Chapter 020

[What does that mean? Who owns this winery? ]

[It is known that Ye Luoyi said that the winery belongs to her friend, and her friend let her play around. The winery security guard Adrian also said that Ye Luoyi's friend is the boss... This obviously shows that Zhou Qingyu is lying? Does Zhou Qingyu think that since Ye Luoyi's friend is not here, she can take over the winery for herself? ]

[But Zhou Qingyu is not so stupid as to insist that something is hers when it is not hers? ]

[Maybe this winery belongs to Zhou Qingyu, and the friend Ye Luoyi mentioned is Zhou Qingyu! ]

[Upstairs, do you think your idea is ridiculous? Considering the relationship between Zhou Qingyu and Ye Luoyi, is it possible? ]

[Oh, why are you in such a hurry? Wait until Zhou Qingyu goes in and takes a look. Everything will be clear now! If the winery really belongs to Zhou Qingyu, that will be very interesting! ]

Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi walked into the winery. The security guard came out of the security booth and asked in broken English, "Excuse me, are you two the guests invited by Miss Ye Luoyi?"

Zhou Qingyu raised her eyebrows, thinking that she was the owner of the winery, but now she had become a guest. She was about to get angry, but Yan Xi tugged at her sleeve and asked, "Qingqing, aren't you the owner of the winery? Doesn't he know you?"

Zhou Qingyu paused. She hadn't been here since she received this gift at the age of sixteen. The security guard looked to be in his early twenties and probably had only been to the winery in the past two years. It was normal that he didn't know her.

Zhou Qingyu's anger subsided a little, and she explained to Yan Xi, "I haven't been here for many years. He is new here and doesn't know me."

Then Zhou Qingyu looked at the ancient castle building deep in the winery and said with contempt, "But this is the first time I see someone treating the boss as a guest. Ye Luoyi, you are great."

[How many years have you been here? You are talking nonsense, who would not come to such a big winery for several years? I have been to Licheng Fashion Week many times in the past, so it is difficult for me to stop by? 】

[Maybe let your subordinates manage it? But it is hard to convince people that your own industry has never come.]

[Zhou Qingyu wanted to buy a private jet yesterday! If she has this ability, a winery is nothing, there must be someone in charge! ]

[Just a joke, is it possible to have money to buy a private jet and a winery, but not have money to deal with your own scandals? ]

Yan Xi turned on her phone and said, "Qingqing, I think there must be a misunderstanding. Let's see what's going on first!"

The phone turned to the hot search interface, and there were several hot searches related to "travel":

#YeLuoYi Wine Lucky Draw#

#Yellowy Winery#

#葉落依沛煜白super sweet! #

#Yellow leaves travel together#

Yan Xi showed a surprised expression, "Didn't Teacher Ye say that this winery belongs to her friend? Why is she using the wine here for the raffle?"

Zhou Qingyu quickly snatched Yan Xi's phone and just happened to see the fan clip of Ye Luoyi announcing the lottery rules.

Yan Xi had already asked fans to praise Zhou Qingyu on her lucky draw Weibo. Ye Luoyi couldn't follow suit as it would be too obvious of an imitation, so she only asked for the comments to be forwarded and said she would randomly pick 100 fans to give away wine as a reward.

The comments on Weibo are full of praise for Ye Luoyi, and there are many CP fans eating sugar.

A lot of information flooded into Zhou Qingyu's mind, and she didn't know for a moment whether she should be angry at Ye Luoyi for occupying her winery lottery or angry at her for pestering Pei Yubai.

Maybe the person is so angry that the CPU is overloaded and he doesn't know what to be angry about, so he becomes calm instead.

Zhou Qingyu's anger at learning that the winery had been occupied by someone else had subsided by half. She now wanted to see what tricks Ye Luoyi would play in her own winery.

——

Outside the winery castle was a vast lawn. Ye Luoyi asked Adrian to set up a long table on the lawn, which was covered with a tablecloth as white as snow. There were two barbecues next to the long table, and the guests of the program team gathered around the barbecues, grilling and tasting red wine.

Jiang Tao munched on a skewer of barbecue and glanced at the huge winery.

