Chapter 276 - 255: Louis is Dumbfounded! The Wine Stinks

Chapter 276: Chapter 255: Louis is Dumbfounded! The Wine Stinks

Louis handed the man the information he had received from Professor Daler and continued with his instructions: "Follow the list of ingredients on this and steep a batch of wine."

"Yes, Mr. Louis," the man immediately replied.

Next, Louis began to formulate a plan. Since he’d been fortunate enough to have Professor Daler crack the secret of Dream-Returning Wine so easily, he naturally had to make a move.

At the same time, Louis’s secretary called the Xuanfeng Alliance to politely inform them that the company no longer required the Dream-Returning Wine order.

「The Xuanfeng Alliance.」

Baguda was stunned when he received his secretary’s report.

He had specifically instructed his secretary to keep an eye on this matter. The deposits from everyone else had already come in; now, only Louis from the Weston Company was outstanding.

Who would have thought they would suddenly cancel the order, effectively breaching the contract.

Normally, this would undoubtedly lead to a lawsuit. But they were the Xuanfeng Alliance, and the other party was from the Beautiful Country. Suing them would just be a long, drawn-out, and ultimately pointless affair.

Baguda didn’t understand what game Louis was playing, but it didn’t matter. What mattered was his faith in Dream-Returning Wine; he wasn’t worried about a lack of buyers.

He immediately said to his secretary, "Didn’t the report mention another liquor distributor from the Beautiful Country who wants the rights to Dream-Returning Wine?"

The secretary nodded. "Yes. He rushed over after hearing about Dream-Returning Wine. It’s Su Lu, the owner of Guisui Company. He’s also a rival of Louis’s Weston Company, just much, much weaker."

"Because we had already signed the contract with Louis, we ignored him. However, he’s still trying to pull strings and has even been sending gifts to our officials."

Baguda nodded and asked, "So he knows about the effects of Dream-Returning Wine?"

The secretary explained, "We gave out some samples, so he must have found a way to acquire one. Otherwise, he wouldn’t still be hanging around. He knows what the consequences will be if Louis gets his hands on this wine."

Baguda nodded. "Go bring this Su Lu here. I don’t care why Louis broke the contract. Since he doesn’t want the order, we’ll just give it to his rival."

"Of course, Mr. Baguda." The secretary nodded immediately.

「In a hotel not far from the Xuanfeng Alliance’s administrative center.」

Su Lu looked utterly dejected.

His Guisui Company was different from the Weston Company. They hadn’t been in business long enough; they were nowhere near as powerful.

Weston held the distribution contracts for most of the best, big-name liquors on the market.

So, even though he was no less capable than Louis, he was hamstrung by his company’s lack of resources and influence.

Now, he understood one thing very clearly: once the Weston Company secured Dream-Returning Wine, his own company would be in serious trouble.

When he first heard about Dream-Returning Wine, he hadn’t quite believed it. ’How could such a wine possibly exist?’

But after coming to the Xuanfeng Alliance and tasting Dream-Returning Wine for himself, he was left dumbfounded.

’So this kind of wine really does exist.’

That was why, even though Weston had already secured the distribution rights for Dream-Returning Wine, he still wanted to try and see if he could get them, too.

Unfortunately, he had been trying for three days, even sending gifts to some officials in the Xuanfeng Alliance, but it had all been to no avail.

Just as he was despairing, a knock came at the door.

He hurried to open the door and saw several people standing outside. The man in the lead spoke as soon as he saw him. "You are Mr. Su Lu?"

"Y-Yes," Su Lu immediately nodded.

After confirming his identity, the man said, "Mr. Su Lu, I am the secretary to Mr. Baguda, the Vice Governor of the Xuanfeng Alliance. Mr. Baguda would like to see you to discuss the distribution rights for Dream-Returning Wine."

"Really?" Su Lu’s face was a mask of disbelief.

’I was about to give up. Who would have thought I’d suddenly get such good news?’

’Why would a Vice Governor like Baguda suddenly want to see me? And he wants to talk about the rights for Dream-Returning Wine? This means I have a chance to get them!’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Lu followed the man. He was led to the Xuanfeng Alliance’s administrative center, where he met the Vice Governor, Baguda.

