After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 407 Waiting for the rabbit
By the end of the day, the investigation team had spoken with everyone from "Family Matters".

Lin Guiyan was present during the conversation.

This adds to the pressure.

This led almost everyone to answer the investigation team's questions as she requested and sign to confirm, pointing the finger at Tang Shiyi.

There were only four exceptions.

Zhou Haoran, Qiao Suiqing, Hu Xiaochen, and Hong Zhenru.

This lack of cooperation from others is not a big deal.

Hu Xiaochen was sullen.

Zhou Haoran drove her home from get off work and comforted her, saying, "I told Tang Shiyi that she has changed her flight and will be back tomorrow."

“Tomorrow…” Hu Xiaochen shook her head and said with distress, “If she comes back tomorrow, it will be too late. Everything here has been settled. If she comes back, she will only be taking responsibility and accepting punishment.”

Zhou Haoran didn't take it seriously, saying, "At worst, I'll just get fired."

Hu Xiaochen knew that this job wasn't important, and said, "I can't swallow this! I never realized Lin Guiyan was so wicked!"

Zhou Haoran said calmly, "Lin Guiyan alone couldn't have accomplished something this big."

"Huh?" Hu Xiaochen's eyes widened. "Master, do you know the inside story?"

Zhou Haoran said, "I don't know, but I can basically guess."

"What is it?"

"You don't need to worry about so much. Didn't I tell you? Just write up the plan for the 'Host Competition'. We're not doing 'Family Gossip' anymore; we're going to start our own business!"

“Hmm…” Hu Xiaochen nodded slightly. “Master, I think we should change the name to ‘Youth Host Competition’. If a group of people in their forties and fifties come, it’s not only unfair to young people, but the audience won’t like watching it either.”

"can."

Zhou Haoran knew that after Lin Guiyan succeeded, the four members of the Justice Team who opposed her would not have a good time on "Family Matters," and they had to hurry up and get the new program up and running.

I took her back to her apartment.

Another female apprentice, Qiao Nuo, ran over. She didn't know what had happened and asked curiously, "Master, Senior Sister, has something happened to your program?"

Hu Xiaochen was surprised, "You knew about this too?"

Qiao Nuo pointed to the TV. "I don't know. Look at the TV... 'Family Matters' has been taken off the air and replaced with this documentary. The announcement just now said that it would be taken off the air for a week because the program is being revamped."

"It's not a redesign, it's a rectification," Hu Xiaochen snorted. "It was taken down after complaints."

"is it serious?"

Jono blinked.

"If you ask me, it would be better if something happened! That way, those people won't have ruined Teacher Tang's hard work over the past two years."

Hu Xiaochen gets angry whenever the topic comes up.

Qiao Nuo ran barefoot to the refrigerator and took out two Bright Purple Ice Creams. "Senior sister, let's have some ice cream to calm down!"

"You two eat, I'm going to take a shower!"

Hu Xiaochen got up and went to the bathroom.

Zhou Haoran and Qiao Nuo sat on the sofa eating ice cream.

"Master, I have good news."

"Ok?"

"I'm about to close a big deal!"

Jono's eyebrows danced with delight.

"A big order?" Zhou Haoran couldn't help but chuckle. "How big is it?"

"100 million!"

Jono held up one finger and shook it, showing off quite a bit.

Zhou Haoran was somewhat surprised, "A million yuan for advertising?"

"Isn't it amazing?"

Jono was smug.

Zhou Haoran was very curious, "How did you do that?"

Qiao Nuo said with a grin, "It's like waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump."

"Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump..." Zhou Haoran immediately realized, finding it both funny and absurd, "Waiting for someone to reply to you?"

Qiao Nuo nodded repeatedly, excitedly saying, "Master, our letter writing is amazing! It's so effective! Last year, when we wrote letters, someone subscribed to our letters. Then, relying on the knowledge we spread, they started a company this year, and in just over half a year, they're already among the top three in the industry nationwide! Their sales have exceeded 100 million!"

Zhou Haoran could hardly believe it. "Really?"

"Really!" Qiao Nuo took a bite of the crispy chocolate ice cream and mumbled, "If it weren't for such a big company, who could afford to spend 100 million yuan on advertising all at once!"

Zhou Haoran asked, "Who is it?"

Qiao Nuo said, "Have you heard about the Antarctic Man? It's been reported in many newspapers."

"Antarctic people..."

Zhou Haoran was slightly taken aback.

Of course I've heard that!

Too famous!

Qiao Nuo exclaimed excitedly, "Master, we've really got a lot of students now! Mr. Zhang from Antarctica was originally a small business owner, running an underwear counter in a department store. After subscribing to our newsletter, he started his own business, using the methods we taught him: fundraising, marketing, OEM production, and then he succeeded!" "How did he raise the funds?"

Zhou Haoran looked serious.

These days, China's legal system is still incomplete, and there's a lack of flexible financing channels. Many people want to start their own businesses, but they lack start-up capital and venture capital funds... What can they do?
The only option left was to raise funds.

One wrong move and it becomes illegal fundraising.