He didn't know much about wine, but he was very interested in the scenery of the winery. Although it was a winery, the layout and view were very good. It was previously estimated that it was a private property of a royal family.

In Jiang Tao's new play "Bottom Line", there is a scene about a wealthy man from Country F. He needed some real scenes to show the heroism of the character, and this winery was particularly suitable.

Jiang Tao took the initiative to ask, "Luo Yi, are you familiar with your friend? I need some scenes for my new play. Can I borrow your friend's winery for filming?"

Borrowing scenes is the norm in the industry. If the shooting time is short, you can also do it for free and do it as a favor. Jiang Tao has won the Magnolia Award for Best Director. Although his works have not performed well in recent years, his strength is there, and there is still the possibility of cooperation in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Luoyi agreed on behalf of Pei Yubai, "It should be no problem. I'll ask him when the time comes."

Jiang Tao was very happy, "Then I'll trouble you!"

Ye Luoyi asked again, "Director Jiang, when will you start filming?"

Director Jiang Tao is directing a serious drama, and if possible, Ye Luoyi would like to try it. She is young now and can still act in idol dramas, but if she acts in idol dramas after she is 30, she will be criticized by fans. Taking advantage of the opportunity now to get in touch with serious dramas, it will also be easier to change her image in the future.

Jiang Tao sighed, "The team is there, but unfortunately the investment is not in place yet. If the investment is in place, I will start filming within half a month!"

In half a month... Ye Luoyi was about to start filming an S-level puppet show, but it seems that it will not work. No matter how good Jiang Tao's work is, it is still a serious drama. It is difficult for a serious drama to become popular, and suspense is even more rare.

On the other hand, the fairy puppet drama that Ye Luoyi is about to star in is sure to be a hit and is sure to be a big hit.

Ye Luoyi didn't have any extravagant hopes, but Qin Li also asked Jiang Tao about his new drama.

Jiang Tao has already been cast as the male lead. Given Qin Li's status, it makes no sense for him to play the second male lead. However, he can play a special guest role or a friendly guest appearance, which is also good. So Jiang Tao sent the scripts of the first three episodes to Qin Li.

Jiang Tao and others were chatting when Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi also came to the lawn.

Zhou Qingyu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Wow, it's really lively! Everyone is having a great time in this winery!"

"Of course I'm happy!" Jiang Tao said heartlessly, "Luo Yi, if you agree to lend me this winery for filming, Zhou Qingyu, if you agree to play the role of the gangster lady in my TV series, this winery will be yours!"

Zhou Qingyu narrowed her eyes and looked at Jiang Tao, "I don't care!"

Jiang Tao stamped his feet anxiously: "Zhou Qingyu, I'm doing this for your own good. You need to hone your acting skills! I'll just let you join the crew with some money, and try to play the role of a gangster's daughter..."

Yan Xi quietly tugged at Xiao Yu's sleeve, "Teacher Xiao, you haven't attracted investment yet?"

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly, "How can it be that easy?"

It is impossible for a production crew to completely abandon capital, unless the director or producer has money himself. But Jiang Tao is not one of them.

The failure of three of his previous works has made it even more difficult for him to move forward.

Therefore, apart from the main role, Jiang Tao can make some concessions, such as letting Zhou Qingyu play a gangster lady who has nothing to do with itching. This can also attract some investment, which is not a loss for Jiang Tao.

This is Jiang Tao's biggest concession. If he makes any more concessions, even giving up the male and female protagonists, then what will end up being a product of capital, a replica of the three previous failures.

But how can a character like no one else attract investment?

Yan Xi knew that Qin Li’s joining was inevitable.

The good thing is that Qin Li's acting is just average, not as good as Shen Xinghe, but also remarkable. Moreover, he can tell the good from the bad of the script and won't let others change the script at will.

The bad thing is that Jiang Tao can never create the work that he is most satisfied with.

In this world, there are always some regrets.

"Zhou Qingyu, believe me!" Jiang Tao coaxed her, "I've used newcomers before, and their acting skills were worse than yours, but under my guidance, they all acted better than you! I believe you can do it too! No matter how bad their acting is, I can still direct them well!"

