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Chapter 229 Wei Xiaoming, you are very proud, right?
A native of Yanjing, from a military family, of similar age, tall? High school education, mild temper, gentle appearance, good at speaking, and good at making money.

Mei Wenhua perfectly meets Wei Ming's grandmother's requirements for a grandson-in-law, and even exceeds her expectations.

Following Mei Wenhua's impulsive call of "Second Aunt, Grandma", Yunyun shyly ran into the bedroom with her face covered, and their relationship was thus determined.

Even before this, Mei Wenhua had not formally confessed her feelings to Yunyun, but she knew that this day would come sooner or later, and she was ready to agree.

Mei Wenhua was also invited to stay for dinner. Although he couldn't cook, he was busy running in and out, looking like he was always busy.

At the dinner table, Wei Ming's grandmother asked if she wanted to meet with Xiaomei's family before leaving Beijing to discuss the marriage of their two children.

This speed left Wei Hong speechless. She had only been walking for three days. Has the world changed so much?
Mei Wenhua was surprised with a hint of joy. She didn't expect the old lady to speak so quickly. Wei Ming wanted to stop her but failed.

Xiaomei said it was no problem, and he told his family about it in the next few days, and said he would come to pick Yunyun up for work the next day.

Wei Ming immediately criticized: "Grandma has come to Yanjing, you have to give Yunyun a day off so that she can accompany the old lady."

Mei Wenhua was busy criticizing herself: "Yes, yes, yes, I didn't think it through, but tomorrow I get paid, so should I give her the money privately?"

When they heard that their salaries were going to be paid, Yunyun and Xiaohong immediately came out of the room and said they would go to work on time the next day.

At night, Wei Hong, who was in the same bed with Yunyun, tortured her cousin severely and asked them what they had done in the past three days and asked them to be more specific.

"We just go to work, go home from get off work, eat and work together." Yunyun felt that there was nothing special about it, but because Xiaohong was missing, the atmosphere between the two of them was completely different.

"Have you ever done anything that you shouldn't have done?" Wei Hong thought of the kiss between the hero and heroine in "Lush Mountain Love" and the things in her brother's novel "The Story of Two Donkeys", which was even more serious.

"No way, that's not happening. Don't talk nonsense." Yunyun denied it flatly, but seemed to have some expectations.

On the other side, Wei Ming opened the letter from Lao Wei in the study. The letter talked about the grand opening of Holiland store and said that the Hong Kong dollars borrowed from him would be returned in full soon.

He also mentioned the refuge of A-Long's father, Uncle Liu Bin.

"He is a college student who knows foreign languages. He is exactly the talent we need. I decided to recruit him to be in charge of the financial aspect."

Wei Ming immediately began to write a reply: "I feel relieved that Uncle Liu is with you. I was worried that he would go astray again after he got out. As for the money, don't worry about it. Just think of it as your grandson's filial piety to you."

I still have a sum of foreign currency in HSBC, so I don't care about these few thousand Hong Kong dollars. What's more, I have a cash cow like Oriental Plaza, so I have so much money that I have no place to spend it.

However, Wei Ming did not let this dampen his passion for writing. There are gains and losses in business, and the words printed on paper are his last line of insurance.

Afterwards, Wei Ming reported that Xiaohong was the provincial top scorer in high school. He must be secretly happy to have such grandsons and granddaughters.

The next day when Wei Ming got up, Wei Hong was answering the phone. It was Uncle Ping An calling to congratulate her.

The two Peking University alumni seemed to be chatting and laughing. Wei Ming waited until the end to chat with Uncle Ping An.

Because Xiaohong and Yunyun have to go to work to get their wages today, Wei Ming plans to take his grandmother and mother to visit their courtyard home and get to know their second home.

Knowing that her grandson had a house in Yanjing, the grandmother exclaimed that her grandson had a bright future.

Wei Ming rarely said something good about Mei Wenhua: "Grandma, Xiaomei is also planning to buy a house, and then use it as a new house for him and Yunyun."

Hearing her cousin teasing her, Yunyun was so embarrassed that she couldn't even raise her head, while her grandmother couldn't stop laughing.

