Chapter 631: Year One
Zhao Minglei didn't know how he and Wang Juan ended up clapping together again...
After the rain stopped and the clouds cleared, Zhao Minglei regained consciousness. Looking at Wang Juan, whose face was flushed beside him, he wished he could raise his hand and slap himself.
What a misstep that will lead to eternal regret! I already have a girlfriend, and we get along very well. Both parents have already met, and it won't take long for them to get married.
But now... Zhao Minglei didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if his partner knew about this or if it got out.
"What's wrong? Weren't you very happy just now?" Wang Juan's eyes were soft and her fingers stroked Zhao Minglei's chest.
"We..." Zhao Minglei opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he swallowed the rest of the words back.
What could he say? Blame Wang Juan for seducing him? But as the saying goes, it takes two to tango.
Wang Juan is now lying on his bed. This is her home. Besides, no one is forcing her . It is all a natural thing.
No matter how much you talk about this matter, you are the one who is in the wrong. If Wang Juan insists that she was the one who took the initiative, then Zhao Minglei will not be able to explain himself even if he has many mouths all over his body.
Thinking of this, Zhao Minglei's face became even uglier. If this matter got out, not only would he lose his girlfriend, but his future would also be greatly affected. Zhao Minglei regretted it and blamed himself in his heart for not being firm. From childhood to adulthood, Zhao Minglei most admired those predecessors in the movies who endured torture but remained steadfast and unyielding. He yearned to become a hero like them.
But when the time came, he realized that he would never be such a hero, but a complete bear.
"Hehe, are you thinking about your partner?" Wang Juan asked with a smile.
"You know that and you're still telling me? You've caused me so much trouble..." Zhao Minglei rolled his eyes at her angrily.
"Men are just untrustworthy. I don't know who called someone baby just now..." Wang Juan pouted.
Zhao Minglei was about to get out of bed, but was stopped by Wang Juan halfway through the movement.
"Why are you running away? You are such a fool. You can't stand being teased. Besides, what's the big deal? Don't forget that we knew each other much earlier than you knew your partner, and this isn't the first time this has happened."
"You still say that!" Zhao Minglei glared, feeling furious.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, I'm just kidding." Wang Juan hugged his arm and said, "Don't worry, I know what I do. Only the two of us know about this and no one else will know about it. As for your girlfriend, of course she can't know about this either. This is our secret. Just put your heart back in your stomach. You and your girlfriend can continue to date and get married. I promise that it won't affect you in the slightest."
Zhao Minglei was stunned, and looked at Wang Juan with some doubt. When did this girl become so generous? But thinking carefully, it was true. He was not Wang Juan's first man, and he would definitely not be her last. Maybe this girl had figured this out a long time ago, so she said that.
"Do you promise?" Zhao Minglei asked to make sure.
"You still don't believe me? What? Do you want me to dig out my heart and show it to you?" Wang Juan took Zhao Minglei's arm and put his hand on her chest. Zhao Minglei's heart was moved and he was speechless.
Lying on the bed and smoking, Zhao Minglei's mind gradually calmed down. He found something was wrong. Why did Wang Juan suddenly come to see him? And she was with him...
"Tell me, why did you come back to see me so suddenly?"
"I miss you." Wang Juan replied with a smile.
"Speak nicely! Is this fun?" Zhao Minglei said unhappily.
Wang Juan chuckled, put her head on Zhao Minglei's chest, and said quietly: "I miss you for real. Whether you believe it or not, what I said is true..."
"But, I did come back to see you for something. I want to tell you that I have started a company."
"Company?" Zhao Minglei was stunned and asked puzzledly.
"Yes! It's a private company and I'm the general manager." Wang Juan replied.
"Can we set up a company now? Why haven't I heard about it?" Zhao Minglei asked puzzledly. He works in the Commerce Bureau. Although the State Administration for Industry and Commerce has been established a long time ago, in actual work, the industry and commerce are still managed by the local commerce bureaus. In this sense, they are actually one team.
Zhao Minglei is the deputy section chief in his unit. This position is neither high nor low. At least he is well-informed about many policies and information.
After the reform and opening up, the first thing to be opened up was the individual business. The registration of individual business owners had been available several years ago. When Zhao Minglei and Wang Juan tried to seize Luo Yang's business in Dazhalan, they asked Lao Xiong to set up the individual business.
Joint ventures were also established shortly after the individual businesses were opened up. The first joint venture in the country was in Yanjing. On Labor Day in 1980, Yanjing Aviation Catering Co., Ltd. was established, marking the birth of the joint venture. However, compared with individual businesses and joint ventures, private enterprises have not yet emerged.
Zhao Minglei is very familiar with policies and of course knows the reason.
