Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Night Cruise on the Huangpu River

After Aik’s explanation, Su Chen had a rough plan in mind.

"Aik, first, help me find a professional CEO, preferably someone from the investment and finance sector. They must be capable, and more importantly, trustworthy. Be sure to do a very thorough background check." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Su Chen wasn’t in a hurry to establish the company. First find a leader, then slowly build from there. He didn’t want any backstabbers in his company down the line.

In fact, Aik had also suggested poaching a professional investment team, one that would work exclusively for him.

But Su Chen still felt it was better to build his own core team from scratch.

After all, he wasn’t in a great hurry. Besides, he only had a little over a hundred million in capital at the moment. Even if some great investment opportunity came along, it’s not like he’d get a shot at it.

This way, he could build his team while waiting for next month’s funds from the system. It was perfect timing.

Once the plan was set, Su Chen signed a retainer agreement with Aik.

Hamis and Aik didn’t stay for long. They left after finishing their coffee.

Just as Su Chen was thinking of heading home to laze around, he received an unexpected phone call.

’Why is he calling me? He’s not really asking me to hang out, is he?’

Looking at the caller ID on his phone, Su Chen answered the call.

"Mr. Su, I’m not disturbing you, am I?"

A voice came through the line as soon as the call connected.

"Young Master Wang, not at all. I’m always free for a call from you!" The caller was none other than Wang Sicong, whom he had just met the previous night.

"Hahaha, Mr. Su, you’re too kind. I was wondering if you’re free to hang out?"

Su Chen pondered for a moment. "Where did Young Master Wang have in mind?"

"Take a yacht out on the Huangpu River, have some tea, chat..."

Hearing about a yacht trip... Su Chen’s interest was piqued.

"Sounds good. I’m at No. 8 on the Bund right now. Send me the location and I’ll head right over."

"Great, I’ll send you the location right now!"

Not long after hanging up, Su Chen received a message from Wang Sicong.

"Metropolitan Yacht Marina!"

He looked up the address. It wasn’t very far, located near Lujiazui, only about a ten-minute drive away.

Metropolitan Yacht Marina!

Wang Sicong and Chen He were sitting in the lounge area by the entrance.

"Sicong, is what you said true? That Mr. Su is really a shareholder of Louis Vuitton, Richemont, and Kaiyun?" Chen He still found it a bit hard to believe. It was originally just a guess, but he never thought it would turn out to be true!

Wang Sicong shot him a glance before saying slowly, "What’s so hard to believe? After you told me last night, I had someone look into it. He is indeed a shareholder of all three groups, and he holds ten percent of the shares in each!"

’Who would’ve thought that just by dropping in for a chat, they’d meet such a formidable figure!’

They had originally thought Su Chen was just some rich second-generation kid from a small town, but it turned out he was a behemoth hidden beneath the surface.

Thinking back to his own attitude the previous night, he felt relieved that he hadn’t done anything to offend the man.

"Sicong, Mr. Su is here!" The sharp-eyed Chen He spotted Su Chen getting out of his car.

"Let’s go!" Wang Sicong said, getting up and walking toward Su Chen. Seeing this, Chen He strode to follow.

As Su Chen watched the two of them walk toward him, he was filled with confusion.

’What’s going on? Are they coming to welcome me?’

Despite his inner bewilderment, he approached them with a smile.

"Young Master Su," Wang Sicong called out as soon as they met.

Su Chen was a little surprised to hear this form of address, but he still smiled and replied, "Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

"Not at all. We were just killing time."

The group chatted as they walked into the Metropolitan Marina.

Entering the Metropolitan Marina was a real eye-opener for Su Chen. Row after row of private yachts were docked at the pier, creating a truly stunning sight.

One luxurious yacht, in particular, was especially eye-catching.

"Wada II!"

’Holy cow... "Wada II." Does that mean there’s a "Wada I," and maybe even a "III" and "IV"?’

Wang Sicong led Su Chen directly onto the yacht and began to give him a tour.

The yacht was split into two decks. The first level consisted of a salon area and the cockpit. The space was huge, capable of accommodating more than a dozen people.

The second level was mainly the lounge area and the foredeck. What was noteworthy was the extremely long foredeck, which was furnished with several sofas, making it perfect for enjoying the night view.

"Young Master Su, should I arrange for some yacht girls? Don’t worry, they’re all legitimate university students. Totally safe!" As soon as they sat down, Wang Sicong leaned in and whispered to him.

Su Chen knew exactly what he was implying.

It was a classic "what happens on the boat, stays on the boat" situation. Everyone knew the deal.

"Let’s skip it. Let’s just drink and chat tonight. You don’t need to arrange anything else."

Although a part of him was tempted, Su Chen still refused. He had no interest in getting up to those kinds of antics in this setting, especially with other guys around.

"Fine! A quiet night it is!" Wang Sicong hadn’t expected Su Chen to refuse. If he had known, he would have just brought the girls onto the boat from the start.

Once the boat left the dock, the DJ music started playing, and the booze started flowing, the atmosphere would be electric. How many people could say no then?

After giving the captain some instructions, Wang Sicong returned to the foredeck.

"Young Master Su, what do you think of my yacht?"

"It’s fantastic. Must have cost a fortune, huh?" Su Chen had been very impressed during the tour and was already considering whether he should buy one for himself.

"Seventy-eight million! And this one is considered small. If Young Master Su has time to visit Sanya, I have an even bigger one there. We could have even more fun going out to sea."

A question suddenly occurred to Su Chen: why did Wang Sicong buy so many yachts? After all, the maintenance alone costs a fortune each year.

There had to be some angle to it that he didn’t know about.

Night fell, and the yacht slowly pulled out of the marina.

"I always thought the night view of the Huangpu River was beautiful, but I never realized that seeing it from a yacht is a whole different experience!"

"Sigh... if Young Master Su had agreed to bring some girls on board, we wouldn’t be sitting here drinking by ourselves!" Wang Sicong lamented with a hint of helplessness.

"Hahaha, I think this is pretty nice! It’s quite peaceful!"

After chatting for a few hours that afternoon, the two had grown much closer, and the earlier formality in their conversation had disappeared.

"The appetizers are here!"

Chen He appeared with two crew members, each carrying a large platter laden with several dishes.

"Young Master Su, come on, let’s drink!"

Chen He brought over an opened bottle of wine.

"We’re not going home until we’re drunk!" Su Chen shouted as he took the bottle.

"Not until we’re drunk!"