Chapter 62: People who can be trusted to follow

Zhou Minglin Muqing and Tong Gang Li Cheng's dinner lasted exactly two hours. They discussed the way they would cooperate with each other and the means of dealing with emergencies, before they each left after the meeting.

Walking along the corridor of the hotel, Li Cheng curiously asked, 'Brother Tong, aren't we taking a bit of a risk by handing over the power to dispose of all the funds to Zhou Ming? Although I understand that if it really is the case that the Gulf War could break out at any time, as Zhou Ming said, we need to be able to respond immediately, and that perhaps a moment of hesitation could result in tens of millions of losses, but to concentrate all resources in the hands of one person, and to rely on that person's ability and judgement to make transactions, is really too risky. I don't think we have reached this stage yet.'

'We indeed have not reached this stage, and in fact we are still a long way from it,' Tong Gang then asked, 'But didn't you already agree? Or do you regret it?'

Li Cheng shook his head and said, 'Not really, but you have been convinced. I think we should still maintain a unified thinking, but I am curious, which sentence from Zhou Ming convinced you?'

'I want to say that I have not been convinced,' Tong Gang replied.

This answer surprised Li Cheng, but then Tong Gang gave Li Cheng an explanation, except that this explanation made Li Cheng even more confused.

'I agreed to it entirely on a hunch.'

This was the answer Tong Gang gave, and Li Cheng was at a loss for words. If Tong Gang had been persuaded by Zhou Ming, Li Cheng would have accepted it no matter what, but he actually wasn't persuaded, and just agreed on a hunch. Wasn't this a bit too much of a joke? They were going to hand over at least hundreds of millions of dollars in assets to Zhou Ming to operate through the Harbor City Joint Investment Fund, and it was hard to convince people on the basis of a hunch.

'I know this is hard to understand, but there are many things in this world that are just hard to understand because you can't control everything,' Tong Gang told Li Cheng, "Take this incident as an example. Since the Gulf War was planned by a consortium with special purposes, it is difficult for us to verify this, and we can only rely on our feelings to make a judgment. But the only thing I know is Zhou Ming.'

Having said that, Tong Gang looked deeply at Li Cheng and said, "On this point, I think you should understand what I'm saying.'

Li Cheng nodded silently and said, 'Zhou Ming is not a man who makes idle threats. From the time he first came to Hong Kong City to open an account and trade Hong Kong stock index futures, to the time he later established the Jinming Fund Company and launched the capital preservation fund, and then to the time he went to Northern Russia, every step he took was well thought out...'

Li Cheng stopped here, because he saw that Tong Gang was shaking his head, obviously disagreeing with him.

'You are right about everything you have said, but you have forgotten one thing, and it is also the most crucial point. I will support him based on my gut feeling,' Tong Gang said to Li Cheng, 'Zhou Ming is the kind of person who can be followed with confidence.'

Li Cheng suddenly realised that Tong Gang's answer had hit the nail on the head. In this world, there is no such thing as a lone commander conquering the world. Especially in the merciless business world, without the help of friends, one can be crushed in no time. Just like the former Soviet Union, which was known as a superpower along with the United States. However, as its chauvinism grew, it offended all its allies and finally fell under the constant economic attacks of the Western countries led by the United States.

This is the case between countries and also between people. Many people like to take advantage of others in business, not only of their customers but also of their partners, based on the principle of 'the one who doesn't take advantage is a fool'. However, no one in this world is a fool, and who would like to be taken advantage of all the time? So over time, no one will do business with him anymore, and he will only make his business path narrower and narrower, until there is no business to do.

A true entrepreneur, or any other successful person for that matter, is definitely not greedy for small advantages. The fact is that one or two dollars cannot make a millionaire.

'So that's it, Zhou Ming is a very generous person. Anyone who does business with him can be sure to protect their own interests. He is the kind of person who would never let his friends suffer,' Li Cheng said.

'Not only that,' Tong Gang picked up where Li Cheng had left off and continued, "what's more important is his charisma and his insightful foresight. At least he's always chosen the right direction.'

'So that's the biggest difference," Li Cheng said. 'Lin Muqing is in Hong Kong City, and despite the good foundation left behind by Zhou Ming, she is still struggling with every step. We can all see it, and even the general manager of the American branch had to mention an unsuitable Sun Wei . But in contrast, Zhou Ming, who has only been in the US for half a year, has built up the Wharton Insurance Company from scratch to a company with over 100 million in assets. He has also run for office and angered the Brighton Consortium, but he is still very relaxed and has time to go to Harvard to take classes.

'This is a clear comparison,' Tong Gang said, 'Lin Muqing is a very capable woman, but at most she is just a professional manager. But only someone like Zhou Ming has the potential to build a dynasty!'

At the end of the day, Tong Gang changed the subject back to himself: 'So Zhou Ming is worth investing in!'

'Even if he is wrong this time and we lose all our investment?' Li Cheng asked tentatively.

Tong Gang nodded at him very affirmatively.

