After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 238 Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
We had agreed that I would become an apprentice on the day I moved.

May this bring double happiness!

But Qiao Hai was also there, and Qiao Nuo was too embarrassed to kneel and bow in front of her brother, so she put the matter aside.

That's true, Qiao Hai is like a leech.

Now that the move is over, can we go back?
He shamelessly followed the three masters and disciples.

When they ate dinner together that evening, Zhou Haoran noticed that Qiao Hai was always talking to Hu Xiaochen intentionally or unintentionally, looking like he was obsessed with her. Even the naive Qiao Nuo could see it.

All I can do is cover my face.

I feel so ashamed!
It's not that she's not good enough for him, it's just that the eldest sister and master have a very close relationship. Aren't you just poaching her right in front of her?

Fortunately, Zhou Haoran didn't say anything.

Hu Xiaochen couldn't resist. After drinking two glasses of red wine to celebrate his housewarming, he said with a flirtatious look in his eyes, "Master, I like you. I'll be your mistress!"

"Don't make trouble."

Zhou Haoran knew she was being dramatic again, and he couldn't take it seriously.

Hu Xiaochen insisted, "Anyway, I've made up my mind about you."

Zhou Haoran said, "I have a girlfriend."

Hu Xiaochen pursed her lips and said, "I'll be the mistress, that's how it is in society these days, isn't it? Big bosses all have a few mistresses around them, right, Yangyang?"

Ji Yingyang chuckled and said, "That's right. Women admire strength and men are attracted to beauty. This is human nature that cannot be resisted."

Qiao Hai was heartbroken, his face filled with sorrow. "This is not a good sign; it shouldn't be like this."

Ji Yingyang said softly, "In the old society, many women would rather marry a rich man as a concubine than marry an ordinary man as a wife. After liberation, monogamy was implemented to ensure that even commoners at the bottom of society could find wives. For a period of time, this solved the problem. But it was using power to suppress human nature, and it couldn't last long."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Now that the market is more developed, suppressed human nature has been released. Pretty girls are all flocking to the city, still preferring to stay with rich people. Human nature is the same throughout history and across the world."

"Yeah, that's what I think too. What difference does it make who I follow?" Hu Xiaochen said seriously. "Then why not follow the best one! Master, shall we?"

"I will think about it."

If Zhou Haoran agrees now, his two apprentices will laugh him to death later.

Qiao Hai was heartbroken.

He lowered his head and drank his wine in silence, never glancing at Hu Xiaochen's face again.

……

In September, Zhou Haoran's salary was extremely high because a portion of the sales commission had to be paid out.

It's inconvenient to pay in cash.

Direct bank transfer.

After the National Day holiday, the remittance finally arrived.

His total sales amounted to 83 yuan, of which 44 yuan was received. He would take a 15% commission on this 44 yuan, totaling 6.6 yuan. After deducting 10% service tax and the 1 yuan he had previously advanced, he would have 5 yuan left.

With the stock market booming during the bull market, the unrealized profit is 12.

Qiao Suiqing now manages a total of 107 million yuan in "stocks + cash" assets!

However, this did not affect her mindset.

They still maintain a thrifty and hardworking lifestyle.

This is completely different from Hu Xiaochen's audacious and reckless style of renting an apartment for foreigners for several thousand yuan a month.

Zhou Haoran took Qingmei to work in the morning.

Li Changxing called him over, saying it was an urgent matter.

When Zhou Haoran arrived, he found that Jiang Xiong and Sheng Wenwan were already there. He didn't try to hide it and sat down next to Sheng Wenwan, putting his arm around her waist.

"Mai Liangping just came over!"

Li Changxing's tone was heavy.

Jiang Xiong frowned. "I heard that his cash flow is about to dry up, and he can barely afford to pay the interest."

Li Changxing said, "That's why they're desperate!"

"What's up with him?"

Jiang Xiong's business is booming, and his educational supplements have been distributed nationwide. The "Zhongbo Zhuangyuan" educational supplement brand has become an instant hit.

Li Changxing was furious. "He came with the district leaders."

"lead?"

Jiang Xiong was slightly stunned.

Li Changxing said, "Yes, a deputy director of the regulatory bureau led a team, and they were very strict. They were obviously there to support Mai Liangping, saying that we were setting prices arbitrarily and disrupting the principle of fair competition in the market."

Jiang Xiong laughed and said, "We offer low prices, and that's illegal? The lower the printing plant's prices, the better it is for the development of the book publishing industry. This is a cultural industry, a good thing for the country and its people!"

Li Changxing sighed, "Anyway, they're demanding we raise prices. The official documents have already been issued, saying that if we don't rectify the situation quickly, they might shut us down next."

"Just a deputy director in a district." Jiang Xiong, who also had some connections, was quite dismissive. "Don't worry about them, I don't believe it..."

Zhou Haoran quickly stopped him, saying irritably, "The common people can't fight with officials. What are you trying to do?"

Jiang Xiong said, "It's just about finding connections, anyone can do that."

Zhou Haoran said, "A deputy director is nothing, but I'm afraid there might be someone behind him. Since the official documents have been issued, we should just cooperate actively."

"Cooperate?"

Jiang Xiong and Li Changxing both opened their eyes wide.

Zhou Haoran said firmly, "Don't tear things apart. We still have to cooperate. Our price is too low, which does seem like malicious competition. If we're serious, what they said isn't wrong either."

Li Changxing said anxiously, "That won't do! We're doing very well right now! Sir, I've calculated it all. Even after the price reduction, we can still maintain a profit margin of around 2%. If we can further control costs, it can exceed 5%!"