Qiao Nuo laughed and said, "General Manager Zhang wrote to me saying that he used the prepayment model, which is based on what we taught in our letter tutorial. He asked distributors in various regions to pay first and then take the goods. The distributors who paid the prepayment could monopolize the distribution rights in the region. With this model, they raised 300 million yuan and had the start-up capital."

Zhou Haoran breathed a sigh of relief. "Hmm, it seems that this President Zhang is indeed a smart man."

"Hmm, not only smart, but also good at handling things." Qiao Nuo's beautiful eyes sparkled, feeling very satisfied. "He said he would invest 100 million yuan in advertising, and also said he wanted to meet you to thank you in person for your guidance, and wanted to give you a generous gift."

"Let's meet..."

Zhou Haoran's heart moved slightly.

Seeing his interest, Qiao Nuo asked, "Master, do you really want to see him?"

"Wait."

Zhou Haoran first took out his phone and called his classmate Guo Guanchang.

These days, the most famous private entrepreneur in the harbor is Guo Guanchang. In just a few years, he has made his mark in the real estate and pharmaceutical sectors, with an estimated value of two to three billion yuan.

"Senior, I need your help with something... When are you free? Preferably this week... Just sit down and have a cup of tea... I need to meet a businessman... You know Antarctic, right? It's a company that was just established this year, and its sales have already exceeded 100 million in less than a year... Friday, right? Okay, Friday it is!"

After arranging a time with Guo Guanchang, Zhou Haoran instructed Qiao Nuo, "Do you have President Zhang's phone number?"

Yes, I can help you get in touch.

"Yes, this Friday, nine o'clock in the morning, at the Peace Hotel."

……

The next day, Zhou Haoran went to Hongqiao Airport.

Tang Taihua and his daughter Tang Shiyi were picked up from the airport as they returned to Shanghai.

How are you feeling?

Zhou Haoran and Tang Shiyi helped Tang Taihua up.

"Anything else is fine, but I'm just not energetic. I have to rest after walking for half an hour."

Tang Taihua walks a little slowly.

Fortunately, you can get on the bus as soon as you leave the lobby.

"A distinguished gentleman like you, why didn't you buy a better car?"

After getting into the car, Tang Taihua felt that the Xiali was not worthy of his status.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "This car is low-key, so it won't easily attract jealousy when I go to work."

"For some social occasions, you still need a good car." As a gentleman at the Red Mansion Teahouse, Tang Taihua is quite concerned about Red Mansion affairs. "Has the location for the new Red Mansion Teahouse been chosen yet?"

Zhou Haoran said, "I've made my choice. I bought an old villa for 1500 million yuan. It used to belong to a director of the American Concession. The deal will be finalized next week, the contract will be signed, and then we'll start renovations. I estimate we can officially open for business by the end of next month."

"Great!" Tang Taihua said enthusiastically and excitedly. "On the opening day, all of us old guys will go and support Mr. Tang!"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "At that time, I will invite more friends from the business world to promote the Honglou Teahouse and let it regain its former glory on the Huangpu Riverbank fifty years ago!"

"It's different, it's different now..."

Tang Taihua waved his hand repeatedly.

The old Red Mansion Teahouse was just a teahouse, a place where all sorts of people gathered, a place for江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry). Now it's different; with a house price of 1500 million, even the poor are excluded.

After taking Tang Taihua home, he was very tired and needed to take a nap.

This gave Zhou Haoran and Tang Shiyi the opportunity to spend time together.

"I told you long ago, don't be fooled by Lin Guiyan's gentleness. See? You've fallen for it, haven't you?"

Tang Shiyi also felt a bit schadenfreude.

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "You're about to get severely punished, you might even be expelled, and you're still in a good mood?"

"Didn't you already have everything arranged? You're going to start a new program for a host competition." Tang Shiyi was more familiar with him now, and spoke more casually. "I saw a new ice cream shop opened downstairs. Let's go get some ice cream."

Zhou Haoran went downstairs with her and asked, "How do you plan to handle this?"

Tang Shiyi said calmly, "I'm just a little curious. Could it be that Lin Guiyan was the one who orchestrated this from the very beginning? Surely she couldn't have been the one who secretly arranged for me to go to the capital for further studies?"

"How could that be? She doesn't have that kind of ability!" Zhou Haoran explained simply. "My analysis is that she initially wanted to take advantage of your absence to boost the show's ratings and prove her own abilities. And she actually succeeded. After the complaints and incidents, she didn't want to take responsibility, which led to all sorts of maneuvering."

Tang Shiyi nodded. "How did she do that? Just because her lover is Yi Changping?"

"What do you think?"

Zhou Haoran asked back.

The two ordered two plates of mango-flavored ice cream... Compared to the cold drinks of later generations, this was too rudimentary; it was just fruit juice with crushed ice, and tasted a little better than popsicles.

Tang Shiyi said calmly, "Yi Changping is now the director of the entertainment channel, and his influence is limited. Lin Guiyan probably couldn't have done this much with just Yi Changping's help. Such blatant fabrication and framing must be protected by a more powerful force."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Let's go together."

"is it?"

"Yes, Meng Xuemin has stepped forward. He went to talk to Qiao Suiqing. I guess Old Meng also wants to help me and wants to send me a signal, telling me not to be stubborn."

(End of this chapter)