Chapter 1007: No Fate Despite Having Affinity

"Oh, Wang Laoban, it's really been a long time."

At Zhizhen Garden, Boss Fan, who was calling friends to leave, saw Wang Yan smoking and drinking herbal tea in Jingxiu's small pavilion, greeted him loudly, and walked over with a laugh.

Wang Yan smiled: "Old Fan, you're in high spirits now."

"Oh, no matter how high spirits I am, it's not as high as Wang Laoban. There are legends about Wang Laoban all over Huanghe Road. After so many years, it's spreading louder and louder, and people all over the country know it."

"You, every time you have to hold me up to talk."

Wang Yan sent him a cigarette and called Jingxiu to get a can of herbal tea, and they started chatting by the small pavilion.

"How is Sanyang's business?"

"Pretty good. In the past few months, it has been distributed all over the country and sold to Africa. However, there are many high-end imitations on the market, and the money from this wave is almost earned here. Now we have made new clothes, and we are looking for people to cooperate recently. It's another challenge..."

"There is always a mountain higher than another mountain. You have to climb the peak bravely, create new achievements, and go up to a higher level."

Boss Fan shook his head: "I don't feel very good this time. I'm afraid the success of Sanyang cannot be replicated. Speaking of which, it's more reliable to cooperate with Bao Zong. But then the matter of Miss Wang happened before, Mei Ping is not the same as before, as if she has become a different person, not giving any face at all, talking about export indicators. Bao Zong is loyal, and I am caught in the middle, in a dilemma."

"Now, I don't want to create any achievements, and I don't want to go up a level. I just want to ensure the current results, stand well in my last shift, and retire safely. This is better than anything."

"When we met at the beginning of the year, you said the same thing, but you were glorious for half a year. Now you want to say this kind of thing again."

"Learned from Wang Laoban, to be humble and low-key. To tell the truth, who doesn't want to live a better day? But the reality doesn't allow it. Sanyang was selling goods at Hualian Mall before, and more than thirty counters on one floor were selling Sanyang. Now Sanyang has been kicked out of Hualian Mall. The new clothes we launched, Hualian won't let us in.

Isn't Bao Zong the same? He promised that Boss Ma from Zhuji who makes high-end knockoffs that he would recreate a Shanghai brand, but in the end, Hulian wouldn't stock their goods, and sales at the apparel company weren't good either. Bao Zong made a name for Sanyang, but this one order knocked him down, and Boss Ma also ran back to Zhuji in disgrace. Does Wang Laoban know what they are doing now?"

"Making Hongyun, right?" Wang Yan nodded with a smile, "There are countless high-end imitations of Hongyun."

"Wang Laoban is generous and doesn't care at all. I want to care, but I'm powerless."

"You look too highly of me, I have no power either. There are far more people eating by making high-end imitations of Hongyun than Hongyun's employees. Even if domestic doesn't make high-end imitations, people abroad will do it. It's all the same. As long as there is money to be made, there will always be people doing it."

"That's still Wang Laoban's high realm." Boss Fan asked with a silly smile, "I heard that Miss Wang resigned from No. 27 and wants to do a high-end clothing brand?"

Wang Yan nodded: "That's what she said, but it's not that easy to do a high-end brand."

"Wang Laoban doesn't look favorably?"

"It's not that I don't look favorably, but the road is long and difficult. To do a high-end clothing brand with added value, you are doing aesthetics, and aesthetics depend on cultural influence, and cultural influence ultimately depends on our country's influence in the world. A poor and weak country cannot make high-end luxury brands. Our road is still very long."

"Wang Laoban's words are thorough." Boss Fan smiled, raised the herbal tea and touched it with Wang Yan, which could be considered replacing wine with tea.

After taking a sip of herbal tea, Boss Fan asked, "Haven't heard much about Bao Zong recently, don't know what he is busy with?"

"Playing stocks."

Boss Fan said knowingly: "Is it that Shenzhen person from before?"

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "The cause planted before has now yielded the fruit."

