Who wants to be a male model after being reborn? I want to be a male god.

Chapter 86 A feeling of déjà vu

This call surprised Xu Wen.

He originally thought that the reason why Gu Xingruo hadn't shown up for such a long time was because he had been sent abroad by his father to study abroad.

As it turns out, not only did she stay in the country, but she was also going to invite him to the bar for drinks tonight.

"Serendipity? Did you really sell the bar?" Xu Wen quickly realized the problem.

Otherwise, why would a good song like "Chun Feng Shi Li" suddenly change its English name?

He originally thought that the young lady was just acting on impulse or joking, but he didn't expect that she would actually take action.

"Yes, this bar is mine now, so I want you to come over and have a look tonight. Do you have time?" Gu Xingruo tested carefully.

She had specifically asked Chen Tianbao and knew that he had no work recently, so she chose today.

"Okay, I don't have anything to do tonight."

Xu Wen has almost finished all the tasks at hand and is now just waiting for the classes at Huagong Education to start.

Although the house that Gu Hong gave him was also beneficial to Hongjing Industry, he guessed that it was probably more due to Gu Xingruo's efforts.

I'll go thank her tonight.

As for this bar, Xu Wen just went there to watch the fun.

According to the young lady's level, it would be a success if the renovation can last for a month.

"It's settled then. I'll wait for you at the bar around seven or eight o'clock tonight!" Gu Xingruo sounded excited.

Before hanging up the phone, Xu Wen could still hear the little tune she was humming.

In fact, he was also a little curious about how Gu Xingruo would decorate the bar.

You can't just change the name and start operating directly, right?
Xu Wen felt that this was something a young lady would do.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

It has nothing to do with him anyway. The eldest lady has plenty of money and she can lose it at will. At worst, she still has Gu Hong behind her.

He just thought one thing was strange.

Is there no one around Gu Xingruo to remind her that rich second-generations can do whatever they want except starting a business?
I don’t know what she was thinking. She wanted to do business right after graduation.

I guess this is what children from wealthy families usually think: I want to prove myself that I don’t just rely on my parents.

After Xu Wen sighed in his heart that it was great to be rich, he began to empty his mind and bask in the sun.

No one disturbed him this time.

He has lived for several decades, but this is the first time he has had such a comfortable and relaxing time.

At noon, mother prepared the first meal in their own kitchen.

Before cooking, she would check the almanac to see if it was taboo to open the stove today.

Seeing that the almanac did not mention this as a taboo, she began to cook with peace of mind.

Xu Ling finally used the oven she had always dreamed of.

She put chicken wings marinated with New Orleans-style seasoning in it, and it sizzled with oil when she took it out.

"It's exactly as I imagined!" Xu Linggan exclaimed.

After lunch, Xu Wen and his family returned to their respective rooms to rest.

They finally no longer have to squeeze into a small house of only twenty square meters.

The new house is big and everyone has their own room.

There is no longer a lingering musty smell on the sheets.

As evening approached, Dai Guizhen came over to ask her son and daughter what they wanted to eat in the evening.

Xu Wen was already dressed at this time.

"Do you have work tonight?" Dai Guizhen asked with concern.

Xu Wen always felt that this sentence seemed a bit strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange about it.

I guess he's just too sensitive and thinks too much.

"My friend wants to go out with me, mom, just ask Lingling what she wants to eat."

When Dai Guizhen heard that a friend wanted to go out and play with her son, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She agreed without even thinking about it and didn't even ask who they were going out to play with.

In her opinion, their son is just too sensible.

Apart from studying, he usually works. As far as she knows, Xu Wen has been busy with various things since the college entrance examination and has not had a single day of rest.

An eighteen-year-old boy is at the age when he needs to play and communicate with friends.

Her son is a good person, but she is afraid that Xu Wen will have psychological problems if this continues.

"Okay, then go quickly and don't keep your friends waiting anxiously." Dai Guizhen urged.

She was a little worried at first, but now she heard that her son was going out to play with his friends, she was no longer worried.

