?Chapter 85: Episode 85: We’re Here to Discuss Advertising, Not to Drink Chapter 85: Episode 85: We’re Here to Discuss Advertising, Not to Drink Ever since the implementation of random advertisement displays, users had little to complain about aside from the floating ads, essentially seeing no issues and expressing understanding that the website needs to make money to operate.

    Interestingly, a razor brand dealer contacted Li Jiniang, wanting 51buy to create an interactive advertisement for them.

    “A razor ad? Why come to us?” The company primarily targeted female users and usually declined advertising offers for male products.

    “Isn’t it because they saw our Christmas tree campaign? Nowadays, interactive ads cost a fortune to produce; the cheaper ones can’t even be made. They had no choice but to come to us…” Li Jiniang felt utterly helpless.

    After all, it was the technology here that caught their attention; otherwise, they wouldn’t have reached out to a female-focused forum so readily.

    “Hmm…” Zhou Xueyin pondered briefly, “Let’s see what they’re offering. How much is their budget?”

    “I already asked. About 250,000, production and placement costs included,” Li Jiniang answered promptly.

    “Let’s take it…” Zhou Xueyin decided on the spot.

    250,000! That’s no small sum! At the very least, it meant everyone’s performance bonuses were secured!

    “Hey, hey, Yinyin! What about our principles? What happened to only taking on female-oriented products?” Li Jiniang teased Zhou Xueyin half-jokingly.

    “Money is the principle! Don’t we need to eat? Don’t our employees need to eat, huh? Right, Sisi?” Zhou Xueyin replied with a mischievous grin.

    “Ah? What?” Wang Simo had no clue why Zhou Xueyin was calling her and looked at her blankly.

    “Never mind, carry on with your work.”

    To demonstrate their sincerity, the razor brand dealer booked a private room directly on the fifth floor of Dinghao Grand Restaurant.

    Zhou Xueyin and Li Jiniang changed into business attire after work before heading to the appointment.

    Following the waiter into the private room, they found a tall and thin man alongside a short and chubby one already waiting inside.

    “Sorry for the wait… I’m Zhou Xueyin, CEO of 51buy.” She took out two business cards and handed them over across the table.

    “Hello, I am the Business Director, Li Jiniang.” She passed over two more business cards.

    The tall and slim man took the cards with both hands: “Hello, I’m Wan Hua, Assistant Manager of the Marketing Department at Langri Huabei’s general agency. This is Pang Xin, the Sales Director Manager at the general agency.”

    Wan Hua and Pang Xin each handed their own business cards to Zhou Xueyin and Li Jiniang in turn.

    “I’ve long heard that 51buy was founded by several beauties. Seeing you today proves it true! Come, let’s have a drink to meet!” Pang Xin’s beady eyes surveyed Li Jiniang from head to toe no less than ten times before he downed a glass of liquor in one gulp, “Ladies, please…”

    “We’re here today to…”

    “Ladies, you wouldn’t deny Pang some face, would you?” Pang Xin didn’t wait for Zhou Xueyin to finish, turning two small cups filled to the brim with liquor towards them.

    Zhou Xueyin and Li Jiniang exchanged glances. To drink was the only way to continue the conversation. Sear?h the n??el Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    So, they both picked up their glasses and drank everything down…

    For both of them, who were trying liquor for the first time, it felt like drinking explosives, with a burning sensation all the way from the tip of the tongue to the stomach.

    “That’s more like it! A drink for our first meeting shows sincerity in doing business!” Pang Xin clapped his hands joyfully, but then turned sternly towards Wan Hua, “Come on, fill them up again! Be observant!”

    Having received orders from her leader, Wan Hua did not dare to defy and meekly filled Pang Xin’s cup with wine.

    She then moved to the opposite side of the table in front of Zhou Xueyin and Li Jiniang, attempting to pour wine for them as well.

