Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 87 Tough Guy Xie Zhaofang

Watching Xu Hualei, Zhao Xiaolan and Xie Zhaofang walk away, Cao Yukun's gaze lingered on Xie Zhaofang's back for a second or two - haha, the beating was of course because Ma Zhong Chi Tu was too stupid and reckless at the time, but Xie Zhaofang's arrogant tone later made Cao Yukun dislike him.

Just ignore it.

He turned around and sat down. Huang's father had already leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "You are quite familiar with that big boss?"

Cao Yukun answered him, "Not bad! We've had a few meals together."

Father Huang continued, "This should be the distinguished guest that the county has just invited. It is said that he is engaged in foreign trade. Whether the county's foreign trade can be opened up this year depends on him. Didn't you see that Director Zhao is accompanying him? I guess many leaders of the county should be waiting for him in the private room right now! It's not easy to deal with him! If you know him..."

Cao Yukun didn't take it seriously at first, but at this moment he suddenly understood what was meant.

When I looked up, I saw that Uncle Huang was smiling and had a kind face.

Cao Yukun immediately turned around and said to Huang Jiaying, "I suddenly remembered something and have to leave first. You guys continue eating and eat slowly. You can pay the bill later! After you finish eating, you can take a walk back!"

Huang Jiaying was stunned for a moment, "Where are you going?"

“Never mind!”

Cao Yukun stood up and was about to leave, but turned back and said, "Uncle Huang, I'll treat you another day. Have a good drink."

Mr. Huang laughed and waved his hand, "Go!"

Sure enough, after about 20 to 30 minutes, Zhao Xiaolan, director of the county government office, came over. At this time, because they didn't drink much, the Huang family was almost done eating. Zhao Xiaolan came over to see that Cao Yukun was not there. She was stunned for a moment, and then she saw that Huang Bojun, the president of the Agricultural Bank, stood up again and greeted her for the second time. She smiled and asked, "President Huang, where is Xiao Cao?"

Huang Bojun was stunned for a moment, "Oh, he left, saying he had something urgent to do."

Zhao Xiaolan's eyes turned and she guessed what was going on. She knew that Huang Bojun was an honest man. Although she was helpless at this time, she could only curse in her heart, "This little rascal."

However, this is not the most uncomfortable thing. What is even more difficult to accept is that when she went back and repeated the original words, almost immediately, Mr. Xu Hualei's attitude changed.

There are fewer smiles and fewer words.

He is a popular figure on the beach, and it seems he is really smart!

After barely finishing the meal, Mr. Xu really declined the leaders' farewell and insisted on going upstairs with his secretary and driver. After he went upstairs, the faces of the leaders immediately became unhappy. Even before they went back, County Secretary Zheng immediately asked, "Director Zhao, what happened just now?"

Zhao Xiaolan didn't dare to hesitate, but at this time, she turned her head to look at Xie Zhaofang first, and then answered: "Maybe it's really urgent, or maybe... he really doesn't want to come, so he hid away first!"

There is no simple person who can become the top leader of the county. Secretary Zheng almost immediately turned his head to look at Xie Zhaofang, "Boss Xie, what's going on?"

Xie Zhaofang felt a little scalp tingling at the moment. Everyone was involved in the scene and no one could fool around. Although Zhao Xiaolan was a woman, Xie Zhaofang would never dare to underestimate her.

He knew that the fact that Cao Yukun didn't even look at him when they went there together just now had been clearly seen by this famous strong woman in the county.

But he didn't expect that the boy would be so disrespectful. In the blink of an eye, he clearly guessed that the leaders might invite him to sit over, but he just slipped away so directly and decisively - was it really because of the phone call I made?
However, at this time, he could only bite the bullet and answer, "It might be... a little unpleasant before! I don't think I did anything wrong, but maybe for him, he is not willing to deal with me?"

Secretary Zheng was stunned, looking very unhappy. "Didn't he fight for your daughter? He beat up Zhang Weimin. You mean him, right? How can you be unhappy with him?"

These words made Xie Zhaofang feel extremely uncomfortable, as if he was being accused of ingratitude.

But no matter how stubborn he was, he didn't dare confront the local leader in person, because he was the father and mother official, so he could only reluctantly answer, "Actually, I don't really understand. I'm not that familiar with him. How about I call him later and ask him. If it doesn't work, you can explain it to me?"

"This is your business, Boss Xie! The county is helping you pull strings, so don't let yourself down!"

Secretary Zheng was clearly very unhappy and his words were very unpleasant.

He personally went to Shanghai to beg for this project and finally invited a big boss in foreign trade to inspect the project. However, a little personnel friction in the county made the merchant unhappy. It was obviously a favorable factor, as the county had an acquaintance of the merchant, which would have added points and would have made it more likely to make this happen. However, it ended up having the opposite effect. This was because Xie Zhaofang was the boss of a private enterprise. If he had been replaced by the CEO of a state-owned enterprise, he would probably have gotten furious on the spot and cursed hard.

However, he obviously had the wrong idea. "I'm not saying anything bad to you, but don't interfere in young people's affairs! Don't have old-fashioned ideas! You have to know that young people are very vindictive, especially in matters of the heart! Don't forget the old saying, don't despise the poor young! Look, isn't he getting rich? Has he become Mr. Kun?"

