Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!-Chapter 527: How Much? Money Is No Issue

Xu Huizhen picked up the cup, blew a few times, and then carefully took a small sip along the rim.

Then, she continued, "If she advances, that’s fine, but if there’s no chance this time, we’ll have to look for her in the next game. But if she gets eliminated, and we miss this chance, it will be hard to find her again."

Shi Jiumei immediately knew that these words were taught to Xu Huizhen by Ye Ning.

Otherwise, Xu Huizhen couldn’t have spoken so orderly.

"Ye Ning has told me all about it," Shi Jiumei said, "Don’t worry, I’ll take you there when the time comes."

"The next match is on Saturday, and it’s already hard to get tickets now." Shi Jiumei said, "You can only buy from scalpers."

"Oh, how can a cooking competition have such hard-to-get tickets?" Ye Dezhang was surprised.

Shi Jiumei directly opened the Changping App on her phone.

"Because the competition is hosted by the Changping Group, and the Changping App is the official exclusive channel for ticket purchases," Shi Jiumei explained.

She opened the ticket page and showed it to Xu Huizhen and Ye Dezhang.

"Look, the tickets are already sold out," Shi Jiumei said, "Even the seats closer to the stage are gone."

"Is it really that popular?" Ye Dezhang felt his understanding was refreshed, "This... logically, the audience range for a culinary contest shouldn’t be wide, should only be a small group interested in cooking, and chefs within the industry paying attention."

"That’s indeed how it was in previous years," Shi Jiumei explained, "But this year is different."

"This year, only two matches have been streamed live so far, and each match has something lively to watch," Shi Jiumei said openly, "Like in the first match, there was a clash between me and Ye Fei. In the second match, there was a clash between Ding Ruyun and Ye Fei."

"Just two matches, and it already forced Changping’s president Zhao Gushen to intervene personally. You know Zhao Gushen, right?" Shi Jiumei looked at them.

Seeing Ye Dezhang and Xu Huizhen nod.

Zhao Gushen, who didn’t know him?

Even if they rarely interacted with these matters usually, they knew about Zhao Gushen.

"Zhao Gushen, as the heir of the Zhao Family, one of the Eight Great Families, rarely appears in public, like other heirs of the Eight Great Families. But because of their looks and status, they attract countless fans, most of whom are female," Shi Jiumei said.

"The less they appear, the more fans chase them eagerly," Shi Jiumei said, "Those who are hard to see even online or on TV, appeared in two consecutive matches. Fans went crazy, wondering if he would show up in the next match."

"Even if they can’t see him on stage, it’s worth sneaking admiring glimpses from the audience or camera," Shi Jiumei said, "Moreover, with the clashes in both matches being so exciting, it’s almost like a reality show. So many fans bought tickets to join the excitement. Many fans, just for the chance to see Zhao Gushen up close, to even just bump into him, snapped up all the good seats closer to the stage."

Xu Huizhen pouted: "I don’t understand, he’s just a man, is it worth it! Even if they see him, what then? He can’t possibly marry them."

"Fan mentality, you might not understand," Shi Jiumei said.

Even she had to admit, seeing Zhao Gushen up close really could make one lose focus unwittingly.

"By the way, the other day while watching the live stream at home, I saw they had positions closest to the stage, where Zhao Gushen and the others were sitting," Xu Huizhen said, "How much to buy them? There must be a price, right! We’re not short on cash."

Shi Jiumei rolled her eyes internally and said, "That’s the VIP area, not for sale. It’s a place for guests invited by the competition organizer, separate from the audience area. Even the access paths are specially designated VIP paths."

"Why not sell if paid enough? Can the organizer resist money?" Xu Huizhen, having been a local tycoon in Ye City for a few years, now spoke in a grand tone.

Shi Jiumei smiled and said, "The organizer is backed by the Changping Group; it’s not short on money. Is the Changping Group short on money? This competition is directly organized by the Changping Group, not outsourced to any other unit or organization."

"When the Changping Group hosted the competition for the first time, it didn’t make any profit and even spent a lot of money. Yet, they held the competition year after year. Only until last year did it start turning losses into profits. But it didn’t make much; Changping didn’t even glance at the little profit."

Honestly, Changping is truly promoting the culinary industry for the love of it.

"They really don’t care about this bit of profit." For Xu Huizhen to spend a little extra on tickets, how much could it be?

A few thousand?

Tens of thousands?

Could this bit even be noticed by Changping?

Moreover, Shi Jiumei doubted that Xu Huizhen would be willing to spend tens of thousands on tickets.

Despite Xu Huizhen’s grand tone.

"What to do then?" Xu Huizhen frowned, "Can’t buy the tickets at all?"

"Not really, I just said, find scalpers. Now all these tickets are sold out; not all are bought by the audience. Because tickets are in demand and need to be snapped up, scalpers saw a profit and joined in. Now scalpers have quite a few tickets."

"Oh dear, where do we even find scalpers?" Ye Dezhang spread his hands, feeling a bit helpless.

They had never dealt with such matters.

Faced with it now, they immediately spread their hands like headless flies, lost their bearings.

"Leave it to me, I know some scalpers, I’ll contact them, compare prices for you, and see who’s cheaper," Shi Jiumei said, "But since it’s scalpers, the price will definitely be higher than official pricing."

"We know that," Ye Dezhang said.

But Ye Dezhang knowing is useless, his words don’t count.

Shi Jiumei then looked at Xu Huizhen.

Xu Huizhen nodded: "Fine, expensive is expensive, doesn’t matter, the important thing is to get the tickets."

"Okay, I’ll contact you when I get the tickets," Shi Jiumei suppressed her joy.

She recently had no income, finding it really tough.

Now she didn’t mind earning less, already at the point that earning a little is good enough.

This time, by helping Xu Huizhen and Ye Dezhang buy tickets, she could pocket a little extra. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Anyway, these two don’t understand the market, know nothing in B City.

For now, they can only rely on her.

She didn’t have many opportunities to earn money, so she must seize this rare chance.

"On the day of the competition, I’ll pick you up, we’ll go to the venue together. I’ll find someone to smooth the way, and take you backstage to see Ye Fei," Shi Jiumei said.

Xu Huizhen and Ye Dezhang were thrilled.