Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 1033 Resource Integration
Before Ah Jing responded, an intellectual female voice was already knocking on the door, "Ah Jing, you're here so early?"
"I just got here." Ah Jing turned around and was slightly startled to see Xu Hui, then she said enthusiastically: "Xu Hui, you are here too."
Xu Hui smiled brightly and said, "I just happened to run into Qiu Man. I heard that she was playing basketball with you, Sister Jing, so I followed her here."
Then, he looked at Nan Yi again and said in surprise: "Mr. Nan, you are here too?"
"Hello, Miss Xu." Nan Yi stepped forward and shook hands with Xu Hui. After retracting his right hand, he turned to Qiu Man and said, "Ms. Qiu, I really like the program you host."
"Thanks."
Qiu Man did not show too much enthusiasm towards Nan Yi. Although she knew that the person who could play with Ajing was not simple, her relationship with Ajing would soon become awkward because her relationship with Ajing was established through her husband, and she had already thought about divorce.
After the greetings, Nan Yi introduced the unknown person to the three girls, "Let me introduce you to this lady wearing sunglasses, she is Yi Qianxi, a famous Chinese film and television star. Her family and I have been friends for generations and have had two strategic collaborations, making significant contributions to the reproduction of mankind."
Just now, when Ah Jing looked at Yi Qianxi, she felt that she looked familiar. However, because she was worried that this woman might be Nan Yi's lover, she did not think deeply about it and did not say hello. Now, when she heard the name Yi Qianxi, she knew that she was wrong.
Ah Jing laughed and said to Yi Qianxi, "Hello, superstar."
After hearing Nan Yi's introduction, Xu Hui suddenly realized. When she joined Wangbei Media and knew that there was a special existence called Yi Qianxi in the company, she guessed that Yi Qianxi might have an unusual relationship with Nan Yi. Now it is clear that they are cousins.
Qiu Man had naturally heard of Yi Qianxi's name. She knew who Yi Qianxi was, but she couldn't figure out the relationship between Nan Yi and Yi Qianxi through Nan Yi's vague introduction. Her understanding was that the two were husband and wife and had two children.
"Sister Jing, don't listen to my cousin's nonsense. I am not a superstar."
Yi Qianxi is not a naive person. It was not that she was not smart enough before, but she was spoiled and arrogant. She always responded to requests, even without being asked. Naturally, she would subtly treat Nan Yi as Aladdin's magic lamp, and upgrade her reasonable requests to wishes.
At this moment, she responded very appropriately, focusing on Ajing while taking the other two women into consideration.
After chatting for a while, the clerk came over to inform that the fairway was vacant, and several people moved to the side of the fairway.
Ah Jing ordered some delicious drinks and asked the waiter to bring some gloves. Then she said to Nan Yi, "Brother Nan, shall we play a round first?"
Nan Yi waved his hand, "Ladies first, you and Miss Qiu play first."
Ah Jing thought for a moment and said, "Let's play a defense match. Whoever loses between me and Qiu Man will leave and the other will take over."
"That's fine with me."
After asking a few other people, Ajing and Qiu Man each took a lane and started playing.
It can be seen that Ajing really likes bowling and plays it quite well. The first ball was Strike. Qiu Man next to her was much worse, only slightly better than a beginner, and did not roll the ball into the side ditch.
Ajing hit the second ball S pare, but the pins were not all knocked down at once, so she made up for it once.
After watching the two games, Nan Yi felt that Ajing was qualified enough to compete with Hagiwara Sayuri.
Bowling is Sayuri Hagiwara's favorite. She found a job in a bowling alley when she just entered the society. Later, when she opened an izakaya, she played a game at least two times every three days, if not every day. After meeting Nan Yi, she had even more free time and played at least four to five hundred hours a year.
After playing bowling for more than 20 years, her bowling skills are naturally not low, and she has won many championships in small competitions organized by the bowling alley.
Nan Yi was admiring A Jing's high level, but Xu Hui next to him didn't have much interest in watching the game. She didn't like bowling, but was a little interested in golf. The company got her a membership card of the golf club. Whenever she had time, she would go to the golf course to play golf. While enjoying the birdie shots, she would also get to know some successful people.
After looking for a while, Xu Hui retracted his gaze and turned to look at Nan Yi, "Mr. Nan."
Nan Yi glanced at Xu Hui, then turned his gaze to A Jing, "Are you used to being in Wangbei Media?"
"Very good, Mr. Gong takes good care of me."
"You'll get used to it. Cheng Yaojin's second wife was from the Qiu family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats. According to historical records, Cheng Yaojin was a shrewd man, but he was also a jerk, but he respected Qiu very much. The Cheng family stood firm and survived the disaster during the Wu Zetian period, which was not unrelated to Qiu.
Starting a business is difficult, and maintaining a business is even more difficult. Success in starting a business often has a component of luck. I have met several very capable entrepreneurs who have been busy for more than a decade but have not been able to expand their business. They lack luck in their destiny.
