I'm A Baller - Chapter 189

Chapter 189: Strengthening Skill

Actually, Wu Jianan’s plan was very simple.

In terms of quality and texture, the M12 beef was indeed inferior to the A5, but the difference wasn’t big. It could definitely satisfy one’s appetite.

However, when it was too inferior in grade to be used to brag.

There was an implicit suggestion: you can try the M12 Wagyu beef first and leave the A5 beef for the competition.

That’s so thoughtful!

Wang Yan smiled happily and replied briefly, “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Head Chef Wu.”

Wu Jianan took the order and began to cook the main dish.

Ingredients?

Of course, the ingredients were the hotel’s M12. Was there a need to ask?

While waiting for the dish, Manager Madre suddenly received a phone call. He apologized and went out for two minutes. Then, he came back a middle-aged man.

After Manager Madre finished the simple formalities, he made way for the two of them to do self-introductions.

The middle-aged man was plump and white. He had a smile on his face at all times, like a Maitreya Buddha.

“I’m the head of the Marketing Management Department of the Mengniu in Shanghai City. My surname is Zhang. I’m Zhang Delei. President Wang is young and able. Nice to meet you!”

“Hello, President Zhang. I’m Wang Yan. Please sit down!”

Wang Yan was a little confused, but on the surface, he remained calm and shook hands with the man.

After shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries for three to five seconds, Wang Yan gradually came to his senses. He had almost guessed the man’s purpose for coming.

To do advertisement!

It was just that he did not know which product or which product line the guy wanted to promote.

Manager Madre had previously said that there was another big gift, so this was it!

Wang Yan suddenly felt a little excited.

The beverage industry was a big advertiser. Its annual advertising expenses were counted in billions of yuan.

This piece of meat in front of him was very fat!

In fact, Wang Yan was not short of money… at least for now.

So he was not eager to negotiate with the business veterans. How troublesome would that be?

However, developing Wangting Entertainment as quick as possible was an important matter for Wang Yan.

After all, it was something related to the foundation of his identity.

Therefore, he still had to be patient.

He took Zhang Delei’s business card and glanced at it. The material of the card was quite high-end, but he still didn’t know the man’s exact position.

Wangyan smiled apologetically. “Sorry, Mr. Zhang, I didn’t print any business cards… They are all small businesses that are not worth mentioning. I didn’t plan to manage them personally.”

He said it breezily.

Zhang Delei couldn’t help but feel a sense of respect.

Was Wangting Entertainment small?

It was as small as an ant.

However, its influence wasn’t small.

The four quasi-A-list streamers didn’t seem to be worth much, but they represented the entire live streaming category.

This year had already been widely acclaimed by the industry and the outside world as the “first year of live streaming”. It was obvious that it would become the next trending topic. Even though the road ahead was shrouded in fog, there were still countless money that wanted to flow in.

In such a situation, what did it mean for the four main mukbang streamers to be quietly recruited by Wangting Entertainment?

People’s imaginations were running wild…

An old fox like Zhang Delei would never forgo such an opportunity, or else he would not have climbed up to this position.

Wang Yan knew that his life and business experience was little compared with the man, so he said little and focused on eating.

No matter how many questions he had in his head, he did not ask.

After Wu Jianan brought the dish up, he was even more focused on the food.

The plate was very big, and the contents on it looked very complicated.

“President Wang, this dish was created by me. I don’t have a name for it yet. Please try it!”

Wang Yan looked at the food but didn’t eat. After thanking Wu Jianan, he waited for Wu Jianan’s introduction.

“First is the M12 level Australian Wagyu beef. Slice it thin and stir-fry it on cherry wood. I will cook it on the spot for you later.

“For the first three slices, you can eat it without adding anything to it.

“Then, pour the sauce consisting12 kinds of mushrooms into fragrant rice, and wrap it with beef slices.

“For the vegetables going with the rice, I provide you with four choices: tender lettuce stems, Tancun chives, crispy radish core, and thin garlic slices. You can choose any one of them.

“After the strong taste stimulation, I will spread strawberry, avocado, mango, cantaloupe, raspberry fruit puree on the frying plate. Then, I will grill five slices of beef.

