I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 353 Where are your connections? Where is your circle? (4378)

"It's important to you without me and Sanseido?"

"Fang Daqiang, what do you mean?"

As soon as Fang Daqiang finished speaking, Zhuang Liming's face turned pale with horror.

Originally, he always thought that Fang Daqiang wanted to take advantage of the situation to replace his position in Sanseido and become the new business "godfather".

But judging from Fang Daqiang's tone, does he want to completely bring down Sanseido?
What good will this do him?
"Even if we had a little misunderstanding before, over the years, Sanseido has helped you far more than the loss you suffered back then!"

Zhuang Liming snorted. Judging from his own experience, he simply didn't believe that Fang Daqiang was not interested in Sanseido's huge power system.

"Is it much more than the loss I suffered back then?" Fang Daqiang laughed and pointed in the direction of Wei Yutang.

"Zhuang Bo, you were right before. The name of Wei Yu Tang does mean 'I will be afraid and terrified, only you and I'."

At this point, Fang Daqiang's eyes seemed to be filled with anger, and his voice became louder, causing the other directors who were secretly watching from a distance to whisper.

"No matter how much Sanseido gives me, can it bring my wife back to life!?"

When Zhuang Liming saw Fang Daqiang's expression, he was shocked and a trace of solemnity appeared on his face.

"Da Qiang, didn't your wife die of breast cancer? What does it have to do with Sanseido? Isn't it unreasonable for you to vent your anger on others?"

Fang Daqiang sneered, "Uncle Zhuang, I think you really are a forgetful person. Twelve years ago, you used your connections to get me in jail for half a year."

"My wife was so anxious that her mouth was full of bubbles. She had to take care of the family while also trying to use all the connections to get me out."

"She already felt a lump in her chest, but because she was busy with my affairs every day, she didn't have the mood to go for a check-up. When I came out, I went with her to have a check-up, and it was already in the late stage."

"For so many years, I have always thought that there are so many ways to treat breast cancer. If I hadn't stayed in prison for six months, even if I had discovered it three months earlier, my wife might not have died."

"I have so much money, but my wife actually lost her life because of delaying medical treatment. Isn't that ridiculous?"

At that time, Fang Daqiang was in his early thirties and his career had already started. Not long after Da Zhou entered the WTO, the foreign trade industry was developing in full swing, and Fang Daqiang was also mainly engaged in foreign trade at the time.

Thanks to Fang Daqiang's strong awareness of financing and the help of Chen Wanyu, Wanfang expanded very quickly at that time and soon came into direct competition with Haochang International, the industry leader at the time.

The boss of Haochang International used to work for the Maritime Customs, and mainly relied on relationships to get orders. In the early days of the WTO, it was able to rely on relationships to grow bigger and stronger. However, with the continuous deepening of marketization, Haochang's service shortcomings suddenly became apparent, and a large market share was taken away by Wanfang.

At this time, Haochang found Zhuang Liming, who was about to establish Sanseido, and put pressure on Fang Daqiang.

Although Sanseido had not been officially established at that time, it had already formed a stable and powerful force group around Zhuang Liming, Qi Dasheng and others, but it did not have a unified program and organization.

At that time, Zhuang Liming found Fang Daqiang through an intermediary, and under the banner of avoiding malicious competition among enterprises and jointly maintaining the market, forced Wanfang to withdraw from some key markets.

At that time, Fang Daqiang was young and hot-tempered, and he ignored Zhuang Limin's tricks. Chen Shian also didn't recognize him as his son-in-law, and the relationship between the two sides was never made public. Zhuang Limin and Qi Dasheng used a little trick to put Fang Daqiang in prison for half a year on some trumped-up charges.

Half a year later, not long after Fang Daqiang was released, Chen Wanyu was diagnosed with breast cancer.

It is hard to say whether Chen Wanyu would have received timely treatment if Fang Daqiang had not been sent in by Zhuang Liming for half a year. Maybe, or maybe not.

There is no if line in this world, and no one knows what the alternative outcome will be.

It was precisely because Fang Daqiang had a criminal record that Fang Yu was unable to take the civil service exam and pursue a career in government, so he followed Chen Shian's advice and studied finance. (See Chapter 115)
"Zhuang Liming, who do you think I should hate?" Fang Daqiang stared at Zhuang Liming with sharp eyes.

The koi in the pond seemed to sense some kind of danger, splashing water and scattering in a hurry.

Zhuang Liming couldn't help but take two steps back.

Her wife's treatment was delayed because of her and Qi Dasheng's little actions?
No wonder Wan Fang has been chasing Qi Sheng all these years.

His wife was sick but he didn't go to see a doctor, and she died in the end. That's fate! What does it have to do with me?

However, Fang Daqiang is very patient.

Thinking of Fang Daqiang's normal behavior over the years, Zhuang Liming got goose bumps.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late.

Fang Daqiang, you really have endured for ten years.

It was not until his son got lucky and created a world-leading artificial intelligence, and with this halo and strength, that he began to take revenge.

