Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 438 Give a lesson
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Zhang Lingyu nestled in Cheng Yi's arms, feeling as if she were in a fog, her body and mind unable to find a foothold.

This was the first time she had experienced this feeling.

She gave Cheng Yi a somewhat resentful look.

At this moment, Cheng Yi had already lit a cigarette, and the madness in his eyes was gone.

Compared to her awkwardness, Cheng Yi's performance was far too skillful.

Thinking about the girls surrounding Cheng Yi, Zhang Lingyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Cheng Yi's movements were so practiced that it made her feel a little sorry for him.

Actually, she couldn't quite explain how she felt about Cheng Yi.

gratitude?

Admiration?

worship?

These complex emotions intertwined, leaving Zhang Lingyu with mixed feelings.

She knew that this wasn't an impulsive act. Besides her complicated feelings for Cheng Yi, she had another purpose: to express her feelings.

She wanted Cheng Yi to feel at ease about their family.

She became Cheng Yi's woman, which naturally put Cheng Yi at ease.

Zhang Lingyu remained silent, and Cheng Yi did not speak either.

He finished his cigarette and said, "Are you trying to put my mind at ease?"

Hearing Cheng Yi's almost icy words, Zhang Lingyu's heart sank to the bottom.

Feeling Zhang Lingyu trembling slightly in his arms, Cheng Yi sighed again, "If that's really the case, I'll feel terrible."

"?" Zhang Lingyu looked at Cheng Yi with a puzzled expression.

Cheng Yi said, "This is my first time."

"..." Zhang Lingyu really wanted to jump up and smash Cheng Yi's head with her Nokia phone.

Is this your first time? This is my first time, okay?
How could you be so skilled on your first time? The whole process was so smooth and seamless, it was even better than the male lead in the movie.

Zhang Lingyu had also watched some films, but the feeling she got from watching them was too different from the feeling she got from watching them in real life.

She had imagined her first time, such as how the two of them would go from awkward to skilled, how they would both feel embarrassed, and so on...

As she thought about it, Zhang Lingyu felt a bit bitter.

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I've been cheated.

Cheng Yi looked at Zhang Lingyu and said, "Don't you have anything to say?"

Zhang Lingyu pulled away from Cheng Yi's embrace, a hint of panic in her eyes, and said, "Master, you don't think I'm a promiscuous woman, do you?"

"Don't call me Master anymore, just call me by my name," Cheng Yi said. "My body has been taken away, calling me Master now would be like insulting me."

"..." Zhang Lingyu felt like crying.

It had absolutely nothing in common with the scene she had imagined.

After finishing his cigarette, Cheng Yi looked at Zhang Lingyu's alluring face and suddenly felt a surge of heat.

"Master... Cheng Yi, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhang Lingyu understood the meaning in Cheng Yi's eyes, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Cheng Yi, I don't want to anymore."

"Cheng Yi..."

"This is what youth feels like, it's so nostalgic..."

The next morning, when Cheng Yi woke up, Zhang Lingyu was still asleep.

Looking at Zhang Lingyu curled up beside him, Cheng Yi's eyes revealed a hint of pity, and he raised his hand to tidy up Zhang Lingyu's messy hair.

He thought he was tired of this kind of thing, but Zhang Lingyu's key helped him reopen the door to desire.

Thinking back on last night's madness, Cheng Yi even doubted if it was all a dream.

I used to pee my shoes when the wind was blowing in my face, but now I pee three feet deep when the wind is blowing against me.

He can fight for another thirty years.

Cheng Yi quietly got up, dressed, covered Zhang Lingyu with a blanket, and returned to his luxurious private room.

At this time, Shengda Group had already received the latest progress information from Guangdong Province.

With Zhongtong withdrawing its lawsuit, the whole matter has come to an end.

Chen Tianqiao really didn't expect that Lai Haiyang of Zhongtong would be so cowardly. Before it even started, he chose to back down.

"Chairman, should we ask Tonglu for help from others?" Chen Tianqiao's secretary, Lu Hui, said, "Lai Haiyang sent a message last night saying that he has given up on our investment. We don't know what happened yet. We only know that Cheng Yi contacted Fang Xian from Guangdong Province. Fang Xian has a lot of influence in Guangdong Province. The Asia International Hotel in Yangcheng City is one of his properties."

