Volume 8 Final Chapter Chapter 1147 Apprenticeship Ceremony
"Brother, I just received two invitations."
At Wang Media, Wang Zonglei came to Wang Zongjun’s office and put two invitations on the big desk.
Wang Zongjun picked up the invitation and asked without waiting to open it, "Who sent it?"
Wang Zonglei lit up the cigar, took a puff, and said thoughtfully: "Nan Yi sent someone to deliver it, saying that there will be a ceremony to accept a disciple. The person who sent the invitation told me that the disciple's name is Zhao Qing'er..."
After taking another puff of his cigar, Wang Zonglei continued, "I emphasized it twice."
"Emphasis twice? Zhao Qing'er?" Wang Zongjun muttered, opening the invitation and reading the words on it from beginning to end. "Have you heard of this Zhao Qing'er?"
Wang Zonglei waved his hand and said, "I've never heard of this name."
"That's strange. I'm not familiar with this name either... Did we miss something?" Wang Zongjun stroked his chin. "Nan Yi is a man who never makes mistakes. Why would his people emphasize a stranger's name to you for no reason?"
Wang Zongjun thought for a while and grasped a clue, "What skills does Nan Yi want to teach Zhao Qing'er?"
"You call it acting." Wang Zonglei said sarcastically, "It's a joke for someone who doesn't know how to act to teach others how to act. Maybe this Zhao Qing'er is his honey, so he gave her the title of an apprentice so that he can keep her by his side."
"It's unlikely. If they are really lovers, there is no need to hold a grand ceremony to accept them as apprentices. They can just put them in Wangbei Film and Television. I have thought of a possibility. I will ask the agency to send the list of artists over later."
Wang Zonglei asked in surprise: "Brother, do you suspect Zhao Qing'er is from our company?"
"Zong Lei, we need to reflect on this matter. We don't even know the artists in our own company."
Wang Zongjun was already certain that Zhao Qing'er was a member of Wang Media. He called the agency department and someone brought the roster over shortly afterwards.
When I flipped through the roster, Zhao Qing'er's name was indeed on it.
"Brother, what do you mean by Nan Yi?"
Wang Zongjun stamped the roster and said, "Ask us for a gift."
"Zhao Qing'er's contract?"
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The twenty-sixth day of the winter month is the day for the apprenticeship ceremony to be held.
Zhao Qing'er, kneeling on the ground with a cup of tea in her hand, was extremely excited. She already knew that she was lucky, but she didn't know how big this luck was. Today she finally understood.
Look at the people who came to watch the ceremony, Feng Kuzi, Ge Liuyi, Zhang Yimou, Chen Huaige, Chen Lu, Zheng Xiaolong, Wang Zongjun, Wang Zonglei, Jiang Wen, Ye Daying, Li Chengnuo, Zhang Hanmao, and many big names I don’t know. There are also several actresses, all of whom are very popular. I heard that some of them don’t get along well, but they can get together today.
This time, Nan Yi sent invitations to everyone in the circle . One reason was to pave the way for his apprentice, and the other was to see who didn't come. He would soon forget those who came, but he would keep a place in his heart for those who didn't come, and he would definitely not forget them for three to five years.
"Master, please have some tea."
Nan Yi took the tea bowl, took a symbolic sip, and then put the tea bowl aside.
Seeing this, Zhao Qing'er picked up the tray beside her and presented the six gifts of tribute covered with red cloth. Nan Yi took it, put it aside, picked up a piece of ivory tablet used for opera performances on the table, and placed it in the palm of Zhao Qing'er's cupped hands.
"It is unclear who this ivory tablet, which was handed down from the Ming Dynasty, belongs to, but its three previous owners were all masters of the opera industry. The work you will be doing in the future will be related to the children of the opera industry, so you can share in their good fortune."
"Thank you, Master."
The actresses who were watching the ceremony felt a little jealous and their gums ached. It was really true that people had different fates. This Chaihuonv had a very good fate, as she rose to fame overnight.
