"No problem, let him come along." This Zhao seemed very generous, waving his hand to indicate that Chen Yiyang can bring a few people along.

So Chen Yiyang simply followed him to the private room and sent the room number to the accountant.

As for safety issues, Chen Yiyang thought that in the core area of the Imperial Capital, where high-end automobile forums are held, there shouldn't be any danger.

If this were abroad, he wouldn't dare follow strangers like this even if he had a hundred times the courage, not even with bodyguards around.

Upon arriving at the private room, Chen Yiyang found, just as Zhao said, that indeed a bunch of people were there savoring the food.

Apart from two fresh king crabs on the table, there was also a bottle of wine worth hundreds of thousands, along with various rare and expensive ingredients.

Roughly estimating, this meal alone could cost three to four hundred thousand RMB.

Honestly speaking, even though Chen Yiyang is now worth billions, he had never eaten like this before.

He's accustomed to being a simple local guy; he'd either have the chef prepare whatever he wanted to eat, or he'd go out with the accountant, stroll around, and casually have something to eat.

He truly hadn't experienced a meal costing hundreds of thousands.

Of course, this excludes attending parties and gatherings in Moscow and Sao Paulo.

"This is Little Lei, with Lei Jun being his elder."

Earlier, Zhao Rui introduced himself to Chen Yiyang without saying anything, only mentioned he was the junior of Lei Jun.

As a result, Zhao Rui assumed his surname was Lei.

Chen Yiyang, of course, didn't correct him; since he was here to enjoy for free, letting them know his real name felt awkward.

"I was initially going out to chat with Lei for a bit, but Lei and Little Lei were already chatting, so I didn't interrupt.

I'm somewhat friends with Lei, so of course, I want to entertain Little Lei as well, hence bringing him along."

Zhao Rui's words were quite skillful.

Chen Yiyang couldn't help but glance at him after Zhao Rui finished speaking.

A master.

Every sentence was true, yet wasn't truly straightforward, all misleading.

After introducing Chen Yiyang, Zhao Rui also introduced a few other people at the table.

Besides a few business people, there was a video blogger.

"This one here is the top food blogger; his videos get millions, even tens of millions of views, quite impressive."

"That's an exaggeration, really."

This video blogger named Zhang Chun, whom Chen Yiyang had seen online, was a young man about his age.

Upon hearing Zhao Rui introduce him like this, Zhang Chun hurriedly came out to say Zhao Rui was somewhat exaggerating.

Chen Yiyang, being around the same age and having watched some of his videos, chatted with Zhang Chun for a bit to understand the origin of the meal gathering.

According to Zhang Chun's statement, Zhao Rui is a big boss, owning two high-end restaurants in Shanghai.

The hotel they were currently at was where Zhao Rui just held a small stake, not his own establishment.

Thus, Zhao Rui planned to open a new store in the Imperial Capital.

Inviting Zhang Chun was to use Zhang's fame and traffic to promote his future establishment.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yiyang felt relieved.

Now it seemed this was just an ordinary wealthy gathering.

The reason Zhao Rui suddenly approached him was simple, seeing Chen Yiyang chat extensively with Lei, he figured Chen was not ordinary either, so invited him over to connect.

For ordinary wealthy folks or brokers, this indeed was a normal way to expand their network.

Not long after, the accountant also came over.

Chen Yiyang had already informed her to call him Brother Lei upon entering.

"I thought you genuinely grew a conscience and invited me for a good meal." The accountant dressed very stylishly today.

Whether it was luxury nurturing her or due to her riches now, hiring someone to do makeup and styling.

Wearing a short skirt, she blended well among the female companions of rich folks.

"Isn't this good enough? A few thousand for king crab, tens of thousands for wine, just eat up." Chen Yiyang jokingly remarked, earning a glare from the accountant.

"By the way." Midway through the meal, Zhao Rui suddenly looked at Zhang Chun and said, "Would you be interested in being a part of my new restaurant in the Imperial Capital?"

"Zhao, do I get to invest?" Zhang Chun was quite shocked when asked suddenly.

After all, Zhao Rui was opening a high-end restaurant, much like here, a meal costing tens or hundreds of thousands.

The investment for such a restaurant is extremely high, just renting land in the Imperial Capital, renovating, hiring staff, marketing—estimated to cost several billion.

Even if a food blogger reaches the top of the industry, the annual income is likely just a few millions.

"Of course." Zhao Rui said to Zhang Chun, "I'm mainly interested in your fame and traffic; and aren't you well connected with other top bloggers?"

Zhao Rui paused, then continued, "Here's the deal. Invite six bloggers with strong relationships with you to invest together, each for a symbolic million.

Our main goal is to create a traffic matrix to draw guests into the restaurant. The money isn't the concern, but it's to give an account to other shareholders, how about it?"

Upon Zhao Rui saying this, Chen Yiyang noticed Zhang Chun was already too excited to think straight.

Because Zhao Rui said earlier that once this restaurant in the Imperial Capital opens, earning a minimum of a billion annually isn't impossible.

Unexpectedly, the next moment this future billion-a-year restaurant allowed a mere food blogger to participate.

Like doughnuts falling from the sky.

Elder bro giving him free money.

"Zhao, no doubt about it." Zhang Chun tapped his chest without hesitating and said, "Consider it done. I'll contact people and manage this, then transfer the funds to your account."

"Money isn't the focus, but your influence." Zhao Rui maintained a casual demeanor.

"Is opening a restaurant this profitable? Earning a billion a year?" By now, Chen Yiyang couldn't help but inquire.

Recently, he indeed lacked cash flow.

Although the factories in Sao Paulo and Tula were nearly free acquisitions.

The subsequent investment was considerable.

The scale of his own pre-cooked food factory is quite large now, employing hundreds of people.

But after a year, deducting research, labor, and other expenditures, pure profit was only around twenty to thirty million.

Yet, unexpectedly, pure profit for a restaurant could go up to a billion.

"Naturally, guests at high-end restaurants don't care about the price, only about prestige. As long as the prestige is elevated, gross profit can exceed ninety percent."

Zhao Rui looked at Chen Yiyang and suddenly asked, "Why, is Little Lei now also in need of project investment?"

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