Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 13: Indirect Low Emotional Intelligence Attack! The Queen's Road!
"What do you mean by your mining area?! Are you a candle? Damn, what does that mean?!"

Ding Ye's attitude on the other end of the phone suddenly took a turn for the worse.

"..."

Lin Xingzhuo was holding the Nokia in his hand and was confused for a moment.

In my previous life, I spent my entire life sitting in an office, working all night long, watching countless films, and was a real workaholic.

His career ended at the third-level clerk in the Review Department of the Film and Television Department. He spent his whole life in a daze without making any progress.

This is because Lin Xingzhuo has a fatal weakness: he is good at business but not good at dealing with human relationships.

Unexpectedly, after rebirth, he once again became a stumbling block to his new career.

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In his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo was sitting on the bench in the office.

He also watched some TV dramas and movies with high emotional intelligence characters, hoping to make himself more adaptable to the intrigues and social practices in government agencies.

For example, Mei Changsu from Nirvana in Fire, Vito Corleone from The Godfather, Derek from The Intouchables, Kurosawa Shin from Reprint!, and Hiramitsu Tsuzaki from The Legend of the Condor Heroes...

He even wrote a paper titled "Analysis of the Power Discourse of High Emotional Intelligence Villains: Taking Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" as an Example" and published it in the CSSCI journal "Sociological Research".

However, when facing the real world, Lin Xingzhuo still suffers from intermittent low emotional intelligence attacks...

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Snapped! ! !
There was a heavy slapping sound from the phone, and the voice became that of sister-in-law Shen Mojun:
"Ding Ye! You idiot! What are you yelling about? We just destroyed two mining teams from Lingzugou Coal Mine and Baijiagou Coal Mine. Why are you so fierce?"

"Our Xing Zhuo was just a little slow to react! Why are you finding fault with him? Give me the phone!!"

Lin Xingzhuo asked, "Sister-in-law, how are things in our company going?"

Shen Mojun said, "Don't worry, it's done. The approval came down this morning, identifying Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry Company as the main body of the merger and reorganization in this city."

"Two weeks ago, a gas explosion occurred in the 120 million ton main mine of the Tunlan Mine during the mechanization transformation and upgrade."

"There's news that higher-ups have ordered a mandatory merger of the Tunlan Mine..."

"This is a big piece of fat meat. I have to go to ******* and I really can't get away."

"Ding Ye will come to the imperial capital tomorrow. I asked him to bring a gift for you and Zhu Yilong."

Lin Xingzhuo said, "Sister-in-law, I bought you a metallic pink limited edition NDS game called "Angelique's Road to Queen." I'll just let Brother Ye bring it back to you.

"..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a woman's giggle...

Lin Xingzhuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shen Mojun was very satisfied with the gift he bought on Gulou East Street.

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"Angelique" is the world's first otome game, and it pioneered the love simulation game for females.

This metallic pink limited edition NDS is a limited edition console that is bundled with the game "Queen Angelique's Road".

The plot revolves around the emotional bonds, power struggles, and territorial development of nine "Guardian Saints," targeting the female gamer market and becoming a hot-selling model during the 2009 North American Thanksgiving shopping season...

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The next night, according to the text message sent by Ding Ye, Lin Xingzhuo took Zhu Yillong to Dongxing Building in Dongzhimen, which is adjacent to the embassy area.

As the first of the eight buildings, Dongxinglou specializes in traditional Jiaodong cuisine, such as lotus-soaked chicken slices and scallion-fried sea cucumber. Since its opening in 1902, it has been hailed as the "No. 1 Shandong cuisine."

Led by a receptionist wearing a dark red modified cheongsam and an A-line skirt that went below the knee, the two came to the Ziqidonglaixuan private room on the third floor, which cost a minimum of 2000 yuan.

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Ding Ye was drinking red wine and chatting with a girl wearing glasses who was wearing a midnight blue suit and a cool white cotton shirt.

Four cold dishes were already placed on the table: Qianlong cabbage, four treasures of old vinegar, cold cucumber flowers, and crystal braised pork.

