Chapter 347 I'm Confident
"Is there a Guangming Supermarket near your home?" Zhou Guoyuan asked Director Hu. Seeing him nod, Zhou Guoyuan continued, "It's owned by Siqing's family."
Director Hu was stunned. He knew how good Guangming Supermarket's business was. Every time he went there to buy something, there were always a lot of people inside and he had to wait in line for a while when checking out.
At this time, Zhou Guoyuan said, "Actually, Guangming Supermarket's headquarters is not in Kyoto, but in Lizhou. In Lizhou, there are already more than a dozen Guangming Supermarkets, and there is also a large supermarket."
"That's quite a large scale," said Director Hu.
Zhou Guoyuan added some water to his cup and said, "How can they open so many stores, and the store in Kyoto is so prosperous? How can they do it without connections? It's just that the Gu family is low-key."
As he said this, he leaned close to Director Hu and whispered, "You've heard of Zhang Zijun from the Zhang family, right?"
Director Hu nodded, and Zhou Guoyuan continued, "Zhang Zijun is about to marry Gu Siqing's second sister."
Director Hu suddenly felt that what he had done before was not right. Although he did not say anything to Zhou Guoyuan, they both knew that he had forced his daughter into the crew.
He felt a little uneasy. At this time, Zhou Guoyuan said, "Do you know who Sister Gu Siqing's partner is?"
Director Hu felt his throat was dry. He coughed lightly and asked, "Who?"
Zhou Guoyuan: "He's from the military compound, his surname is Ye."
Director Hu felt a slight itch in his throat. He took a sip of water from his cup and heard Zhou Guoyuan say, "It was quite difficult when we were preparing this drama. Siqing was just a little girl, and somehow she offended the bigwigs in the cultural circle. They didn't want her novel to be adapted into a TV series. Director Hu, you also know what goes on in the circle..."
Zhou Guoyuan was halfway through his words, but Director Hu understood everything. He was being used as a pawn by Ling Pingying. He raised his glass and clinked it with Zhou Guoyuan's. He smiled and said, "That's how things go in circles. Let's communicate more in the future."
"Of course." Zhou Guoyuan was looking forward to it.
They had a pleasant chat and a pleasant meal, and the matter was resolved. Watching Director Hu and his daughter walk away, Zhou Guoyuan sighed, realizing how important emotional intelligence is.
If he had firmly refused Director Hu's request, he would have offended people, and the TV series' approval would have been a problem. Although Gu Siqing's family had connections, using power to pressure others was not a long-term solution.
Isn’t it better this way, it’s good for you, it’s good for me, and everyone is good?
Of course some people were bad, but what did that have to do with them? She was the one who had the problem with them first. She was the one who had treated Director Hu like a fool, so she couldn't blame anyone else.
After returning home, Director Hu inquired about the feud between Ling Pingying and Gu Siqing. Ling Pingying's actions were not very secretive, and he found out as soon as he inquired. Then he cursed fiercely: "Fuck! I'm being treated like a fool."
After returning home, he told his wife about it. Director Hu's wife was furious. She gritted her teeth and said, "I thought she was kind, but it turns out she treats me like a fool. I'm going to see her tomorrow."
"What are you going to say to her? She'll say she means well." Director Hu thought he was quite scheming, but he didn't expect to be taken advantage of so easily.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait. Even though Gu Siqing is young, she has a deep background and won't let Ling Pingying go so easily."
"But I still can't get over it. She's jealous of the girl's high income and is trying to trip her up. Why is she plotting against us?" Director Hu's wife wasn't one to take a loss. After a moment's thought, she said, "I'll go to her mother's tomorrow."
Speaking of it, Director Hu’s wife knew Ling Pingying because their families were neighbors. Although Director Hu’s wife didn’t know much about other things, she knew Ling Pingying’s family situation very well.
Ling Pingying was the second child in her family, with an older brother and a younger brother. Although she was the only girl in the family, she wasn't favored. Her parents believed that girls were born to serve their older brothers, so Ling Pingying was often asked for money by them.
Director Hu’s wife used to feel quite sympathetic towards Ling Pingying, but now she has no sympathy at all and instead thinks she deserves it.
"Be careful when you speak, don't give anyone a handle against you." Director Hu was very careful in doing things, and he didn't want to offend Ling Pingying.
"Don't worry, I don't have to say anything. Just mention her to her parents and the whole family will go looking for her," said Director Hu's wife.
On this side, Gu Siqing had already finished writing the article. She read it carefully again and found no omissions. Then she went to find Gu Yimin and asked her to tell Ye Chi to contact his friend who worked at the newspaper to publish the article.
Ling Pingying is a celebrity and has some status in the Writers Association. If they didn't have some connections, ordinary newspapers would not publish articles criticizing her.
Gu Yimin read her article and couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up. The wording was incredibly sharp, and the quotes were well-founded and well-reasoned. She almost called Ling Pingying a traitor.
Her child, Xiao Si, was born to write. Such an article, let alone a teenager, might not even be written by today's literary giants.
She didn't know about the entanglement between Gu Siqing and Ling Pingying. After reading the article, she asked, "You have nothing to do with her!"
"I used to think so too!" Gu Siqing sighed and recounted the story between her and Ling Pingying. "Do you think I'm easy to bully? Before it was Xia Yuan, now it's Ling Pingying."
Gu Yimin patted her head and said, "They are too self-righteous."
Isn't it just self-righteousness? Xia Yuan thinks she can do whatever she wants because she has the Xia family behind her, and Ling Pingying thinks she has a status in the literary world, so no one will say anything if she bullies a child.
"I'll call Ye Chi now and ask him to say hello to the newspaper." Gu Yimin said.
"I haven't seen Instructor Ye for a long time." Gu Siqing said.
Gu Yimin stood up and went to the hall to make a phone call, saying, "It's about military reform, and they're so busy all day long."
Gu Siqing understood that technology was developing, the army was also beginning to become information-based, and reform was inevitable.
They were lucky. When the call came, Ye Chi had just returned from a meeting. When he heard Gu Yimin's voice, a smile spread across his face. The two chatted for a while before Gu Yimin told him about Gu Siqing.
Ye Chi listened to the whole story and then asked, "Xiao Si wants to step on her to become famous?"
Gu Siqing couldn't help but whispered beside him, "What a fool! No wonder Zhang Zijun called him a fox."
Ye Chi didn't hear what she said clearly, so he asked, "What did Xiao Si say?"
Gu Yimin couldn't help laughing, "I didn't say anything. I just said you were smart. You knew what she was going to do right away."
Ye Chi also laughed, and then said: "Xiao Si, don't worry about anything, just go for it."
After hearing this, Gu Siqing immediately said in a flattering tone, "I have my brother-in-law's support, so I am confident."
Her words made Ye Chi and Gu Yimin burst into laughter.
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