Zeng Jia drove not Li Tang's Audi, but his own champagne-colored Guangben.

Li Tang walked over and opened the back door, threw the backpack he was carrying into the back seat, and sat in the front passenger seat.

Seeing this, Zeng Jia, who was sitting in the driver's seat, saw a smile on the corner of his mouth, started the car, and asked, "Brother, are you going home?" ”

"Let's go to the company first and get the job done." Li Tang fastened his seat belt and returned.

It has been more than a month since he left the company this time, and it is estimated that there must be a large stack of documents that he needs to sign himself.

Zeng Jia's car is not like most girls' cars will always hang some small ornaments and the like, creating a cute or warm style. Her car was clean, with nothing extra than a box of tissues and two bottles of water next to the driver's seat, almost like a new one, and at first glance it was easy to think that she was a loveless woman.

It's just that as soon as Li Tang got in the car, he smelled a fragrance, not a strong car perfume, fresh and indifferent, exactly the same as the smell exuded by Zeng Jia.

Different perfumes, different cosmetics, and even the different scents of the women themselves make each woman have her own unique scent, and this smell is one of the key indicators of the attraction of two people to each other. Maybe he is used to it, when Li Tang smelled the familiar smell in the car at this time, the whole person became very relaxed. He also deliberately moved his seat back to put himself in a position that was as comfortable as possible.

Zeng Jiachao, who was driving, glanced at him in the seat and said with a smile: "Bingbing is flat?" ”

"Well, sort of." Li Tang was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Zeng Jia is a smart person, she will not pay too much attention to the boss's private life, but to wipe the boss's ass, pick up the gaps, and solve various problems in work and life.

She immediately jumped away from the topic and said: "This time, "Winning by Surprise" was submitted for review, and Director Qi helped say hello, and it came out in three days. ”

"Well, I really should thank them. When I got back, I made an appointment with him to find a place to have some tea. Li Tang said.

Film censorship is a very fantasy thing, if it is fast, it will take a few days, if it is slow, it may take several months, and there is even no news, such as "Xiao Wu" back then.

At that time, Chief Jia won the Berlin Film Festival Forum Award for the first time he made a feature film, and he thought it was to win glory for the country, so he submitted it for review in a hurry, and hoped that his work could meet the domestic audience, but there was no news so far, and several inquiries were unsuccessful, and there has been no specific result until today.

cooperated with Shanghai Film Studio for the second time, but he didn't even pass the script review. Later, Mr. Jia finally learned to be obedient and set up Hutong Productions in Hong Kong in the name of photographer Yu Liwei to circumvent mainland censorship.

Then Li Tang also looked at the example and established Shengtang Film and Television (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Of course, nominally it is still a Chinese film, after all, Hong Kong is the Hong Kong of China.

"There is a new club in Dongsi, the environment is very elegant, and there are meals and tea."

Since about the beginning of the past two years, there have been many courtyard clubs in the capital, a two-entry or three-entry courtyard hidden in the alley, which has been renovated, and there are all kinds of places to eat, drink tea and even sleep.

After all, the capital is the imperial capital, and all kinds of dignitaries gather, and it is inevitable to be eye-catching when entering and exiting high-end hotels, so this kind of hidden club has a huge market.

Nowadays, there are more and more such clubs, and the range of customers has gradually expanded to celebrities. On the one hand, celebrities do have a need to hide people's eyes; On the other hand, celebrities are rich, and because their social status is not high, they especially want to get closer to the high-ranking officials, so they naturally flock to them.

Of course, those who can open this kind of club have a background, and the general safety is enough to guarantee. As for the price and anything like that, it doesn't matter.

"Well, you can look at the arrangement, and I'll tell you the specific time after I make an appointment with Director Qi."

I have to say that Li Tang only received a salary of 30,000 yuan to take over the filming of "The Story of Escort", which was a wise decision, he not only won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor with this film, but also gained the friendship of the director.

Over the years, Qi Xin has always sat firmly in the position of film production, distribution, screening and other businesses in the Film Bureau, although the level is not high, but he is a small official and powerful, plus he has entered the Film Bureau as early as the 80s, and his qualifications are also old. Last year, I heard that China Film intended to transfer him to be responsible for the film and television planning and script review of the entire group, and at the same time, he could also be promoted to a higher level.

It should be said that the conditions are still very attractive, but after thinking about it, he still decided to stay in the film bureau. In the final analysis, no matter how big the brand of China Film is, it is also a second-level unit under the leadership of the Film Bureau.

