39: Chapter 39 Let professionals handle professional matters.

Facing the three pairs of inquisitive eyes, Zhao Yang slowly took a sip of water.

Meimei finally could not help it: "Boss, is what you said true? Are we going abroad?"

Zhao Yang nodded: "Jinghai City is organizing a product exhibition and investment promotion conference, and there will be artistic performances. These four songs are to be sung live at the venue. Time is tight, so you all need to practice hard. Meimei, I will leave their daily lives in your care."

"Rest assured, Boss! Guarantee to complete the mission!" Meimei stood at attention and even gave a salute.

As Zhao Yang was leaving, he took a few more looks at Meimei. He had always felt that this girl looked familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen her.

...

Two days later, outside the south gate of Shuimu University.

Zhao Yang watched a man and a woman walking over hand in hand, and rubbed his eyes in surprise: "An Xin? Meng Yu? Why is it you two?"

"What is wrong, cousin? Are you that surprised to see us?" Meng Yu asked with a grin.

Zhao Yang looked at the well-dressed An Xin and realized: "Uncle Meng told me he was sending a secretary over to negotiate, so that is you, right?"

An Xin nodded: "Yeah, for the sake of Xiao Yu, I retired from the police force."

Zhao Yang was in a great mood. The fact that these two could make it to this point, was it not all thanks to him, Zhao Yang? Things had changed, really changed.

"An Xin, I have actually always felt that you are better suited for this kind of work—patient, meticulous, persistent, and with a good temper."

An Xin had a strange expression: "Why do you sound just like Uncle Meng? Did you give him this idea?"

"That is called great minds think alike. I did not say anything." Zhao Yang checked the time: "It is time for lunch, let us go eat first, my treat."

Meng Yu chuckled: "I have long wanted to fleece you, you nouveau riche! I want to eat the most expensive food in the Imperial Capital!"

An Xin quickly tugged her hand and said to Zhao Yang: "Do not listen to her, let us just eat inside Shuimu, I still want to tour the campus."

Zhao Yang smiled: "Shuimu can be toured anytime, but I have already reserved this meal, and if we miss the time, we will not get to eat it."

"Ah? Then let us hurry!" Meng Yu exclaimed boisterously: "Do not listen to An Xin! I am your cousin, you listen to me!"

"Fine, my car is over there, let us drive there."

Zhao Yang led them to a brand new black Audi A6 and opened the door: "Please."

An Xin stared wide-eyed: "Does your Shuimu University provide Audi A6s for master's students?"

Meng Yu also looked like a curious baby, waiting for Zhao Yang's answer.

"I bought it with my own money, the school is not that generous." Zhao Yang was amused: "Did Uncle Meng not tell you about me writing books?"

The two sat into the Audi A6 with shocked expressions. Meng Yu clicked her tongue: "No wonder my dad always says I should go write books instead. Even at my dad's rank, he cannot ride in a car like this!"

"Actually, I wanted to buy a BMW, but we are in the system after all, so we have to be low-key, I could only settle for the four rings." Zhao Yang said slowly, then started the engine and drove off.

An Xin rolled his eyes: "This is better than the mayor's car, and you have the nerve to call it low-key."

"When we get there, you will know whether I am low-key or not."

The car drove around and arrived at the entrance of a courtyard house on Huguosi Street.

After getting out of the car, An Xin looked at the Mercedes S-Class, BMW Z8, Rolls-Royce, and Ferrari parked nearby, and was silent for a while before saying: "Looking at it this way, your car is indeed low-key."

"Tan Family Cuisine, it is very famous. I had to pull strings to get a reservation." Zhao Yang laughed, "Actually, this is my first time too."

The three talked as they ducked into the alley and entered a seemingly ordinary courtyard house. It did not have a noisy lobby like a hotel; the environment was quite serene. Zhao Yang had booked a small private room with a window that looked out onto the scenery in the courtyard.

"So this is an Imperial Capital courtyard house! I have been studying in the Imperial Capital for so long, and this is my first time inside one!" Meng Yu was full of excitement, looking left and right.

An Xin also found everything fresh and took out the camera he brought to take pictures incessantly.

Before long, the dishes were served. Braised prawns with mixed vegetables, pot-stewed beef... they looked ordinary, but tasted delicious. Even Meng Yu, the chatterbox, was only focused on eating and could not spare the time to talk.

After they had eaten their fill, the three started discussing business.

Zhao Yang asked: "An Xin, before you left, did A Sheng have you bring anything over?"

"I did, I stored them at the hotel. I do not know why you brought so many hongdou phone."

"For giving as gifts later." Zhao Yang smiled, "How many manufacturers are going to the exhibition in Europe this time?"

"Besides Hongdou Technology and Construction Group, there are over twenty other manufacturers. In addition, people from the Investment Promotion Bureau will also go." An Xin asked with some confusion, "I do not know who is arranging things abroad? I heard Uncle Meng say that this exhibition is going to be innovative, and they are even bringing the Jinghai Opera Troupe along, with artistic performances."

Zhao Yang could not help but laugh: "Rest assured, leave professional matters to professionals. This afternoon, come with me to visit a company called Qingting, which specializes in transnational art curating. When the time comes, I will need you to introduce the situation in Jinghai to them. I believe they will definitely be interested in an official event."

In the original the story of rose, Qingting company does exactly this, and their business standard is impeccable; finding them is absolutely the right choice.

"Then... what if they refuse?" Meng Yu asked tentatively, "Wouldn't An Xin have made the trip for nothing?"

Zhao Yang tapped his index finger gently on the table: "Cousin, do you really think my connections at Shuimu University are just for show? At worst, I can just ask the school for help. It is just that the school's efficiency certainly is not as high as a company's, so it is better to try a professional company first."

Meng Yu rolled her eyes: "What you say is also true."

The three strolled in the alley for a while to digest their food, then drove to the hotel where An Xin was staying to pick up the items, and immediately headed to Qingting company.

As expected of an art company, even the reception area was decorated with quite a modern artistic flair.

Zhao Yang walked over and smiled slightly at the young girl. He was also in a suit today; his upright figure paired with a strikingly handsome face left the receptionist girl unable to snap out of it for a while.

Meng Yu whispered to An Xin behind him: "Look at my cousin, using the handsome man trick again."

An Xin could not help but smirk: "It is his talent, actually I quite envy it."

A cold light flashed in Meng Yu's eyes: "What are you envying? Envying that he can flirt around, right?"

"How could that be! I only use the handsome man trick on you!"

Meng Yu curled her lip: "Hmph, I will deal with you when we are done."

An Xin shrank his neck, the soft flesh at his waist already aching faintly.

Zhao Yang waved his hand in front of the young receptionist: "Ahem, hello."

The girl finally came to her senses, her face flushing red: "Hello sir, this is Qingting company, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I am looking for your General Manager Su, we are representatives from the Jinghai municipal government, we have an appointment."

"Please wait a moment." The girl hurriedly checked the records, and a moment later picked up the internal phone and dialed: "General Manager Su, the people from the Jinghai municipal government are here..."

The girl put down the phone: "Please wait a moment, General Manager Su will come over personally right away."

Not long after, a woman with short hair, dressed fashionably yet with an elegant temperament, walked over. She was obviously stunned for a moment by Zhao Yang's looks, but after a pause, she resumed a professional smile: "Hello, I am Su Gengsheng, the business director of Qingting. Thank you for coming such a long way, it must have been tiring."