1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 548: The Path of the Weasel (1)

May 21st, Grain Full.

Xialiu Village.

If no one told you that this is the headquarters of the now famous Xialiu Marketing Agency, it would be extremely difficult for you to connect this ordinary village in front of you with the village collective enterprise that has such a great reputation and huge business chain in Dezhou, Lanling, and even Tai'an, Liaocheng and other places.

There are still those dilapidated earthen walls and low buildings everywhere;
Or the dark figures hurrying all over the ground;

Still the same earthy ant blue;

Even the interconnected cement village roads that were built at great expense in the village in the past two years have cracks everywhere due to the excessive traffic.

As a village that once regarded "Daqiuzhuang" as its idol, it is difficult for outsiders who are not familiar with the situation to understand why Xialiu Sales Agency appears to be so "down and out". They may even sneer at it with contempt in their hearts.

Today, Daquzhuang has earned the title of "the best village in the world". The village is filled with small Western-style buildings and clean cement roads. Every household has everything from color TVs to sofas and cars. It is so fashionable that even people from the provincial party committee compound would feel inferior when they come here.

You are a shabby village that is no different from an ordinary village, even not as fashionable as the one next door. How dare you call yourself "Daqiuzhuang"?

But in fact, although Xialiu Village does look a bit shabby, which is completely inconsistent with their increasingly huge business volume in the past two years; but if there is a public voting activity to elect the "Top Ten Famous Villages in China", even if Xialiu Village cannot get the title of the top ten, it will definitely be ranked within the top 20... In the eyes of many people, it is even more convincing than its own idol with the title of "No. Village in the World".

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As investment representatives from Nanyang, Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran, who had been stranded in Dezhou for more than two months, had roughly inspected the situation in the DZ urban area. How could they not come to visit this unit, which was regarded by outsiders as Yang Mo's right-hand man and the most loyal of the loyalists?
Facts have proved that Yang Mo and his faction did show great goodwill towards these patriotic overseas Chinese from top to bottom. Even though they did not report it to the general assistant Zhuo Mali, but mentioned it to Manager Li of the investment promotion company as if on a whim, the other party nodded and agreed without saying a word, and also thoughtfully assigned a personal guide to help them better understand the various situations of the Xialiu Sales Agency (as the operation of the commercial demonstration zone got on track, although Yan Laoxi still held the identity of the manager of the investment promotion company, he had retreated to the second line, and the person currently in charge of the investment promotion company is Li Sihai, the deputy manager who had just been promoted).

Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran were greatly pleased with Li Sihai's unhesitating generosity. Even after being jolted for nearly two hours on a road that was muddy and bumpy due to rain, they did not feel any dissatisfaction.

However, when they actually arrived at Xialiu Village, what they saw and heard really left them dumbfounded.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Second Lu, you're back just in time. Are you going to need this car soon? If not, can you give it to me?"

The car had just stopped at the entrance of the village to register when a young man who looked about thirty years old, but with a rough reddish complexion, looked like he was nearly forty, immediately leaned over the window of the driver's seat, not caring whether there were any distinguished guests in the car or not, and muttered anxiously, "There are only a few cars in the village, and they have all been dispatched. Now we can only wait at the entrance of the village... Don't worry, we can return them before dark. If you don't need them urgently, it shouldn't delay your business."

Lu Laoer, who served as the driver and guide, seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing. He smiled and turned back to explain to Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran: "Xia Liu Sales Agency now needs to travel to various counties and villages more and more. Even though the village bought dozens of second-hand cars a while ago, it is still not enough. So when there is an emergency that requires a car, everyone likes to run to the village entrance to wait, and take the opportunity when the car returns to the village for registration to grab the priority use of the car first."

After saying that, he turned around and recorded the necessary information for vehicles entering the village in the notebook. At the same time, he tilted his head and asked the anxious young man, "Du Bin, what's the matter? Why are you so anxious? There must be a legitimate reason for me to fill in the transfer of vehicle priority use rights? The commune has strict regulations on this. It's not okay to ask for a car just based on personal connections."

Du Bin, who was wearing Ant Blue clothes that had been washed to a slightly white color, looked annoyed: "Damn it! I know the rules of the commune better than you... Hurry up, I just received a call that the winter wheat in Sanpiao Village and Linxia Village was hit by rain and is being harvested. The wheat must be dried immediately after being harvested, otherwise it will rot. But there is no sun in this horrible weather recently, so I have to hurry to the village in Niuzhuang to help them coordinate the drying room, and then go to the nearby grain station to help them coordinate the transportation vehicles!"