Zhou Qing's face darkened at her tone. She originally wanted to find fault with Ye Luoyi, but she didn't expect Jiang Tao to be more annoyed. "My acting is bad? You are the bad director. Even if the scripts in the entertainment industry are terrible, I will not act in your play and I will not invest in you!"

Jiang Tao: "Zhou Qingyu, I'm doing this for your own good, why don't you understand?"

Zhou Qingyu: "Get lost!"

Yan Xi: “…”

Xiao Yu: “…”

Yan Xi looked at Xiao Yu dimly, "Have you ever thought that the reason you can't get investment is probably because Director Jiang is so lame? He is actually trying to dissuade the investors!"

Even if Jiang Tao was a little sweet-talker and praised Zhou Qingyu for her good looks, Zhou Qingyu might still invest 10 million!

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly, "If he had the ability to attract investment, would we have rejected three works in a row in the past?"

——

Seeing that everyone was present, Ye Luoyi asked the servant to serve new wine.

Her posture is dignified, and even when she is eating barbecue and drinking wine, she somehow gives people a sense of elegance.

"Today is the first day of our trip. Everyone is here. Why don't we have a drink?"

Several guests raised their glasses in agreement.

Zhou Qingyu shook the goblet in her hand, and the deep red liquid rippled in the transparent glass. "Ye Luoyi, I heard that this winery belongs to your friend. Which friend is it?"

Zhou Qingyu's face was gloomy, and she emphasized the word "friend" clearly.

Ye Luoyi knew that Zhou Qingyu liked Pei Yubai, and her expression now showed that she was jealous.

Ye Luoyi smiled softly, "He is just a close friend. He is not in the circle, so no one would know even if I told him."

[I know, I know~ Mr. Pei~]

[Mr. Pei is indeed not an insider. Apart from Xiao Ye Zi and the artists of Tianhui, few people know him. Yiyi is not making up stories.]

[Zhou Bitch got jealous when she saw this. What's going on? Master Pei just dotes on our Yiyi. Know your place. You are just a mistress! ]

[Little San, stop jumping around. Our Second Young Master likes Yi Yi and will never choose you! You are far inferior to Yi Yi! ]

Zhou Qingyu's face darkened a little. Ye Luoyi looked happy and stood up slowly. "It's time for the lottery! Excuse me for a moment. I'll draw a prize for the fans."

It is very convenient to participate in lottery on Weibo now. All you need to do is click your finger.

Yan Xi suddenly asked, "Teacher Ye, didn't you say that this winery belongs to your friend? You want to give so many bottles of wine to your fans, why don't you call your friend to ask?"

Su Lingling: "Given the relationship between Yiyi and that friend, there is no need to make a phone call. One hundred bottles of wine is not a big deal!"

Zhou Qingyu smiled inexplicably, "Yeah, just a hundred bottles of wine."

Ye Luoyi saw Zhou Qingyu's eyes, which were full of contempt. She was startled and suddenly had a bad feeling for some reason.

But Ye Luoyi couldn't explain what this premonition was. It was already time for the lottery and the stage was set up. It was impossible for Ye Luoyi to not participate in the lottery.

[If this winery belongs to Zhou Qingyu, things will be very interesting next time! ]

[No way, Ye Luoyi wouldn't be so heartless as to use someone else's wine for a raffle, right? How is this different from stealing? ]

[With Zhou Bitch's temper, if the winery belonged to her, she would have made a scene as soon as she entered the door. How could she have been sitting quietly until now? This must be fake! ]

[Zhou Bitch was so angry that she dared not say a word. How could the winery be hers? ]

[I bet 100 bags of spicy noodles! Zhou Qingyu definitely doesn’t have a winery! ]

At 4:30 pm, the results of the lucky draw on Ye Luoyi’s Weibo were announced, and one hundred lucky fans successfully won wine prizes.

Ye Luoyi smiled at the camera, "The lottery results have been announced! Congratulations to the 100 fans! An assistant will contact you later, just send us your delivery address! Congratulations again!"

Most of the audience in the live broadcast room cried out that they were unlucky and did not win the wine. Occasionally, there would be a barrage of comments saying that they had won a prize.

[A bottle of wine worth NT$100,000! I envy this sister!]

