After wearing the chronological control group

After repeatedly confirming that President Xu would not change the conditions, Ye Weixie chose to give up.

Although he hopes to set up his own magazine to publish manga magazines, he is not a person who will force others to make things difficult. Since the other party has made it clear that they will not compromise, it means that they cannot reach an agreement.

If we can't reach an agreement, we won't talk about it.

After all, Xi Ya is not unique, and he is not in a hurry.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

Xu Jiefang still smiled, "It's okay, if you think about it, you can come to me."

Ye Weixie didn't refuse, "Okay."

Coming out of Xiya Magazine, Lawyer Li said apologetically, "I should investigate more clearly."

Ye Weixie shook his head, "It's none of your business." After thinking for a while, he explained one more sentence, "The purpose of his asking such a condition is just to reject me."

Lawyer Li looked at Ye Weixie, with a trace of surprise in his eyes, "You mean, he put forward such harsh conditions, just because he didn't want to sell you the magazine?"

"Otherwise?" Ye Weixie asked back.

What's more, that requirement has already been proved by themselves that it doesn't work. If the requirement of their purpose remains unchanged, isn't the magazine going the same way?

Who will do the business that continues to lose money?

So this is a condition that is simply impossible to achieve.

It is self-evident what the purpose is.

He smiled, and continued, "It's understandable for you to add extra conditions when you resell things. After all, profit comes first. But, is it possible that you can ask others to do something after buying it back?"

"It really can't." Lawyer Li said, but he didn't understand, "Why?"

"You don't believe me." Ye Weixie opened the door and got into the car. After Lawyer Li got into the car, he continued, "I guess it's because I'm unreliable, and I don't want the magazine to be buried in my hands."

Then the other party really misjudged, Lawyer Li thought.

There is no one more suitable than their boss for a person who has achieved profound knowledge at a young age.

"Maybe he doesn't know you very well, or I—"

Tuk Tuk Tuk!

There was a sudden knocking sound outside the car window.

Lawyer Li stopped talking, Ye Weixie lowered the car window, and there was a middle-aged man in his 30s standing outside.

The man was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a gray tunic suit, a typical literati dress.

"What's the matter?" Ye Weixie asked.

The middle-aged man glanced at him, then looked at Lawyer Li in the co-pilot, thought about it, and asked, "Are you... are you here to buy a magazine?"

Ye Weixie raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and then quickly sized up the middle-aged man, guessing that he should be an employee of the magazine, "Yes."

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and finally looked at him and said, "My name is Lu Zhong, and I am the editor of the magazine."

Ye Weixie nodded, "Hi, what's the matter?"

"I—" Lu Zhong paused, and finally said as if he had made some major decision, "After the magazine is successfully resold, the rest of our employees can resign voluntarily. Can you offer a higher price?"

"What?" Ye Weixie felt that he had an auditory hallucination, what does it mean to be able to resign voluntarily?

Lawyer Li next to him also looked incredible. It's not that he has never handled an acquisition case, but which employee doesn't want to get more compensation, or sign a new contract?

So it was the first time he heard such a request, and the employee gave up the opportunity automatically.

But thinking about President Xu's request for employees to pack, I think it's quite normal to do so.

At least the magazine is in the same line from top to bottom.

Seeing that the two people in the car remained silent for a long time, Lu Zhong thought that the other party didn't believe it, and added: "If you don't believe it, we can sign it."

"It's not a question of whether you believe it or not." Ye Weixie said, "Because the resale failure is not caused by your employees, but another condition of President Xu that we cannot meet."

"So I won't buy your magazine. It's useless for you to tell me this."

"Ah?" Lu Zhong didn't expect such a result. They chatted with the people who came today for a long time, and thought they had already talked about it, "Sorry, I don't know, sorry to bother you."

Ye Weixie smiled, "It's okay."

Lu Zhong nodded, then stepped back, but after two steps, he stopped and walked back, "Excuse me, can I ask what is another condition of our president?"

"Sorry," Ye Weixie rejected the other party's request, "You can ask your President Xu."

