Chapter 880 - Drop the News Bomb on Them (1/2)
Chapter 880: Drop the News Bomb on Them
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
The day had turned into dusk and the journalists who had been squatting outside of Paradise Manor looked listlessly as they glanced at the imposing gate. Peddlers were also seen pushing their three-wheelers, shouting the kind of meals they sold loudly, and yet, the journalists didn’t have much desire to grab any food even though the rumbling of hunger growled from their stomachs.
For media people like them, having no scoop to publish was simply endless torture.
“All the friends from the media, I’ve just received a notice to invite you all to the East Expanse Square in the Manor. We also have prepared dinner for you and there will be an important issue announced to everyone,” Jin Shi strode out of the gate of the Manor before looking around at the thousands of journalists outside.
“Important issue? Is it a scoop?”
“God! The Grand Fortune Jewelry is going to disclose some news?”
“They have also prepared a dinner party? Wow! I never thought I could have a meal at Paradise Manor one day, though. If it’s a big scoop, that’s equal to tons of meals for me today!”
“Let’s go, hurry up. We must get a good spot!”
“…”
The thousands of journalists were thrilled as they cheered and rushed into the gate of Paradise Manor that was guarded by the security guards who kept the order.
At the East Expanse Square, hundreds of round tables filled the square. Beautiful female staffers with an elegant attitude attended each. Accompanied by fragrant meals and drinks, the rich flavor of the delicacies stirred up the appetite of all the reporters there. Yet, none of them moved their chopsticks after they took a seat and instead, just readied and set up their cameras, all aimed at the half a meter high platform that was temporarily built on the northern end.
Jin Shi walked onto the platform. He didn’t take the microphone, but his loud voice was transmitted to every reporter’s ears anyway, “Ladies and gentlemen, our Boss said that you should dine and drink first before you listen to the news, else you all probably won’t have the thoughts to touch them when the major news is announced. Also, the Boss said that wasting something is shameful, so please cherish every bit of the food and avoid wasting it. Thank you.”
With that said, Jin Shi strode off the platform.
All the journalists were dumbfounded. This was the first time they encountered a situation in which they were invited to have a meal first before the important news was announced. Yet, such an arrangement made them feel warm inside. It was evident that the owner of Grand Fortune Jewelry knew very well about their present situation, and was obviously aware that the first thing they would do was to write the press release news and submit the photos, striving to be the first to report the news.
“Yo, comrades, let’s eat faster. Have enough and hear the news afterward!”
A stalwart reporter shouted aloud from his table before grabbing his chopsticks and devouring the meals like a wolf. The thousands of other reporters were driven by him and gobbled up the meals and sipped the tea. None of them touched the wine on the table whatsoever.
After half an hour, Hao Lei came with three staffers carrying a tray behind her as they walked onto the platform. She was now wearing a floral skirt, and, with her loose long hair, her whole being looked particularly elegant and dignified. She took the microphone and looked at the crowd with a smile. “All the friends from the media, I welcome you all to this place. I’m Hao Lei, the General Manager of Grand Fortune Jewelry, and I have two things I’d like to announce now. The first is that Grand Fortune Jewelry has already received three distinguished guests who brought us three genuine jade carvings which are precisely the ones we have announced to buy.”
“Three guests?”
All the reporters were thrilled, and one from the nearest table to Hao Lei shouted, “Miss Hao, can you disclose the identity of those distinguished guests to us and what kind of zodiac jade carvings they brought?”
“Revealing the identity of them is precisely the second matter today,” said Hao Lei with a smile. “And now, I’d like to show you all the zodiac jade carvings they sent first.”
With that said, she gestured to the three staffers behind her. The three of them immediately took off the yellow silk cloth that covered the tray. In that instant, all the cameras were focused at the three sets of red and vividly lifelike zodiac jade carvings.
“These are the three zodiac jade carvings: the monkey, rooster, and rabbit,” said Hao Lei with a beaming smile. “Together with the dragon and tiger jade carvings that we already have, we now have five pieces in the set. It is my hope that all the friends from the media would like to help us in advertising this endeavor to help find the remaining seven zodiac jade carvings.
The lights from flashes were constantly illuminating the area while the focus of everyone present hovered around the three jade carvings.
Hao Lei continued, “The second matter I want to announce is that the distinguished guests who brought us the jade monkey and rooster do not want to reveal their identity, so we can’t inform everyone of who they are. But we have already paid 100 million US dollars to them. As for the distinguished guest who brought the jade rabbit, he’s willing to accept the interviews of everyone.”
“GREAT! Where is the person now?”
“It’s better to have one to be interviewed rather than having none, though. But where is the person?”
“Who could it be?”
“…”
Zhang Moyuan then came to the stage from behind the platform while escorted by four security guards. He then stood in front of Hao Lei and hurriedly nodded and saluted in haste.
“I’ll give an introduction to everyone here,” said Hao Lei with a smile. “This gentleman is Zhang Moyuan from the Fukang Province. He is the owner of Prosperous House of Construction Materials in Fukang Province. Next, I’d like to invite Boss Zhang to speak here.”
Zhang Moyuan took the microphone as his deep eyes swept underneath the stage. After a few seconds of silence, a bitter smile appeared on his face as he started to speak, “As a matter of fact, I should be very rich with hundreds of millions of assets in the eyes of many people, considering that I’m a business owner. That fact was correct a few months ago when I was really very rich. I was someone who at least didn’t have to worry about having enough to eat and drink, and even lived in a mansion with a luxury car, along with numerous rich friends.