This time Wei Ming did not ride a motorcycle, but accompanied his parents on a bus trip. In the future, when his mother wants to go, she can take the bus by herself.

"Is that the Forbidden City?" Xu Shufen asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's not far from the Forbidden City, across a moat."

Hearing this, Xu Shufen sighed, "If your father knew about being neighbors with the emperor, he would be so proud of himself."

On the other hand, before the official opening of Oriental Plaza, Mei Wenhua paid half a month's salary and bonus for July to five regular employees and Xiaohong.

Among them, the one with the highest salary was Huang Ying, the sales champion favored by Mei Wenhua. He also intended to train this girl to be a manager. She received a total of 15 yuan in 45 days, which is more than her father's monthly salary.

The second place is Xu Yunyun, whose sales volume is second only to Huang Ying. Mei Wenhua is still very fair and does not show favoritism just because Yunyun is now his girlfriend.

Yunyun received 41 yuan. She has already planned to send 30 yuan to her family, and the 11 yuan will be enough for her expenses until next month.

Xiaohong got 38 yuan because of taking leave, but she was quite content. This was the first time she earned money, and she wanted to use the money to buy something for her brother, parents and grandmother to show her filial piety.

Even the few shopping guides who joined the company later earned nearly 30 yuan, which surprised them and strengthened their determination to stay.

It is said that the salary is 30 yuan a month, but if bonuses are included, it can be yuan a month, or even more!
However, Mei Wenhua believes that labor costs are not worth mentioning. Even if the salary and meal expenses of six employees for the whole month are not more than 1000 yuan.

If he had not been worried about being too shocked, he would definitely want to raise his salary to a higher level. After all, he is a young man born under the red flag and is not quite used to being exploited.

But he is also struggling to adapt to his new identity.

Next, Mei Wenhua talked about his latest and improved rules and regulations, including rules on off-duty, leave, and commissions.

While ensuring that everyone has adequate rest and private time, we also need to maximize their work enthusiasm and make the operation of Oriental New World more and more regular.

After opening for business, even on a weekday, there were still a large number of customers coming, especially female consumers, and the best-selling item was the one worn by Gong Xing and Zhu Lin on the poster.

The two sisters are definitely experts in selling products.

At this time, the arrival of a male customer caught Mei Wenhua's attention. He smelled a scent similar to Yang Hao from this man. Could this be a reporter?

"Hello, are you the person in charge of this store? I'm a reporter from the Yanjing Evening News. Can I ask a few questions?"

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When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, Wei Ming came over on a motorcycle, bringing with him several fashion magazines.

"Xiaomei, come here and take this." He stuffed the magazine and the package into her hands. There were traditional Chinese characters on it, which should not be seen by others.

He received a package from Amin at noon. This little girl was really a surprise.

After I told her about opening a clothing store, she actually bought a few Hong Kong fashion magazines and sent them to me.

"Give these to Biao Ma and ask her to select some suitable clothes to copy. We also need to update the styles of our clothes, otherwise customers will not feel fresh."

"Actually, I wanted to say this too. Some state-owned clothing stores have begun to imitate our styles. These magazines come at the right time!" Mei Wenhua carefully put them away.

"I have something to tell you, too," Mei Wenhua lowered his voice, "Today a reporter from the Yanjing Evening News came to our store and interviewed me."

Wei Ming's expression became serious: "Did he ask about our revenue?"

"Not only that, he even asked directly how much money I made last month. I could only answer vaguely, and then talked about how opening a shop could support myself and solve the problem of employment. I also focused on introducing Sister Qin's deeds."

Mei Wenhua has no experience in dealing with the media, so it is already very good that he can do these things. I just don’t know what the Yanjing Evening News will say and how much attention it will eventually attract.

However, Wei Ming knew that at least the relevant policies were in a "relaxed" state during this period, and several different types of individual merchants in Yanjing emerged during this period.

Wei Ming glanced at the busy Xiaohong and Yunyun and said, "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

Mei Wenhua: "One more thing, can Biao's mother and I go to your courtyard tonight so we can share the money?"

After paying the employees' salaries, the next step, of course, is for the boss to share the money.

