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

Chapter 300: Opening Champagne Ahead of the Feast at Hongmen!

After leaving the director's office, He Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was terrified. I thought I was going to get a severe scolding this time. When I walked in, I was already prepared to be relegated to being a switchboard operator."

Bai Yang, standing beside him, ignored him and continued walking forward with his arms crossed.

He Huan then noticed that Bai Yang's expression was off; he had been frowning ever since he came out of the office.

Anyone who didn't know better would think something terrible had happened.

He Huan stopped Bai Yang and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Bai Yang said in a deep voice, "We may have encountered a formidable opponent this time."

what?
He Huan was completely confused.

When pressed for details, Bai Yang remained silent and continued walking forward.

He Huan understood Bai Yang's meaning only after seeing two colleagues walking towards him.

This is not the place to talk.

A few minutes later, the two arrived at the TV station's "secret hideout"—the secluded stairwell where they had met last time.

"What did you mean by 'difficult opponent'?" He Huan asked, looking at Bai Yang.

"If you were Ye Jinyan, and you found out that your nephew's extravagant search for his dog was on TV, what would be your first reaction?" Bai Yang asked in a deep voice, arms crossed.

"Contact the station and try to remove the news?" He Huan's tone was somewhat uncertain.

And what was the result?

Bai Yang looked up at He Huan: "Not only did Ye Jinyan not ask the station to remove the news, but he also wanted to increase the advertising budget for next year. Don't you find that strange?"

He Huan also realized the seriousness of the problem at this point.

"You mean Jingyan Group is indirectly bribing the station by increasing advertising spending?"

As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's gift is bound to be grateful."

As a major advertising client of the TV station, Jingyan Group is subject to careful consideration by the station when it comes to exposing negative news related to Jingyan Group.

In other words, He Huan and Bai Yang will definitely face many obstacles if they want to continue reporting on Ye Luming's negative news.

"Not only that, I think big shots like Ye Jinyan have a longer-term vision. As the saying goes, it's better to guide than to block. Ye Luming has already successfully reversed the public opinion surrounding this exorbitantly priced dog-finding incident. Next, it's time to get the two of us who are reporting the news on our side."

He Huan frowned and said, "You mean the station is going to make things difficult for us?"

Bai Yang shrugged.

She has no idea what the other party will do next.

Just then, Bai Yang's phone suddenly rang.

It was an unfamiliar local Shanghai number.

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Yang answered the phone.

"Hello."

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Bai Yang, the host of the 'News in Progress' program on Shanghai TV?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Miss Bai, hello. I am Fan Jingang, the secretary of the chairman of Jingyan Group. Director Tang gave me your phone number."

Bai Yang immediately put the call on speakerphone and placed the phone between himself and He Huan.

"Ms. Bai, it's like this, Mr. Ye's dog has been found. We owe this to your help in reporting it on television. To express his gratitude, Mr. Ye would like to invite you and the reporter He who conducted the on-site interview to dinner. I wonder if you have time?"

"Mr. Fan, the Mr. Ye you're referring to isn't Mr. Ye Jinyan, is it?"

"Yes, not President Ye, but President Ye's nephew."

"Mr. Fan, is Mr. Ye aware that you've arranged for us to have dinner on behalf of Mr. Ye?"

"Well--"

"If it's inconvenient for Mr. Fan to say, then that's fine. Please tell Mr. Ye that reporting the news is our job, so let's skip the meal."

"No, no, Miss Bai, wait a moment. To be honest, Mr. Ye really didn't know that Young Master Ye was going to invite you to dinner, but I can assure you that even if Mr. Ye knew, he would still support Young Master Ye in doing so."

Bai Yang and He Huan exchanged a glance, and Bai Yang asked calmly:

"why?"

"It wasn't Mr. Ye's idea to invite the two of you to dinner, nor was it my idea. It was a friend of Mr. Ye who wanted to take this opportunity to get to know Ms. Bai and Reporter He."

"A friend of Mr. Ye?"

"Yes, Reporter He met with this person today."

Upon hearing this, He Huan and Bai Yang's expressions both changed.

Yang Muye wants to see them?
Bai Yang knew what to do without He Huan's reminder.

"In that case, we'll accept it without further ado."

"Great! There's no time like the present, so how about we have dinner tonight?"

Bai Yang glanced at He Huan:
“Sure, He Huan and I are both free tonight.”

"Okay, I'll book the restaurant later and send the address to Miss Bai."

Fan Jingang hung up the phone happily.

