When the young man saw the invitation in Lin Jie's hand, he was stunned and felt a little puzzled.
Because the style of the invitation was not the same as the one in his hand … Well, this kind of wording was too tactful and biased. The difference was like heaven and earth.
The invitation in Lin Jie's hand had a black background. The thick and hard paper was custom-made. It had the Luo Er Resource's signature design of a descending staircase, and the corners were decorated with complicated patterns of hot silver. It was low-key and luxurious.
He couldn't help but look down at the invitation in his hand. Although it was also a relatively special black background with gold lettering, other than that, it was a very ordinary invitation.
The difference was too big …
Although he was sure that the invitation in his hand was real, the style of the invitation had been spread all over the street. With the status of the Luo Er Resource, no one would dare to fake it. Moreover, there would be people who would come to confirm it.
He also hadn't heard of Ji Bonong sending out a special invitation.
If it wasn't for this, he would have suspected that the one in his hand was fake.
"It can't be that … the one in this guy's hand is fake, right?"
He glanced at Lin Jie's natural expression. This kind of thought flashed through his mind, and then he shook his head and denied his own thoughts.
"This is the entrance to the manor. It's impossible that someone would be stupid enough to come here with a fake invitation." com
"Moreover, if there really was a special invitation, it wouldn't have been heard by a small person like me. Maybe it's just that outsiders don't know?"
He thought so skeptically, and the slightly stiff smile on his face became lively again. He then introduced himself, "My name is Huston Fitch. I'm an unworthy violinist. You can just call me Fitch."
Although he said it wasn't worth mentioning, the expression on Fitch's gaunt face was extremely proud.
To be invited to Ji Bonong's banquet, one must have a certain amount of achievements and fame in a certain field. It represented a higher level of recognition, so it was naturally something to be proud of.
Since he dared to introduce himself as a violinist, then he naturally had some accomplishments in the field of violin performance.
In fact, recently, the name "Wandering Genius" Huston Fitch was indeed well-known in Nuo Jin's music scene.
He did not belong to any band or any other official organization. Instead, he was a vagabond who specialized in improvising in the various squares and alleys of Nuo Jin. However, because of his superb performance, he often attracted hundreds and thousands of onlookers.
However, what really made him famous was a "musical duel" that happened a month ago in front of everyone.
At the entrance of the famous "Golden Orchestra Hall," he defeated the other party's chief violinist with the votes of the audience, causing the name Fitch to spread throughout the music industry.
The next month, he received an invitation from Ji Bonong.
As a homeless man who refused all financial aid, he could only barely spend money to rent the cheapest set of clothes and a pair of shoes in order to attend this banquet.
Yes, it was just a tuxedo and shoes, but no pants.
The pair he was wearing now was a friendly sponsorship from the owner of the rental store — the owner of the store had also heard of Fitch's name. Although he did not quite believe that Fitch had received an invitation from Luo Er, providing a pair of pants was not a problem.
Of course, with Fitch's figure, it was impossible for the pants to fit him.
Fitch, who was wearing a cheap suit, still confidently held his head high and his chest out. He secretly sized up Luo Er, hoping to see surprise from this person of the same age.
"Lin Jie."
Lin Jie simply gave his name, then thought for a moment and added, "Just an ordinary owner of an ordinary bookstore."
Fitch was speechless.
Just like that, just like that?
He stared blankly at Luo Er, trying to find some other emotion from Luo Er's expression.
The duel from a month ago was broadcasted live on the entire Nuo Jin TV! Recently, the only news that could be more widely spread than this was that the Church of the Dome had been jointly attacked by the Sun God Sect and the Central Police Station. The Pope and the apostles had been executed on the spot because of their stubborn resistance!
The name Fitch should have been known by most people in Nuo Jin by now!
A few days ago, he had specially gone to many different places to experiment. Even places where he had never performed before had people recognize him …
Lin Jie looked at the violinist who was staring at him in astonishment. He blinked and said, "Is there a problem?"
Fitch could not ask such an undignified question as "Have you not heard of me?". He reluctantly waved his hand and said sullenly, "No …"
Before he had come, he had been full of excitement. He had even rehearsed many times in his mind how to humbly state his identity, how to deal with surprise and praise, how to deal with doubt and jealousy, how to show his pride and talent to convince the other party … But he did not expect that the first person he met to talk to would directly reject him.
But, a bookstore owner?
With such an ordinary identity, how could he have been invited to Ji Bonong's banquet? Could he really be a swindler?
The doubts in Fitch's sullen heart surged up again. He asked suspiciously, "No, I do have a question. May I ask the name of your bookstore?"
To be invited to a banquet, one had to be a person with great achievements in a certain field. Even if he was the owner of a bookstore, he had to have opened a bookstore to a certain degree. He was either famous or wealthy.
There were only a few famous large chain bookstores in all of Nuo Jin, right?
The most famous private bookstore was the Tulip Secondhand Bookstore, but the owner was Theodore … He had never heard of a new bookstore popping up.
Something was wrong. This was too wrong!
Fitch suddenly became excited. He felt as if he had encountered another opportunity to become famous.
It was his first time attending a banquet at Manor A16. He had used his sharp intuition and accurate probing to see through a swindler who had attempted to sneak into the banquet. The unruly violinist, Huston Fitch, was both talented and intelligent.
Hmm … This was really a good way to make an appearance.
Fitch tried his best to suppress the smile on his face. He raised his chin too high and looked at Lin Jie in front of him with a scrutinizing and oppressive gaze, intending to create psychological pressure.
Lin Jie raised his eyebrows, rubbed his chin, and said in a deep voice, "This is really a good question …"
How could he tactfully express the fact that he had opened a bookstore for three whole years because he was so lazy that he hadn't given his store a name?
Fitch snorted, "Don't tell me your bookstore doesn't even have a name?"
As expected, he had caught a swindler.
Lin Jie said in all seriousness, "Good wine fears no dark alleys. As long as the books are good enough, it doesn't matter if there's a name or a signboard."
Fitch sneered in his heart. Continue to quibble. No matter how glib your tongue is, I'll expose you at the door later!
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