"Hui Qing, is it convenient for you to attend a party with me tonight?"
Nan Yi just called all his connections in Xiangkeng yesterday to send New Year's greetings in advance and also let them know that he is currently in Xiangkeng and that if they have any plans to keep in touch, they should do so now.
Guan Erfu made arrangements quite quickly. He just called and invited Nan Yi to go on the yacht in the evening. Guan Erfu's arrangements would not be too serious, so Nan Yi needed to bring a female companion.
"Business Party?"
"Not really. Get on the yacht."
"Guan Erfu?"
"right."
Long Huiqing hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a boyfriend."
"Are you serious?" Nan Yi asked with a frown.
"Maybe we'll get married."
"Did you bring back the incense?"
"No."
"Let's have lunch together at noon."
"good."
At noon, Nan Yi picked up Long Huiqing and sat down in a random western restaurant.
"Congratulations, that man must be very special." After the waiter poured the wine, Nan Yi immediately picked up the glass.
Long Huiqing picked up the cup and clinked it with Nan Yi, "Thank you."
After taking a sip, Long Huiqing put down the cup and continued, "I met him in Hailing County. He was a private teacher in the town near the crystal mine. He was an educated youth before, but he never returned to the city because he couldn't bear to leave the children in the school."
Nan Yi was in awe when he heard this, and asked softly, "Does he know about your past?"
Long Huiqing shook her head. "I didn't tell him. I was still hesitant."
"Which batch of educated youth did he belong to?"
"The third generation, 41 years old this year."
"You are 41 years old. You were a high school student when you went to the countryside. Why didn't you take the college entrance examination?"
Long Huiqing said quietly, "He participated and passed the exam, but someone else went to university on his behalf."
In the past few years, it was not a new thing to replace someone in college. Nan Yi did not express his opinion, but just asked: "Is it a bit stressful to find a boyfriend like this?"
"It's okay. We plan to get married in May this year, and we don't plan to have a big wedding." Long Huiqing glanced at Nan Yi meaningfully.
Nan Yi smiled faintly, "Okay, I know what to do. The gift is there but the person is not. When you get married, I will give you a 100 yuan bonus, and when you have a baby, I will give you a building in Mid-Levels."
"Boss, you are so generous..." Long Huiqing suddenly reacted and immediately frowned, "Do you want to see me get divorced?"
"Hahaha, stop joking." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "After marriage, do you plan to follow your husband or separate your family and work?"
"Of course I have to continue working. He only makes a few dozen yuan a month. If I don't work, how will I eat?"
Nan Yi nodded and said, "That's good. It saves me the trouble of finding someone to take over your position. Has the relationship in Hailing County been sorted out?"
"It's no longer a problem."
"Okay, I'll talk to you about the jewelry business after the New Year."
After dinner, Nan Yi went back to Fang’s Manor first. Xiang He had just called and said that a package had been delivered from New York.
After returning to Fang's Manor, Nan Yi opened the cardboard box on the coffee table, took out a stack of jeans from it, untied a pair of jeans and put it under his nose to smell it. There was a faint scent of osmanthus. Obviously, the jeans had been washed.
After rummaging around, Nan Yi found the one with his special mark, and asked the tiger cub to send the rest to the security guards in the manor.
When Nan's security guards go out on missions, they usually wear either various types of tactical uniforms or suits. Both types of clothing are rather conspicuous. It's okay for them to be on guard duty, but going out on missions means working, so it doesn't matter if they get conspicuous or not.
Self-defense is a little more troublesome. When they want to be high-profile, they can just wear suits and sunglasses, and anyone who sees them will know what kind of role they are. But when they want to be low-profile, they can only wear various casual clothes, which is not very convenient for performing various tactical actions, nor is it convenient to carry tactical EDC equipment.
Developing a type of clothing that looks civilian but has tactical uses has become a top priority for the Peaceful Industrial Group.
The Peace Industries Group was reorganized from the Peace Dove, and is under the jurisdiction of the Wanderer Firearms Company, which in turn has two subsidiaries: MPS and Barrett. The products sold include the AA-12 shotgun, the M82A1 anti-material sniper rifle, the Savior 1977 precision rifle, the Adler rail, and the Adler-Scar special forces combat assault rifle.
