Men are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become fathers.
Faced with the butcher knife in the hands of the reactionaries, Nan Yi did not retreat. He untied his belt, stepped forward, and was ready to die bravely.
Nan Yi chanted: "I smile at the sky with my sword in hand, my loyalty and courage will remain in Kunlun Mountains whether I live or die."
Zhao Shixian grabbed Nan Yi's collar and said, "Who do you think I am? Are you being escorted to the Meridian Gate to be beheaded? Change someone else!"
"I am in Zhao's bed but my heart is with Liu. You can defile my body but you can't defile my love." Nan Yi grabbed the hem of his clothes and said in a stern voice.
Zhao Shixian patted Nan Yi's face and said, "If you don't recite a nice poem that fits the situation, you won't be able to pass this test today."
Nan Yi chuckled, "When Biyu lost her virginity, she was overwhelmed with love. She was grateful to him and didn't feel ashamed. She turned around and hugged him."
"Be more polite."
Nan Yi frowned and racked his brains to come up with a poem, "First meeting in the midst of silk, with her hair flowing in the wind. Half drunk and overwhelmed with emotion, the shadow of the curtain still beckons me with a song and a fan. Nostalgia, nostalgia, two swallows leave their nest in the autumn night."
"You've passed the test." Zhao Shixian's eyes conveyed affection, "Da Lang, it's late, it's time to rest."
"Hey, Sister Lian, I don't want to take medicine."
"Virtue."
On the tenth day, conserve your energy.
It's the eleventh day of the first lunar month. I'm half-well and continue to recuperate. I'm not staying indoors. I'm learning from the ancients about caring about sports and watching models competing in sports. No. 8's legs are whiter than No. 11's, and No. 3's twisting is more beautiful than No. 9's.
On the twelfth day of the lunar new year, I was keeping track of trends. While handling emails, I was enjoying the MV of a stage show in which swimsuit models lip-synced, which had just become popular in Taiwan. Unfortunately, it was not the twelve beauties of Jindiebao.
Although 100 billion is a very large number, after just a few days, the number on Nan Yi's notebook had lost two zeros and now showed a ten-digit number starting with 9. The ruble gap of Vasily Bank was less than 10 billion.
Judging from the current situation, there will be no problems in Russia for the time being, so Nan Yi shifted his attention.
After dealing with the email, Nan Yi looked at the time and estimated that Nan Ruoqi would not wake up for two or three hours, so he hurried to Colin Street in Central.
A few years ago, in order to have the freedom to wash hair, Nan Yi suddenly had the idea of ​​setting up a chain of TONY styling agencies. He did not stop at just imagining it, but actually did it. However, he was not the one who actually did it.
Arrive at No. 45, Ge Lin Street, take the elevator to the third floor, and you will arrive at Tony’s head office and flagship store, which is also the only store currently.
Nan Yi gave 80% of TONY's shares to Ruan Mei, and she was also in charge of the management. Ruan Mei did not pay much attention to TONY. After opening a store and having a convenient place for herself to do styling, she forgot about opening a branch.
Nan Yi suspected that Ruan Mei did it on purpose. Her business ability was not very outstanding, but after all, she had managed the Artist Care Fund for many years. It was unreasonable to say that she did not know how to do business. However, Nan Yi once told her that the establishment of TONY was not for profit as the primary purpose, but to make it easier for him to wash his hair.
From Ruan Mei's perspective, opening a branch store will only make it easier for Nan Yi to come into contact with various "shampoo girls". There is no doubt that the shampoo girls will not become "little sisters". She must be sick to create this opportunity for Nan Yi.
"Sokka."
After entering the store, Nan Yi greeted a woman with short hair who looked very cool.
The woman's English name is Suka, and her real name is Su Xiu'e, which is not very nice to hear, and she usually won't mention it to others. She used to be in a film crew and worked as a stylist for many TV dramas and celebrities. Ruan Mei discovered her and made her Tony's chief stylist, and she is also a professional manager.
"Nansheng." Suka heard Nanyi calling and walked towards him with a smile, "You haven't been here for a long time, do you want to get your hair done today?"
"No, I know you're busy. If I want to do my hair, I'll make an appointment. When will the customer arrive?"
Sokka checked his watch, "I have an hour and a half."
"That's enough. Let's sit in the tea restaurant downstairs for a while."
"OK."
The two of them came to the tea restaurant downstairs, ordered some drinks and then started to get down to business.
