Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

Lin Shaoyang walked to the window, lit a cigarette, and looked at the distant sea view.

He wondered what he had that made the other person go to such lengths to remember him.

After thinking it over and over, he couldn't come up with any useful information. He had also finished his cigarettes, so he went to sit down on a chair.

Looking at the phone in front of me, after hesitating for a long time, I finally dialed the number.

"Help me find someone, but I have limited information. See if you can do it."

"An old coal miner from the mainland, a coal mining businessman."

"Yes, yes, his surname is Lu, or his name contains Lu, and he is good friends with Zhou Mei."

"Yes, it's that goddess Zhou Mei."

"Not an enemy, not an enemy, I'd like to pay a visit."

There was a sudden silence for a few seconds on the other end of the phone.

"It's difficult. I can pay more, but it has to be quick."

"Didn't Mr. Lin read today's newspaper?"

Lin Shaoyang was taken aback. Last night, he had spent the entire night reviewing the day's losses and gathering information from various sources to prepare for a comeback.

We also need to consider what Lu Yuan's true intentions are.

This morning, when his assistant brought in today's newspaper, Lin Shaoyang had no interest in reading it at all.

Usually, they're piled up on the coffee table in front of the sofa after we've finished watching them.

Today, I simply had my assistant leave it on the coffee table.

The assistant was a little stunned at first, but it was also clear that the boss was in a bad mood.

I guess the cleaning staff will just take these newspapers away tonight.

The assistant wanted to say something, but did as his boss said. The company had just lost a lot of money yesterday, and he didn't want to offend his boss at this time.

"I haven't had a chance to watch it today, what's wrong?"

Lin Shaoyang felt that the other party's words were strange, but he vaguely seemed to have sensed something.

Do you subscribe to the Oriental Daily News?

"I won't read those boring newspapers."

"Then I suggest you buy a copy today and take a look. After you've read it, decide whether you want to ask me for help. That's all, I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Shaoyang temporarily suppressed his doubts.

He pressed the intercom again and called his assistant to his office.

"We don't subscribe to the Oriental Daily News, do we?"

The assistant nodded in confusion.

"This newspaper mainly focuses on entertainment gossip, so you said at the time..."

"Okay, I know. Go now and buy a copy of today's Oriental Daily News right away."

"I want this newspaper on my desk within 10 minutes. Go ahead."

The assistant rushed out the door, cursing under his breath.

I just told myself I wouldn't bring bad luck, but I couldn't resist again.

But why did the boss suddenly want to read entertainment newspapers?

Is it because of yesterday's investment losses and too much pressure that I wanted to relax by reading some entertainment gossip?

Since the boss likes it, should the company keep one or two copies on hand from now on?

Hmm, I'll ask the receptionist later which entertainment newspaper has the most juicy and interesting stories, and then I'll subscribe to two or three of them.

If the boss is in a bad mood and you want to change your mood, you can just give it to the boss.

I'm such a little genius.

Little did Lin Shaoyang know that he would later see two entertainment newspapers in every day's paper, and fall into a long silence.

So he called his assistant in and gave him a dressing down.

Of course, this is something.

At this moment, the panting assistant finally delivered the newspaper into General Manager Lin's office, just in time.

"leave"

Lin Shaoyang quickly flipped through the newspaper, and after looking at the photo that took up almost an entire page, he swore.

......

Meanwhile, inside the Peninsula Hotel.

Lu Yuan held a copy of the same newspaper in his hand.

Breakfast was laid out on the coffee table. Compared to yesterday's lavish brunch, today's breakfast seemed much more normal.

Oatmeal, yogurt, fried egg, bacon, toast, beans, and fried sausage.

"What do Hong Kong paparazzi eat to grow up with such sensitive noses?"

A beautiful figure stood before him, struggling with her breakfast, completely oblivious to what Lu Yuan was saying.

Breaking News! TVB's Top Actress, Zhou Mei, has been secretly dating a mysterious man for six months; they met secretly at the Peninsula Hotel for 16 hours.

Then, the accompanying photo showed Lu Yuan and Zhou Mei leaving the hotel yesterday afternoon, taken secretly.

And a smaller, slightly blurry photo, but you can tell by comparison that it's a background photo of Lu Yuan and Zhou Mei holding hands as they walked into the hotel the day before yesterday.

"The most beautiful Zhou Zhiruo, TVB's first jade girl, goddess Zhou Mei, was caught in a shocking scene by this newspaper yesterday! She was photographed spending 16 hours at the Peninsula Hotel with a young man who is over 1.8 meters tall, with a robust build and handsome appearance, and they did not leave together until the afternoon of the following day! The two held hands throughout and interacted intimately, suggesting that they have been secretly dating for more than half a year!"

"The Hong Kong newspapers really dare to write such things. They even claim they've been secretly dating for over six months. Why don't they mention that the two have already secretly had a child?"

Zhou Mei, who was struggling with the fried sausage, suddenly raised her head, her cute little brows furrowed, and the food in her mouth fell out.

"You're not really planning to make me have a baby, are you?"

Lu Yuan tapped Zhou Mei's head in annoyance.

"This is called complaining. No wonder you celebrities are so annoyed by paparazzi. These people write things that are both true and false, and put things in the headline based entirely on conjecture. They have no bottom line."

"I never imagined that one day I would appear in the entertainment section."

"I never expected that I would make the front page of the entertainment section because of a scandal."

Zhou Mei put the fried food into her mouth again and ate heartily. She was really hungry. She had indeed burned a lot of energy in the past two days, and after two consecutive nights of staying up late, she had dark circles under her eyes. However, her complexion was better than before.

"In a sense, it's a good thing. It just so happens that you're going to move inland, so this is also a way for you to return to the public eye ahead of time."

"You really don't want me to have a baby? Let me tell you, it's fine if I want to, but you have to plan my future. I can't film that year, and then..."

Lu Yuan patted Zhou Mei's head, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Let's eat first, and we can talk about the future later."

Lu Yuan tried the bean curd that would later become a sensation. It tasted alright, but it was still far inferior to a Chinese breakfast. He had to eat something else tomorrow.

Zhou Mei just wanted to quickly finish her breakfast and then take a nice nap.

Anyway, I figured there would be paparazzi everywhere outside, so it wouldn't be good to go out. I just decided not to go out at all if I had nothing to do.

Luckily, I was smart enough to bring a change of clothes with me when I came yesterday.

A short while later, Zhou Mei, having finished her meal, stood up and rubbed her slightly swollen knees.

He turned around and lay down on the bed.

Lu Yuan walked up to her with amusement and slapped the goddess's shapely buttocks with a loud "smack".

"Leave me alone, I want to sleep. Do whatever you want."

Zhou Mei didn't even lift her eyelids, and said in a muffled voice...

"You just ate, why don't you brush your teeth before you go to sleep?"

Zhou Mei ignored him completely.

Lu Yuan let her be, found a blanket to cover her, wiped the milk stains from the corner of the goddess's mouth, turned around and went downstairs.