The film and television city starts from the courtyard

That day, Zhao Shucheng came to No. 27 Bund, hoping that Wang Mingzhu, who worked there, would help him.

After so many days of preparation, Zhao Shucheng has bought a five-story shop on Nanjing Road. The interior decoration of the supermarket is almost finished, and the employee training is also almost complete. Now all that's left is to contact suppliers and prepare to stock the shelves.

Currently, the best sources of goods in Shanghai are naturally controlled by No. 27 Foreign Trade Company. All products that want to be exported from Shanghai to overseas markets will obtain export quotas from No. 27. Zhao Shucheng's job is to act as a go-between for Wang Mingzhu, finding the best goods so that his supermarket can become an instant success.

Wang Mingzhu was too preoccupied with the foreign trade orders that had come knocking on her door. She had come early in the morning to deliver money to Abao to buy pearl earrings, but she learned from her uncle that Abao had found Boss Ma, the owner of a high-quality counterfeit Sanyang clothing brand, and had already gone to Zhuji early in the morning.

This worried her greatly, because she had heard long ago that Boss Ma and his gang in Zhuji were not to be trifled with, and she was worried that Abao might be in danger.

She called Xiao Ningbo to ask where A Bao was, but she didn't expect that A Bao had already arrived in Zhuji and even asked Xiao Ningbo to pick him up that night so that Xiao Ningbo could drive back to Shanghai first.

"Why did you leave? Is he all alone somewhere now?"

Xiao Ningbo said, "He told me to pick him up at eight o'clock."

“He can’t do it alone. You wait here. I know a few people in Zhuji. I’ll go with you to find Boss Bao. He’ll definitely run into trouble if he goes alone.”

Just then, her colleague knocked on the door, saying someone was looking for her. Wang Mingzhu ignored him and said, "Tell him to wait a minute!"

Wang Mingzhu was in a hurry to leave when Zhao Shucheng quickly said, "Miss Wang, where are you going? Let me take you!"

Wang Mingzhu was taken aback when she realized that the person who came to see her was Zhao Shucheng. However, she was in a hurry to get to Zhuji and said, "I have to go on a long trip. We can talk about it when I get back."

"It's alright, I'll take you. We can talk on the way, it won't take you too long."

Wang Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, checked the time, and realized that it might be too late for him to buy a car himself, so he could only agree to Zhao Shucheng's suggestion to drive him.

When Wang Mingzhu and Zhao Shucheng arrived outside No. 27, they saw a brand-new Mercedes-Benz. She paused for a moment, then asked, "Is this your car?"

"Yes, it's a brand new car. I didn't expect it to be used for long-distance driving. Ms. Wang, please get in."

Wang Mingzhu didn't care about anything else now. After getting in the car, she said, "Going to Zhuji. By the way, I didn't know you wanted to see me. Are you also planning to do foreign trade? I only work in the textile department, producing textile products."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Of course I know that. I don't want to get involved in foreign trade right now. I'm planning to open a supermarket, a comprehensive shopping mall like Hualian Department Store. I'm currently preparing to stock up on goods, but I'm unfamiliar with Shanghai and I need reliable products. That's why I thought of your Bund 27. You do foreign trade, so the quality of your products is definitely reliable."

“I only know Ms. Wang at No. 27 Bund. I thought it would be easier to get things done because of acquaintances. Your information is so complete. If you could just ask someone to help me, you could find suitable distributors or manufacturers. That would save me from having to go to each one and even check the product quality.”

Wang Mingzhu was surprised that Zhao Shucheng wanted to open a supermarket. Although she didn't know what a supermarket was, she figured it was similar to a department store.

"Of course, that's no problem. When I get back, I'll contact the section chief to see if he can provide a list, but you'll have to talk to those bosses about the specifics yourself."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Of course, Miss Wang's willingness to help prepare the list is already a great help to me."

As the car drove along the highway, shortly after leaving Shanghai, a torrential downpour began.

Wang Mingzhu said, "President Zhao, didn't you even ask why I was going to Zhuji? You just drove me there like that?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Miss Wang naturally went for President Bao's sake. After all, besides President Bao, there are very few people who could make Miss Wang go through fire and water like this, right?"

"Mr. Zhao is still so clever. I think very few people can stump you, right?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "I don't deny that. While I may not be an expert in everything, I can handle most things. If Miss Wang needs anything in the future, please feel free to ask me for help."