"I heard that Shenzhen person is very powerful. I think there is no need to fight head-on. Bao Zong is doing foreign trade well, there is no need to throw money into the stock market. Doing foreign trade, you have as much goods as you have money, piled up like a mountain. Doing stocks, you only see a few tickets, and there is nothing. Money comes fast and goes fast, not good, not good."

Boss Fan shook his head repeatedly, showing his rejection of capital games.

Wang Yan smiled: "Bao Zong made money. Really speaking, the sum he earned in Shenzhen back then achieved today's Bao Zong. And with the implementation of various policies recently, the stock market is good, and he can't help it. Working hard at foreign trade is not as good as the inflow and outflow in the stock market."

"That's true. I, Old Fan, don't dare to do it because I haven't made money, and I've only seen others lose money. Bao Zong is different after all. Then I wish you success and drive that Shenzhen person out of Shanghai."

"Old Fan, this is wrong. Shanghai is the Shanghai of the people of the whole country. Anyone can come and go. Money is there, whoever has the ability makes it, but there is no saying of driving any Shenzhen person out of Shanghai."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Boss Fan said goodbye to Wang Yan and left. His back was not very solid, but he was still in high spirits, striding forward.

Although he said that this business might not be very good, the success of Sanyang was there after all, and there was always expectation in his heart, and there was always high-spirited fighting spirit.

But Wang Yan knew very well that Boss Fan's business this time was indeed not very good, to the point that he retired early...

There are always many coincidences in the world. When Wang Yan walked to the entrance of Zhizhen Garden, he saw Qiang Mujie walking out quickly from inside.

"What a coincidence, met Wang Laoban again." Qiang Mujie didn't seem to be affected by the last incident, and greeted Wang Yan with a smile.

He was actually very embarrassed. The conversation between the two last time had been spread out by Jingxiu, a joke for a while, but he had also entered people's sight because of this. Now that he met Wang Yan again, so many people were watching, so if he didn't greet him, people would think he was scared, and if he greeted him, he was really uneasy.

He was sure that Wang Yan wasn't really a madman. After all, he also had a backer behind him, so it wasn't easy to move him easily. But Wang Yan beat him up in public, and he really had no place to reason.

So he could only hold back the dissatisfaction in his heart and talk to Wang Yan again.

"Something up?" Wang Yan asked with a chuckle.

"Nanguo Investment might have some moves in a while, is Wang Laoban interested in paying attention?"

"Go find Bao Zong."

Wang Yan waved his hand, ignored him, and walked straight into the shop.

Qiang Mujie looked at Wang Yan's back, secretly gathered his energy, turned and left...

All the way to the private room on the top floor, the waiter was cleaning the table here. Li Li was holding a glass of wine, and her expressive eyes looked at Wang Yan affectionately as he sat down beside her.

"What did you say when you met Qiang Mujie?"

"Said Nanguo Investment has moves in a while, let me pay attention."

"Qiang Mujie still has some guts." Li Li smiled and poured a glass of wine for Wang Yan.

Wang Yan shook his head: "So many people are watching, it's just fear of losing face. What did he come to find you for again?"

"Warned me to have a bottom line, not to say things that shouldn't be said. It looks like it's about to start."

Taking the wine handed by Li Li, Wang Yan raised his eyebrows and asked: "Doesn't he know about our relationship?"

"Should know, but it's not confirmed. After all, until now, it's still spreading outside, and no one knows that you gave me a check for forty million."

"It's long past the redemption period."

"At least it proves that I am worth forty million to you."

"Although this world is very realistic, you don't have to measure yourself with money."

"I don't think this is an insult. Even if it is an insult, I would only hope to insult me to my heart's content." Li Li threw a wink at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan smiled, then changed the subject: "Which stock did he tell you?"

Li Li took a business card from the side and handed it over: "Do you think I should tell Bao Zong?"

Flipping the business card and looking at the number '601' on it, Wang Yan said: "Up to you, I don't care."

"Didn't you also put out thirty million?"

"The money is to help Bao Zong, not because I want to make a lot of money. This money is mainly used for the subsequent listing of the clothing company. And I told you before, this kind of behavior is insider trading and will cause trouble."

"You're still afraid of this trouble?"

