Ran lowered her head slightly. The more than 300 billion was well worth it. After all, paper can be earned anytime, not to mention the black card given by the system.

But you only have one life, after all, you never know when you might get ganged up on. You should always have a backup plan.

"Then thank you, Chief."

Looking at Su Ran's expression, the old man chuckled and said, "On behalf of the country, I thank you here, young lady."

Su Ran smiled and shook her head, "Sir, we have an equal partnership. It's not a matter of who took advantage of whom. It's a mutually beneficial deal, so there's no need for thanks."

Hearing Su Ran's correction, the old man smiled and nodded. Fu Rongzhi then returned to the office, where Su Ying was chatting with the old man about some matters concerning the masses.

"I heard that the young girl owns an entertainment company."

Su Ran paused slightly as she drank her tea. "Yes, sir."

The old man chuckled softly, "Little girl, don't be nervous. The documents concerning your variety shows have been submitted. You have some very bold ideas!"

Su Ran smiled shyly, and then the old man's voice continued, "But that circle really does need to be cleaned up."

She nodded in agreement, indicating that the official document from above would be issued soon, but the company had already been cleaned up when she took over.

"The old gentleman is right. The entertainment industry today is far from being as clean as it appears on the surface."

She said this from the bottom of her heart.

The entertainment industry is very lucrative; the average salary is much higher than that of other technical personnel and scientists.

The entertainment industry today is full of transactions involving profit and sex, far less pure than the previous generation.

The old gentleman also looked melancholy, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, "Su girl did the right thing."

"Too many people in the entertainment industry make dirty deals to gain resources, thereby gaining traffic and then making huge sums of money. Despite having so much money, they still do not abide by the law and evade taxes."

"Why do you think they're doing this?"

Su Ran listened to the old man's words, and she had never known why before.

They earn so much, and paying taxes is only a small part of it, not even half. Why are they unwilling to pay taxes when they have so much left over after paying taxes?

Later she realized that the amount they received was too large. Even though paying taxes would be a huge sum of money, they were reluctant to part with it and would try every means to evade taxes.

"Human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Not everyone has a sense of law and will abide by the law. Tax evasion is either zero times or countless times."

The old gentleman chuckled softly and beckoned. Fu Rongzhi approached upon hearing this. "Rongzhi, let's gradually issue the follow-up to that regulation. We can't discourage others."

Fu Rongzhi responded softly, and Su Ran sat upright to the side. The old gentleman continued, "Su girl, do you know how difficult life was before?"

Su Ran nodded heavily upon hearing this. How could she not know? That was a bloody path that her ancestors had fought their way out with their lives.

Their current peace is thanks to someone else bearing the burden for us.

In the past, we had nothing and suffered humiliation from other countries. Our ancestors relied on their own hands to slowly piece together a magnificent blueprint.

They simply need to slowly paint over the image, taking it a step further from the original.

Listening to what the old man said, she understood even more clearly the hardships her ancestors had endured.

"Sir, we all know how hard our predecessors worked. Those days will never come again. Now we will break free from foreign shackles, and no invention will be controlled by foreigners."

Su Ran knew that what she said was a bit exaggerated, but she would develop in this direction in the future. If an invention required money, she would invest money; if a theory required brainpower, she would use her brainpower. The days when China was oppressed would not return, and China would only get better and better.

The old man was silent for a moment, then finally smiled and nodded, "The future of China will be handed over to you young people. The construction of the future will depend on your generation."

After speaking, the old man looked out the window with a kind expression, "We old men won't be around anymore."

The old man spoke lightly, but Su Ran felt a lump in her throat. "Old man, we still need you to come and appreciate our beautiful landscapes in the future."

The old man laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Let's not talk about that. I heard my grandson mention you before, and I had some impression of you at the time, but I was kept away by official duties and didn't have time to see you. Seeing you today, I can say that you have a courage that modern young people don't have. Congratulations!"

Hearing the old gentleman's praise, Su Ran became a little embarrassed and smiled shyly, "Old gentleman, you flatter me. I had met Young Master Xiao once before because of the Drunken Village matter."

After listening, the old man paused for a long time before continuing, "I'm sorry to trouble you with his maternal grandfather's matter."

Su Ran shook her head. "This is no trouble for you, sir. It's only natural for me to help out at Zuixiangju."

The old man's gaze toward Su Ran became even more benevolent. He pulled Fu Rongzhi over and said, "This kid is called Fu Rongzhi. His grandfather was my old comrade-in-arms. He is now serving as a commander in the East. You are all young people, so you should have a lot to talk about. When Xiaosheng comes back from his busy schedule, you young people can invite him out to have some fun."

Su Ran listened to the old man's words and understood the meaning behind them. She smiled and said, "I've chatted with Commander Fu for a bit. He has vision and knowledge and is a rare friend. It would be great for young people like Young Master Xiaosheng to get together and make friends."

Upon hearing this, the old man did not say anything more. "Then you can contact me again later. This old man will no longer interfere."

......

Fu Rongzhi looked at Su Ran, who was chatting eloquently with the old gentleman, and couldn't help but admire her. The old man was also surprised by Su Ran's vision and knowledge, and couldn't help but ask.

"I wonder who Su girl studied under for a while?"

Su Ran gently put down her teacup. "My master is Su Zhengnian."

Upon hearing the name, the old man paused in his tea-drinking motion, put down his teacup, and stared at Su Ran for a long time before slowly speaking.

"As expected of a student taught by Su Zhengnian, his knowledge, manners and demeanor are all excellent. Su Zhengnian has taught a good disciple! No wonder he was hailed as a peerless national talent in his youth."

Su Ran was unaware of the old man's story. She had followed her master before and could tell that her master was no ordinary person, but she didn't know why he would appear in a remote village in Shu.

She knew very little about her master's past, and she didn't know that her master would be given the title of "Peerless Hero of the Nation". Presumably, her master's status in the capital was not low, but why did he die in Su Family Village?

Thinking back to the days she lived with her master, who was also reluctant to talk about the past, she would always just smile and move on whenever the topic came up. So she was quite surprised that the old man knew about her master.

"Does the old gentleman know my master?"