Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 1820 The Price of Dreams

I yelled and asked, "Can I meet your nephew first? Let's see what he says? What if he doesn't want one more person to participate? That's not good!"

The boss said cheerfully: "No problem! He will come down in a while, ask him to come over for dinner, and you can have a good talk!"

As night fell, it got dark earlier here, before 6 o'clock, it was already dark, and skiers began to come down one after another.

Aman helped the limping Ah Zhong and walked in. I frowned and asked, "Don't you have a coach? Why did you fall like this?"

Aman said with a smile: "He insisted on showing off his abilities. Obviously, the coach told him that he had to learn from the half course. He thought he could do it. After skating the whole course, he fell and sprained his feet. "

Ah Zhong said aggrievedly: "I did exactly what the coach said, but when I got off, I was a little scared. I didn't stop the car and hit the billboard!"

The boss laughed loudly and said, "How can you learn to ski without wrestling! This is normal!"

After a while, I finally saw a young man coming in, and the boss greeted him: "Zhiyong, come and sit, I'll introduce you to some friends from the south!"

He Zhiyong glanced at us vigilantly, especially when he saw Battelle, he couldn't help staring for a while.

But Battelle glanced at him naturally and said, "I heard that you are very good at skiing, so I have a chance to chat with you!"

He Zhiyong looked at the boss in puzzlement, and the boss explained: "Bart, you are the city champion! We entered the provincial team trial training together, and he was directly selected, and I was eliminated! I asked him to be the head coach, Please don't come!"

At this time, the group of skiers from the provincial youth team also came down, and they all came to say hello to Battelle. It seems that what the boss said is really not bragging!
Battelle said modestly: "How long ago was that, why mention it?"

Then he looked at He Zhiyong and asked, "Do you like skiing very much?"

He Zhiyong nodded.

Battelle asked again: "How old are you?"

He Zhiyong replied: "28!"

Butler let out a sigh and said, "28 years old, he's a bit old, and he hasn't entered the provincial team yet, so his chances are slim!"

He Zhiyong hurriedly asked, "Why is the chance so low?"

Battelle explained patiently: "Don't worry! Look at these youth teams, they are only 17 or 8 years old, and they have all undergone professional training. They have been practicing for 7 or 8 years before entering the provincial team. Not to mention how good your talent is, but your acquired training is also very important, no matter how good your talent is, your basic skills must also be solid!"

He Zhiyong retorted: "You haven't even seen me skate, how do you know I can't do it?"

Battelle said with a smile: "It's not that you can't do it, but the chance of entering the provincial team is not great! The provincial team won't want you anymore! I have seen some very talented and passionate about skiing, and there are many who can compete with the provincial team." There is only one comparison, but there is only one result, which cannot be compared! There are many differences between amateurs and professionals! I say this, don’t be upset, what I said is true, system training and self-training are not the same level, the probability of injury is much higher!"

He Zhiyong's expression became a little gloomy. It's not hard to see that he was quite disappointed. Battelle comforted him: "This is just a hobby of yours. It's good. If you're a professional, you won't see how good you are when you enter the provincial team. The future is It’s also very uncertain, after all, there is only one Olympic champion! Our country has only paid attention to the Winter Olympics in the past few days, and no one has watched it before! I won the city championship, entered the provincial team, and the provincial competition is always the top three No name, but it’s useless! If you can’t enter the national team, you won’t be able to rank in the National Games. It’s better to be old and sick all over. If you retire, you have to find a job by yourself!”

The boss said with a smile: "Zhiyong, didn't you? I've already told you, so don't have illusions. Just do it with me at this ski resort. When your boss really invests in us, I'll give you a general manager." Manager Dangdang, the two of us will have a good time if we manage this ski resort well!"

After this conversation, He Zhiyong relaxed his vigilance, and said to his boss: "My boss will come over in the next few days. At that time, I will talk to him again, and it should be fine!"

The boss smiled and said to me: "Look, I just said, there must be no problem with him!"

I said, "Then we have to see if they are willing? I have to check it out too!"

The boss hummed, opened the pot and said, "That's it, that's it! Eat, eat!"

During the meal, I found that He Zhiyong liked to talk to Battelle, and the others ignored him. It seems that he really loves skiing. He met like-minded people and talked together.

After dinner, the boss arranged two rooms for us. The four of us got together and discussed what to do next?
According to Azhong's intention, he wanted to capture this He Zhiyong directly and ask him, what is their next plan?
Battelle disagreed, because that would not only scare the snake away, but also this is someone else's territory, the boss is not easy to mess with, whether it is the police or their own people, we can't afford to mess with it, it's all troublesome.

In the end, after discussing, it is better for Battelle to get acquainted with him and find a way to get some information through him, and then he can enter their interior and have a good time.

My only worry is that when they come over, will they recognize us, and Battelle will be in danger.

Battelle really lived up to expectations. It seems that a genius is made to be a spy. Although he is tall and thick, he is careful and meticulous when doing things. When he and He Zhiyong were together, they only discussed skiing, and he seemed not interested in other things at all. Gradually, He Zhiyong gradually believed in Battelle and lost his sense of defense. They became good friends who talked about everything. In just one day, they became confidants.

In the evening, Battelle said to us: "His boss will probably arrive the day after tomorrow. It seems that he has to deal with something and it was delayed. They originally agreed on today! I also heard that the purpose of their crossing this time seems to be Going to investigate some Siberian economic zone project, he said that his boss’s passport was not approved, and they were in a hurry to go out to investigate, so they chose to leave here!”

