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Chapter 854: 837 Club League News

Chapter 854: Chapter 837 Club League News

From just before two in the afternoon, he stayed in the office until past five. As he watched the sky outside getting darker, Yue Feng prepared to leave with Wawa. Several times he wanted to get up but was stopped by Teacher Hua’s gaze.

At half-past five, there was a knock at the office door.

“Mr. Chen, the preparations for the evening banquet are done; you can join in anytime!”

Old Chen nodded: “Alright, I know. There are still a few friends who haven’t arrived. Wait for me to arrange it later!”

After sending away the staff, Old Chen smiled and explained to Yue Feng: “Do you and Wawa have any other plans? Have a casual dinner here tonight before leaving, a few more friends will come, let’s enjoy together!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Then I’ll be glad to disturb Uncle Chen!”

After a while, the rumbling of car engines came from downstairs. Old Chen glanced through the car window and stood up from his seat: “People are here, let’s go directly to the restaurant! We hardly meet each other throughout the year, let’s take advantage of the exhibition in Tianjin to have a drink together!”

A few people got up, followed Old Chen down the corridor, turned a corner, and arrived at a small restaurant that was also tastefully decorated.

Not long after, two equally fifty-something men were led inside by the server.

When Yue Feng saw their faces clearly, his heart skipped a beat.

Damn it, Yue Feng knows both of the late-arriving big shots!

One of them was Zhang Hanxian, currently the head of the Market Industry Committee at the Chinese Fishing Association.

The other was Zhou Limin, Chairman of Capital Bihai Fishing Equipment Co., Ltd., and the highest-level leader of this Meijiang Fishing Gear Exhibition Committee.

Although these figures don’t appear often, they definitely belong to the type of big shot with real power, the kind that can decide many things with just a few words.

For example, Zhang Hanxian helped Yue Feng contact people when he was promoting the registration of the Fishing Tackle Industry Alliance Association, and even socialized together a few times. Didn’t expect him to be called by Old Chen too.

“Hello President Zhang, hello President Zhou!” Yue Feng quickly got up to greet them.

The other party wasn’t too surprised upon seeing Yue Feng. Zhang Hanxian smiled and nodded: “Not bad, Little Yue, how long have you been here? Thought I wouldn’t see you until noon tomorrow. You’re pretty quick!”

“Haha, came over with Teacher Hua to gain some experience! This is my girlfriend Wawa, Wawa, say hello! President Zhang is the old leader of our alliance association!”

Wawa greeted everyone orderly, handling it well.

Old Chen said: “Everyone, don’t be so formal, please sit down first; the dishes will be served soon. There’s nothing particularly special, just some local specialties, feel free to eat!”

Clapping his hands, the food trolley had already been waiting outside. As the door opened, the dishes began to pour in, soon filling up a large table.

Qingyuan Chicken, Puffer Fish, Yangtze White Fish, Hainan Dongshan Sheep Meat, and many top ingredients Yue Feng had never heard of.

At first glance, they didn’t seem very notable, but once the chef explained them, they immediately looked upscale. This is what you call understated luxury, far superior to those Panulirus Cygnus Emperor Crabs and such.

This was the casual meal Old Chen spoke of. Even though Yue Feng had dined at a home banquet hosted by a U.S. shipping tycoon, he was still shocked by the lavishness of this dinner.

When it was time to open the drinks, it surprised Yue Feng even more—a two-pound bottle of canned Moutai with a label so yellowed that Yue Feng had never even seen this kind of packaging!

The dishes were all set, the wine opened, and the banquet officially began. Several staff flitted around like butterflies, serving the big shots as they ate, drank, and chit-chatted.

The topics discussed among these big shots were not ones Yue Feng could interject into, but he listened patiently, gaining quite a lot.

After eating and drinking, it was past eight o’clock. Old Chen arranged for a special car to take Yue Feng and Wawa back to the hotel.

Getting off the car, feeling the breeze blow, Yue Feng felt a bit tipsy.

“Wawa, are you full?”

“No, it was delicious, but the portions weren’t very large; I didn’t dare to casually grab dishes! How about you? Had two glasses of wine, are you okay?” Wawa stuck out her tongue, looking a bit cute.

Yue Feng belched: “Damn, this is the life of big shots. We ordinary folks, compared to them, are just surviving! I didn’t get full either, let’s ask at the hotel and then have some late night snacks together!”

“Alright!”

…

Early the next morning, Yue Feng got up early, took a stroll downstairs for morning exercise, then led his team back to the exhibition.

Yesterday’s results on the first day of the exhibition were quite good. The powerful status of the Yellow Storm bait was briefly demonstrated in the exhibition hall, quickly discovered by various agents, resulting in over four million in orders in one day, with several more intending to sign contracts today.

Spent the whole morning in the exhibition hall, then had a new luncheon at noon.

Compared to yesterday’s eye-opening gathering, today’s will be more down-to-earth. The luncheon was organized by the Fishing Tackle Alliance Association capitalizing on the spring exhibition’s opportunity, inviting top-tier companies, filling five big tables at Emperor’s Hotel.

This is where the advantage of Teacher Hua paving the way becomes apparent. Yue Feng tentatively invited Old Chen and Zhou Limin in advance, resulting in both of them willingly attending.

Being able to invite such high-level big shots naturally added prestige to Yue Feng’s gathering, with fishing tackle company presidents frequently proposing toasts, creating a lively scene.

Unsurprisingly, Yue Feng drank too much again at noon, sending off guests straight upstairs to his room, waking up already at midnight.

The next two days continued to be spent in social gatherings, hosted by agents, the fishing tackle industry association, as well as club league invitational lead by Teacher Hua and leaders from the Chinese Fishing Association. Those moments when Yue Feng thought he was good at drinking were completely overwhelmed.

Of the three-day exhibition, Yue Feng spent over two days in various social engagements. By the time he got home and recovered from it, two more days had passed.

Monday, Yuefeng Fishing Club.

Neatly dressed, Yue Feng swaggered into the club’s backyard.

After a winter of quietness, the Practice Pole Pond’s water had become much thinner. Yue Feng walked to the edge of the pit and dabbled his hand in the water, feeling the sharp coldness.

“Why do you have time to come by today? Gonna reel a few poles?” Niu Ben put down his fishing rod and walked over.

Yue Feng smiled: “Reeling fish can wait, mainly here to understand the training situation. In less than a month, the club’s qualifiers will start, how have our team members been training?”

This time at the exhibition, meeting those leaders, all schedules have been settled!”

“Qualifiers are starting? Why haven’t we received notice? Less than a month? Isn’t that a bit rushed? Where to compete, how to compete, where’s the schedule?”

Niu Ben immediately became excited upon hearing the news.

“The schedule will come shortly; I just came by to give a heads-up! It’s the first time, many procedural omissions are to be expected!

The competition venue has been set; the qualifiers are divided into five big regions, we belong to the East China Region, and the location is at the Hua Clan’s newly established Fishing Base! The old man had been busy preparing before the year-end, investing several million into it!”

“Is it already usable?” Niu Ben continued to ask.