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Chapter 378

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In the following days, after Li Wang called Li Xi over, the two sisters began to contact the local Shanghai government frequently, and finally demarcated a piece of land in Pudong.

When Li Heng finished reading the agreement signed with the government, he was speechless for a long time: "80 acres of land, I didn't even dare to think about it, you actually really took it down."

Well, not only was the factory land unexpected, Li Xi was even better at playing tricks, directly overturning the previous discussion between Li Heng and Li Wang, and contacting the local government in the name of investing 50 million to build a factory.

Li Wang curled her lips and said proudly, "Although Pudong belongs to Shanghai, it is a veritable rural suburb. 80 acres looks big, but in fact, at most, it is the scale of a large factory."

Li Heng asked Li Xi, "Sister Xi, this 50 million in funds..."

Li Xi seemed to know what he was thinking and immediately gave him a reassurance:

"During these days, I specifically read through the relevant laws of the mainland. There are many loopholes in economic management. Don't worry, I will help you operate the funding matter, and there will be no illegal behavior."

After graduating from Oxford University, Li Xi was able to become a famous big lawyer in Hong Kong in just a few years and become a guest of major wealthy families. It was because of her excellent business ability. Seeing her say this, Li Heng was instantly relieved.

After finalizing the factory matter, Li Xi thought for a while and asked the two, "Do you really want to take the mid-to-high-end route?"

Li Heng and Li Wang looked at each other, and then looked at Li Xi together.

Li Xi said, "There is nothing wrong with taking the mid-to-high-end route, and your market operation plan is also quite optimistic, but the domestic economy may not be able to support how far you can go."

Li Heng had started a company in his previous life, and he understood some things as soon as he heard them. "Sister Xi's idea is to grasp both hands?"

Li Xi gave him an appreciative look. "With the further reform and opening up of the mainland, many Hong Kong families have begun to aim at the mainland market. They have done a lot of research on this. I have had the honor to talk to them about some. With the current consumption ability of domestic people, no matter what industry, taking the mass route can have a greater chance of survival.

So I suggest that you independently create a luxury brand to take the high-end market. Then Anta will focus on the mid-end market, take the mass route, and harvest the remaining money in their hands."

Seeing Li Heng pondering without saying a word, Li Xi asked, "Do you look down on mid-end brands?"

Li Heng shook his head. "Not really. In fact, I have thought about what you said, it's just a matter of sentiment."

"Sentiment?" The two sisters looked at each other and said in unison.

"Yes, it's sentiment."

In his later life, the domestic high-end market was basically monopolized by large foreign brands. Li Heng was an old angry youth to some extent, with a patriotic heart. If he didn't set foot in it, it would be fine. Since he had already set foot in it, of course, he wanted to go high-end.

He was young, where did he get the sentiment? The two sisters didn't understand, but seeing her frown and think, they sat on the side without disturbing her.

After a long time, Li Heng's frowned eyebrows gradually relaxed. "Okay, for the sake of long-term consideration, I can't be too stubborn, I accept Sister Xi's suggestion. However, for the low-end market, I still insist on my original idea, not to set foot in it, not to be greedy for everything."

In fact, there is no big change from the original goal in essence, taking the mid-to-high-end market. It's just that according to Li Xi's idea, it is best to separate the mid-end and high-end, and independently create a luxury brand to specialize in the high-end market.

The three discussed it, and Li Xi made a suggestion again: "For the luxury brand, I think it's good to use your pinyin 'li-heng'. Many big brands abroad are named like this, easy to remember, and have commemorative significance at the same time.

And you are the legendary writer designated by the 'People's Daily', and your fame in the country is so great that your readers are all over all walks of life. Using this name can bring huge economic benefits."

Li Heng turned to Li Wang.

Li Wang expressed her position: "You are the major shareholder of the company, and we are blood relatives. As long as it is beneficial to the company, you don't need to worry about me, I have no opinion."

Li Heng pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, then use my name. It seems I can't keep a low profile for too long. That pure music album must also be hurried up."

Li Xi smiled and said, "This is a good idea. I forgot for a moment that you are also a great composer. If you come up with a few more world-famous songs at the level of 'The Scenery of the Hometown', we won't need to promote it much. You are a luxury brand yourself, and you represent the height, depth, and breadth of the market. Your music fans probably won't be happy to accept the mid-to-low-end route."

After everything was settled, Li Heng transferred 400,000 to the company account.

At this time, Li Wang suddenly proposed to change the company's equity contract, "I'll give you 3%, you take 70%."

