Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 313 An old friend from a foreign land
In the evening, Yan Jiefang got off work normally for a rare day. He rode his bicycle back to the courtyard. As he was carrying the bicycle into the yard, he felt someone staring at him stealthily.

Yan Jiefang calmly parked his bicycle at the door of his house and pretended to use his key to open the door. A figure appeared behind him. Yan Jiefang turned around abruptly, grabbed the man by the collar and was about to throw him over his shoulder.

At this moment, the man shouted, "Liberation, it's me, don't fall."

When Yan Jiefang heard that it was Xu Damao, he let him go. Seeing Xu Damao tidying up his clothes in embarrassment, he asked, "Brother Damao, you are so sneaky. I thought you were a bad guy."

Xu Damao said shyly, "Jiefang, I have something to talk to you about. Do you know what happened this afternoon?"

Yan Jiefang felt puzzled, shook his head and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Xu Damao briefly told Yan what happened in the afternoon, but did not mention anything about his physical behavior. When Yan Jiefang heard this, he was very happy in his heart, but he looked more serious on the surface, as he wanted to scare Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was sweating coldly. Yan Jiefang said earnestly, "You should go to the street office and explain the situation yourself. Admit your mistakes and apologize. Don't do it again in the future."

Xu Damao nodded subconsciously, then shook his head and said, "I didn't. She and I are just a boss and employee relationship."

"Okay, think about it yourself, I'm going into the house." Yan Jiefang turned around and went home, and burst into laughter as soon as he entered the house.

Shi Xiaoya was a little puzzled when she saw Yan Jiefang laughing. Yan Jiefang told Shi Xiaoya what happened just now. Shi Xiaoya also laughed. She hit Yan Jiefang and said, "Why did you scare him if you said you had nothing to do? Xu Damao looks very flamboyant, but he is actually very timid."

"Is he timid? He is quite timid and extremely bold. If we don't scare him now, something will happen sooner or later." Yan Jiekuang said while washing his hands.

Xu Damao secretly ran back home, and was restless and lost in thought at home.

After thinking for a long time, he got up, locked the door, and went straight to the street office.

A few days later, Xu Delin and Qin Jingru divorced. Qin Jingru moved to Jia Geng's former house, while Xu Delin still lived in his own house. However, he had no source of income now, so he had been eating at Yi Zhonghai's house during this period.

Yi Zhonghai was very enthusiastic about Xu Delin. After all, Xu Delin's problem was that he did something wrong for the benefit of the processing plant. Li Cuilan did not object, but felt that Xu Delin was not bad. When he was free, he helped Yi Zhonghai's family with work.

Qin Jingru was able to live in Jia Geng's house because Qin Huairu helped her because of their relationship. Now Qin Jingru is not as ostentatious as before. She goes to work quietly and buys some delicious food to eat at Qin Huairu's house when she has nothing to do.

Only Xu Damao has been devastated since returning from the street. He now dares not have too much contact with Qin Jingru for fear of gossip, even though Qin Jingru is already divorced.

Until one day, Xu Damao disappeared and his parents moved back. Only then did the people in the courtyard know that Xu Damao had gone to the south to develop.

In October 1985, a grand ceremony was held in the Keda Commercial Building in Shenzhen. The opening ceremony of the shopping mall was held in the morning. Lou Xiao'e attended as the executive director of Keda Group and announced the opening of Keda Commercial Plaza.

In the afternoon, there was an entry ceremony for the Shenzhen branches of ten Hong Kong companies in the office building. This time, Wang Qing presided over the ceremony. On behalf of the group, he thanked the ten companies for their trust, welcomed their entry, and promised to provide comprehensive services.

In early November 1985, the first general meeting of middle-level managers of the Kodak Group was held in the conference room on the sixth floor of the Kodak Building. This time, Yan Jiekuang did not keep a low profile but attended the meeting calmly. The meeting was chaired by Wang Qing, and he first gave his own work report for the year.

Then Jia Dang, the financial director, made a financial report. The report showed that the usable area of ​​each floor of the shopping mall was 5,600 square meters, with an average rental price of 5 yuan per square meter, and an annual income of 1 million and 800 yuan. The usable area of ​​each floor of the office building was 3,200 square meters, with a total of 32 units on each floor, with an average rental price of 2,000 yuan per unit. Including property fees, the annual income was 1,766,400 yuan.

