Scarlet Romance

Chapter 19
Zhou Xiaobai had just returned from a business trip, and she had been there for two months. Just after she returned to Beijing, Yuan Jun was about to go on a business trip to Tibet, and this trip would take another month. He was accompanying the head of the headquarters to some Inspection of the border post.

Zhou Xiaobai and Yuan Jun have been married for several years, but because of the nature of their work, they don't spend much time together.Yuan Jun has always wanted to have a child, but Zhou Xiaobai has no interest in having a child. She is a doctor and has seen too many pregnant women in the hospital, so she has become numb to such things.She believes that if a woman intends to have children, it should be based on an emotional need first, and everything else is secondary.China's population is large enough, so don't add to the chaos. She is only willing to have a crystallization of love unless she is with the person she loves.

Zhou Xiaobai knows Yuan Jun's feelings for him, and admits that a man like Yuan Jun is already very rare, but if Zhou Xiaobai wants to devote all his affection to love him, it may not be possible for a while.Not for anything else, just because of that bastard Zhong Yuemin, she knew that she would never be able to get together with Zhong Yuemin again in this life, but she couldn't lie to her feelings, even when she was having sex with Yuan Jun, Zhong Yuemin was still on her mind.

Yuan Jun is really a good man, he knows Zhou Xiaobai's thoughts very well, but he is still very tolerant and never shows any jealousy.Zhou Xiaobai believes that if one day she falls in love with someone else, Yuan Jun will divorce her happily and wish her happiness.For such a man, Zhou Xiaobai couldn't bear to hurt him.

Zhou Xiaobai received a call from Gao Yue when he was consulting a patient with several doctors.

After putting down the phone, she thought silently for a long time, and decided that she should talk to Zhong Yuemin.She was a little hesitant, Zhong Yuemin is not a person who can be persuaded by others, if it is not good to make troubles and arouse his resentment, the loss outweighs the gain.This guy is really disgusting, he probably wants to make up for the days of being a soldier for more than ten years.As a doctor, she understands Zhong Yuemin's desire for women, but this guy is a bit too much, who does he think he is, Ximen Qing?Zhou Xiaobai smiled and shook his head. If this man had really married him back then, he would have been enough to worry about...

Zhong Yuemin was attending a reception when he received Zhou Xiaobai's call. Zhou Xiaobai coldly informed him to come to his home at night to discuss important matters.Zhong Yuemin was in high spirits, unaware of Zhou Xiaobai's indifference, and he promised to go to Zhou Xiaobai's house after the reception.

Today's reception is held by Miura Co., Ltd., Japan. This Japanese company deals in communication equipment and is headquartered in Nagoya. It is a Japanese-funded enterprise that entered China earlier.According to Zhong Yuemin's guess, there must be senior executives in Miura Co., Ltd. who understand China's current situation, because after this company entered China, it was not busy doing business, but was soliciting connections everywhere, spending a lot of money, and giving people this company. Its main business is to throw endless impressions of banquets, receptions and dances.Prior to this, Zhong Yuemin had received invitations from this company twice, but he never went because there were too many entertainments.He didn't want to come to this reception at first, but Li Yuanchao thought he should come to find out the truth, because through inquiry, Li Yuanchao found that the company's strength is not strong, and it has not been established for a long time.According to the data, Miura Co., Ltd. was founded in 1979, which was almost in sync with China's announcement of reform and opening up. The company's president is Masaki Takehara, who graduated from Harvard Business School with a doctorate.The company has established offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities. Now these offices have been in operation for more than a year. Apart from spending money, they have not yet made a penny from China.Li Yuanchao needs to figure out what is the purpose of this Miura Co., Ltd. entering China. Only one thing is certain, these Japanese will never come to engage in charity.

Li Yuanchao and Zhong Yuemin, like most of the cadres' children, have a natural aversion to the Japanese, because their fathers had a deadly enmity with the Japanese on the battlefield, and this hatred cannot be diluted by time.In Li Yuanchao's and Zhong Yuemin's impressions, the Japanese are typical pragmatists. This is a nation that does not play by the rules. You don't have to be polite when dealing with them. Anyway, shopping malls are like battlefields. Let's see who can trick the other side.

The atmosphere of the reception was very relaxed. The men were all wearing dark suits and holding goblets and talking in a gentle manner. The ladies were wearing black evening dresses with bare shoulders and backs interspersed with the crowd. A small band on the bandstand was playing Strauss's "Southern Rose Waltz", the waiter in white uniform delivered the champagne glasses to everyone on the tray.

Holding a glass of wine, Zhong Yuemin chatted with several Japanese women. Although these women were dressed in jewels, they were plain-looking.Zhong Yuemin flattered the women for their beauty through a Japanese translation. He believed that the poorer the women, the more they needed encouragement to make them confident, otherwise they would easily have the idea of ​​breaking the pot.Under Zhong Yuemin's flattery, the women all looked radiant and beaming with joy.

A middle-aged Japanese man in a navy blue suit came over with a wine glass and said a few words in Japanese to the translator.The translator said to Zhong Yuemin: "This is Mr. Masaki Takehara, the president of Miura Co., Ltd. Mr. Takehara wants to get to know you."

Masaki Wuyuan bowed deeply to Zhong Yuemin, and Zhong Yuemin smiled and extended his hand to him: "Mr. President, I'm sorry, I haven't had time to thank you, the host...Mr. President, we seem to have met somewhere , have you been to China before?"

Masaki Takehara bowed again, and he turned around and said a few words in Japanese to the translator.

The interpreter said: "Mr. Masaki Takehara would like to speak with you alone."

Zhong Yuemin expressed his willingness to accompany him.He and Takehara Masaki came to a corner of the hall, and they sat down.

Masaki Wuyuan stared at Zhong Yuemin with a smile on his face, and he suddenly uttered a string of pure Beijing dialect: "Zhong Yuemin, look carefully, who am I?"

Zhong Yuemin was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Du Weidong, are you fucking still alive?"

At this time, Wuyuan Masaki has become Du Weidong back then. He smiled and said: "Yuemin, I have been watching you for a long time. I saw you complimenting women, which is disgusting enough. You are not afraid of people seeing that you are taking those things. Stupid woman looking for fun? This can easily lead to diplomatic disputes."

Zhong Yuemin snorted: "I didn't sing 'Big knife cuts off the devils' heads' just now, it was polite enough."

"I haven't seen you for so many years, you have become a nationalist."

"Aren't you?"

"You forgot, I am an internationalist, and my idol is Comrade Bethune."

"Don't talk nonsense, you were bewitched at that time, and you were having convulsions. We talked about you after you returned to China, and everyone agreed that Du Weidong, a kid, would probably join the underworld after returning to China. Aren't you Japanese gangsters all Call this 'group' that 'group', what 'group' are you from?"

"After returning to China, I studied preparatory courses for two years, and then went to the United States to study. After graduation, I have been working as a manager in other companies. Later, I established my own company. Generally speaking, I have lived a very ordinary life these years. , get a degree, get a job, marry a wife and have children, that’s it. Sometimes I really envy you. Although China was a mess a few years ago, you also lost the opportunity to go to college and get an education, but your life was not mediocre. The first half of your life There are some wonderful stories. As a middle-aged man, nothing is more important than rich experience. You and Li Yuanchao both came out of the army and entered the business world directly. It is not easy to run such a large company..." Wu Yuan Masaki stopped suddenly, he found Zhong Yuemin staring at him with mocking eyes, he suddenly realized that he had talked too much.

