After taking a shower, Hong Yanwu drank two large bowls of cereal soaked in milk and returned to the bedroom where he was imprisoned.
To be honest, he has been trapped in it for more than six months, lingering for breath. Whenever he thinks of this place, he wants to vomit out of his stomach. But even if he hates this place, he must come back again. Because even though this building
The house had been ransacked, but there was still a fortune hidden in the floor under the bed that only he knew about.
The dark cell always looked like a tomb. The windows of the "cell" were all welded shut, and the curtains were sewn together. Fortunately, there was still the light from the small bedside lamp, which allowed Hong Yanwu to barely identify the person at the foot of the bed.
That camel hair carpet.
Now, he was pulling back the carpet and kneeling on the floor, leaning over and groping under the bed, looking for a depression that only he knew about.
Soon, he found it. As his index finger reached in and pressed hard, the floor was lifted.
Gold is always gold, and it shines brightly in such a dark room.
He took out the treasures under the floor one by one. Five hundred grams of investment gold bars totaling ten yuan, a small bag of diamonds and fifty thousand cash. In addition, there was a forged spare passport and a spare
ID card.
All these things were placed on the carpet, and after only looking at them for a moment, he couldn't help but pick up a gold bar, rubbed it with both hands, and put it against his chest.
In fact, the attraction of wealth to Hong Yanwu has always been extraordinary. The first time he tasted the taste of money was in junior high school. During that time, he and Chen Liquan often hung out cigarettes on the road and were bored. At that time, he took advantage of
Friendship, only a very simple mobilization work was done, and Chen Liquan was abducted by him into the evil path of exchanging violence for money.
"Life is really boring." Hong Yanwu said listlessly.
"It's boring." Chen Liquan agreed.
"Let's eat, drink and be merry."
"No money."
"Both the game masters (a slang term referring to people who are restless and capable of fighting in society, and later evolved to refer to male hooligans) and the yuanpai (a slang term referring to the children of cadres living in government dormitories and military compounds) rely on 'Buddha Washing' (
A slang term for robbing a thief) to make money, let’s also ‘wash the Buddha’.”
"Just the two of us?"
Hong Yanwu patted his lower back and said, "What are you afraid of? I got a triangular scraper."
Chen Liquan's eyes widened, "What should I do if something goes wrong?"
Hong Yanwu turned his head and sneered. "I'm a 'bastard' anyway, and I'll be finished sooner or later."
Chen Liquan frowned, "I'm afraid not."
Hong Yanwu deliberately pretended to be disdainful, "If you are afraid, forget it. It's boring."
Chen Liquan was always not good at words, and his face turned red when he was speechless.
In fact, Hong Yanwu had already recognized Chen Liquan's honest and honest temperament, and now he deliberately softened his tone. "Go ahead, I'm just a buddy like you."
Chen Liquan had no choice but to nod. "Okay, I'll get our rolling pin to help me wedge people hard."
On their first hunt, the two of them blocked the prey in a long, narrow and secluded alley - a young game owner and two Buddhas.
This was the first time for Hong Yanwu to use a "insert" (a slang term referring to a dagger or other dangerous weapon). When he did it, due to his inexperience, he was cut by his opponent before he could pull out the triangular scraper.
When Chen Liquan saw Hong Yanwu bleeding, he went crazy. He picked up the rolling pin and struck hard with it. Those three boys were no match for him. They cried for father and mother, and quickly broke up and ran away.
However, Chen Liquan refused to give up and beat three boys for two miles. Not only did he beat them so hard that they knelt on the ground and called them grandpa, but he also made them forever remember who "Chen Da Bang Chui" was.
In the end, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan grabbed meat from someone else's bowl for the first time. The two brothers used the captured spoils to buy a delicious roast chicken. They tore into it hungrily and shared the spoils together.
At that time, the entire society was poor, so people's imagination was very limited when it came to food. Like the most extravagant and lustful traitor or Japanese in the movie, they just gnawed on a chicken leg.
And they? Own a whole chicken!
Hong Yanwu took off his vest and tied it on his arm to stop the bleeding. The chicken thigh in his mouth was enough to compensate for the burning pain. This was their unprecedented luxury consumption.
It smells so damn good! It’s worth it, even if you die!
After a period of time, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were completely in trouble, and they began to become majestic, prominent and well-off in the "specific circle".