Back at the company, Li Tang was busy for an afternoon before he took a cursory look at the accumulated documents and accounts, and then signed them one by one. Last year, the company's income was good, but the expenses were also large, not to mention the company's current scale of more than 30 people, and the salary of personnel alone is a large expense. Just for the decoration of the old bungalow in Shanghai, almost two million have been invested in it.

Now that I think about it, Li Tang regrets it a little, on the one hand, he bought the old house for investment, and on the other hand, he also wanted to realize his dream of owning an old house. But now it seems that the gains outweigh the losses, and the decoration is so good, he may not necessarily move in to live, after all, a single person can live anywhere.

In fact, the best disposal at the beginning was to simply decorate the old bungalow and use it as the company's office location in Shanghai in the future. This not only allows him to offset the company's costs with rent, but also allows him to avoid part of his personal income tax while earning rent. According to the new policy introduced the year before last, the income of individuals from renting out residential housing at market prices will be subject to individual income tax at a rate of 10%.

To be honest, whether it is a company or an individual, there are really not many people who pay taxes honestly like Li Tang and Shengtang Film and Television, to put it bluntly, the main reason is that the laws and regulations and the implementation level are still very imperfect, not to mention that there are policies and countermeasures. But Li Tang's concept of paying taxes in his previous life has almost been engraved into his genes.

As the saying goes, there are three things that must not be done on the earth, and if you do it, you will find yourself dead. the first is the prohibition of alcohol in Russia; second, selling independence in China; Third, tax evasion in the United States.

For Americans, the most feared thing is the Internal Revenue Service, because once you are targeted by this agency, whether you are a gang boss, a well-known star, or the president of the United States, you will find out to the end.

Therefore, although there are many loopholes in this area in China, Li Tang still does not dare to follow the trend of tax evasion. Just kidding, if you want to take advantage of the country without a deep background, isn't it looking for death!

Of course, he is not a fool, and some reasonable tax avoidance can still be operated, otherwise how could the profession of an accountant who helps people file taxes in the United States be so popular?

When it was time to get off work, Li Tang called Qixin and made an appointment to have tea together the day after tomorrow.

At this time, the assistant Xiao Zhao knocked on the door and walked in, and asked hesitantly, "Teacher Li, do you have any arrangements for the evening?" ”

"It's not arranged, what's wrong, what's wrong?"

"Uh...... Sanjin would like to treat you to a meal. ”

"Hey, Sanjin is really here?"

Li Tang couldn't help but look surprised, and then hurriedly said: "Why did he invite me to dinner, I should invite him to dinner." Where is he? When did you come? ”

When Hu Jian was filming, Xu Sanjin said that he wanted to come to the capital to learn acting, at first Li Tang thought he was a three-minute heat, but he didn't expect to really come. And Xu Sanjin also helped him and the crew a lot at that time, and he still remembered this favor.

Xiao Zhao was still a little apprehensive, but then he showed a smile and said, "He came at the end of last month, and I also helped him rent a house." I didn't hear that you were back, so I wanted to invite you to a meal. ”

"Then why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"Aren't I afraid to disturb you!"

"Alright, you go and arrange a place, and tell him I'll invite him to drink. What's that...... Oh yes, friends have a good drink! Li Tang said with a smile.

"He's already booked a place to eat, and he has a teacher over there who teaches him acting." Xiao Zhao said.

"Yo, the acting teacher has been found, did you help him find it?"

"Well, I also asked a friend to help introduce me, and I am a teacher at the Nortel Performance Research Institute."

"Well, that's reliable!" Li Tang nodded.

In recent years, there have been a lot of training courses for all kinds of performances, and it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of fish and dragons, and the teachers of the serious Nortel Performance Research Institute are still good.

For example, there is also a performance research institute in Chinese opera, and the famous Wang Zhiwen and Gong Li, including the currently up-and-coming Chen Pancakes, are all teachers there.

"Okay, let's go over then."

Li Tang cleaned up his desk, and suddenly remembered that he should call Gao Yuanyuan, after all, Gao Yuanyuan and Xu Sanjin are also very familiar. But more importantly, there has been no contact between him and Gao Yuanyuan for a while, before he resigned, Gao Yuanyuan did not call, it is estimated that he must not be happy. Now that it's taken over again, we will have to work together when the time comes, and the relationship can't be so stiff all the time.

After thinking about it for a while, he first picked up Xiao Zhao, who was helping to get his clothes, and then dialed Gao Yuanyuan's phone.

The phone rang for a long time, and he heard the other party answer the phone for a long time, and just as Li Tang was about to hang up the phone, he heard a voice from the other side: "Hey! Brother Li, are you finally willing to call me? ”

The voice sounded distinctly resentful.