"Come on, keep talking. Mr. Du Weidong, what else do you know about me and Li Yuanchao? How do you know that we have a military background? What else do you know about the Zhenrong Group? As far as I know, you are the ones who collect intelligence The strengths of the Japanese, my father told me that before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the surveying and mapping departments of the Japanese army had already drawn maps of China in various scales, and even the wells in a certain village were clearly marked. I admire this kind of serious attitude. Du Weidong, oh, Mr. Masaki Takehara, let’s open the skylight and tell the truth, what exactly do you and your Miura Corporation want to do?"

"Yuemin, you Chinese are not good at this point, you are too sensitive, well, let's just go straight to the point. First of all, I want to declare that my company entered China entirely for the purpose of developing the market. To put it bluntly, it is for profit. Other than that There is absolutely no other purpose, I am a businessman, not a spy..."

"I didn't take you as a spy. You can't do this job, even though you have already got a Ph.D. You have made a relatively in-depth investigation of Li Yuanchao and me. When you decided to meet with me, your plan had already been formed, and you pretended to meet by chance. Mr. Masaki Takehara, you shouldn’t underestimate other people’s intelligence .”

"Yuemin, you are worthy of being an intelligence officer. You seem to be innately alert to people, and you react very quickly. Frankly speaking, you are quite difficult to fight. I have long discovered that those famous men in Beijing back then Although the stubborn masters are lawless, they have a potential to accomplish great things. The specific manifestations are boldness, daring to do things, good use of reverse thinking, and seldom act according to the rules of the game. This is the birth of the children of cadres compared to the children of other classes. I have certain privileges. Therefore, when I decided to enter China to develop, the first thing I thought of was you people. It is almost impossible to do any research. It can be guessed by imagination. When a country’s economy undergoes a transition, there will inevitably be major You people will not fail to see this, and you cadres and children also have extensive social resources. No matter what good things happen in China, you will always be the first. Since it is 'crossing the river by feeling the stones', Then there will be many loopholes in both legislation and law enforcement, and whoever can seize the opportunity will succeed. You know, in a mature business society where everything follows the rules, it is almost impossible for a person to accumulate wealth quickly, The law has blocked all possible loopholes. Even if there is an occasional loophole, the legislature will respond quickly and formulate new laws to fill the gaps in the law at any time. This is the case in Japan and all developed countries. To me Personally speaking, there is only hope for development in China. This is the main reason for me to come. There is another point I must tell you, I did investigate the background of Zhenro Group, you and Li Yuanchao, and I also I don’t think there is anything wrong with this. In modern business operations, it is very normal to collect background information on business opponents or collaborators. There is nothing malicious about this, it’s just a necessary caution. I think you should understand.”

Zhong Yuemin looked at Masaki Takehara with a smile: "Then what conclusion do you draw from the investigation?"

"Zhenro Group is a large state-owned company with strong strength. This is obvious. What I like is what is behind Zhenro Group. I know China very well. No matter what I do in China, personnel relations come first. Many foreign businessmen don’t understand this, so it’s hard for them to achieve anything. Yuemin, let’s be clear, I want to cooperate extensively with your company. We can talk about the specific methods slowly. The key is that both parties should be profitable and form A win-win situation.”

Zhong Yuemin stood up and stretched out his hand to Takehara Masaki: "I will carefully consider your suggestion, let's find time to discuss it in detail later, I still have some things to deal with, so I will take my leave first. Oh, I will still call you Weidong in the future Well, that name of yours is really a mouthful."

Takehara Masaki bowed: "You are welcome, I will wait for your appointment."

In Zhou Xiaobai's eyes, a man as good as Zhong Yuemin shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. He can find very good women, but he can't afford to find those dishonest women.She invited Zheng Tong and his wife to her home, and wanted to discuss with them. Everyone gathered together to persuade Zhong Yuemin. After all, we were old friends for many years, and we couldn't just watch Zhong Yuemin degenerate like this.Of course, this is just Zhou Xiaobai's idea, or a woman's idea.

Zhou Xiaobai did not expect that Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong would not take it seriously after hearing her words, but thought she was making a fuss out of a molehill.Zheng Tong even said lightly: "Isn't Yuemin just picking up a few girls? What's the fuss about it? After so many years of vegetarian, it's easy to be qualified. It's not normal not to pick up girls. You think this kind of Can it be changed by persuasion? The only way...forget it, let’s not talk about it.”

Zhou Xiaobai asked, "Tell me, what can I do?"

Zheng Tong smirked and said, "Eunuch Zhong Yuemin, I promise he won't make such a mistake again."

Zhou Xiaobai said dissatisfiedly: "Zheng Tong, you are an intellectual after all, why are you still such a hooligan?"

Yuan Jun also said: "Xiaobai, why are you meddling in other people's business? Yuemin is a bachelor, so don't you have to choose a woman to marry? You can't just talk about one and get married. Talking about a few more is not against the law."

Zhou Xiaobai was furious when he heard this: "What are you talking about? You men are all the same way. It seems that you are quite envious of Zhong Yuemin, don't you wish you could mess around with yourself?" She suddenly found that the thoughts of men and women are sometimes completely different. Especially when it comes to the relationship between men and women, they all consider issues from the perspective of their respective genders.

Jiang Biyun resolutely stood by Zhou Xiaobai's side: "I think it is necessary to talk to Zhong Yuemin, he is too shameless, he is playing with women. Xiaobai, I think Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong also have problems, they really agree with Zhong Yuemin in their hearts Behavior. I think they wouldn't sit idle if given the chance."

Zheng Tong said: "Yuan Jun, did you hear that Yuemin picks up girls, who are we recruiting? Zhou Xiaobai and Jiang Biyun don't ask indiscriminately, and engage in feudal entanglements. If one day this world is dominated by feminists, then there will be no Our man's life is over."

Zhou Xiaobai said: "I'll talk about your matter later, let's solve Zhong Yuemin's problem today. Yuan Jun, have you notified Zhang Haiyang?"

"Notice, he and Yuemin have been in the army for more than ten years, old comrades-in-arms, Yuemin can still listen to his words."

Zheng Tong sighed and said: "Since the female compatriots think Zhong Yuemin's problem is very serious, let's do it according to your wishes. But everyone should pay attention to the way of talking. Intense, not even too serious, just get the point across in a joking way."

The doorbell rang, and Zhou Xiaobai went to open the door.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang walked in, Yuan Jun, Zheng Tong and Zhang Haiyang shook hands and greeted each other.

After Zhong Yuemin came in, seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, he understood a little bit in his heart. He pointed to a single sofa with a smile and said, "Is this the seat reserved for me?"

Zhou Xiaobai said coldly: "Yes, this is your exclusive seat, you should sit first."

Zhong Yuemin looked at his watch after sitting down, and said carelessly: "I can see that today is a bit of a Hongmen banquet. The brothers must have discussed it in advance, and even Zhang Haiyang has been invited. Let's get back to business, I will give You have two hours."

Yuan Jun spoke first: "Yuemin, look at where you are sitting, what do you think?"

"It seems a bit like a court. This is the dock. I have a question. Who is the plaintiff?"

Zheng Tong said: "This is a public prosecution case, and there does not necessarily have to be a specific plaintiff."

"Then what charges does the public prosecutor intend to charge me with?"

Yuan Jun said: "You have a lot of crimes, let's pick the main one. According to reports from the public, since the defendant Zhong Yuemin stole the position of the manager of the Zhenro Group's trade department, his life has become corrupt and depraved. The position is convenient to deceive the feelings of women from good families, causing many women from good families to be tempted, thus embarking on the road of debauchery and degeneration.”

Zhou Xiaobai said: "Defendant Zhong Yuemin, your criminal thoughts have historical origins. The majority of female comrades have long recognized your ugly face, so you found another way, changed your tactics, and deceived some good women who don't know your history to satisfy yourself. selfish desire."

