The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 24 Always Toast the Rich First

7 p.m.

The double wooden doors of the blue-and-white porcelain private room were slowly pushed open right on time.

"Mr. Gu, please come in..."

As the welcoming girl's clear and melodious voice rang out, the numerous legal elites who had been sitting at the round table were all instantly alerted and stood up from their chairs.

Xia Zhenzhong was the same.

"Ta Tata..."

The sound of expensive leather shoes clicking on the floor grew louder as the evening progressed, and soon the protagonist of tonight's banquet appeared before everyone.

It was a handsome young face, and the soft light from the dazzling crystal chandelier illuminated his light brown silk shirt with its excellent drape, making him look noble and elegant, which contrasted sharply with the group of people dressed in suits.

“Mr. Gu, I am Xia Zhenzhong from Juncheng Law Firm.”

"It is a great honor for Juncheng to have you grace us with your presence at our banquet today. Please take your seat."

Xia Zhenzhong, whose face had been gloomy because of Xia Shiya, seemed like a completely different person at this moment. His face was full of a kind smile, and his voice was extremely friendly.

"Director Xia, Juncheng is a top-tier law firm in China."

"I am very honored to have the opportunity to achieve in-depth cooperation with Juncheng today."

Faced with Xia Zhenzhong's extremely enthusiastic attitude, Gu Heng shook hands with him and said some polite words.

At the same time, his gaze slowly swept over the others around the round table. He didn't show any unusual expression on his face, but he was secretly a little surprised.

He originally thought there would only be two or three people today, but he didn't expect that so many people would come.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries briefly upon their first meeting.

Surrounded by the crowd, Gu Heng then took the seat of honor in the very center.

During this time, one after another, the service staff filed in and brought the pre-prepared dishes to the table.

Braised whole shark fin, ten-year-old two-headed soft-boiled abalone, Chaozhou lion-head goose head, braised wild yellow croaker, braised catfish maw, aged and drunken hairy crab, morel mushroom and mountain delicacies stewed with sea cucumber, steamed grouper, steamed king crab with Shaoxing wine and egg white, stir-fried Australian lobster with purple onions...

Each dish was served on a round plate that looked like jade, and the presentation was so exquisite that it resembled a work of art.

Two more waiters approached Gu Heng, carrying wine glasses.

This scene truly broadened Gu Heng's horizons.

Any dish on this table could probably earn him more in half a month delivering food than he used to.

“Mr. Gu, this is a wine from Château Margaux.”

Just as the waiter brought the wine glass to Gu Heng, Xia Zhenzhong turned around and asked with a smile, "It should be barely acceptable to you. Would you like to try some?"

Margaux?

Upon hearing this, Gu Heng was completely baffled.

There's still so much to learn in the future...

He sighed inwardly.

"I was unwell a while ago and spent a few days recuperating in the hospital. I was just discharged this morning." Gu Heng smiled at Xia Zhenzhong. "You can give me a little bit, but I really can't drink too much, so please don't mind, Director Xia."

"So that's it."

Xia Zhenzhong looked enlightened and immediately said, "Mr. Gu, since you are not feeling well, we can have tea instead of wine today."

"It's ok."

Gu Heng smiled, then looked up at the waiter beside him and tapped the table three times with his index and middle fingers together: "Just a little bit."

"Ok."

The staff serving in this private room today are all people who know the rules very well at Yanronghui, and they naturally understand how to distinguish between the main and secondary members at this round table.

"A little bit."

"Just a little bit is fine."

Seeing this, Xia Zhenzhong could only repeatedly give instructions from the side. The waiter poured about a third of the wine glass into Gu Heng's, while Xia Zhenzhong and the others each had only half a glass.

Soon, all the food and drinks were prepared.

The women who had been surrounding the private room quickly left, and the room returned to its original tranquility.

"Mr. Gu, please allow me to introduce myself."

Xia Zhenzhong raised his glass, his gaze sweeping across the room, before finally turning back to Gu Heng with a smile: "The people you see here are the exclusive team that our Juncheng Law Firm has assembled for you."

"There are 10 people in total. Each of them is a senior lawyer in a different legal field, and each of them has been working in their area of ​​expertise for more than ten years."

Gu Heng nodded slightly, his gaze slowly sweeping across the entire room.

Wherever his gaze fell, the other person would nod respectfully toward Gu Heng.

"Mr. Gu, this is Yang Wenjie."

"He is one of the five senior partners at our Juncheng Law Firm. He has over thirty years of experience in civil and criminal litigation. In the future, he will lead your dedicated team to provide you with comprehensive legal services."

The first person Xia Zhenzhong introduced to Gu Heng was the middle-aged man who had just been sitting next to him and was now sitting on Gu Heng's other side.

The other person looked to be about the same age as Xia Zhenzhong, with a standard square face and slightly dark skin. He appeared somewhat serious when he wasn't smiling.

"Mr. Gu, I am Yang Wenjie. I would like to propose a toast to you."

Yang Wenjie stood up from his seat with a wine glass in his hand. Gu Heng wanted to stand up as well, but Xia Zhenzhong and Yang Wenjie stopped him at the same time.

"I hope to have a pleasant collaboration with Attorney Yang in the future."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the two of them, Gu Heng didn't insist on standing up anymore, and raised his wine glass to clink with Yang Wenjie's.

Yang Wenjie then drank the whole glass, Xia Zhenzhong took a sip, and Gu Heng merely touched his lips to the glass.

It wasn't that Gu Heng was deliberately showing off; it was simply that his physical condition didn't allow it.

Given Gu Heng's current digestive system, the fact that he was able to drink alcohol today already shows great respect for Xia Zhenzhong and the others.

However, none of the people at the round table paid any attention to this situation.

The service fee of 50 million yuan is an unprecedented super deal for Juncheng Law Firm since its establishment in 1998.

Even if Gu Heng only touched his lips today, he would still be all smiles even if Gu Heng drank a cup of tea and they drank a cup of wine like this.

Even the slightest frown would be a grave disrespect to those fifty million.

The customer is king, that's for sure.

The premise is that you spend the money properly.

After introducing Yang Wenjie, Xia Zhenzhong went on to introduce the other people.

"Mr. Gu, this is Dai Hang. He is a senior lawyer in the field of economic litigation with more than 20 years of industry experience."

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"This is Kong Qiongyu. She is a senior lawyer in the field of international law and holds an international lawyer's license. In the future, she will provide you with legal services in areas such as cross-border affairs, international arbitration, and overseas litigation representation."

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"This is Zhao Rui, a senior lawyer in the field of taxation. He will provide you with legal services in the future, including building firewalls for domestic assets, cross-border tax planning, risk review of large-scale asset holding on behalf of others, and optimization of agreements to avoid double taxation."

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"This is Xu Yongliang. He is a senior consultant with a background in public security, procuratorate and judiciary in our law firm. He has very rich judicial resources and experience in handling sensitive matters related to political and business relations."

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At Xia Zhenzhong's introduction, one by one, the legal elites stood up from around the round table and followed Yang Wenjie's example, toasting Gu Heng with full glasses.

After a round, Gu Heng's wine glass had only contained a small amount of wine, while Xia Zhenzhong and the others had already downed their second or third glasses.

First offer respect to the clothes, then to the person; always offer the cup to the wealthy first.

Looking at the scene before him, Gu Heng felt a pang of emotion, then slowly raised his wine glass and joined Xia Zhenzhong and the others in a drink...

(End of this chapter)