My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 185 It’s better to keep the essence and discard the dross
But the confidence has been built up to this point.

I can't stand it any longer.

It's definitely not appropriate to describe Weidong as young and frivolous, but it seems like: "Old You, I still respect you very much and believe that you can achieve great things, but you still need to be more selective about the people who follow you. Don't just bring along some random people who have suffered with you."

Even though things have been made clear to this point, it's ridiculous that someone is still so angry that he wants to jump up and fight. Fortunately, Lao He and Lao Xie hold him back.

Weidong was so helpless that he shook his head. "You have to understand. After you were arrested, it was Dong Xueying who brought the children to help you guard the appliances in the sealed-off store. It was also she who carried the children in the cold winter to go to Pingjing and the provincial capital to help you write letters. It was also she who watched over the sand and gravel business at the riverside dock every day. That's how you were able to come out of prison for a year and still stand up straight in front of everyone without having to bear a pile of debts. People must have a conscience. Otherwise, what's the difference between you and pigs and dogs?"

Seeing the other person's face getting redder and redder, he added: "Oh, you're wrong. A dog knows to wag its tail when given a treat. Some people are even worse than dogs. They actually eat meals bought by others and look down on others for changing jobs. She is my wife. It's none of your business if she runs a company with me!"

It was from that moment that Weidong decided to at least change his attitude towards You Qili to one of cooperation and no longer provide free assistance.

You Qili seemed to have a weakness in identifying and assigning the right people to the right positions. In this situation, he simply asked Lao He and Lao Xie to take the man out for some fresh air and calm him down. "You still need to take care of your emotions. You've been detained for no reason for a year, and you need to adjust your mentality."

Wei Dong actually didn't take these random people seriously at all: "They are not important. What matters is whether you have adjusted your mindset."

On a midsummer afternoon in August, the basin’s climate characteristics prevented biting cold winds and reduced air circulation, making the heat unbearable.

This large passenger ship, made entirely of steel, is filled with radiators that are scorching hot.

Therefore, there are fewer people taking the ship during the summer. Even if there are, people can save money and buy fourth- or fifth-class cabins on the lower floors, which are cooler.

On the contrary, there is no one in the third-class cabin upstairs.

Only You Qili, who was wearing a Dacron shirt, sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the young man who was lazily leaning against the wall opposite, and seemed to sense that this was a situation where a deep conversation was about to begin.

He smiled and asked, "What do you think needs to be adjusted?"

Weidong thought about the situation over and over again: "Dong Xueying went to appeal everywhere, and it was me who asked for it to stop. A woman was allowed to stay in prison by relying on her breastfeeding period while holding her child. You don't care about what she went through, do you?"

You Qili said seriously, "At that time, this was our only way to call for help. We should sincerely thank her."

Let Weidong still lean on him. "Why didn't your family, the families of so many others, go out and help? Are they cowards? Don't they want to save the pillar of their family? No, it's because Dong Xueying was fooled by the scenario you described. It's like she was possessed and invulnerable. Just like your fellow inmates, they haven't thought about it clearly. They are all victims of your methods. Maybe you haven't thought about it in your heart, but in essence, your method is that the more they suffer, the greater your profit."

You Qili's whole body sharpened, his anger was controlled on the edge: "I don't agree with your statement."

Rang Weidong interpreted this from the perspective of an internet user forty years later: "What you're doing is called hype. You were previously imprisoned for several years at the glass factory for organizing a Marxist-Leninist study session. Later, you were rescued and recognized by the government's investigation team, and you tasted the sweetness of national publicity. If this imprisonment was intentional, then I admire you as a true hero. You entered the situation personally and then initiated a petition, constantly expressing your attitude and image of wanting reform and courage to reform to Pingjing. Even Shangzhou City has become your target. As long as the government finally expresses its position, you will become a nationally renowned reform pioneer, unafraid of staleness, and the whole show will be perfect."

You Qili did control his expression, but this kind of control was actually abnormal.

Shouldn't ordinary people be surprised to hear such a plan?

In the 1980s, very few people could think of this kind of proactive hype idea.

If we regard the entire country as a website like Tik Tok and traffic giants giving traffic to a certain internet celebrity, a few people will become famous instantly.

Then you can understand You Qili's routine.

How many people could understand it at that time?
But the expression on You Qili's face showed that he did it on purpose.

He really understands.

Rang Weidong also understood: "But I'm sorry, I intercepted you, even though I didn't mean to do it at the time."

He didn't intend to hide it. "Dong Xueying did find reporters from the province, but since they couldn't interview you, they came to me. It just so happens that I've already facilitated product upgrades at the camera factory and helped you make up for the tangerine picking and sand and gravel transportation business that was left unfinished. Sometimes I wonder if you're deliberately messing things up. If anyone dares to arrest you, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of tangerines will rot on the trees, and the hundreds of tons of sand and gravel you've worked on won't be paid. Are you using this method to put pressure on them, hoping they'll cause a commotion?"

You Qili shook his head fiercely in denial: "No! I absolutely don't have such vicious thoughts!"

