After swaying on the train for two days and two nights, Xiao Jinlang was all rotten when he arrived in the Imperial Capital. But compared with a fourth-tier town like Tianyang, the prosperity of the Imperial Capital was incomparable.
Coming out of the train station is like a different world.
The spacious streets are busy with traffic, there are many buildings, and passers-by are dressed in more colorful clothes.
At this moment, the imperial capital has just held the 11th Asian Games. Yellow bread is on the street, and large promotional slogans can be seen everywhere, which is very energetic.
In the 1990s, the imperial capital was on the eve of its take-off. In two years' time, the third ring road will be completed, and the mayor will proudly announce that "there will be no traffic lights in the entire third ring road, and there will be absolutely no traffic jams."
As a result, within a few years, the Third Ring Road will be expanded to the Seventh Ring Road, and the imperial capital will be as congested as an oversized parking lot. Anyone living in Tongzhou can call themselves a "suburban".
After leaving the train station, Lao Xiao's back ached and he no longer wanted to squeeze into the bus, so he ordered a "yellow bread" to go home. He lived in Chaoyang District, outside the Third Ring Road. In a house allocated by the newspaper, his family of three lived in two rooms.
Two halls.
It's annoying to say that the people in the old Imperial City are friendly to everyone, but they are arrogant in their hearts. They feel that those who live outside the Third Ring Road are outsiders and are not considered the Imperial City.
When Lao Xiao was young, he talked about finding a girl with imperial household registration, but after two years of talking, it finally fell through - the girl's parents wanted to find someone local, and they had to live within the third ring road.
But when it was Lao Xiao's turn to find a partner, he had to think carefully.
As soon as he got home and walked in, Lao Xiao sighed and went to take a shower and catch up on his sleep. He saw the newspaper editor-in-chief sitting in the living room, chatting with his lover.
The old leader was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to ask: "Old Xiao, I think your phone is out of battery and you can't get through. I guess you have to come back today and come here specifically to ask."
Thinking of the unpleasant phone call before, Xiao Jinlang's face fell. He asked forcefully: "What's going on?"
"Thirty thousand Motorola Chinese display pagers. Isn't this the big order you negotiated?"
The old leader took Xiao Jinlang's hand and winked.
"Old Xiao, I knew you were very talented in business. You were still humble to me before, but now that you have taken action, you got nearly 100 million worth of goods in the blink of an eye. It's amazing!"
Xiao Jinlang wanted to jump even more when he heard this.
What's going on? Where did the goods worth nearly 100 million come from? It's absolutely impossible!
The old leader also sighed, "Old Xiao, you don't know how prosperous the electronic goods business is in Zhongguancun now. As long as there are goods, you don't have to worry about not being able to sell them.
A mobile phone worth more than 20,000 yuan can be resold for 50,000 yuan. How much profit is there? Many enterprises and institutions in the imperial capital have opened their minds to engage in the tertiary industry and use their own advantages to revitalize the economy.
In the past, our thinking was too rigid. We obviously had an information network connecting the whole country and at home and abroad, but we were like beggars sitting on a golden mountain begging for food.
I recommended you many times in internal meetings of the newspaper. The other leaders were originally very doubtful about your ability. But everyone saw that you went to Tianyang and secured the supply."
When the old leader spoke, he lowered his voice and punched Xiao Jinlang twice in a playful manner, "Old Xiao, you changed very quickly.
Nowadays, domestic technology is indeed not as good as foreign countries, and good things can only be purchased with foreign exchange. This is very difficult. Therefore, smuggled goods that can be purchased without foreign exchange are very popular.
I asked you to stop the investigation, and you established a good relationship with the person under investigation in a blink of an eye. The underground gangs in the past were not as capable as you. I knew that your interpersonal relationships were the best!"
After all, he has been an investigative reporter for more than 20 years. Once he gets serious, Xiao Jinlang reacts very quickly.
