Chapter 31: Respect Every Dream!
Li Mengxin felt that the man in front of her was the one who "smelled like" to herself, well, it should be possible to describe it in another word, like-minded!
She thought about it in her mind, and then showed a bright smile: "Thank you so much Brother Du! If one day in the future, Baoguan can stand at the peak of the world's catering industry, then your name must be indispensable among them." β
"Thank you. β
Li Mengxin looked at Du Lei very sincerely, she was so happy, before this, her ideas and plans had never been affirmed by anyone.
Even the father who loves him the most thinks she is doing a very naΓ―ve thing, in this era of such drastic substitution.
How difficult is it to set up a banner in the catering industry? Not to mention what to rush out of the country? With this little girl, where will she get the funds to fight with those US imperialist "capitalists"?
KFC and McDonald's, these large fast-food restaurant chains, have 18,000 and 30,000 stores in the world respectively.
This is all built up after decades of accumulation, and of course, behind it, there is also a strong capital to support the initial development.
"No thanks. In fact, when I was young, I also thought about this thing, that is, to open our Du's hot pot restaurant all over the world to create a world-famous hot pot brand, but reality has proved that I am indeed a fool's dream, and it is very good to be famous in China. Most foreigners don't eat hot pot......"
Du Lei smiled and explained: "My father actually has this ambition, but unfortunately he has no money in his hand, and there is no local tyrant willing to support him." β
"Now that I have money in my hands, and he is old, I simply stop thinking about those empty things. Speaking of this, Du Lei couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, a person, no matter what situation he is in, as long as he has a dream and dares to fight and chase, he is worthy of respect.
Who's dream-chasing journey is full of ups and downs, Du Lei understands very well, and he knows very well how much this "genius girl" in front of him is eager to get the approval and help of others.
The two sat at the dinner table and talked a lot, and they got to know each other in a new way.
Du Lei saw the time and found that it was almost eleven o'clock, so he said goodbye to Li Mengxin and walked towards his residence.
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Zhou's Group.
In a luxurious office, Zhou Ji was looking at all kinds of remarks on the Internet uncertainly, and many netizens swept the war to his Weibo account under the traction of the media.
Zhou Ji is a well-known rich second generation in Rongcheng, and on the Internet, he also has a lot of wife fans, although he appears in public, but those thunderous actions have also attracted a lot of admiring fans.
Well, that's right, this guy is commonly known as an "Internet celebrity" on Sina Weibo, has more than 10 million fans, and also invests in a well-known game live broadcast platform.
He also signed a lot of "well-known online anchors" who have a large number of fans on the Internet, and his live broadcast platform is doing quite well, although it can't be compared with Douyu, Zhanqi, Huya, these popular live broadcast platforms, but the software developed in it also has a lot of downloads.
"Zhou Ji, you stupid bo, like a mentally handicapped child, who are you not good, why do you want to fix my idol?
A fan of a vest called "Du Lei, I'm your brain-dead fan" left a comment on Zhou Ji's latest Weibo, and he became popular.
Zhou Ji was lying on the boss's chair, holding Erlang's legs, and when he saw this comment, the roots of his teeth were itching, and he couldn't wait to dismantle Du Lei now.
So in a fit of anger, he called Sina's official customer service and blocked his Weibo, otherwise he would have to be squirted out alive by these surging "water army".
Of course, Zhou Ji doesn't believe that these people will be Du Lei's "brain-dead fans", a "Internet celebrity" who has never even made a movie, never sung in the capital, and became popular with a video, will really have so many fans?
This is obviously impossible, if this is true, it is estimated that those artists who have been in the entertainment industry for several years but are still second-rate, or even third-rate artists may have to form a group to jump off the building.
"Rigou, there must be that guy who can't get along with me, and he specially looked for a water army on the Internet to hack me. Zhou Ji gritted his teeth, his eyes red.
Immediately after him, he couldn't help but smash the apple he had just bought yesterday in his hand, and Steward Zhou on the side raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that it was already the sixth one, and the young master of this rich family was not only willful, but also surprisingly strong.
