Chapter 420: Feeling Cheated

Zhang Shenghui seemed quite professional, finding chalk to rub on the cue: "You break, don't say I'm bullying you."

Zhou Andong didn't stand on ceremony, raised the cue, and with a "pop," the balls were scattered, but none went in.

"Factory Director Zhou, you didn't even sink one on the break, don't blame me." Zhang Shenghui held the long cue with one hand, searching for the ball, looking at the pocket, aiming, leaning over, striking, and with a "pop."

"Small flower!"

Immediately after, a series of "pop-pop" sounds were heard, and Zhang Shenghui quite dashingly sank four.

Zhou Andong was truly surprised. This stuff had just started to become popular in big cities, and Zhang Shenghui actually played quite well.

"Old Zhang, impressive. No wonder you were so confident in betting with me. Now I'm a little regretful."

Zhang Shenghui smiled: "It's too late for regrets."

"Watch me!" Zhou Andong leaned over to aim, pop, the ball went in.

Zhou Andong was quite smug: "How about it, Old Zhang, I played pretty well too, right?"

"Not bad, not bad!"

Zhang Shenghui said perfunctorily, because the ball was right at the mouth of the pocket, and even a few-year-old child could sink it; there was no technical skill involved. He wanted to praise him a couple more times, but didn't know how to praise him.

Then Zhou Andong circled the billiard table twice, not knowing which ball to hit.

Zhang Shenghui said: "Factory Director Zhou, if you can't do it, just admit defeat."

"Admit defeat?" Zhou Andong said quite disdainfully, "I am a stubborn person. I never turn back until I hit the south wall, and I never retreat until the very end."

Zhang Shenghui smiled: "Then continue!"

Zhou Andong snorted, leaned over, aimed, fiddled for a long while, then closed his eyes and struck.

Pop, the 3-ball hit the rubber strip on the edge, bounced back, bounced back again, then rolled to the bottom pocket, and slowly rolled into the pocket.

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Andong laughed out loud: "It went in!"

"Good luck!" Zhang Shenghui also laughed.

Then, Zhou Andong stuck his butt out and started aiming again, then struck with force.

Pop, the balls collided in a mess, then rolled rapidly and went into the middle pocket.

Zhang Shenghui opened his mouth: "You could even sink that?"

Zhou Andong chuckled: "Luck, luck!"

But after that, Zhang Shenghui's open mouth didn't close. Zhou Andong played billiards without any method, striking wildly, no different from a beginner.

But strangely, after he struck, no matter which ball he aimed at, there would definitely be one ball that went into the pocket.

"Oh my, luck, luck!"

"It went in again, luck, luck!"

"This luck is unparalleled!"

"Haha, only the black eight is left."

Zhou Andong's excited shouting never stopped, which also attracted a lot of onlookers, each one looking at Zhou Andong with an expression as if they had seen a ghost.

"Pop!" The black eight went into the pocket. Zhou Andong laughed out loud: "This luck, damn it, is unparalleled. Old Zhang, you lost."

Zhang Shenghui was speechless. If you say Zhou Andong knows how to play, he has no method at all. If you say he doesn't know how to play, he still won against him, and all the balls went in.

He always had a feeling that he had been cheated by Zhou Andong, but he had no evidence, so he could only swallow his teeth into his stomach.

Zhou Andong quite dashingly threw the cue onto the table: "Old Zhang, pay the bill, we're leaving."

Zhang Shenghui had an expression like he was constipated, took out change from his pocket, and paid the bill.

When he walked out of the billiards hall, discussions came from behind him.

"That guy just now really had luck on his side, unparalleled."

"I'm really seeing it for the first time, playing billiards by guessing and being able to win."

"Guessing is fine, once or twice is understandable, but he guessed all of them in, damn it, that's a bit unbelievable."

"..."

The boss was a young man in his thirties, with a cigarette in his mouth, sitting at the bar. Hearing everyone's discussion, he snorted.

"I'm telling you, that person is a true master. If you meet him in the future, ask for advice, playing for fun is no problem, but don't play for stakes, otherwise, you could lose your underwear."

"Factory Director Zhou!" Zhang Shenghui chased after him, "Do you really not know how to play billiards?"

Zhou Andong shook his head and said: "I just learned a few days ago, who knew luck would be so good today."

Zhang Shenghui didn't ask anymore, but the more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt; he lost in an inexplicable way.

Zhou Andong reminded him: "Old Zhang, we have a gentleman's agreement, you can't go back on your word."

"Hmph!" Zhang Shenghui snorted: "My word, Zhang Shenghui, has always been as good as gold."

"Hmm!" Zhou Andong nodded, starting to flatter Zhang Shenghui, "The Zhang Shenghui I know is indeed such a person, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to be my opponent."

Hearing Zhou Andong's words, Zhang Shenghui's anger subsided a bit: "Let's go back quickly, I estimate Wu Hongkang should be arriving soon."

The two quickened their pace. Before they even reached Yinding Bridge, they saw from afar a short, fat middle-aged man standing next to a Santana. Gu Bing and Tang Lin were chatting with him about something.

"They're back!" Tang Lin looked up and saw Zhou Andong and Zhang Shenghui walking over.

"Factory Director Zhou, Factory Director Zhang, long admired."