"I am very dissatisfied with the speed of Tony's development. I will cut Ruan Mei's shares by 40% and deprive her of management rights. I will manage Tony myself until I find a suitable person to replace her.
This is the first thing. The second thing is that in April 1990, the first national foot reflexology health method seminar was held in Beijing. On December 24, 1990, the Ministry of Health approved the establishment of the "Foot Reflexology Health Method Research Association" and pointed out that the foot reflexology health method is a simple, effective, and side-effect-free self-care method for disease prevention and treatment, especially for the self-care of middle-aged and elderly people. It has a more practical effect.
Since then, the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association has also established a professional committee on foot health methods. At the same time, corresponding foot therapy academic institutions have also been established across the country.
All these things show that the mainland government is supportive of the foot massage industry, so I plan to set up a sub-brand "Xian Meizi Foot Massage" under Tony, first set up a head office in Xiangkeng, and then expand into the mainland. "
Suka frowned and said, "Nansheng, a foot massage shop is likely to attract gangs, and there will be gangsters coming to collect the land fee."
"That's fine. I plan to open a store nearby and only serve the office workers in Central. Before the store opens, I will go to the companies in the Central Building to hand out coupons and give discounts to department managers, team leaders and the like. As long as they bring people or report their names, they can enjoy the discount."
Nan Yi paused and continued, "Now there is another question, which is your positioning. Do you plan to develop in the direction of a styling director or a professional manager? This choice determines your future treatment."
"Nansheng, what is the difference between these two positions?"
“The styling director is only responsible for Tony’s styling. While you serve as the face of Tony’s store, you also have to manage the stylists of the head office and branches, including recruitment, training, management and a series of other matters.
A professional manager is in charge of the overall situation. You are responsible for all TONY's affairs and your main energy needs to be focused on business expansion. The styling director is also managed by the professional manager.
This is the difference in job responsibilities, and the treatment is also different. Not to mention the salary, there is not much difference between the two positions. The main difference is the future stock allotment. The shares of the professional manager belong to the entire TONY company, and the styling director only enjoys stock dividends and does not hold shares, and only gets dividends from the styling business.
Is that clear? "
Sokka nodded.
"OK, there are endless possibilities for professional managers in the future, but it will also be very hard work. Every salary and every share you get must be earned through sweat and hangovers." Nan Yi looked at Suka's face and said meaningfully, "You have a pretty face. While it will bring you convenience, it will also bring you a lot of trouble. I'll give you two days to think carefully, weigh the pros and cons, and be fully prepared before making a choice."
Suka hesitated for a while and asked, "Nansheng, how many shares can a professional manager get and how much is it worth?"
Nan Yi smiled faintly, "I will immediately invest 100 million Hong Kong dollars in Tony. I think a 2% stake for professional managers is a very reasonable number. Don't get me wrong, this number is not something you can get at the beginning. It will take at least three years to get this number.
Let me put it this way, as long as the professional manager's performance is up to standard, he or she can get no less than 1% of the shares. If he or she still can't get this number in two years, it only means that I am not satisfied with his or her performance and may issue a dismissal letter at any time."
"I know."
"OK." Nan Yi stood up and said, "Think about it carefully. I'll go first."
After leaving the tea restaurant, Nan Yi passed by a sex toy store, went in to chat with the owner for a while, and asked about the sales of Viagra and the pillow series.
It's no wonder that after more than four years of development, Zhenbian's products have already gained a good market share, especially the Ye Hao Si series, which has been on a rampage to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Paris, Hollywood, and its fame has spread from famous red-light districts. Now it has become a brand that many people don't talk about, but buy without hesitation.
Let’s not talk about the profits. Only the high-end models in the Ye Hao Si series will be specially customized with fabrics. For ordinary models, they will go to textile factories to find cheap fabrics with unsatisfactory yarns (warp and weft). After being processed by the destroying machine and the shaping machine, when the clothes are torn, they will naturally be torn according to the required patterns.
With only a small amount of advertising expenditure, there is no need to employ a large number of marketing personnel. Although Pillowside bears most of the R&D costs of the Institute of Bionics, the Institute of Acoustics, and the Institute of Materials, its profit last year still reached US$89.1642 million. This year, it is expected to set a new record, and it will not be a problem for the profit to exceed US$100 million.