[Why don’t I have such good luck! Damn it! ]

[A bottle of wine costs 100,000 yuan, so 100 bottles shouldn't be 10 million yuan? Ye Luoyi's friend is really generous! ]

[If this isn’t love! What is this? I’ve got it! I’ve got it!]

There was no need for internet trolls or marketing, the entry for Ye Luoyi's lucky draw quickly topped the Weibo hot search list.

——After all, no matter how rich the stars in the entertainment industry are, it is rare for them to give out millions for a raffle. Who has ever seen them give out tens of millions for a raffle?

Ye Luoyi scanned the comments section and the hot search forum, and found that they were all praising her. The tiredness from the morning and the resentment of being temporarily behind in popularity disappeared, and Ye Luoyi was so happy now.

Zhou Qingyu looked at the extremely excited Ye Luoyi with interest. She suddenly found it very interesting because the more excited that innocent little white flower's face was now, the more embarrassed she would be later.

Zhou Qingyu shook the goblet in her hand, her eyes falling on the deep red liquid. "The 2009 red wine is pretty good, but I remember that the most popular product of this winery should be the 1982 one."

Zhou Qingyu has no interest in wine, but she has followed her father since she was a child and has drunk a lot of good wine. Naturally, she has been influenced by him and can tell the approximate year of some wines just by taking a sip.

Su Lingling said angrily, "Zhou Qingyu, how can you be so unreasonable! This is not your winery, it's good enough that I invite you to drink, but you have to pick the year?"

Zhou Qingyu didn't even look at Su Lingling, but smiled at Yan Xi, "Xixi, do you want to drink 1982 red wine? I'll treat you!"

The stage has been set up, and Yan Xi certainly won't offend Zhou Qingyu.

Her face was full of curiosity and she nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"I want to~"

Zhou Qingyu then pulled Yan Xi towards the castle.

"Zhou Qingyu! That's someone else's territory, how can you just barge in!" Su Lingling yelled.

Qin Li said coldly, "Zhou Qingyu is too ignorant of the seriousness of the matter!"

The other guests had the same feeling. This was Ye Luoyi's friend's winery. How could she just break into someone else's castle without an invitation?

Adrian wanted to stop Zhou Qingyu, but Louis stepped forward in time to stop Adrian.

Zhou Qingyu's impression of the castle was a little vague, but Zhou's father loved wine and often brought her and Zhou Yanci here when they were young. As they walked, some memories surfaced. Without anyone's guidance, Zhou Qingyu had already brought Yan Xi to the underground wine cellar.

The guests hurried to catch up.

The other guests were anxious, but Ye Luoyi was not. She still had a faint smile on her face. She hoped that Zhou Qingyu would become jealous and go crazy, and make a fool of herself on the show!

[Speaking of which... Zhou Qingyu, this is her first time here, isn't she a little too familiar with this castle? ]

[The location of the underground wine cellar is quite secretive, she actually went all the way there! ]

[Zhou Qingyu obviously reached her goal, she must have been here! ]

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the guests can also find that Zhou Qingyu is walking very smoothly, just like she is at home.

But everyone was so anxious to stop him that they didn't think of this for a moment.

The guests breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the door of the underground wine cellar was closed and they had to enter a password to enter.

Fortunately, we have the password and Zhou Qingyu won't cause trouble again.

Qin Li's face darkened and he pointed at Zhou Qingyu's nose, "Zhou Qingyu, this is someone else's wine cellar! You are so rude!"

Su Lingling also agreed: "Zhou Qingyu, you should understand that this is Pei Ershao's winery, not your home!"

Kang Boye acted as a peacemaker, mediating between the two groups of people, "Let's just go down and take a look. We'll learn a lot from it. Let's go up!"

"Take a look?" Zhou Qingyu raised her eyebrows. "How can you just take a look? Yan Xi said she wanted to drink 1982 red wine!"

As he spoke, Zhou Qingyu walked straight forward and entered the password. In front of all the guests, the door of the underground wine cellar opened with a click.

Zhou Qingyu called out to Yan Xi, "Xi Xi, come here! Feel free to pick any wine you like, don't be polite!"

“Okay!”

Yan Xi happily followed Zhou Qingyu to the underground wine cellar to choose red wine.

Outside, all the guests were stunned.

