novelraw Chapter 724: The Red Ticket
Chapter 724: The Red Ticket
Although many groups believed that a 50% increase in annual sales was impossible, if Chu Meng really achieved it this time, the 40% profit-share cut would be absolutely terrifying. With this thought in mind, they all roughly calculated how much money 40% would be and immediately became anxious, as it was simply too high. They truly did not have the authority to decide on this matter.
However, at this moment, they sensed even more the business opportunity involved. Chu Meng’s statement indicated the enormous commercial value of the concert. Considering her former title as a Financial Assassin, she wouldn’t possibly make such a foolish move. What’s more, if they didn’t reach a 50% increase in annual sales, they wouldn’t have to pay a cent. Such a good deal was indeed rare, but it was also a gamble. If things turned out as Chu Meng said, then the advertising costs they would have to pay could be more than ten or even several dozen times the usual amount!
So now, they all spoke up in turn, wanting Chu Meng to lower the profit-share percentage a bit. They were afraid of the unlikely eventuality because they really couldn’t make decisions involving such large amounts. If negotiations were to continue, they would also have to consult with their CEO...
"How about this, you all go back and discuss it with your groups to see what level you can accept. However, don’t even dream of reducing it by a lot. As businessmen, we all understand that there is no reward without risk, and I am the same," Chu Meng said very calmly, her words exuding endless confidence.
"Okay, I’ll discuss it with the CEO right away."
"I will do the same."
"Miss Chu Meng, I can handle a 30% limit, I wonder..."
"Miss Chu Meng, you’re being too greedy. If we really hit the figures you mentioned, that’s way too much..."
"I’m gambling too, of course, there are risks involved, so it’s up to you to decide how much to put forward."
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Phone calls and related video conferences took up all of Chu Meng’s remaining time. After heated haggling, the final result made Chu Meng very satisfied. She selected a few exceptionally strong international corporations as partners. By the time she finished all this, Chu Meng hadn’t closed her eyes for dozens of hours. As soon as she completed her final task, she climbed onto her desk and fell asleep...
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For the past three days, Yingbo University had become the focus of the entire country and even the whole world. Journalists and tourists from far and wide nearly besieged Yingbo University. They were all full of endless curiosity, wanting to know just what this concert would turn out to be like, and if it would truly be as advertised. But since the walls had enclosed the entire plaza, they could only try other methods to gather the relevant news.
Consequently, the buildings around the Yingbo University plaza were completely occupied by journalists, each window sticking out long and short camera lenses, all paying close attention to what the concert venue looked like, delivering breaking news firsthand as it came from these journalists.
Some media that hadn’t nabbed good spots even hired helicopters to fly over the concert venue several times a day to capture better news...
During these three days, classes continued as usual at the school, but all the students’ minds were on the concert venue, filled with anticipation for the opening of the concert.
"I’m really looking forward to it!"
"Yeah! A brand-new concert! What will it be like?"
"Right now, there’s only speculation; no one knows for sure!"
"Do you know, this concert will be broadcast live worldwide! Do you realize what that means?"
"Oh my god! A concert broadcast live worldwide! This is truly insane. Could it be... could it be that this concert will really surprise everyone?"
"Isn’t that obvious? Who is Su Xiaoxi? She’s now signed with Jones Corporation; there must be some great songs coming. Otherwise, why would Jones Corporation go to such lengths to hold a concert!"
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The students discussed the concert during their free time, as it had become the event they most looked forward to. They were overjoyed that the concert was going to take place at Yingbo University, and even prouder to be part of Yingbo. A worldwide broadcast meant that Yingbo University could gain international fame through this concert!
Thinking of this, all students at Yingbo University wore smiles of happiness, for they each had a ticket distributed by the school, meaning they could personally experience a world-class concert. How could they not be excited! Even though the seats weren’t the best, it was enough. Just being able to witness such a huge-scale concert, especially Su Xiaoxi’s concert, had already sent them into a frenzy. They knew that tickets for any concert now were being scalped for thousands, even tens of thousands of yuan, but none of the students were willing to sell their chance. All of them looked forward to the concert, and not a single one sold their precious tickets.
Of course, Lin Feng’s French department students would receive special treatment. As soon as he learned that tickets had been printed, Lin Feng personally secured several with relatively good seats, located near the VIP area.
