The door creaked open, and there was a sound of conversation outside.

Xue Qing stood up suddenly and said with a smile: "My grandpa is back."

But soon she frowned again and said complainingly: "I told grandpa that Mr. Cheng, you would come today, why did he bring someone home to chat."

With a quick trot, Xue Qing ran out of the living room and headed straight for the door.

Cheng Yu also stood up at this moment, murmuring in his heart, could it be that Xue Qing's grandfather didn't really want to see him, so he deliberately went out for a walk in the morning when he knew he would come to visit, and even brought his neighbors back to chat?

But no matter what, Cheng Yu was a junior, and he couldn't sit like this either emotionally or rationally, so he walked out of the living room and stood in the yard to greet Xue Qing's grandfather, Professor Li.

Soon, Cheng Yu saw an old man wearing a Chinese-style double-breasted cotton coat and a pair of thick-soled old-style cloth shoes walking around the screen wall with his hands behind his back.

As he walked, the old man looked back, smiled, and nodded frequently, and a man's voice came from behind him.

The voice was not loud, and Cheng Yu couldn't hear clearly what the other party said, but it didn't matter because soon, Cheng Yu saw the person who spoke.

Well……

It turned out to be the little Mr. Carpenter. Cheng Yu was quite surprised. Did it really happen that the Mr. Carpenter also came to visit the old man, or did Xue Qing mention to the old man another purpose of Cheng Yu's visit to him and change the target to the old man?

Made an appointment?

But no matter what, Cheng Yu hurriedly took two steps forward and took the initiative to greet the old man and Mr. Carpenter.

"Professor Li, Mr. Mu, hello both of you."

Professor Li was in good spirits. Of course, Cheng Yu had already known about the old man before he came. However, when they met now, he saw that the old man's face was glowing and he did not look like an ancient old man at all.

"This is Xiao Cheng, hehe, hello, hello, welcome to my home. Sorry, have you been waiting at home for a long time?"

Professor Li also quickened his pace, and Cheng Yu hurried forward to meet him and took the old man's outstretched hand.

Mr. Carpenter also smiled and quickened his pace, and Cheng Yu naturally shook hands with him.

"I made an appointment with Mr. Li yesterday. It's almost the Chinese New Year, so I thought I would come and visit Mr. Li.

It was originally agreed that I would come over in the afternoon, just in time to accompany Mr. Li to the Old Summer Palace, but Mr. Li called me again in the morning and said that a child was coming to the house, so he asked me to come over in the morning.

I have heard about your little friend, and I am very familiar with your father's name. I have already prepared my mind and knew that your little friend is young, but this meeting really surprised me. He is too young."

When Mr. Carpenter said this, Cheng Yu completely understood. He said a little cautiously: "If I had known better, I wouldn't have told Xue Qing in advance. I would have made Mr. Mu come here early in the morning."

Then, Cheng Yu turned to look at Professor Li and said, "Mr. Li, thank you very much."

Professor Li laughed and said: "We are all guests at home, and Xiao Qing is at your place, so I also want to ask you to take more care of me. This is also a perfect opportunity. I asked Xiao Mu to come over earlier, so that he would not have to worry about it all the time.

The day and night passed in a chaotic manner. Stop standing around and go inside and sit down and chat."

As he spoke, Professor Li walked up the steps. Cheng Yu quickly made a gesture of invitation. Mr. Carpenter nodded slightly and followed Professor Li up the steps.

Cheng Yu took two steps and then followed.

After entering the room, the three of them sat down respectively. Xue Qing said obediently: "Uncle Mu, please sit down for a while and I will make you a cup of tea."

Mr. Carpenter smiled and waved.

Xue Qing walked to the door, but suddenly remembered something, picked up a bag that Cheng Yu had brought before, and said, "Young Master Cheng just brought some fruits. I'll wash them for you."

Mr. Carpenter laughed and said, "Xiaoqing dislikes me for not bringing a gift!"

Xue Qing covered her mouth with joy and ran out long ago.

"I heard from Xiaoqing that you just came back from the United States. How was your rest last night?" Professor Li asked with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Li. I had a good rest last night. I arrived at the airport at around nine o'clock. Isn't this the North Fifth Ring Road? It's also close to the airport. I checked into the hotel at ten o'clock and had a good sleep.

I slept until about seven o'clock in the morning."

"Xiao Cheng, your daily living habits are quite good?"

Cheng Yu hurriedly waved his hand, glanced at Mr. Carpenter, and said, "It's really not good. If something happens, I have to sleep in the middle of the night and almost have to get up at noon."

"You don't think so when you are young, but when you get older, you will know the harmful effects of irregular work and rest on the body. I am not one of those old dogmas. The ancients rested at sunset and worked at sunrise. That was due to conditional restrictions. But work and rest still need to be done.

Try to be as regular as possible. You can't make enough money, and a good body is more important than any amount of wealth."

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your advice." Cheng Yu said politely.

