CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: CULTIVATING THE DOMINANT CEO

Zhang Jingdong stared at himself in the mirror for a good half an hour, then played computer games for an hour, and then went back to the mirror for another half hour.

There’s no helping it, people say women love beauty, but men are no less vain.

Don’t believe me? Go ask any man on the street to choose between ten million yuan and becoming a twenty-year-old Daniel Wu, and 99% of them would choose the latter.

"Alright, it seems today I’ve only improved my large pores, but I indeed look a bit more handsome. Just wait for the miracle to happen."

At this moment, Zhang Jingdong suddenly heard his phone ring and returned to his bedroom.

He picked up his phone, it was Sun Mian who had called.

So he answered: "Hello..."

"Brother Dong, it’s almost 11 pm, why haven’t you come back yet?"

Zhang Jingdong touched his face and replied, "Uh... I am not returning to the dorm tonight!"

"Not returning to the dorm? Where are you staying..." "Oh... I get it, sorry to bother!"

As Zhang Jingdong heard that elongated "Oh," he instantly knew this guy was imagining things, and just as he was about to explain, the fellow had already hung up.

But then again, he thought, even if I explained to him, he probably wouldn’t believe it.

Zhang Jingdong then looked at himself in the mirror for another good half hour, and finally noticed that his eyebrows seemed to look better too, not as rough as before.

Feeling a bit happier, he returned to the bedroom comfortably and went to bed.

That night, he had a very long dream.

In his dream, he became an even more handsome hunk than Daniel Wu, completely outshining Mr. Chen.

Then Lin Shishi, Xiao Fei, Li Yiran, An Lu, Liu Yifei, Anne Hathaway, Monica Bellucci, and other top-tier beauties all confessed to him.

He agonized for a long time, finally saying, "How about we all just be together?"

To his surprise, they all happily agreed.

But just as he joyfully thought about snuggling up with them in bed, suddenly a ringtone burst his bubble.

He woke up instantly!

He grabbed his phone, and it was actually Yuan Mei who was calling.

He quickly checked the time again, damn, it was almost 9 o’clock!

What a dream.

He then answered the call: "Hello, Sister Yuan..."

"Mr. Zhang, I’ve thought it over, I’m willing to accept your invitation!"

Zhang Jingdong immediately laughed: "I knew you’d make the right decision, here’s to a fruitful collaboration!"

After chatting a bit more, they hung up.

Zhang Jingdong checked his messages and found seven or eight texts from his dorm mates asking why he hadn’t gone to class, wondering if he had exerted himself too much last night.

Then they mentioned it was no big deal, he didn’t need to come, the teacher didn’t take attendance.

Zhang Jingdong then put down his phone, got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then stared at himself in the mirror for another half hour.

"The eyebrows do look better, geez, an expert in beauty from my past life was right indeed, improving one’s eyebrows can noticeably enhance one’s attractiveness."

After a thorough examination, Zhang Jingdong felt he must score 80 points now.

Thinking this, he changed into a set of LV, stood at the bathroom doorway, and admired his reflection from a distance.

Damn, with this LV boost, his overall score must be at 85 now!

He really seemed like an emerging cold and domineering young boss!

Feeling quite smug, he adjusted his hair in the mirror again, then went downstairs.

The Accord was still parked downstairs; he had rented it for a week.

He got into the car, thought for a moment, and then headed to the Crystal Palace Hotel.

As one of the most famous five-star hotels in Jiangdu, it was known for two things.

One, there were usually many rich people staying there.

Two, the chance of encountering beautiful women there was extremely high.

And these two things seemed to have a very close cause and effect relationship.

And the reason Zhang Jingdong went there, besides eating lunch, was also to verify two things.

The first is whether he now looks like a wealthy person.

The second is whether he currently feels more like a nouveau riche or a dominant boss.

As for the difference between nouveau riche and dominant boss, it actually boils down to one point, which is facial attractiveness.

