Volume 6: The Great Change Chapter 0870 First two slaps
"Hello, Miss Xia. What can I do for you?"
"I came to see Mr. Nan, of course, to discuss business." Xia Mingyu said with a soft smile.
"I wonder what business Miss Xia wants to do with me?"
In Nan Yi's eyes, Xia Mingyu was most likely a bad guest, who either wanted to take advantage of him or wanted to take great advantage of him. In short, it was not a good thing.
"The building, the Coconut Tree Building."
"Oh, so, if you want to discuss this deal, please go talk to Manager Ma Yuma. I am not specifically responsible for this matter."
"No, I can't negotiate with Manager Ma. His offer is too high and I can't afford that much money." Xia Mingyu said in a coquettish and threatening manner.
"Buying and selling means asking for a high price and bargaining. If Miss Xia is really sincere about buying, she can have a good bargain with Manager Ma. There is room for negotiation on the price of Coconut Tree Building."
"Mr. Nan, the price I want to pay back may not be decided by Manager Ma. It would be better for me to negotiate directly with Mr. Nan."
"Oh, I wonder what price Miss Xia is going to offer?"
"50 million, and it will take some time before the money can be paid to Mr. Nan." As Xia Mingyu spoke, he stared at Nan Yi with his eyes wide open. There was a Pixiu hidden in his left eye and a Taotie hidden in his right eye.
"Oh, this price, no wonder Miss Xia was sure that Manager Ma would not agree." Nan Yi said calmly: "Miss Xia, how could you think that I would sell the Coconut Tree Building, which was priced at 400 million, to you for 50 million?"
"Hehe, Mr. Nan is a noble man, and I also have such a noble man behind me." Xia Mingyu said generously.
"Oh, I see." Nan Yi nodded and said apologetically, "Sorry, Miss Xia, please sit down for a moment. I'll be out for a while."
"Mr. Nan, please."
Nan Yi nodded, walked out of the office, got the phone number from the school beauty, went to a secluded place, made a list in his mind, and then dialed the number to ask if anyone knew this woman named Xia Mingyu.
After making a round of calls, no one said they knew Xia Mingyu. Nan Yi understood, handed the phone back to the school beauty, and called Zhang Min to go into his office together.
"Zhang Min, this is Miss Xia Mingyu. Her temperament, looks and figure are all good. But I think her face is a little small. It would be better if it could be bigger." Nan Yi brought Zhang Min to his big chair, facing Xia Mingyu, but speaking words for Zhang Min to hear.
Xia Mingyu's face turned angry when Nan Yi said that. When she was about to speak, Nan Yi opened his mouth again.
"Zhang Min, help Miss Xia and make her face look bigger."
"Boss Nan?"
Zhang Min was completely confused and puzzled.
Nan Yi's face turned cold, and he said sternly: "You don't understand? Then I'll be more direct. Slap your face. Don't stop until it's swollen."
"ah?"
"Ah, what? If you do that again, you won't have the initiative." Nan Yi said playfully.
Xia Mingyu stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "Nan, what do you want to do?"
"Zhang Min." Nan Yi said heavily.
Zhang Min bit her lip and said stutteringly, "Boss Nan, I...I won't hit anyone."
"Oh, lady, that's not difficult for you." Nan Yi said lightly, and then shouted to the outside of the door: "Sister-in-law, come in."
As soon as Nan Yi finished speaking, Tianxian pushed the door open and walked in. While entering, she vigilantly observed the situation in the office. When she found nothing wrong, she walked towards Nan Yi.
Nan Yi pouted at Xia Mingyu and said, "I like her face to be a little bigger and gentler."
"clear."
The fairy responded and came to Xia Mingyu in one step. She pulled back her right hand, and Xia Mingyu's right cheek caved in. She retracted her hand like lightning, and slapped Xia Mingyu's left cheek with a front-hand slap.
After being hit on both sides, Xia Mingyu's cheeks turned red instantly.
Then, it swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Without waiting for Xia Mingyu to wail, Nan Yi asked gently, "Miss Xia, I don't know you, so I'm curious who gave you the courage to buy the Coconut Tree Building for 50 million? Well, you should wait until you sell it before settling with me."
