Chapter 167: A Heart-to-Heart Talk with Xiao Fang

I continued saying: "Xiao Fang, do you know why I like Da Yi Ge? Besides his simplicity, there's also his persistent effort,"

I have listened to his radio interview,

While working at the construction site, he would find time to sing.

During farming off-season, he sang.

Many people said he was crazy.

But he persisted in his hobby. With a broken recorder, he learned music bit by bit.

This shows his love for life.

Many say his success was a fluke, because heaven gave him a good voice. But even with a good voice, if you don't persist in your ideals,

you still won't succeed. The hardest thing in life is perseverance,

persisting in your persistence, believing that effort will eventually be rewarded.

Many give up while persisting.

Da Yi Ge's optimistic spirit in poverty, and his not forgetting his roots after fame.

This is something many cannot do; some say he's putting on an act.

If you're capable, pretend one for us to see.

Actually, many of us have forgotten our past.

Da Yi Ge repeatedly says he is just a farmer who likes to sing and lives that way.

Xiao Fang, why am I telling you some things,

the harder the situation, the more you must persist—that's how you prove yourself. Your "Xiao Fang Helps You" is really good; it should definitely continue."

After Xiao Fang heard my words,

She remained silent for a while,

She rested her chin on her hand, thinking, and after a moment said: "Chairman Zhao, I really should have met you earlier, or at least consulted you back then."

I often feel lost, very pessimistic about the future, living in pessimism.

Today, after hearing your words, I finally understood the truth of life.

I used to look down on Da Yi Ge as well,

I felt he was unsophisticated, couldn't even speak Mandarin, only elementary school graduate; that someone like him could succeed and become a star made me disappointed in society. Today you said that, and I realized society is fair—no one succeeds easily,

everyone's success comes after enduring various hardships."

"That's great, understanding this is good enough. You might see that I now have fame and status, but you can't imagine my past hardships."

Back then, I was even worse than Da Yi Ge; I'm sure if you saw me then you'd look down on me even more.

People only see him after he succeeds, never before." I also sighed.

"Thank you, Chairman Zhao; chatting with you has increased my knowledge. After I finish this opening, may I invite you to a meal?" Xiao Fang said.

I smiled,

"We'll talk about it later; eating isn't important. If we have time, just chatting is fine."

Xiao Fang still wanted to say something,

Shi Yong said from the front: "Miss Xiao Fang, your hotel is here; if you don't get out, just come back to the company with us."

Xiao Fang laughed,

"Shi Zong, I dare not go back to the company with you. Thank you, Chairman Zhao, for the banquet, and thank you, Shi Zong, for seeing me off. I've arrived; we'll meet tomorrow."

After saying that, Xiao Fang got out of the car and left.

As soon as Xiao Fang left,

Shi Yong didn't speak; he just turned and gave me a thumbs-up.

What does Shi Yong mean by that?

I ignored Shi Yong.

We quickly returned to the company,

As soon as Shi Yong entered the company, he began singing: "Patiently the blue sky, a gentle southern breeze, magnolias bloom on the hilltop, spring of the north…."

"Enough, Shi Yong; at this hour you'll summon wolves." I immediately stopped his singing.

Shi Yong sighed: "Brother, you said Da Yi Ge's voice—how does he sing so well? Just opening his mouth, his tone is perfect; how can I not sing like that?"

I laughed,

"Shi Yong, do you know? That's his strength—heaven gave him a good voice and also let him live in a good era."

"I want to ask, what are my strengths? Why haven't I discovered my own shining point." Shi Yong said, then pressed the elevator button.

Shi Yong and I entered the elevator.

"You also have your shining point—you can eat, sleep, drink, and not let anything bother you. Even if the sky fell, you'd stay the same; many people can't do that."

After saying that, I gave Shi Yong a thumbs-up.

Shi Yong heard my praise,

and he gave a hehe smile,

"Brother, I get what you mean—my strength is living like a pig. All day I just eat and sleep. You're not praising me; you're scolding me." Shi Yong said, then pressed the elevator.

I also laughed, exited the elevator, and opened the office door.

"What's wrong with living like a pig? I'd love to live like a pig—eat well, drink well, sleep well, and think of nothing."

Damn, I'm exhausted every day.

"Shi Yong, do you think tomorrow's performance will succeed, and our houses will sell well?"

After I asked, there was no response for a while.

When I looked, Shi Yong was already lying on the sofa asleep.

This Shi Yong, really.

I didn't go to sleep right away; I took out a cigarette and started smoking.

Thinking about my worries,

I wondered to myself, how will tomorrow night's performance go? Will the houses sell well?

This time we put Broad Splendor Garden No. 1 up for sale; this Building No. 1 has 11 floors, four units, 88 households. The average price in Zaocheng Xin Cheng is around 5500; if we can sell these 88 units, we could earn nearly 50 million in revenue.

With this 50 million, we'll invest it all into other property developments, leveraging the marketing heat from this push, and then sell big.

Then in October we'll sell off all the projects, including Broad Splendor Garden and Pure Splendor Garden.

Believing that the 520 million owed to Southern Group could possibly be raised by November.

As long as we don't owe Southern Group money, I'll fear no one.

Hmph, then we'll reorganize the company again.

We can't let Sun Dajun and them continue like this.

My confidence greatly increased.

I sat up from the sofa,

I looked out the window at the myriad lights of Zaocheng Xin Cheng.

My phone suddenly rang,

I saw it was an overseas call,

I thought for a moment; it should be Yang Tao calling.

I thought to myself, 'It couldn't be another request for money, could it?'

I then answered the call,

Sure enough, it was Yang Tao,

Yang Tao's voice came through the phone,

"Zhao Jianqiang, why did you take so long to answer the phone? What have you been busy with?"

I said, "I was asleep; what time is it now? What do you want, Yang Tao?"

After saying that, I deliberately yawned.

"Right, I forgot about the time difference. Jianqiang, Lao Qi wants to chat with you." Yang Tao said that and handed the phone to Director Qi.

Director Qi's voice came through the phone again,

"Jianqiang, sorry to bother you so late; we haven't seen each other in days, and I'd like to chat."

I hurriedly said, "Hello Director Qi, I miss you too. Since you went abroad, our chances to meet have become fewer, and I don't know when you'll be back."

"Director Qi, being able to talk with you makes me very happy."

"Jianqiang, how's the company doing now, and has Zhou Wei's health recovered?" Director Qi asked concernedly.

I said, "Director Qi, the company's a mess; Zhou Wei is still the same, she hasn't woken up. Today's been terrible—there was a car accident, the company blew up. Without you here to cover me, I can't manage."

After hearing me say that, Director Qi laughed,

Then he said, "Jianqiang, I don't actually have that much ability; this time I came out just to have a look around, and I don't know when I'll go back."

Actually, abroad is just like this,

Their development isn't as good as ours; much of their infrastructure is already old.

I've been in the United Kingdom these days—yeah, I've had enough.

The food is either fried fish or fried chicken, plus fries—really speechless.

I can't stand this weather in the United Kingdom,

It's overcast all day,

I can't even see the sun.

My leg hurts like crazy.

I really want to go back—our place has such great sunshine.