What happened in Dingsheng Song City is still fermenting in some circles in Shanhai. Later, Liu Jin still called Xie Feibai and revealed his intention to apologize on the phone. The general meaning is that he still thinks that Xie Feibai was a hero for handing in a blank paper, so his behavior was a little inappropriate... There is also some hidden blame, implying that everyone was very familiar with each other, they are still the same group of people as before, but Xie Feibai has become a little different.
Xie Feibai didn't care too much about these things. He also brushed off the frivolous apology lightly, saying only that he was a little tired and wanted to leave.
The words on the scene were just passed on. Finally, the criticism was directed at the man named "Cheng Ran" who had openly offended Liu Jin at that time.
Originally, Liu Jin was very cautious about Cheng Ran's background. At that time, it was not just Liu Jin, but also Zhang Weiran and Lu Yi, whose families had deep roots in Shanhai. The Zhang family was involved in forestry and construction. Lu Yi was the oldest, in his early twenties. Even if his family had not reached Liu Zhongping's level, it was not far behind. With his connections, he had a small company that had won a civil engineering project, and it was just when he was released.
In fact, except for Liu Jin and Xie Feibai who knew each other earlier, these people did not know each other from the beginning. Most of them had business dealings with their elders in their families, and then they naturally got together. Their circle can be regarded as a circle of upper-class children in Shanhai. Of course, it does not rule out some mysterious and low-key people with great backgrounds.
But those are basically not related to the business field. In the business field, everyone cares about reputation and face. More or less, people of different levels can be generally inquired. Some people are not good at openly involving themselves in the business field, but they are also very powerful. Liu Jin and others initially regarded Cheng Ran as such a person.
Naturally, someone later dug out all sorts of information about Cheng Ran.
"My home used to be Huatong Company... and later it was restructured into Fulong. There was a news not long ago that the Post and Telecommunications Bureau introduced equipment from the local Fulong Company. However, the Post and Telecommunications Bureau is not as wealthy as the Power Bureau and the Tax Bureau, and the money has not been fully received. It is probably just a face-saving project... It is just a local telecommunications equipment company... It is engaged in industry and may have some prospects in the county... Because this Fulong is invested by Huagu Company, so Cheng Ran may know Xie Feibai in this regard."
Cheng Ran’s situation was put before Liu Jin’s circle.
Liu Jin and his group were relieved about this matter. They originally thought that he was a person of great importance, but this kind of thing might just be a grudge between them.
In Shanhai, people in the underworld attach great importance to face, especially Liu Jin. If he was embarrassed in public and failed to get it back, it would naturally harm the prestige of him and his family. Did Liu Zhongping become one of the richest people in Shanhai City because of his charity work? Not necessarily.
In the industry that Liu Zhongping was engaged in, apart from the Zhang and Lu families who had formed an offensive and defensive alliance, he basically had the final say. In the process of Liu Zhongping's expansion and strength, many people could not continue to do business, were squeezed out, and were swallowed up in the name of integration, which was a bloody storm in the industry.
So if Cheng Ran was someone of the same level and field, they would probably have to fight. The Liu family had to save face anyway. The business world was not a place of warmth and affection. It was meant to be a battle.
Therefore, given Liu Zhongping's character, if Cheng Ran's family is of a higher level, they will probably face visible and invisible pressure and setbacks, and may finally give in and hold a banquet. It depends on whether the Liu family can accept it, otherwise they may be crushed to death by using their energy.
But the information received from Cheng Ran immediately changed the nature of the matter. It was very simple. If the lion did not beat away the other lion that came to its door, its prestige in the lion group would plummet. But it was impossible for it to be on the same level as a rabbit.
On the contrary, facing this rabbit that had somehow provoked him, he showed his magnanimity, which was naturally an alternative way to establish his own authority.
So after that incident, Liu Zhongping was not angry, but criticized Liu Jin harshly.
Naturally, this "beautiful story" became known to everyone in the relevant circles.
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Of course, Cheng Ran, as the person involved, naturally had no idea about these things happening elsewhere.
The Spring Festival is coming, and before the festival, Fulong Company received some project payments, adding millions of dollars to its books. When Cheng Feiyang talked about it at home, Xu Lan and Cheng Ran were both shocked.
Xu Lan felt that although this was the company's money, it seemed that Cheng Feiyang basically held the largest shareholding in the company, and this was a large sum of money they had never seen before. This money was lying on the company's books, which was so lovely. In short, there was a feeling that the family assets had suddenly been consolidated.
Cheng Ran sighed, in fact, this market, at this time, is really at the forefront of the times, with a promising future. Of course, these rewards are generous, but the investment is also huge. In the past six months, Cheng Feiyang has not had a good meal at home. Basically, he is a firefighter, from sales, after-sales, to rear management of production, finance, manpower, quality control... Wherever there is a problem, there is a firefighter.
This kind of thing is impossible for Cheng Ran himself, only Cheng Feiyang can do it. However, devoting oneself to a career is actually an enjoyable and extremely motivating thing.
Some people think that they are working hard for something, but in fact it is not because their abilities do not match their own, or they may not like this thing from the essence. If you invest energy and time in something you really like, you will not feel that you are working hard. On the contrary, your mental state will be positive.
This is what Cheng Feiyang is like now. Compared with the hard work of maintaining the research and development of Huatong Technology Institute and collecting debts and paying salaries to the people below, his father really felt haggard and old at that time.
But now, although I am doing bigger things and managing more affairs, I am full of energy.
This is what it really looks like to do business.
Cheng Feiyang mentioned that the payment had been received and he was going to give out bonuses, so Cheng Ran said, "Dad, this is the first time, so we might as well show it off. In short... just put on a show."
Cheng Feiyang looked over in confusion, "What's your idea? What's a show?"
"Well... to be specific, it's just to save face." Cheng Ran smiled. "So, let's find a day, set up a table in the courtyard, cover it with red cloth, and pile all the bonuses on it. It's real money. Then we call out names based on performance, and those who are called out will receive real bonuses, real money. We can let the media report on it, which will increase our visibility and make Fulong more famous... Secondly, it will stimulate internal motivation. I believe that employees will be even more motivated next year..."
Before he could finish his words, Cheng Ran was slapped hard on the forehead by Cheng Feiyang just when he was getting excited.
“Bang!”
Cheng Ran covered his forehead and looked at Cheng Feiyang.
What does this... mean
"It's almost the New Year, and there are so many thieves now! Why are you making such a big fuss? Are you afraid that others won't come to steal? A few days ago, Mr. Zhang's house was robbed. The iron guardrail was broken, and he climbed in and stole thousands of yuan! There was a kitchen knife next to the cabinet. Mr. Zhang's wife was lucky that she entered the house a little late, otherwise she might have died... Aren't you exposing your target by doing this?"
Cheng Ran was stunned. He then remembered that in this era, most of the houses were still large courtyards with low walls. The only way to prevent theft was to sprinkle nails or broken glass into the walls when laying cement. There was no technology like that of later generations, so thieves were still very rampant. Basically, there would be thefts during the Chinese New Year every year.
His proposal just now might really cause a stir in society and be good for the reputation of Fulong Company. However, this negative issue still does not take into account the limitations of the times...