radiothebook Chapter 818 You're a Good Person
Chapter 818 You're a Good Person
"Mr. Nie, shall we have another round of drinks?"
Damn it, is this ever going to end? I've already downed a whole pound of liquor, how come this old bastard is still as steady as a mountain?
"I'm not drinking anymore, I definitely won't drink today!" he waved his hand.
Cha Lan laughed and said, "That's not good. This is nothing. Everyone still wants to toast you."
Everyone? You want to gang up on me?
"I'm not drinking anymore. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, I wouldn't drink!" Nie Feng turned the cup upside down, looking like no one could sway him.
Cha Lan chuckled twice: "President Nie, as I said, I have some knowledge of the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams. I predicted that you would definitely continue drinking today, and quite a lot at that!"
Nie Feng scoffed dismissively. "Trying to act like a charlatan now. I already said I won't drink, so I definitely won't!"
"Old Cha, right? Let's make a bet, you got it? If I keep drinking today, I'll give you 10 yuan!"
“If you lose, you give me,” Nie Feng paused, a mocking smile on his face, “Forget it, 10 yuan, I’m afraid you’ll have to sell everything you own. How about this, if you lose, you come and shine my shoes—” He even crossed his legs as he spoke!
Cha Lan sneered, "Fine, I lost. I'll shine your shoes!" He said this through gritted teeth.
"But if you lose, I don't want your 10 yuan."
Nie Feng was confident he wouldn't lose; he was definitely going to have Cha Lan polish those shoes. "Then what do you want?"
Cha Lan smiled sinisterly. Chen Xiao glanced at him and knew that this old fox was definitely setting a trap for Nie Feng.
“You lost. You come outside with me. I'll point to a man, and you go up to him and say ‘I love you’ three times!”
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Diao Chan whispered in Chen Xiao's ear, "Are all your friends as perverted as you?"
Chen Xiao glared at her, and Diao Chan shrank back, making a pleading expression.
There was a moment of silence. Nie Feng hadn't expected this old guy to be so witty, and for a moment he forgot to answer him.
"What, Mr. Nie, are you afraid?" Cha Lan provoked him.
"What a joke! I wouldn't dare? I have no chance of losing this bet today! I'll bet you that you'll shine my shoes after dinner!"
Given that today was Ma Jian and Xiao Ru's day, their playful antics were still mostly joking and they kept things within reasonable limits. Normally, Cha Lan would have driven him crazy!
Nie Feng is annoying, but he's not too bad.
Ma Jian continued chatting with Xiao Ru, while Jiang Lili occasionally chimed in, saying she was there to help Xiao Ru make a decision. She had a decent impression of Ma Jian; he was self-employed, earned more than an office worker, and was quite generous. Aside from looking a bit older than his age, she couldn't find many other flaws.
Diao Chan kept checking her phone. She had taken three hours off and was a little worried about being late. It wasn't that she was afraid of being criticized by her superiors; she was a person of her word, and she would feel embarrassed to be late if she promised to be late for three hours. But given the situation today, she couldn't rush Ma Jian and the others to finish early.
Chen Xiao subconsciously turned to look at her, only to realize that she was using a three-year-old phone. This woman was incredibly frugal. While playing cards at the card room, all the other technicians he saw were using the latest iPhone models!
Knowing what she was worried about, Chen Xiao said softly, "Are you that passionate about your work? What's wrong with taking a night off to rest?"
Diao Chan rolled her eyes in exasperation. "I don't love my job at all. What I love is money!"
Chen Xiao smiled. She always talked about money, but he knew that Diao Chan wasn't like that at all. If she really liked money, she wouldn't be so poor now.
Knock knock knock—
There was a knock on the door of the private room.
Ma Jian, who was talking to Xiao Ru, looked at the restaurant waiter in confusion. The guests were all there, and the waiters were there too. Who could this be?
"Enter--"
Cha Lan coughed twice, drawing the attention of Chen Xiao and Ma Jian. He gestured towards the entrance, then winked. Chen Xiao and Ma Jian immediately understood; they knew this was his arrangement.
Nie Feng had been looking towards the entrance of the private room. When he saw who it was, he exclaimed, "Ah! President Liu?"
Chen Xiao and Ma Jian also saw the person who came. They vaguely remembered him. Wasn't this Xiao Liu, the head of the marketing department of Chalan Company?
Mr. Liu had done a lot of mental preparation beforehand and already knew that Mr. Chen was here. But when he entered the private room, he still couldn't help but feel his legs trembling.
