Fang Xing, Qiao Yinghong, and Guo Keda arrived at the teahouse at three o'clock, first ordered a pot of tea and sipped it slowly.
Just before three-thirty, a loud voice came from downstairs, followed by the welcoming voice of the teahouse owner.
Apparently this loud voice is a frequent visitor to the teahouse.
The loud voice went all the way from the lobby downstairs and up the stairs to the second floor.
"Just this one?"
He walked to the door of the private room with a loud voice, pointed inside the private room, and looked back at the teahouse owner who was following him.
Fang Xing turned around and looked over, and at first glance he thought it was "Xu Jiang" coming.
This man with a loud voice, wearing gold and silver, looked very wealthy. As soon as he stepped into the private room, he walked towards Fang Xing and stretched out his hands with a smile on his face: "Big star, big star... finally met the real person."
When Fang Xing saw him stepping through the door, he quickly stood up, and then his right hand was grabbed by the other person and shook up and down.
This loud voice is obviously Tao Maorong, the big boss of Donghai’s cold chain meat products business.
Tao Maorong was very warm, holding Fang Xing's hand and looking up and down: "I met a real big star today."
After letting go of his hand, he took a step back, pulled back a little distance, looked up and down again, then pointed at his chest, then at Fang Xing, and said: "My daughter likes you very much. She closes the door and lets you go every day.
song, be sure to take a photo with me later.”
"Of course." Fang Xing didn't expect this to be the case.
Tao Maorong's business can be so big, he really has something in terms of communication.
As soon as he came up, he took the initiative, as if the whole place was prepared for him.
This kind of personality is really suitable for doing business and can make friends with anyone.
Tao Maorong turned around and called to the teahouse owner: "Lao Hu, hurry up and put out those delicious things from your house. I'm going to treat a big star to afternoon tea today, so hurry up and put them on for me."
"Okay!" The teahouse owner agreed and hurried to the kitchen to make arrangements.
Listening to the exchange between him and the teahouse owner, it was obvious that he was very familiar with them.
Fang Xing and the others naturally became a little curious, but they didn't know how to ask.
Tao Maorong took the initiative to answer the three people's doubts: "I am very familiar with the boss here, and I supply all their meat. Let me tell you, their clay pot simmering soup is excellent, especially when the boss makes it himself.
, most people can’t taste it.”
Qiao Yinghong answered: "Then today I am taking advantage of Boss Tao."
"Hey, it's a small thing. From now on, if you come here to eat, it's all mine." Tao Maorong patted his chest very generously.
On the right hand, three fingers are wearing rings, gold and emerald, which look very rich.
actually.
From a fashion perspective, Tao Maorong's outfit of gold and silver is actually a bit vulgar.
However, in the eyes of ordinary people, Tao Maorong is the big boss.
This is Tao Maorong's purpose, to let others know that he is the big boss, so that it will be easier to negotiate business.
Obviously.
Tao Maorong also felt that the style of his outfit was very different from that of Fang Xing and others.
He turned the gold ring with the traditional Chinese character "发" printed on his index finger and said with a smile: "Big star, don't look at me like this now. Let me tell you, when I was young, I was a literary youth..."
After the topic opened, Tao Maorong began to talk about his experiences when he was young:
"More than 20 years ago, I worked as a bit player in a film and television production base. At that time, my favorite movie was "God of Gamblers".
"My biggest dream is to be an actor, act in movies, and then watch my own movies in the cinema."
At this point, he scratched his head and laughed: "Unexpectedly, all the walk-on guys refused to take me, so I had no choice but to go home and sell pork to the old man at home.
"Let me tell you, at that time, at two o'clock in the middle of the night, I spread a snakeskin bag on top of the pork stall in the market and slept.
"Sleep until three o'clock, when the pork truck arrives.
"We have to push the scooter to grab it. Yes, the word grab is very vivid, but of course there is money to be calculated later.
"The pork that comes here is always half-sided.
"We call it a fan, and a fan of pork is half a pig.
"Drag it from the big truck and put it on the pork stall to cut it.
"The idiom of "The cook deconstructs the cow" is very vivid. I deconstruct the pig and separate the ribs, lean meat and fat meat.
“We can’t separate them all, some customers want to buy them with the skin on.
"There were times when I couldn't overtake others. When I think about that time, I still remember it vividly.
"Later, I bought my own car and went to buy pork and deliver it to the food stalls on the street.
"Up to now, I supply half of the meat in this entire area."
Fang Xing listened very carefully.
The things Tao Maorong said are actually not glamorous.