When Lu Lao Er heard this, he quickly quickened his pace: "Hey! This matter cannot be delayed. Have you reported it to the dispatch department?"

Du Bin nodded: "I have reported it, and the dispatcher has agreed to give priority to the car... It was only ten minutes late, and even Secretary Yan's car was sent out, otherwise I wouldn't have to wait at the entrance of the village."

Lu Laoer nodded, stuffed the completed registration form into the doorman's hands, turned around and smiled apologetically at Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran, "Mr. Chen, Ms. Lin, I'm really sorry. In our rural areas, grain harvesting is a matter of life and death, so... Besides, Manager Li said that he wanted to show you the most authentic Xialiu Sales Agency, so I'm sorry."

After saying that, he quickly unbuckled his seat belt and pushed open the car door.

Seeing this, Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran knew what the other party meant. After looking at each other in confusion, they could only open the door and get out of the car helplessly.

Half a minute later, watching Du Bin rush into the old Santana like a monkey with a burned butt, then quickly turn around at the entrance of the village and sped away, Lin Keran looked at the mud on the sole of his shoe and couldn't help twitching his eyes.

Chen Bingyi, however, looked at Lu Laoer with curiosity, who looked apologetic. "Mr. Lu, the Secretary Yan you two mentioned just now..."

Lu Laoer extended his hand as a gesture of invitation, and then explained as he led the way: "Actually, it's our General Manager Yan. He used to be the village party secretary of our Xialiu Village. Although he later resigned, the members of our Xialiu Village are still used to calling him that... It's been a long time, and it's hard to change it for a while."

Chen Bingyi nodded, and glanced at the somewhat run-down village in front of him, but his tone was more curious: "But isn't Xialiu Marketing Agency a company? Why is it in charge of other villages' rush to harvest and dry wheat? Shouldn't this be the responsibility of the local township government and grain station?"

Lu Lao Er smiled and said, "Mr. Chen has been abroad for a long time. It's normal that he doesn't know much about the current situation in the countryside."

"Let's put it this way. Although reform and opening up have been going on for more than a decade and people's lives have gradually improved, the production support facilities in many rural areas are still not very complete.

"Like the places mentioned earlier, such as Sanpiao Village and Linxia Village, if you ask the township to organize people to help with the harvest, or even seek support from the county or farms and urgently dispatch some harvesters, that won't be a big problem. But as for drying the crops after harvesting... I'm sorry, the townships where they are located don't have many drying rooms."

At this point, Lu Laoer explained briefly: "Unlike warehouses, drying rooms are not public facilities. Generally, they are either built by villages or privately. In short, although it is just a simple factory building with two or three sets of equipment, it is a considerable investment for many places. Therefore, many villages still do not have their own drying rooms. In other words, not every village has its own drying room."

"If it was in the past, this would not be a big deal. Sanpiao Village doesn't have a drying room, so the damp wheat could go to Sipiao Village, which has a drying room, for help under the coordination of the township government... We are all from the same village, so lending a hand is not a big deal. Besides, it's not like we won't pay."

"But the situation this year is somewhat special."

After a slight pause, Lu Lao Er looked up at the still gloomy clouds, and sighed: "I don't know what happened this year. There was no rain at all in the first two months of spring, but since more than half a month ago, it has rained from time to time. Moreover, it is not just raining in Qihe today and in Yucheng tomorrow, but the whole Dezhou area, and even half of Qilu, has been raining sparsely all day long."

"So now the problem is that Sanpiao Village and Linxia Village are not the only villages that planted winter wheat last year. Everyone's winter wheat has been affected by the rain, and they have started to harvest early in the past two days. The harvested wheat also needs to be sent to the drying room for drying... So the drying room is naturally not enough."

"Mr. Chen, Ms. Lin, you may not be very clear. Qilu is divided into regions. Many villages that grow winter wheat have planting quotas, and many villages grow quite a lot of wheat. So after sending so much wheat to the drying room, it will not be dried in just one or two days. After all, these drying rooms are relatively primitive and the equipment is not that good... Even the wheat in this village cannot be dried in a short period of time, let alone the wheat from other villages."

