Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 86 President Kun is so low-key!
Cao Yukun turned his head and looked over, stunned for a moment, "Oh..."

Then he stood up with a smile, "Lao Xu?"

He laughed and shook hands with Xu Hualei who was walking towards him. "Why did you come to Fuping?"

We had dinner together in Shanghai before.

Xu Hualei and Jin Zhiqiang are in a cooperative relationship. Both of them have connections and can get approval documents from foreign trade companies. It's just that Xu Hualei's ability is relatively weak, so he should be classified as following Jin Zhiqiang to make a living, and they have a dependent relationship. Cao Yukun's deepest impression of him is his name. According to him, his father is a professor in the chemistry department, so he gave him such a name, hoping that he will have great energy when he grows up.

"Your county invited me here! You are a local here!"

"Yes, I am from Fuping!"

After a brief chat, Cao Yukun basically understood everything - there were some vague points at first, but when he saw Zhao Xiaolan and Xie Zhaofang following suit, he also almost understood them.

Foreign trade is hot these days and every enterprise wants to do foreign trade. I guess the county also went out and achieved some success. So Xu Hualei, the big boss, came to the small county of Fuping.

As for what to make, seeing Xie Zhaofang, the boss of a private enterprise, and Zhao Xiaolan, the chief steward of the county government, walking together... Well, maybe cotton? Or silk?

It’s hard to tell others, but Zhao Xiaolan still has to say hello.

When Cao Yukun finished the college entrance examination, she failed to pass the exam and was considered to have dropped out of school. Her father Cao Weiguo used the connections of Zhao Xiaolan, the director of the county government office, to get Cao Yukun a job in the county's small fleet. To be precise, it was her father's connections. Later, when Cao Yukun went to collect her salary before the New Year, he went to her office and gave her a chocolate.

Moreover, because she was too young, Cao Yukun felt embarrassed for having called her "Aunt Zhao". After that, he never saw her again.

When they met, Cao Yukun had a brief chat with Xu Hualei. Seeing Zhao Xiaolan and the others following him with a look of surprise, Cao Yukun nodded to Zhao Xiaolan and said, "Director Zhao!"

Several county leaders and deputy leaders were not there, so it was probably Zhao Xiaolan, the housekeeper, who was in charge of the reception. However, that had nothing to do with Cao Yukun. After greeting Zhao Xiaolan, he didn't even look at Xie Zhaofang on the other side, but patted Xu Hualei on the shoulder and said, "Are you in a hurry to go back? If not, I'll host you tomorrow and we can have a meal together."

"Oh, what's the rush? Even if I'm in a hurry, I won't be in a hurry as long as you say so!"

"Hahahaha! Okay then, I'll treat you tomorrow!"

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Zhao Xiaolan looked at the scene in surprise and was so shocked that she was almost speechless.

This is...Cao Yukun?

There's no doubt about it. Other people may forget who is who after a long time or when there are too many things to do, but this face, once you've seen it once, you will never forget it!

But, wasn't there a rumor going around in the county recently that he had borrowed money from the Song family's beverage factory and then ran away with the money? When did he come back? And how could he be so familiar with a big boss like Xu Hualei?
One was a small gangster in Fuping County. It was said that Song Hongxing was attracted by his face and wanted to marry his daughter to him, and even gave him the beverage factory to manage, so he took the opportunity to get a loan and ran away. The other one was a big shot in Shangtan, a major foreign trade businessman who controlled hundreds of millions of exports every year - how could they know each other?

Moreover, looking at their conversation, it seemed like Xu Hualei was quite supportive of Cao Yukun?

It felt like he was such a big boss, but when he was standing in front of Cao Yukun and talking, he always had his back bent!

This is... so strange!

But she didn't know that compared to her shock, Xie Zhaofang, who was standing on the other side of Xu Hualei, was actually much more surprised than her - he had only a faint impression of this guy named Cao Yukun, because he drove for the county and often went to dinner parties. When the county leaders visited his textile factory, they met him once at the reception office. Because of his face, he could remember this person, but the real impression was that he later beat up the bastard Zhang Weimin from the Finance Bureau, which was considered a help to her. But didn't she hear that this guy took a loan from the bank and went to Hongkong to develop the market?
What did they say? They wanted to sell the crappy orange juice from the Song Family Beverage Factory to Hongkong?

He had returned, but...how did he know Xu Hualei? And he knew her so well? And it seemed like Mr. Xu Hualei was trying to curry favor with him?
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"Oh, you're talking about President Kun! President Kun is an amazing figure!"

The group entered Box No. 1 of the guesthouse restaurant. The main leaders of the county who were involved in this matter were already waiting. When everyone met, they naturally shook hands and exchanged pleasantries before sitting down one after another.

