Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!

Then he smiled at him.

And Ele.me also nodded and smiled in return.

At this moment, the dinner party hadn't started yet, but Liu Jing was already chatting with a few people over there.

Liu Jing was over ten years older than Zhu Hong, but thanks to having money to keep up appearances, she looked only about five or six years older than Zhu Hong. Her figure was well maintained, she wore a black cheongsam, and her hair was styled elegantly, exuding charm.

Zhu Hong listened to the chatter of the crowd, and someone over there asked Liu Jing.

"Hey, Director Liu, how come out of nowhere you're treating us to dinner? Could it be to support your future son-in-law again?"

"Exactly, Director Liu has found such a fine son-in-law, she must come out and show off a bit!"

Someone joked around, and immediately everyone started laughing.

However, Liu Jing couldn't quite laugh at these words and said in a half-hearted tone: "Zhou Yuwen is capable, but his ambition is too high. To be honest, I was very anxious back then."

People noticed something was off in Liu Jing's tone.

"Director Liu, are you implying that the young man has done something wrong?"

"Did he turn the world upside down? Without Director Liu, does he really think others would recognize him?"

Soon, some people started to catch on to Liu Jing's intentions and began to follow up.

Then a group of people started getting angrily indignant.

They meant to say that this Zhou Yuwen had some talent, but in this day and age, with a bit of talent, did he forget who he was?

"If not for being Director Liu's son-in-law, did he think we would acknowledge him?"

This group of local businessmen, known in ancient times as gentry or landlords, relied on years of business and inherited wealth, exuding a bit of superiority complex, oblivious to the world outside. Zhu Hong listened for a while and just felt speechless.

Zhu Hong realized that someone among them actually knew about what Zhou Yuwen was doing in New York, such as the boss of Ele.me, who only sneered while listening to these people's chatter.

There were also some astute ones who were clearly aware of Zhou Yuwen's activities elsewhere but chose not to say anything, because who doesn't enjoy a good show?

The ones making the most noise were actually a few people who, it seemed, had long disliked Zhou Yuwen and wanted to take this opportunity to blow things out of proportion.

A few people conspired to say they would blacklist Zhou Yuwen, making him unable to stand his ground in Jinling!

Zhu Hong, upon hearing this, couldn't help but feel speechless, thinking, how exactly do you plan to blacklist Zhou Yuwen?

He made a billion dollars in half a month in New York, who knows what else he might do in the future, with just you guys?

It was clear Liu Jing intended to use their words to add fuel to the fire.

Eventually, she even started to coax Meituan and Ele.me to join in.

The meaning was simple, saying that when Zhou Yuwen sold Xianlin Takeout, he actually played both of them, bidding them against each other only to sell to Baidu in the end, bringing them a formidable competitor.

How could anyone tolerate that?

This time, will you cooperate with us?

We will support you fully to drive Baidu Takeout out of Jinling. How about that!?

The boss of Ele.me, upon hearing this, laughed and replied, "Isn't business always like this, you finish singing, then I sing, there's no overnight grudge. In the internet business, we're different from you in physical business, we believe in mutual benefit, maybe in future we'll still have collaborations with Mr. Zhou."

Ele.me was still wise. You see, Zhou Yuwen now holds 2% of shares, which isn't much, but it makes him a small shareholder of Vipshop. There will surely be interactions in the future, so why mix with this short-sighted crowd?

These people, lacking vision but full of petty thoughts, sensed something amiss as soon as they heard Ele.me's words of withdrawal.

Liu Jing glanced at Zhu Hong and noticed Zhu Hong holding her wine glass, lost in thought.

So Liu Jing initiated a conversation, saying: "Director Zhu, you've been quiet since you came in, are you uncomfortable with our Jinling's feng shui?"

Zhu Hong was startled.

Then she smiled, indicating no.

With a smile, she said, "As Director Wang just mentioned, those of us in the internet business may think differently than you in physical business. I think it's normal for young people to have some conflicts while dating. We adults better not get involved."

