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Chapter 100 The Master of the Jade Pavilion

The Jade Pavilion, which is the teahouse where Kim Dong-wook invited Chen Shuo to meet for the first time, is said to have taken a lot of effort to get a small private room based on Kim Dong-wook's family background and outstanding connections, which shows the preciousness of the Jade Pavilion.

"The founder of that teahouse, surnamed Zheng, is said to have made contributions in the Korean War. As for what kind of contribution it is, it is not clear. Anyway, after the war, it was really sought after by the whole country. After all, more than one million people died, and there will always be a few who survived to prosper from now on."

After driving the car onto the highway, Jin Qianyu continued: "This person surnamed Zheng is really politically wise. He has entered the political circle with the halo of those fighting heroes. He is as ripe as fish in water. The public's approval rating is quite high. If it weren't for some changes later, he might have become the president."

"Because of Park Chung-hee?" Chen Shuo asked.

"Almost, as a dictator, how could the people below get up to him?" Kim Chien-woo smiled and said, "But for some reason, this man surnamed Zheng was not killed by Park Chung-hee, but opened a small teahouse after his term ended."

"Yaguan?"

"Yes, it's the Jade House." Jin Qianyu said: "The Jade House at the beginning was not as mysterious as it is now. It's an ordinary teahouse, but its owner is a bit special."

"Although the owner of the Yuguan was ruthlessly squeezed out of the political arena due to the political storm, he has been an official for many years and has known all the people who are not simple, and there are even many friends among them. When these old friends are tired of handling government affairs or are idle, they are happy to come to the Yuguan to have a cup of strong tea and chat with them."

"After a long time, the Jade Pavilion has gradually become a place that all the old people in the political arena like to go. After all, they are all acquaintances there, and the price is not reduced. The Jade Pavilion owner is worthy of being able to fight Park Chung-hee for a long time. Not long after, he discovered this and began to take advantage of this."

"The owner moved the jade hall out of the city center. Gradually, the jade hall began to become special and ordinary people could no longer enter. Instead, it was the ideal place for trading and gatherings in the upper class."

"For example, A chaebol A wanted to join forces with B chaebol B to kill C chaebol C, so the owner of the Yuguan came forward to become a notary of the two chaebols, and promised not to betray each other in front of the owner. After killing C chaebol C, the owner of the Yuguan naturally received a considerable reward."

"A few years later, the Seoul celebrities found that they had more or less owe favors to the owner of the Yuguan. This was a very terrifying thing. A person who was neither a political arena nor a chaebol had such a deep connection without realizing it."

"But these celebrities found that their lives seemed to be inseparable from the Jade Museum. In that era when information technology was underdeveloped, there was a place where we could easily make friends with all kinds of high-end people. In the whole of South Korea, there was only Jade Museum."

"Decades have passed, and the owners of the jade hall have changed three times. Now the owner of the jade hall is the relative grandson of the first generation of the owner. He has only returned from studying in the United States in recent years. It is said that he is very young and mysterious."

Chen Shuo smiled: "A such a young man has a wealth that is invisible and intangible but extremely huge. If it were you, what would you do?"

"If it were me?" Jin Qianyu didn't think about it: "Maybe in twenty years, the president of this place will be me."

Chen Shuo asked: "Will this mysterious master attend today?"

"Of course you have to attend." Jin Qianyu said with a little disdain in his tone: "No matter how powerful he is, he is just the boss of a teahouse. He has a strong connection and is arrogant on this acre of three-point land in South Korea. At least the ambassadors of five countries will attend the event today. Do you think he will appear?"

"It's also a time to gather popularity again." Chen Shuo looked at the night view outside the car: "I guess the price of the private room in the Jade Museum will be up to the next level after tonight, right?"

"This is true." Jin Qianyu nodded: "In name, it was a private party, initiated by the American ambassador. I don't know who threaded the thread from it and put the location in the jade hall."

"It seems that this young master is really energetic." Chen Shuo became more interested in the owner of the jade hall who was about to meet.

The car finally got off the highway, turned into a small road, continued driving for twenty minutes, and finally arrived at the brightly lit jade hall.

The appearance of the Jade House is no different from when Chen Shuo came last time. The only change is that he feels a bit of human fireworks. Perhaps because there are many people coming today, more than a dozen cars of big and small parked at the entrance of the Jade House courtyard. There are many strong men dressed in black suits and wireless intercoms on their chests standing at the door.

Chen Shuo and Jin Qianyu got out of the car and handed the invitation to the guard. After checking, Chen Shuo and the others entered the jade hall.

When he walked into the hall of the Jade Pavilion, there were already many people, all of whom were in a straight suit and majestic manner. Moreover, he was a little older. Chen Shuo found that he and Jin Qianyu should be the youngest people present.

"Go and say hello to the ambassador first." Jin Qianyu brought Chen Shuo to a middle-aged man in his forties and a decent face. The man was talking to a blonde and blue-eyed Westerner in skillful English.

