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With the help of Boss Wen, Tao Mu suddenly had it a lot easier. He could now consider the matter of entering the “Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” crew on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

As a member of the traitorous duo, Wen Bao naturally must go to H Town with Tao Mu. In fact, it was not only the two of them who were traveling together, there were also other Beijing Film students who live in Beijing and have been selected by the crew of “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”. The senior brothers and sisters in the third and fourth years who have filming experience were better off. But the freshmen and sophomores have no filming experience, and some were even babies who have never stepped out of Beijing City so they were naturally feeling timid.

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Especially since last year, there was a case related to MLM abduction and trafficking in H Town that shocked the society. Before these children went there, they were already thinking about all kinds of things that ended up just scaring themselves. So they could only call Tao Mu, just like baby ducks that just hatched, they insisted on going with Tao Mu.

So the two-person trip became a group spring outing.

During this period, Gou Rixin also came over. He insisted on following Tao Mu in the name of his assistant to H Town together. He declared very reasonably.

“I’m familiar with that area. Say, you going there alone to film, what if you come across something you want to eat and buy, with me along I can run tye errands for you. I can even be your bodyguard.” After Gou Rixin recovered, Tao Mu had him stay in FlyNews Entertainment. Usually, he just ran errands with Da Fei and the others, and did interviews or something. In his spare time, while Mr. Song was studying recipes, he also learned a thing or two. His days were very content indeed.

This time Tao Mu invested in the crew of “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”, and actually wanted to give Gou Rixin a role. He also asked Gou Rixin to audition. But Gou Rixin himself refused. He didn’t want to be an actor, he just wanted to be an assistant by Tao Mu’s side.

“Brother Gou, you don’t have to do this.” Tao Mu frowned and persuaded: “I have you stay in FlyNews Entertainment because I hope you will have a better future. So you should also have some plans for your own career. Haven’t you always wanted to be an actor? Now that you have this opportunity, why don’t you agree?”

“I talked to the doctor. Although I am recovered now, I still need a long period of recuperation and recovery. He said that I should try not to do high-risk work for a year or two. And I can’t tire myself out either——”

“So I didn’t assign you a role that will be too tiring.” Tao Mu interrupted Gou Rixin: “It’s just a small supporting role that lasts less than two episodes, and there are no action scenes. I just want you to practice your lines and improve your camera sense. That’s it.”

“Tao Mu.” Gou Rixin looked at Tao Mu helplessly, he knew that Tao Mu was doing this for his own good. But there was something that must be said, he was a grown man, he couldn’t just accept his kindness without repaying it. Tao Mu was very capable, so even if Gou Rixin stayed by his side, he couldn’t help much. Even his current job was arranged by Tao Mu. But Gou Rixin kept thinking about this matter in his heart. Now that he finally got a chance, Gou Rixin really wanted to repay his kindness.

“Didn’t you ask me to think carefully about what I want to do in the future? I thought about it carefully, and I think it’s good to be an agent. If I want to be an agent, I have to start as an assistant. You don’t have to worry about me. In my heart I know very clearly. Now I just want to gain some experience at your side, and you say whether you agree or disagree. Or do you dislike my lack of experience, and fear that I will hold you back?”

After putting it this way, how could Tao Mu still disagree: “Okay. If you really want to be an agent, I’ll have you follow Sister Xuan for a while after we come back from H Town.”

Zhou Fengxuan was Guo Yaning’s agent. She made Guo Yaning popular all by herself, and now she was also a top agent in the circle. If Gou Rixin really wanted to do this, he would definitely learn a lot from Zhou Fengxuan.

Gou Rixin didn’t say anything. Things must be dealt with one at a time.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, including Tao Mu, Wen Bao, and about ten students from Beijing Film, a large group of people took a plane to Xiaoshan International Airport, and then took the airport bus directly to H Town to enter the “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” crew.

As an investor who provided 9 million yuan to support the filming of the crew, even though Tao Mu only played a small supporting role of a traitor that lived less than three episodes in the drama, Tao Mu’s arrival was met with a warm welcome by director Zhou Hong and the entire production team.

——It was just that Tao Mu didn’t understand, why did Director Zhou have to recite “If Life Deceives You” and the classic fragments from the book “Insulted and Damaged” aloud when he saw him.

But Zhou Hong obviously had no will to explain. He directly pulled the group of people to the hotel——because the filming funds of the crew were limited, Director Zhou always believed in the wise saying “money should be spent on the right parts”. Therefore, for places that have nothing to do with shooting and needed to spend money, it was all just passable.

For example, in the area of ​​accommodation, most of the crew members and actors live in inns. Even Mr. Zhan Bin, who was the male protagonist, and several other main actors only live in three-star hotels. Of course, as Tao Mu was the biggest investor in the crew, Zhou Hong didn’t dare to make the call for Tao Mu. After all, when the contract was signed, Lawyer Zhou’s performance was truly unforgettable. So Zhou Hong wasn’t sure what kind of temper Tao Mu had——what if the other was the kind of arrogant and spoiled young master who just had to stay in a five-star hotel.

