NOVEL NEXT Chapter 202: Alcohol Industry Tycoon
Wang Ye sized up the situation and made a deduction in his mind.
Next to the table, there were also three empty seats, presumably reserved for him, Su Wanqing, and Sun Junqi.
"Dad, I've brought Wang Ye and Miss Su," Sun Junqi said to Sun Yingqi.
Sun Yingqi and the group of people beside the table turned their gaze towards Wang Ye and Su Wanqing, their sharp eyes scrutinizing them.
These individuals were magnates in the liquor industry, skilled in assessing people. Under their critical gaze, it seemed they wanted to thoroughly understand the personalities of Wang Ye and Su Wanqing.
Smiling, Sun Yingqi asked Wang Ye, "Wang Ye, did this youngster apologize to you?"
"He did," Wang Ye replied with a smile. "His attitude was very sincere. I didn't expect the apology from such an esteemed young man to be that impressive, truly heartfelt."
Sun Yingqi's eyes narrowed with pleasure at Wang Ye's answer.
Sun Junqi was his son, and although he had asked Sun Junqi to apologize to Wang Ye, he also wanted to hear some praise for his son from Wang Ye's mouth.
"Take a seat, let me introduce you to the people present," Sun Yingqi said.
Upon hearing Sun Yingqi's words, the influential figures present exchanged meaningful glances with him.
Although these magnates had guessed that two of the three spots might be reserved for Wang Ye and Su Wanqing,
seeing Sun Yingqi actually inviting Wang Ye and Su Wanqing to sit there still surprised them somewhat.
"Okay."
Wang Ye, Su Wanqing, and Sun Junqi took their seats, with Sun Junqi pouring wine for Wang Ye and Su Wanqing.
As Sun Yingqi was about to introduce Wang Ye to the dignitaries present, Wang Ye stood up, picked up a bottle of wine from Suye Group, and looked at Sun Yingqi. After receiving a nod from Sun Yingqi, Wang Ye then turned his gaze to the other guests.
He addressed everyone present,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, while Uncle Sun introduces me to everyone, let me toast you all and also let you sample the wine from Suye Group, our Suye Wine."
"Haha, great!"
"I've long heard that Suye Wine tastes good, and it's unfortunate I didn't get to try it earlier today. Being able to taste it now is indeed our good fortune."
During the day, Uncle Zheng, who had already tasted the wine, was even more impatient, urging, "Since you are pouring the wine, make it quick. Don't make us here wait any longer."
The people present were one more astute than the other, all extremely perceptive.
Therefore, upon hearing Wang Ye's words, they all spoke up one after another.
"Then I'll begin by offering a toast to today's host, Uncle Sun."
With a bottle of Suye Wine in hand, Wang Ye approached Sun Yingqi, topped up his glass, and Sun Yingqi stood up. As Wang Ye offered his toast, Sun Yingqi downed the glass in one gulp.
After a few consecutive drinks, Sun Yingqi looked at Wang Ye, who was still pouring him wine, and jokingly said, "That's enough, you only brought so many bottles. If you use them all on me, what will others have to drink?"
"Then let's get started."
Sun Yingqi pointed to his left and introduced him to Wang Ye, "This is the vice-president of the Dragon Country Liquor Industry Association, Feng Buhao, who is also the chairman of Xunfeng Liquor Industry."
"Hello, Uncle Feng," Wang Ye greeted Feng Buhao.
"Wang Ye, hello. A hero emerges from youth. I didn't expect that your liquor would become a hit as soon as it was launched, especially given your young age." Feng Buhao extended his hand and praised Wang Ye first.
Next, Sun Yingqi introduced Wang Ye to these people, and Wang Ye in return toasted each of them.
Being able to meet the bigwigs of the liquor industry with just one type of liquor, even before it had officially started selling, and to sit at the same table with them, Wang Ye could certainly be considered the first of his kind.
After Wang Ye had toasted these people, he also knew why Sun Yingqi had allowed him to sit here.
However, given his current status, it was still somewhat inappropriate for him to sit at this table.
Moreover, Wang Ye had come to this gathering to establish partnerships with some liquor brands and to find channel distributors to cooperate with these distributors. But
staying here was interfering with the purpose of his visit.
So after a round of toasting, Wang Ye stood up and said to Sun Yingqi, "Uncle Sun, I'd like to meet some of the other people at the gathering, so I won't sit here anymore."
"Okay, let Junqi go with the two of you. Junqi is fairly familiar with the people here, and he can introduce you to these people better," Sun Yingqi replied immediately.
After Wang Ye, Su Wanqing, and Sun Junqi left, some of the heavyweights looked at Wang Ye's departing figure and praised, "Say what you will, but the kid has quite the temperament."
"Right, if it were any ordinary young person sitting with us, they'd definitely think about showing off in front of us and getting familiar, but he just met us briefly and then left immediately."
"Even amidst such achievements and environment, to maintain such a temperament, this kid is much better than I was at his age."
"Indeed," Sun Yingqi nodded.
At that moment, a heavyweight looked at Sun Yingqi and asked, "Suye Liquor has achieved great results in today's sales, but it has not yet been officially sold on a large scale or received long-term stable feedback from the market. Yet, you introduced him to us right away. Chairman Sun, this isn't your usual style, is it?"
The heavyweight looked at Sun Yingqi, the words carrying an underlying meaning.
The other heavyweights also started asking Sun Yingqi:
"Chairman Sun, do you know something?"
"If you know something, share it with us. Don't keep good news to yourself."
"Could it be that this young man has some strong backing? It must be so; otherwise, it doesn't explain how such a young man has achieved so much at such a young age."
As they questioned him, the heavyweights began to speculate on their own.
Sun Yingqi heard their speculations but shook his head, "He has no significant backing behind him. In fact, it's fair to say he's on his own."
"Just by himself?"
"That's right."
Sun Yingqi nodded, "This afternoon, I collected some information about him. If it is said he has a backing force, then the biggest forces would be Xia Qing Group, Su Corporation, and Fang Family."