In a short period of time, the two of them not only subdued all the playboys (a slang term for the owner of the playboys) near their home, but also gathered a group of young men from the alley with their fists, and did whatever they wanted all day long.
They shouted orders to the messengers.
They take this group of people with them every day, wandering all over the world without any scruples. They either go to wash the Buddha, or fight, and pat the mother-in-law (a slang term for chasing women). Depression is stamped under their feet, and worries are kicked up to the roof.
, hit anyone who takes a photo (a slang term for provoking with your eyes), scold anyone who is unhappy, and punish anyone who dares to challenge someone.
Hong Yanwu became more and more familiar with the ways of making money in society. Soon, he and Chen Liquan also had a "Buddha" who relied on their protection and made regular offerings. After that, every meal was like a banquet, with high-end cigarettes and spicy wine.
, lived like gods. They were running rampant in the chaotic society, and it was really a period of great prosperity and lightning.
At the same time, during this life course that is worth remembering and nostalgic, Hong Yanwu also began to become pretentious and obsessed with the pleasure of giving orders and the fun of squandering wealth. He was no longer willing to be a "puppet" at the bottom of society, but wanted to
Become a leader. Unfortunately, all his dreams ended because he was forced to work.
The days in Chadian were a kind of torture for Hong Yanwu at first. When he drank cold water to quench his thirst, he would think of the red and white wines on the wine table. When he took a puff of a "cannon" made of coarse tobacco leaves,
, he will think of the endless high-end cigarettes he smoked in the past. When he picks up the steamed buns and pickles, he will naturally think of the sumptuous dishes of the past.
And only in countless dreams, he could hang out with his buddies, eat and drink to their heart's content in a time-honored restaurant. Order a few items such as Kung Pao Chicken, Dry Croquettes, Sweet and Sour Carp, and Braised Lion.
Eat these traditional dishes, order a few liters of real beer, and arrogantly play guessing games in the restaurant.
As for his future life prospects, Hong Yanwu's imagination at that time was extremely limited. It just meant drinking a lot of meat and eating meat after coming out, and then finding a good job. If he could still live in a unit with a toilet and kitchen, that would be awesome.
It is the highest ideal.
Contrary to this naive expectation, the times are always moving forward. Slowly, society has become only recognizing money and not people. Money can no longer only exchange for material happiness, its power can even affect morality and morality.
Personality can be bought.
After Hong Yanwu was kicked out of the house by his brothers, he was sensitive to this change at the first time. Money can not only cover up the disgraceful experience of people like him, but also allow people like him to regain social status.
recognition and the respect of others. His hopeless future gave rise to the possibility of change.
Not long after, Gao Ming appeared in front of Hong Yanwu and proposed a partnership to sell smuggled cigarettes. This was the most profitable business of the year, and Hong Yanwu agreed without much thought.
Gao Ming paid the capital, and he also had sources of goods and buyers. Hong Yanwu only had one pair of fists, so he had to pledge the goods.
The supply of goods is far away from Huacheng, and it takes two days and three nights to go one way. If you are unlucky enough to catch the train, you may have to wait a few more days. And for the safety of the goods, you have to hide in the freight car when you return to Beijing.
The rumbling rhythm of the train, the smell of animal excrement and the flying hair all made the journey difficult.
Fortunately, the money was paid on arrival, and Hong Yanwu split two piles of money on the first trip. This made him completely immersed in complacency, and he did not realize that the two thousand yuan was just a fraction of the profit.
, it’s just the leftovers from Gao Ming’s charity. What’s worse is that this little benefit has made him addicted.
Hong Yanwu was too short of money, so in the following days, he ran almost non-stop on the Beijing-Guangdong line. But precisely because he ran so frequently and the volume of goods was large, he was soon targeted by anti-smuggling agents. He did not run away.
Several times, he was imprisoned again for smuggling.
When he was released again after serving his sentence, to Hong Yanwu's surprise, Gao Ming, who already looked like a wealthy man, came to visit him again. After a sumptuous banquet, Hong Yanwu, who still could not resist the temptation of money, not only gave up his desire for revenge,
He was also happily drawn into the real estate industry by Gao Ming, and became partners with Gao Ming again.