Fortunately, Tao Mu was not the kind of willful person who insisted on going his own way. Although he liked to enjoy himself, he also knew that many times, he must follow along in order to integrate into the group. Moreover, Zhou Hong spent most of the funds on filming, which Tao Mu was very satisfied with. As the largest investor in the crew, he especially knew the filming dilemma of the crew from the memory of his previous life. So without saying a word, he generously took out nine million yuan. If Zhou Hong immediately upgraded the entire crew to a five-star hotel after getting the money, although Tao Mu wouldn’t say anything, he might not be all that pleased in his heart.

But Zhou Hong’s actions made people more comfortable. At least it could make investors understand that this crew really wanted to do good work.

“I’ll do the same as everyone else. It’s just that Teacher Zhan and the other teachers will have to suffer some grievances.” Tao Mu’s tone was very sincere: “According to the rules, you should be staying in a five-star hotel and enjoying the best treatment.”

“It’s all for the sake of shooting, so there’s no need for those empty things.” Zhan Bin waved his hand. As soon as Tao Mu entered the door, he began to examine this young man. He looked really handsome, and his demeanor was particularly able to put others at ease. He was the investor, but when old Zhou told him about the accommodation arrangement, the boy’s first reaction was to apologize to everyone.

It didn’t matter whether this remark was sincere or not, the fact that a big boss like him was willing to say this at the first meeting with everyone, it at least showed enough respect.

“CEO Tao just arrived——”

As soon as Zhan Bin opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Tao Mu: “Teacher Zhan, you should just call me Tao Mu. Although I created FyNews.com by chance, it is just a part-time job. My main job is still an actor, and I am just a freshman who had just entered college. In front of you all, I am just a junior. If you call me CEO Tao, I will feel embarrassed. “

Zhan Bin examined Tao Mu and saw that Tao Mu really meant these words, so he changed his words. He actually didn’t mind whether he had to call him CEO Tao or Tao Mu. But Tao Mu, as a big boss, was willing to show his favor and offer an olive branch. If he didn’t take it, he would appear to be a little petty.

But this Tao Mu really had a high EQ. As expected, he was able to create his own business just in his freshman year, and even managed to drag down the behemoth that was the Sheng’an Group to the point where it was almost dying.

Zhan Bin sighed with emotion. However, at the reception banquet, Zhan Bin truly got a glimpse of Tao Mu’s social skills.

Counting Director Zhou Hong and Screenwriter Fan, as well as two other investor representatives, there were 16 people at their table in total. Originally, it was said to be a welcome reception for Tao Mu, the last investor to come over. But in the end, when they arrived at the wine table, Tao Mu poured a glass of wine and stood up as soon as everyone was seated, and while introducing himself, he drank the glass of white wine with a very humble posture.

Then he started toasting everyone starting from Director Zhou. When he toasted them, he could even recount the past experiences and all works of the opposite person. Causing the other party who was flattered in just a few words to be particularly happy. The most important thing was that Tao Mu’s flattering words were not the usual old things that everyone was used to hearing. When he praised you, he never mentioned your well-known masterpieces in the industry. He could always pull out a lesser-known work, and then seriously evaluate how your performance in it moved him. Just a few words was enough to cause the target of his attention to become elated. After a round of toasts, these people wanted nothing more than to recognize him as a close friend and confidante.

In addition, Tao Mu also had a special feature when toasting. He did not compete on wine drinking or persuade others to drink. His slogan was always “cheers, at your will”, and when facing actresses or actors who have diabetes or high blood pressure he would try to persuade them to not force themselves: “…..Teacher, please don’t find an excuse to drink. When your family finds out, they will come find and settle the account with me.”

“Don’t drink too much. Otherwise, Director Zhou will probably kill me when the filming starts tomorrow.”

After all of this, not only did everyone feel pleased and happy, but he also smoothly integrated into the crew.

However, compared with Tao Mu’s excellent social skills, the other two investors were much inferior, and even annoying.

Especially one of them who was a coal boss who invested 3 million yuan in the crew at the beginning, and insisted on stuffing his little mistress into the crew as a condition. And even insisted on the female lead at first. But with that appearance, and pretentious tone, who would want to see her in the leading role of an Anti-Japanese War drama! After being rejected by Zhou Hong at all costs, she was randomly given the role of a warlord’s concubine, which could also be considered as acting her own self.

But they didn’t expect the coal boss to casually become interested with the female No. 3 after just a meal. This female No. 3 was called Hu Ning, who also graduated from Beijing Film. Her looks were a little above average, but she had a particularly good aura, both gentle and sassy, appearing very ladylike at first glance. In fact, she was also a frequent guest of various Republic of China dramas and war of resistance dramas as well as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law soap operas. She often played the female No. 2 or No. 3 in the dramas. This time, in “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”, she played a female student who returned from overseas, and was a rich young lady. In an accident, she was almost caught by a japanese ronin, only to be saved by the male No. 2 who was on a mission in Shanghai at the critical moment. As a result, she fell in love with the second male lead and later sacrificed herself to protect the second male lead.

When the coal boss accompanied his little mistress into the crew, he met the girl at the door of the hotel, and his eyes immediately stuck on her person. He waited impatiently all afternoon, and finally at the welcome reception. After drinking a few cups of wine, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

“Miss Hu is so beautiful, why didn’t the crew invite you to be the female lead? I think you are good-looking and have a fine figure. You have a curvy chest and bottom that can’t even be covered with such a thick sweater. Aiya, such a good figure, it reminds me of a gourd. A gourd, you know?”

