Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 790 Seeking Sponsorship

Xia Maosheng took out cigarettes and offered them to the two of them, saying, "He's just too sad, he's talking nonsense in a daze."

Xiao Wei chuckled, took the cigarette, and said, "This afternoon at the hospital, I was really dying. It was so painful to see. Chief Huang was the pillar of his family; the whole family depended on him, and now he's gone."

Chen Hui said, "Let's look ahead. Everything's gone. What's the point of thinking about this?"

The three of them sat there for a while, then Xiaowei called from the building entrance, "Wei, come in and have some food, I've got it ready."

Xiao Wei stood up and said, "Alright, I'm going in. You two can go back too. We can talk about it tomorrow. I'm fine now."

Chen Hui and Xia Maosheng stood up and walked out. Xiao Wei said, "Xiao Hui, why don't you drive back?"

Chen Hui said, "Forget it, it's just a few steps." Actually, it's not close at all, more than a kilometer, and it's still quite a distance to walk.

Xia Maosheng said, "Let him walk around a bit. He's getting fatter and fatter. If he doesn't walk around, he'll become useless."

Chen Hui said, "God is unfair! You two can eat more than me, but you just don't get fat. So frustrating. Alright, I'm leaving."

Xia Maosheng said, "I'm going back inside too."

Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng walked side by side into the main building. Xiao Wei asked, "When are your sister and dad moving in? Why is it still not done after all this time?"

Xia Maosheng said, "My sister is selling off her houses, and my dad said he'd help her. Besides, selling a house takes time, right? If we don't handle it properly, we'll have to go back and forth all the time. It's better to get it all sorted out in one go so we don't have to keep running around."

Xiao Wei nodded and went into the building. Xia Maosheng went upstairs, and Xiao Wei arrived at the restaurant.

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The next day, Chen Hui and Chen Xiao brought their child over for a free meal.

After breakfast, Xiaowei took a walk around the factory. Xia Maosheng went to work. Chen Hui had been driving around looking at various shops lately, but he hadn't moved today, waiting for the Huang family to move over. They didn't need anyone from their side to move, but it was better to wait here.

The two sat down in the pavilion and started talking.

Chen Hui asked, "Should we go check on Xidu?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's wait a while. What's there to see right now? Wang Gong and Zhang Wei have already left, so what's there to worry about? Do you think we're any better than them?"

Chen Hui said, "We're still short-staffed; it feels like we don't have enough people. I'm not entirely comfortable leaving the Anton side to outsiders. And what about Dalian?"

Xiao Wei said, "Why aren't you worried about Longcheng?"

Chen Hui said, "Longcheng isn't small, and besides, Li Weibing is a reliable person."

Looking at the tall headquarters building outside the courtyard, Xiao Wei said, "Let's wait a bit. Once this building is finished, we'll move in and recruit a bunch of people."

Chen Hui asked, "If Longcheng is better, will the school move back?"

Xiao Wei said, "There's no question of moving. It depends on the students. Those who want to study here can stay here, and those who want to go back can go back."

Chen Hui laughed and said, "So that means we're not moving. Ask any student which one wants to go back to Longcheng. It's the provincial capital, after all. How can it be the same?"

Xiao Wei said, "I've actually been thinking a lot lately about whether it's still worthwhile to continue leasing the restaurant and school in Longcheng, given their current situation. Maybe we can just pay for it once the building is completed? Anyway, Director Wang is here in Fengtian, so there's not much left there."

Chen Hui said, "Then let's not subcontract it. To be honest, it's pointless. We've already set up our own school, it's there for all to see, and it's easy to find internship opportunities in the provincial capital. How much can that restaurant make these days? Subcontracting it out can at least earn us some goodwill."

Xiao Wei said, "Subcontracting? Is that even possible?"

Chen Hui said, "Why not? We don't need the money. Let Liu Huasheng and Li Tie handle it. It's perfect for them; they can gain a favor. We don't see the point in doing this; there are too many people watching us."

Xiao Wei said, "If we stop, the baking class will probably go out of business. How long can the culinary class last?"

Chen Hui said, "You're overthinking things. Why do you care how he does it now that he's taken over? Why don't you give him some extra subsidies? You're just wasting your time."

After chatting for a while, it was about time, so the two of them walked out of the courtyard and came to the temporary office on the third floor.

The company is starting to look decent now, with most of the staff in the major departments. Dozens of people come to work every day, and it's quite lively with people coming and going. The two went up to the second floor and sat down in Xiaowei's office with a cup of tea.

He hadn't been sitting down for long when there was a knock on the office door. Chen Hui called out, "Come in." The door opened, and Li Na swayed her hips as she walked in.

Xiao Wei looked at Li Na: "What's going on? They even knocked on the door?"

Li Na rolled her eyes: "Do you think everyone's as unruly as you guys? This is the company, not home. Here's something: the TV station is asking for sponsorship, and the neighborhood committee is asking us to donate. You guys decide, should we give it or not? How much?"

Xiao Wei was taken aback for a moment, then asked Chen Hui, "Is this normal? Has this happened before?"

Chen Hui said, "It's perfectly normal. It would be abnormal if no one came to ask for money. These days, if you have a little money, someone will be watching you. To put it bluntly, the people at the TV station are just trying to get benefits from you. It depends on their mood. If you're willing to help, they'll give you some money, money or gifts, they don't care. But at the street level, it mainly depends on what kind of event it is."

Li Na said, "The TV station is hosting a children's singing and dancing competition. The sponsors have a quota, and they can broadcast some hardcore videos before and after the competition. However, it depends on how much money you give or how much the content is. There are quotas. The street is like a quota system; they have to give whether they want to or not. This time it's about orphans and disabled children in welfare homes. They said they were buying autumn clothes for the children, oh, and also for elderly people living alone and those on welfare."

Chen Hui asked, "Did they come? Or did they call?"

Li Na said, "You're here. You're sitting in my room. Why would I call you if I needed to?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's call this room over, I'll ask around."

Li Na said, "Are you sure? Once we're in this room and talking face-to-face, there's no going back on what we said."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Why bother keeping it after I've already said it? Just call him over."

Li Na went out, and a short while later, she returned with several people.

The two women from the TV station were in their thirties and dressed quite fashionably. They were both carrying small bags. These days, it's not common for women to carry bags when they go out. Only wealthy and powerful women would do that. Ordinary people don't have that kind of leisure.

There were three people on the street, one man and two women, who were also a bit older.

Li Na introduced everyone, and then they shook hands and took their seats.

Xiao Wei asked the TV station staff, "Sister Liu, I don't know much about this area, could you explain it to me in more detail?"

Sister Liu gracefully smoothed her hair and said with a smile, "This is a province-wide children's competition. The participants are mainly from kindergartens and primary schools. It is divided into a lower age group and a children's group. There are individual special prizes, first, second and third prizes, and excellence awards, as well as group first, second and third prizes. It will be broadcast on the provincial TV station."

The station only provides the venue, not the funding. For events like this, our production team has to find sponsors ourselves; there's no other way.

(End of this chapter)