Chapter 81: Longman's business is my business
As winter deepened, the filming of the movie was nearing completion.
Gu Manman just returned to the apartment from the set.
The phone screen lights up.
She picked up the phone: "Hello?"
"Guess who I am——!" A deliberately lowered and funny tone came from the other end of the phone.
Gu Manman was stunned for half a second: "Shiqi? Yu Shiqi?!"
"Bingo! Sister, I'm in Jiangcheng! I just got off the plane and I'm going to give you a surprise!" Yu Shiqi's voice returned to its usual clear and bright tone, "Hurry up and tell me the address, I'm going to visit your house!"
"You're coming to Jiangcheng? Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Gu Manman was surprised and happy. She walked to the sofa and sat down. "So I can pick you up!"
"I told you in advance. Any other surprises? Come on, send me the address on WeChat."
Gu Manman couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Okay, okay, I'll send you the address. Hurry up and take a taxi over. It's cold outside."
More than an hour later, the doorbell rang urgently.
Gu Manman ran to open the door, and a figure rushed in with a gust of cold wind.
"Surprise!" Yu Shiqi opened her arms, her face flushed with excitement, the tip of her nose a little red from the cold, and her eyes sparkling.
"Come in quickly!" Gu Manman smiled and pulled her into the house.
"Oh my god, we're finally here! It's freezing outside!" Yu Shiqi stamped her feet and took off her down jacket.
"Shiqi! You're finally here! I missed you so much!" Su Yu rushed out of the kitchen with a plate of freshly cut fruits and gave Yu Shiqi a bear hug.
"Yubao!" Yu Shiqi hugged her back tightly, "Look what good things I brought you!" She mysteriously took out a beautifully packaged box from her brand-name bag.
Su Yu took it with surprise: "Wow! It's that co-branded model! How did you get it?!"
The three women huddled on the sofa and carpet without any image, peeling crayfish and sharing each other's recent situation.
"No, Manman, you're doing great. You live in such a nice place now." Yu Shiqi looked around the simply decorated and comfortable apartment and praised, "It's much better than the pigeon cage we shared before."
"It's okay, we rent it." Gu Manman handed her a peeled shrimp, "What about you? You're the wife of a boss now, do you still like this shabby little place of mine?"
"Go to hell," Yu Shiqi rolled her eyes at her, "Actually, I came to Jiangcheng this time to do something for my husband."
Su Yu teased, "Oh, our Miss Yu is now also running business in person? What is so important that a great Buddha like you must come out? Doesn't your boss have a bunch of elites under him? Why not just send someone here?"
Yu Shiqi sighed: "Oh, don't mention it. The group recently had a project financing problem, which is quite tricky."
"Financing? Is it a big problem? Why did your husband let you handle it alone?"
"He can't leave for the time being, and this matter is urgent." Yu Shiqi rubbed her brows, her voice sounding a little unsure, "Specifically... I have to talk to the person in charge of the other party in person tomorrow to find out how bad the situation is. I hope it goes smoothly, otherwise, my trip to Jiangcheng will be in vain, and I will have to go back in disgrace."
Gu Manman felt a little uncomfortable when she saw her trying to remain calm.
The Yu Shiqi she knew was always impetuous and fearless, and it was rare to see her showing such an uncertain expression.
"Where are we going to talk tomorrow? Who are we talking to? Do you need help?" Gu Manman asked directly.
"Feng Group."
As soon as these four words came out, Su Yu immediately looked at Gu Manman meaningfully.
Gu Manman was concentrating on the shrimp in her hand and didn't respond.
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The top floor of Feng Group, the president’s office.
Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows was a gray sky, blurring the outline of the entire city into a cold silhouette.
The assistant stood in front of the ebony desk, bowed slightly, and reported: "Boss Feng, Chen Liren's new energy project has indeed run into a big problem. The capital chain has been broken, and the entire Chen Group has been affected. Several partners are withdrawing their capital, and the bank is also urging them to lend money."
On the sofa, Feng Mingzhou crossed his long legs in a lazy posture, with smoke curling from the cigarette between his fingers.
The dark grey haute couture suit he was wearing was ironed without a wrinkle, outlining his broad shoulders and slender waist, and exuding an aura of control over everything.
The assistant continued, "Chen is now just an empty shell. Apart from the core drone technology, which still has some value, everything else is a mess. According to our assessment, now is the best time to acquire Chen at a low price and acquire the drone technology."
"We have clearly rejected Chen Liren's request for financing before." The assistant added, "But he sent someone over again today."
"Sent his wife over..."
"Oh?" Zhao Yang, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, became interested. He was rarely dressed properly today, in a casual suit, but he couldn't hide his nonchalant temperament. "Why, his wife looks like a fairy, is he planning to use a honey trap on you, Mingzhou?"
The assistant had a subtle expression when he heard this. He put a document on the desk and pushed it in front of Feng Mingzhou: "Ms. Yu Shiqi, sent by Chen Liren."
He paused and added key information: "This Mrs. Chen is a good friend of Miss Gu."
Zhao Yang almost spit out the water he just drank with a "puff". He slapped his thigh fiercely: "Damn! It's really a beauty trap! This is a smart move. He knows that it's impossible to conquer you directly, so he uses a roundabout way to save the country!"
Feng Mingzhou's eyes fell on the spread-out documents, where there was a photo that was secretly taken yesterday. It showed Gu Manman, Su Yu, and Yu Shiqi laughing and playing downstairs of the apartment building.
His eyes were fixed on Gu Manman's face with a bright smile, and his fingers unconsciously stroked Gu Manman's photo.
The office was silent for a few seconds.
Only Feng Mingzhou's deep voice was heard, with an indescribable complex emotion, like self-mockery, but also with an intense desire that could not be dispelled.
"If she's willing to use her honey on me..."
He didn't say the rest, but that subtle sigh said it all.
Feng Mingzhou pressed the cigarette butt into the crystal ashtray next to him.
Fingers turn the page.
Seeing his strange expression, Zhao Yang stretched his neck and curiously leaned over to take a look. He just happened to catch a glimpse of the key information on that page and immediately made an exaggerated "tsk tsk" sound: "Oh my god, this plot is quite interesting. Is there another big drama to be performed?"
"Take this report," Feng Mingzhou closed the document and pushed it to the edge of the table, "and deliver it to Miss Gu."
The assistant was stunned for a moment, but immediately nodded: "Okay, Mr. Feng." He picked up the report and left quickly.
The office door closed again.
"No way, Mingzhou, are you going to take care of such a trivial matter?"
"Let's see if Manman wants to take care of it first."
"Manman's business is my business."
The words carry a sense of matter-of-factness.
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