The coal boss also gestured and looked at Hu Ning lewdly: “Now that’s a graceful curve, and it feels very good under the hands. The polished gourd is very delicate and smooth. Ai, Miss Hu is also surnamed Hu, maybe you and this gourd are even from the same family five hundred years ago. Your body really look like that of a gourd demon spirit that has gained a human appearance.” (TN: hulu is Chinese for gourd, but the ‘hu’ character in the surname Hu and the word hulu are different, just sound the same)

As he spoke, the coal boss also thought he was quite humorous, and he laughed aloud.

As soon as these words came out, the originally lively and joyful welcome reception suddenly fell silent.

Hu Ning’s face flushed, suppressing her anger. But the coal boss was not finished, he asked Hu Ning with lewd eyes, “Miss Hu is so beautiful and your acting skills are so good, why didn’t the crew invite you to be the female lead?”

Hu Ning didn’t want to talk to the coal boss. But for the sake of the crew, it was not good to really ignore him either so she could only say reluctantly: “My acting skills are not enough, I still need experience, I can’t be the female lead.”

“Ai, it can’t be said like that. From my point of view, Miss Hu’s acting skills are very good. The key is that you have good conditions. Actresses rely on face and body figure. As long as they look good, they can be the female lead. The key here is whether Miss Hu is willing or not.” The coal boss revealed his true motive in just a few words.

The little mistress, who had been accompanying the coal boss the whole time, couldn’t hold back anymore. With a sneer: “These days, the good-looking ones are always popular.”

She gave Hu Ning a sideways glance, practically leaning most of her body on the coal boss: “Miss Hu’s surname is Hu, is it that all people with the surname Hu are so pretty, so attractive?”

Hu Ning’s pretty face turned red with anger. But she didn’t dare to be tough with investors. She could only hold back her anger and pretend she didn’t hear it.

The embarrassed and angry pretty face under the lamp light truly appeared more and more charming. The coal boss’s expression was even more unbearable to look at. He poured a glass of white wine and walked in front of Hu Ning, insisting on having a drink with her. Zhou Hong and several actors couldn’t stand it any longer, so they all came forward to stop him. Zhan Bin relied on his status in the industry that was considered a veteran in the circle, and offered to drink three cups for Hu Ning as she couldn’t drink alcohol.

Hu Ning could actually drink some wine, but only two or three bottles of beer, not hard liquor. When Tao Mu was toasting just now, he specially gave her a glass of juice. Tao Mu didn’t know if Hu Ning could drink wine, but he just thought that girls should try not to drink at the wine table, especially with the coal boss present, everyone could see his intentions. Tao Mu’s eyes were not blind, so he deliberately did not let Hu Ning drink wine, so as to avoid trouble later. He originally thought that as the largest investor in the crew, he had set the tone, and the other two investors would at least display some IQ. It was a pity that the coal boss was so blinded by greed that he didn’t hold any regard for Tao Mu at all.

Not only Tao Mu, the investor, but the coal boss also didn’t have any regard for the bunch of actors either. Holding the wine glass in one hand, and putting the other hand on Hu Ning’s shoulder, he tried to force Hu Ning to drink. Saying that if she didn’t drink it that meant she was looking down on him.

Just as the commotion was going on, three “slapping” sounds were heard. The coal boss turned around, covering his buttocks, and looked at Tao Mu with a confused expression: “CEO Tao, why did you slap my ass?”

“I just think Mr. Coal Boss’s butt is quite round, and it looks very much like the butt of a corgi.” Tao Mu raised his hands and gestured seriously: “A corgi, you know? That butt is quite round. Twisting left and right as it walks, and its legs are also very short. I think it looks very similar to you.”

The coal boss’s face turned green: “CEO Tao, what do you mean?”

“I don’t mean anything?” Tao Mu looked at the coal boss innocently, thought about it seriously, and suddenly realized: “Oh, I see. Corgis are so cute, you also think that I am insulting corgis by comparing them with you, right?”

As Tao Mu spoke, he also seriously recited a paragraph from “Insulted and Damaged”, and “If Life Deceived You”——this entire afternoon he had been practically brainwashed by Director Zhou.

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Tao Mu studied at a professional acting school. Ao when he recited lines it was with cadence and melody, and his words were very well-spoken. Moreover, he was handsome, which made the poems sound particularly good when recited.

However, the illiterate Mr. Coal Boss couldn’t appreciate such elegant and rich poems and classic writings at all. He was trembling with anger, and pointed at Tao Mu and scolded: “Who the f**k do you think you are? You also like this slut, don’t you? You want to help this slut? Okay, I want to see if you have this ability!”

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Mr. Song was going to establish a school!

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the main room of the Song family courtyard residence was full of people. Tao Mu called everyone together to discuss the idea of ​​running a school under the Song Ji brand.