Then, Nan Yi picked up three Yuan Datou coins from the table, held them in his hand said, "These three silver coins are all top-notch and worth some money. If you are short of money in the future, you can sell them or exchange them for other things with me."
As he spoke, Nan Yi picked up one of them and held it between his index and middle fingers, then held it high so that the guests could see it.
"This one, change it to the heroine of a TV series, tailored to your characteristics, as long as the investment does not exceed 100 million."
Hearing this, Zhao Qing'er's little face broke into a smile, and all the guests present were moved, and the jealousy of the actresses became even more intense.
Then, Nan Yi picked up the second one and said, "This one is for the heroine of a movie. It is also tailor-made for you, with a maximum investment of 100 million."
Without waiting for the guests to sigh, Nan Yi picked up the third one.
"This one should be the heroine of another movie. However, the movie will not be approved in China. We should go to the United States, to Hollywood. Your master has some connections in Hollywood, so it is not too difficult to get the movie released worldwide."
Nan Yi gathered the three silver coins together and put them into Zhao Qing'er's hand. "Silver coins can be exchanged for money, or for opportunities. Whenever you ask me to exchange them, I will cash them out. Use them with caution and don't waste them."
Zhao Qing'er was just ecstatic in her heart, and did not understand Nan Yi's intention. However, many of the guests sighed: "Nan Yi really cares about this female apprentice. He is taking three steps. The first step is to consolidate her status as a TV star, the second step is to enter the film industry, and the third step is to go international. He is making steady progress, and every step is paved. This is how he treats his biological child."
An actress among the guests gnashed her teeth, feeling extremely angry. "I have climbed into so many beds and suffered so much to go international, why can this firewood girl be easily obtained? Don't let it fall into my hands, or I will make you pay."
The gifts were just for commemoration, two were enough. According to the procedure, the next step should have been to read out the sect rules. Nan Yi had no sect or faction, so there were no sect rules. This step was skipped. The next step was to give a name. Nan Yi wanted to give Zhao Qing'er the name "Baozi", but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so, as the name Baozi would easily accompany her throughout her life.
Ye Wei stepped forward and came to Nan Yi's side. He spoke as a witness representative, witnessing Nan Yi and Zhao Qing'er's apprenticeship and clarifying the master-disciple relationship between the two.
After Ye Yi finished speaking, the apprenticeship ceremony came to an end. Nan Yi stood up and clasped his fists towards the guests. "Today I accept Qing'er as my apprentice. It's just a family matter. I don't want to make a big fuss about it. Please don't spread it. I have prepared some light wine. Please move to Duanjin Tower."
Outside the bar, Nan Yi has arranged a bus. Those who want to drive can drive there by themselves, and those who don’t want to drive or don’t have time to drive can get on the bus.
The group waited until they arrived at Duanjinlou. It was just time for dinner, so they started eating right away and cold dishes were served one after another.
The seats were not assigned and guests could sit anywhere they wanted. However, the main table where Nan Yi sat was a particularly large round table, and all the people were the right people.
This is Nan Yi's farewell banquet, not a brand event. Among the guests are capital tycoons, film and television bosses, big directors, and big screenwriters. The actors are also clearly distinguished by their status. No one would be stupid enough to try to be clever and grab a seat in such an occasion.
There is also a rank order based on status. At Nan Yi's table, he and Zhao Qing'er sat next to each other. On his left was Ye Qi, followed by Zheng Xiaolong, Zhang Yimou, Chen Huaige and his wife, Dong Huanxi, etc. On his right was Wang Lu, followed by the Wang brothers, Feng Kuzi, Jiang Wen, Ge Liuyi and other people who were related to Wang's Media.
Nan Yi took Zhao Qing'er to toast everyone with a glass of wine, and then asked Zhao Qing'er to toast the Wang brothers individually.
The gifts from the Wang brothers had been delivered two days ago. Zhao Qing'er is now an employee of Zhenxuan Pictures. Nan Yi gave her a good contract - to set up an independent Zhao Qing'er Studio, which would be affiliated with Zhenxuan Pictures. She only needs to pay 5% of the profit as an affiliation fee every year. The expenses of the studio would be borne by Zhao Qing'er personally, and she would also keep the income herself.