Adrian broke free from Louis's shackles and rushed to the door of the underground wine cellar. He was also shocked to see the open wine cellar door.

He didn't bother to speak English, so he muttered to himself in French, "How is it possible? Besides the old butler, only the boss knows the password to this wine cellar!"

Louis stood behind Adrian and deliberately translated this sentence.

For a moment, Ye Luoyi's face turned pale. She pinched her palms to keep herself awake. Her nails painted with flesh-pink nail polish were embedded in her flesh, but she was completely unaware.

"What are you arguing about?"

A voice came from the stairwell. A sixty-year-old man came to the underground wine cellar trembling. Seeing so many people at the door of the wine cellar, the old butler was furious and questioned Adrian in a loud voice, "Why are there so many people? And they came to the underground wine cellar?!"

Adrian lowered his head and said, "These are Pei's friends. Pei asked me to entertain them well..."

"Then how could you open the door of the underground wine cellar!" The old butler shouted, "The wines in here are all the boss's collection! They are the most precious ones! You can't show them to outsiders casually!"

Adrian: "I, I don't know either! The woman entered the password herself, and then the door to the wine cellar opened!"

The old butler was stunned. The combination lock of the underground wine cellar was very complicated and should not be opened easily.

At this moment, Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi came out of the wine cellar, carrying the selected red wine.

Although they had not seen each other for seven years, the old butler recognized Zhou Qingyu as soon as he saw her. His eyes were warm, and the anger in his eyes disappeared, revealing a happy smile.

"Miss! You're here!"

Zhou Qingyu smiled slightly when she saw the old butler, and replied in French, "Bruce, long time no see."

A simple "long time no see" is worth a thousand words.

[Zhou Qingyu actually knows French? I saw her and Louis always speaking Chinese, so I thought she didn't know French! ]

[The old man seems to be the manager of the winery! Is there anyone who can translate the conversation between him and Zhou Qingyu? ]

[The old man scolded Adrian, asking why he brought so many people. When he saw Zhou Qingyu, he said, "Miss, you are here." Zhou Qingyu said, "Bruce, long time no see."]

[Fuck! Knowing the password to the wine cellar and knowing the housekeeper of the winery, Zhou Qingyu is obviously the owner of this winery! ]

[Ye Luoyi showed off Zhou Qingyu's winery to Zhou Qingyu, and then used Zhou Qingyu's wine for a lottery? Help, this is so embarrassing that I can deduct a winery from her! ]

The guests finally reacted, and faced with this situation, many people didn't know what to say.

Jiang Tao scratched his messy hair and used his ability to sort out the situation quickly. "So, Luo Yi just used Zhou Qingyu's winery to treat us to a banquet, and then used Zhou Qingyu's wine to hold a raffle? Ah, this is too unethical!"

He spoke in a loud voice, which echoed in the ancient stairwell, and the words "too immoral" could still be heard.

Su Lingling couldn't believe it. She had just been so proud in front of Zhou Qingyu for a long time, but it turned out that the winery belonged to Zhou Qingyu?

She looked at Ye Luoyi fiercely, "Yiyi, didn't you say that the winery belonged to Young Master Pei? Why did it become Zhou Qingyu's? How could this happen?!"

Ye Luoyi's head was also a mess.

How could she know! When Pei Yubai brought her here before, he clearly said that the winery was his! The old butler and Adrian who served before were also very respectful to them!

How is it possible that Zhou Qingyu is the real boss?

She had just been showing off in front of Zhou Qingyu, and the audience in the live broadcast room had seen it. So in their eyes, wasn't she no different from a little clown?

No wonder Zhou Qingyu didn’t expose her at the beginning, she just wanted to see her make a fool of herself!

The old housekeeper saw Ye Luoyi and suddenly realized, "I remember you. Pei brought you to the winery last year!"

He spoke English, so Ye Luoyi could understand.

Ye Luoyi gritted her teeth and asked, "Didn't you say Pei was the owner of the winery at that time?"

The old butler knew that the Pei family and the Zhou family had an engagement, but since they had not announced it yet, it was not his turn to announce it now. Moreover, even if there was an engagement, the winery was Zhou Qingyu's pre-marital property, not Pei Yubai's.

