106: Chapter 107 Such a quick change of face

The restaurant manager's words were like a bomb, instantly exploding in the private room.

"lamborghini... Veneno?" someone whispered, repeating it with a tone full of disbelief.

"Limited to 8 units worldwide? How much would that cost?"

"You can't find the exact price online, but it's said that the last secondhand one sold for nearly a hundred million..."

"A hundred million?!"

Everyone gasped, looking at Jiang Jing in unison, their eyes filled with shock and awe.

The few girls who had been acting sarcastic just a moment ago now turned pale, especially the brown-haired girl, who wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Li Xue's close friends were the first to react, immediately crowding around her, their tones overly enthusiastic—

"Xue'er! You're way too low-key, aren't you? You didn't even mention your boyfriend drives a car like this!"

"Exactly! We even thought... ahem, anyway, you're so lucky!"

"Mr. Jiang, what kind of investments do you do? Can you show us the ropes?"

Jiang Jing smiled faintly without responding. Li Xue clung to his arm, feigning helplessness: "He's usually quite low-key and doesn't like to show off."

Everyone was screaming internally: **Driving a lamborghini veneno and calling it low-key?!**

But on the surface, they all put on smiles and began to flatter him wildly—

"Li Xue, you really are the luckiest person in our class!"

"Mr. Jiang looks like a young talent at first glance; no wonder he can drive such a luxury car!"

"Oh my, if I'd known, I should have gotten closer to Li Xue back then; maybe I could have picked up some connections now!"

Lin Ya and Director Zhang stood to the side, their expressions looking terrible.

Especially Director Zhang; although he was a department manager at Tencent Group with an annual salary of a million, compared to a wealthy person who could afford a limited-edition supercar, he wasn't even on the same level.

Lin Ya gritted her teeth, forced a smile, and walked over, pretending to be affectionate as she grabbed Li Xue's hand: "Xue'er, since your boyfriend is so impressive, why didn't you say so earlier? You made us misunderstand just now."

Li Xue smiled slightly and gently pulled her hand back: "Misunderstand what?"

Lin Ya choked, smiled awkwardly: "N-nothing..."

The dinner officially began. After everyone sat down, the topic still revolved around Jiang Jing and Li Xue.

"Mr. Jiang, which fields do you usually invest in?"

"Li Xue, how did you two meet?"

"Mr. Jiang, do you have any ways to make money? Can you give us a chance to get rich and show us the way?"

Jiang Jing handled the questions with ease, neither enthusiastic nor cold, giving people a sense that he was unfathomable.

Seeing that the spotlight that originally belonged to her had been stolen, Lin Ya felt increasingly unwilling to accept it.

She quietly nudged Director Zhang's arm and whispered: "Didn't you say you were getting a promotion recently?"

Director Zhang understood, coughed lightly, and said casually: "Oh right, I just remembered, with the recent company restructuring, I might be promoted to Director."

"Director?!" Everyone's attention was indeed drawn over.

"A director at Tencent Group? Wouldn't that be an annual salary of at least two or three million?"

"More than that, right? There are also stocks and bonuses!"

"Manager Zhang... no, Director Zhang! You have to look out for your old classmates from now on!"

Lin Ya glanced triumphantly at Li Xue, pretending to be humble: "Oh my, it hasn't been officially announced yet, but it's pretty much set. When the time comes, maybe I can even help everyone with internal referrals."

"Internal referrals?!" Everyone's eyes lit up. Internal referral spots at Tencent Group were highly coveted; so many people broke their heads trying to get in!

"Lin Ya, you're too kind!"

"You really are the one doing the best in our class!"

"Director Zhang, you must mentor us in the future!"

Director Zhang was feeling carried away by the flattery, waving his hand with feigned modesty: "Easy, easy, we're all classmates."

Seeing the spotlight return to her side, Lin Ya felt much better and intentionally raised her voice: "Actually, money is secondary; the key is connections and resources. Like our Zhang, although his annual salary can't compare to some people, in a big company like Tencent Group, real power is much more useful than just being rich."

She looked pointedly at Jiang Jing and continued: "For example, wanting to arrange for someone to enter Tencent Group is just a matter of a single word."

Upon hearing this, everyone's minds became active again. Yes, no matter how much money someone has, it's only their own; but the "power" in Director Zhang's hands could directly change their futures!

Thus, the people who had just been fawning over Jiang Jing quietly leaned toward Director Zhang again—

"Director Zhang, I have a cousin graduating this year who studied computer science. What do you think..."

"Director Zhang, let's add each other on WeChat? Let's stay in touch!"

"Lin Ya, you really have a good eye; you found a potential stock!"

Lin Ya glanced provocatively at Li Xue, a victorious smile curling the corners of her lips.

Li Xue looked at these fickle classmates, sneering internally, but remained calm on the surface.

She gently touched Jiang Jing's hand and whispered: "Brother, it seems some people think 'power' is stronger than 'money'."

Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow and looked at Director Zhang with a faint, unreadable smile.

He then took out his phone and made a call, his tone casual: "Hey, Old Li, I have a classmate who says he is a director at Tencent Group, named Director Zhang, could you help me check if it's true."

The private room went silent instantly.

"Old... Old Li?" someone asked in confusion, wondering who this Old Li was.

Director Zhang's face turned pale instantly—no way.

He remembered that among Tencent Group's senior executives, there was only one with the surname Li, who was Li Zhan, the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Tencent Group.

Whatever was said on the other end of the line, Jiang Jing chuckled: "Oh, just a small department manager, and it's not confirmed yet? Okay, I got it."

He hung up the phone and looked at Manager Zhang, his tone playful: "Manager Zhang, it seems you're not even clear about your own company's personnel changes?"

Director Zhang's forehead broke into a sweat, and he forced an explanation: "I, I just heard rumors..."

The atmosphere in the private room was subtly quiet for a moment, but soon, everyone returned to their enthusiastic state.

After all, although Director Zhang had his "promotion" lie exposed on the spot by Jiang Jing, he was still a department manager at Tencent Group, and he had at least some resources in his hands, so everyone didn't want to completely offend him.

Seeing that everyone's attention had returned to him, Director Zhang felt slightly relieved, but the embarrassment of being exposed by Jiang Jing in public made him eager to regain his face.

He took a sip of red wine with feigned profundity, put on the posture of an "insider," and lowered his voice:

"Actually, the promotion I mentioned earlier was indeed just rumors I heard; after all, I'm not a senior executive..." He paused deliberately, "At Tencent Group, a department manager like me really doesn't count for much; the truly powerful ones are those shareholders with real authority."

Upon hearing the word "shareholder," everyone's eyes lit up immediately. Tencent Group's shareholders, those were the real capital big shots!

"Shareholders? Manager Zhang, do you know Tencent Group's shareholders?" someone asked impatiently.

Director Zhang smiled mysteriously: "I wouldn't say I know them, but I do know some inside information."