Chapter 277 Accepting the Apology
"Actually, Huo Juncheng and Jenny aren't as good as you two think..."
"Stop it! If you came here today to brainwash Yilan, then get out of here as soon as possible. It's not as good as we thought. You've already moved into the Huo family. Are you two just partners?"
Zheng Ronglan had wanted to say something good about Huo Juncheng, but seeing Chu Siran's expression, as if he would be kicked out if he dared to say another word, Zheng Ronglan wisely shut up.
The most important thing now was to clear up Lin Yilan's misunderstanding of him. As for the matter between Huo Juncheng and Lin Yilan, Zheng Ronglan could only hope that Huo Juncheng would take care of himself. Anyway, he had done everything he could.
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Ever since Chu Siran proposed opening a tea shop with an opera theme, he'd been reading up on the subject. Now that he'd learned enough about opera, he and Lin Yilan had come to the theater today to discuss a potential collaboration with Xu Ziwen.
"Siran, I haven't mentioned this to Xu Ziwen before. What if he refuses to cooperate with us? Wouldn't that ruin our plan?"
"This will only benefit Xu Ziwen's theater, so there's no reason for him to refuse. Although our main goal is to make a profit, this is also a way to promote the tradition of opera and contribute to the inheritance of culture."
Chu Siran paused for a moment, then smiled slyly and continued to say to Lin Yilan, "If Xu Ziwen really doesn't agree, we can find someone else to cooperate with. After all, there are more than just them in the theater..."
"No, it's better to find Xu Ziwen. Although there are some small theaters around here, Xu Ziwen's theater is more well-known. Moreover, Xu Ziwen is a traditional Chinese opera inheritor. If we can get Xu Ziwen to endorse us, we will definitely get a different effect."
Hearing Lin Yilan say this, Chu Siran smiled with relief. She felt that she now had the illusion that her daughter had finally grown up. She had never thought that Lin Yilan could now analyze the pros and cons of the business world. Those business administration classes had indeed not been in vain.
Chu Siran's idea of changing partners was just a casual remark. If he really wanted to find a theater to cooperate with, Xu Ziwen was indeed the best choice.
The two people thought that Xu Ziwen would agree without saying anything, but when they really talked to Xu Ziwen about this matter, Xu Ziwen's reaction was beyond their expectations.
"No, I can't help you since you're so busy."
When Xu Ziwen heard the proposals of the two people, he rejected Lin Yilan and Chu Siran without thinking.
Faced with Xu Ziwen's decisiveness, both of them were surprised. Why was this different from what they had expected?
"Ziwen, I know this is a bit far-fetched. After all, no one has ever done this before, but we are doing this out of kindness..."
"How can there be any good intentions? You are just doing this for profit."
Before Lin Yilan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xu Ziwen.
When Lin Yilan heard Xu Ziwen say this, she was shocked, but more importantly, she was disappointed with Xu Ziwen. She didn't expect that after being with Xu Ziwen for such a long time, in Xu Ziwen's mind, she had always been just a profit-focused businessman?
Compared to the depressed Lin Yilan, Chu Siran looked at Xu Ziwen calmly, and then calmly analyzed with Xu Ziwen:
"Of course we have to consider our own interests when doing this. After all, we are businessmen and we wouldn't do something without a reason. But besides making a profit, this is also a good thing for the development and inheritance of opera."
"What's the meaning?"
Seeing that Xu Ziwen was interested in what she said, Chu Siran smiled at Xu Ziwen and then continued:
"Although your theater is the largest here and crowds of people come here every day to listen to opera, you should know without me even mentioning that fewer and fewer young people like opera these days. Even though your theater is packed every day, you should have noticed that most of the people who come here to listen to opera are elderly people."
"But how can my collaboration with you to open a themed milk tea shop be linked to promoting traditional opera?"
Faced with Xu Ziwen's questioning, Chu Siran really wanted to roll his eyes at Xu Ziwen. How could he not even understand such a simple thing?
Forget it, maybe Xu Ziwen’s mind is all on opera, so he seems a little stupid in the business world.
Chu Siran thought so, then looked at Xu Ziwen and explained to him.
"Think about it, the people who go to milk tea shops to drink milk tea nowadays are all young people. If we can use this method to let the younger generation begin to understand opera and become interested in it, wouldn't that be a great thing?"
Chu Siran watched Xu Ziwen sink into deep thought and continued, "Actually, there are risks in doing this. After all, few young people understand the tradition of opera these days. Whether a milk tea shop like this can succeed is indeed a question."
"Few young people these days like those colorful costumes. If we really change the milk tea packaging to be related to opera, whether it will be popular with the public is indeed a question. But we can give it a try."
Lin Yilan looked at Xu Ziwen's silence and said something as well, but she didn't expect that Xu Ziwen would directly retort her as soon as she said it.
"Since the public can't accept it, why force them to accept it? You don't need to continue talking to me. Although the words sound nice, in the end, isn't it all about profit?"
After Xu Ziwen finished speaking, he looked at Lin Yilan and said, "Yilan, if you want to learn opera from me, I can teach you sincerely and without reservation. Of course, I know that Miss Chu is also a very good person and a friend worth making close friends with."
Xu Ziwen said this and glanced at Chu Siran again.
"But I won't allow the opera I've painstakingly cultivated to be entangled with commercial interests. Opera is the purest form of art, and I won't allow it to be tainted by money and profit. I'm truly sorry."
After Xu Ziwen finished speaking, he left the teahouse, leaving Lin Yilan and Chu Siran sitting in Xu Ziwen's teahouse, staring at each other.
So according to the current situation, Xu Ziwen just rejected them directly?
"Siran, was it because of what I said just now that Xu Ziwen rejected us? I thought you had already convinced Xu Ziwen, but as soon as I said that, his expression changed immediately."
"This has nothing to do with you. Although I had already shaken Xu Ziwen, his determination to protect opera remained. Whether you said that or not, Xu Ziwen would not have agreed."
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