At two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, I would sleep on top of the pork stall in the wet market. As soon as the truck arrived, I would wake up immediately to "grab" the pork.
In fact, if you imagine it for a moment, you will know how choking the smell would be if you slept on a pork stall.
However, Tao Maorong didn't seem to mind telling these past things.
Perhaps this is a person who started from scratch and worked hard to get through, and never shy away from the hard times he once had.
Only people with this kind of tenacity have a chance to succeed.
"Boss Tao is really great at being able to grow his business on such a large scale." Fang Xing gave a rare compliment.
Tao Maorong clicked his tongue and praised: "You don't know, I envy a big star like you the most, who is good-looking and can sing.
“When I was young, the most popular ones were the Four Kings of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and their posters were all plastered in my dormitory.
"My biggest dream at that time was to be a star, and all future students would have posters of me.
"Big star, you think I'm like this, do you still have a chance?"
Fang Xing didn't expect his dream to be so "simple", so he laughed and said, "It's not difficult to appear in a movie. If you want students to put up your posters, you have to ask the students."
"Hahaha……"
Tao Maorong laughed, obviously he was just joking: "I tell you, it is really easy to make movies when you have money.
"You don't know, many film and television companies approached me for investment. I said I wanted to make a movie, and they said yes, and said I could be the protagonist.
"Do you think it's possible for me to be the leading actor in a movie?"
Fang Xing smiled and replied, "You can shoot and play with it."
Tao Maorong slapped his thigh and asked: "Then if I say that I want to be the leading actor in your movie, can you agree?"
Fang Xing shook his head and replied, "No."
"Why refuse so directly?" Tao Maorong suddenly became serious.
"If Boss Tao wants to play the leading role in a movie, there are many film and television companies who are willing." Fang Xing spread his hands.
Tao Maorong patted his thigh again and laughed: "I like a straightforward person like you. If I want to play the leading role in a movie, my film and television company will be willing to film it. I can arrange it from here to the third alley."
"However, I never invest in those companies. It would be too boring to make movies to amuse myself."
Fang Xing saw that his personality was quite easy to get along with, so he continued: "It is impossible to play the leading role. However, a guest role is not a big problem."
Tao Maorong was a little surprised and asked: "Are there any lines?"
"You may have."
In fact, Fang Xing feels that his image is quite suitable for playing a nouveau riche. He is the kind of character who smokes cigars, wears gold rings on his hands, and a big gold chain around his neck. He also appears with a few lines to show off. It is quite vivid.
image.
"I like this, and I've made a commitment to you as my friend. If you have a role like this in the future, you must come to me. It's settled, no matter how much investment is required, I will invest." Tao Maorong suddenly became happy.
Have fun chatting, drinking tea and eating snacks.
More than an hour passed before I knew it.
"I'm very happy today. It's almost time for dinner, so why don't we change places and just have dinner here, how about it?" Tao Maorong was very interested, and he took Fang Xing with him to eat dinner together.
In fact, I kept eating and drinking during afternoon tea. In fact, I wasn’t hungry at all. It didn’t matter whether I had dinner or not.
Fang Xing looked at the time and said, "Maybe we don't have enough time. Let's try another day."
Tao Maorong picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth, and said: "I've been chatting with you so much today, and I haven't said anything serious at all."
He didn't think that a star who often appeared on TV could just drink tea with him.
We chatted for almost two hours.
Fang Xing just chatted with him and didn't mention anything else at all.
The reason for this.
Fang Xing also felt that his experiences when he was young were very real and that they were the real lives of ordinary people.
So if you are willing to listen to him talk, just treat it as chatting about the past.
"Actually, there's nothing serious. Let's just make friends." Fang Xing felt that there wasn't enough time to talk about serious things, so he might as well just leave it like this.
As for the casting of the crew, Wang Kai is not the only one who can act.
However, Tao Maorong pulled Fang Xing and refused to let him go, saying, "If we really want to make friends, we can't just let it go. I thought to myself, I am a meat products company, and I don't get along well with celebrities.
"The only possibility for you to come to me is that you have invested in an entertainment company before.
"Do you think it's because of Huahuo Media?"
Qiao Yinghong saw that the topic had been brought up, so she continued: "It is true that there is such a thing. In fact, the matter is very simple. We have a new drama to shoot, and we originally found an actor from Huahuo.
"However, your director has a lot of ideas...
"I'm not provoking, that's pretty much what happened anyway.
"Boss Tao is very easy to talk to, but business is business. It's great if we can cooperate, but we can still be friends if we can't."
