Tao Mu remembered this time in his previous life, when he had just returned to the Shen family. Because of the huge gap in their life experiences, he had strong hostility towards Shen Yu. However, the Shen family chose to protect Shen Yu without thinking, which greatly stimulated Tao Mu. Despite the opposition of the Shen family, he insisted on driving Shen Yu out of the Shen family - his attitude was quite fierce and his means were quite clumsy.
For example, he transferred to Shen Yu's school and applied for the Finance Department to prove that he was better than Shen Yu from the Literature Department; he forced his way into Shen Yu's circle of friends and instigated Shen Yu's friends to target Shen Yu; he deliberately suppressed Shen Yu's performance during filming; he even went to the store where Shen Yu worked and acted as a bad guest... Thinking about it now, Tao Mu himself felt that it was stupid and ridiculous.
Such childish and "heart-wrenching" plots can only be found in naive and sweet pet stories. In a normal world, only a retard would do such a foolish thing.
But at that time, it was precisely because of Tao Mu's brainless targeted actions. Those who originally looked down on Shen Yu or had no feelings for Shen Yu will gradually be attracted to Shen Yu. They all agreed that this boy was pure and unworldly, totally different from the many slutty bitches in the entertainment industry. He was a little angel with a crystal heart, who was untainted by the mud, and looked delicate and weak but was actually tough and kind.
So these admirers fell in love with Shen Yu out of pity and began to act as his protectors. He does nothing but help Shen Yu out of trouble every day and cause trouble for him. Although they disliked each other, they eventually developed a strange friendship of comrades-in-arms as they kept slapping him in the face. Finally, under the influence of Shen Yu, they put aside their grudges and lived happily together. They even joined hands to form a business alliance centered on the Shen family.
After living a new life and getting rid of the influence of the intelligence-reducing buff, Tao Mu jumped out of the plot logic and re-examined the past, and found that many plots were actually worth pondering. for example--
"Xiaogure? Xiaogure?"
Tao Mu came back to his senses after being patted on the shoulder several times: "Ah?"
"What are you thinking about? You didn't even hear me talking to you?" Meng Qi smiled warmly, "What do you think of your brother Yao's suggestion?"
"What?" Tao Mu looked at Liu Yao in confusion.
Liu Yao glared at his son unhappily. How could you be distracted when we were talking about serious matters?
"What your brother Xiao Qi and I mean is that the waters here in Shanghai are too deep and the situation is too complicated. You kids should stop getting involved." It's easy to mess things up!
"Leave this matter to us." Liu Yao took the responsibility: "I'll ask Dahui to go there later--"
"It's better not to let Brother Dahui go." Tao Mu said cautiously, "Brother Dahui has been watching Luoyang. If he shows up in Shanghai at that critical moment, there is a certain possibility that he will attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives."
Living again in this life, Tao Mu would never underestimate the luck of Shen Yu and his gang. So he would be extra careful in everything he did - and even then there was no guarantee of secrecy. But as long as he can delay for a while before completing his initial accumulation, and when he is able to withstand the storm himself, it doesn't matter how exposed he is.
In Tao Mu's original plan, he was prepared to act according to circumstances. Based on Tao Mu's understanding of Yao Wenxiao, he would definitely not be able to bear it if he saw Luo Yang shamelessly jumping around Shen Yu. If Yao Wenxiao decided to fight to the death with Luo Yang like he did in his previous life, then he would not do anything. It’s just a matter of choosing the right moment to hand over the photo. If Yao Wenxiao unexpectedly endured it, he would find a way to add fuel to the fire.
There are also some rules for how to hand in photos. Tao Mu hadn't figured out whether it would be better to pretend to be a paparazzi from a gossip tabloid and publish some photos in some gossip magazines to attract Yao Wenxiao's attention, or to have someone directly send the photos to Yao Wenxiao.
But don't worry about such trivial matters. Tao Mu's real trump card is in the business world, where he instigates internal fighting between the two families.
Although the St. Ann Group started out as a catering business, it has been operating well over the years and has sufficient funds, and has begun planning for transformation. In China, if you have capital and connections, the best business to do is real estate.
As long as the Saint Ann Group is not stupid and wants to transform, it will naturally set its sights on this piece of fat.
Tao Mu remembered that at this time in his previous life, the Saint Ann Group was planning a piece of land. Want to officially enter the real estate industry in Shanghai. Coincidentally, both the Shen family and the Luo family took a fancy to this piece of land. The three major groups will all participate in the bidding event hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Government in October. Among them, the person in charge of Shen’s Group is Shen Chen, the person in charge of Sheng’an Group is Yao Wenxiao’s second uncle, and the person in charge of Luo’s Group is Luo Yang.
