Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

Han Tao knew that she was worried, so he didn't stop her from drinking. Instead, he drank with her. In the end, he drank the remaining two kilograms by himself.

If the old village chief saw this, he would definitely be heartbroken and scold the two of them for being spendthrifts, but he would also be glad that he brought a 1.5-liter wine jar, otherwise the two of them would have drunk more than 20 years of good wine.

As the saying goes, when alcohol enters a sorrowful heart, the sorrow becomes greater. Gu Jia, who was slightly tipsy, no longer acted pretentiously. She felt more and more miserable the more she thought about it, and she confided in Han Tao.

She told Han Tao about the difficulties she had recently encountered and Xu Huanshan's infidelity. Finally, she asked Han Tao to help her file for divorce and fight for the custody of her son Xu Ziyan.

Seeing that Han Tao hadn't expressed his opinion yet, Gu Jia directly took out a pile of information and photos from the desk and handed them to Han Tao. She looked at Han Tao with a self-deprecating expression and said with a wry smile:

"The last time I went back, I found Xu Huanshan entangled with a girl. She was the one I asked you to help investigate, Lin Youyou from Kyoto Amusement Park. The two extra letters in the fireworks show that day also represented the initials of her name.

I didn’t know before that Xu Huanshan could be so romantic, so after I dealt with Shen Jie’s family affairs, I found a private detective and then returned to the tea factory.

During that period, I gave him many chances to confess, and hinted to him many times that I knew about Lin Youyou, but all I got in return was repeated deception. In the end, he even rented an apartment for the other party near the company.

Later, the two of them found out more and more that they were going too far. When I was concentrating on dealing with the tea garden affairs, Xu Huanshan took Lin Youyou on a business trip, and the two of them also went to a fireworks production base. Although it was announced to the outside world that she was a secretary, anyone with a discerning eye could see that their relationship was not simple.

Later on, Xu Huanshan went even further. He…"

Gu Jia slowly opened her heart, crying as she talked about what Xu Huanshan had done. It turned out that she was very tired and stressed because she was running the organic bidding that day, so she sent a video call to Xu Huanshan.

After the call was connected, Xu Huanshan asked uncomfortably, "Wife, it's so late, what's the matter?"

"No, I'm just stressed out lately and wanted to talk to you. Where are you now? Why is it so dark?"

Hearing Gu Jia's question, Xu Huanshan quickly responded to her: "I'm in the car. I just finished working overtime at the company and was about to go home. What's wrong?"

"Then drive carefully. If you're really tired, find a designated driver. I hear you breathing heavily. Are you feeling unwell from staying up late all the time?"

"No, I sat all day and felt stiff all over, so I ran down the stairs instead of taking the elevator."

After saying that, Xu Huanshan patted the naughty Lin Youyou on the back. After this little girl tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, she played more and more wildly and even dared to make trouble while he was posting a video.

After hearing his explanation, Gu Jia was of course skeptical, but since the private detective hadn't passed the information to her yet, she didn't ask any more questions. Plus, she was really tired, so she nodded and said,

"I'm glad you're not feeling unwell. Drive slowly. I'm hanging up now. Go back and get some rest. Don't forget to take your son to school tomorrow morning. Good night!"

"Don't worry, honey. I set the alarm. I can't forget about our son. Good night!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Huanshan didn't know that everything he did was recorded on camera, including his jungle game with Lin Youyou and all the video footage of their previous dates.

Looking at Gu Jia, whose face turned pale after she finished speaking, Han Tao put down the information and comforted her:

"Gu Jia, don't be too sad. Since you have been mentally prepared before, just face it calmly. After all, this is something that cannot be changed.

What do you think now? You can tell me frankly. Do you want to continue running the tea factory, or go back to Shanghai tomorrow and have a showdown with Xu Huanshan and Lin Youyou?

I can guarantee that I will help you win the lawsuit. Xu Huanshan cheated first, so he will definitely be kicked out of the house with nothing.

As for Ziyan's custody, you don't have to worry. He's now at an age that makes it more appropriate for him to live with his mother, and the judge will rule in the best interests of the minor child."

"Anyway, I've already given up and I've got the evidence. It's not time to reveal my true feelings now."

After shaking her head slightly, Gu Jia looked at Han Tao, put away her previous weak state, and said seriously:

"I plan to finish the things at the tea factory first before going back. You know the reason. Besides not wanting to give up easily, it's also because of those children.

The old village chief also said, and you are aware of the situation, that if the tea factory closes, those villagers will lose their jobs, and those children will lose their tuition and living expenses.