If you’re wealthy and handsome, you’re a dominant boss, if you’re wealthy but ugly, you’re a nouveau riche.

Zhang Jingdong parked his Accord around three hundred meters away from the Crystal Palace Hotel and then walked to the Crystal Palace.

Upon entering, on his way to the western restaurant on the second floor, he indeed spotted many beautiful women.

Then he thought to himself, "Initiate search."

"Search initiated..."

"Target individual 1: Sun Xiaoxiao, Beauty score 92, Body score 91, Skills score 95, Overall score 92."

"Target individual 2: Sun Yajing, Beauty score 93, Body score 92, Skills score 92, Overall score 92."

"Target individual 3: Zhu Chen, Beauty score 92, Body score 92, Charm score 95, Overall score 93."

"Target individual 4: Sun Jiaqian, Beauty score 93, Body score 92, Charm score 95, Overall score 93."

Zhang Jingdong couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: Truly lives up to its reputation, there are actually four target individuals!

And when he arrived at the western restaurant, he even saw Zhu Chen and Sun Yajing from a distance.

Zhang Jingdong, wanting to test his current appearance, intentionally walked past these two individuals one after the other.

Then he chose a very conspicuous table, ordered an Australian sirloin, a Caesar salad, a pan-seared salmon, a black truffle risotto, and drank a bottle of rose fruit wine.

According to the prices on the menu just now, he roughly calculated that this meal must cost at least two thousand yuan, quite a little luxury indeed!

Then, when everything was served, he casually glanced at the two individuals.

Zhu Chen was okay, but Sun Yajing clearly showed interest in him.

Zhang Jingdong then calmly sat eating his meal.

And when he got up to leave after finishing, Sun Yajing suddenly approached him: "Hello, can I get to know you?"

"Target individual initiates conversation with the host, reward 10,000 yuan!"

Zhang Jingdong smiled casually: "Of course, my name is Zhang Jingdong."

Sun Yajing then reached out her hand proactively: "I’m Sun Yajing."

Zhang Jingdong also extended his hand and briefly shook hands with Sun Yajing.

"Would it be possible to have a drink and chat properly?"

Zhang Jingdong spread his hands: "Sorry, I have other things to do, another time."

"Leave me your contact information, I’ll call you when I have time."

Sun Yajing was initially a bit disappointed, but when she saw Zhang Jingdong asking for her phone number, she immediately understood he actually had other matters, and wasn’t just brushing her off.

She then regained her smile, opened her handbag, and handed Zhang Jingdong her business card.

Zhang Jingdong took the card, glanced at it, and then said: "Before I go, I want to ask one question, do you think I look like a wealthy person?"

Sun Yajing hesitated at first, clearly not expecting Zhang Jingdong to ask this.

But knowing that lying might be seen through by him at this moment, she honestly replied, "Just looking at your clothes and the way you dined, you don’t seem like a true wealthy person."

"Firstly because the logos on your clothes are too obvious, and secondly you ate your meal too quickly!"

"However, looking at your eyes right now, you definitely appear to be a wealthy person!"

"Because your eyes are filled with confidence, a kind of confidence that you can afford everything in this hotel!"

Zhang Jingdong nodded thoughtfully: "You make quite some sense, so did you come over to talk to me because you thought I might be rich, or because I am... handsome?"

Sun Yajing couldn’t help but smirk, mainly because she had never met a wealthy person who was as straightforward and even somewhat naive as Zhang Jingdong.

She then said, "The former accounts for 40%, the latter for 60%!"

Zhang Jingdong couldn’t help but feel moved, and continued: "Do you really think I’m somewhat handsome?"

Hearing this, Sun Yajing quickly gave Zhang Jingdong another look, then said, "Among the wealthy, you are indeed very handsome, and most importantly, you’re still so young and energetic!"

Zhang Jingdong immediately became happy, smiled and said: "Thank you for your honesty, I’ll call you another day... goodbye!"

After speaking, he left the building with contentment on his face.