After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 196 Knife Draw
It has been more than ten days, and Bai Panyang has ignored Zhou Haoran.

Angry.

One night, Zhou Haoran sent her home and hugged her... This was nothing, and although Bai Panyang was reluctant, she accepted it.

The relationship between the two is on the rise.

That day, Zhou Haoran also went to Bai Panyang's home for the first time. It was a single apartment of more than 30 square meters.

Then something went wrong.

As soon as Zhou Haoran entered the room, he pushed her against the wall and wanted to kiss her, but she avoided him and refused.

He started to touch her, and she pushed him away to stop him.

There is nothing here yet.

Bai Panyang didn't quite agree, but she only half-heartedly agreed, saying angrily, "Haoran, don't be like this, you're so mean."

Zhou Haoran felt that there was a chance, so he got angry and carried her to the bed, pulled her skirt to her waist, and put his hand into her underwear... Something bad was going to happen!
Bai Panyang collapsed.

I punched him with my fists, kicked him with my legs, and tears streamed down my face.

Only then did Zhou Haoran realize how rash he had been.

In my previous life, if a girl agreed to let you go to her house, it basically meant tacit consent.

After that, I got it half-heartedly.

But this era is different.

At least Bai Panyang can't do that.

She had no such intentions at all, it was just a visit from a good friend. He was Qiao Suiqing's younger brother, and they had gotten along well for a while, and they felt that everything was fine.

Unexpectedly, the first time I brought him home, something big almost happened!
Zhou Haoran wasn't a criminal. Seeing her fierce resistance, he realized something was amiss. If this were to happen, it wouldn't be half-hearted, it would be forced, and that would be against the law. That wouldn't work.

Just stop it immediately.

Apologize.

Bai Panyang seemed to have suffered great humiliation and kept crying.

Zhou Haoran ran away like a scumbag.

From then on, Bai Panyang ignored him.

Fortunately, there was no feedback from Qiao Suiqing. It seemed that she did not tell Qiao Suiqing about the ugly incident that night.

Unexpectedly, that night, Bai Panyang sent a message.

Said he wanted to see him.

Meet me at the noodle shop opposite the apartment.

Zhou Haoran thought she had calmed down and was very happy.

At the door of the noodle shop, I saw Bai Panyang, who was tall and beautiful, wearing a blue dress and looked very fashionable.

"Sister Yang!"

Zhou Haoran waved to her across the street.

Bai Panyang had a cold expression.

Zhou Haoran didn't feel well, so he ran over and said exaggeratedly, "Sister Yang, you are so beautiful today, aren't you? I saw you over there, and if you didn't know me, you would have thought you were a fairy!"

Bai Panyang lost her usual beautiful smile. She handed over an envelope and said calmly, "This is for you."

"what?"

Zhou Haoran could feel the other party's alienation.

Bai Panyang said coldly, "I borrowed 2000 yuan from you before, and I'm returning it to you."

"Ah?" Zhou Haoran said reluctantly, "I've already said it, I'll give it to you."

"Take it."

Bai Panyang pushed it over without saying anything.

I'm still angry!
That's normal.

After all, I went too far last time and almost went down the path of breaking the law and committing a crime.

Zhou Haoran took the envelope and whispered, "Sister Yang, are you still angry?"

"I'm not angry." Bai Panyang's face was calm, his heart as still as water. "I've thought about what happened before, and I was also wrong. It was my words and actions that made you misunderstand."

Zhou Haoran felt a headache coming on, and quickly said, "Okay, the past is in the past. It's been so long, it's time to move on."

Bai Panyang nodded lightly, "Let's move on. Let's keep our distance from now on."

Zhou Haoran cursed in his heart.

I thought to myself that this girl is always troublesome!

It’s so difficult!
Look at Editor-in-Chief Lin. When they were dancing in the dark in the ballroom, he not only put his hand into her underwear, but even lifted her skirt to touch her, and she didn't refuse. After the lights came on, apart from a look of resentment and anger in his eyes, he acted as if nothing had happened.

Beautiful women are still the best!
The girl is too pretentious!

So annoying!

Zhou Haoran sighed. There are always women out there, so he didn't dwell on it. He said, "Sister Yang, I've always respected you. I agree to keep my distance. How are we going to get along from now on? Will we be strangers or just friends?"

Bai Panyang was a little surprised by his reaction. She glanced at him and softened her tone, "What do you think?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Then we're just ordinary friends. You and my sister are good friends. If we were like enemies, she wouldn't be comfortable either."

"Okay." Bai Panyang accepted his suggestion and sighed softly, "Haoran, I didn't tell your sister about what happened last time. This can be a secret between us. However, don't do this to other girls in the future. You have to control yourself. If someone calls the police about this kind of thing, you'll at least lose your job."

