Chapter 1 A Chance Encounter

In the Dragon City district, near the elevators on the first floor of the Tianfu Hotel, a man surrounded by others stared at Su Miaomiao for a few seconds before smiling and replying, "I'm sorry, I was on the phone and didn't see where I was going."

"It's okay." Seeing that he was polite, Su Miaomiao didn't say much, and reached out to press the elevator call button.

The group of four or five people stood together. The leading man answered his phone a couple more times. Before the elevator arrived, he hung up and glanced at Su Miaomiao's profile.

The elevator arrived, and the group stepped inside. One of the middle-aged men pressed the button for the fourth floor. Seeing that it was the same floor she needed, Su Miaomiao didn't reach out and stood to the right inside the elevator.

Soon, the elevator arrived at the fourth floor, and everyone stepped out. Su Miaomiao glanced at the rooms to her left and immediately headed toward one.

The leading man followed behind, suddenly smiling and asking, "Beauty, are you going to 402 too?"

Su Miaomiao turned her head. "Yes, I'm going to 402."

"What a coincidence, running into our own people." The leading man replied, quickly stepping forward and pushing open the door to room 402. "I'm here to eat in 402 as well."

"Oh, you know my older brother and them?" Su Miaomiao realized, smiling and nodding at him.

"Please, come in!" The leading man said chivalrously to Su Miaomiao.

After chatting for a couple of sentences, Su Miaomiao walked into the private room first, followed by the leading man and his group.

Inside, Yu Mingyuan, Su Tianyu, Da Bai, Su Tiannan, and others stood up to greet them.

"Oh, Brother Gui, how did you come together?" Da Bai looked surprised to see Miaomiao entering with the person he was hosting.

The leading man smiled and replied, "We ran into each other downstairs. I bumped into this beauty."

"Oh, you guys are really destined." Bai Hongbo grinned and immediately stepped forward, saying, "Let me introduce you all. This is Gui Mengjun, Brother Gui, one of the biggest owners of military equipment factories in the entire Asian Alliance..."

"Hey, hey, don't say that, it's too high-profile." Gui Mengjun immediately waved his hand to stop him. "Just doing a little business."

Standing to the side, Su Tianyu sized up Gui Mengjun. He looked to be about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, about 1.78 meters tall, and sturdily built. Although he wasn't young, he had well-defined features, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, looking like a very charming international news anchor.

In the Old Triangle area, for a native to have this complexion and appearance, he would definitely be considered a beauty.

After introductions were made, Yu Mingyuan invited Gui Mengjun to sit in the guest of honor seat and then told the restaurant to start serving the dishes.

In the corner of the room, after exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Su Miaomiao immediately said to Su Tiannan, "Let's go, let's find a place for you to sign."

"We have guests here, there's no rush. I'll sign it for you later," Su Tiannan said softly.

Su Miaomiao was impatient, but seeing that her older brother's words made sense, she obediently sat down and waited.

At the head of the table, Da Bai, the host, spoke first, saying to Yu Mingyuan and Su Tianyu, "When we were in the Old Triangle, we really experienced what it means to be treated like royalty. Not to mention the accommodations, which were truly comfortable and luxurious, but they even prepared four or five cuisines, fearing that we wouldn't be used to the food... Now that Brother Gui has come to our side, we have to make sure he's well taken care of! Come on, let's all raise a glass to welcome our guest from afar!"

"No need to be so polite, just relax, just relax." Gui Mengjun smiled and raised his glass. "I can't drink much, so let's just have a little."

"Come on, let's enjoy ourselves."

"Welcome to Dragon City, Brother Gui!"

Everyone stood up to propose a toast, and after a round of drinks, the social ice was officially broken.

Yu Mingyuan put down his glass and asked, "I heard Brother Gui is here for an inspection?"

"It's not really an inspection, just a preliminary relationship-building trip." Gui Mengjun explained with a light smile, "Because of some policy impacts in South America, some of the businesses we're doing are quite popular. Many people in Dragon City are contacting us, so I came over to take a look."

"I see." Yu Mingyuan nodded slowly. "With the First District's Decree, the military supplies to the Old Mo region are basically cut off. Hehe, Brother Gui, I heard from Fan Ge that the Old Triangle distributors will be choosing new partners in the form of an exhibition. Is that right?"

"Yes, we will be choosing new partners in the form of an exhibition." Gui Mengjun didn't hide anything and responded softly, "Anyone who is interested in this business can participate at that time."

"A bidding-style quotation?" Su Tianyu understood immediately.

Gui Mengjun glanced at Su Tianyu. "Yes, the quotations will not be made public. After the exhibition, the final decision will be made jointly by the owners of our distribution channels."

"Brother Gui, may I ask a presumptuous question? How many new partner slots are there for our Old Mo region and the Dragon City region?" Su Tianyu asked with a smile.

Gui Mengjun paused for a moment and replied with a smile, "That can't be revealed yet, but there won't be too many."

"Oh, I see."

Su Tianyu nodded, not saying anything more, but he felt that Gui Mengjun and his group were very good at business.

Damn it, "military industrial products," crude oil, and war materials were not things that could be traded openly, but they dared to hold an exhibition, which showed the power of Gui Mengjun's family in the Old Triangle.

Moreover, potential partners participating in the exhibition had to submit confidential quotations in private, outlining their advantages in their bids. This non-public operation would make the competition extremely fierce among those interested.

With the First District closing its borders, the Old Mo region was a piece of fat meat. They were at war there, and everything was in short supply, so whoever could get cheap import channels would be holding the key to wealth. Gui Mengjun's family was definitely making the most profitable choice by doing this.

Su Tianyu didn't yet know what cards You Yifan held, but he didn't think he would have much of an advantage in the competition. Because Gui Mengjun had said that the number of partners they would give to the Old Mo region wasn't many, which meant that the wealthy and powerful figures in Dragon City who wanted to do this business would also engage in a bloody battle in private.

"The exhibition will start next month, and we hope everyone will come and support us!" Gui Mengjun said with a smile.

"We're too small to get involved in this business, at most we'll just go with Fan Ge to see the world," Yu Mingyuan replied with a smile.

"Come together, it'll be very lively."

Just then, Su Miaomiao, eager to leave, held a glass of wine and walked over politely, smoothing her hair and saying, "Boss Gui, I have something to do and need to leave first. Um, I... I'd like to offer you a toast to welcome you!"

Gui Mengjun looked up at Su Miaomiao, his eyes somewhat dazed.