Dominating the Powerful Families: Rebirth of
Chapter 267 Pre-race Evaluation Turmoil 1_1

Chapter 267: Chapter 267 Pre-race Evaluation Turmoil 1_1

In the blink of an eye, the 19th of September arrived, and Shen Tianxing made the promised call to Lu Zhengchen, asking him to come and collect the five bottles of Spiritual Wine branded by Tianji Pavilion to enter into the competition.

Tomorrow, the 20th, would be the day of the pre-competition judging for the international wine festival in the Capital City, as mentioned by Lu Zhengchen.

Shen Tianxing was, of course, highly confident in the Spiritual Wine she had brewed.

Even if there were any underhanded dealings in the judging of the international wine festival that prevented her Spiritual Wine from claiming first place, she wouldn’t mind in the slightest.

As long as she was willing and as soon as the Spiritual Wine hit the market, she would make a laughingstock out of those people.

It would be in their best interest to recognize the situation and not give her the chance to slap their faces!

Of course, if they consistently acted fairly, there would be absolutely no face-slapping incident!

But given the current state of affairs in Shenzhou Country, Shen Tianxing’s view on this matter wasn’t too optimistic.

She had a bad feeling that bringing out the Spiritual Wine for the competition this time might stir up some trouble.

Shen Tianxing consulted the oracle about this issue, and fortunately, the divination showed challenges but no danger, which somewhat eased her mind.

Moving on to Lu Zhengchen.

He, filled with immense excitement, carefully took away the five original bottles of Spiritual Wine from Shen Tianxing and hurried back to the Winery Building in the Capital City.

The pre-competition judging for this international wine festival was to be held in the Winery Building of the Capital City.

The national Brewing Technology Association, the Winery Committee, and other bodies all had their offices inside this Winery Building.

General national large-scale events related to the wine industry were held within this Winery Building.

Lu Zhengchen, with multiple titles to his name, was also considered a heavyweight figure within the Winery Building.

However, the pre-competition judging for the international wine festival was considered the largest event in the national wine industry. Like him, there were nine other national-level wine judges, making a total of ten judges.

The Spiritual Wine Shen Tianxing brought forth needed to first pass the scrutiny of these nine national-level judges to make it onto the international stage. At least seven out of the nine judges needed to recommend it together to officially get through the pre-competition judging and qualify for the Eternal City International Wine Festival competition.

After tasting the Spiritual Wine and getting Shen Tianxing’s consent to enter the competition, Lu Zhengchen had already given a heads-up to the other nine judges, saying he would bring the Spiritual Wine today for everyone to taste and appraise.

The nine judges were very interested in the Spiritual Wine recommended by Lu Zhengchen, which supposedly came from a Hidden Faction.

At this moment, the nine judges were waiting in the large conference room of their judging committee, waiting for Lu Zhengchen to bring back the Spiritual Wine.

They too were eager to taste and see whether the Spiritual Wine was as charming in flavor and miraculous in effect as Lu Zhengchen claimed.

The nine judges had been waiting for the better part of the day, and Lu Zhengchen had yet to return, which made some of them discontented.

One judge named Cai Yuanman, with a sullen face, began to grumble, "What on earth is wrong with Lu Zhengchen? Why hasn’t he come back yet?"

Another judge, Mo Jincheng, who was on good terms with Cai Yuanman, also chimed in with a grim expression, "Exactly, we’ve been waiting for almost an hour. The pre-competition judging is tomorrow, and every one of us has plenty of important things to do. Does Lu Zhengchen not have any regard for us?"

Both of these judges had privately accepted a substantial bribe from several big distilleries, promising to do them a favor and secure them a good ranking.

They never expected that in the final stage, Lu Zhengchen would suddenly mention something called Spiritual Wine, and of course, they were worried that it would ruin their plans.

Sheng Jingtong, who sat in the main seat as chairman of the Shenzhou Country’s Brewing Commission, coldly swept a glance at them before suddenly shouting sharply, "You two, that’s enough, if you want to wait then wait, if not, feel free to leave. What’s with all this useless chatter?"

Sheng Jingtong had secured the chairmanship of the Brewing Commission, a position that was no ordinary feat.

His family, the Sheng, had a relative among the nine elders.

They had long heard about Tianxing’s "Spiritual Wine" that was available only as a gift, not for sale, but they had never tasted a single drop, as they simply didn’t have the privilege to enjoy such wine.

This time, a few days ago, when Lu Zhengchen reported to him that he had convinced the future Crown Princess Consort Shen Tianxing to bring out Tianji Pavilion’s Spiritual Wine for the upcoming International Wine Festival, Sheng Jingtong initially thought he had heard wrong.

He asked Lu Zhengchen then, "Old Lu, you’re not joking with me, are you?"

Seeing Sheng Jingtong’s shocked and incredulous expression, Lu Zhengchen was also surprised, "Chairman Sheng, have you also heard of the great reputation of this Spiritual Wine?"

Sheng Jingtong let out a light sigh, "Heard of it? It’s like thunder filling the ears, I admire it greatly! That Spiritual Wine is something that only a few top-notch families are fortunate enough to enjoy! We don’t even qualify to taste it."

He then looked at Lu Zhengchen with excitement, "Old Lu, if you can really get the Crown Princess Consort’s Spiritual Wine for the competition this time, I’ll record it as a great merit for you!"

Lu Zhengchen laughed with a ’hehe’, "That’s what you said, don’t forget it when the time comes!"

Sheng Jingtong said with a serious face, "As long as you can bring that Spiritual Wine here for the competition, I will definitely not go back on my word!"

Lu Zhengchen laughed out loud with joy, "Hahaha, then I’ll hold you to that great merit!"

Early this morning, Lu Zhengchen mentioned to him that he had arranged to visit Shen Tianxing’s house to collect the Spiritual Wine.

Sheng Jingtong was very excited.

He had been looking forward to Lu Zhengchen quickly bringing back the Spiritual Wine so he too could taste this long-renowned beverage.

But as he waited with fervent anticipation for that moment to arrive, these two oddballs managed to throw a wet blanket on the situation, which really annoyed Sheng Jingtong.

Cai Yuanman and Mo Jincheng, who were scolded, shrank their necks and dared not speak any more.

Although they had taken money from others to fight for a ranking, if it endangered themselves, they certainly wouldn’t go through with it.

Only by securing their current positions could they continue to take those people’s money for a long time.

Just as the atmosphere turned awkward, Lu Zhengchen’s voice rang out, "I’m back!"

Upon hearing his voice, Sheng Jingtong immediately stood up and eagerly went up to meet him, asking excitedly, "Old Lu, did you bring it back?"

Lu Zhengchen smiled and lifted the unmarked wine box in his hand, "It’s right here!"

"Quick, quick, open it up and take a look, open it up and take a look."

Sheng Jingtong instantly turned red with excitement; his eyes fixed on the box, gleaming green like a starving wolf.

Cai Yuanman and Mo Jincheng, seeing Sheng Jingtong’s excited demeanor, exchanged glances and disdainfully curled their lips at each other.

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