Chapter 349: The Bright Family Comes
This trouble didn't come from the Azure Wind, nor from some mercenary group. No one expected that the trouble would come from the Bright family.
That's right, it's the Bright family that Uncle Rice and Anlek came out of.
One day, everyone was gathering in the small building for dinner, and Anlek suddenly found everyone.
"The family has come and wants to take over our winery."
With a gloomy face, Anlek grabbed a bottle of wine on the table and poured it down in one gulp.
The others were surprised, and only after Anlek had drunk half a bottle of wine and calmed down his mood did he tell the story.
An Lek and Ji Ran partnered to open this winery, just to make a career for himself and let those in the family look down on him. An Lek's strength is not high, and now he is only at the beginning of the silver rank, so he is not good in the family. There was also a Rice cover before, and then Les left the family because of an injury and did not go back for more than ten years, and An Leke's situation naturally became worse and worse.
Anlek's father died young, and he had only one mother, and his status in the family was not high. Although he himself worked hard to earn some money in business, he was never recognized by his family. The business he ran was taken over by other young people in the family who were considered promising when it became bigger - so until Les returned, Anlek had only saved some money, and there was nothing to directly control the business.
So, after Rice went back, he talked to Anlek like this, and he decided to come out and go it alone. In any case, let those people in the family see what they are capable of. Definitely no worse than those so-called elites!
Thereupon. In Perth City. The distillery is booming, and amber wine has become a well-known wine in the whole continent.
Of course, remote areas don't know about it. But in the big cities of major countries, there are naturally merchants who transport amber wine to sell it, so the Bright family soon learned about it.
At first, they didn't care. After all, it's an old big family. There are many children, and there are countless industries that make money, and it is not bad for Anleke. But later, the reputation of the distillery grew, and the sales of amber wine became better and better, and those people in the family couldn't sit still.
How can this kind of business, which clearly has great potential and can make a lot of money, not be held in the hands of the family?
The elders of those families still had the same idea. Take over the distillery and let those promising children run it. The others will not be worse than that Anlek. It is a waste to put such a big industry in the hands of that guy who is not strong!
So. After discussing it for a while, the family sent someone over to prepare to take over the brewery.
When Enrique first opened the winery, he really planned to start a business on his own. But doing this kind of thing is not as simple as imagined, and Anlek naturally knows it. So, although he did not accept any help from the family, it was inevitable that he would use the prestige of the Bright family at the beginning - so as to avoid some people coveting the winery.
Things went very smoothly, and Bright's family was very frightened. And those liquor distributors also came to Anlek to talk about cooperation because of this great name, which opened up the sales of amber wine - in a sense, Anleke also relied on the Bright family.
But in fact, this distillery was completely opened by An Lik with the money he had saved, and the recipe was obtained from Ji Ran, and it can be said that it has nothing to do with the Bright family. But the people of the Bright family don't think so - you called the Bright family when you sold wine, and now we accept it, and it's only right!
The fellow who had been sent by the elders found Anlek as soon as he arrived at the distillery, and then arrogantly said that the distillery family had accepted it, and that he should do whatever he wanted to do - of course, the family would give him some reward.
Some rewards are a little bit of money. Hearing the amount of the reward, Enlek almost got into a fight with them in anger - it was not as much as the distillery's sales in a month!
However, Enrick couldn't beat them, so he could only swallow his anger and arrange for them to stay first, and then run over here himself.
"Why! I was tired and tired and finally made the business bigger, and they found some so-called young talents to come and take over my business! Those people may be stronger in cultivation than me, but where is the material for trading! After I took over a few previous businesses, I immediately engaged in chicken and dog jumping! I finally got a few customers who I had a relationship with, and all of them were angry with them...... In this way, the group of elders also said that the young people were young and vigorous, and it would be good to experience them for a while longer! Why! Is it because my cultivation talent is not good! ”
A bottle of wine went down, and Enlek's words immediately increased. And these whining words, I'm afraid I don't know how long I have been holding back in his stomach.
Anlek is now in his early thirties, but he has not yet married a wife - although the family has made arrangements, Anlek stubbornly refuses. Is it just because of his poor talent, so he plans to make himself a stallion? Look at the blind date they arranged, it is nothing more than the young lady of a small nobleman, or the daughter of a wealthy businessman...... Although Enric is not picky about the family background of the person he marries, it is obvious that those guys are here for Enric's business talent!
Marriage has not been broken since ancient times, and Anlek is not so repulsive. But you should at least find some girls who can make you look at, right? Look at those blind dates, either arrogant, or famous—what do you think you are? Is it a pervert who doesn't refuse to come?
Forget about other aspects, they will take over the business if they want to, and marriage is a lifelong matter, and Enlek will never compromise!
Therefore, now he is still alone, and his resentment towards the family has never subsided. Now that the people in the family are actually arrogant enough to take over the property that he has so hard to toss, how can he be willing?
"This distillery doesn't belong to the Bright family, it's mine and yours. We don't promise, they don't want to take it! After Ji Ran listened to An Leke's words, his face also sank.
"It's not that simple." Les frowned on the side, "Those elders in the family are very stubborn. And it's very bossy. Being an elder for many years has reaped countless benefits. They don't care what we think about those of us who don't have much power in the family now...... And the Bright family is powerful. In a head-on confrontation, the distillery will inevitably suffer huge losses. ”
With red eyes, Anlek raised his head and stared at Rice: "Then I won't hand over the winery to them!" I admit that the deals given to me by those families are not mine, so I admit that others take over and I admit it. This distillery has nothing to do with the Bright family, so why should they take over as soon as they come! What does this have to do with them? The Elders' Church of Elders guys are all thinking about getting money from their own homes! With that little money, you're going to play me? Oh, it can't be! ”
Anlek had already drunk too much. It's a bit unpleasant to speak. But his mind can't be changed - the winery is mine, and no one else wants to take it!
