Even if they were old classmates and friends for many years, from a business standpoint, the negotiation representative of the client company did not blindly like the second short film recommended by Zhu Maolin.
Although the second film was indeed more sensational, Shao Fei had to consider the additional effects brought by the popularity of the heroine in the first film and so on.
But in the end, after a round of negotiations, Shao Fei still bought the second short film — because the cost of the second film wasn't high, it could even be described as cheap, and the quality was quite high. Therefore, it could be broadcasted on other levels of the TV station as a complement. This way, the advertising effect might be better.
Generally speaking, it was a pleasant meeting.
"Maolin, thank you for your hard work."
After the meeting, Shao Fei came to Zhu Maolin. They were in a relationship where they could talk about everything. Shao Fei handed Zhu Maolin a cigarette. Zhu Maolin shook his head and said that he quit.
Shao Fei smoked by himself. The fog was a little thick, so he opened the window. The city outside was already lit up. He looked at Zhu Maolin and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, how long has it been since the two of us got together?"
Zhu Maolin thought for a while and said, "More than half a year? The last time seemed to be in April or May? "
Shao Fei was a little stunned. He smacked his lips a few times, "Has it been so long? Why do I feel like it's only been two or three months? "
Zhu Maolin nodded, "It has been so long. The last time I saw you, your belly didn't seem so big. "
Shao Fei touched his belly and laughed, "People say that middle-aged people get fat. I will only be thirty next year. It seems that it is ahead of schedule. Thinking about seven or eight years ago, when I was still in college, I was still in good health."
"Thin." Zhu Maolin only said one word.
Shao Fei suggested, "Why don't we have a weekend party after I finish this advertising project? Call your wife. I haven't rested for a long time. My wife and children at home don't welcome me home. "
"No need." Zhu Maolin shook his head, "I still have a project on hand. I'm afraid I can't spare the time."
"Work is necessary, but you can't become a slave to work, right? I say, Maolin, shouldn't you stop once in a while? " Shao Fei frowned and suddenly said, "I say, Maolin, are you and your wife still thinking about that matter? It's been a long time, right? "
Zhu Maolin just patted Shao Fei's shoulder gently, "That's it. I have to go back to the company to clean up. Let's talk next time."
"Alright, as you wish." Shao Fei nodded and didn't insist too much.
After Zhu Maolin left, Shao Fei planned to finish the cigarette. He continued to look at the city outside, thinking about the scene when he had just graduated from school six or seven years ago. He had also forgotten to eat and sleep like this.
Many people also forgot to eat and sleep. Under the neon lights, people hurried to and fro … Often, they neglected many things.
He was unable to clearly measure the proportion of what he had gained and what he had lost in this process.
However, he was still satisfied with his current life. Although he was a little tired, there was always some excitement waiting for him to relax.
All in all, for Shao Fei, tomorrow was still something to be hoped for and cherished.
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– Tomorrow was still something to be hoped for and cherished.
This was the slogan of the public service advertisement. It was on the advertising board at the bus station. Hou Chen Yuhan, who was sitting here waiting for the bus, had been looking at it for a long time.
She was suddenly a little curious about the person who came up with such an advertising slogan. Was he really so strong in his heart, and was he optimistic enough to face all the hardships? Or perhaps, this was just an empty sentence that was occasionally pieced together after a large number of words were accumulated.
Perhaps, there were really optimistic and positive people who could overcome all difficulties. After all, the population base of this world was so huge.
The buses came and left one by one in front of her. Some were the buses she should take, and some were the ones she didn't need.
However, she missed the ones she needed, and then looked at the ones she didn't need. She was unwilling to let her body move. The pedestrians on the road seemed to be fast-forwarded in the camera. They were in all shapes and sizes, from left to right, and from right to left.
Just how long had it been like this?
She didn't even want to think about this question. She was even more willing to stop thinking. If she could stop her brain cells from working, would there be such a situation of "uncontrollable thoughts"?
Hou Chen Yuhan covered her face with both hands and cried in this bustling street. The passers-by were still hurrying to and fro. Everything seemed to be a silent pantomime to her. She didn't know who was singing whose monologue.
"Are you okay?"
There were still kind-hearted people.
Hou Chen Yuhan heard the voice in her ear. She raised her head at once. It was an aunt in her fifties, showing a concerned look.
Hou Chen Yuhan shook her head, stood up, lowered her head, and didn't say a word. She quickly left in front of the kind aunt, and then walked aimlessly on the street.
The above was what she experienced before coming to this place. It should be these things. However, Hou Chen Yuhan had no impression of how she came to this place.
She just felt that the decorative style here had an indescribable taste. It was like in the gap between the new and the old time, which made her feel peaceful.
