pon seeing the pile of letters, Xiao Yunyun walked up with a smile on her face and said, "You're very popular! So many people have written to you. I had to gather them all from different classes for y...Chapter 94 Night Road
"Seeking help in the江湖, you seem quite adept at it. It looks like Young Master Su hasn't been idle with such matters." Cheng Congcong leaned forward from the back seat and patted Su Can's shoulder on the front passenger seat. Tong Tong sat inside the car somewhat restrained, pursing her lips without much to say. The atmosphere in the vehicle and the mysterious appearance of Su Can earlier, along with what had transpired, made it hard for her to talk naturally and casually with him as usual.
The occasional use by Cheng Congcong of calling Su Can "Young Master Su" left her unable to maintain a relaxed mood when chatting with him.
The leather seats in the Bentley felt cool, causing her to instinctively lower her skirt a bit more and feel somewhat uneasy about sitting still.
Cheng Congcong, however, seemed rather casual as she smiled at Su Can and said, "Honestly speaking, you weren't just hanging around there waiting for us like sheep heading towards the tiger's mouth, were you" As she spoke, Cheng Congcong narrowed her eyes slightly and clenched a fist lightly. The laughter from earlier instantly turned cold. "Better hope I don't see those pale-faced young Russians again in the future; otherwise, Lady Grandma will definitely gather people to teach them a lesson. A bunch of brats, what are they good for!"
Cheng Congcong was still somewhat unsettled about what happened earlier but wouldn't show it too much, especially not when facing Su Can. He was, after all, the other half of Tang Wu, whom she regarded as a rival.
Su Can didn’t doubt that Cheng Congcong might gather people to cause trouble for those Russian youths, so he could only say, "Try not to go out late at night in the future. Such incidents can be avoided."
These words might serve as a warning to Tong Tong, but they were like talking to a wall when addressing Cheng Congcong. In another situation, if the other party had been more gentlemanly, maybe Cheng Congcong wouldn’t have reacted so strongly. It wasn't uncommon for people to feign politeness in bars. Who knew that the Russians would provoke Tong Tong first, and with her lacking experience, she overreacted. If it were someone like Cheng Congcong who was accustomed to such situations, returning the money and settling the bill might have prevented things from escalating.
Both sides were still angry, so who knew whether those Russian youths would respect women. Looking back, if not for Su Can driving his Bentley over in a powerful manner like pouring cold water on them, they would be at a disadvantage when the conflict arose.
Tong Tong looked out of the window as Nan University’s campus came into view. She still felt uneasy about the earlier scene: through the rearview mirror, she could vaguely see that man's face. This morning, he had engaged in an argument with Li Changlong from the North District's Four Talents and left him speechless. Since the start of his freshman year until now, he had repeatedly done things that were astonishing.
He seemed to be an anomaly, always finding possibilities where none existed and challenging many established norms. He did things others dreamed about but couldn't because of reality and pressure. It was understandable for Tang Wu to like a person like this.
Upon entering Nan University, there were quite a few people around. He saw some student union members hanging colored lights on the branches under instructions. The brightly lit teaching buildings had many people coming and going inside them. Su Cen was slightly confused as he wondered what was happening.
"Christmas is just around the corner. After Christmas comes New Year's Day. Many clubs are preparing for Christmas activities, while the school is also planning a New Year’s Eve party. You've been out of it recently," Cheng Congcong said.
Su Cen responded with an "oh." Recently, he had devoted himself entirely to his studies and even when he had free time, he was thinking about the dinner between Jiahua and him or how to develop his own business. He really hadn't been paying attention to anything else, including New Year's Day approaching.
In this way, it seemed that another day had passed. After dropping off Cheng Congcong and Tong Tong at their dormitory, a new rule in Nan University prohibited cars from entering the dormitory area. Lin Guangdong only drove them up to the News Building zone before leaving Su Cen there. At last, when Tong Tong parted ways with Su Cen at the intersection of boys' and girls' dormitories, she finally spoke out: "Thank you for today…" This made Cheng Congcong also express her gratitude towards Su Cen.
Su Cen smiled and waved his hand. He didn't expect Cheng Congcong to truly thank him from the bottom of her heart. He could see that she was a bit uncomfortable due to his close relationship with Tang Wu, indicating that subconsciously, she felt somewhat competitive and wary towards Tang Wu.