Everyone else is silent. It's not that easy to meddle in...... In a sense, this is also a private matter of the Bright family. Involving oneself and others may not be able to have any effect.
"No way, when you first promoted amber wine, you also revealed that you were a member of the Brett family, right? If someone from the family bites this to death, it will be difficult for us to turn over...... You don't know how much energy the Bright family has. Even the Knight Federation didn't dare to offend the Bright family too much. Rice sighed.
This is indeed the case. Although the Brett family is not the first family of the Ere Empire, they are also among the top few behemoths. Some kind of Cheng dù on. It has been able to influence the political situation of the Ere Empire. The state form of the Knight Federation was rather loose and predominantly merchant. It must be the interests of the people. It is not impossible to resist the pressure of the Bright family and put pressure on An Lek instead.
"I don't care! Anyway, I'd rather destroy this distillery than give it to the family again! Why, when I was in the family, I was not valued at all, and if I had a little success, I would be taken away by others. Now that I'm out there, with my next career, they still don't let go? How far are they trying to manipulate me? Do I have to be a cow and a horse for my family in my life? Why! ”
Anlek's eyes became redder and redder, and the bottle in his hand kept pouring into his mouth.
“…… I have an idea. Ji Ran listened to An Lek and Rice's words, and suddenly spoke. And Les and An Rick both set their eyes on Ji Ran's body at the same time.
"Any thoughts? Can make those gang ...... Disgusting guys, give up the winery? An Leek looked at Ji Ran, and his body was a little shaky.
"This idea requires the cooperation of Uncle Enric. The original shares of this distillery, I and Uncle Enric were half of each other, right? Now that you give me all the shares, no matter how powerful those people are, there is nothing they can do, right? Ji Ran looked at An Leek and Rice.
The two of them were stunned at the same time, and An Lek's eyes were even a little clearer, not wanting to be as cloudy as just now.
“…… It's a good idea. "The reason why they want to take over the distillery is because Anlek is the owner of the distillery...... And An Lek is a member of the Bright family. Therefore, the Bright family took over the distillery, and in a sense, it was impossible to find fault with it - after all, the property purchased by the family was reasonable to say that it was a family thing. But if the distillery doesn't belong to Enlek anymore, hehe......" Les laughed.
Ji Ran shrugged: "That's what I thought." However, in this case, Uncle Enlek does not have a stake in the distillery...... Of course, this is only temporary, as long as Uncle Anlek trusts me. ”
An Le stared at Ji Ran and suddenly burst out laughing.
"I trust you, of course I trust you! In such a big winery, how much do you trust me if you throw away the recipe and leave it alone? You trust me so much, can I not trust you? Even if Rice isn't here, I can trust you with what you do! In fact, if you want to make money and want to take all the wineries into your hands, there is no need to be so troublesome...... Just take the recipe and open another distillery. Anyway, the recipe I have in my hand can't compare to what you have, right? But I guess with your character, you must be too lazy to do that, right? ”
Ji Ran smiled: "Laziness is one thing, and on the other hand, there is no need to do that." With someone like Uncle Anlek to help me take care of the winery, I just have to collect money on the side, where can I find such a good thing? And even if I take it myself, I don't have the ability......"
An Lek laughed and slapped the table repeatedly: "No problem, let's do it!" We'll revise the agreement early tomorrow morning and hand over all the shares of the distillery to you! Hahaha, I want to see what those old guys will look like when they see that the owner of the winery is not me! ”
Enlek was really drunk this time. He let go of his thoughts, and immediately ate and drank again, and finally fell to the side drunk, with only the sound of muttering in his mouth.
Les and the others helped Anlek to a guest room to rest, and then everyone returned to the hall.
"The present aristocracy of Ere...... It's completely different from before. Les looked at the crowd and sighed.
In any case, this is also a private matter of the Bright family, and it is really difficult for others to intervene. In many cases, this is the case, your own home, you can scold yourself, but others can fight with you right away - hometown, alma mater or something, you can all be classified into it.
"Aren't there some reasonable among those elders?" In the end, Ji Ran spoke. Although this is a family affair for Rice, the people now have similar feelings to Rice - even closer than some of the so-called "relatives" in his family. Ask a couple of questions, it shouldn't be anything, right?
"Yes, but the elders...... It's not much of a problem now. If nothing happens that involves the survival of the family, they rarely show up. The other elders also saw that they didn't speak, which made them more and more arrogant. Rice sighed again.
In fact, when he was young, the elders of the family were not as good as they are now. The members of the Presbyterian Church at that time did think about the family in everything, and they spared no effort to promote the rookies in the family. But when the time came, the elders of the older generation gradually stopped doing things because they were concentrating on cultivation and striving for breakthroughs, and only then did the new generation of elders occupy most of the voices in the Council of Elders-the current situation was provoked by those newly promoted elders.
In the past ten years of Rice's absence, those elders have formed a deep-rooted force in the family, forming their own gangs, and they are harmonious on the surface, but in fact, they are all intriguing in private. They are all cultivating young people in their own lineage, and people like Anlek are naturally ignored.
Rice's vein was originally quite strong, and Rice, as the new star of the family, was also complacent and out of the limelight. And now, after more than ten years of running away from home, his vein has gradually weakened - and now, in the presbyterian church, there is no voice.
And this is the reason why his family's resources have been encroached upon. (To be continued......)