Rebirth 2004: A lone figure in the literary world

Chapter 183: In China, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished with 1 million yuan!

Seeing the eager looks in the eyes of the "various families", Zhang Chao knew that if he refused this "three-accompaniment", he would be cutting off their source of income, so he had to agree.

Xing Youtian was delighted, he stood up and said: "Well, I will take Zhang to visit our 'Tianquan Hotel' first." Then he led everyone out.

Zhang Chao had no choice but to follow Xing Youtian to visit the hotel.

The overall decoration of Tianquan Hotel continues the luxurious Baroque style of Xing Youtian's office. It is glittering with gold everywhere and is hung with replicas of various world famous paintings. Sculptures of the Venus de Milo, Athena in armor, David the Stone Slinger, and Manneken Pis are also everywhere.

But the women’s faces all look like Guanyin, the men’s faces all look like the God of Wealth, and the children have a festive look as if they were holding a big carp in New Year pictures - I don’t know if it’s because the craftsman’s skills are limited, or if this is Xing Youtian’s aesthetic.

Xing Youtian said proudly: "Although my 'Tianquan Hotel' has no stars or grades - that's because I don't want to be too high-profile - its construction and decoration are all based on five-star standards.

Look at the marble used for the floor, it’s all imported from Italy…”

Zhang Chao followed Xing Youtian absentmindedly, remaining silent. However, the "various experts" kept flattering him, repeatedly refreshing Zhang Chao's level of understanding:
"Mr. Xing has such high taste! This statue of Venus not only has the charm of the ancient Greek goddess of beauty, but also has the subtlety of a traditional Chinese lady. It is a perfect combination of Chinese and Western styles!"

"The whole hotel reflects Mr. Xing's mind, which is magnanimous, generous and magnanimous. In the past, people said that 'the handwriting reflects the person'. Today, I have broadened my horizons. It turns out that when a person's elegant aesthetics permeates every aspect of his life, everything around him can represent him as a person."

"If Mr. Xing pursues art, we won't have anything to eat!"

“Although Mr. Xing is not specialized in art, his taste and aesthetics are higher than many artists! It can be said that Mr. Xing makes his life full of art!”

"It is a great loss for Yangquan Federation of Literary and Art Circles to be without President Xing. This time when I go back, I will definitely report to the chairman and let President Xing return to the big family of the cultural community as soon as possible!"

……

Zhang Chao always thought that his language ability was pretty good, but compared with these "experts in various fields", his language ability was not even at the entry level.

Xing Youtian did not respond to the flattery of "various families", but judging from the smile on his face, he was still photographed. However, he obviously paid more attention to Zhang Chao's reaction. Seeing that Zhang Chao looked cold and didn't speak, he became a little anxious.

After visiting the hotel lobby, restaurant, gym, swimming pool, and the most expensive "luxury suite", Xing Youtian led everyone into the elevator, took out a black card, swiped it, and then pressed "B3".

Xing Youtian said with some pride: "It's on the third floor below ground level. You can only get down by swiping this card."

The elevator stopped and the doors opened to both sides. What came into view was not the dim, simple and stuffy underground garage of an ordinary hotel, but a luxurious place that was equally magnificent, well-ventilated and had a moderate temperature.

The most eye-catching thing is the luxury cars parked in the parking spaces on both sides.

The largest number of vehicles are the Hummers, known as the "King of Off-Road", parked in a whole row, with no less than a dozen vehicles in total, and the colors are even more varied, even richer than the hair colors of the Saiyans.

Even Zhang Chao, who had always been calm, was a little surprised - he remembered a news report he had read last year, where a coal boss from Shanxi bought 20 Hummers in Yanjing at one time and required that the colors be different.

When I first saw it, I just glanced at it, but now that I see it with my own eyes, I am still quite shocked.

Xing Youtian saw Zhang Chao's expression change and thought he liked Hummers, so he patted the hood of one of the cars generously and said, "You like this car? I knew there was no young man who didn't like Hummers. Classmate Zhang, pick one and drive away directly. Or I can have someone drive it to Yanjing for you."

This sentence shocked everyone except Zhang Chao. Nowadays, a Hummer costs at least 700,000 or 800,000 yuan. If you add various configurations, it can easily exceed the one million mark.

This car worth hundreds of millions of yuan was given away just like that? Even if Zhang Chao was young and promising, he would not let Hu Youtian, a top figure in the Shanxi coal mining industry, be so "polite".

