Chapter 1935

After four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Qianyi brought people to Tanghezi and held a bonfire dinner in the farm's factory courtyard.

Besides two roast whole lambs, two large iron pots were set up, one stewing beef ribs and the other stewing chicken with mushrooms.

Besides Xiaobei and Cao Yi, Wu Cheng also came. This guy had been running outside, and he deserved credit for 365 having its current scale.

In addition, Zhou Andong also called over the agricultural university experts and professors at the farm. In Zhou Andong's eyes, these old men were all treasures.

Not to mention the treatment, in terms of money, Zhou Andong was never stingy, so he had always instructed Zhang Chaoming to pay attention to the diet of these experts and professors.

Not only should nutrition keep up, but three meals a day could not be missed. If they forgot to eat while working, people must be sent to deliver the food.

In addition, after the Spring Festival this year, Zhang Chaoming hired a retired internal medicine expert to sit in the farm. He was once a chief physician at a Jiangzhou Grade A hospital, and he also poached two small nurses from the county hospital at a high salary and equipped them with an ambulance.

Of course, this was to prevent accidents for the agricultural university experts and professors, and also to provide convenience for the villagers. Because Tanghezi didn't even have a clinic, only a barefoot doctor.

Just before the new year, that doctor in the village gave a six-year-old child an IV drip without testing for sensitivity. Fortunately, the child's mother saw that something was wrong, and the child's allergy wasn't too serious, so he was sent to the city hospital in time to be rescued.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoming set up a medical room in the factory, with the expert sitting in, also to provide convenience for villagers and employees. Small illnesses could be handled in the medical room.

Once a serious illness occurred, with the old expert there, the condition would definitely not be delayed. If it needed to be sent to the city hospital, the farm ambulance would come in handy.

This hired old expert was already seventy-one, but his spirit was very full. His hair was not all white like his peers; it was gray, and there was more black than white.

For the first half month, the farm would send a car to pick him up every day, picking him up to the farm before eight in the morning and sending him back to the city at five in the evening.

But after the old man got familiar with those old men from the agricultural university, playing chess, chatting, and even dancing and twisting yangge when he was in the mood, the old man didn't want to toss back and forth every day.

Later, the old man's children came to see him, and later, Zhang Chaoming picked up the old man's wife to accompany him.

For a gathering like today, of course, this old man couldn't be missing. He was sitting opposite Zhou Andong, holding a wine glass, drinking a sip very enjoyably.

"Zhou kid, do you know why I don't go home?"

Because the professors from the agricultural university all called Zhou Andong this, so this old man also went with the flow and called Zhou Andong this.

For such an old professor to call him Zhou kid, Zhou Andong felt very good.

"I heard that you, old man, used to go back to the city every day. But later, you were so happy you forgot home, because you can dance and twist yangge with old ladies every day."

"Fart!" The old man secretly turned his head to look at the old lady sitting beside him, who looked very elegant: "I dance when I dance, but I've never danced with old ladies."

At this time, an old lady glanced at Zhou Andong: "Zhou kid, in the whole farm, only I and Professor Qian are old ladies. Are you insinuating something?"

"No, absolutely not." Zhou Andong laughed dryly: "I was just joking with Old Chen."

"Humph!" Professor Qian hummed: "For the sake of your good attitude, I'll forgive you this time. Otherwise, when your teacher comes back, I'll definitely complain to him."

Old Chen laughed loudly and raised his wine glass again: "Just because there is special supply Yugong wine to drink here, and it can only be drunk at dinner, and it's unlimited, I naturally don't want to go back to the city."

As he spoke, the old man also mischievously blinked at Zhou Andong: "Zhou kid, as long as you can guarantee that this wine won't run out, I'll work for you until I die."

"No problem." Zhou Andong raised his wine glass: "Old Chen, I hope you drink my winery's wine dry before you go down."

"Good!" Old Chen shouted happily: "Let's have one, you and me."

Zhou Xianyong beside him also joined in the fun: "Count me in."

Zhou Andong and Zhou Xianyong stood up and clinked with Old Chen, and the three of them drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp.

Old Chen grabbed a piece of roasted mutton, dipped it in some dry seasoning, put it in his mouth, and chewed it in large mouthfuls.

Eating like this, if you didn't say it, no one would think that this old man was still a famous expert doctor.

"Mutton is good, it's hot in nature, warms the middle and warms the body, replenishes deficiency and benefits qi. It also contains rich minerals, among which potassium and phosphorus content is higher than beef and pork.

