Chapter 288: Songs Suitable For Jiang Yi And Business Opportunities With The St. Regis Carlton Hotel!
A meal lasted from around 12 PM until close to 2 PM.
All the dishes, soup, and dessert on the table were completely finished and consumed.
Even the complimentary fruit platter was eaten clean, a complete “clean plate” campaign.
The boss spared no expense in treating himself to a lavish meal.
It would be too ungracious to waste any more.
After eating their fill, everyone, led by Jiang Jiaqi and a local tour guide, visited several famous landmarks in Shanghai.
They continued to play until around 6 PM.
Only then, still wanting more, did everyone board the bus back to the airport to begin boarding procedures and wait for their flight.
At 7:30 PM, Jiang Tao and his group boarded their flight from Shanghai to the Capital City, marking a perfect end to their Disney trip.
Around 9:30 PM, the flight landed safely at the Capital Airport.
Jiang Jiaqi had already arranged for a pickup vehicle.
After getting into the car, everyone returned to the company, and then drove their own cars home.
“Dad, when are we going to play again? I still want to go!”
Jiang Xue was already home, but her heart was still at Disney, not yet back.
As soon as she entered the house, she tilted her small head and asked when they would go play again.
“Haha, how about next time when it’s your birthday? Consider it a birthday gift for you.”
Jiang Tao smiled and ruffled the little one’s head; he was extremely doting on his precious daughter.
“Yay, yay! Mom, how many days until my birthday?”
Hearing her dad’s suggestion, Jiang Xue excitedly hopped over to ask her mother for the date.
“There are still 102 days until your birthday.”
Xu Li remembered her beloved daughter’s birthday clearly, after all, that day was also her day of hardship.
When she gave birth, the situation was quite perilous, with difficult labor and heavy bleeding.
Fortunately, the outcome was good.
She gave birth to a lively, cute, and intelligent daughter.
Therefore, her memory of that day was also very profound.
“Ah? There’s still so long to go!”
“Mom, what about your birthday? How many days until your birthday?”
“When it’s your birthday, can you also have Dad take us to Disney?”
Hearing that her own birthday was still far away, Jiang Xue instantly shifted her focus to her mother, Xu Li.
Without waiting for Xu Li to reply, Jiang Tao chuckled from the side:
“Your mom’s birthday is in 8 days, it’s too soon, and besides, you’ll be in school then, so, pass.”
Upon hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Xu Li looked at him with even more affection and tenderness.
Her husband remembered her birthday, and remembered it so clearly.
Xu Li felt a touch of emotion deep inside.
“Ah? Then, okay.”
When Jiang Xue heard that her mother’s birthday was approaching, her little face immediately fell as she abandoned the idea of piggybacking on her mom’s occasion.
She also knew that going to the same place twice in a row would significantly reduce the element of surprise.
Jiang Tao smiled and suggested:
“If we go again next time, how about Dad takes you to the Disney in Hong Kong? We’ll go to a different one.”
“Really, Dad! That’s great, that’s great!”
Jiang Xue had heard from her classmates that there were many Disney parks around the world, and some classmates had even visited them all.
This time, she had only unlocked one, and she wanted to visit different parks to experience different cultures and customs.
“Alright, we’ll talk about playing another day. It’s very late, let’s go wash up and sleep.”
“Let’s go, Xiao Xue, you go wash first.”
“Okay!”
Xu Li said as she beckoned to Jiang Xue, and the two of them went together to get bath towels and pajamas before entering the bathroom.
Since they returned so late today, to save time on bathing, her parents went to stay with their third child.
Today, only Jiang Tao’s family of three was home, and the time spent on washing up was indeed significantly reduced.
After showering, Xu Li first took Jiang Xue to her room to coax her to sleep.
During this time, Jiang Tao also finished his own wash-up routine and lay on the bed playing on his mobile phone for a while.
Around 11:30 PM, Xu Li, after coaxing Jiang Xue to sleep, tiptoed back to the bedroom.
Xu Li was wearing a blue silk pajama set, the neckline forming a full curve.
Through the gaps of the two buttons, her fair, slightly rosy skin exuded even more allure.
The hem of the pajamas barely covered her hips, leaving a pair of straight, slender legs exposed to the air.
“Gulp.”
Even though they had been married for nearly 10 years and practically “practiced” every night.
Seeing Xu Li’s alluring and charming side, Jiang Tao still couldn’t help but feel moved.
“Husband, do you like white or black?”
After closing the door, Xu Li brought her hands out from behind her back, holding black stockings in her left hand and white stockings in her right.
