The next door the manager was referring to was one of the several Leyun KTVs in L City owned by Boss Zhou, the same Boss Zhou who had arranged to meet Young Master Yan early the day before yesterday.
When Yan Shao entered and saw that scene, he was initially furious, but after listening to the manager's report, he silently took two puffs of his cigar, exhaled a long smoke ring, and flicked the cigar on the ashtray the manager handed him.
"What about the other rooms?"
His tone had already suppressed all his anger.
However, compared to the easily angered Young Master Yan, the manager was more afraid of the unfathomable Young Master Yan in front of him.
"Sir, the other rooms are about the same as mine."
Yan Shao slightly lifted his eyelids and glanced at the manager, who still hadn't dared to sit down. "Why aren't you reporting this?"
The manager secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. "Sir, we thought it was just a dying man's last burst of energy, that he'd only be active for a day or two before he completely collapsed. Besides, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up soon, right? We thought this month's performance wouldn't be affected much."
Young Master Yan placed the cigar on the ashtray that was still half-empty, and with his free hand he reached forward. Although the manager did not serve Young Master Yan as much as Qin Xiu, he was well aware of his master's habits and bent down to put the lemon water on the coffee table into Young Master Yan's hand.
Yan Shao took a sip of warm water to moisten his throat.
"You guys are really something! What makes you think they'll give up after a few days of hard work? You can't just say they're doing a pre-holiday promotion, that if they get the place going these few days, their business will naturally be even better during the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
Yan Shao's voice was cool, but the manager's forehead was covered in even more sweat. "But..."
"But what? Notify all managers to come over immediately to discuss countermeasures. If business is still like this by tomorrow night, you lot can just wait to lose money and jump off buildings this Mid-Autumn Festival!"
"Yes, sir!"
The manager was already used to Yan Shao's decisive and efficient work style. After replying, he immediately took out his phone and made a call.
The first call was to Qin Xiu.
"Assistant Qin, could you please go to Di'an West Road now... um... yes, Master is over here."
Qin Xiu's so-called all-around special assistant is definitely not just a name without substance.
That night, Yan Shao and Qin Xiu stayed at the KTV until after 2 a.m. before leaving.
The following evening, the business of the two major KTV chains in L City underwent a complete reversal.
The Tongyao KTV, which was deserted a few days ago, was packed to capacity this night, while the Leyun KTV, which was overflowing with people a few days earlier, had its hostesses and waiters idly eating sunflower seeds and playing on their phones.
What method did Young Master Yan and his team come up with to completely reverse the situation overnight?
At noon, the LED advertising screens of taxis and buses in L city all displayed the same advertising headline: "Spend 100 and win 10 million."
The advertisement states that within three months from now, anyone who spends 100 yuan or more at any Tongyao KTV in L City will receive a chance to win a luxury riverside villa developed by Yanhuang Group, with a conservative estimated market value of nearly 10 million yuan.
As a result, the advertising slogan "Win 10 million by spending 100" spread throughout L City instantly.
The small perks offered by Leyun KTV, such as discounts on drinks and free time, paled in comparison to this multi-million dollar prize. Overnight, almost all the young people who had heard the "win ten million for a hundred" advertisement chose to go to Tongyao KTV for entertainment.
Zhu Qianying used to pay no attention to the Yan family, but now, she is, after all, Yan Shao's betrothed. So, when she went out to karaoke with Xing Bailun and a few of her best friends that night and saw the advertisements on the billboards on public transportation all over the streets, she secretly gave them a thumbs up.
The main consumer group for KTVs is young people who love to have fun, be rowdy, and take risks. The "win ten million for a hundred" offer, besides being extremely attractive, caters to the gambling and adventurous mentality of young people.
Most importantly, for most young people in their twenties today, owning a luxury villa worth nearly ten million yuan through their own efforts is basically a luxury dream.
But now, you only need to spend 100 yuan to get a chance to realize your dream. You can imagine how attractive this is to young people!
"The Tong family's counterattack this time was brilliant!" Xing Bailun, who was driving, also praised.
There were five people in total who came out to sing karaoke together, including Zhu Qianying. The other three were childhood friends with Xing Bolun, and Zhu Qianying was also a long-time friend.
Why did the Tong family retaliate?
Zhu Qianying knew, of course, that the Tong family was the maternal family of Old Madam Yan, Tong Xiaohuai. As everyone knew, ten years ago, the Tong family's business was all handed over to Young Master Yan to manage.
But she didn't know the whole story behind the "Spend 100, Win 10 Million" event.
"Le Yun has been running promotions these past few days, with discounts on drinks and buy-one-get-one-free deals, which has caused Tong Yao's business to plummet. Rumor has it that last night, Young Master Yan suddenly went on an incognito trip, and then today Tong Yao launched a stunning counterattack!"
Xing Bailun is the eldest son of the Xing family, who ranks third on the L City Rich List. He is currently the vice president of the Xing Group, so he is naturally very well-informed about this kind of information.
Zhu Qianying didn't press the matter further. It was obvious that after Yan Shao abandoned her last night, he didn't go home immediately but instead went to a KTV to inspect his work.
This man, though a bit bad-tempered, is ultimately a reliable and promising young man!
"Where shall we go? Music or nursery rhymes?" asked Lü Hui in the back seat.
Xing Bailun glanced at Zhu Qianying, "Of course we'll go to Tongyao."
Although there were no concrete rumors about the selection results, and apart from a few people involved who knew the inside story, almost everyone assumed that the selection process, which involved over a thousand participants, had ended in complete failure. However, Xing Bailun had learned from Zhu Qianying that she was the only one who passed the selection and was ultimately the winner.
Xing Bailun has always believed that Yan Shao's actions were nothing more than a farce, especially since the Yan family has not yet released any information about it.
So these past few days he's been trying to subtly probe Zhu Qianying to get more information out of her, but Zhu Qianying is always tight-lipped.
She'll be very forthcoming with what she wants to say, but if she doesn't want to say something, you can't pry her mouth open even with a jack.
"Shadow, you don't have any objections, do you?" Xing Bailun specifically asked Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Qianying shrugged. "I have no objection. It's standard procedure. I'll follow the group!"
Zhu Qianying's personality is mostly that of a tomboy, and it is precisely because of this that the three childhood friends of Xing Bailun in the back seat were able to accept her into their group of four for so many years, making her the only girl in this small group.
"Shadow, I heard your dad has been rejected for loans everywhere lately, is that true?"
The three people in the back seat, like Xing Bailun, all came from one of the top ten richest families in L City.
Lu Hui is the fifth-ranked young master of the Lu family, Qi Xiao is the seventh-ranked second young master of the Qi family, and Ling Chen is the ninth-ranked third young master of the Ling family. All three of them, like Xing Bailun, came from the principal wife's family. Only Zhu Qianying came from a concubine's family. Therefore, in terms of economic status, Zhu Qianying never considered herself to be in the same category as them.
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