Her tolerance for alcohol was low, and she quickly became tipsy.
Despite this, people kept pouring drinks for her, one after another.
This is how it is when one wants to be popular.
Only when the investors are happy will they have resources and become famous.
She was finally taken away by her agent when she was so drunk she was unconscious.
As for her phone, it would never ring with a call from Li Yifeng.
The last time her agent discovered that Liu Yifeng had contacted her, she took her phone and blocked him.
Although it was not her intention, she ultimately did not unblock Liu Yifeng.
Because she knew that to become famous, she had to cut ties with the past.
Her spy drama blockbuster was already more than half-finished.
The male lead opposite her was the popular young star Gu Ge, an actor with both looks and talent.
He was also the only male celebrity in the country whose female fans outnumbered his male fans. Any co-star who worked with him was bound to become famous.
As long as her acting was up to par, she was sure to rise from an eighteenth-tier artist to a second or third-tier star through this role.
With some further promotion, she might even become a top-tier actress.
Therefore, at this critical juncture, she absolutely could not let the child and his father become obstacles to her career.
She might be reviled for doing this.
But becoming a star was her childhood dream.
This child was an unexpected arrival; she hadn't planned to have him.
It was only when she was preparing to abort the pregnancy that the doctor told her that if she terminated it, she might never be able to conceive again.
Not wanting to end up alone in her old age, she secretly gave birth to Tongtong.
At that time, she had just joined the entertainment company and was completely unknown.
She had no resources, and no one would have noticed if she hadn't gone to the company for months.
Later, when her belly grew large, she took sick leave.
For several years, she kept Tongtong's existence a secret, but the company eventually found out.
Just when she thought the company would demand compensation for breach of contract, a producer took a liking to her and invited her to play the female lead in a major spy drama.
The company agreed not to pursue the matter, on the condition that Tongtong be sent away, and she would not be allowed to see him.
Otherwise, if discovered, she would have to pay three times the liquidated damages.
Furthermore, if the matter were exposed, her image would be damaged.
The advertisements she had filmed would also be affected, and advertisers would naturally demand compensation.
She wouldn't even have enough money to pay the compensation, so it had to be a clean break, decisive and final.
Perhaps, after she retired, she would reunite with Tongtong, but definitely not now.
Liu Yifeng had a sleepless night and delivered the vegetables to the Longteng Hotel early in the morning.
Liu Kaichen, on the other hand, had barely slept all night. He had been waiting for news from Liu Yifeng, and also feared receiving a call from Director Zhou urging him.
Although he had not received calls from either of them, he had been unable to sleep all night.
He finally managed to doze off in the morning, only to be woken by a phone call.
With dark circles under his eyes, he looked at the caller ID, it was an employee from the company.
He felt a little disappointed, he had thought it was Yifeng calling!
However, as long as it wasn't from that Director Zhou, he would be fine. He really didn't know what to say to Director Zhou.
After all, Yifeng had not yet given him a clear answer, and he didn't dare to completely offend Director Zhou, otherwise, he would have no way out.
"Brother Liu, the vegetables you sent are really fresh. My boss plans to purchase your vegetables for his chain of hotels. He estimates needing about five thousand jin per day. I wonder if you can handle it?" Wan Hui asked.
Liu Yifeng smiled and nodded, "Forget five thousand jin, I can even produce ten thousand jin.
Will they be delivered to this hotel, or separately?"
"Let's deliver them separately. I'll send you the addresses and the quantities needed for each store on QQ. Please check it."
"Alright, I'll make arrangements then. I'll ensure it doesn't delay your hotel's business."
Saying this, Liu Yifeng looked gratefully at Wan Hui, "I haven't thanked you in person for what happened yesterday. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid your boss's wife wouldn't have agreed to meet with me so readily."
"Why are you being so formal? If it weren't for you, I would have been fired by my boss long ago. Now that you need help, I'll definitely help if I can.
Besides, it was just a matter of speaking a few words, it's really not worth mentioning." Wan Hui said dismissively.
"Regardless, if it weren't for you, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
By the way, I wanted to ask you something. What kind of alcohol does your boss like to drink? I'd like to send him a couple of bottles." In today's society, this is the standard procedure when asking for favors.
Otherwise, why would someone help you? Liu Yifeng had worked in the corporate world for several years and understood these social graces.
"My boss owns hotels, what kind of alcohol doesn't he have?
If you send him alcohol, wouldn't that be like slapping him in the face?
Besides, my boss lacks nothing. If you really give him something, he'll get angry with you.
If you really feel indebted, then bring a couple of watermelons.
I tasted the watermelons you sent through someone last time. They were indeed unusually sweet. I even cut a slice for my boss, and he, who has tasted imported watermelons, found your homegrown watermelons to be the best he's ever eaten.
He even told me he plans to purchase your watermelons long-term!"
After hearing Wan Hui's words, Liu Yifeng immediately replied, "It's just watermelons. When it comes to watermelons, I can supply them in abundance.
How about this, I'll bring a truckload this afternoon."
"A whole truckload is not necessary. My boss is not someone who takes advantage of others. Just bring him two to try.
Otherwise, your actions will make him feel a lot of pressure."
In the end, Liu Yifeng followed Wan Hui's suggestion and didn't bring too many watermelons.
Because he also felt Wan Hui was right; bringing too much would indeed put unspoken pressure on someone.
After all, if the deal didn't go through, and he had accepted the gift, it would be quite awkward.
After settling things with Wan Hui, Liu Yifeng drove his old minivan back.
He planned to buy a new car and a large truck after these few busy days, and hire a driver.
After all, he would need a truck frequently in the future, and it would be inconvenient without one.
However, what he was more anxious about now was whether the voting results from last night's meeting had come out.
It was 8:30 in the morning when he got home. His father had just cooked a pot of porridge and stir-fried some watermelon rind to eat with it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to eat just plain porridge.
The children who came to pick peanuts were already working in the yard.
Indeed, these children were quite enthusiastic about earning money.
Today, two more children joined. They had heard that this place paid a higher price and immediately abandoned their previous employer who was also hiring them to pick peanuts and came to Liu Yifeng's home.
Liu Chunsheng also wanted to finish picking as soon as possible, as he was tired of facing Li Dongmei's son every day.
"Dad, where's Tongtong!" Liu Yifeng asked the person eating porridge.
Liu Chunsheng blew on the side of his bowl and slurped a mouthful of plain porridge before saying, "Tongtong just finished breakfast and went to the study to draw.
I told him to rest, but he refused. This child is so young and works so hard to earn money. As an old man, I feel ashamed!"
"Dad, why don't you seem happy that Tongtong is earning money?" Liu Yifeng could hear the implied meaning in his father's words.
"What do you know? Tongtong is working so hard at such a young age. Once he earns enough money, he won't want to work when he grows up. This way, he'll become lazy."
"Dad, I can't speak for others, but Tongtong will definitely not be a lazy person who loves to eat.
Doesn't it say 'three years old to see adulthood, seven years old to see old age'? How can Tongtong become lazy from being diligent?" Liu Yifeng had great faith in Tongtong.
"I'm just worried, that's why I said that. I'm afraid he's too tired."
"Don't worry about Tongtong. I have a plan and won't let him get too tired.
By the way, after I left, did the village chief say anything over the loudspeaker?" Liu Yifeng suddenly remembered this matter.