Maintaining a business requires luck, but it also requires calculation. Those who can keep a family business are all smart. If you are not smart enough, you cannot keep the family business at all, let alone expand it further.
Canaries are beautiful, but their life span is too short, at best one or two years, at best eight or nine years. You are twenty-seven this year?"
"That's right." Xu Hui nodded.
"You are still young. There is no need to rush into some things. Did Gong Xue tell you about the company's plan to allocate shares to senior executives?"
"Mr. Gong announced it at a meeting."
"Well, do your best. I'm counting on you."
Xu Hui's heart was surging. Nan Yi's few words gave her a sudden enlightenment. What was a little vague before became clear now. She said sincerely: "Mr. Nan, thank you."
Nan Yi waved his hand and said nothing more.
As the ball thrown by Ajing hit the pins again, the game ended. There was no doubt that she won. She raised her hands to celebrate and came to Nan Yi, "Brother Nan, you come on?"
"I won't fight you. Your level is too high. It's meaningless to fight you."
"Hehe, I'll come down and you play with Qiu Man." A Jing laughed heartily.
"Okay." Nan Yi responded and walked to the side of Qiu Man who had just thrown the ball out in front of the fairway. "Ms. Qiu, A Jing's level is too high. I drove her away. Let's play a game."
Qiu Man, who had been absent-mindedly thinking about something, was stunned for a moment before saying, "Okay."
Nan Yi came to the bowling rack, picked up a bowling ball and wiped it with a cloth, saying, "Ms. Qiu, which school are you in in the United States?"
"Colombia."
"What a coincidence, my daughter is also in Columbia."
"Daughter?" Qiu Man looked at Nan Yi's face suspiciously, guessing his age in her heart.
"Adopted daughter."
Qiu Man muttered to herself, "So that's it," and then asked, "Mr. Nan, what's your daughter's name?"
Nan Yi said calmly: "Fan Hongdou."
“Bang bang…”
Hearing the name Fan Hongdou, Qiu Man's heart trembled at first, then continued.
They went to the same school. Qiu Man was a former well-known host and was keen on participating in various social gatherings. There was no Chinese student in Columbia that she didn't know, and she naturally noticed the special ones among them.
Fan Hongdou is a special person among the special ones. She has a transcendent temperament and usually keeps to herself and rarely hangs out with other international students. There is always a female bodyguard following her closely. She always drives two private cars when going out, which makes her look very luxurious.
At the same time, Fan Hongdou is also a member of the Columbia University sorority, and hangs out with a group of wealthy girls from the United States and other countries. Once, she saw this group of people chatting in a coffee shop with Fan Hongdou as the center. This shows that Fan Hongdou's status is equal to that of others, or even higher.
"If the adopted daughter is like this, what should the adopted father be like?"
At this time, Qiu Man had a strong desire to find Nan Yi.
Qiu Man has been a smart person since she was young. She knows what she wants and is willing to work hard to get what she wants. Although she lives in an educated family and her living conditions are not as good as those of the rich but better than those of the poor, she is not satisfied with the status quo. Before going to college, she was willing to listen to her parents' arrangements. When she was about to graduate, she began to plan for her future.
It can be said that every step Qiu Man took after she became an adult was planned by her.
When she was about to graduate from university, she participated in a public recruitment for a TV program host. Although she did not graduate from a broadcasting department, in order to stand out from thousands of competitors, she tried every means to find the program's title sponsor and showcase her talents for them.
As a result, she became a host. After her work improved, she pursued her current husband, a son of a wealthy family whose family had some overseas connections. Two years ago, she felt that the time was ripe, so she decisively quit her job as a host and boarded a plane to the United States.
Her path to study abroad was paved by the connections of her husband's family, and her tuition was sponsored by the previous sponsor. She moved around like an octopus, integrating resources for her own benefit.
If she was a little confused about her life goals before going abroad, after arriving in New York, she integrated into the local Chinese community and saw the bigger world. Her goal became clearer, which was to gain fame and fortune and become a public celebrity with a good life.
She doesn't want to just hold a microphone and recite a script, appearing in front of the camera like a prop. She wants to become a host like Oprah Winfrey and David Michael Letterman, and talk to successful people in various fields.
After making this goal specific and step-by-step, she found that the first thing to solve was the problem of how to stay in the United States. It would be best if she could stay in the United States with a work visa, but this was too difficult. American TV shows are not so scripted. There is only a big framework in advance, and what should be avoided is avoided, and the rest is left to freedom of expression.
This mechanism makes it easier for an excellent host to stand out, but it is difficult for an outsider to become an excellent host. Even if he speaks English fluently, without American thinking and understanding of American culture, how can he quote from classics or say things that the audience likes?
Therefore, it is unlikely that a television network would hire a foreigner who has a barely passable language skill and lacks understanding of the United States as a host, unless the program is clearly targeted and aims to achieve a certain political purpose.
