Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 889 The Difficult Mr. Ma

Mai Liang still asked me a little puzzled: "Mr. Chen, there is something I don't quite understand, can I ask you?"

I hummed and said sincerely: "You ask! I probably know what you want to ask? Do you want to ask, why do I still trust you?"

Mai Liang nodded his head and said, "Annan has already raised tigers, so how dare you use me?"

I smiled and said: "Annan is not in the scope of my consideration at all. What is a tiger? Why don't I dare to use you! You and Annan were both in my heyday, and I supported you! You two Both of you are quick learners, you are very energetic, and your brains turn quickly! But the only difference between you is that Annan is more ambitious than you!"

Mai Liang said with some confusion: "Is that good or bad?"

I smiled and said: "It's good, it's not good! When strength is directly proportional to ambition, he will go up; with only ambition, without strength, he is destined to go astray; with only strength, without ambition, the road will be slow. Some, but stability is better!"

Mai Liang smirked and said, "That's okay! I can walk slowly!"

I curled my lips and said, "You, you have neither strength nor ambition! You haven't learned how to walk yet!"

Mai Liang said a little unconvinced: "I still have a certain strength, right? I have learned something after practicing outside for so long! Even if I haven't learned anything, I have learned how to face failure!"

I hummed and said: "This is very good, just be modest and do things in a low-key way!"

Yaoyang got Mai Liang as he wished, and I don't know why he likes Mai Liang so much. Mai Liang looks silly, but he is like a bright mirror in his heart, smarter than anyone else.When I said he had no ambitions, I said it to him on purpose. If he really had no ambitions, he wouldn't take it seriously.If he really had ambitions, I said he didn't, and he was even happier, thinking that I would use it with peace of mind and trust him.

Du Shiyang finally made an appointment with Mr. Ma, but he didn't want to meet me, but met Du Shiyang alone, without mentioning me at all.

There are fewer and fewer teahouses in old Guangdong. They were either demolished, or upgraded and refurbished, and the price was twice as high as before. They are no longer considered old teahouses.

The old teahouse chosen by Mr. Ma has been open for a long time. I heard that this teahouse has existed since the Republic of China and has never been renovated. The reason why it has not been demolished is that it is said that this teahouse was the first time for the Nanchang Uprising The location of the meeting, but there is no way to verify this, so I don't think it's true.

There are many birdcages hanging at the entrance of the teahouse. Except for the old BJ people, it is estimated that Cantonese people like to raise birds.

There is almost no decoration in the teahouse. Most of the people here are old residents. The tattered mahogany tables and old long benches are playing old Cantonese operas with rotten millet. Don't have a flavor.

Du Shiyang and Mr. Ma were in the private room on the second floor, and the door was closed. I sent Du Shiyang a message at the door, telling her that I was at the door, but she didn't reply.

Just when a dim sum cart came over, I opened the door, and I looked in through the crack of the door. Du Shiyang was pouring tea for a hale and hearty old man. What was strange to me was that Du Shiyang told me clearly that she was the only one People, and there is a middle-aged man sitting next to the old man, which makes me a little puzzled.

Du Shiyang just saw me outside the door and waved to me before I walked in slowly.

The old man who drank tea raised his head and glanced at me. He continued to drink tea without saying anything. The middle-aged man frowned and asked Du Shiyang directly, "Why did you call him over? I told you, I was just drinking tea and chatting with you." Let's chat about homework!"

I smiled and said, "Mr. Ma, why are you resisting me so much? We don't seem to have much contact with each other?"

Mr. Ma snorted coldly and said: "You are famous! You are very famous in our Lushuiyuan!"

I smiled and said: "Mr. Ma praises me too much, right? I don't have any reputation. Besides, famous people have no strength! A low-key person is a person with great ability!"

Mr. Ma didn't answer my words, and asked coldly, "What do you want from me?"

There are two choices in front of me. One is, I will honestly reason with him, tell the truth, and exchange my sincerity for the truth, hoping to impress him with my sincerity and let him give up 10% of the shares to Du Shiyang. Yes, I found a nice excuse to get close to him, to get close to him, to get acquainted with him, to trick him, and I will continue.

