Chapter 9：

Chen Xi hangs up the phone. This is the tenth call he has received today. Some of them have fallen victim to previous competitors. Some of them have come to inquire about the situation in an attempt to buy shares from him at a low price. Huihua fell into a financial crisis because of a decision-making error. If it were not for the difficulty in capital turnover, he would not have made such a decision.

"Mr. Chen." The secretary outside knocked on the door.

Chen Xi said, "Come in."

The secretary handed a document to Chen Xi, "This is the document you told me to prepare before."

Chen Xi took it and glanced at it, his face even more worried, is it really possible to give up Huihua? Thinking of the hard work he had put into it over the years, the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became.

Seeing Chen Xi's face full of sadness, the secretary knew that her boss probably couldn't get along with others. She thought of the phone call she received in the morning, and said cautiously, "By the way, boss, a strange phone called just before the meeting. I left a message saying I have something to look for you."

Chen Xi waved his hand, "If you want to lower the price, don't worry about it." He has received too many calls recently, and he instructed his secretary to ignore those calls to inquire about the situation.

"The phone number is from the city. When I call it, it's different from the previous calls to check the situation." The secretary handed an A4 piece of paper to Chen Xi, "He left a contact number and hopes to talk to you about cooperation, he said. His boss's surname is Zhao."

Chen Xi was a little surprised, "The last name is Zhao?" He looked at the phone number written on the paper.

The secretary nodded: "Yes, he hopes to have a face-to-face talk with you."

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A dressing room in the backstage of a TV station.

The independent dressing room was quiet. At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the agent walked quickly to the young man who was resting on the sofa, "Old Pei, don't sleep, I have something to do."

Pei Mingzhan opened his eyes and sat up straight: "So anxious?"

"I'm not in a hurry. Just now Director Cheng contacted me, saying that his drama is going to start next month, and I want to ask you for a favor." The agent said: "I have tried my best to reject your future jobs, but Cheng I have to discuss with you about the guidance please."

When Pei Mingzhan first entered the entertainment industry, he was promoted by Director Cheng, and the relationship between the two has always been good. Although Director Cheng is not a big director, he has good connections in the circle. He helped Pei Mingzhan a lot at the beginning. He didn't direct for a few years. And Pei Mingzhan has been reducing his work and preparing to fade out of the entertainment industry during this period of time, and the things that should be pushed are almost done.

"There aren't many scenes, it's an online suspense drama. There are two old actors in the cast, and the rest are new actors. I heard that the script is of good quality, but the overall team is not very good." The agent gave Pei the script and investigation materials. Mingzhan persuaded: "I know you have a good relationship with Director Cheng, although I haven't had much contact in these years. When Director Cheng came to me, I guess he was too embarrassed to talk to you. What do you think?"

Cheng Dao really likes to use new actors, if not for this, he would not have discovered Pei Mingzhan's talent.

Pei Mingzhan took the script and glanced at it, "Take it."

"In this case, you have to spare half a month for filming next month." The agent was not surprised when Pei Mingzhan said he would take over, "Is your company still busy?"

Pei Mingzhan's family background is not simple. Entering the entertainment industry is a hobby and also an accident. Now that the honor he deserves is almost the same, he himself has the will to return to a normal life. At the same time, he is also preparing for his new company, and in short, the schedule is full.

"Fortunately, let's finish the business here first." Pei Mingzhan flipped through the script, "By the way, how did you check the things you asked you to check the other day?"

The agent paused, "Are you talking about Zhao Yao?" He didn't know why Pei Mingzhan became interested in the Zhao family. The Pei family and the Zhao family didn't communicate much about business, and the main industry was not here. Biancheng, but since I met Zhao Sanshao at the bottom of Zhao's building that day, I suddenly became interested in this person.

Pei Mingzhan nodded: "What is he doing recently?"

Agent: "Isn't it all rumors that Chairman Zhao is dying? The Zhao family has been fighting for property recently. I asked, it is not a secret in the circle. We were having a meeting that day when we went to discuss the termination Woolen cloth."

Pei Mingzhan closed the script, "He also wants to fight?"

"Zhao Yao? He doesn't fight." The agent was a little puzzled when he said this, and told Pei Mingzhan what he had inquired about: "Originally, the most promising heirs of the Zhao family's industry were the boss of the Zhao family and Zhao Yao. It is said that the two of them had a lot of trouble. But I heard that when the meeting was held last week, Zhao Yao suddenly stopped fighting, and gave the opportunity to Zhao Changshuo directly. Do you think it is strange?"

"It's not surprising what he does." Pei Mingzhan smiled, "Then what is he doing now?"

"I heard that he has resigned. He seems to be staying at home to recuperate recently. You saw him last time. His leg was a car accident. It is estimated that he will take a month or two to support him." The agent asked: "I am very curious. , you asked me to inquire about the details of his car accident, and asked me about Zhao's situation, and now you are still paying attention to other people's daily life, he is neither your competitor nor your partner..."

Thinking of Pei Mingzhan's sexuality, he suddenly realized: "No way, Lao Pei, is it possible that you want to chase others?"

