Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0659: The Light Boat is Sad
Liu Zhen thought about it all night but still couldn't figure out what Nan Yi wanted her to think about. However, she didn't ask Nan Yi again, but went to work with questions in her mind.
At around nine o'clock, Nan Yi received a call from Qiao Weiping, saying that Shen Erpao's father had gone to the factory. Nan Yi said, "I'll be there in a while."
After hanging up the phone, Nan Yi contacted Luo Qianqian and communicated with the director of Yanggu Hutong Police Station through Qianqian Bridge.
After the call, Nan Yi said to Nan Wuwei: "Wuwei, do you want to go to the factory with me?"
"Dad, can I not go?"
"Of course, what are you guys playing today?"
"Dad, I don't want to play today. I want to get married." Nan Wuwei said seriously.
"marry?"
Nan Yi was surprised. Can he play house at the age of three?
"Who are you going to marry, Nuannuan or Xiaoxiao?"
Nan Yi walked to Nan Wuwei's side, squatted down and kept his eyes level with Nan Wuwei.
"Nuan Nuan."
"Oh, you need a ring to get married. Wait a minute, Dad will make it for you."
Nan Yi patted Nan Wuwei on the shoulder, stood up, walked into the workshop, rummaged through the drawer of the workbench, found a bundle of silver wire, estimated the length, and quickly cut off two strands with scissors.
He walked back to the living room with the two silver threads, wrapped them around Nan Wuwei's ring finger and twisted them. The ring was immediately formed. With the remaining silver thread, Nan Yi carefully bent out a heart pattern.
Following the same procedure, Nan Yi made the next one. He took the rings back to the workshop and glued an arrow head on the heart of one ring and an arrow tail on the other. Putting the two rings together formed a heart-to-heart.
Without silver solder paste, I can only stick it on for now. It's a good idea to give it to a child as a toy.
Holding the rings, Nan Yi went to the bedroom next door, stole two ring boxes from Liu Zhen's jewelry box, and put the two rings into the ring boxes.
Returning to the living room again, Nan Yi handed the ring box to Nan Wuwei and said, "Son, Dad has something else to do, so he won't attend your wedding. Dad would like to wish you a happy wedding first."
"Hehehe." Nan Wuwei laughed shyly.
"He's a little devil."
Nan Yi stroked Nan Wuwei's head, picked up his bag and walked out of the living room. He came to the yard and told Miao Xiaolan, who was on duty, to keep a close eye on Nan Wuwei and not let him play house too much.
"Where are the people?"
A few dozen minutes later, Nan Yi arrived at the Finance Department of Shengchen Pharmaceutical.
"In the factory director's office, Director Qiao is with him." Leng Yan, who was writing something in her work notes, replied without even raising her head.
"How many people?"
"Two, one old and one young."
"Um."
Nan Yi nodded, put his bag on Leng Yan's desk, picked up his teacup and went to the toilet to rinse it, then returned to the Finance Department to make a cup of tea, and then walked slowly to the factory director's office.
After finding the door of the factory director's office, Nan Yi was about to knock on the door subconsciously, but after thinking about it, he changed his approach and pushed the door open directly.
As soon as the door was pushed open, Nan Yi quickly glanced at the three people inside. At the same time, the three people inside also turned their eyes to him.
"Director Nan, you're here." When Qiao Weiping saw that it was Nan Yi, he jumped up from his seat like a conditioned reflex and said in a gentle voice.
"Well, sit down." Nan Yi raised his hand and pressed it down, then walked straight to the chair in the factory director's office and sat down. He turned his gaze to Qiao Weiping and said, "Director Qiao, who is this?"
"Director Nan, this is Master Shen's father, Comrade Shen Qiushou, and this is Master Shen's friend, Comrade Jin Guoqiang." Qiao Weiping introduced the two men to Nan Yi.
"Hello, both of you." Nan Yi nodded to the two of them, and without giving them time to speak, he said to Qiao Weiping, "Director Qiao, how did the police station characterize Master Shen's case?"
"Director Nan, the police station has not yet made a final decision on the matter concerning our factory. Master Shen was detained by the police station for other matters."
"What's the matter?" Nan Yi asked again.
"Because..."
"I say to the new Director Nan, you are still so ruthless. My son just borrowed the factory's car and you sent him to the artillery bureau. I tell you, if you don't tell Lei Zi to release my son, I will never forgive you."
Shen Qiushou interrupted Qiao Weiping and spoke nonsense without restraint.
It was not obvious just now, but as soon as Shen Qiushou said this, Nan Yi knew what kind of person this person was.
