Rebirth 1980: Marrying my sister’s best friend at the beginning

The next day, early morning!
While sleeping, Li Yi seemed to hear a sound of "ding, ding, clang" coming from downstairs, and then woke up.

After opening his eyes and confirming that the sound was coming from downstairs, he quickly dressed and got up, then opened the door and came downstairs.

As soon as he reached the stairs, he saw siblings Chen Chuhong and Chen Chuying commanding a group of men and women, busy in the living room.

In addition, there are many vehicles and people outside, and they seem to be setting up something.

Li Yi suddenly remembered that he called Lao Huang yesterday afternoon and told him about holding a cocktail party at home in the evening.

Originally, Li Yi meant to invite Lao Huang's family to the reception, but after Lao Huang learned about the situation, he said that he would have someone come to help him arrange it.

Obviously, this task fell to two siblings, Chen Chuhong and Chen Chuying.

At that moment, Li Yi walked quickly towards the living room.

As soon as Li Yi came down from upstairs, Chen Chuhong saw him and walked over with a smile on his face.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you!"

Chen Chuhong said with a smile: "That's right. If my younger siblings are not here, how can you, a grown man, be considerate of everything!"

Li Yi looked at the people who were busy and saw that they had not only set up an open-air kitchen and buffet outside the house, but some were also setting up a stage.

There were even some people unloading various audio equipment from a large truck.

One look at this formation, and you can tell that the size of this reception is not small.

"Sister-in-law, there's no need to build a special stage. We didn't invite those celebrity artists to perform on stage!" Li Yi said.

"Yes, I have contacted many bands and singers. They will all perform on stage tonight. It is impossible without a stage!" Chen Chuhong said.

"There's no need to have such a big battle, right?"

To be honest, Li Yi's purpose of holding this cocktail party was not only to connect everyone's feelings, but more importantly, to attract investment in the country.

Therefore, he didn't even think about doing those silly things.

Chen Chuhong glanced at Li Yi, and then said: "Brother Li Yi, you haven't read today's newspaper yet, right?"

"newspaper?"

"Well, the news that you are going to hold a business reception at your home has been spread all over the world. Many newspapers reported this matter, and it quickly aroused heated discussions among the business, political, entertainment and ordinary people."

Then Chen Chuhong continued: "Now, this cocktail party has attracted the attention of the whole people, and its popularity has even surpassed the plenary meeting of the Legislative Council held by the government tomorrow. Don't be careless!"

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a surprised look on his face: "How could this happen? I just want to get everyone together to have fun, and talk about business matters by the way. I didn't intend to make it so complicated?"

Chen Chuhong smiled and said, "You are not the same person you were two years ago. The people of Hong Kong may not know the Governor and the Commissioner of Police, but they cannot possibly not know you."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Li Yi said with a smile.

Chen Chuhong said immediately: "It's no exaggeration. You are not only the leader of the entire Hong Kong business community, but also the pride of us Chinese people."

"Who among the people of Hong Kong Island doesn't know that it was you who forced the police station to crack down on those evil-doing associations and avenge the grievances of ordinary citizens? It was you who forced those in the Hong Kong Governor's Office to bow their heads and apologize. It was you who led the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Defeat those overseas consortiums and promote the power of the Chinese people."

"Now you are a hero in the eyes of ordinary people on Hong Kong Island, and your every move naturally attracts attention!"

After listening to Chen Chuhong's explanation, Li Yi suddenly felt a mixture of emotions, including emotion and fear, but most of all he was ashamed.

His original intention in designing to clean up those societies and gangs was not to help ordinary people redress their grievances, but to deal with the dirty tricks used by the Hong Kong Governor's Government.

But I never thought that people would misunderstand it.
Thinking of this, Li Yi nodded and said, "In that case, we can't give up on this cocktail party!"

"Well, I helped you contact the professional banquet team of the Emperor Hotel, and invited many well-known bands and singers to perform. Captain Yan also transferred a squadron from the security company to maintain order, and I promise to organize this reception for you. The scenery is glorious!" Chen Chuhong said.