Li Heng was puzzled. Is there anyone who actively gives up benefits?

Li Wang said frankly, "The market marketing route is planned and perfected by you, you put up more money, and now your name is used. We are relatives, so let's settle accounts clearly. As your cousin, I can't take advantage of you. These 3 points are considered as shares for using your name, don't think it's too little."

Seeing Li Heng wanting to push it away, Li Xi said on the side, "Li Heng, you may not know your cousin's temper. She has been famous for being loyal since she was a child. Moreover, with your current reputation, it is not too much to exchange for 3 points of shares. If you can really make the market with this wind, it is she who takes advantage."

Under the persuasion of the two sisters, Li Heng finally accepted 70% of the shares of the new company.

After the company contract was changed, subsequent matters were handed over to Li Wang to run around.

According to the agreement, in addition to participating in company meetings every Tuesday and Saturday, Li Heng devoted his main energy to the creation of "Bai Luyuan".

His time is relatively tight now. The Seoul Olympic Games will be held in mid-September. Before that, he has to complete two things.

One is to finish the creation of "Bai Luyuan".

The second is to release a pure music album.

These two seemingly unrelated things are, to some extent, accumulating strength for the new brand to go public. Under the blessing of many halos, he strives to become famous overnight and strives to leave a deep-rooted high-end impression in the hearts of consumers.

"Li Heng, your letter."

After Liu Yue left, the work of sending and receiving letters for Statistics Class 1 fell to Zhou Min. This girl walked in from outside the classroom and handed him 3 letters.

Li Heng took them and looked. The first one was from Zijin, but it was mixed with a photo of his own mother, Tian Run'e.

The second one was from Yang Yingwen. In the letter, Old Mabu said he wanted to meet him formally during the summer vacation to talk about the "New Oriental" money-making model he proposed in the letter.

The third letter, Li Heng looked confused. The handwriting on the envelope was actually Liu Yue's.

This girl didn't go to the United States, why write to herself?

With curiosity, he opened it and looked, and he was even more confused.

There was not much content, just one paragraph, summarized in one sentence, which was asking him: Is the little aunt delicious?

Holding the letter paper, Li Heng fell into deep thought, guessing in his heart, is Liu Yue testing him? Or does she know something?

Seeing Teacher Yu Shuheng coming over from the podium, Li Heng put away the 3 letters, looked up, and asked, "Teacher, are you looking for me?"

Yu Shuheng scanned the group of boys who pricked up their ears and walked straight out of the classroom.

Li Heng understood and followed out of the classroom.

Yu Shuheng asked with a smile, "Do you have time tonight? Go to the teacher's house for a meal."

Hearing this, Li Heng immediately remembered that when he was in White Deer Village, he promised to go to her house for a meal.

Li Heng looked embarrassed. "Teacher, can we change the time? I have an appointment tonight."

The smile on Yu Shuheng's face slowly disappeared. "Is Xiao Han coming over?"

Li Heng shook his head. "Today is Thursday, Xiao Han has class and can't come. Mai Sui and I are going to treat a classmate to a meal."

Yu Shuheng nodded when she heard this, passed him, and returned to the classroom. She walked gracefully, and turning around was extremely agile.

After attending class honestly for a day, as soon as the bell for the end of the 6th period rang in the afternoon, Li Heng immediately ran to the opposite Accounting Class 2 to find Mai Sui.

This semester is different from the last semester. Li Heng comes to find Mai Sui at every turn, and Accounting Class 2 is numb to this. Of course, there are more and more strange rumors about the two behind their backs.

Some girls are jealous of Mai Sui and spread rumors behind their backs: Xiao Han is just Li Heng's object on the surface, and his real girlfriend is Mai Sui. The reason is that the two spend more time together than with Xiao Han.

Where there are rumors, there is maintenance. Many boys from the Management School spontaneously found out to maintain the goddess in their hearts. They don't want to believe that Li Heng and Mai Sui have unclear feelings, but believe that the two have a pure friendship. After all, they have known each other for so many years and are fellow villagers from the same place.

Regarding these messy gossip, Mai Sui has heard of them, but she just listens and never cares.

On the contrary, since the scandal with Li Heng, no boys have come to bother her, and she is happy with it.

When it comes to the big and small kings of Fudan University now, Mai Sui's side is the cleanest, without flies buzzing.

Next is Zhou Shihe. This girl is not unpopular, but her level is too high. Ordinary boys don't even dare to talk to her, let alone write love letters to pursue her.