There are 155 parking spaces in the underground parking lot, part of which is currently provided free of charge to tenants of office buildings, and the other part is used as a shopping mall.

The second phase of the project has already started construction, and the overall planning of the community consists of eighteen five-story low-rise buildings with entrance elevators. Each building will have fifty residential units, for a total of nine hundred units, to be priced before the launch.

At the end of the meeting, Yan Jiekuang gave a speech. He fully affirmed the progress and leasing and sales of the project, and specially commended some personnel.

Yan Jiekuang finally got straight to the point. First, he required all middle-level cadres to work hard to improve their professional knowledge and management capabilities; second, the main goal in the second half of this year is to operate the management system of the shopping mall and the management system of the property company, and to standardize and streamline the two systems; third, the heads of each department should fully tap the talents within their department, and resolutely promote and report those who are capable.

Finally, Yan Jiekuang said, "This year is a year of trial and error for all of us. Although our investment is huge, this project will have a far-reaching impact on the company. We will strive to complete the second phase of the project before the Spring Festival. Our headquarters will move to Sijiu City, where there are two more projects waiting for us. Come on, comrades. Didn't you see that President Lou and Rui Er are not here? They have gone to Sijiu City for negotiations. You also have to work hard to achieve your goals. I will give you a big red envelope at the end of the year."

The meeting ended with warm applause. Everyone had a clear idea of ​​their direction, and the company's overall work efficiency improved significantly in an instant.

In the evening, Yan Jiekuang invited Wang Qing, Wang Xuan, Jia Dang and Huaihua to have dinner together, and Wang Qiang accompanied them.

A few people found a mid-range restaurant and asked for a private room. After they sat down, Yan Jiekuang asked Huaihua to order the dishes. As a foodie, Huaihua happily went to order the dishes.

Wang Qing joked, "Third brother, you don't often invite people to dinner. Is there something wrong?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Nothing, just a reward for you guys. I'm going to let you sprint."

Wang Xuan said: "Team building is going smoothly, but aren't we getting benefits too slowly? It feels like the benefits are not proportional to the investment."

Yan Jiekuang smiled mysteriously and said, "As long as the normal operation of the company is maintained for the time being, it will be fine. As for the profits, it's not time yet. Wait. This is just a springboard. It is built so beautifully in preparation for returning to Sijiu City. In a few days, Ruier will bring a delegation to visit here."

When Jia Dang heard that he was going back to Sijiu City, he was excited and asked, "So, should we start pre-selling residential projects in December?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Of course. I invite you to dinner today so that you can prepare to return to the old city, but you have to find a successor. You have to ensure the operation of the company here, and try to hire people from the south. Jia Dang, you have to set up an inspection department, and it must be composed of your own people." Jia Dang nodded and said that he would guarantee to handle matters in this regard.

At this time Huaihua came in and said what she ordered. She asked them what they wanted to drink. Wang Qing said, "Today is a big day, so of course we should drink something white. Let's have Jiannanchun. I saw it when I came in."

A few people stopped talking about work and started talking about interesting things in the South. They drank and ate for three hours. Wang Xuan was the only one who drank too much, while the others were fine.

Wang Qiang drove back with Yan Jiekuang. In the car, Yan Jiekuang asked Wang Qiang how the security department was being set up. Wang Qiang said, "It's ready. The captain appointed is one of my former soldiers. He's from Guangdong. Although it's still a bit chaotic here, he's a local boss and can handle things here."

After hearing what Wang Qiang said, Yan Jiekuang was completely relieved. Yan Jiekuang leaned on the back seat. The car was driving on a street with food stalls on both sides. Suddenly, Yan Jiekuang saw a familiar figure. Yan Jiekuang told Wang Qiang to stop the car on the side of the road.

Yan Jiekuang was sitting in the car, looking at a table full of food at a food stall. Two men and a woman were eating. One of them was Xu Damao. The older man next to him looked familiar to Yan Jiekuang, but he could not remember who he was. The woman was very young and very beautiful.

