Chapter 19 The First Impression

“What is going on?” Gary recognized Josh in an instant. And his face went ghostly pale when he saw Josh walking onto the stage. “Isn’t this guy the one I want to beat? Why is he on the stage? Is he the new Chairman? How is that fucking possible! Maybe he doesn’t even know where he is!” Gary thought to himself. His teeth were clenched and he just couldn’t believe that Josh is the Chairman. Julia was also shocked to the core when she saw Josh on the stage. She remembered she just met him a few days ago in a bar and she looked down upon him deeply. When she saw Josh driving a Lamborghini the other day, she thought he rented that car just to show off, so she despised him even more. “Is he the Chairman? Are you freaking kidding me!” Julia shook her head in disbelief. “What is he doing up there?” Jenny widened her eyes. “Is he the Chairman? That is just ridiculous!” Her father was also numb with shock. “Ladies and gentlemen, let’s have a round of applause, please, for Josh! The new Chairman of Huading Group’s Qingyang branch! Now, Chairman Lin will give his address!” Bob shouted through the microphone. After hearing what he said, Gary’s mind went blank and he felt his ears were ringing. He found what was happening so surreal as if he was in a dream. “He is really the Chairman......I am so fucked up.....” He sunk into the chair and he would surly fall on the ground without the support of the back of the chair. He was paralyzed by a terrible fear when he remembered what he said to Josh just now. Julia stared at Josh unblinkingly, and her expression betrayed her confusion. What she just heard was beyond her wildest dream. “He is really the Chairman!” Jenny’s father exclaimed in a low voice. Earlier this day, he made every endeavor to meet the new Chairman, but turned out, the Chairman was chatting casually with his daughter and him only a few minutes ago. Jenny covered her mouth in disbelief. She couldn’t believe the one she helped yesterday is the new Chairman. Now she realized why Josh was not intimated by Gary at all. At that time, Josh had already finished his address, and it was time for him to toast his guests, as a gesture of gratitude for their coming. Bob followed Josh closely and introduced the guests to him one by one. Josh went from one table to another, and every time he raised his glass up, his guests all followed him and raised their glasses up in the air as well, and then, they would drink their wine in a gulp. No one dared to do otherwise. They were drinking with the Chairman of Huading Group, after all. Josh soon walked to Gary’ s table. Everyone at the table stood up in an instant. “Chairman Lin, this is Ming Wei. He is a shareholder of our company, and this is his son, Gary.” Bob said. “It’s such an honor to meet you, Chairman Lin. I’m Ming Wei.” Ming raised his glass up to show respect. Josh gave a short laugh and said: “What are you talking about. The honor should be mine.” “Chairman Lin, I don’t quite understand....What do you mean?” Ming smiled awkwardly. Josh didn’t answer him. He looked at Gary with a cold smile and said: “You are Gary, right? I’d like to propose a toast to you!” Gary shivered nonstop after hearing what he said. He felt his knees were getting weak. “Chairman Lin, I....I....” His face was deathly pale and he couldn’t utter a complete sentence. He remembered how he insulted Josh only a few minutes ago and he was gripped by intense fear. “What? You don’t want to drink the wine?” Josh frowned. “I do. I do.” Gary grabbed a glass of wine. But his hand was shaking so violently that most of the wine was spilled. He then drank the rest in a gulp. Gary’ s father knew there was something wrong, but he didn’t dare to ask. Josh laughed coldly and said: “Gary, didn’t you tell me that I will suffer consequences for my actions? I wonder how are you going to punish me?” “Chairman Lin, I really didn’t know you are the Chairman! I’m sorry! Please.....” Gary’ s voice trembled. “So you thought I was an insignificant person and you could insult me as much as you wanted to. Is that right?” Josh asked. Gary nodded hopelessly. “Oh my god. I hate snobs. People like you disgust me to the core! You shallow disgusting creature!” Josh said. He then poured the wine all over Gary’s face. All of a sudden, everyone there lapsed into dead silence. The whole place echoed with Josh’s angry voice. No one dared to make a sound when Josh was angry. People at Gary’ s table all drooped their head. Their legs were shaking with fear. “Please forgive me! Chairman Lin!” Gary fell to his knees and begged. He felt that day must be his darkest day, and insulting Josh must be the worst mistake he had ever made. Gary’ s father also dropped to his knees. He knew Josh is not only the Chairman of this company, he is also Moses’s grandson. So they would surly die if Josh wanted to kill them. Gary’s father said: “Chairman Lin, my son is a stupid man! I know he made you angry and I will teach him a good lesson when we go back. Please forgive him!” Josh looked at him and said angrily: “If your son bullies any other person in the future, or if he displays contempt for anyone, both you and your son will be severely punished. You understand?” “Yes. Yes. I know.” Ming nodded constantly. He had never been this humble before. Josh then turned around and said to everyone: “From now on, I don’t want any partner of my company to bully people who are underprivileged. And I want you to respect everyone, regardless of his social status and wealth. This is the fundamental rule of this company, and if any of you disobey, I will terminate our cooperation with no hesitant. You understand?” The reason why Josh said these things is because he was once also a poor guy and he was so despised by people around him. He was also bullied. He found sometimes he could be bullied for no reason at all. These bullies just find it is fun to bully him, and that’s the only reason they need to be bullies. That’s why, Josh hate these people’s guts. And now, he has some power, and he is determined to do something about it. No one talked after hearing what Josh said. “Did you hear me? Answer me!” Josh said coldly. His voice was not loud, but everyone was startled. “Yes, Chairman Lin. We will remember.” “Yes, Chairman Lin!” People answered. When they first saw Josh, they thought Josh would be like any other inexperienced young man who could be fooled by some compliments, but now they realized they were wrong. They should never underestimate him. After hearing what they said, Josh nodded with satisfaction. And then, he turned around and looked at Gary, who was still kneeling on the ground. “Gary, I want you to stay away from Jenny. You understand?” He said. His eyes squinted and a mysterious smile curved his mouth, which sent chills down Gary’ s spine.