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Chapter 2 "Teacher"
Chapter 2 "Teacher"
Another month had passed by the time Ren Zhaoyuan returned to China. These two months had almost smoothed out Tan Zheng's ups and downs, so that when he finally met face-to-face, he actually maintained his previous appearance, neither rusty nor excessive. Enthusiastically, he stopped to say hello with a light smile: "Teacher Ren has just arrived."
"Just parked the car," Ren Zhaoyuan responded, approaching and shaking hands with Tan Zheng, "Mr. Tan rarely has time."
Divide in an instant.
Tan Zheng slightly curled up the hand he recovered, and there was still Ren Zhaoyuan's unique touch on the palm of his hand.
Warm, dry, with a thin cocoon on the inside.
Ren Zhaoyuan's hands are very white, and there is little color difference at the base of the ring finger where the ring has been worn for many years, but if you look closely, you can see a circle of slightly sunken marks.
Tan Zheng's heart skipped a beat when his eyes swept over there. He paused for a second before replying with a steady voice: "There have been few things recently. I happened to be here after receiving the invitation letter, so I can relax."
The two of you come and I simply chat, and naturally walk together.
Tan Zheng was walking on Ren Zhaoyuan's left, and he fell behind when he turned, and he couldn't help but look down at his left hand.
Thin, white, straight, long.
very nice.
The ring finger is empty.
Under the cuffs of the pure black tweed coat, the sandalwood beads he wore most often were exposed, and the adjacent wrist bones were more prominent than before.
Ren Zhaoyuan is more accustomed to wearing jewelry on the left side in daily life, and only has two pierced ears on the left ear.
He wore a minimalist silver-white earring today. Only a silver line can be seen on the front, and the side can be seen as a simple rectangle. The other ear piercing is obliquely worn, and only a tiny pinnacle appears on the auricle. 's nest.
Few men around Tan Zheng would wear extra accessories, and he himself was never interested in them.
Watches, cufflinks, tie clips, the necessary occasion etiquette is enough.
He has always felt that very few men can wear fancy and troublesome things to a pleasing effect, and he has always felt that only Ren Zhaoyuan is the only one who does not violate the harmony no matter what he wears.
Beads, diamonds, jade, gold and silver... No matter what accessories fall on Ren Zhaoyuan, they will be integrated with him, as if they were surrendered to him and exist because of him.
No matter how complex or simple it is, it is always appropriate and complements each other.
"It takes half an hour to walk to the front building. Why didn't Mr. Tan take a car?"
"The scenery here is good. If you want to take a look, let the receptionist go first." Tan Zheng followed steadily after turning, and was flush with Ren Zhaoyuan, "Is Teacher Ren familiar with this place?"
"I've been here twice before and know the layout."
This manor occupies a mountain and a flat land below the mountain. It is said that it is 660,000 square meters. The owner of the manor, Tong Zhou and Ren Zhaoyuan, have a good relationship. They have brains and love to toss. .
"Then I have to follow closely so that I don't lose it."
Tan Zheng's tone was brisk, and there was a smile in his words, which attracted Ren Zhaoyuan to answer him with great interest: "I have a great responsibility."
"It's alright, take your own profit and loss."
The breeze blew from Tan Zheng's side, bringing with him the faint aroma of his body.
Woody tone, Lingling grows under the ebony, and white sandalwood is dyed in the amber.
There is no lack of maturity and freshness, and the wit has not lost its composure.
This fragrance is familiar to Ren Zhaoyuan.
When he first accepted the brand's endorsement, he knew about several fragrances. Tan Zheng used not the best-selling main model, but Ren Zhaoyuan was very impressed.
At that time, the old master who had just permed his hair into wool curls shook his head and asked after he said "special" comments: "Does it seem like an English gentleman took you to a library with a long history, which is precious and precious. To take down a collection of books with slightly old pages, then wink and smile and take out a dessert with bright red cherries from behind?"
Ren Zhaoyuan's own custom incense is the base note made from it.
This incense picks people up, but in Tan Zheng's place, it appears casual and appropriate.