Under the flickering candlelight, a young man was looking at her with a smile. At the same time, there was another woman who was as beautiful as a dream standing beside him.
Everything could be bought.
This was a place where people could get what they wanted. This mysterious boss explained the meaning of this place to her.
She naturally believed it. It seemed that in her overall cognition, there was no denial of the illogical power of this place.
"You want a child?" Luoqiu looked at Hou Chen Yuhan. This was the request she made according to her thoughts at the moment.
The negotiations in the club had always been like this. The guests would always say what they wanted at this moment. As for whether it was right, whether it was worth it or not, it was up to the guests to decide, even if they would regret it in the future.
Boss Luo thought for a while and said, "If you just want a child, why don't you plan to adopt one? If it's just for emotional sustenance, there should be examples of deeper sustenance even if there is no blood relationship. In this case, I feel that the guests may not need to get it from us. "
If the guests wanted to do business, Hou Chen Yuhan thought that the boss was very strange. It was like he was persuading the guests to think about it again.
She couldn't even tell whether the young man was being kind or hypocritical.
"No … If it's not my child, it won't work." Hou Chen Yuhan shook her head. Her eyes were firmer and more paranoid than a few minutes ago.
"Then I understand." Luoqiu nodded, "We really have no reason to refuse a persistent guest. However, I ask again. We can give you a child that belongs to you and your husband, but the cost …"
The boss stretched out his hand in front of Hou Chen Yuhan, and flower cards appeared in front of her. These were the things she could use to pay.
"As long as you don't choose, you can still withdraw this request." Luoqiu finally said, "But in the same way, once you decide, you can't change it. So we hope that you can consider it carefully. After all, we don't want you to hate us when we collect this part of the fee. "
After looking at the flower cards one by one, Hou Chen Yuhan looked at Luoqiu with a complicated expression. She seemed to have become hesitant. The price marked here was forming an indecisive balance in her heart.
She would hesitate at the last moment of making a decision. In other words, when there was still room for hesitation, it was normal to hesitate.
The boss had good patience, waiting calmly for Hou Chen Yuhan's decision. He didn't urge her, nor did he give her any advice. He was so calm that he seemed to be integrated with the candle flames burning peacefully around him.
"I … Can I think about it again?" Hou Chen Yuhan didn't have the courage to choose any of the flower cards in the end.
"Of course." Boss Luo smiled and said, "We are not forcing you. Moreover, the guests don't have to worry about missing this opportunity. Because, strictly speaking, we are always on your side. The main thing is, if you remember this point, then you can at any time … "
It was like the whisper of an angel, but also like the whisper of a devil.
When Hou Chen Yuhan came back to her senses, there were still passers-by who were rushing home after work.
Everyone was in a hurry because there was always a place to go. Hou Chen Yuhan found that she suddenly couldn't remember what the mysterious boss looked like.
Hou Chen Yuhan subconsciously took out her mobile phone and hesitated for a moment.
Hou Chen Yuhan: Do you have to work overtime tonight?
Husband: I just finished a meeting at Shao Fei's company, and I have to rush back to the company. If everything goes well, I should be able to come back earlier. What's the matter?
I just met …
But she quickly deleted these words and changed them to type: Then let's talk about it when you come back.
Husband: If it's too late, don't wait for me.
Hou Chen Yuhan didn't respond to this sentence.
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When the elevator came to the lobby of the building, Zhu Maolin waited for a while, but he didn't get a text message from his wife. He shook his head and remembered what Shao Fei had said to him.
So he typed the words: Shao Fei said, do you want to have a family gathering?
But he quickly deleted these words. In the end, he didn't send any text messages. Let's go back to the company. He said to himself.
Zhu Maolin drove the car and stopped at the place where he was about to return to the company. He planned to buy something to eat as dinner, and then continue to work overtime. For him, food was just to appease his hunger.
"Help!"
A wretched figure suddenly bumped into Zhu Maolin. At the same time, there was a man with murderous eyes. Just the moment he looked at this man, Zhu Maolin felt like he was being stared at by a lion.
"Help me … please."
It should be a woman hiding behind him at this time. Zhu Maolin frowned. He wasn't a particularly righteous person, and he wouldn't be willing to involve himself in some unnecessary trouble just because the other party was a woman. Especially under the premise that he didn't know who was right and who was wrong.
Zhu Maolin subconsciously looked at the woman hiding behind him in panic, and then he was startled, "It's you?"
This is … the rookie model, Little Lu.
"Ah … Manager Zhu!" Little Lu looked overjoyed at this time as if she had met a life-saver, "Manager Zhu, help me … This guy is a bad guy!"
