Although Shen Nanyi didn't have an invitation, given her status, the people at the banquet hall didn't stop her. Instead, they quickly invited Shen Nanyi and the others in.
Once inside, Shen Nanyi even saw a few familiar faces, including Tang Lin.
After a few days, Tang Lin looked much better than before. Her clothes and accessories were also more luxurious, and she really seemed to be regaining the air of the former young miss of the Tang family.
When she saw Shen Nanyi, Tang Lin's eyes showed a hint of hostility, but soon she composed herself and gave Shen Nanyi a faint smile.
Then an oily middle - aged man walked over and put his arm around Tang Lin's waist. Tang Lin didn't stop him but instead wrapped her arm around the man's. Tang Lin was determined to hold on to this man.
After experiencing the pain of being broke, in Tang Lin's eyes, getting in with a rich man was more important than anything else.
Shen Nanyi naturally saw the man standing next to Tang Lin. There was a strange look in her eyes. Was the world really that small?
If she wasn't mistaken, this man seemed to be...
Thinking this, Shen Nanyi quickly took a few photos and sent them directly to Wu Fang.
What was going on here was indeed a small - scale auction, and the organizer of the auction was Zhang Jizhong, the man beside Tang Lin.
Although the Zhang Group couldn't compare with the Ji Group, it was still one of the leading enterprises in City A. When the Zhang Group held a banquet, many people gave it face.
The main purpose of this small - scale business negotiation was to acquire a mountain in Singapore. According to the current exploration, there were rich metals in that mountain, and there was a high probability that it was a tin mine.
Tin was not a common raw material in daily life, but it was an indispensable component in some important military and industrial products. If it was really a tin mine, it would be a very profitable acquisition.
But Zhang Jizhong had gone to negotiate several times, and the other side always said they wouldn't sell. Zhang Jizhong was very anxious, afraid that the news would leak out. If multiple parties competed, he would be under great pressure.
That's why he was in a hurry to call a few of his close acquaintances to discuss whether anyone knew the owner of the mountain and could help him complete the acquisition as soon as possible.
So when he saw Ji Beichuan coming, Zhang Jizhong instinctively looked at him warily, with a hint of hostility in his eyes, but he still had an approachable smile on his face.
"A small - scale gathering like this has actually attracted President Ji. It really makes our humble place shine." After some small talk, Zhang Jizhong began to probe whether Ji Beichuan knew any inside information.
He was a bit nervous. If the Ji family knew the inside story, it would be more difficult for them to acquire the mountain, because the Ji Group was extremely wealthy and they couldn't compete with it.
"I heard there was a gathering here. We just came to take a look. We won't disturb President Zhang, will we?" Although Ji Beichuan was usually cold, he was quite good at handling interpersonal relationships. His words left no room for doubt.
Zhang Jizhong naturally had nothing to say. He could only say it wouldn't be a disturbance and then invited them to a corner. Since Ji Beichuan had arrived, the situation on the field had become a bit delicate.
Some things they could have said before, but they couldn't say them now that Ji Beichuan was here, after all, they were in a competitive relationship.
Ji Beichuan also noticed something was wrong on the field. He was looking at one side, wondering what Zhang Jizhong was up to.
Shen Nanyi's eyes were all on the map not far away. She always felt that this map looked familiar. What was going on?
After a moment, Shen Nanyi finally realized why the map in front of her looked familiar. She grabbed Ji Beichuan and rushed out.
Ji Beichuan had no idea what was going on and was just dragged away by Shen Nanyi. William and Zhang Kai were really shocked today. They never thought Ji Beichuan could be so obedient.
The group returned to the previous coffee shop. Shen Nanyi carefully recalled the map she had just seen and was sure it was the mountain she had bought in Singapore before.
"William, you're from Singapore, right?" After thinking carefully for a while, Shen Nanyi turned her eyes to William.
From the conversation just now, she learned that although William looked like a foreigner, he actually had Singaporean nationality and had a relatively high status in Singapore.
William didn't know why Shen Nanyi's thoughts jumped so fast. He was a bit slow to keep up with her rhythm and could only nod.
He used to think Ji Beichuan's thoughts were hard to follow, but now he found that his girlfriend was also quite unpredictable.
"I have a mountain in my hand. I may need you to send someone to detect if there's anything rare in it." Since William was Ji Beichuan's friend, Shen Nanyi naturally trusted him completely. She told him her thoughts without reservation and took out the photo on her phone. It was a photo of the map she had secretly taken just now.
If someone else had said there was a barren mountain, William wouldn't have taken it seriously, but since it was Shen Nanyi who said it, the situation was different.
"I've heard of this mountain. One of my goals for coming back this time was to cooperate with Ji Beichuan to find the owner of this mountain. I didn't expect it to be you!" Looking at the area marked on the map by Shen Nanyi, William seemed even more excited than Shen Nanyi.
It was really "search high and low for something to no avail, only to find it effortlessly". He had found the owner so easily.
As a native Singaporean noble, his connections in Singapore were naturally far beyond Zhang Jizhong's. He roughly knew what was in this mountain, and that was why he was so excited.
"What exactly is in there?" Shen Nanyi was even more curious since she found out that William really knew something. At the beginning, the system only said that buying this mountain wouldn't be a loss, but several years had passed, and she had almost forgotten about it.
"If there are no accidents, it should be a tin mine, and the content is not low!" Since their relationship was special, William didn't hide anything and quickly told them the result of his exploration.
In fact, William still held back some information. Some exploration teams said there might be some precious metals inside, but it wasn't confirmed.
Even Ji Beichuan's expression showed a hint of surprise.
As is well - known, most of the mineral resources in the country are state - owned, and there are few private mineral resources, let alone a scarce resource like a tin mine.
Although this mine was in Singapore, if used well, it could establish a network of contacts that no one else could match.
For a moment, Ji Beichuan was a bit envious of Shen Nanyi's good luck. At the same time, he also felt a bit proud. Look, this was the girl he had taken a fancy to.