East Second District’s Moonlight Bar.

There’s been places to drink since ancient times in Dragon Glass, but this kind of specialty bar concept was brought by Luthor, it’s said that back then, the Grand Governor even had subdivisions, with meat and vegetarian combinations, playing tricks, nobles are experts at it.

Moonlight Bar is relatively quiet, and the environment is great, ranking in the top three in the East District. Jina booked a place to have a drink with Lin Fei, given today’s situation, these two women definitely need a drink. The owner is Jina’s friend; otherwise, it would be difficult to book a place on such short notice.

A quiet corner spot, ordered a bottle of red wine, the owner is female, incredibly beautiful and elegant, wearing a perfectly tailored cheongsam, her figure is nicely emphasized, it’s a restrained sensuality, typical of a scholarly family from Beijing, with snow-white skin and soft speech, very comfortable.

"These are complimentary, fruits from Moncalleta, arrived early this morning, you do know how to pick the timing," the female owner said to Jina.

"Lezhi, this is my close sister, Lin Fei, treat her as you would me," Jina smiled as she held Lin Fei’s arm.

"Hello, I’m Jian Lezhi, with such good friends visiting, today’s bill is on me."

"Lin Fei."

Jian Lezhi smiled slightly and said, "Enjoy, call me if you need anything."

Jian Lezhi seemed to notice they needed to talk and quickly left. If Li Xin were here, he’d surely be surprised, as this was the florist he ran into around the corner.

"Thinking calmly, it feels like Yan Hongxu did it on purpose today," Jina said, after drinking a glass of red wine, her emotions leveled out and her head cleared. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"It’s incompatible, conflict was bound to erupt sooner or later, it doesn’t matter whether it’s deliberate or not, he wants to take over the newspaper, he certainly will want to arrange his own people, I definitely must resign," Lin Fei said. "But you don’t have to, Sister Na."

"We’re the same, today it’s targeting you, next time it will be me, am I supposed to sleep with him?" Jina laughed, her eyes openly mocking and disgusted by Yan Hongxu.

"Today felt satisfying, what’s the next step? I have a great project in hand, can it be used as a negotiation chip?" Lin Fei clinked her glass with Jina.

"No, he’s deliberately picking a fight—no matter how we increase sales this time, what about next time or the time after? We can’t keep going indefinitely, and the better we do, the more he’ll be proud, rooted firmly in his position." Jina shook her head, "Trying to change things is impossible, the deal at the top must have already been made."

Jina’s background was clear: such interest exchanges would not change one bit due to her feelings. High society is ruthless, the Royal Family is even more so, especially their kind that is in decline.

"Sister Na, have you ever thought about starting our own newspaper?" Lin Fei suddenly asked.

Jina was stunned, "Start our own?"

"Yes, you have connections, I have creativity, let’s find some like-minded colleagues and do it together," Lin Fei said. She hadn’t thought about it before, but at this point, she suddenly felt the impulse to try.

Jina smiled wryly and downed her glass of red wine, "It’s too difficult, we have three problems to solve: first is getting the setup qualifications, second is funding for equipment acquisition, third, the existing three major newspapers are already saturated, what can we use to break through, even a beauty pageant plan probably won’t work, what makes existing papers successful is Citizen Daily’s foundation and resources, and they’ve lost the novelty."

"Setup qualifications need permission from the Cabinet and the Church Court, I might be able to handle the Church Court side. Sister Na, you have many connections, I think we have a shot with a small newspaper," Lin Fei thought for a moment. Kathy has some influence in this area, getting a secretary from the Chief Red-robed Archbishop to approve the paper’s setup qualification should be possible.

"I almost forgot about your relationship with Kathy the Secretary, the qualification part isn’t difficult, I can think of something on my side, they’re forcing me to quit, I’ll play the victim, shed a few tears, I think I can swap for a chance. As for funds, how do we deal with that? I have channels to buy equipment, but the money is far from enough, I have savings but also spend a lot." Jina regretted not having saved more, "We can borrow some, but initial investment is a bottomless pit."

"I can borrow some as well," Lin Fei thought for a moment, "And I have a very strong project, it should bring in the money, and what’s more important than money as shareholders is having like-minded people."

Besides being a secretary, Kathy is a well-known Little Rich Lady in Celestial Capital, she’s the perfect shareholder.

Jina thought about it, it sounded feasible, after all, the family Kathy the Secretary belongs to is one of the wealthiest in Celestial Capital, starting a newspaper is definitely doable.

"The hardest part is the third: the selling point, currently the three major papers have occupied all resources and channels, style-wise has left us with no space, how do we break through? Setting up a paper is something many can do, but maintaining it is the hardest, how do we make it profitable?" Jina asked the crucial question.

Lin Fei opened her bag and took out a stack of manuscripts, "Originally intended for today, thank goodness Yan Hongxu acted fast, otherwise I’d regret it deeply."

Jina curiously picked up the manuscripts, "What’s so amazing..."

The Chronicles of Utopia Mountain???

Jina’s eyes widened to the fullest, she flipped through quickly, swish... swish...

"Oh my god, is it new???"

"Yes, the new ones. I have all the manuscripts after it!" Lin Fei said proudly.

Jina embraced Lin Fei tightly, "Why didn’t you say so earlier, this is incredible, I have nothing to worry about, it’s enough to sustain our newspaper’s early selling point, I’ll work for you!"

Countless people are waiting for the continuation of The Chronicles of Utopia Mountain, not just in Dragon Glass, but overseas as well. With this trump card, the new paper can not only make a name domestically, but even break into the overseas market directly as well, regarding other sections of the newspaper, they are veterans, finding some willing experienced editors on board, it’s easy to build up the framework.

The day’s worries and depression were suddenly swept away, if they could establish a new newspaper, it would be a completely different scenario, being able to operate according to their own ideas, just thinking about it was exciting.

"Sister Na, only you can be the president, whether in terms of experience or ability, you’re much stronger than me. I only enjoy doing projects," Lin Fei said. "I’m not being humble, you know my personality."

"Should we have a toast?" Jina smiled, no longer entangled in this issue, newspaper revenue is based on share ratio, the president seems glamorous but does not suit the reserved Lin Fei, plus she doesn’t want bothersome social obligations, meanwhile Jina enjoys the social aspect.

The two women raised their glasses, the vibrant red wine shined under the light.

"Let’s resign tomorrow!"

"Let’s resign tomorrow!"