The reborn me has no pattern

Chapter 826: Let someone touch the elephant's leg

"Zhang Nan, how much is the dividend this year?"

Too lazy to eat at home, Zhang Haonan strolled to the community canteen in the evening to have a meal. There were wontons in the canteen today, so quite a few old men and women came. They swiped their meal cards, each took a bowl, and sat at the table to eat and chat.

Because the machinery factory is no longer there, there is less activity. Only some shoe and clothing processes are retained in the village, or the packaging and sorting work is done. For the older people, it can be considered as keeping them working.

Basically all the land has been used to build greenhouses, and there are very few private plots, basically just a little bit of land in the yard in front of every household, about one mu of land, and you can be busy just by bending over a little.

The main daily work, apart from housework, is some light odd jobs or piecework. For older people, it is a place to kill time, where they can chat, earn some money, and also prevent themselves from dying without anyone knowing.

At this time, Zhang Haonan came over with his dog to eat. Zhang Gangqian, the energetic old man, asked casually. Several old men around were also curious and started talking at once.

"Is seafood still a good choice for the New Year this year? I like swimming crabs best, but I don't want blue crabs, they don't taste good."

"I heard from Xiaoyan that there are gold bars? Is that true? Wouldn't it be too ostentatious to hand out gold bars?"

Purr.

Zhang Haonan slurped a mouthful of sliced ​​noodles. Today he was eating scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sliced ​​noodles. The chef came from Shanxi this year and was a comrade-in-arms of the community canteen manager Mao Jianmin. He flew to Jinyang specifically and found this comrade-in-arms who was making noodles in a coal washing plant through the organizational relationship of his old unit.

Although he was quite old, Mao Jianmin was very sincere, so the master quit his job which paid 700 yuan a month, took all his belongings, and left with Mao Jianmin.

His skills are indeed good. He can make stretched noodles, dough sheets, rice wrappers, etc. He also has his own unique way of making big meat steamed buns from Menggu Province. The spices that remove greasiness and enhance flavor just happen to suit the taste of Shacheng. So after half a year since he came here, he often went to the "Daqiao Food Factory" to help.

Lu Weidong originally planned to develop a quick-frozen food of meat steamed buns, but there were always problems with the fat ratio, and based on the experience in Liangjiang Province, the seasoning was not quite up to standard.

The "Taihu Road Light Industry Technical School" also believes that it can learn from the north. Generally, when "Daqiao Food" develops new products, workers and technicians will be involved, and the workers' professional skills are mostly cooking.

So this chef feels like he has won the lottery. The only flaw is that the boss is not very particular about noodles, as long as they are edible...

Zhang Haonan can even stir-fry cabbage and mix it with noodles. In the eyes of the noodle chef, this is too fucking sloppy.

Today was considered a good day, with scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sliced ​​noodles, but there was also a basket of meat dumplings on the side, a combination of pork, beef and mutton, which looked at least one and a half pounds.

It makes me choke just looking at it.

However, through the window, the chef saw the meat steamed buns being placed one after another. Who would eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sliced ​​noodles with meat steamed buns as a side dish?
"The boss has a really big appetite..."

"It's not bad. He was called Da when I first came. Four or five years ago, he used a whole pot for every meal."

"..."

After hearing what Mao Jianmin said, the comrades from Shanxi could only gasp in amazement.

If you are not someone who does heavy physical work, how can you eat like this on a daily basis?
Just as he was expressing his feelings, Mao Jianmin made a bowl of soup, held the tray, and limped over to Zhang Haonan.

"Zhacai, a small vegetable, helps digestion."

Zhang Haonan nodded with steamed buns stuffed in his mouth, then picked up the bowl of soup and slurped it.

After eating, he said to the grandfathers, "Fei Yan said to give out gold bars?"

"Yes, she said she weighed several hundred pounds."

"..."

Boss Zhang blushed, thinking that he was not wrong.

"Has the dividend distribution team paid out this year?"

"Wu Renjuan said that there were more cases in the embankment and less in other teams. She wanted to hold a meeting to explain what she was doing."

"Whatever the team says is fine. Sister Wu also has to do things, so she needs to be given enough face so that she can have the confidence."

"If you give me gold bars, Zhang Nan, make me a bracelet. I think it's a good idea for Zhang Haolei to find a girlfriend. It also saves me from going to the pedestrian street to buy one."

