Blossoms Shanghai Episode 11 Recap
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Li Li hesitated upon hearing the name of A. Bao knew she was lying when she denied knowing him, so he recounted in detail his history and grievances with A. In December 1990, the Shenzhen stock craze following the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's trial operation drew the government's attention. Shenzhen at the time was filled with financial talent, and A was one of the influential figures, skilled at leveraging the market.
After a large-scale expansion of new stocks on the Shenzhen stock market, A and his private equity fund suffered a severe blow. A Bao took over some of the shares they sold at low prices, and A subsequently disappeared. A Bao knew that Li Li was from Shenzhen and had inexplicable connections to the Shenzhen gang, and their relationship with A determined her decision to do business in Shanghai.
Li Li admitted to this connection, but felt that A Bao's price of using Du Honggen's 300,000 yuan debt to exchange for this information was too high. A Bao wanted to use this to find out the real purpose of the Shenzhen gang's arrival in Shanghai to seize business opportunities. Uncle urged A Bao not to get involved in Huanghe Road again, but to focus on doing business on Nanjing Road.
If A Bao could not earn 300,000 yuan, he would abandon him. A Bao was confident that Fan Xinhua had personally returned to the factory and transferred 400,000 Three Rams T-shirts to Shanghai, and that Nanjing Road would once again set off a buying frenzy.
Fan Xinhua escorted 20,000 T-shirts non-stop to Shanghai, and Manager Zhang quickly stocked them at the Hualian Commercial Building overnight, also finding media reporters to report on it, promising to make Three Rams a famous Shanghai brand. Fan Xinhua was overjoyed, grateful for his acquaintance with A Bao, General Xu, and Manager Zhang, which completely changed his life.
On February 20, 1993, taking advantage of the grand opening of three major department store giants on Nanjing Road—Hualian Commercial Building, Zhongbai Yidian, and Hexin World—400,000 Three Rams were fully launched in ten sales outlets in the five major business districts of the city—Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, Xujiahui, Wujiaochang, and Sichuan North Road. People rushed to buy them, and sales quickly exceeded ten million. A Bao was extremely excited, and Uncle was deeply gratified.
Distributors from all over the country flocked to Shanghai, besieging A Bao and vying to sell Three Rams T-shirts. General Xu reminded A Bao to be careful of Fan Xinhua producing and selling his own products. A Bao did not take it seriously. Ling Zi saw that the Three Rams were selling so well and wanted to become a secondary agent, and quickly cultivate a group of salespeople. She even came up with sales slogans.
A Bao advised her to focus on running the Night Tokyo restaurant well. Ling Zi was unwilling and pestered A Bao. A Bao used the excuse of finding Wang Mingzhu to leave in a hurry. Little A Sao and Tao Tao flirted with each other at the mahjong table. Tao Tao often sent her hairy crabs. Over time, the two developed feelings for each other, and they often secretly dated. Little A Sao even gave Tao Tao her house key.
Tao Tao came to Night Tokyo to wait for Little A Sao, pretending to run into her by chance. Ling Zi saw that the two were having an ambiguous relationship, and forcibly drove Tao Tao away. Tao Tao braced himself and went home, where his wife, A Fang, had been waiting for a long time. Without saying a word, she pulled Tao Tao to bed. Tao Tao suffered unspeakable pain, which was why he did not want to go home.
In 1986, Tao Tao and A Fang met when they were setting up stalls in the same market. Later, they became enthusiastic and speculative. Two years later, the two got married, and Tao Tao became a live-in son-in-law. On the wedding night, A Fang accidentally had a miscarriage. Tao Tao met Little A Sao and thought he had found a second spring, and he was intoxicated in it. However, the good times did not last long and ended prematurely.
Every day, people who came to A Bao's house in admiration were endless. Uncle worried that Fan Xinhua would break away from A Bao, the primary distributor, and set up his own business. A Bao had Wang Mingzhu, a trump card that could firmly control Fan Xinhua, and Wang Mingzhu could also help Fan Xinhua apply for overseas sales. Uncle was still not at ease.
Customers came to please Wang Mingzhu, and Wang Mingzhu told them to go to A Bao for distribution rights. Wei Hongqing came to Wang Mingzhu to ask for help with fur trading, but Wang Mingzhu flatly refused. Mei Ping took the initiative to help Wei Hongqing, but Wei Hongqing sneered at her. Bosses from all over the country surrounded Fan Xinhua at Zhizhen Garden, vying to become secondary distributors of Three Rams. Fan Xinhua was surrounded by them.
Li Li opened a private room for Fan Xinhua and asked Manager Pan to strictly screen each customer, not allowing them to bring in any communication equipment. Subsequently, Li Li sent Uncle a catfish, and Uncle immediately understood the meaning. Tao Tao took the key to open Little A Sao's door, and suddenly heard Little A Sao calling him. He ran away in a puff of smoke. A Bao reminded him not to play with fire.
