Chapter 34: Insidious and Cunning

The van stopped at the main gate. Zhou Andong was the first to jump out, followed closely by Jiang Yuyue, Yao Jun, Wu Xianping, and two workers.

*Tap, tap, tap... *

Yao Jun clapped his hands: "Everyone come over to collect your calendars. One copy per person, then go to the station yourselves. Whether you take the train or the bus, that's up to you."

A young man holding a calendar asked: "Brother Big Jun, after we return, do we need to bring the calendars back to the factory?"

Zhou Andong said: "No need to bring them back. This is a New Year's benefit for you all."

Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed. A calendar wasn't cheap. Looking at the quality of the calendar in their hands, if they were to buy it at the market, they definitely couldn't get it for twenty or thirty yuan.

The crowd of over two hundred left happily with their calendars. Zhou Andong said: "Yuyue, I'll give you a calendar to give to someone."

Jiang Yuyue said dissatisfiedly: "I knew you didn't have anything good in mind when you came to me."

Zhou Andong patted Jiang Yuyue on the shoulder: "As long as you handle the matter perfectly, brother will definitely not treat you poorly."

Jiang Yuyue curled her lips, wanting to say something, but looking at Gu Bing and Yao Jun beside her, for some reason, she swallowed the words she was about to say.

"Hmph, who cares."

Zhou Andong grinned and said to Gu Bing: "Leader, I'll give you twelve hundred copies to buy people's hearts."

"Buy people's hearts?" Gu Bing didn't quite understand. "Buy whose hearts?"

"Sigh!" Zhou Andong sighed. "Mixing with a leader whose IQ is offline like you, I'll have to live twenty years less."

Gu Bing gritted his teeth and said: "Being with you, I'll live twenty years less."

"Look, look, I'm talking about you, and you're still not convinced." Zhou Andong said: "For the New Year, which enterprise doesn't distribute some New Year's goods? Rice, flour, soybean oil, plus pork, canned goods, fish, and so on. Our factory used to distribute them too, but for the past two or three years, efficiency has been poor, so all benefits were canceled. In a while, at the staff meeting, you don't need to say anything first. Just distribute the calendars. You, a Secretary who has had no presence, will leave a mark in every employee's heart. It might not be that they'll be overly grateful to you, but their impression of you will definitely be much better. On the contrary, they will feel dissatisfied with Gao Qingkui and Zhang Deyou, those two old things who canceled their benefits."

Although calendars weren't as practical as rice and flour, in this era, if anyone had a calendar hanging on their wall, it was a very face-saving thing.

Gu Bing felt a wave of emotion in his heart. This Zhou Andong was truly insidious, cunning, and full of tricks. While seeking benefits for his own side, he didn't forget to dig a hole for Gao Qingkui and Zhang Deyou.

Suddenly, a thought popped into Gu Bing's mind: if Zhou Andong were sitting in his position, there would definitely be a very spectacular battle of wits. When that time came, would those two old things be the ones being rubbed against the ground?

However, the current situation wasn't bad. Although this brat Zhou Andong was no good and had a sharp tongue, he was on his side. He was becoming increasingly expectant of the final result.

Zhou Andong said: "You'll have to personally deliver the remaining calendars to the various government offices."

Gu Bing said: "There are so many government units, these calendars won't be enough to go around."

Zhou Andong said: "There are still four thousand copies, they'll be finished binding the day after tomorrow."

Gu Bing nodded and looked at the watch on his wrist: "Boss Wu, go to my office and let's settle the account."

"Thank you, Secretary Gu, thank you!" Wu Xianping, who hadn't had a chance to speak, thanked him while nodding and bowing.

In this day and age, any business could make money, but dealing with government agencies and enterprises was the same in any era. Without connections, you did the work, but wanting the money was truly difficult.

Watching Gu Bing and Wu Xianping leave, Zhou Andong led people to unload the calendars in the warehouse, keeping only one copy, and then personally drove the van out of the factory.

"Are we going to eat first?"

Jiang Yuyue said listlessly: "It's almost nine o'clock. After tossing and turning all morning, if we don't eat, are you trying to starve me to death?"

Zhou Andong chuckled. He found a random place, and he, Jiang Yuyue, Yao Jun, and the two workers filled their stomachs.

"Where to now?" Zhou Andong asked Jiang Yuyue.

Jiang Yuyue said irritably: "How would I know where to go?"

Zhou Andong said: "Deliver to all the bank leaders you know."

Jiang Yuyue said: "Then let's go to the Construction Bank first."

As they were delivering calendars to the major banks, Gu Bing was also leading people to start delivering to the various government units.

In the provincial capital, compared to Jiangzhou, the snow in Fengjing was falling a bit harder, with snowflakes falling in clumps.

At Aimin Store, the owner used a broom to sweep the snow clean in front of the door, then laid down two large cardboard boxes before entering the house.

The New Year was coming soon, and his business was getting better day by day, so he was in a quite good mood. Throwing the broom into the corner of the counter, he saw the promotional calendar for Jiangzhou Winery hanging on the wall. More than ten calendars had been sold, and this was the only one left, which always left him with a bit of regret.

Selling a calendar for eighteen yuan earned him thirteen yuan, but it was just too few. If that little brat could get more, wouldn't he earn even more?

He entered the counter, took down the Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor displayed on the shelf, and found a rag to carefully wipe it. In the past two days, some people had asked about this liquor, but he sold it for one hundred sixty, which scared everyone away. You have to know, at this price, it wasn't as high as Moutai, but it was definitely expensive.

However, in his opinion, what Moutai? This was tribute liquor. Selling it for two hundred sixty wouldn't be too much; selling it for one hundred sixty was him having a conscience.

"Boss, do you have Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor? The one on this calendar."

The boss looked up and smiled. A young man in his thirties was holding a calendar and showing it to him.

"Isn't this it!" The boss stood the bottle on the counter.

"Yes, that's it. Finally found it." The young man looked pleasantly surprised. "How much?"

The boss said: "One hundred sixty!"

The young man was stunned for a moment: "So expensive?"

The boss said: "Since you're holding the calendar, you should know this is tribute liquor, right?"

The young man nodded, gritted his teeth, and said: "Fine, one hundred sixty it is. I'll buy it."

The boss smiled until his eyes narrowed into a slit: "You have a good eye, little brother. Except for here, you can't buy this liquor anywhere else, and I only have one bottle here."

The young man was taking out money. Upon hearing the boss's words, his hand that was reaching into his pocket pulled back: "You only have one bottle here?"

The boss was stunned: "Yeah, just one bottle."

"Sigh!"

"One bottle won't do. I need to buy two bottles. Who gives gifts with just one bottle?" The young man waved his hand in disappointment. "I'll go check other stores."

He had thought he could earn one hundred, but he had been happy too early, which left the boss very depressed. But what he didn't expect was that before long, a middle-aged couple came in to buy Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor, and because they needed to buy two bottles for gift-giving, they left because he didn't have them. ===== CHAPTER 35 =====