After seeing off Frena, Du Lin had just sat down. The seat was not warmed. Ernst had already sat beside him at some point. "That woman is not as simple as she appears. Try not to have too deep contact with her." ." He handed Du Lin a cigarette, and Du Lin took it.
Although in everyone's eyes Dulin and Ernst were at loggerheads with each other, wanting to kill each other so that they could occupy more of the bootlegging market in Turnel City, Ernst took the initiative to sit next to Dulin and hand him a hand. There is nothing strange about Yan's movements. This is the upper class, and this is the demeanor that upper class elites should display when socializing. To put it simply, you obviously want to stab the person in front of you with a knife, but at this time and on this occasion, you must regard the other person as your good friend.
Only in this way can we reflect the distorted three views that are in line with mainstream values.
Well, it’s very strange, but it’s just twisted.
Dulin took out a lighter and lit it for Ernst, then lit it for himself. The two of them plus Karul were fighting to the death in Tenel City. Although they still maintained restraint and did not use direct force, the price competition has become vicious. The wholesale price of private wine at each house has dropped by one to two yuan. Profits have been reduced, and in people's eyes they are not far away from resorting to violence. But people don't know that in terms of external expansion, the three of them have captured dividends from the local private wine market that are far higher than the profits of the local private wine market.
At the same time, this was not only done so that everyone could watch them "fighting" with each other, but it also had something to do with the fact that illegal liquor from other places began to flow into Turnell. The influx of moonshine from other places is not just as simple as the re-enactment of first love. Perhaps their actions have awakened those moonshiners who were still content to operate the local market. Moonshiners in various spheres of influence have begun to expand outward. expansion.
A large amount of foreign illegal liquor has begun to flow into Turner. In order to maintain the local market, a price war is necessary. The three companies took turns to cut prices and hit the local bootlegging companies by surprise. Originally, they wanted to come in and compete for the market, but they didn't expect that Turnell's market was already terrible. Except for a very small number of high-quality private wines that are still competing for high-end consumer groups, those low-end and mid-range ones have all left the market.
They couldn't afford it. The cost of transportation made their costs much higher than those of local moonshiners. Coupled with the outbreak of price wars, they were no longer competitive at all.
On the contrary, before the bootleggers in other cities had not united as closely as they did to form a group similar to a business alliance, they were defeated when faced with the same or even slightly lower price but higher quality foreign moonshiners. . This allowed the three giants of bootlegging in Turnel City to make enough money. Even Karul, who had the smallest share, had a lot of smiles on his face, and he was able to joke with the people around him.
Therefore, the apparent harmony between the two is not a pretense, it is a real harmony!
Du Lin glanced at the direction the girl was leaving, blew out a puff of smoke, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What? Is there any other interesting way to say it?"
Ernst nodded, crossed his legs, and spoke carefully.
Frena was not a simple girl. She knew that the director of the theater coveted her youth and beauty, but she still tried her best to provoke the two tycoons to compete with the director for her. But it is a pity that she did not get the freedom she wanted, because those two tycoons have become one of the history of Turner City. They went bankrupt due to various accidents and finally committed suicide. But this girl is still doing this, and her purpose of doing this is just that. She hopes that a "warrior" who can defeat the "Devil King" will appear and save herself.
But she never thinks about what will happen if the "warrior" fails to defeat the "devil"... Yes, she will work hard to find the next warrior.
After listening to Ernst's explanation, Dulin licked his lips and couldn't help laughing. As expected, no one who could stand firm in this situation was simple.
Seeing that he understood, Ernst patted his arm, then stood up and left. His seat is in the fourth row, not here.
After about half an hour of pleasantries, people finally returned to their seats, and the charity party was held. The host of the party was the Director of the Turnell City Education Bureau, which is in charge of Imperial Civic Education in Turnell City. It is said that during the mid-term election, the new party will launch a reform and refinement of the administrative agencies, and the names of some administrative agencies will also be changed. But for now, this old man with gold-rimmed glasses, snow-white hair, and a solemn face that gives off a very politician-like appearance is still the director in charge of education in this city.
