Inside a relatively secluded private room at a club.
Jiang Xiaogou sat at the head seat, with Lu Chengwen, Liu Ruyan, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian seated on one side.
Ouyang De sat on the other side with several family retainers.
Ouyang De had been glaring at Lu Chengwen the entire time, while Lu Chengwen sat calmly without meeting his gaze.
Jiang Xiaogou began the introductions. "This is the Zhao Family Patriarch, one of the Four Great Families of Bingzhou."
Lu Chengwen hurriedly stood. "Ah! Senior Zhao, a pleasure, a pleasure!"
The Zhao Family Patriarch smiled. "CEO Lu, we've long heard of your great reputation. We finally meet today."
"We'll meet again in the future! Hahaha! The first meeting makes strangers, the second makes friends. Under Brother Gou's leadership, we'll definitely work together more and prosper together!"
"Good, good, good!"
"The Sun Family Patriarch, one of the Four Great Families of Bingzhou."
"Ah, Patriarch Sun, hello, hello!"
"CEO Lu, we've met before, at an auction. You were surrounded by a group of girls at the time, so we didn't get to speak."
"Women get in the way, hahaha! Next time we meet, I'll have them surround you instead!"
"Haha, CEO Lu is quite humorous!"
"The Chen Family Patriarch, one of the Four Great Families of Bingzhou!"
"Patriarch Chen, hello, hello!"
"CEO Lu, why do you do business without letting us in on it?"
"Now that we've met through Brother Gou, we'll all play together and make money together from now on! If we work together, we'll be invincible under heaven. From this day forward, whether Bingzhou's skies are blue, whether its waters are clear, whether its economic environment is good—we'll have the final say! Hahaha!"
Ouyang De slammed the table. "Lu Chengwen! You have no future!"
Jiang Xiaogou said, "Ouyang,