Eating mutton is conducive to maintaining the body's acid-base balance, eliminating fatigue, and helping brain thinking. It helps to enhance bone quality and strengthen bones.

It enhances the body's immune function, improves disease resistance, has antioxidant effects, clears free radicals, delays aging, protects cardiovascular health, prevents myopia, etc."

This old man popularized science to everyone while eating: "So, everyone should eat mutton often, but eating often doesn't mean eating every day, you have to grasp a degree."

How to grasp this degree, the old man didn't say, and everyone didn't ask. It was very simple; on the farm, you could eat whatever you wanted.

Especially these professors, the kitchen changed the way to make it for them every day. If they ate mutton every day, they couldn't eat it either.

Zhou Andong looked at Wu Cheng: "How is the furniture city in Xianghe?"

Wu Cheng was gnawing on a lamb leg. Hearing Zhou Andong's question, he wiped the corner of his mouth with his hand.

"The furniture city has already been topped out. It can start renovation at the end of this month and can open for business in August."

"What about the furniture factory?" Zhou Andong took a bite of a lamb rib.

"It has already been put into production." Wu Cheng said: "Now the orders from Beijing, Tianjin, and parts of Hebei Province have all been handed over to the Xianghe factory."

"Not bad!" Zhou Andong nodded: "How are things in Jilin and Longjiang provinces?"

"Xiaobei is responsible for that side." Wu Cheng picked up a beer bottle and gulped down half a bottle in one breath: "I'm responsible for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Xiaobei is responsible for the Three North Provinces, and President Cao is responsible for the south."

Xiaobei picked a chicken leg from the basin and put it in Cao Yi's bowl: "Three specialty stores have opened in Fengjing, two in Chuncheng, two in Harbin, and one in Qiqi.

As for the furniture factory, I put it in Fengjing and Qiqi. Actually, the best location is still Harbin, but the policy given by Qiqi is too good, I couldn't refuse."

Zhou Andong smiled and looked at Cao Yi: "How is the south?"

Cao Yi nodded: "Specialty stores are in several major cities, after all, that side is much more developed than the north. Two furniture factories have already started production, and everything is on the right track.

For the next two to three years, 365's direction is to open up the market and develop new products, because competitors have already appeared."

Zhou Andong raised his eyebrows: "Competitors?"

"Yes!" Cao Yi said with a smile: "It's still an old brand enterprise, Quanyou Furniture, established in '86, which has been selling finished furniture."

"After our whole-house customization concept came out, they followed suit, but they haven't learned it well until now. Even the product design is copying us, and the quality can't compare with us. But they are relatively cheap, so there is still a certain market."

"Our Chinese market is very large. No matter what business, one family can't finish it. It won't take long before more competitors will flood into the home furnishing field."

Zhou Andong smiled: "Now, you have already walked in front. As long as you maintain quality, maintain the research and development of new products, and maintain customer-first. In the home furnishing field, your 365 will always be the leader, always be imitated, and never be surpassed.

Of course, if you become complacent after achieving results, don't take others seriously, and start to stop moving forward, then you are not far from death.

Because those latecomers definitely don't want to just follow behind you. Don't say you stop your steps, even if you walk a little slower, you will be caught up by the latecomers and then surpassed."

"We know." Wu Cheng nodded: "I have a count in my heart, and Xiaobei also has a count, but we have confidence to make 365 Furniture always become the leader in the furniture industry, because we have Director Cao, this Dinghai Divine Needle."

"Don't hold me too high. If I accidentally fall down, I will get hurt."

Cao Yi shook his head with a wry smile: "Chairman, before the new year, you told us that the time for 365 Furniture to go out has come and you want to introduce partners to us. How is this matter?"

"I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow, you come back with me." Zhou Andong lowered his head and drank a sip of chicken and mushroom soup: "I'll introduce someone to you. By then, you go to Xiangjiang with her, and she will arrange everything."

"Alright!"

Cao Yi agreed, feeling very excited. 365 Home Furnishing, as long as it can gain a firm foothold in Xiangjiang, then selling 365 to Southeast Asia won't be a problem.

"Thump thump thump—"

"Bang bang bang—"

I don't know who took out the fireworks left over from the New Year, and the night sky was soon lit up by fireworks one after another.

"So beautiful!" Zhou Qianyi shouted happily.

Everyone also raised their heads to look, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

This meal lasted until eleven o'clock in the evening before it ended. Zhou Qianyi and the others also stayed at the farm for one night.

The next day, Zhou Andong and the others returned to the city together. After arranging everything, he took people, including Cao Yi, back to Beijing.

