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Chapter 394: Mother Han’s Birthday Party

After Island Properties acquired Shaw Cinemas, it immediately renovated all of its cinemas, improving their hardware and software facilities and enhancing the audience's experience.

More than ten cinemas were renovated at the same time, which caused quite a stir. Smart people could tell at a glance that the Shaw Brothers Cinema Chain had changed hands, because Shaw Brothers was a well-known stingy person in Hong Kong, and it was impossible for him to spend money to renovate the cinemas.

"Sir, there is a man who calls himself Pan Disheng visiting outside." Wu Ma came to Su Ning and reported.

"Oh? Pan Disheng?" Su Ning seemed a little surprised. He had no contact with this person. "Auntie Wu, can you let them in?"

Suning only knew that Dickson Poon was the son of the Hong Kong watch king, and that he had left his own legend in the Hong Kong entertainment industry from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.

When Wu Ma brought Pan Disheng and a middle-aged man into the Su family, Su Ning saw that the other person looked familiar, and remembered that Pan Disheng was the young man who bid with him at Sotheby's auction house last year.

"Hello, Master Pan! Welcome!"

"Haha, hello, Mr. Su!" Pan Disheng shook hands with Su Ning with a smile on his face. "I hope Mr. Su doesn't mind what happened at the last auction."

"Master Pan, you're too kind! I'm not such a stingy person." Su Ning smiled indifferently, then looked at the middle-aged man behind Pan Disheng, "Who is this gentleman?"

"Haha, thank you Mr. Su for your generosity! This is Mr. Pan's driver, Uncle Hao." Pan Disheng thanked him, then took a box from his attendant and handed it to the puzzled Su Ning. "Mr. Su, this is my first visit, so I'd like to give you a welcome gift. I hope you will accept it."

"Master Pan, you're so polite. Please take a seat!" Su Ning took the wooden box with a smile and casually placed it on the coffee table beside him. "Auntie Wu, bring the tea!"

"Mr. Xie Su!"

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing Su Ning place the gift so casually, Pan Disheng and his follower Uncle Hao were a little surprised. Then Pan Disheng smiled and explained, "I've heard that Mr. Su loves antiques. I just got a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain vase not long ago, and I'm giving it to Mr. Su to play with."

"Yuan Qinghua?"

"Yes! I just don't know if it's authentic."

Suning then curiously opened the wooden box, revealing an exquisite porcelain. Just then, Aunt Wu also brought up the tea.

"Auntie Wu, go to the small garden and call the old man over."

"Yes, sir."

Seeing that Pan Disheng and the other man seemed a little confused when he mentioned the old man, Suning did not rush to explain. Instead, he picked up the porcelain bottle carefully and began to identify it carefully.

The composition on the porcelain vase is rich, with many layers but not messy, and the vivid visual effect gives Su Ning a simple pleasure. When Su Ning saw the signature of Wu Zhen, he was roughly convinced that this was an authentic product.

"Master Pan's gift is too valuable. I, Su, cannot afford it."

"Haha, Mr. Su, you're too polite!" Seeing that Su Ning rejected the Yuan blue and white porcelain, Pan Disheng explained with a smile, "For a layman like me who doesn't understand antiques, keeping this Yuan blue and white porcelain vase would be a waste of treasures."

Just then, Grandpa Guan, supported by Meng Xiaozao, came to the living room where everyone was talking. Then Su Ning introduced Pan Disheng and the others, saying, "You two, this is Su's master Guan Dexing."

Pan Disheng and the other man quickly stood up and looked at Grandpa Guan with a smile, "Hello, Grandpa Guan!"

"Hello! Hello everyone!" As soon as Mr. Guan came into the living room, he was attracted by the Yuan blue and white porcelain vase on the coffee table.

"Master, this is Mr. Dickson Pan, the son of the Hong Kong watch tycoon."

"Oh? Master Pan, please sit down!"

Grandpa Guan greeted them casually for a few times, then picked up the Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain vase and looked at it carefully. Pan Disheng and the others were even more delighted to see Grandpa Guan's behavior. The more Suning and Grandpa Guan liked the gift, the more likely they were to achieve their goal.

After a long while, Grandpa Guan said, "This is the work of Wu Zhen, a painter from the reign of Emperor Renzong of Yuan Dynasty. It is indeed a rare Yuan blue and white porcelain vase."

"Haha, as long as Mr. Guan likes it." Pan Disheng and Uncle Hao smiled at each other.

"Master Pan, you gave me such a valuable gift, so there must be something going on?" Su Ning went straight to the point and looked at Pan Disheng.