However, I don't have that much money to run the tea factory right now. Even if I transfer all the funds from the fireworks factory, it still won't be enough. So, can you decide whether you want to make this investment and take over the tea factory with me?"

Hearing this, Han Tao smiled slightly and looked at Gu Jia and asked, "Investment is not a problem. I'm here to help you through this difficult time, but do you have any rules?"

"You invested 5 million, and you own 75% of the tea factory's shares. The 3 million I borrowed from you before remains unchanged, and I will find a way to pay it back to you, so I only own 20%.

I plan to use the remaining 5% as management rewards and a charity fund. If we make a profit, I'll use it to help villagers in particularly difficult situations, as well as the elderly and orphans."

Glancing at Gu Jia, who looked rather innocent yet also had a hint of maternal radiance, Han Tao nodded and said:

"I can agree to your proposal, but I have one condition. I'll give you three months. If you can turn the situation around on your own and revive the tea factory, I'll increase my investment.

We will also help you run the tea factory. In the future, the tea produced here can be used as internal supply tea for dozens of well-known companies such as Jingyan, Longji, Shengxuan, Yunxiao, Missia, Junsheng, and Huihuang Film and Television.

These companies own many shopping malls and properties, as well as chain hotels and other industries. The quality of the tea here is so good that it can be sold or even used as a gift in return.

Moreover, I will let Doudou promote it on all platforms, and the fees will be divided according to sales volume and traffic. This way, we can both increase popularity and generate sales. By then, the tea ordered by tea factory producers will not be enough, and you will also need all the tea gardens in the surrounding area.

Hearing Han Tao say this, Gu Jia breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded, "I promise you, and I understand what you mean. Business is not charity. I will demonstrate my value and make your investment worthwhile. I will use my abilities in exchange for future support or investment."

"Okay, then I'll wait and see. As long as you can do it, I have many plans and programs prepared for you. This industry will continue to grow better and better, far beyond your imagination."

Han Tao is still very optimistic about Gu Jia. Among the three female protagonists in Nothing But Thirty, neither Wang Manni nor Zhong Xiaoqin has her ability. Among the three, only Gu Jia can hold up the sky. In this way, if he hands over an industry to them, they will be able to keep it.

Many people don’t think so, but Gu Jia is actually a top student, and if she is well trained, she will definitely be a good wife. Not only did she help Xu Huanshan build the company, she also managed the family very well, which is something that most people cannot do.

Even before she became a full-time housewife, she never lowered her standards for herself, and was even a little harsh on herself, which can be seen from her schedule.

Not only did Gu Jia learn sports, yoga, cooking, housework, flower arranging, etc., but she also did well in all of them. She also learned French, English, management and other language courses.

It can be said that all of Gu Jia's basic time is fully booked. These are all for her to improve herself, and are also the reasons why she has become a strong woman with high EQ and IQ and super abilities.

This is the standard template of a wife, who is truly capable of both housework and socializing. She is definitely the perfect wife that others often talk about and the object of everyone's envy.

And most importantly, Gu Jia is never aggressive and treats people sincerely and politely. She takes good care of her husband and children, always maintains Xu Huanshan's self-esteem, and always encourages him to move forward, even if she is not understood sometimes, she has no complaints.

She devotes her heart to her friends, and all the advice she gives is pertinent and useful, and is given out of true concern, even for people who are not so close to her.

For example, she gained the respect and trust of her subordinates and driver Chen Xu by being gentle, reasonable and kind. No one dislikes Gu Jia.

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Chapter 618 Chen Nanxing confirmed the diagnosis and Xu Hongdou called

Although Han Tao set a threshold for Gu Jia, she knew very well that Han Tao was motivating herself, so she was willing to accept this test and challenge herself. Only in this way could she force herself to grow and become more mature and powerful.

Only at this time will Gu Jia truly realize how ridiculous it was for her to be so focused on being a wife. The experiences during this period had a huge impact on her future life, making Gu Jia understand that true nobility lies in being self-reliant, rather than being titled as Mrs. So-and-so.

A person's success does not only depend on her gorgeous appearance, high-end clothes and bags. It can only be realized with a broad vision, a big pattern and mind, as well as rich knowledge.

Looking at Gu Jia who was lost in thought again, Han Tao took off his coat and put it on her, saying with a smile:

"You've been thinking about it for so many days, take a break. The temperature difference between day and night is big in the mountains. It's been raining for so long, and you're wearing too little. Don't get frozen."

"Oh...thank you!"