After three seconds, Nan Yi didn't hear Xia Mingyu's answer, and he couldn't help but frown.
Upon seeing this, the fairy glared at Xia Mingyu fiercely.
Being glared at by the fairy, Xia Mingyu was about to let out a wail, but it was instantly suppressed in her stomach. She raised her hand and stroked her cheek, tears of grievance, unwillingness and resentment filling her eyes. The elegant and indifferent temperament just now was gone, and there was no trace of the little bird-like and pitiful look. Only bruises and pity remained on her face.
Xia Mingyu was the first person who dared to come to Nan Yi so brazenly and bully him. This was simply too much. She slapped him in the face. Was his face so easy to slap? Was his advantage so easy to take advantage of?
"Miss Xia, your mouth was very clever just now, but I didn't expect it to be useless now. I hope it's just intermittent and not permanent. Two years ago, about two and a half years ago, a new industry emerged internationally. It was a very profitable industry. It can be said that it was profitable without any investment."
Nan Yi said, opened the drawer and rummaged around, took out a pair of leather gloves with white lining and put them on, stood up, walked to Xia Mingyu's side, and lifted her chin, "That industry is called human organ trading, it's about selling your heart..."
Nan Yi poked Xia Mingyu’s heart with his index finger.
"lung."
The fingers followed the words.
"liver."
"kidney."
Nan Yi's hand stroked Xia Mingyu's spine all the way down, "Cerebral fluid, spine, remove them one by one while you are still alive."
Nan Yi opened his hands and imitated the beating of a heart. "Look, this is your heart. I just dug it out. It's still beating. Haha, you're lucky. Miss Xia has a very healthy heart. It will definitely sell for a high price... Don't shake your legs. If you shake, you will easily lose your urine. Miss Xia, the carpet under your feet is pure wool. It's very expensive."
"My last name is... Nan. Mr. Nan, I know I was wrong. Please let me go. I... I don't want to die." Xia Mingyu said tremblingly.
Nan Yi put away the creepy look on his face and smiled, "What's the life or death, Miss Xia, I'm a businessman, not a bandit, I just introduced a new industry to you, that's all.
Miss Xia, let me ask you a more private question. How many boyfriends have you had this year? As long as you spend one night together, it counts. Ah, the kindergarten teacher taught us to be an honest child. I hope Miss Xia has not forgotten the teacher's teachings. "
Nan Yi said as he walked towards the big chair, "I know you girls are all shy, so it's a bit difficult for you to speak. So, take a pen and write it down, and try to be as detailed as possible, such as your name, age, whether you are married, where you work, whether you have a position, what title you have, etc.
Of course, if Miss Xia is willing to write down the rendezvous location, or can provide photos or videotapes, that would be even better."
After that, Nan Yi picked up the can on the table, unscrewed the lid, and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. "Secretary Zhang, you can't hit anyone, but you can get paper and pen, right? Go to your own office and get paper and pen for Miss Xia."
“Oh…oh, oh.”
Zhang Min was stunned for a long time before she reacted and walked out. As soon as Zhang Min left, Nan Yi winked at Tianxian, asking him to go out as well.
Suddenly, Nan Yi and Xia Mingyu were the only ones left in the office.
Nan Yi picked up the document he had just read halfway, continued reading, and waited quietly.
Xia Mingyu was still trapped in the anxiety caused by being frightened by Nan Yi. She was afraid, really afraid. She had never encountered such a situation before. Most of the people she met were attracted by her beauty, and she usually had to deal with clumsy perverts. Who could have expected that this bastard named Nan in front of her would not play by the rules.
The office remained quiet until lunchtime, but Xia Mingyu still didn't say a word.
At 12 o'clock, the school beauty came to the office carrying a stainless steel thermos box. She first put down a newspaper tucked under her armpit, then spread an old newspaper on the desk, opened the thermos box, and placed three dishes and a soup in front of Nan Yi.
Putting down the documents, Nan Yi picked up the "Sports Weekly" on the table. The newspaper wrote that the Hongshankou Conference was being held in Beijing, saying that this conference would decide whether Chinese football would begin to become professional.