“This sounds good!” Qin Miaoru patted her thigh and was the first to agree: “Mr. Song is so good at cooking, and Song Ji’s brand is also very notable. Establishing a school at this juncture just happens to rub off on the current heat on the Internet. Let Xiao Mu publicize it on FlyNews.com, and there will definitely be many people willing to sign up. At that time, Mr. Song will have disciples and grand-disciples all over the world, and all the good cooks in China will be from Song Ji. Let’s see if they dare to say that the Song family will die out without a successor.”

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The current editor-in-chief of FlyNews.com’s entertainment department, Da Fei, who once wanted to recognize old man Song as his godfather, also slapped his hands and cheered: “I also think this can be done. Aren’t Yao Shengan and the Sheng’an Group just relying on their large numbers to bully Song Ji. Now after opening a school and cultivating some students, training them to be good cooks, let them open Song Ji branch restaurants all over the country. We can also try to get Song Ji floated on the stock market as well. Push them out of the consumer market.”

In contrast, Liu Yao and Meng Qi’s thinking was much more realistic.

“It’s a good thing to establish a school. The Song family is upright and honest, and Song Ji is a century-old brand. If it can be passed down in this way, it will be a really good thing indeed.” Meng Qi said with a smile, “It’s just, about the teachers and teaching materials. Mister is getting old. If he really taught on the front lines, I am afraid that his energy will not be enough. Besides, it will also be too busy with just himself. It will be great if we can find other senior brothers and sisters of Song Ji.”

Tao Mu turned to look at the old man Song: “I remember that old Mr. Song accepted a total of two disciples at that time. Besides Yao Shengan, there was also a second disciple, called Wang Yipin, right? Can you still find this senior uncle now?”

The old man Song shook his head slowly: “He is long gone.” The Song family was not a big family, and after the disaster that year, the senior brothers and sisters in the same sect also died and scattered. In the years after Mr. Song returned to Beijing from the farm, he also inquired about the whereabouts of the other people. It was a pity that most of those senior brothers and sisters were much older than him. Some didn’t make it through that era. Some of them survived to their 70s and 80s, but they all also passed away one by one. The remaining family members of those senior brothers and sisters were fine at first, but as time passed, they gradually lost contact.

Song Daozhen was the only one left to guard the Song Ji plaque, quietly waiting for when he would also pass away and take the Song Ji plaque into the coffin with him.

But Song Daozhen did not expect that one day, he would have the opportunity to revitalize Song Ji.

“Although there were not many direct disciples of the Song family, Song Ji also trained a lot of apprentices. These apprentices were recorded disciples rather than direct disciples. Because of their poor talent, they were not included in the Song family’s direct teaching. They were not allowed to use the Song Ji signboard when selling food. Just don’t know if these people are still alive and if so, will they like to be teachers?”

Song Daozhen said this, but in fact he held no hope. At the beginning, the Song family disliked these people’s low talent, and did not allow them to use the Song Ji name even though they passed on their craftsmanship to them. So those people may not have any feelings for Song Ji. Of course, they would also have no obligation to revitalize Song Ji. Besides, the Song family looked down on them back then, but now that Song Ji had declined, they now thought of them again. Old man Song didn’t know whether those people would be agreeable or not.

Liu Yao frowned and said, “Actually, we don’t have to make things so complicated. It’s good to be able to recruit chefs who are related to Song Ji. Even if you can’t recruit them, it’s the same as recruiting chefs from outside. I remember that Wen Juxiang’s boss also studied at Song Ji back then, right? Boss Wen has been engaged in the catering industry for so many years, and he should have contact with many chefs. We might as well ask him to help introduce a few reliable chefs, and then let Mr. Song check them out. If there is no problem, just invite them to be teachers at the chef school.”

This was also a solution. However, Tao Mu knew the knot in old man Song’s heart. The old man wanted to revitalize Song Ji, and of course he wanted to find someone who had a relationship with Song Ji. Otherwise, when the school was opened and yet none of the teachers who taught were really from Song Ji. It was estimated that the old man would not be able to overcome this hurdle.

“I’ll call Wen Bao, forget it, I’ll go directly to Wen Juxiang and talk to Uncle Wen.”

“That’s fine,” Liu Yao said, “I’ll walk around with your Xiao Qi Dad, and see where there are locations to set up the school. If it doesn’t work, let’s buy land and build a school by ourselves. Mr. Song can sort out the Song family’s rules at home, and the ways the Song family trained their apprentices back then. Let’s first write out a curriculum, but if that doesn’t work we can visit other chef training schools for reference.”

When the school site was selected, they could also carry out the school establishment procedures on the way. Liu Yao also had the old man stay at home and think about the name of the school. With Song Ji as the reference, whether it was called Song Ji Chef Training School, Song Ji Cooking Academy, or Song Ji Cooking Art or something…..this was a big deal.

Originally, Mr. Song was depressed and worried because of Yao Shengan’s shenanigans, but after being urged by Tao Mu and his dads, he was no longer in the mood to feel frustrated and worried. Holding the book of Song family’s family motto and rules, he wrote for several days in the small study, and finally named the school Song Ji Apprenticeship Training School.

Just like when the Song family opened a restaurant and taught apprentices craftsmanship, and then picked out the apprentices who were pleasing to the eye and passed the test as entry-level disciples. This was the inheritance of Song Ji, which was part of Song Ji’s tradition. And Song Daozhen was in charge of teaching apprentices back then.

