Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 237 Kissing Scene
In Liu Yifei's mind, Jiang Beicheng's identity has always been a mystery.

What is certain is that this young man is very rich and has extensive connections.

If she encountered a small problem in Jiangnan City, Jiangbei City would probably be able to help her solve it, but this was in Dali.

She even felt that she had many more connections in Dali than in Jiangbei City.

I came here to film a movie before and got to know some local leaders.

My things are lost and I am reporting it now, hoping that the leaders will pay attention to it and help me.

All she can do now is wait for the response from the relevant departments.

But just waiting is not a solution. Not to mention delaying the shooting progress, I always feel uneasy when I think about the contract information in the tablet.

Jiang Beicheng offered to help her look for it, and it was also a channel. Without asking any more questions, she sent him a photo of the box.

The assistant also made a list of the items in the box and sent it to Jiang Beicheng.

Jiang Beicheng, with a trial mentality, went to ask in the old gun group. They have many connections in Dali and may have some news.

"OK, Mr. Jiang, I'll keep an eye on it for you."

"Mr. Jiang, I'll help you forward it to several other groups."

"I know most of the hotel and B&B owners. I can ask around for you."

"I'll ask around at the bar for you."

"I'll ask around at those second-hand stores for you."

"I'll get someone to keep an eye on the commercial street in the ancient city."

"..."

If it is taken away by idle people, bars and clubs... people in this circle are the easiest to come into contact with.

If you want to find a place to sell the things in the box, there is a high probability that they will appear in second-hand shops and several cultural districts.

For Liu Yifei, other than the contract information in the computer, the other things are not valuable, but for ordinary people, it is also a considerable gain and he can make a small profit.

Jiang Beicheng said a thank you in the group, "[Fist bump], sorry to bother you all, I'll light a sky lantern at the black bar tonight."

Brother Wen suddenly said, "Mr. Jiang, I'll send you a circle of friends. I hope it helps."

Lei Zi: "It's settled."

Luo Xiaohei: "Brother Wen has come forward. No matter what side they are from, we have to give them some face."

My friend: "Mr. Jiang, Brother Wen hasn't posted on WeChat Moments in five or six years. This could be a good thing."

"Let me tell you this, Mr. Jiang. Last time, a friend of mine came here and lost a yellow brick pendant. She asked Brother Wen for help, and Brother Wen found it for her at the market on the border."

Jiang Beicheng was a little shocked. He knew that Brother Wen had many connections and a wide network of contacts, but to be able to bring things back from the other side of the border meant that he had more than just ordinary connections.

"Brother Wen has been to Southeast Asia?" Jiang Beicheng asked curiously.

"When I was young, I worked in the jewelry business in Myanmar for a few years and I have some friends there."

Jiang Beicheng didn't ask any more questions.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Wen."

Said thank you.

Brother Wen: “It’s a small matter!”

I randomly helped to send a circle of friends to Jiang Beicheng.

Sent in a very humble tone.

Attached is a photo of the box and a list of items, with the caption: A friend lost a box, and the friend who found it gave me some face and returned it intact.

The focus of this circle of friends was on the four words "return the jade intact to Zhao", and Jiang Beicheng felt it was a reminder and warning.

He put away his phone and smiled at Liu Yifei, "OK, wait for the news."

Liu Yifei: "I owe you another favor."

Regardless of whether the box can be found or not, someone offering to help is a favor.

Jiang Beicheng joked, "There's no need to talk about whether we owe each other anything or not."

"What's our relationship?" Liu Yifei asked with a smile, "Boss Jiang, can you tell me what our relationship is?"

"Old friend!" Jiang Beicheng followed her words, "If Xixi has other ideas, I can consider it."

"That's enough, Mr. Jiang."

Liu Yifei waved his hand, turned his head to look at Erhai Lake, and couldn't help laughing.

It feels ridiculous.

It was ridiculous for the two of them to become friends, and it was even more ridiculous to talk to him about these emotional topics now.

Much younger than me.

Jiang Beicheng had a good sense of boundaries when joking. If he was too presumptuous, it would affect the good impression Liu Yifei had accumulated about him.

She understood and still had a smile on her face, so the effect was achieved.

If you take one more step forward, you will definitely be rejected.

It's not time to show off your skills in front of her yet.

"Have lunch here at noon. I'll ask my assistant to arrange it." Liu Yifei invited.

Jiang Beicheng nodded and sent a WeChat message to Haitangxi, saying that something had happened here and asked her and her little wife and sister to eat first.

Also give them some private space to keep in touch with each other.

"sister!"

Liu Yifei's assistant came up from the hotel to arrange lunch and hurried to Liu Yifei with his cell phone, looking shocked.

"What's going on?" Liu Yifei noticed something was wrong with her expression and inquired, "Any news from the police station?"