Gu Jia came to her senses and nodded in thanks. Then, while tightening her clothes, she stood up and walked to the door. Looking at Xiyu, she slowly sat down on the threshold and said:

"Han Tao, thank you so much. If it weren't for your constant support, I would have collapsed long ago.

Maybe this is fate. Ever since you saved me at the hotel, our destinies have been intertwined, which is why I keep causing you trouble."

Han Tao sat down next to her, also looking at the drizzle outside, and replied with a smile: "Yes, they say it takes five hundred glances in the previous life to exchange for a chance to pass by each other in this life. It seems that we should have been a couple in the previous life. We did nothing else every day, but we were staring at each other. How could our fate not be deep!"

"Bah, so unruly!"

Although Gu Jia was amused by Han Tao's words, she still rolled her eyes at him fiercely before changing the subject:

"Honestly, I feel much more at ease since you came, but I also feel a little guilty."

"Actually, I'm quite curious. You said you're such a smart person, and you take good care of your family. You must be a careful person. How come you can't see that this is a trap?"

"I was blinded by shortcuts. If it were me in the past, there's no way I wouldn't come and investigate. But after getting involved with the wives' circle, I became like crazy, blindly believing everything they said.

The reason is that Mrs. Wang arranged for Zi Yan to join Depp. Later, because of you, Mrs. Yu also looked at me differently. Not only did she give us the order for Kyoto Paradise, but she also gave us the order for Shanghai.

So I subconsciously thought that the things the wives gave our family were the best and most suitable, because they were not short of money. In their eyes, our family business was no different from that of a small vendor, so there was no need for them to scheme against me.

The result was exactly the opposite. It was these people I trusted that caused me to fall flat on my face. If it weren't for you as an outside helper, I don't know if I would have made it this far."

Looking at the depressed Gu Jia, Han Tao smiled and comforted her: "Have you ever thought about it? This is also good. Just think of it as a calamity. Otherwise, you will only get deeper and deeper into trouble."

"Yeah, it's just like overcoming a tribulation. Everything will be fine once you get through it."

Gu Jia nodded, and suddenly remembered that although she had made a promotion plan, she had not yet come up with a good name for the tea here, so she hesitated for a moment and said:

"Since you are the boss of this tea factory, then while you have nothing to do tonight, you should give our tea a resounding name. It must be high-end and meaningful."

"Okay, a good name can increase popularity and recognition. Let's think about it together."

Han Tao nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he felt that the name Gu Jia gave you in the original plot was very good, so he said: "Kongshan Xinqingjing, why not call it Kongshan Cha, what do you think?

Because in our country's tea ceremony, what is advocated is the law of nature, so good tea must conform to the laws of nature.

Therefore, the growing environment of tea trees should be natural and beautiful, and drinking tea can make one's mind peaceful, tranquil, lonely, and inactive, allowing one's soul to be filled with the fragrance of tea."

"Kongshan means a peaceful heart, and Kongshan Tea is the same as ours. I think this name is great. I'll use Kongshan Tea for the rest of my promotions. I'll find someone to register the patent and trademark."

When Gu Jia heard Han Tao say the three words "Kongshan Tea", she looked at him in surprise. She never expected that Han Tao would think the same as her. Gu Jia even suspected that Han Tao could read minds.

Glancing at Gu Jia, who was becoming more motivated, Han Tao smiled and said, "It seems you've already come up with a promotion plan these days. Would you like to share it with me? I'll help you analyze its feasibility."

"I do have some ideas, but I was struggling with funding before!"

Gu Jia nodded, pulled Han Tao up and walked to the desk, opened the laptop, pointed to a plan and said:

"I was also inspired by the recently popular Doudou platform. The biggest advantage of this place is that it is located deep in the mountains. The tea is all natural and pollution-free and handmade. As long as we do a good job of promotion, we don't have to worry about sales.

I also plan to follow the trend and, like in a game, give each tea tree a QR code and put it online for people interested in tea to adopt. We will take care of the trees and process the picked tea leaves and send them to them.”

"It's a good idea, let's try it..."

Han Tao just nodded in agreement with Gu Jia's plan, but before he could finish his words, the phone in his pocket rang. He could only explain and then answer the call.

However, after the call was connected, he found out that the call was actually from Xu Hongdou using Chen Nanxing's mobile phone. After the two communicated, Han Tao finally understood why Xu Hongdou called him after ten o'clock.

It turned out that she had accompanied Chen Nanxing to get a check-up yesterday, and the results came out today. Chen Nanxing was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Although it was in the early stages, this diagnosis report was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering Chen Nanxing's vision for the future.

