Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 998 In-depth understanding
Du Hong couldn't believe it: "No matter how poor he is, he can't even afford a meal, right? Let me tell you that Wall Street offered him a sky-high price to invite him back then, but he refused them all. They don't love money!"

I cut my life and said: "How is it possible, this love of money is the same as being born with emotions and desires, which comes with you! Of course, those oil kings in the United Arab Emirates are different. They are born in the pile of money !"

Xu Lin said with a smile: "No, not everyone loves money. Like me, it's annoying to look at money every day!"

I curled my lips and said: "It's not your own money, of course you are bored! If the whole room is filled with your own money, do you think you are bored? I guess you don't do other things every day, just sit at home and count Money to play!"

Du Hong continued: "Let's talk about going back to the Bai family, this guy is a wonderful thing! In 2002, I remember that I had just started working for 2 years, and my first job was as a staff member of the Institute of Geology. All of us A scientific research project requires 40 yuan of funds. At that time, my monthly salary was less than 2000 yuan. The director was in a state of distress, and the project could be started with only 40 yuan. Seriously overspend, don't think about it, don't invest money, the previous money will be wasted, this can make our leader anxious, this responsibility is definitely his responsibility! He mobilized everyone in the firm to donate, Desperately looking for investors!

Bai Shijia was a family member of one of our colleagues at the time. We had all seen him before, and we didn’t know what he was doing. He rode a broken bicycle to pick up people all day long, but I didn’t see him wearing a decent dress. Always in overalls with patches.

Just before the deadline of the project, he took a broken sack with 40 yuan in it, and threw it on the floor of the director's office, saying that he would lend it to the office!We were all stupid at the time. We were afraid that his money would come from unknown sources, so we didn’t dare to use it at first, but later we used it when we were forced to do so. We even wrote him a letter and said that we would return him with dividends! "

I thought for a while and asked, "How old was he at that time? Why did he have 40? What did he do?"

Du Hong sighed: "I'm the same age as me. I used to work as a skilled worker in a factory, but I don't know much about it later. We all know his wife well, and we know that their family is not rich! Even his wife doesn't know where he is from." 40 yuan, if I knew, I would never let him lend it to the institute, and my family still lives in the staff dormitory!"

I found it unbelievable and said: "I have seen a lot of high-minded people, but very few people will help others first, and then do it for themselves! The problem is, he is not helping others, is it? It is investment? Explanation He has good eyesight!"

Du Hong laughed and said: "Then you are wrong, he didn't earn a penny, and he put all the 40 in! Our project failed, and all the dug out were granite, although it can be sold for money , but compared with the investment, it became worthless! The director was immediately laid off, and all the money he earned was handed over, which was not enough for the cost at all. The wife was crying, making noise and hanged herself. She asked the clinic for money every day, and the leaders all ran away, and the rest didn't care about their affairs. This matter just went away! The Bai family has never been to the clinic from the beginning to the end. Once, it's as if it didn't happen, and the money doesn't seem to be his!"

I smiled and said, "Is this stupid? Don't you care about money?"

Du Hong continued: "Later, her wife divorced him! Why do I remember it so clearly, because before the divorce, he came to our office once to stamp his seal, and her wife yelled at him, in front of so many people He said that he was a wimp and a poor man all his life, and marrying him would be a bad luck for eight lifetimes! He just said that money is not the criterion for judging whether a person is happy! We really thought he was stupid at the time! Judging by his appearance, it really doesn't matter!"

Xu Lin also said: "I heard one thing, why is he so poor recently? He has a best friend, Lu Jun from Yongfa Group. Yongfa Group was established by the Bai family. Solar water heaters were developed by him at the very beginning. Lu Jun was his driver and knew nothing. When Yongfa Group was at its best, more than 70% of the country's solar water heaters were produced by his company! Later, I don't know why Bai Shijia gave the company to Lu Jun, it really gave it all.