Even more trembling than him was Nie Feng. He hadn't expected that Li Xingxing's job transfer would make his original cooperation with Yuezhifei Aerospace so uncertain. He'd been thinking about how to ask President Liu for help during dinner, and now President Liu had unexpectedly appeared before him. Was this—"What you hold dear will eventually come to pass"?
Mr. Liu quickly composed himself. "Mr. Nie, I saw you enter the private room, so I came over specifically to see you."
Huh? Nie Feng was incredibly excited. Mr. Liu values me this much? Last time we ate together, he barely paid any attention to me. What's going on? It feels like "Mr. Liu has suddenly fallen in love with me!"
"Quick, quick, Lili—and Chen Xiao, Lao Cha, and President Ma. Let me introduce you."
Nie Feng felt honored that President Liu had come to see him personally. He was afraid that people would be impolite if they didn't know who President Liu was. In fact, apart from Nie Feng's excitement, everyone else sat calmly and composedly.
He called out to everyone, intending for them to stand up as a sign of respect for General Manager Liu. Little did he know that with each name he called, General Manager Liu's heart skipped a beat, and by the time he finished, his heart was pounding so hard he felt breathless.
The funniest thing was that after hearing Nie Feng's words, Chen Xiao even stood up and greeted President Liu, saying, "President Liu, hello!"
Mr. Liu almost knelt down, and then his boss, Cha Lan, also stood up, looking like a little old man, and greeted him with trepidation.
Boss, stop messing with me! Even though he was "brought in by imperial decree," he really couldn't take this!
Nie Feng, beaming with pride, solemnly introduced Liu to the crowd: "Mr. Liu is the Marketing Director of Zhifei Aerospace. You all know Zhifei Aerospace, right? It's the jewel of Jiangzhou, a super group whose annual revenue is about to break 100 billion!"
Jiang Lili and Xiao Ru were both startled. Even Ji Yan's heart was pounding like a drum. She knew who Lao Cha was; just now outside, that General Manager Liu had called Lao Cha—the boss.
And Mr. Liu is the marketing director of Zhifei Aerospace. Do we even need to think about Lao Cha's identity? He must be the boss of Zhifei Aerospace. Plus, his bank account balance is 50 billion yuan, which makes even more sense.
Thinking of this, Ji Yan's heart raced even faster! What a stroke of luck! Not only had she managed to latch onto Lao Cha's coattails, effectively entering a wealthy family, but even writing a novel about it, titled "My Blind Date is the Boss of Zhifei Aerospace," might become a hit and make her money.
Nie Feng continued to flatter President Liu, "Chen Xiao, you're also in sales. I'll toast President Liu later, and maybe I can give you a boost in the future."
Upon hearing this, General Manager Liu's face turned deathly pale. "Me, promote General Manager Chen? I'm not even worthy to carry General Manager Chen's shoes! Let alone the fact that he's the boss of Junxiao Group, even if I didn't know his true identity back then, and only knew he was the top salesperson at Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Group, I wouldn't have been worthy to carry his shoes!"
He felt a buzzing in his head and didn't know what to say. Nie Feng then said to Cha Lan, "And you, Lao Cha. If you could go and guard the gate for Boss Liu and his men, you'd be a winner in life, even as a security guard!"
Mr. Liu's pupils constricted. My boss is a gatekeeper? He's even making us guard the gate? He finally understood why his boss had sent him in to "teach this guy a lesson"—this guy's mouth was always causing trouble!
He couldn't let Nie Feng speak any longer, otherwise who knew what shocking things he might say next. "Mr. Nie, I've come to tell you something..."
Nie Feng quickly adopted a respectful expression: "President Liu, please give your orders." He didn't forget to glance at the crowd out of the corner of his eye. Today was truly the highlight of his life. Wasn't President Liu just here to help him show off?
However, what Mr. Liu said next chilled him to the bone, and his enthusiasm cooled considerably!
"Mr. Nie, there are some issues with the business you were working on with Li Xingxing in our company."
what?
Nie Feng's mind went blank for a moment; he was doomed!
This dramatic turn of events left him completely blank. He couldn't calmly consider the unusual nature of Mr. Liu's words!
However, even if he realized something was amiss, it wouldn't matter. After all, the other person was in charge; they could decide his life or death!
"Mr. Liu, you must support me! My company depends on this order!" He said, his face flushed. He glanced at the crowd again. If it weren't for the large number of people, he would have almost knelt down before Mr. Liu.
Mr. Liu chuckled: "This is a bit tricky—"
The sky was falling, and Nie Feng's lips were trembling. This was not just difficult to handle, it was practically a difficult birth!
"President Liu, Brother Liu, Boss," he stammered, his previous high spirits and pride completely gone.
