Volume 8 Final Chapter Chapter 1172 Request for Ban
"Have you ordered the dishes?"
After finishing the call, Nan Yi returned to his seat.
"I've already chosen, boss. Which journal do you plan to submit to?" Xue Xiaomin said.
“I submitted my first paper to Post-Communist Economy. Although its impact factor is average, its approval rate is high, and there are people I know among the reviewers. As long as my name is listed as the corresponding author, I will have a chance to impact current affairs commentary and investigation.”
Nan usually divides economists into two categories, idealists and pragmatics. The former summarizes economic phenomena that have already occurred into theories, while the latter creates an economic phenomenon. No matter which type, as long as they are top-notch, Nan will make friends with them.
Cooperate with the latter to create profits, provide offerings to the former, and make it the spokesperson for specific economic interests. In simple terms, it means defending Nan's economic interests, using economic theories to respond to those who speak ill of Nan, or taking the initiative to attack the objects and phenomena that Nan wants to criticize.
This model is not unique to Nan, it is usually the case with slightly larger corporate groups. The opinions expressed by many economists are not their true opinions, but often represent the interests of one or several interest groups.
If Nan Yi stays in the economic circle for a while, there will almost always be people who will offer him money and ask him to say something that he may not agree with but will still make a lot of money.
Du Wenhua asked, "Teacher Nan, what topic are you going to choose?"
"Eurasian Regionalism and the WTO, subtitled "A Cornerstone or a Stumbling Block?" This is one of the topics. The other topic is a little simpler. I want to explore the nationalization and land reform in Tanzania during the socialist period. Find some existing data for analysis. I'll leave the task of finding data to you two."
Nan Yi explained to them in detail where to find the information and some of the points needed. He explained everything in great detail. Writing papers is too tiring. After finishing the four papers and establishing himself as a person who can write papers, he did not plan to do it himself.
He set up a studio to write papers. He designated a topic and asked his subordinates to work on it, working hard until an expert emerged.
After dinner, Nan Yi took the two back to the old villa, gave each of them a notebook, and asked them to get busy. He set up a teapot in the yard, listened to some folk music, and drank tea leisurely.
Although undergraduates would benefit greatly from having a few papers to rely on, Nan Yi is only a teacher of an elective course and cannot take up too much of Du Wenhua and Xue Xiaomin's time.
The two were detained by Nan Yi for a day and a half on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday night, he rewarded them with a sumptuous dinner and let them go with the conflicting instructions that they should not delay their main courses or fall behind in their thesis progress.
On Monday, the effect of participating in the real estate seminar was shown. The person in charge of the organizing committee of a brand forum called Nan Yi and invited him to participate. After asking a few questions, he found out that it was an expert who attended the conference who introduced him. Nan Yi agreed with some complaints in his mind.
The reason for the criticism is because of the forum's style. As soon as you listen to it, you know it is the kind that receives thin envelopes, matching Nan Yi's status in the economic circle. In layman's terms, it means giving some travel expenses and going over to make up the number of people, but the flavor of the transaction is not too strong, and it is more like giving face and showing support.
Damn it!
Nan Yi was unhappy with the word "matching". He just wanted to challenge higher levels and participate in some high-end meetings and forums, even if he had to sit in the corner.
Xiaonan has to take a long time to get to the top, but it seems that Master Nan is doing quite well.
After staying in Xiangkeng for two days, Nan Yi and Luo Qianqian had lunch together, and then went to her old leader Zhou Yongjun's house for dinner in the evening.
Nan Yi and Zhou Yongjun's acquaintance began with the tomb robbery case that year, and they had no contact after that. It was only a few years ago that his son was transferred to Yangcheng and happened to become Xu Feiyang's subordinate. When he was concerned about his leader, Nan Yi's name came up, and just like that, the two sides started to get to know each other.
Zhou Yongjun has retired, so it’s hard to say happy retirement to him. Dinner can only be treated as an ordinary family dinner.
