Chapter 2322
Three Women and One Bottle of Wine
In Hong Kong Island, last night, it was also three people sharing a bottle of wine.
In a towering luxury office building, in front of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the entire Victoria Harbour, one can savor the moment and experience true elegance.
This was the first time Ran Qiuye had approached Lou Xiao'e with such confidence.
There was no other reason; her factory in mainland China had already been built.
The next step is to introduce production lines for electronic components and to prepare raw materials for production.
All of this requires communication with Lou Xiao'e.
Yesterday, Ran Qiuye brought a bottle of Romanée-Conti to visit.
Currently, this is a more sophisticated brand than Lafite Rothschild, Latour, and Mouton Rothschild.
Lou Xiao'e categorizes those who are currently praising Lafite on the street as nouveau riche.
It doesn't really matter what kind of wine it is.
Since Ran Qiuye had followed her instructions, Lou Xiao'e also thought of giving Ran Qiuye a chance to resume their previous relationship.
Given her upbringing, it's difficult for her to consider Ran Qiuye as her enemy.
After all, Ran Qiuye had witnessed too much of her life.
This feeling might be even deeper than her feelings for Guo Shumiao.
So she made a phone call yesterday and summoned Guo Shumiao.
By the time Guo Shumiao arrived at her office, the red wine had just finished decanting.
The three of them started by talking about work.
Ran Qiuye's factory wants to import the most advanced electronic production line from Americar.
She knew that her expectations were a bit too high.
She couldn't meet the conditions, whether it was with money or connections.
But Lou Xiao'e agreed to help her think of a way, even if she couldn't get the most advanced equipment.
Purchasing in batches and getting a second-hand set shouldn't be a problem.
It can't compare to the electronics production lines in the US and Europe, but it's comparable to those in Xiao Ri Zi.
This is something that can't be helped.
Even with the support of foreign capital, Lou Xiao'e couldn't obtain the most advanced technology.
No matter how much money she spends, people will still be wary of her.
Her skin color meant that no one could possibly consider her one of their own.
Yesterday, Ran Qiuye told them a story about revenge.
She contacted a small company that had investments in mainland China.
In the past six months, Comrade Xiao Lan has written several letters to the office of that company in the small southern city.
She agreed to give that company a discount to process a batch of electronic components, and in return, Xiao Ri promised to help her set up a scheme.
In fact, Ran Qiuye had already let go of her hatred for Comrade Xiao Lan.
If Xiao Lan hadn't gone to the small southern town in the first half of the year...
Ran Qiuye likely keeps him buried deep within her heart.
Slowly heal, slowly forget.
He used the beautiful memories of their past love to cover up Xiao Lan's later betrayal of him.
Years later, there may still be a chance to let bygones be bygones.
But life doesn't offer "what ifs." Xiao Lan went to find her, and Ran Qiuye knew why Xiao Lan was looking for her.
Five hundred thousand US dollars is not a large sum for Ran Qiuye at this point.
That bottle of red wine she brought yesterday could buy more than thirty bottles.
She acquired this bottle of red wine through an auction.
It was produced in 1945 and is extremely rare.
The auction price, plus various fees, cost her $18,000.
So she really doesn't care about the so-called 500,000 US dollars.
Xiao Lan owes her an apology, an apology for the scar on her face that's been covered up by makeup, an apology for all the love she gave... But that's not enough to justify Ran Qiuye's thoughts of taking revenge on that man.
Unfortunately, the letter that Xiao Lan wrote to Xiao Ri Zi ended up in her hands.
In her letter, Xiao Lan pleaded with the owner of that small, medium-sized company to give her a chance, out of consideration for their past friendship.
Xiao Lan indicated that he could become the company's commercial agent in mainland China.
He will use all his social connections to sell that company's products at high prices.
It was seeing these letters that gave Ran Qiuye an excuse to deal with Xiao Lan.
It was like long-suppressed resentment finally meeting a spark that could ignite it.
"...Where are all these excuses?"
I just want to teach him a lesson.
If you want to clean up, just do it; don't make excuses for yourself.
Don't beat around the bush.
Like me, now every week without fail I send a telegram to scold my brother.
"If I miss even one letter, I feel like I'm not fully understanding anything."
Guo Shumiao's cheeks were flushed, but she lay sprawled out on a chaise longue, completely lacking any semblance of decorum.
Lou Xiao'e is quite elegant; she still crosses her legs, wearing a pair of burgundy high-heeled sandals that encase her small, white feet.
The front of the foot was squeezed so much that it looked like a pair of meat buns.
Unfortunately, she was a bit too plump.
She glanced at Guo Shumiao sideways, but ignored this cheap sister-in-law.
She also knew that in the past two years, Guo Shumiao had been constantly badmouthing the Hong Kong economy in the upper class of Hong Kong.
However, Hong Kong Island's economy skyrocketed, putting her under considerable pressure.
According to what Guo Shumiao said outside, the negotiations between the mainland and the British will inevitably result in a major victory for the mainland.
John Bull's ultimate fate was that all his fantasies came to naught.
In the long run, Hong Kong's economy will inevitably continue to improve.
But within three to five years, when the negotiations between the two sides are finalized.
The property and stock markets in Hong Kong Island will inevitably experience a rapid decline.
Because of her statement, she is really unpopular in Hong Kong, where things are currently booming.
In many social situations, whenever Guo Shumiao appears, those who are pro-foreigners will definitely make sarcastic remarks about her.
When she was upset outside, she would send a telegram back to Beijing, scolding He Yuzhu.
The interaction between the brother and sister was very 'loving'.
Lou Xiao'e, as the sister-in-law, couldn't be too biased towards He Yuzhu.
She still trusted her husband's judgment.
Therefore, in the past two years, she has shifted her focus from real estate to other industries.
She is the major shareholder of the largest paging station on Hong Kong Island.
The Ho Group also holds a license in the mobile communications market on Hong Kong Island.
Lou Xiao'e and her allies have essentially taken over the agency rights for several telecommunications equipment suppliers.
She recently sent a business delegation to Guangzhou, mainland China, to discuss cooperation.
However, this is because real estate was not Lou Xiao'e's main business.
However, this was because in the previous twenty years, Chinese people on Hong Kong Island were largely excluded from other industries, so they could only gather in the service industry, such as real estate and shipping.
There were also some plantations and such.
In other words, Lou Xiao'e did not actually suffer any losses in the real estate sector, nor did it hinder the company's development prospects.
Therefore, she can calmly observe the changing world.
She held up a stemmed red wine glass, swirled it, and looked at the wine glaze on the rim with a smile: "Working with small businesses requires a bit of brainpower..." (End of Chapter)