On Sunday morning, the café was empty.
Wen Zheng was wearing casual clothes today, but his aura of a domineering president was still as strong as ever.
"Mr. Wen, thank you for what you did last time."
Xia Zongqi spoke sincerely. He was already very surprised when Wen Zheng showed up at their Xia family's cocktail party. Later, when Jiang Zhengqin showed up to make trouble, he was worried about upsetting Wen Zheng. Unexpectedly, although Wen Zheng was unhappy, he still asked for his advice before driving Jiang Zhengqin away, giving the Xia family enough face.
The most magical thing is that he even added Wen Zheng's WeChat, and with Wen Zheng's help, a big project was achieved. He wanted to go to his house to thank him several times but was afraid of being misunderstood as having ulterior motives, so he just asked his assistant to send some gifts to show his gratitude.
"Boss Wen, do you want to talk to me about something today?"
"I need Young Master Xia's help with a small matter." Wen Zheng stopped stirring the coffee in the cup and looked up at Xia Zongqi.
"Mr. Wen, why are you being so polite to me? You helped our family a lot last time. Don't even mention one small thing. As long as our Xia family can do it, ten things are not a problem."
"Then I'll be frank." Wen Zheng took out a photo from his bag and handed it to Xia Zongqi.
"Do you know this person?"
Xia Zongqi looked at the middle-aged man and woman in the photo. They were dressed simply and walked side by side like a couple.
"Young Master Xia, if you don't know him, you can go back and ask your father and then tell me."
"I don't know him." Xia Zongqi looked at him several times but still couldn't recognize him. "Please wait a moment, Mr. Wen. I'll send it to my dad now."
Xia Zongqi picked up his phone and took two photos. After sending the photos on WeChat, he was worried that his father hadn't seen them, so he called him.
"Dad, help me look at these two people in the photo."
Knowing that his son had an appointment with Mr. Wen today, Mr. Xia on the other end of the phone did not dare to neglect him and said "OK" several times.
After a while, Xia Zongqi received a reply from his father.
[I don't know him. He doesn't look like he would have any connection with us.]
[Is Mr. Wen looking for someone? ]
[Please ask Mr. Wen if I can send it to others. It looks familiar but I can’t remember it right away.] “Mr. Wen, my dad said it looks familiar. Can I send it to others to confirm?”
"Can."
During this period of waiting, Xia Zongqi felt a little uncomfortable, but Wen Zheng was drinking coffee as usual.
Half an hour later, Xia Zongqi received a reply. His eyes lit up for a moment, "Got it."
"My dad said he looked familiar, but it's been so long that he's not sure if he made a mistake."
"Please ask Mr. Xia to call Mr. Xia."
"Boss Wen, the couple in the photo look a bit like the staff I met at the welfare home a few years ago, but I'm not sure."
Wen Zheng's eyes flashed, there was indeed a problem.
This couple is the one who Lu Xiaofei mentioned who wanted to reclaim Xingxing, but their words were full of loopholes. It didn't seem like they were really here to look for the child. It seemed like they had other intentions.
After returning to City C, Wen Zheng sent people to investigate the couple. The information he obtained was that they were ordinary factory workers who received a large sum of compensation after an accidental work injury.
But according to Lu Xiaofei, the couple didn't seem to have any injuries, so the source of this large amount of compensation was strange. It was almost the same as he guessed, and it was related to the welfare home.
Being able to own two houses in the urban area of City E is too much compensation. But the houses are not in the name of the couple, but the couple's only son.
They don't usually live in the city, but have a self-built house in the town. They wear simple clothes like the residents in the town and don't notice any problems at all.
Fortunately, Xingxing was smart and Ms. Lu was there to check on them, otherwise they would have almost missed Xingxing again. Wen Zheng clenched his fists, "Is this Yihe Welfare Home?"
"Yes." Mr. Xia on the other end of the phone was a little confused. Why did Wen Zheng know? "Mr. Wen, is there any problem with that couple?"
"This is not something that President Xia should ask about." Wen Zheng's eyes turned cold. "Actually, I'm curious. Fourteen years ago, President Xia was not so prosperous. Where did he get so much money to donate to Yihe Welfare Home?"
President Xia took a deep breath and said, "President Wen, I don't know what you are investigating, but this matter has nothing to do with me. I admit that I am just a nouveau riche who has only become rich in the past few years. I really don't know anything about the past."
"I won't ask other questions. I just want to ask where did you get so much money to donate to the welfare home?" Wen Zheng's voice was calm. Xia Zongqi, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but hold his breath, fearing that his father would say something that would displease Wen Zheng.