"Yes, Mr. Su." Seeing Su Ning getting straight to the point, Pan Disheng explained with a smile, "I heard that you, Mr. Su, have purchased the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line. I wonder if I can sell it to you?"

"Haha, I'm so sorry!" After hearing the purpose of Pan Disheng and the others' visit, Su Ning shook his head and said, "The cinema chain is one of Hong Kong Island Real Estate's important projects. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Master Pan."

"This..." Pan Disheng didn't expect Su Ning to refuse directly, so he tried again and asked, "Mr. Su, can't we discuss it?"

"Master Pan, the cinema is currently under renovation, so Hong Kong Island Real Estate will not sell it."

"Huh? Sorry to bother you Mr. Su today. We'll take our leave now." Pan Disheng and the other man looked unhappy, then stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, the gift is too valuable." At this time, Mr. Guan, who was obsessed with playing with the Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain vase, suddenly said, "Since we can't help, we absolutely cannot accept your gift."

"This"

"Haha, what my master said makes sense. Master Pan, you should take the gift away! I, Su, feel unworthy of it!" Su Ning said to Pan Disheng and the others with a smile while wrapping the Yuan blue and white porcelain vase again.

"Uncle Hao!"

"Yes! Young Master!" Pan Disheng's followers quickly took the Yuan blue and white porcelain vase handed over by Suning.

"Mr. Su, Mr. Guan, we are sorry to bother you today."

"Haha, Master Pan, you're too polite." Su Ning stood up and sent Pan Disheng and the other man out of the Su family.

Pan Disheng and Uncle Hao drove away from the Su family in a Mercedes-Benz luxury car. Uncle Hao, who was driving, looked at Pan Disheng with an unpleasant expression through the rearview mirror and said, "Master, this Su Ning is a bit disrespectful!"

"Humph! I can't let anyone stop me from doing what I want to do." Pan Disheng said firmly, "Even though we didn't take over the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, it doesn't stop us from continuing to build our own cinema line.

I plan to buy properties across Hong Kong and convert them into cinemas.

As long as we have five or six cinemas of our own, we can join forces with other individual cinemas to form a new cinema chain.”

When Suning came back again, he saw that Mr. Guan still had a look of regret on his face. Suning smiled and said jokingly, "Grandpa, are you reluctant to let go?"

"Alas! Such a good thing, falling into the hands of someone who doesn't know how to do it, is such a waste!"

"Haha, although the gift is nice, it's too painful, so I have to decline it."

"Hmm! Are there any auctions in Hong Kong lately?"

"Haha, there's no auction!" Su Ning explained with a smile, "But a batch of antiques we acquired in Europe will be shipped back soon, and the Marquis of Junk will come back with them."

"Oh! My body is not suitable for long-distance flights, otherwise I can fly around the world like Hou Polan." Grandpa Guan said with some regret.

"Old man, it's the same if you stay in the country and identify antiques."

As his purchase of antiques around the world got on track, he collected a large number of precious antiques every day, which were then shipped back to China. The funds in his account were spent like water.

The maintenance of the antiques and the operation of the museum also required substantial financial support. Fortunately, he owned Hongtu Auto, Xia Ning Electric, and Hongdao Real Estate, three profitable companies; otherwise, the financial burden would have been immense. On Han's mother's birthday in November, Suning threw a birthday party, inviting many business leaders who had helped him and those with whom he had previous dealings. Even the highly promoted Li Ping'an was invited.

It was the first time for Han's mother to have such a lively birthday party, so she seemed particularly happy. When she saw the big stars on TV running over to wish her a happy birthday, Han's mother seemed even happier.

Looking at Han's mother happily taking photos with celebrities like Andy Lau, Li Pingan looked at Su Ning with admiration, "Suning, I didn't expect you to be so filial."

"Haha, it's only natural." Su Ning shook his head disapprovingly, then looked at Li Ping'an with a smile on his face, "Brother Li, I heard you got promoted. I haven't congratulated you yet!"

"Haha, maybe after attending your mother's birthday party, I will fly back to the capital to take up my new post."

"Oh? So urgent?" Suning looked at Li Ping'an in surprise.

"Yes! The new unit is in great need of people."

"Suning, why don't you come over to my place?" Mr. Zhou walked over with a smile. "Hello, Mr. Li!"

"Mr. Zhou, you're here too!"

"Well, my new yacht will arrive in Hong Kong next month. Come and play on my yacht then." Mr. Zhou invited Suning.

"Okay! I will definitely go and see it when the time comes."

"Suning, you really don't act like a young person. You spend all day playing with antiques." Looking at the steady Suning, Mr. Zhou shook his head with emotion, "You know, yachts, sports cars and private jets are what you young people should play with."

