Chapter 489: Got Prostituted for Nothing

Chapter 489: Got Prostituted for Nothing

Furious.

This was Hou Xiaofeng's first reaction after learning the relevant information.

Who does it concern?

Of course it’s Li Yan.

During the call with Shi Lei, Hou Xiaofeng was completely unable to maintain his usual calm demeanor.

"Old Shi, why don't you talk to me? Anyway, I treat you well, right?"

Shi Lei's voice on the phone was relaxed, "How can I ventilate? When Huang Guohui came to see me, I didn't even know that I wanted to have dinner with Li Yan."

"You really don't know?"

"It's boring to say such things, Mr. Hou."

Hou Xiaofeng realized that he had lost his composure and took a deep breath.

"I don't know what kind of deal you have with Li Yan. You also know that I, Shi Lei, am not interested in these things." Shi Lei said, "I have revealed the content of the conversation to you this time. I already treat you as a friend. Don't be cold. ”

"Don't get me wrong, Lao Shi, I don't mean anything extra." Hou Xiaofeng is a person who relies on favors, and his biggest taboo is to offend a relationship that has resources and few handles. Naturally, he knows how to surrender quickly, "Then help me, and then answer I have two questions, okay?”

Shi Lei was silent for two seconds, "Of course."

Without Hou Xiaofeng's operation, Shi Lei might be able to keep his position as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but there would definitely be no chance of serving as president of the Linjiang branch.

"Did Secretary Huang take the initiative to find Li Yan?"

"At least as far as I know, yes."

"Tang Bu also came here on his own initiative?"

"I don't even have the conditions to understand this. This is my first time meeting him."

Hou Xiaofeng was silent instead.

"Why bother, Mr. Hou, do you care so much whether Li Yan is behind it?"

"If it doesn't work, then even God is on his side. How can I be willing to accept it? If it works, it means I underestimated him and should learn a lesson."

"Then I still can't swallow this breath?"

"You have to swallow if you can't..." Hou Xiaofeng sighed twice, "I was put in a bad position."

"How can I avoid getting my shoes wet if I often walk by the river?"

"Come out for a drink, are you free?"

"Have a drink, I can't talk much with you. If you are in Linjiang..."

"I'm in New Taipei."

After hanging up Shi Lei's phone, Hou Xiaofeng sat in the hotel dully.

He rarely dismissed the woman who had just arrived in the room, packed up his clothes, and asked the waiter to bring a bottle of wine.

"It won't be long before I get here. Are you just drinking now? You seem to be very hurt."

Hou Xiaofeng was sitting on the sofa, his expression a little sluggish, and he looked a little older, "You are talking sarcastically, you old guy."

"I've come over to chat with you, why don't you just joke a little bit?" Shi Lei sat on the sofa on the other side and picked up the wine, "Since I've known you, you have never looked so decadent in front of me."

"I have been immersed in human relationships for so many years, so I don't understand the importance of not showing weakness in front of others."

"Our relationship isn't that good, right?" Shi Lei smiled.

"I can't find a more suitable person. It's okay to close the distance unilaterally."

"So, why do you feel so bad?"

Opening up the topic, Hou Xiaofeng picked up his wine glass and stood up, "I think of me, Hou Xiaofeng, who has been living in society since I was a teenager, and now I know my destiny. I have been struggling in the field of human relationships for more than thirty years... I am not a good person.

"I come from a bad background, and I have done everything I can to cling to the powerful. I know the weaknesses of human nature, which may be a kind of talent. I have devoted myself to studying the human world for more than 30 years. In the eyes of others, I have always been indifferent. Want to take the right path.

"But I have found my own way. After all, this society is a society governed by people. Even if I, Hou Xiaofeng, have no knowledge, no official position, and can't stand in the center of the stage, I can still become a seemingly invisible person in the background. Threads control everything on the stage. ”

Shi Lei was speechless.

Hou Xiaofeng is a genius who plays with human feelings. He endured a lot of hardships that ordinary people did not want to endure in the relatively barbaric era. After surviving his career, he wandered wildly in the world of human relationships. He was very proficient in pressuring and flattering whom.

I have endured it patiently for more than ten years, and managed to get a lot of tricks at my fingertips while having a lot of resources.

As he said himself, he is not a good person. He wanders in the gray area and has been stained with gray for a long time, but he can manage not to touch any black.

Not in vain, so everyone is willing to play with him, and they are also willing to trade with each other to gain leverage and ride in the same boat.

It's not bad, so when other people have problems, it's really difficult to pull him to explode together.

The larger the network, the safer he is.