"I'm not short of money, why cause so much trouble?" Wang Yan shook his head, "I won't reveal it to Bao Zong, decide for yourself how to do it."

"Do you think Bao Zong will believe me?"

"He also doesn't confirm our relationship. In ordinary times, he can take it seriously, but now that it concerns his family's wealth, he won't believe any rumors. You are so deep, he can't grasp the truth or falsehood. Perhaps he will withdraw part of the funds to see the situation, and complete investment will only happen after the situation is clear. This has nothing to do with trust, but the necessary caution."

"So, Qiang Mujie might also be lying to me?"

"I don't understand that much, make your own decision." Wang Yan changed the subject, "If you make money following along, you might be taken away for investigation. Chen Zhen's matter will definitely be turned over, so just admit it directly, no need to hide it."

Li Li changed her name and surname, the reason is very complicated, hiding from creditors, avoiding previous related people, and there were some irregular operations before, making it inconvenient to do things.

Actually, it's fine to use someone else's identity at this time, and you won't be sentenced to prison, it's nothing more than some administrative penalties, no big problem. As for other reasons, Wang Yan is not a dead person after all, they are all small problems.

"Got it." Li Li nodded, then changed the subject, "How come you have time to find me? Aren't you getting hot with that Lingzi from Ye Dongjing?"

"Woke up from a dream in the middle of the night, felt your longing, so I came here."

Glaring at him, Li Li sighed: "I think it's just that the new replaces the old, and it's boring after getting it."

"Then I have to perform well tonight to reverse this bad idea of yours."

"I'm waiting."

Li Li talking about love and Li Li who is deep on weekdays are two completely different people.

But if you compare, she is different from Lingzi. Li Li is enthusiastic from the inside out, while Lingzi is purely because she is old and broken, plus her fiery personality. It's just that what is expressed is very wild...

Lingzi's life has been very good recently, good during the day, good at night, and even better in mood.

Actually, to be honest, her life hasn't changed much, nothing more than different movements than before, and the amount of exercise has increased a lot. Before, she just guarded Ye Dongjing on Jinxian Road all day, now she is supervising the renovation situation during the day, or selecting and customizing some things used in the restaurant, and in the afternoon, she goes to the old western-style house to exchange skills with Wang Yan. At night, she returns to Jinxian Road to sleep.

For the convenience of transportation, Wang Yan bought her an automatic car, which is relatively easy. After two days, she passed the initial panic, and Lingzi was already very smooth in driving.

Besides the car, Wang Yan also gave her a sum of money. Even though she shouted that she wanted to consume, she didn't spend much. Perhaps it was simply because she didn't pursue too much material, or perhaps it was simply because she was embarrassed. After all, she had no way to explain the source of the money to Ling Hong and the others. In Lingzi's words, she was happy looking at the numbers on the account...

The progress of the renovation was very fast. After all, it was a very mature renovation team, with sufficient manpower. Such a small shop as Ye Dongjing didn't take long at all. The renovation materials were also quite good, and safety issues were guaranteed.

In the blink of an eye, the final finishing work was underway.

During this period, Lingzi also developed "Benbang Kaiseki Cuisine" as in the original drama, wanting to do exquisite high-end catering. Wang Yan, of course, had eaten it; it was a dish made by Little Monk and Lingzi together. Overall, it was okay, with some Japanese cooking methods, but it could only be considered a supplement, mainly still Benbang cuisine. So under the manipulation of Little Monk, who was already a level 4 chef, it could guarantee that the taste wouldn't be too bad.

The biggest difference from the dishes of Ye Dongjing before was perhaps that the plates were larger, but the amount of food was drastically reduced. Selling exquisite, regardless of fullness...

This night, Lingzi was still studying new dishes in the kitchen, preparing for the grand opening in a few days. The closer to the opening, the more nervous she was. Even though she had Wang Yan behind her, she had talked big with Wang Yan before, so no matter what, she didn't want to lose face.

It was at this time that a "Sumimasen" came from the entrance of the shop, and a new guest arrived.

Lingzi walked out of the kitchen with a smile, wiping her hands while speaking: "So many years have passed, and your Japanese is still so bad."