You are the worst one, okay? Taisetsu didn't know where to start complaining, but at least she was acting as herself, so she didn't have to laugh.
"Hey! Brother, you'd better not meddle in other people's business. " So Taisetsu's calm voice was neither salty nor light, but it sounded like a knife, "This woman owes us a lot of money, and she hasn't paid it back. You know what to do, right?"
Zhu Maolin frowned. Recently, he heard that many students, especially female students, would do some ridiculous things, such as nude loans.
The modeling circle was very messy, and the girls in the circle were both good and bad … Although he had the opportunity to work with Xiaolu once, he didn't have much contact with her after all. He didn't dare to conclude that she was hiding something under her pure and moving appearance.
"Since it is a monetary dispute, it is inconvenient for me to intervene." Zhu Maolin shook his head, "Moreover, I am not familiar with you."
"Did you hear that?! I am not interested in a bitch like you! " Taisetsu snorted coldly. He walked forward and quickly reached out to grab 'Little Lu's' arm. He pulled her up forcefully, looked at Zhu Maolin, and said, "Brother, if you have nothing to do, just leave. We don't want to cause trouble."
"Let go of me! What are you doing?! Let go!! Who allowed you to touch me?! Let go of me! "'Little Lu' screamed in horror at this time.
Her face turned pale all of a sudden, and her whole body trembled.
Looking at 'Little Lu' at this time, Taisetsu really felt that if he didn't know what was going on, he would really treat this girl as such.
Sister 18, it's a waste that you don't win an Oscar with your acting skills.
"Let … let go of me!!"
You don't have to act like this right … Taisetsu frowned, but it seemed that Zhu Maolin had no intention of intervening at all. In other words, he wouldn't jump into this trick at all.
Taisetsu had to sneer and said, "Hmph, if you want to blame someone, blame your gambling addict father who doesn't learn from his mistakes! The son has to pay his father's debt. Since your gambling addict father ran away, you must pay for it! Can you escape? "
"Let go of me! Don't … don't touch me! "
But Taisetsu didn't seem to hear it. He dragged her all the way.
"Let go of her." Zhu Maolin suddenly grabbed Taisetsu's arm at this time and said indifferently, "Otherwise, I will call the police."
"Oh? You just said that you don't want to intervene … Do you want to cause trouble? "Taisetsu sneered and stared at the other party," Brother, it's very simple for us to mess with you! "
Zhu Maolin said calmly, "There are streets and alleys here. Even if it's not me, there will be people with a strong sense of justice who can't stand it. If she makes a fuss along the way, you will also be in trouble. Besides, if it's just a matter of money, why don't you use other methods? "
Taisetsu continued to sneer, "Listening to you, are you going to help her pay back the money?"
Zhu Maolin shook his head, "I don't have this plan. She can pay back the money by herself. She doesn't need others."
Taisetsu was taken aback. He frowned and snorted coldly, "If she can pay back the money, she won't run away when she sees us! This is simply reneging on the debt! "
Zhu Maolin said indifferently, "Not now doesn't mean not in the future. You are just seeking money. You don't have to force people to this extent. She has the ability to make money. You are willing to give her time. I believe she also wants to pay back the money. It has nothing to do with you. But what's the benefit of forcing people to this extent? Brother, if you are too evil, you won't be able to survive. "
Taisetsu sneered twice. He suddenly pulled Zhu Maolin's collar forcefully and pulled him in front of him, "Kid, you are quite courageous. You dare to talk to me like this? "
Zhu Maolin looked calm, calmly facing Taisetsu's gaze.
Taisetsu's gaze swept across Zhu Maolin's collar that he pulled open at this time. Under the neck, Taisetsu saw something.
If he saw it correctly, this was a tattoo, a very big tattoo. It was not the kind of petty thing that young men and women would tattoo for each other.
Generally speaking, this was something that only those who had been in the underworld would tattoo.
"It turns out that you are also in the underworld?" Taisetsu said abruptly at this time.
Zhu Maolin said indifferently, "Let go. I don't want to cause trouble. I said that she has the ability to pay back the money. As long as you give her time, she can find a job and always pay it off. Don't force people into a dead end. This is not good for anyone. "
Taisetsu patted Zhu Maolin's chest hard twice, "Okay, I will give you face this time, but it won't count. You should let her pay back the money. Otherwise, I won't care which underworld you are in!"
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"Okay, she has left." Zhu Maolin sighed, looked at Xiaolu and said, "You should go home too."
He saw Xiaolu squatting on the ground at this time, shrinking her body. She still looked panicked. Zhu Maolin frowned and patted Xiaolu's shoulder, "Are you okay? Are you hurt? "
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