The luncheon was held at a nearby five-star hotel. Both Hengdian Lin Family and Guangzhou Lin Family were not short of money, so the lunch meal was very good. Many things I had never seen before appeared on the dining table. All kinds of high-end drinks that I have never seen before are also available in unlimited quantities. The only drawback is that there is no wine on the table for our contestants.
This is also to ensure that everyone can have a stable performance in the afternoon game, so it is understandable that the organizer also arranges this. After all, everyone is here to win the championship and not to drink. If you want to drink, there is no place to drink.
However, the problem is that according to the competition schedule, only sixteen 1/32 games will be arranged on the first day, and 1/16 and 1/8 will not be held until tomorrow. The semi-finals and the championship, second and third place games belong to these games. The highlight will be on the last day, so my competition tasks for today have been completed, and there are no competition tasks in the afternoon, so why not let me drink.
While Lin Jingran and the others were enjoying their meal here, I was salivating looking at the various fine wines at the media and guest seats. As I said before, the two Lin families are not short of money, so for All kinds of high-end drinks and drinks are open to all the guests and media reporters who came to support us today. You don’t have to worry about not being able to drink, but you just don’t have enough.
I put down my chopsticks and said to Lin Jieran and others at the same table, "You guys eat first, I'll go somewhere else, don't wait for me."
Shiqi immediately stopped her chopsticks and asked, "Brother, what are you going to do?"
Originally, Shiqi was not a top 32 player and had no chance to sit here to eat. However, Shiqi is now Lin Jerran's sister. She said that she would add a stool for Shiqi to sit here. Who dares to have different opinions.
Lin Jingran said angrily: "No need to ask, he must have wanted to sneak over there to drink secretly. Didn't you see the way he was drooling just looking at those people drinking?"
My old face turned red: "I'll just drink a little bit, and I promise not to drink too much,"
Lin Jingran rolled his eyes at me: "Whether you like to drink or not has nothing to do with me. Anyway, you don't have to compete today. It's okay to get drunk. I'm not responsible for sending you back anyway,"
I knew that what she said actually meant that she agreed to my drinking at noon, so I immediately walked to the wine cabinet and looked at the colorful packages of foreign wines with various letters I didn’t recognize printed on them, and I couldn’t help but want to drink. Feeling the urge to try something new, I picked up a bottle of Moutai.
This is the last liquor in our country. I have no explanation. In fact, I have wanted to drink it for a long time, but I have never had the chance.
I grabbed a Maotai and turned around to leave, when suddenly a waiter jumped out of nowhere. This guy is so good at martial arts and would have wasted his skills if he didn't train with Pi Tang Zhang as a thief. He stretched out his hand to stop me and said politely. : "Sir, I'm sorry, we have a rule that all participating team members cannot drink alcohol at noon today, so..."
He saw that I was holding on to the wine bottle and refused to put it down, so he immediately continued: "You can open it and drink at night, even if you are drunk, it will be fine, but it is really not possible now, otherwise we will be fined."
I patted his shoulder and said, "I don't have a game in the afternoon. Besides, the Lin family has given me permission to drink. I'm sure you won't have any responsibility. Don't worry."
"Sir, I don't know which boss of the Lin family gave you permission to drink." He thought I was fooling him.
I stretched out my hand and pointed out Lin Jingran to him: "That's the one. That's the eldest lady of the Lin family in Guangzhou. If you don't believe me, you can go and verify her identity."
Of course he knew that Lin Jingran was the eldest daughter of the Lin family in Guangzhou, but Lin Jingran's current identity was a team member.
"This..." The waiter didn't know how to deal with this situation. If he stopped him, he was afraid that Lin Ziran would come over and get angry later. But if he didn't stop him, he would be derelict in his duty. If someone held him accountable, he wouldn't be in a good position.
At this moment, a nice female voice suddenly came from behind us: "Don't embarrass the staff here, they have a hard time, and if you bring the wine over, what if the contestant accidentally gets drunk? How will he play in the afternoon?"
I looked back after hearing this, "I didn't know when I saw a peerless beauty standing behind me. Her sapphire blue suit and skirt outlined her enchanting figure. I couldn't tell who was more beautiful between her and Lin Jingran, but with Lin Jingran, I couldn't tell." Compared with Lonely, she looks more mature. A mature lady-type beauty like her should be more popular with young boys."
"Lin Yingyi, why is it you," I said in surprise.
She smiled slightly and asked: "Why can't it be me? Don't forget that I am also a member of the organizer,"
I explained with some embarrassment: "I didn't mean that, I meant, I didn't expect you to still remember me,"
She smiled and said, "Of course I wouldn't remember it if it were anyone else, but you are now the second-ranked celebrity on the list, and you just appeared on the scene. It's hard for me not to remember."
