Reserve the sun

The road leading to the hall is paved with a bright red carpet. The high-hanging crystal lamps in the hall echo the champagne tower built by countless glass cups on the main table in the center. Xingzi's sharpness hit the rows of wooden Chinese-style furniture, making this extremely European-style space put on a Chinese-style coat. At this moment, the banquet hall of the Donald Hotel is so exquisite and gorgeous that it seems to only exist in a museum. Layers of protection for Easter eggs - brilliantly conceived and crafted.

In the box at the back of the banquet hall, Ji Yu was wearing a hand-cut Chinese tunic suit to confirm the event process with a group of staff for the last time. His hair was well-styled, and his bangs were fixed by spray, revealing a plump and smooth half of his forehead, with sword-like eyebrows. Temple, eyes like cold stars.Coupled with that proud body, he looks like a child of an aristocratic family who came down from the pictorial of the Republic of China.

"If you encounter any unexpected situation, if I can't solve it immediately, you can adapt to the situation, I believe in your ability." Ji Yu patted the shoulders of the people around him and encouraged, "Don't be nervous, we must be the best of."

Jiang Liu straightened the tie under her neck with one hand and pushed open the door of the box, "Ji Yu, it's almost time."

Turning his head, a bright light appeared in Ji Yu's eyes. Jiang Liu was dressed very formally today, and there was nothing wrong with the suit on his body. The smooth tailoring made him a little more energetic than usual, and he was combed into a deep maroon Her hair was shiny, her straight nose bridge and her gray-blue eyes were so clear that no one could get enough of her. "Jiang Liu, you are here to spoil the situation today! You dress like this, who would want to look at the lot, it's all up to you! I don't know, I thought you had a grudge against me!"

Let Ji Yu look him up and down, Jiang Liu is also looking at Ji Yu, he has seen Ji Yu in suits, T-shirts, and casual clothes, but he has never seen him in a Chinese tunic suit.This kind of Ji Yu, gentle and humble, energetic but not aggressive, is also the focus of everyone. "Most of the people present are Europeans, so you are really eye-catching."

"That's right! This Chinese tunic suit was custom-made for me by an old tailor before I came here! He promised me that he would shock the audience, how about it?" Ji Yu was very happy. After all, the Chinese tunic suit belongs to the traditional Chinese clothing. It has Chinese characteristics, and is more acceptable to Westerners than robes and jackets. It is the most suitable clothing for this occasion.

Jiang Liu was not stingy with her praise, "Very good, it suits you very well."

In the distance, an old man in a traditional tuxedo slowly approached the two of them. The crutches he had used all year round hit the ground, attracting their attention.Ji Yu only took one look and recognized this old gentleman as the old gentleman who sat at the main seat when he was invited to the dinner party when he was a newcomer.Before Jiang Liu could take a step, Ji Yu had already walked up to that person and greeted him modestly, "Sir, long time no see."

The old man looked at Ji Yu, and he couldn't fault anything from his manners to his clothes. He was suddenly relieved that the heir he had chosen had a good vision. "Ji, the venue is well decorated."

Ji Yu smiled slightly, but the ripples in his eyes revealed his true feelings, "It's an honor to receive your compliment."

"It seems that you and my grandson have cooperated very well, and the younger generation is awesome!" The old man smiled, and looked at Jiang Liu who was standing not far behind Ji Yu.

"Your grandson?" Ji Yu was a little puzzled, he knew that this old gentleman had a high position and authority, but no one had given him a scientific explanation of what this person was like, so he turned his head to look at Jiang Liu almost instinctively, It seems that the answer can be found in him.

Jiang Liu knew at a glance that his grandfather deliberately asked him to come forward to answer Ji Yu's questions. He rubbed his temples with some headaches, strode to Ji Yu's side, and opened his mouth helplessly. "Ji Yu, this is my grandfather, Philip Donald."

Ji Yu blinked, almost thinking he had heard wrong. "This old gentleman is your grandfather?"

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you the first time, things were in a hurry last time, I..."

