Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0616 Journey to the West and Golden Sparrow
Although a master can be killed by random punches, and a few hooligans can also knock down a professional martial artist, there is a prerequisite for that - the hooligans are determined to die.
The tiger cub walked to the dance floor and picked out the two guys who were the most powerful fighters, one with a 3:7 split hair and the other with long curly hair. He spread his hands, grabbed both heads, squeezed them in the middle, and with a bang, knocked them out.
As soon as his hands loosened, the two people who were hit fell limply to the ground.
The tiger cub rubbed his hands slowly, and looked around coldly, scanning the faces of everyone involved in the fight, "Everyone, this is a place to do business, not a fighting ring. If you want to fight, please find another place. Thank you."
After saying that, Tiger Cub picked up the two boys who were lying on the ground and walked out of the dance floor.
The teenagers on the dance floor looked at each other, each of them was intimidated by the tiger cub.
The tiger cub brought the person to Nan Yi's table and threw one on a chair. Coincidentally, at this time, the school beauty came over with two simple ice packs wrapped in towels.
The tiger cub took it and gave one to each of them.
"Where are you two from? Pay ten thousand for your courage to destroy the young master's place." Wang Lu was furious when he saw the two young men.
He said with his neck stiffened: "Dagang Oilfield Compound, Yu Xiao."
"The second vocational high school, Dou Wei." said the hairy monster.
"You little brats are quite fierce in fighting. Let it go this time, but you won't be able to get away with it so easily next time you make trouble." Wang Lu said as he gave a cigarette to Yu Qie and Dou Wei respectively.
Nan Yi watched from the side and thought that Wang Li was doing a good job of pretending to be a big shot. At the same time, he was muttering in his heart, "The capital city is really not that big. Those who kick and trip people are all acquaintances."
The three of them lit their cigarettes, and instantly, smoke began to fill the table.
Nan Yi patted Gong Xue's arm, pursed his lips, and pointed in the direction of the cashier counter.
Gong Xue nodded, and the two of them came to the cashier counter.
Nan Yi leaned against the table, picked up a melon seed and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Brother, sister, your tea."
"Thank you. Put it here." Nan Yi pointed to the bar, and when Huang Yonghong put down the cup, he said, "Comrade Huang, I have a suggestion for you."
"Brother, you say." Huang Yonghong nodded his head and said.
"I'm not saying your name is bad, it's just that your name has been used in a very inappropriate place, so you'd better come up with a pseudonym to save yourself some trouble in the future."
"I, I know. I heard my classmates making fun of me when I was in school." Huang Yonghong said with a blushing face.
"I'm sorry, I'm being nosy."
"No, no, I want to thank you, brother. I also want to give myself a pseudonym." Huang Yonghong spoke Mandarin with all his strength, trying to conceal his accent as much as possible.
"It's okay, go and get busy." Nan Yi nodded and said.
Huang Yonghong is naive in dealing with people, and has not been marked by any deep scars from hardships. It is estimated that Huang Yonghong's family is not too poor, and he should have received his high school diploma.
Judging from his accent, he is from Hubei Province. If he wants to work and earn money, he should go south. Only in Guangdong Province will he have a chance to get a higher salary. Why did he go north?
"What are you thinking about?" Gong Xue asked.
"I was wondering why Huang Yonghong didn't go south. At her age, it wouldn't be hard to find a job in Guangzhou or Shenzhen. She could earn a little over 100 or 200 yuan in a garment or electronics factory. Why did she come to Beijing?"
"Other people have their own ideas. Why are you thinking about this?"
"Nothing, I'm just a person who likes to think, and my brain can't stay idle." Nan Yi chuckled and said, "Don't come to this place anymore. A fight broke out before it's officially open. What will happen after it's officially open?"
"If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have come." Gong Xue said.
"I just came here on my own initiative. I won't come here again if I have nothing else to do. I'll stay for a while. When the intellectual comes, I'll say hello to him and leave. Where did this kid go?"
Nan Yi looked around, but still didn't see Ma Modu. When he first arrived, Ma Modu showed up for a moment, but then he disappeared.
"Maybe something happened." Gong Xue paused and said, "My company has already completed the resignation process."
"Oh, so have you decided which country you want to go to?"
The relationship between Nan Yi and Gong Xue did not develop further, but Gong Xue became the president of Wangbei Media.
The function of Wangbei Media was similar to that of Donglaiwu Media, which was to place advertisements in TV dramas in the mainland. However, the country had not yet opened up the cultural loophole, and there was no appropriate business scope to classify the business of product placement.
As a last resort, Wangbei had to go the route of transforming from foreign investment to joint venture, and the president also needed to have a foreign identity.
"I haven't decided yet. I'm still studying the information."