“This time, I will grill it until it is slightly burnt. You can wrap it with my special creamy pancake.

“Finally, I will use a bowl of sweet and spicy sauce made from M12 ground beef to mix with the cold noodles.

“I will cook the noodles right here. It will be cooked in boiling water for three seconds. Once it is out of the pot, it will be immediately put into ice water. Other than the meat sauce, you can also add carrot slices, cucumber slices, and sweet pepper slices to obtain a richer and fuller taste.”

After listening to the whole explanation, Wang Yan was dumbfounded.

Not to mention the newbie student Wang, even the experienced and knowledgeable Zhang Delei was dumbfounded at this moment.

Do you call this eating?

This was so f*cking complicated!

Throughout the whole process, Wu Jianan would stand there for an hour. He was the executive chef of a five-star hotel, not the owner of a roadside cold noodle stall!

After the shock, he subconsciously looked at Wang Yan again, only to see that the young man was still sitting in a straight and leisurely posture. His expression did not change at all. He only lowered his eyes slightly, as if his thoughts had flown elsewhere.

Very calm…

This was a child who had been pampered since he was little, right?!

Zhang Delei thought he knew the reason and firmly believed it.

However, in reality, Wang Yan only lowered his eyes and looked at the side dishes that were still raw materials on the plate. He was just a little amazed.

It felt great to be rich.

This was the first thought in Wang Yan’s mind.

It felt good to spend money.

This was the second thought in Wang Yan’s mind.

Hurry up and cook, I’m hungry..

The third thought.

Two seconds later, Wang Yan raised his head, raised his glass, and sincerely said, “Thank you for your hard work. I look forward to it!”

Then the performance began.

The skills of a star chef was enjoyable to watch.

After a moment, the aroma of fat rose from the roasting pan.

Following Wu Jianan’s suggestion, he ate the first slice without adding anything else.

After one bite, Wang Yan finally understood why people said the beef melted instantly in mouth.

The fat distribution of M12 Wagyu beef was so even that when it was placed in his mouth, the entire meat disintegrate. There was no need to chew at all.

Those fibers were especially tender. With a light bite, they would break apart and turn into a mouthful of rich fragrance.

At that moment, Wang Yan seemed to hear a “Boom” in his mind. His mind went blank. All his senses were used to taste the beef, and his consciousness was filled with that ultimate delicacy.

At the same time, a great sense of happiness surged up as the brain was crazily secreting dopamine.

After three seconds, the feeling gradually subsided. Wang Yan realized — Oh, the system had dropped a reward again.

There was nothing to be surprised about. The chance of a critical hit was very high with this delicacy.

He calmed himself down and opened it…

[ You have received an unprecedented critical hit to your taste buds. A secret reward has been activated. ]

[ Skill strengthening card (gourmet type)]

[ One-time card ]

[ you can use this card to strengthen any gourmet skill once, increasing the effect of the skill in all aspects. ]

At first, Wang Yan was very happy, but when he opened his character interface, he suddenly felt like laughing.

F*ck, there was only one gourmand skill in total, so there was no need to choose.

[ Gourmand’s intuition ]

[ Passive skill ]

[ You can vaguely sense the quality of the ingredients and pick out the best of them. ]

Ever since Wang Yan had gained this skill, he had not used it much.

He used it to buy a few melons and fruits and his picks turned out to be quite sweet, but the problem was… which god-level tycoon would personally buy vegetables?!

Back then, Wang Yan was easily satisfied. When he thought about how Boss Ma wasn’t even as good at picking melons as he was, he had been especially happy.

Now…

Ugh, Boss Ma, you’re just not as good as me when it comes to buying melons!

That’s true. What can you do?!

President Wang immediately used the strengthening card on [Gourmand’s intuition ] .

There was really no need to keep it. God knows when the next gourmet skill would drop, and what it would be.

What if it is a [ Master level wok shaking skill ] ? Do you think I should take it or not if it happens?

Let’s just make do with what we have!

A golden light flashed and disappeared. It was considered as the leveling up of the skill.

Looking at the new skill again, Wang Yan finally felt… F*ck, how come I don’t feel any changes?

