Chapter 373 Historical Experience
"bite--"
That was the sound of Zhao Chengcai's peanuts falling on the plate.
Then the room fell into dead silence.
Huang Fei laughed dryly and said, "Don't joke with mom."
Zhao Meier looked at her helplessly and picked up another piece of food for her with her chopsticks...
Zhao Chengcai solemnly confirmed with Zhao Weiming: "Is it true?"
Zhao Weiming nodded seriously.
Zhao Chengcai twirled his wine glass around hesitantly, and after a long while he looked up at Zhang Nianzu and said, "How... did this happen?" This is human nature. People often make a fuss over small accidents, but in the face of major changes, only the phrase "How did this happen" can express their true feelings.
Zhang Nianzu said: "It's a long story, but this money is not earned by me, but by my father——"
Zhao Chengcai interrupted him and said, "I've met your father, he doesn't look like a rich man."
Zhao Weiming said: "Driving a luxury car, living in a luxury house and going to nightclubs means being rich? That's a nouveau riche! Of course, I wasn't even a nouveau riche before, I was the son of a nouveau riche." With a reference, he immediately found his own position.
Zhang Nianzu said: "Originally there was a sum of money in my father's hands, but later the money was lost."
Zhao Weiming finally thought of a key point at this time. He pointed at Zhang Nianzu and said to Zhao Chengcai: "Do you remember that some time ago someone spent 10 million US dollars to find Zuye? He is Zuye!"
Zhao Chengcai suddenly realized, "Did that person come to him just to pay back the money?"
Ah San said, "Bullshit! We got the money back from the robbery."
Zhao Chengcai ignored the details and focused on the main point: "In short, the money is returned?"
Zhang Nianzu nodded.
Huang Fei hesitated and asked, "That money... is there enough to invest 100 or 200 million yuan?" It was okay to say that Zhang Nianzu accidentally inherited a huge sum of 100 or 200 million yuan, but to say that he could take out so much money for investment was beyond her imagination.
Zhao Chengcai raised his glass and said, "Let's not talk about investment for now. Anyway, this is a good thing. Come on, let's drink one first!"
Zhao Weiming drank the wine in his glass and complained, "So I asked you to do the accounting. Otherwise, how can others invest money?"
Zhao Chengcai laughed dryly and said, "Just wait until I sober up."
Shi Xiang said, "Asking your father to settle the score would be like asking him to die. I think you have to handle this matter yourself." She suddenly said, "Nianzu, auntie would like to have a drink with you." As she spoke, she slowly raised the glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. Shi Xiang looked like a beautiful girl next door, so this action was a bit out of the ordinary, but it also spoke for itself.
Zhang Nianzu hurriedly joined in with a drink, and said with his hands spread out, "No one can give me a definite number after all this talk."
Zhao Meier said coldly: "Do you really want to invest in Zhiyuan?"
Zhao Chengcai was speechless and said, "What are you talking about, you little bitch? Zhiyuan is our own business!"
Zhang Nianzu asked her, "Do you have enough cash in your account to make 100 million or 200 million?"
Zhao Meier said without hesitation: "Enough."
Huang Fei immediately understood why her daughter gave her all the food on the table, but it didn't stop her from talking. She wasn't arguing about whether the money was enough, but whether the living allowance was enough, and... it was enough! What nonsense had she just said?
Zhang Nianzu said, "Then take it out and keep it ready."
Zhao Meier said seriously: "I am yours, and I have to consider your assets. Before doing a risk assessment, I advise you to be cautious."
"Huh?" Everyone at the table interpreted this sentence different ways.
But only Zhao Weiming understood Zhao Meier's real worry. He smiled and said, "I understand. Sister, you don't trust me." He took a sip of wine and said, "I used to be unreliable. I felt that money was too hot to handle if I didn't spend it. I now smoke 10-yuan cigarettes and wear clothes that are discounted online. I won't buy them unless they have free shipping. I haven't drunk a drop of alcohol for such a long time since I started driving a taxi, for fear of delaying my money. I made a note of which time and which road are easier to pick up passengers. My performance in several of our groups has always been the first."
Zhao Meier said: "I have seen your changes, but this does not mean that you can become a qualified leader of an enterprise."
Zhao Chengcai said modestly: "You still need to learn more from your father in this regard."
