There are always people who will become believers, such as Ma Xiangdong.
The old man was born and raised in the village. In the poor years of the past, he lived as poor as others, but he was rich in spirit. He was elected as the village chief in his twenties and served for twenty years. In fact, he had many opportunities to succeed. He reached a higher level, but he gave up. He swore that he would never leave if there was still one family in the village who had no food to eat.
Later, the village became really rich and the old man's prestige was at its peak, but he withdrew, saying that he would leave the opportunity to the young people.
He was not idle and started his own business. Because of his trustworthy character and the connections he accumulated when he was the village chief, he became what people call a million-yuan household in just a few years.
Then the business grows bigger and bigger, and finally becomes a successful big boss.
But he is not greedy for money at all. He spends two-thirds of the company's profits for charity every year, often spending tens of millions of dollars, which makes people jealous and incomprehensible. They wonder why he can be such a philanthropic person.
Therefore, Ma Xiangdong is not only famous in the suburbs, but also famous in the city, province and even the country. Nowadays, he is always affectionately called Grandpa Ma on the Internet. He is also one of the few entrepreneurs who does not have negative fans on the Internet. He is admired by others and has become the name of many people. The beliefs of young entrepreneurs.
Henry Zhang’s home was not in this area before, but it was not far away. He also received favor from Ma Xiangdong, and he was the largest shareholder of that orphanage.
As a private orphanage, Ma Xiangdong is indispensable for having such good teachers.
Henry Zhang never met this old man in his last life. In this life, because of his existence, the situation in the entire region has changed.
Henry Zhang didn’t expect that he also lived in the suburbs.
In fact, it’s not that troublesome, just ignore him and it’ll be over, but looking at Zhao Gang’s panic expression, Henry Zhang knew that maybe not seeing him would be enough.
Ignoring such a prestigious good person will make him infamous, and the residents of Taoyuan Community may also become alienated from him.
Thinking of this, Henry Zhang gave Zhao Gang a notebook and asked him to carry it to the gate of the community. Through the camera on the notebook, he could face Ma Xiangdong face to face.
This old man is also forty years old this year. His body is strong and strong. He is kneeling upright and looks upright.
Behind him, everyone else was also kneeling and shouting in unison. The old man became their organizer, so they behaved like this.
When they met in the video, Ma Xiangdong first clasped his fists and spoke in a loud voice.
"Boss Xiao! As far as I can see, these people are pitiful. Now that you have the ability, please save everyone!"
He spoke neither humble nor arrogantly, mainly because he did not use his identity to pressure Henry Zhang. He was smart enough, and he was indeed a person who had seen strong winds and waves.
"Hey, old man, get up quickly, isn't this going to cost me my life? You are a highly respected old man, and I would never dare to offend you. In this case, you and your family members please come into the community quickly. From now on, I will take care of your family's supplies." Responsible for the supply, as long as I don’t starve to death, there will be food for your family.”
Ma Xiangdong was slightly stunned. He thought Henry Zhang was a villain, but he didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to.
However, Ma Xiangdong is wise and knows that this kind of "easy talk" is relative, and can also be understood as being difficult to deal with.
"Thank you, Boss Xiao, for your kindness. Hey, I am already an old man, and I speak softly. Boss Xiao can still be so polite to me. It shows that your heart is kind. But in the end of the world, people are thinking about saving themselves. You still have people in the community. There are thousands of people to support, so I don’t want to give alms to others, and I completely understand.”
What he said was so beautiful, old fox. He looked at the problem from his own point of view so that he could not find fault. At that moment, he proposed an exchange condition, and it would be unreasonable for him to refuse.
Henry Zhang smiled and said nothing, lit a cigarette and listened to him continue.
"But there are tens of thousands of people outside. It's so difficult for these people. Food has been cut off. The weather is so hot. People die of heat and starvation every day. They turn into zombies and harm the countryside. At this rate, these people will not be around for a few days. It’s all over.”
Henry Zhang nodded, looking very calm, still not making excuses, and continued to listen to him.
"Nowadays, even the roots of bark grass are being cooked and eaten, but they are really indigestible. People with weak stomachs may even choke to death after eating it. It's really pitiful! I want to be a good person to help everyone, but I can't. That strength... After careful consideration, I finally decided to pull this old face and request that Boss Xiao can come up with some supplies to distribute to everyone, so that everyone can temporarily tide over the difficulties for three days, and then think of a solution."
"Old man, your request..."
Before Henry Zhang could say anything, Ma Xiangdong waved his hands hurriedly, and then said:
"I know my request is very unreasonable and you can't accept it, so why don't you listen to my thoughts first?"
"Okay, I'm all ears."
"Boss Xiao is collecting golden beans. I have made statistics so far. The total number of golden beans in the hands of everyone here is almost 200,000."
Henry Zhang's eyes lit up, and he felt that it was quite a lot, and he could combine it into two small yellow stars.
But it’s actually not many. After all, there are tens of thousands of people outside, so if each person picks up an average of ten, that’s hundreds of thousands.
In the early days of the end of the world, the number of golden beans was really impressive.
But the recent rains have not accompanied the appearance of golden beans, and it is the time for golden beans to fade out.
Ma Xiangdong began to settle accounts.
"Boss Xiao's requirement is that thirty gold beans can be exchanged for one day's food. So if there are 20,000 people here, the gold beans needed for one day's food is 600,000, and three days is 1.8 million. This is too expensive. I want to bargain with Boss Xiao. Let’s give these 200,000 golden beans to Boss Xiao. I wonder if Boss Xiao can provide three days of food for all of us? Although this won’t solve the fundamental problem, at least it can Let the outside world stabilize people's hearts and prevent chaos, and then I'll sit down with Boss Xiao and think about countermeasures, okay?"
Henry Zhang nodded secretly, this old man is indeed an expert negotiator.
Although he was taking advantage of himself, what he said was reasonable. If he rejected him, he would look really stingy.
"What you said is very good, but the problem is that you should have more than 20,000 people outside, probably more than 30,000, right? For three days of food, does the old man know how much I have to take out? I still have more than 7,000 here. People, we probably have enough food to last for less than a month, and I told them at the beginning that the materials were self-financed, so these materials actually belong to them. Let my people take out the materials and distribute them to the neighbors outside. , they may not be willing.”
"Boss Xiao, actually you and I both know that whether they want it or not, it's all a matter of your words. It seems that you are not honest enough with me. How about this? My granddaughter Ma Rongxue is twenty-four years old this year. She's not married yet, but she's quite pretty. I'll give her to you in exchange for three days of food. How do you like it?"
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