Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 585 - 381 If We Could Go Back Over Ten Years Ago_1

Chapter 585: Chapter 381 If We Could Go Back Over Ten Years Ago_1

"Bro, have you prepared your outfit for the banquet?"

"Not yet. The banquet is next week, why start preparing a formal suit now? No need to rush..."

As Feng Yi continued his phone conversation, walking into the house, he caught the disapproving look from the butler.

Feng Yi: "...Ahem, have you picked yours out?"

"Picking it right now!"

Feng Chi was very excited as he was selecting his banquet outfit and had just seen some matching brother outfits.

"There are a few designs that are really interesting, shall we give them a try? At first glance, everyone will know we’re brothers! I’ve sent the pictures to you, take a look, dazzling! The turn-back rate would definitely be high!"

Feng Yi switched his phone screen, waiting for the chat history to load and to see the pictures that were sent.

Without a close examination, Feng Yi immediately replied, "These count as banquet attire?"

Such exaggerated designs, coupled with either overly bold color combinations or too much sparkle... if hit with the light, they’d be blindingly shiny!

A formal suit, you either go without or follow the rules and standards for style, material, and so forth. Especially since Feng Chi is now in the entertainment industry, if photos got out and met some nitpickers online, it would be a loss of face for everyone.

Well-known stars typically have someone responsible for their outfit choices, or they’re very familiar with them themselves.

Feng Chi certainly had someone to help him with his outfits, but for this Liang Family’s banquet, he seemed to want to exercise some personal creativity.

Feng Chi said indifferently, "Some count, some don’t; oh well, no big deal. For the Liang Family’s banquet, as long as you slay the look, that’s all that matters. They’re not strict; you don’t have to dress too formal. A lively, bold outfit is fine and no one will complain; that’s called fashion! As long as you don’t go too casual with sportswear, there aren’t many requirements.

"I dress like this every year, and so does everyone else. Even Liang Shaoqi himself won’t wear a serious suit. Bro, wanna bet Liang Shaoqi won’t be in black and white at his dad’s birthday banquet?"

How others matched their outfits didn’t concern Feng Yi too much; he actually didn’t plan on dressing too conspicuously, just something similar to what he wore before would do.

"I can’t control your style; just go with what you like. For me..."

Feng Yi looked up at the butler who had already gone into the room and said, "Someone’s got it prepared for me."

"Alright then," said Feng Chi, disappointed. He really liked those matching brother outfits, mainly for the designs—they only worked as inside jokes when combined, and worn alone, they lost their meaning.

He’d have to be extra careful with his own outfit; he didn’t want to end up wearing the same thing as someone else.

"Oh, there’s something else. Bro, I sent you a package," Feng Chi mentioned.

Just as Feng Yi reached for his teacup, preparing to take a sip, he felt a sense of déjà vu mixed with a peculiar feeling.

"What package?"

"Face masks!"

"..."

"Not the spread-on kind I sent before, but the sheet kind! It’s a new product, not yet released—lots of people don’t know about it!"

"...New products coming out so soon."

"They’re very easy to use, you’ve probably seen this type, just stick it on your face!"

"Are they from the same series?" Feng Yi asked.

"Yes, yes, yes, just like the spread-on masks I sent you before, they contain the same high potency active ingredients—it’s Ancestral Factory’s patent product, very hard to get the raw materials for!" Feng Chi explained.

In Feng Yi’s mind, the phrase "high potency active ingredients" played on loudspeaker before automatically transitioning to memories of him squeezing out poisonous essences.

Feng Chi: "Bro, don’t be skeptical. In China, there are very few companies or individuals who can make large quantity purchases; you could count them on one hand! I think all our family’s luck went to my mom! She beat out several strong competitors and secured the spot."

The discreetly favored Feng Yi replied with a non-committal, "Mm-hmm."

They chatted a bit more about related matters before ending the call. Feng Chi had been also picking out his banquet attire and happened to like a few brother outfits, so he called Feng Yi and took the opportunity to remind him about the package, making sure Feng Yi wouldn’t miss the delivery and let it fall into someone else’s hands.

When Feng Yi received the package and opened it up, he found a jar of the familiar mask and ten sheets of the new kind.

It was apparent that Feng Chi indeed put in a lot of effort to wheedle the items from their mother.

