Inside a private dining room in the office building.
A huge round table was surrounded by important figures, with Old Ma seated at the head.
The dishes on this table were nothing short of exquisite!
In the center was an enormous Australian lobster, brilliantly red and beautifully presented, each claw thicker than many people's arms.
There were two king crabs, and the abalone was top-grade as well.
More than a dozen beautiful female servers in qipaos stood in a graceful circle. One stood behind each important figure, ready to refill their wine the instant a glass was empty.
A corrupt official stood up. "Everyone, let me make a toast! This one is to Old Ma!"
Everyone promptly joined in.
Old Ma smiled. "You're too kind, brothers. Far too kind!"
The man said, "Lu Chengwen, hahahaha, came in all fierce! He wanted to buy one-third of the mining assets for over a billion, then became even more outrageous, with an even bigger appetite. You could say he and Old Ma went toe-to-toe. But what was the result?"
"If you ask me, in Bingzhou, Old Ma is the Sea Calming Needle! He didn't pay his respects at Old Ma's dock and still wanted to make money in Bingzhou? Did Lu Chengwen think his teeth were that tough?"
The crowd burst into cheers!
The man continued, "Old Ma is the sky of Bingzhou. If Old Ma doesn't nod, even breathing in Bingzhou is against the rules! A toast to Old Ma!"
Old Ma smiled. "Lu Chengwen... sigh, what a pity. He actually had some courage. He was quite like me when I was young."
Everyone fell silent and listened to Old Ma speak.
"What a pity!" Old Ma said. "I, Ma Lao San, entered the world at fourteen. I started out selling fried