Capítulo 1732: Chapter 1733: A Chance Encounter

When everyone arrived at Chunhe Garden, they happened to run into a group of guests who were about to leave. Looking at those people, Feng Yuan, pinching his chin, said with some regret,

“It’s a pity we didn’t bring the Big Cat, otherwise it might be happy.”

“Why?”

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan in confusion. Did that group of people have some connection with the Big Cat? As for Chunhe Garden? From what he knew of the Big Cat, it probably wouldn’t be very interested in such a place. Or rather, only Feng Yuan had a love for gourmet food, and the Big Cat didn’t have such unique tastes.

However, because of Feng Yuan’s influence, the Big Cat would occasionally pay attention to information about gourmet food, but due to everyone’s different tastes, they never managed to find something that particularly satisfied Feng Yuan.

Over time, the Big Cat stopped paying much attention to these things, so Qi Chen didn’t understand what Feng Yuan meant by that. Glancing at the group, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

“Isn’t the Big Cat recently tinkering with a model of a skyship? Those people should be members of the Entertainment World branch here, probably doing some team building?”

The group of people who were about to leave looked at Feng Yuan in surprise, and one of them scrutinized the group of students and asked suspiciously,

“Are you… students from Maomu Academy?”

“I’m curious, how did you recognize us as members of the Entertainment World branch?”

“Didn’t you also recognize us as students of Maomu Academy? I don’t think it’s a wild guess, considering there are other universities like Maomu University, and we’re not wearing uniforms.”

Looking at the person, Feng Yuan had a peculiar smile and said. The other person smiled and explained,

“It’s very simple. Students from other schools wouldn’t be in the suburbs this late at night like you guys, let alone acting as a group. It’s not even time for your autumn outing yet.”

“I see. As for why we recognized you, I believe no one would wear such uniforms to a gathering except for a company dinner, right? Moreover, Chunhe Garden doesn’t seem like a place for private gatherings.”

“Haha! I forgot Sheng Hua is wearing our work uniform today.”

With Feng Yuan’s remark, that person turned around following Feng Yuan’s gaze to see a man at the back of the team wearing a uniform with Entertainment World’s logo and jokingly said. The man scratched his head and said embarrassedly,

“Well, I was in such a hurry to leave that I forgot to change…”

“Speaking of which, I’m quite curious why Entertainment World didn’t set up a separate subsidiary to handle the skyship business instead of directly using Entertainment World’s name, which feels a bit odd.”

Looking at the person, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity. After all, the skyship model didn’t seem to be just a preliminary event. But in his view, selling this model with Entertainment World’s name felt strange somehow. The group glanced at each other and laughed, saying,

“It’s quite simple. The skyship model will eventually be handed over to the Skyship Operation Department. I heard the skyship might be spun off and managed by the newly established Tianyu subsidiary, but we’re not really sure of the specifics since this model sale won’t last forever either.

But how about you, any interest in becoming a star?”

The man said, taking a curious look at Feng Yuan and asking. Entertainment World is inherently an entertainment company. Although they have expanded into many areas, their main focus is still in film and entertainment. That’s why Feng Yuan previously found it odd for a model manufacturer to use Entertainment World’s name directly.

And what caught their interest in Feng Yuan was not his looks, since they’ve seen plenty of handsome men and women. Besides, Feng Yuan’s appearance was only average. What they noticed was that unique aura about him.

Even though the other party seemed indifferent now, he always felt that the other party was like a veteran on the battlefield, though that feeling was very faint. If he hadn’t been helping Director Xu find actors recently, he might not have noticed.

“A star? No thanks, I quite like being a Beastmaster.”

Feng Yuan was taken aback for a moment and then declined the person’s suggestion with a smile. Dou Yanlan glanced suspiciously at the person and then at Feng Yuan. She thought for a moment but ultimately didn’t ask, as that would be a bit hurtful.

“Well, indeed, students from Maomu Academy don’t really need to mix into entertainment circles, but you can still consider it since those Master Beast Tamers do occasionally play roles in some parts, right?”

