Fan Xiaoyu sat in the car waiting for them, Xu Rong sighed when he got in the car and saw him.

"Sister Rong, are you okay?" Fan Xiaoyu asked anxiously, "They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

Xu Rong's hair was a bit messy, but her complexion was not bad, and she didn't forget to reapply her lipstick in the bathroom when she went out.

"What did you promise him?" Xu Rong asked immediately, Fan Xiaoyu was a little confused:

"Promise to whom?"

Xu Rong raised his eyes and looked at him: "Tan Zhengming? Did he release me so quickly without asking any conditions?"

"He, no..."

Both of them are a little strange.Guo Rui urged Hu Bao to drive quickly and asked Xu Rong where to go first.

"Go home first, I'll take a shower...then send a car to pick me up and go to the company for a meeting."

"Take a good rest today," Fan Xiaoyu said, "Don't rush to the meeting."

"If I don't go, you go?" Xu Rong said, looking at his aggrieved appearance, sighed again, "You shouldn't be so anxious. It doesn't matter if I stay inside for a few days, the most important thing is not Lost the initiative in the negotiations."

"Sister Rong," Fan Xiaoyu said, "Actually, I don't think it matters which company we are affiliated with. If we can't handle them, it's better to—"

"Why not?" Xu Rong glanced at him sternly, "Did Tan Zhengming really give you some reassurance? To make you suddenly let go of your guard against him?"

"No, Sister Rong, I don't think we need to make a fuss, right? If we want to talk about it, we can talk about it. We can consider how much money they want, but we always send people to the police station—"

"So they are not easy to deal with," Xu Rong said, "Haven't you seen Tan Zhengming's face? Do you really think that if we sign a long-term contract with them, our life will be so easy?"

Fan Xiaoyu looked at her silently, and moved her lips after a while: "I, I'm just worried about you..."

Xu Rong patted him: "There's nothing to worry about. I've already been mentally prepared for this. I thought I'd have to stay inside for a few more days."

Fan Xiaoyu wanted to say something again, Xu Rong rubbed his head: "Okay, silly boy... didn't you attend the interview meeting after the award ceremony yesterday? The prize is gone."

"..."

"Also," she suddenly said sharply, "Don't promise Tan Zhengming anything, if anything related to work, push it to me, just say you don't understand, let him come and talk to me, understand?"

"Ming, I understand..."

After the press conference in the afternoon, it was already evening.

I heard that the meeting in the company was very intense, but after an afternoon, there was still no result.

"It's mainly because Boss Zhou hindered them," Guo Rui said, and several people were rushing to the company in the car. "The F'estrella Group can't cover the sky with one hand. This is what they are more distressed about now."

"Um……"

"They asked you to go back to the company tomorrow, and I pushed back tomorrow's announcement—Sister Rong said it's better not to express your opinion directly, just keep pretending to be stupid, just say that you don't understand the contract, and leave everything to her Just fine."

Fan Xiaoyu nodded, and said, "But I just don't quite understand why Sister Rong is so wary of Boss Tan all of a sudden? The past six months have been uneventful, and it seems that she didn't—"

"Have you forgotten what Sister Rong said to you?" Guo Rui said, "Didn't you once think that she was going to give up on you? If you want her not to give up on you, you must completely entrust your destiny to her; As long as you have a little bit, even just a little bit, that cannot be fully controlled by her, your future may have problems at any time-do you think the company really has no guesses about your relationship with Luo Xiao? David has long been open and secret I have inquired about your affairs, but we have tried to perfunctory them."

Fan Xiaoyu was silent and did not speak.

Guo Rui said: "Sister Rong has gone back to rest first, she is too tired today - do we still have to go to the company?"

Only then did Fan Xiaoyu remember that when he left in the morning, he said to Tan Zhengming, "Come back and we'll talk." I don't know if he was really still waiting for her after a day——

Just thinking about it, Tan Zhengming's news came:

[I'm done with the company's affairs, how about having dinner together tonight? 】

Fan Xiaoyu replied: [Okay. 】

On the way, he called Xu Rong to quickly understand the current situation.

"...Now what F'estrella means is that we can't take people away, that is to say, if we want to continue to use the original team, we must rely on the company."

"How much does this affect us? Is it mainly in terms of financial interests?"

"The impact on the benefits is really not big. The percentage of commission mentioned is a smaller number than the original one. We only need to pay extra labor costs, but this aspect is almost negligible... The biggest problem is the attribution of control rights Problem. You know, if there is no absolute freedom, our wave of self-establishment can be said to be a failure."

"Are they so unwilling to delegate power... If I don't sign with you and sign with other companies, won't they still be in vain?"