Zhou Haoran nodded, "I understand, I'll learn from this."

"Then I'm going back."

"Let's have a bowl of noodles together?"

"I have already eaten."

"Would you like to take this money back?"

"No."

Bai Panyang seemed to have not recovered from her previous relationship and left without looking back.

Zhou Haoran felt that he had made a strategic mistake.

It's like business management.

How can I get the results as quickly as possible?

No newcomers can be used!
Choose people with work experience.

In fact, Zhou Haoran also thought so at the beginning. He felt that He Jin from the Human Resources Department was pretty good, and she was divorced and single, which made her very suitable for close contact.

But Qiao Suiqing disagreed.

She said you are still a boy, it would be a disadvantage to find someone who has been through it all!

A young man should be paired with an older girl.

This is how Bai Panyang was introduced.

Now it seems that Sister Qingmei’s idea was a bad one!

It's already August.

In just over half a month, university will start, and people like Dongfang Lang will be entering the school.

Zhou Haoran won't go to school.

But this is also a time node.

Try to get the results before this point!

Now it’s time to define your goals.

There are two!
One is He Jin, the team leader of the Human Resources Department, and the other is Lin, the editor-in-chief of "Family Affairs".

Zhou Haoran is very confident about these two goals.

This little episode did not affect his mood.

Because he is going to pick up the car!

Mercedes-Benz S600!

This is the real Tiger Head Run!

Not only does it have a square shape and a powerful aura, but more importantly, the front grille design adopts a "three horizontal and one vertical" shape, which resembles the "king" character on a tiger's forehead.

It is very majestic and imposing. Its grandeur is no less impressive than many top-tier commercial vehicles of later generations.

The price is too exaggerated.

The advertised retail price is 160 million.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiong is a local tyrant with friends all over the harbor, so he was able to get it at a friendly price of 88.

No reservation is required.

No reservations either.

These days, when it comes to luxury car transactions, you just buy whatever the dealer has... because luxury cars are all smuggled in through legal channels, it's a seller's market.

If you had followed the formal process to place an order from the manufacturer, you would not have been able to get the preferential price of 88 yuan.

The car is fixed.

A silver-gray Mercedes-Benz, even the paperwork and license plates were all taken care of by Jiang Xiong and the car dealership.

This is not a private car, but a company car of Zhongbo Bookstore, so Zhou Haoran’s personal ID is not required.

He can get in the car and experience it directly.

It feels very good!
Not only does it have a 12-cylinder engine, it is also very powerful.

It has keyless entry, electrically adjustable seats, heated seats, electrically folding and heated exterior mirrors, dual-zone air conditioning, electric sunshades... The only drawback is that there is no reversing image.

This is really inconvenient.

However, the reverse assist lever is a magical design these days.

Jiang Xiong was a little worried, so he sat in the passenger seat and went back with him.

But I didn’t expect that he was very skilled in driving!
"You've driven a car!"

Jiang Xiong was surprised.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's simple, you can learn it in no time."

Jiang Xiong said with emotion: "Or maybe he is a genius."

Zhou Haoran said, "You have to pay attention to the teaching supplementary books."

"Ok, I know."

Jiang Xiong felt that this was no big deal. The difficulty of operating teaching supplementary books was much lower than that of other types of books.

Zhou Haoran noticed that he was a little contemptuous, and said while driving: "Lao Jiang, don't you realize how big the market for teaching supplementary books is?"

"Should it be tens of millions?"

Jiang Xiong spoke without hesitation.

Zhou Haoran said: "Hundreds of billions!"

"How is that possible?" Jiang Xiong was unconvinced. "How many students are there in the country? How much can each student spend on books?"

Zhou Haoran felt calm as he steered. "The country's support for education will only grow. Local governments at all levels will also allocate large sums of financial funds to support education every year. Supplementary teaching materials will cover more than just students' textbook expenses."

"Makes sense!"

Jiang Xiong felt that Mr. Zhou was very knowledgeable.

Zhou Haoran had entrusted him with an important task, so he needed to elaborate. "The current supplementary textbook market is relatively new. If we break into it, we can quickly gain a foothold. I've decided to create our own 'Zhongbo Zhuangyuan' supplementary textbook brand. You go and register the trademark."

Jiang Xiong smiled and said, "Okay."

Zhou Haoran said, "Once we finish this batch of supplementary teaching materials, there will definitely be a lot of copycat books on the market. You have to be prepared for such a huge market."

"What to do?"

Jiang Xiong didn't expect that a teaching supplement book would involve such a large-scale business.