From Song Daozhen’s point of view, the reason they founded the school now was to recruit apprentices and then select entry level disciples from the apprentices. So the name of the school described to a certain extent the traditional history of Song Ji passed down from generation to generation.

When Tao Mu and the others heard the name of this school, they all praised Song Daozhen for coming up with such a good name.

“Song Ji Apprenticeship Training School. That is to say, the students who graduate from this school are only just qualified apprentices of Song Ji. But what we have to do is to make it so that even just apprentices from Song Ji will be better than those professional chefs.” Qin Miaoru praised with thumbs up. Then she asked with some puzzlement: “Then how long will the training period take?”

The training period at a general chef school ranged from three months to two years. Qin Miaoru was particularly curious about Song Ji’s training time. If it was short, she was also ready to apply and learn a few skills.

Song Daozhen fell silent. When Song Ji trained apprentices back then, the rules were not strict. Because the apprentice was not an entry-level disciple, he could not use the Song Ji brand. So they were generally free to come and go. Some people studied hard for three years to five years, and some people quit after studying for a few months.

“How many years do chefs who can usually stay in the back kitchen of Song Ji have to train?” Tao Mu asked in a different way.

This time, Song Daozhen answered quickly: “At least three years.” Chinese dishes were exquisite in appearance, flavor, and aroma. If it was less than three years, one couldn’t even master the basic skills, and couldn’t even get a small kitchen job in Song Ji.

“Then it will be three semesters.” The same time as that of vocational colleges: “The systematic study time will be three years. But our Song Ji can provide kob distribution. All apprentices who graduate successfully can stay in the Song Ji back kitchen. Anyway, in the future we will be opening branches across the country, and are not afraid of having too many chefs, just afraid that there will not be enough.”

“What about tuition fees?” Da Fei, who had already become the editor-in-chief of the entertainment department of FlyNews.com, was still haunted by his dream of being a chef. He wanted to polish his cooking skills when he had some spare time from work.

Tao Mu was a little stuck: “…..First take some time to visit other training schools and get a reference.” He felt that with Song Ji’s brand name, at least it had to be on the high-end level, right?

Mr. Song said, “When the Song family taught apprentices craftsmanship back then, but in fact we didn’t ask for any fees. Our family just wanted more people to master a craft to support their livelihood and families. Of course, if we want to run a school now, we can’t teach for free. But I still don’t think it should be too expensive. Just enough to keep the school running. At least it should be affordable for most people. As for those who can’t afford it but really want to learn the craft, the school can also pay for them to learn the craft. Anyway, in the future they will be working in Song Ji.”

Compared with Tao Mu, who was a shrewd businessman, old man Song’s thinking was very simple. He always believed that the Song family’s cooking skills were priceless, but the apprentices were not considered the descendants of the Song family, nor could they learn the essence of the Song family’s cooking art. So if they charged too much money, it seemed a bit unfair.

Tao Mu scratched his eyebrows with some regret, but decided to follow the old man’s idea, after all, this was all to fulfill the old man’s wish.

Tao Mu had always been resolute and decisive. After discussing with the old man about establishing a school, that afternoon he took the old man to Wen Juxiang to eat Mongolian hot pot, and on the way consult on the teaching staff part.

Boss Wen was Song Ji’s apprentice back then. It was also with the imparted skills that Wen Juxiang was opened. Now he was also a respectable boss himself. In fact, he was especially grateful to the Song family for their kindness in passing on the cooking skills back then. It had been so many years, yet he hadn’t found a chance to repay. Now that he learned that the Song family wanted to open a school and pass on their skills, Boss Wen directly stated that he himself would like to become a teacher at the school.

“Mr. Song, you don’t know. In fact, we apprentices are also very grateful to Song Ji. If Song Ji didn’t hand us the craft back then, we wouldn’t have the capital to start our own business. In fact, there are many apprentices of Song Ji who are all working as head chefs in major restaurants now. As long as you say a word, at least half of these people will be willing to come to the school to be a part-time teacher.”

Song Daozhen didn’t expect that he could hear such words from Boss Wen’s mouth. Looking at Song Daozhen’s appearance, Boss Wen gulped down some white wine and said sincerely: “Mr. Song, I know that us apprentices do not have much talent, and the Song family did not have much regard for us back then. And we were not allowed to use the Song Ji brand name. But no matter what you think of us, this craftsmanship has been passed down to us. The Song family had done good deeds for several lifetimes and taught so many apprentices. There are ungrateful bastards like Yao Shengan. But there are also many people who remember the kindness of the Song family.” He was one of them.

“Therefore, please don’t worry about this. Isn’t it just to be a teacher? Although we apprentices are not as skilled as you, we still have no problem in teaching students and sifting out good seedlings for you.”

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Boss Wen said so, and smiled again: “Speaking of this, I want to say one more thing. If you trust me, you can leave the specific matters of running the school to me. For example, the kitchen utensils and the ingredients needed. I can find cheap and good suppliers for you. And the materials that are used up every day, such as shredded potatoes, shredded radishes, etc., I can also help sell them. Although the money will not be much, it can avoid being too wasteful.”

