People, you can't drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol makes you impulsive easily.

And impulse often brings some unpredictable consequences.

After Xu Xin finished the phone call, he went to the bathroom and took a shower.

The rushing hot water flowed over his body, and the comfort of open capillaries made his brain's thoughts seem to be... more active.

The brain is the engine, and reason is like the accelerator maintained at 120 mph.

And alcohol is like a "no speed limit on the road" lifting the ban.

When I saw this sign, my rationality gradually began to collapse.

And this hot water, which accelerated blood circulation in his body and made him even more drunk, was the turbo boost that created the last piece of the puzzle.

Although he simply rinsed his body, he felt that many thoughts in his mind were running in this crazy way, and they had a... not clear, but definitely not vague route.

Then, amid the sound of rushing water, there was an inaudible murmur.

"It's hard to do"

A night of silence.

The next day, he dialed a number.

After getting through, the other party called himself Zhou, and his tone was very polite, not too friendly, but not distant either.

Xu Xin called "Brother Zhou" and originally asked him to have tea with him.

But Brother Zhou said directly:

"No, Director Xu, I'm actually working here. I may have to leave before noon. If it's convenient, let's find a place to meet. You can just give me the things so that I can give them to the boss.

Send it over."

Xu Xin had no way of knowing whether the other party was avoiding suspicion or something else.

But since people have said so, he is not forcing it.

Because Xu Xin was not very familiar with Nanjing, the two finally made an appointment to meet at the entrance of an elevated bridge not far from his hotel.

According to Brother Zhou, after completing the formalities, you can return to the unit by turning around and heading over the bridge without delaying your work.

So, Xu Xin personally drove the business car arranged by Su Meng and followed the navigation guidance to the agreed location.

After seeing the bridge entrance, he parked his car on the side of the road and activated his double flashes.

After waiting for less than 20 minutes, a white Volkswagen Bora parked in front of his car.

Xu Xin got out of the car wearing a mask and saw a man wearing glasses, about 30 years old, wearing a white shirt walking down.

"Brother Zhou?"

"Hey, Director Xu, hello, hello, Zhou Xiao."

The two shook hands. "Xu Xin."

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhou Xiao walked to the trunk of Bora and opened it:

"It was the first time I met Director Xu, and I was quite embarrassed to be in such a hurry. Director Xu, if you don't mind it...this is our Nanjing specialty...

To be honest, Xu Xin was a little confused at first.

No, brother.

Are our positions reversed?

Shouldn't I be the one receiving the gift?

Su Meng prepared four bottles of Maotai Si Tiao Zhonghua, which were placed in the back seat of the car.

Make sure Xu Xin gets out of the car after the main driver has finished chatting with people and opens the rear door on the same side to get it.

And the bag is not Maotai's own bag, but a very ordinary gift bag prepared by the tobacco shop.

Since the old man was running away, he didn't need to worry about the gifts.

But you can't let your people run an errand in vain.

Besides, it is definitely not appropriate to come empty-handed when meeting for the first time.

This has been flowing on this land for thousands of years, and some... can be regarded as established rules.

This is what he prepared.

Not expensive. A bottle of Maotai is more than 800, and cigarettes are 600.

But I didn’t expect Zhou Xiao to be more polite than him.

Looking at the two boxes handed over, Xu Xin knew what the other party gave to him.

Nanjing Yunjin.

and Nanjing Yuhua Tea.

They are indeed Nanjing's specialties. And if you want to come to Yunjinli, you won't have to stuff a few gold bars in your pocket.

In this way, Xu Xin felt that his three views would definitely collapse.

However, seeing that Zhou Xiao had already taken it out, he didn't show any pretense. He accepted it politely and said:

"It cost Brother Zhou a lot of money."

Zhou Xiao smiled and shook his head:

"A little thought, as long as Director Xu likes it."

"I like it, of course I do. Brother Zhou, wait a minute, I'll give you something."

"okay."

Xu Xin quickly walked to the rear door. After opening the door, two ordinary-looking gift bags were quietly leaning on the car seat. On one of the gift bags, the folded portfolio that Chen Ting took was placed on it.

Very abrupt.

But it is easy to distinguish between what is a gift and what is a "thing".

Putting the brocade and tea leaves on the trunk, he came down with two gift boxes and said with a smile:

"This is a hard trip for Brother Zhou. Today is indeed the wrong time for me to come here, but Director Zhang's "Jinling" is about to start filming, and I will have to come here by then. I owe Brother Zhou this meal.

Be sure to enjoy it next time.

As he spoke, he handed over the gift box.

Zhou Xiao didn't refuse. After seeing the file bag, he took it out with a smile.

But the gift was confiscated, and he said to Xu Xin:

"The driver will leave in a moment. I'll accept your wishes. Director Xu is so polite... If I don't go on a business trip, I will definitely treat Director Xu to a casual meal at noon... Next time, next time Director Xu comes to Nanjing, let's

It’s never too late to make an appointment."

"Well, okay. Brother Zhou's work is important."

If he didn't accept it, Xu Xin wouldn't force it.

This is actually not the same as asking someone to do something. You have to grasp the specific criteria yourself.

Watch what people say, watch what comes from the pot.

So, after hearing Xu Xin's words, Zhou Xiao stretched out his hand again:

"It's not too late, I'll take care of Director Xu's matters first.

"Well! Next time, Brother Zhou, let's make an appointment!"

"good."

It takes less than three minutes in total.

After Xu Xin watched Zhou Xiao leave, he got back into the car with two boxes of undelivered gifts.

The other party went first and turned left. Xu Xin turned right and walked directly to Yinhai Art School.

When I arrived at the art school, I happened to see the crew packing their things and getting into the car.

Seeing this, he walked to Zhao Xiaoding who was standing aside and handed over a cigarette: "Director Zhao, is this...?"

"You came back just in time, Xiao Xu. You will come with me later."

As Zhao Xiaoding spoke, he lowered his head and waited for Xu Xin to light the cigarette for him before continuing:

"Yimou didn't call you, saying that you were busy with something. He has already gone to Shi Qiu's place and asked you to come and take a look."

"Well, okay." Xu Xin responded. "Shall we go together?"

"Yes, after they finish installing this new batch of equipment, we will go directly. Follow the crew's car all the way there."

"...Okay." Xu Xin responded.

The two of them waited for a while, and after loading all the equipment, they got into the car directly.

Soon, several JAC commercial vehicles with huge space drove out from the school and headed for Shiqiu.
To be continued...