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Chapter 59 Zhou Bingkun is more capable than me
Unlike his younger brother Zhou Bingkun who is enjoying great success, Zhou Bingyi has not had a happy life in recent years. He feels that he has always lived under the shadow of his father and mother Hao.

Whatever Zhou Bingyi wanted to do, he would consider the impact and whether he needed to avoid anything in advance.

Anyway, Zhou Bingyi felt very frustrated in both life and work.

It was not until he was appointed secretary of a large factory with 3,000 employees that Zhou Bingyi felt that he was in power.

Factory, auditorium.

"Everyone, please be quiet. A new secretary has come to our factory today. Let him give us a speech." The old secretary looked at the workers sitting in the auditorium and spoke loudly into the microphone.

Hearing the old secretary's opening remarks, Zhou Bingyi was inexplicably excited and took the manuscript in his hand and said to the microphone in front of him, "Hello, fellow workers!

My name is Zhou Bingyi, and I’m the new secretary of our factory!

"Secretary Zhou, we are not interested in your speech.

I am just very curious why your younger brother Zhou Bingkun has achieved such great success?

How much effort did you put in behind the scenes?

Speak out loudly so that we can all learn from it!" Suddenly a worker stood up and said loudly.

"Yes! Secretary Zhou, please tell us about your brother Zhou Bingkun's success story so that we can learn from it!" The other workers also responded.

Hearing the workers' concerns, Zhou Bingyi's face turned pale. The old secretary beside him noticed Zhou Bingyi's expression and said comfortingly, "Workers are like this, they believe everything they hear!
You don't have to explain anything.

They won’t believe it even if I explain it to them!”

Hearing the old secretary's comfort, Zhou Bingyi nodded helplessly and wanted to continue reading the speech in his hand.

At this moment, a worker ran over in a hurry, shouting, "Old Secretary, this is bad! Something terrible has happened!"

"What happened? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly!" The old secretary looked at the worker in fear. There were really a lot of things going on in the factory.

"Old Secretary, Du Dehai is covered in explosives and is threatening to commit suicide!"

"What?" The old secretary and Zhou Bingyi both widened their eyes in shock.

Zhou Bingyi and the old secretary hurried to an abandoned workshop, and sure enough, they saw Du Dehai, who was covered in explosives. He then forced a smile and introduced himself, "Master Du, I am the new secretary, Zhou Bingyi!

If you have any requests, tell me, don't let me down!"

"Are you the new Secretary Zhou?

What are you going to do with our factory?

Sell it or demolish it?" Du Dehai said with a sneer, sizing up Zhou Bingyi.

Hearing Du Dehai's question, Zhou Bingyi was a little at a loss. He had just taken office today and really didn't know how to answer Du Dehai's question.

Zhou Bingyi suddenly felt angry. As soon as he met with the workers, he found that they were more concerned about the history of his younger brother Zhou Bingkun's rise to wealth. Du Dehai in front of him was threatening to commit suicide. What was going on?
Thinking of his younger brother Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingyi suddenly had an idea, and then he had an idea, "Master Du, you also heard it on the radio just now.

When I was giving a work report in the auditorium, the workers expressed their interest in my brother Zhou Bingkun's rise to wealth.

"If Master Du is also interested, could you please move to the auditorium and wait until I explain my brother's rise to wealth before answering your question?"

"Hmph! Are you willing to say it openly?" Du Dehai looked at Zhou Bingyi in surprise.

"Of course, since everyone is so interested in my younger brother Zhou Bingkun, I might as well not read the speech!" Zhou Bingyi raised the speech in his hand and said with a confident smile.

The reason why the workers asked Zhou Bingyi about Zhou Bingkun was because they believed that there must be a lot of shady dealings and secrets involved, just to embarrass the new secretary.

Hearing that the new secretary Zhou Bingyi was really willing to speak out, Du Dehai and the workers were shocked. The old secretary beside him hurriedly tried to dissuade him, saying, "Secretary Zhou, there's no need for this!
After all, it’s your family’s private matter!
There's no need to use your family's private affairs to satisfy the workers' curiosity."

"Old Secretary, my brother's matter is a private matter, but it is also a public matter!
This can serve as a reference for our factory's future work," Zhou Bingyi explained with a smile.

"Oh?" The old secretary looked at Zhou Bingyi, who was confident, and was a little surprised.

Du Dehai, covered in explosives, followed Zhou Bingyi and the old secretary to the auditorium.

When the workers saw the explosives on Du Dehai, they scattered in fear, leaving a large empty space for Du Dehai.

After the auditorium returned to calm, Zhou Bingyi smiled and said, "Just now I heard that everyone is very interested in my brother Zhou Bingkun's affairs.

I originally didn't intend to say it, because I always felt that I wasn't as capable as my brother Zhou Bingkun!"

"Maybe you don't understand what I'm saying. But after I introduce my brother Zhou Bingkun, you'll understand my pain!"