Chen Tianqiao frowned and said, "Hmph, Lai Haiyang has such little ambition, yet he dares to set up his own business. I really underestimated him. It seems that we still need the other three families to step in."

Lu Hui said, "How about we contact Nie Yuyun of Yunda Group? Nie Yuyun came to see us before, and they are quite interested in cooperating with us."

“Nie Yuyun is timid, and I’m worried he’ll give up easily,” Chen Tianqiao said, shaking his head slowly.

Just as they were wavering over which company to partner with, Zhou Haibin strode in and said, "Chairman, something's happened to Zhongtong."

"What happened?" Chen Tianqiao asked, startled.

Zhou Haibin took out a newspaper and handed it to Chen Tianqiao, saying, "This is the latest newspaper from this morning. Last night, a shipment from Zhongtong Group encountered a serious problem. They transported a batch of toxic electronic waste. This electronic waste was supposed to be sorted at the dock and then transferred to Ghana, but it was instead transferred to Zhonghai City by Zhongtong's people."

"How could this happen?" Chen Tianqiao took the newspaper and glanced at it.

Sure enough, ten trucks belonging to Zhongtong were found to be transporting 150 tons of toxic electronic waste from Yangcheng City in Guangdong Province all the way to the highway exit in Zhonghai City, where they were stopped by the highway exit.

According to those arrested, someone at the dock wanted to smuggle electronic waste to melt down for gold, so they approached Zhongtong for help with the transportation. Zhongtong did not strictly follow regulations to inspect the goods, and when they saw that the other party offered a high price, they directly passed the security check and started the transportation.

"This is not a good thing," Chen Tianqiao realized.

Transporting toxic electronic waste is no small matter.

If this gets out of hand, Haiyang will be in big trouble.

Zhou Haibin said, "Fortunately, no pollution was caused, and I think Lai Haiyang should be fine."

“It’s hard to say.” Chen Tianqiao frowned and shook his head, saying, “If this happened by chance, Lai Haiyang can avoid it, but if someone did it on purpose, then Lai Haiyang will be in trouble.”

"Deliberately?" Zhou Haibin exclaimed in surprise, "You mean someone deliberately framed Lai Haiyang?"

"Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? The Black Panther Security issue was just resolved, and then Zhongtong Group ran into trouble," Chen Tianqiao said. "Moreover, Cheng Yi himself is in the business of dealing in imported waste."

Zhou Haibin exclaimed in surprise, "Wasn't this matter resolved? Why is Cheng Yi still holding on?" Chen Tianqiao sneered, "This guy probably wants to make an example of someone."

"Mr. Cheng, Lai Haiyang called, asking us to be lenient." In the VIP room of the Asia International Hotel, Fang Xian said to Cheng Yi as if reporting a work report, "He is willing to pay another sum of compensation."

Cheng Yi said, "Just tell Lai Haiyang the truth. There's no need for compensation. I'm not really angry, but he needs to be taught a lesson in seven days. Tell him to prepare himself and not to feel too much pressure."

Fang Xian said, "President Cheng, would you like to..."

Cheng Yi shook his head, stood up and said, "We have to teach them a lesson, otherwise everyone, whether human or not, will come and cause us trouble. If we just try to resolve things through negotiation, then we won't have any deterrent effect."

Cheng Yi turned to look at Fang Xian and said, "Tell Lai Haiyang that if he feels dissatisfied, he can use some means to resist. However, if he dares to resist, tell him to prepare for a year. When he comes out, the express delivery industry will have changed."

"I understand," Fang Xian said quickly. "I'll contact Lai Haiyang right now."

"Ah."

Upon receiving permission from Cheng Yi, Fang Xian immediately dialed Lai Haiyang's number.

Lai Haiyang is now completely convinced by Cheng Yi's methods, and he has no other choice but to accept Fang Xian's notification.

He considered asking Chen Tianqiao for help, and he also considered asking the Tonglu Gang for a solution, but when he recalled Cheng Yi's methods, he chose to remain silent.

Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble. Anyway, it's only seven days, we can just tough it out. If things get complicated again, then Zhongtong might really cease to exist.

