Du Yujie spoke with sincerity, as if truly intending to end things.
Xie Sui, however, scoffed, unbothered. "Miss Du, you're the one with a dirty mind, thinking everyone else is as tainted as you. So you knew my wife was pregnant with twins, that she couldn't be provoked, and you still wanted to harm her? And you have the nerve to say this now? I truly don't understand, do you possess any humanity or kindness? You're only alive because you were born into the Du family. If you didn't have a good father, you would have been dealt with countless times by now. I'd like to deal with you myself, but you're not even worth a strand of my wife's hair, do I have that kind of time? I'm warning you, get lost. Don't come babbling in front of me, I'll really dare to slap you! Damn it, what kind of person are you!"
Xie Sui went into the bathroom, still angry. After he finished, Du Yujie was nowhere to be seen. He didn't care and went straight back to sleep.
Du Yujie returned to her bunk. Uncle Chen was reading and asked her, "Did you get anything?"
"No, he didn't admit anything."
Uncle Chen smiled, "This young man, he looks wild and unrestrained, but he's actually quite cunning. It's no wonder the young lady fell for him."
Du Yujie took a small voice recorder from her pocket. She had intended to record Xie Sui's words to use as evidence to report to Old Master Du and mobilize the Du family's power against him. Unfortunately, Xie Sui denied everything and didn't take the bait.
Du Yujie lay in her bunk, staring wide-eyed, unable to sleep.
"Never mind, Miss, don't think about it so much. Live well from now on, start anew." Uncle Chen advised her. Du Yujie didn't respond. Uncle Chen could do nothing more, so he pulled the curtain, letting her rest. There would be more trouble when they returned. The child in her belly had not yet been removed, and she didn't know how angry the First Madam would be.
None of this concerned Xie Sui. After getting off the train, he went with Chen Weimin to a garment factory to help him negotiate business deals. He also drew some new clothing designs for the factory. Although he wasn't involved in the garment industry, he had seen a lot in Hong Kong, and combined with his past life's vision, the clothing styles he sketched were very novel. The factory manager was overjoyed and gave Chen Weimin an additional two percent profit margin. Two percent might not sound like much, but it was over twenty thousand yuan. Chen Weimin was also impressed. No wonder his brother-in-law could do business in Hong Kong; he couldn't match this kind of skill.
They had dinner with the factory manager and drank a lot of alcohol. It was unavoidable, given Chinese banquet culture; good drinking led to good business. Xie Sui had a high tolerance for alcohol but didn't drink much, not wanting to suffer. Chen Weimin, on the other hand, was a heavy drinker. The factory's accompanying drinkers were all drunk, while he only showed a slight flush. The manager was defeated.
They were to stay in Shenzhen for two days. Xie Sui helped Chen Weimin plan for the future.
"Brother-in-law, have you ever thought about opening your own garment factory? You wouldn't have to source goods from others, and then you'd have a complete production and sales chain, without having to give profits to others."
Chen Weimin pondered, "Opening a factory makes money, but it also consumes a lot of energy. I'm already swamped now; I fear I wouldn't have enough time."
Xie Sui said, "It will be busy at first, but it will smooth out once it's on track. No CEO works hands-on all the time."
Chen Weimin replied, "Let's forget it. Don't take such big steps."
Xie Sui disagreed, "If a man doesn't think about the distant future, he will find trouble in the near future. If you don't want to expand now, you'll be overtaken by others and eliminated by the times. If you don't want to worry about production, you can also find factories for OEM. We'll focus on the brand. In the future, it will be the era of brands. With a good brand, you can make money just by sitting there." Those who sold trademarks in his past life could earn over a hundred million a year just by lying down. The 1990s were about to begin, and it was time to lay the groundwork.
Chen Weimin was quite interested in this, and they talked all night.
After that, Xie Sui never saw Du Yujie again. After settling matters with the garment factory with Chen Weimin, he boarded the ship back to Hong Kong. There were still affairs to attend to there.
He didn't inform Ah Nan of his itinerary, only asking Ah Hua to pick him up. He went to the film and television company first. It seemed the film and television company had the most problems, while the others were doing well.
Ah Hua was very excited to see his boss. "Boss, you've been gone for over two months. I've been receiving a salary without working; I feel quite embarrassed."
Xie Sui: "Then give it back to me."
Ah Hua quickly replied, "I'll work day and night to protect the boss. I'll definitely be worthy of your salary." He was reluctant to give up the money he had earned.
Xie Sui laughed heartily, "I sent you to Macau to keep an eye on the Jun family, which is also work. Your boss isn't a ruthless exploiter who makes you work without pay."
Ah Hua smiled sheepishly, "The boss is a good person. I'll follow the boss my whole life."
Ah Fei also pledged, "Me too, Brother Xie. I'll follow you my whole life."
"Get lost! You're not a beautiful woman, so why talk about a lifetime? I'd be disgusted to see a decrepit old man still bothering me!"
The two of them burst into laughter, the atmosphere in the car was very good.
Upon arriving at the entertainment company, it had changed dramatically. Besides the office building, there were also film studios for shooting commercials and short films, as well as dance studios and practice rooms for artist training. It had become a very complete and professional entertainment company.
The receptionist didn't recognize Xie Sui and asked, "Sir, do you have an appointment? Who are you looking for?"
"Is Miss Guan Zhizhi here?"
The receptionist checked and said, "Yes, she is. Do you have an appointment?"
"Yes, just tell her my surname is Xie."
He entered the company smoothly. Xie Sui observed the bustling crowd, with hundreds of people. Reaching the building where Guan Zhizhi was located, as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he heard a chaotic noise. It turned out they were shooting a print advertisement, and it was Lin Shishi.
Lin Shishi was quite famous now. Her face, meticulously enhanced by a plastic surgeon from Japan, was truly the epitome of pure desire. Combined with her uninhibited nature and good figure, she had participated in the Hong Kong and Taiwan beauty pageant and won the championship. This had propelled her to stardom, and she was now the company's pillar.
With Xie Sui away, Lin Shishi was acting like a petty tyrant, having long forgotten Xie Sui's attitude towards her. This woman was a classic example of forgetting pain once it healed; Xie Sui was impressed by her forgetfulness.
"I'm not shooting anymore, I'm tired. Let's stop here for today. I have a date; I need to go shopping and get my hair done. I don't have time."
The director was on the verge of tears, begging, "My dear lady, they need this urgently. We've only been shooting for an hour, how tired can you be? Can you bear with it and shoot until noon? I'll treat you to lunch, order whatever you want!"
Lin Shishi rolled her eyes, "Do I lack a meal from you! I have an appointment with Director Lin. Can you afford to compensate me if I'm late? It's just a magazine, I'll shoot it another time when I have the chance. Let them wait."