Chapter 389 Long time no see

"The south wind brings coolness, the nightingale sings softly, the flowers under the moon are all dreaming, only the tuberose exudes fragrance..."

Green Water City, Xiaoyaowu.

Singer Jiang Mengting is performing in the round ballroom.

The rotunda is not a large dance hall. The rotunda in Xiaoyaowu can accommodate up to 30 people and is a place for parties.

There are only two people in the audience today, Li Qi and Ma Wu.

Ma Wu lowered his voice and asked, "Seventh Brother, do you think she is beautiful?"

Li Banfeng looked at the record player behind Jiang Mengting and nodded, "Beautiful."

"Honestly, do you feel that there is something different about her?"

Li Banfeng was quite familiar with Jiang Mengting. Since Xiaoyaowu reopened, Jiang Mengting left Paramount and rejoined Ma Wu.

"She's very loyal to you."

Ma Wu shook his head repeatedly and let Jiang Mengting leave the ballroom after the song was over.

In the future, we brothers will live a leisurely life together. Seeing her by your side, I will feel less indebted to her."

There were only two people left in the room. Ma Wu said to Li Banfeng, "Jiang Mengting is different from Xiao Xiufei. Xiao Xiufei's many achievements were made in bed. Jiang Mengting's achievements today are all due to me. Do you believe me when I say that she has never been slept with by any man?"

Having spent a year and a half in Provo, Li Banfeng knows very well what kind of singers and actresses there are. Why is Jiang Mengting so special?

Ma Wu said, "Because I have placed a heavy bet on her. I have signed a contract with her. No matter how hard the days are, she cannot sell her body without my order.

She was different from other singing queens. Many rich men missed her, but could not touch her. Even though she had a singing room in the Paramount, others still could not touch her.

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Why do you want me to accept it? Why don't you accept it yourself?"

Li Banfeng took a sip of wine and said, "Fifty percent of the shipping fee, is it really that serious?"

She is a good woman and I want to find a good home for her. Lao Qi, are you willing to take her in?

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Why can't we continue our business? Just because of that little thing about the envoy?"

I know you can't marry a singer, so you can even marry her as a concubine, even if you don't give her any status, just keep her by your side."

Ma Wu nodded: "She is indeed loyal to me, but the relationship between us is not what you think."

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "You are really good at business."

Li Banfeng was shocked: "Could it be that you are siblings?"

Li Banfeng really had no idea about this matter. He knew that shipping costs to Provo were very expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageously expensive.

This is hard to believe.

Only in this way can her own value soar. When it comes to singing queens, Jiang Mengting will always be ranked first. With her current status, I can also make more money. "

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "It depends not only on the business, but also on her own ability. Every year I can cultivate five or six celebrities. After three to five years, there will be 20 to 30 celebrities.

But there can only be one person like her who is not touched by others in three to five years. Only in this way can she be precious, just like a rose among hundreds of flowers. Only then can this rose have value.

She can afford this price, no matter her appearance, temperament or heart, she can afford it.

It costs 21 yuan to transport a fountain pen from Heishipo to Yaowanggou, and the merchant still has to make money, so if he adds 7 yuan in profit, it becomes 28 yuan. "

Ma Wu sighed and said, "They wanted to take over the book and newspaper business in Heishipo before, but I didn't agree. You definitely won't let me agree either.

Ma Wu took a fountain pen from his shirt and said to Li Banfeng, "This is a fountain pen produced in Heishipo. The original cost is six yuan, and it sells for twelve yuan in Heishipo.

There is no factory in Yaowanggou that can produce fountain pens. A fountain pen costs 28 yuan. This cannot be blamed on the merchants, because the shipping fee for a fountain pen is 15 yuan.

Now the customs officials have increased the freight rate by 50%. All our businesses outside Green Water Bay have also seen a 50% increase in freight rates. If this continues, all our businesses outside will be ruined."

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "I can't accept it. I can't treat a woman sincerely. There is only business between her and me.

Now our business is going bankrupt, and I can no longer take care of her, so I want to find a home for her.

"How heavy is this pen? How could it cost 15 yuan to ship it? If it were to ship grain, how much would it cost to ship one kilogram of grain?"

Ma Wu sighed and said, "Seventh Brother, you really don't know the difficulties in business. The customs officials do not determine the freight based on weight, but on price. They determine the price based on the different market prices of goods in different places. They are clearly taking our money.

Now he has raised our shipping fee by 50%. The shipping fee for this pen is already 22.5 yuan, plus the 6 yuan cost. The cost of shipping this pen to Yaowanggou has exceeded the market price by 28 yuan. How can we continue this business?"

It is indeed impossible to do business outside.

Why not just give up all the outside businesses and concentrate on running the business in Green Water City?

How much blood and gore did Li Qi and Ma Wu go through to earn their current fortune?

They are considered the top figures in Pro Province, and they are influential figures. If they give up all their businesses outside, they will become ordinary businessmen in Green Water City, and all their previous efforts will be wasted.

This matter was very thorny, but Ma Wu could not think of a solution: "I wanted to find the customs officials to ease the relationship, but their attitude was very tough, and it was definitely not just for the book and newspaper issue.