And the one most sought after by boys is Wei Xiaozhu.

After being discouraged for a period of time, the unwilling Hu Ping has now officially launched the third charge, burning passion for Wei Xiaozhu again. He delivers breakfast in the morning, occupies seats in the library for self-study classes, and accompanies her to read books in the library at night. He is a warm man, and that meticulous care, hey! The two joint dorms were sour.

According to Li Guang, Old Hu launched a fierce attack on Wei Xiaozhu again because he was stimulated. A junior student with a very wealthy family background is frantically pursuing Wei Xiaozhu. The other party is full of oppression, making Old Hu dare not be a salted fish anymore.

"Comrade Ye Ning, move over a bit and make room for me." Li Heng shouted to Ye Ning in the innermost part.

Ye Ning rolled his eyes at him and moved inward.

Zhou Shihe in the middle moved over.

After he sat down, Mai Sui wrote a note: I still have 7th and 8th period classes. Why don't you go back to Lushan Village and wait for me? I'll call you to eat then.

Li Heng replied: Too lazy to move, don't want to go back, I'll accompany you to class.

Mai Sui looked at him, knew he couldn't be persuaded, so she stopped persuading and wrote: Okay.

After writing, she took two chocolates out of her pocket and gave them to him.

Li Heng wrote on the paper: Help me peel them, I don't know how to peel them.

Mai Sui smiled softly, pretended not to see it, and then turned to chat with Zhou Shihe. When it was almost time for class, she suddenly stretched her right hand quietly under the desk.

Li Heng looked down and was instantly happy. A peeled chocolate was placed in her palm.

He reached out and picked up the chocolate and put it in his mouth. Later, he showed her the photo of his mother and wrote: Many people in the village say that our mother and son look alike. What do you think?

It was the first time Mai Sui saw Li Heng's mother's appearance. She held the photo for a long time and replied: It really looks quite alike.

Ye Ning and Zhou Shihe on the side also saw it. Ye Ning even reached out and asked for the photo. After reading it, he exclaimed, "Li Heng, your mother is too beautiful. No wonder you are so handsome."

Li Heng grinned. His mother was indeed beautiful when she was young, but now that she is middle-aged, her appearance has declined a lot. However, no matter how late the beauty is, the basic lines are still there, the foundation is still there, and it is not comparable to ordinary women.

But when it comes to the beauty of middle-aged women, undoubtedly Song Yu's mother is more charming than Comrade Tian Run'e. Jiang Yue teaches music, and the faint artistic temperament on her body is very lethal.

The 7th and 8th period is the class of a director of the Management School. Li Heng was embarrassed to pass notes to Mai Sui. Alas, it is said that people live for a face, trees rely on a skin, and face is given to each other.

After finally enduring two classes, out of the Management School teaching building, Mai Sui couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Did you hold back in these two classes?"

Li Heng nodded seriously. "I originally wanted to pass notes with you in class to experience the innocent fun of childhood, but I didn't expect it to be the director's class. It's really noisy."

Mai Sui felt hot when she heard it, walked forward a few steps, and said, "Let's go back to Lushan Village first. It's estimated that it's going to rain. There are many clothes on the balcony that haven't been collected."

"Okay." Li Heng looked up at the large dark clouds that drifted over the sky at some point, and ran along with her.

Because they were going to eat with Wei Xiaozhu for dinner, Zhou Shihe and Ye Ning didn't follow, but went directly to the canteen.

"Old Fu, happy wedding!"

In the alley, the two met the fake Daoist priest who bought vegetables and returned home. Li Heng teased him like this.

"You kid! Really talking nonsense, it's been almost half a year since the wedding, and you're still full of lies."

The fake Daoist priest pointed at him, full of smiles. People are refreshed by happy events. Since his wife became pregnant, he has become Maitreya Buddha, laughing all day long.

Meeting people and laughing three points first is what Old Fu is talking about at this time.

Then, Old Fu shouted, "Li Heng, Mai Sui, come to my house for dinner tonight. I am learning to cook now, and my cooking skills are getting better day by day, and I have made great progress."

Li Heng waved his hand, "No, I have an appointment tonight."

It really started to rain when he said it would rain. Before the chat was finished, bean-sized jade beads drifted from the sky, hitting the eaves and tiles with a clatter.

Seeing this, Mai Sui accelerated her running speed.

