Chapter 66
"I was supposed to accompany Mr. Gu to visit Shengchen today, but I didn't expect such a coincidence to run into Mr. Yu and a big star. It's such a pleasure to meet you." Jiang Nuo lied with his eyes open.
Jin Lin was still not quite sure about Gu Jiangkuo's identity. When he heard Jiang Nuo call him "Mr. Gu", he did not dare to be negligent and greeted him warmly.
People who can make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry are always more shrewd. Who knows which boss will become an investor one day? It’s always a good idea to be polite and considerate.
However, Gu Jiangkuo has a natural indifference towards outsiders. He is not moved at all when he meets a super-famous star. But after greeting these people, he secretly casts a more passionate gaze towards Jiang Nuo.
How could he not understand that Nuonuo was raising his status, fearing that he would be neglected among a group of prominent CEOs.
.
Out of courtesy, Mr. Jiang offered to play the role of host and treat us to a simple lunch at noon.
Logically speaking, they had business to attend to, so they would have just exchanged some pleasantries. Unexpectedly, Yu Min agreed straight away. Jin Lin looked at Yu Min in surprise, but because Jiang Nuo and the others were present, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
But since Mr. Jiang had already spoken, it was difficult to go back on his word, so he and Gu Jiangkuo waited until they signed the contract. As a result, the dinner party not only included Yu Min, Jin Lin and his group, but also Mr. Zhao, the original CEO of Shengchen New Energy, and several senior executives.
Just order the famous roast pigeon.
During the meal, Mr. Zhao tried to brief his new boss, Jin Lin, on the company's recent progress. Jin Lin refused even the polite formality of "let's not talk about work during our break," and bluntly declared, "Don't tell me all that. I'm just a singer and dancer, what do I know? Just run the business."
It's good that the new owner only invests money and is willing to delegate power, but Mr. Zhao's face did not look good when he heard this.
Jiang Nuo saw all of this and suddenly felt that the meal was worth it.
Yu Min ignored Xiao Ran and focused most of his attention on Jiang Nuo. Since they were all businessmen, they surprisingly found the same topics to talk about. Sometimes they would use some industry jargon, which startled the people at the table of Jinlin Studio.
President Jiang and President Yu were not actually chatting. They were testing each other while drinking. Jiang Nuo asked the answer he wanted to know, so he didn't intend to hide it. He generously admitted that his bodyguard had just become Shengchen's "President Gu" yesterday, which was a disguised admission that he came to get a piece of the pie.
Yu Min wasn't angry at all. Instead, his eyes were filled with admiration. He raised his glass and said with a smile, "I really didn't recognize the value of gold and jade just now. I'm sorry for the offense. This glass is for President Jiang."
"Mr. Yu," Gu Jiangkuo suddenly interrupted, "Mr. Jiang can't hold his liquor and can't drink any more. So, I'll accompany you."
After saying that, he didn't wait for others to react and drank a full glass of white wine.
Yu Min: “…”
Yu Min had no choice but to accompany Gu Jiangkuo and drank the whole cup.
The 53-proof Maotai, when sipped slowly, was sweet and mellow. But if you sipped it, it would burn all the way from your throat to your stomach, making your internal organs feel uncomfortable. Yu Min instinctively wanted to eat some food to calm the nerves, but seeing Gu Jiangkuo's calm expression, for some reason, he resisted the urge to pick up some food. Instead, he poured himself another glass of wine and said, "Mr. Gu, you can drink quite well. Come on, have another drink."
In fact, Gu Jiangkuo's throat was burning, but he tried not to show it on his face. He pushed the wine glass over and said provocatively, "Fill it up, thank you."
Yu Min was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Good, you have a good alcohol tolerance."
For some unknown reason, the two of them started drinking.
However, although Jiang Nuo wanted to stop him, he had no time. Mr. Zhao from Shengchen was now flattering him. Actually, it wasn't really flattery. Mr. Zhao was probably sincere. He was a little drunk and seemed to be speaking the truth after drinking. "It's hard to work in the real economy. You have to be calm and humble. You have to work hard from morning till night, from the beginning of the year to the end, but... hey, do you think I'm happy if someone invests in me? But I don't want to be involved in the capital market! I want to work in the real economy and do practical things. You may not believe it, but when I was in middle school, I wanted to study for the rise of China! But now, I'm still bowing my head because of capital!"
