Chapter 4 The Fourth morning.
Dressed in an Armani suit and wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, I, with a stunningly beautiful woman by my side, appeared in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel to check in.
The Armani suit and Jaeger-LeCoultre watch were both purchased with the money I won in the private casino over the previous three days, splurging at the shopping mall.
As for my female companion, she was borrowed from Gu Yuhe.
Men show off their wrists, women show off their faces!
The standard for successful people is: a watch that signifies status and prestige, and a beautiful companion who outshines all others.
While leading my companion to the bar to handle the check-in, my peripheral vision had already locked onto Jiang Jinshan, who was sitting by the window in a corner of the lobby.
With his legs crossed, he was leisurely sipping morning tea and reading a newspaper, waiting for a client.
According to the intelligence provided by Gu Yuhe last night, Jiang Jinshan would be waiting in the hotel lobby this morning, and after the client arrived, they would go up to a suite to discuss business.
My purpose in appearing today was not to intercept Jiang Jinshan and discuss business with him.
Hustling for business is not business!
Analyzing and judging Jiang Jinshan's personality and way of thinking, he would absolutely not accept a stranger proactively approaching him for business.
The business world is like a battlefield!
If I didn't pay attention to the methods and strategies, and just relied on my appearance as a successful person to approach him directly and strike up a conversation, it would be too deliberate.
Let alone the stubborn and rigid Jiang Jinshan, anyone with a bit of discernment and a brain could tell that I had ulterior motives!
Therefore, it had to be a gradual process.
With four days left at most, it was enough time for me to cast my bait and set up the plan.
To put it simply, this grand strategy.
The first and most important step is to adapt to the local conditions.
Checking into the Four Seasons Hotel where Jiang Jinshan frequently stays, I would use environmental factors to create multiple chance encounters with the target at different times and locations.
It doesn't necessarily require direct communication and interaction; as long as there are opportunities for face-to-face encounters, even a fleeting glimpse is fine.
For example, encountering each other while waiting for or entering an elevator, or when having morning or afternoon tea in the hotel lobby because both prefer window seats, or on the way to the restaurant…
As long as one can fully grasp the meaning of "adapting to local conditions" and meticulously manage all aspects of these chance encounters, forget about four days.
It would only take a day, and even the most unfamiliar face with the blankest impression would be naturally remembered.
Everything is difficult at the beginning!
The initial preparatory step must be in place. Only by ensuring that he recognizes me immediately whenever he sees me in the coming days will the subsequent plan be easier to implement.
This method also applies to interactions between the opposite sex, those deliberately engineered pick-up lines.
After completing the check-in for the suite, without me even needing to give instructions, the attendant on duty performed her duties perfectly.
The smiling attendant took the suitcase from my hand and sent my luggage to the grand suite upstairs in my stead.
Attendants must indeed perform their duties. As one of the top hotels in the Longxi region, staying in a grand suite at the Four Seasons Hotel would cost more per night than a common wage earner's monthly salary.
In 2008, for a grand suite costing 2,000 yuan per night, if guests were still expected to carry their own luggage upstairs, then the hotel's advocated "guest is king" culture would be mere empty talk.
After handing over the luggage, I, with my companion in my arm, strolled leisurely to another window seat not far from Jiang Jinshan and ordered two cups of coffee from the attendant.
To be honest, I originally wanted to order alcohol, but drinking in the morning… it really didn't fit the image of a successful person.
Details determine success!
To hook a big boss like Jiang Jinshan, who has extensive knowledge and experience, besides thorough preparation, details must be impeccable!
Although he didn't know who I was, the conspicuous Armani suit and Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, along with the beautiful companion by my side, successfully attracted Jiang Jinshan's attention.
While lifting my coffee cup to drink, my peripheral vision caught Jiang Jinshan seemingly sizing me up.
However, it was merely a curious glance.
But for me, that was enough.
Curiosity killed the cat!
When a person starts to feel curious about a stranger, if the latter has ulterior motives, it is often a precursor to the former's descent into the abyss!
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After withdrawing his gaze, Jiang Jinshan did not take any further action, continuing to bury his head in the newspaper, waiting for his client.
And I, too, did not rush to strike up a conversation with him.
He was waiting for a client, and I was waiting for the second hook.
If the success standard for disguising my identity were a ten-point scale, I would give myself five points for my personal image. As for the remaining five points…
A stunningly beautiful and exceptionally elegant female companion could add an extra two points to the five points, making it seven points.
A seven-point successful identity would be more than enough to deceive ordinary people, but deceiving Jiang Jinshan would not be easy.
Therefore, I had prepared a second hook.
Not long after, my second hook appeared precisely on time.
Outside the transparent revolving glass doors, Camel drove a black Mercedes-Benz with an out-of-town license plate, slowly approaching the hotel's main entrance.
After parking and turning off the engine at the main entrance, Camel, dressed in a black suit and white gloves, opened the door and stepped out of the driver's seat in a standard chauffeur's attire.
Immediately, he quickly walked over to my location in three steps, bowed slightly, and said with his head lowered, "I'm sorry, boss! There was a small problem on the road, and I'm late!"
What is professionalism? This… is professionalism!
Although the Mercedes-Benz was rented, Camel's attire was purchased with my money. However, I hadn't asked him to buy white gloves at the time.
This should have been a minor flaw in the details, but Camel, with his own quick wit, managed to prevent any mishaps and perfectly concealed this small flaw.
To add a bit more.
As a member of the most despicable "Missing Character Sect" among the three sects, Camel, who was knowledgeable and experienced, was truly convincing in whatever role he played, perfectly portraying what a chauffeur for a successful person should be like.
The imposing Mercedes-Benz with an out-of-town license plate, coupled with the chauffeur in a black suit and white gloves, was the second hook I cast for Jiang Jinshan!
With these three points of detail added, my disguised identity's success standard had reached a perfect ten points!
I was certain that Jiang Jinshan's curiosity about my identity would directly escalate to interest!
Because: birds of a feather flock together!
Successful people not only attract gold-diggers but also the attention of their peers!