Ren Zhaoyuan was surprised by the relationship between the two
easy
The atmosphere, he knew that he was not a talkative person, but he had a very comfortable chat with Tan Zheng, who could only be called acquaintance.
There is no need to deliberately find a topic to avoid embarrassment, and it is not one party who talks eloquently.
From the fluctuating temperature, the tsunami reported on the morning news, to ocean currents, geology, and to rough stone mining and fineness categories..
When we talked about jewelry later, Tan Zheng actually knew a lot about it. Although he said with a smile that he was an axe, but just a few words Ren Zhaoyuan knew that he was not ignorant.
"When Mr. Tan said he was interested in jewelry when he bought the shares, I thought it was a casual mention."
Tan Zheng pushed aside the branches sticking out in front of him and smiled softly: "It doesn't match my image, usually I only say I'm interested in stocks."
Ren Zhaoyuan couldn't help but laugh.
After staying in this industry for a long time, habit will be inferred from people's accessories. Tan Zheng's impression in Ren Zhaoyuan is that of rules, tradition, and simplicity. He thinks that Tan Zheng's "interest" is at most as much as most people concerned about which category is more valuable in the market.
Now know it's not.
"Why is Tan always interested in jewelry?"
Tan Zheng stomped at his feet.
Before coming, Tan Zheng was flustered, but after seeing Ren Zhaoyuan, he relaxed. The heart naturally settles down, calms down, and forgets those day and night thoughts and worries.
But now Ren Zhaoyuan asked casually and slammed those skills back to their original shape. All unspeakable thoughts suddenly surged. There were obviously countless reasons to answer easily, but the word "you" was choked in his throat and could not move.
Ren Zhaoyuan didn't hear the sound and looked sideways at him.
Tan Zheng's face maintained his usual appearance, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and a few harmless lies lined up in his mind, and was interrupted by a distant sound before he could exit.
"President Ren! President Tan?"
The two turned their heads following the sound, and the topic just now naturally passed over.
A person saw a rare old golden nanmu tree on the side of the road in the middle of the car. The two of them got off the car and looked at it together. After that, cars passing by stopped to say hello. It is not far from the front building, so they just let them go. The car drove away first, and they chatted happily before leaving together.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw Ren Zhaoyuan and Tan Zheng coming together from another road.
"Mr. Ren is here, hey, or Tong Shao has a lot of face, and he can actually invite President Tan out of the mountain."
"I just heard that Tan is a shareholder of Xinhong's Jiquan company recently. In terms of investment, Mr. Tan really has a unique vision."
"That's right, now that Jiquan is rising, I'm afraid I won't be able to get one-tenth of President Tan's tenfold investment."
Tan Zheng shook hands with a few people one by one after Ren Zhaoyuan: "It's good luck, it's just good luck."
"Luck isn't something everyone can have. By the way, I haven't congratulated Mr. Ren for winning the award in person. I'll borrow Tong Shao's place today, and be sure to drink a few more glasses of celebratory wine later."
"Hey, I heard that we were the ones who won the prize. I was so happy that I ate two more bowls of rice. The person in my family also said that I wouldn't pick any jewelry to join in the fun. Do you think it can be a piece of cake? Look at your own people. Better than those foreigners is comfort and face!"
"That's the reason, but if you do something big, you won't be seen. Today, you are caught, so be prepared.."
When others talk to Ren Zhaoyuan, Tan Zheng backs away silently. He seldom participates in similar casual gatherings. Even if the people present are slick and smooth, Tan Zheng can detect the politeness between himself and Ren Zhaoyuan. familiar.
In terms of personal friendship, maybe he has the least relationship with Ren Zhaoyuan among the people.
Afterwards, the group chatted and walked, and Tan Zheng was a few steps behind Ren Zhaoyuan, talking with a few people around the unusual closing price of a stock, and his eyes fell on the tall and straight back from time to time.
He was used to seeing Ren Zhaoyuan's back.
Dark tea hair, cold white neck, broad shoulders, straight back, slender legs.