Dai Guizhen began to think about finding a job tomorrow.

I must not let my son be so tired!

After leaving home, Xu Wen went straight to Chunfeng Shili, oh no, it should be called serendipity now.

After Gu Xingruo's transformation, the Tuhai Bar has also been able to incorporate Western culture.

Yuanchunfengshili has a great location and is easy to find.

After getting off the bus, Xu Wen quickly walked to the bar.

Before he even entered, he was attracted by the bar's new plaque.

This is a huge black sign with neon lights of various colors on it, and white English letters shining under the lights.

Serendipity.
At first, when Xu Wen only heard the pronunciation, he didn't feel anything, but when he really saw these letters, a sense of familiarity instantly came to his heart.

Many years later, many people like to use this word as their WeChat nickname.

The reasons are basically related to the love movie "Fate".

If you don’t believe me, go and search your WeChat list now. Maybe there really is someone called Serendipity.

Xu Wen felt that using this as a nickname was not cool enough.

It’s better to just use Chinese: Fate is predestined, and then change your avatar to a big red flower, and write four words on it: Meeting is fate.

Isn't that cooler than a string of words?

After this set of changes, I don’t know whether there is fate or not, but there is definitely seniority.

However, Gu Xingruo used this word as the name of the bar in 2011, which was considered a bit ahead of its time.

In addition to this English word on the plaque, there are several neon lights in the shape of wine glasses, indicating that this is a bar.

Directly below, there is a hand-painted sign that is often seen in bars on the west coast of the United States.

The two together do appear to be more stylish than the former Spring Breeze Ten Miles. The plaque used by Gu Xingruo is the most eye-catching on the entire street.

But once you get to the door, the bar's atmosphere instantly drops.

The entrance was torn into pieces and there was construction waste everywhere. It looked like it was still under renovation.

Xu Wen carefully walked around and pushed open the door of the bar.

The inside is more damaged than the outside, and everything has been demolished and rebuilt.

There was only one booth that was intact, and Gu Xingruo was sitting there, with her best friend Cao Yanan next to her.

"You're here!" The eldest lady stood up hurriedly after seeing Xu Wen.

The two hadn't seen each other for a while, and she missed him very much, but in order to stay in Linjiang, she suppressed her emotions.

She didn't call until the bar deal was settled and the decoration was halfway completed.

"Are you planning to open an industrial-style bar?" Xu Wen joked.

Gu Xingruo didn’t understand what “industrial style” was at first, but when she saw various decoration materials piled up around her, she suddenly understood it.

"If you think we can make money this way, I won't do the renovations. We can just open the business like this." Gu Xingruo's tone was serious, and he didn't look like he was joking at all.

The way she looks at Xu Wen now is as enthusiastic as a stock investor looking at Buffett.

As long as he says now: "Let's go industrial style!"

Then she would open the shop immediately and attract customers.

Xu Wen also saw this and quickly stopped him, saying, "No, I was just joking. Just pretend I didn't say anything."

This style may be unconventional, but no one would like to come to such a place every day.

Just like when he first sat down in the booth, he didn't feel like he was in a bar at all.

"Ok."

Xu Wen looked to the side and saw that Gu Xingruo's tone seemed a little disappointed.
"I'll tear down all the bad places you mentioned and redecorate them. They'll basically be finished by the end of the month. I'll also change the name. How do you think?"

After Gu Xingruo sat down, she pointed around and asked.

In fact, at the beginning she just thought that every suggestion Xu Wen made about the bar made sense, so she wanted to give it a try.

But just yesterday, her best friend Cao Yanan told her.

After their bar made changes according to Xu Wen's suggestions, business actually improved this month.

Starting from July, they launched several new activities to attract young people on vacation, and the number of customers increased.

Only then did Gu Xingruo realize how appropriate Xu Wen's suggestions for the bar were.

She had originally planned to give him a surprise after the renovation was completed, but now it seemed that she had to let him know in advance.

"I can't comment without seeing the specific results." Xu Wen did not directly state the conclusion.

