18: Chapter 18: Is it fake alcohol?

Today's meal had left Wan Yiquan feeling utterly depressed.

It wasn't that the dishes at Haoqing Grand Hotel were bad or that he hadn't enjoyed the food enough.

The main reason was that the more he drank during today's drinking session, the more depressed he became.

As an old fox, Wan Yiquan naturally knew very well that a woman like Lin Lan wouldn't just submit simply because he was direct with her.

At only thirty years old, Lin Lan had already carved out her own career amidst the changing winds and clouds of the business world.

Her experience was naturally incomparable to those little girls who had just graduated.

When facing a difficult woman like Lin Lan, Wan Yiquan knew from the start that simple coercive methods wouldn't work.

That would inevitably provoke a strong resistance from Lin Lan, and in the end, he might end up with nothing but trouble instead of a taste of her.

Therefore, according to Wan Yiquan's plan, today's so-called investment meeting was actually a progressive trap involving alcohol.

He would test Lin Lan's attitude first; if she was ambiguous and willing to trade herself for investment...

Then he would just go with the flow and get the job done right then and there.

If Lin Lan's attitude was firm and she was unwilling to trade herself, then he would resort to his second tactic: getting her drunk!

You can't possibly refuse a drink, can you, Lin Lan?

In business matters, when it comes to a glass of wine, no one would dare not give Mr. Wan this face.

And as long as Lin Lan agreed to Wan Yiquan's request...

Then according to Wan Yiquan's arrangement, it wouldn't take much effort at all; after one, two, three glasses of sixty-five-proof Erguotou...

Today's home run would be practically guaranteed!

As for that young follower outside the door, judging by his previous behavior, he was probably just a greenhorn.

He likely had no depth; a random excuse would be enough to send him packing, and then he would personally take Lin Lan home. Haha! Perfect, simply too perfect!

However, just as Wan Yiquan was planning over and over in his mind to use all his skills to win over the great beauty Lin Lan no matter what...

He discovered that things were starting to go a bit wrong.

"Damn it, what's going on! Two bottles of high-proof liquor are gone, how is this woman still not drunk?"

They had been drinking at the table for over half an hour, and the second empty bottle had already been set aside; only then did Wan Yiquan realize he might have miscalculated.

"Could this woman's alcohol tolerance be this high? Two bottles of Moutai filled with sixty-five-proof Erguotou and she's still not drunk!"

"Could it be that the grandson who sold the Erguotou sold me fake liquor? No, that can't be!"

...

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for helping the beautiful boss avoid Wan Yiquan's conspiracy.]

[The system's consumption reward has been credited: a hundredfold reward of 280,000.]

[An extra surprise has been issued!]

[Congratulations, the host's actions have been affirmed by the system. You have obtained a 51% stake in Haoqing Grand Hotel!]

[Host, you are now the owner of Haoqing Grand Hotel!]

About an hour or so had passed.

Just as Shen Zhou was still quietly standing guard outside the door of Private Room 888 in case of any accidents...

The system's reward notification echoed in his mind.

"Is my system really this overbearing?"

"Just adding some plain water to Erguotou can be exchanged for shares?"

"Hmm, I definitely need to do more things like this in the future!"

"As expected, helping others is the foundation of happiness!"

Shen Zhou was in a pretty good mood, but on the other side, Wan Yiquan, who had been trying to get Lin Lan drunk for over an hour, was completely losing it.

"Dammit, what kind of tolerance does this woman have? Three bottles of sixty-five-proof Erguotou and she's still not drunk!"

"Something is really weird today. Did I forget to check the almanac before leaving the house?"

Wan Yiquan never dreamed that the thirty-year-old beautiful boss before him would perform like this.

Three bottles of Erguotou! Logically, even a cow should have been knocked out by now!

The result? Currently, Lin Lan sat before him, still as calm and composed as ever, neither humble nor arrogant, looking as if she only felt a tiny bit tipsy.

In all his years of playing the game, this was the first time Wan Yiquan had encountered such a situation.

"Mr. Wan, I see that it's getting late."

"We've talked about the project enough."

"Can you give me a definite answer? Are you going to invest or not?"

"If you are truly willing to invest, I'll have my assistant bring the contract over so we can sign it."

"If you really don't want to invest in this project, please just tell me the truth."

"What do you think?"

While Wan Yiquan was still wondering about the alcohol...

Lin Lan had already completely given up on the idea of getting Wan Yiquan to invest deep down in her heart.

Through today's drinking session, Lin Lan had seen him for what he truly was.

This Wan Yiquan was simply scumbag, and an elite one at that.

In two whole hours, this guy hadn't spent more than twenty minutes talking about the investment.

Most of the rest of the time, he was either making veiled hints that she should know how to throw herself at him, or he was urging her to drink.

Initially, seeing Wan Yiquan's serious appearance, she really thought that she could sign the contract after having a few drinks.

Now it seemed this scumbag completely intended to use the alcohol to take advantage of her, hoping to catch her while she was drunk.

Fortunately, today's alcohol didn't go to her head. Otherwise, her purity might have been defiled by this bastard.

"Oh, President Lin, how can that be?"

"We've only just begun! I haven't had my fill of drinking yet!"

"Let me tell you, I have only one rule for investing in projects: whoever drinks with me until I'm happy, I'll give them money!"

"If someone doesn't drink with me until I'm happy, even if her project is perfectly prepared and has great prospects, I won't invest!"

"Now that I've said this, President Lin, you wouldn't want to be a killjoy, would you?"

As expected, an old fox is an old fox.

Seeing that three bottles of Erguotou couldn't get Lin Lan drunk, Wan Yiquan didn't intend to pretend anymore.

Right then, he intended to use the name of investment to force Lin Lan to continue drinking with him.

"But Mr. Wan, the liquor on the table is already finished!"

"Besides, we've already finished three bottles of white liquor today. If we keep drinking like this, I'm afraid something might happen!"

Wan Yiquan kept talking in circles, and Lin Lan couldn't just walk away on the spot.

So she found an excuse and emphasized her stance once again.

"Hmph, what I want is for something to happen. If nothing happens to you, how am I supposed to take advantage?"