The Wealthy Tycoon's Game of Life

Chapter 1309: Chapter 505: Period_2

”Mr. Shen Li, Chairman of Yuanri Ship Group, has personally donated RMB 18.88 million to the fund!”

”Ms. Zhang Shiling, Chairman of Lingxi Group, has personally donated RMB 18.88 million to the fund!”

”...”

The unified amount of RMB 18.88 million was donated by five other prominent figures in Magic City’s business circle, as if maintaining a certain tacit understanding. Though slightly less than Guo Wangshan, they all contributed a very striking figure.

Due to the influence of these individuals, guests who initially planned to donate only a hundred thousand or eighty thousand were embarrassed to be stingy. Even those who were completely unfamiliar with Zhou Wang eventually donated at least RMB 500,000, with countless donations exceeding a million...

Zhou Wang couldn’t help but sigh, saying that Magic City really has a lot of wealthy people!

People like Luo Meiling and Mrs. Lin, Young Master Qiu’s mother, also donated at least RMB 5 million.

”Boss, it seems... it seems like we only spent a day and have already achieved our original three-year target.”

Looking at the final collected amount, Xu Wenqian was so shocked that she couldn’t close her mouth.

Zhou Wang also felt a sigh as he looked at the nine-figure total.

See, robbing a bank is definitely not the fastest way to make money in this world.

If Zhou Wang really intended, appropriating these funds would only be a matter of transferring from left hand to right hand—it could be done in minutes.

But although these funds wouldn’t end up with Zhou Wang, the series of positive effects they triggered would genuinely reflect back on him.

Through tonight’s lavish fundraising alone, the newly established Wangzhou Group had firmly established its footing in Magic City’s capital-aggregated arena, ensuring success in any business ventures thereafter.

Moreover, Zhou Wang could anticipate gaining a substantial amount of Reputation Value from this event, which could be exchanged for the system’s invaluable props, making it seem like there’s been no change in assets, but he’s actually made a fortune...

It made Zhou Wang feel a bit embarrassed to activate the ”Magic City Business Circle Random Industry Gift Package,” as it equates to carving profits from Brother Guo and others.

But considering the former ”self” indirectly helped them earn substantial assets, Zhou Wang felt less burdened.

After all, when you mix in business, debts must be paid; now it’s just collecting a little interest.

Of course, anyone who deserves gratitude should still be acknowledged.

Thus, when the banquet concluded, Zhou Wang personally bid each of them farewell.

Everyone was given a few words of ”heartfelt expression,” as if grievances were forgotten between toasts, past conflicts no longer mattered, and a bright future awaited them all.

However, Zhou Wang now found that such insincere social engagements were not exhausting; the key was merely to speak a few conventional words with the most sincere gaze. The truly troublesome matter remained dealing with women.

Fortunately, at this juncture, Zhou Wang’s prior foresight and various small tricks revealed their usefulness.

Already sensing Zhou Wang’s ”sincerity,” Ding Yi was the first to pardon him upon seeing Zhou Wang genuinely present her with an exquisitely packaged gift box.

Her focus was not on the value of the expensive-looking necklace given by Zhou Wang but rather on the fact that his earlier promise of preparing a gift for her was authentic.

The Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, with its zodiac symbolism, looked custom-made for her, indicating that Zhou Wang indeed began to pay attention to their relationship and proactively took a step forward.

This was what satisfied Ding Yi the most.

Thus, she exhibited her generosity. Upon seeing Xia Xiwei approach with her mother, she lightly embraced Zhou Wang before leaving with the smiling Nie Xiaoyun, providing ample maneuvering space for Zhou Wang.

In response, Zhou Wang just wanted to say... Fortunately, the jewelry I bought abroad was abundant. Not only Capricorn but even if Ding Yi were of the Fairy constellation, he could instantly find suitable jewelry for her.

Xia Xiwei might have been startled by Zhou Wang’s powerful slap earlier; she was notably quiet throughout the banquet, even avoiding Zhou Wang’s gaze with a hint of retreat, her previous wit seemingly vanished.

The truly challenging one was her mother, Yan Baiqiu.

”By the way, Xiao Zhou, I heard your parents are also here. Could you arrange for me to meet them? It wouldn’t be polite otherwise.”

Yan Baiqiu hastily inquired upon seeing Zhou Wang, as if recalling something important.

”Aunt Yan, it’s getting late, and my mother’s health has been unstable. It’s almost time for her medication and rest. How about I arrange it separately next time, and we sit down together for a nice chat?”

”Well, alright, Xiao Zhou, be sure to arrange it, okay? I’ll be in Magic City for two more days.”

Her words were reasonable, so Yan Baiqiu could only agree, then complained to Siyun beside her, ”It’s your fault; you’ve been saying there’s something important to tell me all night long, but haven’t gotten to the point. I’ve been feeling like I’ve forgotten something...”

Facing Yan Baiqiu’s reproach, Yan Siyun discreetly winked at Zhou Wang, and the two shared a knowing smile.

As long as tonight passed, when Yan Baiqiu truly wished to meet his parents, there wouldn’t be any other disruptions. Zhou Wang would merely need to notify his parents in advance, which wasn’t a big issue, so he naturally agreed readily.

After methodically bidding farewell to the slightly reluctant Miss Gu, Miss Yang, and others, only those deemed ”our people” in a certain sense remained in the banquet hall.