In addition, the Wanderer also acts as the American agent for several European weapons companies, selling a variety of civilian firearms.
Peace Investment has small investments in British International Precision Instruments and German HK Company. In addition, 17% of the shares of Philier Company (thermal imaging) have also been transferred to its name;
Black Star Defense, a company that specializes in the production and sale of body armor;
Dove of Peace, which is the previous advance defense;
The White Dove Flying Club, as the name suggests, is a club where flying enthusiasts gather. It mainly provides services such as parking and maintenance of propeller aircraft, and flight instruction. It is currently in contact with the Chinese Air Force and is preparing to order a batch of second-hand refurbished CJ-6 aircraft.
The Tiger, a newly established special clothing company, accepts orders for special tactical clothing from the military and PMC companies of various countries, and produces standard tactical clothing for the civilian market.
What Nan Yi was holding in his hand was called tactical jeans, which were produced by The Tiger. Special materials were added to the canvas, which made it highly breathable, wear-resistant, moderately cut-resistant, skin-friendly, and elastic. It was very convenient to perform various tactical movements, even splits.
The pockets have been carefully designed, and various tactical EDCs can be stuffed in the most convenient places. The one in Nan Yi's hand is slightly different. All the designs are just swapped left and right to suit his habit as a left-handed person.
After trying on the jeans, Nan Yi felt very comfortable. From now on, unless he attends a banquet, he will mainly wear jeans.
After going to the cloakroom and picking out a matching sweater to change into, Nan Yi went out to Ruan Mei's place.
Ruan Mei, who was sitting in the yard, looked Nan Yi up and down when she saw him. She smiled slyly and began to hum, "Sister Hongcai, um, oh, you are so beautiful, with a cherry-like mouth, um, oh, so little, um, oh..."
"Wu Shilong or Li Dongyuan?"
The song that Ruan Mei was humming was called "Rainbow Sister", sung by the duo Leopard Boys composed of Wu Shilon and Li Dongyuan. They appeared at about the same time as the Little Tigers, but their popularity is not as high as that of the Little Tigers.
"Neither, except for their dressing styles." Ruan Mei stood up, walked to Nan Yi, and stroked his sweater. "You look very young when you dress like this, but your usual dressing style makes you look more than ten years older."
"In the business world, being young is not an advantage. Young people will be looked down upon." Nan Yi fiddled with the collar of Ruan Mei's black and white cardigan. "The New Year is coming soon, and I haven't bought new clothes yet. Come with me."
Ruan Mei adjusted her glasses and said, "You're not a kid, why do you care about this?"
"New clothes for the New Year, we still have to follow the tradition." Nan Yi hugged Ruan Mei and said, "Let's go."
"What's the hurry? I need to change my contact lenses."
"No need to change, Four-Eyes girl is fine." Nan Yi pulled Ruan Mei out.
“I still need to put on makeup…”
Ruan Mei's scream was suppressed by Nan Yi. In the blink of an eye, she was already in the car and it drove out.
Nan Yi and his friend did not go to any brand store, but came to the civilian market in Sham Shui Po. Yi Jinru had already made arrangements, and this year's New Year's Eve they would go to the Nan family's courtyard to have the New Year's Eve dinner, and Nan Yi wanted to pick out a fashionable Hong Kong product as a new piece of clothing.
This year, the most popular men's formal clothing in the mainland is still suits. The two came to a stall selling suits. Ruan Mei picked for a while, picked up one and gestured on Nan Yi, "How about this one?"
Nan Yi pinched his left sleeve, picked it up and took a look, "No, the label is too small, I want a bigger one."
"I have to cut off the mark when I buy it. What does the size have to do with it?" Ruan Mei asked in confusion.
"You don't understand. What we want is a big enough label so that we can look stylish when we wear it."
"You're crazy." Ruan Mei spat softly, hung up the suit, and continued to look at other clothes. After a while, she took off another one and asked, "Is the label on this one big enough?"
Nan Yi saw a square mark sewn on the left sleeve and immediately praised, "Great, great, this is the one."
Ruan Mei took the clothes and tried them on Nan Yi again, "No, the size is too big, it doesn't fit you well. Boss, is there a smaller size?"