Wang Qiang was very puzzled at first, wondering why Yan Jiekuang asked him to stop the car, but when he followed Yan Jiekuang's gaze, he also saw Xu Damao, a person he knew. Wang Qiang himself had a photographic memory and had been to Yard No. 95 more than once.

Wang Qiang said, "What a coincidence! I can run into your neighbor here too. Do you want to go down and say hello?"

Yan Jiekuang waved his hand and said, "I'm not that familiar with him, but I just find him interesting. I should have seen that man before, but I can't remember him for the moment. Let's go."

Wang Qiang started the car and it drove away slowly. At this time, Xu Damao looked in the direction the car was going. Xu Damao always felt that someone was staring at him.

The man asked, "What's wrong? Damao."

Xu Damao turned around and said with a smile: "It's okay, come, have a drink. Today is one of the four great joys. I met an old friend in a foreign land. Director Li, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Director Li said, "Yeah, I didn't expect to meet you here. Let's have a drink." After that, he clinked glasses of beer with Xu Damao and finished a glass.

"My beautiful lady, this is the first time we meet. We are friends outside. I toast to you." Xu Damao raised his glass again and greeted the woman next to him in a familiar manner.

Director Li slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, I'm so happy to see you. Let me introduce you to our company's general manager, You Fengxia."

Xu Damao said cheerfully, "Hello, Mr. You, come and do it, you are welcome to do whatever you want."

The three of them started drinking at the food stall and told each other about their experiences over the years. Of course, the two of them were bragging more.

In fact, the main reason why Xu Damao came to Shenzhen was because Jia Dang and Huaihua said that they worked here, and it was a big company. He also wanted to try his luck, but he didn't expect to meet Li Huaide just two days after arriving.

Li Huaide couldn't make it in the old city anymore, so he hit it off with You Fengxia and went to the south to try his luck. He happened to meet Xu Damao, and he boasted that he was the chairman of a trading company and was about to set up a branch here. The company's address was chosen to be the Keda Building where he had just moved in.

When Xu Damao heard this name, he thought it sounded so familiar. He suddenly remembered that Jia Dang once said that he worked in Kodak Group and they all had the same name, so there must be a connection. This Kodak Building must belong to Kodak Group.

At this time, Xu Damao drank a glass of wine with Li Huaide and said mysteriously: "Mr. Li, you don't know, but the executives of the Kodak Group are my neighbors. I have watched them grow up since they were young. If you want to rent it, I will go and make some connections. It must be very cheap."

Li Huaide was very surprised. He didn't expect Xu Damao to have such connections in Shenzhen. He immediately smiled and said, "Da Mao, you don't have anything to do now anyway, why don't you work with us?"

When Xu Damao heard this, he was just happy. Kodak Group probably didn't think he could get in, and even if he did, he would just be an ordinary employee. How could he make money then? If he learned from Li Huaide, maybe he could make a few deals and become rich.

Xu Damao said, "Director Li, you were my old leader when we were in the factory. I listened to you and followed you. If you told me to go east, I would never go west."

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Come on, happy cooperation, cheers!" The three of them raised their glasses together and drank the first glass of wine in their cooperation.

Yan Jiekuang returned to his newly rented house and washed up first, then he felt much more awake. Then he picked up the phone and called his home. As soon as the phone rang, Ji Lian on the other end answered it.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "What's wrong? Are you waiting for the phone?"

Ji Lian on the other end of the phone said, "Well, I didn't have anything to do today, so I came back early. How was the meeting today? Did it go well?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Everything is going well. We are doing the final sprint here. I think we will be back before the Spring Festival. I will leave this to Wang Qing. How is home? Are the children okay?"

Ji Lian smiled and said, "Everything is fine. Don't worry. I will go back to see my parents tomorrow. By the way, Shi Lei will go to Guangzhou soon. He will arrive on the 5th and return on the 10th."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I thought it was cancelled. There was no news in October. Tell me where he will live at that time, and I will go to see him."

Ji Lian said: "Okay, I'll tell you then. Okay, you've been tired all day, go to bed early."

Yan Jiekuang said goodbye to Ji Lian and hung up the phone, then went straight to bed. He was indeed very tired today.

(End of this chapter)