"Dad, just tell me what's going on." Xia Zongqi could see clearly that Wen Zheng was investigating something, and as long as they didn't interfere with Wen Zheng, Wen Zheng would not do anything to them.
"Okay." President Xia sighed and said cautiously, "President Wen, let's talk about this face to face."
Wen Zheng and Xia Zongqi left the coffee shop, found a more secretive private restaurant, booked a private room and waited for President Xia to come.
Within half an hour, President Xia pushed open the door of the box, panting.
"Boss Wen."
"No need to be polite, I just want to know what's going on."
"More than a decade ago, the Xia family was just a small company with only a few employees. Mr. Wen may not know that I worked in an advertising company in the early years. Later, someone found me and said he wanted to discuss a deal with me."
"I signed a six-month advertising contract with them, with a monthly advertising fee of one million. But in fact, the contract was a cover-up. They didn't need me to do any advertising. They just transferred money to the company account every month, and I donated the money to the welfare home."
Wen Zheng had previously found out that the Xia family donated money to the welfare home every month. For a large enterprise, the daily turnover would be more than one million. However, the Xia family was just a small private company with only a few employees more than ten years ago, and Mr. Xia, the boss, had to visit customers door-to-door to do business like a salesman.
Such a small company can donate one million to the welfare home every month...
"What benefit did you get from it?"
"They pay me 100,000 yuan a month."
As soon as Mr. Xia finished speaking, Wen Zheng looked at him coldly, "How dare you make money from unknown sources?"
"I can't help it. My small company is about to go bankrupt. I have a wife and children to support at home. My employees are also having a hard time. In the cold weather, several salesmen are running around and can't find a company willing to cooperate with them."
"When I was young, I didn't understand and didn't think about other places. I agreed only after I knew that it was going to be donated to an orphanage."
Wen Zheng sneered, "Don't you understand? Or are you pretending not to understand?"
This is obviously a transfer of funds in the form of donations, but it is not certain whether the money will eventually be donated to the welfare home.
The Wen family also donated money and materials to Yihe Welfare House in the past, which were donated by Ji Yuan's personal property. At first, it was just a simple charity, with no intention of adopting. It was fate that met Sisi, but unfortunately this fate did not last long.
After returning home, Wen Zheng told Wen Huaihe about his discoveries and speculations.
The year Xingxing went missing, Wen Zheng was only eleven years old. At that time, he only thought that Xingxing was abducted by human traffickers. Over the years, he and Wen Huaihe have been investigating the human traffickers, worried that the traffickers have accomplices, but they ignored the strangeness of the welfare home.
"Dad, what happened to Wen Yu being kidnapped?"
Wen Huaihe sighed. When Xingxing was five years old, Wen Zheng was only in elementary school. He didn't want Wen Zheng to be exposed to danger at such a young age, so he never told Wen Zheng. Later, Xingxing got lost, and their attention was focused on finding Xingxing. The kidnapping of Wen Yu was gradually forgotten after the kidnapper was brought to justice.
Wen Huaihe's eyes were as cold as ice. It was his fault that he didn't protect Xingxing well before. But now, no one should think of hurting Xingxing. Xingxing being taken home should have been a great joyous event that everyone would tell others about. Wen Huaihe wanted to let everyone know that his baby Xingxing was back.
But he couldn't. Before he found out, Xingxing's identity could only be kept secret for the time being. If it weren't for the middle-aged couple who showed up, Wen Huaihe wouldn't have thought that Xingxing was murdered. When he heard Lu Xiaofei say that Xingxing almost drowned by the river, his heart almost stopped in fear.
They had to be careful. Wen Huaihe did not tell the rest of the Wen family about finding Xingxing. His own brothers and sisters did not know, and he did not even tell his father. Although this was unfilial, as it concerned Xingxing's safety, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
When the truth is revealed, he will let everyone know that Xingxing is the child of their Wen family and the heir to the Wen Group.
Yan Xinyu hadn't contacted Lu Wenxing for some time, and it was Lu Wenxing who contacted her and said that he was planning to return to China for a few days.
"I'm so envious. I also want to go back to China. The May Day holiday is coming soon."
"Want to join us?"
"I can't go back. I feel bad." Yan Xin looked regretful. "Can you take a day off next week?"
Yan Xinyu and Lu Wenxing are not in the same class. Some of their major courses are large classes, and some of the same courses are taken together in a large classroom, but some courses are separate. Different teachers have different teaching methods.
