Chapter 41
Xing Zhao tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "I don't understand this, and I haven't seen your work this time."
What a person who doesn't understand. He doesn't understand these things and yet he sits in the middle of the judges' seats and says he didn't see it. How could he not see it when he sits in the middle of the judges' seats?
Wei Ge glanced at Xing Zhao out of the corner of his eye but didn't expose him.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Xing Zhao add, "But I think with your level, you should be able to achieve good results."
Wei Ge felt an inexplicable numbness in his body.
If he had heard these words this morning, Wei Ge would have felt that this was Uncle Xing's personal encouragement to him.
But things are different now. Uncle Xing is no ordinary person. He's like the student union president who patted him on the shoulder the day before taking over and said, "I'll recommend you to my internal team tomorrow."
This feeling.
"I want to drink fruit tea. There's a beverage shop opening in the mall today. Let's go check it out."
"After buying the fruit tea, let's go eat hot pot. It's been a while since I've had hot pot."
"We can take a walk together after dinner. I heard there will be a fireworks show by the river."
Wei Ge's tense mood inexplicably relaxed after hearing Xing Zhao's words, but it was not because he felt that he could get a good ranking.
In fact, it is false to say that he does not attach importance to the results of the competition. Compared with the results of the competition, he pays more attention to the process and the completion of the work.
He believed that Xing Zhao would be able to recognize which one was his work, no matter how familiar Xing Zhao was with that netizen or how much he had accompanied him during this period.
Whether Xing Zhao can recognize his own work among many works, whether he is the president of ARKI or not, can determine the outcome of this competition.
Being recognized by Xing Zhao means that his work has reached the highest level he can achieve.
As long as I can surpass myself, that's enough.
Wei Ge does not aspire to achieve great things. What he desires most is to be able to do what he wants to do and do his best to complete it.
Hearing the child next to him start to mutter, Xing Zhao knew that the child's tense mood had relaxed.
"Okay, let's go buy some fruit tea first, then have some hot pot, and then we'll go to the riverside to watch the fireworks."
Xing Zhao obeyed her every command, even though he had never drunk that kind of beverage outside, eaten that kind of food, or watched fireworks by the river.
But it seems like a good experience.
Xing Zhao stood at the door of the beverage store, frowning as he looked at the extremely cheap but strangely named drinks on the menu. He was distressed for a while, but when Wei Ge asked him what he wanted to drink, he couldn't choose one.
"Why two cups cost 68, Assassin?"
Wei Ge's soft voice came from his ear. Xing Zhao was stunned and agreed casually: "Yes, assassin."
At this moment, Xing Zhao was thinking: There's a drink with this name? 68 seems pretty cheap, the ones Ji Zeyu usually orders are all 688.
"Let's order this set meal. I want this joint name. I'll treat you to a drink." Wei Ge gritted his teeth and took out his mobile phone to scan the code.
"Bai Ye" had given him a lot of tips before, but he was embarrassed to spend it, especially after he knew that Bai Ye was Xing Zhao.
When I have time, I will find a way to spend this money back on Xing Zhao.
Of course, this drink cannot be counted in the money, Wei Ge has to pay for it himself.
Watching Wei Ge finish placing his order, Xing Zhao heaved a sigh of relief for some reason. It felt good not to have to order by himself.
He felt like he was stepping into unfamiliar territory. Although he had seen everything, opportunities like this to order cheap drinks were rare.
Xing Zhao watched Wei Ge take the paper bag and hand it to Xing Zhao first. He thought that he wanted him to help carry it, but he didn't expect Wei Ge to start rummaging through the paper bag first.
Until I found the co-branded stand and co-branded stickers.
Xing Zhao took a quick look and saw that it was an animation produced by their company two years ago called "The Food Bureau". It was originally adapted from a food article, but it received such a good response after production that ARKI directly signed the author of the book to be the main planner of the animation at a high price.
Three series have been released to date, and it is currently on the air, with many joint ventures.
He looked up at the name of the drink shop and seemed to have seen it in the document. He would not personally inquire about such trivial matters, so he did not notice it when he saw it just now.
"Do you like this anime?"
"Yeah, I've been chasing it for years, but the other co-branded items are too expensive. Only the milk tea is reasonably priced."
At this moment, Wei Ge completely forgot that this anime came from ARKI, and he was complaining to his boss about the pricing of his joint venture.
"Matcha and mango, which one do you want?" Wei Ge put the stand and stickers into his pocket, took out the two drinks and showed them to Xing Zhao.
He wasn't interested in either cup, but Xing Zhao knew Wei Ge liked matcha.
"I want mango."
"Really? I want to drink matcha!" Wei Ge happily stuffed the mango-flavored drink into Xing Zhao's hand, inserted a straw and began to taste it. After just two sips, he coughed violently a few times.
"What's wrong?" Xing Zhao subconsciously put down the cup and took out a tissue to wipe Wei Ge's mouth.
"I was attacked by an assassin." Wei Ge blushed and coughed twice. "How can something so expensive taste so bad? Try it."
Wei Ge subconsciously put the milk tea in his hand to Xing Zhao's mouth. Xing Zhao was stunned, but still lowered his head and took a sip.
The taste of cheap matcha powder rushed into my mouth.
"Try this." Xing Zhao put a straw into the mango milkshake in his hand and passed it to Wei Ge's mouth. Wei Ge took a sip and said, "It's okay. It tastes better than that one."
"Then you drink this and I'll drink that." Xing Zhao and Wei Ge exchanged the drinks in their hands.
"How can you drink it if it tastes so bad?" Wei Ge frowned.