Qiang Mujie looked at Lingzi, who was close at hand, and asked strangely: "Why aren't you curious about my arrival? Did you know I came to Shanghai early? Oh, right, you are friends with Wang Yan."

"Yes. Ling Hong, do you remember her? When we were eating before, Ling Hong mentioned you, matched the name, and then Wang Laoban told me you came to Shanghai."

"No other words?"

"I know what you want to hear. Isn't it just what you and Wang Laoban said at Jingxiu's place? This matter has spread, so there's no need for Wang Laoban to say it himself. I have a friend named Tao Tao, he is a seafood supplier for many restaurants on Huanghe Road, and he knows all the news there. Whatever happens, he comes back and tells us."

Qiang Mujie didn't take this topic, looked around and changed the subject: "Your place is not bad, a lot of investment, right?"

"I think it's okay, it'll take a few more days to finish the renovation."

"When will it open?"

"Open after the renovation, three to five days. How long are you staying in Shanghai this time?"

"At least two or three months."

Lingzi poured wine at the counter: "Then you have to come to support me when I open."

"As long as you don't mind me being picky, I'll come."

"Still so many problems." Lingzi placed the wine glass in front of him, "Treat you to a drink."

Qiang Mujie smiled, shook the wine glass: "Wine is a good thing. Still remember when we were in Tokyo back then..."

The two immediately recalled all kinds of things when they were in Tokyo back then, from meeting to Lingzi's final departure without saying goodbye.

Just like in the original drama, Qiang Mujie bought a bottle of wine and kept it here. Facing Lingzi's statement that the wine was very expensive, he showed his business card, saying that he had money now, and also said that he was very good at stocks, and no one in Shanghai was better than him.

"You are the first guest in my shop." Lingzi smiled at Qiang Mujie.

"Congratulations on opening."

"Let everyone make a fortune."

Qiang Mujie smiled and touched glasses with Lingzi, and walked around the shop. With this walk, he saw the business license behind the counter, and the smile on his face couldn't be maintained.

Lingzi asked: "How did you find it?"

"Shanghai is not big, as long as you are willing to find it, you can always find it." Qiang Mujie changed the subject, "I went to find you back then and learned that you left with a businessman from Shanghai. Recently in Shanghai, I heard that the businessman was A Bao, and he opened this Ye Dongjing for you."

"That's right, he opened this Ye Dongjing for me and gave me half the shares." Lingzi already understood Qiang Mujie's meaning, she smiled, "That's already a thing of the past."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Long Teng Investment on the business license is Wang Yan's company, right?"

"Yes. There were some conflicts with Bao Zong before, so we broke up. Wang Laoban took over Ye Dongjing from his hands, and when I came back, I partnered with him to open a restaurant, just like when it was Bao Zong before."

"The same as Bao Zong?" Qiang Mujie turned his head and looked straight at Lingzi.

Lingzi smiled beautifully: "The same."

Qiang Mujie drank a large mouthful of wine, and after the burning sensation passed, said: "I heard that Wang Laoban has many women, Li Li of Zhizhen Garden, a waitress, and a staff member of a government unit."

"The waitress is Xiao Jiangxi, and the unit staff is Miss Wang. Speaking of which, aren't I also a waitress?"

Seeing Lingzi's indifferent appearance, although he wanted to ask more and wanted a more certain answer, he finally understood that it was not appropriate at this time. He smiled: "After so many years, you haven't changed at all, still the same as before."

Lingzi shook her head and smiled, then changed the subject: "How about you? Are you married?"

"Divorced."

"Why?"

"Nothing more than making the wrong decision at the wrong time."

"Regret it?"

"Regret why I didn't have money earlier. There are always times when you miss out on some people."

"That's having no fate despite having affinity, not having money or not."

Qiang Mujie shook his head and smiled: "The small boss of Shanghai back then decided to open a restaurant called Ye Dongjing for a waitress he had only met once. Not everyone has this money."

"So, having no fate despite having affinity."

Lingzi also smiled, signaling the business license on the wall with her eyes.

Qiang Mujie turned his head, looked at the "Long Teng Investment" above, and drank another large mouthful of wine... ===== CHAPTER 1008 =====