For Qiu Man, the road to a work visa is not smooth. As for changing her career path, she is not very willing to do so. Her undergraduate major is English, and her graduate major at Columbia University is international media. If she does not become a host, it is unlikely that she will find other high-quality jobs in the United States.
She wants to stay in the United States for her life goals, not just for the sake of staying. She doesn't want to suffer.
Not long ago, she met Chen Qiong at a party. She was inspired by her experience of marrying and divorcing a Chinese American in order to stay in the United States, and she wanted to imitate him.
At another party, she met Wu Wei, a man who mingled in the "upper class", a fat man weighing over 200 pounds and making people feel sick. When the fat man saw her, he was shocked by her beauty and launched a fierce pursuit of her.
Although she had no feelings for Wu Wei and could see that he was pursuing her not just because he coveted her beauty, she was a little tempted because he was a rich man and had good connections in New York.
This time she returned to China, firstly to get a divorce, and secondly to carefully consider whether to agree to Wu Wei's pursuit. She also had another little idea - to come back and try her luck to see if she could come across any resources that could be integrated.
She came across this person who seemed to be a good resource, so she named him "Potential Resource No. 00021".
In a flash, Qiu Man's mind turned eight million times, and he listed several ways to get closer to Nan Yi. He scored them through three hundred and sixty-five dimensions and selected the one with the highest score.
Qiu Man complimented, "Mr. Nan, your daughter is the best Chinese student at Columbia University. You must have a very unique way of educating her."
Nan Yi laughed heartily and said, "This is not my credit. Hongdou has been a well-behaved child since she was young. She doesn't need any supervision in her studies and can take care of herself in her daily life. Seeing how well-behaved she is, I was thinking of having another biological daughter when I got married. But who knew that a naughty boy would come. He is so mischievous and gives me a headache."
"Boys should be a little naughty. Being too quiet is not good."
"Yeah... Forget it, let's not talk about this naughty boy. Miss Qiu, let's start."
"OK."
After Qiu Man threw the first ball, she did not go to her own rack to get the ball, but approached Nan Yi again, "Mr. Nan, before I returned to China, I met Fan Hongdou at school. Isn't she coming back during the summer vacation?"
Nan Yi said calmly, "Because of work, I stayed in New York for a while a few years ago and opened a company there. After Hongdou went to Columbia to study, I handed the company over to her completely. Business, after all, is open all year round, so she has no time to come back."
Qiu Man suppressed her inner excitement and said calmly, "Fan Hongdou hasn't graduated yet, and Mr. Nan wants her to run the business so early?"
"Nothing. Let Hongdou get started earlier and gain more experience. It's okay for a small company that's not worth mentioning to go bankrupt, as long as Hongdou can gain something from the failure."
“Can I ask what type of company it is?”
Nan Yi laughed and said, "Why can't I ask this? We are a vegetable company that sells both regular vegetables and organic vegetables. Maybe Miss Qiu has even bought organic vegetables from my family."
"Mr. Nan, you're joking. Organic vegetables in the United States are so expensive. How can a poor student like me afford them? Every time I go to the supermarket to buy vegetables, I buy cheap meat. Compared with China, vegetables in the United States are too expensive. I can't afford to buy them, let alone organic vegetables. I can only look at them to satisfy my craving. Tell me the brand, I guess I must have seen it."
"There are two brands, Spring for regular vegetables and Autumn for organic vegetables."
“Bang… bang…”
Qiu Man's heart was trembling again. Two vegetable brands that can be seen in most supermarkets, brands that have a place in multiple brand trust survey reports, and the Akasa Vegetable Company that is well-known in many states, are just small businesses that are not worth mentioning in Nan Yi's mouth. This is really a glittering resource.
Qiu Man was optimistic about the truthfulness of what Nan Yi said. If he was bragging, there were too many targets to choose from, so he would not have chosen a vegetable company. Selling vegetables is not a very glamorous profession in China.
"Mr. Nan, why did you think of starting a vegetable business?"
"Haha, Miss Qiu, why do I feel like I'm being interviewed by you?"
Qiu Man lifted her long hair that fell to her ears and smiled slyly, "Actually, I'm very interested in being a talk show host. Mr. Nan, just satisfy me and treat our conversation as a recording of a show."
Nan Yi stroked his chin and looked at Qiu Man from head to toe. "Ms. Qiu, your current outfit and style are quite beautiful and friendly, but you don't look like a talk show host."
"Mr. Nan, what kind of changes do you think I should make?" Qiu Man looked at Nan Yi with eyes full of curiosity.
"Cut your hair short, you will look more capable and elegant, and it will also make your intellectual beauty more three-dimensional." Nan Yi observed and said, "Your eyebrows are too soft, trim them to make them look sharper; for clothing, you can choose a solid-colored OL suit, or a shirt on the upper body and a hip-hugging skirt on the lower body. You have a good leg shape, so you can show it. In order to prevent exposure, you will naturally choose an elegant sitting posture. And..."
"If you have anything else, Mr. Nan, just tell me directly." Qiu Man asked impatiently. She felt that Nan Yi's suggestion made sense.