"I skipped a class last time, and that old man kept staring at me, saying that if I dared to skip classes again, no matter how high my test scores were, I wouldn't pass." Yan Xinyu poked the bottom of the cup with a spoon angrily, "It's not okay to be an exchange student and fail the course. We can't lose face for our C University."
Lu Wenxing was a little surprised. Yan Xinyu often told him that she missed her parents and wanted to return home. He thought Yan Xinyu would be eager to go back with him, but he didn't expect that she had a strong sense of honor and was a bit stubborn.
"Good, you have ambition." Lu Wenxing took a sip of coffee.
"Professor Z, can you agree to take so many days off?"
"Next week, several professors from the school will attend an academic seminar. Several professors of our professional courses will also attend, so we will change it to a self-study class. As for Professor Z's class, there will be no class next week. Just hand in the finished works before Friday."
“How lucky.”
"I heard that there will be a premiere of 'One Hundred Ghosts' on the 3rd. You should attend it, right?"
"meeting."
Yan Xinyu smiled and said, "Then I'll go live stream."
"Speaking of which, there is another coincidence." Yan Xinyu knew that Lu Wenxing would always go online when he was busy. "Do you know LULU? It's a high-end luxury brand under the Wen Group."
I really don’t know.
Lu Wenxing only knew that he was the richest man in City C, and knew nothing else.
"What's wrong?"
"It's been very high profile recently, with soft and hard ads everywhere. I went to the official website and the watch is really nice, but it's a pity there's no women's version."
"I have an inside scoop, please don't spread it."
Yan Xinyu suddenly spoke mysteriously, and Lu Wenxing leaned forward.
"I heard that LULU is probably planning to slap MU in the face this time. MU's designs are nice, but they are actually imitations of LULU's sold-out styles. Every time they release new products, they buy press releases to criticize LULU for attention. My mother is a die-hard LULU fan. My family has all the jewelry, bags, ties, cuffs, etc. of LULU."
Lu Wenxing saw that Yan Xinyu came from a well-off family, but he didn't expect that she was even richer than he had imagined. It is well known that one of the most expensive hobbies is collecting.
"Is this the inside information?"
"No. My mother told me that LULU's big move this time is most likely not for the launch of new products, because..." Yan Xinyu lowered her voice.
"In the past, LULU's new product launches were very low-key, and even then they were still criticized by MU. However, this time LULU held a press conference and didn't even announce the price."
Lu Wenxing:?
"Think carefully, there is only one word difference between press conference and sales conference." Yan Xinyu sighed when she saw that Lu Wenxing didn't understand. "LULU never holds press conferences, they just sell directly."
Other brands also announced their release dates when they previewed their press conferences. If LULU really wants to crush MU, it won’t just showcase new products.
"When you click on any product, there will be a product introduction and advantages, anyway, all kinds of flattery, but LULU not only did not announce the release date, but also did not announce the price, and did not even do marketing, it was just like a pure advertising display."
"You mean... the watch isn't for sale?"
"I don't know. Ordinary people won't think about the difference, but businessmen will think further. It's just that they don't believe that LULU will give up this great opportunity to fight back after being suppressed for so many years."
"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you." Yan Xinyu thought for a while.
"To give you an analogy, it's similar to the saying on the Internet: 'You ignored me before, but now you can't afford me.'"
Lu Wenxing: “…”
Although, this analogy seems a bit weird.
What Yan Xinyu didn't say was that their family had experienced many ups and downs.
So she can understand this feeling better.
She had been attending an aristocratic school since kindergarten, but her family went bankrupt and she was forced to transfer schools. Her former good friends all came to step on her, but now that her family has returned to its heyday, those people are smug and come to her as if nothing had happened.
Yan Xinyu used to be very spoiled, but later she learned that one must be in the same circle to make friends. She never revealed her family background in college, but her roommates treated her very sincerely.
"LULU is definitely going to fight beautifully in this comeback battle."
Soon it was the day for Lu Wenxing to return home. He had planned to give his parents a surprise and wanted to go back secretly, but a week before, Ji Yuan called him and said she wanted to see him.
Lu Wenxing had no choice but to tell Ji Yuan that he was going back to China, and then...
Looking at his family members who came to pick him up at the airport, standing in a neat row, Lu Wenxing fell into deep thought.
Not only the Wen family, but also Lu Xiaofei and Xie Nian came.
