In less than two minutes, the server returned with Secretary Han in tow.
Su Changli’s expression grew excited.
Secretary Han was the one who had personally delivered their invitation!
Secretary Han stepped forward and looked at Su Changli with a smile.
“President Su, President Shen has asked me to bring you over.”
Su Changli said, a bit awkwardly, “Thank you for your trouble, Secretary Han!”
Smiling, Secretary Han stepped aside and made a welcoming gesture.
Just as Hong Juntao was about to follow, Secretary Han stopped him.
“President Shen only invited President Su’s family.
Sir, please stay here.”
Su Changli and Hong Juntao both froze in shock.
‘President Shen won’t see Hong Juntao?
What’s going on?’ the former was thinking.
The latter’s expression stiffened, and he looked rather embarrassed.
Hong Juntao said, “President Shen’s secretary, I am a junior of Divine Doctor Xu.
My name is Hong Juntao!”
Secretary Han paused for a moment, then asked as if for confirmation, “You’re with the Divine Doctor, Xu Renfeng?”
Hong Juntao puffed out his chest and said, “That’s right!
Grandpa Xu is inside too, isn’t he?
I’ll go in and find him!”
Secretary Han’s expression remained unchanged.
He then said to the server beside him, “Get two security guards and throw him out!”
“…”
The server froze, then hurriedly called for security on his radio.
Hong Juntao was suddenly shocked and furious.
“You!
Secretary!
What is the meaning of this?!”
With a cold expression, Secretary Han ignored him and said respectfully to the Su family, “The three of you, this way please!”
Su Changli looked like he wanted to say something, but he didn’t know where to begin.
‘Hong Juntao…
is actually being thrown out?’
“How outrageous!”
“I want to see President Shen!
I want to see Grandpa Xu!
You son of a bitch, you actually want to throw me out!”
“Do you have any idea what the consequences are for pissing me off?
Believe it or not, I’ll have Grandpa Xu demand that President Shen fire you!”
Hong Juntao was livid, especially when he saw the look of confusion and astonishment on Su Nanzhi’s beautiful face!
He had lost so much face in front of the Su family!
Secretary Han said calmly, “You can continue to cause a scene, but it won’t change the fact that President Shen will not see you.”
“You’re full of shit!”
Hong Juntao roared, “Grandpa Xu is President Shen’s savior!”
The security guards arrived, and Secretary Han couldn’t be bothered to say any more to him.
He spoke directly to the guards, “Throw this uninvited, irrelevant person out!”
“Also, find out how he snuck in.
Otherwise, if President Shen isn’t pleased, this estate of yours is going to have a bad time.”
Cold sweat beaded on the two guards’ foreheads.
They hastily promised, “We’ll get to the bottom of it!
Please rest assured, Secretary Han!”
With that, they angrily grabbed Hong Juntao and started dragging him outside.
Some of the guests who hadn’t left yet were now staring at Hong Juntao with curiosity.
The executive who had brought Hong Juntao in with him instantly turned pale, his eyes filled with extreme unease.
As pairs of eyes stared at him, Hong Juntao’s face instantly turned beet red with humiliation.
With so many business leaders watching, he had utterly lost all face.
He would be infamous after this!
“Let me go!”
“You dare treat me like this!
Sooner or later, I’ll make you pay!”
The two guards paid no attention to Hong Juntao’s shouting.
They were frustrated enough as it was; they felt more like slapping him across the face a couple of times themselves!
Su Nanzhi watched in astonishment as Hong Juntao was dragged away, a giant question mark appearing in her mind.
She couldn’t help but ask, “Secretary Han, wasn’t President Shen agreeing to see us for Hong Juntao’s sake?”
Secretary Han paused, then said in a calm, unhurried tone, “Miss Su, I’m not too clear on that.”
“But I can tell you with absolute certainty that President Shen’s meeting with you has nothing whatsoever to do with that Hong Juntao.”
Su Nanzhi looked startled, her mind a complete blank.
‘It wasn’t because of Hong Juntao?’
Su Changli quickly asked, “Then…
then why did President Shen send us an invitation and agree to meet with us?”
Secretary Han smiled.
“That, I do not know.
You can ask President Shen yourself in a moment.”
The three members of the Su Family, their minds full of questions, arrived at the living room where Shen Wanqian was waiting.
“President Su, a pleasure!”
Shen Wanqian was the first to rise, his attitude exceedingly polite.
Su Changli was overwhelmed by the gesture and hurried forward to shake his hand.
“President Shen, hello!”
Shen Wanqian smiled.
“Please, sit.
Don’t be formal.”
The three members of the Su family sat down, and Shen Wanqian poured them tea.
“How was the food this evening?” Shen Wanqian asked.
Su Changli hadn’t expected him to be so courteous and even make small talk.
He began to feel a little excited.
“It was absolutely delicious.
Every single dish had a flavor I’ve never tasted before!
Truly worthy of a banquet hosted by you!”
Shen Wanqian chuckled.
“I’m glad you enjoyed it…
Well, it’s getting late, so I’ll get straight to the point.”
“Our company has developed a new drug, and we’re planning to have you handle the production.
Is the Su Group willing to take on the job?”
Su Changli’s excitement was uncontrollable.
“I…
I’m willing, of course!
We couldn’t ask for more, President Shen!”
Shen Wanqian nodded.
“Then it’s settled.
Send someone to Wanling Pharmaceutical tomorrow to sign the contract.”
Su Changli was stunned.
It felt like he was in a dream.
‘A deal worth tens of millions, settled just like that?’
Su Nanzhi, however, suddenly asked, “President Shen, may I be so bold as to ask why you are willing to give this contract to us?”
Hearing this, Shen Wanqian gave a meaningful look to the Su family’s young lady, whose beauty was no less than his own daughter’s.
Su Nanzhi stared intently at Shen Wanqian, her heart yearning for a certain, somewhat outrageous answer!
However, how could an old fox like Shen Wanqian possibly let her see through him?
He simply gave a light, breezy smile.
“Because the other pharmaceutical production plants all have murky relationships with the shareholders on my board.”
“I don’t want factories connected to my shareholders to produce this particular drug.”
“Of course, I have requirements for you as well.
If the quality of the drug doesn’t meet the standard, or if any problems arise after it goes on the market…”
“Then you must pay Wanling Pharmaceutical twenty million in compensation for reputational damages.”
Hearing this, Su Nanzhi felt a faint sense of disappointment.
‘So that’s the reason…’
Su Changli said solemnly, “Rest assured, President Shen.
We will absolutely not allow the final product to have any quality issues!”
Shen Wanqian smiled.
“I trust your character, President Su.
After all, I’ve been paying attention to the Su Group for a long time.”
“Your production quality is indeed quite excellent.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have chosen you for the contract manufacturing.”
Upon hearing this, Su Changli’s face instantly lit up.
After all, this was affirmation and praise from the richest man in Jiangnan Province!
Shen Wanqian glanced down at his watch, and Su Changli immediately stood up.
“President Shen, thank you for choosing the Su Group!”
“Our company will definitely not betray your trust!”
“It’s getting late, so we won’t disturb your rest any longer!”
Shen Wanqian made a polite offer, “Why not stay for another cup of tea?”
Su Changli quickly replied, “It’s too late, I still have to get back and prepare the contract!
I’ll treat you to tea another day!”
Shen Wanqian nodded.
“True enough.
Xiaohan, please see President Su and his family out for me.”