Zhong Yuemin protested: "Hey, Zhou Xiaobai, why do I hear that you are a bit of an official revenge? According to the law, a public prosecutor like you who has a personal grievance with the defendant should avoid it."

Zheng Tong said: "Defendant Zhong Yuemin, please sit down. Don't be indifferent, and you are not allowed to engage in personal attacks. You know the party's policy. With your bad attitude, you should have been sentenced to 3 years. You have to be sentenced now. You 10 years, because your bad attitude aroused the righteous indignation of all our investigators, didn't you, brothers?"

Yuan Jun echoed, "That's right, we must attack his arrogance."

Jiang Biyun also said solemnly: "The defendant is only allowed to be honest, and not to talk or act indiscriminately."

Zhong Yuemin smiled: "This is not a court, it's similar to the criticism meeting during the 'Cultural Revolution', it is impossible to achieve judicial justice by targeting you criminal investigators, I think you people It is the remnant of the 'Gang of Four'. I solemnly declare that I refuse to cooperate with this bullshit court, nor recognize its legitimacy."

Seeing that Zhong Yuemin didn't buy it, Zhou Xiaobai quickly asked Zhang Haiyang for help: "Yueyang, why don't you speak up? Zhong Yuemin openly confronted the court, and his arrogance was extremely arrogant. As a judicial officer, how could you remain indifferent?"

Zhang Haiyang said with a smile: "This kid has always played with green skin. I know him too well. When I was a battalion commander, I was honest for a few years. At that time, I had to maintain a little image in front of the soldiers. Now that I have changed jobs, no one cares about him anymore. Immediately revealed the true nature. I said, everyone, stop being funny, let me say a few words. Yuemin, we are old comrades in arms. If my words are not pleasant, please forgive me. I also think that you have been out of the circle recently , To put it bluntly, you are depraved, look at your waistline, it is two feet eight, right? You eat and drink all day long, and don’t do business, are you plausible? "

Zheng Tong added fuel and jealousy: "That's right, it's nothing more than spending time and drinking, and you spend all day in the crowd of women. To say you are Jia Baoyu is to flatter you, to say you are Ximen Qing, and you have no one's professional skills."

Jiang Biyun stopped him and said, "Zheng Tong, you're swearing again."

Zhong Yuemin made a very sincere expression: "Actually, I think I'm fairly decent. I didn't bully men and women, but I just made a few girlfriends. Although I used my feelings a little too much, the main thing is to talk about feelings. I have to be picky." Is it right? You are all married, you are full and don’t know how hungry you are, do you know how painful it is for a bachelor in his 30s?"

Yuan Jun said: "Then you can't use your status as a bachelor as a gold-lettered signboard. If you see one, you will clean up one. Isn't that too chic? If you want to be a bachelor like this, we still want to be a bachelor."

Zhou Xiaobai pointed to Yuan Jun and said, "Listen, he has finally spoken his mind. How is this doing ideological work for Zhong Yuemin? He is clearly jealous of Zhong Yuemin's way of life."

Zhong Yuemin immediately seized the opportunity to counterattack aggressively: "Xiaobai, do you understand this time? They are jealous of me and only hate that they married too early, especially Zheng Tong, who once drank too much and told me what was in his heart He said that he only hated being foolish for a while, and fell into Jiang Biyun's way, and brought back a Hedong lion, and he would be punished if he looked at the lesbians more than usual, what kind of day is this..."

Jiang Biyun turned to look at Zheng Tong: "Hey, is that what you said?"

Zheng Tong said angrily: "Bloody spitting, definitely bloody spitting. Yue Min, you just provoke our relationship between husband and wife. If you do too many unrighteous acts, you will kill yourself."

Zhong Yuemin said: "You see, his emotional agitation is a sign of guilt. Zheng Tong, don't be agitated, go home and explain it to Jiang Biyun, be sincere, and she will forgive you. As for Yuan Jun, his performance after marriage is better than that of Zheng Tong. Tong is slightly better, but he is not flawless, he belongs to the kind of person who has a heart but no guts, and when he sees a beautiful lady, he can't hold back the reins..."

Zhou Xiaobai said: "Hmph, you guys have nothing good to offer, you're all the same stuff."

Zhou Xiaobai's blow was too big, and he took all the men present.Zhang Haiyang couldn't hear it: "Why did you bring me along? I never look sideways when I see a lady."

Zhong Yuemin said viciously: "That's because you have a physical problem, and it doesn't prove that you have a noble character."

Zhang Haiyang was furious: "Damn it, Zhong Yuemin, how the hell did you catch and bite someone today? I think you're a tortoise who entered the blacksmith's shop—you got hammered, didn't you?"

Zhou Xiaobai laughed loudly: "It's okay, it's okay, don't make a fuss, none of us are Zhong Yuemin's opponents, and the court is still going on, and he's going to fight all the scholars. After all, it's Zhong Yuemin."

Zheng Tong said: "Well, Zhou Xiaobai defected to the enemy first, or is the old relationship still going on, do you still have a stand? Hmph, you are afraid of traitors in everything."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled and said: "I'm just protecting Zhong Yuemin, can you control it? Yuemin, let's talk and laugh, just listen to your friends' persuasion, we are afraid that if you continue like this, sooner or later Something will happen."

Zhang Haiyang said: "Yuemin, I have tried a few cases recently, which made me very embarrassed. Guess who I met in the interrogation room? Yue Xiaoming from our army tank regiment."

Zhong Yuemin was surprised: "What happened to him?"

Zhang Haiyang sighed: "Yue Xiaoming's parents have both passed away, so I left him a yard. It's good now, no one cares about him, so he just tossed about his temper, often recruiting a group of men and women to play pornographic videos at home, and finally developed into a The gang raped the crowd, and it turned out that one person had an accident, went in and bitten, and a group of people went in. You bite me, I bite him, the more you shake, the more things happen. I calculated it. According to what they explained, in the end The light ones will be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Yue Xiaoming is the main criminal, and he is likely to be sentenced to death. By the way, I forgot to tell you that just last night, Liu Jianguo was also arrested, and it was Yue Xiaoming who bit him out. They He didn't belong to a gang at first, but he had contacts from time to time. He knew many illegal things about Liu Jianguo, such as reselling gold, distributing pornographic video tapes, gang rape, etc. Yue Xiaoming knew that his affairs were not trivial, so he wanted to perform some meritorious deeds , to reduce the punishment for himself, everything he knows will be poured out of the bamboo tube, and there will be more people going in now. There are seven or eight people in our C army alone, and our army has shown its face. Our captain even joked with me, why are all these fuckers from a field army? I’m speechless, I really don’t know what to say.”

When Zhong Yuemin heard that Liu Jianguo had also entered, he was too shocked to speak.He remembered that Yue Xiaoming was in the same company as Liu Jianguo when he was a soldier, and that he was also the company commander during the 1979 war, and he also made second-class meritorious service. Into the detention center, it was horrible.Zhong Yuemin was glad that he didn't get too close to them.

Zhang Haiyang said in a low voice: "Do you know? After I handed over the case to the procuratorate, I didn't fall asleep all night. I knew that this handover would send Yue Xiaoming to hell. Yuemin, do you know how I feel? He is our comrade-in-arms, a hero on the battlefield, and he ended up like this, if he had known this, it would be better to die on the battlefield."

Zhong Yuemin patted Zhang Haiyang's shoulder with a heavy heart: "Yangyang, I understand your mood, and my heart is also very heavy when I hear this news. Don't talk about it. I, Zhong Yuemin, appreciate my friends' concern for me. Please rest assured. .”

Zhou Xiaobai looked at Zhong Yuemin with concern: "We are very happy that you can accept everyone's advice. Yuemin, you should be an excellent man, but don't ruin yourself."

