Chapter 632 Cooperation Again
As she spoke, a trace of loneliness flashed across Wang Juan's face.
This was the first time Zhao Minglei saw Wang Juan with such an expression. Under the dim light, Wang Juan was half lying on the bed, holding a lady's cigarette in her hand. Her profile was slightly sad under the light, like an oil painting. Zhao Minglei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that Wang Juan at this moment was the most beautiful since he had known her.
Zhao Minglei didn't know what had happened between Wang Juan and Zhang Liming, nor did he understand who the pretty girl who could sing was that Wang Juan was talking about. But he knew that Wang Juan had probably completely given up on her relationship with Zhang Liming, ending her teenage years' longings and fantasies.
Zhao Minglei sighed in his heart and felt a little emotional.
People are like this, what you can't get may be the best. Sometimes your efforts may not be rewarded accordingly. To put it in one sentence, you treat her as a treasure, but she treats you as weeds.
Isn't it the same for me? Suddenly, Zhao Minglei thought of Lin Yan. He was sincere to Lin Yan and had given her a lot, but Lin Yan didn't like him and followed Song Yuanchao, that bastard!
Now, not only has Lin Yan been married to Song Yuanchao for a long time, but I heard that she also gave birth to a son. Calculating the time, their son will probably be old soon. When Zhao Minglei thought of this, he felt as if he was stabbed in the heart, and at the same time he still felt a strong sense of unwillingness.
We are both wanderers in this world, so why should we know each other when we meet?
Suddenly, these words flashed through Zhao Minglei's mind. He raised his hand and couldn't help but hugged Wang Juan's smooth shoulders, patting her gently to comfort her.
"What? Pity me? Comfort me?" Wang Juan turned her head and asked seriously.
Zhao Minglei's hands froze slightly and he didn't know what to say.
"Hehe, you're a conscientious guy. It's a good thing that I came to you today." Just as Zhao Minglei was thinking about how to respond to Wang Juan, Wang Juan suddenly laughed again and leaned her head on Zhao Minglei's arms.
"Okay, don't worry, I won't destroy the relationship between you and your partner. No matter what happens in the future, whether you continue to be together or get married and have children, it has nothing to do with me. I have figured it out over the years. Feelings, love, romance, all are bullshit. Only money is the real thing!"
Zhao Minglei didn't expect Wang Juan to say such a thing. He opened his mouth to say something to explain that it was a bit extreme. But before he could say anything, Zhao Minglei didn't know what to say. Zhao Minglei knew Wang Juan's affairs very well. Although she had lived a casual life for so many years, it was not like this at the beginning. If Zhang Liming hadn't been so close to her, she wouldn't be like this now.
Besides, isn't Zhao Minglei similar to Wang Juan? So what qualifications does he have to criticize Wang Juan? In fact, Wang Juan's free and easy style is even beyond Zhao Minglei's reach.
"So you are now...?"
"Friends!" Wang Juan replied, "What else can we be if not friends? She doesn't like me at all, so she won't want me even if I get close to her! Besides, she already has a lover, I can't be so shameless as to force myself on her, right?" As she spoke, she suddenly looked up and smiled at Zhao Minglei, with something hidden in her eyes. Zhao Minglei immediately thought of what had just happened between him and Wang Juan, and felt extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, Wang Juan didn't say anything. She continued, "It was all thanks to Liming last year. If he hadn't let me go to Liancheng to hide, something bad might have happened. I stayed in Liancheng for nearly a year. It rained every other day in the south, and the air smelled of water. I was going to get moldy staying there."
"But now it's all over. Liming found me a while ago and told me that I could go back to Beijing. I was very happy to hear the news. But Liming mentioned the private enterprise to me that day, saying that after I return to Beijing, I should not make trouble like before and do something good. I am not a child anymore and it would be meaningless to continue."
"I understand what he said. Although he was attacking me, he meant well after all. Besides, I am not young anymore. I am almost 30 years old. It is really boring to continue like this. I should find something to do."
"In theory, finding some connections and getting a job in a government agency like you is also a way out, but you know me. I can't sit still, and there are too many rules in the government agency, which is not suitable for me at all. So I thought about it and remembered that Li Ming mentioned the private enterprise to me, so I asked for his opinion. He thought about it and told me that I could do it. First, set up a company, and then find some ways to get some business. If it really doesn't work, isn't he in Liancheng? He can also help introduce some business. So I registered such a company. After the company was registered, the next step was to do business. When I thought about doing business, didn't I think of you? After all, we have worked together before, don't you think?"
"Doing business? But I don't know how!" Zhao Minglei didn't expect that Wang Juan asked him to come for this matter, and said subconsciously.
"You still don't know how to do it? Wasn't Dashilar doing well back then? You might have fooled others with this, but why are you fooling me?"
"That's different!" Zhao Minglei said quickly, "You know best what happened in the Dashilan deal. Lao Xiong was the one doing the specifics, and I was just taking the lead in other things. Besides, you know what happened later. After the deal fell through, I stopped doing it. Later, I went to the government for internship, graduated, and stayed there until now. It's been a long time since I last touched on this matter."