At this time, the real estate industry was in its infancy and was very irregular. There were no private property rights at that time. What the house bugs were selling were public property residence rights, and there were no price regulations. It was all based on the negotiation between the buyer and the seller, and the money was paid back on the spot.
.In fact, this is speculation. However, since there was no clear legal sanction for this kind of behavior at the time, this industry was indeed a shortcut to getting rich. Gao Ming made a lot of money in a very short period of time by flipping houses and patching them up. However,
Gao Ming did not have good intentions when he asked Hong Yanwu to cooperate, mainly because big trees attract wind and fat pigs are looking for slaughter.
To put it bluntly, in those days everyone was focused on money. For this reason, there were a large number of gangsters who loved to cause trouble for big money, and Gao Ming had long been targeted by these people. However, since Hong Yanwu became Gao Ming
As the door god, Gao Ming no longer has to worry about being plotted by those gangster brothers. Because the old guns who know Hong Yanwu will treat each other to a drink. And those bastards who don't know what is good or bad,
If he still dares to cause trouble, his arm or leg will be broken. And Hong Yanwu also has another ability, that is, when he is arguing with his colleagues about sweet deals, he can use tricks such as putting a knife to the neck to arbitrarily snatch him away.
Hong Yanwu's violence and Gao Ming's shrewdness were a perfect match, and they gradually became famous among the house bugs. Two years later, they were spotted by the "big shots" and began to establish a formal real estate company, completely completing the business world.
Primitive accumulation that turns small fish into big crocodiles.
The management and operation methods of formal companies soon transformed Hong Yanwu. Although in essence, he was just a local ruffian who caught up with the east wind of reform and started his career with speculative nature and violent means. But from the moment he became the chairman of Xinjing Group
From that day on, his dress and behavior changed greatly. He was solemn, sophisticated, and looked like a rich man, but he was just a bit like a poor man suddenly getting rich. Of course, this change was far more than superficial. After working together for a long time,
Gradually, Hong Yanwu also learned various tips for success from the "big shot" and Gao Ming respectively.
It turns out that viciousness and shamelessness are the most effective ways to amass money. No matter how high-class a person is, his essence is just the same as selling his own money to show off in front of others, and then laughing at the poverty of others.
This world is originally a world where people cannibalize people. If you want to live well, you have to bite others. The meat is full of blood, so don’t be too fishy if you want to eat it. If you are slow, you can’t even eat hot shit.
Smart people should never take their conscience of right and wrong as the basis for being in society. Instead, scheming is the most important thing. You are not afraid of being bad, as long as you are so bad that the law cannot punish you.
Among all the tricks he learned, the one that Hong Yanwu admired the most and understood the most was undoubtedly a popular saying in the gangster world - what you do is your tricks, what you do is your face.
Hong Yanwu has always felt that this sentence is the absolute truth. On the surface, the "big man" treats him well, and Gao Ming also respects him. They seem to cooperate well with each other and are as close as a family. But in fact, there is only one thing between them.
It's just due to interests, everyone gets what he wants
On the contrary, for the sake of profit, they can turn against each other at any time, or even plot against each other. As for justice and morality, it is all nonsense. Maybe they can use it when needed, but it is just for show.
Self-serving.
Hong Yanwu had an epiphany, and he devoured the flesh and blood of others with increasing ferocity. After becoming rich, he did not hesitate to use money to make up for himself, in order to comfort his broken heart due to the loss of emotion.
"Poor" and "rich" are only half a word different, but in reality they are vastly different.
First of all, it was reflected in the food, clothing, housing and transportation. After Hong Yanwu purchased a luxury house and a luxury car, he spent more money on clothing and food. He began to despise ordinary clothes that were not international brands, and no longer bothered to patronize those home-made clothes that serve the public.
In restaurants, bird's nest stewed with rock sugar is a must-have breakfast every day, and abalone and shark's fin have become home-cooked dishes on the dinner table. He enjoys the joy of wealth while eating and drinking.
The gap between rich and poor is not only reflected in material things, but also changes in social status.
When Hong Yanwu entered and exited star-rated hotels and duty-free shopping malls, his vanity was extremely satisfied by the respectful bellman and the attentiveness of the service staff. Not to mention that when he entered the door, someone bowed and saluted, and when he got in the elevator, there was someone waiting for him, even in the bathroom.