"I thank everyone."

Yuan Jun mocked: "It's nothing to spoil yourself, if you spoil women from good families, you should be in trouble."

Zheng Tong still refused to let go: "Then how do you count the slander against us just now? This has caused great damage to my reputation, so I can't just say nothing about it?"

Zhong Yuemin said with a smile: "I am the host. I invite everyone to dinner today, and I am so earnest to you. From now on, I will be a eunuch and regard women as scourges."

Zhou Xiaobai said: "Don't swear, just take it easy, who made you a eunuch?"

Zhong Yuemin stood up: "Let's go, let's eat. I can declare that my guarantee is only invalid under one circumstance. If a group of chicks kidnap me, torture me, and force me to surrender, I may not be able to bear it. If you make trouble, you have to be a traitor."

Zheng Tong said with a smile: "Listen, I'm afraid his problem is hard to change. It's called picking peonies on the hospital bed - dying to be greedy for flowers. Comrade Zhong Yuemin, we don't have high expectations for you. I don’t ask you to benefit mankind, but I just hope you can manage your genitals well, so that’s not a high request.”

Zhou Xiaobai spat: "It's really ugly, Zheng Tong, why do you say something so obscene as soon as it comes out of your mouth? The hooligan habits of the past have not changed at all, I hate..."

Zhong Yuemin was shooting at an army shooting range when he received a call from Takehara Masaki. One of his friends was the commander of this division, so Zhong Yuemin took this shooting range as his own and used to come here for guns in his spare time.

Takehara Masaki said on the phone: "Yuemin, why are you silent?"

Zhong Yuemin held a mobile phone in his left hand and held a Type 54 pistol in his right, shooting repeatedly at a chest ring target 25 meters away. Amid the deafening gunshots, he asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

"What's the matter, why the hell are you pretending to be stupid? Last time we talked about cooperation. What's the noise? What are you doing?"

"I'm at the shooting range. If you're free, come over and I'll tell you the address."

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute..."

Masaki Takehara arrived at the shooting range in less than half an hour. It seemed that he couldn't wait for the cooperation.Zhong Yuemin handed over a Type 81 automatic rifle: "Have you ever played with guns? Try it with two shots."

Masaki Takehara took the gun and took a closer look and said: "I have received military training in the Self-Defense Force, and I am still a reserve officer, but I use an American-made M16. I have never played with this gun. This curved magazine is from your Communist country. Standard equipment." He held up the gun and fired a single rapid shot at the chest ring target 100 meters away, and the scorching bullet casings fell on his feet one by one.

Zhong Yuemin observed the impact point on the chest ring target with a 100-times telescope: "Well, it's not bad, it's all around the Seventh and Eighth Ring Roads. As an amateur shooter, it's pretty good. I thought you Japanese would know how to play it." Thirty-eight big covers."

Masaki Takehara put down the gun and said, "This gun is still not as good as the M16. The recoil is too strong, but the accuracy is not bad."

Zhong Yuemin shifted the automatic rifle to the burst firing position, raised the gun and pulled the trigger at the target. Flames spewed out from the muzzle of the gun, and 30 rounds of bullets hit the white spot in the center of the chest ring target into a honeycomb like a storm.

Masaki Takehara said calmly: "You are indeed a master of guns. If you Chinese are so good at martial arts, then the overall quality of the nation will be higher."

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I was just talking casually."

"Du Weidong, we haven't seen each other for more than 20 years. We don't know each other very well. We will talk about the cooperation later. Let's get to know each other first. In my impression, although you were a Japanese boy back then, because you grew up in China Big, so your way of thinking is still very Chinese. At that time, we didn’t treat you as a foreigner at all. But when I saw you again after so many years, the first feeling was that this is a typical Japanese, and he does things well. Before doing something, you have to go through careful planning, and you have to hide your intentions and pretend to be nonchalant. Is this your national character? Frankly speaking, I am a little wary of you Japanese. In my impression, The Japanese are typical pragmatists, and they also have a sense of racial superiority that makes people inexplicable."

"Yuemin, are you still digging up old accounts of history? Just because there was a war between China and Japan, your dislike for the Japanese will never be eliminated. Isn't this too narrow?"

"The problem is that your government still doesn't admit it, even the fact that it invaded China. This is a bit of a grandson. You can't be like this. You just finished doing bad things and don't admit it when you put on your pants. People doubt the integrity of you Japanese."

"Yuemin, do you still remember what was the most fashionable clothing in Beijing in 1968? If I remember correctly, it was a general school's military uniform, and I also had a general school coat at that time. Of course, our family didn't have such clothes. I picked it up from someone else. At that time, I thought it was very cool to wear it, but now if someone wears a general’s military uniform to attend a certain reception, others will think that he is crazy. What does this mean? It means that every era has its own specific fashion Rules. From the perspective of modern world history, from the 19th century to before the Second World War, the most fashionable game among the world’s major powers was to compete for overseas colonies. It was an era when the weak preyed on the strong. This was called the law of the jungle, and even Darwin’s theory of evolution also It laid a theoretical foundation for this kind of game. In other words, 'natural selection, survival of the fittest' was the theme of that era. When we fought back then, whoever dared to stab someone with a knife would be respected by everyone and felt that he had a share It is very big. But now it seems that this is probably a bad record. Why? This is because the rules have changed, not necessarily because we have changed for the better. The changes in the rules are also reflected in international relations and geopolitics. After the end of World War II , with the independence of a large number of colonies, a new order has been established in the world, and the rules of the game have changed. National independence and the maintenance of national dignity have become the main theme. The old game is no longer fashionable, and it is time to play a new one. The war that happened in China is also an inevitable product of that era, so there is no need to worry about it."

"The problem is that you have to admit that you have done bad things. The Germans are better than you. They confess and show sincere repentance, so that the victims feel that they are not tolerant if they don't forgive them. It's not like you Japanese. You try your best to do it literally. Article, thinking that history can be changed by changing 'invasion' to 'entry', this is too childish, Japanese youths are so easy to fool?"

"Isn't it easy for you Chinese youths to be fooled? I experienced the 'August [-]' back then, and I wasn't the only one who fell ill. During the 'Great Series', I even put Mao Zedong's badge on my flesh, thinking that I was the most revolutionary. Later The wound was still inflamed. What I hated most at the time was my father. Why was he Japanese and not Chinese? Why didn’t he climb snow-capped mountains and cross grasslands? Why wasn’t I the son of an old Red Army? If Mao Zedong said something at that time , 'Let's wipe out Japan', I reckon I'll be the first fucking sign up."

Zhong Yuemin laughed loudly: "I remembered, you also shouted to call the White House in the United States back then."

"I declare that I didn't invent this. I don't know which buddy wrote a long poem called "To the Warriors of the Third World War". Occupying the White House, a comrade-in-arms died on the steps of the White House before dawn. This plot may be an imitation of the Soviet film "The Capture of Berlin". I admit that this long poem made my blood boil at the time, and I followed it for a while. I When I was studying in the United States, I also visited the White House. When I walked up the steps, I thought of this long poem, thinking that this is the place we dreamed of back then. We did not intend to visit, but to fight. So, whether it is All races and people have something in common, a illusory thing can make your blood boil, make you irrational, and even make you a thug."

Zhong Yuemin said: "It seems that Harvard has not been in vain if you have this kind of understanding. To be honest, I have a lot of opinions on you Japanese. In business, you are your opponent. If you don't understand your opponent, you will easily suffer losses. What's more, you Japanese have a bad record in history. Ban Ban has done a lot of things to support his grandson. Not to mention, in recent years, many Chinese companies have suffered a lot when importing Japanese equipment. They either shoddy or sold some outdated equipment at high prices. Isn’t it just setting traps first, selling equipment at low prices and spare parts at high prices. I have heard too many of these tricks, so I have to find the reasons from history and look at the problem from the perspective of nationality.”