Jiang Tao chuckled, “Only children make choices. I want them all. White for the first half, black for the second half.”
Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Xu Li shyly gave him a charming eye-roll.
But she obediently put on the white stockings in her right hand.
The milky white stockings, when worn on her long legs, created an overwhelming visual impact.
Jiang Tao rolled out of bed and strode over to Xu Li.
With a princess carry, he lifted her off the ground.
Xu Li wrapped her arms around Jiang Tao’s neck, her beautiful eyes, which seemed to speak, gradually becoming moist.
There was no need for excessive words.
A single glance conveyed their mutual emotions and love.
Everything that followed was a natural progression.
And just as Jiang Tao had said.
After the first half-hour with white stockings, Xu Li transformed into black stockings for the next forty-odd minutes.
The purity of white stockings and the allure of black stockings were both perfectly displayed on her.
At 0:16 AM, an exhausted Xu Li lay asleep in Jiang Tao’s arms.
Jiang Tao leaned against the headboard, smoking a post-coital cigarette.
With a thought, he opened the system interface to check today’s intelligence.
【Today’s Intelligence 01】:
You dined at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, a property of Marriott International, yesterday, and obtained relevant intelligence—
Three Ritz-Carlton hotels in the Capital City are looking to enhance their competitiveness by improving their guest room quality.
【Insomnia Terminator】 pillows perfectly meet their expectations, and you can try contacting them for cooperation.
……
“Oh, this intelligence is good!”
Upon seeing the first piece of intelligence refreshed today, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up.
As far as he knew, there were over a dozen Ritz-Carlton hotels under Marriott International in China alone.
Globally, there are over 120 hotels in 38 countries already in operation.
If he could secure the pillows for all 120 of these hotels, he could complete the 【Insomnia Terminator 2】 task in one go!
Of course, Jiang Tao also knew this was unlikely.
However, since the system indicated that his 【Insomnia Terminator】 perfectly met the expectations of the three Ritz-Carlton hotels in the Capital City.
Securing these three first as a breakthrough would be a good choice.
“I’ll make time tomorrow afternoon to try and make contact. This kind of delivered performance, why not take it?”
After reviewing the first piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao’s mind moved, and he continued to refresh for the second item.
【Today’s Intelligence 02】:
You had contact with Jiang Yi yesterday and obtained relevant intelligence—
The song “My Dearest, I Cannot Lose You” from Taoge Music Network perfectly suits Jiang Yi’s vocal range and timbre.
Purchasing the song rights can help Jiang Yi rapidly gain fans and increase her visibility.
……
“A song that perfectly suits Jiang Yi’s vocal range and timbre?”
Upon seeing the information provided in the second piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up.
Currently, Jiang Yi had successfully joined Jiangshi Entertainment Co., Ltd. and become a contracted streamer for the company.
However, she had gone on a team-building trip to Disney right after joining, and hadn’t officially started streaming yet.
Based on the talent analysis of her by the 【Bole】 skill and her personal preferences.
Jiang Tao suggested she pursue a career as a singer, and she was willing to challenge herself and try.
Now that there was a song that perfectly suited Jiang Yi’s vocal range and timbre presented to him.
Jiang Tao naturally had no reason to refuse.
“Taoge Net? What kind of website is that?”
Jiang Tao had no prior experience with music-related matters and had never heard of “Taoge Music Network” from the intelligence before.
He searched for the website on his mobile phone. Upon clicking to enter, he discovered it was a website for buying and selling songs.
To put it simply, it was similar to Taobao.
Taobao allowed the purchase of various goods.
Taoge Music Network allowed the purchase of various songs, lyrics, and accompaniment tracks.
Jiang Tao entered the song title “My Dearest, I Cannot Lose You” into the search bar and clicked search.
Soon, the basic information of the song appeared on his phone screen.
Seeing that the price of the song was only 500 yuan, Jiang Tao was quite surprised.
He had thought that songs would be at least a few thousand yuan, or even tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands!
He hadn’t expected a song to be priced at only 500 yuan!
To the right of the song, there was a trial listening option.
Jiang Tao clicked to listen, and a male voice came from his phone.
My dearest, I cannot lose you
Alone in this lonely night
I remembered our meeting
That corner shows your figure
But now only I am left
I look at you in the photo
The past sweetness pierces my heart
I still remember that promise in my heart
But in the end, you disappeared
……
The entire song lasted 4 minutes and 12 seconds.
The song was a slow, soothing love ballad.