"Where are you from?"

"Oh, my hometown is quite far away, in Qianzhong Province. It takes about 40 hours to get to Suzhou by train. It's much more convenient to take a plane after changing trains a few times."

The old man kept muttering, but he was also quite happy. No one had any idea about Zhang Haonan's wealth, and no one was envious or jealous.

In the past, she would privately nag her children and grandchildren to learn from Zhang Haonan, whether it was studying or making money. Now, what she said is bullshit and has no reference value at all.

Now when he talks about his children and grandchildren behind closed doors, most of the time he repeatedly emphasizes that they should not start a family like Zhang Haonan.

Zhang Haonan's behavior of filling the building with women is simply against the will of heaven...

Five years have passed in a flash, and many more people have started families and careers. Zhang Haodong is even married, and some of the younger generations have already obtained their marriage certificates and held weddings.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that these old men are still so talkative.

"Uncle!"

"Huh? Liangliang is on vacation?"

"There is an experiment at the Xinghe campus, so I came back."

Zhang Ranliang has grown taller now, but compared with Zhang Haonan, he still looks like a little chicken.

"Liangliang, are you a PhD or a Master now?"

"Are you making an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb? I heard from your father that it's almost the same. Is it a secret?"

"After it's built, ask your uncle Zhang Nan to buy one and blow it up with the Japanese."

"..."

"..."

It’s a very simple vision, but it has nothing to do with Zhang Ranliang’s current studies.

At this time, a voice came from behind: "Zhang Ranliang, the car is parked at the door, you won't get a ticket, right? Eh? Brother Haonan, haha, when did you come back, Brother Haonan. Zhenyu, Zhenyu, Brother Haonan is at home."

"coming."

Xuan Zhenyu is also here. He had previously spent half a year at Liangzhe University and has now returned to join in the research.

He was originally planning to return to China, but because the talks between North Korea and America broke down in the third quarter, even if he wanted to go back now, the procedures would be very complicated, so he was approved to continue his visit and study for another year.

It depends on what the international environment will be like next year. If the negotiations are restarted, I will be able to return home.

Even though Xuan Zhenyu's talent is not as high as Zhang Ranliang's, his hard work is extremely exaggerated. Of course, this is also related to his physical condition.

After all, Zhang Ranliang is still a child and cannot withstand high-intensity work.

If you choose theoretical physics or mathematics, you can achieve great results at the age of 18 or 19. If you choose engineering, theoretical models alone are not enough, and experiments require years of hard work.

Seeing Xuan Zhenyu, Zhang Haonan smiled and waved his hand, and the young man came over and sat down obediently. Shi Xiaodong had already punched in and bought the food, two baskets of "xiaolong steamed buns" and a basket of meat steamed buns. There was no noodles or rice, so he only ate this.

"Hey, Brother Haonan, please invest a little money in me. I have something that will definitely make money in the future."

"You were so fucking boastful before that you could easily fix the flight control model, but what happened? Go to hell."

"Brother Haonan, please, I will definitely get it done this time, and I will definitely make a lot of money!"

"Just die."

"..."

Shi Xiaodong previously had a mathematics project related to control systems. This guy originally did research in Luzhou, but was tricked back by Soochow University. Now his funds are exhausted and he has to seek help again.

It’s not to say that there are no results at all. At least a batch of test machines in Andong County have an automatic return program, which is the result of Shi Xiaodong.

But he was also unlucky as his signature was taken away by a bunch of old-timers.

After all, he is still young and doesn’t know the ins and outs of the world.

In other words, everyone in the province’s scientific research circles knows that Zhang Haonan is behind Shi Xiaodong, otherwise it would be very ugly.

Until now, Shi Xiaodong has not been taken for a walk like a dog, for fear of really attracting Zhang Haonan's wrath.

There was also an incident in Suzhou this year where a media outlet took a job and used a tricky style to discredit the new century series cars of "Zijin Technology".

Then this newspaper in the urban area of ​​Suzhou was smashed by employees of "Sha Beer Taihu Water".

The chief writer and editor were stripped naked and tied up in a roadside green belt.

Talking?
What level of situation made Boss Zhang get into an argument?
This matter is not only known to the six provinces and one city in East China, but has also spread throughout the national media circles. The editor is from the Journalism Department of Aurora University and now he can only suffer in silence.

