I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 317 Sea Fishing
Ma Shuning's behavior is not difficult to analyze; it can be seen from her choice of which horse farm to enter.

The fact that she arranged the horse trainer, the equipment, and the time specifically chosen to be a rest day at the racecourse shows that she had made special arrangements.

So what is the significance of choosing a horse farm?

Are Hong Kong and Macao residents discussing business at the event?

They could easily find a high-end restaurant or a sports game and let them sit and enjoy the food or watch the game from the stands.

Instead of making everyone sweat profusely and then having to take a shower and change clothes twice, that would be too much trouble.

Just like at a state banquet, you can't make foreigners' noses and eyes run from the spiciness, or let their mouths be full of garlic and soybean paste flavor, or have scallions and cilantro stuck to their teeth.

The only explanation is:

The racecourse is Ma Shuning's home turf, a place where she can showcase the Ma family's wealth and background.

It can be overwhelming for people who haven't seen much of the world.

This sense of oppression arises from all aspects of life, including one's background, class, hobbies and sports cultivated from childhood, which lead to unconscious comparisons and feelings of inferiority.

She gives off the impression of having been pampered since childhood, which makes her incredibly attractive.

Whether you are capable or not, whether you are insecure or easygoing, it works on everyone.

Whether they are well-educated, capable, incapable, or from a poor background, they all want to conquer her.

Those who lack ability want to conquer her in order to demonstrate their own superiority.

Those who are capable also have this idea, in order to show that they are more capable.

Of course, this is under normal circumstances.

In unusual circumstances, that would be a hunt targeting key individuals.

For example, when Su Cheng fell off his horse, he felt that this was definitely not planned, and was not within anyone's design scope.

Ma Shuning may have changed her strategy at the last minute, which is why she took the initiative to invite Su Cheng to ride a horse together.

This is something that can only be done by people with a very good and close relationship.

Because their bodies are pressed together, there will definitely be contact between their private parts. Even though there is a riding suit between them, the resulting atmosphere of ambiguity is quite strong.

Su Cheng tried to avoid these contacts on the horse farm, but no matter what, they were on the same horse and the extent of avoidance was limited.

However, Ma Shuning did not deliberately avoid contact. On the contrary, she made physical contact with Su Cheng in a very natural way, without any emotional fluctuations.

This, on the contrary, demonstrated her intelligence, politeness, and friendliness towards Su Cheng.

Any man sitting on that horse would be quickly attracted by Ma Shuning's temperament and poise.

Su Cheng had already used a similar design when she was working on "Heart Signal".

If both parties want to advance their relationship, it's best to do something together and achieve a common goal.

Online, it might be some small games; offline, horseback riding is equally applicable, and it's a more advanced way to advance relationships.

Because horseback riding involves some risks, the levels of adrenaline and other hormones in the body will be several times higher than normal during the process, resulting in a more pronounced effect.

Let alone on horseback.

Young Master Zhang, who was on another horse, was also attracted.

Su Cheng now understood why Young Master Zhang hadn't been talking to anyone and had been focused on practicing horsemanship, and why he had been a little jealous when he saw this scene.

Zhang Gongzi benefited from his childhood horse training and quickly mastered the "wave-riding" move, but Ma Shuning ignored him and didn't say a word, her attention entirely focused on Su Cheng.

Other hormones produced during such dangerous exercise may have intensified Zhang Gongzi's sense of frustration.

Su Cheng is now 100% certain that Ma Shuning came to hunt her down.

Investment activities and details are secondary; as long as I don't lose money and can make money, that's all that matters.

The key is to take control of yourself.

But Su Cheng wasn't interested in Ma.

One of the ironclad rules of their company is that you can't have a romantic relationship with a client.

Su Cheng initially maintained a certain distance from Ma Shuning based on this ironclad rule and out of respect for the Ma family, without deliberately trying to curry favor or accept her advances.

When shaking hands for the first time, deliberately scratching your palm can easily arouse inappropriate thoughts in a man, putting you at a disadvantage.

Now that Su Cheng has seen through Ma Shuning's tricks, she is even less interested in her.

Ma Shuning indeed possesses high intelligence, cognitive abilities, emotional intelligence, and aesthetic sense.

But if you come with a specific purpose, that won't work.

Especially when they try to set a trap for themselves on the very first meeting.

He had already mentally given Ma Shuning a big PASS.

