Chapter 347: Song Shichang
This is a man.
A heroic middle-aged man, wearing a straight black suit, meticulously combed hair, radiant appearance, although he is not young, he looks so handsome.
When Lorraine saw this man, he faintly felt a faint coercion, this coercion is not something ordinary people can have! At least, even the outstanding young people like the Four Young Masters in Beijing cannot have it. Who is this?
A similar feeling...Lorraine was only in...Yes, only in the body of Han Zhennan who hadn't seen him for a long time.
Realizing this, Lorraine smiled slightly, he knew who it was.
This person should be Song Shichang, the eldest son of the Song family.
Regarding Song Shichang's deeds, in the circle of the capital's wealthy people, they are also legendary one by one. This is a talent. For his talent and brain, there is no doubt that he can be respected by his peers and younger generations, and even deeply appreciated by the elderly. But unfortunately...
He is not an emperor's talent, but the material of a complete military division.
In layman's terms, he does not have the ability to lead a family, but he has the ability to prosper a family. This is also the main reason why Mr. Song did not choose him as the second-generation Patriarch, but directly pre-selected the reserve personnel for the third-generation Patriarch.
Mr. Song is a genius, almost everyone knows this in Beijing.
But helplessly, the children under his knees did not have a few outstanding talents. Of course, as a resource for the marriage, everyone in the Song family did a great job. Take Song Meiyuan’s father as an example. That guy is the second son of the second generation of the Song family. If you want to talk about skills, there is still a little bit, otherwise, how could it be possible to manage part of the family affairs? But that's all. In the second generation, only the eldest son, Song Shichang, is a figure.
So, he could not be the second-generation Patriarch of the Song family, and his son got on a sail boat.
His son is Song Zhihan.
There are many more about the Song family, so I won't elaborate on them here.
In short, whenever a large-scale Song family banquet invites the wealthy guests, it is usually Song Shichang who is the first to come forward to host, be active, and even speak.
It is now around seven o'clock that the birthday party has begun, but the most important person, Mr. Song, naturally cannot show up so early in order to show his unique identity. After all, there are still many heirs of the big wealthy who are not present!
At least, the representatives of the four giants in Beijing have not yet arrived.
Song Shichang walked steadily down the spiral staircase in the shape of goat horns step by step, holding a goblet full of red wine in his hand, facing every guest in the banquet room, showing a hint of neither humble nor humble Smile, with majesty, and a touch of kindness.
Only at the first glance, Lorraine could perceive: This Song Shichang, the real strength, is definitely his brain.
This is a master of tricks.
I am afraid that there will be more than 50 people present to celebrate the birthday, but only about forty people are present. It is obvious that some representatives sent by the larger families are not present. Song Shichang was not angry about this either. Because these people who have not yet arrived are definitely members of a wealthy family at the same level as the Song family or stronger than the Song family.
For example, the four giants, such as the Han family, such as...
As I said before, regarding the time of arrival, we are very particular about it. In the hierarchical capital circle, this is a means to show our status and an unspoken rule. If you don't play cards according to this unspoken rule, you will be suspicious.
For example, if it was Lorraine's father who had his 50th birthday tonight.
It is normal for people like that kind of high-level wealthy family to arrive within half an hour of the evening after the specific start time of the dinner party. But if a figure from a wealthy family, such as Shen Zheyu, is present on behalf of the Shen family to celebrate the birthday, if he arrives on time or early, it seems to be telling all the guests a message: The Luo Family is a close friend of my Shen family , Our Shen family values the relationship with the Luo family. In the future, we will definitely have a lot of close cooperation.
Look, this is the seemingly boring, but in fact, very suggestive rules in the wealthy circle.
If you don’t understand these rules, then you are not qualified to enter a wealthy family. Even if you do, you will be regarded as an immature little hairy.
But... Lorraine didn't even disdain this **** unspoken rule. It's not that he doesn't understand, but he knows too deeply, which he hates. He thought that if one day, the Luo family became the top giant in the capital, he would not abide by this set of rules. Even if it is the birthday of an old birthday star from a foreign upstart family, as long as he wants to go, he will definitely arrive on time, or even early. If he didn't bother to attend, even if the other party held a birthday dinner in Zhongnanhai, he would never go.
This is Lorraine's style of doing things.
He felt that these rules of China over the giants were very boring, because...In his opinion, China had no real giants at all.