"Okay, if I need your help, I will definitely ask."

Wang Mingzhu didn't think she needed Zhao Shucheng's help with anything. Besides, she could ask Uncle or Abao to solve most things, so she didn't need to ask Zhao Shucheng for help.

At this moment, A Bao had already followed Boss Ma to their factory. A Bao immediately used a lighter to test the high-quality replica of the Three Sheep T-shirt. Unexpectedly, the fabric and workmanship were just as good as the real Three Sheep brand.

Boss Ma initially thought A Bao had genuinely brought money to do business, but after lifting the box, he found it to be surprisingly light, not at all like someone carrying money. This infuriated Boss Ma, who felt A Bao was playing a trick on him, and he raised his hammer to kill A Bao.

Ah Bao, however, was not afraid at all. Instead, he sat down calmly and pointed out that Boss Ma's factory had excellent equipment and advanced technology. In a short period of time, they could produce 100,000 T-shirts. There was no need to secretly make high-quality imitations. Instead, they should establish their own brand.

Boss Ma wanted to do the same, but they had no connections. If they sold locally, no one would recognize their products, and they also had no way to enter Shanghai. So they could only make high-quality imitations, otherwise their workers would go hungry.

Abao claimed he had a solution and had even secured an order from Hualian Department Store. He said that once they signed the contract, they could stock 400,000 products at Hualian Department Store in June and establish their brand as a famous brand in Shanghai.

After seeing the documents brought by A Bao and confirming their authenticity, Boss Ma excitedly cheered with the workers. After all, he could still do the math: producing high-quality protective equipment only yielded negligible profits, but if he created his own brand, he could offer the same price as San Yang, and even export it overseas to earn foreign exchange.

Xiao Ningbo had been waiting for A Bao in Zhuji. When he finally saw Wang Mingzhu arrive, he anxiously asked, "Miss Wang, you're here too! And who is this?"

"This is Zhao Shucheng, Boss Zhao. This is Xiao Ningbo, the factory manager of the garment company. You two may have future collaborations. But now is not the time to talk about that. Where's Abao? Any news?"

Xiao Ningbo shook his head and said, "There's no news yet. I went to where A Bao got off the bus, but there was no trace of him. There's still half an hour until the time A Bao and I agreed on. If A Bao doesn't contact me by then, I'll have to tell Uncle, or call the police."

Wang Mingzhu nodded and said, "Okay, you wait here. I have a few acquaintances in Zhuji. I'll ask them to help look for him. Since Boss Ma owns a factory here, they'll naturally be more familiar with the area and more likely to find him." "Miss Wang, we'd better not act rashly. If people here don't give their names, they can still come out, but once they do, they can't."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Miss Wang, you're from Ningbo, right? I don't think you need to be too nervous. Boss Bao is quite a prominent figure on Huanghe Road; he wouldn't take risks lightly. Since he dared to come to an unfamiliar place, he must have been well-prepared. Why don't we wait and see? Maybe it'll be good news?"

Xiao Ningbo felt that Zhao Shucheng was talking without understanding the situation, and even coveted Miss Wang, secretly hoping that A Bao wouldn't get out. But he couldn't accept that; he and A Bao were sworn brothers. Back then, their factory's clothes were damaged because the embroidery machine was worn out, and a needle broke off in one of the garments. Because of this needle, a customer was injured, and all the clothes their factory exported were returned. The factory couldn't get its export quota, so they couldn't pay wages, and Xiao Ningbo was so distressed that he wanted to commit suicide.

At that time, it just so happened that Ah Bao was also doing foreign trade for the first time. He got a foreign trade order through his brother's connections in Hong Kong, but because it had to be approved by the head office of the foreign trade company, and Ah Bao's order was very small, it was not even considered.

Ah Bao was eager to achieve results, so he tried to use Wang Mingzhu's connections to get in through connections, but was flatly refused. Just then, Ah Bao heard about Xiao Ningbo's situation and immediately felt that the two could work together.

When he finally found Xiao Ningbo, Xiao Ningbo was already preparing to jump into the river, and despite his attempts to dissuade him, he jumped right in.

Abao didn't think much and jumped in, forgetting that he couldn't swim at all. It was Xiao Ningbo who rescued him.

Having survived the ordeal, the two heard Ah Bao's business acumen and decided that the business was worth doing, so they reached an agreement.