After the country raised the safety standards for solar water heaters this time, Yongfa Group didn't care at all. It produced a whole year's inventory, but all of them were scrapped and all the tests failed to meet the standards.Lu Jun is also an idiot who can't afford to support him, and he owes hundreds of millions in silver all at once.

Borrowing money from people everywhere, and begging our company to let our company buy it, was rejected by Mr. Ma!In the end, it was the Bai family who took out the money and paid back the debt for him! "

I was even more curious and asked: "Where did he get so much money? He will change? There is always a source for making money, right? Otherwise, it would be strange not to check him for being so rich without knowing it! "

Xu Lin said with a smile: "He is a financial expert, and he also understands management. He has the ability to turn stones into gold. The companies that consult him all the year round have broken the threshold of their families. The companies he instructed either made a comeback or revived! not easy!"

I cut it and said, "Isn't he not fond of money? Then he has saved so much money?"

Xu Lin shook her head and said, "It's not his own money that he borrowed!"

I sighed and said: "Then I really don't believe it. There is such a stupid person in the world who would borrow money to pay off other people's debts. It's not just a little bit, but it's hundreds of millions! He has to bear the money himself." Hey? Why didn't he sell Yongfa Group? It would be great if the latter filed for bankruptcy directly!"

Xu Lin explained: "Actually, I don't agree with the bankruptcy of the company, especially a large labor-intensive private enterprise like them! Once they go bankrupt, the related companies will suffer, and their suppliers must also suffer. This is how many people’s jobs have been overturned! If, as long as there is an opportunity, the company can maintain it, then it can be maintained, and the money can be paid back slowly! It is the most irresponsible way to file for bankruptcy directly!”

I objected: "You're wrong, you're so wrong! If you are a business, you should cut through the mess quickly, and if you stop and stop, you will be chaotic! What if this business is hopeless? It's better to go bankrupt as soon as possible and wait for someone to take over. Maybe you can revive the company again! Can you still count on that idiot Lu Jun to make the Yongfa Group flourish again? The Bai family’s money is just fed to the dogs! Even if you can’t understand the national policy, it’s too late It took a year to find out, if I sent him to jail! Besides, how many people can be supported by a few hundred million?"

Du Hong shook his head and said, "Bai Shijia is a nostalgic person, let's just say his ex-wife, who looks down on her so much, and divorced her for so many years, didn't he buy her a car and a house again! Lu Jun It's his driver, they must have had an old relationship before, that's why they helped him like this?"

I cut it and said, "That's hurting him! Isn't this the same as raising a son? If a son makes a mistake, not only does he not scold him, but he continues to encourage him to make mistakes. If things go on like this, sooner or later, even my own father will be harmed." I dare to bet you that after this difficulty is over, Lu Jun will definitely keep making mistakes without fear, anyway, someone will give him the bottom line!"

Several people nodded.

I continued: "I don't want to make judgments about this Bai Shijia, but from what you said, I think he is still mentally ill, and the things he did are beyond a normal person's comprehension! Tell me, what is he doing this for? Noble sentiment? Selfless dedication? Anyway, I can’t understand it!”

Guan Ze suddenly said: "I can understand! Many people exchange money with love, friendship, and family affection. He just did the opposite. He exchanged money for love, friendship, and family affection early on!"

I froze for a moment, and after thinking about it, I thought it made sense!
In the next few days, our topics will revolve around the Bai family, so I carefully checked the information of the Bai family.

Indeed, as they said, his resume is really scary, not to mention his title, but just his academic qualifications, he is a postdoctoral supervisor, or an acquired talent.And it was done step by step. After graduating from Tsinghua University, he joined a large state-owned enterprise. As an ordinary technician, he became a postdoctoral supervisor after part-time work and part-time study. This is so surprising!Besides, a person who engages in technology is linked to finance, and knows how to manage enterprises!
These are enough nonsense, or painters, musicians, these hobbies are too broad, right?Where did he get so much time?
Also, the painting he was going to give me was sold at a London auction house, but it just passed in.

