Luo Yang kept his word and really introduced Tao Mu to his sister at noon the next day.
Luo Xi, the eldest daughter of the Luo family, graduated from Cambridge University. She is 28 years old this year. She is a typical white, rich, beautiful and strong woman. She has a strong family background, beautiful appearance and superb skills. She is well-known in the business world of Beijing.
Of course, as expected, she hated her brother, as well as everyone and everything related to Luo Yang.
When he saw Tao Mu, his attitude was as bad as expected.
"I can only give you ten minutes." In a coffee shop opposite the Luo Group, the eldest daughter of the Luo family had the simplest coffee sandwich set on her table. While eating, she gestured to Tao Mu: "You can start."
Luo Yang sat next to him, frowning unhappily: "Sister, it's fine if you treat me coldly every day. Can you not treat my friends like this? Besides, Tao Mu is a private investment consultant hired by Li Xiaoheng, and his insights in finance are highly valued by Xiaoheng. Isn't it too much for you to treat Tao Mu like this?"
Hearing Luo Yang using Li Xiaoheng to pressure others, Luo Xi seemed touched and his expression softened a lot: "Sorry, Mr. Tao, don't blame me for having a preconceived opinion. It's really that my brother is not a very reliable person, and his friends are all birds of a feather. Sometimes it really annoys me."
Tao Mu smiled slightly, not caring at all: "It doesn't matter. I can understand Miss Luo's attitude."
Luo Yang snorted, as if he was accustomed to the scene before him.
Luo Xi put down the coffee. In just a few minutes, she had completely sorted out her emotions. She looked at Tao Mu with a proper smile, her attitude was gentle and polite, her tone was approachable and a little curious: "Mr. Tao may not know that in the eyes of us second-generation people, the eldest son of the Li family has always been someone else's child. He created his own financial capital in his first year studying abroad at Stanford. He was able to gain a foothold on Wall Street by fighting alone. It can be said that he is a very conceited person in the financial field. He only believes in his own vision and judgment. Mr. Tao can actually become Li Xiaoheng's personal investment consultant, he must have real talent and knowledge."
"It just so happens that I have recently been very interested in international crude oil futures. I wonder if Mr. Tao would mind discussing this topic with a layman like me?"
This is about weighing and measuring. After all, Luo Xi still didn't believe what Luo Yang said. It's just a different way to test Tao Mu's foundation.
Tao Mu smiled slightly. He was not afraid of Luo Xi's temptation. Because on the one hand, this kind of tentative action represents questioning, distrust, and still having doubts; but from another perspective, it also means being moved.
If you really don't have any feelings, you won't even try.
"Miss Luo is really polite. Actually, I am not an expert either. Like Miss Luo, I am just interested in this aspect." Tao Mu pondered for a moment and took the initiative to ask: "I wonder what Miss Luo wants to discuss?"
Seeing Tao Mu's confident look, Luo Xi took a sip of coffee and asked maliciously, "Mr. Tao is also shorting international crude oil?"
Tao Mu smiled in his heart. This is a very interesting question. If he answers no, it means that he is just a show-off who is good at talking but does not dare to take action himself. Like those so-called financial experts who talk eloquently and make sound analyses in their financial columns. They talk beautifully but never take action. They only use their mouth to decide whether to be bullish or bearish. They are reluctant to spend a penny and focus on talking nonsense. Their opinions and views will change with the changes in the situation. They are professional fence-sitters.
Luo Xi implied that he was afraid that Tao Mu was also such a person. After all, with Li Xiaoheng's shrewdness, even if Tao Mu talked nonsense in front of him, Li Xiaoheng would not slap him in the face. But if this is really the case, Tao Mu's credibility will be greatly reduced.
And now, Luo Xi emphasized whether Tao Mu was shorting "himself" in his words and deeds, which put an end to Tao Mu's boasting behavior of relying on Li Xiaoheng's halo to make profits.
