Chapter 510 Prelude to the Wine Battle
In front of the golf course, Ye Ling watched as the dark car flashed by, and he was stunned.
"Damn it, what a bastard, truly a fair-weather friend, actually left me here. This is the suburbs for Pete's sake, and I don't even have a car."
"You bastard! I curse you!" Ye Ling gritted his teeth as he said this, taking out his phone to call Shen Yuexin for help.
After returning home, Ye Ling lay on the sofa, shaking his head incessantly while Shen Yuexin watched him, unable to help laughing: "What's up with you? It's not easy for Mo Xing to find a girlfriend. Why are you so worked up?"
"What a jerk, leaving me there all alone, just walked off. Didn't he ever think about how I'd get home, a rational but heartless jerk!"
Ye Ling gritted his teeth, unable to forget the guy's despicable actions, as Shen Yuexin patted his shoulder.
"Alright, alright. Oh, isn't Xuan Nu's sister leaving today? Shouldn't you go see her off?" Shen Yuexin suddenly remembered something and mentioned it.
Ye Ling immediately sat up: "Right, she's leaving today. Look at me, brain like a sieve, totally forgot about that. Damn."
As he spoke, he walked straight into Xuan Nu's room, where she and several women were chatting and talking.
Ye Ling came over with a sheepish grin: "Xuan Nu, when you miss me after you go back, come down again, huh."
"You, practice hard and become an immortal soon. It would be best to take these sisters up to heaven so I won't be lonely anymore," Xuan Nu said with a slight smile.
Since Xuan Nu was an incarnation on Earth, she couldn't stay for too long, and ten days or half a month was already her limit, otherwise, Heavenly Dao would reject her.
"And another thing, you need to focus. The eldest sister told me to warn you, if you keep messing around outside, be careful when you get back."
Xuan Nu brandished her fist menacingly, while Ye Ling chuckled awkwardly: "Wifey, give me a hug. Say some good words for me when you go back, you know your sister is like a vinegar jar, can't tip it over."
"Enough already, you heartless thing. I've got to go. Heavenly Dao is starting to reject me. Sisters, I have to leave."
As she spoke, Xuan Nu stood up. At that moment, Shen Yuexin and Wang Shufen also entered the room, and Xuan Nu smiled slightly: "Sis, Mom, I have to go, we'll meet again someday."
As she spoke, Xuan Nu's body gradually became transparent, then shattered and disappeared between heaven and earth, leaving no trace behind.
Ye Ling took a deep breath, remembering the women from the Immortal Realm. Yes, they were still waiting for him. He wasn't a loner or someone who lost all traces after reincarnation.
A vast territory still depended on these women's hard work to maintain, and he needed to return to shoulder that responsibility.
"The girl just left like that. Sigh, I wonder how they are doing up in the heavens. Ye Ling, you should treat them better in the future."
Wang Shufen sighed, feeling somewhat desolate as she watched the fairy daughter-in-law depart.
Ye Ling nodded: "Don't worry, Mom, they're living well, at least better than us. You should just look forward to holding your grandkids instead of worrying so much."
After Xuan Nu's departure, life hadn't yet returned to normal when a phone call came from Chen Hua. People from the Wine Association had started to clamor, demanding that Longteng Liquor Industry step up for a showdown.
Ye Ling sneered coldly. He left a clone of himself at home practicing the Three Purities technique, and then took Ye Wudao with him, heading to Nanyang.
Now, Longteng Liquor Industry had become the largest wine enterprise in the entire central plains, completely surpassing the other wine businesses that once dominated the area in a very short period of time.
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Now, Longteng Liquor Industry has completely become Ye Ling's cornucopia, with Wu Long Drunk starting to be sold overseas. Everyone had initially thought that due to differing tastes, the sales would be dismal, but who would have thought that overseas, Longteng Liquor Industry would catch fire overnight.
In Mi Country, with the support of Ai Lu and Ruth, even water could be sold at a sky-high price, let alone truly top-grade liquor.
Of course, the pricing abroad was also very good, with a bottle of wine, after taxes and such, having already broken through to 100,000 Huaxia Currency per bottle.
This isn't Ye Ling profiteering, this is our specialty product. You know, even spicy strips have become a luxury abroad, so our Wu Long Drunk mustn't lose face, right?
In the distillery's office, Chen Hua had a solemn look on his face: "There are a total of ten distilleries, all of which are currently the biggest market share holders in the group liquor industry and wield a great deal of influence."
"Before us, the whole wine industry of Huaxia was controlled by them. Now, with the market being disrupted, there are many new varieties vying for a place, so naturally, they are panicked."
Ye Ling shrugged his shoulders, "There's nothing to be afraid of, just rely on our strength. The ordinary people won't patronize anyone—they know what's good and what's not, their eyes are clear."
On the side, Ye Wudao nodded, holding a bottle of wine crafted by Chen Hua and drinking enjoyably: "Heh heh, not bad at all, Ye Ling, this wine is even smoother than Wu Long Drunk!"
Ye Ling glanced at Ye Wudao, damn, why did this guy have to be so embarrassing? We're out and about; can't he be a bit more reserved?
"Right, about the venue, they left us to decide. So, I picked a five-star hotel and even invited many well-respected elders from the wine industry and professional sommeliers to act as judges,"
"We've also gathered a hundred ordinary people from all over the country to serve as public judges, so in the judging phase, there won't be any mistakes," continued Chen Hua to Ye Ling, who nodded. This was for the best, to prevent some from being sore losers and making excuses after their loss.
"Alright, let's settle on that. We'll give them a good challenge. I want to see these distilleries that claim to have existed for a thousand years, to see what foundation they really have."
Ye Ling chuckled coldly, competing with him in heritage, in strength, heh, it's like an egg crashing against a rock, bound to shatter instantly.
The competition was set for noon the next day, and the ten distilleries had arrived in Nanyang early to prepare for battle.
Inside a five-star hotel, representatives from the ten distilleries sat in a room discussing something, their voices filled with intensity.
"This time, no matter what, we must completely crush Longteng Liquor Industry first, everything else we can talk about later."
"Later? No, we need to talk about it now. Isn't it just the market? That's the most important thing."
"Hey, I find you guys so tedious. Isn't the market simply about who's stronger? Why split hairs? What, is there anywhere we can't go?"
"Hey, what do you mean by that? Your words sound like malicious competition. If that's the case, we're not afraid of you."
"Afraid? Who's afraid? Don't make me laugh. If it comes to it, I'll drop the prices and put you out of business," one of the representatives retorted with a scoff.
The representatives from the ten distilleries were clamoring loudly, another representative shook his head, "Look at you, the enemy hasn't shown up yet, and you're already at odds with each other."
"Let's topple Longteng Liquor Industry thoroughly tomorrow first; everything else is trivial," someone suggested.
"Don't worry, we've even brought out our ancestral secret recipes, heh heh, this time we are sure to snatch a good ranking!"
For a moment, the room was filled with grim laughter, their determination fierce and unwavering!