Bai Yang put down his phone and looked at He Huan:

"See? I told you so. They not only solved the problem, but they're also planning to deal with the person who exposed it."

He Huan frowned:

"You mean this is a trap?"

Bai Yang shrugged.

The matter isn't that serious.

The threat they posed to Ye Luming was far less than the threat Liu Bang posed to Xiang Yu.

The other party probably wants to try diplomacy first before resorting to force.

If you can bribe them, do so; if you can't bribe them, then threaten them.

To be honest, Bai Yang was quite looking forward to seeing what methods Yang Muye would use to win him and He Huan over.

-

At 7 p.m., a taxi stopped in front of the Peace Hotel.

The doorman stepped forward to help open the back door.

After getting out of the car, He Huan smiled and thanked the other party.

At the same time, Bai Yang also pushed open the other side door and got out of the car.

After meeting up with He Huan, the two walked into the hotel lobby together.

We took the elevator to the seventh-floor restaurant, and as soon as we entered, a waiter came up to ask if we had a reservation.

“We’re here to keep our appointment,” Bai Yang replied.

The waiter immediately realized what was happening.

"Are you Miss Bai and Miss He?"

"Correct."

"Mr. Ye and his friend have arrived. Please follow me."

The waiter led Bai Yang and He Huan toward a terrace.

At a table large enough to seat four people, Ye Luming, dressed in a suit and tie, was pouring champagne into glasses.

Yang Muyi sat to one side, gazing at the Oriental Pearl Tower that pierced the sky across the Huangpu River.

"The guests have arrived."

Reminded by Ye Luming, Yang Muye finally looked away.

Turning my head, I saw Bai Yang and He Huan walking onto the terrace.

Bai Yang wore a sharp white suit and a purple silk shirt, looking every bit the powerful businesswoman. He Huan's attire was more casual, a white long-sleeved shirt paired with blue jeans.

Her long hair fell naturally, and her features were striking, with a gentle yet firm air about her.

Ye Luming suddenly understood why Yang Muye insisted on meeting the reporter who had just interviewed him that morning.

She's a stunning beauty!

Ye Luming put down the wine bottle and stepped forward to greet him.

"Miss Bai, Miss He, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

While Bai Yang and He Huan shook hands with Ye Luming, their eyes were secretly sizing up Yang Muye, who had just stood up from his seat.

After shaking hands, Ye Luming pointed behind him.

"This is my good friend, Yang Muye. Miss He interviewed him this morning. You should still recognize him, right?"

He Huan took the initiative to step forward and extended her hand to Yang Muye across the dining table.

Should I call you Student Yang or General Manager Yang?

Yang Muye smiled:
"What, Miss He, would you like to interview me again?"

He Huan's eyes lit up.

"May I?"

If we could interview Yang Muye, the youngest internet billionaire in China, the station would definitely support it.

"Of course not. I came to Shanghai to find some peace and quiet, and besides, didn't Miss He already interview me once?"

Yang Muye flatly refused.

He Huan looked slightly disappointed, but still nodded to show her understanding.

Seeing that the two had already greeted each other, Ye Luming invited Bai Yang to sit down.

Bai Yang and He Huan sat on one side, while Ye Luming and Yang Muye sat opposite them.

Ye Luming placed two glasses of champagne in front of Bai Yang and He Huan:
"I didn't know what kind of wine you two liked, so I took the liberty of opening a bottle of champagne."

Bai Yang and He Huan didn't say it, but they knew exactly what was going on.

Popping champagne early is a way of making a show of protest less obvious.

"Mr. Ye, has something good happened today that you need to celebrate with champagne?" Bai Yang asked knowingly.

"Thanks to both of you, my dog ​​was found by noon this morning as soon as your program aired."

After Ye Luming sat down, he raised his glass to Bai Yang and He Huan and said, "This is the first time I've ever been on the news on TV. Shouldn't we celebrate this?"

Bai Yang and He Huan exchanged a glance.

"That would probably disappoint Mr. Ye. Actually, our initial intention in reporting this matter was not to help Mr. Ye find his dog."

"is it?"

Ye Luming picked up his glass, took a sip of champagne, and looked curiously at the person opposite him: "What were your initial intentions in reporting this matter?"

"In recent years, a bad trend of keeping female college students as mistresses has emerged in society. I wonder if Mr. Ye has heard of it?"

Bai Yang said quite bluntly.