This is the case internally, but it is vague to the outside. The actual content of the contract will not be disclosed to the outside. If the conditions are too good, it will make other film and television company bosses feel uncomfortable, and they will offend people invisibly, attract other companies, and cause unnecessary trouble.
After the banquet, Nan Yi did not force Zhao Qing'er to improve. She still went to training classes to learn acting and went to the Beijing crews to find work. However, she found that many things had changed. In the past, she had to beg for a special guest role, but now it seemed very easy. She had more lines and room for creativity. When she got paid, she got the money she wanted. It would not change from one hundred to seventy, or from five hundred to three hundred and fifty.
She is sensible. Not only does she use the money that should be reduced for treating guests, she also puts in the money that she should get. It's basically working for nothing. The crew has clear levels of treatment from top to bottom, from meals to drinks and bread, but she also treats everyone equally, and she works hard to build her own good popularity and good personality.
As you move up step by step, good reputation will always explode at some point, and the ability to attract fans will be top-notch.
Nan Yi flew to Shanghai, secretly, without telling Jiang Xuanyan. He spent a whole night and a whole day with Wang Xiaomi, and only called Jiang Xuanyan in the evening to tell her that he was in Shanghai.
They met at the Red House Restaurant, and this silly girl brought Wang Xiaomi along as well.
In the private room on the third floor, Nan Yi and Jiang Xuanyan sat next to each other, with Wang Xiaomi sitting opposite him. The two women were ordering food with a menu each, while Nan Yi was admiring the oil paintings on the wall.
Suddenly, he felt the touch of toes on his calves, and the touch was very familiar. It was the little feet he had played with last night, without shoes or socks. The toes rubbed up and down for a while, then went down and reached into his trouser legs, and the toes and ankles rubbed the hair and skin on his calves at zero distance.
Nan Yi looked up at Wang Xiaomi's face, and the other party gave him a teasing look through the top edge of the menu. Nan Yi took out his mobile phone from his pocket, selected the recipient very covertly, and blindly typed a text message under the table.
After a moment's time, Wang Xiaomi's phone buzzed. She opened it and saw a message from Nan Yi that read, "I don't like this. Not only did I not get any points, I was deducted. I'll talk about buying a car after the New Year."
After reading the text message, Wang Xiaomi immediately retracted her legs and sat up straight.
Before getting up in the morning, Nan Yi had already explained everything he needed to explain. Jiang Xuanyan could guess his relationship with Wang Xiaomi, but she couldn't tell her or hint at it directly. Nan Yi was not interested in a threesome, nor was he interested in mediating jealousies.
Start with a transaction and proceed with the details of the contract. Don't be interested in the dregs of love.
Dinner was just a simple meal. If Wang Xiaomi hadn't acted weird, there would have been no waves. After dinner, Nan Yi was not dragged to the bar by the two girls. He went back to Jiang Xuanyan's old villa alone.
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"Little Nansheng, Third Miss, Nansheng has already divided up the things here. The white-marked ones belong to Xueshan Trust, the red-marked ones belong to Master Wuwei, the purple ones are yours, Third Miss, and the unmarked ones belong to Nansheng. Nansheng has instructed that little Nansheng can take whatever belongs to him."
In the vault of Fang's manor, Ruan Zhiping took Nan Youqiong and Nan Ruoqi to inspect the vault.
Nan Youqiong glanced across the shelves and asked, "Uncle Zhiping, where are Sister Rachel and Kate's?"
"The eldest lady's is stored separately in another vault, and the second lady's was sent to Boleyn Castle five years ago."
Nan Youqiong nodded and looked at Nan Ruoqi, "Ruoqi, what PaPa gave you is the best and the largest amount."
"Dad said I was the youngest and his sweetheart, so he would give me the best things first." Nan Ruoqi said proudly, "Brother, you have been in Xiangyuan for several days. Why haven't you done something?"