"Haha, I've loved antiques since I was a kid, and I can't get interested in anything else."

"That's not good!" Mr. Zhou shook his head in disbelief, then suggested, "You're not that old, you should hang out with A-Yu and the others more often, and don't turn yourself into an old man."

"Haha, Mr. Zhou is right." After hearing Mr. Zhou's comments, Li Pingan agreed and said, "Suning, you really should spend more time with young people."

"Haha, okay! I'll pay more attention to these things."

The banquet that day was very successful, and Han's mother was very happy. Suning also deepened his ties with his business partners and unexpectedly confirmed several cooperation projects.

After the music ended that night, Suning looked at Han's mother, who looked exhausted. "Mom, are you exhausted today?"

"No! I didn't expect to celebrate my birthday like this."

"Haha, Mom, if you like, I'll hold a birthday party like this for you every year."

"Haha, okay!" Han's mother agreed in surprise, then thought of her other four children in the capital, "The only ones missing are your four brothers and sisters. It would be great if they were here too."

"Mom, they may not adapt to this kind of occasion. On the contrary, it may make them feel uncomfortable."

"Well, yes!"

There were special service staff on site to clean the room. The Su family members were tired and went back to their rooms to rest. Nancy and Cherie Chung also accompanied Su Ning back to her room.

"Ah Hong, it's been a busy day today. How do you feel?"

"Brother, I'm fine! The little guy kicked me a few more times."

"Oh? The child is so naughty?" Su Ning smiled and leaned against Cherie Chung's belly to listen to the child's movements.

"Brother, do you like boys or girls?"

"All right! I'm not someone who favors boys over girls."

"Suning, I heard that the son of the watch king, Dickson Pan, wants to acquire Shaw Cinemas?" Nancy asked with a smile.

"Well, maybe he was in talks with Shao Laoliu the whole time, but was intercepted by our Hong Kong Island Real Estate."

"Suning, I recently received news that Pan Disheng has not given up and has been planning a new cinema chain."

"Yeah, it's okay!" Upon hearing Nancy's news, Su Ning shook his head indifferently. "It's not a heavyweight like our Hong Kong Island Cinema Chain. It's not certain that Dickson Pan can stir up any waves."

In Beijing, after one or two years of development, Yuebin Catering Co., Ltd. has summed up a lot of experience. Seeing the huge market in Beijing and even the whole country, Yuebin Catering began to prepare for expansion.

"Xiaoguan, Taozi, the focus of Yuebin Catering in the future will be expansion. We need to quickly capture the Beijing market and open branches in major cities across the country."

"Okay! Chunming."

"For important cities like Shanghai, it's best to purchase the properties directly. I'll have Longdu Real Estate follow up on this."

"Chunming, such rapid expansion will require a huge number of employees." Guan Xiaoguan raised a very important key issue.

"Well, we should recruit employees from the local area and then send people from Beijing to train them. This should solve this problem easily."

"Okay, I know."

"Taozi, the kitchen is also of utmost importance. While sending chefs from the capital, we also need to recruit local famous chefs to ensure the taste and quality of the dishes."

"Okay! Don't worry about this. I've been collecting and training chefs for the past two years."

"Well, that's good!" Su Ning nodded with satisfaction. "Taozi, I heard that your Yu Suqiu is pregnant?"

"Yeah! Four months." Li Chengtao grinned.

"Haha, you might be getting busier and busier from now on, but you must communicate well with Yu Suqiu!"

"Don't worry! Suqiu understands my job very well."

After discussing work matters, Suning took Guan Xiaoguan home. As soon as they got in the car, Guan Xiaoguan leaned on Suning's shoulder and whispered, "Chunming, I also want a child of my own."

"Okay! I'll stay in the capital for the next few days, and then the two of us will work hard."

"Yeah! Chunming, I heard Nancy is pregnant again?"

"Well, we just got pregnant not long ago, so we have to work hard too!"

Guan Xiaoguan, Cherie Chung, and Nancy, these three women all knew of each other's existence, but they were still willing to continue to follow Su Ning peacefully. In fact, Su Ning also felt a little incredible.

Suning has never thought about getting married. After all, no matter which woman he marries, the other two women will not be able to accept it. It is better to continue maintaining this relationship.

As for the "female protagonist" Su Meng, Suning also heard that she was on a blind date, but he had no idea in his mind. Even if she ran to him, he would not accept her.

Now that Suning has three women, he can really be said to be satisfied. He will not cause any big trouble for Su Meng, and I believe she will not accept his amorous feelings.

(End of this chapter)