"Xiao Zhou is indeed very capable. I just heard last night that Xiao Zhou recently made over a billion while trading stocks on Wall Street. I thought it was Director Liu helping him out, but now hearing Director Liu's words, it seems like you had nothing to do with it at all?"

After saying this, Zhu Hong gave Liu Jing a smiling look.

Liu Jing's expression couldn't help but change.

Not only Liu Jing, but everyone's expressions also changed.

"What? How much!? A billion!?"

Upon hearing this number, everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Among the local forces, those with the least assets had ten to twenty billion, and those with more had seventy to eighty billion.

But, all that money is tied up in assets, they can't just withdraw it.

Zhou Yuwen made a billion in one go!?

Are you joking?

How can you make a billion from trading stocks?

A group of people immediately surrounded Zhu Hong, asking away in a clamor.

Zhu Hong said, what's so funny about it, maybe you guys just haven't been paying attention to the internet, don't you check Vipshop's announcements?

Mr. Zhou is now a shareholder of Vipshop.

"I originally thought this was arranged by Director Liu, but now it seems Director Liu wasn't really aware." After explaining, Zhu Hong looked back at Liu Jing, smiling brightly.

Vipshop belongs to the Zhejiang Business Consortium and has connections with the Su Province Consortium, but not too many, and sometimes they don't really get along.

What's the real story here?

"How did this kid suddenly strike up connections with Zhejiang Business? Sis, was it you who arranged this?"

People had already started asking Liu Jing.

Some even wondered if they had misunderstood Liu Jing's meaning earlier?

This woman, on one hand, talks badly about her son-in-law, while on the other helps him make big money?

Would you be thinking of some kind of entrapment strategy?

"Director Liu, what did you mean by those words earlier about your capable son-in-law?"

"Oh! Director Liu wanted to knock some sense into her son-in-law, but deep down, she still cares for the younger generation. See us, we spoke with good intentions but got it wrong!"

"Exactly, exactly, how could a young lad have such capabilities without Director Liu, he'd probably have trouble going abroad!"

"Sis, where's Xinyi? Did Xinyi follow him to New York?"

"Sure thing, almost certainly."

"Sis, who would've thought your son-in-law is so impressive, making over a billion from stocks, did you call us here intending to build up the story before revealing it and taking us along to make money?"

"Of course! Sister Jing, you've found a treasure, don't forget us, take us across the border! Just say the word, I've got money and people ready!"

The atmosphere suddenly shifted, aside from those eager to flatter, others quickly started checking news on their phones upon hearing this.

At that moment, Liu Jing's face was pale, devoid of any color.

The event she organized was originally meant to shun Zhou Yuwen.

But now she realized, he'd unknowingly made over a billion?

And it was on the other side of the ocean?

She was beyond reach, and most importantly, these people seemed to think Zhou Yuwen was still her son-in-law, wanting her to lead them to profit?

What kind of joke is this?

Just when Liu Jing didn't know how to respond.

On the other side of the ocean, Zhou Yuwen was enjoying drinks with newly rich Liu Dongqiang.

Liu Dongqiang surely wasn't just being friendly for no reason by visiting Zhou Yuwen.

He truly saw Zhou Yuwen as a legendary figure, how could he trade stocks so successfully?

The crux was, bro, with your impressive stock trading skills, could you possibly?

Lead the way for me too?

"Come, no need for many words, let's drink first!"

After several rounds of drinks and dishes.

Some things are said with the help of the booze.

"I indeed have the intention of creating a private fund, Brother Dong, if you're willing, you could invest a bit, I can't promise much, but 15 percent for the year seems doable."

When Liu Dongqiang revealed his intentions through the alcohol haze, Zhou Yuwen calmly shared his own thoughts.

The world thrives on interests and connections.

One battle at Vipshop established his reputation.

Would Zhou Yuwen miss the chance to leverage this, organize funds from abroad, and set up a hundred-billion enterprise?