Chapter 1040

With the national distribution of the Yangcheng Evening News and the Daily, the impact of the report on Zhou Andong's speech grew larger and larger.

There were those who cursed and those who supported, and both sides were rolling up their sleeves, preparing to enter the fray.

Those "nation-haters" and public intellectuals aimed their sights at teenagers, especially university students.

Because teenagers are the most impulsive and the easiest to incite, they wanted to use young people to surround and intercept Zhou Andong.

Because the main consumer group for Yugong Group's products, whether it was Jiang Xiaobai, Ice Black Tea, or Very Cola, was young people.

The goal of this bunch was very simple: to put Zhou Andong to death.

This also showed that Zhou Andong's remarks had hit their "seven-inch" mark, making them feel the pain.

In Yangcheng, Gao Zhen got off the plane and didn't go directly to the hotel to find Zhou Andong, but took a long-distance bus to Wancheng, then took a taxi to a garment factory.

"Master, I'm looking for someone."

Gao Zhen took out a cigarette and diligently lit one for the old guard at the gate.

The old man was very satisfied with Gao Zhen's way of doing things: "Who are you looking for?"

Gao Zhen said: "He Xiaoman in the production workshop."

"Wait a moment!" The old man returned to the guard room to make a call.

This factory wasn't big. In about ten minutes, a girl with a ponytail, not very tall but with a round face and a very cute look, ran out.

When she saw Gao Zhen, she was stunned, then tears streamed down her face, and she turned to walk back.

Gao Zhen hurriedly chased after her and grabbed her: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left without saying a word."

He Xiaoman struggled a bit but couldn't break free, so she stopped struggling.

"If you left, you left, why come back to find me?"

Gao Zhen laughed foolishly, holding onto He Xiaoman and not letting go: "I went home to make money. How could I marry you without earning enough for the bride price?"

He Xiaoman wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Then did you earn it?"

Gao Zhen took a bank card out of his pocket without hesitation: "There's five thousand here."

"Five thousand?" He Xiaoman held the bank card, looking shocked: "What did you do to save so much money in less than a year?"

Gao Zhen was very proud: "I became a factory director. My salary plus bonuses is over a thousand. And I'm also a shareholder of the factory. The factory is currently in its development phase, so there haven't been any dividends yet. Once there are dividends later, we can buy a big house and a car in Jingcheng."

"Bragging!" He Xiaoman didn't believe it at all: "You're a factory director and don't even have a car? Look at our factory; the director and deputy director both have cars."

"You don't understand now, do you." Gao Zhen said: "I am assigned a car, but that belongs to the factory. The car I'm talking about is one I'll buy for you; later, you can drive the car to buy groceries."

He Xiaoman rolled her eyes at Gao Zhen, still not believing: "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Tell me honestly, where did this money come from, and what exactly are you doing?"

"Why don't you believe me?" Gao Zhen was anxious: "I really became a factory director. Do you know about Rifeng Radiators?"

He Xiaoman shook her head: "I don't know."

Gao Zhen slapped his head; this was Guangdong Province, who would pay attention to radiators?

Besides, the CCTV commercial hadn't aired yet, so apart from the areas around Jingcheng, not many people knew about Rifeng Radiators.

"Go back and ask for leave; I'll take you to see someone, and then you'll believe it."

"See who?" He Xiaoman asked curiously.

"You'll know when you see him." Gao Zhen urged: "Hurry up and ask for leave. Forget it, just resign directly, then come back to Jingcheng with me, and I'll support you."

He Xiaoman asked: "You... really became a factory director?"

"Of course!" Gao Zhen said seriously: "When have I ever lied to you?"

He Xiaoman hesitated: "If I resign now, I won't get this month's salary, and I won't be able to get back the one-hundred-yuan deposit either."

"Forget it." Gao Zhen said generously: "I'll make it up to you."

"Look at you!" He Xiaoman giggled, but still felt the pinch: "The deposit plus ten days of this month's salary is over two hundred yuan."

"Two hundred is two hundred!" Gao Zhen really didn't care about that two hundred yuan now: "Hurry up."

"Alright!" Pinching felt like pinching, but He Xiaoman still agreed: "I'll go resign. You'd better not lie to me, or I'll never be done with you."

Quitting like this, the boss definitely wouldn't be happy. But since she didn't want the salary or the deposit, there was nothing the boss could do even if he wasn't happy.

He Xiaoman returned quickly, and Gao Zhen asked: "So fast?"

He Xiaoman said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "The director's face turned black with anger. If I didn't run away quickly, should I have stayed there waiting for him to scold me?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Gao Zhen pulled He Xiaoman toward the dormitory: "Hurry up and pack your luggage."

The two arrived at the dormitory. There were two female workers resting inside. Because they were newcomers who had just arrived, they didn't know Gao Zhen and just greeted He Xiaoman.

"I resigned." He Xiaoman said while packing her clothes: "I'm just taking my clothes; I don't want the quilt, mattress, or blanket. If you want to keep them, keep them; if not, throw them away."

"You resigned." One girl said in surprise: "How so sudden?"

"Exactly." Another girl said: "You didn't even give us a heads-up so we sisters could have a meal and see you off."

He Xiaoman packed her clothes and hugged the two girls: "This is my boyfriend. I'm going to Jingcheng with him. Once I get a firm foothold there, I'll call you."

"Good!" One girl smiled and said: "When we can't make it here anymore, we'll go to Jingcheng to rely on you."

"No problem." He Xiaoman said goodbye to them reluctantly: "I'm leaving."

The two girls saw He Xiaoman to the gate and didn't turn back until Gao Zhen and He Xiaoman got into the taxi.

Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu didn't get up until noon. After washing up, they went out to the restaurant to eat. As soon as the elevator door opened, they saw Qu Guoquan coming out of the elevator.

"Chairman Zhou!"

"Professor Qu." Zhou Andong greeted him: "Have you had lunch?"

"Not yet." Qu Guoquan said: "After the school finished the meeting this morning, I came over to find you."

Zhou Andong smiled: "It seems the school has agreed to our cooperation."

"Yes!" Qu Guoquan asked impatiently: "When can we sign the contract?"

"The person in charge of cooperating with you arrives today, and we can sign tomorrow." Zhou Andong got into the elevator: "Let's go eat first. As it happens, I have another new cooperation project to discuss with you."

For Qu Guoquan, it didn't matter who he cooperated with, as long as they provided research and development funds.

The three arrived at the restaurant. After ordering, Zhou Andong started chatting with Qu Guoquan about high-density polyethylene aluminum-plastic pipes and their development prospects, making Qu Guoquan's eyes brighter and brighter.

"I have also heard of this kind of high-density polyethylene aluminum-plastic pipe, but because I had projects on hand, I didn't look into it too much. If it really has such great application prospects as you say, it can be developed."

"This project should be launched as soon as possible; the sooner it's developed, the sooner it can be put on the market." At this point, the dishes were served, and Zhou Andong picked up his chopsticks: "Let's eat and talk."