Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 381: Advice and Continued Investment

Zhou Fengnian's son was quite efficient. He said he would send him a book, and he delivered it to his study the next night.

Most people relax at the end of the year, and with only a few days left before the holiday, Zhou Fengnian gradually put aside his scientific research.

The progress has not been bad in the past few days, and before the holiday, there are few people who can continue to concentrate on studying.

Zhou Fengnian couldn't force them to study hard, so he just relaxed a little and felt at ease himself.

Zhou Fengnian has nothing else to do except making some scientific research plans for next year and keeping an eye on the progress.

study.

Zhou Fengnian put down the book sent by his son Zhou Xianyang, shook his head and said, "There is nothing here, a worthless book. But it is also an ancient book, and it is only worth collecting."

Zhou Fengnian has always had a little expectation for Qigong. After all, the proficiency system can acquire skills through boxing skills.

After level 6, there are breathing methods that can strengthen the body. I don’t know what kind of Kung Fu knowledge will be instilled in the tenth level.

If he could even acquire Kung Fu and martial arts, then if he could extract Qigong or something like that from the book, it would open up a new world for Zhou Fengnian.

However, I have looked for it many times over the years, but have never succeeded once.

If there is no hope within one or two years, Zhou Fengnian will have no choice but to give up; others who are immersed in qigong are blindly immersed in it and cannot distinguish between the true and the false, good and bad.

But Zhou Fengnian is different. He has a proficiency system. He can extract abilities from it and hire people. That is real ability.

Unfortunately, after more than ten years, Zhou Fengnian never came across the book once. However, he did not look for it seriously. He just went to the bookstore occasionally to take a look. If it was available, he would buy it. If not, he would just forget about it.

dong dong!

The knock on the door made Zhou Fengnian look up and see his wife Zhou Yan walking towards him after knocking on the door.

Zhou Yan walked closer, looked at the book Zhou Fengnian had just read, and asked with a smile: "Why do you believe in this Three Sources and One Qi Dao Gong? Didn't you swear before that this was fake?"

"If you haven't investigated, you have no right to speak. Only after I have investigated can I confidently say that he is a fake!"

Zhou Fengnian said confidently, then put the book aside and continued: "The content here is fake, but the book is real. At least it was passed down from the Song Dynasty. It is probably to fool the emperor at that time."

He also knows a little about antique appraisal. Now Zhou Fengnian is a little jack of all trades, and he himself doesn't even know how many abilities he has.

"I wanted to talk to you about something after dinner, but I didn't expect you to sit in the study for such a long time. If I hadn't come to find you, would you have planned to go back when you were going to bed?"

Zhou Yan complained that she used to think it was a good thing that her man liked reading, at least he didn't smoke or drink, and didn't have any problems with men and women.

But now she has to watch for hours, and sometimes she can't find anyone to talk to.

"Give me some advice."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"The district thinks I'm doing a good job and plans to let me change my position to the position of director of the district education bureau first, and then promote me to deputy district director. What do you think I should do?"

Zhou Yan spoke slowly, saying that she was suddenly given this opportunity at the meeting before the New Year, and she was a little unsure about what to choose, so she did not agree immediately, but decided to come back and ask her man first.

"The District Education Bureau is unreliable, so you'd better stay as the director of the Street Office. You are in Nanluoguxiang, and you only need to be responsible for conveying and implementing the policies from above and managing the people's livelihood.

Besides, Xianyang and his team have helped you solve the most difficult recruitment problems. It can be said that they have made endless contributions. As long as you are here, Nanluoguxiang will be the number one street office in the district, and you will definitely be promoted in the future."

Zhou Fengnian paused for a moment and continued, "It's not certain about the District Education Bureau. If you go there, how can Xianyang and his men help you? They can't help you build a school."

Far inferior to the director of the street office.

Zhou Yan also understood and nodded in agreement with her husband's statement. If she went to the District Education Bureau, whether she would be promoted or not might not be the same as what the district head said.

How could she get promoted without any merit?
If she doesn't want to work anymore and decides to retire, she can go to the District Education Bureau; but now she is still more than ten years away from retirement, and Zhou Yan doesn't want to just sit there doing nothing.

There is not much for her to worry about at home now. Her children are all successful. Except for her daughter's academic performance which has always been a concern for her, her life can be said to be perfect otherwise.

Now that she doesn’t even have to prepare housework and three meals a day, Zhou Yan can say that she has made the right bet in her life.

Without the burden of housework, Zhou Yan would naturally want to do something else now. She also had some aspirations in the beginning.

"Then I will reject the district chief after the New Year. What he said seems a bit like empty promises."