"Then take your time. There's no rush. In a few days, fly to Hong Kong and meet with your direct supervisor. Wangbei Media is affiliated to Tangqianyan Group. The president is Yuan Tianfan, who is also the chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus. You will be under his leadership and be responsible to him in the future."
“Is there a leader above me?”
"Of course. Your rank is neither high nor low. You are not yet qualified to report directly to me. Just work your way up. When you become the president of the group one day, you will have the opportunity to take my orders directly."
After Nan Yi finished speaking, he patted Gong Xue on the shoulder.
"You say that as if you have a big business." Gong Xue smiled and said.
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. When you reach a certain level, you will naturally know what you should know."
"If you don't want to ask, then don't ask."
Gong Xue was a little shy when she spoke.
"I am the leader of your leader, and I will be your breadwinner from now on. Don't be petty when talking to me, or I will deduct your salary." Nan Yi said playfully.
"You haven't discussed salary with me yet, so how can I deduct any salary from you?"
"Yuan Tianfan will talk to you. Don't worry, your salary will definitely satisfy you." Nan Yi paused, and then said, "There is one more thing. When you have time, go to Yaqing Company to find Yang Kaiyan and change the party B on the rental procedures to Wangbei Media. From now on, 8716 will be used as an office space for Wangbei Media.
Also, take some time to look for a house, preferably a private house that can be transferred. Pick one you like, and the company will buy it and assign it to you. You can no longer live in the Great Wall Hotel."
"distribute?"
"Yes, the property rights belong to the company, and you only have the right to live there. However, your work will be evaluated every six months. Once your work performance reaches a certain standard, the property rights of the house will be transferred to you as a reward."
Gong Xue pursed her lips and asked, "Is this my special benefit?"
"Want to hear the truth?"
"Um."
“No, Tangqianyan will give everyone a rating, A, B and C, which is further divided into two sub-levels, + and -. You are currently B+, which is just enough to qualify for housing allocation.
The reason you were rated at this level is 90% because of your status as a famous film actor, and 10% because of our personal relationship.
The personal relationship I mean is not the relationship between husband and wife or lovers. It means that because I have more contact with you, I know you better and I am more confident in your character.
I only look at ability when hiring people. Even if you become my woman one day, I will not give you any special treatment. If you are good enough, you will be promoted. If you are not, you will be demoted."
"Whoever it is?"
"Of course there are exceptions. As long as you change your surname to Nan and call me Dad, you can be an exception."
"Go away." Gong Xue blushed and said angrily.
"The cultural person is back. I'm going to say hello."
When Nan Yi saw Ma Modu walking in from the door of the dance hall, he stepped forward to greet him.
"Why weren't you in the store on the first day of opening? Where were you?"
"Two people from our units came, but they didn't want to come in, so I chatted with them outside for a few minutes," said Ma Modu.
"Oh, just to tell you, it's getting a little late. I need to leave first ."
"Don't worry, let's go for a midnight snack together later."
"Forget it, I won't go for supper. I have children at home. If I can't make it, I will go out of town one day. I will spend more time with you when I can. I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to give you face." Nan Yi said apologetically.
Ma Modu nodded and said, "I understand. You go first then."
…
the next day.
Not long after Nan Yi went to work, Jinqueer came.
"Senior brother, are you busy?" Jinqueer said with a smile as she entered Nan Yi's office.
Nan Yi looked at the documents and said without raising his head, "I have been so busy that I almost forgot about you. I didn't expect you to come out on your own. Go back first and comfort Lawyer Jin. It must be so sad for an old man to send off a young man. After you comfort Lawyer Jin, go to the cemetery and pick a good grave. Can these two things be done in a month?"
"Brother, are you planning to kill me?"
"Yes, considering the relationship between you and me, I can let you choose how to die." Nan Yi deliberately threatened.
Jinque'er's face drooped, and she said in a seemingly miserable tone: "Brother, you can't blame me for the commercial break. I have my own difficulties."
"It's understandable that you have difficulties. Everyone has difficulties, but you shouldn't play tricks on me, let alone use me as a gun." Nan Yi raised his head, put the pen cap back on, twirled the pen with his fingers, and said slowly: "There could have been a better way to deal with the matter. You can just tell me what you want to achieve. As long as it doesn't hurt my interests, I can fully cooperate with you."
"Senior brother, I know I was wrong. I admit my mistake to you. Can you forgive me?" Jinqueer walked to Nan Yi's chair, pulled Nan Yi's arm and said.
"There's no need to admit your mistake. What happened last time wasn't a big deal."
Although the advertising time issue had some twists and turns, it did not delay Nan Yi's business. Nan Yi did not have much resentment towards Jin Que'er in his heart. Moreover, as Nan Yi said, there was also Jin Daosheng's face involved.