Ren Zhaoyuan is tall and often has to bow his head when listening to others, and the knuckles of the back of his neck are prominent. Occasionally speaking, he will reveal a superior profile and long eyelashes.
Arriving at the main building, the back figure stopped, actually half turned around and looked at him.
Tan Zheng's pace increased almost instinctively. A group of people walked loosely, and the distance was not far. Tan Zheng was about to reach Ren Zhaoyuan in a blink of an eye.
The people around Ren Zhaoyuan followed and turned to the side, and the hand that just naturally landed on Ren Zhaoyuan's waist to signal forward was a bit awkward at this time, so he had to fall back and greet Tan Zheng who approached with a smile: "Why is Mr. Tan so leisurely this time? "
Tan Zheng's eyes turned around at Ren Zhaoyuan.
His face was as calm as usual, but he had a different mind in his heart, and Ren Zhaoyuan's eyes were messed up.
It was only after getting closer that he realized that Ren Zhaoyuan didn't seem to be looking at him specifically, and with the current relationship between the two, there is probably no possibility of indicating what to do with his eyes alone.
But he came over a little abruptly, so he followed the answer and only came forward to chat when he saw Kang You next to Ren Zhaoyuan.
"It happened to be time, Mr. Kang arrived early?"
"Not long after, I was looking at a few koi raised by Tong Er over there. When I looked back, I happened to see Zhaoyuan. This is not a hurry to welcome."
The few people who had been with Ren Zhaoyuan before had already walked out of the short paragraph, and after a few words, the few people who had just been with Tan Zheng had arrived again, and they were chatting with Kang You one after another.
Kang You's family group is second to none in the local area, and they are complimented wherever they go, and they have no time to take care of others when they are surrounded by them.
Ren Zhaoyuan took a few steps under his feet. Tan Zheng only paid attention to Ren Zhaoyuan. The two of them landed in the crowd by coincidence, and walked side by side again.
"Teacher."
Ren Zhaoyuan turned his head to look at him.
This is the one who is called the most when he attends various events. Ren Zhaoyuan has long been used to it, and he never feels anything at ordinary times. Today, he suddenly noticed the difference in the "general manager" that you come to me with among the people who have business dealings, Tan Zheng seemed to be the only one who always called him that.
It wasn't a big deal, that slight strangeness was fleeting and didn't attract Ren Zhaoyuan's attention.
He has very little interest in doing business, and he is not even keen on communication in the business field. The brand companies under his name only hire special personnel to operate and manage them.
Compared with the so-called "President Ren", Tan Zheng's title made him more comfortable.
Tan Zheng smiled lightly, his gestures were always generous and calm, but he seemed to be a little shy that people thought it was an illusion: "When Teacher Ren has time, can I ask some questions about learning jewelry design?"
Ren Zhaoyuan did not respond immediately.
I have heard too many such conversations, and the so-called "ask for advice" are mostly just excuses.
"My sister is a sophomore in high school this year and is very interested in jewelry design. She plans to apply for related majors, but there is no charter for future school selection and planning. I don't know much, so I wonder if I can learn more about it through Teacher Ren. , and also to help her staff."
Tan Zheng's tone was sincere, and his eyes were unbelievably sincere.
It is clear and simple, and it seems to have a faint glow of anticipation because of uncertainty.
As if it was a student who was really asking for help from the teacher, he mustered up the courage to express his thoughts, and waited cautiously for a reply from the other party.
Ren Zhaoyuan was slightly startled, and thought to himself that it was no wonder that this time Tan Zheng had turned away from his previous estranged courtesy.
It was only when he returned to his senses that he realized that his feeling was boundless.
This is Tan Zheng.
Even if he doesn't pay much attention to commercial finance, he knows that in just a few years, Tan Zheng has made the company a benchmark in the venture capital industry in S City, where there are many capital and enterprises.
Such a person, ability, intelligence, and shrewdness, will not be shallow in any aspect, and every description in his mind just now is not suitable for Tan Zheng.
