The next day, at 12 PM sharp, Jiang Chen was woken up by Xu Jinzhong knocking on his door. He opened the door, still groggy, to see Xu Jinzhong holding a bag with the clothes he had altered yesterday.
Xu Jinzhong said softly, "Good afternoon, Mr. Jiang. The alterations are done. Please take a look. Would you like me to arrange lunch for you now?" He then handed the bag to Jiang Chen.
"Just arrange a simple meal for me to eat in my room," Jiang Chen said, taking the clothes and yawning.
Noticing Jiang Chen's slightly swollen eyes, Xu Jinzhong considerately asked, "Would you like a cup of coffee? I see you're a bit swollen; coffee might help alleviate it."
"Hmm, yes, please bring me one, iced," Jiang Chen replied.
After saying that, Jiang Chen handed him the room card, telling him to just bring the food and coffee directly into the room once prepared, as he was going to freshen up.
Soon after, Jiang Chen finished washing up and changed into the dark grey suit. The suit, which had been a bit ill-fitting yesterday, now fit perfectly after Xu Jinzhong's alterations, clinging to him flawlessly. Jiang Chen gave him a mental thumbs-up.
He then styled his hair into a 3/7 side part with styling spray, tied his tie, and admired his own handsomeness in the mirror. Although Jiang Chen was nearing thirty, he maintained an excellent physique, with a height of 181 cm and a weight of 76.5 kg, making him an almost perfect clothes hanger.
After getting ready, Jiang Chen walked out of the bathroom to find Xu Jinzhong had already prepared his lunch: a bowl of noodle soup, a small side dish, and an iced Americano in a to-go cup.
Jiang Chen sat down to eat. After finishing his meal, he took a sip of the iced Americano, and his previously slightly strained eyelids felt much relieved.
Not long after, his phone received a message from Gu Liancheng, saying they were already waiting for Jiang Chen downstairs at the hotel. Jiang Chen finished his meal and messaged Xu Jinzhong to bring the car to the front of the hotel to wait for him.
In the hotel lobby downstairs, Gu Liancheng and a Group of people were already waiting expectantly. They eagerly awaited Jiang Chen's arrival.
Soon, Jiang Chen took the elevator downstairs. As he stepped out into the hotel lobby, he heard Gu Liancheng's voice before he even saw him:
"Mr. Jiang, over here!" Gu Liancheng waved.
Jiang Chen turned his head. Gu Liancheng and his Group quickly rose from a nearby sofa area and walked towards Jiang Chen.
"Director Gu," Jiang Chen extended one hand.
Gu Liancheng quickly extended both hands as a sign of respect and said warmly, "Hello, Mr. Jiang."
He then inquired, "Shall we depart directly?"
"Yes."
Jiang Chen nodded, then led the way towards the exit, with Gu Liancheng and the others following behind him.
Outside the door, Jiang Chen saw his car.
"Director Gu, please ride in my car," Jiang Chen said to Gu Liancheng, taking the car keys from a hotel staff member who had been safekeeping them.
Gu Liancheng looked at Jiang Chen standing in front of the Rolls-Royce cullinan and replied, "Alright, I'll arrange someone to drive."
Gu Liancheng assumed Jiang Chen hadn't brought a driver.
He then turned to one of the people behind him, pointed, and said, "Xiao Zheng, please drive for Mr. Jiang."
Jiang Chen did not stop Gu Liancheng. He handed the keys to the driver named Xiao Zheng.
After receiving the keys, Xiao Zheng jogged to the car door and opened it for Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen nodded at him, then stepped into the car.
Gu Liancheng told the rest of the staff, "You all get in your cars first and lead the way."
After arranging the accompanying personnel, Gu Liancheng and Jiang Chen sat together in the back seat.
Then, with one car leading the way, Jiang Chen's Rolls-Royce cullinan in the middle, and two Maybachs following behind, the motorcade set off.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel was only about a ten-minute drive from the Star River Building, and surprisingly, there was no traffic today. The roads were clear, and they arrived at the building entrance in no time.
As the car drove in, Jiang Chen had already noticed the large crowd gathered at the entrance and a long banner hanging there.
