"Xiao Ye didn't come?" Ye Jinyan saw Chen Cheng in the basement of the club building, but didn't see Xiao Ye, and his face showed some disappointment.

Chen Cheng smiled, "She doesn't like these kinds of occasions."

"Hmm." Ye Jinyan nodded faintly and led Chen Cheng inside, "Let's go, Old Yu, Old Wang, and the others are here too."

"Gathering together again?" Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow.

Ye Jinyan rolled his eyes at Chen Cheng, "What do you mean 'gathering'?"

"This circle in Shanghai is just this big."

"Oh right, there's an old acquaintance of yours here today too."

"An old acquaintance?" Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment.

"Yes," Ye Jinyan nodded, "Su Jianren is here too."

Chen Cheng immediately shook his head with a smile, "Haven't seen him for a while, seems like he's still the same old self."

"What does that mean?" Ye Jinyan turned his head to look at Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng smiled faintly and didn't answer. Some things aren't meant to be said out loud; they need to be savored.

Ye Jinyan didn't press the issue and changed the subject, "You brat, you're really not being kind. Why did the offer drop? Do you think the Jingyan building won't sell, or what?"

Chen Cheng smiled in such an 'honest and naive' way, "President Ye, it's business. You ask for the sky, and pay when you sit down."

"If President Ye feels the price isn't right, feel free to sell the Zhenyan building to someone else."

"Hmph!" Ye Jinyan huffed and rolled his eyes at him, "420 million dollars, if it's okay, we'll trade; if not, forget it."

"Fine, 4.2 it is," Chen Cheng nodded with a chuckle, "I have to give my wife some face, after all, President Ye is our Xiao Ye's cheap father."

Ye Jinyan was instantly furious, "Who said Xiao Ye is going to marry you?"

Chen Cheng shrugged, unconcerned, "What's the rush, President Ye? It's not up to you."

"You!" Ye Jinyan's mouth twitched, "You came here today just to piss me off, didn't you?"

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes, "Twenty million dollars, can't I vent a little?"

"..." Ye Jinyan was speechless with anger for a moment.

"You called me here just to talk about this, right?" Chen Cheng smiled faintly and reached for the elevator control panel, "Since we're done talking, I'll be going back."

"Hey, since you're already here," Ye Jinyan shook his head helplessly and grabbed Chen Cheng's hand as he was pressing the elevator button, "Go up and have a drink, it's good to say hello."

Chen Cheng thought about it, "Alright then."

Chen Cheng was just saying that; since he had come, how could he possibly leave just after arriving downstairs?

The elevator reached the floor, and when the doors opened, Chen Cheng was stunned.

"Come, let me introduce you," Ye Jinyan patted Chen Cheng's shoulder and walked out of the elevator.

"Sister Dai Xi is back," Chen Cheng looked at Dai Xi with a grin, opened his arms, and went up to give her a big hug.

Ye Jinyan frowned, looking at them in disbelief, "You two... already know each other?"

Dai Xi hugged Chen Cheng briefly, then looked at Ye Jinyan with a bright smile and nodded, "Yes."

"We met at a bar before, and we hit it off."

"Chen Cheng, oh no, it should be Chairman Chen, he is a very talkative young man."

Chen Cheng laughed, "Sister Dai Xi, just call me by my name. Chairman Chen, Chairman Chen, it's embarrassing."

Dai Xi gave him a smiling glance and continued to Ye Jinyan, "He also teaches classes at the School of Economics and Management at Nansun's school. Nansun has attended his classes, and he also helped handle Nansun's family debts last year."

"Oh, is that so?" Ye Jinyan examined Chen Cheng.

This brat wouldn't be involved with Jiang Nansun too, would he?

"That's quite a coincidence."

Dai Xi chuckled, didn't answer, and beckoned, "Let's go inside first."

The three of them walked into the club side-by-side and went straight to the second floor.

Calling it a club isn't quite accurate; it's actually a more private bar.

The first floor is open to the public, with a bar counter, booths, and everything; the second floor is for more private rooms and wine tasting areas.

As soon as Chen Cheng entered the private room, he saw a group of girls sitting in the sofa area, each with fair skin, beauty, and long legs, having the temperament of art or dance school students.

No need to guess, they were all accessories brought by the bosses behind the screen. Unable to sit at the table, they just chatted about women's topics on the side.

Bringing young, pretty girls when going out is part of nightlife, and also about face.

Many people feel that the prettier the girl they bring, the more face they have.

Of course, our Scum Cheng doesn't care about this kind of face at all.

Maybe it's because he's still young.

Whoa, good heavens.

Chen Cheng walked behind the screen and took a look; besides Su Jianren, Yu Tianqiao, and a few others, there were also a few familiar faces he was seeing for the first time.

Chen Cheng glanced at the slick-haired King of the Sea, and then at the bespectacled Wei Zhijie, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

If these two are here too, then the male supporting roles and extras from 'Nothing But Thirty' are all gathered.

"Yo, Chairman Chen, you have to be punished with three cups of wine for being late," Yu Tianqiao joked with a smile as soon as he saw Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng smiled, "President Yu, then I'll be going back."

"Chen Cheng, don't mind him, come sit over here." Su Jianren turned his head, saw Chen Cheng, and immediately called out to him.

"Alright, it really has been a while since I've seen you, Senior Apprentice Brother," Chen Cheng responded with a smile.

Ye Jinyan and Dai Xi then sat down next to Chen Cheng.

Once seated, Ye Jinyan glanced at the middle-aged man with glasses sitting opposite them, turned his head, and whispered into Chen Cheng's ear:

"Wei Zhijie from Zhisheng Electronics."

"Zhisheng Electronics is a listed company, I assume you know it."

Chen Cheng and Wei Zhijie exchanged glances, didn't greet each other verbally, but nodded to each other with a smile.

This person is the one in the plot who wanted to keep Wang Manni as a mistress, but let Wang Manni get away.

"To the right of Su Jianren, that kid who is talking eloquently is in your line of work, he does finance, he's a trader, and he's from the Liang family on Hong Kong Island."

Chen Cheng nodded with a smile.

Liang Zhengxian was talking eloquently, analyzing the market situation of private equity funds in the Asia-Pacific region.

Listening to his tone, Chen Cheng instantly understood that this 'King of the Sea' was here to raise capital.

And Ye Jinyan dragged him here, firstly, to see if he could hand over his money directly to Chen Cheng to manage;

secondly, if that didn't work, he could also negotiate terms with Liang Zhengxian.

Zhencheng is currently the best-performing private equity fund on the market; it's the best choice to use as a competitor to negotiate terms.

Of course, if he could directly stuff it to Chen Cheng, that would be the best result.

After seeing them at the golf course last time, everyone at the table that Chen Cheng knew, except for Old Wang who already had shares in Zhencheng, had talked to him about this topic in private.

But Chen Cheng had rejected them all on the grounds that the existing scale was too large and he was unable to manage more.

The bartender brought wine glasses, and Chen Cheng drank while listening for a while, not saying a single extra word.

This kind of gathering is similar to the one at Tan Zongming's. A group of bosses, three or five brokers, or 'traders', in finance. The brokers point out the country's direction, analyzing the economic situation; the bosses seem to listen with great interest, but in reality, they have many calculations in their minds.

After listening for a while, before Chen Cheng could get impatient, Su Jianren got annoyed first and pulled Chen Cheng to the bar.