Chapter 195: When Young, You Don’t Know What’s Good…

In the center of the hall.

Shang Jie held a stemmed glass, listening with a gentle smile to the tall middle-aged man in front of her.

“President Shang is truly worthy of being an outstanding young woman of our Jiangzhou.”

“While other entrepreneurs are still thinking about how to make money, President Shang is willing to contribute to the livelihood construction of our Jiangzhou.”

“This sentiment is truly admirable.”

Deputy Director Chen looked deeply impressed, then raised the wine glass in his hand.

“Come, President Shang, I’ll toast you.”

Hearing this.

Shang Jie smiled and raised the cup in her hand, taking a symbolic sip.

“At that time, I hope Deputy Director Chen will put a lot of effort into the promotion.”

“That’s a given!” Chen Ming slapped his chest heartily.

“At that time, I will personally supervise and follow up, so that every frame of the footage meets the requirements of Hongsheng Group.”

Shang Jie understood Chen Ming’s trickery in this regard.

Shang Jie didn’t point it out. Instead, she nodded with a gentle smile.

Then.

Their conversation slowly turned to the “turkey” advertisement from some time ago.

Upon hearing this news for the first time, Chen Ming looked shocked.

“What, it’s actually like that!”

Immediately, Deputy Director Chen adopted an attitude of going back to thoroughly investigate. At the same time, he guaranteed that future advertisement releases would be carefully reviewed.

However.

Just as Deputy Director Chen finished speaking.

A lazy figure suddenly appeared beside them.

“Deputy Director Chen, I heard that Director Ma of your TV station is about to retire?”

“Is that true?”

——————

In Jiang Ning’s view.

The TV station is actually a magical place.

Here, there are people who aspire to become celebrities and make a lot of money.

And there are old guys who try hard to climb up, wanting to secure a position.

For the former, as long as you give money, many unexpected things can be unlocked.

As for the latter.

You only need to offer a possibility.

These old guys will willingly get on the same boat as you.

Therefore.

Jiang Ning only needed to let Li Mingyu go and draw a big pie.

So that old guy could take it out and look at it whenever he wanted.

As for whether this big pie would come true.

That would be a matter for later.

And relatively.

The professional managers on the other side were easier to deal with.

Didn’t Hongsheng Group make a promise?

Then they would be prevented from opening even one store.

Let’s see how much those promises would be worth then.

So Miss Jiang sat on the chair, waiting for Li Mingyu to return.

However, at this moment.

A familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

“Manager Jiang, is it convenient to have a word?”

“No, it’s not.”

Jiang Ning completely ignored Manager Liu’s invitation.

If it weren’t for this brat.

Last time, that woman Xu Suihe wouldn’t have almost taken advantage of her.

Thinking of her awkward situation at the time, Miss Jiang got angry.

This grudge was huge!

However.

Facing Jiang Ning’s refusal, Liu Ju seemed to have expected it, and smiled:

“Alright then.”

“Then we’ll wait until Manager Jiang is free.”

“I hope at that time we can have a good talk about the comprehensive cooperation matters between KFC and ‘Shi Ning Ji’.”

After speaking.

Liu Ju simply turned to leave.

However, his turning motion was very slow. It was probably slower than even Old Du, the clumsy neighbor across from Jiang Ning’s house.

Seeing this.

Miss Jiang’s eye twitched.

“Alright.”

“Stop pretending.”

“Sit down.”

Hearing this.

Liu Ju turned around, naturally pulled out a chair, and sat down.

The whole movement was fluid and smooth, without any pause.

Miss Jiang was speechless watching him.

Picking up a spoon, she stirred the soup in front of her, and said casually:

“Tell me, how do you propose to cooperate?”

At first.

Jiang Ning listened silently to Liu Ju’s proposal, but as she listened, something didn’t quite sound right.

What did “jointly control price fluctuations” mean?

Wasn’t that just colluding to control market prices?

Good heavens.

Aren’t they afraid of being investigated by the supervisory department?

Jiang Ning frowned, raised her spoon, and lightly tapped the soup bowl.

“Manager Liu, you’re playing such a big game. Do your family members know?”

Such a teasing tone made Liu Ju pause for a moment, then he chuckled.

“Don’t worry.”

“Manager Jiang, this matter doesn’t just involve our two companies.”

“The regional manager of Golden Arches is also here. He’s the one pushing this matter from behind.”

“Moreover, this is an activity that benefits people’s livelihoods. Don’t you think so?”

Pfft, tricking kids.

Jiang Ning snorted disdainfully.

But she didn’t point this out.

If it’s really as he said, what’s the harm in joining?

But…

Miss Jiang’s eyebrow twitched.

“Did you just discuss this?”

“Yes.” Liu Ju lightly tapped the table.

“Even the contract hasn’t been drafted yet.”

“So there’s a threshold to join, right?”

Liu Ju clearly didn’t understand the meaning of Jiang Ning’s question, and chuckled:

“What is Manager Jiang worried about?”

“Don’t worry. It’s impossible to exclude our signature startup enterprise from Jiangzhou University.”

Hearing this, Miss Jiang just shook her head.

“What I mean is…”

She didn’t say it explicitly, but her gaze drifted towards a direction not far away.