"Not finished? Not finished yet. Revolutionary work requires this kind of stubborn spirit of never giving up. Director Qiao, go find Cashier Xu and get the reimbursement receipts from her and send them to the police station. Tell the comrades at the police station that we will never show favoritism to Comrade Shen Erpao just because he was once our employee. We implore them to punish him severely and strictly..."
"Hey, Nan, do you believe that I have ruined you?" Shen Qiushou got anxious when he heard Nan Yi's words. He stood up and pointed his finger at Nan Yi's face, shouting, "Why don't you ask me what I used to do? Back then, I..."
"Uncle Shen, stop talking." Jin Guoqiang, who was standing next to Shen Qiu, grabbed him and dragged him out of the office.
"Xiao Jin, don't stop me..."
Jin Guoqiang covered Shen Qiushou's mouth, put more strength, and dragged Shen Qiushou outside regardless of anything. He was so regretful in his heart. He should have known not to bring Shen Qiushou with him. This was not to solve the problem, but to intensify the conflict.
Nan Yi felt a little sorry. It would be better if Shen Qiu Shou could take action. He could just let the father and son keep each other company. However, having Jin Guoqiang as an understanding person was not a bad thing. At least the factory's losses could be recovered a little.
"Director Qiao, please go to Qinghe International Clothing Wholesale Mall this afternoon and look for Mr. Ye, the manager there." Nan Yi said as he took the letter paper from the table and began to write a letter of authorization on it. "Take this letter of authorization to him. In the next few days, you will cooperate with his work and don't have to come to the factory to work."
After writing the authorization letter, Nan Yi touched his crotch, but felt nothing. He thought for a while and realized that there were still three months before National Day, so it was not the right time to hang the official seal on his crotch. The official seal should be in his bag.
After getting the official seal from the Finance Department, he returned to the factory director's office and handed the authorization letter to Qiao Weiping. "Just keep this to yourself. Don't tell anyone else in the factory for now."
Qiao Weiping took the authorization letter and looked at it. When he saw the man looking up, he was delighted. This was not an authorization letter at all, it was clearly an olive branch.
"Director Nan, don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with Manager Ye in his work." Qiao Weiping promised.
"Well, put it away and deal with the trouble at hand first."
Nan Yi waved his hand, walked back to his seat, held the teacup, sipped tea, and waited for Jin Guoqiang to come back.
Before he came back, his pager rang.
"Liu Zhen, what's the matter?"
"I'm not going home for dinner today. After get off work, I'm going to the barber shop with Lin Qin to get my hair permed. Do you think it's okay for me to cut my hair short before getting a perm?"
"Do you know Xiangxi Village in Shencun? People from Xiangcun like to go there very much. If you go there and take a look, you will find that the hairstyle you mentioned is very popular there. Perming hair... Apart from your brain, I like your hair. Your brain has already been discounted. If you perm your hair, guess what will happen?"
"Boring. Perming hair is so popular now." Liu Zhen pouted on the other end of the phone.
"It's still popular to be a chicken now, why don't you go?"
"It's boring. If I don't want to go, then I won't go. I'm not going back for dinner. I'm going to watch a movie instead."
"what ever."
After hanging up the phone, Nan Yi called Lu Bifang again and asked her to send a meal to his grandson at noon.
As soon as Nan Yi hung up the phone, Jin Guoqiang came back.
"Director Nan, you are very busy, I don't think you would deliberately make things difficult for a driver..."
Nan Yi raised his hand to interrupt Jin Guoqiang and said directly: "Comrade Jin, go and talk to Shen Erpao yourself. Just refund as much of the car repair fee and fuel coupons as you should. As long as they can be matched with our accounts, the matter will be settled. If they can't be matched, we will do what we should do.
There are hundreds of mouths waiting to be fed in the factory, so I don't have the time to spend on him. Oh, and please tell him to return the car as soon as possible. If he doesn't want to return it, it's ok. The car is discounted by 30,000 yuan, and he can buy it directly. He just needs to come and go through the formalities."
When Jin Guoqiang heard this, he thought, well, this Nan Yi is really straightforward. There is no need for him to stay here. He and Shen Erpao were childhood friends, and he knows all the tricks about the car. He should go back and figure out how much to return.
After dealing with the matter, Nan Yi left Shengchen Pharmaceutical.
First, I found a small park with shade under a tree, and wrote a reply letter to Chen Lu on a stone table. After writing the letter, I stuffed the letter paper into an envelope, and then stuffed two sets of nine monkey stamps into the envelope. I sealed the envelope and pasted a crumpled monkey stamp on the place where the stamps were.