Song Daozhen looked at Boss Wen several times. After a long while, he raised his glass and said, “Come, let’s drink together.”

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On the day Tao Mu uploaded the all-angle uncensored video to the Internet, the keyboard warriors who have always liked to point out their IQ on the Internet once again felt the fear of being dominated by “faceslaps”.

Yao Shengan said that he was tricked by the Song family to the ancestral tomb of the Song family at four o’clock in the morning, and waited for two hours in the dark and cold winter night while the Song family arrived at a late and leisurely time.

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——But the result was that Song Daozhen’s few words in the video wiped out the pitiful atmosphere created by Yao Shengan. #He said that he was willing to kneel for a day and a night in order to ask for forgiveness, but he refused to kneel for just two hours, and even complained that Song Daozhen should not let him wait this long. Sure enough, the body is more honest than the mouth #faceslap bam bam bam.

Yao Shengan also said that in order to win the forgiveness of the Song family, he was willing to give over the recipes he had studied for many years. But the result was that Mr. Song did not care for it at all. His words on returning what belonged to the proper owner, coupled with the sincere and unpretentious Song family motto, directly pushed Yao Shengan’s scheming shrewdness into the cracks in the ground. Faceslap again.

In the video edited by Yao Shengan, the most controversial and what most dissatisfied the netizens, the “expelling with cudgel and curses” part, in truth turned out to be a result of Yao Shengan cursing the Song family in front of the Song family’s ancestral tomb to have their bloodline end and even coveting the Song Ji brand.

Damn, don’t mention the only descendant of the Song family who had been pitted by Yao Shengan for most of his life, even unrelated netizens who heard this wanted nothing more than to yell at him and throw him out!

This was too shameless! Standing on the grave of the Song family and cursing the Song family to die out and their family skills to be lost forever. Yao Shengan, did you forget that the reason why the Song family fell into this place today was entirely caused by you, you old bastard?

How can you make such a request so shamelessly? The netizens’ three views were completely shattered, and all their jaws dropped in shock.

Sure enough, the people who could create such a big corporate group from scratch were different from us mere mortals. This black-hearted shamelessness was simply unmatched.

After uploading the complete video, Tao Mu asked the notary department to issue an appraisal to prove that the video had not been edited at all, and threw it all online. By the way, the online water army accounts hired by the Yao family, as well as the remarks posted by these accounts that deliberately provoked the rebellious psychology of netizens, were also circled and publicly exposed.

Things having progressed to this stage, all the truth and points of contention were now clear. If it was said that the ordinary melon-eating people were just in awe. The keyboard warriors who had been hired by the Yao family to lead the slander campaign completely felt their faces become swollen.

Once again, they felt that their IQ and conscience had been crushed and humiliated. In addition to their anger and embarrassment, these fickle keyboard warriors once again rushed to the FlyNews account of Sheng’an Group and Yao Shengan himself like a flood of beasts, venting their resentment with scolds and curses.

All kinds of foul language greeting the Yao family’s female relatives were simply outrageous. At the critical moment, it was Tao Mu who stood forward and tried to dissuade the keyboard warriors who were blinded by anger: “Mr. Yao is in his seventies. He is also an old man from the grandpa generation. You grandsons——I am only referring to age, can you have some of the most basic Chinese traditional virtues of respecting the old and caring for the young? Why are you swearing in such ugly ways?”

“Mr. Yao is in his 70s. He just posted a video on the Internet to set a rhythm, and when he was interviewed by the media, he just pretended to be pitiful. He didn’t point a gun at your head, forcing you to believe and sympathize with him and fight against injustice for him. Isn’t it all done according to your own will and pleasure? It’s currently the Chinese New Year holidays, yet you don’t play mahjong or watch TV with family and friends, but instead go online and vent your passion. Even if Mr. Yao wants to build and stage and sing opera, it is you people who are willing to cheer for him below. Now the song ends and the curtain falls so you don’t want to be a ghost and just want to pretend to be a human being? But you guys hiding under a layer of anonymity still appear like sneaking demons and monsters!”

“You guys actually dare to scold the founder of a corporate group worth tens of billions of dollars. I say, your heads are all quite inflated! Aren’t you afraid that Mr. Yao might become angry, and in a fit of anger, the powerful lawyers of Sheng’an Group will come and sue you all one by one. After all, Mr. Yao is a fierce character who dared to curse the Song family to die out while still standing in the ancestral. The fellow wasn’t even afraid of the Song family’s ancestors jumping out of the coffin to seek revenge on him, so how could he be afraid of you clueless and blind idiots who so easily fall into the trap set by the water army?”

“Although FlyNews.com defends your right to speak freely, it will not stop Sheng’an Group from using legal means to protect their legitimate rights and interests. Just as an advice, you guys scolding me at ordinary times is no problem. After all, I am the founder of FlyNews.com. Just for the sake of traffic, I won’t do anything to you. At most, I will just hand out some faceslaps and help you test your IQ. But some narrow-minded and thick-faced people are a completely different story.”

“It being the New Year’s, I advise everyone to eat more pig brains to supplement your own brains, and when looking for death don’t take shortcuts.”