Zhuang Liming looked at Fang Daqiang again, and felt more and more that this guy had the look of an eagle and the back of a wolf. Why didn't he notice it before?
"Daqiang, calm down." Zhuang Liming swallowed his saliva. "If that's the case, I should indeed say sorry, but you should also understand that I never took a penny from Haochang back then. It was all to avoid your malicious competition and maintain market order. Besides, no one can guarantee that even if you are out there, your wife..."

"Every wrong has its perpetrator. You can hate me, but Sansei-do wasn't even established at that time. Daqiang, Sansei-do is what it is today thanks to everyone's hard work, and you've contributed to it, too."

Zhuang Liming's expression was sincere, as if he was really saddened and regretful about Fang Daqiang's experience.

Zhuang Liming was not really afraid of Fang Daqiang because of today's incident.

Although his prestige was greatly damaged by Fang Daqiang's reversal in the voting stage today, he believed that as long as the forces behind him still existed, his foundation would not be broken and his actual interests would not be damaged. Everything that happened today would be made up for in a short time.

Moreover, after I defeat Fang Daqiang and Guo Liang and restore order, my reputation and deterrence will be raised to a higher level!
The reason why he is pretending to be friendly with Fang Daqiang now is simply because he does not want Sanseido to suffer too serious damage due to internal strife.

"Haha." Fang Daqiang suddenly laughed, "Zhuang Bo, do you think I did all these things because I hate you and Sanseido?"

A questioning look flashed across Zhuang Liming's eyes.

Fang Daqiang said so much, wasn't it because he threw him in for more than half a year more than ten years ago, and as a result, his wife died of bad luck.

"After Wanyu passed away, I thought for a long time about what led to this outcome."

"I thought of many answers, and they all seemed right, but they all seemed wrong."

"Is it because of my own greedy pursuit of wealth?"

"Is it because of your abnormal desire for control and power?"

"Is this a despicable competitive tactic adopted by Haochang in order to maintain its market position?"

"Or is it the alienation of capital from people that has been raised again in society in recent years?"

"I have thought about all these answers, but none of them can convince myself."

"Finally, while reading Zhuangzi, I found the answer."

"As long as the saints die, the thieves will continue."

"Mr. Zhuang, the existence of an organization like Sanseido is evil in itself!"

Fang Daqiang spoke word by word, his tone full of disgust towards Sanseido, and took a step towards Zhuang Liming.

"You just said that you didn't take a penny from Haochang back then, just to maintain market order. Who do you think you are?"

"What qualifications do you have to judge what is orderly competition and what is malicious competition?"

"What qualifications do you have to act like a boss and make everyone listen to you and follow your rules?"

"You are under the banner of helping enterprises and liberating productivity, but you are putting another layer of rope around us that you have woven yourself!"

"To be frank, it's just for your own selfish reasons."

"According to the principle of Occam's razor, do not increase entities unless necessary."

"Sanseido is this unnecessary entity!"

"So, Mr. Zhuang, your Sansei-do will definitely die, and he must die!"

Every time Fang Daqiang spoke, he took a step closer to Zhuang Liming, and Zhuang Liming unconsciously took a step back.

When Fang Daqiang said the last sentence, Zhuang Liming stood there, no longer retreating, and anger appeared on his face.

"Insanity!"

"I won't argue with you about those metaphysical things. It's not your turn to judge what Sanseido is like!" "Sanseido must die? Hahaha, what a big tone!"

After saying that, Zhuang Limin straightened his chest and regained his usual domineering attitude: "Fang Daqiang, I think you are possessed. After today, go to the hospital to check your brain!"

"I originally thought you would be more ambitious, but now it seems that you are not worthy of discussing these things with me!"

"These things you mentioned have been discussed to death as early as 20 years ago. But the reality is that power is like a magnetic field. The closer the distance, the greater the power, and it is inevitable that various small circles will be formed."

"Unless everyone has exactly the same power, there will be a Rokuhedo even if there is no Sanseido."

"The utopia you expect does not exist."

Fang Daqiang blinked: "Really? It seems that you are really old and can no longer see the future from the current technological development."

Zhuang Limin laughed and said disdainfully, "Just relying on the artificial intelligence your kid made? Hahaha."

"I have been in the business circle of the Great Zhou for nearly thirty years. I can say that I understand the nature of this world much better than you do."

“The development of technology cannot bring about fairness, nor will it change the fundamental laws governing the operation of society. It will only make the strong stronger and the weak weaker, exacerbating the intensity of the Matthew effect.”

“Technological progress is only a technique, while the relationships built according to the laws of social operation and the ability to use them are the fundamental principles.”

"My relationships, my connections, my circle, making sure that everyone I interact with can benefit from it, is the foundation for Sanseido's existence."

"You have entered my circle, gained benefits, and become part of my network. What's wrong with that?"

"As long as I am here and the connections behind me are there, Sanseido will still be Sanseido!"

As he spoke, Zhuang Limin said with a hint of contempt: "I was able to send you in back then, believe it or not, I can still send you in now!"

"Oh? Your connections? What connections?" Fang Daqiang smiled with a relaxed look, "Until now, you haven't received any news, which means your connections are really not that good."