At this moment, even though Xie Zhaofang was an experienced man, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and his face turned red.

But he felt extremely wronged: But I didn't stop him! Thinking about it again, he suddenly came to his senses - No! No! This is very wrong! That guy beat Zhang Weimin up just because he said a few bad words. It's obvious that he likes my daughter, but there was no movement afterwards. When I asked my daughter, she didn't say that he had pursued her.

Turning around, the rumor in the county was that he had become Song Hongxing's son-in-law!

Yes, that's why!

Damn it, I was wondering why that son of a bitch Song Hongxing suddenly became so stupid that he even wanted to recruit a son-in-law for a small thug like Cao Yukun! It turns out that he was not looking for a son-in-law, he was just looking to steal my daughter!

No wonder this guy dislikes me so much, either he is blaming me for not being able to pursue my daughter, because of love or something, or... that bastard Song Hongxing instigated it!
After all, he is a tough guy. Once he came to his senses, he immediately straightened his head and chest, and almost patted his chest, "Don't worry, leader, I will do a good job on this! I will solve it!"

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Cao Yukun arrived at the beverage factory early the next morning.

It had been more than a month since he had been here. As soon as the boss sat down, people from the departments below came to report on their work. Of course, they mainly asked in a roundabout way how the sales of Hongkong were going. Cao Yukun dealt with everyone calmly and then opened the safe in the general manager's office that his brother-in-law had left for him and took out the border passes and passes that they had obtained for him.

The factory has actually been running in an orderly manner. It is impossible to make money, but as long as we follow the procedures and everyone does their job, there won't be any trouble for a while.

But then, Cao Yukun knew that he had to make a trip to Hongkong - originally it was purely for the purpose of defrauding loans and to reduce criticism and resistance within the factory, so he just made up a lot of data about the Hongkong beverage market out of his own mouth, but now, all of these have become boomerangs.

It was already the end of April, and the peak sales season for all beverages was about to arrive. It would have been fine if I hadn't taken over the factory, but now that I had decided to convert the cash in my hands into industrial capital, I had to work hard to increase the sales of the beverage factory. The better, the better!
At this moment, I thought that Hongkong is really a great place to sell drinks!
Then let’s go!

Because for Cao Yukun, this was not a problem - he was not like the people of this generation who generally believed that Hongkong was a developed place, and they were in awe and admiration of the place and the people there.

In his bones he embodies the thoughts and cognition of people thirty years later. As for Hongkong and the people of Hongkong, even if they do not call it Gangcan, they have already stripped away all the halo from it in their hearts.

They are also human beings, they also eat grains and cereals, and they still like to buy cheap things!
Just go, use all the good tricks you can think of to sell drinks, it will not be completely ineffective - you must have promotions like prizes for opening a bottle, another bottle, etc. Other than that, really hire someone to redesign the trademark, and then find Andy Lau to shoot a commercial for you!
Things always need to be done seriously little by little, and if you do it, there will always be results.

Of course, before really setting off for Hongkong, we still have to make arrangements at the factory first.

For example, he had to cut ties with Song Hongxing and completely take control of the factory. He also had to arrange for Huang Jiaying to join the company, keep her in the factory, control the money, and ensure that the factory would not encounter any major problems in the future.

For example...it would be best to hire a new factory manager who is capable of taking charge of the overall situation before leaving.

My brother-in-law is not very reliable. At best he is just an assistant to the new factory director.

Of course, there is no rush for this. After all, the factory does not need any changes before it finds new sales channels.

Thinking about all these plans and arrangements in his mind, his hands were casually writing and drawing on paper. It was just past half past ten. Cao Yukun packed up all his things and was about to go out to Fuping to invite Xu Hualei to dinner, but the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone, but before he could say anything, a voice came out of the receiver, "Hello? Ah Kun? This is Old Xie, Xie Zhaofang. Haha, if you are in the factory, how about I come over to visit you?"

Cao Yukun was stunned for about a second or two, "You are... Mr. Xie?"

This voice doesn't sound like it!
Xie Zhaofang was a recognized tough guy who spoke and acted tough. The only time Cao Yukun spoke to him on the phone, Cao Yukun, who had not yet made his fortune at that time, felt uncomfortable just by hearing his tone. But in fact, that was really his usual style of speaking and doing things - always tough and awesome!

But the sound coming out of the microphone today seems a little distorted.

It doesn't feel like Xie Zhaofang at all.

"It's me, Old Xie! Haha, come over and sit down. I hope it won't bother you."

This tone is...interesting.

Cao Yukun asked: "What's the matter?"

Xie Zhaofang replied: "Haha, if I want to talk about the matter, I mainly want to apologize to you. Before, I didn't know the situation and thought you were deceived by Lao Song. Now I know clearly that Lao Song could not deceive you. Then what I said at the beginning was pure bullshit! Not only do I have to apologize to you in person, but the key is that I, Lao Song, owe you a huge favor! You beat Zhang Weimin, but you beat him for me. I, Lao Song, am not the kind of bastard who doesn't repay the favor! Let's do this. I will be at the gate of your factory right away and we can meet and talk. How about it?"

"Uh……"

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