The other party nodded understandingly and said, then shifted the topic and asked again. Seeing Feng Yuan decline without hesitation, he didn’t say more but left a business card and expressed hope for future cooperation before leaving with others.

“Strange, why did he take an interest in you?”

Watching those people’s backs as they left, Qi Chen asked in confusion. Remembering something, he quickly added,

“I don’t mean there’s anything wrong with you. It’s just that you guys just met. Why would he be so insistent?”

“I don’t know. Normally, Entertainment World shouldn’t lack handsome and beautiful people, nor even comedians, I’m sure they have plenty of those too. Forget it, I don’t feel like dwelling on this.”

With that, Feng Yuan spread his hands and followed everyone into the gates of Chunhe Garden.

This place, like Jufu Tower, adopts an antique design. However, unlike the antique charm of Jufu Tower, Chunhe Garden unabashedly uses a lot of modern materials, combining modern and ancient decorations. Though it looks pretty good at first glance, Feng Yuan always felt… it lacked a human touch.

But this had nothing to do with him. After entering Chunhe Garden, Feng Yuan was certain that this place indeed had no direct competition with Cotton Orchid Manor. He wasn’t petty enough to disallow the existence of other resorts, especially those not in competition with Cotton Orchid Manor.

“The environment here is really… not that great.”

Feng Yuan said disdainfully as he reached out to poke Xiao Ji’s chubby belly and asked,

“Speaking of which, how’s your recovery coming along?”

Xiao Ji flapped its little wings and squawked. It was clearly in good spirits now, struggling to jump down from Feng Yuan’s arms and transform back into its eagle form. Curious, Xiao Ji looked around. Chunhe Garden might not have a high rating from Feng Yuan, but Xiao Ji, having come to such a place for the first time, couldn’t help being curious.

Veronia raised her head and glanced at the crystal decorations around, saying,

“Quite a decent decor, but it looks cold, indeed very suitable for business negotiations.”

The manager who came over to guide everyone to their meal heard Veronia’s words and smiled awkwardly. The teacher’s expression changed, and scooted over to quietly say a few words in the manager’s ear, truly afraid the latter might unintentionally offend Veronia, which would spell trouble.

There’s no way around it, Divine Beasts always enjoy certain privileges, not to mention that was Veronia’s own point of view, and they could sense that Veronia did not deliberately belittle them. It’s just, they couldn’t quite understand why Veronia was dissatisfied with the environment here.

“This place… I think it’s pretty nice. The decorations are quite pretty.”

Scratching his head, Qi Chen spoke up. He couldn’t quite understand what Feng Yuan and Veronia wanted. As for Feng Yuan, he could more or less guess. The latter seemed to harbor hostility towards any competitor of Cotton Orchid Manor, but Veronia…

“For me, it’s quite mediocre. Even when they held banquets, they wouldn’t make the overall style so cold, of course, maybe it’s what you prefer, who knows?”

Veronia glanced at Qi Chen and remarked casually. Feng Yuan shook his head and patted Qi Chen on the shoulder and said,

“Don’t forget, it was once a king in Mitradite of the Kingdom of Holy Light. Even if times have changed, in terms of experience and exposure…”

“Right… indeed.”

Qi Chen was stunned for a moment and suddenly understood why Veronia would make such an evaluation. After all, not mentioning the differences in aesthetic preferences across eras, in terms of status, any design that could catch Veronia’s eye would have to be from a top-notch designer of this era. As for Chunhe Garden?

Forget it, Maomu City isn’t a renowned city, and Chunhe Garden is a recent build over the last few years, with basically no chance of catching Veronia’s attention.

The manager smiled awkwardly, having to turn away from this group of students. He never imagined he’d encounter a Divine Beast here, especially one that even disliked their decor…

After being led into the lobby, Feng Yuan no longer dwelled on the decoration issues. As for the subsequent dinner, although the taste was ordinary, Feng Yuan didn’t say much either. After all, it was just to fill their bellies. Veronia cared even less; it wasn’t picky to the point of requiring every meal to be exceptionally delicious.