Jiang Tao rarely listened to music, and his appreciation skills were average.
This song sounded just so-so to him.
It wasn’t unpleasant, but it wasn’t exceptionally good either.
After all, if the song’s author was exceptionally skilled in songwriting and composition, they wouldn’t be selling songs on such a small website.
“Perhaps, if Jiang Yi sang it, it would have a different flavor?”
“Since System Brother says this song is suitable for Jiang Yi, it must be right.”
“Besides, the song isn’t expensive. I’ll buy it and give it to Jiang Yi as a gift for her debut stream.”
After listening to the song briefly, Jiang Tao made up his mind.
With a thought, he continued to refresh for the last piece of intelligence for the day.
【Today’s Intelligence 03】:
You had contact with Jiang Wen yesterday and obtained relevant intelligence—
Upon learning that you planned to open a restaurant, Jiang Wen and Tian Xiaomei were eager to volunteer their services.
However, due to politeness, they had not yet had the chance to mention it to you.
……
Seeing the last piece of intelligence for the day, Jiang Tao’s lips curved into a helpless smile.
It seemed his parents’ desire to open a restaurant was quite strong, almost an obsession.
Previously, Jiang Tao had encountered intelligence related to his parents.
He knew their wish was to own their own restaurant.
Moreover, the old couple didn’t have any specific requirements for the restaurant’s size.
They just loved this line of work.
Furthermore, Jiang Tao had used the 【Bole】 skill to check his parents’ talents.
Both of them had talents in 【Culinary Skills】.
Although their talents weren’t outstanding, only around 3.5 stars, it was more than enough to open a small restaurant.
“One ‘Delicious Clay Pot’ can split into 100 in a day, and Yuan Mengjie already has more than enough.”
“With Yuan Mengjie’s and my culinary skills, plus the ‘Delicious Clay Pot,’ any ‘Delicious Clay Pot Restaurant’ we open is bound to be a hit, and we’ll make a profit no matter how many we open.”
“Perhaps I should let my parents start working on opening a second one. It’s bound to happen sooner or later anyway.”
“Since they want to open a restaurant, I’ll fulfill their wish.”
As Jiang Tao’s mind moved and he closed the system interface, he had already made up his decision.
Currently, Jiang Tao had over 10 million yuan in available funds.
Spending a million or so to invest in a guaranteed profitable ‘Delicious Clay Pot Restaurant’ didn’t require him to overthink it.
In the future, Jiang’s Delicious Clay Pot Restaurants were definitely going to open in every district of the Capital City.
After refreshing the three pieces of intelligence, it was past 1 AM.
Jiang Tao lay down, ready to rest.
Suddenly, the system interface popped up automatically, displaying two new messages.
【Congratulations on completing the special mission: Jiang Xue’s Wishlist 2』】
【Congratulations on receiving a cash reward of 990,000, Physique +5, Charm Value +5, Health Value +5, and Storage Compartment +3!】
Buzz—
At the same time, Jiang Tao’s mobile phone, which he had just put down, vibrated, and the screen lit up.
“This mission reward has finally arrived!”
Upon seeing the system notification, a smile spread across Jiang Tao’s lips.
He had been thinking during dinner how this mission hadn’t been completed yet and the reward hadn’t been issued.
It had finally arrived now.
After the Physique +5 reward was credited, Jiang Tao instantly felt a warm and comfortable sensation throughout his body.
The energy he had expended during his activity with Xu Li earlier was instantly restored.
Feeling the changes in his body, Jiang Tao wore an expression of enjoyment and satisfaction.
With the completion of various special missions, his physique had now skyrocketed to over 160 points, far exceeding the normal human limit of 100 points.
He was curious about what the upper limit of this physique was.
Or, if there was an upper limit at all.
According to the system’s introduction, he knew that the physique limit for ordinary people was 100 points.
However, almost no one could reach the limit.
A physique of 80 points or more was considered international elite athlete level.
Therefore, his current physique of over 160 points was quite astonishing.
However, in a modern legal society, there were hardly any opportunities to use force.
The last time he had to act was when he apprehended a fugitive back in his hometown.
But Jiang Tao had subdued him with minimal effort, giving him no chance to exert more of his strength.
So, he didn’t know exactly how strong he was now.
But, generally speaking, the stronger the better, the higher the physique, the better!
After experiencing the changes in his body, Jiang Tao picked up his phone again.
Sure enough.
There was a bank notification of a deposit of 990,000 yuan.
He casually deleted the message, put down his phone, and lay back on the pillow to sleep.