Lu Zhong also knew that his request was a little too much, so he took two steps back and said, "Excuse me."

Ye Weixie nodded towards the other party, closed the window and started the car.

After the car drove out, Lu Zhong sighed, it seems that this time it is still not possible.

Just as he was about to return to the office, the car that had left reversed back.

The car window was lowered, and the handsome young man in the car looked up at him, "May I ask why you would rather lose your job than ask the magazine to sell it for a high price?"

Half an hour later, the three sat in a coffee shop not far from the magazine office.

During working hours, there were very few people in the coffee shop, so Ye Weixie chose a corner seat.

It should be the first time for Lu Zhong to come here, he looked a little stiff, but he adjusted quickly.

The story is also quite simple to tell.

As early as ten years ago, the magazine was about to be banned and closed due to the sharp drop in sales. It was President Xu who bought the magazine out of his own pocket, and these talents did not lose their jobs.

In the first few years, the magazine office improved a bit due to the reform, and gradually began to make money after the sales increased.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. With the spring breeze of reform and opening up, more and more magazines and books came out, and their magazines were gradually squeezed to the edge, and sales fell again and again. to losses year after year.

Batch after batch of old employees left, and in the end there were only ten of them left.

But even if it is, President Xu has always insisted on it. He said that since the magazine is in his hands, it must continue to run, and it can't just be cut off. But they all know that the other party's insistence is just to hope that old guys like them will not lose their jobs. .

It's not that they haven't tried changes, such as changing new columns and introducing some novel themes, but everyone is getting older, and they can't keep up with the changes of the times no matter what.

It's okay to recruit newcomers, but it's probably because the feng shui of their magazine is not good, and the recruited people are either ambitious or just bad.

Anyway, after tossing about several times, a lot of money was lost, but the effect was not seen at all.

Later they forcibly changed it, but it looked nondescript.

The ending is predictable.

Now the magazine really can't hold on anymore, and they don't want to be a burden to President Xu, making it difficult for the magazine to sell at a good price.

Ye Weixie took a sip of coffee and said, "So your request is that you will resign voluntarily after the transaction is successful, but you hope to give President Xu a higher price, right?"

"Yes." Lu Zhong nodded.

"May I ask," Ye Weixie said after considering the sentence, "Does President Xu have any obsession with the magazine?"

Lu Zhong smiled helplessly when he heard the words, and said: "If we talk about obsession, each of us has it. Otherwise, why didn't we leave after so many years? Besides, President Xu came in when the magazine was founded, so he has a deep affection for the magazine. "

Ye Weixie nodded to express his understanding, "Okay, I understand."

Lu Zhong probed, "Then you?"

Ye Weixie: "I can't make any promises."

Lu Zhong was a little disappointed, but he also knew that these things cannot be forced, "...Okay, thank you."

After sending the person away, Lawyer Li, who remained silent all this time, asked Ye Weixie, "The boss still wants to buy it?"

Ye Weixie pondered for a while, but did not give an accurate answer, "Let's try it first."

Lawyer Li: "Then I'll go find out more information."

"it is good."

In the evening, Ye Weixie got the background check of the magazine's personnel from Yu Qinghe.

After reading all of them, he found that it was really like what Lu Zhong said, they had basically stayed in the magazine for more than ten or twenty years, especially the president, as long as the magazine existed, he stayed in it for as long as possible.

No wonder the other party is so reluctant.

So if he wants to win the magazine, he must come up with a reason to convince the other party, otherwise it will be in vain.

But what kind of reason is the other party wanting?

knock knock --

There was a knock at the door.

The next moment, Yu Qinghe pushed open the door and came in with a fruit plate, "How did we talk today?"

"Normal." Ye Weixie closed the file, his eyes fell on Yu Qinghe's hand, "What is it?"

"Apple." Yu Qinghe put the fruit plate in front of Ye Weixie, "Is there any problem?"

Ye Weixie made a 'hmm' sound, picked up a stick to fork an apple and ate it, and said, "People don't want to sell it to me." Then he briefly explained what happened today.

Yu Qinghe said after listening: "What if the other party just doesn't want to change the style and purpose of the magazine?"

