this man is not calm

Chapter 433 Stop
Li Xuan, who prefers a stable home life, is not keen on wandering around and traveling. It's okay for her to go sightseeing during the holidays, but she doesn't really want to go on a business trip for work.

After playing with Xiao Jinfeng for a while, this little guy seemed to prefer interacting with the pet dogs at home. Including the original Huang'er and Jinbiao, the puppy prepared to guard the house for Jinshang, and the little friends added later, there are already seven dogs at home.

Although raising so many dogs is not too much of a burden, it is still a bit troublesome for family members to take care of them. It takes a lot of time and energy to take the dogs out for a walk every day.

No matter how much Xiao Jinfeng likes it, it is impossible to increase it in a short time.

After dinner, Jin Shi called Jin Shang to go out for a walk and chat.

After entering November, the temperature in the capital city dropped sharply, especially at night, when the cold air descended from the sky. If you were not careful and rashly came out of the house, you could easily catch a cold.

Arriving at a dimly lit civic square, Jin Shi took out a cigarette and was about to light it, but hesitated for a moment and put it back.

"I rarely smoke anymore, and I only smoke when I am entertaining people."

"It's not easy to control yourself!"

"I actually didn't like it that much in the beginning, but later on... I had more things to do, so I liked to light one up when I had nothing to do. I had always wanted to quit, but I made up my mind in the past two years."

The couple reunited and had a little son. Smoking at home was not good, and he was the only one with this habit, so after a while, he decided to change this bad habit.

"That's pretty good. Even if you have the protection I gave you, things like cigarettes and alcohol are bad after all. You should avoid them if you can."

"You are more like a pure-hearted old man than I am. Although our family has fallen on hard times, we have not fallen to the bottom. We still have a lot of savings and connections. If we really want to live a life of luxury and debauchery, that's enough for us to live a carefree life."

"No one is perfect, and we all have some weird hobbies."

Jin Shang couldn't help but sneer a few times.
"Firstly, I don't have a strong desire to squander money. Secondly, flies don't bite cracked eggs. I don't know how many 'flies' are watching me in my current situation. Do you believe it or not, if I let go a little, Xiao Biao will send all the female stars in the circle to my bed one by one?"

There is no need to use any means. Some people just want to take shortcuts to exchange resources.

As for the world of fame and fortune, it is possible that there are some who really keep themselves clean, or who have strong backing and are qualified to be reserved, but the vast majority of film, television and entertainment practitioners have become aware of this since they entered the industry, and are willing to take risks, using the talents given by God and expending their youth in exchange for a chance to become rich and powerful.

As for those who were exposed, Jin Shang, who had seen some inside information, understood that those were just the tip of the iceberg. It was like finding a cockroach in a room, then there were at least tens of thousands of pests of all sizes hiding and not being discovered.

"Boy, you haven't tried it, but you know it very well."

Some things have never changed from ancient times to the present. For example, for a real dandy, the descriptions in novels and TV dramas about domineering bosses are basically nonsense. When he reaches a certain level, as long as he is not particularly weird, he will be surrounded by beautiful women and have many drinking buddies. I don't know how many of them will rush to invite him to join the party.

Moreover, in order to avoid risks, one has to have some dignity. Without the introduction of familiar friends, the boss usually will not go to unfamiliar nightclubs, bars, clubs and the like.

The plot of going to a strange dance hall and encountering a short-sighted yellow-haired guy who provokes you, first suppresses you and then pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger is basically impossible to happen. Only street thugs, gangsters or young people who have never seen the world would believe such a thing.

In essence, the living circles of playboys and ordinary people are actually two worlds with almost no intersection. Generally speaking, unless the playboys are racing at night or accidentally hit in a car accident, the citizens who rush to make three meals a day may not meet a real domineering boss a few times in their lives.

It's like if Nan Dalong wants to get close to Jin Shang, he can invite him to a niche place that most people have never heard of, drink, chat and brag. During the time, there will be various celebrity artists accompanying him, pouring wine, singing and chatting. If he is not interested, he can just give him a small amount of money to send him away. If he shows the slightest interest, there will naturally be professionals to coordinate and create opportunities.

