The teammates in the car did not know what had happened. Jiang Nan sat stiffly in the corner, her face pale. Thinking about what had just happened, she wished there was a hole for her to hide in. If she had known, she would have let the captain know that she was a love-struck fool. It was too embarrassing.
Lao Fan, who was sitting in the front seat, opened a packet of chips and handed it to her. "Do you want some?"
Jiang Nan: "Thank you."
She grabbed a handful of chips and stuffed them all into her mouth, chewing ferociously.
Lao Fan: "… What's wrong with you?"
Jiang Nan: "Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to fill my brain."
？？？
Was she trying to fill her brain with food?!
When Ye Xiaoran got on the car, only the seat beside Jiang Nan was empty. As soon as he sat down, Jiang Nan's action of chewing chips suddenly stopped, as if the pause button had been pressed.
Then her face started to turn red, and she fidgeted as if needles were pricking her butt.
Ye Xiaoran, on the other hand, still looked as calm as ever.
Lao Fan found it strange. His eyes darted between them. "Jiang Nan, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Nan looked back at him bitterly. Her little mouth opened and closed for a long time, but she could not say a word.
Ye Xiaoran glanced at her and said, "She's carsick."
"Carsick?????"
Lao Fan's eyes widened in confusion. "Didn't you say that there was a time when the ship was so bumpy that everyone on the ship vomited? How could you still laugh?"
…
How could he not remember such a thing so clearly?
Jiang Nan desperately remembered that she had used carsick as an excuse to fool Ye Xiaoran. She slammed her head on the seat in front of her and decided to pretend to be dead.
Xiao Yuan noticed Jiang Nan's hopeless look and kindly helped her out. "Where are we going to eat?"
Fangfang was playing with his phone and did not look up. "Heng Tian International Hotel."
Lao Fan was shocked. He couldn't care less about Jiang Nan. "Isn't this owned by Captain's family?"
The Eternal Sky International Hotel was a subsidiary of the Eternal Sky Group. It was bundled with the Eternal Sky Shopping Mall and focused on the high-end market. Basically, as long as there was a Eternal Sky Shopping Mall, there would be a Eternal Sky International Hotel within 100 meters of it.
Achu hissed, "Meng Fei is really putting in a lot of effort. A meal at Heng Tian International is not cheap."
Fangfang raised her eyebrows. "Otherwise, how could you invite our Xiao Ge?"
Lao Fan rubbed his hands in glee. "Sure, sure. The last time Captain treated me to a meal there, it left a deep impression on me. I can't forget it even now."
When Chu saw that he was almost drooling, she said in disdain, "Look at how useless you are."
If this was any other day, the two would definitely quarrel again. However, Lao Fan was in a good mood today and magnanimously did not argue with him.
When everyone arrived at Heng Tian International, Li Meng Fei's secretary had been waiting at the entrance for a long time. After a short exchange of greetings, the secretary led them to a private room upstairs. On the way, she grumbled, "Normally, this hotel can only be booked two months in advance. Today, President Li personally contacted the hotel manager to make it convenient."
Fangfang showed a flattered expression. "Thank you, President Li."
The secretary was very satisfied with his reaction. The smile on her face deepened. "It's no trouble at all. This is just to show that Brave is willing to attend. They have already given us enough face."
Although this was a compliment, there was a hidden meaning in her words. It was as if she was implying that Ye Xiaoran was acting like a big shot.
Fangfang could only smile apologetically.
Behind them, Lao Fan and the others heard this and could not help but whisper, "They don't know that this hotel is owned by Captain's family?"
They actually dared to show off in front of them …
Jiang Nan was dissatisfied. "They don't even know Captain's family background and they have the cheek to call themselves fanatical fans?!"
She was the real fanatical fan, okay!
Xiao Yuan: "Calm down. Maybe President Li is just a fan of his skills."
…
While they were talking, they arrived at the private room. Everyone filed in. Li Meng Fei was sitting inside. When he saw them enter, he did not stand up to welcome them. His facial features were sharp and he looked a little mean. At this moment, he was leisurely swirling the red wine in his glass.
His nonchalant attitude made everyone feel a little awkward. It was as if they had been put in their place. Fangfang forced a smile. "President Li, sorry, we're late …"
Li Meng Fei interrupted, "Brave, I finally get to meet you."
He looked up and his gaze landed on Ye Xiaoran. "Can we take a picture together?"
Fangfang almost could not maintain the smile on his face.
Ye Xiaoran was originally standing quietly at the back. Hearing her words, he raised his eyelids and their eyes met in mid-air. Li Mengfei smiled at the right time and said, "This request shouldn't be too much, right?"
Ye Xiaoran tacitly agreed.
After taking the picture, Li Meng Fei calmly asked everyone to sit down. The secretary poured Ye Xiaoran a glass of wine first. The latter frowned slightly and raised his hand to block the bottle. "I don't drink."
He did not like to socialize. Other than the annoyance and noise, there was another important reason. He was allergic to alcohol. It was inevitable that he would drink during socializing. He could not drink. It would be too troublesome to explain one by one, so he avoided it as much as possible.