Tao Maorong frowned and said, "What I don't care about is the management of Huahuo Media. It's just that the company's financial accounts are reviewed every quarter."
After listening to what he said, Qiao Yinghong nodded and said, "Then we understand. I'm glad to meet Boss Tao."
Although Tao Maorong usually doesn't care about Huahuo Media's affairs, he can't be stupid for his business to reach this level.
Therefore, when Qiao Yinghong contacted him as Ark Culture, he had already asked someone to ask about Huahuo Media.
Therefore, he actually knew this matter well.
However, when he said, "I don't care about the management of Huahuo Media," Fang Xing had already decided to change actors.
Qiao Yinghong naturally understood what Fang Xing meant, so she said this: "Then we understand."
After saying that, Fang Xing and others prepared to say goodbye and leave.
But Tao Maorong refused to let go: "Don't bother, let's talk again. From what you think, the cooperation is ruined?"
Qiao Yinghong frowned and said doubtfully: "Don't Boss Tao not care about the management of Huahuo Media? As for whether we can cooperate or not, we can only talk to Director Liu."
"Hi!"
Tao Maorong slapped his thigh and said: "Liu Shijie has a lot of ideas, and I know that. When it comes to business, how can we do business if we don't have many ideas?
“When I invested in Huahuo Media, I didn’t just fancy him as a person, I just wanted to do some side business for fun.
"I hear what you mean, do you have any objections to Liu Shijie?"
Qiao Yinghong laughed loudly and said: "Boss Tao, don't think too much. We just want to meet the boss behind Huahuo Media. There is really nothing else."
Go to the company boss and tell him about the general manager's brief report.
This kind of sowing discord is usually asking for trouble.
If the boss of another company can let the general manager manage the company, it means that the relationship is very good, and maybe there is a relative relationship.
Therefore, Qiao Yinghong was very careful not to talk about Liu Shijie.
Boss Tao waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, you say it, you say it. Does Liu Shijie want to cooperate with that Pengcheng Capital?"
"This is an internal matter of your company." Qiao Yinghong smiled awkwardly.
"Then Pengcheng Capital is about to go bankrupt. How can we cooperate with a company that puts the word "bad" on its head? I just like your Ark Culture." Tao Maorong's words are not tactful at all, and his work style is very consistent with the words on his fingers.
That "hair" ring.
"What does Boss Tao mean?" Qiao Yinghong was a little confused.
"Which actor from Huahuo you want can be used as you please, and you can pay me whatever you want. I just want to watch the TV series you make." Tao Maorong spoke very directly.
"Isn't Liu Shijie in charge of the management of Huahuo Media?" Qiao Yinghong asked with a frown.
"The company is mine, and I have the final say. How do you want to cooperate? You can invest as much or as little as you want." Tao Maorong looked very wealthy.
He looks very much like the kind of nouveau riche who was swindled out of money by investing in the entertainment industry.
More than ten years ago, the domestic film and television industry was just getting started.
Many small companies in the film and television industry rely on these upstart investors who don’t know how to make money.
However, from the chat with him just now.
Fang Xing knew very well that this Tao Maorong was not stupid.
It is true that many film and television companies approached him for investment and even agreed to let him play the leading role, but he has not invested in any film or television drama.
Fang Xing was a little curious and asked: "Boss Tao, if you do this, will you make trouble with Liu Shijie?"
Tao Maorong laughed and said: "You also said that Liu Shijie has a lot of ideas. Do you think he is the kind of person who is willing to manage the company for me all the time?"
When he said this, his eyes showed shrewdness.
This sentence already showed that he had already seen Liu Shijie clearly.
Liu Shijie does have some ability, but he can't always work for others. Once he has the capital, he will definitely start his own business.
When the time comes, it may happen that the fireworks artists and projects are taken away.
Fang Xing understood what he meant and asked, "So Boss Tao is planning to find a new professional manager?"
"It's all fine. I don't know anything about this business. I don't plan to make money from it. I just got interested and just do it casually." Tao Maorong said it very casually, but he asked the company's financial department to do the accounting every quarter. Obviously not
What a fool.
Fang Xing thought for a while and came up with a plan: "How about this. I will acquire Huahuo Media. If Boss Tao is interested in the film and television industry, we can work together."
"Acquisition..."
Tao Maorong didn't expect this at first. He was surprised and said: "It's not impossible. This can be done, but we have to make an appointment another day."
Obviously this plan was not in his initial thoughts, but he did not reject it, so he wanted to go back and think it through before making a decision.