"Mr. Su, a pleasure," Baguda said with a broad smile the moment they met.

Su Lu asked expectantly, "Mr. Baguda, it’s a pleasure to meet you. What can I do for you?"

Baguda didn’t waste any time. "I plan to give the Weston Company’s entire order to Guisui. I wonder, would you be interested, Mr. Su?"

Hearing this, Su Lu couldn’t hide his excitement. He immediately said, "Mr. Baguda, of course I’m willing! Are there any other conditions?"

’He knew it. There had to be a reason they’d sought him out to give him Weston’s order.’

Baguda chuckled. "No conditions, really. I’ll just give you an extra-large first shipment. All you have to do is go after Weston with it."

"Mr. Baguda, you don’t have to tell me twice. I’ll get it done," Su Lu immediately replied.

At the same time, he realized why he’d gotten so lucky and suddenly landed this order. ’From Mr. Baguda’s attitude, it’s not hard to guess that Louis from Weston must have done something to piss him off.’

The thought made him inexplicably happy.

’His enemy had fumbled and dropped a winning card, and he had been the one to pick it up. Was there anything more satisfying than that?’

’So, not only did I get the order for Dream-Returning Wine, but I might even be able to crush Louis with it. Shouldn’t I thank him for the opportunity in person?’

Soon, Su Lu had signed the contract with the Xuanfeng Alliance. When he left, he took a shipment of Dream-Returning Wine with him, a priority delivery specially approved by Baguda.

Although Baguda didn’t know what Louis was plotting, the Xuanfeng Alliance had its reputation to uphold. Naturally, they would have Su Lu make things a little uncomfortable for him.

Su Lu understood Baguda’s intentions perfectly. As soon as he returned to the Beautiful Country, he got on the phone and started making arrangements.

In just three short days, Dream-Returning Wine became all the rage in the nightclubs of the Beautiful Country.

At the same time, word of Dream-Returning Wine’s miraculous qualities spread, and a massive, simultaneous advertising campaign was launched.

Naturally, this commotion did not escape Louis’s notice.

He immediately summoned his secretary. "Go find out who got a shipment of Dream-Returning Wine from the Xuanfeng Alliance. They probably think they’ve struck gold, but they’ll regret it soon enough."

’He knew perfectly well that if he turned down the Dream-Returning Wine order, someone else would rush in to take it off their hands.’

’But he wasn’t worried. On the contrary, he was about to show them that picking up something Weston had discarded wasn’t free. There would be a price to pay.’

’After all, enough time had passed. The batch of Dream-Returning Wine he’d had his own people steeping should be ready by now.’

’When that time came, how could the price of the Dream-Returning Wine they got from the Xuanfeng Alliance possibly compete with the batch he was producing himself?’

Soon, the secretary returned. "Mr. Louis, it’s the Guisui Company. They’re the ones marketing Dream-Returning Wine. And it’s been a massive hit since it launched. People are scrambling to get their hands on it, but Guisui’s supply is limited."

Louis, of course, knew why Dream-Returning Wine was such a hit. He had experienced it for himself.

"But I bet Su Lu is laughing his head off right now, thinking I threw away the order for Dream-Returning Wine, right? Well, he’ll soon find out who the real joke is." As he spoke, Louis left his office and headed straight for a distillery.

Though his company was a distributor, was it really so strange for them to own a distillery? Those in the know would understand.

Entering the distillery, he found the man from before and asked, "How is the wine coming along?"

But the man’s expression was grim. "Mr. Louis, you should go see for yourself."

"What’s going on?" Louis frowned at the man’s expression, a bad feeling creeping over him. ’If the wine was ready, wouldn’t he be taking credit for it?’

Louis hurried inside, coming to a stop before rows of large vats—the ones that were supposed to contain Dream-Returning Wine.

He immediately opened one of the vats, and a pungent smell of rotting plants wafted out.

The color instantly drained from his face.

He frantically opened all the other vats, but every single one of them reeked of the same putrid, rotting plant smell.

"Why did this happen?" Louis demanded, his face a mask of fury as he turned on the man.