Chapter 594: Talking and Laughing

Song Qingya said, “What if I add some additional conditions?”

Xu Yang asked, “What kind of additional conditions?”

Song Qingya said, “If the Haidilao restaurant I open in Harbor City provides bad service and damages Haidilao’s reputation, I am willing to pay a huge penalty for breach of contract.”

Xu Yang still shook his head, “I’m sorry, it’s still not possible. Once the reputation is damaged, it’s very difficult to restore, and even if we receive a huge penalty, what use is it?”

There are still huge risks involved.

Song Qingya pursed her lips, “So it’s really impossible to franchise?”

Xu Yang shook his head, “I’m sorry, this is Haidilao’s strategy. We really don’t accept franchising, otherwise it will affect the development of the entire group.”

“Alright,” Song Qingya gave up reluctantly.

Originally, she thought Xu Yang would accept her terms.

But to her surprise, Xu Yang still refused.

Song Qingya then said, “So when will you bring Haidilao to Harbor City? I really like Haidilao. Now, every time I want to eat there, I have to go all the way to Shencheng.”

Xu Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head, “I don’t get involved in the day-to-day management of Haidilao, so I have no idea when it will expand to Harbor City.”

He was just a hands-off boss, only occasionally asking about the business, and he would not show up unless there was a big issue.

Song Qingya was incredibly surprised, “You are the boss of Haidilao and you don’t know?”

Xu Yang spread his hands, “Like I said, I don’t get involved in the management.”

“Alright,” Song Qingya said, very disappointed, “but I still hope you can bring Haidilao to Harbor City soon. If there’s any difficulty, you can come to me, I will definitely help you sort it out!”

Xu Yang’s eyes lit up, “Okay, when I get back, I will ask about it and see if the company has any plans to expand to Harbor City. If not, I’ll get them to consider it, and if so, I’ll have them contact you.”@@novelbin@@

“Mm-hm.” Song Qingya took out her phone, “Let’s add each other on WeChat. If you need any help, you can get in touch with me directly. I just hope I can eat at Haidilao in Harbor City soon!”

Xu Yang did not refuse and took out his phone to add Song Qingya on WeChat.

After adding each other on WeChat, Song Qingya was delighted, “I’ve heard your wife is very beautiful, and I would like to meet her too. Why didn’t you bring her along to the gathering?”

Xu Yang said, “My wife didn’t come to Harbor City. I’m here this time with Wang Xiaocong on business.”

“Oh, I see,” Song Qingya nodded repeatedly, “What are you and Wang Xiaocong here for, if I may ask?”

Xu Yang was straightforward, “We’re just securing some celebrities to endorse a video game.”

Song Qingya inquired further, “Which game?”

Xu Yang said, “Greedy Play Today.”

Psst!

Song Qingya burst out laughing.

Xu Yang, clueless, “What’s so funny?”

Song Qingya was still laughing, “Of course it’s funny. I heard from my brother that this game is just a knock-off of Legend, and although I don’t know much about Legend, the advertisement with Gu Tianle was just asking for laughter.”

Xu Yang also shook his head laughing, “That’s just a marketing tactic. We’ve already signed a contract with Gu Tianle, and that advertisement has been taken down.”

The advertisement was removed this morning.

But the catchphrase “Gu Tianle has gone green” from the advertisement was bound to linger for quite some time.

Many video websites already have various parody videos based on it.

It seems this impact will last for quite a while.

Song Qingya asked again, “Did you only have Gu Tianle as an endorser?”

Xu Yang said, “Of course not, in fact we’ve hired many celebrities as endorsers, all veteran stars from Harbor City, Chen Long, Zhang Jiahui, Zheng Yijian…”

Song Qingya, a little surprised, said, “You even hired Chen Long? How could he agree to endorse your game? Wouldn’t that affect his image?”

That was quite a rude thing to say—as if she were implying the game was rubbish.

Xu Yang didn’t take it to heart: “There is some impact, but the price we offered was enough to make him disregard those concerns.”

Song Qingya realized, “I see, you simply threw money at him, tossed enough to make Chen Long unable to refuse.”

Xu Yang said, “Don’t put it so bluntly, after all, Brother Chen Long has his pride. We should say that our game is a good one, and Chen Long endorsing that game is just him using his influence to ensure that avid gamers don’t miss out on a great game.”

Song Qingya chuckled again, “Only you could put such a noble spin on this, truly befitting a business genius who became a billionaire within a year!”

The two chatted happily, making many young people at the gathering green with envy and resentment.

After all, Song Qingya was the goddess in the hearts of many young talents in Harbor City.

Not only was Song Qingya beautiful, but she was also extremely talented. The businesses managed by Song Qingya for the Song Family were exceptionally successful.

It could be said that marrying Song Qingya would greatly increase one’s chances of becoming the heir, even for those who were not heirs to begin with, with her support.

Unfortunately, Song Qingya tended to be aloof and seldom attended such social gatherings.

She did often attend business gatherings, though, focusing solely on business and never personal matters.

As for invitations from various young masters, she invariably declined, giving no one an opportunity.

This left many of Harbor City’s young masters frustrated at being unable to find a chance to approach her.

Today, it was extraordinary to see Song Qingya appear here, and many young masters wanted to have a word with her.

But Song Qingya paid no attention to them and instead headed straight for Xu Yang, laughing and talking with him.

“Who is this guy, able to chat and laugh with Song Qingya?”

“Never seen him, no idea where he popped up from.”

“That guy isn’t even as handsome as me, how did he attract Song Qingya?”

“It’s not about being handsome, they probably have something in common to talk about.”

“It’s so annoying, I barely exchanged a few words with Song Qingya, yet he’s been talking to her for so long.”

The ones gossiping were those who did not know Xu Yang.

Among these people, there was one who was particularly angry.

The very angry young man was Sun Hongyang.

He was the third son of the Sun Family, one of the Eight Great Families of Harbor City.

Sun Hongyang had long been pursuing Song Qingya, sending flowers and making thoughtful inquiries, but she had never shown him any favor, never dined with him.

Now, seeing the woman he fancied having a delightful conversation with an unfamiliar man, jealousy flared violently in his heart.

Next to him stood a man who was also surprised to see Xu Yang.

If Xu Yang saw this man, he would recognize him immediately—this was Li Guangming, who he and Wang Xiaocong had tricked during the Splendid Night event.

Li Guangming, having been made a fool of, was very angry and had hired an assassin, then came to Harbor City to clear his mind.

There happened to be a gathering today, so he joined his friend Sun Hongyang.

Unexpectedly, he encountered Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong here.