As an honest person like me, I definitely chose the second one, so I said casually: "I recently dug a fish pond in the ancient town, and many people went fishing. The fish is waiting to be seen, I have no chance with the big fish and the small fish, and now I am being laughed at as Mr. Jiang, so I thought of coming here to ask for advice, I know that horses are always good at fishing, so please give me some advice!"

Mr. Ma looked at me and said with a sneer, "You're just making excuses, why don't you find a better one? I haven't touched a fishing rod for ten years!"

I thought to myself, you old bastard, you just went fishing a few days ago, and you went fishing at night, in the middle of the night, and told me that you haven’t moved a fishing rod in ten years, so you fished empty-handed?Still the same as me, the wisher took the bait?

But he couldn’t say that, so he smiled and said, “Really? I may have misremembered. There is a person with the same name as you in the Guangdong Fishing Association. I thought it was you? I heard that Mr. Ma , has won several fishing championships!"

Mr. Ma said displeasedly: "Your investigation is too detailed! Tell me, what's the matter? I won't kick you out today because of Mr. Du's face. If you have something to say, hurry up!"

Du Shiyang glared at me, meaning, I talk so much nonsense, what are you doing, just go straight to the point.

I sat down, took a cup of tea for myself, poured myself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then slowly said: "It's nothing serious, I just came here to chat!"

Mr. Ma seemed a little impatient: "I don't have much chat with you. To be honest, his father and I don't have a good impression of you! When you do things at a young age, you are indeed vicious and arbitrary! Respect your teacher , should always be right? But you, after taking office, seem to be merciless towards the old people! All the old people are almost wiped out by you, right? You, Mr. Zhu, are my old friends!"

I asked, "Where did you hear that? Mr. Zhu, you have chatted with me recently. Our relationship can't be said to be good or bad! As for the old people you mentioned, the change of dynasties is the wheel of history." Under the ruthless promotion, there will inevitably be a change of old and new, and you can’t blame me for that? After all, Wanzhong is an enterprise, not a nursing home!”

Mr. Ma snorted and said, "Without them, where would all the people come from? Where would you come from! As a human being, you must not forget your roots, and you must think of the source when drinking water!"

I shook my head and said: "According to what you mean, as long as anyone who has contributed to the company, I have to arrange a job for them, I have to work in our company for the rest of my life? Then our company has really become a nursing home. The old skilled workers still have to work on the front line, and the young people have to queue up at the back. When they fall on the front line of work, I will let the people behind take over. It is estimated that the people in the back line at that time will also They are all retired young people, right? I don’t want to support them. You ask them about their retirement wages, how much does our company pay besides the part given by the state? You can't let them occupy the latrine all the time, can you?"

Mr. Ma snorted and said, "Excessive words! What do you mean, we old people should abdicate when we reach the age of virtue? If there is an old man in a family, if there is a treasure, do you understand?"

I nodded and said, "Understood! It's an old one. If everything is old, my place is an antique shop! Can we stop worrying about this issue? I don't believe it, your company will keep it forever." These old people don't move!"

Mr. Ma looked at Du Shiyang, who gave me a blank look and said, "Are you looking for something to say?"

I curled my lips and said to Mr. Ma: "Now that we've reached this point, I want to discuss with Mr. Ma about the company's operation!"

Mr. Ma cut a cut and said: "Don't dare! Don't dare. When it comes to company management, you are much better than me. Wanzhong has indeed become much stronger in your hands. If you want to talk about Wanzhong in the Three Realms, you can be regarded as the leader." Not bad! Zhu Zong created Wanzhong, Dong Zong changed Wanzhong, you developed Wanzhong, and the first two are more or less the hero of the times, you, the country is doing well!"

I hastily said: "Mr. Ma is overrated. All the things I do are trivial things. It's just a matter of luck! I was just about to talk to Mr. Ma about this topic. Do you think it is easier to conquer the country or defend it?"

Mr. Ma thought for a while and said, "That must be difficult!"