The old housekeeper said: "In fact, Pei was helping the eldest lady to handle the winery affairs at that time. She told us that Pei Ke could represent her with full authority."

So, he is a plenipotentiary.

After all, you are just a trustee, not an owner.

Ye Luoyi also understood that Pei Yubai said that before because men want to save face. He didn't confess when she called him today, because he wanted to save face!

But she has to take full responsibility for this face!

[Strange, what is the relationship between Pei Yubai and Zhou Qingyu? Zhou Qingyu would ask Pei Yubai to help

Busy managing the winery? 】

[Didn't they say that Zhou Qingyu was deeply in love with Pei Yubai and interfered with the relationship between Pei Yubai and Ye Luoyi? From this perspective, Pei Yubai and Zhou Qingyu have a good relationship! ]

[A winery worth hundreds of millions, even if Zhou Qingyu doesn't have time, she can still entrust it to professionals, right? It won't be Pei Yubai's turn, unless the two have a good relationship...]

[This feels like a big melon! I'm even more curious about this bloody love triangle between these three people! The truth is definitely not as simple as Zhou Qingyu interfering between the two of them! ]

Just like the live broadcast barrage, Ye Luoyi also felt that something was wrong.

Pei Yubai told her that Zhou Qingyu liked him, but he had no interest in Zhou Qingyu.

But they were both entrusted to handle the winery's affairs, and they could make the winery's people mistakenly think that he was the winery's owner. How could this relationship be normal?!

Ye Luoyi suddenly had a new definition of the relationship between Zhou Qingyu and Pei Yubai. At least, it was not as simple as she had thought before.

Ye Luoyi gritted her teeth and walked up to Zhou Qingyu even though she was extremely reluctant. "Qingyu, I'm sorry, I really didn't know you were the owner of this winery! I also called President Pei and asked him, and he said I could come, so I came... You can calculate the loss of the winery in cash, and I will compensate you for it all!"

At this point, Ye Luoyi could only take the blame. Fortunately, although they opened a few bottles of wine and held a simple barbecue party, the expenses would not be too high.

Zhou Qingyu didn't expect Ye Luoyi to pay her. Even if she added the hundred bottles of wine, how much money would that be? But she felt so good just seeing Ye Luoyi suffer and being humble!

Zhou Qingyu was just about to say no, which would have further demonstrated her magnanimity.

Yan Xi suddenly grabbed Zhou Qingyu's sleeve and shook her head.

Yan Xi walked up to Ye Luoyi and said politely, "Teacher Ye, Qingqing is not an unreasonable person. This is all oolong. We know you didn't mean it. Besides, barbecue and wine are for everyone to eat together. Just think of this as Qingqing inviting guests~"

If Zhou Qingyu were to be magnanimous, there would definitely be sarcasm in her magnanimity, so Yan Xi thought it would be better for her to say it.

After saying this, the guests all breathed a sigh of relief.

They will travel together to record a variety show later. Yan Xi's attitude represents Zhou Qingyu's attitude. Both parties don't want to make a big deal, so they can handle this little thing peacefully.

Then, Yan Xi changed the subject, "But, those 100 bottles of wine are really expensive. That's your raffle, you can't let Qingqing pay for it, right? The total is 10 million, Teacher Ye, do you want to see whether it's Alipay or WeChat?"

Ye Luoyi widened her eyes.

Ten million, why don’t you go and grab it!

Zhou Qingyu was also a little surprised. She had asked Bruce, and those red wines were worth almost a million. She thought that a million was nothing, and asking Ye Luoyi to pay her back would make her look stingy.

But now...it has become 10 million?

Even for a wealthy woman like Zhou Qingyu, who thinks one million is just a small amount, she still needs to think twice before giving ten million.

"Isn't it?" Yan Xi tilted her head. "I saw your live lottery, and it said the prize was a bottle of wine worth 100,000 yuan. 100,000 yuan, 100 bottles, isn't that 10 million yuan?"

Then Yan Xi raised the corners of her mouth, revealing her cute fangs, "It's okay, Mr. Ye. If you think 10 million is too expensive, you can cancel the lottery. Anyway, the items haven't been given away yet. What do you think?"