"Then what's your conclusion?"

"The conclusion is that if I have to do business with the Japanese, I have to have a clear understanding. First of all, they are all pragmatists through and through. As for principles and morals, they are subject to interests. For example, after the end of World War II During the occupation of Japan, in order to reduce the chances of American soldiers raping Japanese women, your government specially established brothels for the entertainment of American soldiers, sacrificing the chastity of a few women in exchange for the chastity of most Japanese women. This makes me very opinionated. Yamato Where is the blood of the nation? In a war, your Kamikaze team can drive a plane to hit the enemy's warship. What kind of courage is this, but once the battle is defeated, the blood of the Yamato nation will disappear without a trace. There are more than 1 million people, and the five-foot-tall men are as tall as a forest, but a few women have to bear the shame of defeat, and the men have become shrinking turtles. Why is this happening? Because if you lose the war, you should surrender to the occupying army At the mercy of the strong? The Yamato nation respects the strong, and they are willing to bow their heads in front of the strong. On the contrary, they put on a domineering face towards the weak, and they also have some inexplicable sense of racial superiority. This is typical pragmatism, I say right?"

Masaki Wuyuan listened with a smile on his face at first, but the more he listened, his face became more gloomy. Obviously, Zhong Yuemin's harsh words hurt his national self-esteem.He was silent for a while before speaking: "Zhong Yuemin, you are going too far, don't forget, the person standing in front of you is a Japanese."

Zhong Yuemin sneered: "I know, I can't talk to others." He turned around and picked up his automatic rifle and fired another burst of rapid fire at the chest ring target in the distance. When Xia turned around, he saw Masaki Wuyuan squinting at him, and Zhong Yuemin also looked at him with a smile.The two looked at each other for a while, and Masaki Takehara suddenly smiled: "Yuemin, you are still the same. I remember that you were so aggressive at the Shichahai Ice Rink back then."

Zhong Yuemin smiled and said: "Weidong, you have changed a lot. In the past, you fought decisively and fiercely, regardless of the consequences, and seldom used your brains. But now you are a little bit more strategic. You look pleasant on the surface, but in your heart you really want to beat me up." I have a meal, isn't that so?"

Masaki Takehara smiled lightly: "Yuemin, you are from a soldier, I am from a student, I am a scholar and I met a soldier today. No wonder, after all, you and I haven't seen each other for more than 20 years, and we don't know each other very well. I can understand your wariness." I understand. Do you think this is good, you can think about the cooperation again, let's talk about it some time."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

"Then I'll go first, goodbye!" Masaki Takehara stopped after walking a few steps and turned around, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I have a friend who opened a martial arts gym to teach karate, and I sometimes go there Play, are you interested?"

Zhong Yuemin said with a smile: "I said you have a lot of eyes. If you have thought about tricks, just say it. Why are you so polite? All right, let's go play someday."

Ning Wei has been very busy these days. He transferred the restaurant to others at a low price, rented two offices in an office building, and purchased office supplies such as computers and fax machines. He is just waiting to get the company's business license to start business. up.Ning Wei is still very clear about running a company and doing business, and about how capable he is.He was born in a worker's family and had no background in society. He found that the society in front of him was very strange to him.After the reform and opening up, life has become grotesque and dazzling, and society is increasingly showing diversified complexity.Due to personal experience, Ning Wei has no social resources other than a few comrades from Beijing, which is extremely unfavorable for engaging in business operations.The reason why he plans to start a company is actually relying on Zhong Yuemin, a big tree. He is well aware of the active energy of this old company commander. Many things that Ning Wei thinks are out of reach, Zhong Yuemin may be able to solve them with a phone call. .He had been a soldier under Zhong Yuemin for so many years, but he didn't know what kind of person this company commander was.

Ning Wei only has a junior high school education, has not developed the habit of reading and studying for many years, and does not have the ability to think independently. For people like Li Yuanchao and Zhong Yuemin, he just vaguely feels that they belong to a special circle. It seems invisible, but very strict, and outsiders cannot integrate into it. Even if you are rich, don't let them accept you.

Ning Wei's requirements for life are not very high, as long as he can live a moderately prosperous life, he doesn't even dare to think about the position of manager of a large company like Zhong Yuemin, and he knows that he is not capable of it.He hoped that after his company opened, Zhong Yuemin would give him a few businesses at random, and he would be able to initiate them.He believed that the old company commander would not ignore his little brother. Wu Mantun was an example. Didn't Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang have been sending money to Wu Mantun's parents all these years?Although they don't belong to the same circle as him, they are comrades-in-arms who have passed the test of life and death. Ning Wei believes that they are all emotional people.

Ning Wei’s registered capital for applying for a business license has passed the capital verification, and he will be able to get the business license soon. He plans to go to Zhong Yuemin’s house tonight and return the 50 yuan loan to Zhong Yuemin. Although the repayment date is not yet available, But early is better than late. This is credit. This is the first time I ask Brother Zhong, and I should give him an impression of keeping his credit.

Ning Wei came out from the gate of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. He put on his helmet and started to start the motorcycle.

A man on a Suzuki 125 motorcycle parked beside him, took off his helmet and said, "Is it Ning Wei?"

Ning Wei immediately remembered that this person was his middle school classmate Hu Dapeng, nicknamed "Hammer".Back then, Hu Dapeng's family was very poor, and he had to pick coal cores and rotten paper after school.Ning Wei has also seen him pushing a flatbed cart with bearings as wheels, and baskets of rotten paper on it. This is similar to the skateboards played by fashionable teenagers today, but the sliding noise is a bit louder.He always looked at the big-character posters just posted by others, and as long as no one was paying attention, he quickly tore them down to sell waste paper, and sometimes he even stole a few pieces of honeycomb briquettes that were placed at the door of the people on the street.The "Cultural Revolution" brought bad luck to many wealthy people, but for people like Hammer, it may still be good news.Few people think that those big-character posters full of nonsense can actually support many people. At least the hammer can improve the poor life to a certain extent by picking up rotten paper after school.

Ning Wei smiled and shook hands with him: "Hey, Hammer, we haven't seen each other for some years, how are you?"

Hammer Wu has a short stature, about 1.65 meters tall. He used to be very thin. I haven’t seen him for so many years. He has obviously gained weight. It seems that he has long been out of poverty and has a good life. It’s just that it’s funny for a short person to gain weight. Olive shaped.The hammer said loudly: "It's okay, I'm still alive. Ning Wei, aren't you a soldier?"

"I've already been demobilized."

Hammer said: "It's really boring. At school, you were wearing big red flowers and new military uniforms. You were so awesome. My buddies envied you at that time, thinking that you were all generals. What's the matter? After a few years, the chief soldier is still demobilized?"

Ning Wei said: "Nonsense, how many people can be generals."

Hammer raised his wrist to look at his watch, and then suggested: "How many years have we not seen our old classmates? Find a place to sit and catch up."

"Okay, sit down and sit down."

