The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 189 The Milk Tea Sister Didn't Become Famous, Xu Hongdou Is Going to Be Famous First
"With long spear and riding horse, I conquer the world."

"This farewell is difficult."

"With a single cry of 'Yu Xi, Yu Xi,' tears welled up in my eyes."

Bei Weiwei had never been interested in Peking Opera before, but this song "Yu Xi Tan" gave her a completely different feeling.

The songwriter has given the traditional Peking Opera a variation, making the performance more modern and pop-music-like.

Meng Yiran's articulate and rhythmic singing style brought out the classical charm of Peking Opera from the very beginning, laying a solid foundation for the transformation of the chorus climax into a theatrical performance.

"A song of chaos and turmoil played at Gaixia, the Chu songs echoed in all directions."

"With sorrow, I bid farewell to my lord, drank from my sword, and my blood fell, congealing into frost."

"It's hard to let go of the past, but what does it matter if our connection ends?"

"Where your soul returns is the vast expanse."

Bidding farewell to the beauty, until committing suicide at the Wujiang River... The vibrant ink painting paired with Meng Yiran's beautiful opera singing captivated Bei Weiwei.

I wish I could transform into the red-clad female swordswoman in "Dreaming of Jianghu," charge into the battlefield of Gaixia, carry Xiang Yu in my left hand and Yu Ji on my right shoulder, and fight my way out of the encirclement.

Just imagining that scene is enough to get my blood pumping.

Just as Bei Weiwei was getting into the swing of things, the song was already coming to an end.

"The Han soldiers' swords and spears were in disarray, breaking the moonlight."

"On the riverbank, alone in a small boat, I will not think of you for the rest of my life."

"It's hard to let go of the past, but what does it matter if our connection ends?"

"In the next life, let us share the vastness of mountains and rivers."

The last "long" sound brings out a series of glissando notes that twist and turn, completing the final rhyme.

The ink in the painting condenses into two vertical lines of calligraphy.

The upper left corner features four powerful characters: "霸王茶姬" (Overlord Tea Princess).

The bottom right corner features three elegant and dignified small characters: "Yu Ji Tan".

In the center is a red Peking Opera female role mask design.

Finally, all the images converge on a cup of milk tea with blue and white porcelain patterns printed on it.

The internet-addicted girl, Bei Weiwei, was completely absorbed in her gaming fantasies and didn't notice that the video had already ended.

Until someone tapped me on the shoulder.

"Weiwei, the video's already finished playing, what are you staring at the screen for?"

Zhao Erxi's voice rang out.

Once she came to her senses, Bei Weiwei was too embarrassed to admit that she had been playing YY games while listening to music. She took off her headphones and asked Zhao Erxi what was wrong.

"I'm looking for you."

Xiaoling walked over.

Will this milk tea shop called BaWangChaJi open a branch in Shanghai? How do I franchise it?

Bei Weiwei looked at Xiaoling with a surprised expression.

"Why do you ask?"

she asked subconsciously.

Before Xiaoling could speak, Zhao Erxi interjected, "Have you forgotten who Xiaoling is? You can question a rich woman's preferences, but you can absolutely trust her judgment!"

"Screw you!"

Xiaoling gave Zhao Erxi a shove, then looked at Bei Weiwei very seriously and explained:
"I just wanted to try this milk tea and see just how amazing it was that someone would write a song about it."

Considering that this is a new milk tea shop and it's unlikely to open in Shanghai so soon, Xiaoling decided to consider franchising it.

Bei Weiwei was unaware of this matter and originally intended to ask Yang Muye on QQ.

Xiaoling felt that asking such a question on QQ was not formal enough, and that it would be better to make a phone call instead.

Bei Weiwei had no choice but to pick up her phone and dial Yang Muye's number.

After explaining his purpose, Yang Muye told Bei Weiwei on the other end of the phone.

BaWang ChaJi will open 5 stores in each of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen initially.

The next step is to expand the store to all first-tier cities.

We will only consider introducing franchisees after we have completed the opening of our own stores in major cities across the country.

Although she didn't find out the specific franchise conditions, Bei Weiwei still received some good news.

One of the five BaWang ChaJi restaurants in Shanghai will be located next to Dongfang University.

In this way, Xiaoling will no longer have to worry about not being able to drink milk tea from BaWangChaJi.

Listening to Xiaoling and Bei Weiwei discussing the milk tea shop, Zhao Erxi suddenly interjected, "If we can't open a franchise store, we can work at Bawangchaji first. I looked at the part-time job posting Chen Nanxing posted in the group, and the salary is much higher than that of ordinary jobs."

Xiaoling didn't take those words seriously.

She doesn't lack the money she earns from working.

Bei Weiwei, however, was tempted by the suggestion.

Her daily expenses for playing games and going to internet cafes are considerable. The deal between the Campus Beauty Alliance and "Dream Talk Jianghu" has not yet been finalized, so finding another part-time job can help alleviate her financial strain.

