Half an hour later, a Rolls-Royce Phantom screeched to a halt, drifting its way into the parking lot of the Li Industrial Park.

Zhang Huimin and Su Qingqing hurriedly got out of the car and ran towards the backstage of the celebration.

Ye Huan, however, was in no rush.

After all, he was just attending on behalf of Liu Tianyun and didn't have to go on stage to speak like the two women, so whether he was late or not didn't matter.

This time out, he was still wearing sunglasses and a mask.

To avoid being bothered by a bunch of sycophants following him around.

Leisurely, he went to the small shop to buy a bottle of ice water, took a few sips to quench his thirst before heading to the auditorium where the celebration was held.

At this moment, the entrance to the auditorium was packed with people.

The 30th-anniversary celebration of the Li Industrial Park was a significant event in the business world.

Business elites from various circles arrived as promised, coming to offer their congratulations and see if there was an opportunity to gain the qualification to cooperate with the Li Corporation.

Under the blazing sun, they lined up in an orderly fashion with their invitations to enter the venue.

The line stretched directly from the entrance of the venue to a spot not far from the park gate, about a kilometer long.

Seeing this, Ye Huan furrowed his brows.

At the speed of this line, joining at the end would take at least half an hour.

Wasting half an hour under the sun, wouldn't that be needless suffering?

Looking around, he noticed there was a small gate with a much shorter line.

Moreover, the people queuing there seemed to be wearing more expensive suits.

"Hey man, why is there so few people here?" Ye Huan scooted over, patted the shoulder of the man at the end of the line, and asked curiously.

The man, drenched in sweat due to the scorching weather, seemed somewhat displeased.

But upon turning his head and seeing Ye Huan, he quickly withdrew the displeased expression.

As the eldest son of the Patriarch of one of the Capital City's elite families—the Li Family, Li Xiaolong had seen the world, having met many bigwigs alongside his father.

Li Xiaolong could tell at a glance that the person patting his shoulder had an extraordinary aura, definitely not an ordinary person, so he eagerly explained: "Brother, this is a special passage, only those with high-level invitations can enter from here."

High-level invitation?

Ye Huan was a bit perplexed.

Seeing this, Li Xiaolong went on to explain: "Because many people are attending the celebration, and for easier management, as well as to provide better service to distinguished guests, the Li Corporation divided the invitations into five levels: the most basic white, the general yellow, the intermediate black, the advanced gold, and the top-level black gold. Invitations black and above can enter through the special passage."

"Oh. Thank you!"

Ye Huan expressed his gratitude, feeling relieved at heart.

Wasn't it a black-golden invitation that Liu Tianyun gave him?

The line here was short, and he could get in within a few minutes.

No need to suffer for half an hour.

"Brother, you're truly accomplished at a young age." Seeing that Ye Huan didn't leave after hearing the conditions for entering through the special passage, how could Li Xiaolong not realize that Ye Huan indeed possessed an invitation of black level or above?

He immediately exclaimed in admiration.

Li Xiaolong had basically met all notable rich second generations in Huaxia.

To him, Ye Huan was a fresh face, naturally assuming Ye Huan was a grassroots entrepreneur who built his success from scratch.

A black invitation implies at least a net worth of ten billion.

To reach a net worth of ten billion in his twenties is indeed not easy.

Li Xiaolong admired Ye Huan greatly and, after examining a card in his hand for a while, lamented: "Brother, you truly are impressive. I could only barely get the qualification for the special passage because of my family's power; if I were to start from scratch like you, I'm afraid I couldn't even get a black invitation."

Ye Huan smiled but said nothing.

Yet nearby, the crowd was exclaiming in waves at the sight of the invitation in Li Xiaolong's hand!

"Look, a golden invitation!"

"Oh my god, it's true! That guy seems to be the eldest son of the Li Family—Li Xiaolong!"

"So enviable, it's said that only those with a net worth of over thirty billion and a large family background can receive a golden invitation, and only ten of those are issued nationwide!"

"Wow, so prestigious!? Amazing!"

In no time, the reverent gazes of the crowd were all directed towards Li Xiaolong.

Li Xiaolong didn't let these gazes swell his vanity; instead, he took out his phone, showing a QR code on the screen.

With a mischievous wink, he said to Ye Huan: "Bro, can we be friends? I want to learn some entrepreneurial insights from you, here's my WeChat and business card."

As he said this, he handed out a business card inlaid with diamonds.

In his eyes, this bro here was already in the billion-net-worth league at twenty-five, with limitless potential!

He must befriend him!

Ye Huan could tell that Li Xiaolong wasn't being pretentious, finding him distinctly different from those spoiled scions, so he gladly accepted the card and added him on WeChat.

"Bro, call me if you ever encounter difficulties."

Li Xiaolong tucked his phone back, placed his hand on Ye Huan's shoulder, and grinned carefree: "In this area of the Capital City, no matter what, I can settle it for you in no time!"

This scene of the two calling each other brothers aroused envy among the onlookers!

Among these people were those at the front of the special passage line!

Anyone entering through the special passage was a big shot.

But among these big shots, most only qualified for a black invitation.

Golden ones were very few.

And don't even mention the black-golden ones, it's heard that only one was specially sent to the Crown Prince Consort Liu Tianyun!

It could be said that those holding a golden invitation were top-tier bigwigs in the entire venue!

The Li Family had just recently gained the friendship of the Li Corporation, with vast prospects ahead!

As the future Patriarch of the Li Family, Li Xiaolong naturally had a bright future too!

Today's celebration, Li Xiaolong was probably the main character among the guests!

This guy, just coming to attend the celebration, coincidentally got to know the main character Li Xiaolong, was literally stepping on luck!

They too wanted to get a spot in Li Xiaolong's WeChat friends, wanted to befriend Li Xiaolong!

Thinking of this, many were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Ye Huan!