He, a master of national arts, was not sure that he would be able to smash the apple, but Zhou Ji, who looked weak and had a serious kidney deficit, did it easily.
"Young master, it's useless for you to lose your temper like this, you will only hurt your body. β
Steward Zhou couldn't help but persuade.
But he was severely reprimanded by Zhou Ji: "Can't I lose my temper if I feel aggrieved? Besides, I can't do anything else now? Where can I go to find the king and the eight lambs surnamed Du, of course, the most important thing is, is Lao Tzu as fragile as you say? If you get angry, you will hurt your body? Zhou Lao, what do you mean?"
"This, this. β
Although Steward Zhou is Zhou Ji's personal bodyguard arranged by his father, in the huge family of the Zhou family, he is just a humble subordinate, and he has no rights at all.
Being reprimanded so harshly by Zhou Ji, he couldn't find the right words to answer for a while, so he could only sigh in a low voice, he didn't dare to say it directly about the young master's kidney loss.
"Hmph, you'd better pay attention to what you say, or don't blame me for not respecting the elderly. Zhou Ji frowned, and admonished Steward Zhou in a warning tone.
Although Steward Zhou's strength is strong, it is now the twenty-first century, and the golden age of national art has long passed.
If people are serious with you, who will use their fists and feet, send you a few bullets, and you will be finished immediately. Can the fists and kicks of the bull be compared to the gun?
"Yes, I understand. Steward Zhou nodded helplessly, a few years ago, he ran a martial arts hall, and his business was not bad, barely making ends meet.
But now that the world has changed, a "master of national arts" like him can only be reduced to this kind of bodyguard, and he is not very popular.
Zhou Ji exhaled, sat on the boss's chair, and slowly smoked a cigarette, he was so angry at the moment, but he was helpless.
His father had already told him on the phone that Du Lei's background was not as simple as he thought, and their Zhou family couldn't afford to offend them at all.
". Zhou Ji thought of his father's reprimanding and complaining tone, it was difficult for him, he had been rampant and domineering in Rongcheng for so many years, and he had never suffered such a big loss.
Not to mention being cheated for 50 million, he also lost face, and even his own face was swollen to the other party, and now he is stealing chickens and rice.
made himself full of commotion, netizens, and various public opinion in the media hit him like an overwhelming one, making him feel a feeling that it was difficult to breathe.
"The surname Du, you wait for me, it won't be long before I will let you be completely finished. Zhou Ji leaned on the protective railing of the office balcony, looked at the tall buildings in the distance, and swore silently.
Yes, it won't be long before he will be able to really run rampant and domineering in the area of "Rongcheng", and then the king of heaven will not be able to save Du Lei.
He still has to continue to hibernate now, keep silent, act in a low-key manner, and can't be exposed to Du Lei's sight, and he doesn't bother to respond to the public opinion speculated by the outside world.
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When Zhou Ji was very sad.
Du Lei was eating hot dog meat hot pot in a dog meat shop.
And Zhao Xue was sitting not far from him very "tangled" at the moment, staring intently at his mobile phone screen.
"It's so damning. β
"You even asked me to come to the hot pot restaurant again. β
"If there was a next time, I swear, I would absolutely handcuff you. β
Zhao Xue scolded in a low voice.
But Du Lei was indifferent, his greedy and crazy eating appearance made Zhao Xue goosebumps all over his body.
If this guy's fans knew that he was a dog meat maniac, they would definitely turn black. Zhao Xue is used to watching it, after all, he is an agent, what bloody scenes have he never seen?
How can you be frightened by the mere image of eating dog meat?
Du Lei filled his stomach, and then he said, "You have to invite me this time." β
"Yes, no problem. Zhao Xue smiled, but she didn't bother with Du Lei, she smiled and said, "But next time, if you still eat dog meat hot pot, don't call me over again." β
"Well, I don't eat hot pot anymore, I've been eating for so many years, I'm tired of eating it for a long time, I should eat braised dog meat next time, it is said that there is one on this street, and it is very good. β
Du Lei wiped the greasy on his mouth with a tissue and said with a smile. He likes to see Zhao Xue angry, but helpless, it's so cute.