Hammer brought Ning Wei into a coffee shop. After the two sat down, Hammer crossed his legs, called the waiter, and snapped his fingers proudly: "Two cups of Italian black coffee, and some sweetener." He After dismissing the waiter, he turned his head and explained to Ning Wei: "Candy is not a good thing. Generally, people with a certain status don't eat candy. Don't you understand? Tell you, it's okay for poor people to eat candy, anyway. He can't eat or drink, he lacks all kinds of nutrients, to put it bluntly, he can carry the loess for a few days when he is so hungry. But the rich can't do it, he sucks bird's nest and shark's fin all day long, and doesn't work Son, nutrition is stored in the stomach and cannot be shaken out, so you have to be careful when eating. Look at my belly and body fat, can you not pay attention? Blood sugar and blood fat are jumping up. The doctor said, If it goes on like this, it’s diabetes. I didn’t know what diabetes was at the time, and I broke out in a cold sweat as soon as I asked about it. Let’s put it this way, don’t get this disease if you have diabetes. I can’t stand up anymore, I want to pick up girls, it’s useless. I don’t know about others, anyway, if I fail, those girls around me will definitely eat me up.”

Ning Weile said: "Hammer, you have a lot of hobbies, are you the only one who still picks up girls?"

"Hey, don't take the land master as a god. I admit that I was a poor boy back then. After school, I had to pick coal nubs on the slag pile against the northwest wind. When I think of those days, I can't describe it. Let's Ban Ma Caixia, you still remember, that girl who lived in Sandaowaner Hutong, remember? Our buddies had a problem with their eyes back then, in my eyes, Ma Caixia looks like a goddamn fairy Where to go, once I had the courage to pass her a note, I can't remember the specific content, anyway, it was touted first, just like a singer is praised now, and I greeted all kinds of nasty words, although it was unavoidable. Typos, but this is the most literary article I have ever written in my life. Guess what? This little fairy actually posted my love letter on the blackboard in the classroom, and the whole class read it like a big-character poster That's enough, I've made a big fuss, and I've lost my share. You said what a coincidence, I ran into Ma Caixia on the street a few days ago, and I didn't recognize it at the time, it was she who recognized me I came out and rushed to ask for my address. I saw it and it was broken. There was definitely something wrong with my eyes back then. Why did I take her for a fairy? She looks like a working girl, let alone soaking it up , I just volunteered to be a babysitter in my house. My buddies have to think about it. All the guests who come to my place have status. If people see that I have such a nanny, where will we put our old face? We can’t afford it That man."

Ning Wei was a little impatient listening to his bragging. He was very busy. Although he had obtained his business license, he still had a lot to do. He really didn’t have time to listen to Hammer’s nonsense. He asked: "Hammer, it seems that you have become rich, and you speak loudly."

"Do some small business, and sometimes help friends. Last time, a buddy bought hundreds of Crown cars from abroad. This buddy is also very courageous. He dared to ship it to China without all the procedures, and ended up in Hainan. The customs confiscated it, good guy, how much space do hundreds of cars take up. At that time, American satellites walked over the heads of us Chinese several times a day. When I saw the cars all over the mountains and plains, I thought, it’s broken, it’s probably 1000% The Chinese army is about to liberate Taiwan—these vehicles are regarded as tanks. Aren’t the United States and China’s Taiwan buddies? We want to liberate Taiwan, and the Americans can’t ignore it. At that time, the US Pacific Fleet drove over seven or eight ships at once. The aircraft carrier, with more than [-] aircraft, looks like it is planning to fight us. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. We Chinese are busy collecting money at the moment, so we don’t have time to talk to them. Look, my buddy messed with it How much trouble is there? Just because this car almost didn't start a world war, I can't ignore it. Is it worth fighting for this thing? Besides, it's not good to throw hundreds of cars in the wild Something happened. I had to go to Hainan to help settle this matter. My buddy told me that these cars cannot be sold in Hainan. Please help me find a way in the north. You see, I helped you in trouble, and they have blackmailed you. There is no way, they are all buddies. Does it matter? I had to get a few ro-ro ships and transport these vehicles to Tanggu Port. They were shot in Beijing and Tianjin. Did you see those crowns running all over the street? It was all shot by me that time. After I finished this matter, a friend from the Ministry of National Defense called me and said that it was from the United States. The aircraft carrier has been withdrawn. I said it’s okay to withdraw. If you dare to commit crimes, we will kill you. Who is afraid of who these days? Now I don’t want to do anything, and I’m too lazy, that is, to serve overseas personnel every day Strolling around the department door, spending some foreign exchange, earning ten thousand eight thousand a day, enough to eat, drink, and pick up girls, let’s forget about it, we don’t bother to earn other money.”

Ning Wei felt that Hammer's last sentence was a bit plausible. He had seen those rogue-headed foreign exchange dealers at the service department for overseas personnel, and they all looked similar to Hammer. He asked casually: "You are pouring foreign exchange, can you?" Make money?"

"Nonsense, why would I go there if I don't earn money? What if I'm sick?"

"It looks like you're rich?"

Hammer took a puff of cigarette, spit out a big smoke circle towards the ceiling, and said slowly: "I really don't know what kind of life the rich man lives, anyway, I get up at 11 am every day, wash up and have lunch, after dinner Going for a walk at the entrance of the overseas personnel service department, earning money is secondary, we have to digest food, then take a sauna, steam a steam, and then find a girl to massage, talking It’s past 4 o’clock in the afternoon. I still have This is a problem. I feel awkward if I don’t drink afternoon tea. After drinking tea, it will be evening. Generally speaking, there are more shows in the evening, such as nightlife, billiards, bowling, dance halls, karaoke halls, and bars. Cuddling a little girl to sleep after supper, this day is considered complete."

Ning Wei smiled and said, "Are you fucking serious? Just brag."

"Blow? Someday I will show you."

"Forget it, I have no money."

Hammer asked: "Then why did you go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau just now, what kind of business did you open?"

Ning Wei was a little embarrassed: "Hey, I want to register a trading company. Didn't I just finish the capital verification?"

"What is the registered capital of this company?"

"50."

Hammer smiled: "You also said that you have no money, how many people can come up with 50 these days?"

Ning Wei said: "How can I have so much money? This is borrowed from a friend, and I have to pay it back immediately after the capital verification."

"Look, you're out of your mind? If I were you, I'd pay it back a month late. With the 1 yuan, I'd spend a few handfuls of foreign exchange, and if I couldn't manage it, I'd earn more than 50 yuan a month."

Ning Wei was skeptical: "Is there such a high profit from pouring foreign exchange?"

"This is still a conservative figure, how about it? Let's make a deal together?"

Ning Wei hesitated and said, "Is this... safe? If I lose money, I will screw my elder brother."

Hammer became serious: "Fuck! You still can't believe me? Ask around in Sijiucheng, who is my Hammer? Let's do this, we are buddies, let me give you a hand, if you lose, I will pay you, and if you win we both How about a [-]/[-] split?"

"I have to think about it..."

Masaki Takehara was wearing a white karate practice uniform while explaining the competitive rules of karate to Zhong Yuemin.Zhong Yuemin had only heard of karate before. He knew that karate was a fighting technique that originated in Okinawa, Japan, and was included in international sports competitions.The reason why he came to this martial arts gym today is mainly because of curiosity. He has no interest in competing with Takehara Masaki in fists and feet. They are both big and small people. It would be too naive to be so competitive.

Takehara Masaki didn't think so, he was a person who admired the strong, and believed that only those who were stronger than himself were qualified to tell him what to do.What is a strong man?Just talking is useless, you have to go through tricks in the martial arts arena.Takehara Masaki's opinion of Zhong Yuemin is that he is too arrogant and arrogant, and his words are rude, especially the prejudice against the Japanese has been soaked to the bone.Wu Yuan Masaki felt that his dignity had been offended, and in this case, Zhong Yuemin should show some skills and fight him in the martial arts arena.Masaki Takehara has practiced karate for more than 15 years, and he is confident that he will not lose out against Zhong Yuemin.

