Chapter 347 Song Shichang

This is a man.

A handsome and graceful middle-aged man, wearing a straight black suit, meticulously combed hair, and a radiant appearance, although he is not young, he looks so handsome.

When Lorraine saw this man, he faintly felt a faint coercion. This coercion was not something ordinary people could possess! At least, even the best among young people like the Four Young Masters in the capital could not have it. Who is this?

A similar feeling... Lorraine was only in... Yes, only faintly felt it on Han Zhennan, who had not seen him for a long time.

Realizing this, Lorraine smiled slightly, he knew who it was.

This person should be Song Shichang, the eldest son of the Song family, Mr. Song.

About Song Shichang's deeds, in the circle of the wealthy in the capital, people are also legends one by one. This is a talent. For his talent and brain, there is no doubt that he can be respected by his peers and juniors, and even deeply appreciated by the elders. But unfortunately...

He is not an emperor's talent, but a full-fledged military advisor.

To put it simply, he does not have the ability to lead the family, but he has the ability to prosper the family. This is also the main reason why Mr. Song did not choose him as the second-generation patriarch, but directly pre-selected the reserve staff of the third-generation patriarch.

Song Laozi is a genius, which is known to almost everyone in the whole capital.

But unfortunately, there are not many outstanding talents among his children. Of course, as a resource for marriage, everyone in the Song family has done a great job. Take Song Meiyuan's father as an example, that guy is the second son of the second generation of the Song family. If he has the ability, he still has a little bit of it. Otherwise, how could he manage part of the family affairs? But that's all. In the second generation, only the eldest son, Song Shichang, was considered a character.

Then, he couldn't be the second-generation head of the Song family, and his son got on the boat.

His son was Song Zhihan.

There are many more about the situation of the Song family, so I won't go into details here.

In short, whenever a large-scale Song family entertains guests from various wealthy families, Song Shichang is usually the first to come forward, to host and be active, and even to speak.

It was around seven o'clock now, and the birthday dinner was starting, but the most important person, Mr. Song, naturally couldn't show up so early in order to show his unique identity. After all, there are still many sons and daughters of big and powerful families who are not present!

At least, the representatives of the four giants in the capital have not yet arrived.

Song Shichang slowly walked down the goat-horn-shaped spiral staircase step by step, holding a goblet of red wine in his hand, facing every guest in the banquet hall, showing a trace of neither humble nor arrogant. Smile, with authority, and a touch of peace.

At first glance, Lorraine could sense that the true strength of this Song Shichang was definitely his mind.

This is a master of tricks.

I am afraid that there will be more than 50 people who will come to celebrate the birthday tonight, but at present, there are only about 40 people present. Obviously, representatives from some relatively big families are not present. And Song Shichang is not angry about it. Because these people who have not yet arrived, must all belong to the wealthy family of the same level as the Song family or more powerful than the Song family.

For example, the four giants, such as the Han family, such as...

As I said before, there is a lot of attention to the timing of the attendance. In the strictly hierarchical capital circle, this is a means to show one's status, and it is an unspoken rule. If you don't play cards according to this unspoken rule, you will be suspicious.

For example, if it was Lorraine's father's fiftieth birthday tonight.

People like that kind of high-level wealthy family should arrive within half an hour of the evening after the specific start time of the dinner party, which is normal. But if a person from a wealthy family, such as Shen Zheyu, represents the Shen family to celebrate their birthday, if he arrives on time or early, it seems to be telling all the guests a message: The Luo Group is a close friend of my Shen family. , Our Shen family attaches great importance to the relationship with the Luo family. In the future, we will definitely have a lot of close cooperation.

Look, these are these seemingly boring, but actually suggestive rules in the rich and powerful circle.

If you don't understand these rules, then you don't have the qualifications to enter the giants, and even if you do, you will be regarded as an ignorant little hair.

But... Lorraine was not at all disdainful of this bullshit unspoken rule. It's not that he doesn't understand, but that he understands it too deeply, and he hates it deeply. He thought that if one day his Luo family became the top wealthy family in the capital, he would not abide by this set of rules. Even if it's the birthday of an old birthday star of a foreign upstart family, as long as he wants to go, he will definitely arrive on time, or even earlier. If he was disdainful to participate, even if the other party was holding a birthday dinner in Zhongnanhai, he would not go at all.

That's Lorraine's way of doing things.

He felt that these rules of China's rich and powerful family were boring, because... In his opinion, there is no real rich and powerful family in China at all.