Feng Yi kept one sheet to try and gave the rest, including the familiar jar, to the butler.

The banquet was on the evening of that day, with activities during the day, but only those particularly close to the Liang Family attended, making it a small family-style gathering.

When it was finally time in the evening to head over, Feng Chi and his family had already arrived while he was still on the way.

Among the younger generation of the Liang Family, Feng Chi had contact with two or three of them, but his previous close friends were all rich third-generation idlers. As for those of his generation in actual power, such as Liang Shaoqi’s brother, Feng Chi didn’t have much contact with them.

Old Man Liang had relinquished control early, and Liang Shaoqi’s father was now the helmsman. It was his birthday banquet and, indeed, it was quite an impressive affair.

There were reception staff at the entrance of the venue, but after entering, Feng Chi quickly separated from his parents.

Liang Shaoqi was also standing at the entrance of the venue, responsible for receiving some of the important guests.

Seeing Feng Chi, the busy Liang Shaoqi made a point of coming over to chat with him for a while, but when he left, he couldn’t help but lament deeply, "You kid, fools really do have fools’ luck!"

Feng Chi asked the friend beside him, "What does he mean? Is he calling me a fool?"

The friend replied, "He means you’re fortunate."

Feng Chi said, "Tsk, whatever. But he’s actually wearing this kind of somber-colored suit today! It doesn’t fit his usual style at all!"

Feng Chi even mentioned that he had bet with Feng Yi that Liang Shaoqi would not wear this kind of suit.

Liang Shaoqi didn’t care what others thought; at the moment, he was considering Feng Chi.

In Liang Shaoqi’s eyes, Feng Chi indeed wasn’t the smart type and his talent was average, but he had good parents and had latched onto a powerful supporter.

Having good parents is a given, but catching the right coattails involves luck!

After all, let alone more than a decade ago, who could have imagined two years ago that Feng Yi would be what he is today?

Liang Shaoqi couldn’t help thinking that if he could go back to his student days more than a decade earlier, he would definitely find a way to get close to Feng Yi.

Not to the extent of being a lickspittle, but he would make friends with him.

The Ancestral Factory behind Feng Yi was just too enviable!

Having a moment to spare, Liang Shaozhen came over to take a look and asked Liang Shaoqi about the situation.

"Don’t worry, brother, I’ve got everything under control here," Liang Shaoqi said.

"Can I be at ease? What were you just thinking about? You seemed distracted," Liang Shaozhen said.

"Ah, I was thinking about Feng Chi’s good fortune. If I could travel back in time more than a decade ago..."

Liang Shaoqi quietly shared his recent thoughts.

Liang Shaozhen looked at Liang Shaoqi with an expressionless face, "Is that all you aspire to?"

Liang Shaoqi wasn’t offended, knowing that his brother surely wasn’t belittling him, he responded as if ready to listen, "What do you mean?"

"If you could travel through time, you should think bigger," Liang Shaozhen said, "Go right back to when the Ancestral Factory was established and gather those veterans together, make your own Ancestral Factory!"

Within the exhibition hall beneath the Ancestral Factory Headquarters Building, which is open to the public, the founding team and core members’ experiences and achievements are all on display.

Liang Shaoqi had a realization, "Right! By getting hold of those talents, I would have control of the Ancestral Factory!"

The Ancestral Factory didn’t rise to prominence suddenly; it became well-known more than twenty years ago.

Even if you could only go back ten years, it wouldn’t necessarily require going through Feng Yi to get in touch with the Ancestral Factory!

Liang Shaoqi said, "Talent, that’s what’s most important! Just like one of the Ancestral Factory’s founding team members said, ’Even pigs can fly if they stand at the airstream!’"

With talent, grasping the trend and opportunity, having the right time, place, and people — brother, it would be unfathomable not to take off!

After learning that Feng Yi was a shareholder of the Ancestral Factory, the Liang brothers had both personally visited the exhibition hall under the Ancestral Factory Headquarters Building to study the founding team and important core members’ stories, their connections, and to find some hidden information about Feng Yi.

However, they didn’t find the information about Feng Yi they were looking for; instead, they were captivated by the famous quotes from the Ancestral Factory insiders displayed there.

Naturally, the world had two more people misled by those "inspirational quotes."

After all, with a conventional mindset, who would think of "airstream" in a different way?