Before Jiang Liu finished speaking, Ji Yu interrupted him with his hand, and he took a deep breath, "So, this Mr. Philip Donald is the current head of the Donald Group, isn't it?"

Seeing Jiang Liu nodded, Ji Yu's ears were a little red, he quickly turned around and saluted Grandpa Donald, "Mr. Donald, I'm very sorry that I didn't understand your identity and name until now, this junior is disrespectful."

"Hey, don't be so sincere and fearful!" Grandpa Donald supported Ji Yuxu, "You are very good, there is nothing inconsiderate, it is all my grandson's fault!"

Seeing her grandfather give her a blank look, Jiang Liu hurriedly chimed in, "Yes, it's all my fault."

"Good boy, I think you have a good relationship with William, and they are about the same age. If you don't mind, you can follow him and call me grandpa!" Grandpa Donald looked at his grandson, and as expected, he saw his slightly nervous expression.Hey, my old man has to help his grandson chase his wife at this age, so he must be doing his duty!

Fortunately, Ji Yu didn't think too much about it at all. He just felt that Grandpa Donald was not as high-ranking and difficult to get in touch with as he imagined.It's just a gift from the elders, and it cannot be denied. Besides, Grandpa Donald also had good intentions, "Since you have said so, I will boldly call you, Grandpa Donald."

In front of the gate, there was an endless stream of luxury cars parked at the door, and the waiters brought every distinguished guest into the hall with modest smiles and polite gestures. The hall was instantly filled with soft conversations and the smell of wine. In twos and threes, men and women commented on this unprecedented decoration style, and praised it endlessly.

"Oh, look at these beautiful chairs, I've never really seen one before! Look, this one is two pieces of wood, it's incredible!"

"Yes! The technology that doesn't use a single nail, I've only seen it in books before, the Chinese are simply amazing!"

"They also eat with chopsticks, and those things are called chopsticks!"

"Yes, when I went to China, I saw chopsticks and they couldn't use them at all. I really don't understand how they would use such tools to eat!?"

"Speaking of which, I heard that the planning of this Christmas event was undertaken by a Chinese company!"

"No wonder it has such a Chinese taste!"

"It turned out to be like this? But I think the Chinese style this time is different from what I have seen before?"

"I have been to China, and the old buildings there are indeed like this. This is the real Chinese style!"

"It's really beautiful. I used to think that the Chinese style was neither fish nor fowl, but it turns out that those are fake and shoddy!"

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Time progressed step by step, and after most of the guests had arrived, it was time for Grandpa Donald, as the most valuable person of the organizer, to appear in the venue.He glanced at the two people beside him, and his expression of satisfaction was beyond words, "William, Ji, you stay with me."

"Yes, Grandpa."

The two walked towards the hall, one left and one right, half a step behind Grandpa Donald.

After all, with the blessing of status, as soon as this heavyweight appeared, many people who had communicated with him hurried up to greet him.

A middle-aged lady came forward with a glass of champagne, and said with a smile on her face: "Mr. Donald, this event is so special that it surprises people! I heard that William is mainly in charge. He is really young and talented." for!"

Grandpa Donald couldn't be unhappy when he heard someone praise his heir, "This kid is indeed capable, but this event, the biggest contributor is not him, but this kid!" Grandpa Donald turned his body to one side. , giving room to Ji Yu, "This kid is our partner in China. Although he looks young, he is really capable! He is responsible for this plan!"

Seeing that Grandpa Donald gave him such a big face, Ji Yu hurried forward, raised his hand with a champagne glass and introduced himself, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ma'am. I am the person in charge of Donald's Chinese partner Yuzhou. My name is Ji Yu. Very Thank you for coming to the event today, and thank you very much for your evaluation of this event.”

The lady had already seen the two young men standing behind Patriarch Donald. She naturally knew that one of them was the next Patriarch of the Donald's family by default, but the other handsome man with black hair and black eyes was obviously Chinese. face.But as long as she can stand in the same position as William Donald, she must be an important person. Now that Ji Yuyi introduces her, she finally understands that this Chinese man is the protagonist of the scandal that has been circulating in their small group-got Donald Jiaqingyan was the Chinese partner who was recognized by Donald's top management.