Mr. Carpenter laughed and said: "Mr. Li, please don't tell young people this. The pace of life is so fast now. Sometimes young people are not willing to extend the battle line until late at night. Many times they have no choice."

"As I get older, I inevitably become a little wordy."

Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Mr. Li also cares about us young people. It is always right to listen more."

Professor Li nodded and said, "Xiao Qing told me that besides seeing me, do you have anything else to do when you come home?"

Cheng Yu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, glanced at Mr. Carpenter, and said: "I didn't know about the relationship between Xue Qing and Mr. Li before, and she didn't tell her either.

If Mr. Li hadn't called the company that day, and my partner happened to receive the call, I'm afraid we would still be kept in the dark.

Due to circumstances and reasons, I should come to visit you, Mr. Li. And the other thing happened to be just a coincidence.

When my partners learned about the relationship between Mr. Li and Xue Qing, I was in Baoan discussing cooperation on a project with a TV program production company."

Mr. Carpenter interrupted: "I heard that when Mr. Xiao Cheng went to Bao'an, didn't he cooperate with that girl Qin Manyuan? That girl was short of money during this period and approached me, but the conditions were too harsh and I couldn't help. She said yes

Mr. Xiao Cheng helped solve her financial problem?"

Cheng Yu nodded and said: "I went to Bao'an originally because of Qin Manyuan's affair with Sister Man, but on the plane, an incident happened. The other party happened to be the wife of a manager of Sister Man's company, and she was also the one I talked about later.

One of the project leaders of the program production company we cooperated with.

At that time, I felt that the production of entertainment programs was also a new investment direction.

Investors like me always have a lot of sudden ideas.

After understanding it, I feel that this is also a new investment channel.

In recent years, many industries have not been very prosperous, and the financial market has not been dynamic enough. However, people's entertainment life has become increasingly rich.

So I thought maybe this can bring me some new ideas, which are really feasible, and can also help the company's clients find some investments with better returns."

Professor Li listened, nodded and said: "I don't know much about investing, but Xiaocheng's idea is very good. Traditional investment channels have narrowed, so he actively expands other external channels. Although professional matters should be left to professionals.

It’s always good to operate, but actively look for new paths.”

Mr. Carpenter also nodded and said: "It's not a particularly new idea, but it is indeed relatively rare for investment banks to do this. We all have more or less exposure to investment in the entertainment industry, but the main idea is

But it is to expand the company's business scope, rather than looking for simple investment channels. Mr. Xiao Cheng's concept is relatively new."

Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Actually, this is also the thinking of a frog in a well. I thought I was actively innovating, but after calming down and thinking about it, it was just a feeling of expanding my business scope.

However, in the past, most of the companies that made such investments across industries established one company for one project.

After the project is completed, only a very small number of companies will continue to operate, and most of them are one-time sales.

And for the vast majority of those investments, investors have to be involved in the process and development of the entire project from the beginning of the project.

What I think of is pure investment, just like venture capital, trying not to get involved in the project itself.

But this is an idealized product, just like this project. I really wanted to invest some funds in them, but in the end, the project plan proposed by the other party required me to join in. "

Mr. Carpenter laughed and said: "This is normal. Mr. Xiao Cheng's way of thinking is indeed different from the way we interact with the entertainment industry in the past. But whether it is investors or program producers, the way they are used to is still the way most people are used to.

The method you have chosen. If you really give up and don't care at all, they will be at a loss what to do."

Cheng Yu obeyed and quickly waved his hand and explained: "Mr. Mu, you misunderstood. The other party asked me to participate, not in the production process of the program. But in the program itself, there is something special. They want me to participate in the program.

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"Being a guest?" Mr. Carpenter asked.

Cheng Yu nodded, and Mr. Carpenter laughed and waved his hands quickly: "I just went to a variety show not long ago, and the ratings of that show were pretty good.

I also had a friend there at the time, the cook. You know? We have been friends for many years.

. He spoke, and I was not opposed to these things. I thought it would be a good idea to just play around and relax for two days.

But I regretted going there.

Watching variety shows on TV and joining the show in person are two completely different concepts.

I might as well say it bluntly, no matter what program, there are scripts, but some programs have a slightly greater degree of freedom.

But these scripts are simply harmful to those of us who have nothing to do with acting.

To tell you the truth, in that show, many of the scenes that were later aired were actually the result of repeated recordings many times.

Mr. Xiao Cheng, if you had participated in that program, you would know that the recording process was far from as smooth as the footage after it was broadcast.

It's no different from making a movie, recording one segment after another.

So I later said that I never wanted to participate in the recording of any entertainment program again."

Cheng Yu understood that Mr. Carpenter was actually declining.

So he smiled and didn't rush to speak, lest people think he was a little aggressive.

Xue Qing walked in at this time carrying a tray, which contained a cup of tea, a purple clay pot, and a fruit plate.

"Uncle Mu, you have tea."

Xue Qing placed the tea cup in front of Mr. Carpenter, and then handed the purple clay pot to Professor Li.
To be continued...