Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 205 New Year's Shopping Festival

January 26th, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

In many places, it is said that once the Laba Festival is over, the New Year is just around the corner, and people start preparing for the New Year.

The crew of Xiaoyouzi's film crew only stopped working on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, but Xia An made Guo Xiaochuan, who had just returned from Australia, fly directly to Hengdian.

Firstly, it was to provide advance training in singing skills, and secondly, it was to allow Guo Xiaochuan to meet another key member of the newly recruited entertainment company.

This week, Xia An secluded herself in her office by the sea, downloaded two songs from her memory, and had Zuo You audition them under the guise of a studio production.

In addition, through Maggie Cheung's introduction, he took on a second-tier agent who had experience in both the Hong Kong and mainland entertainment circles; his name was Yang Jingliang.

This person flew to Binhai specifically to see Xia An. He had a good impression of her, was steady, had many clever ideas, and was able to quickly grasp the core logic of Xia An's plan for Xiaowan Entertainment. He was quick-witted.

He said that the artists he used to manage were all older, second- or third-tier celebrities, and he had a knack for serving people.

When Zuo You called Xia An, she said that Xue Xue was so frightened by the news that she cried, thinking that Xia An was going to fire her. Zuo You had to coax her for a long time to calm her down.

Knowing that a new leader had come to supervise him, Assistant Xue was still quite upset and pleaded with Xiaoyouzi, "Now that someone is in charge, can I still eat snacks as I please?"
Zuo You said she was afraid it would be difficult, but she was indifferent.

Xia An spent two hours on the phone explaining to Zuo You the extraordinary significance of this "Supernova" competition for both her and him, and Zuo You declared that she would dedicate herself to it wholeheartedly.

Before hanging up the phone, Zuo You whispered shyly, "It's strange that I'm not pregnant."

Xia An stated, "I will continue to work hard. There has never been a pregnant contestant on the talent show stage before, let me fill this gap."

Zuo You said she has a twelve-day holiday for the Spring Festival.

Xia An said, "Four boxes, no less than that."

Zuo You said, "Okay."

……

Two days ago, Xia An submitted the big data R&D plan and its description of future application scenarios to the National Development and Reform Commission.

Liu Xiao and other relevant government departments, as well as the Binhai Investment Promotion Bureau, were also present to listen to Xia An's one-hour roadshow.

The result was surprising: nobody understood what they were hearing.

However, the leaders stated that they would give it 200% attention.

After the meeting, Liu Xiao spoke privately with Xia An, saying, "It will definitely pass the review, but it needs to be reviewed at the district, city, and provincial levels. Let's wait until after the New Year."

Xia An smiled and said there was no rush.

Liu Xiao then asked him, "Aren't you done with things in Binhai yet? If you don't have anything else to do, you can go back to the provincial capital to make some arrangements. After all, it's the end of the year, and you're so young. No one will complain about whether the gift is small or large."

That's definitely a compliment. Another advantage of being young is that you can be a bit impulsive when doing things, and leaders like energetic young people.

It means: I don't like people who are mature beyond their years and handle things meticulously. They're all cunning and malicious.

Xia An said, "I'll leave after the Laba Festival. By the way, Brother Liu, do you know anyone at the provincial intellectual property center?"

Liu Xiao gave him a meaningful look, but didn't ask any questions. He nodded and said, "Yes."

……

At 2 PM on Laba Festival, a small truck belonging to a candy supermarket, printed with promotional slogans from New Year's Day on Weibo, pulled up downstairs at the office building.

Xia An asked a few young men from the company to help carry the things upstairs.

Nuts, candy, fruit, and fresh produce gift boxes, three large bags per person, plus a 500 yuan supermarket prepaid card.

The employees are overjoyed with the generous benefits.

After distributing the items, Xia An called the directors of each department to his office, took out a stack of large-denomination prepaid cards worth 20,000 yuan from his drawer, and distributed them one by one.

Finally, in front of several senior executives, he gave Liu Youwei and Bai Nan 30,000 yuan in cash separately.