"I can drink it, but I can't taste it." Xing Zhao's expression was calm. He really couldn't taste it. After all, in his eyes, these two drinks were of low quality and not tasty.
The little incident did not affect today's itinerary. The two of them stood in line at the door of the hot pot restaurant waiting for a table.
Xing Zhao looked down at the number paper in Wei Ge's hand.
[There are still 30 tables ahead, please wait patiently.]
"Is the food here delicious?" Xing Zhao took a look inside the store and felt that it was not ordinary.
Xing Zhao had never seen such a scene before. After all, he always made reservations in advance and the place would be cleared before he could eat, so he had never had to squeeze or wait.
"I don't know. It said online that this restaurant will give out small co-branded gifts when you order a set meal." Wei Ge took out his cell phone to show Xing Zhao while eating the free snacks.
It’s the same anime as before.
It turns out to be a commercial effect.
Xing Zhao looked up at the store name and seemed to have seen it before. He never expected that one day he would have to queue for hours for his company's products.
But the meaning is different, as long as Wei Ge looks happy, that's enough.
I don’t know how long I waited, until Xing Zhao saw Wei Ge’s phone battery go from 80 to 20, the store’s broadcast finally called out their seat number.
However, the child didn't seem to have any negative emotions due to waiting for too long, so Xing Zhao naturally didn't have any negative emotions either. Being able to sit with Wei Ge and watch him play some IQ-reducing games and watch some stupid videos made Xing Zhao inexplicably feel that time was peaceful.
If it was Ji Zeyu who did this kind of thing, he would have returned to the company to approve the documents long ago.
Xing Zhao always felt that Wei Ge, this child, always had an inexplicable vitality and energy. It seemed that except for the last time when he broke down in the hospital, he had hardly ever seen Wei Ge have negative emotions.
The two of them were lucky enough to get a seat by the window, and Wei Ge was already very happy and excited.
Like a happy puppy, the puppy is cute, gentle, and always full of energy.
Same as Wei Ge.
Wei Ge ordered a set meal on his phone. This meal was also his treat, and Xing Zhao did not stop him. He accepted Wei Ge's invitation with peace of mind and even felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Even though the things in front of him were not what he usually ate, he still ate them happily.
After all, while Wei Ge was picking up some food for Xing Zhao, he kept praising the food in this restaurant, saying that it was delicious and he had never eaten it before.
Xing Zhao secretly felt sorry for Wei Ge for not having eaten good food, and at the same time, he silently gave this restaurant extra points.
After all the food on the table was cleared, two people walked out of the store and said, "You get in the car first. I have a work call to make."
Xing Zhao stood beside the car and turned to look at Wei Ge.
Wei Ge nodded, opened the passenger door and got in, watching Xing Zhao walk to a corner to make a phone call.
"The beverage company that the Food Bureau is currently collaborating with should no longer cooperate with them."
Chen Che on the opposite side was stunned. Usually, Xing Zhao never cared about such things as joint signatures. Xing Zhao had too many things to do, and he didn't even look at such trivial matters.
"Is there any black material about that store? I'm investigating now." Shen Che also took it seriously immediately. After all, what Xing Zhao said could not be simply perfunctory.
"It's too hard to drink." Xing Zhao turned his head and glanced at the drink in his hand. He took a sip and didn't drink it again. However, when Wei Ge left, he "thoughtfully" noticed that Xing Zhao didn't drink much of the drink, so he brought it out for him.
Xing Zhao threw the drink in his hand into the trash can beside him. He had his back to Wei Ge, so Wei Ge couldn't see what he was doing. After throwing it away, he added, "It's expensive and tastes bad."
Shen Che on the opposite side was a little confused. If this sentence was said by someone else, he would think it was normal.
When he saw the price of this joint package, he secretly felt that it was a bit expensive, but after all, he was born poor.
How could someone like Xing Zhao think that a drink that costs 68 yuan is expensive? He should find it hard to swallow.
"Okay, Mr. Xing, I'll be there right away."
"By the way... Also, we can continue to cooperate with that hot pot restaurant. The food might be pretty good."
I said maybe because Xing Zhao really couldn't tell the quality of such ordinary ingredients, and I said it was not bad because Wei Ge opposite him ate it really deliciously.
"Okay...Okay, Mr. Xing, I'll connect with you right away."
"Please prepare a copy of all the collaborations that Food Time Bureau has had over the years, including the hidden models that haven't been released yet, and send them to my house tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work."
Xing Zhao hung up the phone and turned back to the car. Wei Ge was looking for a charging socket in the car.
Seeing Xing Zhao coming back, Wei Ge had just plugged in the charger and the phone made a ding sound to indicate charging.
"Uncle Xing, is there something going on at the company? Then you can go ahead and do it. I can call a taxi home myself."
"It's okay, let's go to the river." Xing Zhao smiled at Wei Ge, fastened his seat belt and stepped on the accelerator.
Wei Ge blushed when she saw Xing Zhao's smiling face. She felt that Uncle Xing looked very handsome when he smiled. He used to behave very serious, but recently Wei Ge discovered that Xing Zhao actually loved to laugh.
For example, when they were waiting for a table just now, Uncle Xing was secretly watching a funny short video on his mobile phone. Before Wei Ge could get the funny part of the video, Xing Zhao laughed first.
After laughing, he pretended not to see it, stood up and moved around a few times.
When Wei Ge thought of this, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably. Xing Zhao, who was standing beside him, noticed Wei Ge's expression out of the corner of his eye.
"What? Is there anything interesting?"
"No, I feel very happy now. I am very happy."
Wei Ge spoke, and Xing Zhao's hands on the steering wheel stiffened for a moment, and he turned to look at the wide street ahead.
"Me too."
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