Chapter 568: The Slap in the Face Came Too Quickly

As the two walked away, Wang Xiaocong laughed out loud, shaking his head and sighing, “Some people just don’t know themselves. They’re clearly nobodies, yet they act like they’re all that.”

Li Guangming’s expression darkened once again.

Damn it, what’s with this Zhang Yimin.

Didn’t he want to talk about cooperating with the Li Family? Why didn’t he mention it when he saw me?

Instead, he’s all friendly and chatty with Xu Yang.

This is basically helping Xu Yang slap my face.

But thinking about it, it seems that you can’t really blame Zhang Yimin.

They didn’t talk much in the beautiful country, and maybe mentioning the cooperation with the Li Family was just small talk.

He could also see that Zhang Yimin and Xu Yang got along pretty well, with Xu Yang even bringing Zhang Yimin into an investment project, hoping to continue investing in other projects with Xu Yang’s lead in the future.

And Xu Yang’s Fengcai Guild is a major guild on Douyin, which is pretty impressive.

Considering all this, it’s not strange that Zhang Yimin would seek out Xu Yang.

Bai Kunyu’s face had turned the color of pig liver, yet he stubbornly said, “What’s so great about that? His loss for not coming to mingle with Brother Ming!”

“Heh!” Wang Xiaocong let out another mocking laugh, “Only someone as stubborn as a dead duck like you could say something like that. I just want to ask one thing – doesn’t your face hurt?”

“You…” Bai Kunyu ground his teeth in anger.

Of course, his face hurt after being slapped in the face, and it was a burning pain at that.

But the reality was right before his eyes; even if he was stubborn with his words, he couldn’t outtalk Wang Xiaocong.

“Alright, it’s fine. It’s their freedom whether these people come to find me or not,” Li Guangming stopped Bai Kunyu.

At this time, saying anything more was useless. Being stubborn would only make him a laughing stock.

Just then, another helicopter arrived, and two middle-aged men descended from it.

Instantly, the crowd became abuzz once again.

“Ma Huateng is here!”

“It’s Ma Huateng and the president of the Corporate Strategic Investment Department, Han Jun!”

“Ma Huateng’s presence isn’t surprising; he often attends these kinds of events but keeps a low profile!”

“Do you think Ma Huateng will go greet Xu Yang like Liu Qiangxi and Zhang Yimin did?”

“Unlikely. Ma Huateng is an old-school tycoon, a bit more impressive than Liu Qiangxi and Zhang Yimin!”

“If you ask me, anything is possible!”

“That’s true, they say Xu Yang’s investment skills are formidable. With Tencent’s layout in many industries, it’s quite possible for both sides to collaborate!”

“Ma Huateng is actually heading over to Xu Yang!”

“My Goodness, so many tycoons running over to shake hands with Xu Yang–other business magnates have got to be green with envy!”

“Who doesn’t want to make connections with someone so capable? He became a billionaire in just a year, with his investments yielding astonishing returns. Who wouldn’t want to be acquainted with such a person!”

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Wang Xiaocong spoke with a chuckle, “Mr. Ma is coming over here. Bai, do you think he’s coming to meet with Brother Ming?”

Bai Kunyu said, “Definitely!”

Wang Xiaocong chuckled, “It seems your face doesn’t hurt anymore, and you’re ready for another slap.”

Bai Kunyu snorted coldly, “Don’t be a non-believer. Yesterday, Brother Ming and I met with Mr. Ma in Haicheng. Brother Ming and Mr. Ma had a great chat. It’s only normal for Mr. Ma to come over today to say hello and make small talk.”

Li Guangming also nodded confidently and said, “That’s right, President Ma must have come to find me!”

Liu Qiangxi not coming to find him, he could understand.

After all, Liu Qiangxi didn’t know him, and it was even possible that he had never heard of him.

Zhang Yimin not coming to find him, he had come to terms with that.

After all, the last time they had met was several years ago, and they had discussed only very tentative matters.

Moreover, both wanted to cooperate with Xu Yang, so it was perfectly normal for them not to look for him but for Xu Yang instead.

However, Ma Huateng was different.

Just yesterday, he had met with Ma Huateng, and they had engaged in very positive exchanges and communication, showing a very strong intention to collaborate.

This time, he refused to believe that Ma Huateng was not here to find him.

Bai Kunyu regained his confidence and said, “Did you hear that? President Ma must definitely be here for Brother Ming!”

It seemed they might really have guessed right.

After Ma Huateng came over, he reached out his hand directly to Li Guangming: “Young Master Li, we meet again.”

Li Guangming and Ma Huateng shook hands, his gaze casually sweeping over Xu Yang and the others with a smug look on his face, then he finally said, “Yes, President Ma, I didn’t expect us to meet again so soon. I’ll be going back home tomorrow, and then I will fully promote the cooperation between us!”

Ma Huateng nodded repeatedly, “Good, good, I am really looking forward to our cooperation.”

After a few words of conversation, Ma Huateng’s gaze shifted towards everyone else, first giving a slight nod to Wang Xiaocong and Shen Wanpeng, and then proactively reaching out to Xu Yang: “You must be President Xu, I’ve long admired your reputation!”

Xu Yang and Ma Huateng shook hands, “President Ma, it’s your name I’ve long admired. I too play games when I have the time, and the games from your Penguin are so well made. Being able to win just by spending money without much time makes one feel great, unlike the games developed by Ding Sanshi’s company where you spend money and still need to invest time, which is truly frustrating. In today’s fast-paced life, who has that much time? I’ve also acquired a game company, and we will certainly learn a lot from your enterprise games in the future!”

“Hahaha!” Ma Huateng laughed loudly, “Thank you for your understanding, President Xu. Alas, many people just can’t see it and accuse our Penguin games of scamming money. They curse at our enterprise games day in and day out, and even I get scolded. It’s really unbearable. Little do they know that we are not about scamming money, but about bringing them joy. As long as they spend money, they can win and be happy. Why not do it then? If everyone could understand us the way you do, our staff at Penguin Games would develop even more great games, bringing more happiness to everyone!”

A few people listened to their conversation, their faces showing odd expressions.

Their conversation seemed a bit shameless.

After a mutual business flattery session, Ma Huateng continued, “To be honest, President Xu, the person I most wanted to see at the Splendor Night was you. So when I saw you here earlier, I came straight over!”

The meaning of his words was quite clear now—Ma Huateng was here solely for Xu Yang.

The previous handshake and pleasantries with Li Guangming were clearly just a formality.

Now, Li Guangming’s expression turned a bit ugly.

He had just confidently claimed that Ma Huateng had come for him.

Face-slapping came too fast!

Bai Kunyu also looked dumbfounded; he hadn’t expected Ma Huateng to speak these words so directly.

This was losing face for Li Guangming.

But then again, what Ma Huateng said wasn’t wrong.

After all, he didn’t know about their dealings with Xu Yang.

First, a polite greeting with Li Guangming, with the main event targeting Xu Yang, delving deeper into the conversation afterward—the steps were completely correct.

First greeting others before getting down to business was polite.

Otherwise, leaving others hanging would be discourteous.

Just a pity that Ma Huateng’s politeness had directly slapped both him and Li Guangming in the face.

Xu Yang curiously asked, “Do you have any advice for me, President Ma?”