"Most officials are like this."

"You are also an official, have you ever made a big promise?"

"All the promises I made have been fulfilled, so it's not just empty talk."

Zhou Fengnian waved his hand and said that he never said anything that could not be achieved, and so far nothing he had told his subordinates and workers had remained unresolved.

He advised Zhou Yan that he didn't trust the district chief. Why did he show goodwill for no reason and promised that he would become the deputy district chief? It was too fake.

They don't need it at home either.

"This Tianqiao Department Store said it had undergone restructuring, but it hasn't really changed much. Look, it's still so arrogant."

Zhou Xianyang said to Bai Qing'an beside him that since there was nothing to do recently as the Chinese New Year was approaching, he and his wife came out to go shopping at the reformed Tianqiao Department Store.

After talking with his father, he thought opening a department store was a good idea, so he brought Bai Qing'an in.

Bai Qing'an had been away from home for more than two months. She missed her husband at that time, so she left her son and daughter to the grandparents, Zhou's father and mother, and went out shopping with Zhou Xianyang.

However, after shopping in Tianqiao Department Store, their good mood was half gone; they picked out two watches and prepared to buy new ones for Zhou Fengnian and Zhou Yan.

Not long after paying the money, they discovered two scratches on the watch and turned around to get a new one.

However, the store clerk said that they had knocked it themselves and would not accept any refund or exchange.

What nonsense! They had only taken two steps and were within the clerk's sight, so how could there be two scratches?

They also said that they hadn't noticed it before. They didn't care so much before and just took the things away directly. This time, if they hadn't just taken a quick look, they would at least have waited until they got home to discover it.

"Yeah, it's obvious that they broke it, but they insist that it was us who broke it. It's really infuriating."

Bai Qing'an no longer had the good mood he had when he went out.

Zhou Xianyang said, "It doesn't matter. The more they do this, the greater our business opportunities will be. I will open a department store after the New Year. Then you can come to our home and take whatever you want." Bai Qingan said with a smile, "Oh, you are the only one who can comfort people. Let's go eat something? I haven't been back to the city for a long time."

"You tell me, how about Dong Lai Shun? It's just right for eating in copper pot in this weather."

"Then let's go to Donglaishun!"

After making the decision, Zhou Xianyang and Bai Qingan drove to Donglaishun for a meal.

However, when he was at the entrance of Donglaishun, Zhou Xianyang unexpectedly ran into a few acquaintances: "Brother Ren? Brother Li, Brother Zhang, what a coincidence, have you finished eating?"

"Isn't this a coincidence, Brother Xianyang? We just got here too. This must be your sister-in-law, right? How about we come together?"

Ren Zheng smiled when he saw Zhou Xianyang, and he also greeted Bai Qingan politely and introduced his two brothers to her.

Zhou Xianyang glanced at Bai Qingan and said with a smile, "Okay, we haven't eaten yet either, let's eat together."

Then they booked a private room and went upstairs to eat.

Ren Zheng was extremely polite to Zhou Xianyang, and the same was true when he spoke to Bai Qing'an, without any swear words at all.

He knew the background of Zhou Xianyang's wife's family last time. Although Mr. Bai had retired, Boss Bai was still there and was in his prime.

Ren Zheng had also heard his father and grandfather talk about Director Bai of the Foreign Trade Department when he returned home. With the background of reform and opening up, the contributions of the Foreign Trade Department can be said to be endless. If nothing unexpected happens, the eldest son of the Bai family will definitely sit in Grandpa Bai's position in the future.

The Zhou and Bai families are so kind to each other, Zhou Fengnian will definitely help Bai Kang in the future.

Regardless of Zhou Xianyang and Bai Qing'an's background, Ren Zheng now has to rely on Zhou Xianyang to make a fortune. If it weren't for reselling MP3 players, his dance hall would not have opened so quickly.

During the meal, Ren Zheng raised his glass and clinked it with Zhou Xianyang's. After drinking, he said, "Brother Xianyang, my dance hall is also open. It will be open at 5 pm. Do you want to come and have a look at my place later?"

"Dance hall?"

Zhou Xianyang suddenly became interested. He had never been to such a place since he was a child. If he had been there before, his mother would beat him half to death without his father having to do anything.

However, Zhou Xianyang still turned his head to look at Bai Qingan. After the latter nodded, Zhou Xianyang said, "Okay, Brother Ren, I happen to have nothing to do this afternoon. I'll go with you guys to take a look."

"Then it's settled."

Ren Zheng also smiled and said: "This dance hall is open thanks to you, my brother. My family knew that I wanted to do this and didn't support me at all."

