"The south wind blows coolness, the nightingale sings softly, all the flowers under the moon fall asleep, and only the evening primrose reveals its fragrance..."

Green Water City, Xiaoyaowu.

Diva Jiang Mengting is singing in the round dance hall.

The round dance hall is not a big dance hall. The round dance hall in Xiaoyaowu can accommodate up to thirty people and is a place for parties.

There are only two people in the audience today, Li Qi and Ma Wu.

Ma Wu lowered his voice and asked: "Lao Qi, do you think she is beautiful?"

Li Banfeng looked at the record player behind Jiang Mengting, nodded and said, "Beautiful."

"Seriously, do you think there's anything different about her?"

Li Banfeng was quite familiar with Jiang Mengting. After Xiaoyaowu reopened, Jiang Mengting left Paramount and joined Ma Wumen again.

"She is loyal to you."

Ma Wu nodded: "She is indeed loyal to me, but the relationship between us is not what you thought."

Li Banfeng was surprised: "Is it possible that you are brothers and sisters?"

Ma Wu shook his head repeatedly and waited for the song to end before letting Jiang Mengting leave the round dance hall.

There were only two people left in the room. Ma Wu said to Li Banfeng: "Jiang Mengting and Xiao Xiufei are different. Many of Xiao Xiufei's achievements were made from under the quilt. Jiang Mengting's achievements today are entirely due to me. I said she has never let a man sleep with her, do you believe me?"

This is hard to believe.

After staying in Puzhou for a year and a half, Li Banfeng knows very well what a singer and a movie queen are like. Why is Jiang Mengting so special?

Ma Wudao: "Because I have placed a heavy bet on her, and I have signed a contract with her. No matter how difficult life is, she cannot sell her body without my instructions.

She is different from other divas. Many rich people miss her, but they can't touch her. Even if she has a celebrity wing in Paramount, others still can't touch her.

Only in this way can her own net worth skyrocket. When it comes to divas, Jiang Mengting will always be ranked first. With her status today, I can also earn more money."

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "You are really good at business."

Ma Wu shook his head and said: "It depends not only on the business, but also on her own ability. Every year, I can cultivate five or six famous people under my command. After three or five years, there will be twenty or thirty famous people.

But there can only be one person like her who is not allowed to touch in three to five years. Only in this way can she appear precious, just like she is the only rose among the flowers. Only then can this rose be valuable.

She can afford this status, regardless of appearance, temperament or heart, she can afford it,

She is a good woman, and I want to find a good home for her. Lao Qi, are you willing to take her in?

I know you can't marry a singing girl, even if you take her as your concubine, even if you don't give her any status, just stay with her."

Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Why do you want me to accept it? Why don't you accept it yourself?"

Ma Wu shook his head and said: "I can't accept it. I can't treat a woman sincerely. There is only business between me and her.

Now our business is almost out of business, and I can no longer take care of her, so I want to find a home for her.

In the future, we brothers will live a leisurely life together, and seeing her by your side, I will feel less indebted to her."

Li Banfeng frowned and said: "Why can't our business continue? Just for the sake of security?"

Ma Wu sighed and said: "They wanted to take over Heishipo's book and newspaper business before, but I didn't agree, and you definitely won't let me agree either.

Now the Customs and Excise Department has increased the freight by 50%, so all our business outside Green Water Bay has seen a 50% increase in freight. If this continues, all our outside business will be ruined."

Li Banfeng took a sip of wine: "50% shipping fee, why is it so deadly?"

Ma Wu took a pen from his shirt and said to Li Banfeng: "This is a pen produced in Heishipo. It costs six yuan and sells for twelve yuan in Heishipo.

There is no factory in Yaowanggou that can produce pens. A pen costs 28 yuan. This cannot be blamed on the businessman's skill, because the shipping fee for a pen is 15 yuan.

The cost of transporting a pen from Heishipo to Yaowanggou is twenty-one yuan, and the merchant has to make money. Add seven yuan of profit, and it becomes twenty-eight yuan."

Li Banfeng really didn't study this matter. He knew that the freight in Puzhou was very expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so ridiculously expensive.

"How much does this pen weigh? How can it cost fifteen yuan for shipping? If we are transporting grain, how much does it cost to ship a pound of grain?"

Ma Wu let out a long sigh and said: "Old Qi, you really don't know the difficulties in business. Guan Fang does not set shipping costs based on weight, but on price. The price is based on the different market prices of goods in different places. He just eats us clearly."

money,

Now he has increased our shipping fee by 50%. The shipping fee for this pen has reached 22 and a half yuan, plus the cost of 6 yuan. When the pen is shipped to Yaowanggou, the cost has exceeded the market price of 28 yuan.

