Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 195 Deep Cooperation
Liu Fei was genuinely shocked to see Xia An there, but he didn't pay much attention to Xia An's surprise.

They'll keep acting.

Since Tang Wan introduced Xia An to come today, she couldn't possibly not explain the reason beforehand.

After greeting Tang Wan, Liu Fei smiled and pointed at Xia An, saying:
"Pretend, still pretend."

Xia An scratched his head and laughed.

"I only found out these last two days, and I was thinking of giving you a surprise, Brother Liu."

Upon hearing this, Liu Fei waved her hand and naturally took a seat.

After drinking a cup of tea that Xia An offered, Tang Wan, who was dressed up, naturally sat down next to Xia An and took a sip from Xia An's teacup.

The two were arm in arm and leg in leg, unable to be any more intimate.

Seeing this, Liu Fei laughed and said, "She's taken. I wonder how heartbroken those people outside are."

Tang Wan smiled, and Xia An helped her smooth her hair without any hesitation. He said to Liu Fei, "Indeed, I know I'm very cool now, but I can't help it, I've fallen for it. Later, Brother Liu, please spread the word that I have a family and tell them to stop having designs on me."

Liu Fei was shocked. Damn it, shameless! Are you the one who's already taken?

Tang Wan chuckled and gave Xia An a flirtatious glance, exuding charm.

Liu Fei laughed and said, "Good, good, good, what the internet says is right. You get all the good things in the world."

The opening greetings lasted for five minutes.

Tang Wan said, "I also called Zhenzhen. Her family is pressuring her to go on blind dates, so she's hiding all over the world and doesn't dare to come to China for a while. Mr. Liu talks to Xia An about his project. Actually, Zhenzhen hasn't really done anything in China. I'm going to the hospital to visit a friend. You guys chat."

Liu Fei had also investigated Xia An's background, so no matter how she guessed before, she could never have guessed that he was related to He Zhenzhen.

The only thing I never expected was that Xia An would actually win Tang Wan's heart; this is truly... an extraordinary stroke of luck.

With Tang Wan gone, he felt less restrained in speaking to Xia An.

Tang Wan initiated the conversation, and the process went very smoothly.

He bluntly told Xia An that he wanted to use the He family's connections to get involved in overseas real estate.

This surprised Xia An, who had assumed Liu Fei was going to engage in maritime trade.

"The domestic real estate industry is already poised for explosive growth, so why look for something far away when we can find something more readily available?"

Liu Fei said, "It can be done domestically, but I don't want to get too involved."

Given his family background, his strengths and weaknesses in this regard are very clear and thorough.

"Instead of overdrawing my conscience here, I might as well go out and make a fortune; it's much more stable."

His target countries are Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia.

After the 1990s, although the economic growth rate in Southeast Asia slowed down, it could also be said to have stabilized, and the risks brought about by macroeconomic policies were relatively small.

Xia An was stunned. He thought to himself that one should not underestimate the heroes of the world. He himself was reborn and it was not surprising that he had such insight. But this was only 07. The housing price surge would not start until next year. How could Fatty Liu foresee the scene more than ten years from now?
It has to be said... such a person should not have pursued a career in politics, thus wasting his economic acumen.

In Southeast Asia, there is arguably no more powerful family than the He family. For Liu Fei, getting on board through He Zhenzhen is the only possible and only way.

Following the clues further, they found Tang Wan, the middleman…

Hiss, that hits the nail on the head, accurate and ruthless.

In Xia An's eyes, the Fatty Liu and the Elegant Young Master in front of him were completely different people; the excessive fat completely covered up their refined wisdom.

Such a person... is actually an insecure and unsuccessful person in relationships, it's hard to believe.

"Have you met He Zhenzhen?" Xia An asked.

“No,” Liu Fei said, taking a sip of tea. “There isn’t one in real life. I’ve only heard my sister and some young masters from prominent families in Fujian and Guangdong mention it.”

Xia An pondered for half a minute, then took out a gold chip from his pocket and played with it in his hand.

While speaking leisurely, she said, "As far as I know, she is not interested in buying and selling. Rather than a cooperation, it's more accurate to say that she helped me a few times before. Once, I helped her plan a fund for a competition, and I also made some money in the process. That was my starting capital."

The second time, I borrowed tens of millions from her to acquire land, later establishing a company and directly converting the debt into equity.

When dealing with friends, let them underestimate your strengths; when dealing with enemies, let them overestimate your weaknesses. Clearly, in Xia An's mind, Liu Fei was a friend, and he decided to treat him with sincerity.

But both sentences left Liu Fei completely bewildered.

He realized that Xia An and He Zhenzhen were closer than he had previously thought.

Looking at Xia An's sunny and handsome face, Liu Fei felt a little helpless after a moment's thought. She had to admit that making a living based on one's looks is always the most high-end and convenient way.

"What company?" Liu Fei asked.