Ye Weixie is not obsessed with it, "Then we can just forget it. Anyway, let's do our best and obey the destiny, we have to respect other people's lives, right?"

Yu Qing and Wen Yan smiled, "Yes. As long as you can figure it out." He was just worried that Ye Weixie would get too absorbed in it and forget his original purpose.

Now it seems that he thought too much.

A person who already knows what he wants will not be easily shaken.

This is also what he thinks is very valuable about Ye Weixie——

While chasing my dreams, I didn't forget to do my best to help others.

"Let me know if you need help."

Ye Weixie laughed, "When have I ever been polite to you?"

Yu Qinghe rubbed his black hair, "After that, don't be polite."

"Okay."

The next day, Ye Weixi went back to school for class.

Because the final exam was coming soon, after class, Ye Weixie and Su Xiaoming went straight to the library and didn't come out until dinner time.

"Huh, I'm exhausted!" Su Xiaoming stretched his waist, "Are you eating in the cafeteria or at home?"

Ye Weixie looked up at the sky that was dyed red by the setting sun, and said, "Go home." Judging by this time, Yu Qinghe should have already cooked dinner.

"I'm really envious." Su Xiaoming heard the words, "I can go home for dinner every day."

Ye Weixie smiled and said, "You can also come back every day next semester."

Su Xiaoming's family moved to Shanghai last month. He said that his home is not far from the school, just a few bus stops away.

Su Xiaoming also thought of this, "Hehe" laughed a couple of times and pretended not to let go: "Hey, I actually quite like living in the dormitory."

Ye Weixie smiled and said, "Then you can live on campus forever."

Su Xiaoming hesitated, "Forget it." How sweet is the house?I live alone in the room, and I will have food when I go home. I am stupid to give up such a good environment to live in a dormitory.

"But I don't plan to leave the dormitory, just like you, I save it for a noon rest."

"Ah."

Su Xiaoming thought for a while, and said, "In that case, there will only be four people living in our dormitory next semester."

"Huh?" Ye Weixie turned his head to look at him when he heard the words, "Zhao Han also sleeps out?"

"Of course," Su Xiaoming said, "if it weren't for the school rules, he would have—"

"I'm sorry to disturb you."

A soft voice interrupted Su Xiaoming's words.

The two followed the prestige and saw that the one who stopped them was a tall girl with a beautiful face.

Su Xiaoming recognized at a glance that the other party was their freshman school girl, and he smiled and said, "Hi, what's the matter?"

The school girl glanced at Ye Weixie's face, then turned to Su Xiaoming, and said politely: "Excuse me, can I have a few words with Ye Weixie alone?"

Su Xiaoming understood the meaning of the other party as soon as he rolled his eyes, and then said: "Of course." After speaking, he walked aside consciously.

Ye Weixie: "..."

This classmate can't take it anymore.

After Xiaohua and the others walked away, she introduced herself, "Hi, I'm Xin Ying."

Ye Weixie nodded, "Hi, what's the matter?"

They were standing on the school road from the library to the school gate and the cafeteria at the moment, and it was dinner time, many of them had just come out of the library, not to mention that Ye Weixie and the school belle were considered 'celebrities' of the school.

So in just a few seconds, it attracted the attention of many people.

There are a few people who are more gossipy, and they have unconsciously slowed down, trying to hear something.

When Yu Qinghe arrived, what he saw was this scene——

Under the setting sun, the handsome man and the beautiful woman stand opposite each other, and the shadowy light falls on the two of them through the treetops. It is like a beautiful and warm painting, which makes people unable to bear to disturb it.

"Are you confessing?"

"I see, it seems that the school belle stopped Ye Weixi."

"Wow—! Is it so exciting?"

……

Whispering whispers from around came into the ears, and Yu Qinghe's dull face completely darkened.

There was a coolness in the blue eyes behind the lens. It seemed that when he was not around, there were many people who liked his boy.

- Really want to lock people up.

Only he can see it.

On the other side, Xin Ying took a deep breath and said bluntly: "I like you very much, can you be my boyfriend?"

