Chapter 24 Liu Taihe
Chapter 24 Liu Taihe
Hearing Zhao Chenghao say this in an envious tone, An Rushong just smiled indifferently and did not show any surprise.
He was in this line of work in his previous life, how could he not know how crazy this industry is.
In the Philippines, the biggest opening has always been made by its neighbor across the sea. After 2000, it was just when the economy of the old colonial master began to take off. At the same time, it was also when the offline and online gambling businesses in the Philippines and even the entire Southeast Asia began to go crazy.
People who have not been exposed to this business will never imagine how crazy people who are addicted to gambling are. They really can ignore everything.
In An Rusong's opinion, there are only two kinds of people in this world that should not be approached. Murderers, robbers, thieves, etc., do not belong to these two categories.
That's right, in An Rushong's opinion, no matter how vicious a person is, he cannot be said to be untouchable. Only gamblers and "material addicts" are the two types of people who absolutely cannot be contacted, because these two types of people really have no bottom line. Once their addiction comes up, they can do things that even animals cannot do without any psychological burden.
The most important thing is that when these two people harm others, they always start with their relatives and close ones. This is a law like truth.
Seeing that An Rusong didn't show any surprise, Zhao Chenghao didn't find it strange. He raised his arm and nudged An Rusong's waist with his elbow, then said, "Don't say whatever comes to your mind when you meet Uncle Taian later. He has found many channels today to understand the situation in this industry, so he is not completely ignorant now. If you talk nonsense for no reason, be careful that he will see through you."
"When did I say anything nonsense?" An Rushong said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Anyway, be careful," Zhao Chenghao continued to remind him worriedly, "Also, there is another person present today, um, a very annoying guy."
As he said this, a look of disgust actually flashed across his face—not an expression of disgust, but an expression of disgust.
"Oh?" An Rushong was a little surprised. It seemed that this annoying guy must have a special relationship with Shen Taian, otherwise he would not have been able to eavesdrop on a conversation of this nature tonight.
"His name is Liu Taihe," Zhao Chenghao obviously didn't want to talk more about this person. He said casually and pointed to the ground, "He is the prince of this lady."
An Rushong didn't understand at first. He thought that the "Damu" the other party was referring to was "Damu Mountain". But he soon realized that the "Damu" Zhao Chenghao was referring to could not be the Damu Mountain. After all, this Damu Mountain was a national asset. Who could become the prince of Damu Mountain?
Since it is not Damu Mountain, it should refer to Damu Group.
This large parent group is not a very large economic entity. At least compared with chaebols like Samsung and Hanwha, it is not even a smaller brother.
But even so, this economic entity is still quite large, and it has involvement in the three industries of real estate, chemicals and machinery manufacturing.
The residential apartment project in Gaepo-dong Districts 1 to 4 was undertaken by Damu Real Estate. Therefore, even though Cho Sung-ho was the third-ranked figure in the Nambu-dong faction, a small gang like them really could not compete with an economic entity like the Damu Group.
That's indeed the case. Even though the Nambu Dong Faction seemed extremely powerful when facing the "Dream Toys" toy factory, if they were to face an economic entity like the Daimu Group, they would only need to put in a little effort to send Zhao Chenghao to prison for a few years, or even kill him dozens of times.
Generally speaking, as the prince of the Damu Group, Liu Taihe would not bother to pay attention to people like Shen Taian. At most, when Damu Real Estate was doing demolition, he would spend money to hire thugs from the Nanbu Dong faction to do the work.
But Shen Taian's identity is more complicated. He is the boss of the Southern Dong faction behind the scenes, but in public, he is a barrister and has a certain political identity and background. What Liu Taihe values should be his latter two identities.
As they were talking, the two of them had already turned into the hall along a corridor, and then a woman in a Chiguli skirt led them into a private suite.
The decoration and furnishings in the suite were very luxurious, but the most eye-catching thing was the two young girls standing at the door. The two girls were also wearing traditional Chiguli skirts, but their skirts were made of almost transparent fabrics, so everything inside the skirts could be vaguely seen.
Seeing An Rushong and the other man walk into the room, the two girls took the initiative to come forward and began to take off their clothes respectively.
"This is..." An Rushong looked at the empty living room, but did not stop the girl from undressing him. He just turned his head and looked at Zhao Chenghao in surprise.