Although Tao Mu couldn't figure out what Mr. Luo was thinking. They actually went against the majority's opinion and sent such a playboy who was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything to lead an important project related to the future development of the group. But in short, according to the development of the plot in the previous life, Luo Yang would definitely inadvertently reveal the bottom price of the Luo Group when he was jealous. After Yao Wenxiao learned this information, he did not tell Sheng'an Group, but instead revealed the bottom price of Luo Group to Shen Chen. In the end, the Shen family defeated the Luo Group by a mere one million and won the land.
After obtaining the land, the Shen family did not choose to keep it all to themselves in order to appease the Saint Ann Group and the Luo Group. Instead, the three companies were allowed to jointly develop the land. This is also the first time that Shen Yu's admirers and the Shen family have joined forces in the business world.
At that time, Tao Mu had just returned to the Shen family. The 18-year-old boy who had been at the bottom of society all day had no business sense and was not aware of the article here. However, after his rebirth, Tao Mu could see a lot from Chen Chen's trick.
What's more interesting is that Tao Mu, who has been reborn, also knows the bottom prices of all bidding companies.
Then there is something to write about this matter.
In the following week, Feixun.com developed just as Tao Mu expected, and quickly expanded to Yanying and other universities and colleges in Beijing. Even a drama academy far away in Shanghai was affected by the campus beauty and campus hunk selection campaign, and some students began to register for Feixun accounts one after another.
In addition, Tao Mu had advertised on Weibo, and some netizens also registered Feixun accounts to join in the fun. However, after Tao Mu perfected the backend programming code, these idle members of society could no longer join the campus beauties and campus hunks selection activities organized by major colleges and universities. The only power left is voting and scoring.
On the other hand, under the active supervision of Long Tianao, artists from Xiaxing Entertainment also began to move into Feixun.com. The arrival of these stars also brought a group of fans. The devotion of these fans allowed Tao Mu to launch the most beautiful face ranking list in addition to the school beauties and school hunks selection activities.
This ranking is independent of the campus beauty and campus hunk selection activities, and is aimed at people who have not attended college or have already graduated. Considering the current situation that many celebrities have their own fans, it can basically be regarded as the most beautiful ranking event in the entertainment industry.
This obviously provocative title immediately aroused the excitement of all fans. Fans who have fans or fans cannot tolerate Xiaxing Entertainment's artists "monkey claiming to be king", and have uploaded photos of their idols to Feixun.com for participation in the competition. The number of visits to the website also soared due to this operation.
Every night, Long Tianao would report to Tao Mu the number of celebrities who had joined Feixun.com. Inspired by those enthusiastic netizens, Long Tianao was not satisfied even after all the artists of Xiaxing Entertainment registered Feixun accounts. He actually used his uncle's influence to privately contact the artist agents of other entertainment companies who had passively participated in the "Most Beautiful Face Contest" by having their photos uploaded by his fans. Politely invite these people to register a Feixun account. His level of hard work is even greater than that of the Propaganda and External Relations managers of Feixun.com who have not yet taken up their posts combined.
Long Tianao's uncle is the largest shareholder of Xiaxing Entertainment, and Long Tianao is the most favored young master of the Long family. Although these artist managers were puzzled when they received Long Tianao's call, they did not want to dampen Long Tianao's interest because of such a small matter. I registered for a friendship that was neither good nor bad. They may not feel anything at first, but soon, these people will feel the sweetness of being Internet celebrities and Internet traffic.
But that’s all in the past.
On Friday night, Tao Mu invited Long Tianao to dinner as promised to express his gratitude to him for his hard work for Feixun.com - he had to admit that this guy was really hardworking. Tao Mu was really surprised by the effect of the second generation ancestor's power.
"What do you think? I'm awesome, right?" In the elegantly decorated private room, Long Tianao crossed his legs with his arms folded across his chest, boasting: "Now you know that having a friend like me is extremely useful at critical moments, right?"
Tao Mu smiled gently, replied "yes" crisply, and took the initiative to pour a glass of beer for Long Tianao.
Long Tianao felt a little flattered. Oh my god, all my hard work these days was worth it, I finally showed my brother a good look.
