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Chapter 165 - 166 Boat Ticket (2)
Chapter 165 - 166 Boat Ticket (2)
Chapter 165: Chapter 166 Boat Ticket (2)
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Without hesitation, Lu Weixi replied, “Tell me the good news first.”
Xue Feifei said, “The maiden voyage ticket for the Hanhai Group’s cruise you asked me to look into, I asked around and found some.”
On hearing that she had a way to get the ticket, Lu Weixi heaved a sigh of relief. In recent days, she had agonized over whether to ask Qin Zhiyou for a ticket. After all, a ticket cost a hundred thousand yuan! It’s not a small sum.
However, he hasn’t been home, and it is awkward to ask him over the phone. These tickets aren’t sold to the public, so they are tricky to get.
Having a ticket is enough, having a ticket is enough.
“What’s the bad news then?”
“The bad news is that the ticket price has increased, it’s now two hundred thousand for one ticket.”
Before the words had fully left Xue Feifei’s lips, Lu Weixi almost smashed her phone. Two hundred thousand! The total money she had was only three hundred thousand – if she buys this ticket, what will she use to afford her mother’s medical treatment?
Almost reflexively, she blurted out: “Two hundred thousand, is this a robbery?”
If the value of the ticket was only considered for its face price, it should be no more than twenty thousand. This was an outrageous mark-up!
“I also think it’s too expensive, so I told him I would first ask you. The scalper said that plenty of people outside are desperate for this ticket, if you don’t want it, others will.”
“I see, thank you for asking for me, let me consider it.” Lu Weixi hung up the phone, her eyebrows furrowed, biting her lower lip.
The trip on the cruise naturally does not justify this price. What those people truly value are the guests attending this cruise event. Everyone who was invited is influential, it’s a perfect occasion to extend one’s network, like Boss Liao who could go—it was certainly worth this price.
Moreover, she needs this opportunity. Perhaps, she’s paying two hundred thousand for just a cruise trip; she may not even meet Boss Liao; even if she meets him, he might not appreciate her designs. Or, even if he does appreciate her work, she might still lose to other more established designers because she lacks fame and Lulu’s foundation is too thin.
But if she can’t get this ticket, she may never have the opportunity to turn her life around in this lifetime.
But, this price is too high—she really can’t afford it.
Lu Weixi’s head was buzzing. Unconsciously, she walked to the bottom of the stairs, phone pressed against her chin, after some deliberation, she decided to call Qin Zhiyou. After all, Hanhai Group is controlled by him, getting a ticket shouldn’t be a problem.
Just as she was about to dial his number, she noticed several servants in the living room below pointing at the TV and whispering among themselves. They jumped when they heard her voice, their faces slightly embarrassed. After a quick greeting of “Young Madam”, they hurriedly retreated.
With a puzzled look on her face, Lu Weixi turned towards the TV. At that glance, it became instantly clear why the servants had reacted that way.
The television was broadcasting yesterday’s International Economic Forum. Qin Zhiyou was one of the guest speakers on stage, and among the seated journalists below, one was Liu Yiyi.
Of course, in such a formal economic forum, Qin Zhiyou and Liu Yiyi had no interaction at all throughout the event. During the journalist Q&A session, Liu Yiyi stood up to ask a question, but she didn’t ask Qin Zhiyou. However, their simultaneous appearance in an event, an important one, was very telling.
This meeting was likely the chance they got to meet again. And because it was such a formal event, Yang Mogui would, undoubtedly, not question it..