"So that's how it is!" The lady looked surprised, "I know Yuzhou, you are famous for signing a contract with Donald's family, but I didn't expect that Yuzhou's founder is so young!"

For such doubts, Ji Yu is indeed not surprised. He smiled and laughed at himself: "Indeed, even in China, my taste is said to be like an old man. It is not surprising that you think so, it is better to say , your eyesight is excellent! It is as sharp as this extraordinary opal on your finger, extremely sharp."

Ji Yu really doesn't like to flatter people, but it doesn't mean that he really doesn't know how to communicate with people. After all, he has read so much, and it's only a matter of minutes to smear honey on his lips.At this moment, the lady was pleased by Ji Yu, "Ji, you are so cute! This opal was a gift from my son. At that time, he said that my vision is the same as that of an opal, but you are the same as me. My son agrees very much!"

It's just a way to make people happy, Ji Yu didn't expect to hit someone's point, he felt that he was too lucky.There was a hint of interest in Ji Yu's eyes, "Madam, please don't blame me for my narcissism. Does this mean that heroes see the same thing?"

As soon as these words came out, several people laughed in a low voice, and Grandpa Donald tapped his calf lightly with his crutches, with a look of anger, "You kid is trying to put a stick on your face." Gold!"

The lady was very happy, "It is also my son's honor to be recognized by Ji!"

"It's just a harmless joke. My wife is like this. Your son must also be very good. I might be really lucky." Ji Yu returned to the original image of a modest gentleman.

"Don't be so modest, I heard that you have a good relationship with William, and you are very happy to cooperate with him. Being good friends with William is enough to explain the problem!"

Jiang Liu had been standing by the side without saying a word, and finally spoke at this time, "Ji Yu is indeed very good, there is no doubt about that."

One after another, Grandpa Donald chatted with other distinguished guests separately. Everyone he met showed great kindness and interest in Ji Yu, and even implicitly expressed his desire to get to know him better.Of course Ji Yu knew that the reason why these people showed such unexpected favor towards him as an 'outsider' was because of Grandpa Donald's attitude and Jiang Liu's protection. It took 120 million points of patience to deal with these possible future partners.His performance along the way was really personable and extremely gentleman, which made everyone's favorability towards him jump up.

But in the end, for Ji Yu, this kind of communication has never been what he is really good at. After some pleasantries, he sat at the main table, and his back and neck, which had been straight all the time, felt stiff and sore.But now that the lights are extremely bright, it is impossible for him to completely relax as one of the focus of sight, and a string in his heart makes him feel a little tired.

Jiang Liu was a little distressed when he found the posture of the people around him with lowered eyes and palms tightened and relaxed.If he hadn't introduced Ji Yu the way he and his grandfather did, he probably wouldn't have spent so much energy dealing with those people.He has stayed in China for a long time, and he knew that Ji Yu didn't like this kind of socializing the most, but Yu Zhou finally opened up the situation and made a wonderful appearance. He sincerely hopes that Ji Yu can go faster and farther in the future.Presumably, Ji Yu was so patient because he knew his own heart. He turned his head, stretched out his hand to stroke Ji Yu's shoulder, and whispered close to the other's ear, "Thanks for your hard work. The lights will turn off when the lights are off. Just bear with me." I can rest."

Ji Yu didn't expect that Jiang Liu would suddenly come close to talk to him, feeling the weight on his shoulders, he turned his head as a matter of course, it happened that Jiang Liu was very close to Ji Yu at this time, and when he came and went to see Ji Yu, he felt something warm and soft Something swept past his earlobe, and when he raised his eyes, he looked into Jiang Liu's eyes as deep as sea water.

After looking at each other for less than a second, Jiang Liu retreated after speaking as if nothing had happened, while Ji Yu was a little dazed, only nodded, and then slowly returned to the previous state.Half a minute passed, and his brain finally reflected what was rubbing past his earlobe just now, a faint pink color climbed up his neck, and his ears were so red that they were about to bleed.

