Super Zoo

Chapter 294 : The Ten Outstanding Entrepreneurs

the distillery's profit of more than twenty million a year was currently just a theoretical number on paper. only when everything went smoothly, and the accounts were settled at the end of the year, could this money truly end up in suming's pocket.

but that didn't stop him from splurging. since the new year, the small entertainment company had merged, the zoo had undergone restructuring smoothly, and the distillery had made a breakthrough—these big three events; and with unexpected cases such as fox fairy, growing morel mushrooms, and helping to shoot films, as well as various small projects, he was extremely busy. now that everything was finally on the right track, it was the perfect time to take nangong on a trip to xiangjiang.

speaking of which, ever since suming officially confirmed his relationship with nangong, although they were in the same city, they didn't spend much time together, not like the ordinary couple that sticks together every day.

most of the time, both were busy with their own careers; and even when they were together, they would either take a walk in the zoo or simply have dinner and watch a movie in the city. their lives were calm and simple without any dramatic romantic plot twists. they hadn't even gone out traveling before.

sometimes, suming felt it was quite unreasonable himself—how was this a state of being in love? nangong didn't say anything because she was a very sensible girl, but that didn't mean she didn't wish for it in her heart.

so suming called nangong. as expected, when she heard that suming wanted to take her on a trip to xiangjiang, nangong was stunned for several seconds.

"is it some kind of holiday?"

"your birthday? that's not right, your birthday is still a long way off..."

"suming, tell me honestly, did you do something to upset me? don't tell me you and xiaomei..."

suming, speechless, said, "as your boyfriend, taking you on a trip is quite reasonable, isn't it? your reaction makes me feel very guilty..."

once she was certain suming wasn't joking or talking nonsense, nangong didn't hesitate to ask for half a month's leave.

for the whole day, everyone in the tv station noticed that nangong seemed like a different person, beaming with joy and smiling all day long.

it was rare for tv presenters to take leave, and it was even rarer for popular hosts with regular shows to do so. unless absolutely necessary, even if they were almost dying, as long as they could move, no presenter would take leave because it was tantamount to giving up the opportunity to appear on camera.

when it was heard that nangong had asked for an extended leave, the tv station was abuzz with gossip.

"hey, did you hear? nangong has taken half a month off!"

"what about her show? so many people are dying to be on camera, and she just takes leave whenever she wants..."

"who can compare with her? she's found a rich boyfriend. you all still don't know? the recently popular great sage liquor industry belongs to her boyfriend..."

someone said sourly, "we're not like her; we work to make a living, while she just does it for fun."

yet, just when the plane tickets were booked, an unexpected situation occurred.

suming was looking up the route for xiangjiang disneyland online when he suddenly received a call from wang jian she.

"hello, mr. wang!"

from the other end of the phone, wang jian she's hearty laughter came, "suming, i have some good news to tell you."

just as wang exited the building, mr. sun's secretary hurried after him, gasping for breath: "mr. wang, the deputy mayor requests you return; there is something else he wishes to discuss with you."

wang jian she was slightly taken aback. despite his age, mr. sun was always very steady in his work, never making such slip-ups. why didn't he mention it earlier if there was something important?

odd as it was, wang jian she quickly turned around and went back to the office. as soon as he entered, mr. sun pointed to the list of outstanding entrepreneurs in his hand: "jian she, replace someone with suming from great sage liquor industry."

"suming? he doesn't seem to qualify," wang jian she remarked, puzzled.

"just look at this, and you'll understand," mr. sun handed over the huaxia people's daily to wang jian she.

on a not particularly prominent corner of the third page, there was a commentator's article:

"internet marketing + traditional industry: the development path of yangchuan dasheng distillery in the new era."

to be honest, the article wasn't written very professionally. many views were wishful thinking, and compared to the actual conditions of the current era, they were somewhat outdated.

but the quality of the article doesn't matter at all!

what's important is that the article highly praised the success great sage liquor industry achieved through internet marketing and promoted it as a model of the traditional industry combining with modern internet technology.

what is huaxia people's daily? it's the party's newspaper, its mouthpiece, a mouthpiece of the highest echelons in the capital! a commentator's article is second only to an editorial in terms of official representation.

with this article endorsing great sage liquor industry, even if suming is too young and his assets too scant, he has enough credentials to be listed among yangchuan city's outstanding entrepreneurs.

"the award ceremony could be held with a bit more pomp; it's also yangchuan city's honor, after all," mr. sun said with a jovial smile.

...

"ah?" suming said, grimacing with his phone in hand, speaking to the person on the other end: "this... can't the award ceremony wait until i get back?"

"you must be joking. the whole city waiting for you? do you think you're a national leader?"

on the other end of the call, wang jian she's temper was nearly sent askew. anyone else would have coveted such an honor, yet this young man, on the contrary, seemed so dejected, as if he was being terribly wronged.

"mr. wang, i really have something urgent!" suming scratched his head, "if it's really impossible, just replace me; i'm giving up the honor, okay? otherwise, how about wang hao?"

"wang hao is still too green and not eligible. moreover, i'm telling you, even if you don't want it, it won't work! this time it was mr. sun who personally specified you. not accepting it—are you implying you have issues with mr. sun or dissatisfaction with the city government?" wang played a shameless card by resorting to using his official rank, throwing the big hat at him audaciously.

"mr. wang, i assure you with my party spirit, it's not like that."

"so it's settled then. it's only a matter of delaying for a few days anyway. how do they say it using the popular phrases of today? oh right, whether you go or not, xiangjiang is there, neither near nor far, neither more nor less. a few days' delay for you two won't make xiangjiang disappear from the earth. suming, you're young; career is what's important. with a career set, are you afraid you won't find love?" old wang really went all out: reasoning with logic and moving with sentiment, bringing out internet slang despite his age.

with wang jian she having declared his position, suming found it hard to insist further and could only grit his teeth and agree, promising to attend the award ceremony on time.