"Beautiful girl, this is the last one, take a look at the others." the vendor replied.
"Change it." Ruan Mei said to Nan Yi with pretended regret. She actually didn't like the clothes in her hand. In her opinion, it would look a bit funny on Nan Yi.
Nan Yi took the suit from Ruan Mei, tried it on, and looked at himself in the mirror on the stall. The suit was loose on him, and it made him look dull. However, this was exactly what Nan Yi wanted. As soon as he put on the suit, a strong sense of the times came to him.
With a crooked smile, "This is what I want, just this one."
3:7, 4:6, or middle part, sparse beard, loose suit that is one size larger, striped wool sweater, a pair of trousers or blue jeans with a pair of white sneakers is the most fashionable outfit for men nowadays. This outfit makes you look so handsome and cool.
Ignoring Ruan Mei's grumbling, Nan Yi bargained with the vendor and bought the suit. He put it on without taking it off.
"Young man, this really doesn't look good, take it off quickly." After leaving the stall, Ruan Mei was still muttering.
Nan Yi laughed and said, "Don't be ridiculous, this is the most fashionable."
"The mainland is the most fashionable?"
"Almost."
"You are just bragging. Go and fool other people. I studied in mainland China." Ruan Mei's face was full of disbelief.
"Believe it or not, please walk faster. Someone is looking at you. I shouldn't have asked you to go to film." Nan Yi saw some passers-by stopping to look at Ruan Mei, and they might have recognized her.
"What are you afraid of? I'm not filming anymore."
"Well, auntie, I'm afraid."
"Hehe, look ahead, Fatty Li's paparazzi."
The two of them laughed and joked back to the car. Nan Yi took off his suit and put it in a bag. "I'll be on the yacht at 7:30. There's still a few hours left. Where do you want to go?"
Hearing about getting on a yacht, Ruan Mei was instantly alert, "With whom?"
"Guan Erfu."
"Just the two of you? Or will there be Li Zhiliang, Gao Zhilin, and Yuan Fanni?"
"Huh?" Nan Yi asked in surprise, "Why is there Yuan Fanni?"
"You don't know? It's already in the gossip newspapers. Guan Erfu went to the crew to visit Gao Zhilin and Yuan Fanni at the same time. Li Zhiliang even blurted it out."
"Li Chi-ling? She's the hen that crows at dawn. The wife who married him formally hasn't said anything yet, so why is she the one to interfere?"
As Nan Yi was talking, he was thinking in his mind. According to Guan Erfu's method of playing, if one does not pay attention to maintenance, the kidneys will soon be unable to hold on. There should be many rich people who are as good at playing as him. He can let the Adler Clinic do more research on the kidneys and there is no need to worry about not being able to earn back a hundred times the money spent on research.
"Not only that, I heard that she often calls Mrs. Guan in the middle of the night and says that Guan Erfu is sleeping next to her and that Guan Erfu loves her, not Mrs. Guan." Ruan Mei said vividly.
Nan Yi chuckled, "How do you know so clearly? You were under Li Chiliang's bed at the time?"
"Go to hell, you're the one under her bed." Ruan Mei spat and said, "It's all written in the gossip magazines, you'll know if you read it."
"You believe the gossip magazines. I've met Li Zhijing and heard her speak. She doesn't seem like someone who would say such things."
"So what do you think she would say?"
Nan Yi pinched his throat, hummed twice, and imitated the voice of a duck: "Washing board, I fuck your mother, and you can give birth to a child without shit..."
Before Nan Yi could finish, Ruan Mei interrupted him, "Don't say it, it's so ugly. What time can you get to my place tonight?"
Nan Yi straightened his face and said, "It shouldn't be too late."
"I'll start making soup at nine o'clock, so it'll be ready for you when you get there."
"Okay." Nan Yi patted the back of Ruan Mei's hand and said, "You haven't told me where we're going yet."
Ruan Mei thought for a moment and said, "I want to go for a SPA. You come with me."
"OK."
Hearing Nan Yi's agreement, Ruan Mei immediately took out her phone to make an appointment.
…
At half past seven, Nan Yi arrived at Guan Erfu's yacht.