Most importantly, Bei Weiwei thought the BaWangChaJi employee uniforms that Yang Muye posted in the group last night were really beautiful.

Even when going to work, girls certainly want to dress up beautifully, to please themselves and others.

At Xiaoling's insistence, Bei Weiwei showed her the photos from the group chat.

Upon seeing the uniforms that resembled those of flight attendants and hotel staff, Xiaoling immediately realized that BaWangChaJi milk tea shop was more complex than she had imagined.

Currently, most milk tea shop employees wear T-shirts and overalls, so BaWangChaJi hiring a bunch of young girls in pretty dresses as shop assistants is simply a game-changer.

In addition, there's this song, "Yu Xi Tan".

Until you see the end of the video, who would imagine that such a song was actually written specifically for a cup of milk tea?
Xiaoling can hardly believe how popular Bawangchaji will be after it opens.

Zhao Erxi then shared the message he had just seen in the group chat:

"Bawangchaji will have its soft opening tomorrow. Old Boy will post a video of the store visit, and then you'll know."

Noon the next day.

Cheng Feng, Wu Di, and Xu Kaiyang and Zhang Kai's two groups bumped into each other at the school gate.

Wu Di and Zhang Kai pretended to bump into each other by chance and greeted each other warmly in front of the camera.

At this moment, Xu Kaiyang suddenly blurted out:
"Can you two stop acting? Didn't we already agree on the 'script' to meet at the door?"

One sentence sums it up perfectly.

Seeing that Xu Kaiyang was not playing by the rules, Cheng Feng took off his sunglasses.

“We agreed to meet at the bubble tea shop when we were discussing the ‘script,’ so why are you still dawdling here?”

Xu Kaiyang immediately retorted:
"If you hadn't dawdled, wouldn't you have run into us here?"

"What's the rush? It's just a new store in its soft opening phase, there won't be many people yet."

After Cheng Feng finished speaking, he put on his sunglasses and walked forward first.

The four of them arrived at the entrance of the pedestrian street and were dumbfounded when they saw the long queue that stretched for more than 50 meters.

Cheng Feng pulled his sunglasses down, revealing a pair of eyes filled with shock.

Xu Kaiyang, standing right next to him, unleashed his ultimate attack right in his face:
"Is this what you mean by 'not many people'?"

Wu Di and Zhang Kai were both urging the two of them:

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and get in line."

Just as the four of them reached the end of the line, Guan Zhenlei, wearing a black hoodie and a black mask, walked over.

He first pretended to queue up and followed behind the four people.

Seeing that no one was around, he reached out and patted Wu Di, who was standing in front of him, on the shoulder.

"Students, did you listen to the song 'Yu Xi Tan' online and come here specifically to buy milk tea?"

Wu Di pretended not to recognize Guan Zhenlei and nodded, saying:
"Yeah, I didn't expect there to be so many people!"

Guan Zhenlei lowered his voice:
"I have four cups of Yu Xi Tan ready, would you like some?"

Wu Di's eyes widened.

"You have?"

Guan Zhenlei gestured for Wu Di to look to the side. Lu Xiaobei, also wearing a hoodie and a black mask, stood next to a flower bed in the middle of the pedestrian street, carrying four cups of milk tea.

After withdrawing his gaze, Wu Di asked, somewhat intrigued:

How much is a cup?

Guan Zhenlei stretched out his palm and waved his five fingers in front of Wu Di.

"Fifteen? That's not expensive. I'll take all four cups."

As Wu Di was about to take out his wallet to pay, Guan Zhenlei was stopped by someone.

"Hey kid, stop kidding. Fifteen is the original price. Today, during our soft opening, it's only twelve. We've been queuing in the sun for so long, so selling it to you for fifty isn't unreasonable, is it?"

Fifty isn't excessive?

Wu Di looked at Guan Zhenlei in shock:
"You could have just robbed it, but you're saying you want to sell it."

Guan Zhenlei's voice clearly became somewhat impatient.

"Just say whether you want it or not!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two hundred-yuan bills were handed to him from the side.

"I'll take all four cups."

Xu Kaiyang was the one who gave the money.

Just as Guan Zhenlei was about to collect the money, Cheng Feng's voice rang out.

"I'll pay three hundred, give me all four cups."

Xu Kaiyang couldn't take the provocation and immediately raised the price:
"I'll give you four hundred!"

"make a deal!"

Cheng Feng instantly transformed into an auctioneer, pointing at Xu Kaiyang: "Congratulations to this gentleman for bidding a cup of Yu Xi Tan worth 15 yuan for a sky-high price of 100 yuan, winning the title of the best sucker who is foolish and rich!"

Guan Zhenlei waved to Lu Xiaobei with a smug look on his face.

Lu Xiaobei immediately brought over four cups of milk tea.

After receiving the money, the two immediately hid behind a flower bed and began to "divide the spoils".

Cheng Feng and his three companions stepped forward and caught the two men red-handed.

"So it was you two, you've really made something of yourselves, you've both learned to be scalpers!"