I shook the Moutai in my hand and said with some embarrassment: "I'll drink it by myself, and I promise not to let them get it."
She frowned and said: "If you want to drink so much, then come with me. In short, your tables are absolutely not allowed to see alcohol at noon today. This is a rule that cannot be broken."
Lin Yingyi is now the boss of Innovation Network. If you go with her, you will have to sit at the main table. If nothing else, Lin Jingran's mother should be there too. I wonder if his father is here for such an important day.
When I thought about having to sit with so many big people in the past, I got scared and whispered: "It's better... don't do it anymore,"
She tilted her head and said provocatively: "Why, I'm scared,"
I knew clearly that this was a way to provoke others, but I didn't know why I was willing to take the bait. I immediately puffed up my chest and said, "You are kidding, am I really afraid?"
I followed Lin Yingyi to the main table, and they all knew me. Some even joked to Lin Yingyi, "I only went there for a short time and I kidnapped a handsome guy back. I'm pretty efficient."
But I don’t know many of them yet. Apart from Lin Yingyi, I only know Lin Jieran’s mother, and I estimate that the person next to her must be Lin Jieran’s father, because their facial features are really very similar. picture.
Then Lin Yingyi introduced everyone present to me one by one, and then I heard several famous names in succession: Shen Binglan, Zeng Jun, Tongyang, Ye Zhidie..., except for Lin Jingran's parents and those who came here specially. A deputy mayor in charge of industry was cheering. Almost every young person here was a well-known figure in the game in the past. Of course, they are all well-known in reality now. Almost every one of them is a very successful young enterprise. Home.
After the introduction, Lin Yingyi also specifically mentioned Zeng Jun and introduced to me that he used to be like me. Before joining Canghuang Games, he also looked after the gate of other people's construction sites. Now he is the boss of Youth Real Estate and asked me to follow him more when I have time. He communicates.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zeng. I have admired his name for a long time, and today I finally met him in person," I said.
He joked: "Since it's wine that pays tribute to famous people, let's drink one first," he said jokingly.
I answered: "It must be,"
He then opened a bottle of Maotai, poured two half-full glasses out of a big beer glass, handed one of them to me and said, "Drink it."
I was unambiguous, so I touched the cup to him lightly and said, "Dry it," and then I tilted my neck and drank it in one gulp.
The spicy one next door tastes much better than the cheap liquor that cost 4 or 5 yuan a bottle that I drank before. No wonder the bosses like to drink this.
Zeng Jun saw that my face didn't change after I finished drinking, and he praised me: "It's so refreshing, come again," and he simply poured two full glasses.
…
In this way, we drank three glasses of white wine in front of everyone.
Lin Yingyi glared at Zeng Jun and said fiercely: "Do you have a grudge against Xiao Chen or the wine? Do you drink like this?"
Zeng Jun explained with a smile: "I just wanted to personally verify whether he actually worked on the construction site before,"
"Is that so?" Lin Yingyi was skeptical.
"We never use small cups for drinking on the construction site. We always use drinking cups or simply eating bowls. If you don't believe me, just ask him," Zeng Jun pointed at me and said.
I nodded: "Yes, actually the cup is a little smaller today,"
After three glasses of wine and two sentences, I won Zeng Jun's favor, so the next moment I asked him for advice on what shortcomings I had in the previous game, and he pointed out to me the two shortcomings I had now. The biggest feature.
"First, sometimes you don't play resolutely enough. Do you also have some thoughts of wanting to win but afraid of losing? Don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself. In this kind of single-elimination game, luck is also very important. Losing does not prove that You can’t do it, so don’t have any psychological pressure,”
"Second, he is too honest and not cunning enough. Many times his tactical intentions are too obvious. For example, when you kicked him, if it were me, I wouldn't have done it so obviously. That is, he wanted to win too much, and he was too aggressive towards you. I'm afraid of that Thunder Shield move, so I fell for it. If it were anyone else, I think the unlucky one would probably be you."
I thought about his words carefully and felt that I benefited a lot. It seems that if I have the opportunity in the future, I must invite him to drink a few more times and continue to ask for advice on the game, so that I can make faster progress.
…
When they were almost done drinking and eating, Lin Jingran's father suddenly stood up and said, "I want to go out for a smoke, Xiao Chen, do you want to come with me?"
Lin Jingran's mother immediately said: "It's not like smoking is not allowed here, why do you have to go outside?"
Lin Jingran's father said: "There are so many ladies here, it's not very polite."
Any fool knows that he definitely wasn't looking for me to smoke. While I was still sitting there at a loss as to whether I should go out with him or politely refuse, he had already left his seat and turned around to walk outside.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.
