Manager Zhao has been the manager of the budget hotel for some years, and he has a good network in this field.
With his personal abilities, Zhou Jianguo has become somewhat familiar with Manager Zhao. They have had several meals together, and Manager Zhao has helped him connect with other hotel managers. Luo Bei didn’t need to worry about it. In a short period of time, Zhou Jianguo negotiated with several hotels to allow them to place vending machines in the hotels. Although many people may not stay in hotels for the sake of romantic relationships, the products they sell will definitely have good sales in the hotel.
Luo Bei is increasingly convinced that following Zhou Jianguo is a good opportunity to benefit from.
Of course, with this, she has become more and more curious about his identity. At first, she didn’t have such a strong desire to know who he was and his past. However, occasionally when they were calculating together, looking at his serious profile, she would have such a desire.
But Luo Bei knows that it’s best not to ask him until Zhou Jianguo takes the initiative to confess.
Someone like him would never go to a construction site to carry bricks or come to the basement of an urban village. There must be a story behind it. However, he has said that she is his friend, so she should respect and understand him.
Jiang Sihan is going to the film crew out of town in a few days. He has changed a lot compared to a few months ago.
He has gained some weight and looks much healthier. He is no longer the pitiful, yellow-faced and thin person he used to be, and in his every move, he shows a different aura from ordinary people.
This future superstar has already begun to show his sharpness, and once he debut, no one can stop him.
In order to see off Jiang Sihan, Luo Bei specially borrowed a grill and grilled on the rooftop. Grandma Luo, being older, didn’t want to disturb these young people, so she made a few dishes and went back to take care of Zhao Pianpian’s child.
At this time, only a few people were left on the rooftop, including Luo Bei and even Zhan Qi came. Without Luo Bei knowing, Zhan Qi had become friends with Jiang Sihan and Zhou Jianguo.
Jiang Sihan is no longer aloof towards them now. Without Luo Bei even asking, he takes his guitar and sings to them.
The summer night is still a bit hot, with stars as the background, Jiang Sihan sits in a chair plucking the guitar strings and singing one song after another that he wrote himself. His friends sit beside him, listening attentively. If human eyes could take pictures and record, this scene right now would be one of Jiang Sihan’s most beautiful memories.
Zhao Pianpian sighed, “Xiao Jiang really seems to be born for the entertainment industry. I always feel like he will become very famous.”
Luo Bei looked at Zhou Jianguo and thought, with his appearance and temperament, he’s quite popular too. If he were to enter the entertainment industry, maybe he wouldn’t become a Tom Sue-level superstar like Jiang Sihan, but he could still achieve some success. Everyone knows that being a celebrity is the fastest way to make money in the entertainment industry.
She nudged him with her elbow and asked in a low voice, “Don’t you want to be a celebrity? I think you and Xiao Jiang are both handsomer than the celebrities on TV.”
Zhou Jianguo sneered, “Do you think being a celebrity is easy? You have to be able to sing, dance, and act. If you don’t have connections, you won’t make it. Do you think being handsome is enough to make big money in this industry? I don’t know about Xiao Jiang’s acting skills, but his voice is definitely remarkable. He’s made for this circle. As for me, do you expect me to act as a brick mover or something?”
“You could play the CEO,” muttered Luo Bei under her breath. “After all, so many TV drama male leads these days only have one expression. Your demeanor would fit right in.”
“Thanks for the suggestion,” replied Zhou Jianguo, arching his hand.
Meanwhile, while chewing on chicken wings, Zhan Qi watched Jiang Sihan seasoning the food, then glanced at Zhou Jianguo chatting with Luo Bei. He couldn’t decide who to bet on.
“Sister Pian, who do you think Beibei will end up with?” Zhan Qi pointed at Xiao Jiang, “Still with him?” Now he was pointing at Zhou Jianguo, “Or with him?”
Zhao Pianpian raised an eyebrow. “Why can’t it be you? I think you’re fine.”
Zhan Qi chuckled. “Well, Beibei doesn’t seem to feel that way about me. I’ve been eliminated.”
Zhao Pianpian stroked her chin, looking inscrutable. “If Xiao Jiang makes his move before Xiao Zhou falls for Beibei, then there’s a good chance Xiao Jiang will win. But if Xiao Zhou moves faster, then Xiao Zhou’s chances are greater.”
“What if they chase at the same time?”
Zhao Pianpian carefully assessed the two men’s looks, but was unsure for a moment, “Can’t they both have her?”
Zhan Qi sneered at her, “Polygamy is a crime, Sister Pian!”
“But I think both of them are good.”
Zhan Qi shook his head, “Women are so fickle.”
However, the three people at the center of the conversation seemed to have no interest in love at the moment, and it was useless for those around them to be anxious.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up, Zhou Jianguo and the others went home. Jiang Sihan and Luo Bei sat on the bamboo mat on the rooftop and chatted.
