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The black Mercedes-Benz slowly navigated through the slightly congested afternoon streets of Rong City.

"What? You guys haven’t left yet?"

"Um... okay, then I’ll listen to Tang Song and go over to wait for you all first."

"Alright, bye-bye."

After hanging up the phone.

Meng Ran leaned back in the soft rear seat and let out a long breath.

The car was filled with soft background music, yet her mind was still buzzing.

The shock that a call from Tang Song brought her yesterday afternoon continued to reverberate.

It was a kind of shock that could overturn her understanding.

Last night, she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep almost the entire night, barely falling asleep past three in the morning.

Based on her guess, Tang Song must have utilized some government connections, likely a provincial leader.

Moreover, Tang Song’s relationship with this prominent leader must be extraordinary.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for a single call to terrify the Chairman of Zhongshu Group to that extent.

After all, Zhongshu Group is essentially a mixed-ownership group controlled by the local SASAC.

Behind it represents the interests and face of the local government.

To make such a giant bow down, it’s definitely not money, but the combined power of authority and influence.

This morning, she mentioned on a call with Yu.

Zhongshu Group had already offered very sincere cooperation terms.

Not only offering to sell its Coffee and Time stores at very low prices.

But also proposed to integrate supply chain resources to fully support Glimmer Coffee’s expansion in the Southwest.

More importantly, with Tang Song’s connection.

Glimmer Coffee would face no obstacles in the Southwest and could proceed with confidence and boldness.

The future is boundless.

Once again, Meng Ran felt a complex awe rising in her heart.

She felt lucky.

Lucky that she chose Xie Shuyu, even without fully understanding Tang Song’s background at the time,

and decided to jump ship to join Micro Light.

That decision was based on kinship, not calculation.

In hindsight, this emotional investment unexpectedly became the biggest investment of her life.

"Ms. Meng, we have arrived at your destination."

The driver’s gentle reminder pulled her thoughts back to reality.

"Oh, thank you."

The car stopped in the drop-off area of the Jinjiang Hotel.

A doorman immediately came forward, politely opening the car door for her.

Meng Ran lifted her Louis Vuitton bag and gracefully stepped out of the car.

Looking up at the magnificent and solemn building, she took a deep breath.

Jinjiang Hotel.

As one of the most historically rich five-star hotels in Rong City.

It has always been a "symbolic venue" for political and business activities in the Southwest.

And today, the "New Consumer Brand Private Sharing Session" led by First Finance is being held here.

She walked along the marble corridor into the lobby.

Under the tall dome, the warm, golden chandeliers shimmered in layers.

Elegant yet modern.

Guided by the attendant, she arrived on the third floor.

The site was simply decorated yet full of style.

The huge LED screen was looping the theme of the conference: "New Consumption · New Pattern, A Symbiotic Future of Capital and Brand".

In front of several reception desks, staff dressed in uniform were smiling professionally.

Meng Ran showed her electronic invitation and passed through security.

Then signed her name on the wall of signatures.

Cameras flashed as she smiled gracefully, then naturally walked into the inner hall.

At this time, there was still over an hour before the official start of the sharing session.

Yet, many guests had already gathered in the banquet hall.

Soothing jazz music flowed through the air.

The guests gathered in small groups of twos and threes, holding champagne and talking in low voices.

The air was filled with the scent of champagne and expensive perfume intermingling.

Meng Ran scanned the room and quickly spotted a familiar figure.

She walked over briskly and greeted with a smile, "President Zhang."

This time she was meeting her direct superior, the Vice President of Operations for Hema Fresh, Zhang Guangming.

The two had a good personal friendship, having both worked at the Shanghai headquarters before being transferred one after another to the Southwest region.

He was also considered a support for her.

"Meng Ran, you’re here." Zhang Guangming smiled warmly, "Let me introduce you, this is He Wenyue, Director He, responsible for the Southwest region of First Finance. We were just talking about you."

"Hello, Director He."

Meng Ran smiled and extended her hand, her demeanor confident and poised.

She effortlessly blended into the softly conversing small circle with just a few words.

Following Zhang Guangming, she exchanged pleasantries with the leaders of the organizers and several familiar guests.

Champagne glasses clinked lightly, and soft laughter filled the air.

Her speech, tone, and expressions were all just right, demonstrating perfect appropriateness.

Most of the arrivals now were ordinary guests or company representatives.

The real bigwigs and heavyweight guests always arrive late, which is both a symbol of status and a social etiquette to "show respect" for the organizers.

Every appearance of theirs means that the organizers will send special personnel to attend to them, and the media’s flashlights will gather around.

That’s what’s called prestige.

Meng Ran socialized while subtly observing her surroundings.

Among the guests, she also spotted some familiar faces.

Such as the Vice President of New Hope Dairy and several founders of well-known local chain restaurants.

Her initial plan was to use the banner of Zhang Guangming and Hema Fresh to introduce Xie Shuyu to several key supply chain resources.

In hopes of securing the best quality materials and prices in the future.

However, now with the "promise" from Zhongshu Group, these seemed not as important as before.

Nonetheless, making connections is never wrong.

Maintaining relationships is maintaining future possibilities.

In this way, after joining Glimmer Coffee, she would have more resources at her disposal.