Zhou Haoran narrowed his eyes. "We can't take over such a large territory relying solely on our strength. Next, Zhongbo Bookstore must embark on a path of rapid mergers and acquisitions."

"Mergers and acquisitions?" Jiang Xiong frowned slightly. "Are we going to acquire other booksellers?"

Zhou Haoran said: "It doesn't necessarily have to be a physical merger and acquisition. We can adopt the platform economy approach and introduce cooperation in the 'self-operated + third-party' model to firmly grasp the teaching supplementary book industry."

"what?"

Jiang Xiong didn't understand at all.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's okay. Let's wait a few months until a competitor really shows up and we'll talk about it then."

"Hmm." Jiang Xiong took a deep breath. Only then did he realize that Mr. Zhou had such a big plan. "What should my focus be next?"

Zhou Haoran said: "Sales."

Jiang Xiong said: "I have contacted many dealers from other places."

Zhou Haoran said, "This is just the first step. We need distributors covering the entire country to promote our supplementary teaching materials nationwide. The second step is to establish direct sales teams across the country, who will directly connect with schools. This second step may take two to three years to complete. You need to be well aware of this and attract outstanding sales talent."

If you want to do a good job in the teaching supplementary books business, it is not enough to just rely on bookstore channels.

We must go down to the grassroots and connect directly with the school.

It’s just like Dongfang Lang and his team going around all the key high schools in Haigang, selling books door to door.

The business model has worked.

The next step is a nationwide promotion.

At noon, Zhou Haoran wanted to have a meal with Jiang Xiong.

Dongfang Lang sent a message to his pager.

And three in a row.

Zhou Haoran called him back. The phone was in Dongfang Lang's hands, so it was very convenient to contact him.

"Where are you?"

"What's the matter? Just tell me!"

"If you have time, come back. Something big is going to happen at home!"

Dongfang Lang's tone was anxious.

"About the color TV?"

Zhou Haoran could imagine the chaos in the alleyway behind his home, but he felt no sympathy at all.

Dongfang Lang said bitterly, "It's about the color TV. Now the situation has escalated. The fat lady and many others are trying to persuade them. If it gets out of hand, we'll have to call the police."

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran was shocked. "Call the police? That's not necessary, right?"

Dongfang Lang said, "Really, they used the knife."

"I go!"

Zhou Haoran was a little surprised.

Although there was a lot of gossip in the alleys, the relationships were generally good. There were few fights, let alone arguments. I didn't expect to see a knife fight this time, which shows how easily human nature can become distorted when under pressure.

Dongfang Lang said quickly, "It was the Yu family and the Sun family. The Sun family had a quota for a color TV, but the Yu family didn't. The Yu family was unhappy and said that the Sun family had also said those gossips. Why did the Sun family have a color TV? The two families started arguing. Later, the quarrel escalated from fighting over the color TV to fighting over the house."

"Fighting for a house?"

"Aren't they neighbors?"

"Those houses are all reserved by the state, who can fight for them?"

Zhou Haoran felt puzzled.

Dongfang Lang said, "Didn't the Sheng family live in that Shikumen house before? Later, when the Sheng family's grandparents passed away, the Sheng family moved out. The remaining space was given to the Yu and Sun families. They can't sell it, so they're just waiting for demolition in the future."

Zhou Haoran immediately understood the whole story. "The Yu family and the Sun family are fighting for the right to use the room left by the Sheng family after they moved out."

Dongfang Lang said, "Yes, it was originally said to be shared. The Sun family has many people, and the Yu family only has two uncles and aunts, so they gave it up. Now they are unwilling to do so and say they want to fight for it."

Zhou Haoran snorted coldly, "So, human nature can't stand the test. Let them all learn a lesson. Damn, gossiping about Sister Sui Qing behind her back every day, isn't this just testing the mother-daughter relationship? It's no different from sowing discord!"

Dongfang Lang was a little embarrassed.

Because they had said it many times behind each other's backs before, no one could avoid it if they lived in that kind of environment.

The decline of morality is never the fault of an individual.

Dongfang Lang sighed, "Come back soon and tell the truth. Don't let them make a fuss. These past few days, every aunt in the alley has come to my mom to plead for mercy. My mom feels very proud, but it's too chaotic and she can't handle it."

Zhou Haoran asked, "Can't you hold on any longer?"

Dongfang Lang said angrily, "They've already resorted to surgery, how can you still insist? Pretty Aunt has been found by Fat Auntie, and she said she wants to take the house back! No one can live here anymore!"

"Pretty Auntie?" Zhou Haoran took a deep breath. "Okay, I'll go back now!"

(End of this chapter)