Chapter 252 Greed
Zhao Minglei was in a very good mood today. Ever since that bad luck, his days at school had been getting worse and worse. He even felt that there were countless strange eyes looking at him when he walked on campus, which made Zhao Minglei feel extremely uncomfortable.
Not only that, as his voice in the student union plummeted, his original position as a student union member also began to be shaky. Once he lost his identity as a student union member, Zhao Minglei's efforts in the past few years would be ruined. When he graduated, it would be even more difficult for him to get a job in his favorite department without his identity as a student union cadre.
Although Zhao Minglei's family is not an ordinary family, it is still a little different from the real children of high-ranking officials like Zhang Liming. If he just wants to find an ordinary job, it is not difficult. The Zhao family can find a way to find connections, but it is not so easy to get into a good unit. It is very difficult without a certain background and dazzling qualifications.
Zhao Minglei had originally thought about taking a position in the student union, and if possible, compete for the position of president or vice president. Having such experience would be extremely beneficial for his future job assignment. However, man proposes, God disposes. Now Zhao Minglei is "famous" in Beijing University, and his position as a committee member is in jeopardy, which makes Zhao Minglei extremely anxious.
In order to reverse this unfavorable situation, Zhao Minglei racked his brains and tried every possible way to change the situation.
It seemed impossible within the school. The most Zhao Minglei could do was to win over some neutral students in the student union to try to keep his position. But Zhao Minglei himself had no idea what the final result would be.
Helplessly, Zhao Minglei could only turn his attention outside the school to seek solutions. After some visits, he found Zhang Liming through Wang Juan's relationship.
Zhao Minglei and Zhang Liming were not actually very familiar with each other, but he and Wang Juan had known each other for a long time. They were all from the same circle, and Zhao Minglei also knew that Wang Juan had been following Zhang Liming for many years. He used some tricks to beg that woman for help, and finally got in touch with Zhang Liming.
Zhang Liming is a big shot in their circle, and not only does he have a strong Zhang family background, but Zhang Liming himself also has a promising future. If Zhang Liming can lend him a hand, or speak for him on some occasions, then Zhao Minglei won't have to worry about the assignment.
To achieve this goal, Zhao Minglei put a lot of thought into it. He not only tried to please Zhang Liming, but also racked his brains to figure out how to get him to help him.
Zhao Minglei is a smart man. He knows very well that relying solely on relationships is unreliable, and only by exchanging interests can he achieve his goals.
For this reason, when Zhao Minglei was having dinner with Zhang Liming, Wang Juan and others one day and heard Wang Juan inadvertently mention that she met Luo Yang in Pengcheng some time ago, Zhao Minglei suddenly had an idea in his mind.
Originally, the relationship between Zhao Minglei and Luo Yang was pretty good, but ever since Zhao Minglei took advantage of Luo Yang once for Song Yuanchao's matter, Luo Yang has become a stranger to Zhao Minglei. Zhao Minglei invited Luo Yang to dinner several times but Luo Yang refused, and it was obvious that he wanted to draw a clear line between them.
What made Zhao Minglei even more angry was that Luo Yang not only did not give him face but also made friends with Song Yuanchao. This was simply a slap in the face with a loud bang.
In addition, because of Luo Yang, even Zhao Minglei's cousin Xiao Qiao became much more estranged from him. Zhao Minglei would never believe that this was not because of Luo Yang.
Because of this, Zhao Minglei has always hated Luo Yang, even more than he hated Song Yuanchao. But with the Luo family's background, Zhao Minglei has no way to deal with Luo Yang, so he can only hide this feeling in his heart.
Once, Zhao Minglei accidentally heard Zhang Liming and Wang Juan talking about Luo Yang, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. Zhao Minglei pretended to blurt out that Luo Yang was doing well in the business in Dashilan.
Zhao Minglei had heard about Luo Yang's situation. After all, he and Xiao Qiao were relatives. Even if Xiao Qiao didn't have much contact with him now, he could still find out some information through relatives, especially Xiao Qiao's parents. Moreover, the business in Dazhalan had always been going on, and it was easy to find out the real situation if one was willing to find out. It's just that Zhao Minglei couldn't do anything about Luo Yang before, but now it's different. He plans to use Luo Yang as a stepping stone to please Zhang Liming and gain benefits for himself at the same time.
At first, Zhang Liming did not take it seriously. He did not care about such small business at all. But after Zhao Minglei's slightly exaggerated description, Zhang Liming was very surprised. He never thought that Luo Yang actually had such a big business in private. Such a treasure pot in Luo Yang's hands, and the wealth created for Luo Yang every day simply shocked him.
Zhang Liming was very cunning and could keep his composure, but Wang Juan was different. After hearing what Zhao Minglei said, Wang Juan's eyes lit up, she was extremely excited, and couldn't wait to ask for some details.
