"thank you."
Tang Xiangyang thanked his colleague. The man shook his head and continued to read the information at hand.
He returned to his seat and sat down, picked up the phone and dialed the number of Lu Chuan's unit.
"Hey, Lu Chuan, my colleague told me that you called me just now. What's the matter?"
After asking a question, he fell silent and held the phone to his ear for a long time. The colleague sitting across from him thought something had happened to him and put down the information in his hand to look at it carefully.
"Xiangyang?"
"Xiangyang?"
"Tang Xiangyang!"
"ah?"
Tang Xiangyang shuddered and woke up.
"What happened to you today?"
"I..." He put the phone with the electronic busy signal back on the table and said in a somewhat depressed voice: "Do you know who the vice president of Shencheng Group is?"
"Shencheng Group? Is it the controlling shareholder of the Luo Group that you said before that it wanted to acquire our Jichun Chemical Plant?"
"yes."
"who is it?"
"Zhou Bingkun."
"Which Zhou Bingkun?" Only after asking this question did his colleague react: "The worker you mentioned in the slag discharging workshop of the soy sauce factory? The one who was expelled from Tsinghua University?"
"Yes, that's him."
As a scientific researcher, academic qualifications are very important. If Tsinghua University graduates and Jichun University graduates of the same major are put together, basically no scientific research institute will choose the latter. They are both people who passed the examination in the slag discharging workshop of the soy sauce factory. Tang Xiangyang's father was a middle school principal and his mother was a mathematics teacher. As a result, in the year when the college entrance examination was resumed, Zhou Bingkun was admitted to Tsinghua University, Lu Chuan was admitted to the University of Political Science and Law, and he was admitted to the University of Chemical Technology.
He who had the best conditions had the worst test scores among those who were admitted to college. He felt unbalanced. Fortunately, Zhou Bingkun was expelled for fighting with Tu Zhiqiang. When I heard the news, I was sad and happy. Anyway, it was quite complicated. Yes, he was later assigned to the Chemical Industry Institute and became an engineer. He was not as good as Lu Chuan among the six gentlemen, so he was second best. However, he never thought of the guy who told others that he was carrying millions of loans. He is actually the vice president of Shencheng Group, and he is not an ordinary vice president. He is the vice president who sticks to his word throughout the entire group and Li Heping never objects to it.
This spring, Lu Chuan passed by Jichun on a business trip, and the two of them met. He talked about the Jichun Chemical Plant and Shencheng Group's weird recruitment rules. Lu Chuan just called him to tell him that there was an answer to this question. , why doesn’t Shencheng Group recruit Tsinghua University graduates? It's simple, because Zhou Bingkun, the vice president of the group, has a close relationship with Liang Zi from Tsinghua University.
Obviously, you can't expect a person who has been expelled from school to still be grateful to the school. That's not called magnanimous, that's stupid.
As for how Lu Chuan knew about this, it was because this year Shencheng Group and Tsinghua University just went head-to-head. In 1993, Tsinghua University founded a school enterprise called Indigo Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., which originally wanted to rely on the school. Resources and talents were used to get a share of the booming electronics market, but in the past two years, Shenzhen Group had been driven to the brink of bankruptcy.
The patents related to the scanner to be launched were registered, and the partners stopped supplying key components. Several papers published in international journals by university professors who worked closely with the company were found to be plagiarized, and they almost became the laughing stock of the industry. Tsinghua University sent a dedicated person I went to Shenzhen to negotiate, but I didn't even see the CEO. He was turned away by the security guards. The principal, the head of the physics department, and the general manager of Tsinghua Indigo were all unable to come forward.
It was precisely because of the public confrontation between Shencheng Group and Tsinghua University that the truth emerged. Zhou Bingkun, the vice president of Shenzhen Group, became famous among universities in Beijing as a person who was expelled from Tsinghua University, mainly because he was expelled from top universities. The way he "slaps" the school in the face after the New Year is very interesting. This man fully practiced the principle that a gentleman takes revenge ten years later. This incident also made people realize that Shencheng Group is no longer a private enterprise, but a private enterprise. It is an Eastern giant integrated into the global technology circle and electronic product industry chain. It is not difficult at all to block a company like Tsinghua Indigo, which is considered by ordinary people to have a strong background.
"ah?"
Tang Xiangyang's colleagues were surprised: "We in Jichun actually have such an outstanding person?"
It seems that he also knows how strong Shencheng Group is: "Xiang Yang, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. When you get rich in the future, you can't forget your colleagues in the chemical institute."