"In fact, in addition to those celebrities, I also asked all my friends to register on Feixun.com. They are all having fun now. They all say that they don't know who is so talented and invented such an awesome website. It is simply a beauty ranking and dating tool. And they all agree that the person who can invent such a website must be a fellow traveler. They also urged me to invite you out to play together. They all want to meet you very much."
As Long Tianao spoke, he paid attention to Tao Mu's expression: "But I know you've been very busy recently. I don't have time to deal with them. So I didn't agree. But I have to say that my friends' families are all very powerful. If you need it, you can get to know them. We are all about the same age, and we can play together."
Pause. Long Tianao seemed to be upset and muttered, "Don't worry, my friends are definitely different from Luo Yang."
Tao Mu chuckled. He knew what Long Tianao meant. It simply means that he won't bully others like Luo Yang. But don't say it so harshly. After all, Long Tianao also knew Shen Yu, and the two seemed to have a good relationship.
Living a new life, Tao Mu dare not underestimate the aura of Shen Yu. If he doesn't take careful precautions, one day, Long Tianao might stab him in the back. He can't afford it.
However, Tao Mu would not show the slightest bit on his face. He picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Long Tianao, coaxing him in a gentle voice: "Mr. Long is such a loyal and reasonable person, he must be different from the Luo."
Long Tianao loved to see Tao Mu's gentle smile at him. Hearing that, he felt as if his bones had lightened by two taels, and his big tail couldn't help shaking behind him. He looked up proudly and said, "Of course. I will definitely not bully you. We are good friends. If you don't believe me, go ask around. I am a very kind person to my friends."
Tao Mu had met many people in his two lives, but this was the first time he had seen someone praise himself like Long Tianao.
Long Tianao looked at Tao Mu's sudden laughter and laughed foolishly: "Really? You believe it too, right?"
"I believe it."
If Tao Mu wanted, he could lower himself to please anyone. Even Cheng Baodong's constant troubles are no problem. What's more, there is a boy like Long Tianao who is much simpler and easier to get along with.
So Long Tianao enjoyed this meal very much. He felt that he and Tao Mu could finally put aside their past grudges and make friends happily. He even offered to introduce Tao Mu to a girlfriend——
"My sister, dear, I tell you, she's very cute. You'll definitely like her as soon as you see her. I think you're so handsome and talented, my sister will definitely like you. How about I get together some other day and introduce you two? I tell you, my parents love her very much. If you really marry my sister, you can at least save yourself 20 years of hard work." Long Tianao was a little drunk, and he made a serious gesture in front of Tao Mu. He insisted that Tao Mu be his brother-in-law.
Tao Mu didn't expect that just by giving Long Tianao a few smiles, he could coax Long Tianao into this state. This is too much force.
"No, no, absolutely not. I'm still young and don't want to have a girlfriend."
"Don't worry! You're so handsome, it would be a waste if you don't have a girlfriend. Let me tell you, my sister is really cute. She has a very good personality, much better than me. And she likes handsome guys the most. If she sees you, she will definitely fall in love with you at first sight and will marry no one but you!"
That's even more unacceptable.
"I'm an actor. I can't have a girlfriend so early. It will affect my future development."
"What's the big deal! I'm telling you, my uncle really likes my sister. If you become friends with my sister, my uncle will definitely support you. As long as Xiaxing Entertainment has resources, you can choose whatever you want. If there are none, I'll ask my uncle to find his old classmates. Let me tell you, do you know who my uncle's old classmates are? The director of this station, the director of that department, the directors and producers in the entire circle, etc., my dad knows them all. Just tell me what role you want to play."
"I don't want to act in anything. Just don't introduce your sister to me. I'll thank you."
Tao Mu looked at Long Tianao, who was obviously drunk, with a dark face. I just felt a splitting headache. It was difficult to fool the person away. The next day I had to attend Li Xiaoheng's welcoming banquet.
In fact, Tao Mu couldn't understand why Li Xiaoheng returned to Beijing at this critical juncture. The international oil futures market is currently experiencing its most turbulent period, with market fluctuations being particularly severe. If one is not careful, there is a risk of forced liquidation. Tao Mu didn't even dare to sleep at night, and stared at the stock market like a hawk all night long. He was just short of drinking two taels of stimulant to stimulate his brain.
Li Xiaoheng actually ran back at this time!
Can you please have some sense of doing business? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
However, after meeting, Tao Mu realized that Li Xiaoheng actually had something serious to come back for - and it was the most important thing in his life!
"What? Auntie actually pretended to be sick to trick you into returning to China for a blind date?" In the luxuriously decorated box, Luo Yang couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I say, Auntie is too talented."