It's like in the novel "Dream of Red Mansions", the way Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, father and son of Ningguo Mansion, play is much more high-end. Even if they are prostitutes and thieves in secret, none of them are good people, at least they can keep their face. In contrast, the dull bully Xue Pan, who brings his lackeys to bully men and women, and beats people to death in the street for snatching maids, is a disgrace to dandy young men and tyrants. Not to mention that ordinary people look down on him, even those with a little status and a bit of shame are ashamed to associate with him.

If they were really planning to do something, I won't give examples of too complicated ones. For the real behind-the-scenes operations, you can refer to the story of Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, and the role played by Wang Po. If it weren't for the emergence of Wu Song and Wu Erlang who didn't play by the rules, Wu Dalang would probably never have been vindicated.

The background of the Jin father and son is much higher than that of Ximen Qing, the Dai Ba Wang Xue Pan and the like. If they really want to disregard everything, they will try their hand at wine and women. I don't know how many people would rush to give them money and women.

However, nothing can be taken for granted. Whether it is visible or invisible, there is always a price to pay.

With rising wealth and status comes trouble.

The more valuable the eggs, the more flies will covet them.

"So, Dad, did you encounter a 'fly'?"

"Don't say such harsh words. Your mother and I have been separated for so many years, and I have never done anything bad. It is even less likely that I will cause trouble now. We have no idea how many people like us now. You have to be careful. You are still young, and I am afraid that you will make a mistake..."

"I'm doing fine, right? I'm already engaged, I go out early and come back late, I don't stay out all night, I don't have any unspoken rules in the workplace, I don't support any female celebrities, and I don't have the habit of going to clubs for foot massages..."

Interrupting Jin Shang's words, Jin Shilue said seriously,

"I'm not worried about these things. As long as your relationship with your fiancée is stable, small problems won't have much impact. Marriage is a big deal, why is it so important? Having a good wife at home can save you half your life of hard work. If you don't handle household affairs properly, no matter how big your family business is, I'm afraid it will be difficult to end well."

"We are fine. Although we have some disagreements occasionally, we rarely quarrel, and there are no times when we lack communication and ignore each other."

"Everyone has their own fate, and everyone has a different way of getting along with others, so there is nothing I can teach you, but... don't learn from me. There are obviously better ways to deal with things, but I chose the worst one. I have wasted nearly twenty years, which is one of the prices I paid. Now... don't even mention twenty years, a delay of two months may result in heavy losses..." "It's not that exaggerated. I'm not a tool who only cares about work and career. Living my own life is the first priority. As for the rest, take your time..."

"Let's not talk about this anymore! What do you think of the south?"

Speaking of this, Jin Shang had a lot of things that he was reluctant to say to outsiders.

"I don't quite understand the insights you gave me about charity before. If you go down and take a look yourself, you may be able to understand it better."

For example, try to donate things that can be used immediately and are not too valuable.

For example, when it comes to shoes, try to choose rubber shoes or work shoes that have a simple appearance, good quality and are durable. If you choose sports shoes, sneakers, leather shoes, etc. that look good but are not practical, they will easily get damp, be damaged by rats and insects, and are not durable. Even simple old farmers may not be willing to wear them.

Especially for children, shoes and clothes must be made to fit their feet as much as possible, otherwise they will easily be "moved" to their older brothers. As for older sisters, do you really think that the preference for boys over girls in the countryside is false?

Don't think that if you give people colorful clothes, shoes, scarves and hats that are obviously worn by girls, they will feel bad or sorry. They will feel ashamed. Lao Jin has said more than once before that when he visited the needy families who received aid, he would find the colorful clothes that were obviously worn by the sister, but he gave them to the brother without any hesitation, and he didn't think it was wrong at all. When faced with questions, he would say that the sister didn't like them and had to give them to the brother.

It is a big taboo to give gifts of daily necessities that are too valuable. Beautiful high-end leather shoes, sweaters, and leather coats, believe it or not, people will resell them and exchange the money for buying alcohol.

Sometimes, good intentions can easily be dampened, so Lao Jin rarely goes to watch in person. He just donates money and materials and leaves it to specialized people to handle.

No matter what the result is, even if the families helped are not many and the children saved are not many, it is a good thing.

There is a little noise, but I try not to listen to it and just pretend it doesn't exist.

"The result this time is not bad. Local customs and practices vary from place to place. I may not be able to manage everything under the nose of the capital. In the countryside thousands of kilometers away, it can build a decent school and solve the schooling problems of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of children. It is worth it."