——After all, Tao Mu is just an 18-year-old college student, majoring in acting. Luo Xi is not making wild guesses, it is just that there is a big gap between students who graduate from this major and those who major in finance and economics.
Luo Xi felt that there was no need to expose the matter and embarrass everyone. Just a few words, if Tao Mu was smart, he would retreat in the face of difficulties.
Unfortunately, Luo Xi made a wrong calculation. Tao Mu is really not the kind of person who would use the names of Luo Yang and Li Xiaoheng to brag and deceive investors in Luo Xi.
In fact, the reason why Tao Mu got close to Luo Xi had nothing to do with Luo Xi himself. Even negotiating with Luo Xi to allow Longteng Entertainment's artists to join Feixun.com was just an excuse Tao Mu made up to get close to Luo Xi.
Tao Mu's ultimate goal was just to find a chess piece that was easy to control so that he could get involved in the internal fighting between the Shen Group, Sheng'an Group and Luo Group at any time.
It just so happens that Luo Xi is smart and shrewd, and most importantly - thanks to Tao Mu's adventure of being reborn, he still has the fatal handle on Luo Xi. So Tao Mu was not afraid that Luo Xi would turn against him halfway.
"I'm ashamed to say this. Although there's a big time difference between China and Country M, I'm really interested in international crude oil and I want to stay up late every day to watch the market. So in the past few months, my skin has been in very bad condition. I'm not as handsome as before. But fortunately, I'm lucky, so it's worth the hard work."
Tao Mu's words fully understand the essence of being low-key and pretentious. Sure enough, it aroused Miss Luo's interest. She raised her very delicately trimmed eyebrows and asked with a half-smile, "Oh. I wonder if I could ask, what is Mr. Tao's harvest?"
Tao Mu calculated it in his mind and said with a smile: "So far, the return on investment is pretty good."
Tao Mu reported a number. Luo Xi's expression changed slightly: "This seems to have a higher rate of return than Li Xiaoheng's?"
Tao Mu smiled shyly: "After all, I am his personal investment consultant."
The role of an investment advisor is to guide buyers on how to enter the market, how to select stocks, and how to operate. Therefore, it is reasonable that Tao Mu's personal return rate is higher than Li Xiaoheng's.
Of course, based on the capital base, Li Xiaoheng's income is definitely higher than Tao Mu's. There is nothing we can do about it.
Tao Mu was not afraid that Luo Xi would investigate the matter privately. Luo Xi wasn't worried that Tao Mu was bragging. After all, when Tao Mu withdraws funds from the futures market and cashes them out, he will have to pay taxes on the income.
He wouldn't be so powerful in the early stage and then lose all his profits at the last moment. Even if you are really so unlucky, there are always traces of transfer transactions in the futures market.
Thinking of this, Luo Xi's attitude towards Tao Mu suddenly became closer.
"I didn't expect Mr. Tao to be so talented at such a young age." Luo Xi smiled gently, seeming to admire Tao Mu's talent very much: "I heard from Luo Yang that you also created Feixun.com. Now the website is developing in full swing. You found me this time, hoping to persuade me to let all the artists of Longteng Entertainment settle in Feixun.com. I just don't know, what good will this kind of thing do to our Longteng Entertainment?"
"Mr. Luo, please have a look..." Tao Mu said, pulling out a publicity plan from his schoolbag and handing it to Luo Xi.
Although it was just an excuse to get close to Luo Xi. But with Tao Mu's scheming, Luo Xi would never doubt him. So Tao Mu also made careful preparations. If Longteng Entertainment agrees to cooperate with Feixun.com's publicity plan, its artists will naturally follow suit to take advantage of the popularity.
"Celebrating National Day in military uniforms?" Luo Yang flipped open the publicity plan that Tao Mu had written overnight and frowned: "This idea is a bit special. Do you think it will work?"
