Today, Shen Chong was still wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a black suit, looking very business-like.
As the car window rolled down and Jiang Cheng's face was slowly revealed, Shen Chong immediately bowed respectfully toward him. "Young Master, good afternoon. I didn't expect to see you here."
"Old Shen??"
Hearing this form of address, Shen Chong didn't feel the slightest bit uncomfortable; instead, the smile on his face grew even wider.
After nodding to Si Nian at the side, Shen Chong followed up by asking, "Are you here to eat?"
Jiang Cheng nodded. "I'm here to eat. Why are you blocking the way up ahead?"
Shen Chong replied with a smile, "I came to the hotel's business hall for a meeting to discuss this quarter's cooperation projects. It seems someone is filming up ahead and blocking the path. Your driver happened to come over and knock on the door, and once I looked, I saw it was your car."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's lips curled. "You even recognize this car of mine?"
Upon hearing this, the expression on Shen Chong's face stiffened slightly. He then lowered his head and said with a troubled look, "Young Master, your license plate number is quite special. So... please rest assured, although the Second Grandfather cares about you, he isn't watching you every single moment..."
Jiang Cheng waved his hand, signaling him not to be nervous.
He hadn't originally cared or obsessed over the attention Great-Grandfather and Second Grandfather paid him.
"By the way, Old Shen, your group is in the energy sector, right?"
Seeing Jiang Cheng say this, Shen Chong reminded him, "Young Master, it is your group. The person I'm meeting today is a long-term partner of the company, and their CEO came in person today. Since you happen to be here, why don't we go over together? You could supervise the project, which would be convenient for the future... After all, you are the legitimate heir of our Jiang Family..."
Seeing the sudden look of expectation on Shen Chong's face, Jiang Cheng immediately caught on.
This was trying to push him into a fire pit.
Jiang Cheng frowned and waved his hand, saying, "Hey, hey, hey, stop right there. I won't go join the bustle. Professional matters should be left to professional people. If I go, I'd just be there to make up the numbers..."
Jiang Cheng's words were truly sincere.
Most wealthy families nowadays no longer favored managing their companies themselves.
Firstly, it wasn't professional, and secondly, it easily led to risks of family members fighting for power and profit.
So, they generally established family trust companies and hired professional management teams.
This way, they could ensure that wealth was preserved and passed down continuously.
Seeing Jiang Cheng say this, Shen Chong still wanted to persuade him: "Young Master..."
Jiang Cheng waved his hand. "Does the company have business over in Xishan?"
Shen Chong nodded. "Xishan?? Yes, we do."
Looking at Shen Chong's expression, he didn't seem to know about what happened in the bar last night.
Jiang Cheng briefly told Shen Chong about what happened at the bar last night.
At the mention of this, Shen Chong's expression instantly became cold and stern.
His back teeth were faintly clenched as he spoke, "Too much! What Chen Family? This is simply bullying people too far, unheard of! Rest assured, I know what to do."
Watching Shen Chong grit his teeth, looking as if Jiang Cheng had been terribly bullied, Si Nian, who was at the side, couldn't help but feel a bit tongue-tied.
According to Jiang Cheng's description, the other party was clearly the one who had been hit on the head by Jiang Cheng, which was why they held a grudge.
Although the other party had indeed started the trouble first, it shouldn't warrant such a look as if Jiang Cheng had been severely bullied.
Are all rich families this protective of their own?
If one didn't know better, they would have thought it was Jiang Cheng who had been hit on the head.
Seeing these two luxury cars blocking the hotel entrance, the hotel staff immediately ran over with nervous expressions.
As they ran, they shouted to Shen Chong, "Sir, you can't park here. Please drive your car to the parking lot of the Department Store Building ahead."
The staff member, who was halfway through their run, saw Shen Chong's face and their expression couldn't help but change.
Immediately after, he quickly gave Shen Chong a salute to apologize and turned around to run hurriedly toward the hotel entrance.
Just over ten seconds later, the hotel's general manager personally came out to welcome them.
At that moment, a man in a suit came running all the way over, his face full of fawning. He bowed respectfully to Shen Chong and said, "Manager Shen, we are honored by your presence!"
After speaking, the Male Manager cautiously looked at the person inside the car window. When he saw Jiang Cheng sitting in the passenger seat, he immediately bowed again and said, "Young Master Jiang, welcome."
Although his face was covered in smiles, his heart was filled with astonishment. He noticed that when Shen Chong spoke to Jiang Cheng, he remained half-bowed, his attitude extremely humble.
One must know, Shen Chong was the private secretary to a director of the Mingsheng Group; how high was his status?
Within the Mingsheng Group, he was a senior management member, with a status equivalent to a deputy general manager of the company.
With the Mingsheng Group's powerful influence and immense strength, even the presidents of those large listed companies would have to respectfully call him "Mr. Shen" upon meeting him.
Therefore, he really couldn't imagine who could make Shen Chong so humble.
He had originally thought some legendary big shot was sitting in the car, but he never expected it to be Jiang Cheng.
Even though Jiang Cheng always held the center position when he came with Wang Congcong and others, Xingchen Company was simply insignificant in front of a giant like the Mingsheng Group.
However, the scene before him completely overturned his understanding.
Could it be that Jiang Cheng had some profound background unknown to others?
Or perhaps Xingchen Company held some special importance in the eyes of the Mingsheng Group?
The Male Manager's brain worked rapidly. Suddenly, when he remembered Jiang Cheng's surname, his eyes instantly widened slightly.
Wasn't that director of the Mingsheng Group also surnamed Jiang?
No wonder he had so much prestige in front of the son of the richest man; so that was why... Thinking of this, a layer of fine sweat couldn't help but break out on the Male Manager's forehead.
"Who is filming up ahead?"
Hearing this, the hotel's general manager immediately understood Shen Chong's meaning.
If they were to turn around and go to the side entrance now, with the current traffic, it would probably take half an hour.
Normally, he might have suggested it, but now, after guessing Jiang Cheng's identity, he didn't dare say a word.
He hurriedly replied, "Manager Shen, it's a male celebrity filming, named Cai Kunxu. Please wait a moment, I'll have them clear the way first before you drive in."
With that, the Male Manager immediately bowed to Jiang Cheng and Shen Chong and then ran off.
After the Male Manager finished speaking, the originally calm Si Nian couldn't help but stick her head out of the window to take a look.
Right at the entrance, a young man was indeed standing there making various exaggerated poses.
He even had two photographers, two people holding large lights, and two staff members holding reflectors.
Additionally, there were several Bodyguards maintaining order.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Cheng teased Si Nian, "Do you also like singing, dancing, rap, and playing basketball?"
Hearing this, Si Nian couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst into laughter. "No, I'm just curious. After all, this is the first time I've met a real celebrity."
Jiang Cheng understood Si Nian's feeling.
If it were his former self, he would probably have been unable to resist wanting to take a closer look when encountering a celebrity.
However, ever since he founded Xingchen Company and went through the series of events involving Fan Shuishui and others, he had long since lost any special interest in the status of a celebrity.
In Jiang Cheng's eyes, they were just a group of ordinary workers.