If he had been given a loophole, he wouldn't have gone to Zhou Xianyang for money and almost got himself imprisoned.

They ate while chatting, and soon they were full.

After resting for a while, they decided to go to the dance hall. At this time, Zhou Xianyang also called his driver to come because he was not feeling comfortable driving after drinking.

His behavior made Ren Zheng and others envious. He was feeling a little unwell after drinking and there was no driver, so the three brothers could only take turns driving.

Zhou Xianyang immediately waved his hands and said that they could do the same. Once the dance hall developed, they could also hire drivers and security guards.

Now Zhou Xianyang has recruited a lot of retired soldiers, but he and Zhou Jiaan and others have only alleviated the pressure of unemployed people in Nanluoguxiang Street Office. There are still many unemployed people in other street offices and districts.

The demobilized soldiers and the returning young people alone are two huge groups of people, and the problem can only be solved when large-scale private enterprise factories emerge.

Not long after, they drove to Ren Zhengkai's dance hall. Zhou Xianyang came in and saw that the place was quite large.

It’s a three-story building, and the first floor alone is over 300 square meters. It’s a sign of strength to be able to take over this place.

Ren Zheng introduced: "This is rented. If I buy it, it will be too expensive. I can't afford it for the time being. However, the first and second floors are dance halls. I don't know what the third floor is used for. It feels a bit of a waste to leave it empty."

"How about opening a video hall? Or a cinema? More and more people are watching movies now, and our country is importing more and more films."

Zhou Xianyang suggested, "How did dance halls become so popular? They came from Hong Kong and foreign countries. Most people like foreign things now. What did my second uncle rely on to sell his clothing in several provinces?
Wasn’t it that he was the only one who could produce foreign clothing at the beginning? If you wanted to buy clothes from Xiangjiang Liuxing, you could only buy them from him.”

"Brother Ren, if you open a cinema and show Hong Kong or foreign movies, it will definitely attract a lot of people. But don't show illegal movies."

Zhou Xianyang gave a habitual reminder when he said the last sentence. He had listened to his father so many times that he gave a habitual reminder now.

As long as he doesn't break the law, he can go home to his elders even if something goes wrong. But if he breaks the law, Zhou Xianyang estimates that his father won't care about him.

"That's a good idea, Brother Xianyang."

After hearing this, Ren Zheng suddenly had an idea. Why didn’t he think of opening a cinema before?
As for the movie that was played, his brother Zhang Jianghe's family happened to work in the radio industry.

Li Zhao at the side said, "Brother Ren, this is really good. When you are tired of singing, you can go upstairs to watch a movie. But the place is a little small, and I guess it can't hold many people."

Zhang Jianghe also said: "There is nothing wrong with the movie. It doesn't matter whether it is allowed to be broadcast or not."

Ren Zheng nodded, thought for a moment and said, "But we have to wait for a while, the money for the renovation has been spent."

"What are you waiting for? I can invest some money, and we can start the cinema business together."

Zhou Xianyang interrupted and said, "Brother Ren, I'm not very interested in the dance hall, but if you want to invest in a cinema, I can give you some money. You can manage the cinema, and I won't interfere."

He happened to have a lot of money. The two electrical appliance factories made him a lot of money, and next year he would receive dividends from the energy storage battery factory.

Even if he opens two department stores next year, he still won’t be able to spend all his money; two department stores and a storage warehouse, even if the venue is larger, will not cost more than 30 million.

There is no pressure on Zhou Xianyang!
Zhou Xianyang has been dealing with Ren Zheng and his two companions for some time, and he has a certain understanding of them.

When it comes to serious matters, such as joining a government agency or the army, the three of them are not very good at it; but if you let them do some entertainment projects, they will definitely tap into their talents.

Moreover, the family backgrounds of the three brothers are not weak, so opening a few cinemas is not an easy task.

When Ren Zheng and the other two heard Zhou Xianyang say that they could invest money, they also became interested and started discussing the matter. Li Zhao even trotted over to get two bottles of drinks, opened them and brought them to Zhou Xianyang and Bai Qing'an.

The rich man wanted to invest money, which made the three of them excited.

After discussing for a while, the four of them quickly decided on a general idea.

They decided not to run the video hall because it was a bit low-end and the risk of being raided was too high. They couldn't just ask the three brothers to step in if they were raided, as that would make them protect thugs.

If they are going to do it, they want to do it on a big scale. They plan to open a cinema that can accommodate several hundred people. Now that more and more people are going to the movies, they heard that some cinemas can make two to three thousand yuan a day if they have a good movie.

(End of this chapter)