The executives nearby quickly tried to smooth things over: "Mr. Zhao loves to talk nonsense when he's drunk, please don't mind him, hahaha."
Jiang Nuo also advised: "Mr. Zhao, you've drunk too much."
President Zhao came to his senses and pulled Jiang Nuo to continue flattering him, "President Jiang is a conscientious entrepreneur! Don't look at his young age, but he is responsible! He never cheats ordinary people's money! I saw the financial crisis in the news... Jiang Group is a well-known large enterprise in Yanlin. If one day, my Shengchen can achieve that level of achievement, I will wake up laughing in my dreams..."
Jin Lin listened for a long time, but didn't quite understand anything else. He only concluded one thing: this Mr. Jiang is no ordinary person and has great potential to become a financial sponsor!
He became more enthusiastic and simply stood up and sat next to Jiang Nuo. He did not forget to pull Xiaoran, who had not been sold just now, to toast Mr. Jiang together.
Jiang Nuo declined and only took two sips. They didn't care. Jin Lin even generously took out four front-row VIP concert tickets and gave them all to him. "If Mr. Jiang doesn't mind the concert tomorrow night, you can come and listen to it live, or you can give them to others."
"Tickets for Mr. Jin's concert are so hard to come by," Jiang Nuo said, reminiscing about the heated discussions among students at a parent-teacher conference for Jiang Xiaomi. "Tickets are being scalped for several times the price, and they're still not available."
Jin Lin heard this and showed a little pride on his face. He said generously: "It's nothing. If Mr. Jiang likes it, you can just say a word in the future. Whenever I hold a concert or a fan meeting, I will reserve tickets for you at any time."
"You're welcome then." Jiang Nuo took it with a smile.
No matter how expensive the concert tickets are, it is actually nothing to them. Young Master Jiang suddenly thought of his younger brother. That kid has been studying hard every day recently, and he will be threatened with his feather duster if he doesn't finish his homework. Jiang Nuo suddenly felt guilty and wondered if he was too harsh on Jiang Xiaomi.
Thinking of this, he took a picture of the concert ticket and sent it to his younger brother, with the caption:
[This seems to be very popular among your classmates? I have two extra tickets here. If you want to go, you can invite a friend to come along.]
Actually, there are four photos in total. Jiang Nuo thought, let's keep two for now. In case Gu Jiangkuo also wants to go, he will take him to see it. Gu Jiangkuo was still a child when his parents passed away. It has not been easy for him in these years. He probably hasn't seen a concert yet. It would be a pity if he doesn't experience this kind of thing that only teenagers are passionate about.
Then, almost the next minute, I received a reply from Jiang Xiaomi:
[Ah ...
【As expected of you.jpg】
【Thank you, boss. kowtow.jpg】
【I love you.jpg】
Jiang Nuo: “…”
Jiang Nuo replied expressionlessly: [I caught you playing with your phone during class [smile]]
.
Jiang Su in the self-study class: "!"
Jiang Su put away her phone like a thief and didn't dare to reply. However, she couldn't contain her excitement and poked the table in front of her with a pen: "Rong Yi, do you want to see Jin Lin's concert? I have tickets here."
Asking this question to any girl or boy in the class would make them scream like crazy. Even those straight adolescent boys who seemed to disdain idols wouldn't be able to resist showing off by posting on their social media. For example, Jiang Su's deskmate immediately opened his eyes wide and asked, "What the hell do you have?!"
However, Rong Yi was indifferent and didn't even raise his head. "No."
Jiang Su: "Why are you like this? You seem uninterested in anything. Are you really not going? It's the front row VIPs! So close, you can even see if the stars have false eyelashes!"
Rong Yi still ignored him and continued to do his homework.
Jiang Su was disappointed. He had originally wanted to bribe Rong Yi with concert tickets to ask him to go easy on him in the next quiz and pass him notes or something.
