201: Chapter 200 Eat 201: Chapter 200 Eat “Because we’re going to be drinking soon!
The wine tasting event is a major part of our group’s annual internal social gathering, dubbed corporate culture!
I’m rooting for you, hehe…” Huang Zishan giggled as she spoke to Liu Hun.
Liu Hun pondered to himself that the internal struggles within the Hu Group were quite intricate.
As an important client resource for Wanbao Village, which would need to develop in the future, it would be vital to gain more benefits from this giant.
So, every step was very important.
Not long after, Hu Qingdie reappeared before everyone’s eyes.
This ti, several neatly arranged tables and chairs had been added to the center of the hotel lobby, on top of which were placed several mini wooden barrels, with no one knowing what kind of wine they contained.
As soon as these tables and chairs were set up, no one in the hotel lobby spoke loudly anymore, all eyes turned to Hu Qingdie.
Liu Hun closely observed the attitudes of those around him, and the expressions on their faces made it clear to him that what Huang Zishan had said was indeed true; today’s wine tasting event was a big deal.
It was a big deal for Hu Qingdie, and even more so for him, Liu Hun.
“Ding ding ding!” Wearing a gentle smile, Hu Qingdie gently tapped an empty glass with a silver fork, then said, “Ladies and gentlen, it’s ti for the wine tasting segnt that everyone has been looking forward to.
As always, today we have placed different wines from all over the world for contestants to taste.
Next, I would like to invite Director Wang to announce the wine tasting rules for everyone.”
After speaking, Hu Qingdie politely stepped aside.
The chubby Director Wang, who looked sowhat comical, stood in the center and stretched his neck to speak, “The wine tasting rules are simple, in front of each table there are five completely different wines.
After tasting, you just need to write down their origin and vintage on the paper in front of you, the more accurate, the higher the score.
Our wine tasting event still follows the principle of voluntariness, anyone can participate.
The winner, as usual, will have the honor to dance with Chairwoman Hu.
The loser, however, will need to drink all the wines in front of them!”
Although this was the Hu Group’s annual wine tasting event, not many people actually participated.
Most of them were new recruits who didn’t understand anything, impulsively driven by the desire to hold the gorgeous chairwoman’s slender waist, only to end up vomiting all over themselves, leaving several of them too embarrassed to co to work the next day.
But just as there are disadvantages, there are advantages too.
Other than being able to hold the distinguished and beautiful Qingdie in a dance, winners could also draw attention from everyone, including the appreciation of the board mbers.
It was an important social occasion; unfortunately, there were many brave contestants, but never a winner.
Therefore!
Over the years, the wine tasting event had beco an opportunity for everyone to laugh at the drunkards, including Xie Huan, who, in his first year, had spoken nonsense and spewed filth, becoming the butt of the joke for the whole group for an entire year.
The jovial, chubby-faced Director Wang’s smile could fend off many people, obviously waiting for so good entertainnt.
Today, present were the managent of the entire group, along with a few outstanding employees.
Probably only Qingdie, who had been trained in etiquette and social skills from a young age, could discern the red wines from the nooks and crannies of the world.
“I’ll do it!”
Whoosh!
At that mont, everyone in the hotel lobby turned towards the source of the voice, curious to see which naive newcor was ready to court disaster.
Their gaze fell upon him, and they were all taken aback—it was Xie Huan!
Xie Huan, once dubbed the “nonsense-spewing demon” and the laughing stock, had after years of painstaking cultivation chosen tonight to make his stand.
He had to erase his past humiliation, not only to beco the unprecedented first victor but also to openly take liberties with Qingdie’s waist and most importantly to slap the faces of those who mocked him!
He also planned to expand his own influence!
“Well, if it isn’t the ‘nonsense-spewing demon’ Director Xie!
It’s truly amazing what ti can do to heal all wounds; now you dare co up again?”
“Do you rember that year he spewed as far as two ters away, hitting Director Chen’s face directly, causing Director Chen to completely side with Chairwoman Hu!
That was hilarious!”
“Don’t underestimate Xie Huan; controlled by that old witch for so long, he must have cultivated sothing.
Our group is experiencing fierce competition at the mont, with several projects about to be showcased!
This is going to be a great drama; let’s wait and see!”
“…”
Xie Huan, of course, knew others were making fun of him.
Now, by stepping forward, he aid to hit back at those people and establish his own authority!
He intended to advance in strength, tactics, and connections, not just to trample Qingdie but to completely overturn his aunt, the old witch Xie Dan, and wholly swallow the Hu Group!
“Let’s give Director Xie a round of applause!
Ladies and gentlen here, show your passion!
Where is Director Xie’s opponent?!
Please brave enough to step forward!” Director Wang waved his short, pudgy hands, inflaming the atmosphere with a generous and passionate face.
And indeed, those movents really did have an inspiring effect.