Nan Youqiong chuckled and touched Nan Ruoqi's head, "What's the matter?"
"Give me a present."
"Are you missing something?"
Nan Ruoqi shook her head, "No, I'm missing something, I'm missing a gift."
Nan Youqiong hugged Nan Ruoqi and walked to a shelf. He picked up a diamond from a basket and put it in his pocket. Then he walked out of the vault and said, "Big brother has prepared a big gift for you. The time has not come yet, and the gift is not ready yet. When it is ready, big brother will give it to you as soon as possible."
"Very big?"
"It's very big. I won't tell you what it is now. I have a surprise for you."
The two of them came up to the ground, walked into the garden, and sat down on the outdoor chairs. The servants immediately brought them whiskey and juice, and the brother and sister chatted in the night.
The next day, at about the same time, the two sat together again, with Nan Yi sitting next to them.
The father, daughter and three daughters chatted for a while, then Nan Yi sent Nan Ruoqi back to her room, and he chatted alone with Nan Youqiong.
As soon as Nan Ruoqi's figure disappeared, the friendly expression on Nan Yi's face also disappeared, replaced by a father's sternness and something indescribable.
"What do you think?"
"Bojong is a talent."
"She's the same age as me. How long can your novelty last?"
Nan Youqiong shrugged, "She and I are still OK, and it can probably last two or three years."
"My attitude is that you can follow your own emotional life, but you must be cautious about having a child. She is too old. Besides, Bo Chupu probably won't be happy about it and might even send someone to hunt you down."
"If I were thinking of having children, I would convince her to get genetic screening."
Nan Yi frowned, "Screening is enough. Don't try to modify it. Without two or three generations of observation, the technology of gene modification should only be studied and not applied to your own people unless absolutely necessary."
Nan Youqiong nodded, "I will be cautious."
"Also, don't just go after my acquaintances. The next time Bo Qiong and I meet, neither of us will be able to say hello to each other."
"Hahaha, this is love. It's here and we can't stop it."
"Bullshit love." Nan Yi spat, stood up and straightened his clothes, "I have something else to do tonight, I have to go out for a while."
Nan Youqiong also stood up and straightened his clothes. "I have something to do tonight, so I won't be staying at home."
"You're pretty busy."
“Same here.”
A few minutes later, two convoys drove out of Fang's Manor, one with five cars heading for the dock, and the other with only two cars heading for the New Territories.
After staying overnight at Ruan Mei's place, Ruan Mei and Nan Yi got up at the same time the next day. After exercising together, Ruan Mei left the task of making breakfast to Nan Yi while she dressed herself up and reviewed the proposal.
At half past nine, she will meet with representatives of the Third Biopharmaceutical Company and Regenerative Plastic Surgery to present the next proposal regarding mainland business to both parties. She attaches great importance to it. If the proposal is not passed, the two parties will skip the Artist Care Fund and directly set up a similar institution in the mainland to undertake the celebrity medical beauty related business.
There is only a cooperative relationship between the Artist Care Fund and Nan's. If the cooperation is unfavorable, the two parties may terminate the cooperative relationship at any time.
A few years ago, Nan Yi no longer interfered with the business of the Artist Care Fund. Although Nan Ruoyin was a shareholder, she did not ask too much about the specific affairs, and it was all up to Ruan Mei to support it. In view of her hard work and great contributions, with the consent of Nan Wuwei, Nan Yi transferred 5% of the shares from Nan Wuwei to Ruan Mei, increasing her shares to 35%.
After breakfast, Nan Yi went to the office building of Snow Mountain Trust to attend TONY's listing discussion meeting on behalf of himself, Nan Wuwei, Liu Zhen, Nan Ruojin and Ruan Mei, the shareholder representatives.
When he arrived at the conference room, Nan Ruoyin's representative Shen Zhihui and Nan Ruoqi had already arrived. He sat down in the seat next to Nan Ruoqi, and Nan Ruoqi turned her head towards him.
"Dad, you're here so late?"
Nan Yi looked at his watch, pointed at the dial and said to Nan Ruoqi: "The meeting will start in fifteen minutes."
