My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 973: There are no empty warriors under the great reputation

The X Building across the Bund has been undergoing exterior facade decoration for the past two months, with pure white granite transported from its original source in western Sichuan along the river.

Even with only a small portion of the exterior walls covered, its dazzling and luxurious appearance is already evident, and the Bund viewing platform is once again filled with tourists and locals enjoying themselves.

Everyone who sees it thinks it's high-class.

This cost alone is enough to significantly reduce the construction cost of this building.

Meanwhile, the hotels, office buildings, and luxury apartments owned by Hong Kong businessmen nearby are also using this affordable and high-quality approach to enhance their prestige, making them highly valuable in the future.

Even so, the 22-story guest room building behind the ultra-luxurious Wanmad Hotel on the Bund, which has already been topped out, still refuses to use domestically produced marble and granite.

They arrogantly stated that, apart from the building's structural framework, all other materials had to be transported from overseas.

The hutong hotels in Beijing and the sacred lake hotels on the plateau both adhere to this approach.

The entire organization, from the urban construction company to the shipping and trading companies, was furious and finally believed the truth of their leader's statement that the imperialist ambitions were undying.

Instead, Wei Dong readily accepted the idea with a laugh, sitting casually at a table in the sixth-floor Western restaurant with his legs crossed, and lazily explained, "Don't be so narrow-minded. This agreement means they'll spend hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate and build the entire hotel. Even if they bring gold from overseas, it won't harm us. We can even collect some tariffs. A business attitude is to not let other emotions influence it. The X Building and the basketball arena in Lujiazui both used our stone. Are you worried about not having enough promotional models?"

Wu Shengyun, Lao Zhang, and Lao Cheng all nodded in understanding.

Xiong Guoming strongly agreed with his boss's attitude: "I have this feeling now that I have been dealing with professional managers in Hong Kong. Their professionalism and dedication are what we should learn the most. It is not difficult to build such a building. What is difficult is how to make the whole process orderly. The management art contained in it is especially valuable!"

Wei Dong habitually suppressed him: "It's not that mysterious. There's a lot of pretentious stuff. If you're economically ahead, whatever you say is right. The standards are set by Europe and America. Of course, whatever they do is the rule. But once you do better than them, they'll change the rules because they want to always have the power of discourse in their hands."

Xiong Guoming was surprised and wanted to argue, but Long Zhenwei slowly nodded.

In a more starkly gray world, the law of the jungle is even clearer.

At this moment, the proprietress led the team in. Less than four hours after picking them up from the airport, she actually went back and changed into an outfit suitable for a business banquet that evening.

Of course, the sisterhood also followed suit.

A dark red, sleeveless, long dress that reached down to the collarbone, very dignified, looking like something out of ancient Rome, as if a large piece of cloth was draped over the body.

It's already the kind of high-fashion style that models would wear on the runway.

Then I got a new hairstyle, which is what is commonly known in mainland China as "one tile," the kind of hairstyle only traitors would have, with the whole piece straightened and hanging diagonally on the side of the head.

It's even more exaggerated and eye-catching than Hanawa-kun's hairstyle.

When paired with high fashion, it creates a very theatrical feel, exuding a sharp and powerful aura.

It's definitely very different from her usual wifely image.

Even Wei Dong was amazed when he saw it. He had never seen such a new look before. It was awesome!
The suppressed desire in my heart began to churn.

Therefore, even married couples should frequently change their image and style.

But Wei Dong didn't need to change his appearance at all; his wife was already full of fighting spirit. Just look at what kind of people came with him!
Zou Huimin changed her usual innocent look with bangs, instead sporting long, straight black hair that was draped behind her ears, and a sharper look with a full white suit and trousers.

It was the kind of dress with a fashionable, fitted waist and flared skirt, the trousers were as wide as the skirt, and she looked especially tall in white high heels.

The business aura of a senior executive, combined with her appearance, makes her seem like a goddess in cosplay.

Yu Xiaoqiu wore a black business suit, but with white pinstripes that made it look more upscale, and she also styled her long hair in an updo.

Suddenly, the pretty girl next door started dressing up in formal attire like an adult, her youthful maturity making her even more alluring.

Then, following behind these three was Sister Qing, who is the most famous person in mainland China.

That afternoon, she, who thought she had seen a lot, finally felt that she was still the same country girl who had just come from a prefecture-level city.

In fact, the entire mainland has thoroughly eradicated all pretentious social niceties over the past thirty years.

Not a single remnant or dreg remained.

Those who are desperately trying to replicate it now are just imitating others poorly, and their attempts are superficial and misleading.

Hong Kong and Europe and the United States have to continue this as a matter of course.

It's not necessarily about being luxurious or wasteful, but rather about changing your entire outfit, hairstyle, and even makeup just to have a meal.

Wei Dong's words sounded quite convincing.

It's one thing for an old house to have hundreds of outfits, but it also has makeup artists and stylists on standby at all times, even knowing that a clothing company is located on the first floor.

This habit of switching to a Mercedes-Benz even when going out still surprised Sister Qing.

For someone of her caliber who performs on the Spring Festival Gala, she simply dresses a little neater than usual, and when she goes on stage to perform, she just casually puts on some lipstick and draws her eyebrows, sometimes even applying some red blush. It's not that complicated!

Even though the environment requires us to be close to the masses, it really hasn't gone to this level of detail.

So she chose a rope to fasten around her neck, then parted her hair from the nape of her neck to her armpits in a royal blue off-the-shoulder dress, and let her long hair, which had been pinned up, cascade down in big waves.