"Brother, do you forgive me?"
Nan Yi shook his head and said, "I've already said that you didn't do anything wrong. There's no need to apologize, and there's no need for me to forgive you. You don't come to me for no reason. Tell me, what do you want from me this time?"
"It's okay. I'm only here for what happened last time."
"I'll give you one more chance. If you don't tell me, I'll never tell you again."
Nan Yi felt a little helpless and a little disgusted by Jinqueer's playing hard to get.
"Okay, let me tell you." Jinqueer pouted and said, "Brother, do you know Journey to the West?"
Nan Yi frowned and said, "Why do you have to walk on a tightrope and not unite with the majority?"
"Why do you say that, brother?"
"Although I'm not from your TV station, it doesn't mean that I can't get any news from your TV station. I heard that Journey to the West might be cut short due to lack of funds. You came to me just for the money, right?"
"Brother is so smart. He guessed it right the first time." Jinqueer said with a giggle.
“But I also heard that Director Yang Jie is very unpopular in your TV station. He has few friends but a lot of enemies. There have been constant reports of him since the formation of the crew. Some people reported that the crew traveled with public funds, and some people cried bitterly at your internal meetings, complaining that Director Yang Jie should not be given the job of filming Journey to the West.
Right now, the project is about to be cut short due to lack of funding, which is a happy thing for most people. Why do you want to jump out and go against the majority of people?"
"I don't care about the number of people. I just want to stand on the right side. I think Journey to the West is right and I am willing to support it." Jinqueer said in a loud voice.
"Nonsense, don't try to think you're noble. Anyone who's related to me can't be a good person." Nan Yi scolded with a smile.
"Haha, brother, when you get mad, you even curse yourself."
"There is a professor named Zeng Shiqiang in Taichung who once said that Western culture prohibits you from lying to others, but does not prohibit you from lying to yourself; but our culture is just the opposite. It does not prohibit you from lying to others, but only requires you not to lie to yourself.
I don’t judge whether his views are right or wrong, but people should never deceive themselves. Don’t I know what kind of person I am? ”
Nan Yi said, suddenly raising his voice, "I hate a girl named Jin the most. I wish I could chop her up and make dumplings with her stuffing. I want to eat her all in one go, and never eat her twice."
"Brother, don't be so angry. I have admitted my mistakes."
"Come on, come on. I'm just kidding you. Don't tell me who's right or wrong. If you want to speculate, just say so. Tell me what difficulties the crew encountered."
"What other difficulty could there be? Lack of money!"
"Be more specific."
Jin Que'er walked over to sit opposite Nan Yi and said, "Then I will tell you in detail, Senior Brother. When Journey to the West was first launched, it encountered many obstacles. It was finally launched, but the station could only come up with a budget of 3 million. This money is definitely not enough, but there is no other way. This is all we can come up with.
After careful consideration, the station assigned this difficult task to Teacher Yang Jie. This Yang..."
"I asked you to be specific, but you don't have to be so specific. Just talk about the content related to the difficulties." Nan Yi waved his hand and said.
Nan Yi scoffed at Jinque'er's statement. What do you mean by only having a budget of three million? It is obvious that it is because of "Journey to the West" and Yang Jie that the budget is only three million.
"To put it simply, the crew of Journey to the West is now out of money, so Teacher Yang Jie approached Guoce Trust, who agreed to lend the crew 3 million yuan, but the conditions were very harsh. Not only was there interest, but Guoce Trust also had to go abroad to investigate and sell copyrights, and all expenses would be paid from the 3 million yuan.
Teacher Yang naturally refused such a request. Three million might not be enough to finish filming the movie, so where would the money be left for them to spend?
The crew had no money, which made everyone in the crew worried. Someone even suggested fundraising, but this idea didn't work at all. TV dramas have to sell, and they would not be able to explain to the people who donated money in the future.
Well, I have no choice but to ask my senior brother for help. "Jinqueer put his hands together and said, "Senior brother, you must help me."
Nan Yi picked up the phone and dialed the number.
"11:30, Aguo Restaurant, be there on time." Nan Yi said, hung up the phone, and said to Jinqueer, "Are you busy today?"
"not busy."
"Then go out for a walk and come back at eleven o'clock. We can talk about your matter while we eat lunch."
"Okay, I'll go back to school to see the teachers." Jin Ling'er agreed readily.
As soon as Jin Ling'er left, Nan Yi began to think about the pros and cons.
First of all, whether Nan Yi participated in the investment of "Journey to the West" or not, the film could still be completed, and this beautiful TV series in many people's childhood memories would not disappear because of his non-participation.
This means that Nan Yi doesn't need to have too many unnecessary mental burdens and can just consider his own gains and losses.
Gains and losses?
Nan Yi began to list his "losses" one by one...
