Fury Immortal Doctor

Chapter 1698 - 1701: So Handsome He Astonished the Movie Queen (Fifth Update)

As the crew members of various film teams quietly marveled at Shen Qiang's striking appearance and demeanor, there was another person equally stunned—the once-in-a-millennium beauty, award-winning actress Song Weiyin. She had seen photos of Shen Qiang and knew he was a good-looking man.But now, looking at Shen Qiang with eyes that seemed to see through everything yet with disdain, a wicked yet contemptuous smile, and an extremely masculine, aggressive aura, she couldn't help but tremble inside and inexplicably think to herself, "What a handsome man."

"I'm the one you called a restaurant owner not even worth mentioning." Shen Qiang smiled at Zhai Zhijie, then raised an eyebrow and said, "If you don't believe me, you can take a look at the photos on the wall. Those were taken last year when I led my team to victory."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of everyone present immediately lit up. Compared to a year ago, when Shen Qiang was dressed rather plainly, his current demeanor was a world apart.

And just as everyone was in shock.

Zhai Zhijie, dressed in a light blue suit, frowned slightly, then suddenly laughed, "Wow, surprising! Is the restaurant business this profitable? Tsk tsk, high-end handmade leather shoes, tailored high-end suit, limited edition watch, exquisite shirt..."

Glancing at the stunning and uniquely charismatic woman beside Shen Qiang, Zhai Zhijie exclaimed in astonishment, "And such a gorgeous secretary at your side. Are you sure your restaurant is publicly listed?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.

Because anyone who knew a bit about Zhai Zhijie would know that when others were bragging about the few projects they had, Zhai Zhijie would mention the publicly listed companies under his name. When others were still talking about a delicious dish, Zhai Zhijie was already discussing the characteristics of chefs from various countries.

And now, him asking if Shen Qiang's restaurant was publicly listed was an obvious attempt to mock Shen Qiang, trying to act like a big shot.

After all, money isn't that easy to earn in this world. Even for cultivators, apart from rare professions like Alchemy, Engraving, and Forging which naturally make money, most cultivators had only two paths to riches: business or robbing and killing.

And for ordinary people, making money is undoubtedly harder.

"I never thought about going public. I was just playing around with the Datong River," Shen Qiang smiled confidently.

Zhai Zhijie laughed, "Amazing, you casually played around and created Huaxia's top gourmet restaurant. Tsk tsk, if you were serious, what would have happened?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Shen Qiang with eyes full of mockery, thinking, for him to say Datong River is just fun and games, he really is putting on a big show!

But in fact, for Shen Qiang, Datong River Restaurant really was just for fun.

Because the quickest way to make money was through Elixir Pills.

This was also the key to Shen Qiang's meteoric rise, but obviously, he couldn't openly discuss these details.

So recognizing that Zhai Zhijie was trying to manipulate him, Shen Qiang calmly raised an eyebrow, "Want to go to my office for a chat?"

Zhai Zhijie laughed and shook his head, "No, I smell a darkness about you. If I went to your office, I think you'd hit me."

Shen Qiang chuckled, "No way, we're all civilized people; I wouldn't do something so rude. Since you don't want to go, let's leave it at that. Please quietly return to your seat for your meal and don't hassle Ms. Song Weiyin any further, because this is my establishment, and I can't tolerate any mischief here."

Zhai Zhijie roared with laughter and nodded, "Good, I like people with principles, but are you sure your words hold sway here?"

"Since you've picked up on certain 'scents,' why not trust your instincts?" Shen Qiang retorted with a playful smirk.

Zhai Zhijie immediately stopped laughing, hesitatingly gazed at Shen Qiang for a full five seconds before regaining his smile, "Not bad at all, I can see you're quite capable. I'd like to partner up with you."

While talking, signaling for his assistant to hand Shen Qiang a business card, Zhai Zhijie smiled, "Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself: I'm Zhai Zhijie, the president of the Jinyao Group, and I love playing the angel investor. If you need funds, feel free to call me. A three to five billion investment is no big deal."

Instantly, the entire banquet hall fell silent.

Three to five billion investment is no big deal?

What a joke, for ordinary people, a house worth hundreds of thousands is a lifetime goal.

Even those who can afford to dine here are relatively wealthy, but very few possess billions; most just dream of amassing a billion in a lifetime, and that's for those extremely daring and ambitious enough to even dream of it.

Those with slightly less boldness wouldn't even dare envision making a billion themselves because that's too extravagant.

And now Zhai Zhijie, with a victorious air, swept a covert glance across those gathered, seeing their shock, envy, and desires to curry favor in their gazes filled his heart with inexplicable joy.

After all, that's the benefit of being rich.

Although a three to five billion investment requires many procedures and isn't just up to his word alone, with Golden Radiance Consortium's reputation and its assets of over a thousand billion, even though those present might realize Zhai Zhijie is boasting, what could they possibly do?

Can merely a restaurant owner compare?

Swelling with a haughty sense of superiority, Zhai Zhijie fantasized about Shen Qiang's face dark with anger, before attempting to curry favor with an obsequious smile.

The people around began murmuring quietly.

"Wow, a 300 to 500 million investment is a small thing. If someone else said it, I wouldn't believe it, but from the president of Golden Radiance Consortium, it seems logical."

"That kid's finished. Owning a restaurant and losing sight of reality, daring to tell Zhai Zhijie to toe the line? How ridiculous, he's only asking for disgrace."

"Truly, if you don't invite trouble, you won't encounter trouble. Why can't he just run his restaurant in peace? Daring to command Zhai Zhijie? Ha, embarrassing—while those billions mean nothing to him."

Listening to the murmurs of the crowd, a more fulfilled Zhai Zhijie looked at the surprised expression on Shen Qiang's face, smugly teasing, "What, shocked by such huge business? Well yes, I don't expect someone in the restaurant business to have seen big numbers, right?"

Shen Qiang chuckled, because for Shen Qiang, three billion was akin to the cost of two failed Absolute Charm Pills or Moon-shutting Embroidery Pills, and if he weren't concerned about maintaining scarcity, Shen Qiang could easily alchemize a few dozen in the time it took to urinate.

"You sure a three to five billion deal is a big stage?" Shen Qiang replied with a wry smile, "Sit down and eat, kiddo."