Guan Erfu and Luo Zhaohui were already there, each of them had a woman next to them, all of whom Nan Yi knew. The one next to Guan Erfu was Yuan Fanni, and the one next to Luo Zhaohui was Liu Jiajia. Both women were actresses active on the big screen. Liu Jiajia was also Nan Yi's breadwinner and a client of the Artist Care Fund.
"Nansheng, why did you come here alone without a female companion?" Seeing Nan Yi, Guan Erfu immediately stood up and greeted him.
Nan Yi shook hands with Guan Erfu and said, "I haven't been to Xiangkeng for a long time. The old ones are gone and I haven't had time to meet the new ones. I had to come here alone. Guan Sheng, you are still cool and handsome. I saw your gossip when I first arrived at Xiangkeng. You are accompanied by a beauty every day. You are a romantic man."
"Hahaha, don't believe those gossip magazines, they're all nonsense." Guan Erfu laughed and waved for Yuan Fanny to come in front of her, "Nan Sheng, let me introduce you, this is Fanny."
"Ms. Yuan is very popular now, how could I not know her? Hello, Miss Yuan, I am your fan."
"Hello, Nansheng."
It can be seen that Yuan Fanni is a little awkward and may not want to meet strangers in such an occasion.
After missing Yuan Fanni, Nan Yi greeted Luo Zhaohui and Liu Jiajia who were walking over. Luo Zhaohui just responded and did not introduce Liu Jiajia.
According to normal logic, there is no need to introduce Liu Jiajia. She has been the topic queen in the past few years. News about her can often be seen in newspapers and magazines, and some of the news are very explosive. People who have lived in Xiangkeng for a period of time cannot be unaware of her.
Liu Jiajia was not very curious about Nan Yi. Ever since this man appeared, Guan Luo and others started speaking Cantonese and Hong Kong Mandarin, and Nan Yi even spoke Mandarin directly. This reminded her of when she first arrived in Xiangkeng, and she was ridiculed because she couldn't speak Cantonese.
"Who is he and what is his identity?" Liu Jiajia had questions in her mind.
After the greetings, Guan Erfu asked Nan Yi to sit down and ordered the yacht to leave the dock.
Guan Erfu: "Nansheng, where have you been busy with business recently?"
"I still travel around, but mainly in Moscow. Trade there is easier to do now. I registered a company to connect with some small merchants in the mainland."
Guan Erfu: "Master?"
"Ha, I forgot that Guan Sheng had already invested in real estate in Beijing six years ago. He should be very familiar with the situation in the mainland." Nan Yi said with a smile.
Guan Erfu: "I flew to Beijing last September. I heard that many people in Beijing are doing business with Russia. I guess this business is easy to do."
Nan Yi heard the inquiring meaning in Guan Erfu's words, and said frankly: "It is very easy to do, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a period of huge profits. A small trader can make at least tens of thousands of RMB by running back and forth once a month, which is considered to be a relatively high income in the mainland. There are quite a few people in this group.
When I learned about this, I thought of the story of Levi’s, so I went to Moscow to sell jeans.”
"Nansheng is in the jeans business?"
Liu Jiajia , who was sitting next to Luo Zhaohui and listening attentively, asked.
"Hahaha, Jiajia, what Nansheng means is that he is doing the business of profiteering, and selling jeans is an allusion." Luo Zhaohui laughed.
Nan Yi smiled slightly, "Ms. Liu, I don't sell jeans. In fact, I provide accommodation, warehousing, and transportation services to the traders. They make a lot of money by selling goods, and I make a little money from them."
Hearing Nan Yi's words, Guan Erfu thought for a moment. The three businesses Nan Yi mentioned all required extensive local connections, otherwise the business would not be able to be carried out at all. Not to mention other things, it would be difficult to pass the Russian "Young and Dangerous" test. Before, he only heard Li Tongban say that Nan Yi had influence in the United States, but he didn't expect that he could also be successful in Russia. His strength was unfathomable.
"Xiao Luo, are you still doing the villa business?" Nan Yi slowed down and said to Luo Zhaohui.
"Nansheng wants to buy a villa?"
When he heard that there was business to be done, Luo Zhaohui's eyes lit up and his voice was filled with excitement.