After dinner, on the way to send Luo Qianqian home, I heard her complain a few times. Her husband used to understand the special nature of her job and be considerate and be the man behind her, but after a long time, he was not satisfied with the savings and was no longer so considerate, and even resorted to cold violence.
Nan Yi listened and comforted her, and a new story of midlife crisis appeared in his mind.
Nan Yi has heard similar stories from different people since he was thirty years old. There was nothing he could do about it because most of the people in his initial social circle were "older" than him and the crisis came earlier than him. From the seven-year itch of the self to the self fading away and the children becoming the center, there are always some troubles behind every glamour.
After the chicken feathers flew into the sky, Nan Youqiong called him and said that Boqiong wanted to find him. After calling to ask, he learned from Boqiong's hesitation that the person who really wanted to find him was Liu Jiajia.
This is a roundabout way.
There is a saying that goes, it is difficult to be a close friend and difficult to be an enemy. Back on the cruise ship, Boqiong teamed up with Zhao Shixian to set a trap for Liu Jiajia, causing Liu Jiajia to lose a lot at the gambling table. However, as time passed, Boqiong and Liu Jiajia seemed to have become best friends again, at least they were very intimate in public.
The two of them became closer, probably thanks to Li Zhijing.
"Hello, I'm Nan Yi."
Nan Yi dialed the number given by Bo Qiong and introduced himself directly. Although he and Liu Jiajia had interacted with each other in the past and they were even willing to go to Wushan together, they did not exchange contact information and never met again. The two could only be said to be casual acquaintances .
"Dongfeng, bang... I'm going to answer a call..."
There was a little noise in the microphone before Nan Yi heard Liu Jiajia's clear voice.
"Hello, Nan Shao."
"Okay, last time I saw the entertainment news, it said that you shifted your work focus to the mainland. Are you planning to expand to both places?"
"It's not that good. I'm old and ugly now. There's no work in Xiangkeng, so I have to come back to make a living."
"Oh, you want to talk to me about something?"
"Young Master Nan, do you know Dong Qingqiu?"
"I've seen the TV series she starred in, it's pretty good, pure and elegant, clean and pure, like a white lotus in a turbid world. She must be a good woman."
"What a good woman! She's just a whore, pestering Junzai..." Liu Jiajia's foul language lasted for more than ten seconds.
Gossip about Liang Zhenjun and Dong Qingqiu had long been circulating on the internet, and Nan Yi had read it before. He had just praised Dong Qingqiu out of a desire to watch the fun and stir up trouble. Now, he was listening with relish to Liu Jiajia's repetitive insults.
After his ears were satisfied, he said coldly, "I'm busy. It's time to get down to business."
The soprano voice stopped abruptly. The other end of the line was silent for two seconds before Liu Jiajia spoke in a normal tone: "Junzi and I are already discussing marriage, and we don't want anyone to ruin our relationship. Nan Shao, I've heard people talk about Nan Ye and the apprenticeship ceremony. I know you have a lot of face in the mainland entertainment industry, so I'd like to ask you for a favor and ban Dong Qingqiu, that bitch."
"Ms. Liu, I read an article in a gossip magazine. It said that you two were playing with each other. I don't know if it's true or not."
Liu Jiajia gritted her teeth and said, "Dong Qingqiu is different from other women."
Nan Yi pretended to be confused, "This is not easy to handle."
"Mr. Nan, I wonder if you are free tonight. I'd like to treat you to a meal. Can we meet and talk?"
"That's not good. Miss Liu is so famous that there are paparazzi following her all the time. It's easy for a man and a woman to be photographed alone. I'm not a star, and I don't need to be in gossip magazines."
"If Young Master Nan doesn't mind, I'll bring one person with me. With three of us, we don't have to worry about the paparazzi." Liu Jiajia said, while secretly complaining, "I hate this kind of idiot the most. He plays more extravagantly than anyone else and pretends to be a gentleman. He's eating shit!"
"Okay, I'm free after seven."
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