Qinglan Design Company

When Xiao Bei heard that, he knew the other party wanted to win him over.

Xiao Bei had also been in business in his previous life, but he had never seen a bank president fawn over him so much.

The main reason was that although Xiao Bei had also been a billionaire, he had only kept tens of millions in the bank.

If it had been some local branch, they might have treated him with a little more respect.

But Xiao Bei's bank of account back then had been the Construction Bank headquarters in Hangzhou.

His assets had truly been nothing worth noticing there.

But things were different now. His assets had reached 700 million, and by financial logic, they could be valued at at least five times that amount!

After all, 700 million in funds would make him a valued guest at any bank.

Xiao Bei smiled faintly and said, "President Fu, sorry, but I'm not in Ningcheng right now. I'm in Hangzhou."

The person on the other end was immediately stunned and inwardly panicked. He quickly said, "Then when will Mr. Xiao return to Ningcheng? I'll come visit you personally!"

"I'm studying in Hangzhou right now," Xiao Bei said calmly.

"However, if President Fu can transfer to Hangzhou, perhaps we can work together!"

After thinking it over, Xiao Bei said this for a reason. Apart from money, he still lacked social standing. To put it bluntly, he did not have enough connections.

But if he could work with the president of a regional bank headquarters, his network would definitely improve. That was why Xiao Bei had said it.

After hearing Xiao Bei's words, the other side clearly fell silent. Xiao Bei was not in a hurry and simply sat in the car, waiting.

Very soon, a question came from the other end. "May I ask how President Xiao intends for us to cooperate?"

This time, Xiao Bei was the one taken aback.

From the sound of it, the man had considerable backing.

"President Fu, as long as you can successfully transfer to the Hangzhou headquarters, I guarantee that at least one billion will sit in my account every year for your bank to manage!"

"May I ask what industry President Xiao is in? We investigated your source of funds, and most of it appears to have come from the stock market!"

Fu Guochun had his own considerations. If Xiao Bei was merely a speculator, and since no one could predict the stock market, he would not transfer there, no matter how tempting Xiao Bei's offer was.

"I'm not only involved in the stock market. I'm also involved in finance and venture capital!"

"How about this, President Xiao? I'll consider it and get back to you later!"

"Alright, President Fu!"

After that, they tacitly ended the call. Xiao Bei knew that when the man said he needed to consider it, he was really still observing him. But honestly, Xiao Bei did need an ally who could help him develop faster.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Bei opened the System Mall. Since he wanted to recruit someone, he had to let them see his strength, didn't he?

On the other side, after ending the call, Fu Guochun lit a cigarette.

After thinking briefly, he picked up the office landline. "Xiaoli, come to my office."

"Yes, President Fu!"

Very soon, a woman entered Fu Guochun's office.

"President Fu, you wanted to see me?"

"This is information on a major client. Keep an eye on him recently. It would be best if you can find out about his business dealings!"

The woman named Xiaoli picked up Xiao Bei's file. When she saw that his personal information was marked as insufficient clearance, her expression immediately turned serious.

Yes, insufficient clearance.

Xiao Bei did not know that on the very first day the system was activated, his identity had been classified. It could be said that only a handful of people in the entire Xia Kingdom knew Xiao Bei's true identity!

Hangzhou. A faint smile appeared on Xiao Bei's lips. He had just bought something good.

But he did not immediately study it. Looking at the time, he saw that it was already two in the afternoon.

Xiao Bei directly searched online for a renovation company.

After contacting one, Xiao Bei drove over.

Xiao Bei had initially planned to go straight to the Hangzhou Design Institute, but after considering the scale of his project, he gave up on the idea.

So Xiao Bei chose a design company that specialized in office building renovations—Qinglan Design Company.

Qinglan Design Company was a relatively famous interior design and office building design company in Hangzhou.

It was not far from Xiao Bei's current location either, only a fifteen-minute drive away.

After parking the car, Xiao Bei got out with the copy of the blueprints he had obtained from the property management office.

Qinglan Design Company truly lived up to its reputation as a design firm. It was located in a standalone three-story villa within Xixi Wetland.

One could tell from its exterior decorations alone that the people inside worked in design.

As soon as Xiao Bei entered the lobby, he saw a distinctive feature wall. Other companies' feature walls might have simply been square walls with illuminated lettering.

But Qinglan Design Company's feature wall resembled the wall structures of Suzhou-style gardens in the Jiangnan water towns.

It made people like it at first glance.

"Hello, sir. Are you here for a consultation?"

While Xiao Bei was looking at the feature wall, a young woman holding a coffee walked over.

"Oh, yes. I'm here for a consultation. Who is your best designer?"

Hearing that, the young woman looked Xiao Bei over and said with a smile, "Our best designer is naturally our boss. Under normal circumstances, you need an appointment to see our boss, but you're lucky today, sir. Our boss happens to be in the office. May I ask your surname?"

"My surname is Xiao."

Xiao Bei politely gave his name.

"Alright, Mr. Xiao. I'll take you there now!"

"Thank you!"

With that, the young woman led Xiao Bei into the Qinglan studio. No one was working in the entire first-floor lobby, but the atmosphere was excellent, as though the misty rain scenery of Jiangnan had been brought indoors.

"Mr. Xiao, the first floor is for rest and leisure, while the second floor is where we work!"

The young woman smiled as she explained.

Soon, the two arrived on the second floor. There was a reception desk there, presumably where the young woman before him worked.

Because no one was currently at the reception desk.

Behind it were individual cubicles, which were presumably the designers' offices.

But the two did not stop on the second floor and went straight up to the third.

The third floor was different again, as though they had entered a bamboo forest.

Upon entering the third floor, they first came upon a small bridge over flowing water.

After crossing the bridge, a central corridor appeared, with bamboo growing on both sides in a scattered yet orderly arrangement.

Soon, they reached the depths of the bamboo forest.

There stood an office that looked like a Thatched Cottage from the outside.

A woven bamboo fence stood in front of it. Inside the fence was a small courtyard containing a tea set.

Beside it ran a thin stream of water.

"Mr. Xiao, please come in!"

After saying that, the young woman directly led Xiao Bei into the "Thatched Cottage"!

After seeing the previous decorations, Xiao Bei was also rather curious about the designer he was about to meet—the owner of Qinglan.