He stepped forward, wanting to grab Mr. Liu's hand and plead with him, but because they weren't very familiar with each other, he was afraid that Mr. Liu would get angry, and he didn't know what to do for a moment!
"but--"
These two words were like heavenly music. Nie Feng was instantly energized; a turning point meant there was an opportunity.
"Mr. Liu, please tell me what your requirements are. I will accept them without hesitation, as long as this business can proceed."
Mr. Liu was clearly satisfied with his attitude: "I'll try my best. Wait for my notification!"
Nie Feng was overjoyed and almost shouted "Dad!"
"thanks, thanks!"
Mr. Liu waved the liquor in his hand and said, "Mr. Nie, I heard from Li Xingxing that you have a huge capacity for alcohol, so chugging a bottle of baijiu is no problem for you."
"I can chug a bottle of baijiu?" Nie Feng was dumbfounded. "Is President Li really that good at chugging for me? I didn't know I had such a huge capacity for it."
"No, no, I can't—"
Mr. Liu frowned: "Hmm? Mr. Nie, are you looking down on me? You can chatter away with Li Xingxing, but you're all humble when you see me!"
After saying that, she turned around and said, "Fine, fine. Since you look down on me, then forget it!"
Nie Feng was struck dumb. Seeing President Liu about to leave, he didn't think twice and grabbed President Liu's hand: "No, no, President Liu, you've misunderstood!"
Mr. Liu stopped in his tracks: "Mr. Nie?"
"Mr. Liu, it's me."
"Can I drink a whole bottle or not?"
"I'll blow it, I'll blow it!" Nie Feng thought to himself, "Why is President Li doing this for me? Isn't he just trying to harm me?"
He had already downed almost a pound of liquor with Cha Lan and Ma Jian while they were drinking. If he were to down another bottle of strong liquor, he would definitely be carried out of the hospital today.
The others didn't react much, but Jiang Lili's expression changed drastically. Although she knew that this Mr. Liu was someone Nie Feng and his group couldn't afford to offend, she was afraid that Nie Feng would die from drinking that much. Mustering her courage, she said, "Mr. Liu, can I drink half for him?"
Chen Xiao glanced at her subtly, thinking to himself that this capable woman was a decent person. He exchanged a look with Cha Lan and nodded slightly.
Mr. Liu did not answer, but he was actually paying attention to the reactions of Mr. Chen and Cha Lan.
Cha Lan then spoke up: "This is Mr. Liu, right? I'm a bit older, so please forgive me for saying something out of turn!"
Mr. Liu's eyelids twitched. "Please speak! Please go ahead—"
Nie Feng turned to look at Cha Lan. He didn't know what Cha Lan was up to, but he was genuinely afraid that this arrogant old man would offend President Liu. Now, even a small oversight could ruin his business!
After General Manager Liu spoke, he didn't dare tell Cha Lan to stop, for fear of displeasing General Manager Liu.
"I think President Nie has had quite a bit to drink today. Even if he can last a full bottle, he's done for now. I think we shouldn't let the girls drink anymore. President Liu drinking half a bottle is enough to prove his ability!"
"Damn, Lao Cha, you're a real good guy!" Nie Feng looked at President Liu, wondering if he would take Cha Lan's suggestion into account.
Mr. Liu readily agreed and immediately replied, "We'll do as you say—"
This decisive move caught Nie Feng off guard. President Liu turned to Nie Feng: "President Nie, half a bottle, how about it?"
There happened to be half a bottle of Moutai on the table. Without saying a word, Nie Feng picked up the bottle and shook it. "Mr. Liu, thank you for your support. I'll drink this half bottle to express my gratitude!"
Mr. Liu raised his glass, glanced at Cha Lan, and said, "OK, Mr. Nie is very straightforward. I'll handle that business deal with the company; it shouldn't be a problem!"
Nie Feng wouldn't delay any longer, he raised his wine glass and gulped it down.
After downing half a bottle of wine, Nie Feng's vision blurred, and he collapsed. Fortunately, Jiang Lili was right beside him and caught him when she saw him fall.
"Xiaoru, Xiaoru, call 120 for me!" She was so anxious that tears were almost coming out of her eyes!
Mr. Liu apologized slightly, took his leave, and left the room as if he had escaped from the gates of hell.
Inside the private room, the dinner party was finally over. Jiang Lili waited anxiously for the ambulance to arrive, muttering to herself, "It's all business, business, business. Are they willing to risk their lives for business?"
Nie Feng regained some consciousness and half-opened his eyes to see Cha Lan: "Old Cha, you're a good guy. Come work for my company and retire there. I'll give you a monthly salary of 3."
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