And Hou Xiaofeng is very smart. He knows that he is not suitable for publicity, so even though he has terrifying resources, he still maintains a low profile.

A person with so many chips cannot go on stage. If he does, there will be a wave of people who will overthrow him with the mentality that they will perish together.

There are always a lot of people who play tricks on people, but those who play with it clearly are very rare.

Those who rely on flattery to get ahead of others are not even qualified to enter the discussion circle.

There are very few people who can play successfully like Hou Xiaofeng.

And there are really only a few people who can calm down after success and are willing to hide behind the scenes.

This is the reason why Hou Xiaofeng can still maintain influence even today.

His influence in Linjiang is very exaggerated, and it is no exaggeration to call him an "underground emperor".

There used to be a joke in the Linjiang circle that the wealth of the companies they brought in from the economic conference might not be as large as the total sum of the dinners organized by Hou Xiaofeng.

However, in the past two years, Hou Xiaofeng has become increasingly hidden behind the scenes.

Maybe he is finally tired of human emotions, or maybe he has reached the upper limit of this road - it can't reach the sky, right? Anyway, he was tired and devoted more to enjoying himself.

He lacks normal interpersonal relationships and does not even have a family.

Therefore, the "friends" he has made recently do have some real friendship in Hou Xiaofeng's heart.

For example, Shi Lei.

Shi Lei has a straightforward personality. Although he is capable, he always offends a lot of people, so he is always a little behind on the road to promotion.

Through a chance matchmaking, Hou Xiaofeng helped him make up for this little bit.

It's not a handle, let alone being bound to each other.

Therefore, Shi Lei was not particularly wary of Hou Xiaofeng and could treat him as a serious friend.

Shi Lei knew that Hou Xiaofeng had some rather morbid hobbies, and he understood that this man had spent more than thirty years of hard work focusing on some unspeakable aspect.

In addition, Mr. Hou, who has no clues, is just a "happy" person.

"...In the past two years, I have rarely taken any action, Lao Shi, because I have no interest, do you understand?" "You usually seem to be very energetic, how can there be a day when you are not interested?"< br>

"Tired of it." Hou Xiaofeng drank a glass of wine, and the rosy color on his face returned a little, "The years have changed, and people have come one after another. Over the years, I have watched so many people rise and fall. What do you say? You mean it?”

"See him building a tall building, watching him entertain guests, and seeing his building collapse."

"That's right, educated people are different." Hou Xiaofeng squinted his eyes and smiled, looking like he was drunk, "It's too much, I've seen too much. I suddenly felt a huge emptiness, I have seen this The end of the road...

"A lonely man with only one treasure. I have lived my whole life with nothing but money and women. I want to be cool, but there is nothing cool."

No matter what level of people you are, you will eventually be trapped in the ultimate question of "the meaning of life."

"Until, I saw Li Yan."

This sentence resonated strongly with Shi Lei.

"To tell you the truth," Hou Xiaofeng smiled, "I think this kid has some mysticism."

Shi Lei actually nodded, "You may not be the only one who thinks so."

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"I've seen a lot of geniuses, but there is really no one who can create such a business empire at this age." Hou Xiaofeng pondered, "I feel that he knows something that we don't know."

"So, what did you do?"

"I took the initiative and tried to overwhelm him with my current resources and bring him into my camp."

Shi Lei smiled, "You still want to bind him."

"Yes, with his growth rate, if I express goodwill and try to do it slowly, I am afraid that it will lose value to him before I become an ally."

"Based on what I know about you...the saying of 'pressing him down', what you do should not be as rational as you say now."

"Hey," Hou Xiaofeng showed a weird smile, "I must have done something that made people unhappy. It's a pity that he was not scared by me, and now it seems that it has had the opposite effect."

Hou Xiaofeng didn't say anything, and Shi Lei didn't ask any questions.

"In short, I helped him clear the obstacles on his way to dominate the super life circle... It was not easy, not simple. It also took me a lot of effort. I also offended the big boss behind the band and invited him to have a few meals in Beijing. Rice, make amends and lose face.”

"What do you want in return?"

"I originally planned it quite carefully, but now it's all in vain." A very unhappy expression appeared on Hou Xiaofeng's face again, "The core is a threat, I think he can't escape from my grasp. Even if Huang Guohui gives him a platform, it is useless. He uses my resources and wants to escape unscathed. It is always a wishful thinking..."

"Did he retreat then?"

Hou Xiaofeng blushed and stood up, "The country is behind him now, what else can I say?"