Even though they were all from wealthy families with good family backgrounds, in fact, neither Wang Juan nor Zhang Liming had much money and they were in great need of money.
But these people have no business sense, and all they can do is to take advantage of the loopholes in the dual-track system to resell some approval documents and make a little money. In addition, Zhang Liming is a person who cherishes his reputation and never does such things himself. Those who do it are always his subordinates, such as Wang Juan and some others.
Even so, the money earned by this means is limited, and it is impossible to do such things too often. After all, it has a bad impact. So money is a good thing for them, but there is no way to get money in a proper way.
It would be great if they could make money through legitimate business, but how could legitimate business be so easy to do? Although they had backgrounds and channels, they were only connections within the system. And which of the popular products on the market came from the system? In addition, they were not good at doing business, and it was even more impossible for them to go to Dazhalan to fight in person like Luo Yang did.
Although he was envious and jealous, Zhang Liming also understood this truth. But then Zhao Minglei, who was full of evil intentions, gave Zhang Liming a suggestion, which was to find a way to replace him and get this treasure bowl directly into his own hands.
After hearing what Zhao Minglei said, Zhang Liming immediately shook his head and laughed. How could this be so simple? But some of Zhao Minglei's words moved him again.
Zhao Minglei told them that one of the people who followed Luo Yang was his cousin. Once Luo Yang was kicked out, this relationship could be fully utilized. He could give him some favors and not worry about his cousin not cooperating. In addition, Zhao Minglei could find someone to replace him to do business. He had ways to do this. Luo Yang's original framework had already been set up. All they had to do was to replace him, which was not difficult.
When the time comes, if they can get this business into their own hands, then this treasure pot will be theirs. Even if there is a loss, it would be enough to make half of the profit when Luo Yang was not around. It would be a pity to leave such a big piece of fat meat uneaten.
Wang Juan was immediately tempted after hearing this. Wang Juan was lazy and gluttonous on weekdays. How could she hold back when she had her own plans? Not to mention Wang Juan, Zhang Liming was also tempted after thinking about it carefully, but he didn't say anything that day. He just laughed vaguely and said that he would think about it and talk about it later.
That being said, after the breakup, Zhang Liming directly asked someone to investigate Luo Yang's buying and selling in Dazhalan. A few days later, when the investigation results were placed in front of Zhang Liming, he read them carefully and his eyes turned red. He walked around the room several times and finally made up his mind.
In this way, Zhao Minglei, Wang Juan and Zhang Liming came together for the sake of profit. Zhao Minglei acted as a pawn and used his connections to find the old bear who had just been released and was doing nothing at home. The few of them hit it off privately and started planning.
Now, Luo Yang was kicked out of Dazhalan. With Luo Yang's departure, the business in Dazhalan became a piece of cake. What Zhao Minglei has to do next is to replace him.
When Zhao Minglei thought of this, his heart was burning with excitement. This was a big deal! If he could get the deal, he could please Zhang Liming and become his confidant, solving his future job problem. More importantly, he could get a share of the profits from the deal.
After yesterday's great drinking session, Zhao Minglei left home excitedly early this morning.
With a big event in mind, Zhao Minglei didn't go to school even though he had classes in the morning. To be honest, Zhao Minglei has completely lost interest in studying. Ever since he made a fool of himself, he felt very bad about sitting in the classroom. He avoided classes whenever possible, and if he couldn't, he would often secretly sit in the corner of the classroom to keep a low profile, for fear that others would notice him.
After leaving home, Zhao Minglei rode his bike directly to Dashilan and arrived at Dashilan at nine in the morning.
Although today is not a rest day, Dashilan is still very popular. With the popularity gained over the past year, Dashilan has now become the most famous clothing wholesale market in Yanjing, and the street is full of people coming and going.
I found a place to park the car, followed the flow of people and soon arrived at Luo Yang's shop.
When he arrived at the place, Zhao Minglei did not go in immediately, but stood not far from the store, smoking a cigarette and watching the customers coming in and out of the store.
In just less than half an hour, Zhao Minglei saw with his own eyes seventeen or eighteen customers entering the store, and the same number of customers coming out of the store.
Most of them went in empty-handed, and came out with bags bulging with stuff. Not only that, some people even came on carts, directly from the store to the warehouse, loading boxes of goods onto the carts, and in front of everyone, they took out a thick stack of banknotes and counted them to the soldiers who collected the money.
Seeing such a thick stack of banknotes, Zhao Minglei's pupils subconsciously shrank and his mouth felt dry.
But Junzi, who collected the money, didn't care about such a large sum of money at all. He pointed at it in front of the other party and stuffed it directly into his bag. He handed a cigarette to the other party with a smile and said a few words. After seeing the man off, he turned around and went into the store.
This scene made Zhao Minglei's heart burn with anger. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, dropped the cigarette butt in his hand, stomped it out, and then strode towards the store.
