Chapter 314: Unimaginable Benefits

It took a long while for Liu Feng to slowly lower his head, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it: "Er Pang, do you think so many people suddenly set off firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate Zhao Jianlong being shot?"

Er Pang hesitated, but finally nodded and said: "Maybe. Otherwise, why set off firecrackers and fireworks when it's not New Year or a festival?"

Liu Feng took a puff of his cigarette: "I have always regarded Zhao Jianlong as an idol, thinking he was very majestic, very awesome, and that no one or anything could make him afraid or retreat."

"But today I saw him; it turns out he is also afraid of death, also so cowardly and humble. When he was shot and carried out, I thought, what is the point of us fighting and killing every day?"

"If one day, I am also caught like Zhao Jianlong and sentenced to death, will I also be afraid and terrified, and then kneel there wailing in repentance?"

Er Pang didn't speak. Liu Feng took a deep breath: "Did you bring money?"

Er Pang took a handful out of his pocket: "Only six yuan and something."

Liu Feng smiled: "Let's go, I'll treat you, let's have a drink."

Hefei, after finishing dinner, Zhou Andong said goodbye to Lao Sun and Hearing Lao Meng, then picked his teeth and walked toward the hotel.

Gu Bing had been holding it in for half a day and finally had a chance to say: "I say, General Manager Zhou, you are really generous. Buying a patent that is completely useless is one thing, but giving them an extra million—is your brain broken, or do you have so much money that it's burning your hands?"

Looking at Gu Bing staring with his eyes wide and his neck stiff, Zhou Andong burst into laughter: "The way you look now, you are exactly like a resentful woman abandoned by a man."

"Don't change the subject!" Gu Bing was very dissatisfied with Zhou Andong's attitude, "Is this the attitude you take when accepting criticism?"

Zhou Andong threw the toothpick on the ground: "What do you mean I accept criticism?"

Gu Bing said dissatisfiedly: "You spent a huge sum of money to buy a useless patent and gave them an extra million. Shouldn't I criticize you?"

Zhou Andong looked at Gu Bing with a strange expression.

Gu Bing looked at the expression on Zhou Andong's face, thinking he was guilty, and felt very proud in his heart. Today I caught you, finally I can vent the anger in my heart.

"Are you guilty? Huh?" Gu Bing questioned Zhou Andong arrogantly.

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Andong suddenly burst into laughter: "Look... look at your villainous face... haha... it's too damn... funny... hahaha... you're killing me..."

Gu Bing's face turned black instantly: "Zhou Andong, do you still not recognize your mistake by now? Do you know what kind of behavior this is? Be serious, do you hear me, be serious!"

Zhou Andong laughed until he was out of breath, and it took a long while for him to recover.

"You bastard, are you trying to take revenge on me by taking this opportunity?"

"Fart!" Not having suppressed Zhou Andong, Gu Bing felt guilty first, "I want to save you, understand? Save you. What do you mean I'm taking revenge on you? This is a mistake upon a mistake."

Zhou Andong said very disdainfully: "You idiot, when have you ever seen me do a losing business?"

Gu Bing was stunned. It was true. This bastard Zhou Andong is extremely cunning; how could he do a losing business?

Zhou Andong snorted: "I'm telling you, this patent is a chicken that lays golden eggs. The benefits it will bring us in the future are something you can't even imagine in your dreams."

Gu Bing was still unconvinced: "Even if it can bring us huge benefits, you shouldn't have given them so much money. That's a million, not a hundred."

Zhou Andong put his arm around Gu Bing's shoulder: "I can tell you very responsibly that this patent will bring us hundreds of millions or billions in benefits. Do you still think I gave them too much?"

Gu Bing's eyes widened instantly, and even Xiao Liuzi and Song Mao, who were following behind, looked at Zhou Andong with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"Damn!" After holding it in for a long while, Gu Bing finally squeezed out the essence of Chinese, "Do you think I'll believe you?"

Zhou Andong laughed and said: "How about we make a bet?"

Gu Bing asked: "What bet?"

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and lit it, then threw the cigarette box to Xiao Liuzi behind him.

Xiao Liuzi caught it: "Thank you, Brother Dong!"

Zhou Andong waved his hand, took the lighter, and lit his cigarette: "I won't say hundreds of millions or billions, just one billion. If the patent can bring us one billion in revenue, you learn to bark like a dog, crawl from the door of the second workshop to the distillery gate. If I lose, the same, I will also learn to bark like a dog and crawl from the door of the second workshop to the distillery gate."

"No bet!" Gu Bing refused without hesitation.

Thinking of Liu Zhiguang and Qian Wei barking like dogs, crawling from the second workshop to the gate, and being watched by hundreds of people, his body couldn't help but shudder. It was too damn terrifying.

Zhou Andong said: "What are you afraid of? Maybe I'll lose?"

"No way!" Gu Bing shook his head like a rattle. Zhou Andong is cunning; anyone who wants to use him as a drinking companion must be prepared to become a side dish themselves.

Zhou Andong's tone became very gentle: "Don't be afraid. If you really lose, you can crawl in the middle of the night when there's no one around; I'll be the only one watching."

"Get lost!" Gu Bing cursed.

Zhou Andong chuckled: "Hundreds of millions or billions in benefits, do you think Hearing Lao Meng and Lao Sun will be envious and regretful later?"

Gu Bing said: "The contract is in black and white; what's the use of them being envious and regretful?"

Zhou Andong shook his head: "In life, you can't do things too absolutely. I gave them an extra million to block their mouths, so that even if they are envious and regretful, they won't be embarrassed to make trouble."

More than twenty years later, Hearing Lao Meng and Lao Sun often accepted interviews from reporters, but as long as someone mentioned Zhou Andong buying the D patent, they would shake their heads with a bitter smile and not want to say much.

They were indeed envious and regretful, but they didn't value the patent; who could they blame? And Zhou Andong knew they were short of research funds and generously gave them an extra million; this was a huge favor.

Moreover, if they hadn't formed an alliance with Zhou Andong and didn't have his advanced strategic vision, it would be hard to say what Wan Yan's development would have been like. Therefore, even if they were envious and regretful, they could only hold it in their stomachs and wouldn't be embarrassed to tell anyone.

The next morning, Zhou Andong, Gu Bing, Xiao Liuzi, and Song Mao boarded the train to Shanghai.

The overnight drizzle made Jiangzhou in midsummer much cooler and not as muggy as the previous few days.

Dai Hongwei had just arrived at his office when he heard the sound of gongs and drums outside, which sounded quite lively.

Turning to the window, he saw a crowd of several hundred people, beating gongs and drums, entering the city bureau courtyard.

"What's going on?" Dai Hongwei's head was full of question marks, but it looked like it should be a good thing.

At this time, a police officer went out to inquire about the situation, and soon, the door to Dai Hongwei's office was knocked.

"Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and a female police officer walked in, smiling and saying: "Leader, a lot of ordinary people have come outside. They are here to present a banner to us and say they want to hand it to you personally."

Dai Hongwei smiled: "Let's go, let's go see!"

After going downstairs and out of the main gate, he saw a pair of elderly people with gray hair holding a banner, coming to him, and then kneeling down with a "thump." Immediately after, more than twenty or thirty people behind them, all holding banners, also knelt down.

Dai Hongwei was so scared he dodged to the side, then helped the two elderly people in front of him up: "Grandpa, Grandma, please don't do this, I can't afford it, get up quickly." ===== CHAPTER 315 =====