"Young Master! Please get out of the car!" Shang Jiancheng gently opened the car door. Shang Yunyan, dressed in a sharp suit, polished shoes, and a neat crew cut, casually wore a pocket watch and stepped down onto the red carpet. The weather in the capital had turned a bit chilly, but the three of them didn't linger around the stalls for long. As soon as Shang Yunyan got out, Old Zheng closed the car door behind him and told Shang Yunyan to wait outside as the three cars sped away!
Their appearance quickly caught the attention of several media reporters. However, since no one had seen Shang Yunyan before, they curiously sized him up, wondering if he was some celebrity or other notable figure!
"Let's go inside and take a look; it's getting a bit cold out here!"
"Yes, Young Master!" Shang Wantong and Shang Jiancheng quietly followed behind Shang Yunyan as they walked forward. Just as they got out of the car, the vehicle behind them belonged to Ai Hongcheng. While the auction was organized by the Northern Chamber of Commerce over several wild bidding days, Ai Hongcheng didn't really have to do much; he just needed to approve things, while the Chamber's people handled everything else!
After getting out of the car, Ai Hongcheng looked at Shang Yunyan's back and felt a peculiar sense of familiarity, as if he had seen him somewhere before. He then strode into the auction entrance, where members of the Northern Chamber of Commerce had already been waiting for him!
"The chairman is here! Chairman, please come in! There are only a few minutes left until the auction starts, and all the businessmen and families have arrived! Many stars and entertainment figures are here today too. Chairman, would you like to say a few words later?"
Ai Hongcheng glanced at Shang Yunyan's back, waved his hand dismissively, then suddenly remembered something and walked straight to Shang Yunyan, who was just then checking in for fund verification!
"Hey, brother!"
Hearing someone call him from behind and patting his shoulder, Shang Yunyan turned around and locked eyes with Ai Hongcheng!
Both stood tall at over 185 cm. At that moment, Shang Yunyan's expensive suit and short haircut made him look very masculine, and his handsome face made Ai Hongcheng feel somewhat overshadowed. One was dark-skinned and the other fair-skinned; the moment they met each other's gaze, everyone around seemingly understood Ai Hongcheng's identity and lowered their voices!
"Mr. Ai!"
"Ha ha, I thought you looked familiar! You're Shang… Yunyan!" Ai Hongcheng said with a smile, revealing he had done some background checks on Shang Yunyan and knew he had acquired the Jiang family's investment company!
"Mr. Ai has a good memory! I came specifically to support you today!" Shang Yunyan didn't bow and scrape like the others; instead, he stood tall and natural while chatting with Ai Hongcheng and pointed toward the verification area!
Ai Hongcheng had investigated Shang Yunyan before; he had seen the shadow of his Rolls-Royce at a restaurant. That particular car wasn't something one could just buy with money, and the official headquarters of Shenhua Rolls-Royce had informed Ai Hongcheng that the car was bought by a mysterious big shot immediately after ordering. The buyer made a direct wire transfer to Rolls-Royce's top brass, so the car was picked up the very next day in the capital! This left Ai Hongcheng astonished, but when he continued to investigate Shang Yunyan, the clues suddenly stopped, leading to general findings that Shang Yunyan was an ordinary person from a typical university and a rural family, which Ai Hongcheng found hard to believe. This was just the facade that wealthy families put up to clean up the reputation of their children who ventured out into the world. After all, could an average person really buy a car worth hundreds of millions and live in a villa worth billions?
"Sir, please enter your password. Don't worry; we can't see the information in your account. Your account password's security and privacy are guaranteed; we ensure safety and confidentiality!"
Shang Yunyan nodded and casually entered his account's password!
Ai Hongcheng chatted briefly with Shang Yunyan, wanting to gauge how much money he might have in his account. If it was tens of billions, his curiosity would end there; if it were hundreds of billions, Shang Yunyan would be Ai Hongcheng's guest; but if it crossed a thousand billion, Shang Yunyan could well become Ai Hongcheng's partner!
However, to Ai Hongcheng's shock, the machine emitted a system prompt: "Attention! The system cannot identify the funds in the account!"
"Uh... Sir, your account, this..." The staff were stunned; this was the first time the system had encountered such an issue. Usually, after entering a password, it would display an amount. If the password was incorrect, it would simply show a "wrong password" alert, yet this prompt had never appeared before!
"Attention! The system cannot identify the funds in the account!" the system announced again!
Everyone was bewildered by this system error. The staff wanted Shang Yunyan to cooperate once more!