Ye Weixie was taken aback when he heard the words, is the confession so straightforward now?But aside from this, he admires such a girl who dares to love and hate.

Just as he was about to refuse, an arm was suddenly put on his shoulder, and at the same time, he was also pulled into his arms forcefully by the other party.

A familiar atmosphere filled the surroundings, Ye Weixie just lifted his fingertips and relaxed again.

The next moment, there was an aggrieved voice from the side, "Brother."

Ye Weixie raised his head slightly, his peach blossom eyes were filled with warmth, "Why are you here?"

"Seeing that you haven't returned so late, come and have a look." Yu Qinghe said.

Xin Ying's gaze swept across Yu Qinghe's face who appeared suddenly, she recognized this person, or most people who knew Ye Weixie knew that this was Ye Weixie's younger brother.

The relationship between the two is very close.

"Hi." She greeted with a smile.

Yu Qinghe just glanced at the other party with a cold gaze, without saying a word.

Xin Ying was a little embarrassed for a while, not understanding where she had offended the other party.

Ye Weixie sighed inwardly, the vinegar vat was overturned again.

He said to Xin Ying in a gentle voice: "Sorry, I have a partner, I like him very much."

After the voice fell, the arm on the shoulder completely relaxed.

Xin Ying couldn't believe it, "But I didn't see you getting close to other girls."

She observed carefully, except for her roommate and younger brother, she really didn't find that Ye Weixie had contact with other girls, even Xu Xiaoqing, a sophomore senior, was limited to student work.

Occasionally, when I go to the cafeteria to eat, there will be others.

Because his object is not a girl at all, Ye Weixie said in his heart.

But there is no way to say this, "But I do have a partner."

Hearing this, although Xin Ying was unhappy, she was not a messy person, "Okay, then I wish you happiness."

"Thank you."

After Xin Ying left, Su Xiaoming, who was secretly watching, jumped over immediately, and asked with sparkling eyes, "How is it, are you confessing your love?"

Ye Weixi was a little speechless, "You seem very excited?"

Su Xiaoming laughed "hehe" twice, and said, "Isn't that happy for you?"

Yu Qinghe's face darkened, "My brother has a partner."

"Hey!" Su Xiaoming said with a comprehension face, "I already knew that you deliberately lied to us by telling us about your relationship."

Ye Weixie and Yu Qinghe glanced at each other, they didn't understand, so they asked, "What are you lying to?"

"Stop the peach blossoms." Su Xiaoming raised his chin and pointed in the direction Xin Ying left, "Like just now."

Ye Weixie: "..."

"I thank you."

"You're welcome."

……

boom!

The door closed, and Ye Weixie was pressed against the door again.

Yu Qinghe supported the door panel with one hand, lowered his eyes and held Ye Weixie condescendingly to his chest, "Brother seems to be very popular."

His voice was a little deep, like the undercurrent of calm before the storm was about to come.

Ye Weixie raised his arms to wrap his arms around the neck of the person in front of him, then pressed his hands down, and the person was in front of him.

Before he kissed him, he murmured, "No matter how popular you are, isn't he also your boyfriend?"

What answered him was a gasping/breathing sound that suddenly became thicker.

The sound of the sticky water brought out waves of ripples, and at the same time, there was an unspeakable feeling in the room.And the heart that had been wavering since seeing the boy and the girl standing together was finally calmed down.

……

After an unknown amount of time passed, Ye Weixie took a bite on someone's lower lip.

Yu Qing and Chi Pain reluctantly backed away a little.

Ye Weixie raised his soft hands, squeezed his cheeks and pulled them from side to side, "Does the vinegar taste good?"

"Ao'e." Yu Qinghe said with difficulty.

"Pfft—" Ye Weixie couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

Seeing the person laughing, Yu Qinghe also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the other person's red and swollen lips and the mottled marks on his neck, and thought he was going to sleep on the sofa again.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made the sofa so big, otherwise it wouldn't have become his other bed.

It was only when he was about to go to bed after taking a shower and looking at the pillows and quilts on the sofa that he realized that he was happy too early.