So, after the class had ended, Lin Feng didn’t leave, and he also asked the students to stay. This puzzled the students. What exactly did Teacher Lin want to do, and why had he asked them all to remain?
"What’s Teacher Lin up to?"
"No idea?"
"Did you guys hear? Other departments have already distributed concert tickets!"
"Yeah, why hasn’t there been any movement from our French department?"
"Could it be that there aren’t any for our French department?"
"How could that be possible? If others have them, then certainly we do too!"
"Then what’s going on?"
...
The students were incredibly curious, discussing the concert and wondering why Teacher Lin had kept them behind without saying anything. What... what on earth was going on? However, they all knew Teacher Lin must have had a reason for his actions, even though they couldn’t guess what it was he wanted to do.
But what made the students even more anxious was the matter of the concert tickets. Other departments had already distributed their tickets, while the French department had not, which left them utterly baffled. Although everyone believed that the school couldn’t possibly have forgotten about them, they still felt uneasy at heart. Like everyone else, they didn’t want to miss out on this highly anticipated concert, for they would regret it terribly...
Once everyone else who was auditing the French class had left, Lin Feng finally stood up from the podium, waving the tickets in his hand. Seeing the tickets in Lin Feng’s hands, the French department’s classroom instantly went wild!
"I’m not seeing things, am I? Those are red tickets!"
"Oh my God! The other ones are blue, but Teacher Lin has red tickets!"
"Are those for us? I knew Teacher Lin would surprise us like this!"
"Teacher Lin, I love you! Please, give me a ticket!"
...
Seeing the tickets in Lin Feng’s hands, all the students started shouting excitedly. How could they not be thrilled? Everyone knew that this concert’s tickets came in four colors: gold, red, yellow, and blue, representing different seating zones from the innermost to the outermost. The gold tickets were VIP, something they couldn’t hope to get. Students from other departments had all received blue tickets, but Teacher Lin had red ones for them, meaning their seats would be right next to VIP, which were the best seats possible!
With this in mind, the students couldn’t hold back anymore. They all rushed toward the podium, trying to get the coveted tickets from Lin Feng’s hands. To them, concert tickets were more enticing than anything else; they were willing to do anything to get their hands on them...
Seeing the students so happy, Lin Feng willingly passed out the tickets. The students who received them expressed their thanks ecstatically, leaving the classroom joyfully. They were incredibly happy now - red tickets! Just thinking about it got them excited!
However, after everyone had taken their tickets and left, Mao Rongrong and Ye Xiaoyu still hadn’t moved. They knew if their classmates had tickets, then they certainly would have them too, so neither felt any urgency. They kept smiling at Lin Feng, feeling grateful to have a teacher like him who could secure red tickets for his students as a big surprise.
Similarly, Lin Feng noticed that Mao Rongrong and Ye Xiaoyu hadn’t moved, but he didn’t say anything. After distributing the last of the tickets and finding only himself, Mao Rongrong, and Ye Xiaoyu left in the classroom, he walked from the podium to their side.
"Why aren’t you two worried?" Lin Feng asked with a light smile. Honestly, he found it strange that the two campus beauties were so calm, especially Ye Xiaoyu with her usually active personality. Seeing her sitting still was a bit out of the ordinary.
"Teacher Lin, we’re not worried. We definitely have our tickets, right?" replied Ye Xiaoyu with a smile upon hearing Lin Feng’s question. Actually, she had wanted to rush forward earlier but was held back by Mao Rongrong, making her unable to move. Though she felt extremely anxious, she knew Mao Rongrong had her reasons for restraining her, so she eventually settled down to wait for Teacher Lin to approach.
Ye Xiaoyu was still unable to contain her excitement thinking about the red tickets Teacher Lin had just distributed. She was really looking forward to getting a ticket to the concert she had been anticipating for days. The school was abuzz, and both television and the internet had hyped the concert to unprecedented levels. How could she possibly miss out on such an event? For the lively Ye Xiaoyu, it would be torture...
"Teacher Lin..." Mao Rongrong started to say something but stopped, not knowing what else to say. She had held Ye Xiaoyu back not for any other reason but wanting Ye Xiaoyu to accompany her, waiting for the crowd to dissipate so they could go to dinner with Teacher Lin. As for the concert tickets, she had never worried about not getting them. After all, Teacher Lin had given them to the other students, so it was impossible for him to forget theirs. It just wasn’t going to happen.
(There were computer problems today, which delayed the update. Sorry, sorry.)