"Don't worry." Shi Lei waved his hand, "You are in such a mood now, you drank again, you know that you were tricked by Li Yan, but you can still clearly understand the current situation, it's amazing."

"You're teasing me again. Are you saying that he tricked me? Does it mean that when Li Yan asked me to take action, he already thought that his hand would be as high as it is today? Did he know that the country was willing to stand up for him?"

"Then I can't guarantee it." Shi Lei shook his head, "But I think, judging from the recent arrangements he has made to promote the international market, it is clear when Li Yan surrendered and when he put pressure on him. . You are just a part of his plan."

Hou Xiaofeng frowned, half-smiling but not smiling, "After a long time, I became a good person? Am I being paid for nothing?"

"It's a pity. If you really acted as a good person at the beginning, he might still be grateful."

"I can't be a good person." Hou Xiaofeng's eyes showed a bit of murderous intent.

Shi Lei noticed it, put down his wine glass, and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Feng, you should calm down. As I said before, there is no way your shoes won't get wet when you walk by the river. It's common for your cleverness to be misled by your cleverness."< br>

"I didn't think of anything extreme." Hou Xiaofeng said with a cold face, "But I can't just swallow my breath."

"You have to swallow even if you don't want to."

The scene suddenly became very quiet.

Hou Xiaofeng looked at Shi Lei in shock. He never expected that Shi Lei would say such harsh words.

"Do you think Tang Bu came here on his own initiative?"

Hou Xiaofeng wanted to say something else, but was blocked by Shi Lei's words:

"While eating, Tang Bu said something...'The boss mentioned Li Yan during the meeting today, and it was our Li family who spoke.' You can taste it for yourself."

Mr. Hou's face was filled with disbelief.

The boss in Tang Bu's mouth also has the surname Li. Who else could he be?

(Note: Parallel world, please change it. There won’t be any scenes later, so as not to get stuck, just watch it as a parallel fictional world)

"I didn't tell you before. But if you have some unnecessary thoughts, it is still necessary to talk to you and listen." Shi Lei patted Hou Xiaofeng on the back, "Li Yan's level is higher than you and I thought." High. We saw his potential and the country saw his limitless possibilities.”

"Alas..."

"Why bother? It's just a mistake."

"He can reach the sky." Hou Xiaofeng lowered his head and said, "I have never seen this kind of luck in more than thirty years. Lao Shi, I really can't catch up. My road just can't reach the sky, it just comes to an end. Even if I am given a chance, I will never be able to seize it.”

"I helped him all the time. I'll set up a game later..."

"Let's talk about it later." Hou Xiaofeng lay on the sofa and closed his eyes.

"He threatened me back then." Li Yan answered while flipping through the book in his hand.

This was the first time that Shi Lei sat in Li Yan's office. He looked at the information scattered in every corner, and his heart was shocked one after another.

Li Yan was actually watching, and he was watching very quickly!

"Old Shi, it's rare for you to come to visit us, but it's just about Hou Xiaofeng? You two have a good relationship."

"That doesn't count. It doesn't matter to me whether you agree or not. I'm just curious about what you think and think, so I take this opportunity to ask. If you are willing to form a game, multiple friends are also good. Hou Xiaofeng's energy is still very good ”

"Friend?" Li Yan smiled, "I hold grudges, so I can't be friends with him."

"Go, go, go, it's all up to you."

"It's the garden that wants to trap this good seedling of mine, and it's better to have a biting wolf than an obedient dog." Li Yan shook her head, "Go on, I still hope that he will give me more water. Feed me more meat, he can’t stand it after just two bites?”

Shi Lei was embarrassed. It seemed that this was the so-called "unhappy" thing.

"Ignore him, just pretend that I didn't say anything." Shi Lei chuckled, "Speaking of which, how do you see these information?"

"How is the lithography machine?" Li Yan did not answer, but asked a question instead.

"...You are so angry!" Shi Lei said with a bitter look on his face, "It's my fault, I shouldn't mention it. The lithography machine has given a time, and everything that needs to be communicated and negotiated has basically been determined and delivered to you. , it will take about half a month, but Li Yan, are you sure..."

"It's time to cook." Li Yan put down the book in his hand, and then Shi Lei saw that it was a fucking recipe book.

When I took a closer look, I couldn't help but realize that the author of this cookbook was Li Yan.

"Why do you still have time to do this? When did you do it?"

"It doesn't matter, it won't take much time, just play it."

Shi Lei withstood this wave of pretense.

After all, he heard with his own ears that Li Yan said that buying a lithography machine was like "buying a toy" for him.

……etc.

It can’t be true, it’s just a toy, right?

(End of chapter)