Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 412 Tao Tao's Symposium [Part 2]

To avoid the two of them arguing again.

After entering the private room, Zhang Yan quickly took out the planning proposal and the costume designs he had drawn in his spare time in Venice, and showed them to the two of them.

Zhou Tao and Tao Hong, without prior arrangement, picked up the clothing design drawings and started looking through them.

Although Zhang Yan is not a professional fashion designer, he has inherited his family's art skills, so drawing a rough sketch based on the image in his dream is not a problem.

So the two of them were immediately drawn to the designs that would be available 20 or 30 years in the future—the mainstream designs of the future were not out of touch with the fashion of this day, and many of them could be traced back to the 1990s.

However, after looking at it, the two of them asked the same question in unison: "Who was this model based on?"

"Uh~"

Zhang Yan was speechless. Was this the point?
He said helplessly, "I just drew a rough sketch. How could it be based on anyone? Let's not talk about that. Let's talk about what I think of the clothing design first."

"nice!"

Tao Hong put it succinctly: "They're better looking than the clothes commonly found in the market!"

Zhou Tao nodded in agreement, saying, "These clothes are very well designed, but the fabric probably has to be imported, otherwise we can't achieve this effect."

"We'll start with imported materials, and then try to find local factories to supply us." Zhang Yan had already thought this through: "Our main focus right now is to establish ourselves in Beijing and Tianjin, creating a mid-to-high-end niche brand. We need to find the best materials and the best workers, so we won't have to rely on low profit margins and high sales volume."

After listening to Zhang Yan's words, Zhou Tao carefully picked up the design drawings and examined them again. After a long while, he hesitated and said, "Then we'll be going to run into foreign brands. I heard that the country is now opening up to more foreign brands, and then..."

"You can rest assured about that."

Zhang Yan laughed and said, "Foreign brands are easier to deal with than domestic ones. As long as we apply for patents for every clothing design, foreigners will not become our direct competitors in the short term."

As for the small factories in China that casually produce imitations, their quality certainly can't compare to our genuine products—that's what we call differentiated competition.

Zhou Tao nodded slightly, then asked a few more questions. It was clear that she had put thought into the questions, and after Zhang Yan answered them one by one, she became even more confident about the deal.

At this moment, Tao Hong suddenly interjected, "I'm a student, and she's a host. We probably don't have much time to keep an eye on the clothing store. So who manages it on a regular basis?"

"Let Fangfang try it first."

Zhang Yan also had his own thoughts on this: "She'll be a senior next year, she doesn't have many classes, and she doesn't need to compete for internship opportunities like others. Let her manage it for a while, and things will be easier once the business is on track."

Upon hearing this, Tao Hong immediately said, "Then we can't just take these shares for nothing. How about Fangfang takes the lion's share, and we'll take as much of the profits as we can help?"

It’s not over, right? !

Zhou Tao was furious. She had a bad feeling when Tao Hong interrupted her earlier, and sure enough, the woman was trying to sabotage her again!

This time, Tao Hong's approach of harming others without benefiting himself left Zhou Tao feeling rather trapped.

It's important to know that besides their sleeping relationship, the most important connection between her and Zhang Yan is her close friendship with Zhang Fang.

As time goes by and their relationship deteriorates, Zhang Fang's storyline becomes even more important.

Before coming, Zhou Tao had even planned how to win over Zhang Fang in order to secretly sideline Tao Hong. Who knew that Tao Hong was even more ruthless and directly overturned the table in Zhang Fang's name.

How could she possibly object?!

"really."

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Tao could only curse Tao Hong in his heart while forcing himself to agree, "I also think that more work should be rewarded, and your credit should also be attributed to Fangfang."

“EMMM~”

Hearing what the two said, Zhang Yan wavered a bit. He had originally planned to divide the spoils equally among the three families, but no matter how good his lover was, she couldn't compare to his own sister. Besides, it was their idea that came up first.

"So be it."

Finally, Zhang Yan said, "Fangfang will take 50%, and you two will each take 25%—we'll adjust it as needed if anything becomes inappropriate later."

Although the dividend was more than 10% less than expected, Zhou Tao felt the outcome was acceptable given the circumstances, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I think it's very..."

"I think Fangfang should get more!"

Tao Hong, however, was relentless in ruining people, insisting, "It's one thing for us older sisters not to help Fangfang share the burden, but to expect her to make money is just too much."

Why don't you just not get involved?

Zhou Tao was barely able to contain her emotions. She had finally swallowed her pride and begged Zhang Yan to find her a way to make money, but now she could only get a quarter of it, which already made her feel very wronged.

But Tao Hong just had to keep stirring things up!

This is clearly an attempt to completely destroy her!
After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Tao gritted his teeth and said, "I also think it's unreasonable to let Fangfang watch the store by herself. Let's have the three of us take turns watching the store!"

"I'm OK."

Tao Hong quickly made a statement.

Of course you're fine!
Zhou Tao glared at Tao Hong with murderous eyes. Tao Hong and Zhang Fang were both students, one studying acting and the other studying hosting, and they had plenty of free time.

The only person who truly needs to squeeze out the most time is yourself!
No, I absolutely cannot suffer in silence like this!
Thinking of this, Zhou Tao sighed dramatically, "If only I had studied acting, I could have been as carefree as you, without having to care about these petty gains, backed by Yuanmeng."

Come on, come on, you want to act all high and mighty? If you're so capable, don't expect Zhang Yan to become famous!

Faced with Zhou Tao's veiled criticism, Tao Hong picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "Then I'll just not film any more movies that involve Yuanmeng Investment. I don't want to make things so vulgar, like I'm selling myself."

Who are you talking about?!
Who are you saying is selling?!

Zhou Tao was furious again, and at the same time, she was at a loss because of Tao Hong's attitude - she never expected that Tao Hong would maintain her 'aloof' persona, and without any sign of reluctance.

Are you crazy?!

You've already given him your body, yet you can't get the status of a legal wife, and you don't want any benefits from him. So what are you after?!

Zhou Tao couldn't understand this idea at all, since she had approached Zhang Yan with ulterior motives when she first met him.

Although she briefly believed in love along the way, she was also using Zhang Yan to make a name for herself in the industry.

Unlike Tao Hong...

Could this crazy woman be the famous Hengjiang liquor brand 'Laobaigan'?!

Zhou Tao's gaze toward Tao Hong was filled with naked hostility, even surpassing his resentment toward Chen Hong.

After all, it's perfectly reasonable for Chen Hong to suppress the mistress, but you, the mistress, are making things difficult for her at every turn. What are you thinking?!
Why can't we learn from Aunt Qiong Yao?!
Faced with Zhou Tao's gnashing hatred, Tao Hong calmly placed the teacup back on the table, tilted her head slightly, and asked, "What, do you want to fight?"

That one sentence alone shattered Zhou Tao's momentum once again.

Given that Yang Lan's martial arts skills are slightly superior to Zhou Tao's, while Tao Hong's martial arts skills far surpass Yang Lan's, if a fight were to break out, the outcome would be as simple and clear as a kindergarten math problem.

So she reluctantly looked away and awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "The station has already decided that I will host this year's Spring Festival Gala. Although I can't openly advertise, I should be able to choose an outfit for myself."

(End of this chapter)