How can our business continue?"

It is true that outside business cannot be done.

Why not just give up all the outside business and concentrate on running the business in Green Water City?

How many bloody storms did Li Qi and Ma Wu go through to gain the wealth they have today?

They are considered to be the number one figures in Puozhou, and if they give up their outside business, they will become ordinary businessmen in Lushui City, and all their previous efforts will be in vain.

This matter is very difficult, but Ma Wu can't think of a way to solve it: "I want to find the customs envoy to ease the relationship, but their attitude is very tough. It must not just be for books and newspapers.

This is related to the previous events of the He family. He Yuxiu offended the customs envoy, and we support He Yuxiu. The customs envoy has also settled this debt for us."

Li Banfeng lit a cigarette and asked, "How is the situation of the He family?"

"The customs envoy has doubled the He family's freight charges. The He family's business is over, completely over. I don't know how many factories outside have collapsed.

If it weren't for the fact that He Yuxiu still had some prestige, the He family would be about to break up. He Yuxiu's current whereabouts are unknown. If one day she falls into the hands of the customs envoy, there will be no He family among the wealthy families in Puozhou."

"Can we do business outside in the name of the Lu family?" On this point, Li Banfeng believed that Lu Chunying could cooperate.

In fact, Ma Wu has already done this, but he doesn't know how long he can persist: "The customs defense envoy wants to take over Paramount, but Lu Chunying doesn't agree. If the stalemate continues like this, the Lu family's shipping costs will probably increase."

"In other words, the Lu family cannot protect itself."

Ma Wu nodded and said: "Among the four major families now, only the Chu family is proud of the success. The customs and defense envoys have reduced their shipping costs by 30%. Next, they will lower the price of goods and squeeze out all our business. The number one wealthy family in Puluo Prefecture

, will become the Chu family."

Li Banfeng chewed a cigarette and silently thought about the context of the entire situation.

Seeing that Li Banfeng remained silent, Ma Wu came up with a not-so-good idea: "Lao Qi, let's go discuss with Lu Chunying and sell Paramount to the customs envoy.

Let’s first ease the relationship between the Lu family and the customs envoy, and then our relationship with the customs envoy can also be eased. If we go back and forth a few times, maybe this storm will be over.”

"Eased? How long will it be eased?" Li Banfeng shook his head, "Today he sent Paramount, and we agreed. Tomorrow he wants Xiaoyaowu, shall we continue to send it?"

Ma Wu also knew that this was not a long-term solution: "Is there any other good way?"

Li Banfeng asked first: "If we separate the business and assign it to a dozen different people and let them run it separately, the customs and defense envoys will not be able to target us. Is this the truth?"

Ma Wu nodded: "That's the truth, but where can I find so many reliable people? This can't be done overnight."

Someone has already done it.

Except for Li Banfeng, no one had targeted that person's business, and he really did it.

"Lao Wu, go find Shen Rongqing, ask her out, and talk to her about business matters."

Ma Wu waved his hand and said: "Old Seven, don't think that I can do anything under the covers. Miss Shen doesn't even want to see me now."

Li Banfeng said: "Tell her that I want to see her and talk about old times with her."

Ma Wuyi was stunned: "Do you know Shen Rongqing?"

"I don't know."

Ma Wu was stunned: "I don't know each other, how can I reminisce about old times?"

Li Banfeng said: "Just tell her, she will understand."

…

At the Ling Family Film Company, Shen Rongqing didn't understand: "You mean, Li Qi wants to reminisce with me? I don't know him at all."

Ma Wu smiled and said: "These are his exact words, I just bring them to you."

Shen Rongqing felt confused. After Ma Wu left, she told He Jiaqing what happened.

…

He Jiaqing just came out of the vegetable market and walked into an alley. While there was no one around, he put the tray of an electronic scale on his head.

After a while of trembling, He Jiaqing felt refreshed and was about to return the tray when he suddenly felt the buttons on his chest vibrate.

"Jia Qing, Ma Wu came to me today and said that Li Qi wanted to talk to me about old times. I don't know Li Qi at all. Do I want to see him?"

He Jiaqing was silent for a moment and said: "See you."

"What did you say when you saw me?"

"Just saying, long time no see."

"Long time no see? I've never seen him..." Shen Rongqing was completely at a loss.

She couldn't understand what these two people meant at all.

Just as He Jiaqing was about to explain, a strong woman selling fish rushed into the alley and shouted: "What are you doing with my weighing plate? You are so poor that you even stole this!"

…

In the private room of Quanjian Teahouse, Shen Rongqing looked at Li Qi opposite, took a deep breath and said, "Long time no see."
To be continued...