Chapter 2073 - 680: Night in Rong City_3
In the spacious open kitchen, it quickly filled with enticing aromas and the sounds of lively activity.
Soon, several delicious-looking dishes were placed on the table one after another.
Golden Provencal fried crab, sizzling roasted Angus short ribs, creamy peppery chicken with pig stomach... along with a large plate of garlic roasted oysters.
"Dinner time!" Meng Ran took a few cans of ice-cold Asahi beer and sparkling water from Paris out of the fridge, inviting the two to sit down.
Outside the window was the dazzling night view of Rong City.
Inside, the air was thick with the aroma of the food.
Meng Ran raised the beer can in his hand, eyes bright, "Come, come, no matter what, everyone worked hard today. Tang Song’s first visit to Rong City, let’s have a toast first."
"Cheers." Tang Song cooperatively raised his beer.
"Ding~"
The three glasses clinked together with a crisp sound.
Bubbles rose and frothed in the glasses, reflecting the light.
The cold liquid slid down the throat, carrying a suitable hint of malt aroma.
The atmosphere instantly relaxed a lot.
The more outgoing Meng Ran quickly opened up the conversation.
He began vividly ranting about the "crazy" year-end performance reviews at [Hema], and various bizarre people and things encountered at work recently.
Xie Shuyu quietly ate the food on the side, occasionally chuckled by her friend’s exaggerated descriptions, and lightly patted her arm.
A look of relaxation and amusement reflected in her eyes.
Tang Song, appearing relaxed, ate his meal and listened quietly, a faint smile always on his lips.
He did not deliberately join the conversation, yet always managed to interject a sentence or two at the appropriate times, naturally moving the conversation forward.
The effortless ease and composure he exuded unconsciously drew people in, relaxing the atmosphere.
The last bit of formality gradually faded away in this air of camaraderie.
The three of them got along as seamlessly as old friends.
With a few drinks down, Meng Ran completely loosened up.
Her eyes, made exceptionally bright by the alcohol, curiously looked at Tang Song, "Tang Song, I’ve never asked, what exactly do you do? I heard from Yu that you’re doing e-commerce live streaming now. But talking to you, you seem quite knowledgeable about new retail, so do you have a similar business?"
Tang Song nodded, his tone calm: "You could say that. E-commerce is definitely happening, but I also have investment business here, so I touch on various fields."
"Wow—" Meng Ran couldn’t help but say, "No wonder you’re so professional, Yu, your investor is really impressive."
Xie Shuyu gently smiled, chiming in, "Well, Mr. Meng, do you want to consider accepting an offer to be the COO at our Glimmer Coffee?"
She knew her friend’s concerns, and also knew that today’s gathering was largely to "interview" this mysterious major shareholder and check his "credentials."
Now that they’ve met the person and had the conversation.
Glimmer Coffee is truly too busy right now.
She genuinely needs a professional and absolutely trustworthy COO to help share the increasingly complex management work.
Meng Ran lightly sighed, resting her chin on her palm, gazing at the splendid night view outside.
Reflected meditatively, "To be honest, it was difficult for me to climb to where I am now. Once the Southwest district’s business is running smoothly and succeeding, I will have the chance to move back to Hang City and enter Alibaba’s headquarters. That opportunity... I’ve been waiting a long time for it."
Suddenly Tang Song, who had been quietly listening, smiled and interjected, "Come to Glimmer Coffee, and you’ll be a senior executive at headquarters right away, with equity. Plus, you’ll have opportunities to rise to bigger platforms."
Meng Ran blinked, "Rise further?"
"Yes." Tang Song looked at her steadily, "I’m now a major shareholder of Glimmer Coffee, in the future, you could rise to my side."
Meng Ran burst out laughing, raising her glass, a teasing tone in her voice, "Well, I toast to you, my ’Big Boss’."
Xie Shuyu’s face lit up with a smile of surprise upon hearing this, "Ranran, do you mean? You agree?"
"Yes." Meng Ran made an OK gesture to her, "For the sake of our investor, agreed!"
Actually, after meeting Tang Song in person, she had already set aside her last bit of reluctance.
Deciding to accept Xie Shuyu’s invitation.
But she did not really take Tang Song’s talk about "rising further" seriously.
[Hema Fresh] might have seen its valuation drop from last year’s tens of billions, but it still has the scale of sixty to seventy billion US Dollars, a platform-level giant.
Moreover, it is backed by the true giant, Alibaba.
No matter how capable and promising Tang Song is, he cannot reach that level.
And from the earlier conversation, she also learned that Tang Song is not some hidden top rich second generation, his hometown is just a county under Quan City.
Even the so-called "County Brahmin" is dimensionally different from Alibaba, this true behemoth.
"Ding ding~~"
The glasses clinked lightly in the air again.
Tang Song took another sip of beer, maintaining a steady gaze.
He naturally discerned Meng Ran’s thoughts, but he had no intent to explain.
...
A dinner that pleased both host and guest came to an end in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
Tidied up the kitchen together.
Meng Ran glanced at the time, showing a bit of the "corporate drone" helplessness on her face.
"No, no, ate too much. I still have a few project PPTs waiting for my revisions, so I won’t interrupt your world of two. You do whatever you need to, pretend I’m not here."