The next day, just as dawn broke, a large crowd gathered three or four deep outside the main building of Wenxiangju.

These people were regular customers of Juxianlou and knew its scale very well, so they knew that the newly opened Wenxiangju could accommodate more than fifty tables of guests at the same time.

What does this mean?

Wenxiangju claims to be giving away 100 jin of strong liquor, with a maximum of 2 jin per table. Therefore, the free liquor will be gone after only 50 tables of guests. So, if you arrive late, you won't be able to get a free bottle of liquor.

As more and more people gathered outside the door, those inside the building were undoubtedly very excited. Chen Jiannan suggested to Jing Zhe that they go out and give these people some tickets so that they could line up in order.

Jing Zhe shook his head and refused.

Most of these people are here for the free liquor. If they line up now and end up beyond the 50th in line, with no hope of getting the free liquor, a large portion of them will choose to leave early. Who will the newspaper be watching then?

Now, if we don't make them queue, even the last person to arrive feels like they might be able to squeeze to the front. As long as we let them wait until the newspaper opens and the play starts, given Jing Zhe's optimism about the monkey story, we won't be afraid of these people running away again.

"But president, these people have been queuing for so long, what if those who can't get to the front of the line cause trouble?"

"make trouble?"

Jing Zhe sneered and pointed outside: "Do they dare?"

It turned out that Yu Li had led over a hundred soldiers to the newspaper office early in the morning, where they lined up to maintain order.

Seeing this, Chen Jiannan said no more and went to the newspaper office to cheer on the prostitutes, as he was about to watch their performance.

...

It was past mid-morning, and the sun was shining brightly.

Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu also arrived. Because there were too many people, they couldn't be too intimate with Jing Zhe. After nodding in acknowledgment, the two of them followed behind Jing Zhe.

At this moment, the gate of Wenxiangju opened, and Jing Zhe walked out hand in hand with Zhang Xiaoyu.

With the protection of the officers and soldiers, a space was cleared outside the entrance of Wenxiangju, where Jing Zhe and Zhang Xiaoyu stood.

"Now, let's welcome Chen Jiannan, the host of this opening ceremony and editor-in-chief of Da'an Daily, to give us a speech!"

A newspaper employee came out and shouted, and only a few scattered claps rang out from the crowd, mostly taken by the staff of Wenxiangju who were mixed in with the crowd.

At this moment, Chen Jiannan came out.

"Welcome, fellow citizens of Ruzhou, to the opening ceremony of our Da'an Newspaper Ruzhou Branch, as well as the Wenxiangju and Zhangjia Winery Ruzhou Branches. On behalf of all members of Da'an Newspaper, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and warm welcome to everyone for coming!"

"Clap clap clap!"

This time, there were significantly more people clapping, because someone in the crowd said, "Whoever claps the most will be let into the building first," so everyone rushed to clap.

Chen Jiannan was extremely satisfied. He nodded slightly and continued, "As you all probably know, our Da'an Newspaper Office, Wenxiangju, and Zhangjia Winery are all part of the same company, sharing three floors. The spirits brewed by Zhangjia Winery will be sold at Wenxiangju. And today, to thank our new and old customers, the first fifty tables upstairs will each receive two jin of spirits as a gift!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Everyone had been waiting for this moment, and after hearing it, they applauded again.

"Don't worry, everyone. The most exciting part of our show today is actually a grand performance at the Da'an Newspaper Office next door. The actors are all the young ladies from the former Juxianlou brothel..."

"Clap clap clap!"

While listening to the beginning, the audience wasn't particularly interested, as they had never seen anything like it before.

However, upon hearing that the play was being rehearsed by courtesans, everyone immediately perked up. This confirmed their previous suspicions: could they really be performing some strange and unusual play?

Hmm, I need to take a good look at this...

Seeing everyone's exceptional enthusiasm and eagerness, Chen Jiannan said with a smile, "Since everyone is so impatient, I won't waste any more time. Those attending today's opening ceremony include President Jing of the Da'an Daily, Governor Yu, Pavilion Master Mu…"

Chen Jiannan introduced the important guests present today, and was about to finish when Jing Zhe cleared his throat twice and reminded him, "Don't forget, there's one more we haven't introduced yet!"

"besides--"

Chen Jiannan was taken aback for a moment, then looked up and saw Yu the King who had just walked in and was about to leave with his head down. He immediately realized what was happening and introduced him, "And His Highness Yu the King!"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned to look at them.

Although the opening ceremony today was already quite high-profile with the Governor of Ruzhou and the Master of Wuxian Pavilion in attendance, the most noble person in Ruzhou City was none other than King Yu.

If Yu Wang were absent from the opening ceremony, the store's prestige in Ruzhou would be somewhat lower, and its future prospects would be predictable. It should be noted that Yu Wang attended the opening ceremonies of Zhou Family Cloth Shop, Juxianlou, and Qu Family Cloth Shop.

These three shops gradually developed into the leading businesses in Ruzhou City—of course, Juxianlou brought this upon itself.

So everyone was wondering why they hadn't seen King Yu yet, but then he arrived. They immediately moved to the sides to make way for him.

...

At this moment, King Yu was already cursing in his heart.

He promised Jing Zhe yesterday that he would attend the opening ceremony.

Of course, he wouldn't have come to save face for him if Jing Zhe hadn't threatened him!

However, even if he agreed, he wouldn't be happy, so he wanted to make Jing Zhe feel disgusted.

Yesterday, Jing Zhe had already asked Chen Jiannan to inform King Yu that the opening ceremony would be held at half past Chen Shi (7-9 AM), because in this era, whether it was moving, getting married, or opening a business, people paid attention to auspicious days.

Chen Jiannan had someone specifically calculate the auspicious time for the opening today.

King Yu deliberately arrived late because he didn't want them to open their business at the auspicious time. King Yu was very confident because he knew that he was the most important person today. Only if he attended the opening ceremony could the Da'an Newspaper Office operate smoothly in Ruzhou, so they had to wait for him.

But to his utter surprise, Jing Zhe acted completely unpredictably, showing no intention of waiting for him and starting right away…

Yu Wang, who had already reached the front of the crowd, was furious when Chen Jiannan finished his introduction without mentioning him. He turned to leave, but before he could go any further, Jing Zhe called him back.

King Yu regretted it!

It would have been better to make a decision sooner and leave when they started. Now you can't even leave if you want to!

So he could only turn around, smile, and say, "I wish Da'an Newspaper a grand opening!"

"..."

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