"..."
Tang Xiangyang was speechless, because maybe there was something wrong with the friendship between the six gentlemen.
…
Around the same time period.
Dongcheng District, Beijing.
Zhou Rong got out of the car, handed the driver 20 yuan, and told him there was no need to change it. When she was done, she hurriedly got out of the car with her bag and rushed into the store with the sign "Nanluoguxiang Houyuanensi Hutong" nailed in front. Long alley.
She came to Beijing to find Feng Yue. She had heard from Li Suhua that her daughter did not plan to continue studying and would work after graduating from undergraduate school. She couldn't understand and didn't agree with such an idea.
As Zhou Rong's daughter, she should at least finish her graduate school, and not study after her undergraduate degree? That's really too unrewarding.
Anyway, Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan have returned to the south. Feng Yue is studying in university in Beijing alone. He is looking for a good talk with his daughter. At the age of 21, she should not mess with her again like a rebellious teenager. After all, They are biological flesh and blood.
The idea was good, but she was dumbfounded when she arrived. It was basically a replica of going to Guangzhou. She walked around Peking University and finally found Feng Yue next to the Flower Temple in Weiming Lake. However, they caught her eye together. There is also a boy.
That's right, it's the same Xiao Lei I met in Guangzhou.
She was worried that dragging him away like last time would offend her daughter, so she wanted to wait until Feng Yue was alone before getting to know each other. As a result, the two left Peking University and got on a bus directly.
If we can't get in the car together, we can only chase them in a taxi.
The chase led to Nanluogu Lane.
She didn't know what her daughter was doing here, so she just followed her.
I eavesdropped on the conversation between the two at the Weiming Lake and learned a little bit about Xiao Lei. In order to be with Feng Yue, he applied for a graduate degree in the school. In this way, he graduated one year later than Feng Yue. His daughter even joked She said that she would work first and earn her salary to support him, which made her very unhappy because she thought of what happened to her and Feng Huacheng.
"We're here, how are we? Not far ahead is where Mr. Mao Dun lived."
The daughter's voice interrupted Zhou Rong's random thoughts and pointed out the direction for her, and she quickly walked towards a single-entry courtyard in front.
"Is this the courtyard house you're talking about?" Xiao Lei's voice said.
"That's right."
"There are three rooms in the north, two in the east and west, and two in the south plus a gatehouse. It's quite spacious. Hey, what kind of flower is this?"
"Peaceflower, it's a pity, it's September now. If I had gotten the key a few months earlier, I could have come to see the flowers."
Zhou Rong entered the gatehouse, and the conversation inside continued.
"Uncle Bingkun must have put a lot of thought into it. Look at the doors, windows and furniture. I heard that the mahogany furniture is very expensive."
"Well, I said I like European-style furniture, but my aunt said that Chinese people should look like Chinese, and it is better to have Chinese-style furniture in the courtyard. She also said that this is our culture. You see, my aunt has followed my uncle for so many years and has also learned from it. Got a lot of stuff.”
"As the saying goes, those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are dark. With a charming person like Uncle Bingkun, it is hard for people around him not to be influenced by him. Oh, by the way, you have heard about the recent incident at Tsinghua University, right? Several young men from Tsinghua University who often argue with us about who should be ranked first have become much more low-key recently."
"They deserve it! Who told them to be blind? This must be a big embarrassment."
"Don't say that. The student is right. The person who was in charge of this matter is wrong. The key is that Uncle Bingkun didn't give them a chance to ease their relationship. He was too tough."
"Because in my uncle's eyes, the world's top universities such as Stanford University, MIT, and Harvard University are just that. Do you think he would take Tsinghua University in his eyes? I now know the relationship between my family and Guangzi Film at that time. The neighbors were angry and regretful when they talked about this incident, but my uncle was quite calm and didn't take it seriously at all. Sure enough... gold always shines."
Zhou Rong was confused when she heard this and had no idea what the two of them were talking about.
What happened to Zhou Bingkun? Why do it sound like these two people were expelled from Tsinghua University? It’s not the parties but the school that should be sorry? This...how is this possible? Are they both talking crazy? Yes, her younger brother has some skills. He has been working hard in the south for so many years and has met many nouveau riche. But is he qualified to compete with a super-first-class university with rich heritage like Tsinghua University?
At this moment, the conversation between Xiao Lei and Feng Yue entered the next stage.
"Am I going to come here to find you next year?"
"What do you think?"
"This is too far from Peking University."