When Nan Yi heard the owner of the sex toys store say "average" in a subtle way, he knew that the sales would definitely not be bad. All business people are like this. They will tell others that things that sell well are average, but few of them will tell the truth to strangers out loud. Who knows if there will be an extra competitor.
Once a businessman tells a stranger that something is easy to sell and is willing to impart the true secrets, there is no doubt that his main business is selling the "true secrets", which is called "scamming hostages" in the jargon. If anyone really believes it and sends money to him, maybe after a while you will see a notice posted by him - I have run away, the money has been transferred abroad, don't trust anyone easily in the future, I will never see you again, don't miss me!
After taking the car back to Zhao Shixian's villa, Nan Yi saw a "7" shaped branch lying under a tree as soon as he got off the car. He lifted up his clothes to look at his watch, then looked at the branch, and then looked at the villa. After struggling in his heart for a while, Nan Yi picked up the branch, poked the short end into the ground, held the long end in his hand, and pushed it forward.
"Thump, thump, thump, thump."
As he walked, Nan Yi was dubbing himself.
After walking for nearly a mile, the short end snapped off. Nan Yi picked up the branch and tore off the short end that was still attached to the bark. After cleaning it, he raised the branch to the sky and shouted, "Give me the rabbit!"
After a quick run, he came to a flower bed, swung out the branches, and retracted them just before they hit the flowers and plants.
"Alas, we are not in the countryside, otherwise we would have to pull out at least two miles of weeds. I am the squadron leader Yamada." Carrying the branch on his shoulder, Nan Yi hummed "Tunnel Warfare" and walked back to the villa.
…
Two days later, when Nan Yi received the news that Vasily had settled the accounts, Suka also replied to him that she wanted to develop into a professional manager.
In this case, Nan Yi instructed Suka to register a new company to carry out Qian Meizi's foot massage business. He transferred 100 million Hong Kong dollars from the Snow Mountain Trust's account to Tony's account in the name of a loan.
After transferring the money, Nan Yi called Luo Kun.
"Lao Luo, do you know who is the best ear cleaner in Chengdu?"
Luo Kun: "Of course it's Yuan Tiancai who works in the area of ​​Funan Street. His cooking skills are recognized as good."
"Oh, how old is this Master Yuan?"
Luo Kun: "About forty, less than fifty."
"Well, do me a favor and go find this Master Yuan and ask him if he's willing to have a stable job with a basic salary of 50,000 yuan a year, plus some other bonuses and dividends. 70,000 or 80,000 yuan a year is no problem. Stay in Xiangkeng for about a year first, and then return to the mainland."
Luo Kun: "Working in Hong Kong? Paying Hong Kong dollars?"
“Hong Kong dollars are fine.”
Luo Kun: "80,000 Hong Kong dollars a year is a lot of money. I think Yuan Tiancai will definitely be willing to do it."
"Well, there is one more thing. If Master Yuan is willing to come, please tell him to recommend two masters with good skills. The basic salary is 45,000 yuan a year, and there are bonuses and dividends. I don't need to tell you the number for now, but since we are going to ask Master Yuan first, it must be a little lower than his."
Luo Kun: "I understand. Don't worry, boss. I will definitely make it happen for you."
"You, stop calling me boss. You are the number one boss in Chengdu." Nan Yi laughed heartily.
Luo Kun: "Without the boss, I wouldn't be who I am today. The boss is always the boss."
"Don't mention that, don't mention that. I'll leave this matter to you. Please help and pay more attention to it."
"I will definitely do it."
After hanging up the phone, Nan Yi thought about who to ask to go to Yangzhou. Since the Han Dynasty, Yangzhou has been famous for three knives, namely the kitchen knife, the barber knife, and the pedicure knife. How can foot massage be complete without pedicure? Qian Meizi must have one or two pedicure masters.
Nan Yi is serious about Tony this time. Not only will it open branches all over the country, but it will also go global and become a trust group that specializes in styling, shampooing, pedicure, and beauty.
No matter how good or bad the reputation of shampooers, foot washers, foot washers, and facial girls is, they will definitely earn a lot of money, which is beyond the reach of ordinary white-collar workers. For rural girls who dropped out of school early, it is a good way out, much better than being a factory girl.
After thinking about it, Nan Yi sadly discovered that all the people he could assign and who had free time were related to the Nan family. Tony was not Nan's property, so it was not appropriate to use Nan's people.
There was no other way, Nan Yi could only call Suka and ask her to make the trip in person. Then he sent an email to Nan Ruoyin, asking her to find two aromatherapists. This business was not popular in China yet, so he could only look for them from abroad.
