Chapter 738: This won't work, that won't work

"Tap, tap, tap..."

A light but urgent knocking sounded. Lian Xiangzhi was holding a teacup, his butt just having settled into his large boss chair.

"Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and the newly hired young secretary walked in, holding a thick stack of newspapers in her arms.

"Manager Lian, these are today's newspapers."

Lian Xiangzhi looked smilingly at the young secretary, who was as sweet as a peach.

"Is there any big news?"

He meant that he had spent so much money buying advertising space and going on TV; the popularity should have risen by now.

The young secretary's delicate face suddenly became conflicted; she could already foresee her boss's thunderous rage in a moment.

"Yes!" The secretary carefully placed the stack of newspapers on the desk: "Take a look for yourself; it's very sensational."

Lian Xiangzhi was very proud. That's right, he had spent so much money; if there were no effect at all, wouldn't he have become a sucker?

He picked up the newspapers and flipped through them. The young secretary slowly moved step by step to the door, then went out and gently closed it.

The office was very quiet, without a sound. After about ten minutes, a roar from Lian Xiangzhi was heard.

"Zhou Andong, I curse your ancestors for eight generations! Why are you everywhere?"

Then, a bang was heard, followed by a crisp sound, as if something like a cup had been shattered.

After working hard for half a month, he thought it was the season for harvest, but he didn't expect Zhou Andong to suddenly pop up again.

In the thick stack of newspapers, not a single one mentioned him or Lianxiang; they were all about the Shencheng explosion and Zhou Andong.

This guy was shaking with anger. He had spent so much money and worked so hard, and just as the popularity was rising, it was fucking washed away by a piss from Zhou Andong.

Is Zhou Andong God's illegitimate son? Why does he get all the benefits every time?

The young secretary shrank her neck and pinched her earlobes. When there was no more movement in the office, she went to the restroom to find a broom and dustpan, then returned to Lian Xiangzhi's office door and knocked.

"Come in!" Clearly, Lian Xiangzhi's voice was suppressing anger.

The young secretary pushed the door open, walked in with her head down, silently swept up the teacup fragments on the floor, and then went to get a mop to clean the floor.

Looking at the young secretary, Lian Xiangzhi wanted to lose his temper but couldn't, because this girl was his wife's niece.

After cleaning up, the young secretary didn't dare to say a word and retreated.

"Sigh!" Lian Xiangzhi vented his anger, and the stuffiness in his chest dissipated quite a bit.

He started to ponder again how to stir up popularity after the Shencheng accident reports cooled down, so he could thoroughly establish his patriotic image.

Thinking about this, he picked up the newspaper on the desk again. Looking at the words "When one side is in trouble, all sides support," he sneered with disdain.

"Bullshit, Zhou Andong is just a fame-seeker."

He muttered, then froze, and his eyes lit up.

Zhou Andong donated over a thousand US dollars, and these media outlets are singing his praises. If I donate one hundred or two hundred thousand, wouldn't my image be established?

He acted immediately, grabbed the phone, called his assistant, and contacted Shencheng to donate 200,000 to the injured citizens. Of course, he couldn't forget to hold a press conference; otherwise, if no one knew, wouldn't it be a wasted donation?

………………

At this time, Zhou Andong and Seeing Jian Qiu were taking Old Four for a walk.

Suddenly, the wind picked up. Looking up, to the northwest, dark clouds were rolling, and one could clearly see lightning interweaving inside.

"Let's go, it's going to rain soon."

The wind grew stronger. When the two adults and one child returned to the hotel, dark clouds had already covered the entire sky above the city.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, followed by deafening thunder, and the glass on the windows rattled.

Zhou Andong stood in front of the window and lit a cigarette, looking outside. It felt as if they had suddenly entered the night. The gale howled, and the willow trees by the roadside were blown crooked.

"This weather is coming in fiercely; this rain won't be small."

"I want to watch TV." Old Four shouted, then picked up the remote and turned on the TV.

"Typhoon No. 9307 landed between Taishan and Yangjiang at 8:00 AM on July 2nd. At the time of landing, the wind force near the center was 12. Affected by this, Shencheng will experience heavy rain or torrential rain..."

Zhou Andong frowned: "A typhoon!"

Seeing Jian Qiu fixed her hair, which had been messed up by the wind, walked over, and hugged Zhou Andong's waist from behind.

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Andong took a puff of his cigarette: "I'm thinking about the residents near the explosion. Their windows were destroyed by the shockwave from the explosion, and now a typhoon is coming."

Seeing Jian Qiu rubbed her face against Zhou Andong's shoulder: "The Shencheng municipal government will arrange it; why do you need to worry about it?"

Zhou Andong's heart stirred. He patted Seeing Jian Qiu's hand that was hugging him, turned around, walked to the bed, grabbed the phone on the nightstand, and dialed a number.

Soon, Wu Huilin's voice came through the receiver: "Hello, this is Wu Huilin!"

"Huilin!" Zhou Andong said: "This is Zhou Andong."

"Chairman!" Wu Huilin asked with a smile: "How did you and Qiuqiu end up in Shencheng?"

Zhou Andong also laughed: "Since you already know, I won't say much more. Contact the Shencheng municipal government; we are donating two million for this explosion accident."

Wu Huilin didn't even think: "Okay, I'll contact them right away. Do you want to hold a press conference?"

"No!" Zhou Andong refused without hesitation.

This made Wu Huilin very strange. Zhou Andong never did anything without profit. He was giving away two million, yet he didn't want publicity. She took the phone and looked at it, really wanting to drill through it to see if the person on the other side was a liar impersonating Zhou Andong.

"We're not going to publicize it?"

Zhou Andong said: "In the face of such a disaster, our donation is just a donation. If we make a big show of it, we will be considered to be eating human blood buns, and the negative impact on us will be too great."

Wu Huilin hadn't thought that much. After Zhou Andong's reminder, she broke out in a cold sweat.

She didn't think Zhou Andong was fear-mongering; after all, the two colas had been watching them like tigers.

Donating money was a good thing, but once it was used by the two colas, it would really cause trouble.

"Okay, this time we'll donate silently and won't publicize it."

"That won't do!"

Zhou Andong's words stunned Wu Huilin. This won't work, that won't work, what do you want me to do?

Zhou Andong chuckled: "We are donating money, real money, so the reputation we should get, of course, we can't push it away."

"……"

Wu Huilin opened her mouth. If it weren't for the thousands of miles between them, she would really want to bite Zhou Andong to vent her anger.

"Then what do you say we should do?"

Zhou Andong said: "Originally, we wanted to do good deeds silently, but the Shencheng side leaked the news, so we have no choice." ===== CHAPTER 739 =====