Because he hadn't suspected Xia An before, he hadn't investigated the newly established Youzi Hotel Management Company.

“A hotel management company registered in both Hong Kong and Hangzhou,” Xia An said.

Liu Fei asked in surprise, "You want to open a hotel?"

Xia An said, "Tourism real estate."

Liu Fei quietly sipped her tea and began to ponder.

Xia An twirled the gold chips in his hand and said, "Brother Liu, let's be frank. I don't think she can make decisions for Temasek right now."

Liu Fei said, "It doesn't reach that level. Real estate is just a very small category in their hands, especially in those small Southeast Asian countries. It's basically vertically managed by local authorities. And I don't intend to do anything with them. I just want to maintain good relations and reduce trouble."

Even a dragon crossing the river fears a tiger sitting on its own turf; this is the gist of it.

Xia An said, "Then I understand."

He paused, then offered a solution: "This isn't something that can be rushed. Her father still has a long way to go in his dealings with those former high-ranking officials in Singapore, and she herself is rather lazy. Perhaps..."

He placed the gold chips on the tea table and said, "How about we meet formally when MGM opens in October, and chat over drinks? Before that, let's do some preliminary work to avoid being rushed. What do you say, Brother Liu?"

Liu Fei stared intently at the gleaming gold chips, then slowly nodded. He knew that the two He families were quite close.

"Okay, let's go and support them together then."

Conversations with intelligent people are comfortable and lead to even better relationships afterwards.

Liu Fei was determined to bind Xia An, which was a more reliable method than binding the Sugar Persimmon Group, and he didn't have much confidence in binding Tang Wan anyway.

Having Xia An around now is far more convenient than simply being near the water.

In mainland China, Liu Fei has certain funds and connections, while Xia An has vision and a short-term, invincible aura.

The core industries that the two are involved in do not conflict with each other; in fact, they complement each other. Xia An focuses on technology and fast-moving consumer goods, while Liu Fei focuses on real estate. However, there is some overlap in their areas of hotels and cinemas.

In terms of collaboration, the two hit it off immediately.

Cross-shareholding!

Liu Fei already holds a 3% stake in Guolan Weibo and will continue to promote it through her real estate projects. The second empty promise she made to Xia An last time has now been replaced with a certain percentage of equity in her chain of large shopping malls, Wanliucheng.

The combination of online and offline channels is more beneficial to Xia'an in the short term, but in the long run, when Weibo officially develops into a leading portal, its traffic-driving effect on Wanliucheng will be even greater.

On the other hand, Liu Fei also provided considerable support, deciding to invest 30 million yuan in cash in Xia An's hotel management company using his construction company.

He Zhenzhen initially converted 20 million in debt into equity, taking a 10% stake, so he also took a 10% stake.

At present, Yuzu Hotel only has a piece of land and Qin Yu's resources in Hengdian, but behind it is a sum of 12 million US dollars from HomeAway, and this sum only accounts for the shares of ten chains. In addition, with Xia An's explanation of the concept of scenic spot chains, Liu Fei felt that there was great potential.

In this way, without moving an inch of land, Youzi Hotel already had nearly 400 million yuan in preparation funds.

Xia An immediately decided to start construction on the first hotel in Hengdian World Studios, aiming to create a national model with a construction standard of 40 million yuan.

Finally, Liu Fei asked him if he was interested in contributing some funds to raise money during the listing process of Tangshi Group on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Xia An smiled wryly and refused, saying, "Brother Liu, you dare to play this game, but I don't. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, it might seem fine now, but it would be disgusting if it tripped me up in the future. Besides, what Xiao Wan has is also mine; we're not separate."

Both of them knew exactly how high 1.2 billion yuan could raise a stock price.

Seeing that Xia An could remain rational and vigilant under such great temptation, Liu Fei gave him a heartfelt thumbs up, thinking that this kid was more reliable, and laughed heartily.

The two met several times over the next three days.

On January 6th, Xia An originally planned to fly to Hengdian with Liu Fei.

But after only three days of rest, and having just strolled around the area with Xue Xue, Xiao Youzi called him to say that they needed to catch up on the Spring Festival schedule and the film crew had resumed work.

Xia An felt bad for breaking her promise, but there was nothing she could do. She could only promise to have a good time with her during the Chinese New Year.

On January 7th, Zhou Zhou was discharged from the hospital, and Xia An drove the three girls back to the villa.

That night, Tang Wan moaned wildly in bed, completely disregarding the feelings of the two girls next door.

After she finished, she whispered to Xia An, "I'll let them know how much you love me."

Fine, then Xia An didn't care anymore, and the bed almost fell apart all night.

The next morning, Tang Wan, feeling refreshed, looked at her two best friends with dark circles under their eyes and laughed wildly.

Su Yi said quietly, "Zhou Zhou just told me that it's more comfortable to stay in the hospital."

Xia An is going back to Binhai; her final exams start on the 9th.