I asked inexplicably, "Why did he tell you so much?"

Battelle said proudly: "He asked me what I'm doing now? I told him that I was guarding the forest. He must have thought of the fact that he had visited the safe house. He was a guilty conscience. If he wanted to gain my trust, he would naturally have to Just say more!"

I hurriedly asked curiously: "Then what else did he tell you?"

Battelle thought for a while and said: "He mainly talks about himself. He said that he has always dreamed of being a skier. He was selected into the HEN Provincial Youth Ski Reserve Team at the age of 7. At that time, he was selected as No.1. It's a pity that his father has to be transferred to other places for work reasons. He has no choice but to give up his childhood dream. When he grows up, he becomes useless for his life until he sees this ski resort again and skis again. Only then did he find himself, and the whole person came back to life!"

I sighed and said, "Another person who has been defeated by life! This story is quite touching, and this version has been used by too many people!"

Battelle stared at me with some displeasure and asked, "You don't believe what he said?"

I shook my head and said, "It's not that I don't believe it, I just feel that this kind of person who is defeated by life is really sad. If this kind of person can be controlled by life, then he can also be dominated by others! You can't believe it, don't believe him!"

Battelle said sincerely: "But don't you think he is very pitiful?"

I snorted coldly and said: "Poor people must be hateful! I don't think he is so pitiful! He has been an adult for a long time and has the right to choose. All his life now is his own choice. Yes! I can make up eight stories like this in a day!"

Battle didn't expect me to be so unsympathetic, and said with some disappointment: "I don't think he is lying to me, and his story is not made up!"

I smiled and said: "Battle, I didn't say that his story was made up. What I meant was that whether his story was made up or not, it has nothing to do with us! Even if you sympathize with him, what can you do? Help him fulfill his dream? Let him enter the provincial team? Or fulfill his dream of becoming an athlete! We must return to reality, and you can’t help him with anything! All you can do is to make him fully believe in you, Let you take them to the border! Spy on everything about them! Because what they are going to do next is illegal! And Zhiyong, he has long known that everything they do is illegal, and he will not Because of your few words, he will realize his dream, give up his boss, and give up the opportunity to make money! You have to recognize the reality!"

Battelle frowned and said: "I find you are cruel, you are very realistic! Why should I listen to you? What do you say, what am I going to do?"

I sighed and said: "Everyone has his own choice! I can do whatever I want! I have no right to teach you what to do! However, I remember that you are also a member of the Hongmen! How naive can you be?" Ah? Shouldn't you have recognized the reality a long time ago? If I call Master Zhong now, will you listen to him?"

Battelle bowed his head and remained silent.

I snorted and said: "Yes, don't you still want to listen to me the same way? In the same way, He Zhiyong will only listen to his boss. If you go to help him realize his dream, he will not necessarily accept your favor. On the contrary, Will sell you! This is reality! He sells you for money, a person who wants to help him realize his dream. This is not difficult to do, with money, power and temptation! Especially, he once gave up his dream for life. People, do you understand what I mean? You are such a big person, can you not think clearly about this matter?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Battelle finally understood what I meant, nodded and said, "Taught!"

I smiled and said: "That's right! After you see the world clearly, you will know how to make the right choice for yourself! At any time, don't be influenced by other people's emotions! IQ is more important than EQ!"

This time not only Battelle nodded frequently, but even Ah Zhong nodded aside and said: "Yes, I am often led astray by other people's emotions! When looking at things, I often think from other people's perspectives, which leads to many problems. Sometimes, I would rather listen to other people's orders than think for myself!"

Aman also nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the signal I have received since childhood is to obey, I don't need to think at all! People like us, once we think, will be very contradictory. Many times, what we do We don’t have a right or wrong judgment on things, once we have our own reputation in mind, we will look forward and backward when doing things, and we will lose our original value, which is very dangerous!”

I shook my head and said: "The danger is not you, but those who give you orders! Once they can't control you, they will have no one to use. Once you have your own ideas, you will still follow their orders." Act? Won't you just chase your dreams, like Zhiyong, and then what? People who are really good to you will let you choose and give you freedom. People who just want to use you will find ways to do it. Destroy you, you can't be used by them, and you know so many of their secrets, how can you still keep you!"

Oman hesitated: "Then you say my palace master? She treats me..."

I hastily waved my hand and said: "You have to experience it yourself! If I continue, I will be the person I said! Each of you is an independent individual, and it belongs only to you! Anyone I have no right to interfere with your life, your behavior, even the parents who gave birth to you and raised you! They can give you advice, but they are definitely not orders!"

Battelle looked at me curiously and asked, "Then what should I do next?"

I curled my lips and said, "I said, think for yourself! What to do, just do it?"

Battelle thought for a while, then hummed and said: "Then I'd better be careful with He Zhiyong! But I always feel that I am a little sorry for him! He is so sincere to me, but I have to guard against him everywhere!"

I sighed and said, "I told you so much before, it was all for nothing? Is he very honest with you? You don't need to say it, you just watch it. Let's see what he does? Do you really miss him? As said! Seeing is believing, hearing is believing!"

Battelle groaned and said, "Then do you think he's still making up stories and tricking me?"

I said impatiently: "How do you talk about it, you can't do without this problem!? You are lying to yourself, you have to experience it yourself! I just said, there is such a possibility! Your sympathy comes up, and you completely lose your own judgment, so you can’t wait to show your heart to others! Because you don’t care about the little time, true friendship depends on the accumulation of time and the precipitation of years! It's not what you say!"

(End of this chapter)