    “Wait a second…” Zhou Xueyin quickly covered both cups with her hands, “We are here to discuss the advertising proposal today…”

    “Oh come on, little sister, don’t be so serious. If you drink happily, you can shape the advertisement however you want!” Pang Xin said, his smile more a wince as he looked at Zhou Xueyin.

    “No, no, we must be responsible for our advertisement. It’s not like we can just make it whatever we want…” Once Zhou Xueyin got serious, she was the type to charge headfirst into a wall without turning back.

    “It’s time to eat, no business talk! Come on, let’s drink! Hua Zi! Fill it up!” Pang Xin’s commanding tone left Wan Hua caught between a rock and a hard place.

    Before coming, Pang Xin had repeatedly stressed to Wan Hua that today, he must get Li Jiniang, the newcomer, drunk and take her away.

    But they had not anticipated that Zhou Xueyin would also come along and refuse to drink so uncooperatively.

    “I told you to top up the wine, are you deaf?” Pang Xin picked up his chopsticks and threw them at Wan Hua.

    To bully a subordinate this way in public, one could only imagine what he might do to Wan Hua back at the company.

    Feeling sorry for the young man, Li Jiniang took the bottle of wine from Wan Hua’s hands: “Boss Pang, it’s just drinking, right? You can’t bully the weak, you know? I’m new to the business world and can’t hold my liquor well. How about I drink half a cup for every cup you drink, and a full cup for every two cups you have? Is that okay?”

    Zhou Xueyin admired Li Jiniang’s emotional intelligence; how on earth did she manage to flirtatiously hint at such a greasy, fat pig of a man with fat cheeks and an oily face?

    Zhou Xueyin simply could not stand it.

    “Boss Pang, I can’t drink spirits, how about I drink beer with you instead?” Although she had a hundred thoughts of turning on her heel and leaving, they still needed to work in the business world. If they didn’t give this pig sufficient face today, it would probably be more difficult for them to get advertisement deals in the future.

    “No problem, no problem, Jiniang is here to drink with me. Do as you please; drink or not, both are fine!” Pang Xin laughed, his mouth corners drooping as if dribbling saliva, and if not for the table between them, he’d probably have pounced on Li Jiniang by now.

    Speaking of which, Pang Xin really could hold his liquor, consuming a whole bottle of Wuliangye without changing expression and appearing to remain quite sober, even his logical thinking unaffected.

    He kept boasting about how he had climbed to the position of North China General Distributor Sales Director for Langri Razor by leveraging his superb business skills.

    He also mentioned his travels to many foreign countries and claimed to know exactly what the girls from each country looked like.

    ‘Nothing but an old lecher…’ Zhou Xueyin thought to herself while listening and mentally retching in disgust.

    Li Jiniang felt the same. In order not to get drunk too quickly, she would often hide the wine under her tongue and, seizing the opportunity to drink water, spit it back into the water cup. So aside from some residual alcohol in her mouth, she remained untouched by the wine.

    “Boss Pang, you really can hold your drink, I’m almost done for. I need to go to the restroom to touch up my makeup; please wait for me…” Pretending to be tipsy, Li Jiniang, with a cup full of spirits, staggered out of the private room with Zhou Xueyin’s support.

    “Jixiang, are you okay?” Zhou Xueyin asked concernedly.

    “Shh…” Li Jiniang, fearing the soundproofing was inadequate, did not say anything. Standing straight, she quickly pulled Zhou Xueyin to the restroom and poured the wine from the glass into the sink.

    “What a dirty old pervert! His gaze never left my upper body!” Li Jiniang turned on the tap to cover the sound of her voice.

    “Exactly, just look at his eyes, utterly revolting!” Zhou Xueyin felt a surge of distaste.

    “I don’t know if he realized I was faking drinking or not. Good thing my dad taught me the skill to stay sober through a thousand cups. I didn’t expect to use it all on him today.” Li Jiniang sneered coldly.