The old leader behaved very wrongly, so he whispered calmly: "Editor-in-Chief, wait a moment. I'll take a shower first, and then I'll make a call over there."
Okay, okay..., the editor-in-chief agreed wholeheartedly.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, Lao Xiao calmed down. Taking advantage of the opportunity to charge his mobile phone, he made a call to Tianyang.
After a few beeps, the voice connection was connected, and Zhou Qingfeng shouted "Hello" on the other end of the phone.
"Zhou, what are you doing?" Xiao Jinlang hid in his bedroom and asked viciously in a low voice.
Zhou Qingfeng's laughter after his successful prank came from the microphone, "Old Xiao, are you home? I didn't do any tricks, I just chatted a little more with your editor-in-chief.
I heard that your newspaper is going to Zhongguancun to engage in tertiary industry. The term "tertiary industry" sounds nice, but it actually means finding ways to get some imported goods to sell. The supply of goods is the most important thing.
You also know that I have been doing this business in Tianyang. But the market in Tianyang is too small after all.
I have always wanted to find an agent in a big city with strong spending power like the Imperial Capital. So I hit it off with your editor-in-chief!"
Damn you!
"You bastard, you actually recruited the people who corrupted our newspaper to smuggle the stolen goods for you? You must be too courageous!"
Thinking of this, Xiao Jinlang really had a strange feeling that his mind was exploding. Their newspaper was a central-level newspaper, which often reported and criticized the rampant smuggling situation in coastal areas.
Lao Xiao's editor-in-chief is responsible for the economic section, and he has always abhorred economic crimes in society.
Unexpectedly!
You thick eyebrows and big eyes actually betrayed the revolution!
This kind of thinking is very dangerous!
Zhou Qingfeng was overjoyed on the other end, "I didn't expect it to be so easy. But your leader is very concerned about this matter, so I just want to drag you into this matter."
"You bastard, do you want to kill me?" Xiao Jinlang's spine went cold when he heard this, and he burst into anger, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Listen to me, listen to me carefully." Zhou Qingfeng continued to raise his voice, "I do things unscrupulously, but I am never just for myself.
Now the domestic consumer electronics market has been completely beaten by foreign products. It is better for foreigners to make this money than for me to make it.
If foreigners make money, they will only continue to suppress us. If I make money, I can open factories and develop my own electronics industry.
You have investigated everything I do in Tianyang, and you should know that I don't just talk casually. I am a practical person, and I need a lot of funds to develop and subsidize our numerous shortcomings.
I hope you can understand that whether you can make up for your shortcomings now will determine whether you will be stuck in the future, do you understand?"
It’s strange to understand!
Xiao Jinlang sat down on the bed in the bedroom. He felt helpless because of Zhou Qingfeng's torment, "What on earth do you want to do?"
"I said I don't want to live my whole life in vain, do you believe it? I have glory and wealth at my fingertips, so I want to do something different.
I really need someone to help me now. But I can't trust ordinary people.
In the past two days, I have checked the reports you have written over the past twenty years, and also inquired about various rumors about you. There are not many people with backbone like you nowadays."
Being praised so much by Zhou Qingfeng, Xiao Jinlang didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"My goods are ready and can be flown to the Imperial Capital at any time. I will send someone to take charge of this. You only need to get the goods to sell.
Please note that I am still offering the goods on credit, and I will confiscate a penny deposit from your newspaper. Now I am exchanging goods worth tens of millions of dollars for you."
Enhanced by the alchemy circle and Imasca text, the power of high-level repair techniques has been greatly enhanced, and it can restore a large number of electronic products to new condition at one time.
The Tianyang City Printing Factory is even producing special packaging boxes and hiring workers to re-test and package all the goods provided by Zhou Qingfeng to ensure that the appearance and use are exactly the same as the real imported goods.
"Old Xiao, it's easy to get thousands of troops, but hard to find one general. The times need someone to stand up and become heroes. Isn't this enough to convince yourself?"