[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-restarted-life-1992":3,"chapter-my-restarted-life-1992-my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-980":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Restarted Life: 1992",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2280530,4460,"Chapter 980","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-980",980,"\u003Cp>“That’s enough!” Tian Tian sneered. “Don’t think just because you’re Zhou Andong’s cousin you can act up here. If I make a scene now, even Zhou Andong will have a hard time cleaning it up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never eaten pork, but he’d seen pigs run. He’d never attended such a banquet, but he’d seen plenty in Xiangjiang movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men in suits, women dripping in jewels, the food and drinks here—he understood this wasn’t the place for his nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why the sudden anger?” Zhou Anlei backtracked. “I was just so happy to see my old friend Sihe, I blurted out whatever came to mind. Since you don’t want to hear it, I’ll leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. “People, once they get rich, look down on their poor relatives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man watched Zhou Anlei leave, lowered his head, and silently grinned—then lifted it again, his expression perfectly neutral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys chat. I’ll go find Zhao Liangping and see if he’s here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh!” the chubby girl said. “Li Rui said she’d come—I don’t know if she did. I’ll go look for her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby girl left too, and the others found excuses to depart, leaving only Qian Bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!” Qian Bin cursed. “Look at these people—they know Brother Zhang and Zhou Andong are at odds, so they all bolted. So damn pragmatic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Tian sneered. “The world always puts profit first. Once our family seals a deal with Xie Wang, they’ll come crawling back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!” Qian Bin nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Tian family sealed a deal with Xie Wang, their own family would rise with the tide. His father was an ambitious man, eager to use this forum to connect with Xie Wang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhou Andong was enthusiastically talking to Lian Xiangzhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Lian, you know about VCDs, right? The Wan Yan ones, that old Meng’s creation. Let me tell you, the potential is huge—I guarantee, within three to five years, it’ll replace VCRs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I’m recruiting talent and pouring in serious cash for R&D. Even if I don’t get the meat, I’ll at least drink the broth. Director Lian, if you trust me, invest some funds in VCDs—you won’t regret it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lian Xiangzhi laughed it off. “Director Zhou, you hired over two thousand experts in electronics just to develop that VCD?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!” Zhou Andong’s face turned serious. “You might not have noticed, but within days of Wan Yan’s VCD hitting the market, three or four thousand units were sold out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to our investigation, all were bought by electronics firms—including global giants like Hitachi, Siemens, and HP. Why did they buy VCDs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They clearly see its potential—they’re developing their own to get a share. Think about it: with those giants’ massive R&D power, if I don’t hire more people and rush VCD development, I won’t even get to drink the broth—I’ll be eating shit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong’s logic made sense. Two thousand R&D staff were nothing compared to those global giants. But Lian Xiangzhi couldn’t shake the feeling something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he pressed, Zhou Andong stuck to the VCD excuse—he had no choice but to let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Zhou!” Lian Xiangzhi stood up. “An old friend just arrived—I’ll go say hello. Let’s continue later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure!” Zhou Andong didn’t move, watching Lian Xiangzhi leave, then let out a dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu smiled. “Will he believe you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way,” Zhou Andong shook his head. “Look at that scheming face—even perfume can’t mask the fox stink. Why would he believe me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu couldn’t help but laugh. “Then why tell him all that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong shrugged, sipped his wine. “But I didn’t lie—I did hire those experts, and we are developing VCDs. Most of them are just working on chips.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu rolled her eyes, then saw a girl and an old man approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Zhou, we meet again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong stood up quickly. “Old Master Zhou, please sit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Zhou Qianyi and her grandfather. Zhou Andong introduced her to Jian Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qianyi shook Jian Qiu’s hand. “Miss Jian, you’re so beautiful—your aura is incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu replied, “You flatter me, Miss Zhou. You’re beautiful too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Zhou Qianyi was very beautiful—just shorter than Jian Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four sat down. The old man said, “Our cooperation is settled—we’re now choosing a location.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong nodded. “I haven’t received the report yet, but I expect it’s nearly done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also,” Zhou Qianyi said, “our family runs catering. I want to secure the agency rights for Yu Gong wine and Jiang Xiaobai on Wandao—ideally, also Bing Hongcha and Feichang Kele.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong hadn’t expected this—Zhou Qianyi wanted to distribute alcohol and drinks—but it was a good opportunity. No reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine,” Zhou Andong said. “Send someone to Jiangzhou to negotiate. I’ll inform the group.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great!” Zhou Qianyi beamed. “I’m confident in Jiang Xiaobai and Bing Hongcha—I’ll quickly open the Wandao market.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong smiled. “So you have no confidence in Yu Gong wine or Feichang Kele?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qianyi spoke frankly. “Yu Gong wine is too expensive and has no name recognition on Wandao. Add tariffs, and islanders won’t easily accept it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coca-Cola and Pepsi already control seventy percent of the carbonated drink market. For Feichang Kele to steal a bite from those two giants? Not easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong asked, “What if we give one hundred million bottles as free samples?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qianyi blinked. “One more bottle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Zhou Andong held up one finger. “One hundred million free samples—not just Feichang Kele, but Bing Hongcha too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qianyi’s eyes lit up. “If you give me one hundred million free samples, I guarantee within a year, Feichang Kele will capture two percent of the carbonated drink market. Bing Hongcha will take three to four percent of the entire beverage market.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong smiled. “If you hit those targets within a year, we’ll run a promotional campaign to further expand market share.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qianyi beamed. “Then I’m even more confident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu stayed silent, occasionally glancing at the old man, frowning slightly, as if deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong and Zhou Qianyi briefly discussed their cooperation, then shifted to Wandao’s customs and culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than half an hour later, Zhou Qianyi helped the old man take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew many others wanted to meet Zhou Andong—they couldn’t monopolize his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu watched the old man’s back, tugged Zhou Andong’s sleeve. “Dongzi, haven’t you noticed? Old Master Zhou looks a lot like your grandfather.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-06-20T01:18:52.456Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d16a25a19fe6661a710aa24b7a649ccbfdff9eece44a438763461facada0a978","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-981","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-979",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-restarted-life-1992-cover.jpg"]