The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 10 May I ask who Zhao Tong’s family is?

She said it was enthusiastic, but the voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth. Even though the sunglasses covered most of the girl's face, one could still see the pride and gnashing of teeth in her voice.

Xu Jiuyang shuddered immediately, and some memories that had been swept into the corner suddenly popped up.

"It turned out to be classmate Yan, oh, no, it's Zhao... Zhao Xinbing? Zhao Bingxin? Anyway, it's classmate Zhao. What a surprise." He said with a dry laugh, and then his eyes swept back and forth. Should he run or continue taking pictures?

After a few seconds, he decided to choose the latter. The little girl was easy to please, but the scene of her father's death was something he would never get again if he missed it.

In order to be able to show off in front of his father in the future, it is acceptable to be pinched by the little girl now.
"I didn't expect to meet classmate Zhao here, what a joke!" Xu Jiuyang acted as if he was surprised, then took a breath. Why could a woman learn this without any instruction?

"If possible, could you please take your hands away, Mr. Zhao? After all, men and women shouldn't touch each other." He continued in a serious tone.

"You said last time that as long as I catch you, I can hehehe!" The other party hummed proudly with his chin raised.

The hehehehe I'm talking about is not this kind of hehehehe. Xu Jiuyang wanted to say this, but seeing the girl exuding a happy aura of revenge from the inside out, he decisively shut his mouth.

Fortunately, after pinching her twice, the other party retracted his grip and nodded at the drama still going on over there: "Is that your relative?"

"To be precise, it's the old man in our family who is both proud and loyal." Xu Jiuyang finally sighed.

"Huh?" Even through the sunglasses, he could still feel the girl's curious gaze. "So, you just said that your dad was framed?"

"Yes, if you want someone to become your sworn brother, would you launch a surprise attack in public and act as if you will not give up until they become your sworn brothers?" Xu Jiuyang asked back, then shook his head in his heart.

Just like what was said above, my dad is very concerned about his reputation and loyalty. How could he possibly refuse when the other party knelt down and swore brotherhood in front of so many people, as his vanity was greatly satisfied.

What's more, Uncle Yong also recruited two of my dad's good friends to become sworn brothers with him, so it was inevitable that my dad would be caught in the trap.

The next step is naturally to go to Shanghai to work on the project, and by the way, pull a group of key personnel from Uncle Kang’s company.

After three or four years of development, when the foundation was almost laid, they started to stir up internal conflicts, and after a series of operations, they finally broke up.

Even though Dad learned his lesson this time and spelled out all the rights and interests clearly in the contract, but guess where the foundation he laid and the connections he built have gone?

"Why don't you explain it clearly to your father?" The girl became even more curious.

"What do you mean?" Xu Jiuyang asked again, "Let's not talk about the lack of direct evidence. Just look at me, a young boy, and if I rashly run over to tell our old man, 'Be careful of that guy, he's not a good person,' do you think he's going to hang me up and beat me, or hang me up and beat me?"

"It shouldn't be like this, right?" The girl was very surprised. "You can try again and again!"

"Try repeatedly?" Xu Jiuyang was puzzled.

"I mean..." The girl immediately coughed dryly to cover it up, "You can, um, persuade him to find another profitable business. It doesn't matter... what do they do?" "Construction engineering," Xu Jiuyang replied unhappily, "There are always profitable businesses."

"Of course!" the girl said proudly, "Our family became a distributor of Wahaha mineral water this year and made over 100,000 yuan in three months."

"Hey, may I ask who this person from Zhao's family is?" Xu Jiuyang immediately stopped taking pictures and bowed.

Unfortunately, the girl didn't pick up the gag this time: "What? Wahaha is helping out with manpower and even advertising fees. All we have to do is go all out on the paving. Isn't that better than, uh, a construction project?"

"Of course, Mr. Zhao, your family is good at seizing opportunities." Xu Jiuyang was really surprised. He had never heard of this set of operations of Wahaha, but it was very logical and in line with the skills of Old Man Zong.

The falling out between Wahaha and Danone seems to have only happened in the past two years. Since then, Wahaha has expanded rapidly by giving large concessions to dealers. As long as it seizes the market, it has the bargaining power - whether it is negotiating with its rival Danone or with the Lin'an Municipal Government which provides a guarantee.

"This requires a pair of discerning eyes that can spot opportunities!" the girl said proudly.

I'm praising your parents, why are you so proud? Xu Jiuyang was speechless. However, it's a pity. If I had gotten this information earlier... Never mind, it's unlikely. Uncle Yong had been planning it for a long time, and Dad... If he could pull it back, he wouldn't be Dad anymore.

Of course, this didn't stop him from trying to put a damper on the girl's arrogance: "This money-making opportunity is good, but I have a better idea."

"Really?" The girl, feeling she had won, said magnanimously, "Tell me about it."

"That means opening a hot pot restaurant!" Xu Jiuyang put away his disposable camera and pounded his fist on his palm.

"Open a hotpot restaurant?" The girl was obviously a little surprised, and immediately folded her arms, looking like "please start your performance."

Xu Jiuyang didn't care: "First of all, running a hot pot restaurant is very simple. As long as you control the ingredients of the hot pot and ensure the freshness of the dishes, you don't need to coax the chef like in ordinary restaurants.

Secondly, when you open a hotpot restaurant, you become your own boss; and no matter how well a distributor does his job, he is still working for others, unless he is a local customer. If Wahaha gives you a discount this year, what if they don’t give you a discount next year, or if the conditions offered are improved?
Secondly, opening a hot pot restaurant always requires a store, right? It must be located in a relatively prosperous area, right? In this case, whether buying or renting a store, it is very cost-effective.

What’s more, many celebrities like to open chain hot pot restaurants.”

When she heard "secondly", the girl became serious. When she heard the last sentence, she even pulled her sunglasses down, half revealing her beautiful almond-shaped eyes that were a little excited. "Really? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"I forgot where I saw it, but Tan Yonglin opened a hot pot restaurant in Guangzhou in 94," Xu Jiuyang fabricated without blushing. "This makes logical sense. Besides the points I just mentioned, celebrities opening hot pot restaurant chains have another advantage."

"The fame of a star." The girl immediately continued.

"That's right, the fame of a celebrity." Xu Jiuyang raised his eyebrows in surprise. This was the nth time this had happened, including last year in Beihai Park. The little girl was very smart.

"No matter what you do, making a splash is crucial, but celebrities can skip this hassle and even leverage their fame to gain traction," he continued. "For example, they can visit the main store from time to time, take photos with fans, and then have reporters snap photos. Isn't that how you build your reputation? And all this publicity is free!"

(End of this chapter)