Xiao Lei was a little frightened. It took more than an hour to take the bus from Peking University to Nanluoguxiang.
Feng Yue said: "You have another choice..."
"What choice?"
"My aunt said that this courtyard is a dowry for me."
"..."
The conversation in the yard stopped, and Zhou Rong's brain shut down.
dowry? Is this courtyard house a dowry given to Feng Yue by Zhou Bingkun?
Siheyuan, this is a courtyard house in Beijing. Although she doesn't know the housing prices in Beijing, she knows the housing prices in Jichun. It is more than 1,700 per square meter, a small two-bedroom apartment costs 10W, and the mortgage interest rate is as high as 15%. In other words, a loan of 70,000 The annual interest is 10,000, but what is the salary of ordinary people? Three to four hundred yuan, a year's salary for a family of three is not enough to pay off the interest without food or drink.
This is true for Jichun, let alone Beijing, the heart of the country. The courtyard in front of us covers an area of at least 300 square meters. How much does it cost? With her salary, what is the least she can afford without eating or drinking for the rest of her life?
Did Zhou Bingkun give it to Yueyue as a dowry? Would he be so generous? How much money does he have? And what about Congcong? What should I do with my own son? Will you not get emotional in the future?
Zhou Rong felt that there must be something fishy in this, there must be something fishy!
Maybe there is something wrong with the origin of this courtyard house, or it may involve a bank loan or something. If Feng Yue really wants this house, there will most likely be financial disputes in the future.
She comforted herself in this way, because she thought from the bottom of her heart that Zhou Bingkun could not be so good to Feng Yue. After all, he had his own son, and there was an old saying in the countryside that "nephew dog, nephew dog, eat and drink, take away." Zhou Bingkun is so smart People like this would not be prepared for things like "no matter how sweet sugar cane is, it's not as good as sugar, and no matter how close an aunt is, it's not as good as mother"?
"Yueyue, are you proposing to me?"
After a while of silence, Xiao Lei's voice sounded again in the courtyard.
"Hahaha, you think so beautifully..."
Zhou Rong found that she couldn't listen anymore, but she didn't know how to communicate with Feng Yue after breaking into the courtyard. It was obvious that the two people had reached the stage of discussing marriage. Zhou Bingkun and his wife had even prepared a dowry for Feng Yue. , what about her? What had she given her as a mother? No love, no education, no material, no understanding. Maybe...she could say that she was passing through Beijing and just wanted to see her daughter?
At the same time as this idea flashed through my mind, there was a loud beeping sound in the bag.
It's the pager ringing.
She quickly ran out of the gatehouse, walked quickly to the corner of a nearby yard and hid. When Xiao Lei returned to the courtyard without finding any suspicious targets after searching for a long time, he took the pager in his hand and took a look. It read "Return quickly." Phone number, Cai Xiaoguang" in seven words.
Cai Xiaoguang is currently out of town to discuss the script, and he knows that she has come to Beijing to see Yueyue. If he asks her to call her back quickly at such a sensitive time, there is only one possibility: something will happen.
…
Two days later, Tang Xiangyang's house.
This is the first time that Sun Qianchao, Xiao Guoqing, Wu Qian and Yu Hong have come here. His wife is not here, the children have gone to school, and he is the only one at home.
"What did Chun Yan'er say? Does Cao Debao's illness matter?"
Before her husband could say anything, Wu Qian couldn't sit still and went straight to the topic without taking a sip of water.
Tang Xiangyang said: "Chun Yan'er said it was nothing serious and the situation was not serious. The doctor said he should control his emotions and that he could go home after being treated in the hospital for a while."
Hearing this answer, several people breathed a sigh of relief.
"Back then, Chun Yan'er didn't let him go to the south to resell VCDs, but he didn't listen. How did you say that? Oh, he insisted on having his own way. What happens now? Did something happen?" Wu Qian continued to play second-guessing: "How old do you think he is? Is he already 43? What are you still messing around with?"
Xiao Guoqing glared at her: "If you say a few words, no one will treat you as a mute."
"I……"
Wu Qian wanted to retort, but looking at the faces of everyone, she finally choked back and became silent.
"Actually, the main purpose of informing you this time is not to inform you about Cao Debao's condition, but to talk to you about Bingkun."
Tang Xiangyang stunned them for a moment. Isn't the focus of the moment Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao? Why did it turn to Zhou Bingkun again?
"Lu Chuan called me the day before yesterday and told me that the vice president of Shencheng Group is Bingkun."
