enjoyebooks Chapter 131 Inspector Zhang's Shock
Chapter 131 Inspector Zhang's Shock
When Ye Feng and his two companions returned to the presidential suite.
Ouyang Tian also helped his grandfather Ouyang Nan back to their home in the backyard of the Taoist temple.
As soon as he entered the door, Ouyang Nan let go of his grandson's hand, and his expression changed from serious to excited.
He strode into the study and pulled a thick notebook from the bookshelf.
Then I turned to a blank page and began to write furiously.
He wanted to record every word Ye Feng spoke, every picture he drew, and every spirit array he carved today.
Record everything down, not a single word can be omitted.
Ouyang Tian stood at the door of the study, watching his grandfather's back as he hunched over the table writing and drawing, and hesitated to speak.
He wanted to say something.
"Grandpa, that Ye Feng is not a good person."
"Grandpa, he took advantage of me."
"Grandpa, could you please stop calling him 'little friend'?"
But seeing his grandfather's earnest, almost fanatical expression, he swallowed all his words.
"What are you still standing there for?" Ouyang Nan said without turning his head. "Bring me the tea."
Ouyang Tian obediently went to make tea.
When he brought in the tea, Ouyang Nan stopped writing, took the teacup, and took a sip.
"Tian'er".
"grandfather."
"Do you feel like you lost face today?"
Ouyang Tian bit his lip and remained silent.
Ouyang Nan put down his teacup and sighed.
"Tian'er, do you know what Ye Feng brought me today?"
Ouyang Tian shook his head.
"A tremendous benefit." Ouyang Nan pointed to the newly drawn spirit array diagrams on the table.
"After he disassembled and optimized our war golem spirit array, the refining speed increased several times, while the cost decreased by 30%. Do you know what that means?"
Of course Ouyang Tian knew.
This means that the Taoist Academy's war puppets have lower costs, higher production rates, and greater profits.
This means the Taoist temple can take on more orders and earn more money.
It means that his grandfather can stand tall in front of anyone and no longer have to worry about anyone's opinion.
This means that the Great Xia Dynasty may be able to win the war against the alien beasts.
"The speed of creating war golems is several times faster than before, while the cost has actually decreased by 30%." Ouyang Nan's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
"Do you know what this means? Of the eight prefectures in the south of the Great Xia Dynasty, which prefecture doesn't suffer from the threat of strange beasts? Which prefecture doesn't need war puppets?"
"Previously, our production capacity was insufficient and the prices were too high, so we could only supply the local area of Shanhe Prefecture. Now? We can sell the war puppets to other prefectures, to the capital, and to every corner of Great Xia that needs them."
"Furthermore, it will give our Great Xia an advantage in battles against alien beasts!"
"You can make money and make your country stronger!"
"If this isn't a tremendous benefit, then what is?"
Ouyang Tian opened his mouth and then closed it again; he was unwilling to do so.
But he knew that what his grandfather said was true.
Looking at his grandson's frustrated expression, Ouyang Nan spoke earnestly.
"Tian'er, your talent is not bad. But your vision is too narrow; you only see the superficiality in front of you. How much is superficiality worth? Can it feed you? Can it be used as a magical artifact?"
"Ye Feng taught you a lesson today, showing you that there are always people more capable than you. You should thank him, not hold a grudge against him."
"I thank him?" Ouyang Tian's voice changed.
"He told me to call him grandpa, and I thanked him?"
"Then what else do you want?" Ouyang Nan frowned.
"Can you beat him? Can you forge weapons better than him? Are you richer than him? Or more powerful?"
"Besides having a good grandfather, you're inferior to Ye Feng in every other way!"
Ouyang Tian fell silent.
"If you can't beat them, then learn honestly. If you're not as good at weapon crafting as others, then humbly ask for their guidance."
Ouyang Nan's tone softened somewhat.
"Tian'er, Grandpa has lived for almost seventy years and has seen more people than you've eaten salt. There are some people you can afford to offend, and some you can't. Ye Feng is one of those people you can't afford to offend."
Ouyang Tian lowered his head, his lips moved, and he made a sound as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"I see."
Ouyang Nan looked at his grandson and shook his head.
I hope they really do know.
After finishing his tea, Ouyang Nan continued writing in his notebook.
"Grandpa, Inspector Zhang has messaged again. He said he's arrived and asked when you'll be there," Ouyang Tian said, glancing at his phone.
"Zhang Lizhuo?" Ouyang Nan looked up, thought for a moment, "Is that the inspector who keeps chasing me to buy puppets?"