Whether Tang Wan submits her homework or not is irrelevant, but she said Su Yi's drawings are due on the 12th, and asked, "Why don't you go back with him?"

Su shook her head and said calmly, "I'll take the train back."

Tang Wan hugged Su Yi and said, "Su Su, let's open a coffee shop together someday."

Zhou Zhou asked, "Does the coffee shop employ bodyguards?"

Xia An put on her shoes and prepared to leave, but when she turned around, she saw Tang Wan holding Su Yi with a watery, reluctant look in her eyes. She sighed, took off her shoes, went inside, and carried Tang Wan upstairs.

Seeing this, Su Yi took Zhou Zhou shopping for New Year's clothes. They didn't return until evening, but the battle upstairs was still raging.

As the sun set, Xia An finally came downstairs, her steps unsteady, and she almost fell down the stairs.

Tell Su Yi, "Bring dinner to her room; she might not be able to get out of bed."

Then, under the angry glares of two bright red faces, he left with a flourish.
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On the highway, the car played "Once in a Red Moon" on repeat. This Secret Garden album was a gift from Tang Wan, and the second New Year's gift was the bracelet on his wrist.

I bought these four Bodhi seeds for 8 yuan each at the Yonghe Temple Buddhist Supplies Store. They look like ordinary Bodhi seeds, but they come with a small, carved jujube-shaped pendant that makes a tinkling sound.

Tang Wan said it contained love beans.

When she gave it to him, the two were still in bed. Xia An said it was nonsense, saying that the love beans were clearly on him and that she had even counted them.

Tang Wan bit his shoulder and said, "Don't let this bean go bad, or I won't bring you good fortune."

During her visit to the Yonghe Temple, she made a grand vow, wishing Xia An all the best in everything. Within that vow lay a one-sided love.

The kindness of a beautiful woman is profound, and the longing for her is hard to bear.

Xia An was a little reluctant to wear it, and kept turning it over while driving.

The gloomy winter night enveloped the whole world like a drop of ink. No matter how bright the headlights were, they could only penetrate a short distance. But Xia An knew that from now on, the road ahead would be glorious and she would no longer be alone.

Tang Wan's deep affection erased that drop of ink. Her smiling, curved eyes, suspended in the sky, replaced the moon.
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After getting off the highway at 10:30, Liu Xiao invited him to a bar for a chat. The two drank a total of six bottles of beer, just a light drink, but they had quite a bit to talk about.

On the 18th, the Spring Festival, Xia An planned to finalize the talent show program by the end of February at the latest.

Hunan TV's talent shows have always started in May, so there's no time to lose.

Liu Youwei and Bai Nan were sent out again by him to Xiangnan Star City. Xia An's idea was that it would be best to reach a cooperation with Xiangnan TV. If it couldn't be reached, she would go back to Donghai Provincial Capital to find her father.

Jing Yun is currently working at a Western restaurant in Melbourne. Xia An promised Liu Xiao that he would send someone to Australia soon to make contact with her.

Liu Xiao sighed as he drank, "She's probably a little disheartened."

Xia An laughed and said, "If I were truly disheartened, I would have gone back to China long ago to settle down, get married, and live a peaceful life."

Liu Xiao gave him a deep look, and once again raised his assessment of Xia An's ability to read people's minds.

He asked Xia An if he had any projects planned in Binhai recently, and frankly said that he would do his best to help him.

Xia An had anticipated this topic before she arrived, and asked, "Are there any documents currently in place to establish a free trade zone?"

Liu Xiao was taken aback and asked, "Did Fatty Liu tell you this?"

Xia An shook her head.

Liu Xiao didn't ask any further questions, only saying, "It's just a preliminary plan, and it's unlikely to be implemented within five years."

Xia An nodded and said, "Then let's go with a hotel. Keep an eye out for land in the scenic area for me."

Liu Xiao thought for a moment and said, "There's a suitable spot in the West Suburbs Forest Park. The price is right, and it's not far from our school."

Xia An knew that place and shook his head, saying, "The western suburbs are not yet fully developed, so there are few visitors and it's not very meaningful."

Liu Xiao said, "Give me a few days to find out."

It was obvious that Xia An had taken the initiative in this drinking session, not only because of his advancement in status and wealth, but also because of the addition of Jing Yun, a key figure in the conversation.

Xia An plans to send Guo Xiaochuan to the country to meet this ill-fated beauty.

……

On the 9th, Xia An took four professional courses in a row, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The questions were too basic. Even if he didn't attend classes or review, he would still be the first to hand in his paper, relying solely on his memories from his previous life.

As a result, Xiao Le Ning, whom he had been longing for, actually took a bus to the provincial capital with the string orchestra.

Taking advantage of Xia An's influence at the time, the dean managed to get in touch with the provincial TV station in an incredibly fast way, wanting the orchestra to try and make a run for the provincial TV Spring Festival Gala... That's outrageous!

(End of this chapter)