In a blink of an eye, he stepped on the steps in front of the main building, and Tong Zhou had already seen Ren Zhaoyuan on it, and waved at him.
The voices around him gradually became mixed, Ren Zhaoyuan leaned towards Tan Zheng, and noticed that Tan Zheng lowered his head slightly, only to realize that this person was taller than himself, the difference was not much, and he only noticed when he got close.
"Okay," Ren Zhaoyuan said, "I'll stay for a few more days. It's good to see Mr. Tan's time."
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The manor had been refurbished more than a month ago, and it was not until Ren Zhaoyuan returned that an invitation letter was sent out.
Tongzhou only greeted Ren Zhaoyuan when he first arrived, and then he was busy chatting with the people who came, and took a long time to leave.
Ren Zhaoyuan was chatting with a few people, and when Tongzhou came over and signaled to the people around him to leave for a while, he went forward and handed Tongzhou a glass of low-alcohol wine: "How many people did you invite?"
"It's almost time to come, that's all..." Tong Zhou glanced slightly, "Seven or eighty."
Ren Zhaoyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Just?"
Tongzhou is no longer pretending to be eloquent. Seventy or eighty people seem to be nothing at first, but apart from about one-third of the men and women who accompanied him, there is one other person who is a top-notch person in the business circle of S City. No exaggeration.
Tongzhou is often engaged in a field with hundreds of thousands of people, and friends even say that they can pull in one vote, but it is rare to have such a weight as today.
Tong Zhou took a sip of wine and touched Ren Zhaoyuan's glass again: "It's not easy to invite so many Buddhas, and if you walk around admiring your face, maybe you will meet the right eye."
"Have you changed your career as a matchmaker?"
"Just changed it, I will change it back when your life-long event is decided."
"I'm too busy to turn around and worry about me," Ren Zhaoyuan smiled, "I don't know what you're worried about."
"What do you say I'm in a hurry? The quickest way to let go of a bad relationship is to have a new one, and I'm a typical example. You know that you're bored, and it's hard for you to be yourself because of a piece of garbage, stupid? Just listen to me, no matter what. Talking or entertainment, go ahead first, let yourself be happy and then talk about other things.β
When he was busy with his works before, Tong Zhou didn't take the initiative to mention these for fear of affecting him. He was probably suffocated. From the time he received the award to now, he talked endlessly, as if he wanted to brainwash him.
"It's really a pity that you don't do MLM," Ren Zhaoyuan was half helpless and half funny, "I'm not embarrassed for myself, and I can't let it go. It's long gone, but I don't have the time to talk about feelings at the moment. Just run your manor well, Who to talk to, who to talk to, and I can't make money by staying here."
Tongzhou said with a "tsk", "Don't worry, I'll talk about it later at the reception. I've been thinking about getting a winery for a while. I have all the money I can move here. I'll take advantage of this time to find the gold owner first."
"You really," Ren Zhaoyuan said of him, "don't stop for a moment."
"It's so boring to stop. Hey, you said, half of the people who come today are to cooperate with Kang You to increase friendship, and Kang You is here to go to you. If I find someone to pay for it, the rounding is not a problem. Did you get the money here?"
There were two who came late to say hello. Tong Zhou and Ren Zhaoyuan chatted with them for a while. When the two were talking to others, Tong Zhou approached Ren Zhaoyuan and said in a low voice, "The people who came today kept looking at you. I canβt count the two hands who are specifically looking for you to talk to. There are more than ten men who are male and single, and all are blue-chip stocks from 47 to 25. You are not interested in any of them? Itβs not for you Go to bed immediately, can't you just look around when you're a friend?"
"Don't go to the winery, and quickly register for a blind date company," Ren Zhaoyuan stopped him, ready to stay away from Tongzhou, and asked casually when he put the wine glass in the waiter's tray, "Who is twenty-five?"
Most of the people who came were in their forties, Ren Zhaoyuan was thirty-two, and he was already the youngest in the circle of people who were closer.
"Tan Zheng, you don't know?"
Ren Zhaoyuan was startled.