Gu Xingruo did make some changes, but now he just demolished all the wrong parts, and the new one has not been built yet. "But I always feel that after you demolish it, it will be more harmonious than their previous style." Xu Wen added: "It depends on what style of bar you want to open."

He originally thought that he was just here to drink today, but now he suddenly turned into a business consultant.

Judging from the look in Gu Xingruo's eyes, it seems that her enthusiasm for the bar is not just a passing fancy, but she really intends to run it.

She even stood up like a waitress and poured wine for Xu Wen herself.

"I asked all the distributors around me about this wine, and only one person had it. I had to work very hard to get it." Gu Xingruo introduced the wine while pouring it.

Xu Wen looked at the wine in her hand. He had worked in a bar for many years, but had never seen this kind of wine.

He was a little curious, so he picked up the beer to taste it. The beer tasted slightly sour at first, but after careful tasting, it had a slight sweet aftertaste and a strong malt aroma.

"What kind of wine is this?" Xu Wen asked.

Gu Xingruo also poured herself a glass: "Sam Adams Utopia, it's delicious."

Xu Wen felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Cao Yanan, who was standing next to him, picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass, then added, "You don't have to tell me the name, just tell me the price."

She sighed slightly, looking very disappointed with herself.

"As for the price, it's cheaper abroad and a little more expensive in China. I bought this bottle for 15,000 yuan." Gu Xingruo introduced.

After hearing the price, Xu Wen's hand that was about to drink stopped in mid-air for some reason.

He suddenly remembered where he had heard of this wine.

There was once a wealthy woman who was having a party on a cruise ship. While pouring wine, she shouted, "This wine costs 20,000 yuan a bottle. It's a limited edition. Drink it up and don't waste it!"

Doesn’t that sound good?
The rich woman treats you to free wine that costs tens of thousands of dollars a bottle.

But what if there is a pair of feet soaking in it?
Xu Wen didn't want to think about it anymore. He was afraid that if he continued to recall the past, he would spit out the wine he had just drunk.

"We don't actually need to drink such expensive wine," he said tactfully.

With that one sip, I drank a box of ordinary beer.

Gu Xingruo picked up the bottle and said mysteriously, "I went to other bars in Linjiang and they didn't have this wine, so I planned to sell it."

Xu Wen looked up in disbelief. How on earth did the young lady come up with this brilliant idea?
It seems that this bar will not last more than a month, maybe half a month at most.

Xu Wen sighed and decided to try to save the situation: "Do you know why no one sells this wine?"

"Why?" Gu Xingruo asked immediately.

Cao Yanan, who was standing by, held her head and shook her head after seeing her best friend's condition.

After seeing this, Xu Wen guessed that this girl probably had the same idea as him. Can this bar really last more than half a month?

"First of all, it was 15,000 yuan a bottle when you got it. How much do you plan to sell it for?" Before Gu Xingruo could speak, he continued, "Besides, this wine is not well-known. Outsiders don't even know it."

Why does big brother order expensive drinks when he comes to the bar?

It's just for show.

It can't be that big brother really likes drinking?

"Then I can't sell this wine?" Gu Xingruo said with a little regret.

When she first drank at Chunfeng Shili, she thought the wine here was very ordinary.

When she runs her own business, she will definitely replace all the wine with good wine.

Xu Wen wanted to pick up the bottle and pour himself some more wine, after all, the wine was expensive, but when he thought of the rich woman in his memory, he suddenly lost interest.

He pushed the glass forward and said, "Just sell some famous wines that everyone can name. You should keep this wine for yourself."

"Okay, okay." Gu Xingruo nodded continuously.

Cao Yanan, who was standing by, suddenly slammed the table and said, "So you didn't listen when I told you not to sell it, but you listened to him when he said it, right?"

She had reminded Gu Xingruo early on not to make such good wine.

If you really want to put it in your store to increase its reputation, just make some fake ones.

The annual limit abroad is 15,000 bottles, and there may be 100,000 bottles in China alone.