"You are so cautious. Don't worry. You don't have to pay for the business. To tell you the truth I have already thought about what kind of business to do. It has low risk, high returns, and is very easy."
"Are you planning to open a banknote printing factory? Is there such a good thing in the world?"
"Bah! Why don't you just rob a bank? Didn't you listen to me just now? Low risk! Low risk! I won't do anything illegal. So what? You, Mr. Zhao, haven't been seen for more than a year. Have you become bolder?"
Zhao Minglei chuckled a few times to cover up his embarrassment.
Then he asked Wang Juan what kind of business she was planning to do.
But Wang Juan did not answer him directly. Instead, she asked whether the old man in Zhao Minglei's family was a cadre of the Fourth Field Army. When Zhao Minglei answered definitely that he was a cadre of the Fourth Field Army, he stayed in Yanjing after the peaceful liberation of that year, and transferred from the army to the local area.
"That's right, this is the key to this deal." Wang Juan nodded and immediately put her mouth close to Zhao Minglei's ear and whispered.
Zhao Minglei didn't take it seriously at first, but as Wang Juan continued to explain, his eyes gradually lit up. When Wang Juan finished, Zhao Minglei couldn't help but ask, "Are you telling the truth? Can this really work?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Wang Juan said, "You are not an outsider. Go ask around in the compound. Besides, you work in the Commercial Bureau. These are not secrets. Many people know about them."
"That's true. I'll go ask tomorrow. But...if this business is really that easy to do, there must be a lot of people doing it, right? Would it be difficult for us to get involved like this?"
"Of course it is difficult, but don't you think that if you don't have strong connections, can an ordinary person do this business? You don't think you can just talk like the boastful old man from Yanjing, and get things done with just your mouth, right? This depends on connections, background, and personal connections."
At this point, Wang Juan paused, feeling that there were some things she had to reveal to Zhao Minglei, otherwise Zhao Minglei might get stuck in a rut.
Wang Juan immediately told him that Zhang Liming was also behind this, and Zhang Liming had already promised Wang Juan that he would help her find sales channels. As long as Wang Juan and Zhao Minglei could get the goods, sales would not be a problem at all. Moreover, this business was just as Wang Juan said, with low risk and high profit, and it would make a lot of money in one transaction. If others could do it, why couldn't they?
In addition, the key issue is the source of goods. This is the reason why Wang Juan asked Zhao Minglei about their grandfather. According to the information Wang Juan had obtained, the Fourth Field Army marched south all the way to the southernmost part, and at the same time left many cadres in various parts of the south to be transferred to local areas.
This is the relationship, or the connection.
It would be a waste if this advantage is not utilized. By picking up these old relationships through the old man of the Zhao family, and adding that Zhao Minglei now works in the Commercial Bureau and is a deputy section chief with certain power, this deal can be done.
Zhao Minglei was immediately interested. He thought about it carefully for a moment and became a little excited. If it was really as Wang Juan said, this business could really be done.
Moreover, Zhao Minglei had heard of such things before. In fact, such things had existed a long time ago, but at that time, people only acted as middlemen or introducers and could not do it themselves.
But now it’s different. Wang Juan has registered a company and can operate entirely through the company. The risks are reduced a lot, and by going through the company, a lot of troubles can be avoided. Otherwise, she would have to do it herself, and the uncertainties would be too great.
The more he thought about it, the more Zhao Minglei felt that he could do it, but to be on the safe side he had to understand the situation before giving Wang Juan an answer.
Wang Juan agreed immediately. She also knew that Zhao Minglei had become much more cautious about business matters since the previous incident in Dazhalan . Besides, she was not afraid of Zhao Minglei finding out. This business was there and anyone could do it. It was just a matter of who had the greater ability. With Zhang Liming as a backer and the connections of the old man of the Zhao family, ordinary people could not compare to him.
What's more, Wang Juan is no pushover. She was born in a wealthy family and has her own connections and contacts.
"Go and ask around first, but be quick. The sooner you start, the sooner you can make money."
"Don't worry about that. I'll go ask tomorrow." Zhao Minglei agreed immediately.
"Then I'll come to see you tomorrow night?" Wang Juan suddenly said this.
Zhao Minglei was stunned, and his head shook like a rattle in an instant: "No, no, don't come. It would be bad if people knew about this..."
"You are such a boring person. I've already told you that I won't ruin the relationship between you and your partner. What's the matter? Don't you trust me?" Wang Juan said angrily.
Zhao Minglei was afraid that she would be really angry, so he quickly explained that there were too many people here and it would be bad if someone saw them. Besides, aren't we talking about business now? Business matters are the most important, and for safety reasons, Wang Juan had better not come here to find him.
"Hmph, hypocritical!" Wang Juan rolled her eyes at him, thought for a moment and told him an address, saying that this place was a small courtyard she had bought some time ago, with a separate entrance and a quiet place. How about they meet there tomorrow night?
Zhao Minglei subconsciously wanted to refuse, but before he could say anything, he felt a tingling sensation as if he had been electrocuted, and his expression gradually became confused...