Ye Luming curled his lips: "I know, I know a lot about this kind of thing, especially schools like Magic Shadow, Magic Play, and Magic Outside are the hardest hit areas. Every weekend, the school gates are full of all kinds of luxury cars."

"I've even heard that if you put a bottle of water on the roof of a luxury car, girls will voluntarily get into the car. I don't know if it's true."

He Huan's voice rang out: "President Ye knows so much, haven't you tried it yourself?"

"I have a girlfriend, although we just broke up last Saturday. But I still have certain requirements when dating. Appearance is only one aspect. I value the compatibility of two souls more."

Ye Luming said shamelessly.

Bai Yang and He Huan really couldn't refute this.

Ye Luming insisted that he was in a normal relationship.

—It's just that he broke up with women a little faster and changed girlfriends a little more frequently.

No one can really say that Ye Luming is keeping a female college student as a mistress.

"Muye can vouch for me. I went to Tongji University's architecture department as a teaching assistant just to pursue a girl. If my purpose was just to have fun, with my looks, I could have found plenty of beautiful girls at schools like Magic Music, Magic Art, and Magic Foreign Languages. Why would I have gone to such lengths?"

After listening to Ye Luming's heartfelt words, Bai Yang nodded in agreement.

"I understand. Mr. Ye is complaining that we ruined your plans."

Ye Luming hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I should thank you both for helping me truly see this relationship clearly."

"I'm too humble. In Makino's words, I'm a complete simp. When it comes to feelings, sincerity is all you get."

"And I've also figured it out: you must learn to make peace with yourself and never be stubborn!"

"It just so happened that the story of finding my dog ​​was on the news, which gave me a graceful way to end this relationship, so I really want to thank you both!"

Ye Luming picked up his wine glass and looked at Bai Yang and He Huan with a sincere expression.

Although reluctant, Bai Yang and He Huan still raised their glasses.

The two clinked glasses, and Ye Luming downed his champagne in one gulp.

happy!

Bai Yang and He Huan each only took a symbolic sip.

After putting down her cup, He Huan's gaze immediately fell on Yang Muye across from her.

"Mr. Yang, I heard from Secretary Fan, who called today, that it was your idea to invite us out to dinner today?"

Ye Luming stepped forward to take the blame: "No, no, this was my idea. I was the one who brought Mu Ye here."

Bai Yang's voice followed immediately: "Since President Ye and President Yang have such a good relationship, was that announcement today also President Yang's idea?"

"Yes, he notified me. The dog had just been found, so I posted that announcement."

Ye Luming looked at Bai Yang with a smile.

Are you angry or not?!

Bai Yang gripped the wine glass in his hand tightly, a flash of anger crossing his eyes.

Worried that Bai Yang had fallen for Ye Luming's provocation, He Huan took the initiative to speak.

"Mr. Ye, I've actually had a question in my mind. I understand your desire to find your beloved dog as soon as possible when it went missing yesterday, but isn't a reward of 500,000 yuan a bit too much?"

“I believe that as long as the reward exceeds 10,000 yuan, a lot of people will put aside their own things to help find the dog, and the efficiency of finding the dog will not be much slower than your 500,000 yuan reward. So why do you still offer such a high reward?”

Ye Luming looked at He Huan with admiration.

"Ms. He, are you trying to say that my offering of a 500,000 yuan reward is just a publicity stunt to grab attention, right?"

He Huan smiled but didn't say anything.

It's not just a deliberate publicity stunt; He Huan now even suspects that the whole "losing the dog" incident was orchestrated by Ye Luming himself.

After filling his glass with champagne, Ye Luming raised it again:

"Ms. He was right this time. That's right, I offered a reward of 500,000 to attract more attention. Of course, I really didn't expect to attract the attention of both of you and make this matter appear on the TV news."

Before he could finish speaking, He Huan's voice rang out:
"So, Mr. Ye admits that he was showing off his wealth?"

Ye Luming laughed.

"More than whether this is flaunting wealth, Miss He probably wants to know why I did this, right?"

"Correct!"

He Huan nodded in agreement.

Ye Luming shrugged.

"Actually, the reason is very simple. That dog was given to me by Makino, so it has special meaning."

A look of confusion flashed across He Huan's and Bai Yang's eyes.

What special significance can a dog have?
“That dog is named ‘Zhao Taohua’ (meaning ‘attracting peach blossoms’), a name given to me by Mu Ye. It will be an important partner for my future career as an internet celebrity, and I absolutely cannot afford to lose it. That’s why I’m willing to spend 500,000 yuan to find it.”

(End of this chapter)