The assistant shook his head and handed the phone to Liu Yifei, "I joined some local life groups in Dali this morning to see if I can get any useful information?
Now all the groups are sending related messages."

Liu Yifei looked at the message in the group chat and read it out, "Brother Wen has said that whoever took the items must return them as soon as possible. They will bear the consequences at their own risk."

"If you want to make a living in Dali, don't mess with those old guns!"

"What's in the box? I've been chatting about this on WeChat all morning."

"Whoever took it, return it immediately. Don't you want to get involved?"

"..."

Liu Yifei read the chat messages in the group with a look of astonishment.

Who is Brother Wen?

This place must have a very high status in Dali.

Her first reaction was to look up at Jiang Beicheng.

He frowned slightly. It's impossible for someone so young!
Jiang Beicheng was amused by her expression, "Have you discovered some shocking secret about me?"

Liu Yifei asked Jiang Beicheng in an uncertain tone, "Brother Wen, is that you?"

"I thought it was something else!" Jiang Beicheng smiled and spread his hands, "No."

"I told you it's impossible. You're so young, Brother Wen, listen... it's not appropriate anyway..."

Jiang Beicheng interrupted her, "Brother Wen is also an old friend of mine, just like you."

Liu Yifei stared at Jiang Beicheng, "So you just went to ask Brother Wen for help?"

Jiang Beicheng smiled and shook his head, “He’s not the only one.

If I’m not mistaken, the WeChat group in Dali is very lively right now.”

Liu Yifei nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Beicheng: "How about eating first?"

"Yes, yes, eating is more important, hahaha, Mr. Jiang, please." Liu Yifei stood up and accompanied Jiang Beicheng to the restaurant downstairs for dinner.

At the dinner table, Liu Yifei's eyes never left Jiang Beicheng, and he became even more curious about his identity.

Sometimes I feel that he is a conscientious businessman, even a great entrepreneur. Sometimes I feel that he is a very outstanding young man. Sometimes I feel that he is like a hermit who knows all kinds of social phenomena.

It seemed like he had friends and connections wherever he went.

Even your friends may know him.

This young man is so mysterious.

"If you keep looking at me like that, I'll misunderstand." Jiang Beicheng reminded Liu Yifei with a smile while eating.

"I can't quite understand you, my friend..."

Liu Yifei was interrupted by Jiang Beicheng's cell phone ringing when he was halfway through his words.

Jiang Beicheng answered the phone: "Brother Wen!
Um, yes, okay, okay, I'll come by myself.

See you later." Jiang Beicheng hung up the phone, noticed Liu Yifei's expectant look, and said with a smile, "I found the box for you.

I'll get it for you after dinner."

Liu Yifei said excitedly, "No need, Mr. Jiang, it's too much trouble for you. I'll get it myself."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

"Yeah!" Liu Yifei nodded, his mind no longer on lunch.

If he hadn't wanted Jiang Beicheng to have a good lunch, he would have called his assistant and gone there directly the moment he heard the news.

I asked my assistant to prepare some gifts and go over to thank Brother Wen.

Jiang Beicheng said: "Don't bother. If you don't give a gift to someone's heart, it's just false courtesy."

I picked up my phone and called Shen Jun, "Assistant Shen, when you come over tomorrow, please bring the bucket of Karuizawa 1960 from home.

Yes, for a friend.”

Yesterday at Brother Wen's place, a group of veterans suggested that Shen Jun should bring the wine with him on the business jet that would come to pick them up tomorrow.

He put down his phone, continued eating, and said to Liu Yifei, "Everything is arranged."

Liu Yifei drank alcohol, including whiskey, so he knew the Karuizawa 1960 that Jiang Beicheng mentioned was worth a fortune. He asked, "Does it come with a netsuke?"

Jiang Beicheng shook his head and smiled, "I can't even bear to drink the ones with netsuke, let alone give them to others."

"Even without the netsuke, it's still worth hundreds of thousands. Mr. Jiang, it's too expensive!"

"Is it expensive? Not as valuable as the contract in your computer. Any endorsement costs tens of millions." Jiang Beicheng said nonchalantly, "I heard that those big bosses who pursue your female artists give away houses, cars, and stocks.

What's a bottle of wine?"

Even if you give her a platinum bag worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, it may not be as valuable as the favor she received in return for this bottle of wine.

Liu Yifei suddenly laughed, "You're not going to pursue me, are you?"

Jiang Beicheng also laughed.

Sissi, you know how to respond!
"Don't joke like that!" Liu Yifei said bluntly, "How do you want me to thank you? I can't owe you too much. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay you back.

I don’t like to owe others, whether it’s my family or friends.”

Jiang Beicheng thought in a dress, "How about playing a role with me?"