Su Cheng was willing to help Zhang Yangwen, but he also made it clear to Zhang Yangwen that he couldn't guarantee the final outcome, whether it would work out or not.

Su Cheng dares to give guarantees to clients, but she doesn't dare to give guarantees to Zhang Yangwen.

Zhang Yangwen also gave a clear response to Su Cheng.

Su Cheng was indeed worried about the situation between Zhang Yangwen and Ma Shuning.

But then again...

If Ma Shuning marries into the Zhang family, it will be a step up for her.

Ma Shuning is a rather deep person, but if she can accept Zhang Yangwen and treat him as one of her own, that would actually be quite good.

This is because such people are extremely ruthless and heartless towards outsiders, leaving no way out for them. However, after marriage, they become family, and the two become bound together as a community of shared interests.

Regardless of what married life is like, this community of shared interests is united against external forces.

They are quite a good match.

As long as Zhang Yangwen is willing, that's fine.

Su Cheng thought it was worth a try.

The Ma family also did not know Zhang Yangwen's true identity.

Zhang Yangwen is unaware that his family is wealthy, and he may soon give up.

Let's leave it at that for now.

"It's better if it doesn't work out."

"If it works out, as long as he doesn't become a live-in son-in-law, it's not really that dramatic."

Su Cheng had just revealed his true feelings to Zhang Yangwen.

He could help, but it was impossible for him to explicitly tell Ma Shuning that he didn't like her and didn't want to develop a further relationship with her.

Because Ma Shuning had only hinted at things from the beginning, conveying them privately, it would have been too abrupt for Su Cheng to say it openly, and it would have made her lose face.

Besides, Ma Shuning wouldn't admit to it anyway. She would just shut everything down with a simple "You're overthinking it," and it would also strain the relationship between the two parties.

RK and the Ma family will continue to cooperate in the future, and Ma Shuning is the representative of the Ma family.

We can't just ask the investor to change the contact person; that's impossible.

However, Su Cheng assured Zhang Yangwen that he would not have any further contact with Ma Shuning. He would only maintain a normal client relationship with Ma Shuning, and Su Cheng would politely refuse any further advances.

Of course, Su Cheng wouldn't use this relationship to keep Ma Shuning hanging on, preventing her from continuously cooperating with RK.

That's not necessary.

That's a bit disgusting.

Su Cheng possesses absolute strength; he can help the Ma family make money in mainland China.

Besides, there's still President Bai's influence to consider.

three days later.

Su Cheng had an informal meeting with Tang Li at the hotel where he was staying.

Upon entering the room, Su Cheng asked warily, "You don't have any hidden cameras or eavesdropping devices here, do you?"

Tang Li was puzzled, but he couldn't be sure: "Huh? There shouldn't be, right? Would such a big hotel have such a problem?"

The hotel might not have it, but Su Cheng was afraid that someone else was monitoring Tang Li.

Su Cheng took out a device from his pocket and carefully checked various parts of the room. Only after confirming that there were no eavesdropping devices did he sit down and talk to Tang Li.

"How have you considered it?"

Tang Li hasn't given it a second thought these past two days; he's been busy taking photos and checking off landmarks on the island of Macau day and night. If the Ma family were to invest, it would be at least several hundred million yuan. Tang Li has never seen anything like this before, so of course, he couldn't possibly come up with anything.

He was even frightened by Ma Shuning, saying that he was just fooling himself and calming down.

Su Cheng's proposal was just as she had said before: Tang Li would give up 80%, Su Cheng herself would give up 10%, and the two of them would each keep 5%.

5% may not seem like much, but Su Cheng clearly calculated the return on shares at a high scale in her proposal.

Furthermore, Su Cheng sincerely informed Tang Li that the Ma family would provide Su Cheng personally and RK Consulting with a certain percentage of the profits.

Tang Li readily agreed to the proposal: "Sure, no problem."

"However, Mr. Su, I have a request, but I don't know if it's possible."

"You tell me first and listen."

Tang Li told Su Cheng about his idea.

After listening, Su Cheng felt that there was no major problem: "I will talk to President Ma later."

"Okay." Tang Li said, then suddenly remembered, "Oh, right, President Su, I have another question."

"what?"

"Mr. Ma, are you aware that you also own shares in the coffee shop?"

Su Cheng denied it: "I don't know, I didn't tell her."

"Should we inform her?"

"No need, not now, not in the future. This is something only you and I know."

