After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 345 The Lu family is a den of dragons and tigers!

The banquet officially began after Nangong Wang's soup was ready.

Due to the large number of people and the not-so-warm weather, we adopted a combination of pre-prepared dishes and grilling, so that the food would be at a more suitable temperature when eaten.

"Nangong Wang is really extravagant..." Ye Sanqing thought, looking at the caviar on the plate.

Although she had tried this stuff before, she was generally quite easygoing.

In other words, they eat whatever is available and are not particularly picky about ingredients.

Anyway, it's all much better than the food of the interstellar era... I'm just thankful that I don't have to rely on nutritional pastes to survive...

Sheng Hanyu sat next to her, cutting beef as she said, "If you like their food, you can go to their restaurant when you have time off and try a few different dishes. But you might need to go with a group of people."

The reason he said this is that the Nangong family's restaurant still tends to cater to traditional banquets.

In other words, if one or two people go there, they will be limited by the quantity and can only try a few of them, without wasting any.

Ye Sanqing naturally disliked wasting food, and Sheng Hanyu was well aware of this.

This is also the business development issue that Nangong Wang mentioned earlier. In the current environment, this kind of restaurant does indeed have many limitations.

Firstly, banquets are no longer available every day, and consumption levels have also decreased. Although the wealthy are still very rich, most of the middle class who could originally afford this level of consumption have downgraded.

People will choose more affordable places and will no longer pay so much attention to the spectacle.

Although the Nangong family still has businesses, their financial reports have not shown any profit growth for three consecutive years.

Domestically, the flagship stores and branches in major cities are doing alright, but the stores in second-tier cities are barely surviving.

So he's trying to create a more youthful product line, opening some lighter branches across the country, or opening windows in existing restaurants to design set menus suitable for singles and couples.

If that doesn't work, you should try shrinking the size to continue operating.

Therefore, when Nangong Wang mentioned investing in a dating show, Sheng Hanyu quickly understood his purpose, which was probably to create a brand new, youthful catering brand.

"Okay, then let's invite...who should we invite?"

Ye Sanqing thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How's Xiaoming doing lately?"

"Oh, speaking of him, I was just about to ask you something. After we go to the wedding, should we stop by and see him?"

Sheng Hanyu remembered that Gong Yao had previously given away tickets to Yin Xiangming's play in a Weibo giveaway.

They were training and couldn't attend the event, but after Ye Wanyin's wedding, they would be able to catch Yin Xiangming's theatrical performance in Beijing.

This play is touring all over the country, and this weekend it will also be touring to Beijing.

Yin Xiangming had wanted to give them VIP tickets before, but they both declined temporarily because of the training camp.

As soon as Sheng Hanyu said that, Nangong Wang came over.

He had just personally served the soup to Sheng Luoxin, and only left satisfied after she tasted it and praised him.

"What wedding? Can I go?"

Nangong Wang thought to himself, "How can I miss out on something exciting?"

"Are you really going...? Did you receive the invitation? Ye Wanyin is getting married to that guy surnamed Lu."

Sheng Hanyu knew he wanted to watch the show, but the Lu family was a den of dragons and tigers.

While it may not actually cause any physical harm to the participants, given Lu Wangqian's character, it's hard to say what might happen.

"Oh, it seems there really is."

Nangong Wang took out his phone and scrolled through it. "I didn't pay attention, but it was actually delivered to our house... Do I have any connection with her? I think she's using the Ye family's name to send out invitations everywhere. Speaking of this wedding... I remember now, I heard they were planning to go too."

"They're all going?"

Sheng Hanyu knew who Nangong Wang was referring to; they were probably the heirs of several other wealthy families.

Although the Ye and Gong families are top-tier wealthy families, the Nangong family, which is slightly behind them, is not far behind. Alongside the Nangong family are the Cheng, Yun, Jiang, Wen, and Yu families.

And of course, there's the Fu family.

As for the Lu family, it's hard to calculate. All their businesses combined might rank them here, but on the surface, they don't seem to have that much scale.

Further on, you'll be in the third tier, which has many more families. This is just the Hua family of Hua Duoduo, and then the Ning family of Ning Leyi is also in this area.

The companies in the second tier each have their own specific areas of expertise.

The Cheng family is actually Cheng Yanye's main family; he is a distant relative... The main Cheng family owns offline theme parks, a global chain.

The Yun family is involved in metaverse and was originally a technology company, while the Jiang family is involved in environmental protection and new energy.

In short, the heirs of the Cheng, Yun, and Jiang families were university classmates, so the three families have a very good relationship.

Sheng Hanyu was several years younger than them, so although they studied in the same country, they didn't really know each other at the time, but they had some contact in domestic social circles.

The Wen family is half based overseas and works in the fashion industry, but Sheng Hanyu, the heir of the family, has not had direct contact with them.

Similar in size to the Wen family, but at the bottom of the second tier is the Yu family, which is in the jewelry industry.

The Yu family wasn't originally at the bottom, but in recent years their problems have become similar to those of the Nangong family... Nowadays, people don't favor luxury consumption, so the Yu family is also trying to appeal to a younger demographic.

Ye Sanqing didn't know who "they" were, so Sheng Hanyu quickly explained it to her.

Looking at this scene, Nangong Wang thought to himself, "I've never seen this kid so considerate before... If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have the patience to explain."

And he even helped people cut their steaks!

Nangong Wang wasn't surprised that Ye Sanqing didn't know much about these wealthy families, after all, she had only been home for a short time and seemed to be busy with her career.

So he would add a few words from time to time, and Ye Sanqing listened while eating, and by the end he had a pretty good understanding.

"So, does that mean everyone is going to gather together? Does Ye Wanyin really have that much influence?"

Ye Sanqing asked in surprise.

But then she realized why.

Maybe everyone's just watching the show for fun! You can tell by Nangong Wang's expression...

After all, Ye Wanyin stirs up trouble on Weibo every day; probably everyone wants to see her make a fool of herself...

That's not entirely accurate; I suspect these people actually wanted to socialize.

That's great! Using Ye Wanyin's venue for socializing is a very worthwhile deal!

Ye Sanqing's estimate, though not entirely accurate, is not far off.

"I think the Ye family has more influence... I mean, your family has been too good to her, why don't you clean house yet?"

Nangong Wang muttered something in confusion.

Ye Sanqing and Sheng Hanyu knew the reason, but they couldn't explain it to him.

"Just consider us kind-hearted."

Ye Sanqing smiled.