After naming her group Qian Yuan, Gu Wanrong entrusted all remaining matters to Tong Shenyi.
Come on, Gu Wanrong is just an unremarkable ordinary person with a little money. She doesn’t understand the complicated and numerous company affairs, so of course, she would hand them over to her loyal subordinates.
According to the system’s information, Tong Shenyi is a talented person in this area. If not him, then who? This is a loyal talent guaranteed by the system.
Tong Shenyi accepted the task, saying he would handle it after the auction. “Ruyi Zhai has three auction houses in China: the one in Beijing covers the northern region, and the one in Hong Kong covers the southern region.”
“The Shanghai auction house we’re going to covers the central region. Today’s auction reportedly includes several plots of land owned by An Group. President Gu, if you have sufficient funds, I hope you can bid for them.”
“Buy land for what?” Gu Wanrong asked, bewildered.
Guang Le Housekeeping used to be a subsidiary of An Group. Now An Group is selling assets again. Is it because of the man she met at Donglai Hotel?
“The instant noodles of hot dry noodles and snail powder, these local delicacies, are best initially produced in local factories, and An Group owns land in these regions,” Tong Shenyi patiently explained. “My main purpose in accompanying you today is to assess the suitability of the land An Group is auctioning.”
Gu Wanrong understood. “As long as you say buy, I’ll buy it. I have plenty of funds; I can’t use them all up.” Her spending brings returns. Plus, it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, and she has three more 66-fold returns. She’ll use them to buy land.
Hearing Gu Wanrong’s confident assurance, Tong Shenyi thought, “As expected of her,” this wasn’t surprising. “Ruyi Zhai’s auction is famous; many media will be taking photos and interviewing outside the auction hall. Many attendees will dress up.”
Unsure if Gu Wanrong wanted to attract attention, Tong Shenyi tentatively mentioned it. Gu Wanrong’s eyebrows almost knotted together. “Can we prevent them from taking pictures?” She was used to being alone in a corner and didn’t want to be surrounded and watched by many people.
Lost in thought about how Gu Wanrong, with such stunning beauty, possessed such a low-key personality, Tong Shenyi’s thoughts returned. “Ruyi Zhai usually has two entrances. One prevents media from taking photos and getting close. Those who prefer to keep a low profile generally enter through this entrance.”
Gu Wanrong breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she won’t be photographed by the media.
Time flew by. After dressing appropriately, Gu Wanrong and Tong Shenyi boarded the Tiffany Hotel’s car and quickly arrived at the Ruyi Zhai auction.
Ruyi Zhai’s reputation preceded it. From a distance, they saw a red carpet and barriers at one entrance, with numerous media personnel holding cameras on either side.
The crowd was noisy, and she vaguely heard words like “An Group,” “heir,” and “young miss.” The reporters were well-informed; they knew about An Group selling land?
At that moment, a black McLaren followed by an Audi stopped in front of the red carpet.
A man and a woman emerged from the McLaren. The man, in a suit and leather shoes, politely escorted the woman. The woman had golden wavy hair, a nude-colored sequined dress, and a Judith Leiber diamond bag. She demurely held the man’s arm as they walked the red carpet.
The person who got out of the Audi behind them was likely an assistant or secretary.
“Young Master An, Miss An, over here!”
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“Those are the biological children of An Group’s chairman, An Jiayan and An Jiahuan,” Tong Shenyi whispered in Gu Wanrong’s ear as she looked at the two on the red carpet. “An Group is currently experiencing internal strife. They need to show An Group’s continued prosperity in front of the media.”
Gu Wanrong nodded understandingly, withdrew her gaze, and presented her invitation card to Tong Shenyi, indicating that he was her companion. They gracefully entered the auction hall.
The waiter respectfully led Gu Wanrong to her private box. Having worked at Ruyi Zhai for two years, this was her first encounter with a customer holding a black gold invitation.
Ruyi Zhai’s black gold invitations are only sent to individuals with personal assets exceeding 100 billion. Family assets of 100 billion jointly owned by a couple don’t qualify. It must be individual wealth. With such restrictive conditions, very few people receive these invitations.
On the other hand, the An siblings also entered the auction.