Liu Ju’s gaze subconsciously followed.

When he saw that plump and very charming figure, he immediately understood something.

He frowned.

“You mean…”

“Alright, let me go back and discuss it again.”

“After all, you should know that although Hongsheng Group is not top-notch in the province, it is still very powerful in Jiangzhou.”

Hearing this.

Jiang Ning just smiled.

She made a gesture of invitation, letting him understand on his own.

Liu Ju nodded and stood up, preparing to leave.

But at this moment, he seemed to remember something.

“That woman wanted to pull us in to isolate you.”

“We at KFC didn’t agree.”

After speaking, he turned and left.

At this moment.

Li Mingyu swayed back and returned.

She nodded to Liu Ju as he passed by.

After sitting down, looking at the calm and beautiful woman beside her, she suddenly let out a light chuckle.

“Little Jiang Ning.”

“If charm could be used as a weapon.”

“I think you’d be invincible.”

Miss Jiang was still thinking about Liu Ju’s later words. After hearing Li Mingyu’s voice, she subconsciously asked.

“What do you mean?”

As a result, Li Mingyu reached out and pinched Miss Jiang’s cheek.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”

“What a truly enviable face.”

“No wonder I met several friends on my way back who were all inquiring about you.”

“You know, one of them is a young man even my mom is very fond of.”

So that’s what it was.

Jiang Ning snorted twice.

“That’s because they haven’t heard a saying.”

“What?” Li Mingyu was stunned for a moment.

However, her answer was a restless little hand, and a saying.

“When young, you don’t know the good of mature women, but treat young girls as treasures~”

——————

Half an hour later.

The atmosphere of the banquet had gradually become peaceful.

The two girls, who had been sitting on chairs for a long time, after refusing several men who invited them to dance.

Finally waited for the arrival of the banquet host.

She naturally sat opposite Li Mingyu.

Smilingly placed the bag in her hand on the table.

“President Li, shall we talk?”

Getting straight to the point, simple and clear.

Li Mingyu looked back at Miss Jiang beside her.

And smiled.

“What shall we talk about?”

“Regarding the development of the catering market in Jiangzhou, what’s your take, President Li?”

Hearing this question.

Li Mingyu showed a slightly playful expression.

“President Shang, I’m in interior decoration. What does catering development have to do with me?”

Hearing this.

Shang Jie smiled.

“Let’s be frank.”

“President Li, I think there might have been some misunderstanding between us before.”

“What aspect are you referring to?” Li Mingyu tapped the table and put on an attentive listening posture.

Seeing this, Shang Jie took out a check from her bag and gently handed it over.

“Our actions were indeed a bit rash. So this 500,000…”

Miss Jiang, whose eyes lit up at the sight of money, glanced at the check and saw that it indeed had the large characters “伍拾万” (Five Hundred Thousand) written on it.

And there was also the signature representing Hongsheng Group.

However.

According to Jiang Ning’s understanding.

This Shang Jie was not someone who easily gave in.

Just as she frowned in thought.

Li Mingyu, however, chuckled.

“I’m sorry. Our family has a rule.”

“We don’t accept any ill-gotten money.”

Hearing this.

Miss Jiang’s pupils constricted.

Good heavens.

This was an attempt to drag Li Mingyu’s father into trouble.

Damn.

If this trick were used on Miss Jiang, she might have fallen for it.

Because she would only consider contractual traps or business-related issues.

She had no awareness of this aspect at all.

At this moment.

Facing Li Mingyu’s refusal.

President Shang didn’t get angry because of it.

Still with that gentle look, she nodded.

“Understood.”

“Indeed, I am also a woman. I also understand the difficulties women face in business.”

“Then how about this?”

“How about we join forces?”

“Huh?”

This sudden turn in the conversation truly made Li Mingyu’s mind unable to process it.

She was stunned for a while.

In fact, not only was Li Mingyu surprised, Jiang Ning also couldn’t help but frown.

But it was only for a moment.

She figured out what this beautiful young woman was planning.

After a moment of thought.

She quietly reached out and poked the waist of a certain light-mature woman who was still in shock.

“Ah~ cough, cough.”

Li Mingyu, wincing in pain, after subtly rolling her eyes at the little beauty beside her.

Turned her gaze to the young woman in front of her.

“What do you mean?”

Hearing this.

Shang Jie smiled, took out a contract from her bag, and handed it over.

“The specific details are all here. President Li, you can take a look if you’re interested.”

A contract, four pages long.

The content in black and white wasn’t extensive.

Li Mingyu quickly scanned it. After noting a few important figures, she put the contract aside.

“What if we don’t agree?”

“You will agree.” Shang Jie smiled and picked up her bag again.

Then she stood up, looking at the two girls in front of her.

“Oh, right.”

“Sitting for too long isn’t good for your health.”

“President Li, why don’t you get up and dance a couple of dances?”

“You might even meet a gentleman you like.”

“Then I won’t trouble President Shang with that.” Li Mingyu responded with a smile.

But from Miss Jiang’s perspective.

Those tightly clenched small fists, and puffed-out chest.

The light-mature woman really couldn’t compete with the truly mature woman.

(End of this chapter)