"To act in a film together?" Liu Yifei looked puzzled. "Is Mr. Jiang going to film his own film, or is he planning to invest in a film and invite me to act in it?"

“Take it yourself!”

"What drama?"

"Kissing scene!"

Liu Yifei's puzzled expression slowly relaxed into a smile, knowing that Jiang Beicheng was joking.

But he also understood Jiang Beicheng's true intentions.

This young man has high emotional intelligence and is very artistic in his speech.

Nowadays, male and female actors are no longer shy about kissing scenes, they just do it for real. In the past, they used stand-ins, but now they do it directly face to face.

It won't make people feel awkward, presumptuous, or even uncomfortable.

Jiang Beicheng expressed his personal feelings for her in a different way.

Actually, I'm still a little interested in her.

But it doesn't sound that annoying.

You can't just say you'll marry me, right?
Too cheap.

What's more, if you want to give it away for such a small thing yourself, she will just think you are whimsical and have no self-awareness.

"I'll think about it!" Liu Yifei replied to Jiang Beicheng with a smile.

Very good social skills.

Don't refuse, don't offend, and leave yourself a way out.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and nodded, picked up the napkin to wipe his hands and mouth, stood up and took Liu Yifei to Brother Wen's manor.

When the car stopped at the door, Liu Yifei had a sense of déjà vu and recalled, "The last time I came here to film, I shot a scene here.

The cultural and tourism department stepped in to help coordinate.

I was deeply impressed by this estate.

Is it Brother Wen's house?"

Jiang Beicheng smiled and nodded.

In the TV series "Where the Wind Is", I did see shots of Wen Ge's manor. I guess some of it was deleted and not much was retained, otherwise the impression would be more profound.

Liu Yifei and his assistant followed Jiang Beicheng into the manor.

"Brother Wen!" Jiang Beicheng called out.

Brother Wen was playing with a purple clay teapot in his hand, lying on a chair, humming a little tune.

"coming?"

Get up and greet.

Liu Yifei took off his mask and hat, and politely and respectfully addressed him, "Hello, Brother Wen, I'm Liu Yifei."

"I know him!" Brother Wen smiled and invited them to sit down, guessing, "Is the box yours?"

Liu Yifei smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Wen."

Brother Wen: "Have you lost anything?"

The assistant opened the box to check and handed the tablet to Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei took a look and found that the stickers on the edge showed no signs of being torn, confirming that the computer had not been disassembled.

After the assistant finished checking, he nodded to Liu Yifei.

"The things are not lost, Brother Wen, thank you for your help."

He stood up and walked over, stretched out his hands and shook hands with Brother Wen.

Brother Wen smiled and said, "No need to thank me, just thank Mr. Xiao Jiang.

I only recognize his favor.”

Liu Yifei smiled and looked at Jiang Beicheng, "Mr. Jiang, that's a nice name!"

"My friends like to call me that."

"I'll call you Mr. Jiang from now on, right?"

"As long as you're happy." Jiang Beicheng said with a smile, and stood up to say goodbye to Brother Wen, "Brother Wen, I won't disturb your lunch break. Let's get together at Xiao Hei's place tonight, and I'll light the sky lantern."

Brother Wen smiled and nodded, and asked the manor housekeeper to see the guests off for him.

After coming out of the manor, Liu Yifei asked curiously, "Did you find the person who stole the box?"

Jiang Beicheng reminded with a smile: "Xixi, is it stealing?"

Liu Yifei frowned slightly, and after a moment's reflection on Jiang Beicheng's words, he changed his tone and said, "I lost it by accident."

Jiang Beicheng nodded, "They have their own rules for doing things. If the rules are established firmly, people like Brother Wen will have deterrence and appeal.

It doesn't matter who that person is or how they handle the matter.

The most important thing is to return the things intact to Zhao."

In every city and every region, there are some veterans like Brother Wen.

The influence is huge.

The government will also assign some functional departments or social organizations specifically for this type of people, and work closely with them to manage order, economy and people's livelihood.

As long as this power can be used well, the government's work will be more effective.

Liu Yifei asked curiously, "Which side does Mr. Xiao Jiang belong to?"

"Chinese citizen!" Jiang Beicheng replied with a smile. He understood what Liu Yifei meant, but it was not important to him, and he would not use these things to measure how to make friends.

This answer left Liu Yifei speechless.

She lacks the pride of being Jiangbeicheng.

"I won't send you back to the hotel. Come visit the crew tomorrow." Jiang Beicheng said goodbye.

"What does lighting a sky lantern mean, Mr. Jiang?" Liu Yifei asked as he got into the car.

"I'll treat everyone to drinks in the whole place."

After hearing this, Liu Yifei shook his head and decided that he couldn't let Mr. Jiang spend this money anymore.

(End of this chapter)