God, what the hell did he do just now!Why did you turn around all of a sudden!Ji Yu couldn't help but cast a glance at Jiang Liu, that person was very calm, as if he wasn't affected by this episode at all, he didn't feel embarrassed or disgusted like him.

But how could Jiang Liu, who was so easy to "kiss Fangze", show such calmness to him, his breathing was faster than before, the water glass in his hand moved, and a corner of the napkin on his lap fell off.He wanted to wipe his lips with his hand - on such an important occasion, there would be no problem with his words and deeds - but the touch of Ji Yu's earlobe seemed to stick to his lips and could not be wiped off.

The light went out suddenly, Ji Yu heaved a sigh of relief, he felt that he could adjust his state well while taking advantage of the darkness, and when he took a deep breath, he didn't notice that Jiang Liu beside him lowered his head, stretched out his tongue and quickly swept over his lips, even though there were only dots of light sources , and still can see the satisfaction in his eyes that got what he wanted.

"Dear guests, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in the Donald Group's annual Christmas ceremony. In today's event, we have carefully prepared various interesting links for you, including... the following , let us give a toast to Mr. Philip Donald, the president of the Donald Group, with applause!" The well-dressed master of ceremonies finished speaking in a clear voice, and the lights in the banquet hall suddenly turned on, and every table was dark. All kinds of delicacies were quietly placed on the table, and the wine glasses were refilled with fine wine.

Grandpa Donald stood up slowly, picked up the wine glass in front of him and said, "Thank you for your support to Donald Group this year, and hope to continue the friendship between Donald and everyone in the coming year. Cheers!"

Everyone in the field stood up, raised their glasses high, and drank with their necks raised, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Now that the knife and fork were moved, activities such as chatting and talking could no longer be used. According to Ji Yu's plan, they prepared folk music performances during meal time.The second floor of the hall has been covered by heavy curtains. At this moment, the curtain slowly opened, and a group of musicians in traditional Hanfu appeared behind the green gauze tent. The shadows cast by the lights were graceful and moving. As soon as everyone was attracted by the shadows, they immediately A light and clean zither sound was heard.The figure and the sound of the music were mixed, and they were in a high place. The guests instantly felt like listening to the fairy music, and they didn't even care about the cooling of the delicacies on the plate.

Ji Yu, who was on the main seat, carefully observed the expressions of these guests. The decision to put the band on a high place was actually very difficult. After all, to the guests, both the music and the dancers could only be regarded as vassals. Just to spice up their meal.The band is above everyone else at the moment, and if someone misinterprets it, they will say that they are not taken seriously, and the hospitality is not good.Although the plan was approved by many people when it came out, Ji Yu was still a little uneasy when he arrived at the scene.Fortunately, these guests were really surprised and intoxicated as they expected.

"Don't worry, your decision is very good. Everyone will like it." Jiang Liu frowned seeing Ji Yu hardly touched the food on the plate, "Eat something, I will be busy later."

Smiling at Jiang Liu, Ji Yu put his mind on food again, he was right, there are more important things behind him, and he can't do without physical strength.

After drinking and eating, it was the key theme of this event, the auction of the art investment management department.

After the master of ceremonies took the stage, he briefly introduced Donald's measures in art investment management this year, during which he naturally mentioned Yuzhou, "Everyone must have known about Donald's Chinese partner Yuzhou, the main planner of this event It is Mr. Ji Yu, the president of Yuzhou. He is familiar with Chinese culture and has also received Western education. A practical man of taste, I don't want to call him a businessman, in my opinion, Mr. Ji is more like a disseminator of culture. Now, Mr. Ji, please announce the official start of the auction!"

Ji Yu put away the napkin on his lap, and stood up slowly. His eyes were bright and his figure was upright. Every step he took was extremely stable, and he had his own unique demeanor when he came and went.Several employees of Yuzhou whispered to each other in the earphones that their boss is so handsome that everyone is angry, and his aura is unmatched.