"Establish a positive image, promote positive energy, guide netizens to recall the bitter past and think of the sweet future, and celebrate the motherland's birthday as a whole country." Tao Mu said seriously: "Such a main theme promotion activity will definitely have a positive response in society. I think it is a good promotion for both the artists under Longteng Entertainment and the image of Luo's Group itself."
As for how to produce an impact, it depends on how everyone communicates with the media.
Luo Xi asked thoughtfully, "You mean, when we do the National Day promotion, I should also wear a military uniform and take photos to cooperate with Feixun.com's promotion?"
Tao Mu smiled slightly, implying something: "I heard that Chairman Luo, who founded the Luo Group, is a retired soldier. Mr. Luo is good at defending his country and is good at economic development. He is really a person that my generation admires."
Luo Xi's slender fingers with red nail polish unconsciously flipped the corners of the plan: "I can't make the decision on this. I have to go back and discuss it with my father."
Tao Mu smiled: "This is natural."
Luo Xi looked at Tao Mu and suddenly asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will reveal your plan? After all, Feixun.com is not the only one that can launch this activity online. As far as I know, Weibo has also been trying every means to attract netizens and attract more people to register recently. If you put your promotional plan on Weibo, I'm afraid it will attract more people's attention."
Tao Mu smiled slightly: "I believe Mr. Luo is not that kind of person."
What kind of person? Luo Xi raised her eyebrows slightly and didn't ask any further questions.
In fact, Tao Mu was not afraid that Luo Xi would reveal the plan to Weibo. Because Tao Mu originally had two plans. One set is a positive planning proposal shown to Luo Xi, and is used by Feixun.com itself when there is no trouble. The other set is that Luo Xi revealed this plan to Weibo, and Feixun.com would launch a counter-propaganda in a passive situation - which could both discredit Weibo and use it to promote its so-called plan of pulling down and stepping on Weibo.
Of course, the latter may have a better publicity effect. After all, Weibo is now a big company with a greater reputation than the newly launched Feixun.com.
Tao Mu always has two plans in mind. As for what to do when the time comes, it depends on the situation at that time.
Of course Luo Xi didn't know that Tao Mu had dug so many traps for her. She had a great time communicating with Tao Mu, and during the conversation, she was particularly curious and asked Tao Mu how to start if she wanted to short international oil futures.
The Luo family and the Li family are old friends. The return on investment of Xiaoheng Capital, founded by Li Xiaoheng himself, has always been among the best on Wall Street. As a partner of the Li family, the Luo Group naturally also opened an account with Xiaoheng Capital and handed over most of its idle funds to Li Xiaoheng for operation.
However, Tao Mu knew that Luo Xi had set up several shell companies and slush funds in private without the knowledge of the Luo Group and the Luo family. She asked Tao Mu about shorting international crude oil, and she must have wanted to do it quietly herself.
This is also something Tao Mu is happy to see. Luo Xi wants to make money, wants to get the recognition of Mr. Luo, and wants to gain a higher status and greater power in the Luo Group. Then she must have found a place to ask Tao Mu for help. When people want something, they have weaknesses.
Tao Mu was afraid that Luo Xi had no desires or demands. He then gave Luo Xi some careful instructions. Some of them were pointed and effective, which made Luo Xi smile with joy. She looked at Tao Mu as if he were her own brother - no, considering the way Luo Xi and Luo Yang get along, he should be closer than a brother.
We had a very enjoyable meal. By the time the three of them came to their senses, the ten minutes that Luo Xi had agreed on had already passed several times, and it was time to go to work. The eldest daughter of the Luo family reluctantly said goodbye to Tao Mu and left with her fiancé who came to pick her up - they were going to visit Party B's company in the afternoon.
Tao Mu looked at the two people leaving with cold eyes, and said with a meaningful smile: "Sister Ling and her boyfriend are really a perfect match. They are a perfect match."