Jin Shang doesn't really care about reputation or anything like that; he just wants to feel at peace with himself.

Hearing this, Jin Shi smiled and nodded:
"In fact, some rural areas still retain simple values, but in the cities, which are like a big melting pot, the morals are declining and people's hearts are no longer as they used to be."

Going to the countryside to contract land, engage in farm breeding, rural revitalization, etc., they are all business. The local natives may teach you a lesson to let outsiders understand what poverty and bad water are, but if you go to build schools, roads, bridges, etc., most people will still have good intentions.

All things are inferior, only reading is superior. Going to school is a good opportunity to change the fate of poverty and backwardness, while building bridges and repairing roads will bring opportunities to make a fortune. Everyone can still distinguish between good and bad, as long as you don't take away their few remaining resources.

Jin Shang nodded in agreement.

"My e-commerce, logistics supply chain, warehousing and distribution, and offline life are business models that rely heavily on the supply of basic materials. I wonder if there are big benefits in rural areas? I wonder how many people are envious of those cheap agricultural and sideline products and handicrafts. Although township enterprises do not have much core competitiveness, they have low costs. Why is no one doing intensive rural commercial and trade industry chains?"

Whether in the past or present life, traditional chain supermarkets or Internet e-commerce, group buying or purchasing on behalf of others, even the supply and marketing cooperatives with the highest level of integration power have tried it, but none of them can persist. This shows how deep the water is in this thing.

Precisely because he realizes there are huge pitfalls, Jin Shang has never set his sights on rural e-commerce and logistics trade, at least not yet. In the process of business expansion, he only makes some defensive investments, and basically concentrates on areas such as Gyeonggi, Julunbo and Central China where he has been introduced by acquaintances. For other areas, he dares not rashly go down to the town level or even directly face the most grassroots villages.

If you just take a quick look at the surface, you may have a big misunderstanding. But after a deeper understanding, you will understand that this kind of place is not a world dominated by commercial order at all, and the prevailing rules are not the same as those in the city.

Why is there the saying "You can't keep the distant place, and you can't return to your hometown"?

Once you get used to modern city life, it’s hard to stand the life in a small county town or below. The fragmented daily life where someone’s chicken lays a double-yolked egg can quickly spread throughout the village is very different from the urban society where the efficient way of getting along with strangers dominates.

It's fine to become rich and return home in glory, or even be so rich that you give away money and gold. But it's best not to have the idea of ​​supporting your compatriots and returning home to invest. Just donate some supplies and build some face-saving projects. If you are too enthusiastic about supporting your fellow villagers in a so-called dedicated way, you may run into trouble and lose the little goodwill you have left.

Listening to his son's long chatter, his father Jin Shi sighed with satisfaction:

"It's good that you realize this. Business, to put it bluntly, is a transaction between people who trust each other. Even if they are not acquaintances, both parties must have equal values ​​and a minimum moral standard. Don't you like to use the saying 'When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace'? That's the truth..."

It's just like the former colonial countries in Africa where the traditional powers in Western Europe were. With their experiences and history, it is difficult for them to understand what a market economy is and what it means to abide by a contract. If you are fierce and ruthless, they will abide by your rules, but if you are polite, they will think you are weak and afraid of them, and will bully you in return.

In the words of our ancestors, it means "knowing small etiquette but not great righteousness, being particular about small details but not great virtue, paying attention to trivial matters but neglecting integrity and shame, fearing power but not cherishing virtue, the strong will surely steal and invade, and the weak will surely submit."

"People like us don't need to stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at others. Different places naturally have different ways of survival. So, don't force modern urban values ​​on your fellow villagers. Urban-rural dualism is just like that. Any business model that can bridge the gap between the two, even if it's just a little bit, can reap huge profits and benefits. Your so-called smart city, new energy electrification, and isolated regional economies actually have a hint of this, but it's not obvious enough. This is one of the reasons why the relevant departments attach so much importance to it."

"I think I understand a little bit."

The integrated economic development model driven by new energy is good for big cities, but the real beneficiaries are actually the island settlements in the ocean that are difficult to travel to, and the county towns or towns built deep in the mountains and forests with poor transportation, lack of water and electricity.

Its greatest value lies in creating a self-sufficient regional economic model and reducing the pressure of poverty alleviation and transfer payments.

(End of this chapter)