However, the ones present were all old hands, there to enjoy the show, with no one wanting to beco the joke themselves.
Moreover, losing would make them the joke, but winning against the narrow-hearted Xie Huan would leave them unable to mix in the group in the future.
Director Wang’s flab seed to be flying off as he urged everyone to join the competition, but no one responded; instead, they all pursed their lips and snickered covertly, declining to participate.
“May I give it a try?”
Whoosh!
At this, all eyes at the scene turned as uniformly as bristles on a brush—they hadn’t expected another brave soul to step up to such a fatal challenge!
Without a doubt—it was Liu Hun!
Liu Hun yanked off his own tie and casually tossed it to Huang Zishan beside him.
Then he unbuttoned the top two buttons of his casual suit, likewise undoing two buttons on his shirt.
Finally, he unfastened the buttons on his cuffs, rolled them up a bit, and regained his signature relaxed style!
Having completed these actions before all onlookers, Liu Hun cracked a slight smile, sweeping a jocular gaze over the crowd before sauntering hands-in-pockets toward the central wine-tasting table.
“Who is this guy?
Why haven’t we seen him before?
Which departnt is he from?
I don’t recall our group having such a character, and with that confidence and poise, he doesn’t seem like a newbie!”
“That’s him!
That’s the one who got out of the car with the chairman and then walked in arm-in-arm with her!
Wow!
I didn’t expect such a transformation from suave to wild in just a second!
So it turns out you can wear an Armani suit like this!
Just a little tweak, and it’s a totally different style!
So dazzling!”
“Enough with the swooning, ladies, go gossip about his background.
I for one am curious about this guy’s deal, walking in with the chairman, now calling out Director Xie!
And he’s clearly outshining Xie in looks, presence, and physique!
Today’s truly not a waste—it’s going to be quite the show, regardless of whether it’s him or the other who ends up spitting out their wine!”
“…”
“That bastard!
Now I’m his errand girl, holding his tie… But, sohow, this style suits him better.
Pfft, what am I even saying!” Huang Zishan twisted Liu Hun’s tie in her hands, her mind racing through a whirlwind of thoughts.
Hu Qingdie’s lips curled into a genuine, sweet smile, but then she grew worried.
Although she wished for Liu Hun to win, to bolster her bargaining power at the board eting and continue the partnership with Wanbao Village, she was more concerned about him losing.
A man who ca from a mountain village might charm won out of their skirts with his charisma and presence, but wine tasting wasn’t sothing you could train for.
Xie Huan’s eyes bore hatred and venom as he glared at Liu Hun.
Reluctant to admit it, he couldn’t deny that, in every way, Liu Hun was streets ahead of him.
“Mr.
Guan… You are not a mber of our group, so…” Director Wang, known as the Group’s walking encyclopedia, had already been introduced to Liu Hun by Hu Qingdie.
Having walked in with Hu Qingdie, he was weighed down with concern.
If Liu Hun ended up too drunk to recognize his parents, causing a scene and babbling rubbish, would Hu Qingdie bla him for not intervening?
“Director Wang, stop playing the good guy.
Since this fellow wants to participate, let him try!
Let this country bumpkin from the village see what the world is like, what taste ans, what high society is!
Strip him of this suit, and he’s nothing but a mongrel!” Xie Huan sneered mockingly at Liu Hun.
He might have been glossed over during Hu Qingdie’s introduction, but he had already learned the essentials about Liu Hun from his faction’s directors.
Upon hearing this, Director Wang cast a helpless glance at Hu Qingdie, seeking guidance.
Hu Qingdie gave a nod, her heart displeased with Xie Huan’s mockery but growing even more concerned about Liu Hun’s capabilities.
“Mr.
Guan, welco to the competition!” Director Wang said to Liu Hun with a smile.
Then he asked the crowd, who had previously been ready to try but now assud positions as spectators, waiting for the drama to unfold.
Seeing no one else co forward, Director Wang knew the wine tasting event was about to beco a showdown between Liu Hun and Xie Huan, or perhaps, between Hu Qingdie’s faction and Xie Dan’s.
“The two of you have before you five miniature barrels.
Please begin by…” Director Wang was explaining when Xie Huan suddenly interrupted him.
“Director Wang, we’re tired of the sa old routine.
The group has called for investnt in innovative products, so why can’t this wine tasting innovate too?
I propose that this Mr.
Guan, this peasant, and I each taste a different wine, and after each glass, we must publicly state the vintage and origin of the wine!
No need to write it down!”
Whoa!
Xie Huan’s proposition sent shockwaves through the hall—a blatant attempt to further humiliate Liu Hun!
If it were written on paper, Liu Hun’s mistakes could be glossed over by Director Wang with a simple “wrong guess.” However, having to publicly announce it in front of a managent team seasoned in the wine cellars would make fooling them impossible!
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