"What?" Luo Yang curled his lips. "That guy is my sister's college classmate. He's from the countryside, very poor, and has nothing good to offer except his good looks. He's also timid. He can't even say a word in front of my dad. I'm afraid he'll have to marry into our family in the future. I don't know why my sister fell in love with him. She insisted on marrying him. No matter how many young talents my parents introduced to her, she wouldn't even look at them. She's really embarrassing our family."
"All my relatives say that my sister is too stubborn. My dad actually lets her do what she wants. I really don't know what he's thinking."
Luo Yang glanced at Tao Mu, and seeing his expressionless face, his heart skipped a beat, and he said, "But my sister is such a person who only cares about interests, but she actually dated her college classmate for so many years and wanted to get married. I was actually quite surprised. How should I put it, it can be regarded as a deep and sincere love. The key is that my parents don't care much about her."
Luo Yang said with envy: "I wish I could marry whoever I want."
Is it true that you are so submissive and have deep feelings?
Tao Mu thought about the methods used by Luo Xi and his wife to drive tigers and devour wolves in the Luo Group after Mr. Luo died in his previous life, and he curled his lips meaningfully.
That afternoon, Tao Mu returned to Beijing Film Academy. However, he was rarely paying attention to financial news and website backend, but was searching for recently released movies and restaurants near the cinema.
The three roommates came over with winked eyes and said, "Mumu, what's going on?"
"What's going on?" Tao Mu hadn't reacted yet: "What's wrong?"
"That's it!" Wen Bao tapped Tao Mu's computer screen with his chin: "Why are you looking for movies and restaurants for no reason? Are you going on a date with a girl?"
"Who is it? When did you fall in love with each other? We've been with you all day, how could we not know?" Du Kang hooked his finger and scratched his chin. He went through all the information of the girls from the 2008 Beijing Film Academy in his mind, but he couldn't think of who had poached Tao Mu.
"Is it Kou Xiaona who was the first one to shout that she wanted to support you that day? Or is it Qi Liuhaier who always came to bring you water after military training? Or is it——"
"What?" Tao Mu interrupted Du Kang's speculation angrily and amusedly: "A friend of mine came back from Country M and stayed for two days. He didn't know where to go. I'll go shopping with him."
"Oh?" The three roommates all said in unison, "So you're childhood sweethearts?"
"A man." Tao Mu broke his roommates' fantasy with one sentence: "You can also say that he is the future sponsor of Feixun.com - my friend is a financial venture capitalist. If Feixun.com can really get to the stage of financing and listing in the future, it will inevitably go to him."
Tao Mu just said something perfunctorily to explain his relationship with Li Xiaoheng to his friends. The three roommates took it seriously: "So, there will be another IT tycoon in our dormitory?"
"Hey, then we have to take a good look at you. In the future, if we make a movie or a TV series, we can also get you to be an investor!" Du Kang hurriedly pinched Tao Mu's arms and legs. Seeing that Tao Mu was still worried about choosing a movie, he gave a friendly suggestion: "I think "Plan B" that was released two days ago is pretty good. It's a police and gangster movie starring Zhou Yanqing from Xiangcheng Films. It has a pretty good reputation."
Tao Mu thought about it, and checked the Internet for nearby cinemas and movie screening times and showtimes. Then he sent a message to Li Xiaoheng: "Is it okay?"
Li Xiaoheng was probably also fiddling with his phone, and he replied almost immediately: "Of course. Thank you for your help."
"Nothing, you're so polite."
This was the first time the two had exchanged messages since they met, and they were both somewhat polite and reserved in terms of social etiquette. It seemed that considering Tao Mu had no car, Li Xiaoheng took the initiative to offer to come to Beijing Film Academy to pick him up. Tao Mu knew the location of the Li family mansion, which was almost halfway across Yanjing City from Jingying. This is his future financial sponsor, and he feels embarrassed to let Li Xiaoheng go through so much trouble.
So the two of them agreed to meet directly at the cinema on Sunday morning.