Zhuang Limin was stunned. News? What news?
"Why do you think Guo Liang openly cut ties with you today?" Fang Daqiang asked with a smile.

!!!

Yes! How could I have forgotten this?

Zhuang Liming's face was gloomy. He had just been chatting with Fang Daqiang for too long and actually forgot the most important point of doubt.

What happened to Guo Liang today?

Fang Daqiang previously explained that the others were threatened by competitors of Youzi Technology's AI support, but this is of no use to someone like Guo Liang who has a hand in every industry.

Moreover, Guo Liang originally did not plan to attend this board meeting. He had already informed Zhuang Liming that he would vote for him, as he was too lazy to participate.

Last night, Guo Liangcai called him at the last minute and said that he would come to attend the Sanseido board meeting in Haixi today.

What did Fang Daqiang just say? Cutting ties with me?

Thinking about it again, the way several people on the Coaster looked at me this morning seemed a little strange.

Could it be that they know something that I don't?
Impossible! How can my connections be compared to theirs! ?
"It's been a whole day, and you haven't received any particularly important calls. Don't you find it strange?"

Fang Daqiang put his hands in his pockets and narrowed his eyes.

This cat-and-mouse look really made Zhuang Liming feel like a thorn in his side, as he was not good at playing memes.

Is it your own company or your son or daughter’s company that has problems?
"Pretend to be a ghost!"

After the meeting, the mobile phones had already been returned to each director.

Seeing Fang Daqiang's expression, Zhuang Liming felt more and more that something was wrong. He didn't bother to argue with Fang Daqiang anymore. He walked to the middle of the pavilion, put some distance between himself and Fang Daqiang, picked up the phone and dialed.

"Lao He, I've been in meetings all day. Um, yes, is there anything going on today?"

"No? Yeah, okay, I get it."

"Xiao Ming, did Mingcheng have any problems today? No? Okay, I got it. It's nothing, just asking."

After asking his old partner in the company and his son Zhuang Xiaoming, Zhuang Liming felt more at ease.

"You're just being mysterious!" Zhuang Liming glared at Fang Daqiang and called his daughter again.

Huh? No one answered?
I called my daughter's private cell phone, which is a phone number that no one usually knows, and it is rarely busy or unanswered.

what happened?

Zhuang Liming calmed himself and called several senior executives in his daughter's company. This time the calls were all connected, but no one knew where his daughter was. They all said they hadn't seen Zhuang since morning.

Something happened to my daughter! ?

Fang Daqiang is so bold! ?

No, it's impossible. Zhuang Liming wiped the sweat from his forehead, thought about it, walked a little further away, and made a phone call.

This time the call went through, and a few seconds after it was connected, Zhuang Liming's face changed drastically.

Huang Teng disappeared last night? Huang Shasha ran away overnight! ?

How is it possible? I didn't hear any news at all!
What's the matter?

Wait, so my daughter suddenly couldn’t be contacted…

Zhuang Liming's breathing couldn't help but quicken, and his hands were shaking with nervousness.

Fang Daqiang walked up to Zhuang Liming, his tone full of teasing.

"It seems like you have heard some news? Haha, you haven't received any news like this until now, which means that people with a little power have already kept their distance from you."

"Where are your connections? Where is your circle?"

"Now do you understand why Guo Liang cut ties with you so decisively? Do you know why Sang Qingbo and the others looked at you so strangely?"

"Zhuang Limin, in fact, after these few days, if I don't deal with you, you will be finished."

"But I'm really not happy when you finish yourself off!"

Zhuang Liming pointed at Fang Daqiang with trembling hands: "You...you..."

Zhuang Liming looked at him for a long time but said nothing, but he heard a hoarse roar from the patio outside Wei Yu Hall.

"You little bastard! Fuck you!"

"Burp~"

The voice was Qi Bin's? What was he doing? Was he unwilling to not be punished immediately?
Note 1: I am afraid and I am terrified, but it is only you and I. It is taken from "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Gufeng".

original:

The breeze in the valley is like the wind and the rain. I am afraid and scared, but you are the one who gave me peace and happiness. You abandon me.

The breeze in the valley is blowing gently, and the wind is blowing and the valley is falling. You will be afraid and frightened, but you put me in your heart. You will be at ease and happy, but you abandon me like a lost person.

Translation: A strong wind blew at the valley mouth, bringing with it bursts of rain. When we were worried and frightened, I was the only one who shared our worries. Now that we are rich and happy, you have abandoned me and left.

In fact, this is a poem about a resentful woman, who once shared hardships with her husband and complained that her husband abandoned her after he became rich.

Here we only take the two sentences "I will be afraid and fearful because only you and I will share the hardships", which means that back then, only you and I shared the hardships together.

Why do so many contents from the Book of Songs and the Great Learning appear? Firstly, it is to show off. Secondly, the country in the book is the Great Zhou, and it uses the Zhou calendar. In this fictional background, the audiences of "Book of Songs", "Great Learning", "Book of History" and so on are naturally much more popular than in reality.

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