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Shanghai!

Zhang Xuan shook hands with Mayor Sun Ximing: "Mayor Sun, in the future, please take care of us."

Sun Ximing was in a very good mood, and it wouldn't be good if he wasn't.

No. 12 The Bund was sold for 1.48 billion, which was one higher than Zhou Andong's prediction.

Then there was No. 4 The Bund, 937 million, of course, all in RMB.

The reason Sun Ximing was happy was, first, Zhang Xuan made a big concession, and second, it would be settled in US dollars.

Of course, Sun Ximing also understood in his heart that adding No. 12 and No. 4 together, the price had at least 150 million in water.

The reason Zhang Xuan didn't take it too seriously was definitely because Zhou Andong had given instructions, so while Sun Ximing was happy, he was also very moved in his heart.

It still has to be an entrepreneur like Zhou Andong, who knows the country's difficulties and knows that Shanghai's development has no money, so in many places, he won't haggle over every ounce.

If it were other enterprises, let alone foreign enterprises, even state-owned enterprises, such things wouldn't happen.

"Zhang Zong, do you have any arrangements for tomorrow? The city has arranged a cocktail party and invited quite a few enterprise leaders to participate."

"I'm very sorry." Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "Tomorrow I'm going to Beijing, there is an important investment project to negotiate."

"That's really a pity."

Sun Ximing didn't just say this, but was genuinely sorry. Overseas Trust Bank opening a branch in Shanghai was definitely a good thing for many enterprises in Shanghai.

He just wanted to use the cocktail party to introduce Zhang Xuan to those enterprises. It's just that, unfortunately, Zhang Xuan was going to Beijing to negotiate investment, so there was no way, and he could only wait for an opportunity in the future.

"Going to Beijing, I'm only taking two people. Others will stay in Shanghai to prepare for the branch matters. Let them attend the cocktail party for me."

"Alright!" Sun Ximing was happy: "Zhang Zong, give me some face today, I have already arranged dinner at the guesthouse."

"Mayor Sun, you are too polite." Zhang Xuan said jokingly: "I will definitely give this face, otherwise I would have to spend my own money to eat."

Sun Ximing laughed loudly, and a group of people chatted and laughed as they walked out of the office building, got in the car, and headed straight for the guesthouse.

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After six o'clock in the evening, Zhou Andong arrived home. Originally Cao Yi wanted to go home, but was kept by Yuan Liying.

The second daughter-in-law came, and it was so late, and she hadn't eaten yet, how could she let her go.

Because they called in advance, everyone was waiting for them to have dinner. Zhou Andong scanned the room.

"Where is Qiuqiu?"

Yuan Liying said: "She went to No. 6 Courtyard. These days she has been busy with the nursing home construction. At noon, her grandfather asked her to go back to explain the situation."

Zhou Andong nodded. The family had a lively dinner, and the old man finally couldn't help it.

"Dongzi, when can I and your grandma go home?"

"I knew you would ask." Zhou Andong laughed: "The house in the city is renovated, but it needs to be ventilated. You can go back at the end of August."

Zhou Xiaoxin also asked: "Can I go back too?"

In a blink of an eye, he had been in Beijing for more than a year, almost two years, and he really missed home.

"Yes!" Zhou Andong said: "You rely on your own exercise now, no need to go to the hospital. If you want to go back, go back."

Old Comrade Zhou laughed: "Finally can go home."

Zhou Andong said irritably: "This isn't your home?"

"It is!" Old Comrade Zhou answered very readily: "But, our roots are in Jiangzhou. No matter how good it is here, it's not as good as Jiangzhou."

"That's true!" Zhou Andong agreed with Old Zhou's words, picked his teeth with a toothpick, stood up, and stretched: "I'll go for a stroll to digest."

He went out alone and saw more than a dozen people at the entrance of the hutong, both men and women, not very old, in their twenties.

One of the men was holding a camera and taking pictures of everyone, and the background was the sign at the entrance of the hutong that read "Anqiu Hutong".

After these people finished taking pictures, they walked inside, brushing past Zhou Andong, and didn't recognize him.

A man came to the gate, saw the two security guards standing at the door, and asked very politely.

"Two big brothers, is this a private residence or a government department? Can I go in and visit?"

A security guard said very politely: "Sorry, this is a private residence and visiting is not allowed. You can stroll around in the hutong."

At this time, the gate opened, and they saw a chubby little girl run out like a whirlwind. Seeing them, she was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand to greet them.

"Hello."