Xie Chengfei was approaching the college entrance examination, and the school did not want the students to be too nervous, so they could have a holiday together with the first and second year students. But he did not look happy, especially when he saw Wen Zheng walk up and take the suitcase from Lu Wenxing, he felt even more unhappy.
Still remember that he was the one who picked up Lu Wenxing at the airport when he first recorded the show, but Wen Zheng subconsciously snatched Xie Chengfei's seat.
But what made Xie Chengfei angry was not this, but that no one had told him before that Lu Wenxing had found his biological parents.
He also felt sorry for Lu Wenxing and hoped that he could find his family, but when he saw Lu Wenxing's family standing together, he suddenly felt that he was no longer Lu Wenxing's closest person.
"Xiao Cheng." Lu Wenxing noticed Xie Chengfei standing nearby, walked over and pinched his cheek, "You're done. You're almost 18 years old and still have fat. Your cool guy dream is gone."
Then, Xie Chengfei's face became even darker.
"What? You're not happy to see me! Then I'll take a plane back."
Xie Chengfei snorted. Lu Xiaofei knew very well that her son was being stubborn. Xie Chengfei only found out about this on the way here. If he was given some time, he would be able to figure it out on his own.
"Ignore him, let's go eat." Lu Xiaofei was about to put her arm around Lu Wenxing's shoulder, but was stopped by Ji Yuan.
"Xiao Fei, let's take Huai He's car together. Let him and his two brothers sit together. Young people like to play and have things to talk about."
Lu Xiaofei knew Ji Yuan's intention. She wanted Lu Wenxing and Xie Chengfei to have a good chat, so she cooperated and said, "Then Xie Nian, let's sit with Ji Yuan."
"Okay, let's go."
Xie Chengfei was still in a bad mood and didn't want to sit with Lu Wenxing, but the business car driven by Wen Huaihe could only accommodate two people in the back seat.
Xie Nian and Lu Xiaofei got into the car at the same time, and when Xie Chengfei looked over, they closed the door neatly.
Xie Chengfei: “…”
"What are you looking at? How old are you? Why do you still need to follow your parents?" Lu Wenxing forcibly pulled Xie Chengfei into the car and said to Wen Zheng.
"Brother, drive quickly."
Wen Zheng didn't know why Lu Wenxing was so anxious, but he still started the car and followed Wen Huaihe out of the parking lot.
As soon as the car door was locked, Lu Wenxing looked at Xie Chengfei with a smile, "Good brother, don't try to jump out of the car."
"...I'm not going to jump out of the car." Xie Chengfei became angrier the more he thought about it.
"Really? I see you don't really want to sit with me."
Xie Chengfei turned his head to look out the window. Lu Wenxing was sitting next to him and interrupted him. "Didn't you really want me to find my family?"
"Because I found my biological parents, I am no longer your brother?" Lu Wenxing pinched Xie Chengfei, "You are such a heartless boy. I treated you so well for nothing."
Xie Chengfei actually wanted to ask, will Lu Wenxing come back to their home in the future? Will he, his parents and the others be the only ones there during the New Year holidays?
Xie Chengfei was very conflicted. Every time he saw a couple coming to recognize their relatives, he was afraid that Lu Wenxing would leave and never come back, but he didn't want to disappoint Lu Wenxing again and again.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Xie Chengfei still didn't speak to Lu Wenxing. He wasn't angry with Lu Wenxing, but he just... felt a little upset.
After learning that Lu Wenxing was going back to China, Ji Yuan contacted Lu Xiaofei immediately, hoping that they could go together to pick up Xingxing.
She guessed that Lu Wenxing would definitely want to go back to City B to visit Lu Xiaofei, so she simply took Lu Xiaofei and his wife to City C, saving Lu Wenxing the time of running back and forth.
Lu Xiaofei has taken care of Xingxing for so long, and Ji Yuan has long wanted to thank her, but she was afraid that she would not accept it, so she decided to have a meal together to enhance the relationship between the two families.
After all, this is the best possible outcome.
Ji Yuan didn't mind Lu Wenxing calling Lu Xiaofei "mom". She was even very grateful to Lu Xiaofei for giving Lu Wenxing a home.
"Xiao Zheng, give the menu to Xiao Cheng and see what he wants to eat?"
"Auntie, I don't mind."
Although Xie Chengfei was upset, he was still very polite to his elders, but he was in a bad mood and had no interest in eating.
Wen Zheng took the menu from Lu Xiaofei. Lu Wenxing, who was sitting next to Wen Zheng, said, "Let me order. Xiaocheng doesn't eat seafood or offal."