[ Gourmand’s intuition (strengthened)]

[ Active skill ]

[You can clearly sense the quality of the ingredients and score them. ]

[ Note 1: the score is based on the four dimensions of outlook, fragrance, taste, and texture. The highest score is 99 points. ]

[ Note 2: the score has nothing to do with your personal preferences. A 99-point durian is still a lethal to you. ]

[ Note 3: Skill can be activated with just a thought. Skill can be used without any cost. ]

Seeing the last note, Wang Yan said, “Alright, that’s very thoughtful of you.”.

If it was still a passive skills skill with numbers floating in front of him everywhere he went, then he would be in big trouble.

He saw a dog, 53 points; Teddy, rough meat.

He saw a cat, 43 points; British Shorthair, sour meat.

He saw a cockroach, 93 points; chicken flavor, crunchy; rush up and kill it!

Ugh… it would be super uncomfortable.

Now was just the right time to use it.

The moment he closed the panel, Wang Yan lowered his head and looked at the beef on the plate.

[ Wagyu beef, quality 91 points, not far from the peak of beef. ]

Although not having the appraisal function was a little annoying, this quality score was really quite useful…

President Wang was finally happy. A faint and vivid smile appeared on his face.

At this moment, Manager Madre and Mr. Zhang had also finished eating their first piece of beef. They could not help but give a thumbs up.

“Good!”

“Very good, Head Chef Wu, good cooking skills!”

Of course, these two people had eaten a lot such meat. Moreover, they were middle-aged, so their appetites were no longer so hearty, so they actually did not feel as much as Wang Yan did.

It was just food, and making money was more to their liking.

With this thought in mind, Zhang Deli continued his efforts to befriend Wang Yan.

Actually, if Mengniu really wanted to cooperate and sent a deputy director of the advertising department to spend five or eight million yuan, Wang Yan would readily agree.

It turned out that Zhang Delei wanted to do the advertisement with a small budget.

Anyway, Wang Yan dealt with him politely and calmly, and he was determined not to express his opinion.

He remained silent until he started to eat noodles.

Wu Jianan started to make the noodles, and Zhang Delei was finally impatient.

In his opinion, Wang Yan didn’t want the sponsorship that came to him. It couldn’t be because of a ridiculous reason like “I’m not in charge of anything”. Even so, you’re in charge of the money, right?

Then there was only one possibility for the attitude — there was a competitor.

Needless to say, it must be that Yili!

This was actually the most reasonable deduction. The accuracy was as high as 85% . He was not sure which company was his competitor.

Who would have thought that a rather big event, which was about to start in a few hours, had not invited any sponsors yet?

However, this was the truth, however unbelievable it was.

Moreover, it was not that Wang Yan did not want to accept the money, but that he did not want to show his ignorance. He was silently waiting for an opportunity.

When it was time to eat noodles, Zhang Delei raised the sponsorship price to 800,000 yuan to sponsor today’s event. He was also willing to report it to the company’s advertising department and decide whether or not to sign a formal endorsement contract with Wangting Entertainment based on the results of this activity.

It was obvious that Zhang Delei was sincere, because he had analyzed the situation in detail to Wang Yan.

There was a small category in dairy products, which was actually a natural fit for a mukbang streamer.

For example, yogurt.

More specifically, Youec.

It was just that the yogurt product line’s advertising expenses were huge. Usually, they put money on big stars and big shows and didn’t bother to deal with a group of internet celebrities.

Zhang Delei didn’t truly believed that the event would help his products’ promotion; he just wanted to secure a position in it.

For the time being, no one could predict the prospect of eating broadcasting.

Anyway, it was not expensive, so he wanted to be part of it first. As for whether he could gain any attention for his products, he’d just wait and see.

Although the things that Zhang Delei imagined were particularly off the chart, but from the overall strategic point of view, it was not a bad deal to sponsor Wangting entertainment. On the contrary, it meant that he had a sense of innovation and market acumen.

Wang Yan was actually willing to partner with such a big brand to gain a win-win situation. How nice and stylish would that sound?

Seeing that this was the highest offer he could get, Wang Yan nodded casually.

