Chapter 137 Test

Seeing Su Yun unceremoniously handing him a plan, Zhao Liying suddenly felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This is an obvious conspiracy.

It would be very impolite for an ordinary person to do this, but she happened to be pretty, and she handed the things over so openly. Not only did she not have the annoying bossy attitude of those black-hearted bosses, but she looked a bit like a little girl who wanted to be lazy so she acted coquettishly and asked her big brother at home to help her with homework.

But he still didn't plan to do it.

The reason is simple. Su Yun wants to use something he was familiar with and loved to awaken his past memories and reduce her own workload, thus achieving the goal of killing two birds with one stone - so he will definitely not do as she wishes.

"If you don't trust me, then why do you stay here?" Zhao Liying pushed the schedule back.

"When you visit a thatched cottage three times, you also have to consider whether the person inside is worthy of the three visits, right?" Su Yun asked back.

"Liu Bei did not test Zhuge Liang's ability back then. He simply went there based on what he heard," Zhao Liying replied.

"So he's lucky. Zhuge Liang isn't a fake who's only famous. He's a real talent." Su Yun tapped the table lightly. "But times are different now. Technology is developing at a rapid pace. In the past, if you lived in seclusion for many years and then came out, you could still easily crush a lot of ordinary people. But now, if you only need to live in seclusion for one or two years and don't improve yourself during that time, you may start to fall behind the pace of new technology."

"How different?" The Zhao family is undoubtedly the best in Hong Kong because of Zhao Rifu, who loves movies. From producing the first real sound movie in Hong Kong and even China to going to Hollywood to learn filming and then to the establishment of a film and television base, everything that has reformed Hong Kong's film production was almost all the work of Zhao Rifu.

Zhao Rifu was not only his sixth uncle, but also his teacher who taught him since he was a child. Although he had to leave Hong Kong due to the estrangement of his biological father and sixth uncle, Zhao Liying, who was very filial, still missed their old friendship.

And because he had stayed in the remote Yinshan for a long time and rarely went down the mountain to watch movies in the cinema, he believed that the Hong Kong film industry was still led by his uncle.

Even with the pursuit of Jiahe and other emerging film companies, the Zhao family is still the Zhao family after all. Their family business is as big as a thousand-year-old tree with intertwined roots and deep roots. They will never lose to those up-and-coming newcomers because of a temporary setback.

Who knows how many of those new stars will stay alive and become eternal stars?

"How about this, seeing is believing, I have a few videotapes of my own movies in my suitcase, I'd like to lend them to you to watch?" Because Su Yun was going to come to Zhao Liying to make a comeback, in order to prove his own strength, he had already bought all the videotapes of his own movies in Kyoto in advance.

Zhao Liying thought for a long time, and probably finally couldn't bear the temptation, and nodded slightly.

"Then wait a minute, I'll go upstairs and get it for you." Seeing that he finally agreed to something, Su Yun didn't think much about it and quickly ran upstairs to the room.

Before she had even run halfway, Su Yun suddenly woke up: she was being trapped!

Not only did he fail to reap the benefits of Zhao Liying, but he instead changed the subject and led him in the direction he wanted!

How long had it been since Zhao Liying, an acquired otaku who had retreated to Yinshan, had gone out to watch a new movie? Perhaps he had been planning to get in touch with new movies through her when she revealed her identity. Even if he could order a videotape to watch, new movies would basically not be released until a long time after leaving the cinema. If he wanted to see the latest movies, he had to leave Yinshan, drive down the mountain road for several hours, and go to a cinema in the city to watch them.

If he wanted to show his strength, he had to bring the corresponding videotape, so this was exactly what Zhao Liying wanted to do as he wanted to watch a new movie but it was inconvenient for him to go to the cinema... What a good plan!

After realizing this, Su Yun sighed silently: But this was a plan she couldn't refuse: Zhao Liying wanted to see the new movie, which proved that he was still paying attention to the film and television industry. If she didn't use this plan, it would only mean that he had lost interest in movies and TV series, which would be the most difficult situation.

Su Yun slowly returned to the room with several videotapes in her arms and tiptoed downstairs, trying her best to control her footsteps so as not to make any sound.

When he reached the corner of the second-floor stairs, Su Yun stopped, put one hand on the handrail to steady his body, and then leaned his head out.

Seeing Zhao Liying take the plan she had left on the table and read it carefully, Su Yun smiled secretly in her heart.

Sure enough, this person still can't bear to leave this industry...