"They're determined that you won't leave," Xu Rong said, "They know the relationship between you and me, so if they want to make small moves, they want to catch me as a breakthrough—so you understand why it happened yesterday? What? , are you still going to talk to him?"

"He asked me out for dinner..."

"I advise you not to go, you can't play with him."

"However, he is already a freshman boss, and he doesn't need this kind of money, so maybe—"

"So he can disregard the interests but still want to hold you in his own hands. What do you think this is for?"

for what? !

Fan Xiaoyu walked up the glass steps.

There were very few people in this revolving restaurant, and Tan Zhengming was already sitting by the window and waiting for him.Fan Xiaoyu collected herself, put on a polite smile, and walked over calmly.

Tan Zhengming also had a gentle face.He had changed out of his daytime suit for a more casual jacket, and his hair was loose and not brushed back.

Fan Xiaoyu suddenly thought of Luo Xiao.Luo Xiao is also so casual at home, his bangs are often draped over his forehead, sometimes blocking his view of reading...

Fan Xiaoyu temporarily drove Luo Xiao out of his mind, and sat down opposite Tan Zhengming.

"You are not as guarded against me as before." Tan Zhengming said with a smile.

"Well……"

Fan Xiaoyu didn't know what to say, this person actually talked to death from the very beginning, it's amazing...

"I used to reflect on myself a lot before," Tan Zhengming said, "Why do the children in the company feel scared when they see me-will they feel better if they don't wear a suit today?"

Fan Xiaoyu nodded and said, "It's nothing, Mr. Tan, everyone only feels distance when talking to you out of respect for the boss."

"Ah."

"But it's been a long time to see people's hearts. I believe that after knowing the real Mr. Tan, no one will be so wary of you."

Tan Zhengming smiled: "So do you understand me now?"

"I don't know if I understand..."

"If you knew me, you wouldn't think of running away from me," Tan Zhengming lowered his head a little lonely, and spread a napkin for himself, "I don't understand what I did before, which will make you misunderstand me—— "

"No, no," Fan Xiaoyu said, "I don't think there is any misunderstanding between us. Maybe it's because we don't know each other well, so we can't get too close...Anyway, I, I am such a person, I am not very good at communicating with people, just, some slow heat..."

"You're not good at interacting with people, are you?" Tan Zhengming laughed, "You're very smart, and you're the most childish young man I've ever met—a child, you just do things by instinct. Put on a good face, it's normal that you don't like me."

Fan Xiaoyu looked up at him.Tan Zhengming is actually the kind who looks very good, with slender eyes and sharp features. If the eyes are a little clearer, he is probably a handsome uncle.

It's just that his smile and demeanor are too majestic, and every breath seems to be full of danger.

So even if Fan Xiaoyu was as clever as Fan Xiaoyu, he would not dare to get close to him...

The two ate steaks seemingly casually, and occasionally chatted about what they had or didn't have during the dinner.Tan Zhengming said that he likes Fan Xiaoyu's music very much, and recently he listened to his songs on a loop.

He also said that in the second half of the year, he can find a famous foreign music producer to make a tailor-made album for him.

"Let's get to the point, Mr. Tan." Fan Xiaoyu ate a little, put down the knife and fork and said, "If Sister Rong and I insist on leaving, what will the company, or you, do?"

Tan Zhengming also slowly put down the knife and fork, and wiped his mouth gracefully.

"If you insist on leaving, it's not up to me to decide—"

He raised his hand to stop Fan Xiaoyu's words, and continued: "But if you are willing to stay, what I can guarantee is that as long as I am still in the company for a day, no one can interfere in any of your affairs."

"That is to say—"

"That is to say, in terms of work, you have complete autonomy; you can talk to me directly if you have any ideas; and the company is actually equivalent to a strong backing. With us, you are in this circle. It can be unimpeded, without any scruples.”

"..."

Fan Xiaoyu lowered his head and thought, of course he knows how good it is to have a strong capital support, but there is no free lunch in the world, if he can make such a promise, there must be his conditions——

"You must be thinking what I will ask you for," Tan Zhengming picked up the knife and fork again, "shortly after we met, I showed you my motivation for helping you. Of course, I know you are not so It's easy to believe me, you are not a real child anymore, you have your own judgment and consideration, and I just happen to have a face that is not a good person..."

"Mr. Tan, I didn't—"

"Don't rush to deny it," Tan Zhengming smiled, "In essence, I want to help you, whether you believe it or not. It's just that the matter has come to this point-let me say that, at the beginning I am the one who insists on buying your company, so I have made corresponding promises to the group headquarters.