"Hey, I thought he was sick and hospitalized, but it turns out..."
Wu Qian stopped mid-sentence, seeming to realize something. She looked at Yu Hong, who was sitting opposite. It was obvious that the woman who had always talked little had thought of her together.
As old people who have worked in Longyue Hotel for almost ten years, they certainly know that Longyue Hotel is a hotel brand of Shencheng Group. In addition, Shencheng Group has other hotels in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, etc. There is investment in the catering industry in key domestic cities. At an internal meeting on the eve of the Spring Festival, Ding Xia also revealed the group's plan to establish a chain hotel brand this year. At that time, she may leave Jichun to develop new business for the group.
"Shencheng Group? Xiangyang, I remember you said that our Huaneng Automobile in Jichun is also the company where Xiao Ning works, and the big boss behind it is the Shencheng Group." Sun Qianchao remembered the meeting of the Six Gentlemen during the Spring Festival in 1994. dialogue.
"That's right."
"Kun'er is actually the vice president of Shencheng Group? Lu Chuan is not mistaken, is he? Isn't he a second-rate dealer?"
Xiao Guoqing couldn't pronounce the words "broker" or "intermediary", and he couldn't call Zhou Bingkun a pimp like Zhou Zhigang. He tried hard to think of a "second-rate dealer". In his opinion, he was on the verge of bankruptcy. Introducing companies to HK rich people is essentially the same as reselling materials.
Tang Xiangyang shook his head: "He fooled us all."
At this time, Yu Hong, who had been silent, spoke up: "No wonder you said that Shencheng Group does not recruit people who graduated from Tsinghua University. Wasn't Bingkun expelled from Tsinghua University?"
Her words were very convincing, and several others looked at each other and nodded.
Xiao Guoqing said: "I said why are you ignoring us? It turns out that we have become the big boss."
When Sun Qianchao saw that Tang Xiangyang didn't express his opinion, he said with a look of resentment: "Why don't you care about us? Don't Yu Hong and Wu Qian work at Longyue Hotel, and the wages they pay are not low."
Wu Qian did not agree with his statement: "Ding Xia pays every employee a high salary, and we are his friends."
Sun Qianchao was speechless. Although he knew that Wu Qian's focus was money and Xiao Guoqing's focus was not having enough friends, he still didn't know how to excuse Zhou Bingkun.
…
At the same time, Cai Xiaoguang held a Fucheng VCD and took Zhou Rong back to Guangzi Film.
Zhou Zhigang did not go out to do odd jobs today, mainly because no one wanted to use him. After all, he is sixty-eight years old. If something goes wrong at work, no one can bear the responsibility.
The two of them are also interesting. One is arguing with his younger son every day, wishing he could yell at people when he saw them, but he is not angry to death and is jumping around every day. The other has been trying to persuade her for so many years and found out that her advice was in vain, so she simply doesn't care. It’s time to eat, drink, and sleep. I used to be a little confused when I woke up from a cerebral hemorrhage in seven years. Now I am getting better day by day. My eyesight is not blurred and my ears are not deafened. The children outside can remember and distinguish who is whose. .
When Zhou Rong opened the door, the couple was eating lunch at the round table, a plate of spicy cabbage, a bowl of soybean paste, and a plate of blood sausage that Ding Jianye asked for in autumn.
"Hey, Rong, didn't you go to Guizhou? Why are you back?" Li Suhua put down the shepherd's purse steamed bun in her hand and stood up to greet her.
People's staple food in this era is steamed buns and rice, but those who are older will still order steamed buns, corn pancakes, etc. when steaming steamed buns. This is not to remember the bitterness and sweetness, but purely for greed.
Zhou Rong glanced at Cai Xiaoguang and said, "Tell your parents."
"Dad, Mom." The director's uncle clapped the things in his hands: "Do you know what this is?"
They both shook their heads.
Cai Xiaoguang didn't say much. He walked to the back room and put the cardboard box on the kang. He took out the VCD host inside and connected it to the TV. He also stuffed a disc into the video disc compartment and pressed the play button.
The blue light of the AV window flashed, and the startup LOG of Fucheng VCD appeared first, and then the movie screen. The four words "Snake-shaped Trickster" in the middle were very low compared to the new movie subtitles, and would shake slightly as the camera changed.
"I get it, I get it." Li Suhua pointed at it and said, "This is the name of the one that was advertised on CCTV... what is the VCD."
Zhou Rong smiled, but a little reluctantly.
Cai Xiaoguang said: "Mom, do you know where this VCD came from?"