The newspaper also mentioned the NBA draft and listed several popular candidates for the No. 1 pick, with O'Neal at the top.
While eating, he read the various slightly delayed news in the newspaper. When halfway through the meal, Xia Mingyu, who had been silent all the time, spoke.
"Mr. Nan, what do you want?"
Nan Yi put down the newspaper and looked at Xia Mingyu. "Miss Xia, you shouldn't ask me. You should ask yourself what you want to do. You want to spend 350 million yuan with just one mouth. I was so scared that I asked around in Beijing, fearing that you were the eldest daughter of some deep mansion who never stepped out of the boudoir. Miss Xia, you are really a homebody. I didn't even find out your name."
As soon as Xia Mingyu offered to buy the Coconut Tree Building for 50 million, Nan Yi judged that even if Xia Mingyu had some roots, they could not be too deep. If his roots were deep enough, he would naturally understand that Dream Town was a tough nut to crack. He, Nan, is not someone who is easy to mess with, Lai Huri is not someone who is easy to mess with, Temasek is not someone who is easy to mess with, and Kushner Companies is not someone who is easy to mess with either.
Even so, the saying "Zhuge Liang was cautious throughout his life" still influenced Nan Yi. He just made a phone call to inquire in the small circle whether anyone knew Xia Mingyu. The result of the inquiry was naturally negative.
Xia Mingyu's ignorant way of doing things, the results of the inquiries, and Xia Mingyu's reaction during the performance just now, Nan Yi has been convinced that this woman is a fox relying on the power of a tiger, relying on a sick tiger, or even just a group of professional anal hyenas.
"Ask about me in Beijing..." Nan Yi's words made Xia Mingyu's heart tremble, "I don't have any connections in Beijing, how thick is the iron wall I kicked this time?"
Gritting his teeth, Xia Mingyu said, "Mr. Nan, tell me straight, how much money do you want for us to get over this matter?"
“No, no, no.” Nan Yi raised his index finger and moved it left and right. “Miss Xia, there is no conflict between us. As I said just now, I just think that Miss Xia’s face would be more charming if it were a little bigger. Miss Xia, you might as well look in the mirror. You are much more beautiful now than before.
Okay, Miss Xia, you and I are both busy people, let's get back to the main business you came here to accomplish today. I have decided to sell the Coco Tree Building to Miss Xia for 340 million.
Since Miss Xia has set her eyes on Coconut Tree Mansion, she must have known about the Dream Town project. As long as you buy Coconut Tree Mansion for 340 million and keep it for a year, by this time next year, given the current hot real estate market in Coconut City, it shouldn’t be difficult for the price to rise to 200 million.”
"Mr. Nan, since you think the Coconut Tree Building has such a good future, why don't you continue to build it?"
Although there was some sarcasm in Nan Yi's words, his tone was gentle, leading Xia Mingyu back to the atmosphere of business negotiations, giving her the illusion that they were now in friendly negotiations.
"In December last year, the Soviet Union collapsed, and in February this year, Russia carried out economic reforms. We at Green Core Development are very optimistic about Russia's development and have transferred a large part of our funds to Russia.
As for Dream Town, Green Core Development is only the major shareholder, and there are three other shareholders. The Dream Town project is over budget, and Green Core Development is unable to continue to increase capital. Other shareholders also do not agree to increase capital. As the president of Dream Town, I can only think of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
If Miss Xia is willing to buy the Coconut Tree Building, I might use part of the money I receive to invest in land. I have just returned to Coconut City for two days, and the hot market here makes me excited. "
Xia Mingyu thought about it and decided that if he took the Coco Tree Building to the bank as collateral, it should be no problem to get a loan of 300 million. It would not be a problem for him to raise 20 million on his own. As long as he kept the building for a while, he might make 200 million, but it should not be difficult to make more than 50 million.
"300 million."
"335 million."
"300 million."
"330 million."
"300 million."
Nan Yi was weighing Xia Mingyu's psychological price in his mind. He estimated that it should be around 320 million. Because he had other unspeakable plans, Nan Yi did not intend to dwell on the price. "Ms. Xia, 320 million is my bottom price. It can't be any lower."