Masaki Takehara introduced the origin and rules of karate: "Karate is a combination of ancient fighting techniques 500 years ago and boxing techniques introduced from China to Japan, and evolved into sports karate and actual combat karate during the development process. The biggest difference between the two is that sports karate adopts the "inch stop" method in actual combat competitions, that is, the force is collected in front of the attacked part; while actual combat karate adopts the full contact method in actual combat competitions, that is, when the rules allow Under certain circumstances, any part can be hit with all strength. How about it, Yuemin, how are we going to play today, are we playing sports or actual combat?"

Zhong Yuemin also changed into his practice clothes, and said with a smile, "I can see that, if you don't beat me up today, it won't be a good meal, so let's keep ordering."

Masaki Takehara smiled and said, "I've been practicing karate in actual combat. Of course, if you have concerns, we can use the 'inch stop' method."

"Weidong, you kid is really insidious. You tried every means to lure me into a trap, and then justifiably dealt with me, so that I can't say anything. Well, let's play actual combat, I can remind you , if you still want to have a business cooperation with me, you should be gentle, otherwise the matter of me being admitted to the hospital for cooperation will be blown."

Masaki Takehara put on a black belt and said half-jokingly: "If I can send you to the hospital, I would rather give up cooperation."

Zhong Yuemin suddenly noticed Wuyuan Masaki's black belt, and his face became serious. He knew that the rank of karate is marked by the color of the belt, and black is the highest rank. Wuyuan Masaki is actually a karate master, which he did not expect of.Zhong Yuemin was a little annoyed. He was most annoyed by others trying to achieve some purpose in the name of sparring with fists. It seems that Masaki Takehara wanted to play for real. It was too much to be sent to the hospital.Thinking of this, Zhong Yuemin had a murderous look in his eyes, and he asked nonchalantly, "Weidong, can you tell me about the dan rules of karate?"

"Oh, it's divided into levels like this: white belts are no-level beginners, and then in order are orange belts, yellow belts, blue belts, green belts, brown belts, and black belts. Black belts are also divided into tiers, from [-]st dan to [-]th dan .I'm a fourth-degree black belt."

"Damn it, there are levels in everything, isn't it just fighting? What level are there? What if the white belt wins the black belt?"

"It's impossible. You don't understand the rules of karate level promotion. Every promotion is won by your own strength. It is impossible to reach the black belt level without more than ten years of training."

Zhong Yuemin put on a white belt representing beginners, stood barefoot in the center of the arena and asked, "Weidong, are you ready?"

"Let's get started, please make a move first."

Zhong Yuemin sneered and said, "It's better for you to make the move first. If I make the move first, you will have nothing to do."

Wu Yuan Zhengshu struck Zhong Yuemin's chest with a sudden palm, Zhong Yuemin didn't move, he just extended his palm to meet him, the two palms collided and made a crisp sound.Masaki Wuyuan suddenly changed his moves. He turned around and swung his leg. His right leg drew a 360-degree circle in the air. Zhong Yuemin dodged it with his head bowed, and praised: "Good leg, let's do it again..." Masaki Wuyuan Without saying a word, his right leg flew up like lightning, and kicked Zhong Yuemin's head in an attacking posture with a high-side leg. Zhong Yuemin dodged back and avoided the blow.

It was only now that Zhong Yuemin realized that he had underestimated his opponent. This guy's kicks were indeed fierce. He was a black belt player after all.Facing Masaki Takehara's fierce offensive, Zhong Yuemin hesitated. This was not because he was afraid of his opponent. The problem was that the martial arts trained by the army were fundamentally different from karate. In any case, karate was a competitive event after all, even if it was actual combat karate , the purpose is not to kill people.The fighting techniques used by the special forces pay attention to one move to control the enemy, and the move is a killer move. For example, techniques such as palming the throat bone and twisting the opponent's cervical spine can kill a person in an instant. , who still has time to fight with the opponent for three or five rounds?This is the difference between competition and combat.

Just as Zhong Yuemin was distracted for a moment, Masaki Wuyuan kicked him sideways and hit him in the chest. Zhong Yuemin couldn't dodge, was kicked more than two meters away, and fell on his back.Wuyuan Masaki stood there with his legs apart, and he ticked himself with his index finger, signaling Zhong Yuemin to stand up, with a mocking smile on his lips.

There was fire in Zhong Yuemin's eyes, he stood up and dusted his clothes and asked in a deep voice: "Weidong, do you really want to decide the winner?"

Masaki Takehara nodded: "Of course, since it's a competition, there must be a winner or loser. I never agree that friendship comes first and competition comes second."

"Okay, look at your watch, it's 21:43, and I'm going to end the game within 1 minute, do you believe it or not?"

Masaki Takehara smiled and said: "Yuemin, don't be too impulsive, people who practice martial arts are most afraid of impetuosity, I'm ready, you take action."

Zhong Yuemin suddenly flew straight to Wuyuan Masaki's crotch, Wuyuan Masaki took a step back calmly and avoided the blow, but Zhong Yuemin twisted his body when his right foot landed, his left leg was thrown out from behind like lightning, and he made a beautiful turn Swinging his legs back, his left heel slammed fiercely on Wuyuan Masaki's left cheek. Wuyuan Masaki didn't expect Zhong Yuemin's legwork to be so fast, he swayed, and finally stabilized his figure. Counterattack, Zhong Yuemin's footwork changed, his body was already in place, his right fist swayed, and he hit Wuyuan Masaki's weak rib. The uppercut hit Wuyuan Masaki's lower right jaw. Zhong Yuemin seemed to hear a soft crisp sound. The moment Wuyuan Masaki's body was about to fly out, he smiled viciously. Well, the contest is over.The kid's jaw was dislocated, he looked back at the wall clock, exactly 1 minute...

Ning Wei was counting the days with the calendar card. It has been 50 days since the loan of 53 yuan was made.After meeting with Hammer, Ning Wei thought about it for two days, and finally he decided to use the loan again.Regarding Hammer, Ning Wei has his own opinions on him. Although this person is easy to brag, he is not a liar. He said that he must be bragging when he went to Hainan to reverse the car, just based on his appearance and his From a poor background, even if he has money, he can only be a nouveau riche at the bottom of society, and it is not his turn to do business with a slight official color.Ning Wei only believes that the hammer is pouring foreign exchange, and doing this line of business is in line with his social status.Ning Wei has heard that the profit of foreign exchange is still very rich. He hopes to use the 50 yuan loan as capital and earn some money through the difference between buying and selling.Hammer and he are classmates, and he also knows where Hammer lives. He has a very stubborn idea, thinking that even if Hammer cheats him, he can't escape the temple if he runs away from the monk.Ning Wei has been a soldier in the army for these years, how did he know the complexity of the period of social transformation, especially people like Hammer in the bottom society, who completely hold the idea of ​​​​living one day at a time, and they do things regardless of any consequences, because they originally Just poor and without dignity, there is really nothing to lose.

Ning Wei couldn't sit still for the past two days. Since he handed over 50 yuan in cash to Hammer, Hammer has never shown up again, because the agreed repayment date has not yet come, and he is not good at motivating people to come to the door. want.But Ning Wei had an ominous premonition in his heart, that this matter might be more or less ominous.

Ning Wei's father passed away when he was in the army, leaving only his 70-year-old mother in the family. The mother has no job all her life and can only live on the pension regularly issued by his father's unit.He is the youngest child in the family. His two elder brothers and one elder sister have already married and moved out. Their financial situation is not very good. Gu himself is very reluctant, let alone helping his mother financially. up.Ning Wei is a dutiful son, he tried every means to earn money, mainly to let his old mother live a better life in her later years.