It was also his father's character of not being able to accept defeat - Zhao Cunren, the second son in the family, returned to Hong Kong after the war, and the eldest son of the Zhao family had already retired, so it was natural for him to take over the reconstruction business of the Zhao father and son film company according to the order of seniority.

However, Zhao Cunren's ability is not as good as his eldest brother who followed his father to build the empire, nor as good as his younger brothers who are smart and capable. His development in Hong Kong is not smooth.

In contrast, the Zhao Brothers Film Company founded by the third brother Zhao Renhui and the sixth brother Zhao Rifu in Singapore was thriving. As time went on, the third and sixth brothers became dissatisfied with the second brother who took over the family business only because of "family reasons", and decided to join forces to force the second brother out. The third brother would take charge of the Singapore business, while the sixth brother Zhao Rifu would take over the affairs in Hong Kong.

Zhao Cunren, who was originally incompetent, was no match for the third and sixth brothers who had grown stronger. However, after being forced out, he did not have any regrets or thoughts of improvement. Instead, he became furious at the second son Zhao Liying, who followed the sixth brother Zhao Rifu and was trained by Zhao Rifu as his successor, and forced him to resign as the general manager of Zhao's Film Company...

Zhao Cunren passed away in 1974, but Zhao Liying has not returned to Hong Kong in the past few years. People who know the inside story of that time almost all regard him as a typical example of foolish filial piety. While they feel deeply sorry for him, they are also angry that he dared not fight back.

When Su Yun heard these inside secrets from Zou Yunhua before, he slapped his thigh on the spot and sighed that Zhao Cunren had a lot of ideas in his mind: he was not capable enough to defeat his younger brothers, and there was nothing to say about the victory of the victor; but God had given him such a capable son as Zhao Liying as the capital for a turnaround, and Zhao Rifu also regarded Zhao Liying as his successor. If this fool Zhao Cunren could endure the anger for a while and wait until Zhao Rifu passed the Zhao family to Zhao Liying - wouldn't this be the rhythm of winning by lying down after going around in circles!

As for returning to Singapore in disgrace?

It even caused his own son to resign and flee to Japan, where his whereabouts remain unknown, turning his glorious life, which could have easily become a mark of the era, into a bleak one where he is unknown and nowhere to be found?

Not to mention that Zhao Rifu, who had an extremely long tenure in later generations, lasted until 2010, when he stepped down as the executive chairman of TBB at the age of 102, and finally passed the position to Fang Mona, his half-family member. In fact, as early as the 1980s and 1990s, Zhao Rifu had begun to consider retiring, but the media people who heard the news helped him calculate again and again with the mentality of "the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is in a hurry." Before he could find a suitable successor, he still had to endure it himself.

It was also the "tradition" of the Zhao family, an ancient and large family, which harmed them. Although they were fighters who dared to fight against the tradition of succession order in the past, as they grew older, they repeated the old path of their predecessors and were unwilling to let go until the last moment of their lives. In comparison, Zou Yunhua was carefree. After deciding to retire, he sold all his shares in Jiahe and retired from the film industry to enjoy his last few years of peace and quiet.

After lamenting the harm of traditional thinking, Su Yun hugged the videotape tightly in her hand, then began to push forward with her feet, walking down with clattering movements.

Zhao Liying immediately put the schedule back in place at a speed that was completely inconsistent with his age.

Su Yun slowly walked to the table and piled the videotapes next to him: "Here they are, take your time to watch them. I still need to study the taste of eggettes."

"How do you plan to do your research?" Zhao Liying, who originally thought that Su Yun had just agreed to the bet casually, looked up and asked.

"Let's go learn how to make egg waffles from Uncle Shi first. One more person means one more pair of hands, and maybe we can make more flavors for mother-in-law to choose from." In her heart, Su Yun didn't actually have much hope for this bet. She mainly wanted to find a suitable excuse to stay and pester Zhao Liying.

Just as Zhao Liying had just secretly looked at the schedule but didn't dare to help, Su Yun was determined that he couldn't resist the temptation to return to the film and television industry.

Now his father who had hindered his life development has gone to meet God, and it is not easy for him to go back to Hong Kong. In addition, Su Yun’s invitation is also for Jiahe’s overseas cooperation, which will not have much impact on the Zhao family in Hong Kong. TBB - all the steps have been paved for him, and he should come down after being reserved for a few more days.

However, Su Yun also has to put on some pretense.

If you find the right taste by accident, it means you have helped others.

Walking into the kitchen, Su Yun took the initiative to express to Mr. Shi her desire to learn how to make eggettes.