This is related to what happened in the He family before. He Yuxiu offended the customs envoy. We supported He Yuxiu, and the customs envoy also settled the account with us. "

Li Banfeng lit a cigarette and asked, "How is the He family doing?"

"The customs envoy has doubled the He family's freight. The He family's business is over. It's completely over. I don't know how many factories outside have closed down.

If it weren't for He Yuxiu's prestige, the He family would have been on the verge of disintegration. He Yuxiu's whereabouts are unknown now. If she falls into the hands of the customs envoy one day, there will be no He family among the wealthy families in Pro Province in the future."

"Can we do business outside under the name of the Lu family?" On this point, Li Banfeng believed that Lu Chunying would cooperate.

In fact, Ma Wu has already done so, but he doesn't know how long he can hold out: "The customs envoy wants to take over the Paramount, but Lu Chunying has not agreed. If the stalemate continues, the Lu family's freight will probably increase."

"That is to say, the Lu family can no longer protect itself."

Ma Wu nodded and said, "Among the four major families, only the Chu family is enjoying great success. The customs envoy has reduced their freight rates by 30%. Next, they will lower the prices of goods and squeeze out all our business. The Chu family will soon become the number one wealthy family in Pro Province."

Li Banfeng bit a cigarette and silently thought about the whole situation.

Seeing that Li Banfeng had remained silent, Ma Wu proposed a not-so-good idea: "Seventh Brother, let's go and discuss with Lu Chunying about selling Paramount to the Customs Envoy.

Let's ease the relationship between the Lu family and the customs envoy first, and then we can ease the relationship between us and the customs envoy. If we go back and forth a few more times, maybe this storm can be over."

"Easy? When will it be relaxed?" Li Banfeng shook his head. "Today we gave him Paramount, and we agreed. Tomorrow he wants Xiaoyaowu, should we continue to give him the gift?"

Ma Wu also knew that this was not a long-term solution: "Is there any other good solution?"

Li Banfeng asked first: "If we divide the business among a dozen different people and let them run it separately, the customs envoys will not be able to target us, right?"

Ma Wu nodded: "That's true, but where can we find so many reliable people? This can't be done overnight."

Someone has already done it.

Except for Li Banfeng, no one has ever targeted that man's business, and he really did it.

“Old Five, go find Shen Rongqing, ask her out, and talk to her about business.”

Ma Wu waved his hand and said, "Seventh Brother, don't think I can accomplish anything in bed. Miss Shen doesn't even want to see me now."

Li Banfeng said: "Tell her that I want to see her and reminisce about the past."

Ma Wu was stunned: "Do you know Shen Rongqing?"

“I don’t know him.”

Ma Wu was stunned: "How can we reminisce if we don't know each other?"

Li Banfeng said: "Just tell her, she will understand."

…

At the Ling Family Film Company, Shen Rongqing didn't understand: "You mean, Li Qi wants to reminisce with me? I don't even know him."

Ma Wu smiled and said, "These are his exact words. I am just conveying his message."

Shen Rongqing felt puzzled, and after Ma Wu left, she told He Jiaqing about it.

…

He Jiaqing had just come out of the vegetable market and walked into an alley. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he put the tray of an electronic scale on his head.

After a tremor, He Jiaqing felt refreshed. Just as he was about to return the tray, he suddenly felt the buttons on his chest vibrate.

"Jiaqing, Ma Wu came to see me today and said that Li Qi wanted to meet me to reminisce about the past. I don't know Li Qi at all. Should I meet him?"

He Jiaqing was silent for a moment and said, "See you."

"What did you say when you saw me?"

"Just say, long time no see."

"Long time no see? I haven't even seen him..." Shen Rongqing was completely confused.

She couldn't understand what these two people meant at all.

Just as He Jiaqing was about to explain, a sturdy woman selling fish rushed into the alley and shouted, "What are you doing with my scale? You are so poor that you even stole this!"

…

In the private room of Quanjian Teahouse, Shen Rongqing looked at Li Qi opposite him, took a deep breath and said, "Long time no see."

This was awkward to say, but it was He Jiaqing’s order, and Shen Rongqing didn’t know how Li Qi would react.

Li Qi's reaction was very natural: "Yeah, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

Shen Rongqing didn't know what the current situation was, nor did he know what Li Qi meant by this sentence, so he could only respond with one sentence: "It's fine."

Li Qi continued, "I have a problem and need your help."

…

He Jiaqing walked out of the foot massage shop with a foot washing bucket in his hand.

Putting the foot-washing bucket on his head, He Jiaqing clenched the buttons and said, "Sister, have you met him?"

"Yes, they have. The customs clearance has blocked their business by using freight. They want to use our channels to get their business going."

He Jiaqing thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Let them sell their products at home, and we can resell them. We won't suffer a loss, and we can even make some profit from the difference."

Shen Rongqing was stunned: “Jiaqing, are you going to agree to this?

This is ridiculous. I don’t know how he knew about us, but if we do this, it would be like showing off the Brotherhood’s trump card.”

"He already knows some of the cards," He Jiaqing smiled in the footbath, "Help him with this, and ask him out again. Tell him that I hope he's fine, but the He family isn't doing well right now, and I hope the He family is fine, too."

PS: "All right" was a parting sentence between Li Banfeng and He Jiaqing, and it was also the last sentence they said to each other. The recent transcoding is serious, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please move your hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you