. There are quite a few people watching Japanese terrestrial television channels, and Xingheng happens to have some spare cash in his account."

Lu Liang chatted casually with Lao Ma, who seemed quite interested in his businesses in Japan.

We started talking about Fuji TV's entertainment industry and then moved on to the financial and banking industry.

As Old Ma spoke, he discreetly observed Lu Liang's reaction: "I heard that people from the village bank have also been in contact with them."

"Mr. Ma, you're really well-informed."

Lu Liang suddenly narrowed his eyes because he had only heard Wen Chao mention this bank last night.

Similar to Delime Bank in New York, it is a small to medium-sized bank with all the necessary qualifications and licenses.

However, due to various reasons, they had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.

Besides Murakami Bank, Kyushu Bank and Waseda Bank are also among their current targets.

They've only just started talking and haven't decided yet which bank to acquire.

"Mr. Lu, I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that we might be able to have in-depth cooperation in this area," Old Ma quickly explained, afraid of causing any unnecessary misunderstanding.

Alipay and MYbank are both online, but that doesn't mean they have no interest in offline banks. It's just that in China, they can only develop online banking.

His purpose in going to Tokyo was to acquire shares in several banks in Tokyo and integrate Alipay to help them develop their online businesses.

I happened to have met Murakami Santong once, but Murakami Bank was too small for Lao Ma to be interested in.

In order to increase their bargaining power, the other party deliberately brought up Xingheng Investment as a bargaining chip.

"Mr. Ma, how do you plan to cooperate?"

Lu Liang suddenly realized what was going on and didn't delve any further into the topic.

Clearly different from Harris of Delime Bank, Murakami Santsu of Murakami Commercial Bank has not resigned himself to his fate, nor does he want his business to be acquired by someone else.

(End of this chapter)