Chapter 702 - 335: New Intel Worth Over 12 Million
Xiang Huabin’s assets and influence in Beijing are even above Du Taoming’s.
Getting to know such a powerful big shot today
will be a huge boost for Jiang Tao’s future business development in Beijing.
With Old Xiang and Xiang Yiwei openly showing goodwill, Jiang Tao naturally wouldn’t turn it down.
The whole meal was full of laughter, and thanks to Xiang Yiwei’s way of steering the conversation, the atmosphere at the table was really lively.
Near the end, Xiang Huabin’s assistant came into the room carrying a checkbook and a fountain pen.
Xiang Huabin swiftly signed a 6-million cash check on the spot.
"Xiao Jiang, this is your payment. Take the check to any ICBC branch in Beijing and you can deposit it."
Xiang Huabin passed the check to Jiang Tao, not looking the least bit distressed about the money.
"Since this is President Xiang’s kind intention, I’ll gladly accept it."
Jiang Tao didn’t stand on ceremony with Xiang Huabin, grinning as he took the check.
It was like picking up 6 million for free—if someone’s handing you money, why say no!
"Hahaha, this is what you deserve. With your level, Xiao Jiang, if you go play some top events abroad, you’ll be raking in prize money till your hands go numb!"
Xiang Huabin stared at Jiang Tao with blazing eyes; the more he looked, the more pleasing this kid seemed, and he couldn’t help feeling that "hate to have met you so late" kind of regret.
"President Xiang, you flatter me."
At this point Jiang Tao no longer modestly claimed that his skills were just so-so.
This afternoon’s match had tens of thousands of people watching; everyone already had a very clear picture of his level.
If he kept saying he was average now, that’d just be "overly humble," and the Effect would be completely the opposite.
"Aside from this prize money we agreed on beforehand, I’ve got another gift for you."
As Xiang Huabin spoke, he took out a glittering gold card with "VIP" printed on the front from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Tao.
"This is the most prestigious Super VIP card for our Huabin Golf Course. There are fewer than ten of these in total."
"From now on, whenever you come to our course to play with this card, Xiao Jiang, you can enjoy the highest level of service."
"Thank you, President Jiang, you’re too kind."
Jiang Tao smiled as he accepted the card, not rejecting the goodwill Xiang Huabin was sending his way.
"Hahaha, honestly, I felt an instant connection with you, Xiao Jiang. Really feels like we met too late!"
"You’ve got to come often from now on, keep me company for a few rounds."
Seeing Jiang Tao calmly accept his kindness, Xiang Huabin broke into a delighted smile.
"Dad, aren’t you just asking to get abused? With your level, you’re like a rookie recruit in front of Brother Jiang."
There was laughter in Xiang Yiwei’s eyes, as if she could already picture her dad getting completely crushed by Jiang Tao.
"Hahahahaha, so what? Playing with people better than you is the only way to提高 your own game!"
Xiang Huabin laughed heartily a few times; he was pretty bold by nature.
"Come on, eat, eat. Honestly, I don’t even enjoy this kind of setup myself on a normal day."
"If it weren’t for having a few distinguished guests like you here today, I wouldn’t have been willing to splurge."
Cracking a few more jokes, Xiang Huabin went back to urging everyone to eat and drink.
The meal went from a bit past seven in the evening all the way to after nine.
Xiang Yiwei and her father Xiang Huabin personally walked Jiang Tao and the others all the way to the parking lot, watching them get in the car.
While Jiang Tao and the others were eating, that trending topic about him had, unsurprisingly, hit No.1 on the hot search lists of all the major entertainment sites.
He’d just experienced the traffic of a No.1 hot search a few days ago; this was the second time.
Even now, the follower count on his KuaiDou account was still growing at a ridiculous speed.
Every refresh, it was jumping by hundreds or thousands!
"Isn’t this the handsome guy who did that heroic deed the other day? Didn’t expect him to be a golf master too!"
"God Jiang is so handsome, even hotter than my idol!"
"This is hype, right? Shooting a 37 on a par-72, 18-hole course? If you believe that, your whole life is basically set!"
"That score is a bit exaggerated. If there’s no shady business, I’ll livestream myself eating Oreos whole!"
"There has to be something wrong with that round! Beating world-class players by more than ten strokes—how is that a human score?"
"I don’t believe a single punctuation mark online!"
"Let the news fly a bit longer! Every blown-up story pops sooner or later!"
"The higher you fly, the harder you crash. Sitting here waiting for an official debunk and a good face slap."
"What ’official’ this or that... He’s not even a pro. It was just a friendly match among friends."
"Yeah, even you fans admit it’s just a friendly. How can scores from that kind of game actually count?"
"I was literally there today! God Jiang is legit!! I’m worshipping him head to toe!"
"I wasn’t on-site, but I watched the whole thing in the livestream. They even invited the president of the Beijing Golf Association, so it’s actually pretty credible."
"It’s all just business! That so-called president definitely got paid. His words are worth jack shit."
"..."
On the way home.
Jiang Tao sat in the backseat of the Mercedes G-Class, scrolling on his phone.
Looking at all kinds of comments about him on Weibo, his face was the picture of "couldn’t give a damn."
He couldn’t be bothered with all the noise online.
If people want to talk, let them talk. No need to waste his time and energy arguing with hardcore haters.
It took just over thirty minutes.
Old Jia drove Jiang Tao right to the front of his building.
"Thanks for the trouble, Old Jia. Here, grab something for a late-night snack on the way."
Jiang Tao reached out and handed the dozen or so hundred-yuan bills in his hand to Old Jia in the driver’s seat.
He’d made a few million today, and even gotten acquainted with a big shot of Xiang Huabin’s level, so he was in an exceptionally good mood.