"The two brothers have a very good relationship." Ji Yuan smiled, "Last time I took them out for dinner, Xiao Cheng kept ordering Xingxing's favorite dishes."
Wen Zheng looked at Lu Wenxing thoughtfully.
In the past, Xingxing would always buy a lot of food and wait for him at home, but most of it was his favorite food.
When Lu Wenxing was three or four years old, he probably thought that everyone would like what he liked to eat, so every time Ji Yuan took him to the supermarket, he would always buy double the amount of snacks.
Maybe he would eat it on the way home, but he would never touch the portion for Wen Zheng. When Wen Zheng came back from school, he would take it out like a treasure and happily ask Wen Zheng to eat it quickly.
Seeing Xingxing sitting next to him, he swallowed his saliva, but when Wen Zheng was about to give him some, he shook his head and said in a baby voice.
"I've eaten it. This is for my brother."
It was clear on his face that he wanted to eat it, but he was stubbornly resisting.
Cute and funny.
But for such a lovely star, Wen Zheng felt very sorry that he couldn't grow up with him.
Xie Chengfei had been coaxed by Lu Wenxing. No one knew what the two were talking about, and Lu Wenxing's eyes were still filled with smiles.
Wen Zheng thought to himself, as long as Xingxing is happy, that's all.
They invited Lu Xiaofei's family for another purpose, which was to celebrate Lu Wenxing's birthday, but they kept it a secret from Lu Wenxing because they wanted to give him a surprise, so no one mentioned it at the dinner table.
May 3rd.
On the day of the premiere of "One Hundred Ghosts", the Wen family sponsored the premiere with LULU, a subsidiary of the Wen Group.
Director Wang had never thought that the Wen Group would approach their crew, but the Wen family was wealthy and powerful, and was willing to book the entire auditorium for them to hold events, and was also willing to promote "One Hundred Ghosts" on the LED screen in the Wen Building.
There was no reason for Director Wang to refuse this free publicity and promotion. He enthusiastically invited sponsors to participate and arranged seats in the front row with the best views.
Before going on stage, Director Wang emphasized this again and again.
"You must cue the sponsor more often, and you must flatter him before and after each session. Don't forget."
"Host and the other actors, please read out the sponsors on the script. Today's big money sponsor is the president of the Wen Group. You must serve them well. Lu Wenxing, what are you doing?"
"Memorize the script."
Lu Wenxing quietly put the phone into his pocket.
Yesterday, Wen Huaihe said to Lu Wenxing with an apologetic look that his identity could not be announced to the public for the time being and he would have to bear with it for a while. Lu Wenxing actually didn't care, he just wanted to find his biological parents, and he didn't care whether the outside world knew about it or not.
result……
Lu Wenxing just used his phone to search for the sponsors on the script. At first, he wanted to learn more about them, but he found out that... several of the sponsors were companies under the Wen Group...
Lu Wenxing: “…”
Since his identity cannot be disclosed to the public, we support him vigorously in the name of sponsors?
"Xingxing, let me tell you, both the Wen family presidents are here today. If you behave well later, I will introduce you to the Wen president. Remember to seize the opportunity."
"ah?"
Lu Wenxing didn't react for a moment.
Director Wang thought that Lu Wenxing didn't understand what he meant, and he was disappointed. "Do you want to continue filming in the future?"
"think."
"After this drama is broadcast, you will definitely be popular. Many film and television companies want to sign you, but you are abroad, so they will hesitate even if they want to sign you. But Huayi Media is different. They are very generous in their early investment in artists. If you can sign with Huayi, you don't have to worry about resources."
Song Jiajia who happened to be passing by: "..."
She really wanted to tell the director that Huayi Media had already approached Lu Wenxing and had been rejected.
Gu Yanshen, who happened to know about this, said: "..."
Le Hanfei, who happened to overhear, said: "..."
Director Wang didn't notice that their expressions were wrong. He was about to say something when he heard Lu Wenxing suddenly speak.
"Director Wang, you just said you would introduce me to President Wen?"
"With Mr. Wen's approval, it will only take a word for you to join Huayi Media."
"So, Huayi Media is also owned by Wen Group?"
"yes."
Lu Wenxing: “…”
No wonder Wen Zheng asked him why he didn’t sign with Huayi Media on the eve of his going abroad. At that time, he didn’t think about it too much and just thought that Wen Zheng happened to know the answer and asked casually.
He just didn't expect...
It turned out that it was Wen Zheng who asked someone to sign.
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