"Then I'm sorry to trouble my sister-in-law. You just need to contact us. When the time comes, let these people go directly to the company's director Zhao Xinlan to settle the bill!" Li Yi said.

"Row"

Soon, the time came to five o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, there was still an hour left before the reception started.

However, traffic jams have begun at the foot of Taiping Mountain, and a large number of police officers are guarding the foot of the mountain to maintain order.

As for the Yunding Villa area, it was already busy with traffic and very lively.

The large conference room on the top floor of Genting One was even more crowded, and all official members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were present.

They were informed that they would have an impromptu meeting before the reception, so they all came over early.

Everyone gathered together in small groups, talking to each other about business matters, gossip about major families, and some about international events.
The atmosphere was very lively!

At this moment, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and then Li Yi, Li Futiao, Huang Lixing and others were seen walking in from the door together.

When everyone in the room saw this, they immediately stopped talking, and everyone's eyes fell on Li Yi.

Li Yi and others strode to the front of the conference room, and then sat down at the main seat.

As the convener of the meeting and organizer of the reception, it was natural for Li Yi to make the opening remarks.

He first raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

Afterwards, Li Yi said: "I invite everyone here today in the name of a cocktail party. In addition to letting everyone communicate with each other, there are also a few things to talk about with everyone. I hope it won't disturb everyone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Futiao said with a smile: "Brother Li Yi said this too politely. This is a good thing that cannot be bought with money. How can you call it an intrusion?"

"Yes, this is a great thing. Others can't come even if they want to." He Dongying also agreed with a smile.

"Who says it's not the case? Brother Li Yi, you don't even know that a cocktail invitation is now sold for HK$10, and it's still expensive but not marketable."

Listening to everyone saying these words to each other, Li Yi was in a good mood.

"Thank you everyone for your support. There is less than an hour left before the reception begins, so let's get down to business first!"

Then Li Yi continued: "The first thing I want to say is about the 500 billion Hong Kong dollars we borrowed from you some time ago. Now that the matter is over, the company is ready to return the money to you. ”

Before anyone could react, Li Yi suddenly clapped his hands outside.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xinlan, the financial director of Xingchen Company, came in from the outside with several staff members, holding some documents in his hand.

After several people entered the conference room, they immediately walked towards Li Futiao, He Dongying, Li Chaoren, Charter King, Huo Lao and others, handed over the documents in their hands, and asked them to sign.

When several people saw the contents of the document clearly, they were all shocked.

"Brother Li Yi, what are you doing? Our Li family obviously only contributed 50 billion, why do you still pay so much?" Li Futiao said with a surprised look on his face.

Li Yi smiled and said: "I said when I borrowed this money, if you lose, it will be regarded as my loan to you, and if you make a profit, it will be regarded as your investment. Now that you have made a profit, you will naturally have to settle it according to the investment. .”

"How can this be done? Besides, even if it is settled according to investment, there can't be so many!" Li Futiao said.

"Don't worry, this is calculated based on the company's comprehensive rate of return on this short-term investment. It is indeed this much without charging commissions!" Li Yi said.

"Brother Li Yi, this is too much, we can't accept it!"

"Yes, we agreed to borrow it, how can we charge extra money?"

"Yes, if we accept this money, who will we become?"

Li Yi knocked on the conference table in front of him to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said with a smile: "In my opinion, no amount of money can buy everyone's trust in me. If you treat me like a brother, naturally I will not Treat everyone as outsiders and quickly sign, I have more important things to talk to you next."

Seeing that Li Futiao and others were still talking, Li Yi immediately said to him: "Old Li, you are the president of our chamber of commerce and my elder brother. You have to set an example for everyone!"

Li Futiao saw the persistence on Li Yi's face and knew that this was not a show. He nodded immediately and signed his name on the document.

Seeing this, others also signed their names.
(End of this chapter)