Chapter 19: Chapter 19 Cleverly Approaching
Zhang Jingdong saw An Lu taking a call and then sitting at the bar, thinking she had arranged to meet someone.
So he held back and decided to observe for a while.
In the next less than ten minutes, three guys went over to chat her up, but luckily she rejected all of them.
However, this made Zhang Jingdong hesitate because among those three guys, two were in no way inferior to him in terms of looks, physique, or fashion.
This made him think that if he went straight over, the result would probably be the same as theirs.
Zhang Jingdong thought hard for a while, then raised his hand to call the marketer over.
"What do you need?"
"Fetch me some paper and a pen."
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The marketer was initially shocked, mainly because he didn't expect Zhang Jingdong to ask for these things in such a place.
But since he had already made more than a thousand yuan from Zhang Jingdong tonight, even though the request was a bit peculiar, he didn't hesitate: "Okay, just a moment!"
In less than two minutes, he actually brought back paper and a pen.
Zhang Jingdong took them, quickly wrote a few lines, then folded the paper, and pointed in An Lu's direction: "See that beauty over there?"
Following the direction he pointed, the marketer glanced and then nodded: "The one in the white suit?"
"Yes!" Zhang Jingdong said and then pulled out two hundred yuan, handing it over with the note: "Help me give this note to her!"
The marketer looked at the money on the note, nodded directly: "Alright!"
Saying this, he took the items and walked straight towards An Lu.
Zhang Jingdong saw him approaching An Lu, handing her the note, then casually poured himself another glass of Hennessy with Sprite.
Soon, he saw An Lu turn her head to glance over here and then got up and walked over under the marketer's guidance.
When she was halfway to him, Zhang Jingdong got a clear view of her face.
Tsk tsk, she really is beautiful!
If Lin Shishi is the paragon of campus goddesses, then she is the epitome of a mature beauty.
Her overall vibe was somewhat akin to Bai Lin, but she was even prettier and had a fuller figure.
She looked to be a C+ size!
Many a playboy had said that this was the perfect cup size, unable to be grasped with one hand, yet it doesn't make the person look bulky.
While Zhang Jingdong briefly lost himself in thought, An Lu had already come close.
She quickly sized up Zhang Jingdong and then said, "Hello, you know my name, so have we...met somewhere before?"
"Target person initiates conversation with the host, and the host successfully piques the target's curiosity, reward 50,000 yuan!"
Zhang Jingdong felt a surge of pleasure inside.
Aside from making money, more importantly, An Lu's voice was also very pleasant.
Zhang Jingdong casually smiled, pretending to be mysterious: "You've forgotten, we met before at your workplace!"
He chose to say they had met at her workplace because, judging from her attire, her walk, and her subtle makeup, Zhang Jingdong guessed from his past life's experience that she must work in a government institution or a state-owned enterprise.
And if he had chosen another place, she would have seen through it immediately.
Moreover, government and state-owned enterprises were usually quite large, so she would have seen and met many people on a regular basis, so it was unlikely she would remember them all.
Of course, even so, Zhang Jingdong was still taking a gamble.
But even if An Lu saw through him, he had a way to rectify it.
At this moment, An Lu suddenly said, "You are... someone who had business at our bank before? Were you my previous client?"
Zhang Jingdong instantly realized, so she works at a bank.
Then immediately, his inner actor kicked in, embodying the role: "Alright, though you've forgotten me, it's no big deal. It's partly my fault, I've been busy these past months and haven't visited your bank."
An Lu twirled her hair around her ear: "Sorry about that, I've been away from the counter after the new year, focusing on attracting deposits, and I've handed over all my previous clients to colleagues..."
Zhang Jingdong waved his hand: "No worries, I understand. But it seems we are fated, I rarely come here to relax and just happened to bump into you."
"How about sitting down for a drink together?"
"Sorry, I'm here today because I had an appointment with another client, he should be arriving soon!"
Zhang Jingdong suddenly realized, having achieved his goal, he said, "If that's the case, let's do it another time."
"Please give me your contact information again, I seemed to have lost the business card you gave me last time... next time if I have any banking affairs, I can give you a call."
An Lu hesitated slightly then nodded: "Alright."
She then pulled out a business card from her handbag and handed it to Zhang Jingdong.
Zhang Jingdong took the business card, glanced at it, then carefully placed it into his wallet's card holder.
"Let's leave it at that for now... goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
Zhang Jingdong saw An Lu return to the bar and make a phone call, soon a guy who looked like a rich second generation approached her.
The two chatted for a moment, then came to a booth not far from where Zhang Jingdong was.
Zhang Jingdong observed for a while, his doubts growing.
By watching some details of An Lu's interaction with the man, he could tell that An Lu was deliberately maintaining a distance.
But the man clearly harbored ambitious designs on An Lu.
Meanwhile, according to An Lu, this man was her client and she had been in charge of deposit attraction.
So it was evident that this rich second generation must have a large deposit that An Lu wanted to secure.
And indeed, it was exactly as Zhang Jingdong had guessed.
However, this rich second generation actually didn't have a large deposit; he was merely using his father's company's name.
Here's what happened: this rich second generation, named Liu Guokang, had a friend who went to the bank for business and met An Lu, immediately taking a liking to her.
This friend of his pursued An Lu for more than half a month using every trick in the book, and yet, unbelievably, was unsuccessful.
This friend was known in their circle as a casanova, having reached a conquest of a thousand by age 24.
Yet unexpectedly, he met his match in An Lu.
Then, one time when drinking, they started talking about An Lu, and after having too much to drink, a bet was made.
If anyone could conquer An Lu and even record it on video, they would be the king of their circle for the next six months!
Liu Guokang had always been a peripheral figure in the circle, so he saw this as an opportunity to turn the tables.
Since his friend had exhausted all conventional methods of pursuit without success, he decided to try an unconventional approach.
Starting from her workplace, after learning that she was in charge of attracting deposits, he pretended to be from his father's company and approached her, saying they wanted to deposit 10 million at her bank.
Then, while liaising with An Lu, he deliberately mentioned a minor issue at the company.
A couple of days later, he suddenly called An Lu and said the company had resolved the issue and they could sign the contract today, arranging to meet at the lavish place.
An Lu was somewhat suspicious, but it was a 10 million deal after all, and securing it would complete her half-yearly performance target.
So, she came.
The reason Liu Guokang chose this place was that he often went to nightclubs while studying abroad.
As it is known, Western girls generally are not very interested in Asian men, and after repeatedly facing rejections, Liu Guokang developed a trick to win over Western girls.
This trick, called throwing the bait to see how the fish reacts, involves subtly placing a tranquilizer or a hypnotic agent in the girl's drink while talking.
A later video warning everyone to beware of bar thugs demonstrated this phenomenon, showing these guys could be incredibly quick and precise in their actions.
Although Liu Guokang hadn't used this trick much since returning to the country recently since money usually solved most things, he decided to resort to old habits this time to conquer An Lu and thereby become the king of their circle.