Li Heng was the same, but he kicked a small stone on the road and fell, ouch, fell into a dog-eating shit, his knees hit with a bang, very painful. The fake Daoist priest behind him laughed loudly.

Seeing Mai Sui return and want to help him, Li Heng waved his hand, climbed up, and said, "You go and collect the clothes quickly, it's raining heavily."

Mai Sui didn't listen, lowered her body to help him pat the mud and dust on his clothes, and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, just bumped my knee," Li Heng said.

Seeing this scene, the fake Daoist priest behind him stopped laughing, but subconsciously looked at the small building No. 25. Sure enough, at this point, Shuheng is usually at home, standing on the attic, looking down at the scene in the alley.

The fake Daoist priest smacked his lips, didn't come up to disturb, but stopped in place and looked at the two in front, looking at Mai Sui helping someone pat dust, helping someone roll up his trouser legs to check his knees.

Li Heng looked down and said, "It's really okay, look, it's just a little red."

Mai Sui, who was squatting on the ground, gave a soft hmm, put down her trouser legs, and said softly, "I'll go collect the clothes first, and I'll apply some medicine for you later."

"Okay, you go quickly, the clothes are about to get wet," Li Heng urged.

Hearing this, Mai Sui stood up, took out the key, and entered the small building No. 26.

Li Heng fell, his knees were faintly painful, and he hadn't recovered yet. Walking was affected, and he didn't dare to walk too fast for a while. When he went up to the second floor, Mai Sui had already collected the clothes into the living room.

Mai Sui spread the clothes on the back of the sofa, found iodine, and said to him, "You sit down, I'll help you apply some medicine."

Li Heng glanced at the tall figure on the attic opposite. "The sofa is full of clothes, let's go to the study."

Mai Sui looked at the sofa. In fact, there was still room on it, but she didn't think much and followed into the study.

"You are such a big person, and you can still fall when walking. Does the bone inside hurt? Do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup?" Mai Sui asked with concern while teasing.

"It should be fine, just soft tissue was impacted, it will recover after a rest," Li Heng felt it and didn't pretend to be delicate.

Sitting on the chair, looking at Mai Sui who was squatting in front of him and applying medicine carefully, Li Heng suddenly had a violent heartbeat, and he didn't know why, it was just inexplicable.

Mai Sui seemed to feel his abnormality, looked up and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Looking at each other, Li Heng said by mistake, "Mai Sui, you stand up, back to me."

Mai Sui was stunned, not knowing what kind of moth he was making, but out of absolute trust in him, she instinctively didn't refuse him, really obediently stood up, and turned around.

Looking at her back for a long, long time, Li Heng seemed to be infected by a charming atmosphere, could no longer hold back, and hugged her from behind.

His hands hugged her abdomen, holding her tightly.

Facing the sudden hug, Mai Sui didn't react for a while, her body instantly stiffened, instinctively wanting to resist, but when she thought about who was behind her, she forced herself to suppress her thoughts, didn't struggle, and stood still.

Noticing her awkwardness, Li Heng's head passed through her right shoulder and whispered in her ear, "I just suddenly wanted to, wanted to hug you for a while."

Hearing this, Mai Sui's body was still a little unaccustomed at first, but as time passed slowly, it gradually softened. Seeing him immersed in this feeling, she finally leaned back, and the whole person leaned in his arms, soft and glutinous.

After a long time, Li Heng turned her over from his arms and looked at her face to face.

At a certain moment, his right hand lifted and landed on her ear, slowly stroking her green silk, "Do you resent me?"

Looking at each other, Mai Sui shook her head gently.

This shake of the head seemed to be a signal. In the silent stillness, Li Heng lowered his head and kissed.

Mai Sui dodged unconsciously, then dodged again. It wasn't until the third time she dodged that she came back to her senses, then didn't dodge again, her head stopped, and she was kissed solidly.

After a while, Li Heng, who was not satisfied with the dragonfly-like kiss, mumbled and put her hands on his neck, "Can you take the initiative to hug me once?"

Mai Sui's long eyelashes flickered weakly, flickered, smelling his strong hormone breath, and finally, as she was kissed again, she surrendered, her hands circled his neck as he wished, her red lips opened slightly, and she kissed him warmly.

PS: Updated first, edited later.

Uh, the chapter yesterday was written too hastily, written on the road with a mobile phone, not written too well. I wanted to modify it when I looked back, but found that it could not be modified, and the modification permission was locked, so everyone just look at the first part of this chapter today, sigh.

(Normal update resumed today, there is more)

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