Chapter 138: Meeting at Chuan Yun Bar

Shi Yong lowered his hand.

Ruan Wei suddenly burst out laughing,

"Zaocheng is a tiny place, hum, someone actually dares to oppose our Southern Group; it seems some people are tired of living."

Chairman Zhao, today's meeting is quite unconventional.

But you must bear full responsibility for today's matter.

I will come to the company's finance department early tomorrow; Chairman Zhao, please have the financial accounts ready. We're leaving."

After Ruan Wei said that, he turned around and left with his four bodyguards.

After Shi Yong waited for them to go far away,

He shouted at me: "Brother, why didn't you let me make a move? Otherwise, none of them could have escaped."

"Alright, brother, those four are obviously professional bodyguards; you alone would probably have trouble beating them." I said.

"Brother, you don't believe in my strength.

I, Shi Yong, once fought over a dozen people in Zaocheng at once.

"Not to mention those four; even if another forty came, I wouldn't be afraid." After saying that, Shi Yong deliberately showed off a couple of moves in front of me.

I patted Shi Yong on the shoulder,

"Let's go, we're going to meet Xiao Fang from the radio station. I need to carefully review her proposal." I said.

At that moment, Shi Yong put away his fists and followed me downstairs.

As we walked, Shi Yong asked: "Brother, where are these people from?"

"The new representative sent by the Southern Group is called Ruan Wei; Ya Li has already been removed from her position." I said.

"Oh, good thing I didn't make a move, otherwise it would have really gotten out of hand. How did Ya Li get removed so quickly? This guy the Southern Group sent is quite tough; looks like he'll be hard to deal with."

"Even if he's hard to deal with, we have to deal with him; they might come with force. We might have to fight a hard battle. This Ya Li avoids no suspicion; she wants to have it both ways, serving as company representative and also as our group's financial supervisor. If it were me, I would also have removed her."

After saying that, I pressed the elevator button.

"Ya Li really doesn't know what she's thinking, but she's a good person and has always been helping us. Since the Southern Group fired her, she should just come work at our company right away." Shi Yong said.

"I've already told Ya Li; Sun Dajun also went to the Southern Group to pick up Ya Li. As for whether Ya Li is helping us or herself, that's debatable.

"Alright, let's not discuss this further."

Just as I finished speaking, the elevator doors opened and both Shi Yong and I entered.

Inside the elevator, Shi Yong asked again,

"Tomorrow, that Mr. Ruan will come to the company to audit the accounts; what should we do? We should first go to the finance department and have them prepare." Shi Yong said.

I said: "I've already arranged for Accountant Liu. Our company's financial supervisor isn't even here; it's a mess of accounts. Let them investigate; if they find something, it'll be just fine—anyway, we're all about to break ties."

"Brother, are we really preparing to default on our debts?" Shi Yong whispered.

"I'm not that kind of person, but if we aren't allowed to sell houses, we can't repay our debts. They're deliberately preventing us from selling houses. Damn it, I refuse to believe this evil. I will definitely sell this house." I said firmly.

"I don't believe in that either. They're just five people from out of town; what are we afraid of? Brother, if not tonight, I'll have Mao Hai bring a few people to find where they're staying and give them a little lesson, so they won't be so arrogant." Shi Yong said.

"This is really turning into gangster behavior. In this day and age, Shi Yong, we're not allowed to do that kind of thing; you and Mao Hai should keep your distance.

"Our main task now is to sell houses. Once we sell the houses and have money in hand, things will improve." I said.

Shi Yong and I quickly took the elevator downstairs, and Shi Yong went to get the car.

My phone rang again,

I saw it was Xiao Fang calling,

so I said: "Hello, Xiao Fang; Shi Yong has already shown me your presale plan. I'd like to meet you and discuss it in detail."

"Chairman Zhao, I'm waiting for you at Chuan Yun Bar in Xin Cheng."

I said: "All right, see you soon, Xiao Fang."

After I hung up, Shi Yong soon drove over.

Shi Yong opened the car door, and I was already able to get in by myself.

Shi Yong looked at me and said: "It looks like you've mostly recovered."

I said: "I can't walk for long; my leg still hurts a bit. Let's go to Chuan Yun Bar."

"Why go to Chuan Yun Bar instead of the TV station?" Shi Yong asked.

"Xiao Fang is waiting for us at the bar." I said.

"All right, once we're at the bar, I want to have a good drink." Shi Yong said happily.

Shi Yong and I quickly arrived at Chuan Yun Bar.

The bar's owner, Chuan Yun, is a well-known down-and-out artist from Zaocheng; he keeps long hair, never washes it, never changes his clothes, always has a cigarette between his fingers, and his mouth is full of talk about literature, oil painting, music, photography, and other artistic topics.

He is acquainted with Hou Laoban; I've had a few meals with him. We don't have much in common, and he looks down on businesspeople, especially real estate developers.

He considers us to be people with the lowest moral standards and no artistic taste.

Likewise, I don't think much of Chuan Yun.

Are artists really always this lazy and dirty?

Upon entering the bar, I pushed open the door,

Since it was morning, the bar obviously had few people.

Only the bar's owner, Chuan Yun, and Xiao Fang were sitting at the counter,

Chuan Yun was telling Xiao Fang who he knows in the entertainment industry.

Upon seeing me enter, Xiao Fang immediately stood up,

"Chairman Zhao, you've arrived. Quick, let me introduce you; this is Mr. Chuan Yun, the artist from our Zaocheng."

Chuan Yun flicked his long hair, glanced at me once, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Hello, Chairman Zhao, welcome to Chuan Yun Bar."

At this point I proactively reached out my hand,

「Chuan Yun teacher, having heard of your reputation, I came hoping for much guidance. 」

After I shook hands briefly with Chuan Yun,

I then said to Xiao Fang: 「Xiao Fang, didn't we agree to meet at the TV station? How did we end up meeting at a bar? 」

「Chairman Zhao, this bar is full of artistic atmosphere; look, these are all old photos, plus some items from that era. This place is practically a museum. 」 Xiao Fang said, pointing at the walls around the bar.

Indeed, as she said,

The walls here are hung with 1980s movie posters,

There are also photos of some old movie stars.

In each display cabinet are placed old items from the 1970s to 1980s; mainly televisions, sewing machines, tape recorders, etc.

It makes one feel as if suddenly transported back to the 1980s.

I looked at these items,

I thought to myself, in just a few short decades, these things are no longer seen.

Xiao Fang then pointed to a Yanwu tape recorder and said: 「Chairman Zhao, you must have an impression of this, I used it to listen to songs when I was young. With each song comes a feeling. 」

I laughed,

「Let you sing once, we are instantly taken back to the 1990s; at that time the TV all day was just playing this advertisement. However, you grew up in the city, while I grew up in a mountain village. By the 1990s, our village still had no electricity. What impresses me most is the radio. In the evenings, whenever a household had a radio, it would be filled with people, everyone listening to the storytelling《Yang Family Generals》. How come there's no radio here? 」

「I never imagined that the famous Chairman Zhao of Zaocheng actually grew up in a mountain village; may I ask which village Chairman Zhao grew up in? 」 Chuan Yun boss stood up, looked at me and said:

「Chuan Yun teacher, have you heard of Hulutao? 」 I said, looking at Chuan Yun.