As the main guest of this banquet, Mr. Xu Hualei, of course, sat at the main seat. His charming female secretary was entertained by Zhao Xiaolan. Even his driver came to the table, accompanied by the deputy county magistrate.

After three rounds of drinks, Xie Zhaofang asked about what happened just now, seemingly chatting casually. This immediately attracted the attention of several county leaders, who turned their heads to look at Xu Hualei. This short trip to Fuping unexpectedly met the famous General Kun of Shanghai Beach, which changed Xu Hualei's listless state because he had little interest. At this time, facing a group of bumpkin cadres in the county, he became interested in talking, "But I haven't heard General Kun say that he is from Fuping! If you had known earlier, why did you look for me? You looked for General Kun! He is familiar with me, and he is even more familiar with General Jin Zhiqiang and General Sun Mingming!"

"They are all among the four young masters in Shanghai!"

"Oh, you guys don't know about the Four Young Masters of Shanghai? I'm telling you, your place is not far from the Magic City, how come you are so isolated from the news?"

"The four young masters in Shanghai are all in the stock business, and they are very big players. For example, Mr. Kun holds 30,000 subscription certificates. What is that? Tens of millions! Adding the stocks he has, plus the 40 or 50 new stocks that will be issued later, his assets this year will definitely exceed 100 million! He is a big boss!"

"Subscription certificates! Don't you read newspapers? Many newspapers reported that the most profitable thing this year is the subscription certificate. Unfortunately, I entered the market too late and only got about a thousand to play with, and followed President Jin and President Kun to make a living! You are really looking for something far away. Oh, you insisted that I come here to see it, why didn't you say so earlier! This is President Kun's hometown, he is here, he has a say! Whose goods can't you ask for?"

"Why? Isn't he famous in your county?"

"Wow, Mr. Kun is so low-key! He is indeed capable of doing big business!"

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At the banquet, everyone was in high spirits. The tone had been set in advance that everyone had to toast seriously and tell jokes, in order to make Mr. Xu happy and cheerful, and to try their best to get the export done. However, at this moment, Mr. Xu Hualei became happy, but everyone was stunned.

While several county leaders listened to him happily recounting the status and glory of "General Kun" in Shanghai Beach, they couldn't help but exchange glances with each other.

The result... looked at each other in bewilderment.

No one knows who Mr. Kun is!
In the end, it was Zhao Xiaolan who took advantage of Mr. Xu's pause to whisper, "It was Cao Yukun. He used to work at the county government for a few months. Not long ago... uh, there was a fight."

She was a little distracted, and didn't think about what she said, so she came to her senses in the middle of her words. She said fighting, isn't it about Zhang Weimin? Then, who among the people in the county doesn't know that Zhang Weimin and Xie Zhaofang don't get along? Zhang Weimin was beaten that time because he ridiculed Xie Zhaofang's daughter Xie Xiaoyu, which angered a flower-protecting ruffian!
Well, Xie Zhaofang probably wouldn't be too happy when it comes to fighting.

However, these few simple words she said immediately woke up the county leaders.

A temporary driver of the county government's car team beat up the director of the county government's finance bureau during a meeting in the county government compound. This incident was so bizarre that no one would forget it even after a few years. Moreover, there had been various rumors in the county in the past one or two months, and most of them were about Cao Yukun who was fired for beating people. Although the county leaders were busy, they were not completely unaware of the various rumors among the people.

So, now I know who "Mr. Kun" is!

But after understanding it, everyone became even more confused...

Cao Yukun, Mr. Kun.

Well, that certainly makes it more confusing!

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Xie Zhaofang was actually a little distracted.

Mainly because he was listening to Mr. Xu, who was always a little arrogant and not easy to talk to, always talking about how great Mr. Kun was, with a tone of high praise, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

That boy...got rich?

Mr. Kun? The Four Young Masters of Shanghai? The real tycoon of Shanghai Beach?

However, the meeting just now was definitely not a pleasant one... In the situation just now, everyone was standing almost face to face. He greeted Zhao Xiaolan, but he didn't even look at me. What does this mean?
Of course, of course, this guy has become rich, and it seems that he is not very happy about the phone call he made to smooth things over - Damn! At that time, he was an idiot, and he dared to take the factory of Song Hongxing, the old fox. I called him and gave him a serious reminder, which was originally a way to repay a favor!
Who would have known that this kid not only didn't get into trouble and didn't need my help, but actually became rich instead?
Subscription certificates... I read in the newspaper recently that they seem to be very popular, and the price is rising rapidly. I never thought that the guy, who is so stupid, could have such a good fortune?
And judging by how Mr. Xu praises him, this kid’s success might not even be due to luck - having dealt with him before, he knows very well that Mr. Xu is no simple character and is quite capable!

And... tens of millions? Over 100 million this year?
At this moment, someone suddenly suggested, "How about we go and invite Mr. Kun to come over and have a seat?"

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