The night in Quancheng is quite lively.
Although it was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, there were still quite a few people walking on the street.
Various roadside stalls and food stalls are also doing good business. Many people's faces are filled with a unique excitement, and there is no sign of fatigue and sleepiness that should be felt late at night.
The peaceful and comfortable environment has given rise to a rich and colorful nightlife. Humans are social creatures and have a natural and instinctive need for socializing.
Therefore, a sufficiently good level of public security can always attract people outside their homes.
They didn't go too far from the hotel and found a barbecue stall that looked like it was run by a couple. Chen Yan and Chu Yinyin sat opposite each other.
After looking at the plastic-wrapped menu, they ordered a little of each, totaling nearly a hundred skewers of barbecue, and two draft beers.
It’s not that I’m craving alcohol, but if I don’t drink some beer while eating barbecue, it will definitely be soulless.
"That big barrel of draft beer on this stall has the Quancheng Beer label on it. I remember Quancheng Beer was acquired by Qin Beer a long time ago. After the acquisition, because their product lines overlapped significantly, to avoid a potential conflict, Qin Beer simply shelved Quancheng Beer, right? Although Qin Beer has never admitted to shelving it."
Chen Yan looked at the owner of the barbecue stall carrying an empty glass pot to get beer from the beer barrel, and couldn't help but speak.
Chu Yinyin nodded and said, "That's right, but the market environment has changed dramatically in recent years. Qin Beer's own products have mainly moved into the high-end and ultra-high-end price range, including the so-called Master Limited Edition at 1,500 yuan a bottle, which is a super-high-end product.
Although other ultra-high-end products are mainly sold in large quantities and are not as exaggerated as Master Limited Edition, there are still many types of beer that cost dozens of yuan or even one or two hundred yuan a bottle. On the contrary, mid- and low-end products are rarely seen on Qin Beer's production line.
Under these circumstances, it's in Qin Beer's best interest to relaunch some mid- and low-end brands and seize the market. Of course, the effectiveness of this strategy remains to be seen. Qin Beer has been under immense operating pressure in recent years, so it's acting more aggressively.
Chen Yan nodded in understanding.
In the past, he was still very interested in these things.
After all, being in this industry means making a living from Qin Beer, so naturally one would be very concerned about the situation and developments of Qin Beer.
But now he was no longer sensitive to the news about Qin Beer. At best, he just used it as a topic of conversation after dinner to enrich the topic.
What a person thinks, does and does is always directly related to his position. This is the principle that the butt determines the head.
The skewers came up quickly in batches, and Chen Yan opened the disposable tableware for Chu Yinyin.
Seeing that Chu Yinyin didn't care at all whether the disposable glass was clean or not, and even skipped the step of boiling water and poured wine into it directly, Chen Yan felt quite comfortable for a moment.
Not delicate or artificial, yet so beautiful, it is truly pleasing to the eye.
"Why aren't you wearing your glasses tonight? Are you wearing contact lenses?"
Chen Yan and Chu Yinyin clinked glasses and asked casually.
Chu Yinyin wiped the tip of the skewer with a napkin, then bit off a piece of meat. She said with a relaxed expression, "My myopia isn't serious, just over 100 degrees. It doesn't affect me even if I don't wear glasses. I wear glasses at work to appear more serious and mature. I'm too young, and even if people at the company don't say it, they're definitely looking down on me because of my age. There's nothing I can do about it."
Chen Yan glanced at Chu Yinyin with some surprise and said, "Are you so clear-headed? Then I don't understand. With your family background, why did you travel all the way to Qin Island? What's wrong with enjoying life?"
Chu Yinyin took the initiative to clink glasses with Chen Yan. After drinking the beer in the glass, she tilted her head back and said with a hint of melancholy, "Enjoying life is certainly good, but how can I realize my own value? Have you heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?"
What the hell?
Chen Yan shook his head blankly.
Chu Yinyin chuckled and said, "Maslow is a social psychologist. He believes that everyone has seven different levels of needs. These seven needs are physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, respect needs, cognitive needs, aesthetic needs, and self-actualization needs.
For many people, self-realization is unimportant, as they can't even truly satisfy their most basic physiological needs. But for me, self-realization is crucial; otherwise, I wouldn't know what life is all about. Doesn't that sound pretentious?
Chen Yan thought for a moment and said seriously, "I can probably understand your feelings. People's mindsets do change frequently, because desire itself is endless."
Chu Yinyin stared at Chen Yan and confirmed that Chen Yan was not just agreeing with her, but really thought so. She laughed from the bottom of her heart.
Chu Yinyin raised her glass again and clinked it with Chen Yan's. She sighed and said, "I've been in Qindao for almost a year now, and the work has been much more difficult than I imagined. The branches and outsourced companies are so intertwined that many situations are beyond the headquarters' understanding."
Sometimes I regret getting involved in this mess. I don't want to waste time on the intrigues between people, but I don't want to just go back like this.
Chen Yan didn't say much, just ate the skewers and drank with Chu Yinyin.
The three or two ounces of liquor she drank during dinner did not reach the limit of Chu Yinyin's alcohol tolerance. Instead, it became a catalyst. In addition, the alcohol content of draft beer was relatively low, so Chu Yinyin drank one glass after another, looking like a drinking madman.
Alcohol can make people excited, but it can also make people relax.
Chu Yinyin left home alone and headed north. Her life in Qindao for nearly a year was undoubtedly very lonely.
The accumulation of various negative emotions made Chu Yinyin very eager to talk.
At this moment, facing Chen Yan, under the influence of alcohol, Chu Yinyin completely let down her guard when she was sober during the day and told Chen Yan many personal things.
Chen Yan acted as a qualified listener. Even though he had no empathy for Chu Yinyin's troubles, it did not prevent him from giving the appropriate feedback in a timely manner.
The two of them just talked and listened, and in just an hour, they each drank almost three pints of beer.
Just after midnight, the two of them had finally finished eating and drinking. Chen Yan was about to pay the bill when a middle-aged man who was obviously drunk suddenly came up to him.
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