Tao Mu’s way of talking and chatting, especially when it came to bitching out others, possessed the essence of Mr. Song. This whole typed statement was full of the mean and sarcastic sneering that made people feel refreshed and full of enthusiasm after reading it.

Not mentioning Yao Shengan and a group of keyboard warriors who were ridiculed by Tao Mu. Even the irrelevant melon-eating people broke out into a cold sweat and felt relieved they hadn’t followed along in the slander campaign after reading it.

Of course, there were also some keyboard warriors of unknown attributes who actually became Tao Mu’s fans because of Tao Mu’s long-winded scolding statement. Such fans didn’t care about Tao Mu’s career, nor did they care about Tao Mu’s scandals. They just eagerly waited for Tao Mu to have his next bitch out with someone on the Internet.

They were just that weird.

But these were all afterwords.

Just in time for the New Year’s, Yao Shengan, who was unprepared for Tao Mu’s installation of pinhole cameras and monitors on the tomb, once again tasted the bitter fruit of trying to gain an advantage only to end up worse off. Yao Shengan and the Yao family, who deliberately guided public opinion only to be bitten by the keyboard warriors, were both terribly scolded.

When Tao Mu’s hearty scolding speech was posted on the Internet, even the Sheng’an Group, which had been working hard to reduce its sense of presence, was not spared.

First, Yao Shengan’s old scandals were exposed, and attracted Tao Mu and Xiaoheng Capital to jointly attack Sheng’an Group, causing the stock price of Sheng’an Group to plummet; later, there was the incident of the Yao family’s eldest son-in-law embezzling public funds and waste oil scandal; then finally Yao Shengan cursing the Song family line to die out in front of the Song family’s grave and coveting the brand of Song Ji was exposed. Although Yao Sheng’an himself was scolded by netizens, the Sheng’an Group was also burdened with losing any image they managed to hold onto. The corporate reputation plummeted once again.

Things should not be done more than three times. This time, even the shareholders of Sheng’an Group, who originally supported Yao Shengan, or did not dare to easily remove the chairman because of their concerns, couldn’t bear it anymore.

In the absence of Yao Shengan himself, the shareholders of Sheng’an Group rushed on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year to hold another shareholders’ meeting to discuss the removal of Yao Shengan’s chairman seat. In the end, except for Yao Shengan and the Yao family who objected and Zhou Shenxing abstaining on behalf of Song Daozhen as usual, all the remaining shareholders voted in favor.

Yao Shengan, the founder of the Sheng’an Group, who used to be the chairman of the group, was undisputedly expelled from the board of directors.

After the news spread, Yao Shengan, who was still in the capital, instantly appeared to age more than ten years. He actually expected this day when Tao Mu took 20% of the shares of Sheng’an Group from the Yao family as Song Daozhen’s representative. And everything he did after that was just because he was unwilling to give in without a fight.

It was a pity that Tao Mu got in the way, and he couldn’t get his wish in the end.

Perhaps the Yao family’s luck was exhausted. When he hung up the phone, Yao Shengan stood silently in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel room, quietly staring at the snow-covered Beijing City.

If he didn’t have the attitude of calculating Song Daozhen when he came here, but discussed cooperation matters with Song Daozhen openly and honestly, would the development of things be different?

Yao Shengan asked himself and shook his head silently. Probably not. He knew the temperament of the Song family too well. This was a group of hard bones who were determined not to compromise with the enemy for the sake of profit. He believed that Song Daozhen would rather take the Song Ji plaque into the coffin than lend it to him to tide over the difficulties. Even if it was a win-win cooperation.

Fine! Even if Yao Shengan lost his seat as chairman of the Sheng’an Group, he still owned 20% of the shares of the Sheng’an Group. So long as the Sheng’an Group did not collapse, he would still be an entrepreneur with a net worth of tens of billions in this life.

He want to see with his own eyes how Song Daozhen will bring the plaque of Song Ji into the coffin after the Song family line died out!

On the other side, Tao Mu and old man Song obviously didn’t know that a certain someone was silently cursing them and wanted to wait and see the day when the Song family line and family skills died out. The old man Song looked at the two uninvited guests who came from afar, and was even more surprised by the invitation from the two.

“Invite me to be the chairman of Sheng’an Group?” Song Daozhen repeated in disbelief, and couldn’t help asking: “Are you well?”

Chairman Shen was displeased in his heart, but smiled amiably on the surface: “Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Song. We have absolutely no intention of joking with you. Otherwise, us father and son would not represent the Sheng’an Group to come knocking on your door. In fact, inviting you to serve as the new chairman of Sheng’an Group is a decision passed by all shareholders of Sheng’an Group after a collective vote at the general meeting of shareholders. We all know Mr. Song is a man of character, as well as the golden quality of the Song Ji brand. Besides, you also own 10% of the shares of Sheng’an Group. Please come to serve as the new chairman of Sheng’an Group, which is something everyone is happy about.”

This was indeed the case. The old grievances between the Yao family and the Song family were well known on the Internet. The reason why the company’s reputation and image plummeted was because of this damn thing when all was said and done. Therefore, asking Song Daozhen and Song Ji to join the Sheng’an Group was definitely a booster for the current Sheng’an Group. Not only could it successfully turn over the past events of Sheng’an Group’s unrighteousness, but also increase the publicity and positive image of Sheng’an Group.