“Okay, I will instruct the person-in-charge of Wangting to arrange it immediately .”

“Okay, okay, okay! Thank you very much! Then I wish President Wang a successful start…”

Zhang Delei poured out his good wishes. Wang Yan listened to him with a smile and then looked at his watch.

Sure enough, they were all smart people. It was time to leave!

They said goodbye to each other and talked for another 10 minutes.

In this society, if one wanted to make money, one could not avoid such occasions.

Wang Yan was an exception.

The young master had always maintained a decent and polite posture, but that his aloofness could still be detected by sensitive people.

Zhang Delei finally believed it: this young master really didn’t care about these small businesses!

TSK Tsk… It was useless to envy those fortunate people…

With mixed feelings, Zhang Delei went to talk to Wang Yunxi about the specific details. He thought to himself: as long as the person in charge of Wangting Entertainment is not a moron, this guild will definitely be able to develop.

Let’s look at the results of today’s event. If they are passable, then let’s expand our cooperation.

…

Wang Yan did not pay any attention to what they talked about.

Xi Zi, you’re the general manager. You have to learn how to bluff and…do business.

Yes, that’s it.

Mardre walked Wang Yan to the presidential suite on the 30th floor before he left, leaving Rich to accompany him.

The first thing he did when he arrived at the room was to ask Ling Ya to call Da Gang upstairs.

After a whole morning, everything that needed to be done was done neatly. There was only one thing left — a one-on-one fight.

The reason why Da Gang was chosen to come up first was because he was the oldest. From his appearance, he seemed to be a little mischievous, but in fact, his personality was quite sedate. Among the four of them, he looked like a big brother.

When Da Gang came, Wang Yan even felt that it was funny.

The four people who were originally unrelated to each other were not only working together, but they were also as good as brother and sister. It was really interesting.

What was even more interesting?

Hehe..

Da Gang stepped into the presidential suite under Rich’s guidance. His heart was full of anxiety, but when he saw Wang Yan sitting on the sofa, he realized that the other party was laughing.

Da Gang was puzzled by the laughter and greeted him in a reserved manner.

“Hello, Young Master Wang!”

“Sit.”

Wang Yan waved his hand and didn’t get up. He continued to sit in a relaxed manner.

“Do you know what I’m laughing about?”

Da Gang was even more confused. He shook his head hesitantly. “I don’t know, Young Master Wang.”

“Everything started with me. You guys took a big circle and then came back to me… I’m laughing about the wonders of the world.”

Wang Yan let out a sigh.

It was quite wonderful…

Da Gang had the same feeling in his heart.

When he learned that Ling Ya had finally persuaded young master Wang to set up a company specifically for this purpose and allowed everyone to hold shares, Da Gang’s feelings were complicated and hard to describe.

At this moment, Wang Yan’s words had aroused the same feeling in Da Gang’s heart. Da Gang suddenly felt that although the young master in front of him was becoming more and more enigmatic, he felt much closer to the young man than before.

Just as Da Gang was thinking about how to begin, Young Master Wang suddenly looked straight at him. His expression became very serious.

“I sincerely hope that we’ll stay in the Wangting, and that’s the end of the story.

“I hope we won’t let each other down. We’ll go all the way to the end.

“Until the day when the youngest, Adai, got married, I hope we will still sit together drinking and talking about the past.

“Do you understand what I mean?”

Da Gang was a sentimental man. He hadn’t done good in school and wasn’t a knowledgeable man. He couldn’t say anything fancy, but he could feel the sincerity in Young Master Wang’s words. Instantly, he felt his nose turn sour.

Who wouldn’t want to have a few close friends who helped each other and took care of each other until the end?

No one bothered to befriend them in the past.

He stood up in a flash and thumped his chest. He said loudly, “Young Master Wang, I, Da Gang, am not good with words. But I’ll show you by doing. Alright?”

Wang Yan stared into Da Gang’s eyes. The latter didn’t flinch at all. Three seconds later, the young master smiled. “Alright. I’ll wait and see. You watch me too.”

He stood up and stretched out his hand, giving the guy high five.