Think about it for a moment. A country that has just gotten rid of feudal rule only a hundred years ago, a country that has just gotten rid of imperial aggression and wars, a country that was still engaged in cultural entrapment 30 years ago, and a country that has lived through eating bark and digging out dung. How many real giants can there be in a country that has only suffered from natural disasters for decades?
Just cherish the broom!
On the other hand, the capitalist countries in Europe and the United States are like the old America. Although they only have a history of more than 200 years, they have always been winners in the history of development. Other countries are fighting, but they are selling arms and making a fortune.
After one or two hundred years or even four or five generations of inheritance and development, how strong will the wealth and power accumulated by their wealthy families? unimaginable! ——It is no joke at all for the rich family to invest in supporting the new president!
And on the long journey of Lorraine in the future, one day, finally, can come into contact with the extremely large transcendent family strength at this level, and deeply realize their horror...
Of course, this is something.
Going back to the present, Lorraine wants to start with the next step from the bottom of his feet. First of all, he is just the heir of the upstart of a small foreign family. The capital used for struggle is just a brand new business idea.
To quote a famous saying: This is to be a human being, to eat one bite at a time, and to walk step by step. The steps are too big and easy to pull eggs.
And now, what Lorraine must do at present is to try his best to win over the ambiguous family power of the Song family, hoping to use this to contain the business invasion of the powerful four young masters in the capital.
"Welcome everyone to attend the 70th birthday dinner of the Patriarch of the Song family, Mr. Song. I, Song Shichang, represent my father and represent the Song family. Thank you for coming and joining us. This cup is my respect!"
Before he could say anything, Song Shichang, who had walked to the center of the dinner party at the end of the spiral staircase, smiled and drank all the drinks in his hand to pay his respects.
All the wealthy guests present also smiled and raised their glasses, selling to Song Shichang's face. Regardless of men and women, bring the glass to your lips. Men, regardless of whether they can drink or not, they all have at least half a cup. Even the ladies who can't drink drink a sip of alcohol to show respect.
"Everyone, Mr. Song is taking a break because he is unwell. It will take a while before he comes out to meet with you. ——After this period of time, please feel free." At this point, the superficial form has been completed, and Song Shichang smiled. The wine in the full glass was placed on the wine table decorated with the long golden tablecloth, and he turned and left the banquet room.
Everyone knows that the reason why Mr. Song really didn't show up was that the guests on the scene hadn't arrived yet, and some high-ranking family representatives hadn't come to celebrate their birthday, so it seemed inappropriate for Mr. Song to come out to meet the guests. Everyone didn't click to break, and smiled and nodded in greeting, sending Song Shichang back.
Then, with the sound of music, the lights in the banquet room were faintly dimmed, which was mixed with a hint of golden flickering tones, matched with the main color of festive red at the scene, joyful, extravagant, romantic and dreamy.
Knowing that most of the guests present tonight are young grandparents and daughters, so the atmosphere layout can be considered ingenious.
With the atmosphere, everyone stopped standing or sitting. They gathered together one after another, chatting and laughing happily, and their voices could not help but increase a little. Some of them were cheerful, but the midrange was thick and loud. laugh it out. ——Among the heirs of wealthy families, there is no shortage of bold people, just like Han Zhennan, the third "business king" of the Han family, who is famous for his boldness. Even Mr. Song from the Song family always smiled boldly when he treated guests.
"Xiao Lin, you just walk around here. If you can, chat with the guests present. Maybe there will be some speculation, right?" At this moment, Qin Wanshu put down the goblet in her hand, and then Smiling at Lorraine, "I will leave first and go upstairs to find you Aunt Song."
"Hush." Lorraine reluctantly put his hand on his mouth when he heard the words, "Stop talking about'Auntie', it made me very small. And, didn't this make you old?"
"Just what you can say. Okay, don't say it, Xiaolin, see you later." Qin Wanshu chuckled lightly and turned to leave.
After Qin Wanshu left, Lorraine was a little bored. He glanced at the guests at the scene with big eyes. He found that few could become friends, let alone allies. No wonder the families behind these characters can't compare with the top giants in Beijing. There are many mediocrities in the families, and the prospects are worrying.
Bored to take a sip of wine, Lorraine paced gently on the left side of the banquet room with an elegant posture and steady steps. The walls are covered with huge oil paintings, mostly fakes of famous European and American paintings from the literary and artistic era. In terms of means, the author's accomplishments are definitely not low.
However, at this moment, Lorraine suddenly heard a slight rush of footsteps behind him, and slowly approached him.
"Huh?" Lorraine, with a sharp hearing, frowned slightly, and turned his head subconsciously.