I shook my head and said: "Not necessarily? What's so difficult about establishing a company? It's nothing more than an industrial and commercial license! But how to make the company well, bigger and stronger is the most difficult thing! In the early days of Lushuiyuan When it was established, it was not you, an old man, who judged the situation and acted with integrity to achieve today's Lvshui Garden!"

After saying this, Mr. Ma was still a little complacent. Seeing that I had flattered him right, I continued, "But today in Lushuiyuan, it is quite worrying! In my opinion, it is really in danger!"

Mr. Ma asked curiously, "How?"

I seriously replied: "Old President Du founded Lvshui Garden, and the veterans who followed him must all be obedient, after all, they are all his soldiers. It's the same, there is no reason for me to be an official and enjoy the blessings, right? There must be many people who are dissatisfied. Shiyang has been here for so many years. I think there are still many people who are not convinced, right? Including Mr. Ma Inside! After all, the company is not owned by his Du family alone. It was created by everyone working together. There is no reason for everyone to conquer the country together, but let him pass it on to the Du family! Are you right? Mr. Ma!"

Mr. Ma said with an ugly face: "It's normal to have this kind of thinking. At that time, Shiyang was too immature and not suitable for this position. Of course it is different now. We have all seen her growth in the past few years. Lushui Under her leadership, the garden is indeed thriving!"

I hummed and said: "Mr. Ma, you are a sensible person, but there are still many people who don't understand, or those who pretend to be confused! Not everyone is dedicated to the future of Lvshuiyuan. Yes, they only want their own good!"

Mr. Ma retorted sarcastically: "You seem to feel the same way? Do you feel the same way in Wanzhong?"

I nodded first, then shook my head and said: "Yes, and no! There is no such thing as jealousy? The difference is that my surname is not Dong. When I was pushed up, half of it was voluntary. There are no generals in Sichuan, and Liao Hua is the striker! Lushuiyuan has a lot of talents! When Shiyang went up, there were many controversies, including you, Mr. Ma. With Shiyang's continuous efforts, although he has proved himself, It has also been recognized by some veterans who are really good for Lushuiyuan, but there are still some people with impure motives and intentions who always want to overthrow Shiyang. I am different. Like you just said, I am vicious and vicious My villain, those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. I don't need to look at anyone's face. To put it bluntly, if you were in our company, Mr. Ma, I would have kicked you out! Yang said that compassion does not command soldiers, love does not set up affairs, righteousness does not manage money, and kindness does not serve as an official, she will not listen!"

Mr. Ma said with emotion: "Maybe she can't help it! Your generation will eventually live in the shadow of the previous generation!"

I sighed and said, "It's not that there's no way, but I need some people like you who can discern the truth and have a deep heart to help her! The reason why I can run amok in the crowd is also inseparable from the original President Dong's delegation of power!"

Mr. Ma said, "What's the use of me supporting her? Shouldn't her father support her? When Shiyang came up, I disagreed. Is it because her father resisted all opinions and forced her Pushed it up! Isn’t it stable now? What kind of support do you need from me? Besides, I’m supporting her now!”

Du Shiyang, who kept silent all the time, said: "Uncle Ma, you have seen the current situation of the company! I can't make many decisions at all! The direction of the company is getting more and more off track!"

Mr. Ma sighed and said: "I also know this, but I am also powerless. I am not refusing. Mr. Du has already talked to me. Although it is not so obvious, he has long wanted me to quit. Already!"

I asked curiously: "How else can you retreat? Don't you have no job in Lushuiyuan now?"

Mr. Ma said with a oh: "How do you know?"

I said embarrassedly: "It's not difficult, Shiyang told me!"

Mr. Ma hummed and said, "Not having a position doesn't mean that I don't have the right to speak. After all, I own the shares there, so I still have the right to vote!"

"Then I don't understand. What does it mean to ask you to withdraw? Are you asked to give up the shares?" I asked worriedly.

Mr. Ma nodded and said: "Yes! It's like asking me to quit Lushui Garden completely!"

"Isn't this too much? No matter how hard I do, I dare not let the board members withdraw their equity!" I said indignantly.

(End of this chapter)