"But wheat is not like anything else. After being soaked in the rain, it will get damp and rot if it is not dried quickly. Grain is the lifeblood of rural people like us. Even if there is no grain delivery quota, no one will watch these precious grains rot in their hands."

At this point, Lu Lao Er sighed again: "If there is really no hope, then it's fine. We can only blame God for being blind and wasting so much food. But in the past two or three years, neighboring villages have built some drying houses one after another, giving the winter wheat that was soaked by the rain a chance to be saved... So the problem has become more complicated."

"So if the use of these drying rooms in neighboring villages is not coordinated well, it will actually sour the relationship between the neighboring villages, and even lead to some fierce conflicts."

Leading the two into a small path, Lu Lao Er's tone was indistinguishable from sadness or joy: "So faced with this situation where a portion of the winter wheat is bound to be damaged, the township is actually very reluctant to come forward to coordinate such a thankless task, so they often ask our Xialiu Marketing Agency for help and ask us to come forward... After all, you two know that our Xialiu Marketing Agency has a good relationship with those grassroots villagers in some rural areas, and we also cooperate with them on many businesses, so as long as the coordination plan given is not too biased, those villagers are still willing to listen to us."

Chen Bingyi tilted his head to look at him and asked the question he wanted to know most: "I know that your company is very influential in many rural areas, but I am a little confused...isn't your company a commercial company?"

"Even someone like me who doesn't know much about the rural situation in mainland China can tell that this kind of coordination work is doomed to fail to please both sides, and will inevitably come at the cost of your company making compromises and concessions to those villagers in other aspects afterwards... Why is your company so active and serious about this matter that is doomed to suffer losses?"

Hearing this, Lu Lao Er turned his head and glanced at the overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia with extraordinary temperament, and shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Mr. Chen, I know what you are thinking. In fact, in the past one or two years, there have been more than one or two people who kindly reminded us not to meddle in everything."

"But the problem is..."

"We can't resist the insistence of our Secretary Yan!"

"As our secretary Yan said, we are all peasant brothers. Even if we don't consider our fellow villagers, our Xialiu Marketing Agency cannot betray our class position... After all, Xialiu Marketing Agency has a little foundation now. It doesn't matter if we lose a little. We should not forget our roots. It is our duty to help those villagers in the surrounding area who really need help!"

"As for what other people think... they can see it however they want and say whatever they want, as long as we do things with a clear conscience, that's fine."

Can’t betray your class position?
Just have a clear conscience?

Hearing these remarks that were very characteristic of the times, Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran could not help but look at each other in surprise - Are you sure you are living in 1991, and not twenty or thirty years ago?

Thinking of this, Lin Keran glanced at the earthen walls on both sides of the path that were full of holes and cracks, and glanced through the open door at the simple and shabby furniture in the courtyard and the clothes worn by the women and children that had nothing to do with "fashionable and beautiful". Then, he looked at Lu Laoer with a strange expression, who looked several years older than his actual age.

Hey, hey, hey, is this what you call "having a little bit of foundation"?
Where is the foundation? Why can’t I see it?

As soon as this sarcastic question popped into her mind, she suddenly understood why Chen Bingyi asked that question just now.

As everyone knows, Xialiu Sales Agency is Yang Mo's right-hand man. Over the past three years, it has made a lot of money by relying on the execution commissions of a series of projects of Momo Baitou and Dahua Company... In addition to the execution commissions, Momo Baitou's preliminary review rights for some investment projects, dividends from participating projects, and their own huge distribution network rooted in the grassroots rural market are also golden gooses that lay eggs.

After three years, if you say that their comprehensive asset value and profitability are comparable to those of large, high-quality state-owned enterprises, that would probably be nonsense; but if you say that they have surpassed most medium-sized state-owned enterprises, probably no one would doubt it, and they might even think that you have underestimated them.

However, this village collective enterprise, which is well-known in the Qilu region and is even considered to be making a fortune, did not renovate its houses and village roads like other township enterprises or small bosses after making money during its more than three years of rapid development. Instead, it just made do with what it had. Its members and their families did not buy the most fashionable new three major items for their homes, and even their clothes and shoes were just so-so...

So the question is, where did Xialiu Sales Agency spend the money it earned over the past three years?
Considering that Du Bin had just rushed to help the other village deal with a thankless task...

Think carefully!

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Soon after walking out of the shortcut, Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran's vision suddenly became clear, and a rather large threshing ground appeared in front of them.