"Didn't you call me too?"

"I ......"

Gao Yuanyuan on the other end of the phone was speechless for a while, in fact, she had just seen the caller ID on her mobile phone Li Tang's name, and she was so excited that she calmed down for a while before picking up the phone.

Originally, she wanted to ask Li Tang why he wanted to quit after knowing that the female number one was herself. But when she heard Li Tang's voice, she couldn't say anything, so she could only ask dryly: "Do you have something to do with me?" ”

"Oh, it's Xu Sanjin who is here, he is now studying acting in the capital, and I heard that when I arrived in the capital today, he said that he wanted to invite guests to dinner. If you have time, let's go together! ”

"Okay!"

"And where are you, I'll pick you up later?"

"I'm at home, but you don't have to come and pick me up, it's the evening rush hour, and the road is quite congested. You tell me the address, and I'll go over myself. Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Oh, that's okay, I'll send you the address on your phone in a moment."

"Well, that'...... See you later! ”

"See you in a moment!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuanyuan's temper is still quite good, at least on the surface, it doesn't sound like he's obsessed with what happened before.

I have to say that Xu Sanjin is still very sophisticated, and the arranged dining place is in a newly opened restaurant near the embassy area of Liangmaqiao. This place is exactly in the middle of 798 and the Artillery Bureau Hutong, whether Li Tang came from the company or came out of the house, it was quite close.

It is estimated that this is Xiao Zhao's idea for him, after all, as an assistant, it is quite taboo to leak his residence without his consent.

Li Tang sent Gao Yuanyuan the address, and then took the car to the restaurant that specializes in fresh seafood.

The front of the restaurant is very magnificent, and because of the new opening, the restaurant is very lively, and the private room customers can take the elevator directly upstairs.

"Teacher Li!"

Seeing Li Tang come in, Xu Sanjin, who had been waiting in the box for a long time, hurriedly got up and trotted to meet him.

"Sanjin, this restaurant shouldn't be opened by your family, right?" Li Tang smiled and joked with him.

"My family is fishing, how dare you come to the capital to open such a big business!"

As he spoke, Xu Sanjin helped Li Tang introduce him: "Teacher Li, this is my acting teacher, Teacher Zhang Songwen Zhang. ”

"Hello, Mr. Zhang!"

Li Tang hurriedly took the initiative to extend his hand to greet the buddy who was not tall, had a wide forehead, and a gentle face who had just followed behind Xu Sanjin.

"Don't dare, Mr. Li, it's an honor to meet you! You can call me Songwen or Xiao Zhang. ”

Zhang Songwen hurriedly held Li Tang's hand with both hands, nodded his head, and his face was full of a humble smile.

"Teacher Zhang, you are polite, you are Nortel's teacher!"

To be honest, this teacher Zhang's first impression on him was not very good, but he is also a teacher, how could he behave so flatteringly?

Xiao Zhao, who was following Li Tang, naturally knew this Teacher Zhang, but Teacher Zhang was still quite polite to her.

"Oh yes, Yuanyuan will come over in a moment!" Li Tang then said to Xu Sanjin again.

"Sister Yuanyuan is here too!"

Xu Sanjin suddenly looked surprised, and said embarrassedly: "Originally, I wanted to contact Sister Yuanyuan, but I was afraid of disturbing her." ”

"What's so polite about this, don't forget that we received a lot of care from you when we were in Hu Jian before."

After a few pleasantries, everyone sat down.

Out of politeness, Li Tang asked Zhang Songwen, who was restrained and had been accompanying the smiling face, "Teacher Zhang, you are also a Nortel graduate, right?" ”

Zhang Songwen hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, I graduated from Nortel's 2000 higher vocational class. ”

Wow, it's actually level 2000!

Li Tang couldn't help but be stunned, why did this guy look older than his age.

Seeing this, Zhang Songwen hurriedly explained: "I am 76 years old, and I went to Nortel at the age of 25. ”

76 years younger than himself, but in addition to being surprised by the other party's old age, Li Tang was even more surprised that the other party was only a graduate of a higher vocational class and was able to enter the Nortel Performance Research Institute as a teacher.

Just looking at his humble state, it seems that he has no strong background.

Li Tang subconsciously asked again: "Teacher Zhang, have you ever filmed?" ”

"Uh...... Not yet. I've been running the crew before, but I haven't had a suitable opportunity yet. Zhang Songwen said embarrassedly.

I can tell that he can't get the play.

Think about it, if you have a relationship, how can you not receive the play? Then the only explanation is that this person is very capable of business.

Li Tang couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

(End of chapter)