Mr. Shi first thanked them for their concern, and then said, "I learned this from those craftsmen for my wife. If you want to learn, I can certainly teach you, but you probably don't have enough strength to hold the iron plate, right?"

The traditional Hong Kong-style egg waffles are made by putting two iron plates with honeycomb-shaped holes on one side together, quickly flipping them over and baking them.

"I still have some strength!" Su Yun raised his arms, showing off his slender muscles.

"Okay then, you try it." Seeing Su Yun's little look, Mr. Shi just thought she was just doing it on a whim and didn't take Su Yun's intention to help seriously at all: he had been looking for the taste his wife wanted for several years and couldn't find it, so how could Su Yun find it within a few days?

But after his wife lost her memory, she only had this one thought in her mind. As a husband, how could he not do his best to satisfy her?

While thinking about something, Su Yun, who was holding up two large iron plates, suddenly lost his strength.

Seeing that the iron plate was about to fall into the fire, Wang Jia, who was practicing his guitar outside, hurriedly threw away the guitar, rushed over in two steps, and grabbed the front end with force.

"What are you doing!" he couldn't help but blame.

"I miscalculated and overestimated myself..." These two iron plates are of the weight and size that an adult man can hold. Su Yun can barely lift them with his quick attack style, but he has to be extremely strenuous and careful when turning them over, otherwise they will easily fall out of his hands.

"Luckily I'm outside, otherwise..." Otherwise, Su Yun would have been caught by these two iron plates and would have most likely fallen onto the fire in the stove... Thinking of this horrible scene, Wang Jiaju felt a surge of fear in his heart.

Old Master Shi, who had just woken up, broke into a cold sweat. He quickly took the iron plate from the two half-grown children and flipped it over the fire on the stove. Then he took out two half-burnt egg biscuits and said, "You really can't handle this by yourself. Why don't you be in charge of mixing the filling?"

Su Yun, who was kicked out of the kitchen and had to wait until the kitchen was cleaned before she could reenter, held a plate of sliced ​​egg waffles and picked out the one that looked the best and fed it to Granny Liang who was sitting next to her and listening to the radio.

"It's not this taste..." Granny Liang muttered and turned her head back to the radio.

"Hey, please help me kill them!" Then Su Yun handed the plate to the two people sitting on the sofa.

Lin Jiashu glanced at the dish. Although the burnt aroma was tempting, it didn’t look very good. So he dodged and went to Granny Liang’s side. Without knowing Cantonese at all, he listened to the radio playing “The Peony Pavilion” from the fourth scene “Encounter at the Temple” to the eighth scene “Fragrant Death”…

"Do you understand?" Su Yun stared at him suspiciously: Isn't this guy a rock musician?

“Music has no borders and no categories, only classics last forever!” Lin Jiashu said with a righteous look on his face.

Wang Jiaju took the kettle and brewed a pot of tea, then poured a cup for Su Yun: "Forget it, there is no happiness in forced life, you should make up for your own mistakes."

Su Yun took the teacup and looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of the tacit understanding of "you know what I mean".

"It's always like this!" Wang Jia rolled his eyes at her, then took the plate and started eating the crispy egg with a mouthful of tea.

Then he finished his meal while cursing and stopped practicing guitar, and followed Su Yun into the kitchen to help lift the iron plate.

Lin Jiashu, who stayed on the sofa, looked thoughtfully at the two figures leaning against each other in the kitchen. He had the illusion that the shadow of the iron plate had become the shadow of the guitar: Normally, a band has one or two guitarists...

Wang Jiaju and Su Yun are his beloved teammates!

Although Wang Jiaju will bring his brother to the band later, his brother Wang Jiaxiang has switched to bass. If Wang Jiaju can coax Su Yun into his arms...

Good brother, come on!

Zhao Liying, who was going downstairs, saw Lin Jiashu half-lying on the sofa with her chin in her hand and looking forward. She subconsciously glanced towards the kitchen and was a little puzzled: "What is she doing?"

"You don't understand this?" Lin Jiashu glanced at him, "This is called 'childhood affection'. Of course, in the words of you Chinese, it's 'childhood sweethearts'!"

Isn't Su Yun still studying? How come she started to fall in love early?!

If he works for Su Yun, a small boss, in the future, will her love affair affect his work?

Seeing Zhao Liying's shocked expression, Lin Jiashu immediately turned over and stood on the sofa, looking down at her and said, "Please, don't show such an expression, okay - even though you are still single at the age of 40."

"But you can't be bothered by someone dating before the age of 14 just because you're single!"

"You're not the male elder in Mary's family! Don't act like an uncle who wants to break up other people's relationships!"