After finishing the exam, Zhou Yan went back to his residence and posted couplets, then put on his schoolbag and took a taxi to Yunzhong Airport.
The plane took off at seven o'clock in the evening and it was already nine o'clock when we arrived in Phoenix. The people who picked us up were Li Menghuai, the producer of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", Hou Chunlai, the financial staff resident on the crew of Xinghan Group, and the person in charge of Anxin Mall of Xinghan Group
Zheng Yun.
Zheng Yun met Zhou Yan and saw Zhou Yan smiling and extending his hand to say hello. Hou Chunlai had never met Zhou Yan, but he had heard about it from Qian Wenqing, the financial director. He was stunned for a moment and gave it to Zhou Yan.
A very forced smile.
Li Menghuai, who was in trouble, was only surprised. He stared at Zhou Yan with wide eyes for a long time: "This..."
Seeing this, Hou Chunlai smiled and leaned closer to Li Menghuai, pushing him with his shoulder: "Don't you already know about Ji Shi's young age?"
"I thought……"
When Li Menghuai was stunned, Zheng Yun had already stepped forward to greet him.
"Old Zheng, why are you so polite?"
"Um, Director Jay..."
Seeing Zheng Yun hesitate to speak, Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head: "If anything happens, let's talk about it when we get back..."
"Hello, Li Menghuai!"
Zhou Yan smiled and stretched out his hand: "Ji Shi!"
When Hou Chunlai arrived, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Brother Hou, please worry about those bad things in my hometown..."
With Li Menghuai as an "outsider" around, the four of them could only chat about the weather and discuss the crew's progress on the road.
After arranging their accommodation and having a simple dinner, Zheng Yun and Hou Chunlai took Zhou Yan to the hotel's enclosed rooftop to "view the scenery."
After sitting down, Zheng Yun was still a little embarrassed: "Dr. Zhou, originally..."
"Old Zheng, I remember your hometown is Phoenix City, right?" Zhou Yan looked relaxed, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about..."
"That's right," Zheng Yun said with a bitter look on his face, "Today, a classmate working in the municipal government came to me and hoped that our supply chain would give due consideration to the specialties here..."
Zhou Yan smiled slightly and glanced at the clear night sky outside the glass: "Isn't this quite simple?"
"But..." Zheng Yun frowned and smiled bitterly, "Their government's ambitions are relatively high, and they hope we can help them operate their wine brand."
"This ambition is not small..." Zhou Yan smiled slightly, "However, with the two wine giants Changyu and Great Wall in front, the operation will not be that simple, right?"
"Yes, no matter how they operate, there are obstacles that Changyu and Great Wall cannot get around..." Zheng Yun sighed deeply and nodded, "In order to show sincerity, they also plan to take out part of the shares..."
"In this case," Zhou Yan thought for a moment, "can we buy some small wineries locally and repackage them? After all, foreign brands are already saturated. As long as we have money, I think those wine masters won't mind.
Come to work in the East?"
"I think so too," Zheng Yun smiled honestly, "but I always feel a bit unkind..."
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head: "What they need is a brand that can charge forward and serve as a demonstration."
Zheng Yun nodded thoughtfully.
"Domestic products will become a big IP in a few years," Zhou Yan smiled, "taking advantage of this opportunity, An Xin can buy some domestic wine brands. By the way, for this year's New Year, we can purchase a batch of well-known wines from here in advance.
Try the water..."
Compared with Zheng Yun's worries, Hou Chunlai's worries can be said to be real worries: as a representative of the investors, he needs to be responsible for the crew's large and small expenses.
Fortunately, the crew's accounts are completely dwarfed by those of the Xinghan Group. However, although Hou Chunlai was only responsible for finance, he also discovered some problems during the "supervision" process...
"Director Jay Chou, although I have only been on the set for less than two months, I have discovered many problems in just these two months," Hou Chunlai stared at Zhou Yan cautiously.
"There is nothing wrong with the crew's accounts, but the wages we pay to the extras are so exploited by the extras leaders. As you know, it's not easy for extras. Although there are some who make it out, they are absolutely
Most of them can only be lost in the crowd..."
Zhou Yan nodded and looked at Hou Chunlai: "It's winter now, is the food problem easy to solve?"
"Not bad," Hou Chunlai smiled, "Thanks to those large transport aircraft, we have a good relationship with the General Logistics Department. After joining the group, we purchased a group of cooking trucks and recruited a group of recently retired cooking soldiers.
, there is hot rice for all three meals.”
"That's not bad," Zhou Yan looked at Zheng Yun with a smile, "Old Zheng, please tell me about the group leaders deducting the extra actors' wages when you meet with your classmates..."
The three of them chatted until late at night before going back to their room to sleep.
The next day, Zhou Yan got up early to exercise. When he returned to his room, he found a large number of missed calls on his cell phone. They were either from his father or his mother, so he quickly called back.
"Hey, Mom, what's the matter with calling so early?"
"Son, Xiao Qin should be on winter vacation soon..."
Halfway through, Zhou Yan knew what his mother meant: to take Qin Ruoshu back to his hometown for the New Year.
Zhou Yan, who has lived for two lifetimes, encountered this kind of thing for the first time. He was a little confused: "Well, how about I discuss it with Ruoshu first and then call you back?"
"That's okay. If Xiao Qin doesn't like it, don't force it..."
"knew!"
After breakfast, Zhou Yan spent the morning wandering around the hotel, and in the afternoon drove to the airport to pick up Miss Qin.
As soon as they met, the eldest lady ignored the crowd of onlookers and trotted into Zhou Yan's arms, enjoying the "magic circle of love"...
"Put me down!"
After landing, Qin Ruoshu hugged Zhou Yan's arm happily: "Are we going to watch a movie in the afternoon?"
"Tomorrow!" Zhou Yan smiled slyly, "Now there is another problem that needs you to solve, Miss?"
"What's the problem?" The eldest lady tilted her head.
"Your mother-in-law called this morning and asked me to take you home for the New Year. Look..."
"Disgusting!" Qin Ruoshu blushed and gave Zhou Yan a small punch.
Zhou Yan held Qin Ruoshu's arm, held Qin Ruoshu's head with both hands, and stared directly into his girlfriend's eyes: "Then do you agree or disagree?"
Qin Ruoshu nodded shyly, thought for a moment, and added: "I'll talk to Lao Qin later!"
"no problem!"
Zhou Yan looked around at the passengers watching the excitement, smiled, held the eldest lady's suitcase with one hand, and put his other hand around the eldest lady's waist: "Let's go back to the hotel first!"
Qin Fangyuan, the cheap father-in-law, had no problem with his daughter going to her future parents' home to celebrate the New Year, but Qin's mother was different. She caught her daughter and warned her for half an hour, so that even after the eldest lady hung up the phone, her brows were still furrowed.
"Brother, my mother said you can't come empty-handed when you visit..." Qin Ruoshu stared at Zhou Yan longingly, "Especially during the Chinese New Year, we have so many relatives..."
"It's not as troublesome as my mother-in-law said," Zhou Yan smiled, stretched out his hand and pinched the eldest lady's nose, "The Chinese New Year is nothing more than tobacco, wine, sweets and tea. I can definitely prepare it before I go home! By the way, father-in-law and mother-in-law
Sir, do you have any special hobbies?"
"My dad likes to drink tea, and my mom..." Qin Ruoshu frowned slightly, "I like to watch health programs..."