Zhao Xue was angry and didn't know what to say, so he could only point to Du Lei's nose and say, "You, you...... Better not push me. β
At this moment, where does she have the coldness and fierceness of the "firmness" and the "policewoman flower" the night before yesterday, she is like a girl next door at this moment.
"Huh?"
Du Lei raised his eyebrows lightly, and asked in a puzzled tone: "Why did I force you?" Could it be that you can still catch me in the number?"
"Let me tell you, I'm Du Lei an old driver, the night before yesterday, if it wasn't for my good kung fu, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to eat dog meat hot pot with you here today. β
He was wearing a white shirt today, and then he was like a hooligan, unbuttoned a few buttons on his neckline, and suddenly revealed the outline of his muscles, poured out a few toothpicks from the toothpick bucket on the table, and slowly picked up his teeth, and took Zhao Xue sitting in front of him as air at all.
If other men would naturally not dare to show this uncivilized appearance in front of Zhao Xue, Du Lei didn't feel anything wrong at all.
From the beginning of "amazing" to today's habitual, Du Lei is already a person who has come over. Men have a common problem, that is, they like to show their "excellent" side in front of beautiful women, and hide all their "bad habits".
Du Lei is naturally no exception, but now it is different, he and the "policewoman" in front of him who has a troubled appearance, have a lifelong friendship.
Now that he is already famous, he doesn't have to behave like he did when he first met, and do something that is very inconsistent with his character.
That would seem very hypocritical, Du Lei actually wants to live more realistically, and all the external packaging is difficult to restrain his bohemian.
Even if he was wearing a Hermès suit, a Piaget watch worth tens of millions, and a Lyken sports car, he was just a well-dressed hooligan.
"I'm sorry about what happened that night, the guy in charge of interrogating you has been laid off and gone home. I would like to thank you for this mission. β
Zhao Xue's pretty face suddenly became serious, and she said slowly: "Zhou Lei has been duly punished. Long Aotian and his corruption have also been exposed, and my mission has been successfully accomplished. β
"En?" Du Lei couldn't help but pull out the toothpick in his mouth, looked at the girl in front of him very abruptly, and asked, "Then when are you going to leave?"
"Tonight's ticket will arrive in Yanjing tomorrow morning. Stunned, Zhao Xue replied.
It was noon, the sun was in the sky, the scorching light was pouring on the road, and even the air was stuffy and hot.
Du Lei didn't know what was going on, he felt that his heart was suddenly panicked, but after thinking about it carefully, he finally said calmly: "I wish you a smooth journey, if you have kung fu, remember to come to Rongcheng to play." β
"Yes, I will. Zhao Xue nodded very seriously, and then asked, "Then will you come to the capital to play if you have kung fu?"
"Of course it will, the capital is our capital, I haven't been there since I was so old, and my business is getting bigger and bigger now, and I will definitely go when the time comes." Du Lei said with a smile.
"That's good. β
Hearing Du Lei say this, Zhao Xue couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in her heart.
A girl's emotions are always so strange, sometimes, she hopes that a boy will not pester herself, and sometimes, she hopes that a boy can think about herself.
But in the end, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Remember to come and see me." β
"Yes. β
"I'm leaving. β
"Yes. β
"Remember to contact me. β
"Yes. β
On this hot afternoon, Du Lei stood at the door of the hot pot restaurant, watching Zhao Xue's pleasing shadow completely disappear around the corner of the street.
He couldn't help but light a cigarette and smoke it slowly.
The rest of his life is very long, and he knows that in his short life, he will know and meet the most beautiful girls who make him excited, but in the end there is no intersection.
Du Lei has never been a person who likes to say "goodbye".
Just like he has long forgotten the appearance of his first lover, those beautiful and painful memories have been buried in the deepest part of his heart.