"The results in 06 were impressive, and 07 got off to a good start. I hope we can all take off together this year. I won't say much more; those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. Also, I will restructure the options pool by the middle of next year. Ladies and gentlemen, once the ship sets sail, some will inevitably fall into the water, while others will inevitably return with a full load. Let's encourage each other."

Besides Governor Li Qiao, even Li Xiaotang, who had not yet taken office, was present, and everyone's eyes were red.

It wasn't just being moved, it was being thrilled. The implications of reorganizing the options pool are self-evident.

The future prospects of Weibo are self-evident.

As long as Xia An doesn't do anything reckless, whoever gets the stock options will be set for life.

Finally, Xia An kept Li Xiaotang alone and gave her 50,000 yuan.

"Don't refuse. It's not that I'm being generous, but you work in finance and will be my future head steward. Even if I'm unreliable, I won't be extravagant in front of you."

Sister-in-law, this is for Li Qiao. He has worked hard and made great contributions. Your family needs it too. Have a good New Year.

After the Spring Festival, I've cleaned the Finance Minister's throne and am waiting for you.

……

At 3:30, Xia An, carrying a modified barcode scanner and an iPhone, drove away from Binhai.

An hour later, Liu Fei called him from Hengdian. The construction team was assembled, and February 4th, the beginning of spring, was an auspicious day. They tentatively decided to break ground on that day.

"Are you coming?" Liu Fei asked.

"Do I need to go?" Xia An asked rhetorically.

Liu Fei thought for a moment and said, "There's no need for that. If you're not busy before the New Year, you can come and visit. I'll fly to Chengdu the day after the groundbreaking ceremony, and you can come with me to meet my sister."

Xia An broke out in a cold sweat.

"No, no, I'm swamped. The supermarket's having a promotion. By the way, does your mall want to do a joint promotion?"

Liu Fei asked, puzzled, "Is it your candy shop or Tang Wan's supermarket?"

"Chi Ao, what's mine and hers... they're all hers."

Liu Fei laughed heartily, then paused and asked, "What activity?"

After Xia An said something simple, Liu Fei gasped.

"How did you get such a brain? A born business genius? Fine, I'll do it. Send me the event plan to my email, and I'll have the person in charge at Wanliucheng contact you."

"Why would you contact me? I'm a CEO myself. I'll just add you to my contact list in the email."

After hanging up, Xia An suddenly remembered Miss Zhou, so he called to say hello and ask when she would be on holiday to come back to Dongshan for the Chinese New Year.

Zhou Yitong was probably in her office when she whispered, "Wait a minute," followed by the clatter of high heels, the sound of a door opening, and then a clear voice saying, "You can only leave on the afternoon of the 28th. What? Did Boss Xia give you some instructions?"

Xia An chuckled and said, "What instructions could I possibly give? It's just that the supermarket I work at is having a promotion, so I asked my friends what they need and I'll prepare it for them. But I'm also curious, you're not a sales clerk, can't you answer the phone at work?"

Zhou Yitong said irritably, "I can answer the phone, but I don't dare let anyone know that my good friend is Xia An."

"..."

Zhou Yitong giggled, wanting to ask if she had prepared anything for her "good friends," but she swallowed the words back down.

He simply said, "If it's New Year's goods or something, my parents should have already started preparing."

Xia An said, "An old man is an old man. You're so old and you work away from home. You should show your appreciation when you come home. Alright, don't say anything more. I'll prepare a set for you. Just tell me when you get back to Dongshan and I'll send it to you."

After a few seconds, Zhou Yitong softly hummed in agreement. Unable to think of anything else to say, she said she had to go to a meeting and would hang up now.

Xia An didn't really think too much about it. From Liu Xiao's words, she learned that the first phase of the big data loan disbursement might exceed 50 million, which was no longer the maximum amount but an over-limit.

So Zhou Yitong is the actual supervisor of the bank's future use and repayment of funds. It's a matter of fate, and we should try to please them.

Zhou Yitong stood in the corridor, holding her phone, lost in thought for a long time, her heart pounding, her mind wandering elsewhere.

Next, Xia An called Zhang Chunmin and asked him to send an email to Liu Fei as the person in charge of this year's pre-holiday promotion.

Event Name: Chinese New Year Shopping Festival

(End of this chapter)