"It's him. He's asked you out several times, but you've been too busy. He said he's hosting a banquet at Tianxiang Restaurant tonight and wants to talk to you about purchasing."
"I must see him." Ouyang Nan put down his pen, stood up, and dusted himself off.
"It's a fool not to make money, but I'm going to entrust this negotiation entirely to you."
"Just consider it a good workout."
Ouyang Tian was thrilled, responded, and turned to leave.
Ouyang Nan stood in the study, looking at the pages on the table covered with spirit array diagrams, a smile appearing on his lips.
Ye Feng, you are truly my lucky star.
Meanwhile, in the presidential suite, Ye Feng also received a call from Zhang Lizhuo.
Zhang Lizhuo's tone was as warm as if he had met a long-lost brother.
Ye Feng agreed to attend the banquet that evening.
Zhang Lizhuo said "good" three times in a row.
"He said he'd be at the Tianxianglou 5th floor private room 501 tonight, and that he'd also be introduced to a big shot."
"His name is Ouyang Tian, and he has a large number of war puppets."
"The kind that's newly developed by the Taoist Academy Research Institute."
When Ye Feng heard the name "Ouyang Tian," the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Ye Feng, what are you laughing at?" Xiong Chumo happened to see the smile on Ye Feng's lips and asked curiously.
"It's nothing. I have a dinner party tonight, are you guys going?"
"No, no, I'm not going." Xiong Chumo waved his hands repeatedly.
"You young people have a get-together, what are we old folks doing here? Brother Cheng, how about we find a place to have a couple of drinks?"
Cheng Daxiong nodded.
As evening fell, Ye Feng changed his clothes, left the hotel, and took a taxi to Tianxiang Restaurant.
Tianxianglou is located on the most bustling commercial street in Shanhefu City.
It was an antique wooden building with five floors.
The entrance was filled with luxury cars, and the people coming in and out were all wealthy and powerful.
Ye Feng got out of the car, glanced at the Tianxianglou signboard, and went inside.
Room 501 on the fifth floor. Zhang Lizhuo was already waiting inside.
He was dressed very formally today, his hair was neatly combed, and he had the smile typical of people in officialdom on his face.
Ouyang Tian sat opposite him. They had already drunk two rounds of tea and had been arguing for almost an hour.
Zhang Lizhuo wanted to buy a puppet, but Ouyang Tian said the price couldn't be lowered any further; it was already the academy's bottom line.
Zhang Lizhuo said that your Taoist temple set the base price too high.
Ouyang Tian said, "Then go buy it from another store."
Zhang Lizhuo said that your Daoist Academy is the only one in the entire Shanhe Prefecture that sells war puppets. Where am I supposed to buy them?
Ouyang Tian said, "Then you'll have to accept this price." Zhang Lizhuo said, "Lower it a bit more."
Ouyang Tian said he would not surrender.
The two were at an impasse when the door to the private room was pushed open.
Ye Feng walked in.
The moment Ouyang Tian saw Ye Feng, he was struck dumb, frozen in his chair, his expression changing from calm and composed to terrified.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but his throat felt like it was blocked by something.
He couldn't utter a single word.
He had only one thought in his mind.
"What's he doing here? Why is he here?"
"Is the young talent Zhang Lizhuo referring to Ye Feng?"
"Wait a minute, Zhang Lizhuo said he was going to introduce him to the biggest buyer this time, right?"
Ouyang Tian's mind was in complete disarray.
Isn't Jiangcheng the biggest buyer?
Is Ye Feng the city lord of Jiangcheng?
Ye Feng was clearly with the people from Haicheng.
Ye Feng's expression didn't change much when he saw Ouyang Tian.
He walked over and sat down next to Zhang Lizhuo, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.
"Brother Zhang, who is this?"
"Brother Ye, let me introduce you." Zhang Lizhuo pointed to Ouyang Tian.
"This is Ouyang Tian, the grandson of Dean Ouyang of the Dao Academy. He is the young master of the Ouyang family, a genius in the Dao Academy's weapon crafting department, and one of the main people in charge of the war puppet project."
"He has a large number of finished war puppets. Didn't you say you wanted to purchase a batch for the Jiangcheng New Army? You can't go wrong with him."
When Zhang Lizhuo got to this point, he noticed Ouyang Tian's expression.
Ouyang Tian's face turned from pale to ashen.
Fine beads of sweat were still seeping from his forehead, and his lips were trembling slightly.
"What? Is Young Master Ouyang having an epileptic seizure? Or has he seen a ghost?"