Yu Xiaolong did not dare to offend the media people to death, but Zhang Haonan was different. He would beat them up every time he offended them and send them to death in court without any nonsense.

Therefore, in the Aurora University section of "Panda Continent", the news majors have been complaining that "Brother Haonan" is really awesome...

In every sense.

The small incident in Gusu can be regarded as a preventive measure for the scientific research industry circle. Therefore, although there are attempts to take advantage of Shi Xiaodong's academic achievements, no one dares to take a bold step forward.

Everyone hopes that their colleagues will explore the road to see if it is a dead end.

Now that Shi Xiaodong's funds have run out, he has no choice but to come here again to ask for help with a thick face.

"When will I be promoted to associate professor?" "That's not going to happen."

Shi Xiaodong shrank his neck, thinking that he would be able to get on the list this year, but in the end, there was no sign of it.

"Are you a waste?"

"Yes……"

"What the hell?"

Society is really a big melting pot, as even geniuses can admit that they are waste.

Wang!
At this time, "Hu Hu" barked. It turned out that Zhang Ranliang threw a small piece of pork chop to it.

"Eat."

After Zhang Haonan finished speaking, the dog immediately wagged its tail and started showing off.

"Uncle, HKUST has a research result related to the side reactions of battery preparation. It's a detection device. I think we can buy out this technology."

Zhang Ranliang also ate noodles, but they were Su-style noodles. The pastry chef from Shanxi not far away felt uncomfortable all over.

Is that noodles?

Is that noodles?

Is that noodles?!
But it was useless. Zhang Ranliang just liked to eat the vegetarian chicken, pork chops, small green vegetables and mushrooms in the noodles...

"When will you go to Luzhou again?"

"I'll go after I finish the experiment. Lao Bai said it might be the New Year."

Lao Bai is one of Zhang Ranliang's graduate student supervisors. The topic he assigned to Zhang Ranliang was related to control systems, but because it was a project of the Tianyi Institute, it was kept confidential. Zhang Haonan could have inquired about it, but he never tried to understand it, so he didn't know all the details.

He was simply responsible for paying the money, leaving Zhang Ranliang to do what he wanted.

The three little guys are all very busy now, and they have achieved great results at a young age, which is a treatment that other geniuses can hardly enjoy.

After all, there is no upper limit on funding.

It's not a theoretical limit, it's a reality...

"Zhenyu, since you can't go back home this year, why don't you stay in the countryside and celebrate the New Year together?"

"Brother, can I ask you something...something else?"

"Ask anything you want."

Zhang Haonan said, then turned around and said, "Translator Jin, you should eat something too. We have known each other for such a long time, there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Zhang."

As Hyun Jin-woo's accompanying personnel, translator Jin is already in the third batch. The first two batches of accompanying personnel were promoted after returning.

The reason is very simple. Being next to Xuan Zhenyu, the convenience is far greater than that of anyone else abroad.

Truly far superior, no other.

Zhang Haonan's wealth is much greater than that of the entire North Korea, and he is also one of the "political leaders" that Pyongyang pays special attention to.

The previous investment in the "Rajin-Sonbong Special Zone" actually added a standard-gauge extension line plan, but the project was soon stopped. The reason was very simple. With the new round of sanctions, it was impossible to directly ship bulk materials to North Korea through public channels.

For example, rail steel is also a bulk commodity.

For example, ballast is still a bulk commodity.

There are only about twenty countries that can produce qualified steel rails, and even fewer countries that can produce qualified ballast. The vast majority of countries do not have the ability to process qualified ballast.

If it involves heavy-load rail transport, less than ten countries have this capability.

The embargo halted the project and also caused the suspension of some of Zhang Haonan’s investments in North Korea, including hotel supplies.

The one who is currently lobbying is actually the old man with golden hair. Zhang Haonan himself doesn't care about this. He will only make a move unless the central government says it wants to push it forward. He usually doesn't pay any attention to such investments of hundreds of thousands or millions.

If he takes one more look, his wealth will increase by more than this amount.

But because of this contact, state-owned enterprises and collective enterprises in North Korea still knew of Zhang Haonan's existence, but they did not know his name was Zhang Haonan, and they all referred to him as "Commissioner Zhang."

How did this committee member come about?
It is the Chinese Investment Committee of the Special Trade Zone set up in the "Friendship Model Investment Project". Zhang Haonan is a final member and is mainly responsible for the investment direction.