"Ha, don't get too excited, it's just a small business. A friend of mine is getting married in May, and I plan to give her a villa. The budget is only 8 million."
"Nansheng, 8 million yuan won't buy you a very good house right now."
"Just look for it according to this number. The friend I'm talking about is Aaron."
"Along..." Luo Zhaohui chewed the words in his mouth for a while, and soon realized who Along was talking about. He smiled knowingly and said, "Nansheng, I will help you find a house as soon as possible."
"Okay." Nan Yi called the school beauty to his side, took the checkbook from her, and wrote a check for 8 million Hong Kong dollars. He tore off the check and handed it to Luo Zhaohui, "I'll give you the money first. I'll leave the house to you. I don't have time to look at it, so I have to ask you to help me make a decision."
Luo Zhaohui didn't think there was anything wrong with Nan Yi's behavior. He just took the check and took a quick look at it. On the contrary, Liu Jiajia's eyes widened when she saw the zeros on the check.
"There are two yachts following us." Yuan Fanni, who had always been like an invisible person, suddenly said.
Nan Yi turned his head and took a look, then said, "It's okay, my boat."
Upon hearing the voice, Liu Jiajia immediately looked around, staring at the two yachts cruising not far away for a while, then pretended to casually scan Nan Yi's face.
Guan Erfu also glanced at the yacht not far away and said, "Nansheng, be very careful."
"Be careful." Nan Yi simply responded and changed the subject, "Mr. Guan, you chose the yacht as the venue for the party. Is it just for leisure, or do you have something to discuss?"
"I want to talk to Nansheng about something."
Guan Erfu said this and whispered something in Yuan Fanni's ear. Yuan Fanni immediately stood up and walked into the cabin of the yacht. Luo Zhaohui also sent Liu Jiajia away.
When there were only three people left on the deck, Guan Erfu said, "Last October, a fire broke out on the third floor of Chongqing Building. Zheng Sheng didn't want to hold on to this hot potato anymore, so he announced that he wanted to sell it. The future of this building is uncertain, and no one else wants to take it over, but Xiao Luo wants to give it a try."
"The shop on the third floor is on fire?"
"Yes." Luo Zhaohui said, "I plan to buy it, renovate it, and then split it up and sell it."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Luo, just tell me what you think."
"Mr. Zheng offered 140 million yuan. I estimated the cost of renovation to be around 50 million yuan. Currently, I can only come up with 70 million yuan. I want to invite Mr. Nan to participate in this project."
Nan Yi looked at Guan Erfu and said, "120 million is not a problem for Guan Sheng, right?"
Guan Erfu smiled and said, "Nansheng, we have known each other for quite some time, but we have never cooperated in business. This time Xiao Luo's project is an opportunity, and I would like to cooperate with Nansheng once."
Nan Yi smiled and said, "Okay, I believe in Xiao Luo's vision. I'll take the remaining share of Guan Sheng's meal."
Guan Erfu: "120 million, half for each of us, how about that?"
"Okay, Xiao Luo, please get an agreement as soon as possible. After we sign it, I will transfer the money over." Nan Yi said generously.
"Haha, Nansheng is really straightforward." Guan Erfu raised his glass with a smile, "Cheers to our successful first cooperation."
After the three of them clinked their glasses, they started chatting about light topics.
It was mainly Guan Erfu who spoke, while Nan Yi and Luo Zhaohui listened. Guan Erfu shared his experience in picking up girls, which can be summed up in the same way as a line from the recently released movie "Dragon in the Year of the Rooster" - Throw money at her until she lies down, throw money at her until she loves me.
Nan Yi was a little suspicious whether the screenwriter of the movie got inspiration from Guan Erfu to write this line. This was a true portrayal of Guan Erfu's way of picking up girls.
Guan Erfu talked about his experience in dating, and then went on to talk about his experience in having fun, and together they formed a jingle: basketball, table tennis, golf, upper, middle and lower roads, front and back doors, a river of cars, a diamond ring, a big house, climbing to the tenth floor when there was a power outage in the middle of the night, a bowl of light boat porridge, even if it meant sacrificing both kidneys, the two poles reversed again and again.