He coughed lightly, and the hall immediately became calm. The old man narrated some very old-fashioned greetings that were recognized by mainstream values. He advocated hypocritically in the hope that more people would pay attention to the education industry, and then Luo Li said: He said that in recent years, the educational issues in Turner City have undergone tremendous changes with the attention and support of many tycoons and celebrities. At the same time, I also reminded all guests that 30% of the amount raised this time will be transferred to the account of the Education Bureau as education funds to provide more "cheap" education and allow more citizens to obtain knowledge. popularity.
Just when Du Lin was sitting in the Grand Theater participating in this actually boring charity auction, outside the Grand Theater, the car washer carrying the bucket lost his focus and looked confused. Suddenly, he thought of that familiar figure. Who is the figure on the back!
It was that young man who was so diligent that they couldn't stand it. He could get a decent reward just by washing the dust off the car body, but he had to be more serious about cleaning the car, so they had to do it. Work harder and harder to earn the same remuneration as before. It was precisely because this boy broke the rules here that he told Mad Dog about it, which triggered a conflict between him and Mad Dog.
Maybe he was just working there, and the car didn't belong to him. He parked it for someone else.
The thin man explained everything he saw, because there was no reason to explain that a guy who had to rely on hard work to earn a meager income just like him more than three months and four months ago could buy it in such a short period of time. I can afford a car. You must know that the car is worth at least 2,800 yuan. It is definitely not something that their class can afford. They have never even thought about it.
Two thousand eight hundred dollars
How can it be!
The expression on his face changed slightly. In fact, there was not much hatred between him and this boy. Apart from the fact that his business was not doing well in those few days, there was no real conflict between the two. But Mad Dog said that anyone who could provide information about this kid would be given five dollars as a reward.
Five yuan is not a small amount. You can earn about ten cents from a car wash, and you can wash three to five cars a day. This is why everyone has a "perfunctory attitude" towards car washing. Because most of the time, the peak period for car washing is at night, and not every car owner is strict about the appearance of the vehicle. Sometimes there may be no business for a day. Therefore, washing the car in the shortest time to compete for more business is a skill that every car washer must master.
For him, this five yuan is half a month's income, and he is very lucky.
His Adam's apple slid up and down involuntarily. He knew very well what would happen to this kid once he was caught by a mad dog. To be honest, there was no deep hatred between them, except for those short few days where they couldn't even talk about disgust. disgust.
But... it was five dollars after all.
He turned around and put the bucket and other tools under the lamppost. There were other companions watching him. The inexorable desire for five dollars forced him to make a decision that was contrary to his original intention.
He was going to find Mad Dog and get the five dollars.
Maybe someone will be injured or even die because of this five yuan, but it has nothing to do with him, right
Du Lin in the Grand Theater didn't know that his brief appearance would attract others' attention. After sitting there for half an hour, the second half of the charity auction finally arrived.
Most of the first half is stuff donated by some tycoons. These items may be worth a little money, but there is no point in snapping up these items. According to the unspoken rules of charity auctions, the items donated by these tycoons will be auctioned back at a moderate price by themselves. Except for others who like it very much and will compete for it, generally everyone will give up after the owner of the item opens his mouth. This is where it is. game rules.
But the auction in the second half is different. Most of these donations come from celebrities in Tenel City and the game rule makers in Tenel City. Even if they take out a worthless thing, they can often get a very high price. Are those rich and tycoons out of their minds? Of course not, in this way they can enhance their relationships with celebrities and officials.
The first auction item in the second half came from one of the two council members of Turnel City. It was a potted plant that looked a bit strange. It didn't have any name or look like anything, but it just didn't look like anything. As soon as the item came out, the first quote had already surpassed the final hammer price of all previous donations.
"Three hundred yuan!", the young staff member of the Grand Theater waved the hammer in high spirits, "This respected gentleman is willing to pay three hundred yuan to acquire this potted plant full of wilderness and natural atmosphere. Is there anyone else who can offer a higher price? ?”, the staff once again displayed a flower pot full of weeds that can be seen everywhere on the roadside. With Dulin’s artistic accomplishment, he could not see anything related to art that was inevitable.
"Five hundred dollars!"
"Five hundred and fifty dollars!"
…
The bidding basically ended when it reached 1,000 yuan. When the staff member presiding over the auction was about to knock the gavel, Du Lin raised his hand...
(End of chapter)