[If the problem of bridge and boat is not solved, crossing the river is just empty talk. ]

[The most feared word in the world is seriousness. ] [Come from the masses and go back to the masses. ]

[Plum blossoms love the snow, and it is not surprising that flies freeze to death. ]

Looking at the teacher's quotations on the walls around the threshing ground and the glaring red background, Lin Keran subconsciously moved his eyes away.
But Chen Bingyi exclaimed, "Mr. Lu, do you have so many customers at Xialiu Sales Agency every day?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Keran turned her head and saw that the crowded people on the threshing ground were probably not the villagers she thought they were.

There are gentlemen in suits and ties wearing mousse. Judging from the shriveled leather briefcases under their arms and the gold-rimmed glasses on their noses, they should be small bosses from the southern coast.

There was a man wearing a white Dacron shirt, tucked into his pants and tied up with a belt, and holding an old-fashioned black briefcase. Judging from his temperament, he should be a grassroots cadre at the township level;

There was a man wearing a green hat with a red star, a grass-green coarse cloth coat, an old red vest underneath, revealing the glaring dark brown skin on his chest, and a pair of dirty Liberation shoes on his feet; for a moment, it was hard to tell whether he was an ordinary villager from another village, or a village party secretary or director;
There was a person wearing light grey work clothes, standing there with empty hands and an uneasy look on his face. Judging from the details of the clothes that showed slightly white starch, he should be a representative of a local small or medium-sized state-owned factory with not very good performance.

Although these people's clothing and temperament are varied, they all have one thing in common... They all hold a number plate in their hands and line up obediently in the threshing ground. Even if someone occasionally leaves the line and runs to a small window to ask something, after asking, they will immediately run back to their previous position, as if they are afraid that the person behind them will take the opportunity to cut in line.

Hearing Chen Bingyi's question, Lu Laoer nodded: "Yes, these are guests who came to visit."

As he spoke, he pressed his temples with a headache. "Mr. Chen, Ms. Lin, you have probably heard that as early as two years ago, our Xialiu Sales Agency was granted the right to initially review the project by Momo Baitou of the drilling company, and a year ago, the fourth business department of Dahua Company also contracted this business to us... In other words, if you want Momo Baitou or the fourth business department of Dahua Company to invest, then the most convenient way is to report the details of the project to us. After passing the evaluation and review, let us help promote the subsequent establishment of the project."

"To be honest, although the labor fees paid to us by Momobaitou and Dahua Company are not low, this money is indeed not easy to earn... Mr. Yang has extremely high requirements for work, and Secretary Yan is also a very serious person. Therefore, no matter what the project is, as long as it is qualified to enter the formal preliminary review stage, the background check and evaluation work that follows is really a bit daunting."

At this point, Lu Lao Er subconsciously pressed his knees, as if he had returned to those unbearable years. "You two also know that although Mr. Yang's scope is that the funds cannot leave the province, he did not say that the funds cannot leave the city, so many projects here are from other cities and counties, and even companies from Jiaonan and Pingdu will come all the way here to try their luck."

"So once a project is considered to have potential or research value, the relevant staff will form teams of two and travel thousands of miles to other counties to conduct background checks and assessments one by one according to the requirements of the work manual... From the company's financial status and historical liabilities, to the company's atmosphere and workers' work attitudes, to the basic situation of the relevant market and consumer feedback in the target market, there are dozens of items. Even if you run for ten hours a day, it will take at least half a month to twenty days to complete the background check and preliminary review of a project. Don't even think about it."

He sighed softly, "To be honest, this has caused great pressure on our Xialiu Sales Agency. After all, the background check and preliminary evaluation of this kind of project requires experienced elite backbones to be promoted. After all, our Xialiu Sales Agency also has its own main business and other projects. Although the agency expanded its recruitment last year and recruited some qualified villagers from the nearby Changli Village and Xiaomei Village, you two also know that it is easy to recruit grassroots members as long as they have good character and are willing to work hard and take responsibility... But it is not easy to train a qualified backbone."

Obviously, the distress of "lack of people" is a common problem faced by all investment companies and departments at present. At the beginning, the drilling company and Dahua Company had wanted to use this as a breakthrough to hang Yang Mo in mid-air and make him obey; but Yang Mo found another way and subcontracted the largest and most important project preliminary review work to Xialiu Sales Agency, thus cleverly making those guys' plans come to nothing.