Xia Mingyu thought for a moment and said, "I need to mortgage the Coconut Tree Building, otherwise I can't come up with that much money."
"If Miss Xia needs our Dream Town to cooperate in creating a time difference, we will be happy to cooperate." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"make a deal."
"Okay, then I'll wait for Miss Xia to come over and sign the contract."
Nan Yi then called Tianxian in and asked her to take out a bottle of Wuji powder and give it to Xia Mingyu.
"Miss Xia, don't worry about your face. This is a magical medicine. When you go back, add some 30-degree warm water and apply it on your face. It will recover in less than two hours. You can apply more on the area where your eye bags are. I think Miss Xia hasn't been sleeping well recently, and her eye bags are a bit deep."
Xia Mingyu looked at the bottle in his hand and asked in disbelief, "Mr. Nan, are you serious?"
"Of course, you'll know once you try it."
In a friendly and harmonious atmosphere, Nan Yi saw Xia Mingyu off. Before leaving, Nan Yi asked Zhang Min to put a box of Nan Chen wine in Xia Mingyu's trunk.
After Xia Mingyu left, Nan Yi also left his office and asked the school beauty to drive the car to a Lao Ba Cha restaurant. He ordered some tea and a few snacks, and asked the boss for a palm-leaf fan. Fanning himself with the palm-leaf fan, Nan Yi drank tea leisurely and enjoyed the cool air.
In the afternoon of June in Coconut City, the temperature can reach over 30 degrees. There is no wind today and the weather is extremely hot. It is uncomfortable to stay in the air-conditioned room, so Nan Yi just wants to sweat.
"Nansheng, do you want to touch it?"
"Don't worry, wait until the Coconut Tree Building is signed and transferred. I have some guesses about Xia Mingyu's situation. There won't be any great people behind her. At most, there are a few local tyrants. It's just that this woman is smart and she plays the game of taking advantage of others' power and bullying others.
I was worried that the buyer of the Coconut Tree Building might be difficult to deal with, which might cause trouble when I buy it back in the future; haha, I didn't expect that my sleepy head would meet my pillow, and such a pretentious owner would come.
50 million, and the payment is delayed, hehe..."
After spending the hottest time of the day in the teahouse, Nan Yi went to the ditch where the water from the Meiya Reservoir flowed out a little later in the afternoon. He took a strainer and scooped up a few times, and enough dried shrimps were caught to make a dish.
Take the dried shrimps back to Longkunxia Village, rinse them several times with clean water, and then soak them in clean water.
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Gaiping, Qingsongling.
Gaiping Office of Reclamation Group.
Nan Ruoqiong stood in front of the scale, fiddling with the weight. When the lever was level, she glanced at the number on the ruler and wrote it down in her notebook, shouting, "47 catties and 6 ounces. I'll deduct 2 catties and 6 ounces from you, so it's 45 catties."
"Young boss, why do you want to deduct my salary?" The fisherman who was delivering jellyfish nearby was not happy.
"I'm being polite by only deducting this much from you. Don't think I didn't see you stuff two rotten ones in there just now." Nan Ruoqiong said as she opened the lid of the plastic bucket and reached deep into the bucket. Two poor quality jellyfish heads came into her hand. She held the jellyfish heads and showed them to the fishermen without saying a word.
"hey-hey."
Seeing that his trick was exposed, the fisherman showed an embarrassed expression on his face.
Nan Ruoqiong threw the jellyfish head in her hand aside and shouted to the workers who were moving the plastic buckets, "Follow me, those behind."
At the beginning of this year, Nan Ruoqiong's round-the-world trip began. Compared to Nan Ruoyin who had a private jet and bodyguards to escort her, Nan Ruoqiong's journey was a little tight. The budget set by Qidian Orphanage was not high. Although it would not make her become a backpacker who worked and traveled, she could not live too luxuriously.
Nan Ruoqiong set the starting point of her journey at Xiangkeng, then followed Xiangkeng to Guangdong Province, and then headed north . Half a month ago, she arrived in Gaiping. When she was about to leave after a tour, she received a call from Nan Yi. She stopped and stayed in Gaiping for a while.