Although Ye Xiaoran's tone was calm, it was embarrassing for Li Meng Fei. Fangfang was afraid that his sugar daddy would be angry, so he quickly explained, "I'm sorry, President Li. Xiao Ge is allergic to alcohol. He can't drink."
Li Meng Fei was a little unhappy. "Not even a glass?"
"You can't drink. Let me drink with you. I'll drink two glasses if you drink one."
To show his sincerity, Fangfang immediately drank two glasses of wine. Only then did Li Meng Fei's expression improve slightly.
Achu lowered his head and began to send a WeChat message in the group. "The atmosphere is strange."
Xiao Yuan quickly appeared. "Feast at Hongmen."
Old Fan: "[angry] [angry] [angry] [angry] Is this guy looking for trouble?
Fan? Don't fans know that captain can't drink? "
Jiang Nan: "This is a fake fan. I want to expel him as a fan on behalf of captain!"
…
The four of them lowered their heads and played with their phones. This was a little disrespectful. Fangfang coughed lightly.
Li Meng Fei did not mind. She only had Ye Xiaoran in her eyes. "Actually, I really want to do an exclusive interview with all members of WIND."
As a former ace team, they had already accepted countless interviews over the years. Even if there was any news, it would have been dug up. There was really nothing to talk about.
However, Fangfang naturally would not reject the request of the sponsor. He smiled and replied, "Of course, you can arrange the interview time as you wish. We are willing to cooperate."
Li Meng Fei nodded and asked Ye Xiaoran, "What about Brave?"
Ye Xiaoran: "Sure."
Hearing his answer, Li Meng Fei raised her eyebrows slightly. This made her face look even harsher. "I remember that Brave never accepted interviews in the past. I didn't expect them to give in for money now."
As soon as she said this, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Lao Fan almost slammed the table and stood up. Xiao Yuan and Achu were quick enough to stop him.
"A little impatience spoils great plans."
Lao Fan was so angry that he turned his head and fired at Xiao Yuan. "You're still talking about literature at a time like this!"
Fangfang's expression was also very bad. "Director Li, what do you mean by that?"
Li Meng Fei took a sip of red wine and smiled. "Am I not obvious enough?
In the past, Brave was high and mighty and looked down on everyone. He rejected all the friendlies and interviews that Meng Fei invited. He even publicly announced that he would never accept any interviews. "
"Money makes the world go round. This saying is true."
"Brave, how does it feel to slap your own face? Does it feel good?"
… …
At this point, Fangfang also understood that this was not a discussion about cooperation. This was clearly a ploy to kick them while they were down!
His head buzzed and blood rushed to his head. His face flushed red. God knew how happy he was when Li Meng Fei contacted him. He really thought that this was a turning point.
Unfortunately, reality gave him a hard slap in the face. He realized that he had actually dragged the entire team down with him.
Everyone present was more or less on the verge of exploding. Only Ye Xiaoran pondered for a while. He looked down and asked Fangfang, "Never accept any interviews. Did I say this before?"
He looked very calm, as if he wasn't the one being belittled. Fangfang was caught off guard by his question and didn't know how to respond.
Xiao Yuan stiffened. "Yes."
Ye Xiaoran nodded. His thin lips curved slightly and he looked at Li Meng Fei with a pleasant expression. "It seems that Director Li pays a lot of attention to me. I don't even remember what I said, but you remember everything."
？？？
Huh?
"Fangfang said that you're my fanatic fan. Now it seems like that's the case."
"… …"
"Do you need my autograph?"
After this conversation, Li Meng Fei was speechless. She wanted to see Ye Xiaoran fly into a rage out of humiliation, but she didn't expect his way of thinking to be so strange.
The others were also stunned and looked at him in shock. Lao Fan whispered, "Why didn't I realize that Captain was so narcissistic before?"
Achu's face was tense. "Now you know. But Captain is Captain. The moment he spoke, the situation turned around instantly."
Jiang Nan almost spat out a mouthful of water. He quickly took a tissue and pressed the corner of his mouth to prevent himself from bursting into laughter.
"Director Li, may I ask you a question?" She smiled sweetly.
The girl's sweet smile was actually very good at easing the atmosphere. Li Meng Fei glanced at her and saw her smile widen. She continued softly, "How much are you planning to sponsor us?"
To be honest, at this point, everyone understood that it was impossible for them to get this sponsorship.
However, if WIND insisted on bearing his sarcasm, it wasn't as if he couldn't give them money. After all, they had to pay for the tickets to watch the show. He could just treat it as spending money to buy some happiness.
Li Meng Fei gave a perfunctory number, with a hint of charity and condescension. Unexpectedly, Jiang Nan burst into laughter.
This laughter was like a sudden clap of thunder. Li Meng Fei's face stiffened and his gaze turned sharp. Jiang Nan quickly apologized, "I couldn't hold it in for a moment, please forgive me.
It's just that my Captain's fans are willing to spend more than this amount of money. Director Li, you're too petty. "
Director Li's face turned even darker after being called petty.
Fangfang said at the right time, "Director Li, thank you for your hospitality. We'll go back first. We'll talk about the collaboration later."
Li Meng Fei was so angry that he almost laughed. "You're still expecting me to invest money?"