One day later, at around ten o'clock in the evening, we were at the Gu family villa in Longkou District.
Gu Baishun took a bath comfortably in the room. He used a hair dryer to blow out his sparse hair in a very delicate way. He also used four or five different styles of essences and lotions to make his body smell fragrant.
After everything was done, Gu Baishun sat by the desk habitually, took out a box of unassembled Lego toys from the cabinet, turned on the desk lamp, and started putting them together seriously.
The bookshelf in the bedroom is almost filled with all kinds of hand-assembled figures, including anime characters, sci-fi cars, and even female cartoon characters with a bit of color.
In the past year or so, Gu Baishun has been busy with work and has almost no personal time, but as long as he can spare some time, even if it is only two hours, he will go home to take a look, talk to his mother, and take a walk
, eating and drinking never made the old man feel that his son did not exist.
Gu Baishun happened to be back in the city today to discuss a project, so he stayed at home at night. It was rare for him to have free time to play around with things he liked.
Gu Baishun likes animation very much, and assembling figures can also calm his mind and help him focus. This kind of hobby undoubtedly seems a bit strange and even a bit pitiful for a person who is also a social celebrity.
"Dip Lingling!"
Gu Baishun had just put it together for less than half an hour when the cell phone on the table rang. He looked at the phone with the screen lighting up and sighed helplessly before reaching out and picking it up: "Hello?"
"Bai Shun, are you busy?" Zhang Ming's voice sounded.
"You're not busy, President, I just got home." Gu Baishun immediately replied with a smile.
"If you're not busy, come out and have some tea." Zhang Ming invited: "I'm in the company office."
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
After the two ended the call, Gu Baishun sat on a chair, frowning and thinking for a moment, then got up, went to the cabinet to get some clothes, and left in a hurry.
…
Forty minutes later, inside the office building of the General Association of Coders.
Gu Baishun pushed open the door of Zhang Ming's office, nodded and said, "President."
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time, come and sit down, come on!" Zhang Ming was sitting alone at the back of the desk, wearing a white shirt and combing his sparse oily hair, looking like a big boss.
"Hey." Gu Baishun walked over, bent down and sat across from the desk.
Zhang Ming reached out and poured a cup of tea for Gu Baishun, and asked with a slight smile: "How are you lately? It's quite hard, right?"
"It's okay, I'm just working in the mines." Gu Baishun replied in a reserved manner: "It's just to make money!"
"Of all the industries, mining is the hardest and hardest to work in." Zhang Ming curled his lips and said, "Even the management has to check and organize things at every turn, and the living environment is very poor. It's too tiring.
."
"Yes." Gu Baishun agreed.
"You are a good boy, hard-working, willing to work, and most importantly, sensible." Zhang Ming praised.
"No, thanks to Uncle Zhang for taking care of me." Gu Baishun replied humbly.
"well!"
Zhang Ming stepped in and sighed, slowly shaking his head and saying: "I want to take good care of you, but the problem is... you know my situation. I am sitting here, and I have to take care of everything above and below. I am just a puppet.
"
"Don't say that, brothers still support you. Especially in Longkou District, wherever you point, I will attack." Gu Baishun dealt with the other party and said something that he didn't even believe.
Zhang Ming seemed to be very helpful: "In the association, you and I are the most considerate ones. Alas, but boss Jing called me yesterday and specifically asked about the mining industry, and the Presbyterian Church... they
I also have opinions on this matter.”
Gu Baishun looked at the other party with an unchanged expression: "What did they say?"
"There are no outsiders here, let's open the skylight and talk openly." Zhang Ming lowered his voice and said: "After all, you got this job from Lao Li, and he and us... don't get along well, so you took it.
It’s inevitable that there will be gossip.”
"Haha." Gu Baishun chuckled softly: "I told you before that Lao Li gave me this job because our Longkou District gave him support in the previous mining accident, and he was equivalent to a reward.
Give it to me. You said... we work for the association, how can we still make money? Besides, I also pay a share of the profits generated by the mining industry to the association."
"Yes, that's what I said too! I told you about the mining job, and many people took it. If we don't make the money, others will make it too." Zhang Ming spread his palms: "But those old men didn't listen.
, it must be said that you don’t take any position.”
Gu Baishun was silent.
"It's hard to do anything these days, even if you don't worship in any temple." Zhang Ming muttered helplessly.
Gu Baishun thought about it: "I understand what they mean, don't they just want to share some benefits? As for mining, we have been working in Longkou for more than a year, and the net profit can be more than 4 million, but this is the amount without sharing. I
There are only about a hundred people who can make the decision."
"you mean……?"
"I gave them a hundred to gag them, what do you think?" Gu Baishun asked.
"Will it hurt you if you do this?" Zhang Ming asked with a smile.
"Hey, what can I do about the injury? Money is not earned by one person." Gu Baishun replied with a smile.
"Then let's settle it. Give them some money to keep them quiet, and uncle will handle this for you." Zhang Ming thought for a moment: "Don't give it to me openly. I'll ask the secretary to go to your place tomorrow, and you can just hand it over to him."
"
"okay!"
"Haha, eldest nephew, you are definitely a person who can do great things. At critical moments, you have the courage to cut off an arm of a strong man." Zhang Ming praised again.
…
Five minutes later, Gu Baishun left the office. Zhang Ming took the phone and said to his secretary: "Go to Longkou tomorrow, withdraw one million in cash, and deposit it into the account I gave you."
"Okay, President!"
"that's all."
After saying that, the two ended the call. Zhang Ming sat on a chair and lit a cigarette lazily.
Puppet, there are puppet methods. Zhang Ming knows that he can't compete with Jing Yan's remote control for the time being, so he is trying every means to make money. His appeal is also very simple. If there are major changes in the association one day in the future, then he will
Fight for the position of president; but if not, then fill your pockets and withdraw when you find an opportunity.
As for the life and death of the association and the prospects of the workers, this is completely beyond Zhang Ming's consideration. He is not even willing to take care of Gu Baishun. For example, the previous incident of Longkou District openly supporting Liming Sheng's team, and Gu Baishun's secret contact with the other party, if it were changed
Others might have gotten angry and dealt with it internally, but Zhang Ming knew it and didn't bother to pursue it. As long as Gu Baishun could give him money, everything would not be a problem.
downstairs.
Gu Baishun was sitting in the car, looking at the association building with gloomy eyes, and suddenly felt like he was being targeted by a parasite.
Zhang Ming is like a vampire who can never have enough to eat. Sooner or later, this person will suck the Longkou Association dry and suck himself dry.?