"What are you thinking?" Pei Mingzhan tapped the script on the agent's leg, "I knew him before."

"If you two know you, can you just ask directly?" The agent glanced at him, "It's like asking about a blind date."

Pei Mingzhan ignored it and said casually, "He probably doesn't remember me."

The agent was a little curious when he heard the words. Just as he was about to ask a few questions, he heard the staff of the TV station outside calling someone. Pei Mingzhan threw the script to his agent, took the coat brought by his assistant and walked out.

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Chen Xi finally called the person. The man who answered the phone at first was not Zhao but an assistant, but he gave the call to another person after hearing that he wanted to find Mr. Zhao. The person who answered the phone sounded young, and Chen Xi had made an appointment with him about the time and place to meet, and now he was sitting at the appointed place waiting for someone.

The location was also decided by Mr. Zhao, and it was a famous club in S City.

Chen Xi came over in advance, checking the time from time to time, and the waiter opened the door only one minute before the appointed time.

A man came in pushing a wheelchair, and on the wheelchair sat an equally handsome young man.

Chen Xi hurriedly stood up and looked at the person sitting in the wheelchair.

He has been in the entertainment industry for several years, and he has never seen such handsome guys and beauties. For this entertainment industry with bright clothes, the most important thing is a beautiful skin. However, the person in front of him was only wearing simple casual clothes, and his face was a little sickly, but Chen Xi couldn't help but stunned when his eyes swept over.

Excellent appearance and unrepeatable temperament, such good seedlings are not uncommon in the entertainment industry.

After looking at it, he suddenly regained his senses and asked a little uncertainly, "Mr. Zhao?"

"Hello Mr. Chen, I'm Zhao Yao." The young man nodded and said hello.

Zhao Yao? Chen Xi heard the name a bit familiar, but he politely came over and shook hands with Zhao Yao, "Hello, Chen Xi."

The place of conversation was changed to the sofa in the meeting room. Before Zhao Yao could speak, Chen Xi asked anxiously, "You said to negotiate face-to-face, this is the information of our Huihua." He handed the document to Zhao Yao. .

Zhao Yao took it over and took a closer look. Huihua's important places were not mentioned in the document, but what was written on it was not too different from what Zhao Yao had asked people to investigate before. It can be seen that Chen Xi came here this time with sincerity. .

It is indeed difficult for Huihua to encounter this situation. First of all, there are not many resources under it. There are other companies in the circle who are waiting to see how Huihua will deal with it. solve. And Chen Xi didn't want to go to the last step, his first thought was cooperation.

Yao Bai was waiting beside him. In fact, he didn't know why Zhao Yao was suddenly interested in Huihua, but during this period of time, there were too many abnormal behaviors of his brother Yao. It is normal for a project to invest in a series of behaviors. of. On the opposite side, Chen Xi was still chattering about Huihua's situation, while Yao Bai's mind was pondering how to properly invite that master to check Feng Shui so that he would not be swept out by Uncle Wang.

Everyone on the field had their own thoughts, Zhao Yao calmly took a sip of coffee.

He listened carefully to what Chen Xi said, and probably understood what his plans were. The capital injection and cooperation are exactly the idea of ​​Zhao Yao. Huihua is a company with decent resources and a good reputation, and Chen Xi is a capable person. If it was before, Zhao Yao might have waited for the opportunity like other people in the back who were eyeing him, but based on his current opinion, he prefers to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

Chen Xi's mouth was dry, and Zhao Yao, who was on the opposite side, didn't move, and he felt a little lost all of a sudden.

Indeed, in the current situation, he belongs to the party who seeks help, and the higher conditions can easily make others lose their patience. Chen Xi finally said: "We can discuss the specific cooperation."

Zhao Yao waited until Chen Xi finished speaking before passing the contract on one side to Chen Xi, "I generally understand what you said, and I can understand your thoughts. These are the conditions and terms of cooperation we proposed, Mr. Chen might as well take a look first. ?"

Chen Xi paused when he saw the contract, took it over and took a closer look, and found that the conditions here were not much different from the conditions he proposed, and it could even be said that it was much better than he expected, and he said a little excitedly: "Mr. Zhao, I need to discuss with a lawyer."

"It's no problem." Zhao Yao said: "When Mr. Chen decides, please contact me again."

Chen Xi heard the words and said his inner doubts: "Can I ask Mr. Zhao, why do you want to invest in Huihua?"

Although Huihua is an established company, it is still a long way from other big companies in the current circle. Moreover, there are many artists in the company. In fact, there is not much advantage in investing in Huihua, and it may even be empty. The young man in front of him didn't seem like a rash person, and even had maturity beyond his appearance. Chen Xi always felt that he handed over this contract after careful consideration.

Zhao Yao was not surprised by Chen Xi's question. He didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Mr. Chen, rather than cooperate with Huihua, I would rather say that I want to cooperate with you."

Work with him?

Chen Xi's hand holding the document paused for a while, then looked at Zhao Yao in astonishment.

"Huihua is worth my investment, and you are a good partner." Zhao Yao smiled, "This is my sincerity."