"Welcome Mr. Jiang Chen to Xinghe Group for inspection and leadership."
The Group's executives were nervously watching the slowly approaching motorcade at the building's entrance.
Ji Jun, who was at the forefront, saw the car about to stop and quickly stepped forward, with the other executives following his lead.
Once the car came to a complete stop and the driver jogged down to open the door for Jiang Chen, he stepped out.
This must be Mr. Jiang, he's indeed very young, Ji Jun thought to himself.
He quickly walked forward, extending both hands proactively, and said with a beaming smile, "Hello, Chairman Jiang! I am Ji Jun, the current CEO of Xinghe.
We have truly been looking forward to your arrival, and we welcome you to officially inspect the Group and lead our work!"
Ji Jun said with great enthusiasm.
Jiang Chen felt the strength in the handshake. Having done his homework, even without the introduction, he knew the middle-aged man in front of him was the CEO of Xinghe Group, and he had heard he was very capable.
"President Ji, you're too kind."
Jiang Chen shook hands with Ji Jun with equal strength, then patted Ji Jun's shoulder, who was still holding his hands tightly, and smiled:
"I still need to rely on you seniors. There's not much for me to lead; your work experience is far greater than mine. I need to learn from you all in managing the Group."
Jiang Chen's attitude was very humble, but Ji Jun wouldn't take it seriously. To be able to take over Xinghe, coupled with Xu Shizhong's final words to him, the "Chairman Jiang" in front of him was definitely not simple.
"Mr. Jiang, you are too modest."
Ji Jun stated firmly, "Xinghe will always operate under your leadership. We are merely assistants helping Chairman Jiang accomplish this process."
It must be said that Ji Jun's way of speaking was indeed impressive; Jiang Chen admitted he couldn't have come up with such pleasantries.
Jiang Chen nodded, smiled slightly, and didn't directly answer Ji Jun. He pointed to the various executives behind him: "The weather is quite hot now, and everyone is sweating. Also, it's not good for us to stand here blocking others' work,
wouldn't you agree, President Ji?"
Ji Jun immediately understood and said, "Chairman Jiang is right. Shall we head to the conference room first? It would also allow the executives to meet you."
"Yes."
After receiving Jiang Chen's approval,
Ji Jun then remembered Gu Liancheng, who had also gotten out of the car. He shook his hand and greeted him, then gestured with an open hand, "Chairman Jiang, Director Gu, please come this way."
The Group filed into the building. The front desk ladies had never seen such a grand procession before; the usually stern executives were all smiling and surrounding a young man as they entered.
"Is this our new boss? Oh my god, he's so young!" Front desk lady A covered her mouth with both hands in surprise.
"That must be it. Otherwise, who else has the power to make President Ji lead the way?" said front desk lady B next to her.
"Yeah, and he's so handsome!"
In no time, news of the new boss, Jiang Chen, had spread throughout the Group. Many employees in the building had also seen the executives deferring to a young man.
Instantly, Feixin, Feixin Group chats, and private messages were all refreshing with 99+ notifications. The internal app was also frantically updating information about the new boss, Jiang Chen, and many people even secretly took photos and posted them.
"No way, are you telling me this handsome guy is our new boss?"
"He looks like he's only in his twenties."
"I thought the new boss would be an old man, but I didn't expect him to be a young hottie, kacha kacha kacha kacha (sound of taking pictures)."
The employees throughout the Group had been filled with curiosity since learning about Jiang Chen's impending arrival yesterday. Now, upon seeing him in person, they began discussing him wildly with their colleagues.
Some bolder employees even shouted at Jiang Chen as he passed by, "Hello, boss!"
"Boss, you're so handsome!"
"Boss, I want to have your babies!"
Hearing this, Jiang Chen politely nodded and smiled at everyone, then said to Ji Jun beside him:
"Hahahahaha."
"That's great, everyone is so energetic."
Ji Jun had a face full of black lines. Who was it that shouted about having the boss's babies? He glanced at Jiang Chen, who seemed unfazed, and said with a smile:
"Everyone is just expressing their enthusiasm for Chairman Jiang in their own way."
The executives behind him, hearing this, also chimed in in agreement.