On weekend mornings, those who choose to watch movies as a form of entertainment are usually young couples in love. The appearance of two grown men, Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng, immediately attracted a lot of onlookers. Fortunately, both of them have big hearts, and their nonchalant appearance made the crowd of onlookers feel that their fussing was boring. Once we entered the cinema, the lights went out and everything was pitch black, and no one paid any attention to us.
Li Xiaoheng sat next to Tao Mu and kept an eye on Tao Mu's actions throughout the movie. As soon as Tao Mu sat down, he took out a small notebook from his pocket. He had been writing and drawing on it since the movie started. He wrote down what plot the movie would go into in five minutes, what kind of emotion the male protagonist would express in what way, and what kind of idea the director conveyed from the set design...
The light in the cinema was very dim, and the light radiating from the big screen flickered on Tao Mu's face, making Tao Mu's outline even deeper.
In this dim light, Tao Mu sometimes lowered his head to take notes, and sometimes looked up to watch the actors' performances with a serious and persistent look.
He really likes acting.
Li Xiaoheng suddenly realized this.
After the movie ended, Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng followed the crowded crowd out of the cinema. Tao Mu, who had been immersed in the plot analysis, suddenly came back to his senses and asked Li Xiaoheng with a smile: "What do you think of this movie?"
"Very good." Li Xiaoheng nodded. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to the plot. He was naturally not interested in such things. Compared to the joys and sorrows in the movie, he found Tao Mu's various expressions when analyzing the movie more interesting.
"I noticed you took a lot of notes while watching the movie. Is this the so-called film-puller?"
"Yes." Tao Mu nodded, thinking that his habitual neglect of Li Xiaoheng when watching a movie was not a good move, and explained: "We are studying acting. In addition to practicing voice, stage, and performance, our daily task is to study the film, which has almost become an occupational disease."
In fact, Tao Mu had seen this movie in his previous life. It’s just that many years have passed, my mood and perspective are different, and the things I see are also different. It is also very beneficial to do it again at this moment.
Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "Why do you feel embarrassed? Being serious about work is a very rare and precious quality. Besides, we are here to watch a movie. But compared to the movies starred by others, I am more looking forward to the works starring you."
Tao Mu smiled when he heard this: "Then you have to wait another two years. According to the rules of our school, students are not allowed to take jobs from other departments before their junior year."
"Don't you have stage plays and dramas? And there are also performances at the end of each semester." Li Xiaoheng said with a smile: "When is the performance? Can I reserve a ticket?"
Tao Mu smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Li is also very familiar with our profession."
"Because my most admired partner likes this." Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "Let's go eat."
"You treat me to a movie and I treat you to a meal. How about that?"
Because when Tao Mu reported the location and screening times of the cinema to Li Xiaoheng, he did not mention the subsequent meal. So Li Xiaoheng also asked someone to look for restaurants near the cinema. Then, very strangely, the two of them chose the same private restaurant.
After arriving at the restaurant, Tao Mu told Li Xiaoheng about this matter. Li Xiaoheng also thought it was a coincidence: "It seems that the two of us are worthy of being a golden pair. We have a tacit understanding at work and we also have a tacit understanding when we get along privately."
Actually not. Because of his occupational disease as a financial practitioner, Li Xiaoheng does not have much appetite for food. The reason for choosing this restaurant was entirely due to Tao Mu's taste - the two of them had eaten a meal in H Town. Just from that meal, Li Xiaoheng basically understood Tao Mu's eating habits and taste preferences.
Sure enough, after the two of them got the menu, the dishes Tao Mu ordered were almost the same as Li Xiaoheng expected.
They originally met because of their "common interest" in financial stock trading, and at the same time they were shorting international crude oil, so the topic of conversation at the dinner table unknowingly turned to this.
Li Xiaoheng already knew from Luo Yang that Tao Mu was also shorting international oil futures, and his return on investment was even higher than that of Xiaoheng Capital. This made Tao Mu admire him and more curious about his operations in the international futures market. Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to ask for advice with an open mind.
It also paves the way for the suggestions that will be made next.
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