Chapter 52: Long admired
Su Can saw Wang Bu greeting people up ahead. He shook hands with Su Licheng without exchanging many words, but looked at Su Can instead. Su Can smiled at him. It had been a long time, and Wang Bu still looked as sharp and efficient as ever.
When they approached, Wang Bu showed no hesitation. Leaving aside the crowd fawning over him, he smiled at Su Can. "Look, if you'd founded that company of yours a little earlier, you might have been sitting at the same table as your dad today. Never mind, there's always next year. With everything you've been getting up to, I think you'll have a chance next year."
Wang Bu undoubtedly knew a great deal about Su Can's affairs. Su Can had no idea what else he knew; after all, Wang Bu was an old fox himself. Facebook Chinese was not yet particularly well known in China, but Wang Bu already knew what he had been doing in Shanghai that year. Presumably, the Wang father and son had discussed these things in private. Wang Weiwei was very likely the source of Wang Bu's information about Facebook Chinese.
At this point, Su Can had to make things clear. "Uncle Wang, Facebook Chinese isn't headquartered in Rongcheng. Next year, or even the year after that, occasions like this still won't have anything to do with me. I'll just come along with my dad every year."
"But you came out of Rongcheng. Once you reach a certain level, sooner or later you'll represent Rongcheng's entrepreneurs too. What's all this about whether you qualify? Take Dunhuang Mall, for instance. That alone qualifies you." Wang Bu's final remark was oblique, and a light glinted in his eyes. He always gave Su Can the feeling that nothing could