Under the hands-on guidance of the office director Fan Haize, Nan Ruoqiong quickly got the hang of purchasing jellyfish and stayed in the office to help.
Generally speaking, to purchase jellyfish, you need to go to the fishermen's homes, as fishermen will not send the jellyfish to the purchasing points. The Reclamation Group was able to turn its office into a purchasing point, which took a lot of effort and money, and it took another three years to build up its reputation.
Others have to pay for jellyfish before receiving the goods, but here you can get an IOU, a solid IOU with a very guaranteed credibility.
The reason for writing IOUs is not because they want to get some cheap interest, but because they are worried about safety. Once the purchasing season is over, the office will settle accounts with all the fishermen who delivered goods in the yard of the town police station on the same day. In this way, there is no need to keep large sums of cash in the office for a long time, and it is not easy to attract villains.
"2704 jin 8 liang, 7.7 yuan. I'll round it up for you, the total is 20,827 yuan. Go to the town police station on the 5th of next month to get the money."
After weighing the fish, Nan Ruoqiong gave the fishermen a receipt, sent one fisherman away, and another came. Although the fishing season was still a few days away, many fishermen would secretly go out to sea, so this year's new jellyfish were already on the market.
From morning to evening, Nan Ruoqiong was busy weighing. When it was almost time for dinner, another fisherman came over with jellyfish. Nan Ruoqiong went forward and opened a plastic bucket, fished out a jellyfish head, squeezed it with her hands, and threw it back into the bucket. "The ratio of alum and salt is wrong. It still hasn't been dried out after the third dehydration. Take it back. We won't take it."
"No, no, no, boss, look at the other buckets." When the fisherman heard Nan Ruoqiong said he would not accept them, he immediately became anxious and quickly opened another bucket and took out a jellyfish head to show Nan Ruoqiong, "Boss, look, this one is awesome."
Nan Ruoqiong took the jellyfish head, pinched it, and then put it under her nose to smell it. "This bucket is good, uncle. We must be honest in doing business. Even if you fooled us today, we will only be fooled once. We will never accept your jellyfish again next time. Okay, you can pick out the defective ones yourself."
Upon hearing this, the fisherman immediately picked out the few barrels of defective products that were stuffed in, and honestly moved the barrels that passed the inspection to the scale. The fisherman heard that the person in charge of purchasing the goods at the office these days was a little girl, so he thought of bringing the defective products over to fool her, but who knew that the little girl was young but very smart.
As it was approaching dinner time, Nan Ruoqiong finally sent all the fishermen away, and today's purchase came to an end.
Just as she was about to take a break, an old man with gray hair, carrying a bag, but looking very energetic, came over.
"Grandpa Zhou, just came back from the village?" Nan Ruoyin greeted the old man politely when she saw him.
Duke Zhou’s surname was Zhang, not Zhou. Duke Zhou was just a respectful title given to him by others. He was the most famous broker in Qingsongling.
Zhou Gong used to be a factory manager. After retiring, he started providing services to jellyfish customers from all over the country. He was responsible for all the work including purchasing, inspecting the goods, hiring laborers, loading and shipping the goods. The customers only needed to follow him to inspect and pay. After the goods were loaded and shipped, Zhou Gong would settle the bill with the customers, and the customers had to pay him 20 cents per kilogram of jellyfish as a service fee.
It is said that Zhou Gong's annual labor fee income is more than 100,000 yuan, which is said to be a bit conservative. Zhou Gong's clients come from all over the country, and he has to receive several groups of big customers every year. One customer receives at least 30 to 40 tons of goods at a time, and he can serve several customers at the same time.
Reform and opening up provided fishermen with an opportunity to get rich quickly. The jellyfish caught by fishermen were no longer subject to a monopoly by the state. Before the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, fishermen went to the county town to work as odd jobs for 70 cents a day, and they were still worried about having no opportunities.
