Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1244 It's all the same old routine

Xiao Hong changed her shoes and pulled Bei Bei towards the sofa: "What should we do? Mommy doesn't dare to do anything to Grandma. How about we go get revenge tonight after Grandma falls asleep?"

Beibei shook her head: "No, Grandpa's here too."

Xiao Hong said, "That's true, the two of us can't beat them. When did you two get back? Did you finish things?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's all done. What's wrong with you? You look really tired."

Xiao Hong sat down and said, "I feel heavy these days. I get very tired after walking or sitting for a while. I have a lot of things to do every day, like working on drafts and reading documents."

Chen Hui said, "The suffering is starting, that's how it is. Chen Xiao wasn't like this back then."

Xiao Hong patted Bei Bei's little head: "Oh dear, thankfully we're only allowed to have one child now. It's such a good policy."

Xiao Wei gently massaged Xiao Hong's legs on his own, while Bei Bei joined in the fun, swinging her little fists.

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The next day, Xiaowei and Chen Hui went their separate ways. Chen Hui visited various restaurants and had a short meeting with Sister Jin and Wei Yun. Xiaowei went to the food factory, the instant noodle factory, and the shopping mall, looking around and talking with several factory managers for a while.

For the time being, Li Na's team doesn't need two people to manage them yet, as they are currently in a loss-making phase. The main focus is on developing capable players.

Xiao Wei knew about Huang Laowu's situation; they received monthly reports, and there were no operational issues for them to worry about. Huang Laowu explained the situation of Zhang Fu's company that he had investigated to Xiao Wei; he had been managing the company for some time.

Zhang Fu originally hired almost twenty people for the company, but now only eleven remain. They are still going out to the market every day to promote their products, and the results are not bad. They have developed some pharmacies and sold nearly ten items this month.

"There were two bright guys who came up with good ideas. They suggested doing promotions in parks or places frequented by elderly people, giving away small gifts. The results were quite noticeable. I made them team leaders, one for each team."

Xiao Wei asked, "Do you think he can successfully run this business?"

Huang Laowu said, "Health products are all the same old thing; once you hype them up, they sell. The key is that you have to spend some money upfront to get them to pay. Now their company is broke, and I've been lending them about three thousand yuan lately, and payday is coming up soon."

Xiao Wei said, "You should talk to Zhang Fu directly and ask him to return the money to you. Also, share any ideas you have with him. My uncle gave him that money to run his company, and now he's doing it openly and honestly."

Huang Laowu said, "Actually, it's not difficult to start a company and make a little money, but it's not so easy to make it big. Did they resolve that issue? What did they say?"

Xiao Wei said, "We got the money back. As for that company, well, you can't say it was a complete scam. It was mainly because they didn't have the money and were too greedy."

Huang Laowu said, "This society is so superficial now. People are thinking about getting rich overnight and making big money overnight. There are fewer and fewer people who work hard and honestly. I don't know where there is so much money waiting for them to make."

Xiao Wei said, "There are still plenty of opportunities. It's not hard to seize an opportunity and make a big score. The hard part is that once you've made this much, you can't settle down. You just want to make the next one. You're not interested in small money anymore. I feel that if you're like this, it's only a matter of time before you go bankrupt."

Huang Laowu said, "He gets cocky as soon as he has a little money, buying mink coats and not even bothering to smoke ten-yuan cigarettes. People like that are doomed sooner or later. When are you going back to Kyoto? I'll go with you guys. I need to go and check and prepare some manpower so we won't be in a panic later."

Xiao Wei nodded: "Okay, let's set up the branch there first. The market there is quite large, and there are differences between it and Northeast China in many ways. The property management companies there are developing faster than here. You should go and take a look and learn from them."

Huang Laowu said, "I want to go to eastern Guangdong last autumn and visit Shenzhen."

Xiao Wei nodded.

The two advisors, Dean Cheng, the military, and the Public Security Bureau—Xiao Wei and Chen Hui visited them one by one. Relationships are built through interaction; you have to keep in touch, otherwise things will gradually drift apart and things will change.

First, I visited Secretary Dong and Mayor Li, and held a discussion with the city officials, before going to Xiaowei's third uncle's house.

Liu Xiaodong has already acquired the land in Xifen and is currently planning it. The city government is considering entrusting the entire area's redevelopment to Xiaowei. Frankly speaking, for municipal projects like this that involve so many people, the authorities want to do a good job and entrust them to truly capable companies.

Xifen, as the shantytown with the highest population density in Beixi at this time, has reached the point where it must be renovated.

However, such projects inevitably involve the interests of many people from all walks of life. Everyone, big and small, wants a bite, and you have to take care of all kinds of relationships.

In the end, those who get the spoils are often the ones with connections but no ability. Then the chain of command starts, and the chain is broken down layer by layer. The volleyball becomes a tennis ball, and even the construction companies at the bottom have to make money. To maximize profits, they have no choice but to squeeze the common people down the chain.

Ordinary people are the easiest to manipulate.

The joints here are actually clearly defined from top to bottom, but you can only proceed step by step according to certain rules.

Secretary Dong and Mayor Li genuinely wanted to entrust this matter to Xiaowei; the benefits were too great. If Xiaowei took over, they would jump out, and all sorts of conflicts of interest would fall on Xiaowei's side. Moreover, he believed in Xiaowei's abilities, and ultimately, the interests of the people would be protected.

Although we are not afraid of the people causing trouble, it would be better if everyone could be satisfied without any trouble.

Xiaowei and Chen Hui didn't make any promises, only saying they'd go back and think about it, and then have a meeting at the company to discuss it. They really did need to go back and brainstorm.

After leaving the city, the two visited Director Li, who is now the vice mayor. They also visited Director Liu of the power company, an old acquaintance who had helped them in the past.

After going through all that, Xiaowei felt exhausted and said to Chen Hui, "I can tell. From now on, we'll probably have to spend most of our time and energy on this, dealing with all the relationships and people up and down the chain of command. It's exhausting. I can't imagine how Uncle and Aunt Chen manage. There are just too many things to figure out."

Chen Hui said, "So people who reach a certain position become very stable, haven't you noticed? They age quickly, and they don't talk much anymore. All their energy is spent thinking about things. The reason my parents like to live with us is because it's more relaxing for them."

The two of them took a car to Xiaowei's third uncle's house.

It took half an hour to drive on the highway after leaving the city. Although this is a district, it feels significantly worse than the city.

There are factories everywhere, and residential areas are crammed together in clusters. Most of them are old buildings, large areas of brick buildings built by the Japanese. You can imagine that this place must have been quite powerful in the past, but now it is obviously somewhat declining.

Although the town is a bit old and dilapidated, and covered in dust from the factories everywhere, the people here are still in good spirits. Most of them are full-time workers with stable incomes, and they dare to buy and spend money.

No matter when or what social class a person is in, if they have substance, they will have spirit, confidence, and the courage to speak loudly. This is a standard that works at all times, without exception.

When they arrived, everyone, including Zang Yuanwei, was completely bewildered. No one had ever been here before, so they could only stop by the roadside and call for help.

(End of this chapter)