Walking in front of the microphone, Ji Yu's face officially appeared in front of all the guests, with the corners of his mouth raised and the corners of his eyes smiling, confident and composed.After looking around, Ji Yu bowed first, "Thank you for coming, I am Ji Yu from Yuzhou. For everyone, I am a new face, but in the near future, I believe you will have more It’s a chance to meet me and get to know me. Without further ado, let’s enter the theme of the auction. The items in this auction are all items with Chinese characteristics, including porcelain, jade, bronze, etc... I hope you all I can personally feel the true charm of a country with 5000 years of continuous cultural heritage. Thank you!"

Returning to his seat, Ji Yu let out a long breath, his biggest difficulty was finally over.As long as the event ends smoothly, he can retire with success.

"You have behaved very well, and the guests below are also very respectful." Jiang Liu's voice made people feel at ease, especially when he said such comforting words.

Ji Yu relaxed and was in a good mood, "Well, I know, thank you!"

For organizers like Ji Yu, the second half of the time is a rare rest and free time. As long as he follows the process step by step, he will have nothing else to do.All eyes were focused on the large screen that descended from the sky, and the people at the main table were not the focus of sight at this time, Ji Yu felt that he should be able to take a good rest.

Glancing left and right, Ji Yu took off the tension on his waist and leaned against the soft back of the chair. The just-right elasticity made him sigh comfortably.Stretching out his hand to touch his stiff neck, Ji Yu felt that holding an event was more laborious than holding a whole day meeting in the conference room.

As he was counting the time with his eyes open and waiting for the event to end, Ji Yu heard the low laughter from the people around him, and he sat down quickly, like a cat whose fur was blown by a sudden paw.

"Don't worry, no one saw it except me." Jiang Liu's ending voice was full of a smile that could not be retracted in the future.

Ji Yu glared at him, then leaned back again, "I was just in a daze, what are you laughing at!"

"No, I think you are very interesting and cute."

With just a swipe, Ji Yu blushed, "What nonsense, do you describe a grown man as cute! Don't talk nonsense if you don't speak Chinese well!"

The color in Jiang Liu's eyes became brighter, but he didn't dare to go upstream at this time, so he made a small gesture of surrender and turned his gaze back to the auction platform.

At this time, the auction item is a green jade ring finger, which is from the Qing Dynasty. The material is not the ice type or the particularly translucent texture that modern people generally pursue, but the color is as bright as the grass after the rain.The fresh green glows under the light as if it is alive and flowing in it, making people feel its preciousness and difference at a glance.As a participant, Jiang Liu knew from the very beginning that there would be such a collection in the auction. In fact, Ji Yu and him found this finger in Donald's warehouse when they were looking for a suitable item.

For Jiang Liu, a hypermemory patient, it was too easy to recall the scene of that day.

"Hey, wait!" Ji Yu, who was sitting on the stool on the left, stopped suddenly.

Jiang Liu slowly let go of the mouse's right hand, looked sideways at Ji Yu and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Yu stretched out his hand to the keyboard and pressed the back button a few times, "Look, this!" Seeing that the screen had changed into a picture he had adjusted, Ji Yu stretched out his finger and pointed on it. "This emerald finger wrench!"

Looking at the slight excitement on Ji Yu's face, Jiang Liu was a little confused, so, "The value of this finger pull is not particularly high, and the age is also average. Do you want to use it as an auction item?"

"No." Ji Yu shook his head, his eyes were bright, "This is Yuzhou's first successfully traded product."

Jiang Liu was a little surprised. From his point of view, this finger pull did not meet the aesthetics of modern people. Compared with modern people, people in the Qing Dynasty paid more attention to color than texture. Therefore, the richer the green, the higher the value and the easier it is to circulate. .But today, even for gems with an amorphous structure like jade, contemporary people are more pursuing thoroughness and flawlessness, so this finger pull is actually not a good deal.

