NOVEL NEXT Chapter 190 Heading to the Capital City
"Elder Wang indeed left you a letter in Xi County. I haven't looked at the content yet. Now I'll return to Yun City and personally hand this letter over to you," Tan Long continued.
Wang Ye learned from Old Li that Wang Ye's father had left him a letter.
However, even Wang Ye's father had not disclosed the letter's location to him; he only provided Old Li with some information and asked him to tell Wang Ye if an opportunity arose in the future.
After hearing the information, Wang Ye immediately determined the letter's location and instructed Tan Long to retrieve it.
It seemed now that Wang Ye's judgment was correct.
"Hmm."
Wang Ye responded, his voice not exhibiting much surprise.
As if he had known from the start that the letter was definitely at that location.
On the other end of the phone, Tan Long, hearing this calm word from Wang Ye, felt his admiration for Wang Ye deepen further.
His boss was truly impressive.
Without being at the scene and merely based on clues less than ten words long, he had enabled him to find the letter.
"There's another matter."
"Besides the letter, you also wanted me to find something related to a wine banquet, right? Believe it or not, I actually found it, but not in Yun City, in the Capital City," Tan Long added.
At the time, Wang Ye had also given Tan Long another task.
To find a province's venue related to "wine."
Naturally, it wouldn't be possible to promote wine solely through online streaming.
Thus, from the beginning, Wang Ye had prepared two strategies: to gain fame for the wine online and personally offline.
Capital City.
Upon hearing these two words, a look of longing flashed in Wang Ye's eyes.
The Capital City was the most bustling city in Dragon Country.
Moreover, his third senior sister, Zhao Min, was also in Capital City.
This trip to the Capital City might provide him an opportunity to see his third senior sister and check out her working environment.
"The time is set for the day after tomorrow. It's a wine exhibition, and there is a certain venue fee required to display our wine at this exhibition. At that time, many wine enthusiasts and domestic and international wine merchants will flock there."
"The scale is probably the biggest wine exhibition in Dragon Country. You could say it's practically a paradise for wine enthusiasts."
"Just one thing..."
Tan Long paused at this point.
"Just one thing what?"
"Just that their venue fee is quite high. Normally, other brands' wine exhibitions would only need three million to participate, but for our wine, it's raised to five million to be allowed to exhibit," Tan Long explained.
"Why?" Wang Ye furrowed his brows slightly upon hearing this.
Although two million wasn't much in Wang Ye's eyes, having to unexpectedly pay an extra two million for no apparent reason was naturally unacceptable to Wang Ye.
"They said that since we're a newly established brand, giving us space at their venue would not only reduce their exhibition's prestige but also affect their interests," Tan Long relayed.
Wang Ye thought for a moment.
Although the wine they brewed indeed tasted good, just as the other party had said, it was certainly a small brand.
Even online, nobody knew about it.
Demanding an extra two million was actually very reasonable.
"Acceptable, give it to them."
"Alright, then it's set for the day after tomorrow. I'll buy your ticket now. I suggest you depart early tomorrow morning."
"Okay, let's book the ticket for tonight then."
After chatting with Tan Long for a while and hanging up, Wang Ye called the agents for Pan Jiang and Xie Wei.
He told them not to bother rushing to Yun City, and that he would head directly to the Capital City himself and meet them there to sign the papers.
...
The next day.
Early in the morning, Wang Ye, accompanied by Su Wanqing, boarded a plane to the Capital City.
Fang Feifei had just taken over the Fang Family's affairs. She needed to manage the big and small matters of the family and could not leave temporarily.
Otherwise, Wang Ye would have liked to take Fang Feifei with him to introduce her to his third martial sister.
The distance from Yun City to the Capital City was not too far. It was just over an hour's journey by plane, which brought them directly to the Kyoto Airport.
Wanting to surprise his third martial sister Zhao Min, Wang Ye had not told Zhao Min about his arrival in the Capital City.
Instead, he had Xia Qingxin contact the office staff of Xia Qing Group in the Capital City to welcome him and bring him to where Zhao Min was staying in the Capital City.
"Director Wang, Miss Su."
The person who welcomed Wang Ye was a woman in her early thirties, named Chen Yanan.
Perhaps due to her frequent travels, Chen Yanan's complexion was somewhat dark, but it gave her a healthy appearance and her whole demeanor carried a mature air.
"Miss Chen."
Su Wanqing came over and greeted Chen Yanan, spoke a few words with her, and then got into the car rented by Chen Yanan in the Capital City, heading towards the villa area where Zhao Min lived.
Yihe Jinmao Mansion.
It was one of the neighborhoods in the Capital City where many celebrities lived, and Zhao Min resided there.
At that moment.
Inside Zhao Min's villa.
The living room.
Zhao Min sat on the sofa, with her agent Zhao Huizhu by her side.
Zhao Huizhu was not related to Zhao Min; they just shared the same name and surname.
Opposite them was one of the three major shareholders of Que Ming Entertainment and a famous director in the industry, Yu Shaohua.
Yu Shaohua's gaze swept over Zhao Min, who wore a white casual outfit today, with a black skirt that just covered her knees and black stockings.
It made Zhao Min radiate vitality while also possessing a mature charm.
Swallowing, Yu Shaohua then refocused his gaze on Zhao Min and spoke:
"Miss Zhao, I hope you will seriously consider my upcoming film 'Pursuit of the Light Gourmet'. You've just read the script, and it definitely has blockbuster potential. If you take the leading role, you will surely gain both fame and fortune."
"No, thank you."
Upon hearing Yu Shaohua's words, Zhao Min shook her head, her voice mixed with an aloof coldness, completely different from the image she presented in front of Wang Ye:
"I refuse this film, and I appreciate Director Yu's kind offer to come in person, but I believe that Director Yu will be able to find a more suitable lead actress for this movie."
As Yu Shaohua said, his film indeed had great potential.
Both Zhao Min and her agent Zhao Huizhu could see that.
However, accepting this film came with a price for Zhao Min.
If it were another kind of price, it might have been manageable, but the price Yu Shaohua wanted Zhao Min to pay was her body.
Although such unofficial rules are common in the entertainment industry, being mired in muck did not mean one had to become the muck itself.
Upon hearing Zhao Min's words, Yu Shaohua's face, previously filled with smiles, now saw his smile recede.