They haven’t had a good chat for a long time because both of them have been busy.
Luo Bei knew that Jiang Sihan would be famous in a few months, and he would have a lot of fans and news to follow. She thought about it and couldn’t help but remind him, “Do you update your Weibo often?”
Jiang Sihan simply took out his phone and handed it to her, “I just forward some news.”
Although she knew that his rise to stardom was smooth, Luo Bei still worried that if he had any dark history dug up, so she carefully looked through his Weibo, and someone who didn’t know would think that this was a zombie account. This way she felt relieved, and he didn’t follow anyone…
“What about Kuaishou1?”
“I’ve forgotten to activate it since I got the account…”
He was indeed a straight steel man.
“I remember you haven’t dated or been involved in any romantic entanglements with anyone?” Knowing Jiang Sihan’s character, Luo Bei knew that even if he had eight hundred guts, he wouldn’t dare to ask someone out, so naturally, there would be no negative news of this kind.
Jiang Sihan shook his head, “No.”
Luo Bei couldn’t help but give a row of thumbs up for Jiang Sihan’s opponents.
Jiang Sihan hardly ever made the public excited about gossip news. He had no ex-girlfriend, no ambiguous object, no current girlfriend, didn’t go out to date, and was wholeheartedly immersed in the world of music. Even if they wanted to find any negative news, there was no way to find any!
“That’s great, Xiao Jiang. You should work even harder from now on.” The more contact Luo Bei had with Zhou Jianguo, the more she changed her lazy style of work. Even if it was her job that she didn’t particularly like, she was serious and never sloppy. Her female boss had a higher opinion of her and promised to give her a raise at the end of the year. Luo Bei didn’t even need Zhou Jianguo to remind her now, she went out to do business very consciously even on weekends.
Jiang Sihan nodded with a smile, “Yes, I must work harder, Beibei. You too, do a good job and do good business.”
Luo Bei felt like she didn’t have any wasted time in her day for twenty-four hours now! It was all due to Zhou Jianguo, and even she felt that lying down to scroll through Weibo was a waste of life. It showed how powerful Zhou Jianguo’s brainwashing was.
But even so, Zhou Jianguo found something else for her to do, making her busier than ever.
Whenever Zhou Jianguo was doing some small business or had an idea, he liked to involve Luo Bei. He felt that Luo Bei was a great partner who trusted him unconditionally and listened to him. He couldn’t find such a compatible partner anywhere else.
“My co-worker’s family grows sugarcane. Anyway, I’ve negotiated the price with him, it’s definitely cheaper than others.”
That was how he started the conversation.
Luo Bei was taken aback, “Sugarcane? Are you selling sugarcane?”
“Not me, but us.”
“How to sell?”
Zhou Jianguo took Luo Bei to his rental room and showed her the new cutting machine he had bought. “Look, it’s this one. Let me demonstrate it to you.”
As he spoke, he quickly cut a piece of sugar cane and then sat down to cut the peeled sugar cane into small pieces with the machine. The speed was fast and convenient. In no time, he had turned a piece of sugar cane into a small bag of small pieces of sugar cane.
“I saw someone eating sugar cane and complaining about it being inconvenient on my way home. Actually, there are other places where they sell sugar cane cuts, but I found out that our area doesn’t have one,” Zhou Jianguo explained logically, leaving Luo Bei with no room to argue. She could only open her mouth in surprise. “This area is an old city area, and the population is not to be underestimated. Many people like to eat sugar cane. Middle-aged and elderly people may be okay, but many young people find it inconvenient and end up getting juice on their hands. If we peel and cut it, we can sell it for a reasonable price, like in other areas, ten yuan per bag. This business will definitely not be bad.”
“I calculated it. Apart from the cost, we should be able to make eight yuan in profit per bag,” Zhou Jianguo explained. “Every little bit counts when it comes to business. If we sell thirty pieces in one night, we will make a profit of 240 yuan. Of course, we will definitely sell more than that. On weekends, we can sell it for an afternoon and an evening, and the profit will be even greater.”
“But will we have time to sell this?” Luo Bei asked. She usually had to go to work, and there are also the unmanned shops to operate.
Zhou Jianguo taught her with an iron-willed tone, “People have the most time every day! You finish work, and I come back from the construction site. After dinner, it’s around 7 or 8 o’clock. We can sell until around 10 o’clock, then go home, take a shower and go to bed. Isn’t that enough time?”
Luo Bei was convinced, she calculated her daily schedule and suddenly felt that she didn’t have to lament that everyone around her was a Mary Sue or Tom Sue. Following the momentum of doing business with Zhou Jianguo, she might have a chance to become a rich woman someday. It’s not impossible, right?
- a short-video sharing platform in China. It seems it’s kinda like Tiktok. ↩︎
Uh, at this point you’re not working to live anymore, you’re living to work. That’s not healthy at all.
Woah, it must be exhausting