Spring Thunder Chapter 0176 Rabbit's Tail
Cen Yangtai was wrong. The HSBC charity banquet this time was not the kind where people walked around at the beginning. Because there was an auction session, people had to "sit still."
It was natural, yet unnatural. Nan Yi and Cen Yangtai were arranged to sit at the last seat. Sitting at the same table with them was a couple who were dressed very formally.
The charity banquet officially began, and Shen Bi, a very important figure in the 1980s and 1990s who could not be avoided when talking about Xiangkeng, began to speak on stage.
There was nothing original in the speech. It was nothing more than a templated welcome to the guests, gratitude for everyone's support for HSBC's charitable work, and then the announcement of the start of the charity auction.
The charity auction had nothing to do with Nan Yi and his friends. The tycoons sitting in the front took turns bidding, buying each item at a price slightly higher than the item's price, then sat in a row and ate fruit. There was no malicious bidding at all.
After more than an hour, the auction was over and everyone was able to walk around.
"Hello, I'm Cen Yangtai from Shenzhen Guofa. Welcome to invest in Shencun." Cen Yangtai said as he walked up to someone, holding a champagne glass in his hand.
The first one had a very frivolous attitude, but Cen Yangtai did not take it as an offense and walked towards the second one.
"Hello, I'm Cen Yangtai from Shenguofa..."
"Hello, I'm from Shenguofa..."
"Hello, I'm Shen Guo..."
"Manager Cen, this is a bit slow for us. How about we split up? You continue here and I'll start from the other side. If there are any signs, I'll call you again."
"Well, as I said before, if we can catch one , our trip will not be in vain."
"OK."
Nan Yi nodded, turned and walked towards the three people who were standing and talking in the corner.
"Excuse me, I'm Nan Yi from Shenguofa. If you're interested in investing in Shencun, you can contact me..."
"Excuse me, we are talking." One of them said politely but refused.
"Sorry to bother you."
This kind of situation is not suitable for pestering.
Change target, next one...
Like Cen Yangtai, Nan Yi didn't gain anything. He only handed out four or five business cards. He didn't know how many would end up in the trash can or if all of them would go in. The biggest ones went to the small banquet hall nearby, but there were security guards blocking the door, so they couldn't get in.
Moreover, he couldn't barge in, because Nan Yi was not just representing himself now.
When Nan Yi and Cen Yangtai met , it was obvious that neither of them could make a miracle happen.
"Xiao Nan, let's go. It seems that this banquet venue is not suitable for us to develop customers. We should go directly to visit the big group in Xiangzhen another day."
"OK."
"Are you hungry?"
“A little.”
"Let's find a place. I'll treat you to hotpot."
"Uncle Cen, there's no need to spend so much money. Just go to the street and eat bowls of chicken wings."
"Don't save it for me, just go get some hotpot."
After leaving the hotel, Cen Yangtai loosened his tie and said, "It seems that it is not far from here to Temple Street. Let's go to Temple Street."
"It's not far. It's only three miles from here to the nearest hot pot restaurant on Temple Street."
"You know that clearly?"
"I measured it with my feet."
"Then let's go over there." Cen Yangtai said, and walked in front. "In front, we have delivered good results, and the leaders also praised our Xiangkeng Office. Regarding commissions, the leaders also made it clear that the agreed amount is the amount, and don't worry because the number is too large.
I calculated it, Xiaonan, the commission you should get is 17,528.6 yuan. I have already received the money from the head office. I will give it to you tomorrow in a slip of paper. "
"Thank you, Uncle Cen."
"No need to thank me, these are all your own achievements. It's a good thing to get commissions, but your performance this year is so outstanding that the head office has high expectations for you. Do you understand what I mean?"
“Next year’s results cannot be lower than this year’s.”
"Yes, there are still more than two months left this year. If you want to run away from clients again, it's best to delay it until the end of December, so that it will be counted into next year."
"Uncle Cen, I understand."
The high commission was paid, and whether out of public interest or personal desire, Shen Ganning had sufficient reasons to demand that Nan Yi's performance next year should be better than this year.
Seventeen thousand! Most people in the company can’t save that much even if they don’t eat or drink for more than ten years. And this is in addition to the basic salary, Shenzhen Guofa also provides a lot of subsidies.
People out there with assets worth millions or tens of millions have nothing to do with you, at most you'll just gossip about them. But if there's someone in your unit who gets a bonus of tens of thousands, at least three words will fill your heart: "envy, jealousy, and hatred."
"Xiao Nan, how long do you plan to stay?"
A student from Peking University tried to find a way to be assigned to an awkward unit like Shenzhen International Development Institute before graduation. If Cen Yangtai hadn't figured out what Nan Yi was planning, he would never have climbed to his current position.
"Uncle Cen, what do you need to go back to Shencun?"
"I have everything. The original intention of establishing Shenzhen Guofa Company has determined that I have to stay here until the day when the company ceases to exist, unless..."
"Unless Shen Ganning makes a big mistake."
Nan Yi added in his heart what Cen Yangtai didn’t say.
"Uncle Cen, do you think Shenguofa won't last long?"
"It won't last long. In a few years at most, companies like Shenzhen Guofa will definitely be closed down, and we will all be recruited back. Then, we will have to start all over again."
"I haven't seen Lai Biao for several months . He is also in Xiangkeng. I plan to invite him out to have dinner together on Sunday in a few days. Uncle Cen, will you join us?"
"We are old friends meeting, is it inappropriate for me to be here?"
"No, it's more fun when there are more people."
"Okay then, let me know when the date is set."
"OK ."
The two chatted all the way and unknowingly arrived at Temple Street. They saw a hotpot restaurant and walked in directly.
Cen Yangtai spent a lot of money on the food, ordering sashimi, grass carp balls, squid slices, shrimp slices, oysters, chicken kidneys, beef tripe, pork liver slices, and Chinese chrysanthemum. He ordered so much that the table could hardly hold all the food.
The "bian" in hot pot should actually be "甂", which literally means a small clay pot.
There is a small clay pot on the charcoal stove, which is the side stove.
In one word, it is a vivid description of the collision between chopsticks.
A group of gourmets gathered around a small clay pot to scramble for the meat inside, using chopsticks as swords to fight each other. This is the so-called hot pot.
It was naturally impossible for Nan Yi and Cen Yangtai to rush to eat. In fact, they both ate very slowly. You pick up a piece of food with your chopsticks and rinse it, and I will rinse it after you finish.
"That's the good thing about Xiangcun. You can eat whatever you want. The supply in Shencun is good, but you can't eat everything. But it's better than the north. At least you can buy pork at will."
"It's not so bad now. I can buy pork anytime I go to a grocery store in Beijing. I read in the newspaper at the beginning of the year that the country has increased the rate of slaughtering live pigs, so there shouldn't be a shortage of pork . I guess I just lack money to buy it."
"That's right. Pork prices have already increased three times. If they continue to rise like this, we won't be able to afford it even if we can buy it."
"Uncle Cen, this beef tripe is good."
"Let me try." Cen Yangtai scooped up a chopstick from the small clay pot, dipped it in the dipping sauce, blew it on the side of his mouth, and put it in his mouth. "Not bad, chewy."
Nan Yi and Cen Yangtai ate until around ten o'clock. Nan Yi declined Cen Yangtai's offer to give him a ride and stood there watching the taxi go away before waving to the back.