……

"Hello, may I ask how to get to No. 121?" Ye Weixie walked around the alley twice, and finally saw an aunt who came out to pour water, and he hurriedly stopped the person to ask.

When the aunt saw such a handsome young man, she immediately smiled, and enthusiastically pointed the way, "Go ahead, turn left at the first intersection and the second one is right. You are also looking for President Xu?"

also?Ye Weixie smiled and asked, "Have many people come to see President Xu recently?"

"That's not true." The aunt's gossip soul was ignited, and she said mysteriously, "Since his magazine said it was going to be sold, several groups of people have come every day these days, and they all carry things. .”

As she said that, she looked at Ye Weixie's hand, and found that he was carrying nothing but a schoolbag.

"Young man, you can't do this. If you don't mention anything when you come to the door, isn't that a failure?"

Ye Weixie said calmly, "Did President Xu accept the things that other people brought?"

The aunt was taken aback by the question, and then said: "It seems that it is really confiscated."

How to bring it up and how to bring it back, she seems to have seen it several times.

Ye Weixie waved his hands in thanks, "Thank you aunt, I'll go first."

"Hey, how polite are you?" The aunt waved her hand indifferently.

But after returning to the house, I couldn't help muttering, "You can afford a magazine at such a young age? The family is really rich." Unlike them, half a lifetime of hard work is just enough to make ends meet.

It's really different.

It's the same with Xu, after selling the magazine, he won't have to worry about food and clothing in the future, so it doesn't matter if he has no children.

Ye Weixie soon arrived at the door of President Xu's house.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door, and soon there were footsteps inside.

With a sound of 'squeak', the wooden door was opened from the inside. Xu Jiefang stood behind the door. When he saw that it was Ye Weixie, he froze for a moment, "Mr. Xiaoye?"

Ye Weixie smiled and said, "President Xu can just call me Xiaoye."

Xu Jiefang smiled and didn't say yes or no, he just turned away and said, "Come in and talk."

"OK, thanks."

After entering, Ye Wei looked around calmly, and found that it was a small house, but it was well organized.

The small courtyard is very narrow, but the flowers on the flower racks are blooming colorfully and thriving, which is in stark contrast to the already slightly old house.

There is a set of tables and chairs under the eaves, and a set of Kung Fu tea sets on the table. The tea sets are neatly arranged, obviously loved by the owner.

"Sit down." After Xu Jiefang sat down, he pointed to the chair next to him.

"Thank you." Ye Weixie sat down as promised.

Xu Jiefang made people sit down and didn't speak again. He lit the fire and started to boil water to make tea, and the set of movements went smoothly.

After Ye Weixie took a sip, he asked, "How is it?"

Ye Weixie said calmly: "Sorry, I don't know much about tea, but I think it's very fragrant."

Xu Jiefang laughed when he heard the words. After hearing too many plausible praises, he suddenly felt uncomfortable when he heard the truth, "You are honest."

Ye Weixie smiled and said nothing.

After Xu Jiefang finished his drink, he ordered another for himself, and said at the same time, "Why, are you ready to agree to my terms?"

Ye Weixie shook his head, "I'm not here today for the magazine, but I want to ask President Xu about something."

"Oh?" Xu Jiefang became a little interested when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "I am an old man who doesn't understand anything. Is there anything worth asking for your advice?"

Ye Weixie said: "It's like this. I've always wanted to set up a magazine to publish comic magazines, but I don't know much about magazines, so I want to ask President Xu for advice."

"Such as staffing, or the distribution process, if President Xu can allow me to go to the magazine to learn about it, that would be great."

Xu Jiefang was a little surprised after hearing this. He always thought that Ye Weixie came here today to buy the magazine, but he didn't expect it to be for this purpose, but he still said: "There are so many magazines in Shanghai, just go to any one. What's more, it's not like you don't know that Xi Ya will stop publishing soon."

Ye Weixie showed an indescribably helpless expression when he heard the words, "I think so too, but no magazine society allows competitors to intern with them, right?"

President Xu: "..."

alright, you win.

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