Chapter 390: The First Invitation
After making up his mind to participate in PRSFT, Long Yun called Lin Feng after leaving the office and asked about the detailed schedule, which was considered to have settled the matter.
As far as he is concerned, he has never been on an ocean cruise ship when he is so old, and of course he did not have this need before; But even if he hadn't ridden it, he still had some knowledge of transportation like cruise ships.
The venue designated by the sponsors of the PRSFT is the famous ocean-going cruise ship "Ruby", and the competition is held as a kind of viewing activity on board, which can not only raise awareness but also negotiate prices with the shipowners, which is indeed a wonderful business operation.
However, contrary to the imagination of ordinary people, generally speaking, the highest specifications and grades of cruise ships are not those giant cruise ships that look huge and magnificent, but high-end cruise ships of medium size. The former often carries thousands or even thousands of people at a time, and the destination is also a common tourist attraction, and the service quality will inevitably decline when the number of people increases; The latter carries only a few hundred people at most, relatively speaking, there are more elements of playing on the ocean, and the services provided are extraordinarily meticulous.
Of course, since this time the main thing is to participate in the competition, and then to use the cruise ship as a means of transportation, the grade or something doesn't mean much to Long Yun. However, unlike what he had known before, although the "Ruby" was a 40,000-ton giant cruise ship, its specifications were not inferior to the highest-level 10,000-ton medium-sized ships, and it was one of the highest-specification ocean-going cruise ships on the North Atlantic route.
The high specification corresponds to the high shipping fee; Although the sponsors of the competition have generously advanced 40% of the fees for all participants, I heard that the full boat fare per person is close to 70,000 yuan, that is, they will bear about 40,000 yuan. Long Yun still stuck out his tongue, which is ten times more expensive than the air ticket from Beijing to San Francisco!
But it's not expensive. It also depends on the purpose of the ride; If they can make it to the top three of PRSFT and even win the championship, then the number of points from "May" will be much higher than that.
Fiddle with your payroll card. Long Yun knew that he had almost three months' salary in this, and it was more than enough to pay the boat fare; However, he still has some extra ideas in his heart, if it can be realized, then this money really needs to be saved.
After a busy day of taking the subway to the aviation training center, I came home at six o'clock in the evening.
That night, on the table with a dazzling array of dishes, seeing Su Xueqing, who had been working for a day, was good, with a smile on her face, Long Yun knew that there was also a reason for being temporarily free from Liu Tengfei's harassment. But of course he wouldn't mention the disgraced guy in this atmosphere:
"Su Xue, have you been busy with things in the orchestra lately?"
"Fortunately, the previous National Day series of performances has come to an end, and nothing has happened recently."
Hearing this, Long Yun nodded, he knew that on the previous National Day on October 1, Su Xue participated in a number of performances organized by the Ministry of Culture, not only the performance was a great success, but also took this opportunity to have close contacts with the heads of competent departments and government agencies, which was probably preparing to take the road of a professional pianist.
It is not the same as an artist who mainly relies on commercial performances and events to gain popularity, income and popularity. She chose a path that relied on the orchestra and government authorities to strive to survive as the spokesperson of the national artistic image, which Long Yun also agreed with. Although the traditional entertainment industry has always been muddy and mixed, it has also produced many so-called "superstars" who are extremely popular; But the artistic figures who appear on really important occasions are really not the turn of these people to show their heads. It is a carefully selected artist who is both virtuous and artistic. The term "artist", although everyone in the entertainment industry likes to buckle it on their heads, is really worthy of this title. That is, it is only one of the few experts who are truly recognized by the country and can appear at important events.
Compared with the entertainment industry, which is constantly in the midst of scandals and unscrupulous means to win eyeballs and popularity, the circle of professional artists certainly has its own problems; But in comparison. Long Yun still felt that the latter was more suitable for the gentle and kind little girl in front of him. And with conscious snooping as an aid, she can easily thrive in this circle with very different rules.
However, these thoughts Long Yun just passed casually. Now he was going to say something else; So he simply talked about PRSFT and Ling's itinerary, and then he cleared his throat and said his thoughts a little uncomfortably:
"That, Su Xue, didn't you say that you haven't had anything to do lately? Since it's nothing......"
"Yes, I'm fine, what the hell are you going to say?"
"I think, ...... How about inviting you to take this cruise and go on vacation? ”
"Invite me?"
Hearing the words of the man in front of her, the little girl's eyes widened in surprise, but her face could not hide the surprise. This guy with big nerves, is he finally a little enlightened today? Although it is said that it is the arrangement of the game, but this kind of words come out of his mouth, it is really too rare!
"Ah, when you say that, I really have to think about it seriously,"
A little jokingly smiled at Long Yun, Su Xue's eyes wandered over him for a moment, as if she was trying to figure out the true intentions of this man, "Long Yun, I want to interview you, how did you think of inviting me?" ”
"Me? - Well, I want to ......."
Isn't this thought quite normal, Long Yun felt that he had known this little girl for a long time, why would she ask such a question knowingly? But obviously didn't care about Long Yun's thinking, Su Xue smiled at him happily, and her slender jade hands were folded in front of her, as if she was savoring the good feeling of this moment:
"Speaking of which, I've known each other for months, but you were ...... before I didn't buy me a single gift, not even a movie or a meal. - But the cruise should be expensive, if you don't have enough money, I'm here—"
"Hey—don't! I have money," Long Yun hurriedly waved his hand exaggeratedly, is this little girl sometimes too kind? Obviously, she wants to invite her on vacation, is it difficult to let the invitee pay for it himself?
"I'm rich! It's not just been paid, it's not bad money now, really. ”
"Freshly haired...... Wages? ”
There was a little doubt in his tone, and then he remembered that he now had an income of more than 40,000 yuan a month, and Su Xue also knew that the fare of a high-end cruise ship like "Ruby" was not a small amount; Seeing that Long Yunken spent the only salary he had in his hand to invite her, even if he had always thought that this way of measuring feelings was vulgar before, he only felt warm in his heart now.
"Okay, then I promise you!" (To be continued......)