Seeing Jin Qianyu and Chen Shuo approaching him, the middle-aged man quickly ended the conversation. After saying goodbye with a friendly farewell, the middle-aged man turned around.

Jin Qianyu explained to the man: "Ambassador Lin, this is Chen Shuo."

Chen Shuo stretched out his right hand: "Hello, ambassador."

Lin Kun started as the ambassador to South Korea five years ago. Although he has no authority to know the real departments of people like Chen Shuo and Jin Qianyu, he will never be a mediocre person who can become an envoy of one country and move into other countries. He will never know what he shouldn't have known.

"Hello" Lin Kun received the instructions just to give Chen Shuo a chance to enter this cocktail party, and Lin Kun didn't know the others.

What surprised Lin Kun was that Chen Shuo was so young. He sighed in his heart that the country has really put the burden on young people in recent years, but he did not doubt Chen Shuo's strength at all.

An ambassador, it would be a hell to say that he is not responsible for some of the things lurking in this country like Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo was talking to Lin Kun and Lin Kun, and applause suddenly came to mind.

The US ambassador, the bald man who had a great conversation with Lin Kun, walked to the middle of the banquet, held a microphone, and said aloud: "You are so grateful to everyone who is busy to come to this cocktail party hosted by the US Embassy."

The applause rang again, it was all about face, I had to give it to you.

Then the American ambassador whined a lot in English. Finally, the bald man raised the champagne in his hand: "Everyone, I wish us a wonderful night."

Everyone raised their glasses and then the bald man walked into the crowd to toast.

The worst people here are diplomats from a country. Their behaviors, their words and breathing are all rehearsed. After all, they all represent the face of a country, so they naturally cannot fall into their own prestige.

Just when Chen Shuo was bored, a slender man walked out of the inner hall, wearing a well-tailored white suit, meticulous hair with hair wax, paired with fair skin and charming smile, a handsome man walked out.

Jin Qianyu walked to Chen Shuo and said with his ears: "This is the new owner of the Jade Pavilion, Zheng Yuzhe."

"I have a good skin," Chen Shuo smiled and said, "I don't know if I have ever used a knife."

With champagne in his hand, Zheng Yuzhe walked into the crowd and began to say hello one by one. Just what Chen Shuo could hear, Zheng Yuzhe had already used the language of the four countries.

There was still a bit of culture. Chen Shuo carefully looked at the new owner of the jade hall that the outside world had been talking about. Apart from a white suit and a sexy little bag, he didn't see anything special. Sure enough, a man who is better than himself does not exist in this world, Chen Shuo thought to himself.

Chen Shuo shook his head, picked up the plate and started to choose a wide range of food in Table Mountain. He didn't eat supper when he came. Now his stomach has begun to protest. Don't worry about anything else, let's talk about it when you're full.

However, this place is a high-end occasion at least, and it will be despised if you eat too ugly. Chen Shuo fully turned on the X-shaped mode, eating food in small mouthfuls, never opening his lips, and making no sounds when chewing things, and he is completely aristocratic.

"Mr. Chen Shuo?"

Just as Chen Shuo quickly chewed the food in his mouth to make it easier to stuff the next bite of food into his mouth, a gentle male voice remembered behind Chen Shuo.

After swallowing the food in his mouth and licking it with his teeth to prevent the food from remaining. Chen Shuo then turned around and looked at Zheng Yuzhe who was holding the wine glass in front of him and smiling at him. Chen Shuo was puzzled, how did he know his own?

No matter how strange it was, Chen Shuo still greeted politely: "Hello, Mr. Zheng."

Zheng Yuzhe smiled: "Mr. Chen Shuo may not be familiar with me, but recently I often hear some of Mr. Chen Shuo's deeds from friends, which really makes people want to make friends."

"Mr. Zheng is too rewarded." Chen Shuo said perfunctorily, but he thought about it. What does this person mean? He is just to make friends with him?

"I heard that Mr. Chen Shuo has an investment company." Zheng Yuzhe still smiled: "It's a coincidence that I also have some knowledge of financial investment. If you have time, you must exchange experiences."

"I disappointed Mr. Zheng, I'm just a hand-off manager."

Zheng Yuzhe's smile even more: "If you know how to use talented subordinates, you are a qualified leader."

Chen Shuo smiled but said nothing.

"I really want to have a long talk with Mr. Chen Shuo, but today is not the time. Another day, I will definitely hold a banquet and invite Mr. Chen Shuo in person." Zheng Yuzhe raised his glass and touched Chen Shuo for a while, and then left.

Watching Zheng Yuzhe walk away, Chen Shuo shrugged, maybe he was thinking too much.

However, Zheng Yuzhe not only inherited his grandfather's jade hall, but also seemed to inherit his grandfather's excellent diplomatic ability. No wonder he was able to take over the jade hall from his father at a young age. It's not simple, it's definitely not simple.

But now these have nothing to do with Chen Shuo, and the cocktail party is still going on. The band next to him played elegant violin music, which is graceful and moving. Chen Shuo picked up a fork and feasted in front of a piece of ham.
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