As a result, this person didn't listen at all.

Now, she listens to whatever Xu Wen says.

Gu Xingruo rarely showed an embarrassed expression. She smiled awkwardly and poured wine for Cao Yanan: "I'll give you all the remaining bottles. Drink them."

"That's better." She reluctantly forgave her best friend for the sake of the wine.

After Gu Xingruo coaxed Cao Yanan, she turned to look at Xu Wen.

She found that the glass of wine she had just poured was pushed away and there was no intention of drinking it at all.

"Don't you want to drink?" she inquired.

"No, I'm not used to the taste."

You can't say that when he sees this wine now, he will think of foot washing water, right?
Gu Xingruo didn't force it. She took out a folder from behind her like a magic trick.

"Why don't you think about it again? If you work with me, I'll give you 51% of the bar's shares, and you'll be the boss. I'll listen to you."

What she handed over was a share confirmation agreement, the same as the one she had last time at Huagong Education.

The eldest lady still hasn't given up the idea of running a bar with Xu Wen.

She wants to open a mom-and-pop shop.

Gu Xingruo deeply realized that she could not maintain the bar by herself, and Xu Wen must join.

Seeing this, Cao Yanan, who was standing by, held his forehead and shook his head again.

There's no hope. It's really hopeless.

She spent money to buy the bar, and then spent money on renovations, but now she is giving 51% of the shares to someone else and letting him be the boss.

Although Xu Wen has unique insights into every aspect of the bar, he is not worth so many shares!
Cao Yanan knew that no matter what she said, it would be useless, so she just shut up.

Faced with the share confirmation agreement handed to him, Xu Wen pushed it back without even looking at it.

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask me directly, but I can't accept the shares."

He refused again, just like last time.

This bar might only last half a month or a month, there was no need for him to join in on this.

Even if Gu Xingruo could really keep the bar going and even make money later on, it would have nothing to do with him.

He was alone and weak, and didn't dare to take the chance at all.

From his rebirth to now, Xu Wen has been making money in the field he is familiar with.

If he really wants to step out of his comfort zone and take another step forward, he has to wait until he has accumulated enough strength first.

"Are you really not going to reconsider this?" Gu Xingruo requested again.

She saw that although Xu Wen had a gentle smile on his face, there was a sense of alienation in his expression.

If she is really Liu Bei, he is really Zhuge Liang.

This was her second visit to the thatched cottage.

She only had one last try to get the other party to agree.

"No." Xu Wen was firm.

Seeing this, Gu Xingruo did not insist any more. She said the same thing as last time: "I'll keep it for you. You can have it anytime you want."

Since it is three visits to the thatched cottage, I must persist until the third time.

She will look for another opportunity.

Cao Yanan was a little confused.

If Xu Wen refused last time because Gu Xingruo's words sounded like a joke, then now that the contract is in his hands, why would he still refuse?
What kind of world is this now? We can’t even give money?

Gu Xingruo put away the contract, then picked up her small bag and took out stacks of banknotes.

The total amount of cash piled up was 100,000 yuan.

She pushed the money forward: "Here, consulting fee."

Gu Xingruo had long guessed that Xu Wen might refuse the shares, so she made preparations for both scenarios.

If he disagrees, just take out the money as consulting fee to strengthen the connection between the two of you and pave the way for giving him shares next time.

She deliberately carried a slightly larger bag today and went to the bank to withdraw money in advance.

In order to achieve the interest entanglement that the master mentioned, Gu Xingruo took great pains and tried every possible way.

Xu Wen looked at the red banknotes on the table and felt dazed for a moment.

This scene was so familiar that it had appeared in his life countless times.

Wine, rich women, and money.

When these elements come together, he seems to be back to his old job.

At that time, every time he drank a glass of wine, the woman would stuff money into various corners of his body.

In order to get more money, he had to drink more.

Xu Wen shook his head, shaking out all the unpleasant memories.

Gu Xingruo noticed his abnormality and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Wen adjusted his expression again.

He pulled out two bills from the stack.