It's not that he couldn't afford the price, but that he temporarily regretted it, and this news made headlines.

I regretted it to death, why did you confiscate that painting?But it's priceless, but if he hangs it on the bare wall of his house like that, don't worry about thieves stealing it?
Out of interest in him, I found him again and wanted to get to know him better.

Du Hong and Xu Lin knew that I had an appointment with Bai Shijia, just like fans who can meet their idols, they would follow whatever they said.

With the consent of Bai Shijia, I brought two of his fans and made an appointment in an elegant small teahouse. In Shanghai, where there is so much gold and every inch of land, it is not really considered to be able to open a two-story teahouse. small.

Bai Shijia still walked in the Chinese tunic suit and cloth shoes leisurely.

Before I said hello, the two women stood up impatiently, eager to shake hands with Bai Shijia and give up their seats.

After Bai Shijia greeted me very politely, he smiled at me and asked, "Mr. Chen, why are you so interested in coming here to drink tea?"

I said oh, "Since I drank the tea from your house last time, I have been looking for the kind of tea you mentioned everywhere, but I couldn't find it. I heard that the tea in this teahouse is not bad, so I wanted to order it." Come and try it out."

Bai Shijia said with a smile: "You're blaming me. I didn't take some away for you last time, right? I was rude and brought it for you! Let them make some for a while! You take the rest, and I didn't." How much, I will ask for more when I go to XZ next time!"

I said gratefully: "Thank you! However, this teahouse can still make tea brought by guests?"

Bai Shijia smiled and said, "It should be fine!"

Just as he was talking, the owner of the teahouse came up in person, took the tea from Bai Shijia's hand, and asked, "Do you need to find a tea master? Or do you brew it yourself?"

Bai Shijia smiled and said: "Your people must come to make tea at your place, so that you can show the skill of your teahouse!"

The boss nodded, took the tea and walked down.

After a while, a tall beautiful woman in a blue cheongsam came up with a tea tray, smiled at us, and began to make tea skillfully.

I opened my mouth first and said: "Brother Bai, I only heard about your deeds after I went back. You can be regarded as a romantic figure today. No wonder you are so different!"

Bai Shijia hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I'm most afraid of being different! You don't seem to be praising me, but scolding me!"

I shook my head and said, "No, I just admire the way you do things. I was very inspired by the education you gave me last time! However, even if I think like you said, I still can't do what you say. Doing those things, I have a lot of questions to think about, if you don't mind, can you give me an answer?"

Bai Shijia nodded and said, "There's nothing you can't tell others! You can ask whatever you want!"

I smiled and asked, "When did you earn your first pot of gold? How did you earn it?"

Bai Shijia replied frankly: "In the third year of junior high school, the prize money for participating in the Olympic mathematics competition is 2000 yuan!"

I curled my lips and said, "You know that's not what I'm asking! I really want to know, when you were still a technician at the manufacturer, why did you suddenly have 40 yuan to lend to the research institute?"

Bai Shijia glanced at Du Hong, who immediately lowered his head, pretending to be innocent.

Then he smiled at Du Hong, "You still remember it so clearly after such a long time?"

Du Hong blushed and replied: "Who can forget? Such a fool..."

I laughed loudly and said, "What are you afraid of? Say what you have to say! I also think you are quite stupid!"

Bai Shijia smiled helplessly and said, "It's not stupid, it's just paying some tuition fees!"

I curled my lips and said, "Are you using 40 yuan to pay the tuition? Now 40 yuan is not a small amount!"

Bai Shijia explained: "There are some things you don't know. Although I didn't get a single penny back, the last 40 mining rights were given to me!"

I patted my forehead and said, "You picked up such a big bargain! No matter what is in the mine, you can get back [-] a year!"

Bai Shijia hummed and said: "It's still being mined now, it's not a rare mine, but ah, just dig out anything, it's all money!"

(End of this chapter)