Tang Li solemnly agreed to Su Cheng's request, and even made a zipping motion with his finger over his mouth to indicate that he was tight-lipped and would not reveal any secrets.

"President Su, I'm still a little worried. Together we only have 10%, and the Ma family has absolute power. What if we have conflicting opinions?"

"If this deal hadn't happened, whose advice would you have followed in the subsequent operations?"

"yours."

"Then guess who the Ma family listens to?"

"Is it yours too?"

"Right, so what's changed?"

"President Su, I still have a question."

"You said."

"If you didn't own shares in the coffee shop, would you still be contacting me?"

Eh?
What kind of question is this?

Given the stakes involved, any normal person would answer "yes," right?

Normal people wouldn't ask such an emotional question, but it's normal that Tang Li is asking it.

"If I didn't own any shares in the coffee shop, I would consider finding a suitable tea brand for the Ma family, but Mr. Tang, you are still my first choice."

"why?"

Su Cheng:......

okay.

He knew what Tang Li wanted.

"Because you did a great job, Mr. Tang! C'est La Vie has the potential to become a global coffee brand, and you are the founder of this great brand!"

After listening, Tang Li smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, I understand, President Su!"

After meeting with Tang Li and discussing the specifics,

Su Cheng then took the initiative to call Ma Shuning to inform her that Tang Li had agreed.

Without hesitation, Ma Shuning invited Su Cheng to meet and discuss the details: "President Su, I'm just about to go to sea. Why don't you come with me? We can meet and discuss the details."

"Go to sea?"

"Yes, sea fishing."

"How about we just forget about it and meet again when you come back?"

"what happened?"

"I can't swim, I'm afraid of falling into the sea."

A burst of laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Hahahaha, don't be afraid, if you fell into the sea, Mario and I would go down and fish you out."

Is Ma Ru there too?

"Yes, it's just Mario and me. You guys come over now, I'll have the captain wait for you."

Hmm... that works too.

After hanging up the phone, Su Cheng immediately notified Zhang Yangwen and also invited Jiang Shuyue along. The three of them then traveled to the dock by car.

On the way, Su Cheng first shared her information with the two of them to ensure that the information they received from Tang Li was consistent, and also to let them make the necessary preparations.

This is the standard procedure. During negotiations, we can offer our support or advice. More accurately, when the client is hesitant, we can persuade them from various angles to facilitate the transaction.

Although Su Cheng felt there was no need to "speak up" for them.

Finally, Su Cheng asked Zhang Yangwen and Jiang Shuyue, "Can you swim?"

The two answered, "Yes."

"Okay, if I and the others fall into the sea later, you two must save me first."

Zhang Yangwen and Jiang Shuyue made a puzzled expression: Huh?

"Mr. Su, can't you swim?"

"No, we don't have any rivers in the mainland."

Jiang Shuyue asked, puzzled, "You can learn it."

Su Cheng: ???
"Why don't you eat meat porridge?"
Where would I find the time to learn to swim? The old man won't even pay for it himself.

His only goal during junior high school was to get into a public high school with low tuition fees.

My only goal in high school was to get into a top university.

Because not only are tuition fees cheaper at top universities, but they also sound better.

Let alone horseback riding, a "noble sport".

Su Cheng can't even play basketball.

"No matter what, if I fall into the sea and drown, you two must do everything in your power to save me."

"why?"

Su Cheng: ???
Why is there any other reason?

He doesn't want to die.

Drowning is such a pathetic way to die.

"Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you: it's because my life is more valuable."

Su Cheng's 'joke' amused Zhang Yangwen and Jiang Shuyue, who burst into giggles.

The car arrived at the dock.

The salty sea breeze, carrying the smells of diesel and fish, permeated the inner harbor docks.

The mottled wooden fishing boats, the paint-peeling iron-hulled cargo ships, and the noisy, busy trawlers are densely packed along the shore, like a weathered, chaotic steel forest.

A luxurious sport fishing boat stands out prominently in this scene, moored quietly like a nobleman in haute couture who has wandered into a marketplace.

Among the surrounding boats, which were generally twenty or thirty meters long or even smaller, its streamlined body, nearly 20 meters long, stood out, its broad hull casting a deep reflection in the murky water.

It is not just a means of transportation, but a mobile luxury base at sea.

From a distance, Ma Shuning spotted Su Cheng and her group.

"President Su, over here!"

Su Cheng:?
Do I even need to say hello?

I spotted it right away!
(End of this chapter)