My father, on horseback, is the empire's dragon commander; off horseback, he is the current prime minister. People call me the Young Prime Minister.
My father and I both feared being slau...
Mr. Pu and the Wine Immortal exchanged a glance.
It turns out that Master Tu came to Yanchuan City to find Chen Feier!
Just as Mr. Pu was about to speak, Master Tu stood up, bowed respectfully to Mr. Pu, and said, "Mr. Pu is incredibly powerful. Please do me this favor and introduce me to him!"
Having said all that, and with Master Tu being so sincere, Mr. Pu really couldn't refuse.
He was thinking quickly.
In particular, they wanted Master Tu to promote the Immortal Wine, so he couldn't refuse.
Although I can't take him to the bookstore, I can invite Chen Feier out.
Isn't Chen Feier also a big fan of Master Tu?
A win-win situation.
Mr. Pu stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "This matter is not a problem. Master Tu, please stay in Yanchuan City for a few more days and wait for my news."
"Wonderful!" Master Tu laughed. "The immortal wine is indeed wonderful, and you are all wonderful people. Tonight I will paint a picture of the three of us when we first tasted the immortal wine!"
"What a wonderful first tasting of the Immortal Wine! Haha, wonderful, wonderful!" Mr. Pu clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "In that case, let's drink a few more cups!!!"
...
Yuan Yun sat in the courtyard outside her bedroom, reading the letter. As she read, a smile appeared on her face.
Zhao Cheng came out of the bedroom, saw Yuan Yun's expression, and asked, "What's making you happy?"
"The nobles in the palace have replied to me."
Yuan Yun waved the letter in her hand and said, "The future of bras is very promising!"
Zhao Cheng was also delighted. He rubbed his hands together, went over and kissed Yuan Yun, and said with a smile, "My wife is truly my good and virtuous helper!"
"Go and inform Sisi that we can start working on the sales plan."
"Why don't you go yourself? You're best friends now, you can help her out."
“I told Sisi I won’t get involved in your business. If I go, should she take the lead or should I?” Yuan Yun wrapped her arms around Zhao Cheng’s neck, her breath sweet as orchids, and said, “It won’t affect Sisi’s performance.”
Zhao Cheng said, "Then you can't just abandon me!"
"Don't worry, I'm a person who sees things through to the end. When I'm needed to step in or pull strings, I won't shirk my responsibility."
"Thank you, my lady!" Zhao Cheng bowed to Yuan Yun in an exaggerated manner.
Yuan Yun smiled and said, "You're going to thank me with your words?"
Zhao Cheng rubbed his lower back and said, "Although my back has been under a lot of strain lately, I think I can still manage!"
As he spoke, he picked Yuan Yun up.
"Put me down!" Yuan Yun patted Zhao Cheng's chest and said, "You don't need to thank me like that, just do me a favor."
"Please give your orders, my lady!"
"Have Zheng Hongxiu investigate Madam Ma. I need to know all her information."
"The Prefect's wife?" Zhao Cheng asked suspiciously, "What do you want?"
"It's just killing a chicken; it'll teach some monkeys to keep their mouths shut."
Zhao Cheng nodded without asking any further questions.
At this moment, Xia Qi walked over here.
Zhao Cheng put Yuan Yun down.
"Master, the Wine Immortal wishes to see you."
Zhao Cheng asked in confusion, "This drunkard has never come to the Right Prime Minister's residence to see me before. It seems he has something important to discuss. I brought him here."
The wine connoisseur walked quickly over, not daring to look around, and bowed even more respectfully upon seeing Yuan Yun.
"You two chat." Yuan Yun winked at Xia Qi and tactfully walked out of the courtyard.
Zhao Cheng quickly asked, "What happened? Is there something wrong with the wine?"
The wine connoisseur shook his head.
"Is that... a problem with the new book 'Meteor, Butterfly, Sword'?"
The wine connoisseur shook his head.
"Damn it, what's wrong? Just tell me already!"
The wine connoisseur then looked around and spoke.
"belch……"
He let out a burp.
"Damn it..." Zhao Cheng couldn't take it anymore and cursed, "It's such a pain to talk to you!"
The wine connoisseur patted his chest and said, "Boss, you spoke too fast. I didn't even have a chance to speak."
"You tell me, you tell me!!" Zhao Cheng plopped down in a chair in anger.
"Old Pu and I met with Master Tu. He agreed to help us promote the Immortal Wine, but he also asked Old Pu and me for a favor. He said it politely, but it was actually an exchange."
"What kind of help?"
"He wanted to see Chen Feier and asked us to help him make an appointment, and Lao Pu agreed."
Zhao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Where did you arrange to meet?"
"It's definitely not a bookstore. Old Pu isn't that stupid. The location is decided by Old Pu, so the boss can rest assured."
"Fei'er's painting skills are superb, especially the characters in 'Yingyingying,' which experts can tell at a glance is the work of a master. It's understandable that Master Tu wants to meet like-minded people. As long as he's not allowed to go to the bookstore, there won't be any problem."
"That's what I was thinking too, but there's something else that's bothering me, so I thought I'd come and tell you, boss."
"Old Jiu, can you just finish what you're saying all at once? Or just get to the point!"
The wine connoisseur remained unmoved and continued speaking to himself, "After Master Tu learned that we wanted to sell immortal wine, he proposed to cooperate with us. After we refused, I noticed that he became very unhappy."
Zhao Cheng immediately stood up and patted the Wine Immortal on the shoulder.
He knew what the wine connoisseur was wondering about, and he was amazed by the wine connoisseur's keen insight.
Based on this alone, the usually taciturn Wine Immortal is more perceptive than Mr. Pu.
"A national master, a master of painting, and a pivotal figure in the literary and artistic circles of Dajing, actually coveted the business of Xianjiu. This person's intentions are impure!"
Zhao Cheng shared the same idea as the Wine Immortal.
True artists have very pure minds, which leads to higher artistic achievements. And someone who has reached the status of Master Tu must be an extremely pure painter.
People like Jin Yong, Jiu Xian, and Lao Xu are all true creators. Zhao Cheng only tells them the story outline and the relationships between the characters, and at most helps them to sort out the outline. How they actually write it is up to them.
The three of them were very simple-minded. The Wine Immortal and Old Xu didn't like going out and interacting with people much, and Jin Yong was always chivalrous when he interacted with others, living in his own martial arts world. Zhao Cheng took care of all their daily lives.
Chen Feier simply loves painting. Although she created a commercial work like "Yingyingying," it was because Zhao Cheng forced her to. If she had the choice, she would definitely choose art over making money.
She earns money passively.
But Master Tu took the initiative.
This made Zhao Cheng realize that Master Tu was not just a painter, or that, like Chen Feier, he was being manipulated by capital behind the scenes!
Zhao Cheng asked, "What did you think of him when you talked to him?"
The wine connoisseur thought for a moment and said, "He's very sociable, on par with Lao Pu, and has a great capacity for alcohol. I noticed he was unhappy because I hadn't said much and had been secretly observing him. Actually, he's quite good at hiding it."
"So you're worried he'll continue to covet the Immortal Wine?"
“I don’t know.” The Wine Immortal shook his head and continued, “I just think it’s a bit contradictory that a painter who isn’t entirely pure wants to get to know Chen Feier under the pretext of meeting like-minded people.”
boom!
Zhao Cheng's mind went blank for a moment, and he suddenly realized something.
"Old Jiu, I only realized today that you have a really good alcohol tolerance!"
"Why, boss?"
"You drink like this every day, and you haven't damaged your brain yet!"