The "various masters" all looked at Zhang Chao with green eyes!
Zhang Chao's heart was also shaking, thinking that this must not be as simple as helping his family write an autobiography... He immediately refused firmly, "No merit, no reward! Mr. Xing, you are going to put me on the fire!"

Xing Youtian said: "You are too kind, too kind. It's just a car. Everyone knows that Zhang is now rich..."

Zhang Chao interrupted quickly, "Mr. Xing, it's a bit stuffy downstairs, let's go upstairs." Xing Youtian muttered in confusion, "I clearly asked them to turn on the ventilation in advance... Okay, let's go upstairs first." After that, he took Zhang Chao and the others who were reluctant to leave back to the office and meeting area on the top floor.

Zhang Chao said to Xing Youtian: "Mr. Xing, please go and do your work first. I will just chat with these seniors for a while."

Xing Youtian nodded and said, "It's time for you cultured people to communicate more. I'm a rough guy, so I won't bother you. I'll let Xiao Qian stay and serve you. Just tell me if you need anything."

After saying that, he called the greasy-haired man over, and personally escorted Zhang Chao and the others to a large reception room that was fully equipped and filled with wine, good tea, and fruit snacks. After giving them the instructions, he left.

When Zhang Chao saw Xing Youtian leave, he said to the greasy-haired man, "You should take a break as well. We'll call you if we need anything."

The greasy-haired man seemed to have been pardoned. He bowed to everyone, said "I'm in the next room" and left.

As soon as the greasy-haired man left, the "various families" began to look at each other, and soon one of them started to speak...

Zhang Chao hurriedly stopped them and said, "Stop! Everyone relax, I'm actually fine being alone. You don't need to chat with me, eat with me, or play with me. But since that boss Xing has instructed me to do so, I will cooperate with you when he's here.

Now that he and his men are not here, let's do what we want. Eat and drink something on the table, and chat if you want. I want to be alone."

After saying that, Zhang Chao found a corner, ate a few grapes, and started fiddling with his mobile phone.

When the others heard this and saw that Zhang Chao really didn't want to "pay attention to them", they were relieved and collapsed on the sofa, looking weak and depressed.

After a long while, one of the middle-aged women said to Zhang Chao with some emotion: "Zhang... classmate, thank you so much this time. In fact, we didn't want to do this either. But Boss Xing's influence in Yangquan is really too great..."

At this time, another younger male "various masters" also sighed: "We are not like Yanjing and Shanghai here. If you do art, you will really starve to death..."

Zhang Chao put down his phone and smiled, "We are all in the same industry, and I understand your plight. The income from art is low, and it is understandable to sacrifice yourself occasionally to earn a living."

The middle-aged woman said shyly: "When we were visiting the hotel just now, we said those things...you laughed at us..."

Zhang Chao waved his hand, indicating that it was all in the past and not to be mentioned again. Suddenly, he changed his mind and asked several people, "To be honest, I am also very confused as to why Mr. Xing treated me so politely.

I came here to collect folk songs, and was discovered by him by chance, and was stopped here. He asked you to accompany me and gave me a Hummer, and I was confused and terrified. You are all locals, can you help me analyze it? "

Several people looked at each other, also at a loss. One of them said, "Student Zhang is now a famous writer. In the past, this kind of situation was nothing more than helping to write a calligraphy, write a poem, cut a ribbon, or attend a wedding banquet. At most, you were asked to write a book...

But there is a price tag behind all this. Zhang has no connections in the local area, and he is neither an official nor a businessman. It would be too much for him to give him a Hummer worth nearly 100 million yuan. So it cannot be one of the above types. "

Everyone nodded in agreement and discussed for a long time, analyzing Boss Xing's background and personality, but they were still at a loss.

Meanwhile, Xing Youtian answered a call in his luxurious office. He first listened to a lot of chatter on the other end, and then said, "This Zhang Chao is indeed not an ordinary person. He is not tempted by the sudden wealth in front of him. You have a good eye!"

After listening to some mumbling over there for a while, he said:
"Just get back as soon as possible. I can only keep him until tomorrow noon at the latest. I'll take care of the rest!"

"He doesn't want a 100 million dollar car, so does he want a 1000 million dollar villa?"

"If a villa worth 1000 million is not enough, would company stocks worth 5000 million or 7000 million be enough?"

"If that's not enough, 1 million! I believe that in China, there is nothing that can't be done with 1 million!"

(End of this chapter)