After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 454 Tea Ceremony
Zhou Haoran is indeed suspected of violating regulations.

The entertainment channel is still in contact with Nanji Ren, how could he bypass the entertainment channel and secretly contact them?
Isn't this like starting a civil war?
Fortunately, the situation was reversed with the arrival of a statement from the Antarctic people.

Antarctic made it clear that they would either not contribute a single penny, or if they did, they would only sponsor "All People's Art." With the support of several station leaders, including Shan Wendong, Gu Hao, Zhan Yushan, Fan Fu, and Zhang Jianfei, Zhou Haoran successfully passed the test.

This greatly surprised Yi Changping!
I never expected that this kid would have managed to build so many connections with the station's leaders without anyone noticing!
Whether conservatives or reformers, they surprisingly reached a consensus on his issue.

This kid's got some skills!
This further solidified Yi Changping's resolve to make an example of him. If he wasn't taught a lesson, who knew how lawless he would become in the future?

With so many excellent producers involved, "Happy Family" has generated immense anticipation. "Everyone's Artistic Achievement," on the other hand, is just a makeshift production by a group of people who have never been producers before. What kind of quality can it possibly have?
This time, we absolutely cannot let him get away with it!

Zhou Haoran didn't take it seriously at all.

Occasionally, I would go to their workplace to give Hu Xiaochen and Dong Lan pointers on post-production.

Most of their time was spent outside.

For example, after Teacher Jiang met Qiao Suiqing, it was Aunt Wan's turn to step in. Zhou Haoran seemed even more nervous than the other two, but Jiang Minsi broke the ice with a single sentence: "What's there to worry about? Suiqing already knows! You think you can keep it a secret!"

Sure enough, Qiao Suiqing showed extraordinary enthusiasm after Aunt Wan appeared.

Then, they kicked Zhou Haoran out.

Give them space to whisper some private words.

"Teacher Jiang, do you think those two can't fight?"

Zhou Haoran's biggest fear is family discord.

Jiang Minsi felt that she should leave some space for Sheng Wenwan and Qiao Suiqing, so she didn't stay and followed him. She chuckled and said, "How could that be? You're overthinking it. Suiqing told me last time that she knew about our existence two months ago."

Zhou Haoran gritted his teeth, "Someone tipped us off!"

Jiang Minsi laughed and said, "Isn't that great? Knowing the news months in advance allows us to prepare ourselves mentally. Once we meet and talk things out, everything will be fine."

Zhou Haoran hummed in agreement, "It wasn't easy."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Jiang Minsi said casually, "That's just how society is these days. It's nothing really. My second sister was just talking to me about it last time. It's normal for wealthy families to be like this. Even in our village, it's the same."

"is it?"

Zhou Haoran was very curious.

Jiang Minsi said, "There was a young man in our village who went to the south to do business a few years ago and made some money. After returning home, he built a three-story house and then got married... He married three wives in one go. One of them was brought back from outside, and the other two were girls from our village. Their families were very happy."

Zhou Haoran asked, "Do all three wives live together?"

"Yes, they built three-story houses, one for each person. Everyone in the village knows about it and is very envious."

Jiang Minsi spoke calmly, indicating that she was already used to this.

Zhou Haoran asked curiously, "He made money doing business in the south, why did he come back to the village? Could it be that he made dirty money and then ran back to his hometown to hide?"

Jiang Minsi pursed her lips and said, "No, my family is from southern Anhui, a tea-producing area where every household grows tea. After he returned to the village, he also started a tea business. He buys tea from farmers and then sells it to tea factories."

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up. "Is your hometown a tea-producing region?"

Jiang Minsi laughed and said, "That's right, it's famous all over the country. Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui, Qimen black tea, and so on are all produced in my hometown. A few years ago, my hometown was very poor. In the past year, it seems that the tea market has become popular, and life in my hometown has improved. Several families have built two-story houses."

Zhou Haoran snorted, "Our brother and sister both have small houses! Why do others have them but we don't? Minmin, you take the money and build houses for them all!"

"Um……"

Jiang Minsi felt very sweet inside.

Zhou Haoran continued, "There's something else I need to ask you... My hometown is a tea-producing region, so are there any traditional tea ceremony techniques? Like brewing tea, rinsing tea, or steeping tea..."

“Yes, every family does it.” Jiang Minsi pointed to herself. “I do it too.”

"You can do that too?" Zhou Haoran's eyes widened. "Then why have you never made tea for me?"

Jiang Minsi said aggrievedly, "Every time you come to my place, it's at night. Who drinks tea at night? Doesn't that affect my sleep?"

Zhou Haoran nodded and said after a moment's thought, "Minmin, I'm going to give you two things now. First, go back to our hometown and recruit a group of pretty girls who know how to make tea; second, find some honest tea farmers and have them grow organic tea leaves that are free of pesticides and fertilizers, and we'll collect them from them regularly."

"Looking to recruit a group of pretty girls?"

Jiang Minsi's expression was strange.

Zhou Haoran thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, they must be young and beautiful, preferably virgins."

Jiang Minsi misunderstood and said reproachfully, "Your appetite is too big, can you even handle it all?"