"I didn't expect my mother would do such a thing." Li Xiaoheng sighed helplessly. He is really busy in Country M. More than a billion dollars may sound like a lot, but the current international crude oil market has accumulated a huge capital pool of at least hundreds of billions of dollars driven by international capital. Under the influence of those international promoters, retail investors like him are nothing.
Just like a fishing boat struggling in a rough tsunami, if it is not careful, it will either be crushed by the crazy turbulent market or torn apart by the aftermath of the constant collision between bulls and bears. The pressure is so great that I can’t even sleep every day and I’m almost having a nervous breakdown. It also caused trouble for him at home.
Li Xiaoheng just felt a headache and pressed the solar plexus, and looked at Tao Mu with emotion: "I heard from Luo Yang that you created a website, which is very interesting. I tried it myself last night and thought it was really good. Whenever you need financing, you can come to me."
Tao Mu smiled warmly: "Thank you, Brother Li."
He looked at Li Xiaoheng calmly. He was still wearing the classic three-piece suit, with all his black hair combed back, revealing a smooth and full forehead. He has deep eyes, a high nose bridge, handsome appearance and elegant temperament. He looks like a typical Wall Street guy - he exudes the strong aura that is required of a financial elite. It seems that a highly intense business negotiation could take place at any time. Unfortunately, the red bloodshot in his eyes and the occasional massage of his temples with his hands all revealed his fatigue.
Tao Mu's eyes flickered slightly, and he said very considerately: "I think you look very tired, you should have a good rest. Don't drink Pu'er, you can change to a pot of valerian root. After this meal, go back and have a good sleep."
Li Xiaoheng's hand, which was reaching for the teacup, paused slightly, then retracted without leaving a trace. In fact, he didn't want to attend any welcoming banquet today. He always hated making noise and was in urgent need of sleep. But Luo Yang told him that only Tao Mu was notified of today's welcoming banquet.
Li Xiaoheng didn't know what was going on. When he heard Tao Mu's name, his brain spasmed for a moment. When he came to his senses, he had already agreed to Luo Yang.
"Okay." At Tao Mu's suggestion, Li Xiaoheng obediently replaced Pu'er with valerian root.
Luo Yang looked coldly at his stubborn childhood friend who actually changed his favorite Pu'er tea under Tao Mu's persuasion. He was shocked and said, "You actually listened to him?"
Li Xiaoheng smiled when he heard this, and looked at Tao Mu with an intimate look: "In our line of work, we have to listen to the investment advisor's words."
Luo Yang was stunned when he saw this, and before he had time to ask Li Xiaoheng when he became so familiar with Tao Mu. Li Xiaoheng had already come close to Tao Mu, and he was in high spirits. He introduced to Tao Mu the profits he had made from shorting international crude oil in Country M during this period.
Tao Mu never mentioned to Li Xiaoheng that he was also shorting international crude oil. But after several months of actual combat, he did have a lot of insights. Normally, I have no one to communicate with and can only think about it by myself. Now, I have confirmed with Li Xiaoheng and I feel that I have benefited a lot.
The two of them spoke only financial terms and economic jargon. Luo Yang couldn't understand anything and of course he wasn't interested. But as he sat aside and watched the two people talking in perfect harmony, he suddenly had the illusion that he was a light bulb.
Luo Yang shook his head with amusement and interrupted: "I say, you two, don't discuss such boring topics when you go out to eat. Talking about this kind of thing will make your food indigestion."
Li Xiaoheng laughed dumbly, looked at Tao Mu and said apologetically: "Sorry, it's my occupational disease. We really shouldn't talk about these things when we go out to a party. How about you treat me to a movie some other day?"
Tao Mu was about to speak when he suddenly realized that Li Xiaoheng said "you treat me to a movie", and was a little surprised.
Luo Yang was also puzzled: "What the hell is it like to ask someone to invite you to a movie? Shouldn't the normal way of speaking be to ask him to watch a movie?"
After a pause, Luo Yang still felt something was wrong. Why would two grown men invite each other to the movies?
Li Xiaoheng continued to smile gently and explained patiently, "Because I'm not proficient in this area. Xiao Mu is a professional. He certainly knows which movies are good and which are not. He chooses the ones he is interested in, and I appreciate the high level. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Can it be understood this way? Luo Yang looked at his childhood friend with a dull expression, feeling that something was wrong.