One must know that the Song family motto Song Daozhen recited in front of the Song family tomb was now circulated all over the Internet. Many netizens were therefore particularly interested in Song Ji’s past and took the initiative to post on the Internet to ask about various anecdotes related to Song Ji. The Song family had a history that was passed down from the Qing Dynasty era to the present, and the historical accumulation of more than a hundred years was more likely to arouse the national pride of netizens.

So now, Song Ji was definitely a time-honored Internet celebrity that netizens were very concerned about. If they could borrow the Song Ji brand, then the scandal embroiled Sheng’an Group could definitely get a fresh start, if not totally forgiven.

It must be said that even if Yao Shengan’s methods were dirty, his calculations were excellent. The Shen family father and son were also inspired by Yao Shengan’s actions. They believed that the Sheng’an Group did not necessarily need Yao Shengan. If Song Daozhen could replace him and take charge of Sheng’an Group, it is likely that the effect would be better than Yao Shengan remaining as chairman. Other shareholders of Sheng’an Group watched the video and thought this move was particularly good as well.

Unfortunately, Yao Shengan underestimated Tao Mu’s combat power. The Sheng’an Group also knew nothing about the temperament of the Song family.

Song Daozhen even refused to accept the dozen or so recipes that Yao Shengan added to the “Song Family Cookbook”, so how could he accept the Sheng’an Group created by Yao Shengan himself?

“I’m not interested!” Song Daozhen’s face sank immediately after hearing the words of the Shen family. What was their meaning? Let him take care of the food group created by the enemy? This was to use his Song family’s reputation as a rag!

“Out! Out! Out!” Song Daozhen impatiently picked up the broom and pushed the people out of Song Ji.

It was the New Year’s, why were these people so annoying, couldn’t they let him have a peaceful New Year’s!

“Mr. Song, please think about it again.” When the father and son of the Shen family were kicked out of Song Ji, they did not forget to continue their lobbying: “The current situation of the Song family is indeed true that there is no successor. I believe that Mr. Song does not want Song Ji to end with you either and for this brand to disappear. Your joining the Sheng’an Group is a win-win for both Song Ji and Sheng’an Group. “

Father Shen turned his head to look at Tao Mu, judging others with himself: “Mr. Tao should also persuade the old gentleman. Isn’t the best way to get revenge on a person by watching his career after decades of hard work end up belonging to others? Besides, Yao Shengan’s craftsmanship was originally inherited from Song Ji, and now if Mr. Song becomes in charge of Sheng’an Group, it can also be considered a product of the karmic cycle——”

“Obviously our old man’s thinking is not the same as yours.” Tao Mu smiled slightly and interrupted Chairman Shen’s words: “Do not do to others what you don’t want to do to yourself. Back then, Yao Shengan coveted the recipes passed down from the Song family’s ancestors, and did not hesitate to harm the whole Song family. If today our old man went to the Sheng’an Group to be the chairman of the board for revenge, how would his behavior be different from that of Yao Shengan? The Song family’s clean reputation over several lifetimes built the Song Ji brand. We really don’t have the desire to be a rag cloth. I suggest that the Sheng’an Group invite another talented person to fill the spot.”

“But Song Ji——”

“Please!” Tao Mu firmly saw them out the door: “It’s freezing cold, be careful of slippery roads.”

If it was said that Song Daozhen and the Shen family had a dissidence of opinion, Tao Mu and the Shen family have nothing to say to each other at all. After sending the visitors away directly, Tao Mu turned back to Song Ji. He found that the old man Song, who had just now kicked people out with a broom so energetically, was sitting silently in front of the kitchen stove with his head down and silent.

Tao Mu knew that no matter how firm and strong old man Song appeared on the surface, those bastards’ words were actually stabbing into the heart of the old man.

The old man was really worried that after he passed away, there would be no successor to the Song family, and the brand of Song Ji would also die out. Tao Mu, as a direct disciple of the old man, since he had been carefully trained by the old man, even if he ran off to act and do business, he still had the obligation to inherit and carry on the Song Ji name.

He wouldn’t just watch the old man be troubled.

“Old man,” Tao Mu half-squatted in front of Song Daozhen, looked up at the old man’s gray hair and wrinkled face, and asked warmly, “Do you want to open a chef school?”

“Huh?” Just now immersed in his own thoughts, Song Daozhen hadn’t paid attention to what Tao Mu said.

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“I mean open a school to teach people cooking.” Tao Mu said patiently: “The way I see it, we can use the brand of Song Ji to open a chef school and recruit students from the whole society. The Sheng’an Group’s 10% dividend is enough to pay for opening a chef school. We can recruit people from here first. You can consider carefully to see which student’s talent meets the requirements of the Song family apprentices. We can accept some apprentices and then slowly cultivate them. We can even use the Song family motto as the school rules, and all students must recite the family rules. And the Song family rules will be taken as the code of conduct and professional standards. If there are people who are particularly pleasing to the eye, you can always accept them as direct disciples and pass on your craftsmanship in person. After they have completed their studies, they can go to open a branch of Song Ji or stay in Song Ji as chefs.”

“This should be a big project. But we can take it slowly. What do you think?”

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