The price of Monkey Stamps has risen sharply, and now it is sold for more than thirty yuan per piece in the stamp market. Nan Yi plans to stir up trouble.
Of course, he's not free yet...
Three days later, Nan Yi and Nan Wuwei appeared on the streets of Shencun.
It was originally planned to live in Nanchen Village for a while in July. Although there was an emergency at the "Jiu Pharmaceutical Factory", Nan Yi still did not intend to change the plan. Leng Yan was already very mature, and it was impossible for Shengchen Pharmaceutical to go wrong under his remote control.
The weather in Shencun in July was not too hot, but the faces of the pedestrians on the street were filled with enthusiasm for money, which added a bit of heat to the air.
At Shekou Port, a group of migrant workers, some squatting and some standing, were looking forward to the customs clearance at the port with excited expressions. There was constant noise and they were dressed in various styles.
Inside the pass and outside the pass are two different worlds. Standing on one side and looking at the other side, it is full of hope.
"Time is money, efficiency is life." In front of the huge billboard, Nan Yi took a photo of Nan Wuwei, leaving a mark on the wild and dusty land.
Nan Yi took the wrong photo at the wrong time. A few restless gold diggers broke into the background of the photo. They looked towards the camera curiously. Click, the shutter was pressed, and there was no point C on the film of the phantom.
The speed of planting one floor in three days has shocked everyone. Those who are active in Shenzhen are not only the "new Xiangdeng people" from Bao'an, but also many "old Xiangdeng people" from the Yangtze River Delta area.
Here in Shencun Bay, many young people who have finally obtained border passes are standing there looking at the other side. They all have their own dreams and imagine the scenes of Xiangkeng seen in the video. Many people regard the life on the other side as their goal, hoping that one day they can live such a life.
Times have changed, and people's goals have also changed. Now everyone wants to live like the people of Xiangkeng, rather than swim over to become one.
Of course, there are many people who want to become Xiangkeng people, but that is no longer the goal of the grassroots, but the way out for those who have made a fortune through speculation.
Shencun was already full of factories. Back then, a young man accompanied another young man on bicycles across the Luohu Bridge, allowing a large enterprise to settle here, opening a new chapter for Shencun to host large enterprises.
"Everyone does not have a fixed standard for food, clothing, housing and transportation. If you are well-off, you can go for a higher standard, and if you are tight on money, you can go for a lower standard. After spending money on clothing, housing and transportation once, the next time you spend may be years or even decades later, but eating is something that you cannot do without for a single day.
Our family makes everything from expensive caviar and king crab to nutritional pastes made from cockroaches and maggots. No matter whether the human diet structure changes in the future, our Nan family will never go hungry.
So, we need to plant trees, rice, wheat, fruits, pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, rabbits, chickens, ducks and geese, and also explore other ways to deliver and absorb nutrients.”
"Dad, don't we eat food through our mouths?" Nan Wuwei asked.
"It is the case now, but it is hard to say in the future. If the theory of evolution is correct, then perhaps in the future we humans will not need large and small intestines or stomachs. The nutrients needed by the human body can be directly injected into our blood just like saline solution.
There may also be a small pill that can provide what our body needs by taking one pill a day, without having to spend too much time taking it. "
"Just take medicine and not eat?"
"Yes, that day may come."
"Dad, I don't want to take medicine. I want to eat all the time. Medicine doesn't taste good." Nan Wuwei said with a pout.
"Okay, you don't have to take medicine, but you need to exercise well. After a while, Dad will take you to see a martial arts master. Just tell Dad what martial arts you want to learn."
"Yeah, Dad, I want to learn the sword of the Yue girl."
"That won't work. The Kung Fu on TV is fake. Daddy will take you to see how the Kung Fu on TV is made some other day. Then I'll take you to see Ah Qing and let her play with you, okay?"
“Yeah.”
Nan Yi took Nan Wuwei for a walk while they talked. From time to time, he would point to construction sites in the distance or nearby, allowing Nan Wuwei to meet the farmers who were planting the buildings, and also to see the chairmen and general managers who were walking towards them.
At that time, Shenzhen was full of shell companies, and there were also a lot of chairmen and general managers looking for business on the streets.
There is a large room in the small hotel with seven or eight simple beds made of shell boards, which are covered with mosquito nets. Those who sleep on these beds are the bosses of this holding or that development company. If there are "clients" coming, they will sit cross-legged on the bed together and discuss all kinds of big business.
Tens of thousands of tons of grain imports and exports, hundreds or thousands of cars, tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars in investments, and so on, none of these are small businesses.
