Before the clowness left, she was reluctant but ate half a plate of donkey intestines with lightning-like speed.
Zhou Yingxi: It's both fragrant and unpleasant, but it's delicious.
It's also strange that Lao Tang doesn't understand the situation. How can a fairy eat donkey intestines? He should be more careful when serving dishes.
But the Jade Pavilion did not take Zhou Yingxi's matter to heart.
He prefers to do practical things rather than talk without action.
Regardless of how Zhou Yingxi treats him, it will not change his set plan.
As long as a person moves forward by themselves, many things will naturally improve, and the people around them will also be influenced and motivated.
The thoughts of others are none of Jade Pavilion's concern. Let them think whatever they want.
Those who are captivated by a female practitioner's allure are destined to fall short of becoming true grand practitioners!
In the middle of the night, in the master's bedroom of the Fortune Residence, Wang was gathering together several key figures from Qingxi Village, who were meeting to address any gaps in preparation for the Talisman Master Competition in Qingxi Village.
This was the first time that Jade Pavilion organized such a complex event, and it was also the first time that the Wang family truly stood at the center of the stage as a faction.
Both Jade Pavilion and the village leader wanted to do things impeccably and thus decided to gather wisdom and ideas to see what areas could be optimized.
Once upon a time, Jade Pavilion wasn't very interested in many things in the martial arts world, but after experiencing the tough process of bringing back the dead at the racecourse, he now only hopes to do his best to do everything he can control.
The worthy are the teachers; each elder with deeper credentials and experience has their own unique insights. As long as one carefully adopts the opinions of all parties, the outcome of the matter is unlikely to be too poor.
"Village Chief, our Wang family has invested so much resource into this competition. If the first place isn't taken by our people, it would be a great loss."
Old Tang proposed a strategy to the village chief, saying that his idea was not complicated. The Wang family had invested money, so naturally they should take the top spot.
This isn't predetermined; it's only what should be expected!
Wang Yulou did not make a statement, but he understood Tang Nianqiu's thoughts in his heart.
Old Tang was a meticulous person, who would scold the cook for an entire half hour if the latter dared to add more slices of donkey meat to the donkey meat sandwich at Zhikwei Pavilion.
"First place? That's not enough. This competition was held to boost the reputation of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion."
"The goods of the Bai Bao Ge are provided by the Wang family. In my opinion, all top three should be given to the people of our Wang family. Only in this way, will the goods of Bai Bao Ge sell better."
"If only one member of the Wang family is among the top three in this competition, the family will be at a loss!"
Tang Nianqiu simply wanted to secure first place, but when it reached Wang Rongsheng, he went ahead and explicitly stated that the top three positions must all be occupied by people from the Wang family.
This tribal uncle, with mediocre talent, left home at a young age and spent half a century traveling in the martial arts world. When it comes to financial management, he is even more meticulous than Tang Nianqiu.
To say that these two elders have short-sighted vision is not accurate because their suggestions are all based on the perspective of the Wang family.
But Jade Pavilion genuinely does not believe that the Bai Bao Ge or the Wang family will lose. The calculation of implicit costs is just a change in accounting data, but the potential, unquantifiable benefits are immeasurable.
With the backing of three foundation-building masters and the loan of the reputation of Qingxi Village, if this competition can be carried out sustainably, then the Wang family will experience a slight upgrade in status within the radiation area of Qingxi Village.
Of course, the rewards for long-termization must be reduced in some way, so that it can be sustainable.
The game of power and the model of benefit distribution are extremely complex coupled models, where prestige and reputation are both intangible yet real.
It is precisely because the village chief sees the potential of this competition that he supports Jade Pavilion, and not because he loves Jade Pavilion or believes in him.
Love and belief have their limits, but the shared ambition of expanding the family is boundless!
"All right, since this is our first time hosting an event like this, we should maintain basic fairness."
But there should be some bias, otherwise, how can we allow outsiders to take the show when our Wang family is providing the stage?
