Chapter 1571: The Cigarettes Are Gone

Watching Zhou Andong's car drive out of the alley, Gu Minglan turned back. As soon as she entered the living room, she saw Jian Zhengxue rummaging around for something.

"What are you looking for?"

Jian Zhengxue asked: "Where is your bag?"

Gu Minglan asked knowingly: "Why are you looking for my bag?"

"My cigarettes were all in your bag." Jian Zhengxue started rummaging again: "I even took a pack of cigarettes from the bag this morning; how did they suddenly disappear?"

"Stop looking." Gu Minglan said: "My bag is in the room, but I didn't see any cigarettes inside."

"How is that possible?" Jian Zhengxue was about to say something else, but suddenly closed his mouth: "You were holding a black cloth bag just now; were there cigarettes inside?"

"No!" Gu Minglan shook her head: "I've been busy for half a day, picking vegetables and washing vegetables; I'm a bit tired, I'm going back to my room to rest."

Watching Gu Minglan enter the room, Jian Zhengxue sighed; he hadn't even been able to bring himself to smoke those cigarettes.

He had been smoking the ones bought outside for the past few days, and just now, discovering the cigarettes were gone, he wanted to take out a pack of the special supply to smoke.

On the way back, Zhou Andong looked at the cigarettes in the black cloth bag and chuckled for a long time.

"Do you think my father-in-law will have a heart attack when he finds out the cigarettes are gone?"

"Crow mouth." Jian Qiu glared at him, then laughed herself: "Mom cleaned him out; she didn't even leave him a pack. It would be strange if he didn't feel heartbroken."

They didn't go home but came to the Jinwan Group.

Just as they entered the hotel lobby, they saw Yao Jun coming out of the elevator, laughing and talking with a large group of people.

"Chairman!"

"Chairman!"

"Director Jian!"

"Chairman!"

"Director Jian!"

"Director Jian!"

"..."

Seeing Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu, the group greeted them one after another.

Zhou Andong asked: "Where are you all going?"

The factory manager of the second branch said: "We just finished eating, and we're going out for a stroll."

Zhou Andong glanced over: "Where are Director Qian and the others?"

The factory manager of the fourth branch said: "Director Qian and the others said they are old and can't stand the cold, so they went to Director Man's room to drink tea."

Zhou Andong asked: "Which floor and which room is Director Man in?"

"Fifth floor!" the fourth branch manager said: "5019."

"You guys go for a stroll." Zhou Andong waved his hand: "I'll go chat with them for a while."

"Chairman!" Yao Jun said: "Zhang Guodong's child was accidentally injured, similar to the uncle, belonging to low-level paraplegia. I mentioned it to you before the New Year, wanting to come to the Beijing Military Region General Hospital to take a look..."

Zhou Andong remembered: "Your sister-in-law knows the hospital president; she isn't going back to Jiangzhou with me. When Guodong comes, just let your sister-in-law make a trip."

"The person has already arrived." Yao Jun looked at Jian Qiu: "They came with us, and after getting off the car, they took the child to the hospital. I wanted to tell you at noon, but I never found the opportunity."

Jian Qiu looked at the time: "It's only..."

"Okay!" Yao Jun nodded in agreement.

Zhou Andong said: "It's past six, and they're off work; can you find anyone?"

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "I'll go over and take a look; I'll just make a phone call and give them a heads-up."

"Fine." Zhou Andong said: "Just go straight home when you're done; don't run back here."

Jian Qiu nodded, greeted Yao Jun, and the two walked out and got into the car.

"You guys go for a stroll." Zhou Andong waved to the others and stepped toward the elevator.

In Man Hongshan's room, Qian Zhen, Du Chunlai, and Liu Qingjun were sitting on the sofa around the tea table.

"Old Liu, the Yuzhou VCD is a stunning success. Especially the release of the DVD standard; it's not just a face-saver for our group, but also for our country and people."

Liu Qingjun shook his head: "Xurishang will soon be listed in Xiangjiang; how can I compare?"

"It's different." Man Hongshan held his teacup: "Don't look at me running ice black tea and cola, and running to Xiangjiang to list. It's all pomp and circumstance, but if you want to talk about what's useful to the country and the people, it has to be high-tech."

"You two stop praising each other." Du Chunlai said with a smile: "Ice black tea and Feichang Cola, with their own strength, blocked the conspiracy of the two colas to monopolize the domestic beverage market; they have also made indelible contributions to the country and the people.

And Yuzhou Technology, the release of the DVD standard, has finally given our country the opportunity to lead the world in the high-tech field; you are all heroes."

Man Hongshan and Liu Qingjun said in unison: "Are you mocking us?"

Then, Man Hongshan snorted: "Whether it's Xurishang or Yuzhou Technology, being able to develop to where it is today is because we have the Chairman as our helmsman; it was he who pointed out the direction for us with his foresight.

We are just sailors executing orders; even if the Chairman gives us such credit, we don't have the face to wear it on our own heads."

Du Chunlai laughed out loud, and Qian Zhen also laughed.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

A light knocking sound came, and Liu Qingjun said: "I'll go open the door."

When he opened the door and saw Zhou Andong standing outside, he was stunned for a moment.

"Chairman!"

He really didn't expect Zhou Andong to come over so late.

"What are you chatting about?" Zhou Andong entered the door: "I heard your laughter from outside."

"Chairman!"

Several people stood up, and Du Chunlai said with a smile: "We were talking about Xurishang's listing, and the DVD standard release."

Zhou Andong nodded, walked over, and sat down.

"Old Man, how is the listing going?"

Man Hongshan sat up straight: "The planned issuance is 838 million shares; Xurishang gets 261.8 million shares, Jiandong International gets 208 million shares, and employees get 193 million shares.

In addition, Qiudongfang and Jin Fu Tang, as well as the several private shareholders you introduced, get a total of 54 million shares, and the rest will all be sold publicly, with a market issuance price of 2.15 yuan, 1000 shares per lot."

Zhou Andong knew all this; Wu Huilin had reported the estimate to him.

"About when can it be listed?"

Man Hongshan laughed: "With Jiandong International, a British-owned company, coming forward to negotiate, we didn't encounter any resistance; it can be listed around June, and at the latest, no later than August."

Zhou Andong took the teacup handed to him by Liu Qingjun: "Old Liu, your electronics factory might be in trouble."

Liu Qingjun was startled; for the Chairman to say this, the matter must be no small thing.

"Chairman, don't scare me."

"Why would I scare you for no reason?"

Zhou Andong lowered his head, blew on the floating tea leaves, and took a sip.

"I heard news that Sony is coming to invest, and it's said they've brought out tens of billions of yen to build a VCD production line."

It wasn't just Liu Qingjun who didn't understand; even Man Hongshan, Qian Zhen, and Du Chunlai didn't understand.

Sony is coming to invest and build a factory; what does this have to do with Yuzhou Technology?

Zhou Andong looked at the four of them: "We just released the DVD standard, and the little Japanese are rushing over to invest; don't you think there's a problem?" ===== CHAPTER 1572 =====