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran was taken aback for a moment, then said angrily, "What are you thinking? My Red Mansion Teahouse is about to open. It will be the most high-end teahouse in the country, and it needs a group of tea masters who have inherited the traditional tea ceremony."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

Jiang Minsi suddenly realized. Zhou Haoran said, "Japan has preserved its traditional culture so well. Things like tea ceremony, swordsmanship, samurai, geisha, wooden clogs, kimonos, etc., can be traced back hundreds or even thousands of years and were all passed down from us. The tea ceremony has a long history, and it can't be that Japan has preserved it so well while we are all scattered. The Red Mansion Tea House wants to focus on intangible cultural heritage, so we have to pick up these things."

Jiang Minsi asked, "When will the teahouse open?"

"next month."

"Then we need to hurry, I'm going back to my hometown in the next couple of days..."

“There’s no need to rush.” Zhou Haoran had already prepared for this. “In the early stages, we can go to other teahouses and hire some tea masters to handle things. But the truly top-notch tea masters still need to come from the tea-producing region and recruit a group of unmarried young women to train and teach them.”

Jiang Minsi nodded slightly, "Yes, sourcing the tea from the tea-producing region will give it a stronger sense of cultural heritage."

Zhou Haoran snorted, "Many domestic intellectuals and wealthy people, after going to Japan, basically spend a lot of money to experience the tea ceremony art there... just to show off! Our Honglou Teahouse must do its best in this regard and restore the traditional ancient tea ceremony! When the time comes, we will make those Japanese tea ceremony masters come to our Honglou Teahouse to pay their respects! Let them come and acknowledge their ancestry!"

Jiang Minsi's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she immediately perked up, "That's wonderful!"

At this moment, Zhou Haoran was driving to Zhongbo Software.

With the launch of the training course at Hongxing TV, television colleagues from all over the country have experienced the digitalization and technological sophistication of Hongxing TV, which indeed has the standards of an international metropolis.

It's even more advanced than Crown TV!

The publicity effect was then achieved...

Then, the orders came in.

Qiao Hai has already received two large orders!

“One is Shenzhen TV Station, and the other is Zhejiang TV Station.” Qiao Hai chuckled, keeping everyone in suspense, “Do you know how much the total order is?”

Zhou Haoran said, "They are all wealthy places, and they are not short of money."

Qiao Hai said smugly, "500 million for one family, 1000 million for two families!"

Zhou Haoran analyzed, "Now the whole country is actively promoting the construction of satellite TV stations, and all provinces are actively vying for them... I estimate that after the news spreads, several more TV stations will follow suit."

"Then we'll be rich!" Qiao Hai exclaimed with emotion. "Orders from TV stations are the most lucrative. If these were orders from universities, the two orders combined would be worth about two or three million."

Zhou Haoran said, "I need to make more money; it's very useful for me! If Microsoft won't give me money, then we'll have to earn it ourselves."

Are there any other new projects?

Qiao Hai was now completely convinced. No wonder his sister wanted to become this kid's disciple. He wished he could also kowtow and offer tea to him, and become a disciple of the Zhou family.

He's amazing!

Smart cards are definitely a huge project. This hasn't even been extended to the transportation sector yet. Just based on the campus and television markets, Zhongbo Software's current order volume has already generated profits exceeding 1500 million!
The recently launched internet cafe management system has become an instant hit with the opening of "Charles Chain Internet Cafe".

Zhou Haoran shook his head. "The Hong Kong stock market has crashed; it's a terrible sight!"

Qiao Hai said, "Yeah, I read the newspaper too. It seems like international capital is launching a massive invasion. They're amazing; they just wiped out Southeast Asia and now they're invading Hong Kong..."

Zhou Haoran said in a deep voice, "Those imperialist wolves are truly committing all sorts of evil deeds and acting with utter lawlessness! We need to raise funds and then find the right time to enter the market. We are going to save Hong Kong!"

"puff!"

Ji Yingyang, who was leisurely sipping tea nearby, was amused by his words and burst out laughing.

Zhou Haoran blushed, cleared his throat, and said, "It's within my power."

Ji Yingyang succinctly said, "As Buffett said, 'Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.' You didn't just see the market panicking and everyone was too scared to enter, so you wanted to rush in and buy at the bottom, did you?"

"This is a national defense war, it has nothing to do with making money."

Zhou Haoran remained calm, appearing compassionate and sympathetic.

At this moment, Jiang Minsi brought over a cup of tea.

This is tea that he brewed himself.

They also demonstrated their tea ceremony skills.

As expected of a woman of refined taste from a tea-producing region, every gesture seemed to exude a lingering charm that resonated with the way of tea.

Qiao Hai picked up the teacup and stared at her, somewhat lost in thought.

Zhou Haoran kicked him and said angrily, "This is my woman, don't look at what you shouldn't!"

"No, no..." Qiao Hai quickly lowered his head, hurriedly continuing the previous topic, "Yes, Hong Kong has returned to China, and international capital has poured into Hong Kong. This is definitely a provocation. Since this is a national defense battle, it's not just about money. We must participate! We must fight to the death and stop Wall Street!"

Zhou Haoran grunted in agreement, thinking to himself that this kid was even better at bragging than he was.

(End of this chapter)