CHAPTER 67: CHAPTER 66: MEETING

Lusalius Wine Castle.

Ye Xin arrived very early.

After resting in the wine castle for a night, she got up early, personally went to the cellar, and selected a box of noble rot wine.

Seeing the pained expressions on their faces, Ye Xin knew she had made a good deal.

After getting the wine, Ye Xin drove off in a Mini Cooper.

No matter where she went, Ye Xin always liked driving her Mini Cooper; after all, pursuing the feel of control was her nature.

"Hey, is my flight booked?" Ye Xin asked in fluent Lancy Language.

"Yes, to Cheng City!" Ye Xin nodded upon hearing the confirmation on the other end.

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Cheng City.

Keris Hotel.

Wei Xueqing gathered everyone for a meeting and said to Zhou Lan, "Notify the people at Cui’er, tell them we’ve arrived and are ready."

"Okay!" Zhou Lan looked at Yang Chen for help.

Yang Chen smiled and followed Zhou Lan.

Zhou Lan’s Federation Language skills were good, but her Lancy Language was somewhat lacking.

The notice comprised three languages, so she needed Yang Chen’s help.

Soon, Cui’er’s headquarters responded and called over.

Yang Chen was responsible for translating; they invited Wei Xueqing and others to a coffee shop near the Nari River for a meeting.

The time was ten in the morning.

They prepared briefly and set off.

To avoid trouble, they directly rented six cars dedicated to providing travel services; it would be too inconvenient to call a cab every time otherwise.

The meeting was at a coffee shop beside the Nari River, with a great view; you could see the scenery on the Nari River through the glass walls.

Their grand arrival at the coffee shop drew quite a bit of attention, and a waiter came up to ask what services they needed.

Yang Chen said to the waiter, "Please give each of us a cappuccino, thank you."

Hearing Yang Chen’s order in such fluent and authentic Lancy Language, the waiter’s attitude immediately improved, inviting them to find a seat.

After sitting down, Wei Xueqing asked Yang Chen to contact Cui’er’s people; they hadn’t arrived yet and said they would be there in about ten minutes.

They sat quietly, waiting.

Wei Xueqing kept looking out the window, appearing somewhat nervous.

After a while, Cui’er’s people arrived.

When Wei Xueqing stood up, she was surprised to find another group stood up as well, greeting Cui’er’s representative, and they were from Lancy Country!

Wei Xueqing was immediately stunned.

Did Cui’er invite two companies for the meeting and not intend to cooperate solely with them?

This made Wei Xueqing a bit flustered.

Cui’er’s representative, John, came over and said to Wei Xueqing, "Sorry, the other company arrived first; I’ll talk to them first if you can wait a moment?"

Yang Chen translated this for Wei Xueqing.

Clearly, the news was quite a blow to Wei Xueqing, but she still smiled and politely said there was no problem.

After John left, Cheng Yang angrily said, "How could they do this? Didn’t they say they’d cooperate with us? Why are they meeting with others?"

Cheng Yang’s words stirred everyone’s emotions!

"Yeah! Did we come all this way just for this?"

"After cooperating for five years, how could they be so disrespectful!"

"If this was the case, we wouldn’t have brought so many people; how much did we waste on travel expenses!"

Honestly, just this trip alone cost around two hundred thousand.

Wei Xueqing frowned and quietly admonished, "Shut up! Things haven’t started yet, why are you in such a hurry? Everyone, stay calm!"

Yang Chen noticed that when Wei Xueqing was speaking to others, her own hands were already nervously clenched together.

He knew that Wei Xueqing was more nervous than anyone. This cooperation almost represented her positioning and reform direction for Shangdong. If this cooperation failed, all her efforts would be in vain.

Yang Chen focused his attention on Cui’er and the other company’s representative.

He noticed that when the two parties were talking, they occasionally glanced over.

When they saw Yang Chen watching them, they appeared to be chatting happily with smiles.

But Yang Chen didn’t hear any talk about cooperation from their words.

About twenty minutes later, the two sides stood up and shook hands, seemingly reaching some consensus.

Observing the situation there, everyone on this side began to take things seriously.

After sending the other person off, John came over and greeted Wei Xueqing, "Hi! You must be the famous C. Wei from Will Street; it’s an honor to meet you!"

The other party was using Federation Language, so Wei Xueqing could respond calmly, "I’ve often heard John being mentioned as a key person at Cui’er in the company; it’s a great honor to meet you today as well."

John glanced at the Shangdong group with regret and said, "I’m sorry, I didn’t expect your company would take this cooperation so seriously with so many people coming; I apologize for keeping you waiting so long earlier."

Wei Xueqing was about to speak, but Yang Chen interrupted, speaking first, "Mr. John, this is how Shangdong Group handles things; whether it’s big or small cooperation, we bring a professional team to evaluate, estimate, and analyze risks to decide whether we can cooperate. Doing so is being responsible for ourselves and for our partners. So, companies who cooperate with us at Shangdong always choose to continue collaborating with us."

John showed a hint of surprise and marveled, "I really can’t imagine that Flame Country has become so professional to this extent; it seems your economic development has been very rapid."

Wei Xueqing looked at Yang Chen in surprise, not expecting him to say such things.

On the side, Cheng Yang seemed very dissatisfied, snorting coldly, feeling that Yang Chen had stolen his thunder.

"If that’s the case, I’m very much looking forward to working with your esteemed company. Tonight, we have organized a wine tasting event for your company; I hope you can all attend and taste the wines of Cheng City; they are truly delicious," John said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wei Xueqing knew that the cooperation couldn’t be finalized today.

After agreeing, Wei Xueqing let everyone have free time and regroup at the hotel at five o’clock to set off.

In the evening, everyone dressed up, and Wei Xueqing wore a red dress that perfectly showcased her figure, causing the men in the group to stare.

Wei Xueqing was already used to such situations; she seemed to have often attended similar events while in the Northern Federation.

The wine tasting event was held at the Cheng City Grand Hotel, a hotel with a very classical Cheng City atmosphere.

Cheng City’s wine events were different from those in their home country.

They leaned more towards a buffet style, with food placed around for convenience and self-service.

Everyone held a wine glass, mingled with people they were familiar with, and chatted, rather than sitting at a table as they do back home, drinking glass by glass.