In fact, Xia Liu Sales Agency, which had been working in the first-tier markets for several years at that time, was indeed a very suitable candidate. After all, those who invest in industrial projects know that what gives VCs the most headaches is not the construction of mathematical models, nor the design of business models, nor even the subsequent integration of resources, but obtaining relatively comprehensive and real project due diligence information and first-hand market data... and this is exactly what Xia Liu Sales Agency, which practices "full-staff marketing", is best at.

However, this business, which could be regarded as helping to prolong the life of the entire Xialiu Village, has gradually become their biggest burden with the rapid development of the Xialiu Distribution Agency... The development and growth of an enterprise is inseparable from experienced backbones, but the high-quality backbones of the Xialiu Distribution Agency are all tied to this business. How can you let their other projects be promoted and developed quickly?

But the problem is that we have to continue this work.

One of the important reasons why Xialiu Marketing Agency has been able to develop so rapidly in the past two or three years is that Yang Mo has been protecting them and even giving them the opportunity to invisibly exchange various resources. This has saved them from having to face the various difficulties and pitfalls that all township enterprises in this era have to face.

If you no longer help to manage this business, how do you want Yang Mo to view Xialiu Sales Agency?
Even one of the most important basic cooperative businesses has been lost. Will Yang Mo still support Xialiu Sales Agency in terms of resources and policies in the future?

Of course, this is just an apparent reason.

The more serious problem is that Xialiu Sales Agency was saved from danger because of Yang Mo's two acts of assistance. In the words of Yan Laoxi, "No matter how Master Xiao Yang views us, Xialiu Sales Agency will always regard him as our friend";
Therefore, once Xialiu Sales Agency takes the initiative to terminate its business with Yang Mo in this area out of utilitarian considerations, the spirit of the entire company will begin to collapse - for the sake of development and making money, they can even betray the friend who saved them. What kind of ideals and corporate vision can you talk to me about?
Do you really think that the members of Xialiu Sales Agency don’t know how to enjoy life?
Even though they have made so much money, they still live the hard life of a poor and lower-middle peasant without any regrets. Isn't it all about the spirit and sense of self-achievement?
Therefore, even though as time went by, many middle and senior executives of Xialiu Marketing Co., Ltd. became more and more troubled by the situation that a large number of backbone elites were locked in the business sent by Yang Mo, no one ever proposed to actively terminate the cooperation in this business... Again, Xialiu Marketing Co., Ltd. is a village collective enterprise with a unique corporate vision and a strong grassroots atmosphere. There are some spirits that must not be lost.

Chen Bingyi was silent for a moment after hearing this, but he was even more confused: "Mr. Lu, as far as I know, both Dahua Company and Momo Baitou have adopted a shrinking investment strategy this year due to budget issues, and will only focus on a few established super projects... Mr. Yang has not concealed this matter, and the companies interested in this should all know about it."

"But why... do your company still have so many customers?"

Chen Bingyi looked at the hundreds of people on the threshing ground and felt completely puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Lu Lao Er gave a bitter smile: "Although Dahua Company and Momo Baitou will not invest in many ordinary small and medium-sized projects this year, the problem is... Qingfeng Food, the Fifth Farm, the Old Sixth Chicken Breeding Institute, and Momo Baishou have the need for upstream and downstream industry investment due to their own business development!"

"Except for Qingfeng Food, the rest of these companies basically have no investment experience, so naturally we, Xialiu Sales Agency, can only help them check."

"besides……"

After a slight pause, Lu Laoer's tone was a little hesitant, but thinking of Yang Mo's attitude towards patriotic overseas Chinese, he no longer had any concerns: "Besides that, are you two very confused? Our Xialiu Sales Agency has achieved good naming benefits in the past two years, but the whole village is still so shabby?"

Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran looked at each other and nodded slightly: "Yes, I have the same doubt, but it is not easy to say it out loud... Although I know that Qilu advocates frugality, it is not so frugal that they are reluctant to renovate the old houses in the village when the benefits are so good, right?"

Lu Lao Er smiled bitterly: "It's not because of frugality? It's because our Xialiu Sales Agency has not been able to save any money in the past two years!"

After giving such an answer that shocked everyone, Lu Lao Er shrugged his shoulders and said, "In fact, due to the company's vision, our Xialiu Sales Agency also has its own investment needs... So, in the past two years, whenever there is extra money in the company's account, it will be invested immediately!"

