Chapter 1077

After listening to the assistant's explanation, the look in Peter's eyes dimmed suddenly, and his aura was instantly stained with a layer of aloofness and indifference.

As a senior executive of a top international hotel group, he didn't take a company of Zheyuan Group's size seriously at all, and had never even heard the name.

He nodded perfunctorily at Su Zheyuan, not even bothering to gesture with his wine glass, turned around, and walked away directly.

Su Zheyuan had originally wanted to take advantage of this banquet to get to know the other party, but was left stunned in place by this sudden cold attitude, his face full of confusion.

He turned to look at Shen Ci and blinked, his eyes full of confusion.

What does it mean?

Shen Ci curled her lips slightly. With her keen and transparent mind, she had already seen through Peter's arrogance and contempt in his bones.

"He has never heard of our Zheyuan Group at all," Shen Ci raised her hand and patted Su Zheyuan's shoulder, her tone calm and composed, "It shows that the group's future development still has a long way to go. Winning Jinhai Bay is our most critical turning point."

It is rare to have such a grand event in the country that can gather major top global hotel groups. This is also the reason why Shen Ci insisted on firmly grasping this opportunity.

Su Zheyuan snorted unhappily, his brows carrying a bit of sharpness: "What is there to be arrogant about? He will soon know our group and remember it firmly. Not just him, everyone present today will remember 'Zheyuan Group'."

Not long after, media from all walks of life arrived, obviously Zhou Dafu had made arrangements in advance.

After everything was ready, the banquet finally ushered in the most anticipated segment—the final ownership of the development rights for each area of Jinhai Bay.

Zhou Dafu personally took the stage to host, revealing the results one by one starting from the edge plots. Guests held wine glasses and gathered in front of the stage, with cheers and applause rising one after another, and the atmosphere at the scene was exceptionally warm.

As the revealed plots got closer to the core bay area, with only the last three golden plots left, the expressions of the representatives of major groups present couldn't help but tighten.

Marriott Group had a posture of winning, and someone had already leaned over to Peter to congratulate him in advance with a smile: "Bay No. 1 must belong to your group. This banquet was specially chosen to be held at a Marriott hotel, and the implication is already very obvious."

Peter raised his chin slightly, his eyes full of certainty.

Marriott has always been extremely competitive in Yaha, and many of its high-end luxury hotels have already settled in the core areas of major bays. This time, competing for the No. 1 plot in Jinhai Bay, they were determined to win.

The representative of the Hyatt Group on the side was also secretly competing. In terms of industry status and brand size, Hyatt had the strength to compete with Marriott.

The eyes of everyone in the audience were almost focused on these two international giants, waiting quietly to see who would win.

"Next, I announce the final ownership enterprises for Jinhai Bay Beach No. 3 and Beach No. 2—"

Zhou Dafu held the microphone, his voice steady and clear. When everyone heard that two core beaches were being announced at the same time, they held their breath and pricked up their ears.

"Congratulations to Marriott Group and Hyatt Group!"

The moment the words fell, the whole scene suddenly went quiet. No one expected that before the much-anticipated Bay No. 1 was revealed, the two popular giants had already been settled, only sharing plots No. 3 and No. 2.

The two international groups that were originally most favored to compete for the top spot both missed the top spot.

The guests looked at each other, their eyes full of disbelief. In everyone's view, there was no other group present with the strength to surpass Marriott and Hyatt to take the most sought-after Bay No. 1.

After a moment of silence, fragmented discussions gradually spread throughout the venue.

"Did Marriott only get No. 3?"

"So Marriott is No. 3, Hyatt is No. 2, then who is No. 1?"

"Will Marriott get two?"

"It's possible..."

"But there was no such precedent before."

At this time, the representatives of Hyatt Group and Peter of Marriott Group both had to force a smile and go on stage to thank them. Regardless of whether they were satisfied with this result in their hearts, they could not choose not to take it because they were dissatisfied with the location they got.

This was true for all groups that received beach locations today. They could not refuse the final result because it involved too much.

In the crowd below the stage, only Shen Ci and Su Zheyuan were calm and composed from beginning to end, their expressions indifferent.

Hearing the surprised discussions rising one after another around them, the smile on Su Zheyuan's mouth could hardly be suppressed.

"Finally, next is the much-anticipated ownership of Jinhai Bay Beach No. 1. I believe everyone has been waiting impatiently."

"After comprehensive evaluation and layers of careful consideration, we have finally decided to grant the development rights of Jinhai Bay No. 1 to—"

Zhou Dafu shifted his gaze, landing accurately on Su Zheyuan, and announced loudly: "Zheyuan Group! Congratulations!"

As the words landed, the flashlights at the scene lit up in unison, flashing crazily.

Everyone who was full of curiosity, waiting to see which giant would surpass Marriott and Hyatt to take the top spot, was instantly stunned upon hearing this unfamiliar name.

Most of them had faces full of confusion, and even the few guests who had heard of it were stunned, their brains crashing because the result was too unexpected.

The same question floated in everyone's mind: Zheyuan Group?

Who?

While the whole venue was in hesitation and shock, Shen Ci took the lead in raising her hands to applaud. Sparse applause slowly sounded, and then connected into one. Everyone was still in a daze, subconsciously following along to clap.

Su Zheyuan had long been unable to suppress his excitement and walked onto the stage in high spirits. All the cameras below the stage were instantly aimed at him.

Shen Ci stood quietly below the stage, watching Su Zheyuan giving a calm speech on stage, the smile on her lips deepening a bit.

Not long after, someone finally reacted belatedly and exclaimed in a low voice.

"So it's Zheyuan Group! That's our top Chinese hotel group!"

"Bay No. 1 was actually given to a local enterprise. That's a first."

"In terms of international influence, local groups are indeed not as good as old giants like Marriott and Hyatt."

"I remember Zheyuan Group's predecessor was Su Group, which has always had a high reputation in the country."

A group of foreign group representatives were full of confusion and also asked people around them about the origin of Zheyuan Group.

Just as Shen Ci expected, taking advantage of this grand event in Jinhai Bay, Zheyuan Group completely broke through regional limitations, moved from local China to the international vision, and then gained fame internationally.

After all, in this situation, Zheyuan Group stepped on the two major groups of Marriott and Hyatt to get up.

"How about it? Was what I said okay?"

Su Zheyuan came down from the stage and came to Shen Ci for the first time, excitedly claiming credit: "I wrote this draft myself, didn't use AI. Is it sincere enough?"

"Not bad," Shen Ci nodded, glancing at a few foreigners walking toward them, and said softly, "I'll leave the socializing to you. I'll go over there to find something to eat."

She said this and took the opportunity to leave. She had already planned this matter thoroughly and exhausted her efforts. Now that the ending was perfect and fully met expectations, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief and take a break.