Her queenly aura instantly outshone the young girl!

Seriously, Qin Yuye had already exceeded expectations. He swaggered into the restaurant, and everyone was immediately awestruck and stared at him from the doorway.

They also had to follow suit and return the greeting.

She only realized it after she walked past—his entire back was bare!

The dark red fabric perfectly accentuated the sculpted, jade-like whiteness, making one truly marvel at the beauty of the human form. In mainland China during the 1980s, no respectable young woman would dare to dress like this.

But they wouldn't linger for long, because Zou Huimin and Yu Xiaoqiu followed them in.

Like a black-and-white thug, she mainly uses her facial features to shock people's hearts—she's so beautiful!

Zou Huimin is innocent and harmless, while Yu Xiaoqiu is more charming and cute. Viewers are so busy that they can hardly keep up with each other.

When Sister Qing finally came out, she completely overwhelmed the young man's aura, and the whole audience couldn't help but roar with enthusiastic applause.

Even though most of the customers at this upscale restaurant are Hong Kong and Taiwanese businessmen or foreigners, many of them may not know Sister Qing.

But in the past few years, she has definitely been the most famous wave-waist among the billion people. No matter what role she plays, whether it is a fisherwoman, a village girl, or an empress, she can handle any role with ease.

Her greatest quality is the domineering and unruly spirit of a Sichuan girl, which she can control and portray in various roles.

She's definitely a queen; her image is unbreakable by any circumstances.

It perfectly captures the spirit of the 1980s and 90s.

But she could act like that not only on the screen and stage, but her life afterward was pretty much the same.

Her subsequent decades of ups and downs proved this point; she was particularly adept at creating drama.

At thirty-eight, she is at the peak of her power and influence. With just a slight smile and a nod to those around her, people rush to bow and extend their hands respectfully, asking for a handshake!
That's how exaggerated it is.

Wei Dong couldn't help but shift his gaze from his wife to his director and secretary, finally fixing it on Sister Qing, and applauded with admiration.

"A ruthless and ambitious figure"—these two words truly came to Wei Dong's mind at this moment.

Even her intimate inquiries on the plane, now understood to be her modus operandi in conquering the world.

We can't expect Sister Qing to do the same thing as You Qili.

Besides, Yu Qili needs to use his persuasive skills to talk a lot, while Sister Qing only needs to turn on the aura knob. Why bother with all that effort?

Anyway, Xiong Guoming and Long Zhenwei couldn't help but stand up and applaud.

Wu Shengyun got up and moved chairs, and Lao Zhang and Lao Cheng followed suit.

As the proprietress led the group over to sit down and began checking the accounts, she said, "Who is this? Is he a very famous and high-profile celebrity? I didn't recognize him at first."

"You went on a business trip to North America and got nothing to do?!"

"Oh dear, Vivian and I went to investigate the development trends of the clothing industry. Vivian, you explain to the master, her aura is really strong, isn't it?"

Finally, feeling guilty, he jumped up and asked Yu Xiaoqiu.

The soon-to-be-graduated stage design student couldn't help but sigh: "My God, once you've seen her act, you'll think, forget it, I should just find another job. Seriously, over the past few years, I'm sure many people have asked me to act. I can also do some of Dong Ge's shows, so after working with their crew, I realized that I should just focus on being Dong Ge's secretary."

Because when Sister Qing entered this upscale Western restaurant with its British-style decor, which she had never been to before, she found herself surrounded by strangers.

Surprisingly, he smiled and took the initiative: "Today, we are very honored to host the President of Chrysler Group from Citibank. Therefore, we represent Shanghai, China, and all the people who are undergoing reforms. We must present our best to our foreign guests, okay?!"

This is absolutely outrageous.

Most of those present were from Hong Kong and Taiwan or were foreign nationals; the remaining few were probably cadres sent by the city to pave the way.

Now everyone enthusiastically cheered in various accents and languages!

Those who couldn't understand eagerly asked the people next to them.

Then clap your hands loudly and say OK...

This implies that the woman truly has the right to say those words.

There's no need to know her identity.

This is the aura of a queen. Sister Qing has clearly used this skill extremely skillfully and has a big heart to control the situation.

Wei Dong had to shake his head at Zou Huimin and the others: "They're good enough to learn, but how's their billiards competition going?"

Zou Huimin stared blankly at that side: "I used to think Miss Tang was the most outstanding woman, and this one... I'd like to wait until you get back before starting the competition..."

Right? That's what happens when you're not mentally strong enough. If this battle were handed over to Sister Qing, I'm absolutely confident she would win a great victory.

So when Sister Qing arrived with the air of an empress, she naturally sat on the other side of Wei Dong and said, "I thought you were going to wait downstairs for the foreign president or city leaders."

Wei Dong had already changed his attitude: "This so-called foreign president is just a businessman. Business is business. You can only come up with ideas by discussing and deliberating. If the business relationship is not an equal transaction, it is better not to do it. So there is no need to be obsequious from the beginning."

Sister Qing clearly noticed the difference from the sound on the plane, and smiled and nodded.

Although still very arrogant, he listened very attentively.

Everyone at the table watched intently as the lord addressed the queen.

Old Zhang, in particular, silently observed Wei Dong's current aura, speaking to Sister Qing like an elder, and then looked at the three young women beside him.

I'm sure a lot of thoughts have crossed my mind.

How can this compare?

(End of this chapter)