Wu Hongkang came over and enthusiastically shook hands with Zhou Andong and Zhang Shenghui.

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Factory Director Wu, asking you to pay the bill for drinking, you won't be angry, right?"

"No!" Wu Hongkang said: "I'm too happy to be angry."

Zhang Shenghui said: "Factory Director Wu, you are the local snake, where to go, you decide. Today we won't drink Qin Chi or Jiang Xiaobai, we'll just drink Erguotou."

"No problem!" Wu Hongkang was very happy, "On Yandai Xie Street, there is a century-old shop. Although it's not big, the old Beijing dishes are quite authentic, especially the stir-fried liver, that's a specialty."

"Fine!" Zhou Andong said: "Let's go there."

As soon as they entered, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron came over.

"Sit here, what would you like to eat?"

Zhang Shenghui said: "Factory Director Wu, you order."

"Then I won't be polite." Wu Hongkang said: "Stir-fried liver, bean paste, scorched meatballs, tripe..."

"Enough!" Zhou Andong said: "We all ate in the morning."

"Then that's it!" Wu Hongkang said to the woman: "Bring a bottle of Subian Erguotou for each person."

"Okay!" The woman walked away quickly.

Soon, the wine and dishes were served.

Zhou Andong raised his wine bottle: "Competition is competition, that's a commercial behavior, but we should still be friends."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wu Hongkang said: "Commercial competition has nothing to do with personal feelings, come, let's clink."

"Pop!"

"Ashamed to say, Factory Director Zhou's broad-mindedness is much greater than mine."

"Let's not talk about that." Zhou Andong waved his hand: "Since we are sitting together, let's drink happily, don't talk about those things."

"Good!" Wu Hongkang said: "Drink!"

Except for Tang Lin, everyone, including Gu Bing, were liquor sellers, so their drinking capacity was naturally nothing to talk about.

After drinking for more than an hour, each person had drunk three bottles, and each one was still as energetic as before, faces not red and breathing not short.

"Two of you!" Zhou Andong said: "Still the same words, competition is competition, personal feelings are personal feelings. Have you ever thought about the three of us doing some business together?"

Zhou Andong's words stunned Zhang Shenghui and Wu Hongkang, and then both of them were moved.

Wu Hongkang asked: "Do what?"

"Of course, liquor!" Zhou Andong picked up a piece of liver and put it in his mouth, "But not white liquor, but beer. I have analyzed that in the next ten years, our country will surpass the United States and become the world's largest beer producer and seller.

Of course, the competition will definitely be fierce. However, the three of us join forces, not to say invincible, but who can be our opponent?"

Wu Hongkang and Zhang Shenghui looked at each other, and then both fell into deep thought.

Indeed, if the three of them joined forces to make beer, they would definitely be able to achieve something.

Hongxing is an old brand enterprise with deep heritage and connections.

Jiangzhou Distillery has increasing influence, especially Zhou Andong's marketing ability; no one in the industry is unconvinced.

Finally, there is Qin Chi. Although it is still in its infancy, Zhang Shenghui is someone who cannot be underestimated at all.

"Click"

Zhou Andong pressed the lighter, lit a cigarette, and waited for the two's answer.

After three or four minutes, Wu Hongkang finally spoke: "I agree!"

Then Zhang Shenghui also nodded: "No problem!"

Zhou Andong smiled, this was already in his expectation: "There is one more thing, where to build the distillery."

Wu Hongkang said without thinking: "Of course, it's Jingcheng!"

Zhang Shenghui opposed: "I think it should be in our Shanlu Province."

Zhou Andong said: "Put it in Jiangzhou, land transport, sea transport, air transport, no problem."

"No!" Wu Hongkang said decisively: "It must be built in Jingcheng."

"Shanlu Province!" Zhang Shenghui did not give an inch.

"Jingcheng!"

"Shanlu Province!"

"Jingcheng!"

"Shanlu Province!"

"Pop!"

Wu Hongkang slapped the table, "The factory must be built in Jingcheng."

"What are you slapping the table for!" Zhang Shenghui stared, "Do you think I'm afraid of you? Tell you, the distillery must be built in Shanlu Province."

The two completely forgot about Zhou Andong, arguing endlessly, and Zhou Andong couldn't even get a word in.

"Two of you, two of you!" Zhou Andong hurriedly said: "Stop arguing, let's draw lots, rely on luck, whoever draws it, we'll build the factory there."

Wu Hongkang and Zhang Shenghui asked in unison: "How to draw?"

"Wait for me!" Zhou Andong stood up and went to the bar, found the boss, asked for a piece of white paper, folded it, and tore it into four small pieces.

Then he picked up a pen, drew an 'x' on one of the papers, then crumpled up a blank one and tucked it between his fingers.

"Here!" Zhou Andong walked back, "Look, these three papers, whoever draws this 'x', we build the factory there."

"Fine!" Wu Hongkang nodded.

"No problem!" Zhang Shenghui agreed.

A smile that was hard to detect curled up on the corner of Zhou Andong's mouth. He crumpled the three papers into paper balls, put them in his hand, closed his palm, shook them, and then put them on the table.

"To avoid you saying I'm cheating, and also for fairness, you draw first." ===== CHAPTER 421 =====