"It's not very convenient. Let's go to Biaozi's house." Wei Ming refused decisively.

He didn't know when Sister Xue would return to Shanghai, and he would go to Shandong and Sichuan next, so he had an appointment with Sister Xue today. Didn't you see that he had changed the watch on his wrist? The meeting place was in the Siheyuan.

~
When Gong Xing came to the courtyard again, she asked, "Is the decoration finished now?"

She thought again of the panic they had experienced that morning.

"It's been repaired, and the locks have been changed." Wei Ming shook the locks, and then he put his arm around Gong Xian's waist, "It seems that Sister doesn't want to leave tonight again."

"No, you must be responsible for sending me back after you let me see your baby."

Wei Ming locked the gate and said let’s talk about that later.

They did not enter the bedroom, but entered the study room used by Wei Ming for his writing, but it was connected to the bedroom.

Hanging inside is Qi Baishi's album of flowers and insects painted in fine brushwork, Ye Yin Wen Sheng, which Wei Ming had just brought over today.

There are eighteen pictures in total, three pictures in one frame. Wei Ming brought three frames and left half of them in the Overseas Chinese Apartment.

Just these nine paintings are enough for Sister Xue to see.

"Here." Wei Ming also thoughtfully prepared a magnifying glass, the one he had played with Sister Lin.

"What a miraculous skill!" Gong Xing stared at the wings of a cicada with a magnifying glass. At this time, the sound of cicadas chirping outside the house was heard. Wei Ming wanted to eat fried cicadas again.

If there are no cicadas to eat, a small meat bun will be fine.

"Hey, stop it~" Gong Xing was watching seriously, but was attacked by someone, a pair of big hands were doing mischief everywhere.

However, when Wei Ming said, "I will go to Shandong the day after tomorrow."

Hearing his pitiful tone, Sister Xue let him do what he wanted. He could touch the top but not the bottom, otherwise she would not be able to stand steadily.

How can you appreciate these paintings if you can't stand steadily?

Wei Ming agreed at first, but something seemed to be wrong. Gong Xing lost interest in appreciating the paintings after only looking at two.

Wei Ming, who was at the back just now, has already reached the front with his head buried deep in it.

Gong Xing put the magnifying glass on the table and hugged his head tightly.

"Xiao Wei, we will make mistakes if we do this..."

Wei Ming: “It’s not like we haven’t done this before.”

He had already picked up the petite Sister Xue and was walking towards the bedroom.

Sister Xue bargained, "Let's use our hands."

For some reason, Wei Ming couldn't bear to do it when he saw her soft eyes like a deer. He had originally thought of letting her catch up with Sister Lin today, but when the tough words came to his lips, he ended up saying, "Then I won't cover myself with the quilt today."

He wanted her to watch.

Sister Xue agreed shyly.

Finally, Wei Ming sent Xue Jie back to their work dormitory. It was still early. If she didn't leave now, she might not be able to leave after she recovered. With her small body, she might not be able to leave tomorrow. When Wei Ming went into a large compound near Houhai, Mei Wenhua and Biao's mother had been waiting for a while. There were only the two of them.

Biaozi is not from a single-parent family, but his father is supporting the Third Front construction and has not been home for several years. The last time he went home was three years ago. If it weren't for the regular salary and letters, Biaozi would have thought he had lost his father.

But maybe Biaozi will be able to meet his father when he goes to Sichuan to film this time.

Mei Wenhua said: "You are finally here. Auntie has already looked at the account book. Please check it again."

Wei Ming took a quick glance. After all, he had done business before and knew how to read the account books.

But this thing is too troublesome, so he just took a general look and made sure there were no tax issues.

"Wow, after deducting a year's rent and other costs, the net profit for a month is more than 15,000!"

Mei Wenhua said proudly: "We have already made back our initial cost. If people knew about this, they would get so many cases of conjunctivitis."

Wei Ming asked: "How much do you plan to divide?"

Biao's mother said, "We discussed this before you came. Since you think it's best not to expand now, then divide the ten thousand yuan. There's no need to leave too much in the account."

"That's fine, it's simple to divide it this way."