Nan Ruoqi snorted, "When I got up in the morning, my elder brother wasn't here, and neither were you. If I had known, I would have gone to stay at Mommy's place."
"Haha, your mommy is not here again." Nan Yi stroked Nan Ruoqi's head and said, "What do you think of Tony's listing?"
Nan Ruoqi thought for a while and said, "I think Qian Meizi should be listed independently. Although Qian Meizi's revenue has continued to grow in the past two years, the growth rate has slowed down a lot and is about to reach a bottleneck. And... and..."
"What? There's nothing wrong with telling Dad."
Nan Ruoqi leaned close to Nan Yi's ear and said, "Dad, I saw a report saying that expensive regular foot massage shops like Qian Meizi's are no longer popular. Now the world is dominated by marginal balls and real kung fu. There are corresponding customer groups for high, medium and low-end products. Qian Meizi's positioning seems a bit awkward."
Nan Yi nodded, "You're right. Qian Meizi's positioning is a bit awkward. In the past, similar entertainment venues had very clear positioning, and the overlap rate of potential customer groups was not high. Now it's no longer the case. Various skirting the rules are popular, and the needs of customer groups have changed. Qian Meizi's services seem too single, and the days ahead will not be easy."
"Dad, are we going to cash out and leave?"
"No, it's just to raise funds to withstand the winter. Spring will come."
"When will spring come?"
Nan Yi smiled and said, "I'll give you a tip. The Olympics are about to start, and the domestic 3G network will soon be built."
Nan Ruoqi racked her brains for a while, "Dad, I can imagine that before the Olympics, the country will definitely launch a special crackdown on "borderline balls", and Qian Meizi's situation will improve, but what does it have to do with the 3G network?"
Nan Yi said softly, "Little girl, when a store opens its doors to do business, there are many expenses, both overt and covert, reasonable and unreasonable. When a store that provides borderline services is hit, some will quit, and some will switch from overt to covert.
The opening of 3G networks will bring about a mobile Internet revolution, and the way of communication and information transmission will bring about tremendous changes. It can be foreseen that in the near future, marginal stores will not need to open stores in expensive locations, nor will they need to build large storefronts, and the decoration budget of the store can also be kept as low as possible. "
Nan Ruoqi thought for a moment and asked, "Attract customers through a combination of search engine optimization and chat software?"
"Yes, the combination of online and offline will lead to a vigorous industrial revolution."
Nan Ruoqi covered her mouth and laughed, "Hehe, it's obviously a shady business, but it becomes so noble in Daddy's mouth."
"Little girl, you have also learned to laugh at me. Be careful or I will punish you."
"I'm not afraid. Dad loves me the most."
"I really can't do anything about you." Nan Yi shook his head and said, "Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"No, I don't have time. I have to go to Lavender this afternoon to attend the 2006 year-end bonus meeting. I have already made an appointment to have lunch with the senior management at noon."
"It's great that you have a company, little girl." Nan Yi said sourly, "I have several too."
Nan Ruoqi rolled her eyes and said, "Dad, let's make it equal, so that the rich can help the poor to achieve common prosperity."
"That's a nice thought. I've been a son for decades. I don't know if raising a son can provide for my old age. I can't count on you. I still have to rely on myself. You, don't worry too much about dad's coffin money. When dad passes away in the future, you will naturally have a share."
Hearing this, Nan Ruoqi immediately grabbed Nan Yi's hand and said like coaxing a child: "Dad, don't talk nonsense, you are still very young."
"Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense and sit down. Director Zhao is here and the meeting is about to start."
As Zhao Jinshui and Suka walked into the conference room, the meeting began. Nan Yi mainly listened and spoke less. The management team of Xueshan Trust was already very mature. They could basically think of everything Nan Yi could think of, and they were more complete and specific.
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Practicing Qi is practicing Qigong, not cultivating immortals, it is not that weird. Once again, this book does not contain any surreal content, at most it makes reasonable prospects and imaginations based on existing technology.