"Jia Luo, it's me."
"Mr. Nan."
"Let me ask you something. Do you know anyone who plays with incense?"
Zhu Jialuo is the general manager of Zhu Youxiao Wood Industry, a subsidiary of Luban Wood Industry. Zhu Youxiao Wood Industry mainly deals in rare woods. Most of the customers Zhu Jialuo usually comes into contact with are experts in incense.
"I know a few."
"Give me a copy of the list. It's a private matter. Fax it to me."
"OK."
After talking to Zhu Jialuo, Nan Yi called Cai Shufen again and asked whether the women’s army had met a dim sum master when they went to Suzhou to study.
After asking for a few names, Nan Yi contacted Zhang Yizheng of Nanpotang and learned from him the names of several Chinese medicine practitioners who were proficient in acupoints.
Soon, Nan Yi wrote down a page of names and contact addresses in his notebook.
Nan Ruoqi happened to have gotten enough sleep and started to cry. Nan Yi quickly picked up the little princess, dressed her up, and took her to the garden, where she paced and shook her hands rhythmically, humming the Yue Opera "Nine Jin Girl": "My grandfather would get up early, carry a load and run to the countryside. He walked from sunrise to the top of the moon, and made love with the moon. He sent me a Sao marten, which I hid in the east and west, but did not keep it tightly...
Fish, shrimp, crab, sauce, cured chicken, cured white fish, pickled chicken, pickled duck, pickled intestines, eels and loaches are not included, snails and snails make up two dishes, radishes, taro, amaranth stems, plus a bowl of fermented bean curd sheets..."
When Nan Yi sang "six thousand copper coins", Nan Ruoqi's two little eyes looked at Nan Yi's face with a teasing smile on her cheeks.
Seeing this, Nan Yi repeated, "Tongdian, Tongdian..."
When she heard the word "tongdian", the smile on Nan Ruoqi's face grew wider and wider.
"Hahaha, you're such a money-grubber. Dad will give you some gold ingots to put under your bed. I miscalculated. Dad thought our Nan family could produce an artist."
As soon as Nan Yi finished speaking, Zhao Shixian came to his side and said, "Jiatong will only become a financier and banker, Jiatong, right?"
"You're back so early?" Nan Yi handed Nan Ruoqi in his hand to Zhao Shixian.
Zhao Shixian took it and hugged it tightly, "Focus on Hong Kong stocks today."
"A chance?"
"The U.S. interest rate hike cycle that began in February last year has ended. Funds that have flowed out of Hong Kong have begun to flow back, and red chip stocks have performed quite well. In addition, several large international hot money have entered the Hong Kong stock market. We believe that the Hong Kong stock market will once again usher in a bull market."
"International hot money..." Nan Yi thought for a while and said, "This year is 1995."
Zhao Shixian stretched out her hand and tickled Nan Ruoqi's little nose. "Yes, there are only two years left before things start to change. Xiangkeng is my territory. If anyone dares to mess with me, I will chase him and beat him up."
"Haha, that's a very domineering thing to say."
"Need I tell you? My father was originally a member of the Fighting Committee."
Nan Yi looked at Zhao Shixian in surprise and said, "When did you develop the habit of bragging? If your father was a member of the Fighting Committee, your Zhao family would have been in trouble a long time ago."
"I'm not exaggerating. My grandfather found out something was wrong and immediately sent my father abroad."
"Oh, no wonder."
"Going for a walk?"
Nan Yi looked up at the flying leaves and said, "The wind is too strong. I'll go get Ruoqi's car."
Pushing out the stroller, Nan Yi and Zhao Shixian took a slow walk along the coastal road. After walking for a while, Tiger Cub discovered that someone was secretly taking pictures of them. When he was about to deal with it, Nan Yi stopped him.
"Talk nicely, get the film back, and give more compensation. If the other party says that journalists have freedom of the press, explain to him what the right to portrait and the right to privacy are. If the other party is unreasonable, explain to him politely what the hidden pattern is. Pay attention to the tone of your speech and don't make any threats."
The tiger cub nodded and ran towards the paparazzi.
Zhao Shixian glanced in the direction of the paparazzi and complained, "These paparazzi are so annoying."
"Who made you famous? If I were alone, no paparazzi would come here." Nan Yi was also very annoyed. Even with the strict defense, there would inevitably be some fish that slip through the net. If it happens again next time, he plans to find a monkey to fight.