So Wei Ming got 5100 yuan, Mei Wenhua got 2500 yuan, and Biao Ma got 2400 yuan.

Next month's profit will not include rent and decoration, and it will be another whole month, so the share of the profits will at least double. Everyone sees a bright future.

However, the sense of accomplishment from making money in business is different from that from writing. A while ago, "The Lion King" brought Wei Ming 5000 yuan in royalties, and the excitement he felt was even greater than that yuan.

Late at night, Wei Ming was a little nervous riding a motorcycle in the alley, carrying a cloth bag containing fifty-one bundles of ten-yuan bills.

The same was true for Mei Wenhua, so Wei Ming sent him home first and then returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment.

Although it's a little late, I'm still waiting for him.

"Why did you come back just now?" she asked worriedly.

Wei Ming: "Haha, the shareholders' meeting is about to begin."

Wei Hong popped her head out of the room: "It's time for you to divide the money!"

"Don't ask too much. Just be my assistant."

Wei Hong: "Someone called you today, do you want to listen?"

"Well, who is it?"

Wei Hong told him: "After I came back, I received a call from Sister Zhu Lin, looking for you. She hung up when she heard you were not there."

Xu Shufen asked: "Xiao Ming, who is this Comrade Zhu Lin? I was the one who answered the phone at the beginning."

She felt that the girl on the other end of the phone was quite nervous, especially when she learned that she was Wei Ming's mother.

Xiao Hong said teasingly: "Sister Zhu Lin is a great beauty!"

Wei Ming: "A friend, mom, you can go to our store tomorrow and you will know then."

After saying that, Wei Ming went into his room. He had no intention of depositing the money in the bank, so he put it under the bed.

A while ago, he was still worried about not having enough RMB, and he went to the black market to exchange some for US dollars. Now he is no longer worried. He can use the money to buy some junk, furniture, calligraphy and paintings, etc. Several rooms in the courtyard are still empty.

The reason why Sister Lin called me was probably because there was some progress in the casting for "The Death of a Poet".

So the next day, after Xiaohong took her grandmother and mother out, Wei Ming immediately called Zhu Lin's unit.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Lin finally showed up.

She said with pride: "I am asking for a long vacation from my company."

"Oh, are you going to join the crew for filming?"

"Yes! We will train for a while first, and the official shooting may take one or two months."

Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "Congratulations, Comrade Zhu Lin!"

This time, Sister Lin got the role through her own efforts and characteristics, and Wei Ming was sincerely happy for her.

"I also want to thank Teacher Wei for his good teaching~" Zhu Lin also said: It would be better if you don't do bad things when teaching yourself.

Afterwards, Wei Ming agreed to meet her at noon to celebrate and then talk about the details. Then he changed the watch on his wrist.

By noon, Wei Ming learned that Director Shui Hua had given up on Wang Xingang and decided to replace him with a younger male lead.

"Who have you decided on?" he asked.

"It hasn't been decided yet. They said they want to find a male actor born in the 40s," Zhu Lin said, "but I don't care who comes. It's just that our unit leader is not very happy. I haven't been in the unit for a few months this year."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "It seems that you won't be able to stay in this job for long. You can consider working for some major film studios and drama troupes."

Zhu Lin pondered, "I don't know if Beijing Film Studio wants me."

Wei Ming: "Now the Beijing Film Studio is not short of excellent actresses, Li Xiuming, Liu Xiaoqing, Zhang Jinling. If you get in, you will be one of the four golden flowers."

Zhu Lin: "Which flower do you think is the most beautiful?"

"Of course it's you. You're definitely not as good as those three in acting, but they can't compare to you in looks."

In fact, those three people in this period all had the kind of looks that indicated peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and were very likable. Zhu Lin felt that Wei Ming's words were purely a reflection of the lover's eyes seeing beauty in his beloved, and his heart was naturally as sweet as honey.

Plus, Wei Ming said, "I'm leaving tomorrow."

Zhu Lin immediately asked in a low voice: "Is it convenient for me to go to your house now?"

Wei Ming thought about it and shook his head. Xiaohong didn't go to work today, and she and her mother and grandmother came back at some point. The home in the Overseas Chinese Apartment was too dangerous.