Tao Mu also felt that this way of thinking was a little different from ordinary people. However, those who have worked on Wall Street for many years are probably different from normal people. So Tao Mu didn't think too much about it. Anyway, he also wanted to make friends with Li Xiaoheng. There's nothing wrong with spending more time together. Thinking of this, Tao Mu asked patiently: "How long can you stay in the country?"
Li Xiaoheng is a typical workaholic. After learning that Li's mother had pretended to be sick to trick him into coming back for a blind date and was not really unwell, Li Xiaoheng originally planned to return immediately. As a result, Li's mother cried and said she missed her son. Li Xiaoheng softened his heart and agreed to stay with Li's mother for two more days. Just don’t even think about blind dates.
Li Xiaoheng couldn't be angry with his own mother, so he taught a lesson to the aunt who instigated Li's mother to pretend to be sick. After that, Luo Yang called him to ask him out. Now seeing Tao Mu, he suddenly felt that his decision not to go back immediately was the right one.
"I can stay here for two days. I will return to Country M in two days." Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu with gentle eyes. Wait patiently for Tao Mu's reply.
Tao Mu: "..."
Tao Mu: "I'll go back and check if there are any good movies in the next two days, and then I'll call you."
"Okay." Li Xiaoheng still had a warm smile on his face. He agreed very readily.
Luo Yang looked at Tao Mu, then at Li Xiaoheng, and couldn't help asking, "Well, what's the point of you two grown men watching a movie? Why don't you take me along—"
"We two grown men can watch a movie and discuss finance and the economic situation." Li Xiaoheng looked at his childhood friend seriously, "Don't you dislike these topics? Besides, you will represent Luo's Group to bid for land in Shanghai in a few days. Don't you need to prepare well for such a big project?"
Tao Mu's ears moved, and he immediately looked at Luo Yang: "Are you going to Shanghai?"
Tao Mu has always been very cold towards Luo Yang. Luo Yang was flattered when he suddenly spoke to him. He nodded repeatedly, "Yes~ Our Luo Group wants to develop a piece of land in Shanghai. My dad asked me to be in charge of the bidding."
Tao Mu curled his lips and looked at Luo Yang with a smile: "Do you know about bidding?"
"I don't understand." Luo Yang's face turned red. "But I don't need to understand. These things have been prepared by the people below, and everything that needs to be taken care of has been taken care of. My role is just a human bidding machine. I just need to submit the bidding proposal at the bidding meeting."
As he spoke, Luo Yang came over with a smile and said, "Why, are you interested in real estate?"
Tao Mu shook his head and said very frankly: "I just heard that most of the affairs of the Luo Group are handled by Miss Luo. For such an important project as the group's bidding, I thought it was Miss Luo who was in charge."
Luo Yang sneered: "She doesn't want to take responsibility. But my dad won't let her. I don't know what my dad is thinking. My sister is doing a good job. Why does he force me to do it? He looks at me like an enemy every day."
Tao Mu thought thoughtfully: "I heard that Miss Luo is also in charge of the management affairs of Longteng Entertainment?"
Luo Yang squinted his eyes and looked at Tao Mu: "Why do you always ask my sister? She is ten years older than you!"
Tao Mu glanced at Luo Yang unhappily: "My Feixun.com needs influential celebrities to join us for promotion. I hope to talk to Miss Luo and see if we can get the artists from Longteng Entertainment to join Feixun.com."
Luo Yang suddenly realized: "I heard that the artists of Xiaxing Entertainment have also joined Feixun.com. Long Tianao is quite thoughtful."
As he spoke, Luo Yang became more sour and said, "Actually, you can come to me for this matter."
Tao Mu looked at Luo Yang and said bluntly: "Do you have the strength to speak in Longteng Entertainment?"
Luo Yang: “…”
Luo Yang looked at Tao Mu with a frustrated look on his face: "I will tell my sister about this tomorrow. But let me give you a heads up first. My relationship with my sister is not very good. Don't think that she will help you directly for my sake."
Tao Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. You just need to introduce your sister to me."
"So confident?" Luo Yang narrowed his eyes and looked at Tao Mu: "Are you planning to use the beauty trap?"
Tao Mu was too lazy to pay attention to Luo Yang. Li Xiaoheng, on the other hand, looked at Tao Mu thoughtfully after hearing this.
This meal took more than two hours. After dinner, Li Xiaoheng sent Tao Mu back to school. Before getting off the car, Li Xiaoheng suddenly called Tao Mu to stop——
"Hmm?" Tao Mu turned around.
Li Xiaoheng hesitated for a while, then said with a smile: "Good night. Go to bed early."
Tao Mu smiled: "You too."
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