At least, our family members should become a star and enter the top three!"
The village chief chose a compromise, and the charm of compromise lies in the sense of security it provides to decision-makers.
In the process of collective decision-making, the compromise strategy can meet the greatest common divisor of collective decision-making, thus reducing the responsibility of the specific decision-maker when problems arise in the future.
"Jade Pavilion, speak your mind."
Upon hearing the village chief ask about Jade Pavilion, Tang Nianqiu and Wang Rongsheng also turned their heads.
Yes, Jade Pavilion is the founder of the Talisman Master Competition, and his opinion is important.
"I agree with the village chief's opinion."
With collective decision-making and the village chief making the final call, what could Jade Pavilion possibly have to say?
Now the situation is simple. He has created something very powerful, the clan has taken over the initiative, and they are not very trustful of him. Jade Pavilion can only comply.
People with an excess of autonomous consciousness cannot exist within a collective.
The interests of the collective are the big picture. Jade Pavilion has not yet reached the stage where my interests are the big picture, so he must hide his sword.
And the initiative being taken over by the clan is not entirely bad.
The law of contradiction and transformation dictates that if there is an accident or the competition's results are very poor, the clan will naturally share the pressure with Jade Pavilion.
His current small body is not strong enough to bear the pressure.
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About two weeks later, the patriarch of Hongshu Peak, Cui Bailhua, accompanied by the senior elders of the sect, DU Zhongnian, came in a carriage to Qingxi Village.
"The patriarch, the number of people here is comparable to the Qingxi Festival many years ago," Du Zhongnian and Cui Bailhua chatted in the front of the carriage.
"It's far from it, but it is indeed a bit more than usual," Cui Bailhua commented.
The two arrived at the horse stable to park their carriage and, with their disciples, came to Fortune Residence.
"The patriarch, this Fortune Residence is a lodging with qi, and staying here requires gemstones. We should change to a shop that doesn't consume gemstones to stay."
"Hahahaha, no problem. The Fortune Residence of the Wang family is quite good; there are discounted small rooms."
With their disciples entering the Fortune Residence, Cui Bailhua shed his aura of the patriarch and conducted negotiations at the counter.
"Waiter, get eight small rooms, the smallest kind, and we'll stay for two days."
"Two sincere gemstones, friends, here are your room cards."
Taking their room cards, Cui Bailhua entered the courtyard with the disciples of Hongshu Peak.
"Each pair of Yinqi-level disciples will share a room, and each practicing Qi-level affairs officer and elder will have their own room. Come, take your room cards."
"Showering and using the toilet are outside, the conditions are a bit poor, but the spiritual energy supply is sufficient, and it's not that bad compared to the sect's inner quarters."
After settling their disciples, Cui Bailhua went to the racecourse alone. Wang Rongsheng had given them a general procedure arrangement in their invitation.
He now needs to confirm the viewing location for Hongshu Peak in advance.
However, when he entered the racecourse, he realized that things were far simpler than he had thought.
Cui Bailhua's first time entering the racecourse was so magnificent and grandiose that he stood there stunned for a long time.
It's said that this is also a property of the Wang family under King Anbei, isn't this the demeanor of the Wang family?
After finding the on-site manager of the racecourse, Cui Bailhua obtained the observation number card for Hongshu Peak.
"When you come tomorrow, remember to remind your disciples not to bet on horses lightly. Just watch first as it's your first time."
The head of the racecourse also kindly reminded him that this was also a change brought by Jade Pavilion.
The action of shearing cabbage is still the action of shearing cabbage, but attention must be paid to manners.
The distribution rights system of the racecourse determines that bad people are naturally done by the likes of ghosts. The racecourse, as the backend platform, needs to play its role as a referee well.
"Well, it's no wonder that the Qingxi Village Horse Racing event is famous both near and far, it really is extraordinary."
Cui Bailhua thought so.
