[Winemaking x New Media: A lighthearted workplace comedy]
Hang Fan, the company's star workhorse, gets banished to a winery because of a power struggle among the executives.
On his first day meeting his new coworker, he's immediately stunned by the man's good looks. Dude, you have a face that's perfect for getting traffic! Maybe I could use it to drive traffic to the company's account...?
Yue Yiwan, who never misses a chance to watch someone make a fool of themselves, laughs without the slightest tact. "Hahaha! No way."
Fine, fine, you're so high and mighty!
Hang Fan dares not complain aloud, and can only roll up his sleeves in secret. Head winemaker? Hmph! What's so special about that? I can sell the winery's products and bring in the numbers all by myself!
Emmmm... But why did Yue Yiwan pack Hang Fan up and take him along when he quit and ran off???
Yue Yiwan, head winemaker, is handsome, charming, and the industry's golden boy.
"With his face, he could fool viewers into buying any useless junk. What a waste that he isn't a con artist." (by Hang Fan)
Yet this ill-tempered guy just holds up the proposal and asks with a smile:
"Why should I trade on my looks to meet your KPIs?"
Amid the clamor of the world, Yue Yiwan once thought everyone was only after fame and fortune.
But on this lonely journey of chasing a dream, if you've ever reached out to help someone through a storm, a soul as precious as gold will eventually find its way into your hands.
Hang Fan, new media operations director, is a textbook corporate drone, half-dead on the inside and always taking whatever work throws at him.
"For that pitifully small year-end bonus, he sold his precious life to the company." (by Yue Yiwan)
Who could have guessed that, with promotion just one step away, he'd hand in his resignation:
"Money can buy my labor, but it can't buy my dignity."
Life offers countless different choices, but Hang Fan once stood at a crossroads, unable to move forward.
Maybe only by bravely taking the leap can you discover there's more than one road to the future. The most magnificent views are always found in quiet, out-of-the-way places.
Proud and carefree · Honestly, you're actually a pretty decent person. Too bad you can't keep your mouth shut · Head Winemaker: Yue Yiwan (gong)
Upright and principled · Please, this paltry company is just a way for me to pay my mortgage · New Media Operations Director: Hang Fan (shou)
"Grapes need sunshine and water, just as life needs love and dreams."
Before
Yue Yiwan: I'm a very distinguished man, and I'm expensive too. I won't appear on camera, let alone take part in livestreams. Marketing dogs, stay away.
Hang Fan: I can even put up with my asshole boss insulting me to my face, but I'll never accept a pay cut! And I'm certainly not paying to work this lousy job!
After
Yue Yiwan: Hm? You're asking where Hang Fan went? My wife's still asleep, so I'll stream by myself for a bit. Come on in, folks! Follow me so you won't lose your way!
Hang Fan: What do you mean I'm working for Yue Yiwan for free...? Get your facts straight, okay? He's the one I'm keeping. I'm his esteemed angel investor.
1. This is a modern romantic comedy. Please forgive any inaccuracies compared to real life.
2. Feel free to point out any errors in the wine-related content in the comments.
3. They're each other's first love, and they both speak their minds. Sweet with a hint of sour, 1v1 and a happy ending. No ex-boyfriends, no unattainable past loves.
4. This story is entirely fictional and is not related to any real person, group, or event.
5. A friendly reminder from the author: Don't date coworkers... Fictional characters are the exception.
6. Dear readers, please be kind and add this story and its author to your favorites. I beg you! I'll kowtow in advance and wish you a happy new year!
7. The author's notes and bonus skits total over 100,000 characters. If this is your first time reading, I recommend turning off or skipping the author's notes for the smoothest reading experience.
The author can also be found here (Weibo): @Bi Fu LangBeeVullan
Next novel coming soon↓ Over a million words already written
Historical danmei pre-release · Ying Tian Chang · 1v1, happy ending, dual POV
A young war god at the peak of his strength, the gong → is a fugitive with no household registration
A kindhearted, lively, clever and funny shou → is a princess in disguise
The handsome and valiant young general is every border guard's dream man, but he's a fugitive (gong: He Yucheng)
The dazzling and dashing young master is the border town's top gossip, but he's dressed as a woman (shou: Zhao Min)
He Yucheng has it all planned out. Once he has saved enough silver, he'll work up the courage to confess to the boss's son and start down the winning road to marrying the one he loves.
But how much money does he need to save before he can confess? Why wait for the perfect day? He might as well...
But the world never readily gives people what they want.
He had already decided to bury his past for good, but a trophy that symbolized his father's achievements suddenly appeared at a black market where stolen goods were being sold.
His father, falsely accused. His mother, unjustly killed. A raging inferno. Enemies closing in on the city walls. And the peaceful life before him, about to shatter at any moment...
The nation's enmity and his family's grudge came together once more. The young general's spirit cried out from within its scabbard, like a sword yearning to be drawn.
Zhao Min has his own rosy plans: run a little restaurant, make a little money, make a few friends, look after a crowd of loved ones, and listen to the latest gossip from the throngs of traveling merchants every day.
Bring on the gossip! Let it come from every direction!
He was happily devouring the latest gossip when, without realizing it, he nearly got his family killed by digging too deeply into the story.