Xu Hongdou accompanied her back home and couldn't eat. She hugged Chen Nanxing and broke down crying. Although Chen Nanxing pretended to be relaxed in front of Xu Hongdou, she knew that she was afraid that she would be sad. The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't control the spread of sadness.

Finally, when they were completely desperate, the two remembered what Han Tao said that day. They tried to contact Han Tao as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw, but Han Tao was on the plane at that time and did not answer their call.

However, human life was at stake, so Xu Hongdou booked a ticket and headed straight to Shanghai when she couldn't get through on the phone. Finally, they contacted Lina and learned that Han Tao was on a business trip, so she made this call.

After Han Tao knew the reason, he comforted Xu Hongdou and asked her to comfort Chen Nanxing. He said that he would arrange to go back as soon as possible, and then take the two of them to Daishan Sanatorium to let the retired Chinese medicine expert diagnose them.

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At the same time, in Room 2202 of the Shanghai Huanle Song Community, Fan Shengmei, who had been busy all day, was complaining about Han Tao, the hands-off boss, while counting the accounts. They opened the store at 7 o'clock and closed at 10 o'clock. The worst store received more than 300 orders.

So after returning home, she was so tired that she couldn't even straighten her back, but she couldn't rest after taking a shower, because Fan Shengmei was the manager of four stores and had to settle the day's accounts before she could feel at ease.

"Sister Fan, I think every store should add one more person, even if it's just an hourly worker. Otherwise, we won't be able to sustain this. After all, you're the store manager, you can't always be doing an employee's job!"

Guan Juer took a day off today to help out and was very tired, so she gave Fan Shengmei some advice while drying her hair.

"Not yet. It's only the first day. We don't know what will happen in the future. I can't blindly increase manpower."

Fan Shengmei also wanted to hire a few more people, but Lutu Coffee had only been open for one day, so it was normal to be busy. But who knew if the business would still be so booming after the novelty of these few days.

In case the business is good but only temporarily booming, she will rashly increase the staff now, which will be a burden in the future. After all, the profits of these four stores are directly linked to them, so she has to be cautious.

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Chapter 619 Reward from Gu Jia

The next morning, Han Tao took Gu Jia, He Xingyun and others to visit the tea garden. At this time, the hardworking tea farmers in the village were already busy. They were taking advantage of the good time in the morning to pick new buds.

Several people came to the highest point and looked around. The whole mountain was covered with tea trees, like a green ocean. A breeze blew by, and bursts of tea fragrance came to their noses, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Because it is the tea harvest season, not only are many tea farmers picking tea, but even some half-grown children have come here early. Although they are young, they pick tea very quickly. Soon, the baskets they carry on their backs are filled with one-third of tea.

The tea farmers suddenly saw Han Tao and his companions coming over and greeted them one by one, each of them exuding a sense of enthusiasm. However, the village chief stretched out his hand to feel the wind, then looked at the tea leaves in everyone's baskets and frowned.

"The weather was relatively cold this year, so this wave of tea sprouted a little later. Compared with the previous year, the yield did not increase, but decreased. It is estimated that the fresh leaf yield will be about 15% lower than last year.

However, this year we had a lot of rain, and the temperature was low, so the quality of the tea was higher. We also used mostly organic fertilizers, supplemented by spring water flowing down from the mountains for irrigation, so the taste is relatively unique and pure."

Gu Jia was quite worried when she heard about the production cut, but when she learned that the quality would be improved, she breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"There are pros and cons. For our initial promotion, better quality is more beneficial.

It's just right. While we still have time, Village Chief, please send someone over to teach us how to pick tea. Since we're here, we must at least experience it."

"Okay, personal experience makes it more convincing!"

The old village chief smiled and nodded, then picked a handful of tea leaves himself and said, "But you don't need to arrange for someone else to teach you, I can teach you. This is quite simple. Just pick the tenderest ones and pinch them off with your fingers.

Just like what I said yesterday, no matter how highly mechanized the large tea plantations are, good tea still needs to be picked by hand, and this step cannot be completely replaced by machines.

Gu Jia, imitating the village chief's way of picking tea, also picked a handful of tea leaves and said with a smile: "So, if you want high quality, besides the environment, careful selection is also very important."

"That's right. This is why our tea can meet international export standards. I really hope you can promote our tea so that everyone can drink our good tea."

Looking at the long-awaited look in the old village head, Han Tao frowned and asked, "Village head, when I came here, I checked some information on the plane, and you just mentioned that the weather is a bit cold today.