“Go and ask Miko to come up.”

Da Gang raced downstairs full of emotions and pushed open Ling Ya’s door.

In the small living room in the suite, the other three were all present.

“Yo, Brother Gang, What’s wrong with you?”

Ling Ya was puzzled, but Da Gang shook his head and only told Miko to go upstairs.

Miko, who was the most introverted and timid, was frightened by Da Gang’s expression and insisted on asking what had happened.

Da Gang was a little embarrassed and said in a muffled voice, “It’s nothing. I’m just a little excited… Well, Young Master Wang is a good person, so don’t be afraid!”

When Miko went upstairs nervously, Rich happened to come back with wine.

Miko instantly panicked.

How come he brought wine here? !

Oh My God, I don’t want to drink with the boss!

Oh My God, I don’t want to get drunk and be forced to do the unspeakable things with the boss!

Just as she was scared out of her wits, Rich said respectfully, “President AIbert specially prepared this for you, president Wang. It’s a 1982 Mouton Winery Dry Red. This is to thank you for your great support for the hotel.”

Wang Yan was stunned, then he couldn’t help but laugh. “You scared me when you mentioned the 1982.”

Rich continued to explain respectfully, “Although the 1982 Lafite is more suitable for your status, it’s a pity that even President Albert can’t guarantee that he can get the authentic Lafite.

“And to be fair, 1982 is the best year in Bordeaux. However, the’82 Lafite isn’t very good in terms of score. It’s only because of some special reasons that its name is so popular.

“There were a total of two wineries whose wine received full marks from Robert Parker. They are Mutong and Latour.

“The bottle of wine in front of you is one of them.

Wang Yan smiled. “So, president Albert can guarantee that this wine is authentic, right?”

“Yes, President Wang.”

“Tell President Albert that I appreciate his generous gift.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll tell him. So, do you want me to open it now?”

Wang Yan glanced at Miko and shook his head. “Let’s wait a little longer.”

Miko heaved a sigh of relief.

Very good. As long as he wasn’t drunk and didn’t do that… Young Master Wang was actually quite handsome.

Wang Yan really didn’t know what was going through the mind of this girl who was quiet in life but becoming more and more active in front of cameras. He only planned to say a few words to her.

“Do your job well. I won’t give you a cent less than what I promised.

“If anyone bullies you, let me know.”

Oh, there was a third sentence. “Alright, you can go now. Ask Adai to come over.”

Miko walked to the door in a daze, feeling as if she was in a dream.

When the girl reached the door, Wang Yan sighed and added a fourth sentence.

“I don’t care how much money I can earn from you work. But seeing you become more and more open and happy before the camera, I think I’ve done the right thing. I feel a sense of accomplishment. Do your best.”

When she went downstairs to Ling Ya’s room, Miko was no longer calm. Her face was red, and her eyes were sparkling.

“Adai, it’s your turn.”

“Okay.”

Adai walked out of the door without saying anything else.

Wang Yan was very gentle with Adai.

“Sit.”

“I just opened a bottle of good red wine. It needs to sit in the air a while. Let’s wait.

“Is there anything you want to say to me?

“No? Then sit with me for a while.”

Adai was the most reserved one. Her flustered look was covered by the veneer of dumbness, but it didn’t escape from Wang Yan’s eyes.

Then, Wang Yan stopped talking and began reading.

Gradually, Adai relaxed.

Thirty minutes later, Wang Yan treated him to a glass of ’82 Moutong and patted the kid’s shoulder.

“I’ll let President Xi sign you up for a training class. You can learn whatever you want. The money will come out of my personal dividends.”

Ling Ya was the only one left after Adai skipped downstairs.

Ling Ya looked at the three people who were behaving quite strange, and her mind was filled with disbelief.

Young Master, I know you’re amazing, but I didn’t expect you to know magic!

What the hell is going on?!

This was the great deception technique that Wang Yan developed based on his status after some painstaking research.

He had stood on the big playground in the small forest for three days. Do you really think that President Wang didn’t think of anything during that time?

Of course not!

Saying the right words to the right person with great sincerity was becoming an instinct of the god-level tycoon Wang Yan.