Tao Tao ridiculed A Bao for being too old-fashioned. He hid the key in the belly of a yellow croaker, but A Fang found it. A Fang went to Little A Sao's door and beat her. Ge Laoshi tried his best to pull them apart, and A Fang strangled his neck. Tao Tao learned that the fish that hid the key had been eaten by A Fang, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
He ran home in one breath, and A Fang taught him a hard lesson, beating him black and blue. Ge Laoshi, Ling Hong and Ling Zi persuaded Tao Tao in turn, and Tao Tao had unspeakable bitterness in his heart. A Bao sent the catfish back, desperately asking the reason.
Li Li explained that fish merchants usually put a very aggressive catfish when raising salmon, because the catfish eats meat, and the salmon must grow fat to resist the attack of the catfish. A Bao pretended not to understand. In 1992, in Shenzhen, Li Li told her boyfriend she would leave but in her own way. Now, A Bao arrived at Zhizhen Garden, asking Li Li if she knew A, which she denied.
Back then, A was an influential figure during the Shenzhen stock boom, but stocks fell, and part of that stock flowed to A Bao. However, A's whereabouts are unknown. A Bao suspects that A and Li Li know each other, and the 300,000 yuan was to ask this question. Uncle advised A Bao to focus on foreign trade and pay back the 300,000 within six months, otherwise, he would resign. A Bao vowed that three months would be enough.
At this time, General Fan arrived at the warehouse with 200,000 Three Rams, praising Manager Zhang as their 'negative'. Later, stores constantly opened on Shanghai Road, and Three Rams went from one store to ten department stores, selling out instantly. Meanwhile, Fatty Aunt and Fleet were counting money non-stop at the hotel. Three Rams' monthly sales were ten million, and everyone cheered. Uncle was also moved to tears.
Afterwards, Three Rams could be seen everywhere on Nanjing Road, stimulating domestic brands. Boss Xu reminded A Bao to strike while the iron was hot. General Fan specially left sugar cubes for Wang Mingzhu, praising Bao as someone he admired and joking that Bao could not live without Wang. Wang Mingzhu said that A Bao was good to everyone, but she was happy about the rumors of a relationship with him.
Three Rams sold very well, and A Bao was chased by the media for interviews. A Bao ran down the street with Wang Mingzhu. That night, Ling Zi watched A Bao gobble up his food. She showed off that she was selling well, hoping to become a secondary agent and make money for him. A Bao disagreed, complaining that he helped Wang Mingzhu but not her.
Tao Tao, since having Little A Sao's key, delivered seafood to her every day, thinking of her. When they parted, Little A Sao gave Tao Tao the location for their next date. Tao Tao arrived at the date location, walking in tremblingly. Two weeks later, Tao Tao simply stayed at Night Tokyo, fearing A Fang getting tired of him. Even if Night Tokyo closed, he would stay there.
At this time, Little A Sao came to Night Tokyo, and Tao Tao greeted her enthusiastically. Ling Zi deliberately asked Tao Tao to help, secretly advising him not to mess with Little A Sao and kicked him out. Tao Tao returned home and found A Fang waiting for him in her pajamas. He tried to explain that he was tired, but he was not spared. Tao Tao and A Fang got married before they bought tickets, becoming a live-in son-in-law.
A Fang had a miscarriage at the wedding and had not been pregnant since. Tao Tao preferred freedom and did not want children. Later, Tao Tao met Little A Sao, thinking he had found a second spring, but it turned out to be fleeting. Uncle reminded A Bao to keep Fan under control, who now had his head in the clouds.
A Bao felt that only Wang Mingzhu could control Fan, as she was a very principled person, so he told clients to find Wang Mingzhu. Clients went to the foreign trade company to find Wang Mingzhu, making Mei Ping jealous because A Bao was her client. General Wei met the legendary principled Wang Mingzhu, but Wang ignored him. Mei Ping volunteered to work on the project for him, but General Wei politely refused.
Zhizhen Garden's business was also booming, half because people were looking for General Fan. Li Li told Min Min to listen more and talk less, still gathering information, and that guests turning in pagers were not allowed to go to the top floor. At this time, Li Li ordered someone to send Uncle a catfish. Tao Tao received Little A Sao's key but struggled internally, never daring to enter.
Tao Tao hid Little A Sao's key in the seafood basket, but A Fang took the seafood. After accidentally finding the key, Tao Tao was thrown into chaos. Afterwards, Little A Sao was beaten by A Fang's sisters, while the landlord, Ge Laoshi, escaped quickly and tipped off Ling Zi. Tao Tao was forced to kneel on a washboard at home by A Fang. Tao Tao also openly admitted that he had feelings for Little A Sao.
Later, seeing A Fang was sad, he apologized to her. Tao Tao sought refuge at Night Tokyo after being abused, where he was scolded by his friends. Ge Laoshi advised Tao Tao to give up since Little A Sao had left. Hong Ling cursed Tao Tao and A Bao for being wishy-washy, catching Ling Zi's attention. Uncle asked A Bao how to deal with the catfish that Li Li sent, and he wanted to send it back. A Bao personally returned the catfish, asking her the meaning. She said that the catfish was aggressive, so it got fat.