When Ding Ye saw Lin Xingzhuo and Zhu Yilong, he immediately stepped forward enthusiastically, punched Lin Xingzhuo, and said:

"You kid! You caused me to be scolded by my sister-in-law yesterday and lose face in front of the old team leader and his gang in the Coal Department!" Ding Ye was obviously holding back. He didn't dare to hurt one of the two pillars of the company chosen by his sister-in-law.

Lin Xingzhuo said, "Sorry, Brother Ye. I'll drink three cups as punishment today."

Zhu Yilong was also trying to help out and interrupted, "Brother Ye, I was also badly screwed by Brother Zhuo and ended up on the blacklist of several crews."

Ding Ye smiled and said, "I'll take care of this matter..."

"By the way, let me introduce you. This is Lawyer Xu, who is in charge of the company change procedures this time and is also our company's legal affairs officer."

"Hello, this is my business card."

The lady wearing glasses stood up gracefully, shook hands with Lin Xingzhuo and Zhu Yillong, and handed over her business card.

Junhe Law Firm, Xu Zhixia.

Lin Xingzhuo looked at this Shen Lu... no, Xu Lu... and it reminded him of a Japanese actor and the ever-beautiful fields of Shencheng...

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After Lin Xingzhuo and Zhu Yillong took their seats.

Ding Ye poured Lin Xingzhuo a glass of red wine and asked the waiter to get Zhu Yillong a bottle of Nutri-Express.

Ding Ye held up a red wine bottle with white letters on a red background and a golden winery family crest and said:

"This was given to me by an old comrade who's doing business in Hong Kong. He said it was a red wine from the Left Bank of Bordeaux, France... Chateau de Gademer..."

Lin Xingzhuo took a sip and tasted the rich fruity aroma of ripe blackcurrants and blackberry jam, mixed with the coolness of violets and cedar.

This reminded him of a movie he had reviewed in his previous life, "The Sommelier", in which the 2009 dry red wine from Château Lafite-Roussillon, a fifth-class growth on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, was mentioned.

Lin Xingzhuo put down his wine glass and said, "This wine is good and has great collection value."

Ding Ye smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to like drinking red wine. I also feel good after drinking it. I'll go back and ask my friends to get a few more boxes for you."

Xu Zhixia adjusted the gold-wire mirror frame, gently shook the wine glass, and thought to himself:

"These two country bumpkins are really good at pretending. They're bragging about the collectible value of a bottle of Bordeaux Left Bank fifth-class growth red wine..."

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The Left Bank region of Bordeaux in France was commissioned by Napoleon III for the 1855 Paris World Expo, establishing a classification system based on the reputation and market value of the wineries.

Among them, the first- and second-growth wines have scarce production and strong aging potential. They are hard currency in the auction market, with an average annual return rate of more than 8%.

The third to fifth growths are mainly characterized by high cost-effectiveness, suitable for daily drinking, and do not have collection value.

Château de Gattel is a fifth-class growth on the left bank of Bordeaux.

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The four of them drank and chatted, talking about the incident where Zhu Yillong's forehead was smashed.

Ding Ye's face suddenly turned gloomy. He rejected Xu Lu's suggestion to have an injury examination. He stood up and made a phone call. A few minutes later, he returned to the dining table.

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Eight hot dishes were served one after another...

Scallion-fried sea cucumber, nine-turn large intestine, braised prawns, fish fillets in fermented rice wine, mullet egg soup, pot-fried tofu, stir-fried dandan with coriander, and braised winter melon...

Each has a salty and fresh background, showing the essence of Shandong cuisine's skill in cooking and seasoning, and is worthy of being the benchmark of Shandong cuisine in the capital.

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Lin Xingzhuo took a chopstick of the bright white and green, coriander-scented Yanbao Sandan and asked:

"Brother Ye, you just mentioned the company change procedures. What's going on? Is the mining area going to change its name and establish a group?"

"Try this. I asked the chef to make it spicy."

Ding Ye placed a piece of pot-fried tofu on Zhu Yilong's plate, drank another full glass of wine, and replied:
"This change in procedures is not a matter for the mine..."

(End of this chapter)