But Jiang Xiaomi's deskmate was very excited and shook Jiang Su's shoulders, "What ticket? Give it to me! Give it to me! Where did you get the ticket?"
"You wish! I haven't settled the score with you for scrawling my name on those porn comics yet! Stop shaking, or you'll tear my clothes off," Jiang Su said as she tugged at her school uniform. "My brother did it. There are several of them. I'm sure he'll be there too. If you want to go..."
"I'll go." Rong Yi suddenly turned around and said, "Save a ticket for me, thank you."
Jiang Su: “?”
Jiang Su's deskmate: "?"
.
Jiang Su ignored his deskmate's howling and happily posted a circle of friends. After thinking for a moment, he set the "Teacher and Jiang Nuo invisible" setting before posting:
[Happy! I'm going to a concert with my brother tomorrow night, hehehe]
The accompanying picture was the one Jiang Nuo had sent, showing four front-row VIP tickets, which was quite impressive. Shortly after posting, it garnered dozens of likes and comments, and the comment section was filled with screams of "Ah ...
Ah, it’s so nice to have a brother who is rich and loves me.
But he didn't notice that among these dozens of likes, there was one person who stood out, and that person was Ding Pingzhou.
Ding Pingzhou and Jiang Nuo were childhood friends, so naturally Ding Pingzhou also knew Jiang Su's WeChat. However, Ding Pingzhou always treated Jiang Su as a child, so they had basically no interactions on WeChat.
Today, Ding Pingzhou was casually scrolling through his phone when he saw this post on his Moments: Is Jiang Nuo actually going to a concert?
Ever since he recovered his memories from his previous life, Ding Pingzhou has become more and more unwilling to give up. Whenever it is late at night and everyone is asleep, he thinks of Jiang Nuo and feels heartbroken.
The regret almost tortured him to the point of being unable to sleep at night. Ding Pingzhou didn't want to miss any opportunity to win Jiang Nuo back.
A concert?
Ding Pingzhou immediately called his assistant, "I just sent you a photo. Please buy me a ticket for Jin Lin's concert on Saturday night. I want a seat next to the one in the photo."
Ever since the Ding Group encountered trouble, Ding Pingzhou has been depressed. His assistant hasn't received a call from him for a long time and thought that something important had happened. Unexpectedly, even though the Ding Group was in such a state, the second young master Ding was still in the mood to go to the concert.
In the past, the assistant would have definitely gone to great lengths to get the job done, but now, he made excuses, saying, "Boss Ding, Jin Lin's concert tickets are incredibly hard to get. They sold out months ago. Even if you can get one at the last minute, it's still front-row VIP tickets, and they'll definitely be exorbitant."
“…” Ding Pingzhou quickly realized that even his assistant looked down on him!
Ding Pingzhou resisted the urge to throw his phone and said coldly, "I'll buy it at any price. You don't have to pay in advance! I'll transfer the money to you right now!"
"Mr. Ding, that's not what I meant..." The assistant didn't expect Ding Pingzhou to be so straightforward and felt a little embarrassed.
However, Ding Pingzhou had already hung up the phone, and as if in a fit of anger, he transferred 20,000 yuan to his assistant in one go. He didn't know much about the market, but this amount of money should be enough to buy a lousy ticket, right?
More importantly, this is all he can come up with now, because the Ding family already has overdue debts in their accounts, so some of their assets have been frozen.
Who could have imagined that Ding Pingzhou would one day end up in such a state? The balance on his card was only five digits, barely enough to buy a bottle of wine at a nightclub.
But it doesn’t matter, Ding Pingzhou thought. He now has the memories of his previous life and knows a lot of business opportunities that others don’t know about. He will definitely be able to make a comeback.
The most important thing at the moment is to win Xiao Nuo back. This concert is the best opportunity, but he doesn't know that not only Jiang Nuo will be attending the concert, but also Gu Jiangkuo and Rong Yi, the person he loved but couldn't get in his previous life.
The author has something to say:
Because there were so many comments on the previous chapter, I would like to add more to thank you! Love you guys!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com