After finishing the business, I would turn on the alcohol stove beside the bed and cook two packs of instant noodles to temporarily fill my stomach. In the evening, I could go to the big hotel to feast on the food. As long as I was thick-skinned and quick on my feet, I could pretend to be a late guest and eat what others had left.
If these "big bosses" really make it big one day, their experience at this time will be a bright spot in their history of struggle. If they fail, then so be it, and no one will pay attention to the losers.
At this time, Nan Yi and his son met a young man wearing a white shirt, jeans, and riding a 28-bar bicycle. He was also a chairman of an international martial arts development company.
“Dad, Dad, Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Temple.” Nan Wuwei suddenly pointed at the chairman on the bicycle opposite and shouted.
Nan Yi glanced at the "Chairman", touched Nan Wuwei's head and said, "Not bad, you have a sharp eye, it is indeed Jueyuan, but how come Dad didn't know that you have seen "Shaolin Temple"? "
"It's on TV."
"oh."
Nan Yi responded and looked at Chairman Li Zhengdong again.
Nan Yi didn't know that Li Zhengdong was running an international martial arts development company at that time. He was the chairman and general manager, and also did the work of an employee.
The company has a very impressive name, but it is actually just a travel company that uses martial arts as a gimmick.
Now is the time when Chinese martial arts are becoming more popular around the world. Bruce Lee and Shaw Brothers' martial arts films have allowed Westerners to experience the charm of martial arts.
Li Zhengdong is well-known in the martial arts world. He has won all the major martial arts awards available. He has also represented China in performances abroad many times and has been received by leaders of many countries.
It is also because of this that Li Zhengdong’s journey to Shenzhen can be said to be extremely tortuous.
Since the Wushu team refused to let him go, Li Zhengdong came up with an idea - to come to Shenzhen under the pretext of studying.
He cleverly wrote his ideas in a letter and sent it to an important person. Because of this letter, Li Zhengdong came to Shenzhen, enrolled at Bao'an University, and then joined the ranks of thousands of entrepreneurs in Shenzhen.
However, although Li Zhengdong's ideas are good and his ideals are full, the reality is often rather bleak.
After saying goodbye to Nan Yi and his son, Li Zhengdong soon came to a small storefront, where a pure and beautiful woman came to greet him, "How are you today?"
Li Zhengdong shook his head, showing a trace of fatigue: "Not very good."
"It's okay, don't worry, it will get better slowly!"
The innocent
"Senior Sister, do you think it was a mistake for me to come to Shencun?" Li Zhengdong asked dejectedly.
It has been half a year since Li Zhengdong came to Shencun. His initial ambitions no longer exist and he can only regret it now.
"I was thinking, if I hadn't been so willful as to make that movie, I might have been able to find a Hong Kong film company to ask me to make a movie. Shaw Brothers offered me a million yuan for the film."
Li's wife hugged Li Zhengdong and said gently: "No matter where in the world, I am willing to accompany you."
"Why……"
Li Zhengdong sighed heavily.
…
"I left Baidi in the morning amidst the colorful clouds, and returned to Jiangling a thousand miles away in one day. The monkeys on both sides of the river kept crying, and the light boat had already passed through thousands of mountains."
"It's chong, the second tone, not zhong."
"Oh." Nan Wuwei nodded and said, "Dad, can I kill Li Bai with the Yue Girl Sword?"
"Sure. When dad invents a time machine, I'll send you to the Tang Dynasty. Go and stab that grandson to death. Stab him a few times so that he has nothing to do after eating and writes so many poems."
"Yeah, yeah, stab him to death." Nan Wuwei said, then raised his head and said, "Dad, I'm thirsty."
"Give."
Nan Yi opened the military water bottle on his body and handed it to Nan Wuwei, and also handed him a magic pill for heatstroke. Nan Yi asked Zou Yi to prepare one specifically for Nan Wuwei, and the side effects of the medicine were less.
Nan Wuwei took two sips of water and handed the kettle back to Nan Yi.
Nan Yi also took two sips, put the lid back on, looked up at the increasingly bright sun, and then took Nan Wuwei to the temporary office of Zhengnan Holdings.
Twenty minutes later, Nan Yi and the other man were sitting in Wan Chongshan's office.
"Mr. Nan, take a look. This is the factory plan." Wan Chongshan took out a few drawings and placed them in front of Nan Yi, saying.
Nan Yi just glanced at it and said, "Chongshan, I won't look at the drawings in detail. I don't understand them either. Since you are asked to preside over Zhengnan Holdings, both I and the group's senior management have full trust in you. Just do it boldly."