Probably understanding what Jiang Liu was thinking, Ji Yu opened his mouth to talk about a past event, "Actually, Yuzhou could not be called a company at that time, it probably only had an idea and a prototype. This finger ring was specially given by an old lady. I found it for her as a wedding anniversary gift for her husband. I had just arrived in the UK at the time, and I had no identity, background, or achievements. I just happened to go for a walk in the park and overheard this old lady’s conversation. On a whim, I recommended myself. Fortunately, this old lady didn't take me as a liar, and told me the style and material she wanted seriously, and left after leaving her contact information and 100 pounds. Wei Qiu and I fought hard, I searched all over the antique markets in London, big and small, and spent a whole month without finding any suitable ones. Just when I was about to give up, a homeless man who looked poor stopped me and said something Things wanted to trade with me. I was very courageous at the time, so I followed a stranger into the alley, and after I went there, I found that there was an antique shop inside that I had never visited. After entering, I saw it at a glance It fit the old lady's requirements so well, I immediately decided that no matter how much it cost, I would help her get this finger, even if I lost money. But it was unexpected, when I offered to buy When it was in the market, the shopkeeper gave me an unexpected low price. So, I happily bought it, and then contacted the old lady."

Ji Yu paused, "You can imagine how happy that old lady was when she got the finger wrench. She wanted to pay me more, but I refused. Since then, even if I return to China, I have always had relations with her." Correspondence, until last year... I didn’t receive a letter, and I found out that this old lady and her wife had gone together within a week. I thought of this finger at the time, and I found out that it was her The sons and daughters sent it to the antique shop. Unexpectedly, seeing it here today is really a wonderful feeling.”

As the general trend is, the price of this finger ring is not rising fast. Most people treat it as a dispensable gesture, and stop raising cards after the price exceeds the expected price.It is true that it has special commemorative significance for Ji Yu, but this does not allow it to fetch a high price.Ji Yu knew that this would be the result, but seeing the real scene, he was somewhat embarrassed.

"600 pounds once! Twice! Anyone else willing to bid? Three..."

Before the master of ceremonies dropped the hammer, a voice came from the corner, "700."

Ji Yu turned his head to look at the bidder, but the distance was too far and the lights were not bright enough. Ji Yu didn't see the man's face clearly, but felt that the other party had a good eye.My heart welled up with gratitude.

Due to the high price increase, this time, the master of ceremonies dropped the hammer without any suspense, announcing the ownership of the emerald jade ring.

Looking at Ji Yu's smile, Jiang Liu took out his mobile phone and transferred 700 pounds to his assistant. He was very glad that he was ready to take a picture of the finger pull.He remembered that Ji Yu said at the time, "You know, after this finger ring disappeared, I received a letter in the second year. The person who sent the letter was an old lady who had passed away. Her letter was sent late. Yes, the time to write the letter was not long after she took the finger from me. The letter said that this finger actually belonged to the old man. When they got married, the old man gave this finger as a token of love She, she has been collecting it until their family's fortunes fell and they couldn't even eat enough. The old lady had no choice but to pawn off her finger. Although she did it cautiously, the old man discovered it a few years later. This For some time, the old man was in poor health and was in a daze in the hospital. The only thing he was talking about was this finger. He thought it was because he was useless that his wife had to sell the token of love to make ends meet. Whether he could find it In fact, the old lady didn't have any hope. She just felt that Ji Yu was full of confidence at that time and couldn't bear to be beaten, so she agreed. Unexpectedly, she was found by herself. The old lady said that it was fate, not only between her and her wife. The fate of it, as well as the fate between it and herself. So in the letter, the old lady said that she would give me the finger ring as a gift after her death, and this fate has been fulfilled. But unfortunately, it has already passed by. "

Jiang Liu also asked Ji Yu if he would consider buying it, but Ji Yu shook his head.He said that if there is a fate, it will always come back to him.

Because of these words, Jiang Liu made up his mind to buy this emerald jade wrench, he thought, since the wrench is destined to be with Ji Yu, if the wrench is in his own hands, then his fate with Ji Yu will probably be deeper.