Let Weidong show no mercy: "But if Dong Xueying hadn't come to me to make amends, the result would be this. Thousands of farmers in seven townships had no harvest of oranges. Even tens of thousands of farmers along the river fought until their hands were bloody. In the cold winter, there were cracks everywhere and rubble piled high like mountains, but no one harvested them. Whose fault is it?"

You Qili was clearly angry. "If they hadn't arrested me, these contracts would have been completed normally, and everyone would have received their fair share. Whose fault do you think is this?" This made Wei Dong laugh. "Well, I just asked, have you adjusted your mindset? You still firmly believe that you're not at fault, and the fault lies with the city's stubbornness and refusal to reform, right?"

Anyone who can become a great god or a super god must be extraordinary.

How could he compare to the random people just now? You Qili laughed instantly: "So you set a trap for me. Yes, I think so, but I have adjusted my mindset to not compete with idiots. We just need to seize the opportunity every day."

At the end, he was still a little excited and generous, which was a way to release his emotions.

Wei Dong remained calm and unaffected. "Should you try to be unconventional and gain popularity and traffic by becoming a reformist internet celebrity, or should you focus on your work and make incremental changes, from the details to the whole? I won't argue with you about this route. You're a theoretical expert, and I like practical application. It's like I've been working hard to bring you out, regardless of whether this aligns with your vision. This is the promise Sister Dong and I have made to you. The rest is up to you. If you need assistance or cooperation, it's your choice. You can contact us at any time."

You Qili was indeed accurate: "What does internet celebrity mean?"

Oops, I let it slip just now, but this also seems to show that You Qili has tacitly agreed to be different and understood the meaning of popularity and traffic.

Rang Weidong casually said, "I've been traveling around the country and have come across this saying. With such a large social network and connections, if something gets talked about by everyone, it becomes a celebrity. They call it an internet celebrity."

You Qili chewed on this sentence slowly. "Weidong, I'm very surprised by your intelligence and hard work, but you have to understand that this is a situation where the leadership's will is paramount. Many of your successes are probably due to this, such as this miraculous free market."

It made Weidong laugh out loud, it was really joyful.

Because he learned: "Yes, yes, thank you for your reminder. In return, I will share my true feelings with Big Brother. Let me first state the conclusion. It is undeniable that the leadership's will is above all else. However, the key point is, don't regard this as the goal. It is just icing on the cake. To become bigger and stronger, the root must be the iron itself. It's like a hoe without the iron pick at the front. All the levers and swinging postures behind it are in vain. Do you have the real steel to bite the hard bones?"

It was You Qili's turn to listen carefully, but he could not feel admiration, shock, or disbelief. Instead, he was focused on absorbing.

Let Weidong not hide the truth: "I started by selling bacon. That is, when you were bragging in the trading industry and attracting attention, I took my people to Jiangzhou secretly every week to sell 100 to 200 kilograms of bacon. So at that time, I already had more capital than you..."

You Qili seemed to be a little dazed and seemed to be reflecting on himself.

"You guys like to brag, hoping to find the perfect two connections from the vast sea of ​​supply and marketing information to reap huge profits. I choose to start with one end of the chain and then expend some effort to find the other. For example, your brochure mentioned a factory in Jiangsu and Zhejiang looking for non-ferrous metals. When I was selling bacon in Jiangzhou, I found the manufacturer along the street and facilitated a deal. This helped me accumulate more capital, and more importantly, allowed me to see the realities of a big city."

You Qili didn't need to remember. He could sense Rang Weidong's sincerity, so he slowly nodded in understanding: "So this time I also think I should go out and take a look first."

"Of course, I also had to seize the information opportunity. While transporting non-ferrous metals, I learned that the camera factory had a need, so I went to their door..."

Wei Dong really didn't hide anything, and in a sense, he was even telling You Qili his true fighting power:

"I have no interest in those high-end cameras that cost hundreds of yuan, and thousands of yuan with all the parts. But since I can make a cheap camera for 29 yuan, even if I only make yuan per camera, the key is how to sell as many cameras as possible efficiently and in large quantities."

You Qili clapped his hands lightly. What was important was not the matter itself, but the way of thinking.

Extremely precious.

"So I first chose to take people to the West Lake to sell them. Selling a few hundred units a day is not a problem. There are new tourists every day. Cameras are almost a must-have item for tourists who see the West Lake."

Weidong was no longer worried about anyone copying “West Lake Sales”.

Even if you go to West Lake to sell other things, it may still be a big trap and you won’t be able to sell them at all.

As for selling cameras, I guess I can't shake the low price advantage of X cameras. "But a transaction volume of only 2,000 units per week is not enough to support the entire factory, or to give me a say in the manufacturer. So, while I'm completing your northern oil and fat contract, I'm leading my men all the way north to Pingjing. At this point, you must admit that all my efforts have nothing to do with the leadership's will, right?"

You Qili nodded: "I understand. What next?"

Then came the trap that Wei Dong had set, intentionally or unintentionally: "Then I discovered that college students are a huge treasure trove. I started from Pingjing and established a model of establishing sales personnel in colleges and universities across the country..."

Well, from then on, You Qili basically only recruited college students as his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)