Zhou Haoran said, "The overall strategy will definitely not change, but the execution logic of the business can be adjusted slightly. Here's what we'll do: Lao Li, Lao Jiang, you two take the trouble to personally call all the clients who have signed contracts with the printing factory and tell them that the local leaders are unhappy, believing our prices are too low. This is force majeure, and we must raise prices." "That's a breach of contract!" Li Changxing exclaimed in shock. "Many clients have already paid deposits, afraid we'll back out."

Jiang Xiong said, "Even if we don't care about breach of contract, once we raise prices, we will lose our competitive advantage. Most of the orders from the private sector will then flow to the Sancai Printing Factory again."

There are over a thousand printing plants in the harbor.

However, the vast majority of them are state-owned.

They could accept orders from state-owned enterprises, such as newspapers, magazines, propaganda posters, posters, cigarette boxes, packaging boxes, etc. State-owned printing plants took 90% of the entire printing market.

Even so, many printing plants are still on the verge of bankruptcy.

Among private printing plants, the most competitive is Mai Liangping's Sancai Printing Plant, equipped with brand-new Japanese equipment, which is comparable to the top printing plants under the state-owned giant Haigang Printing Group.

Without a price advantage, private printing plants could not compete with them.

Zhou Haoran has too many business strategies to list. "For every clever plan you have, there's a countermeasure for you. Be flexible. First, cooperate with the regulatory bureau's requirements, rectify all orders, and significantly increase prices to maintain fair market competition. Second, sign service contracts with clients and ask them to provide consulting guidance."

"Advisory guidance?"

Li Changxing was confused.

Jiang Xiong slapped his thigh, "Brilliant! Master, your clever trick of feigning weakness is truly brilliant!"

Li Changxing retorted angrily, "Old Jiang, stop flattering me!"

Jiang Xiong said excitedly, "That's exactly how it should be done. This is the best strategy, a win-win situation. It upholds the authority of the government, cooperates with the guidance of the regulatory bureau, and at the same time, preserves the market competitiveness of Changxing Publishing House."

How to protect it?

"Consulting fee, didn't you understand? For example, the order I brought in from Mr. Lü, which involves printing 5 copies of 'Xu Sanguan Sells His Blood,' is priced at 12 yuan. We require him to pay 20 yuan for printing costs to ensure fair market competition. At the same time, we pay Mr. Lü an 8 yuan consulting fee to guide Zhongbo Bookstore's cultural development."

"Ok?"

Li Changxing opened his eyes wide.

It dawned on me.

First, they raised the price by 8 yuan, then they created a pretext to pay the other party 8 yuan.

In fact, the other party still paid 12 yuan.

There's an extra layer of accounting procedures.

That perfectly solved the problem!
Sheng Wenwan looked at the young man beside her with sparkling eyes and a charming expression, "President Zhou's strategy is excellent. By adding an extra procedure, he perfectly avoids any suspicion of malicious competition."

Jiang Xiong laughed heartily, "The teaching materials for Zhongbo Zhuangyuan are flourishing all over the country. We should invite more cultural figures to serve as consultants to promote the harbor culture nationwide. It makes perfect sense from both a logical and emotional standpoint!"

Li Changxing laughed and said, "That's good, better than confronting them head-on! Mr. Zhou is right. Although it's just a deputy director, there might be higher-ranking leaders behind him. There's no need to offend them. By bypassing this link, we can save face for the leaders while also protecting our own interests."

Zhou Haoran made the decision: "Then it's settled. Lao Li, Lao Jiang, you two will have to work hard. If it's a big client, make a special trip and explain it to them in person. Just say that Mai Liangping has contacted the regulatory bureau, and our small company can't afford it."

"That's a good tactic to shift the blame!"

Jiang Xiong praised it highly.

I think Mr. Zhou's mind is too quick.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I'm just telling the truth. In business, sincerity is our top priority!"

Jiang Xiong sighed, "This constant defense isn't sustainable. We've weathered this crisis, but there might be another one."

"Don't worry."

Zhou Haoran is very busy; he has to handle things one by one.

First, I drove Aunt Wan back to her company.

Before getting out of the car, Sheng Wenwan gave him a sweet kiss and said coquettishly, "Haoran, how about we go to Auntie's tonight?"

Zhou Haoran asked knowingly, "What are you doing?"

Sheng Wenwan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said in a charmingly seductive voice, "I want you to train me, don't I?"

"Okay, I'll go over after get off work."

Zhou Haoran accepted her invitation.

Go straight back to the station.

Park in the courtyard outside the TV station.

Walk back.

Just then, I saw a brand new Santana drive by.

A short while later, Zhan Yushan got off the bus.

Zhou Haoran was somewhat surprised and quickly walked over. "Director? Is this your car?"

Zhan Yushan smiled and said, "No, it's a company car."

"This car is great!"

Zhou Haoran praised it highly, looking quite envious.

He sneered in his heart.

Well, that's what leadership is like.

His staff were working themselves to the bone in the market, and the company was facing a financial crisis that almost cost him his job. Now that the conflict has been resolved and the lifestyle channel has money, the leader used public funds to provide him with a company car.

The salespeople below still have to work themselves to the bone to drum up business.

Zhou Haoran went upstairs with him and said in a very friendly manner, "By the way, Director, I need your help with something."

"what's up?"

Zhan Yushan took good care of this kid.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Didn't I suggest that 'People's Livelihood Survey' do a special feature on the private economy before? The results were great!"

(End of this chapter)