“In 1969, a lot of changes happened in our family!

My father Zhou Zhigang was sent to Chongqing to build the Third Front, and my sister Zhou Rong and I also became educated youth.

My younger brother Zhou Bingkun and my mother Li Suhua are the only ones left at home.”

“I don’t have a good impression of my brother Zhou Bingkun.

Being naughty and mischievous was a common occurrence. He always ranked last in the class in every exam, and struggled to complete junior high school. "But surprisingly, my younger brother Zhou Bingkun was admitted to Northeast Normal University to study history at the end of 1977, when the country resumed the first college entrance examination."

"Everyone in Jichun should remember the news in early 1977 or 1978 that a family in Guangzi District had three children who were admitted to university at the same time!

Two Peking Universities and one Northeast Normal University.

That’s our Zhou family!”

"Wow! I have some impression of it! It was a big sensation in Jichun at that time!"

The workers below were all surprised and whispered to each other at first.

Seeing the workers' performance, Zhou Bingyi smiled and continued to explain, "That's when I realized that my brother Zhou Bingkun didn't complain about himself. Instead, he took advantage of his spare time to study hard, which led to his admission to university."

"In 1979, my brother Zhou Bingkun published an article in the National Daily called 'The Rise of a Great Power'.

I think many workers should remember that the National Daily News gave my brother Zhou Bingkun 1,200 yuan in royalties for his articles.

When the workers who had an impression of Zhou Bingkun heard that the Rise of Great Powers was actually written by him, they were surprised. When they heard that the fee was 1,200 yuan, they widened their eyes in shock.

"This is what my brother Zhou Bingkun always says: knowledge changes destiny!"

"Later, Hong Kong's Oriental Daily News took a fancy to my brother's articles and bought two of them for a large sum of money.

One is the familiar "Rise of Great Powers," and the other is "Hexi Corridor," which was only published abroad."

“In 1980, my brother Zhou Bingkun heard that the country had begun to liberalize individual businesses.

He then applied for a personal business license from the Jichun and Jiangliao governments.

At that time, I was just an ordinary student in the Philosophy Department of Peking University. It was impossible for me to help my brother Zhou Bingkun!

"After applying for a personal business license, my brother Zhou Bingkun opened the first Jishantang Restaurant, followed by the second branch, and the third..."

“Having said so much, I think everyone has figured it out.

My brother Zhou Bingkun has been relying on his own efforts to change his destiny!"

“Without Zhou Bingkun’s diligence and eagerness to learn, he would not have been able to get into university!

If he had not been admitted to university, he would not have published his subsequent articles, and he would not have made his first pot of gold by selling the copyrights of his articles!

Without this first pot of gold, he wouldn't have been able to open the Jishantang Restaurant, and he wouldn't have achieved what he has today!"

"So, what I, Zhou Bingyi, want to say is that our factory must also rely on its own efforts to turn losses into profits!"

"We can no longer survive by just waiting and asking!

Therefore, I plan to head north to Soviet Russia soon to look for opportunities for our factory."

"I hope everyone can be more patient and supportive, I will definitely find a way out for our factory!

We will definitely not sell or demolish the factory directly as Master Du Dehai worries!"

"Pa pa." After hearing Zhou Bingyi's explanation and assurance, the workers in the auditorium stood up spontaneously and applauded excitedly.

Seeing that Du Dehai was no longer so excited, Zhou Bingyi and the old secretary hurried to Du Dehai's side, helping him to remove the explosives from his body, and said with a smile, "Master Du, I hope you can give me some confidence.

I will definitely be able to save our factory!"

"Secretary Zhou, I believe you can do it!

But, since your brother Zhou Bingkun is so capable.

Why don't you consider having him be a consultant for our factory?

Then I'll go to the Soviet Union with you to look for opportunities." Looking at Zhou Bingyi in front of him, Du Dehai smiled rarely and suddenly suggested.

When Zhou Bingyi heard Du Dehai's suggestion, his movements suddenly stopped and the smile on his face became a little stiff.

Noticing Zhou Bingyi's awkwardness, the old secretary beside him didn't take it seriously and advised him, "Brothers united in purpose can overcome any obstacle!

Secretary Zhou, you should consider Master Du’s proposal carefully!
Your brother Zhou Bingkun has a broad vision. If you two brothers go to the Soviet Union together, the chances of success will be greater!"

Looking at the old secretary and Du Dehai in front of him, Zhou Bingyi was also somewhat tempted, but still said worriedly, "Will this not comply with the procedure?

After all, my brother Zhou Bingkun is just a businessman!"

"Secretary Zhou, now everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones.

No one can tell what will happen next, so you don’t need to worry so much!
All 3,000 workers in our factory will support you!" The old secretary smiled and looked at Zhou Bingyi in front of him.

"That's fine! Since the old secretary also thinks it's feasible, I'll give it a try with my brother Zhou Bingkun!"

(End of this chapter)