Jiang Ye sat by the dining table, swirling his wine glass as he waited.
The glass didn't contain wine; he wasn't that refined. It was just grape juice.
Tian Rao's cooking skills were off today. The first batch of shrimp was burnt to a crisp and all went into the trash. She was now frying the second batch.
Finally, the heat was turned off.
Tian Rao came out with a large plate of golden-brown shrimp, her face beaming with surprise. "Perfect, perfect! Eat up, eat up!"
Jiang Ye took an empty wine glass from the side and poured her a glass of grape juice.
"Thank you!" Tian Rao took it and took a sip. "You eat first, I'm going downstairs to take off my diving suit." Da Feng Novel Network
Tian Rao jogged downstairs.
Jiang Ye picked up his chopsticks, picked up a shrimp, and examined it for a long time, but couldn't tell anything special. He put it in his mouth and chewed. Apart from being a bit salty, it seemed no different from Earth shrimp. He had expected some extraordinary taste from alien shrimp, but it was just so-so!
Tian Rao ran back upstairs, wearing shorts and a tank top, her fair arms and legs quite cool and refreshing.
"What do you need me for?" Jiang Ye got straight to the point.
"Advertising sponsorship!" Tian Rao picked up her chopsticks and kept putting food onto Jiang Ye's plate. "Yesterday, I was shopping in Binhai City and found many people queuing outside several stores. When I looked closely, they were selling televisions. After inquiring, I learned that the TV station was about to start broadcasting, and everyone was buying TVs like crazy. I thought it was a good opportunity, so I went to talk to the TV station about advertising sponsorship. The station manager told me that major enterprises from Jiang Ye Star were competing, and some alien enterprises were also in talks, offering prices higher than the sky."
"I see," Jiang Ye nodded. "What kind of advertisement do you want?"
"I'm about to open six new clothing stores in Binhai City and Petroleum City, all at once. I want to promote them on television. An advertisement would be enough," Tian Rao said. "I want slots before news programs and during entertainment shows."
"Alright, I'll make a call," Jiang Ye nodded.
Jiang Ye took out his phone, found Tang Hanliu's contact information from his contacts, and dialed.
"Hello?" Tang Hanliu answered. "Does the Commander need something?"
"Are you currently handling advertising sponsorships?" Jiang Ye asked.
"That's right, many companies are actively contacting us, and the results are very good." Tang Hanliu paused, perhaps guessing Jiang Ye's intention. "Does the Commander have any instructions?"
"There's a female entrepreneur named Tian Rao, do you still remember her?"
"I do. She's in the clothing business. Currently, she monopolizes almost the entire global clothing industry, dictating the fashion trends and attire of the entire planet," Tang Hanliu said.
"She's next to me, let her talk to you." Jiang Ye handed the phone directly to Tian Rao.
Tian Rao's face lit up with joy. She took the phone. "Hello, hello, Sister Tang, it's me!"
Jiang Ye quietly ate the fried shrimp, not caring what they were talking about. He had helped as much as he could; they could discuss the specifics themselves.
By the time Jiang Ye finished eating, Tian Rao was still on the phone.
"I'm going back to sleep. After you finish your call, leave your phone on the robot vacuum cleaner, and it can bring it up to me," Jiang Ye patted her shoulder.
Tian Rao gave an "ok" gesture and continued talking on the phone with a happy smile.
Jiang Ye burped and went upstairs, heading straight for the bedroom. He stripped off his clothes and got into bed.
Just as he was drifting off, he heard the sound of footsteps, thump, thump, thump.
Tian Rao ran into the room with a happy expression and placed the phone on the bedside table.
"It's settled! I got a month of TV advertising at a very low price! One ad every noon, four ads every evening, and one in the middle of the night," Tian Rao plopped down on the edge of the bed and patted Jiang Ye's hand. "How should I thank you?"
"I've already eaten your thanks," Jiang Ye mumbled, too drowsy to even open his eyes. "I won't see you out, goodbye."
"You're as sleepy as a pig. You sleep then, I'm leaving!" Tian Rao said.
"Let the robot vacuum cleaner see you out," Jiang Ye said hazily.
He didn't hear Tian Rao's footsteps leaving, but after a while, he heard the sound of a flying car starting up and taking off. Jiang Ye knew she was gone.
He fell asleep completely.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, his earphone crackled, and Feng Zishuang's voice faintly came through, as if speaking through water.
Jiang Ye took a few seconds to wake up. "Hello, what did you say? I was sleeping just now, I didn't hear."
"I said, the projects in Dongjin City and Xijin City are nearing completion. Should we have the immigrants come over? The sooner they arrive, the sooner they can be quarantined," Feng Zishuang said.
"No problem. All support work is ready. I've selected the military and police responsible for security in Dongjin City and Xijin City, and the teams responsible for transporting living supplies into the cities are also on standby," Jiang Ye asked. "When will the immigrants arrive?"
"They should arrive within a week, they're already on their way. There are quite a lot of people, so they might come in batches."
"Alright, thank you for your hard work."
The call ended.
Jiang Ye sat up and picked up his phone from the bedside table.
There was an unread message from a pinned contact.
Jiang Ye's drowsiness vanished completely, and he quickly opened it.
Li Nannan: "There's new work, a big new project, and it's beneficial for you too. Give me a call when you have time. I'll be resting for the next 6 hours, you can call anytime."
Jiang Ye checked the message time. It was sent exactly five and a half hours ago.
He hesitated between a voice call and a video call, then clicked on the video call.
After waiting for a full thirty seconds before it connected, Jiang Ye was a bit nervous, thinking that if she didn't answer for so long, was Li Nannan sleeping? However, when the screen lit up, she was soaking in a hot spring, wearing a pink swimsuit, in a steaming pool. The pool was surprisingly colorful, somewhat like the pools in Yellowstone Park.
"Have you seen the news about the Happy Flu recently?" Li Nannan asked.
"I have. It's spreading very quickly. However, my camp is fine now," Jiang Ye said.
"Some areas on many planets have been devastated."
"Devastated?"
"Yes, too many infected people, the entire region has fallen into paralysis. Transportation vehicles have no energy, cities have no electricity, and it's pitch black at night. Everywhere, there are sick people lying around. The most critical thing is that food and water have been cut off. The local military and police have also been infected. The survivors, in order to survive, have formed gangs, looted, and robbed. You know zombie movies, right? It's pretty much the atmosphere of a zombie movie," Li Nannan squinted, her brows furrowed.
"Didn't you say earlier that the army sent people to maintain order on the infected planets?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Of course, they did, but there are too many out-of-control cities, and not enough manpower!" Li Nannan covered her head, saying with a headache. "A few hours ago, I heard rumors that they might be drafting some militia to help, meaning the armed forces of the colony planets."
"Is the help paid?" Jiang Ye asked.
"It's more beneficial than being paid, it's giving people," Li Nannan smiled.