After Su Cen left Li Changlong’s class in the morning, Tang Wu had been thinking about how the dinner between Su Cen and Jiahua was going throughout the day. Several financial magazines and business journals were spread out on her desk. Unfortunately, these magazines weren't timely enough; although there were reports on Jiahua's dinner party, they were from a few days ago, while today was precisely when the Jiahua dinner would take place.
When she was in class, people around her were somewhat surprised to see that Tang Wu, usually an exemplary student, had brought these magazines into class. They passed them around among themselves.
In fact, not everyone enjoyed reading such magazines or newspapers; some of them would rather hold a women's magazine like “看電影” (Watching Movies) or a novel in their hands if they could choose to do so. The reason why they wanted to borrow the magazines from Tang Wu was that it felt unusual for her to bring these into class, as though she were becoming more approachable and wasn't just an obedient girl who only listened attentively during lectures.
Because of borrowing the magazine, the distance between Tang Wu and those around her had been brought closer. After all, there were still many people who wanted to get closer to Tang Wu. Additionally, they hoped to gain insight into what she usually paid attention to or liked.
When Su Cen returned to school, he sent a message to Tang Wu; at that moment, she had just finished an evening class. The teaching building where her classes were held was separated from the dormitory area by tennis courts and the publishing house, as well as a green hillside covered with trees. At night, the light from the school shone through the forest intermittently. Many people moved about in groups of three or five. Even at this time, there were still many people on campus.
Some students returning to their dorms after extracurricular activities outside school held bouquets or badminton rackets. Others came back from internet cafes and walked into the area with slippers on, their arms around each other's shoulders. This scene brought a sense of familiarity and nostalgia to Su Cen.
A few years later, these seemingly disheveled students wearing slippers would also walk out of this school, dressed in suits and ties, appearing at various posts as part of the bustling job-hunting大軍,為獲取一份生存的資本而奮鬥。也許偶爾會想起在大學裡這樣閒散的日子,可以不用去想明天。
Tran Wu's slender figure appeared from afar; she then carried a book to walk up to Su Can. With her red lips parting slightly, she asked, "You're back Did you gain anything"
Su Can quickly helped Tran Wu carry the books and smelled the intoxicating scent of ink and Tran Wu's fresh body fragrance.
He then told her about his meeting with Jian Hua as they walked. On one hand, he talked about Jian Hua’s shrewdness; on the other, he spoke about the view at the Shangri-La hotel and the overall feeling of the dinner. He concluded by saying, "Actually, Jian Hua is just an ordinary person. He was quite surprised by my age. The dinner chat wasn't extensive, mostly discussing his company management and investment issues."
Jian Hua didn’t immediately agree to consider investing in FACEBOOK; he had considerations for this. According to the VC industry rules, the last-in VCs have priority rights over the company, which would take effect if there were any benefits to be shared. Therefore, earlier rounds of financing parties would suffer losses if the company didn't grow large enough to return on their investment.
Furthermore, if the company grew large, later-coming VC firms could join in and dilute shares while taking priority rights over earlier VCs. Even if Jian Hua's intelligence department could analyze FACEBOOK’s value, whether he would be willing to take the lead in investing in FACEBOOK remains unknown. Since Jian Hua had the funds needed for FACEBOOK’s current development stage, once he invested, Su Can’s control over FACEBOOK in America would further increase.
Su Can fully understood that FACEBOOK would generate significant market value later on, at which point many people would want to get involved, and countless individuals would try to stake their claim. To prevent his shares from being diluted too much or even losing his status due to future financing rounds, Su Can had to start planning now. Simply handing over BooLoo.com to Zuckerberg in America while acting as a hands-off chairman wouldn’t be responsible either.
"So, after today," Tran Wu tilted her head and under the streetlight filtering through the trees, her eyes shone lightly; she pointed at the magazine cover Su Can was holding: "Xiao Can of Su." "What's it like to become famous"
Looking at Tran Wu’s red lips curving upwards in the dim light, Su Can felt a surge of desire to get closer and desecrate her. But with passersby around and his hands full with Tran Wu’s books, he couldn’t act on it.
He smiled wryly and said, "It might not be about me; the report could feature the editor-in-chief of Fashionization magazine taking a dinner meeting with Jian Hua to discuss investment plans. Many people would imagine that sitting opposite him, discussing business plans many want to know, is just a fat businessman."