Private enterprises, self-employed individuals and joint ventures are different in nature. Self-employed individuals represent individuals. According to Marxist theory, individual production does not constitute exploitation and is in line with policies. Joint ventures are a combination of state-owned capital and foreign capital. The controlling shareholder is state-owned, and of course, it is also in line with policies.
But private enterprises are completely different. This involves the fundamental question of their nature. With the heated discussion on whether it should be socialist or capitalist in recent years, the issue of private enterprises has always been a landmine that many people dare not touch. How is it possible that private enterprises were suddenly established?
"You are out of date." Wang Juan saw Zhao Minglei's puzzled face and told him with a smile that it was true before, but the situation is different now. Just two weeks ago, the first private enterprise (company) in China was established, but it was relatively low-key when it was established, and not many people knew about it.
Although Zhao Minglei works in the Commerce Bureau, he is not in charge of industry and commerce, and such a big event has not been officially disclosed yet. The senior leaders above naturally know about it, but small bosses like Zhao Minglei are not so well-informed.
After listening to Wang Juan's explanation, Zhao Minglei suddenly realized that although Wang Juan was a woman who would act foolishly sometimes, she would never lie to him about such things, and she couldn't lie to him about such things. He just needed to go to the unit tomorrow to find out whether it was true or not.
Historically, the establishment of private enterprises was a little later than it actually was. It was not until the end of the year, that is, in November.
But once this door was opened, private enterprise registrations emerged like mushrooms after a spring rain. In just two months, hundreds of private enterprises appeared across the country, and a large number of these private enterprises will become very famous .
Lenovo, Haier, Vanke, TCL, etc., their predecessors were all established in 1984 and were also the leaders of the first batch of private enterprises.
From this point of view, 1984 is also known as the "first year of Chinese enterprises", which marked the beginning of the development of China's private enterprises.
Zhao Minglei is also a businessman. Although the business in Dashilar ended in a whimper, after Lao Xiong went in, the business in Dashilar came to an end completely. Zhao Minglei always felt it was a pity.
Although he now works in the Commercial Bureau, Zhao Minglei still feels a little unwilling. The business in Dashilar was so prosperous back then! The profit from one day is higher than his monthly salary now. If nothing went wrong later and he is still working now, you can imagine how much profit he can bring to himself.
But Zhao Minglei was not stupid. If he had not withdrawn in time, the fire would have burned him directly. And now Hu Yaoqing had taken control of Dashilan. Zhao Minglei knew who Hu Yaoqing was. Compared with ordinary people, Zhao Minglei could be considered the son of a high-ranking official, but compared with Hu Yaoqing, Zhao Minglei was nothing at all.
When Zhao Minglei heard Wang Juan say that she had actually set up a private company, this immediately aroused great interest.
Zhao Minglei asked what the name of the company was and what business it was doing. Wang Juan smiled and told him that the company was established in Liancheng and its name was North Carrot Industrial. The company's business was very broad and except for some special businesses, it could basically do most business.
As for why this name was chosen, Wang Juan smiled but did not answer. However, Zhao Minglei understood after a little thought that choosing such a name was nothing more than skirting the rules. He was a college student and knew that North Carrot was a place name in the United States. Using a place name as the company name was just an illusion to facilitate the company's publicity and business.
But the question is how can the company be established in Liancheng? Liancheng is far away from Yanjing, and it is not a big city like Shanghai, Yangcheng or Tianjin. It is just a county town in the lower region.
This made Zhao Minglei very confused, but soon he suddenly remembered something and thought of a person.
"You stayed in Liancheng the whole last year? With Zhang... Zhang Liming?"
"You're smart!" Wang Juan nodded with a smile.
The doubts in my heart were finally solved. No wonder, no wonder!
He said that he hadn't seen Wang Juan for a year, and it turned out that she had run away to Liancheng after making a fuss, and was still with Zhang Liming.
Zhao Minglei knew very well that Wang Juan was Zhang Liming's person. This girl had always had a crush on Zhang Liming, but the problem was that Zhang Liming simply didn't like her.
Has the situation changed now? Is she doing that with Zhang Liming? Zhao Minglei felt uncomfortable when he thought of this. Although he and Wang Juan were just playing around and there was no relationship between them, he felt uncomfortable when he thought that the girl lying next to him had an unclear relationship with Zhang Liming.
"What's with that expression on your face? What's the matter? Are you feeling uncomfortable because of something that happened between Zhang Liming and me?" Wang Juan was very smart and could tell what Zhao Minglei was thinking at a glance.
"Haha, it's been so many years. It doesn't matter if you get together again. You have always liked him anyway." Zhao Minglei said sourly.
"You make it sound like I really did something..." Wang Juan rolled her eyes at Zhao Minglei, took a puff of her cigarette and suddenly sighed, "It would be great if there really was something, but it's a pity that the goddess is interested but the prince is ruthless. How could he be interested in me? He likes pretty girls who can sing, have a good voice, and are the kind that are cute and cuddly..."
