As for Fang Mingqiang, his expression instantly turned gloomy.
"Damn it, just a broadcaster’s family, and I thought it was some big-deal industry. I’ve really gone to the dogs."
"What the hell do you mean by this, Mr. Li!"
By then, Fang Mingqiang was truly infuriated with a mixture of annoyance and embarrassment, feeling that he had been blatantly mocked by Li Changlin, "Li Changlin, what are you trying to say, playing me for a fool, huh?"
"What could I possibly mean? It’s just exchanging business cards with Boss Fang!" Li Changlin sat there calmly, completely ignoring Fang Mingqiang’s intimidating stare. He looked at the man tranquilly, and spoke indifferently, "After graduation, I entered the broadcasting industry. Although it’s been less than four months, I’ve managed to make a bit of a name for myself. Seeing the look on Boss Fang’s face just now, you seemed to think highly of me. To be honest, other than making a bunch of brothers in this time as a broadcaster, there’s not much else I’m proud of. Waiter..."
As he spoke, Li Changlin suddenly raised his hand and called out loudly, actually summoning the restaurant staff.
Sure enough, a very delicate-looking female waiter hurried over, "Hello, sir, may I help you with anything?"
"Nothing much, just take 20,000 and enjoy!" Li Changlin reached into his bag, pulled out a stack of hundred-yuan bills, then added the previous stack and handed them all to the female waiter.
"This, sir, you... I, I can’t accept this!" The sight of so much money immediately startled the female waiter; she thought Li Changlin was up to something and quickly waved her hands in panic, saying.
"No worries, just take it and go. You’re not needed here for now!" Li Changlin waved his hand generously, then stood up and directly stuffed the money into the female waiter’s hands.
"Thank, thank you, sir, I really appreciate it!" It was like a pie falling from the sky. Seeing Li Changlin so adamant, the female waiter no longer refused.
She bowed repeatedly to Li Changlin, giggling foolishly as she backed away.
Afterward, Li Changlin seated himself again, and chuckled at the stunned Fang Mingqiang, "Come on, Boss Fang, let’s continue our conversation."
"Continue my ass!" By now, Fang Mingqiang was trembling with anger inside; he was in no mood to talk with Li Changlin anymore.
Just a moment ago, he had offered Li Changlin a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, and now the guy had actually tipped a random female waiter with 20,000 yuan—this was plainly mocking him.
"Damn it all, you could have just outright refused, what’s the need to slap me in the face !"
Fang Mingqiang felt extremely angry but had completely forgotten about those despicable thoughts he had had before.
In such a situation, it was naturally impossible for Fang Mingqiang to stay any longer with any dignity. He gave Li Changlin a resentful look, then turned to Bai Zicong and stormed off with an excuse.
"Haha, Mr. Li, you’re really awesome!" Fang Mingqiang’s departure certainly didn’t affect Chen Zhengxin, who was an optimist and didn’t hesitate to give Li Changlin a big thumbs up.
"Mr. Li, I truly apologize." Bai Zicong, in fact, felt very embarrassed.
After all, Fang Mingqiang was his good buddy, but because he wanted something from Li Changlin, Bai Zicong didn’t feel it was right to blame Li Changlin.
"It’s nothing, he is he, you are you." Li Changlin smiled faintly, not dwelling on it further.
However, the spiteful look in Fang Mingqiang’s eyes as he left made Li Changlin very cautious.
But after a careful thought, considering Fang Mingqiang was in the provincial city while he was staying in Jincheng, and aside from today, there seemed to be no chance of crossing paths in the future, he gradually let out a sigh of relief.
"Let’s order then," Bai Zicong didn’t want to dwell on Fang Mingqiang anymore, so he immediately raised his hand to call a waiter.
Who knew that, all of a sudden, more than a dozen waiters would come running over swiftly.
"Hello, sir, how may I assist you?"
"Hello, sir, I’m very pleased to serve you!"
More than ten people, all in unison, wore sheepish smiles as they spoke to Bai Zicong.
Meanwhile, many couldn’t help but covertly glance over at the seat where Li Changlin sat.
The moment Li Changlin had given a tip of twenty thousand yuan, he had set everyone’s nerves on edge.
Seeing this, Bai Zicong felt rather helpless, "Uh, you there, help us order."
Ultimately, Bai Zicong raised his hand and pointed out the waitress whom Li Changlin had tipped, making everyone else green with envy.
The people at this table were so generous, maybe there would be more tips to come!
This is just my bloody luck, why do these good things never happen to me!
Many waiters walked away in displeasure, clearly in a bad mood.
As for what those people thought, Bai Zicong naturally didn’t care, and he quickly ordered a table full of dishes, then sought Li Changlin and Qian Ziwei’s opinions.
For Li Changlin and Qian Ziwei, it didn’t really matter. They both knew that no matter how delicious the restaurant’s food was, it couldn’t possibly surpass Qian Ziwei’s cooking skills.
Since that was the case, there was no need to fret over it, anyway, it was just about filling their stomachs, so there was no need to be too demanding.
Soon, the waitress left, and before long, the food started to arrive.
To be honest, the efficiency of this restaurant was quite high, and it seemed that Li Changlin’s generous tip had played a significant role.
While Li Changlin and the others were dining, Fang Mingqiang, who had already returned to his own company, was not just idling away his time.
This guy was filled with intense resentment and frustration, as being scorned by a mere broadcaster had made him feel severely humiliated.
Knowing that Li Changlin was in town for the Xuanyuan Voice talent auditions, he thought of messing with Li Changlin’s affairs.
Thus, Fang Mingqiang pulled up someone’s mobile number on his phone and dialed it from his landline.
After two beeps, the call was connected, and a somewhat frivolous laughter came from the other end, "Mingqiang, long time no see, did you know I’d come to the provincial city?"
"Xue Hai, are you free tonight? Let’s go out and catch up," said Fang Mingqiang, whose acquaintance with Luo Xuehai naturally stemmed from the collaboration between Ying Si Modeling Company and Xiacheng Feiyu Entertainment Media Group.
It had been several years since they had known each other and they could be considered good friends.
Compared to his childhood friend Bai Zicong, Fang Mingqiang actually got along even better with Luo Xuehai.
The two were quite alike and often kept company. Fang Mingqiang had introduced many models to Luo Xuehai, who in turn had introduced several rising stars from various companies to Fang Mingqiang.