"Change your clothes first," Zhao Chenghao was relaxed. While talking to An Rusong, he also reached out to touch the girl's body. It seemed that this was not his first time to come to this place. Turning his head, he saw the confusion on An Rusong's face, and he retracted his hand and sneered, "The people who come here are all celebrities, well, upper-class people, they always have a lot of privacy, and they are worried about being recorded or eavesdropped on when they talk."
Pointing at the open collar, he said, "Wouldn't it be possible to solve all the problems like this? Everyone should change their clothes first and wear only the bathrobes provided here. Hehe, not only will everyone feel at ease when discussing matters, but they can also enjoy themselves conveniently after discussing the serious matters. So, how can such a place not have good business?"
An Rushong suddenly realized that it had to be said that these upper class people really knew how to have fun. In his previous life, although he had seen a lot, he had never encountered a place like this.
Soon, the two were stripped naked, and then, with the help of the two girls, they changed into snow-white bathrobes. They were not even provided with underwear inside the bathrobes.
After changing clothes, the woman who led the way before appeared again. She led the two to the door on the other side of the living room, and then along the inner corridor, after many turns, they arrived at a Japanese-style door with a curtain.
There is a painting on the curtain door, which is completely in the style of Ukiyo-e. The characters in it are colorful and have exaggerated expressions, which makes people feel uncomfortable when looking at it.
An Rushong glanced at the painting on the door and felt a little disdainful.
It is said that South Korea is a country with strong nationalism and its people have a strong sense of patriotism. But in fact, those who are truly patriotic and have strong national sentiments are always ordinary people. Among those in the upper class of society, there are many traitors to Korea.
Through the curtained door, one could hear voices of laughter coming from inside, including those of men and women.
The woman who led the way reached out and knocked on the door frame. After someone inside responded, she knelt on the ground and opened the curtain door with both hands. The moment the door opened, the woman immediately lowered her head, and her forehead touched the ground.
Zhao Chenghao gestured to An Rushong, then stepped into the door.
Unlike the narrow corridor outside, the curtain door is a rather spacious hall. Its style and furnishings are also Japanese. There are tatami mats on the floor and a long low table in the middle of the hall.
When An Rusong walked in, he saw four or five people sitting on each side of the low table, most of them were young women in white bathrobes, and only two people sitting opposite each other in the middle were men. The person sitting on the right was Shen Taian, and the man opposite him was a young man with a square head, a big face, broad shoulders and long arms.
Seeing An Rushong and Zhao Chenghao coming in from outside, the young man actually stood up first with a smile, while Shen Taian looked like he had to stand up.
"This is Mr. An, right?" The young man was obviously Liu Taihe. As he stood up, not only Shen Taian stood up, but also the seven or eight women sitting on both sides stood up. "I heard Brother Taian talk about you before, but I didn't expect you to be so young."
"Mr. Liu," An Rushong naturally knew how to behave. He stood at the door and gave the young man a standard 90-degree bow.
"Haha, just call me Brother Taihe," the young man said, although he acted very easy-going, his arrogance was actually hidden in his bones. When An Rusong came in, he stood up, but his feet remained stuck in the same place, without moving at all.
"Brother Taihe," An Rushong followed suit and immediately changed the address.
He doesn't care about Liu Taihe's personality. As long as the other party's existence is beneficial to him, or even as long as the other party's existence does not affect his personal interests, he can call the other party "brother" and even flatter the other party. He can do it.
"Haha, good, good," Liu Taihe looked very happy. He pointed to an empty seat beside him and said, "Come on, take a seat quickly. We are all family here today, so don't be polite."
An Rusong glanced at Shen Taian, and only when he nodded imperceptibly did he walk to the seat Liu Taihe pointed to and kneeled down - even if he wanted to hug someone, he had to consider the situation. Shen Taian was the one he could hug directly at the moment, so how could he throw away the wild fruit in his hand just to quench his thirst?
After An Rushong and his partner sat down, Liu Taihe personally directed the women around him, urging them to pour wine and serve food to An Rushong. He behaved very kindly and attentively, and his enthusiasm made people feel that he was a humble big brother next door.
After the first three glasses of wine, Liu Taihe and Shen Taian did not talk about business. Only after the third glass of wine did Shen Taian bring up the topic of the flower card website. He looked at An Rusong and said, "Rusong, Taihe is very interested in the flower card website that you and Cheng Hao are running, and would like to learn more about it from you."
(End of this chapter)