Zhao Meier said flatly: "You are not qualified either! You don't use your brain when doing things, you just rely on luck, you like to show off, you don't understand management and you are unwilling to learn."
Zhao Chengcai said hesitantly: "Why are you coming at me? If you don't have a little foresight, would I send you to study abroad?"
Zhao Meier asked, "But did you listen to the advice I gave you?"
Zhao Chengcai said, "You want me to regulate management, but how can I do that? They are all my old friends who fought with me to conquer the world. Do I want them to go out and work on the street while I am sitting in the office?"
Zhao Meier said, "I asked you to give them some shares and send them home to retire, but all of them have become middle managers, meddling in the company and making it a mess. The accountants and cashiers lack basic business skills, and they are in that position only because they are relatives of someone."
Ah San said with feeling: "Ah, you are lucky that they didn't take your money away and run away to a foreign country."
Lao Guo said: "Didn't Miss Zhao say that they don't have the business capabilities?"
Ah San said, "It can be seen that a cashier who can swindle the money and run away successfully is at least capable. I know such a person. Do you still want him in your company?"
Lao Guo said: "What are you thinking? That guy is almost dead!"
Zhao Chengcai thought back to the past, scratched his head and said, "That's true." Then he glared and said, "How can you talk to me like that!"
Zhao Meier drank the wine in the bottom of the glass and said, "That's because I said it in a tactful way but you didn't listen."
Lao Guo said, "If you don't try to be polite, he won't listen."
Zhao Weiming said: "It is getting harder and harder to expand a business by luck. Zhiyuan seems to have been ruined by ride-sharing, but in fact it was a problem of management. I have studied it recently. When the ride-sharing car owner opens the app, he is a master, but when he turns off his phone, he becomes an ordinary white-collar worker or an employee. Most of them just make some money for gas, which does not pose a threat to the industry. In third-tier cities like ours, private customized cars are not popular. In the past, there were two major taxi companies. Zhiyuan was supervised by the bank. The masters did the same job, but there was no centripetal force. Changfeng has been nicknamed "poison car" since the incident. Now it is about to go bankrupt. Some drivers simply give up and pick up passengers from the airport without using the meter, refuse to pick up passengers, and share rides in various ways. People are now starting to complain that it is difficult to get a taxi."
Zhao Meier said in surprise: "You really put a lot of thought into it."
"I used to be unwilling to use my brain, but I'm not stupid." Zhao Weiming said, "Nianzu, now is the best time. Let's not talk about reviving Zhiyuan or making a comeback. A city will always need taxis. If the taxi industry is in chaos, the city's image will plummet. Sooner or later, the government will have to spend effort to rectify it. If you don't step forward and seize the opportunity, others will take advantage of it, so you have to help me."
Zhang Nianzu had never seen him speak so seriously, and he knew that his childhood friend had enough brains when he got serious. He looked at Zhao Meier and said, "I don't trust your father and brother when it comes to accounting and dealing with banks. Can you do this?"
Zhao Meier said: "Based on my relationship with Zhiyuan, I should avoid suspicion in this investment behavior."
Zhang Nianzu said: "I believe you."
Zhao Meier said: "Since you have instructed me to do this, it is within my job scope."
Zhao Chengcai looked at the young people's simple conversation and said dizzily, "Is this matter... settled? Am I going to be Mr. Zhao again?"
Zhao Weiming said, "Dad, when I get the company back on track, we'll redeem the house, and you can enjoy a peaceful life with Aunt Huang and my mom."
Zhao Chengcai still had the sense of smell of the old monkey king after all, and he glared and said, "What do you mean, are you in a hurry to have the final say? When you return to the company, will you be called Old Zhao or Little Zhao?"
Zhao Meier said mercilessly: "Your way of doing things is outdated. You are really not suitable to be the helmsman of the company anymore."
Zhao Chengcai slammed the table and said, "You think I'm old, don't you?"
"Stop arguing!" Lao Guo said, "I used to teach history. The answer to any question can be found from historical experience."
Zhao Chengcai said: "Then you can calculate based on historical experience, who will have the final say in the future?"
Ah San said casually: "For matters like this, whoever pays has the final say."
Lao Guo looked at him and nodded, "You are right."