Whenever he has to do something dirty, someone will rush over to clean up his clothes.
, massaging his shoulders and handing him tissues. The kind of comfort that comes from the bottom of one's heart cannot be expressed in words. No one cares about his disgraceful past, and no one cares about the money in his hand.
How come, as long as he can pay with money, everyone will be respectful and attentive to him.
In fact, the most essential difference between the poor and the rich lies in the attitude of others towards each other.
There is an eternal truth, it is the same wherever you look at people's dishes. In order to prove his success, Hong Yanwu often entertained his old friends and new friends in the present. People who despised him in the past all looked up to him, and attracted more
Acquaintances and strangers surrounded him.
All kinds of people either begged him for help, or asked him to borrow money for emergencies, and they praised and complimented him all day long. The honorific title of "Director Hong" replaced the previous direct names and nicknames. This elevated his status.
He enjoyed the way of addressing her very much and once loved hearing it.
It's all about the power of money!
Anyone who has tasted seafood must know that the taste of boiled prawns is different from that of blanched radish. Not only did Hong Yanwu no longer want to live the tight life in the past, but he was no longer satisfied with the ordinary well-off life. This led him to develop
A morbid mentality, always beating yourself up to get more money to ensure you can enjoy your current life forever.
Life is often unpredictable and full of coincidences. At the happiest moment of Hong Yanwu's life, an encounter in a shopping mall, his girlfriend Fang Ting, who had abandoned him, appeared in front of him again.
Fang Ting is very beautiful, but she is a worldly woman. She is a typical woman who chases fashion, likes trends, and does whatever it takes. Hong Yanwu understands this very well.
Fang Ting was the "mother-in-law" he had "photographed" before she was sent to the labor camp. At that time, Fang Ting had no interest in what he was doing every day. She had always only cared about the fashionable clothes and gifts he sent her.
But she never bothers to think about where these valuable things came from and by what means they were obtained. She is a typical "borrower".
Their relationship did not last long. As soon as he heard the news that he was sent to a labor camp, Fang Ting did not hesitate to join someone else. After he was released from the labor camp, when he went to find Fang Ting, not only did he
I didn't get a trace of tenderness, and I even suffered a lot of ridicule.
Hong Yanwu really didn't expect to meet again, and it was when he was in high spirits. With his famous brand, he had obviously provoked Fang Ting to her eyes.
If there is any sure-fire secret to picking up girls, it is more power and wealth, and of course charm. Generally speaking, the former is more important than the latter. As long as you have wealth and power, you will naturally have charm. So,
After several visits to high-end hotels and restaurants, their old relationship rekindled.
Hong Yanwu spent a lot of money, buying clothes and jewelry, and entering and exiting high-end karaoke bars and dance halls at will. This lavish lifestyle made Fang Ting change her old coldness, and she became passionate, gentle and submissive.
Hong Yanwu also took Fang Ting to visit his residence. The newly renovated luxurious villa completely made Fang Ting surrender. She began to actively embrace him and satisfy all his requirements wholeheartedly.
Soon after, Fang Ting took out a pregnancy certificate issued by the hospital, and they got married as a matter of course. The wedding ceremony was astonishing and eye-catching.
Hong Yanwu thought that he had exchanged love with money and was extremely satisfied with his married life. But he had no idea that Fang Ting was pregnant before marrying him. He had raised a child for others for seven years in vain. Until an accidental accident
Once, he took his daughter with a fever to the hospital for treatment, and the blood type on the test sheet made him discover the truth.
In his unusual anger and rage, Hong Yanwu almost drove through a red light all the way back home. After getting off the car, he rushed into the bedroom with his frightened and crying child. A moment later, he rushed to Fang Ting who was holding the child.
living room.
"Bitch! You lied to me for seven years!" Hong Yanwu was furious, his voice full of viciousness.
"Dad..." The daughter, who still had some fever, huddled in her mother's arms, trembling with fright at his abnormality.
Hong Yanwu couldn't help but feel heartache when he saw it. But when he thought that this was not his daughter at all, he immediately hardened his heart and his eyes were red.
"Whose seed is she?"
Tears couldn't help but flow down Fang Ting's cheeks. She didn't answer, just rubbing her sprained arm.
The nanny and cook at home wisely stayed away at this time, and no one dared to come near. If this kind of thing gets involved, the job will be ruined.