"Not only that, our Xialiu Sales Agency also has its own unique financing channels. Once we encounter a project that we think is very necessary and urgent, even if it is external financing, we will raise enough money to invest in those projects that we think are worth investing in!"

Has Xialiu Sales Agency been participating in investment projects?

And as long as you feel it is necessary, you will invest even if it means borrowing money?

Chen Bingyi looked at Lu Laoer in front of him with some astonishment. He had seen many companies that pursued an extreme and rapid development path, but he had only seen a company like Xialiu Sales Agency that would rather starve than invest its last penny.

the most important is……

After a round of expansion, there are now more than 800 people in Xialiu Sales Agency.

Among these more than 800 members, is there not even one who opposes?

Suddenly, Chen Bingyi felt that he had developed a strong interest in Yan Laoxi, the general manager of Xialiu Sales Agency, and he did not hesitate any longer: "Mr. Lu, may I ask if Mr. Yan of your company is here? If it is convenient... I would like to meet him."

Hearing this, Lu Lao Er was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head: "This, I'm really not sure, please wait, I'll go ask... If Secretary Yan is in the society, he should be very happy to have a chat with you two. After all, our Secretary Yan used to be a soldier, and he admires patriotic overseas Chinese like you, Mr. Chen and Miss Lin."

After saying that, he trotted to a small house beside the threshing ground and came out in less than two minutes.

Running up to Chen Bingyi, Lu Lao Er had a strange expression on his face. "Well... I'm sorry, you two may have to wait for an hour. Our Secretary Yan has something important to do right now and can't get away for the time being."

Chen Bingyi said with some disappointment, but waved his hand: "It's okay, I was a bit abrupt. Since Mr. Yan has something important to do, I can only visit him another day."

Seeing this, Lu Laoer realized that Chen Bingyi had misunderstood that Yan Laoxi didn't want to see them, so he quickly explained: "Mr. Chen, I'm really sorry. Normally, our Secretary Yan should welcome you with open arms, but..."

At this point, Lu Lao Er lowered his voice slightly: "But according to the news just received, President Yang also came here today and is discussing important matters with Secretary Yan in the office... Well, you two also know that President Yang will not come to us easily. Since he is here, it must be something very important, so I can only inconvenience you two to wait for a while."

Yang Mo! ?
Upon hearing this unexpected news, Chen Bingyi and Lin Keran looked at each other and couldn't help but reveal a trace of surprise.

Why did Yang Mo, a big boss who rarely goes out, suddenly come here today?

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At this time, Yang Mo was sitting in an old office that was faintly filled with various smells. He naturally took the White General handed over by Yan Laoxi and lit it.

After exhaling a puff of green smoke, Yang Mo looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a face as hard as a rock with a smile on his face: "Old Yan, I came here this time mainly because I want to ask you for help with something."

Yan Laoxi stood straight as always, and his usually cold voice was filled with a hint of seriousness: "Master Xiao Yang, if you need us to do anything, just ask... I've said before, no matter how you look at us, you are a friend of our Xialiu Sales Agency. As long as you ask, we will do our best no matter how difficult it is."

Obviously, Yan Laoxi knew very well that the young man in front of him would not appear in front of you easily, and would not easily say the word "help". But when he appeared in front of you and asked you for help, the help he wanted must be very complicated.

Hearing that Yan Laoxi still called him "Master Xiao Yang" as a personal title, Yang Mo's eyes were a little dazed, as if he had returned to the scene three years ago when they just met.

Smiling slightly, Yang Mo tilted his head and looked at Old Yan: "Actually, the reason I came here today and wanted you to help me with something very simple... Old Yan, do you still remember how we met?"

How did you first meet?
Of course I remember. I still remember it...

Recalling the little monkey that jumped up and down, Yan Laoxi's cold lips twitched, but before a smile could take shape, he immediately reacted: "Master Xiao Yang, you mean, you came here today, is...?"

Yang Mo stared closely into Yan Laoxi's eyes and said word by word: "Yes, I came here today just to ask you to help me with a meeting!"

After a slight pause, seeing that Yan Laoxi only frowned slightly but did not mean to refuse, Yang Mo's eyes softened and his tone became much lighter: "But don't worry, Lao Yan, the meeting I'm asking you to do this time is not the lifting meeting you did before, but a... bidding meeting!"

Bidding meeting! ?
When Yan Laoxi heard this, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and the wrinkles on his brows deepened a bit...

(End of this chapter)