Nan Yi was dumbfounded when he heard that. He thought to himself, "What a waste! Picking up a girl costs tens of millions. If I were a woman, would I be able to withstand such an attack? I guess not. With so much money, I would feel guilty if I didn't use it to nanny Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu to take care of her during her confinement."
After staying on Guan Erfu's yacht for two hours, Nan Yi said goodbye and left. Without rushing to go to Ruan Mei, Nan Yi first came to Chongqing Building and took a look at the project mentioned by Luo Zhaohui.
After a rough look, Nan Yi felt that this project was promising and should be able to make a fair amount of money. Even if it didn't make any money, it didn't matter. If one project failed, he could make up for it from the next one.
If nothing unexpected happens, Luo Zhaohui will definitely rise. During his rise, there will always be several good projects to do. In this deal, Nan Yi invested in people rather than specific projects. Even if he is not optimistic about the project at hand, he will still invest money.
Nan Yi was not worried at all that he would be cheated. If the cooperation was good, everyone would be happy. If they used him as a sheep, that was perfect. He could swallow both of them. He would be in the right and see who would jump out to act as a peacemaker.
This is the truth, but Nan Yi still wants to know whether the money will be wasted, which is why he came to take a look.
Back in the car, Nan Yi's spirit became excited in an instant. In the afternoon, Ruan Mei told him that she had prepared a set of nun's clothing, which was the style of the Tang Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, large necklines and low-cut dresses were popular. Tsk tsk…
On the evil road of role-playing, Nan Yi introduced Ruan Mei, but Ruan Mei went faster and further than Nan Yi. Now Ruan Mei is dragging Nan Yi forward, and the road is getting farther and farther, and more and more deviated.
…
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Nan Yi handed the cooperation matters over to Zhao Jinshui, who was going home for the New Year. He took Nan Wuwei, who had flown from Shanghai, with him and boarded a flight to Beijing.
Liu Zhen still had to go to work, so she had to wait until noon on New Year's Eve to take the flight from Shanghai to Beijing.
As soon as he got off the plane, Nan Yi took Nan Wuwei to start sending New Year's greetings without going back to the old house. There were still two and a half days left before New Year's Eve, and it was very tight. On the way to the first house, Nan Yi planned the route, including which houses to visit today, which ones to visit tomorrow, which house to visit at mealtime and so on.
The Chinese New Year does not bring much financial pressure to Nan Yi, but he is inevitably busy. He travels outside before New Year's Eve and stays at home on New Year's Eve to entertain people who come to exchange gifts.
The old house kept spinning like a top, and it was not until five in the afternoon that it became quiet. Nan Yi's family of three then hurried to Nan's courtyard amid the sound of firecrackers.
"I hope your mother won't pick a fight with me later?" Liu Zhen said worriedly while sitting in the car.
During the Chinese New Year, a daughter-in-law doesn't know how to go early to help her mother-in-law, and goes there on time to eat the ready-made food, which makes her feel unjust wherever she goes.
"Don't worry about it." Nan Yi consoled her and asked, "How many months have you been here now?"
"Five hundred and a few dozen dollars, what's wrong?"
Nan Yi opened the armrest box, took out a stack of money, counted out three thousand yuan and handed it to Liu Zhen, "I went to the bank to change the new bills, you can give it to mom in your name later."
Liu Zhen looked at the money, stunned for a moment, and said in annoyance: "I neglected it. I really didn't think of this."
"You can't imagine it to be normal. You haven't lived under the same roof with your mother-in-law for a day. There is a net bag in the trunk. They are all specialties from Shanghai. They are also yours."
"Dad, should I give it to him?" Nan Wuwei asked to join in the fun.
"Forget it, you're the youngest anyway. Just wait for the red envelope." Nan Yi stroked Nan Wuwei's head with his right hand, and quietly took out a piece of straw paper from his pocket with his left hand, and put it on Nan Wuwei's mouth, wiping it left and right several times. "Hehe, we used to celebrate the New Year by ourselves, and Dad didn't set this rule for you. Let's just go through the motions this year."
"Puh, puh, puh." Nan Wuwei spat out the paper scraps in his mouth and said unhappily, "Dad, can't you change to toilet paper?"
"No, there has to be a sense of ceremony."
Nan Yi felt very satisfied. He had only been brushed aside before, but today it was finally his turn to take action.