Ning Wei's mother was sick. She was overworked when she was young and gave birth to 6 children, two of whom died young. Although she did not work, it was not easy to raise 4 children.She originally planned to wait for her four children to grow up, so that she could enjoy the blessings, but in her later years, life became more and more difficult. The pension was just enough to eat, but when she got sick, she often fell into trouble, medical expenses and drug expenses. It's getting more and more expensive, especially for people who don't have public medical care, they can't look down on it.This time, his mother's illness came so suddenly that Ning Wei was caught off guard.After the restaurant was sold, he paid off some old debts, bought some office equipment, paid the rent for the office building, and ran out of money in his hands.After careful calculation, he felt that the Suzuki 4 motorcycle was worth a little money in his hand, and the price of the motorcycle would definitely be lowered.In addition, he was also worried about Hammer's reputation. If he needed to go after the money, he would definitely not be able to do it without a motorcycle.Ning Wei suddenly felt that his life was very difficult. Needless to say the troubles in front of him, even if he looked far away, he felt that the future was bleak and he could not see any hope. This kind of hopeless life often makes people feel that life is meaningless. Ning Wei was in this mood at this time.

Ning Wei's irritable behavior alarmed his mother. She had just woken up from a coma, and the old man looked at her son guiltily. She knew that she had dragged him down.Ning Wei is almost 30 years old, and he doesn't even have a girlfriend. If it wasn't for this poor family, why would his son talk about it.Tears flowed from the old man's cloudy eyes: "Son, Mom has dragged you down, Mom really wants to die early..."

Ning Wei is most afraid of his mother crying. He has a stubborn temper and a cold personality. He has never shed tears a few times since he was a child. Even when his father passed away, he never cried. But he has the deepest relationship with his mother and loves her the most. , he could not see his mother cry.At this time, when he saw the gray-haired old mother crying, he felt his heart breaking. His knees softened and he knelt down in front of his mother's bed: "Mom, it's my son who is incompetent. You are still suffering this kind of crime at such an old age. My son is not filial." what……"

Ning Wei couldn't help crying...

Li Yuanchao was wearing a pair of fashionable suit suspenders, with his hands in his trouser pockets, standing in front of the glass floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, staring at the street view outside the window in thought.

Zhong Yuemin sat on the sofa in front of the desk and looked at him.

Li Yuanchao turned around and said to Zhong Yuemin: "Your hands are black enough, you just dislocated Du Weidong's jaw, is he okay?"

"It's okay, I put his chin on him again. I haven't put a chin on anyone for many years, and my hands are a little raw. I held his chin for 5 minutes before putting it on. The pain made this kid break out in a cold sweat."

Li Yuanchao laughed and said, "It's really interesting. There are swords and swords in the shopping malls now. Not only are intelligence wars and strategy wars, even duels are out."

"After the competition, Du Weidong blackmailed me. He said that I can't be a winner in everything, otherwise it would be too unfair. He asked me to give him a hand in business."

"Oh, what business is he going to do anyway?"

"Telephone program-controlled machines, Miura Co., Ltd. specializes in communication equipment. Du Weidong has long been eyeing the Chinese communication equipment market, especially program-controlled switches, which are very profitable. Many domestic units are still using manual switches. It seems that they will soon The equipment is updated and the market potential is huge. Du Weidong’s difficulty is that he needs a large company with import and export rights to join him, and the company also has extensive customer resources. Both of these two conditions are indispensable. In his opinion, The Zhenro Group is a piece of fat that is dripping with oil. The Zhenro Group has all the conditions he needs, not to mention that he is familiar with you and me. He knows that Chinese people value personal connections when doing business. I have made in-depth research on personnel, operation methods and capital structure, and I came prepared. In the past two months, Du Weidong has been driven crazy by me. It really drove him into a hurry, and he wished he could take me to the hospital through a martial arts competition."

Li Yuanchao asked vigilantly: "Why does Du Weidong know so much about our internal affairs? Don't you think his source of information is a bit strange?"

"I have thought about this issue. It is certain that someone inside our company provided him with information. This person may be very close to the leadership. However, I have not found out this person yet."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. In such a large company with thousands of employees, Du Weidong can get any business information with a small amount of money. However, we can still consider the cooperation issue raised by Du Weidong."

"I'm also thinking about it. There is an opportunity in front of me. A big hotel is going to install a telephone program-controlled machine. They found me and are going to entrust our company to import and install it. Du Weidong also quoted a price. The price is reasonable, leaving us enough profit margins."

"Then why hesitate? As long as there is profit, we can even cooperate with the devil, let alone Du Weidong. In your opinion, is Du Weidong reliable?"

"He, like all Japanese businessmen, just wants to make a fortune while China's laws and regulations are not perfect, because it is difficult for a company with a small capital like Miura Co., Ltd. to gain a foothold in Japan. Japan is a mature business society. To expand the business, apart from relying on large capital and new technology, there are almost no legal loopholes to take advantage of. Du Weidong is here to take advantage of the loopholes. If someone made a fool of him, he would have to admit that he was unlucky, and it would be useless for you to sue him, the key is not to let him have any loopholes to take advantage of."

Li Yuanchao said with a smile: "Yuemin, you are really on the right track. Du Weidong's luck is not very good. He met you when he first entered China to do business. Does he also want to play tricks on you?"

"I did a survey. In recent years, the replacement of communication equipment products has been getting faster and faster. It is often because last year's new products are lagging behind this year. Du Weidong is quite conscientious. He just reported to me the product model of the year before last, but The price is the same as the latest product price. According to my investigation, the model he quoted has fallen to half the price of the new model in Japan. I say he has a conscience because he hasn’t fooled us with the product 5 years ago. .”

"You bastard, as I said earlier, you must be extra careful when dealing with the Japanese. If you don't pay attention, you will be tricked by them." Li Yuanchao scolded angrily.

"This is a small trick. He takes advantage of the lack of understanding and communication channels of Chinese merchants in the international market, as well as the price difference caused by the speed of product replacement. In China's planned economy era, all products are 10-year consistent. According to our traditional thinking, the new model of the year before last is the latest product. In the eyes of the Japanese, China is still a poor country, and if the model of the year before last is brought to China for use, it is still an advanced product, and users are easy to be fooled."

Li Yuanchao said with a smile: "I can tell, you already have an idea, so don't go around in circles, talk about your plan, I know you are a person who will not suffer."

"It's very simple, I also pretended to be stupid, and made a fuss about the contract: I want the latest model of product, this sentence must be written in the contract, as for the specific model, he will provide it, and the advance payment is only 30% , the balance will be settled after installation and acceptance. I talked with that customer, and they think that as long as the price is cheap, even the model of the previous year is advanced enough. I said that’s fine, now you all don’t say anything, and I will operate it... ..."

Li Yuanchao interjected: "Understood, you want to wait until the installation is over before raising an objection, pointing out that the other party did not provide the latest model of product, there was fraudulent behavior, and then refused to pay the balance, anyway, the telephone program control machine has already started to use, we don't need to worry , it doesn’t matter if this lawsuit lasts for 10 years.”

"It's impossible to fight for 10 years. Du Weidong can't stand it even if he plays for 1 year. Most of the money is advanced by him. If there is trouble, he will still have a loan. If he delays it for a day, he will have to pay a day's interest. In the end, he can only negotiate with me. I want to lower the price by half, and if you don’t do it, we will start a lawsuit slowly to see who can afford it, anyway, I will win the case in the end.”

Li Yuanchao laughed loudly: "Zhong Yuemin, you are really scheming and cunning. Well, you are responsible for this contract to the end."

"Aid Korea, you have to keep it secret. That kid Du Weidong is good at business, but he is good at intelligence."

"Don't worry, so far, only you know and I know, let's sharpen the knife, and when the time comes, the big knife will chop off the devil's head..."

(End of this chapter)