There is a salary of more than 2,000 yuan per month.

Therefore, those in North Korea who are well-informed know that Hyun Jin-woo has a "big brother" in China who is extremely rich.

And they are extremely powerful.

This makes Hyun Jin-woo himself a "hot commodity". If he does not return to his country, he will actually be more important to many people in Pyongyang.

Not only politicians, but also many state-owned enterprises in North Korea are vying for the qualification to replace Hyun Jin-woo as his accompanying translator.

Even though it was impossible to tell whether Xuan Zhenyu was from North Korea or China just by looking at his mouth, an interpreter was still sent to accompany him, as well as some staff to take care of his daily life.

Even though Xuan Zhenyu doesn't spend much money normally, this kid is indeed frugal, but when there is sufficient funding, sometimes even buying some consumables can generate a lot of benefits. He usually sends some scientific research equipment to the country. Just because Xuan Zhenyu doesn't have the idea of ​​making money, it doesn't mean that others don't.

What's more, even if you "buy" some small gadgets, food, clothing, housing and transportation on behalf of others, after returning to China, you will be pushed to make progress.

Material needs can produce amazing driving force under the actual conditions of extreme scarcity.

However, this time Xuan Zhenyu obviously understood some of the situation, so he rarely consulted Zhang Haonan.

"Brother, is it... is it that Brother can get fertilizer and food?"

"can."

Zhang Haonan took a sip of the smooth sliced ​​noodles and said to Xuan Zhenyu, who was holding chopsticks with a somewhat anxious look, "But this is not an economic matter."

"Is it because of the embargo?"

"No, the American embargo has no impact on me. I have the largest offshore shipping fleet. What can it embargo me from? As long as I want, whether it is food, fertilizer or any other commodity on the market, I can transport as much as I want."

"..."

Xuan Zhenyu was stunned.

"What...what is that?"

He asked somewhat puzzled.

"I won't answer that question yet. Let me ask you a question first. Where do you want to transport the food and fertilizer? To Iron Mountain County or the 'Rajin-Pioneer Special Zone'?"

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is, how much are these two places willing to pay? Or, what kind of resources are they willing to use to pay for it?"

"Brother, I understand."

If a genius in scientific research can turn his mind back to that of an ordinary person, he will understand the ways of the world.

"As long as you know."

Zhang Haonan patted his shoulder. "It's useless even if you're anxious. This is not just your problem. As for me, I still say that as long as there's money to be made, I'll be motivated. Of course, if it's too troublesome, I'm too lazy to do it. After all, it has nothing to do with me."

"Yes, thank you, brother."

"Just focus on doing your job well, and don't worry too much about things other than scientific research."

Xuan Zhenyu actually didn't understand that Zhang Haonan's strength was equivalent to that of a country, but he understood that Zhang Haonan could indeed ensure that he could concentrate on scientific research. Because of this guarantee, even though he had no interest in politics, he was able to generate a certain amount of political energy in North Korea.

Therefore, if someone really wants fertilizers and food, then they can come to Zhang Haonan themselves instead of influencing Xuan Zhenyu in a subtle way.

At the same time, Xuan Zhenyu also understood that what Zhang Haonan said to him was not meant for him.

Want food, want fertilizer?
Sure, bring out the chips, as long as Zhang Haonan agrees, you will have everything.

There are only a few countries that can understand the strength of the "Shashi Group" both at home and abroad, and North Korea, South Korea, and Japan are not among them.

Just as the global food production is enough to feed 20 billion people, there is still famine in Africa and people are still starving to death.

why?
Because international food traders treat the UN program as a public toilet.

Just give you a little help as a token of your appreciation, and don't take yourself too seriously.

Now, the "SF Group" is also a member of the international grain trader, and because it is backed by China, it is naturally an international giant and can "discuss" with ABCD.

Even if Pyongyang knows that the "SF Group" is very strong, it is just like a blind man groping in the dark if it cannot obtain the "SF Group's" grain production and food processing data in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and mainland China.

But even if I only touched one elephant leg, it would be enough.

For Boss Zhang, this little episode was just a little ripple in the boring time, but for the staff of the North Korean consulate in Songjiang, it was a bit dramatic. So they prepared a report and sent it to Pyongyang, and then waited for the next instructions.

(End of this chapter)