Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 837 Who Did I Offend?

Xiao Wei went straight upstairs. Hu Jun and his two henchmen were sitting in the coffee shop. One of the henchmen said, "He's such a braggart, even more so than us. He just keeps talking about a hundred million, how much is a hundred million?"

Hu Jun frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "You two sit here for a while, I'm going upstairs." He stood up, straightened his clothes, and went out. The two lackeys sat there drinking tea, the same pot that Xiao Wei and the others had just ordered.

"Holy crap, this pot of tea costs over a hundred? What kind of tea is this? Are all rich people stupid? Isn't this blatant ripping them off?"

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Is this drinking tea? Rich people call this class, you know? They're into the style."

Hu Jun left the coffee shop, went up one floor of the stairs, turned right, and arrived at the hotel's office area. He found the manager's office, listened for a moment, and then gently knocked on the door. A voice called from inside, "Come in."

Hu Jun pushed open the door and walked in: "Brother Kan, I'm Hu Jun'er, a relative of Brother Dalu, Liu Dalu."

Manager Kan sat behind his desk and glanced at Hu Jun: "Liu Dalu? Aren't you the one who was forcing people to drink yesterday? What's up?"

Hu Jun walked over and sat down opposite Kan, saying, "Brother Kan, I drank too much yesterday, sorry. Besides, those punks were so disrespectful; they wouldn't even acknowledge me when I offered them a drink. I'm probably nothing in front of you, Brother Kan, but not everyone can trample on me outside, right?"

Manager Kan glanced at Hu Jun a few times: "Is there something you need?"

Hu Jun took out a cigarette and offered it to me, saying, "Brother Kan, I need to ask you something. What are those punks up to? They're getting people to mess with me now, investigating pollution and cutting off my power—they're disgusting. I'm not afraid, and I don't mind a few days of trouble, but it's just so annoying. Besides, it costs a lot of money every day."

Manager Kan asked, "Does Liu Dalu have any shares with you?"

Hu Jun said, "No, we are really relatives. Brother Dalu is my cousin from my second aunt's side. He usually helps me out when he needs something."

Manager Kan lowered his eyes for a moment, then looked up at Hu Jun and said, "Stop running your factory. You're renting that land, right? Use the money to do something else, or go work elsewhere. Liu Dalu can't help you this time. I'm only saying this out of respect for Liu Dalu."

Hu Jun was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Brother Kan, are you kidding me? Who did they hire?"

Manager Kan said, "Don't you know what you did yesterday?" After thinking for a moment, she picked up the phone, dialed a number, and said to Hu Jun, "I'll talk to Liu Dalu."

When the call connected, Manager Kan said, "Da Lu, is Hu Jun your brother?"

Liu Dalu said, "It's my aunt's son, what's wrong with him? Did he offend you? This brat is always causing me trouble. Damn it."

Manager Kan said, "Yesterday, the China Merchants Group held an investment promotion meeting here. Hu Jun came and went from table to table asking people to drink. Later, some people refused to drink, and a commotion broke out. They even overturned the table, you know?"

Liu Dalu said, "I don't know. What happened next? What the hell was he doing at the investment conference when he didn't even have a few million in machinery and equipment? That bastard didn't tell me. Who did he offend?"

Manager Kan said, "Your younger brother is sitting right in front of me right now. I think it's better to tell you some things directly, so you'll have a better understanding."

Yesterday, there was a table of guests invited by the city government, the one who didn't drink with Hu Jun. The four of them were all young, in their early twenties, but they were very capable. They invested several hundred million yuan in Liaodong and Jibei last year, and were invited by Secretary Tian to invest.

I don't know what happened yesterday, but they ended up at the Investment Promotion Bureau's reception, and they clashed with Hu Jun again. Now his family is unhappy, you know? Yesterday, Secretary Tian called, but we can't find out who it was. You'll have to ask the secretary directly.

Today, the Party Secretary arranged for Secretary Qian to manage your brother's factory, saying it was severely polluting and needed to be shut down for rectification. That's what he said. Little Qian told me that he wanted me to take good care of these people. I heard they're going to invest 150 million here, near the church.

Do you understand what I mean? It's not easy for anyone. Don't bother asking anyone for help; it's useless. Nobody's going to ask anyone anyway. It's Secretary Tian's idea; I feel it's to give that family an explanation. Quit the factory. Let your brother do something else; he can't keep going like this."

Liu Dalu asked, "You don't even know who the other person is?"

Manager Kan said, "If you really want to know, go ask Lao Cheng from the power company. He was the first to arrive after this happened yesterday, and he even called me to tell me to protect these people. He definitely knows. The power outage for your brother was probably arranged by him too."

Liu Dalu said, "Okay, I got it. Thank you, Lao Kan. I'll treat you to drinks sometime."

Manager Kan said, "What can I do about your brother? I can't help you with this."

Liu Dalu said, "Ignore him and tell him to get lost."

After hanging up the phone, Manager Kan said to Hu Jun, whose face had turned pale, "Did you hear that? No one can help with this. Do something else. Remember to broaden your horizons in the future. A few million might make you rich and impressive to ordinary people, but to truly wealthy people, it's nothing, not even considered entry-level. Understand? They drive a car worth more than you."

Hu Jun asked, "Did they really invest several hundred million?"

Manager Kan said, "Can you believe this? Last year, they invested over 100 million yuan in Xidu, on more than 100 acres of land. I heard they gave him nearly 400 acres of land here. You can calculate how much that is yourself. Da Lu is the vice president of the court, not the vice president of the National People's Congress, you understand? There are plenty of officials with higher positions than him."

Hu Jun said, "We still have to rely on loans, it's not like we actually have those."

Manager Kan glanced at him: "What do you mean by 'have'? Doesn't a bank loan count as having? You try borrowing a hundred million and let me see. It's only because Dalu is here that I don't even bother with you. For Dalu's sake, I'll say it one more time: this matter is settled. Hurry up and get rid of the factory and do something else. Think before you act and speak in the future. Go on, I have things to do."

Hu Jun wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and gave up. After thinking for a moment, he stood up and said, "Then, Brother Kan, I'll be going now." He turned and left the office.

Just as they reached the coffee shop entrance, Hu Jun's phone rang. Upon answering, Liu Dalu asked, "Where are you?"

Hu Jun said, "I just came out of Brother Kan's office."

Liu Dalu said, "You better get back here right now and come to my house. Can't you just quietly make some money all day? Huh? You always think you're something special, showing off and causing trouble everywhere. Now look what's happened!"

Hu Jun asked, "Brother, who exactly is it?"

Liu Dalu said, "What, you still want to go look for him? You're the Executive Vice Chairman of the Ministry of Electric Power Industry, go ahead."

Hu Jun said, "Brother, can I go up and beg him in person now? If not, I'll kneel down before him."

Liu Dalu said, "Are you brainless? Does this have anything to do with other people? This is Secretary Tian's business, it's about Secretary Tian's face. Even if you kowtow, they can't say a word, understand? What kind of mess would that make? Is this how you usually handle things?"

(End of this chapter)