In this way, Tong Gang and Li Cheng made the decision to support Zhou Ming to the end no matter what. This belief was deeply rooted, and even when more things happened later, they did not waver.

However, Zhou Ming did not know what Tong Gang and Li Cheng were talking about behind his back. In fact, he never thought about it at all, because to him, it didn't matter at all. More importantly, he was going back to the room with Lin Muqing now, and then they could do what they loved.

To be honest, Zhou Ming had been abstaining for quite some time. Ye Ning from his finance class had a crush on him, but it was a case of 'can't eat what you can't see'; and the beautiful Harvard class advisor had other intentions. Now that he and Lin Muqing had finally broken through that layer of window paper, and after what had happened at noon, any man would be itching to act on his desires at this point. But Zhou Ming was Zhou Ming, and even at this time, he still maintained his composure.

Finally, after walking down a long corridor, Zhou Ming and Lin Muqing arrived at the room. When opening the door, Lin Muqing hesitated a little, obviously due to feminine modesty. Perhaps she was able to let go at lunchtime when her mental state was not good, but in the evening, she hesitated again.

But Lin Muqing is after all a powerful woman with influence all over the world, so she quickly made a decision. She opened the door and went in with Zhou Ming. After Zhang Lin quickly checked the whole room and went out, she immediately locked the door.

'Zhou Ming, we...'

Lin Muqing stammered and tried to say something, but Zhou Ming was faster than her. He walked up directly, took her hand, and then walked into the bedroom. He left Lin Muqing on the bed, and then he climbed onto the bed in front of her immediately, his nose close to her delicate nose, and said, 'Sister Muqing, don't say anything. You already served me at noon, but I wasn't satisfied. So now I'll just take what I want myself.'

Facing Zhou Ming's domineering words, Lin Muqing was like a little white rabbit tricked into a wolf's den, scared but also with a little irrepressible expectation.

Zhou Ming kissed Lin Muqing's warm lips, from a light kiss to a predatory deep kiss, and Lin Muqing also slowly went from initially being shy and passively accepting to actively accommodating.

Zhou Ming unbuttoned Lin Muqing's shirt one by one, took off her skirt, and finally her underwear, which was in the way.

Lin Muqing's skin was snow-white, and due to her body shaping, her figure was perfect. Zhou Ming reached out and touched it, and could feel the irresistible softness.

As Zhou Ming's hands roamed over her body, it was as if there was magic, making Lin Muqing feel all tingly. A very embarrassing moan wanted to escape her lips, so Lin Muqing had to kiss Zhou Ming harder, deceiving herself by blocking that embarrassing moan in her mouth.

However, Zhou Ming was obviously not someone who would cooperate very much. He quickly left Lin Muqing's lips and kissed his way down.

This was the first time Lin Muqing had experienced this kind of situation, and she couldn't help but groan in frustration. When Zhou Ming sucked hard, Lin Muqing suddenly felt like her heart was about to be sucked out, and she groaned, 'Don't tease me anymore, okay? Zhou Ming, just take me.'

No one in the world would refuse such a request from their woman, and Zhou Ming was certainly no exception. He quickly stripped off his clothes, then mounted her, and in a scream of pain, Lin Muqing's screams, he plunged into a muddy flower bed.

Then there was a glimpse of spring that was not suitable for children, and a few indistinct conversations could be heard...

'Zhou Ming, I was so happy just now, I'm finally your woman.'

'Yes, Muqing, I'm happy for you, and I'm happy for me too. Let's be happy again!'

...

'Zhou Ming, just now I felt like I was going to die, but now I'm alive again. My body is falling apart.'

'Then Muqing, I think I need to take you back.'

'Ah! No, Zhou Ming, I really will die!'

...

And so, amidst Lin Muqing's pleas for mercy, Zhou Ming scored a hat-trick, while at the same time, on the other side of Brighton, a different story was unfolding.

A sports car raced into the seaview villa in the northeast of Brighton, and drove directly to the beach, where a yacht was docked. Loud music was playing, accompanied by all kinds of screaming and noise, and the strong smell of cumin. It was obvious that a seaside barbecue party was being held here.

After parking the car, Robert Adams got out and was confronted by a fat man named Will Adams. He said to Robert in surprise, 'Why are you the only one here? Didn't you say that the woman from the port city who was very much to your liking had come to Brighton? You even went to the airport to pick her up.'

Robert spat out his frustration and said, 'What the hell! Today, I don't know where a Chinese guy came from. Not only did he take my parking space, he also took the woman away with him!'

Then Robert retold the situation to Will. After listening, Will tentatively asked, 'Robert, the Chinese guy you met, is his name not Zhou Ming?'

'It seems to be that name. Why, do you know him? Then tell him to come and apologise to me right now, or I won't let him off!' Robert said angrily.

It really was Zhou Ming! This was really like someone who, when you offer him a way out of trouble, refuses and insists on making it worse for himself.

With this thought, Will laughed and said to Robert, 'I would like to do the same thing, but I'm afraid he won't agree. At least not until you teach him a good lesson. He won't understand what politeness means.'