A look of shock flashed across Dong Jianhui's face.
He grabbed Grandpa's hands exaggeratedly and exclaimed, "Old sir, what have you discovered?! You must save my life!!"
I looked at Dong Jianhui's genuinely worried expression. For a moment, I couldn't tell if he was really taken in by Grandpa or just trying to please him.
Sure enough, Grandpa launched into another elaborate analysis of Dong Jianhui's facial features and birth chart. Finally, he concluded that Dong Jianhui would face a great disaster in autumn, in September, and that Taoist talismans were needed to ward off the evil.
Dong Jianhui immediately made a decision. With a wave of his hand, he demanded to buy the yellow talismans recommended by Grandpa.
This action sparked a chorus of complaints from the old men and women queuing up behind him.
"Young man, you can't be so unfair!"
"Even if you came early, you can't monopolize all of Master Du's talismans!"
"People older than you like us need them more!"
"Master Du, don't sell them to him!!"
...
Du Wenzhong wasn't sure if Dong Jianhui could become a long - term high - quality customer. So, he didn't want to offend his regular customers who were protesting. He whispered mysteriously to Dong Jianhui, "Sir, obtaining talismans isn't a one - or two - day thing. You need to be sincere and patient. To ward off your disaster, you need to obtain a talisman and offer incense every day for... uh, thirty days!"
"Thirty days?!"
A look of hesitation crossed Dong Jianhui's face. After all, he was a company boss. It was okay for him to come here once or twice, but if he had to come here early every morning, how could he conduct business?
Seeing his expression, Grandpa quickly added, "Oh! You don't have to come here every day. Isn't online incense - offering popular these days? Add me on WeChat. I'll pray for you and ward off disasters on WeChat."
"Great! Great!!"
Dong Jianhui couldn't have been more pleased. He quickly took out his phone and added Du Wenzhong on WeChat.
"Alright, take one talisman first. You can transfer the money later..."
Now that Grandpa had achieved his goal of persuading Dong Jianhui, he didn't waste any more time and turned to attend to his regular customers who needed long - term attention.
"Miss Du, could we have a private chat?"
Dong Jianhui put away his phone and smiled at me. "If you don't help me this time, I'll end up penniless!"
He was, of course, referring to the problems related to the concert.
Venue, materials, and staff... None of these were issues for Hanyu. The most important thing was getting well - known star singers. They weren't very enthusiastic about this kind of square music festival, thinking it was beneath their status and would lower their popularity.
Previously, they had finally managed to contact several popular up - and - coming singers from Taoran Media. But recently, all of them had encountered problems. Song Yixuan had fallen from a building and become a high - level paraplegic, and Shao Lili had suddenly fainted and been rushed to the hospital while filming a show at Future Water World.
The successive problems of Taoran Media's artists made Dong Jianhui feel that the company was out of luck. If he continued to cooperate with them, he was afraid that his planning company would also be affected. So, regardless of whether I replied to his messages or not, he had to come and find me.
"Don't you have connections with General Manager Si?"
I was a bit confused about the relationships among these leaders. Since he knew Si Jiangchen and had helped me at Haiyue Building last time because of Si Jiangchen, why didn't he just go to Si Jiangchen directly instead of coming all the way to find me?
"Come on, Miss Du. Do you think General Manager Si is someone that anyone can invite or find?" Dong Jianhui grinned bitterly. "When your resume was being screened by our HR department, an assistant under General Manager Si called and asked us to hire you. I was curious, so I went to the tea room to see what kind of girl could catch General Manager Si's eye!"
"I've let you down."
I knew Si Jiangchen was extremely capable, but I had no idea that a phone call from his assistant could make a company boss so obedient.
"Not at all..."
Dong Jianhui waved his hand repeatedly. "When I saw you, Miss Du, I thought that only someone like you could be worthy of General Manager Si!"
I knew he was just flattering me, but I still felt a little sweet inside.
"So, I only have the office phone number of General Manager Si's assistant. It's as difficult as climbing to heaven to reach him!"
As Dong Jianhui was talking, I had already led him to the small living room behind our shop.
This room was connected to my bedroom on one side and Grandpa's room on the other. There was also a small window that overlooked the courtyard at the back.
Before Dong Jianhui could sit down, his mouth dropped open wide. He stared out of the window, speechless.
I quickly followed his gaze and saw a tall figure wearing a cotton pajamas printed with teddy bears, standing in front of the public sink in the courtyard, brushing his teeth. A light - pink towel was draped over his broad shoulders.
"... General Manager Si?!"
Dong Jianhui looked like he had seen a ghost. He looked at Si Jiangchen outside and then at me. "Miss Du, how did you manage to bring General Manager Si home?!"
My face flushed all the way to my ears. The pajamas Si Jiangchen was wearing were bought by me recently. I thought I had bought the largest size, but it still seemed a bit short on him.
However... I really didn't expect him to wear it out!!
Through the window, I could see Landlady Xu greeting him. Si Jiangchen said something to her, which made her laugh happily. She patted his arm and then skipped back to her room.
"I didn't bring him here!"
I felt extremely wronged by Dong Jianhui's suspicion.
Who would want to bring him home? If he hadn't come into my room in the middle of the night last night, my legs wouldn't still be trembling slightly!
"Miss Du, you must help me invite the big names from Lengshan Media!"
Dong Jianhui didn't waste any more time. He grabbed my sleeve. "You're an employee of Hanyu. If the company succeeds, you'll definitely get a share of the profits!"
As we were talking, Si Jiangchen finished washing up and walked in. When he saw Dong Jianhui, he asked casually, "Have you completed your project? You seem so free."
"General Manager Si, that's exactly why I'm here to ask Miss Du for help. I've run into difficulties..."
Dong Jianhui immediately stood up from his chair and replied respectfully.
Si Jiangchen had just washed his face. His wet black hair was sticking to his forehead. Without his usual sharpness, he looked like a lazy, laid - back man at home.
"Leave."
He wiped the water off his face with my pink towel, but his words made Dong Jianhui grimace. Dong Jianhui looked at me pleadingly.
"Tomorrow, Ji Chen will call you to discuss your requirements."
Si Jiangchen's words lifted Dong Jianhui's spirits from the depths of despair back to hope.