They would not go to the courtyard easily, but there were many traces of Sister Xue's presence there, which was also inappropriate.

Now Wei Ming realized that his homes were still not enough. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. How could he be considered a cunning rabbit with only two?

So today the two of them just went shopping, and Wei Ming had to avoid Xidan and the area near Xue Jie's workplace.

While strolling, Wei Ming arrived at a bookstore and asked. He found out that the reprinted "Tales of Heavenly Book" and the newly published "Heroes Have Always Been Young" were both in stock. He also saw the Shanghai "Youth Literature and Art" which had just been put on the shelves.

Wei Ming received a letter from the editor of "Youth Literature and Art". Although August was a bit rushed, they still tried their best to make sure "The Lion King" met the young readers in the August issue.

Of course, only one-third of the book has been serialized, but it is displayed in bold in the table of contents to make it easier for young readers to find it.

When Wei Ming was buying it, he saw a little boy who looked like he was in junior high school next to him. When he flipped through the catalog, he exclaimed in surprise: "It's Wei what? Wei what has a new work!"

The classmate next to him asked hurriedly: "What is it written?"

"The Lion King, I want one!"

Zhu Lin, who heard this conversation, nudged Wei Ming and asked quietly, "Are you very proud?"

Wei Ming: "Fortunately, this story is aimed at the overseas market. If domestic children like it, that's great. If they find it boring, I can accept that."

When hearing about overseas markets, Zhu Lin thought of Melinda from the UK. It seems that their bond is unbreakable.

Everyone has an ex, but why is it that his ex is still haunting us?

~
The next day, Wei Ming came to the train station and was about to visit the crew of "Niu and Niu Er" in Shandong.

He bought two newspapers at the station newsstand.

One is "Yanjing Evening News" and the other is "China Youth Daily".

In this issue of "Yanjing Evening News", "Oriental New World" appeared in the title of a report.

This should be the reporter that Mei Wenhua interviewed. The article mainly introduced the brand-new business model and bustling occasion of the self-employed shop "Oriental New World".

Wei Ming also saw reports on other self-employed individuals in this newspaper, but none of them were as long as the one on Oriental News, and even had illustrations.

Although the attitude is completely encouraging and positive, it is easy for a big tree to attract wind. Other media will definitely take over the discussion of this phenomenon. Maybe now some reporters will ask Mei Wenhua how much money he has made, whether he is already a millionaire, and other sharp questions.

Fortunately, I am the boss behind the scenes, so I let Xiaomei take care of the headaches.

Then he read China Youth Daily. He bought this newspaper because he saw his pen name.

After Wei Shimi's new work "The Lion King" was officially launched on the market, Zhu Wei, a reporter from China Youth Daily, once again released his second report on Wei Shimi that he had prepared for a long time.

This time, he mainly talked about Melinda, another contributor to the overseas success of "Jumanji", who was also his former foreign lover.

It is already a great honor for our country that a novel can be successful in foreign markets, but it is even more amazing that he can have a foreign girlfriend.

Especially for those middle school readers, Wei Sheshi can probably become a literary idol and national hero in their hearts.

Just during these two days, Melinda, who was far away in London, received the manuscript of Wei Ming's new book.

When Melinda received the manuscript, she was about to leave for the United States to participate in the North American promotion of "Jumanji".

So she took the manuscript on the plane and almost finished reading this novella about Africa and nature, inspired by Hamlet, in the few hours of the journey.

Melinda's evaluation of this story is that it has far greater potential than "Jumanji".

Although this story is a cliché that turns Hamlet from a human into an animal, and changes the ending to a bright one where justice triumphs over evil, it is not as novel and tortuous as Jumanji.

But don't forget that they are making children's books. For child readers, simplicity and ease are sometimes more important qualities, and Wei Ming's writing is very easy and fluent, making people feel as if they are in Africa.

Especially since this novel has a Shakespeare background, Melinda has even thought about how to promote it.

Just based on Shakespeare's appeal among parents, Melinda is confident that the sales of "The Lion King" in the UK will double that of "Jumanji"!
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(Guaranteed two-in-one)

(End of this chapter)