An Jiayan maintained his composed and reserved demeanor, while An Jiahuan was no longer demure, her proud gaze scanning the attendees.
An Jiahuan’s gaze paused on Gu Wanrong. Gu Wanrong’s natural beauty, her skin as smooth and lustrous as pearls, and simple attire made her more elegant than An Jiahuan, who had spent the morning getting ready.
Seeing the unfamiliar face and inexpensive clothing, An Jiahuan approached without hesitation. “Just any cat or dog can come to Ruyi Zhai.” She, An Jiahuan, had always been the center of attention, and she wouldn’t allow anyone to outshine her.
Gu Wanrong dressed simply to avoid attention. While others in the auction hall were surprised by her stunning beauty, most only admired her for a few seconds before looking away. After all, few in the room lacked status; staring for too long would be impolite.
Gu Wanrong could tolerate those fleeting glances, but she hadn’t expected this unwelcome guest. The surrounding gazes subtly gathered here.
Seeing that it was An Jiahuan, they understood. An Jiahuan had always been like this, and Gu Wanrong’s unfamiliar yet strikingly beautiful appearance sparked a sense of curiosity.
Gu Wanrong frowned, her bright eyes showing a hint of anger at An Jiahuan’s malicious words.
“Miss An, it’s better to show some respect to our President Gu.” Tong Shenyi stepped forward from behind Gu Wanrong, his gaze sharp as he stared at An Jiahuan, who was blocking their path.
“What president?” An Jiahuan looked back and forth between Gu Wanrong and Tong Shenyi, a mocking smile playing on her lips. “She probably used this face to seduce someone and climbed her way up, isn’t that right?”
“Perhaps Miss An has never worked at An Group and doesn’t know about Guang Le Housekeeping,” Tong Shenyi said before taking over Guang Le Housekeeping upon returning from Great Britain. “Young Master An didn’t tell you about this, but the other An siblings would be happy to.”
The internal strife within An Group was fierce. An Jiahuan had previously tried to take advantage of the situation. Unfortunately, An Zhongqian, the head of An Group, didn’t give her the opportunity. Instead, An Zhongqian’s illegitimate children used this chance to enter An Group and created many problems for An Jiahuan’s half-brother, An Jiayan.
An Jiahuan hated it when people mentioned this. “Those insignificant people, do they even qualify to talk to me?”
Gu Wanrong watched silently as Tong Shenyi, in a few words, angered An Jiahuan, feeling quite pleased.
A capable and quick-witted subordinate was a blessing; she didn’t need to speak, Tong Shenyi had already retorted!
“Thanks to the efforts of the An siblings, President Gu was able to acquire Guang Le Housekeeping, which Young Master An had to give up.” Perhaps because An Jiahuan was superficial, Tong Shenyi’s speech slowed, a smile playing on his lips.
An Jiayan, who had entered with An Jiahuan, didn’t give them a glance, chatting and laughing with others in the hall. After all, the loss of Guang Le Housekeeping was partly due to his good sister’s efforts; she deserved it.
“Guang Le Housekeeping is a worthless company with no returns. Only you guys would pick it up,” An Jiahuan, after failing to enter An Group, spent her days drinking afternoon tea and attending parties without paying attention to An Group. She didn’t know about Guang Le Housekeeping, thinking it was an insignificant subsidiary that could be easily discarded.
“Young Master An invested considerable effort in Guang Le Housekeeping, but it was acquired by President Gu. It’s about to take off,” a man strode towards Gu Wanrong, loudly refuting An Jiahuan.
“Hello, President Gu, I’m Jiang Bin, the head of LVMH Group’s Asia-Pacific region.” Jiang Bin introduced himself respectfully.
Jiang Bin didn’t expect to be so lucky to encounter Gu Wanrong, the second largest shareholder of the group he was instructed to befriend, at the auction. Upon entering the auction hall, he noticed many people subtly focusing on this corner. Seeing Gu Wanrong, he immediately approached.
“Hello, President Jiang.” Gu Wanrong nodded politely.
Tong Shenyi followed Gu Wanrong and greeted Jiang Bin, introducing himself as Gu Wanrong’s assistant.
