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Chapter 346 - 229 Containing Teng’s Quantity

Chapter 346: Chapter 229 Containing Teng’s Quantity

"Uh... Ladies and gentlemen, I’m really sorry, I didn’t expect this kind of thing to happen."

Mr. Qu said to the investors with a somewhat awkward expression.

The backdrop behind him was the brightly lit Carnival Dream, which had been temporarily sealed off by the police...

As the host of the event, his original plan was to let the investors with an inclination to invest enjoy themselves on the cruiser.

A good mood naturally raises the willingness to invest, which is conducive to the subsequent negotiations.

Yet, he hadn’t anticipated such an unexpected incident occurring, making the situation quite embarrassing.

By now, many of the tourists who had planned to board the ship for leisure were being held back outside.

Upon hearing that a dangerous individual had placed a bomb on the cruiser and that three military helicopters had arrived, many chose to give up on this trip.

Even though the bomb had been disarmed, no one could guarantee that there wasn’t a second bomb on board or if any dangerous individuals were still present.

These were all affluent individuals, here to have fun, not to risk their lives.

The cruiser’s company also didn’t want to spoil its reputation and had already started arranging for refunds. Tonight’s cruise trip clearly was no longer feasible.

"What a letdown. I heard there’s a big casino on board; I really wanted to go and play."

A young woman accompanying an investor complained in a whiny tone.

This made the middle-aged, wealthy businessman, who was twirling Buddhist prayer beads, slightly frown.

"I’m truly sorry. How about this—I know a nice seafood restaurant nearby..." Mr. Qu hadn’t finished his sentence.

"Forget it, forget it!" laughed the wealthy businessman as he waved his hand dismissively.

Seeing the unhappy look on Mr. Qu’s face, he explained.

"Mr. Qu, please don’t misunderstand, these things are beyond anyone’s control. I didn’t mean anything else by it, it’s just that I tend to believe in metaphysics.

We haven’t even started our investment negotiations, and we’ve already encountered such an event. This is not an auspice start...

The investment is high risk, and I need to be more cautious.

Please, don’t take offense, everyone. Blame my superstition! Heh heh..."

The businessman didn’t elaborate further, but his intention to reconsider the investment was obvious.

Mr. Qu’s expression worsened.

But he couldn’t lash out, as older businessmen like this one do tend to believe in such things.

There’s a strange phenomenon in modern society where it seems the wealthy are more superstitious.

Many have succeeded through hard work, but many more have done so through sheer luck, or thanks to their parents...

Could you really reproach them for being overly cautious?

Although the other investors weren’t as superstitious as the businessman, the fact that an investor had backed out before the negotiations had even begun, undoubtedly cast a pall over the investment.

"Haha! Boss Zheng is still the same old fortune-believing guy who wishes to consult divination for everything.

But it does seem like today really isn’t a good day for going out. Why don’t we meet another day, pick an auspicious date?"

To ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere, another investor quickly joined in with a laugh.

"Yes! I was thinking the same thing, today really isn’t the day to discuss matters."

Apart from Yan Weiwei, Mr. Qu had invited three other investors for this occasion.

Now that all three indicated wanting to discuss another day, Mr. Qu could only nod his head in frustrated agreement.

Meng Lang, in the crowd, wasn’t paying attention to the departing investors; his gaze was fixed on a young man standing beside Mr. Qu.

Skinny and tall, wearing black-rimmed glasses, with long hair, and looking rather artistic...

Han Fei! It was indeed him!

He had seen him once in the driving school and thought he was just a "one in a thousand" passerby in life, at most just a little strange.

But unexpectedly, Han Fei had reappeared in his life again.

Speaking of which, his presence here was primarily because of this guy’s inducement, wasn’t it?

After all, if it weren’t for investing in a movie, he would most likely have chosen to stay at home rather than follow Yan Weiwei to experience the "Cruise DLC"...

Han Fei looked somewhat anxious at the moment.

Mr. Qu had brought him here mainly to introduce the screenplay to the investors and discuss details about the filming.

But he hadn’t anticipated such a sudden incident taking place!

He was genuinely worried that the opportunity he had long awaited to turn his life around might just vanish into thin air...

The day Han Fei returned home from the driving school, he felt a surge of inspiration. After staying up three days and nights with red eyes, he finally wrote the script for "Pegasus".

Then, after a lot of effort, he found Mr. Qu, the producer and investor.

To his great surprise, Mr. Qu took a liking to his screenplay at first glance and expressed great interest in investing to produce the film—and not a low-budget one at that!

Due to the risks and capital involved, Mr. Qu also wanted to find a few more capable investors to jointly invest.

Mr. Qu promised that the final investment would not be less than 300 million!

million! That was a figure beyond his wildest dreams, a number so high it left him ecstatic.

He was acutely aware that this was an opportunity, possibly the only one he would get in his lifetime!

If he seized it, he would turn his life around!

If he missed it, he might just remain a salted fish for the rest of his life...

However... fate had given him hope, yet now it seemed like a whimsical cruise was about to shatter that sliver of hope...

But... isn’t that beautiful investor standing across from me staring at me the whole time?