His privileged family background and confidence in his own abilities led him to completely disregard Shang Yan, who was several years older and quite capable.
"I don't think this is against the rules at all; on the contrary, I think it is very much in line with the rules! Both of our companies want to work with Orchestra A, but they are talking to us separately, which is a waste of time and makes it impossible to make a direct comparison."
Now that we're sitting together and each presenting our terms, they can directly compare them. Isn't that a more time-saving and effortless approach? Or is it... that Mr. Shang is afraid of losing?
Shang Yan chuckled, picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and squinted at Gu Ye: "You're just a shoe seller, do you think it's appropriate for you to cooperate with them?"
If no one else had been there, Shang Yan would definitely have added one more word to that sentence—stinky!
Although Shang Yan said little, Gu could still tell.
An anger surged in his chest, but he suppressed it and said, "I think it's more suitable than Mr. Shang. Libu has three consumer groups at high, medium and low levels. Cooperating with Band A can not only help us attract high-end consumers, but also bring them support from low-end consumers. The audience is wider and larger than that of Fuchuan. Director Bu, don't you agree?"
Bu Yizhuo: "..."
If he is right, he will offend Shang Yan; if he is wrong, he will offend Gu Ye.
Bu Yizhuo awkwardly pushed up his glasses, picked up his wine glass and said, "Let's not rush to talk about business, let's all have a drink."
Yu Sheng, who had been keeping her head down, saw everyone raising their glasses at Bu Yizhuo's call and also picked up her glass.
She wasn't good at drinking, so she just took a small sip and put the bottle down. Then she made an excuse to go to the restroom and left the private room.
As soon as he went outside, he messaged Gu Ye: "Come out for a second."
Not long after Yu Sheng sent the message, Gu also came out.
The moment their eyes met, Gu Ye walked towards a secluded corner.
After Gu Ye followed, Yu Sheng asked him irritably, "What do you want to do?"
Gu Ye had anticipated that Yu Sheng would be angry before he arrived, and he had already prepared his words. He spoke sincerely, like a child who had done something wrong: "I know you are angry because of my sudden appearance, but I have my reasons."
"What's the reason?" Yu Sheng asked.
“Last night, after you told me that a company was sponsoring your tour, I was worried that the company was unreliable, so I asked Xu Shao to secretly investigate. It turned out to be… Fu Chuan!”
"So what if it's Fukukawa?" Yu Sheng asked again.
"Although I don't know why Shang Yan wants to sponsor your orchestra, I always feel that there is something fishy about it, so I came here."
Yu Sheng asked suspiciously, "Is something fishy? What's fishy?"
Gu Ye's expression was solemn: "I don't know, it's just a gut feeling."
"I think you're overthinking it."
Even if I'm overthinking it, I still don't want him to sponsor you.
“Gu Ye, I understand your feelings about not wanting my brother to sponsor me, but my brother isn’t sponsoring me, he’s sponsoring our entire team. I hope you can put aside your prejudice against him for now, okay?”
After Yu Sheng finished speaking earnestly, seeing that Gu remained silent, she added, "When we go inside later, find an excuse to give the cooperation to my brother!"
In Gu Ye's view, giving in meant losing, and it was absolutely impossible for him to admit defeat in front of Shang Yan!
So, upon hearing Yu Sheng's words, she said somewhat angrily, "Why don't you ask your brother to give up the cooperation to me?"
Yu Sheng immediately became furious and blurted out, "Because of my brother, not because of the team I sponsored!"
"How do you know that Shang Yan didn't sponsor you because you're in this team?" Gu Ye retorted.
Yu Sheng laughed in exasperation: "Do you think that's possible?"
"Why not? Maybe Uncle Shang asked him to sponsor you!"
Gu Ye's words left Yu Sheng stunned on the spot.
Because the situation he described is not impossible!
The thought that Shang Yan might have sponsored their band because of her made her feel a surge of annoyance.
She didn't want to say anything more to Gu Ye and turned to leave, but Gu Ye grabbed her arm: "Where are you going?"
"Toilet!"
Yu Sheng uttered those three words and left.
Gu Ye watched Yu Sheng's departing figure, his eyes filled with cunning calculation.
He knew that Yu Sheng was proud and didn't want to rely on him or the merchants. His words would definitely hurt her self-esteem, but he couldn't care less. No matter why Shang Yan sponsored her team, he didn't want her to cooperate with Shang Yan!
Gu Ye waited until Yu Sheng's figure completely disappeared from his sight before turning his gaze away and walking towards the private room.
After he walked away, Li Ran came out from behind a shelf.
She dropped her chopsticks and came out to find a waiter to get them, but she saw Gu Ye grabbing Yu Sheng's arm from afar, so she quickly hid.
Li Ran watched Gu Ye's departing figure and couldn't help but wonder: Do Gu Ye and Yu Sheng know each other? If they do, why did they pretend not to know each other in the private room just now?
Li Ran frowned and thought for a while before heading towards the restroom.
Yu Sheng had just entered the restroom. She didn't intend to relieve herself; she just made up an excuse because she didn't want to talk to Gu Ye any further.
After entering, seeing that no one was in the restroom, he dialed Yu Jing's number.
Shang Yan and Li Susu's official announcement made Yu Jing very happy. Today, she took the initiative to invite the three wives, Guo, Sheng, and Xie, to have tea and play mahjong!
When Yu Sheng called, Yu Jing had just gotten into the car with her three wives.
She answered the phone wearily: "Hello?"
"Mom, are you home?"
"No, what's wrong?"
There's something I'd like to ask you.
"What's up?"
Yu Sheng hesitated for a moment before asking, "Did you talk to Uncle Shang and ask him to get my brother to sponsor our orchestra?"
Yu Jing frowned: "What did you say? Ayan sponsored your band?"
"Hmm, did Uncle Shang ask him to sponsor it?"
"No……"
Upon hearing Yu Jing's words, Yu Sheng's furrowed brows in the mirror finally relaxed, and a pleased smile appeared on her face.
Just then, Yu Jing said, "Oh, I suddenly remembered, the night before your performance, which was Christmas Eve, A Yan came, and Gu Ye came too. A Yan drank some alcohol and stayed overnight at home, do you remember?"
"I remember, so what?"
"The next morning, before you came downstairs, Ayan and your Uncle Shang were having breakfast and talking about your performance. It seemed like they mentioned that you might look for sponsors for a national tour after your performance... I was busy in the kitchen and didn't hear it. Could it be that your Uncle Shang asked Ayan to take care of you at that time?"
Yu Sheng's smile froze, and before she could react, Li Ran walked in.
She couldn't say more to Yu Jing, so she said, "Mom, I have to go, I'm hanging up!"
Yu Sheng hung up the phone, forced a smile, nodded at Li Ran, and then walked out of the restroom.
Just as I brushed past Li Ran, she asked, "What's your relationship with President Gu?"
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