When there were only three people left in the living room, Fang Ting spoke. Her voice was calm and without any guilt. "It doesn't matter who it is. Since you can't tolerate us, I will take my daughter with me..."
The feeling of being deceived and fooled made Hong Yanwu furious, "Are you quite generous? I helped you raise a bastard for seven years in vain!"
Fang Ting's voice was neither yin nor yang. "I married you for money, but you make me feel sick all the time."
"I think you're still disgusting. Get out, get out!"
Hong Yanwu took the suitcase from the bedroom and threw it downstairs. The suitcase was thrown open and Fang Ting's clothes were inside, scattered on the ground.
Fang Ting packed up the scattered suitcases and wiped away her tears. "We will leave. However, I served you day and night and was your slave for seven years. How to calculate it?"
"How do you want to calculate it?"
"Even if you are a servant, you should get a normal salary."
"How much do you want?"
"I work twenty-four hours a day, which is two thousand yuan a month, and I work for seven years. You can do the math."
"Twenty-four hours? Are you a night wanderer? You don't want to ask for more money."
"That's not all I sold you for sleeping money!" Fang Ting shouted anxiously, and then shed tears again, "What does this little money mean to you? I still want to raise my daughter."
Hong Yanwu showed no mercy, but pressed forward with a fierce look on his face, "I hope you and this little bastard both starve to death!"
Fang Ting shouted hysterically, "I'm going to find a lawyer now! I'm going to sue you!"
"I'm afraid you don't have the guts."
"I have."
"You are stupid. I am suing you. I am suing you for adultery and defrauding me of my money. Let everyone know that you are a bitch."
Fang Ting was stunned. After a moment, she wiped her tears silently, put her luggage on her back, and held her child tightly.
The daughter was forcefully pulled towards the door by Fang Ting. Suddenly she turned around to look at him, choked with sobs and stretched out her other little hand. "Dad, you don't want us anymore?"
Hong Yanwu gritted his teeth and turned his head without saying a word.
Fang Ting gave up completely, took her children and pushed the door open. They had to walk at least two kilometers to get to the bus stop.
Twenty minutes later, Hong Yanwu drove to chase them.
The night is dark and cold.
Under the illumination of the car lights, Hong Yanwu saw from a distance that the mother and daughter were heading forward with their heads lowered against the cold wind blowing from the treetops. A strong wind blew the child staggering. Fang Ting held her daughter beside her and they hugged each other.
Hold on and move forward against the wind.
The car passed them and stopped. Hong Yanwu rolled down the window and saw that Fang Ting did not sob or shed tears. She had a cold expression and did not look at him at all.
Hong Yanwu greeted his mother and daughter to get in the car.
Fang Ting ignored her, didn't stop or look back, and continued walking forward while holding her daughter, who was holding her hand for her father to hold.
Hong Yanwu held out several stacks of banknotes from the car window, but Fang Ting still ignored him.
Hong Yanwu got out of the car and forced the money into Fang Ting's arms, but she grabbed the banknotes and threw them in his face.
The banknotes were scattered and fluttered by the strong wind, and the blue hundred-dollar bills caused a fierce rain of banknotes.
When the money was blown away by the wind, the mother and daughter in the wind were gone, and the child could still be heard calling daddy in the distance.
For some reason, Hong Yanwu's heart suddenly felt a little shaken...
It takes courage to recall the past, especially the sad ones.
In the filthy and chaotic bedroom, a pile of gold and diamonds set off by filth were still shining. But Hong Yanwu had lost interest in admiring them. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the days when he was tortured by loneliness were actually in his
It had already started when I drove away my wife and daughter, and this house had long been a prison.
After the divorce, he had imagined many times how happy he would be if he had not chosen the beautiful Fang Ting, but instead married a good wife and mother and had a child of his own.
This thought made him have to admit that at first he was only attracted by Fang Ting's simple and beautiful appearance, skin, and figure. He thought he had love, but in fact what he got was just a prop for venting.
Now he has no wife, children, relatives, and no one to trust, but he has completely developed a dependence on wealth. Sadly, he has no choice at all. His way of escape still depends on these wealth, and he will always be
Slave to money.
In a depressed mood, Hong Yanwu stuffed all his wealth into a bag and left the room with everything he had.