Xu Kaiyang snatched the four hundred yuan from Guan Zhenlei's hand, and at the same time Zhang Kai threw the four cups of milk tea back into Lu Xiaobei's arms.

Finally, the four of them addressed the camera together, issuing a call to action:

Reject scalpers, starting with me!
This "plot" was added at Yang Muyi's special request, in order to prevent a repeat of the situation in his previous life where a cup of Chayan Yuese milk tea was resold by scalpers for hundreds of yuan during its initial explosive popularity.

When BaWang ChaJi was just about to become popular, they took precautions to warn customers in advance.

In fact, many of the scalpers selling Chayan Yuese products are simply engaging in hype by the company.

BaWangChaJi's current clear rejection of scalpers is actually a form of hype.

Yang Muye wanted to use this method to tell other milk tea brands.

BaWang ChaJi is here to set an industry benchmark, not to compete with everyone else in being the worst.

After filming this "scalper" scene, the actual store visit filming began.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di began to interview the customers who were queuing up separately.

As usual, Cheng Feng is in charge of the girls, and Wu Di is in charge of the boys.

The camera followed the two and first found a girl who was willing to be interviewed.

"Excuse me, how did you find out about this bubble tea shop?"

"I saw the sign when I passed by before."

"So you were attracted by the store name?"

"That's part of the reason, but the main reason is that I saw the video of 'Yu Xi Tan' last night. I really like that song, so I wanted to buy a cup to try it out."

Cheng Feng then asked a few more girls, and the answers were all similar.

When it was Wu Di's turn, he immediately interviewed four boys who looked like they had come together.

"How did you guys find out about this bubble tea shop?"

A boy wearing glasses jokingly said, "We are time travelers who watched your video from the future, which is why we came here."

Wu Di cooperated by showing a shocked expression.

"Really? You traveled from some time in the future?"

"Three days later."

"So you time-traveled back just to have a cup of milk tea? Didn't you ever think about buying lottery tickets or stocks to get rich?"

The bespectacled boy smiled and shook his head, indicating that he had embarrassed the time travelers.

Wu Di patted the boy with glasses on the shoulder:

"It's okay. A friend of mine once said that you should still have dreams. What if you see a ghost one day? You can start writing down the winning numbers for every lottery draw and which stocks hit their daily limit up. Maybe one day you'll actually travel back in time and it'll come in handy."

The boy with glasses and his four companions all burst into laughter.

"hope so!"

Wu Di then went to the front of the line and asked the same question to a boy who looked very refined.

Just as the well-mannered boy was about to answer, his companion interrupted, teasing him:

"He didn't come here for milk tea, he came to see the pretty girls."

The refined young man blushed deeply.

Upon hearing that there was a beautiful woman, Cheng Feng, who was standing off-camera, immediately lit up and leaned closer, putting his arm around the refined-looking young man and asking:
"Hey classmate, where's the pretty girl?"

The well-mannered boy quickly denied it, saying that he had been called by his friends.

Seeing that the refined young man was so shy, Cheng Feng was about to tease him a bit more when Wu Di suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

"There really are beautiful women there!"

Cheng Feng turned his head to look.

Xu Hongdou, dressed in a pink shop assistant uniform, walked out of the store carrying a tray of sample milk tea and began distributing it to the people in line.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di went up together.

"Xu Hongdou, let's take a picture together!"

Wu Di took the tray from Xu Hongdou and helped her continue distributing sample milk tea.

Xu Hongdou and Cheng Feng stood together in front of the camera.

Just as Chen Xiaozheng, who was in charge of filming, was about to press the shutter, Xu Kaiyang ran over, wanting to get in the shot as well.

The photo of two people turned into a photo of three people.

"three!"

"two!"

"Wait a moment!"

The three of them had already struck a pose when Zhang Kai suddenly ran over.

Xu Kaiyang was about to say that there were no more spots left for the group photo and that Zhang Kai should make the next one when Zhang Kai handed Xu Hongdou a cup of Yu Xi Tan milk tea.

"You've all taken photos with the real Yu Ji, so how can we forget the most important prop!"

Xu Hongdou was stunned when she received the milk tea.

Who is Yu Ji?
Cheng Feng and Xu Kaiyang glanced at Xu Hongdou at the same time, their minds in sync.

Of course it's you! Who else could it be but us?
Last night, while watching the video of "Yu Xi Tan", people in both dorm rooms were gossiping about who the Yu Ji that Yang Muye imagined when he wrote this song was.

The answer is now clear.

Chen Xiaozheng, who was in charge of photography, reminded Xu Hongdou that she could hold the milk tea a little higher, so that the photos would look more natural.

After Xu Hongdou did as instructed, Chen Xiaozheng then directed Cheng Feng and Xu Kaiyang to stand to the sides.

Chen Xiaozheng only called for a stop after the two of them had both left the camera's view.

Before Cheng Feng and Xu Kaiyang could react, Chen Xiaozheng raised his camera and started snapping photos of Xu Hongdou, who was holding a milk tea.

(End of this chapter)