"If you stay, then everything is easy to talk about. I can let go of all control and just be a shareholder participating in the profit sharing; but if you want to leave, don't mention you, including me and your former boss Mr. Yuan , may be involved in a lawsuit - with our operation, it is easy for people to "reasonably" suspect that I had some "private transaction" with you when I insisted on buying you.

"It's nothing to us. As a public figure, as long as you disappear out of thin air in front of the public for a while, the outside world will have speculation and doubts about you. Even if you return to the public eye in the future, paper cannot contain fire, and there will always be So little bits and pieces of information leaking out—I don't need to tell you how much it will affect your career."

"You mean, if we insist on going, we might actually—"

"I said that's something I can't control." Tan Zhengming took a bite of the steak and said lightly, "You think I can't control it with my current ability. How serious is that?"

Fan Xiaoyu didn't answer, he couldn't figure it out.

All he knew was that he didn't want to hurt the people around him because of him, Sister Rong, Mr. Yuan, and this seemingly harmless Tan Zhengming...

"And I know you won't want to be separated from your sister Rong. She is not just an agent to you, is she? She is more like your sister or family... Xiaoyu, I probably know you In the past, I knew how many feelings you had. So, my intention was really to help you, not to use her as a threat—”

"I know, Mr. Tan, this is not your problem."

"Ah."

"And I, we, originally had the idea to do it on our own. I don't think it's possible without the company's restrictions—"

"The company will impose more restrictions and restrictions on you, but most of them are for your own good. Of course, you have your own ideas, and you now have the capital to do so. So I said that you can have the greatest autonomy. As for Believe it or not, I have no other way to convince you—"

"Mr. Tan," Fan Xiaoyu looked at him sincerely, "Thank you, really. I think, I didn't do anything, but I kept making you worry about me..."

Tan Zhengming smiled and said, "Yeah, do you know how much other people will try their best to get my support if they have this chance? No matter how much it costs."

Fan Xiaoyu understood what he was talking about.

"So, for you... I really have no choice," Tan Zhengming smiled wryly, "I thought our cooperation should be a good thing, but I didn't expect it would bring you so much trouble and trouble. Even hurt...I'm really sorry, Xiao Yu, maybe I shouldn't have appeared."

"Mr. Tan, please don't say that—"

"Call me Uncle Tan," Tan Zhengming smiled at him, "Maybe we won't have a chance to cooperate in the future, since we don't have a working relationship, let's call him according to our normal seniority."

Fan Xiaoyu felt that he couldn't speak, but seeing the loneliness and exhaustion around the corners of Tan Zhengming's eyes, he wondered if it was too cruel for him to be so obsessed with refusing...

Maybe this man really just wanted to find a lost psychological comfort in him?

Tan Zhengming poured him some wine, and said silently: "At first, I thought we were the same kind of people, with a blind yearning for family affection... I have also lost a lot, Xiaoyu, so I understand that when someone can fill my heart What does it feel like when this piece is missing.”

Fan Xiaoyu's fingers holding the wine glass moved.

"But as an uncle, I still hope that you can be sober - at work, we need to always maintain reason. This kind of reason should override any emotion, no matter friendship, family relationship, or love."

Fan Xiaoyu froze in the chair for a long time.

Tan Zhengming called the waiter to pay the bill, seeing his dazed look and smiling again.

"Okay, should we find another place to have a drink or two? Let me think about it, you probably can't go to public places... My friend has a private winery in the suburbs of Beijing, and the wine there is very good. Do you want to try it?" try?"

"Ah?" Fan Xiaoyu woke up, "Go, go drink? I'm not very good at drinking, and I don't like drinking—"

"'Have a drink' is not the same as really wanting to drink," Tan Zhengming said in a good mood, "You are still a child...May I ask my friend to prepare some ice cream for you? Okay? Or, do you prefer to drink? Coke? Or milk tea?"

Fan Xiaoyu couldn't think of any reason to refuse.Having said all of this, he felt that he had to go if he didn't go today.

And...he silently observed Tan Zhengming as he walked.He always felt that this "old man" was not as scary as he thought. He is also a human being, and he also has moments of vulnerability and things to lose.

And the most important thing he lost was his son.So he wants to be nice to Fan Xiaoyu, it doesn't seem so difficult to understand...

The two of them walked downstairs to the underground parking lot.The two stood side by side at the door of the elevator, waiting for Tan Zhengming's driver to drive over.

Suddenly, a matte black BMW flicked to a stop in front of them. Fan Xiaoyu seemed to have a little impression of this car, wasn't it——

Luo Xiao lowered the car window and looked coldly at the person standing beside Fan Xiaoyu.

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