Looking back, he finally saw that the world had already reached a critical moment. And in the short span of his life so far, his background was fake, his identity was fake, even the word "princess" was fake.
The imperial throne and political strife, nobility and low status, hatred and love had been woven into a gigantic lie before he was even born, wrapping his entire life in a cocoon of lies.
The dazed pawn woke from the beautiful dream of lies and resolved to become the player who controlled his own fate.
To hold on to each other's hands, the young men were forced to save a kingdom on the brink of collapse.
Theme: Helping others is helping yourself.
I am a person who rarely follows serials. I like the sense of security that certainty brings, and the sense of immersion and satisfaction that comes from reading a large amount of text in a day or two. It feels like I am in a theater where a certain period of my life is being played. When I met Little Grape, I felt more like a ghost. I like to call "Bottled Scenery" a "little grape" because of two reasons: first, when I first saw the tweet, it only had 333 tweets and 160,000 words, so it was really just a small seedling; secondly, as the story progressed, the description of the grapevine fields, wineries, farmers and workers working in my mind became clearer. However, outside the camera, there was a bumblebee who kept writing for 280 days, carefully raising this little grape. Nowadays, it seems that it can no longer be called "small". The body of the text is 1.02 Million words, which can be regarded as a relatively large novel. As one of the people who was lucky enough to witness its vigorous growth, I actually had tears in my eyes at this moment. It really stayed with me for a long time, including a bitter summer in which I was exhausted physically and mentally every day but finally blossomed and bore fruit. In a changing life, looking forward to the update of a chapter before midnight has become a fixed and reassuring to-do before going to bed every day. The environment like Rochester is familiar to me to some extent: Shanghai, foreign companies, behind the glamor are grass-roots teams and role-playing games, social animals squeezed half-dead by the capitalists. But fortunately, Hang Fan's suffering can be written in a relatively humorous way. As for Hang Fan's pain, it is revealed as an aspect linked to family affection and love. He was actually destined to leave Rochester, where such a tenacious and free sailing boat could not be trapped. The more I read, the more I like Teacher Hang. Who can not like him? (Yue Yiwan should nod strongly here) And Yue Yiwan is extremely individual and lively, almost "willful". I think he is the kind of character who seems to jump out from between the lines on the electronic screen, snatch the right to use the keyboard, and write down what he is thinking. His consistent ideals and enthusiasm, willfulness and courage made him appear to be a maverick in the first half of his life. Fortunately, he met Director Hang, who changed his life. Xiao Yue and Xiao Hang must also be very grateful to you for bringing them and Xiao Putao's story to us. We will not really say goodbye to Xiao Yue and Xiao Hang. They may sneak in quietly in a dream one day, showing off their affection like glue, forcing Bumblebee to wait for the release of the wine. Maybe they will float on the wine with bubbles when opening the wine one day, bringing a certain memory to say hi. Maybe one day when I hear a certain piece of wine science knowledge, I will think: Oh, Teacher Yue told Teacher Hang this! See you in the extra episode!
Oh no, no, no, I suddenly remembered that in the after part of the copywriting, Xiaoyue even broadcasted it live first! Why is there no such plot! Will there be any extras?🥺🥺
I'm going, I'm going. The teacher's writing is really great. I'm looking forward to the extra episode 🤩 🤩 🤩
When will there be a side story? 🥺 Teacher, I'm so hungry [empty bowl] [empty bowl] [empty bowl]
Congratulations on the completion [Spread flowers] Thank you to heaven, thank you to earth, thank you for your hard work~
I forgot the front and the back, but congratulations on the end!!!! Thank you Bumblebee for creating such a great story and such a cute couple. When I first started watching it, I didn't expect Bumblebee to be able to encode this story into millions (praise). Although I haven't been leaving comments in the past few months because I am in poor condition and can't squeeze out any comments (Sliding Kneel [Joker]), but I have been following updates intermittently, and watching Bumblebee muttering about Xiaoyue Xiaohang and his own trivial life on Weibo every day, I feel that it is very relevant and a very good blood-restoring potion (? Anyway, thanks again Bumblebee! See you in the extra story!!
Press the claws to spread the flowers. Spread the flowers. Spread the flowers.
Wow, I finished chasing it before I knew it... It's actually like a dream! This person has become accustomed to reading the newly updated chapter as a cyber night snack before going to bed... From the beginning to the end of the semester (well, the official holiday is the day after tomorrow), Little Grape is always with him! Thanks to Xiaoyue Xiaohang and Teacher Bongfeng who worked hard on coding! I am really happy to read such a book... Rather than a complete novel, it's more like a wine-flavored novel mixed with wine science (?)! (What are you talking about) This made me completely negative about wine and became curious about various types of wine... It turns out that it's not just the bitter taste, it's just a problem with the kind of wine I drink* scratching my head In short, that's it! Oops, I'm not very good at talking. When I finish my studies during the winter vacation, I'm going to give our little grape a few pictures (I'm setting the flag again). Looking forward to the next episode...! 💪 💪 💪
Finished spreading flowers! At the same time, flowers were sprinkled on the red carpet of the young couple!
Alas, alas! Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu Xiaoyue also proposed, okay! A happy ending! I'm going to fill their wedding red carpet with rose petals...! Although the story is over, this young couple will stay hand in hand forever. Just thinking about it makes them cry with happiness...