"I only appear on the financial pages. Who wants to be on the cover of a gossip magazine?"
"Okay, let's continue walking." Nan Yi took Zhao Shixian's arm and gently led her forward.
The paparazzi incident was just a minor episode and it was over. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Nan Yi flew back to the capital to spend the Lantern Festival with Liu Zhen.
The excitement of eating ready-made New Year food had not yet worn off, and Nan Yi was too lazy to cook, so he ran to the porcelain counter, queued up to buy some assorted Yuanxiao, brought back to the old house, and threw them in the refrigerator, waiting for Liu Zhen to come back and cook them.
Lying on the sofa, Nan Yi picked up the phone and called Huang Saner, "How is the matter going?"
"Which one?"
"Naughty kid."
"Yes, a Crown."
"Compensation?"
"I'm playing Sanqing."
"Play with him and go to the neighborhood committee and the workplace. If you are right, don't let him off. Spend a few days with him first, and then sue him."
"Do you want to go to the Naughty Kids Education Class and make some trouble?"
"No, then we are not in the right. Just keep an eye on the parents and leave the naughty kid alone."
"Okay, I'll make him shit."
"There is one more thing. Last time I told you about Baoling and Yanjing. Later I thought about it and felt that it was not appropriate to put the two together. I want to start a new business. You can join in and arrange Yanjing in. Is it convenient for you?"
"Master Nan, you know I don't make them randomly. I don't spend many in a year, and I can take out two or three hundred at any time."
"Okay, bring your glasses to the store tomorrow and talk."
Time flies and it's time to get off work. When Liu Zhen came back and saw Nan Yi sitting on the sofa, there was no movement in the kitchen, so she said to Nan Yi: "Didn't you cook?"
"Put the Yuanxiao in the refrigerator, and you can just boil some water."
Hearing this, Liu Zhen opened the refrigerator and took a look. Yuanxiao was colorful. "Did Jinfang buy it?"
"Um."
"Don't you want to cook anymore?"
"I've been doing this for so many years, let's take a break and wait until the first month of the lunar year is over."
Liu Zhen put water on the stove and walked over to Nan Yi and sat down. "Don't you like cooking? Are you tired?"
Nan Yi smiled at Liu Zhen, "No need to whisper, I'm fine. You've been cooking during the first month of the Chinese New Year. You're used to eating ready-made food, so you can't muster the energy to cook for the moment. You'll be fine after a few days."
"Oh, I thought something happened to you." Liu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I knew it, no matter how big the difficulties were, I never saw you depressed. I will cook this month, just tell me what you want to eat in advance."
"Just do what you are good at. I can't ask too much of you. That would be embarrassing for you."
"You Nans are the only ones who have a picky palate. When I was at the educated youth camp, no one said that the food I cooked was bad." Liu Zhen said with a little dissatisfaction.
Nan Yi stroked Liu Zhen's hair, "Don't be stubborn, you don't have a talent for cooking. At the beginning, you were still excusable. You were used to a hard life in the past, so you saved as much as possible on oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the dishes you made were tasteless. Later, you were willing to do anything, but you could never control the heat well. Forget it, don't force yourself, just cook it well, not burnt or mushy."
Liu Zhen leaned on Nan Yi's shoulder and asked, "Am I useless?"
Hearing this, Nan Yi patted the back of Liu Zhen's hand and said, "Silly girl, you have done very well. I feel very lucky to have a wife like you."
Liu Zhen smiled shyly, "I don't believe you are sincere when you say this, but I like to hear it."
"Since you like to hear it, I will say it often in the future." Nan Yi listened carefully and saw that the water in the pot was already boiling. "Okay, the water is boiling, let's put the Yuanxiao in."
"Um."
Liu Zhen walked into the kitchen for a few minutes, then came straight to the sofa with two bowls of Yuanxiao. "I only cooked a little bit, and after that, we'll go out and eat something else to fill our stomachs. Let's go to Shunfeng. We still have two tickets left."
"What ticket?"
“It’s almost like a voucher.”
"Oh, forget it. Let's go to Shunfeng some other day. It's too far away. Today, let's just find a small restaurant nearby, turn on the TV, and play the top disc."
Liu Zhen did as she was told, and after a while, the opening credits of "Legend of Fire Cloud" appeared on the TV screen.