"A recluse hides in nature." Tran Wu made a witty remark, which left Su Can impressed; she said, "Compared to those who start businesses during college, you've surpassed them by leaps and bounds already."
Su Cun was speechless, "Small concealment in the countryside - I am just a small figure. However, Nan University is also considered rural; there isn't much of a difference with the surrounding development and suburban areas. Even if I had dinner with Jian Hua as part of the show, would it really change anything Those who don’t know me still won’t recognize me."
Tang Wu smiled, "It’s enough that I know who you are." “And my parents also know who you are.”
Su Cun's appearance at the Tang and Mu families' gatherings can't be said to have pushed him into a precarious situation. Su Cun's final stroke was somewhat too sharp, originally both sides of the relatives were guessing about his identity, when everyone came back to their senses from the transformation of a common family child into a second-generation rich kid, afterwards, Tang Wu’s mother Mu Xuan leaked some information that someone called Su Cun "Mr. Su" at the banquet because he had set up a magazine.
Once you reach a certain level, your perspective is different. For example, when Tang and Mu families were collectively stunned by Su Cun's appearance earlier, it was because they didn't expect Tang father and mother to agree with the relationship between Su Cen and Tang Wu. In terms of intelligence gathered from everyone probing around, Su Cun was not a notable figure at all, without an impressive background or any shocking origin story, just an ordinary boy who wasn't particularly dazzling. Therefore, the actions of Tang father and mother might provoke some resentment and dissatisfaction, with some secretly mocking him.
But after Su Cen's stunning performance, everyone quickly adjusted their perception of him and categorized him as a young man from wealthy families who started social experiences early on. The view that people had towards him would soon be focused on his parents' identities and how much money they invested to start his business Was it 500,000 yuan or 1 million yuan This was roughly the ideal amount of angel investment in the minds of some ambitious parents.
Perhaps many people knew about "Fashion & Culture" magazine, but few would know who its boss is, who Su Cen is. But Tang Wu knows that all those family members questioning Su Cen will eventually find out who bid at Jian Hua's auction and who has the qualifications to sit across from him.
Thinking about this made Tang Wu feel somewhat laughable. Even her second aunt, third aunt, eldest uncle, elder Uncle Zhang, etc., would all say that when it comes down to their children’s partners, they won't look at background or appearance but only talent and character. Everyone would say such words with great ease, yet how much hypocrisy was contained in their actions when put into practice Would they really not need political review before letting their children bring their partners home This is something that can be joked about now, but factually it cannot be done.
For her as the most pampered young relative at Tang and Mu's families, relatively sensitive to Su Cen's position, they still commented on him, and secretly inquired about his background, wondering if it was a strong alliance between two powerful families
Tang Wu looked at Su Cen who was looking at her with a somewhat longing expression, and smiled, "Many people always pay attention to dazzling things, but they often only see the brilliance on the surface of jade, without knowing how the rough jade is polished. They all see your magazine, but don't know what efforts you put behind it; no one will believe that you walked your own path with ideals in high school, so they envy, doubt and question."
Tang Wu paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to Su Cen, "But you used undeniable facts to give them a vivid lesson. I believe after tomorrow, no one will point fingers at you anymore." “Am I awesome” Su Cun grinned openly in front of Tang Wu. Listening to her melodious voice talking about him, why did it feel so comfortable He couldn't be humble even if he wanted to.
This smile and Su Cen's shamelessness left a deep impression on Tang Wu, who could only nod helplessly with a mix of laughter and frustration. "Hmm." “Any reward”
"Reward" Tang Wu stared at Su Cun with some shyness and wariness; sometimes his shameless and lecherous behavior was infuriating.
"It's hard to motivate yourself without a little reward after conquering a small hill," said Su Cen, lightly bringing his face close to Tang Wu’s exquisite beautiful face. He almost pointed at himself with his hand,示意唐嫵“自覺”了。"No reward," Tang Wu half-closed her eyes, her cheeks slightly flushed and heart racing as she replied.
"Really no..." Su Cun said in disappointment. Finally, Tang Wu smiled charmingly, wrapping her hands around his right arm and walking under the blooming night sky.melodious music from inside the auditorium filled his ears, accompanied by intermittent cheers, sounding both real and ethereal.Tang Wu held a newspaper in her hand. It featured Su Can on a special pa...