Xiao Ningbo could happily go home for the Chinese New Year, and A Bao also facilitated Wang Mingzhu's first foreign trade order, thus beginning their inseparable legend.

But now his own brother's fate is still unknown, while Miss Wang already has suitors. One even drove his newly bought car all the way to Zhuji, just to show off in front of Wang Mingzhu.

Naturally, he wanted to protect his good brother's rear, so he kept a close eye on Zhao Shucheng and even expressed his disagreement with Zhao Shucheng's words.

Zhao Shucheng shook his head helplessly. Although he didn't know what A Bao was relying on to come to Zhuji, as the protagonist of the world, Zhao Shucheng believed that A Bao would not be easily logged off here, so there was no need to worry too much.

Zhao Shucheng checked the time and said, "Miss Wang, Xiao Ningbo, it's still early. We've come all the way to Zhuji and haven't had dinner yet. How about we find a place to eat while we wait for news?"

Wang Mingzhu wanted to say she wasn't hungry, but remembering that Zhao Shucheng hadn't eaten anything since noon because he had brought her to Zhuji, she didn't want him to stay hungry. So she nodded and said:
"That's right, there's no use in us just worrying here. Let's eat something and wait for news from Abao!"

It was already eight o'clock, but Abao still hadn't called. Even after waiting for more than ten minutes, there was still no news.

This made Xiao Ningbo think that A Bao must be in danger, so he led his men to the agreed location and barged in to find A Bao.

He eventually found Boss Ma and his group in a KTV. Thinking that A Bao had been killed, he glared at Boss Ma and his group and started punching and kicking them, demanding to know where A Bao was. But he didn't expect that A Bao was drunk.

Xiao Ningbo then realized he had misunderstood, but he was still worried about A Bao staying there, so he tried to take A Bao away. However, Boss Ma refused to let them go and insisted that A Bao sing a song before leaving.

When they came out, Abao saw that Xiao Ningbo had brought so many people and said, "What's going on? What are you doing bringing so many people here?"

"What's going on? This isn't even the most impressive one. There's someone even more impressive who drove all the way from Shanghai to get here."

As Xiao Ningbo spoke, he pointed to where Wang Mingzhu was, and saw Wang Mingzhu squatting on the ground, looking as if she had just been crying.

When Wang Mingzhu saw A Bao appear, she rushed over and hugged him.

"How did you come?"

"I'm coming to save you!"

"You want to save me? I'm fine, why would I need you to save me?"

Wang Mingzhu said, "I'm afraid you'll be killed."

"Are you out of your mind?"

"Correct!"

Seeing that the two had finished talking, Zhao Shucheng said, "Mr. Bao, Miss Wang is really worried about you. She's been terrified the whole way. You should comfort her."

Ah Bao then noticed that Zhao Shucheng was also there, and immediately asked curiously, "What brings Mr. Zhao here?"

"I was just going to No. 27 to ask Miss Wang for help. She's in a hurry to come to Zhuji, and I just happened to have a new car, so I gave her a ride here. But seeing you two like this, Mr. Bao, you should really thank Miss Wang. These days they say that couples are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. It's already not easy to share joys and sorrows, let alone provide a rescue from afar. If you meet a girl like her, and you're both still single, you should marry her as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, A Bao gave an awkward laugh and said, "Mr. Zhao, you're joking. Ms. Wang and I don't have that kind of relationship. I work in foreign trade, and she's an employee of a foreign trade company. If we were together, either I would quit my foreign trade job, or she would resign. So please don't say things like that in the future. Ms. Wang is about to be promoted to section chief, so let's not cause any unnecessary misunderstandings."

Ah Bao quickly changed the subject, asking, "Speaking of which, where is Mr. Zhao making his fortune these days? It's been several months since we last met, hasn't it?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "That's right, we haven't seen each other for two months. I went out for a trip before and now I'm preparing to open a supermarket. It's a chain supermarket, and the first stop is Nanjing Road. I want it to be a great success. I hope you will support me when it happens."

"Sure, sure. But this supermarket won't be easy to run, will it? The Hualian Department Store is right next door, won't that mean we'll be competing with them for business?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "We need to have the confidence to go head-to-head with competitors. Only then can we build a reputation and quickly open chain stores in other parts of Shanghai." (End of Chapter)