"Why is the picture so blurry? I can't even see the face clearly."
"This movie didn't do well at the box office, and I guess the pirates didn't think it would sell well, so they didn't spend money to make copies, and just secretly filmed it in the cinema with a DV."
Nan Yi said as he walked to the TV and changed another VCD. When he sat back on the sofa, Liu Zhen asked curiously, "The first VCD manufacturer was Erdong Electronics. Is it a business from Nanchen Village?"
"Well, just ask whatever you want."
"When Erdong Electronics' VCDs were first launched, there were many movie discs for sale in the market, and rental stores were also seamlessly connected. Don't tell me that all this happened naturally."
"The disc rental store was promoted intentionally, and the discs were just a coincidence. Piracy is illegal, and Nanchen Village will not do this kind of business." Nan Yi said righteously.
Liu Zhen curled her lips and said, "I don't believe you. Without discs with rich content, VCDs won't sell at all. I don't think you would forget this link. Even if Nanchen Village is not directly involved in this industry, it is definitely you who promoted it."
Nan Yi pointed at Liu Zhen's face with shaking fingers, "I'm telling you, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want, or I'll sue you for defamation. You're defaming me."
"Don't change the lyrics randomly. We are at home. Just tell me about it." Liu Zhen said coquettishly.
"Okay, I'll tell you. This matter is indeed related to Nanchen Village. Chen Yuxiu, the manager of Erdong Electronics, came back from abroad one day. He was kidnapped as soon as he got off the plane in Xiangkeng. No one knows what happened. The kidnappers didn't want a ransom, but only an assembly line machine for burning CDs..."
"Hate it, stop making up stories." Liu Zhen said angrily.
Nan Yi chuckled, "The truth is that Chen Yuxiu half-sold and half-gave away several machines in Xiangkeng, hoping to support several legitimate content providers, but who knew that the merchants who bought the machines were so shameless and actually pirated them all. People's hearts are really not as good as they used to be, and the world is so fickle."
Liu Zhen glanced at Nan Yi and said, "You have cleared yourself of all charges."
"It sounds so bad to pick it, I didn't sink into it at all." Nan Yi said, scooped a spoonful of assorted Yuanxiao into his mouth, chewed it twice and said, "It's a bit greasy, it's a pity that I bought too much, the surname Nan, the surname Nan."
As Nan Yi shouted, the little Pekingese who had just been lying in the nest came to his legs with his food bowl in his mouth. With a clang, the little Pekingese loosened his mouth and the food bowl fell to the ground. He looked at Nan Yi expectantly.
Nan Yi scooped half of the assorted Yuanxiao in his bowl into Xiao Jingba's bowl, then raised his head and said to Liu Zhen, "Does Nan taste sweet?"
"Feed it less. Too much is not good for it."
"It's just half a bowl. It's okay to eat it occasionally."
"Why don't we buy a kettle that makes a sound when the water boils? Sometimes the TV is too loud and I can't hear it when the water boils."
"A self-sounding kettle?"
“Yes, yes, yes.”
"How about I ask someone to send one back from abroad? There is a kettle in Italy called the Happy Bird. There is a bird standing on the spout of the kettle. When the water is boiled, the bird will make a cheerful bird song, which is soothing to listen to."
"Birds chirping?" Liu Zhen thought for a while and said, "The principle is very simple, right?"
“It’s not difficult.”
Liu Zhen thought thoughtfully, "Then wouldn't it be difficult to change it to frog croaking or tiger roaring?"
"Huh? Why are you thinking about this? I never thought you liked inventing things before." Nan Yi asked suspiciously.
"No, I recently met the director of a state-owned kettle factory at work. The factory is not doing well and wants to borrow money from our bank ."
"Oh." Nan Yi knew that Liu Zhen's department had a loan business. "Don't give blind advice to others. The self-sounding teapot has a patent abroad. It was invented by an Italian company. Changing the bird into a tiger may not be able to circumvent the patent. Be careful if you want to export it."
"You have so much free time, and you care about the origin of a kettle?"
"Well, you work in finance and are not involved in our industry, so you naturally don't know. That Italian company is amazing. It almost represents the level of Italian product design. It is also well-known all over the world. You can tell if you pay a little attention."
Liu Zhen responded, "Eat quickly, let's hurry up and buy a pot."
"Why rush? I can go buy some tomorrow during the day. I'll go out to eat something later, and then we can go to the teahouse and listen to some crosstalk."