Think about it, a country that has just gotten rid of feudal rule for just over a hundred years, a country that has just gotten rid of imperial aggression and war, a country that was still engaged in cultural harassment 30 years ago, and a country that has experienced living by eating tree bark and dung. How many real giants can there be in a country that has suffered from natural disasters for only a few decades?

The broom is a treasure!

On the other hand, those capitalist countries in Europe and the United States are like the old America. Although they have only been established for more than 200 years, they have always been the winners in the history of development. While other countries are at war, they are making a fortune selling arms.

After one or two hundred years or even four or five generations of inheritance and development, how powerful will the assets and power accumulated by the wealthy families on their side become? unimaginable! ——The wealthy family invested to support the new president, this is not a joke at all!

And on the long journey of Lorraine in the future, there will finally be a day when the extremely large transcendent family who can come into contact with this level will also deeply realize their horror...

Of course, this is something.

Going back to the present, Lorraine has to start from the bottom of his feet. First of all, he is just the heir of a nouveau riche from a small outsider family. The capital used for struggle is just a brand new business idea.

To quote a famous saying is: This is a man, you need to eat one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step. If the steps are too large, it is easy to tear the eggs.

And now, what Lorraine must do now is to try his best to win over the ambiguous family force of the Song family, hoping to contain the business invasion of the powerful Four Young Masters in the capital.

"Welcome all of you to the 70th birthday dinner for the patriarch of our Song family, Mr. Song. I, Song Shichang, on behalf of my father and the Song family, thank you for your presence and support. This cup is my honor!"

Before he finished speaking, Song Shichang, who had walked to the center of the dinner party at the end of the spiral staircase, smiled at everyone, and drank the wine in his hand to show his respect.

All the rich and powerful guests present also smiled and raised their glasses one after another, selling their face to Song Shichang. Both men and women bring the glass to their lips. Men, no matter if they can drink or not, they should eat at least half a glass, and even women who can't drink, take a small sip of wine to show respect.

"Everyone, Mr. Song is resting because he is unwell. It will take a while for him to come out to meet you. - Please feel free to do what you want during the next time." Having said that, the surface form has been completed, Song Shichang smiled and said The wine in the full glass was placed on the wine table decorated with a long golden tablecloth, and he turned and left the banquet room.

Everyone knows that the reason why Mr. Song really did not appear is that the guests at the scene have not yet arrived, and some noble family representatives have not yet arrived to celebrate the birthday. It seems inappropriate for Mr. Song to appear to meet the guests. Everyone didn't break it, nodding with a smile, and sending Song Shichang to retire.

Then, the music sounded, and the lights in the banquet room dimmed a little, and there was a hint of golden yellow flickering tones, which matched the main color of the scene, festive, extravagant, romantic, and dreamy.

Knowing that most of the guests present tonight are some young rich sons and daughters, the arrangement of the atmosphere is also ingenious.

With the atmosphere, everyone stopped standing or sitting, and they gathered together in waves, chatting and laughing cheerfully, and their voices could not help but increase. laugh it out. ——There is no shortage of bold people among the heirs of wealthy families, just like Han Zhennan, the third "King of Business" of the Han family, who is famous for his forthrightness. Even Old Master Song of the Song family had a generous smile when he treated the guests.

"Xiao Lin, you can take a walk here first. If you can, chat a little more with the guests present. Maybe it will be a little speculative, right?" At this moment, Qin Wanshu put down the goblet in her hand, and then He smiled at Lorraine, "I'll leave first and go upstairs to find you Aunt Song."

"Shh." Lorraine put his hand on his mouth helplessly, "Stop saying 'Auntie', it makes me look very small. Besides, doesn't this make you old?"

"As long as you can. Come on, let's not talk anymore, Xiaolin, see you later." Qin Wanshu chuckled and turned to leave.

After Qin Wanshu left, Lorraine was a little bored. He glanced at the guests at the scene and found that few of them could become friends, let alone allies. No wonder the families behind these characters can't compare with the top giants in the capital. Most of the families are these mediocrities, and their prospects are worrying.

Boring took a sip of his drink, Lorraine walked gently on the left side of the banquet room with an elegant posture and steady steps. The walls were covered with huge oil paintings, most of which were fakes of famous European and American paintings during the literary and artistic period. In terms of means, the author's attainments are definitely not low.

However, at this moment, Lorraine suddenly heard the sound of slightly hurried footsteps behind him, slowly approaching him.

"Huh?" Lorraine, who had a keen hearing, frowned slightly and turned his head subconsciously.