Today, fishermen have truly implemented the principle of "more work, more pay". Their wealth has enabled them to recruit city dwellers to work as laborers, and their daily wages have soared to 30 yuan. The large number of fishing villages newly built with huge sums of money are a microcosm of the period after reform and opening up.
In Qingsongling, fishermen with a net worth of hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan can be seen everywhere.
As the jellyfish business flourished, brokers like Zhou Gong naturally emerged between fishermen and customers from all over the country. He was familiar with the business, had all kinds of necessary networks up and down the ladder, and could help customers solve various problems and was adept at dealing with both sides.
Customers welcome him, fishermen fawn over him, and local government departments also look upon him with admiration.
It can be said that the prosperity of Qingsongling depends on jellyfish, and Zhou Gong has made indispensable contributions to this.
In the past, fishermen caught jellyfish but no one wanted them. Zhou Gong, who was knowledgeable and experienced, contacted customers. Jellyfish are pickled in a mixture of salt and rock, but there is no uniform standard for how long they should be out of the mixture before being weighed, which is called empty water.
When Zhou Gong started, he controlled the water for 24 hours, which is also the standard for controlling the water for jellyfish export. Zhou Gong compressed the time again and again, and finally set the "water control" to three to five minutes, which has become the recognized standard for buyers and sellers in the jellyfish market today.
It is said that Zhou Gong was the first to put jellyfish plastic barrels on train containers. As the production of jellyfish increased, putting them on train containers was the only way out. The station disagreed at first, saying that there was no such practice.
Zhou Gong threw a few packs of good cigarettes to the people at the station, and told them to pack them into boxes. That's how it was. The first container loaded with stacked jellyfish barrels departed from Qingsongling. From then on, jellyfish became the main freight cargo at Qingsongling Station.
Customers all trust brokers like Zhou Gong who are serious about their work. Whether the jellyfish is good or bad, rotten goods, soft goods or cut-edge products, Zhou Gong can tell at a glance within three tries.
In short, even if you don't know much about jellyfish, as long as you find a broker like Zhou Gong, you can successfully complete the jellyfish purchase. Of course, you need to make Zhou Gong think that this is a long-term customer. If it is just a sudden shot, he doesn't mind selling the rotten goods in the hands of fishermen to such a person.
"Ruo Qiong, are you busy?"
"Yes, Grandpa Zhou, you come here so late, do you have a good source of goods?"
Zhou Gong chuckled, and his sharp eyes swept across Nan Ruoqiong's face, "You little girl, you are smart. Today I found a batch of very good jellyfish, which can be rated as special grade. I want to charge a dime more."
"How many?"
"Forty tons."
"Grandpa Zhou said it's 1 cent more expensive, so it's 30 cents more expensive, 8 yuan a pound, you can't let me make this trip in vain."
"Haha, little girl, don't worry about me doing it."
"Okay, I'll go check it out with Grandpa Zhou tomorrow. Grandpa Zhou, have you eaten?"
"I haven't eaten, and you haven't eaten either, right? Come on, your Grandpa Zhou Gong will treat you." Grandpa Zhou Gong greeted and took Nan Ruoqiong to the restaurant in the town.
At this time, Wu Xiaowei, who had taken a detour and wasted a lot of time on the road, had just arrived at Qingsongling. When he got off the bus, he subconsciously touched the backpack in his hands.
His touch caught the eye of a man sitting in a red Xingfu 250 on the side of the road.
The man got out of the car, walked towards Wu Xiaowei, and said with a shy smile: "Boss, Nanfang boss, where are you going? Take my motorcycle, it's very cheap."
"I'm not the boss. I'm here to work. I can't afford to ride a motorcycle."
Among all the Chinese dialects, the most infectious and easiest to mislead people is the Northeastern dialect. In the past two years, Wu Xiaowei has lived in Fengtian during the summer and winter vacations. He also has a classmate Gai Ping who shares a dormitory with him, and his accent also has more or less a Northeastern accent.
It was his Northeastern accent that helped him escape the first disaster.
When the man heard Wu Xiaowei's Northeastern accent, he immediately let go of his target and turned his gaze to someone else.
While the man was distracted, Wu Xiaowei hugged his backpack tightly and walked towards his classmate's house.