Once a person reaches a certain level, they must learn to admit defeat.

Those who wouldn't back down were basically all doomed.

The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and Cheng Yi, along with Zhang Gang and the others, arrived at the airport.

As soon as they arrived at the airport, Lai Haiyang sent them a check through someone.

This is a check for 1000 million, which is the compensation he and Fang Xian had discussed.

Although Cheng Yi didn't want it, he didn't dare not give it to him.

Cheng Yi didn't stand on ceremony. He put the check away, bid farewell to Fang Xian, and took a plane back to Jingzhou City.

Upon returning to Jingzhou City, Cheng Yi immediately began working on the call center.

The relocation process for the call center involved a great deal of work, as it affected the PHS (Personal Handyphone System) business in Handong Province.

2003 was a year of rapid rise for PHS (Personal Handyphone System). Due to the presence of Momo Group, the market share of PHS in Handong Province even reached the peak level of 2006.

The number of PHS phones in the entire Handong Province reached an astonishing 1300 million units.

With over 1300 million units equipped with the M-Zone service, the call center is under immense pressure.

Now that we've moved to Dongcang County, the call center needs to be upgraded.

After all, the labor cost in Dongcang County is extremely low, twice that of Jingzhou City.

The labor costs in Dongcang County are still similar to those in Jingzhou City in 2001, with an average monthly salary of around 600.

The average monthly salary in Jingzhou has reached 1200 yuan.

Running a business isn't charity; naturally, it involves managing human resource costs. Especially for jobs like call center operators, which don't offer much in terms of prestige, salaries are unlikely to increase significantly. At China Telecom and China Unicom, call center operators are already doing well if they maintain a similar level of compensation.

Du Yusheng was also very enthusiastic about this matter. Apart from preparing for the Internet TV station, he spent most of his time researching the call center with Cheng Yi.

Returning home in glory is something ingrained in the bones of every Chinese person.

After all, wealth and honor not returned to one's hometown are like wearing brocade at night.

Just thinking about being surrounded and applauded by his fellow villagers during the ribbon-cutting ceremony made Du Yusheng incredibly excited.

Seeing Du Yusheng's enthusiasm, Cheng Yi handed over the follow-up work, which was almost completed, to Du Yusheng.

Sure enough, once he took over the job, Du Yusheng's work enthusiasm completely surpassed everything he had done before, to the point that he was so engrossed in it that he forgot to eat and sleep.

He actively communicated with the leaders of Dongcang County, selected the best building in the economic development zone, and doubled the size of the call center.

They truly lived up to their reputation for being incredibly generous and indulging in massive shopping sprees.

By the 23rd day of the first lunar month, all preparations for the call center were complete, and all that was left was the opening ceremony.

The day before Du Yusheng went to Dongcang County, Cheng Yi called Du Yusheng to his office.

Seeing Du Yusheng's excited expression, Cheng Yi smiled and asked, "How does it feel?"

"Of course I'm happy." Du Yusheng sat opposite Cheng Yi, pouring him tea as he said, "Boss, are you sure you don't want to go to the ribbon-cutting ceremony?"

"I'm not going. I'm not very interested in these things. You're the chairman, it's enough for you to go in person," Cheng Yi said with a smile.

Du Yusheng laughed and said, "Okay, I also invited our high school homeroom teacher to participate this time, and I even arranged for him to sit in the leadership seat."

Cheng Yi glanced at Du Yusheng, his expression somewhat helpless.

Du Yusheng seems to hold grudges a bit.

Cheng Yi still remembers that Du Yusheng transferred to their class in the second year of high school.

At that time, the Dongcang County Education Department put forward the slogan of selecting the best students for education. As a result, their school divided the classes into key classes and regular classes. The students in the regular classes had relatively stable grades, while the key classes were different. The key classes consisted of 40 top students and 16 poor students, and were also known as the special care classes.

The purpose of elite classes is to allow high-achieving students to help struggling students improve.

Du Yusheng was the poor student in their class.

However, most high school teachers prioritize college entrance rates and have little time to pay attention to struggling students.

They are more proud of having one student from a top university than having 16 students from junior colleges.

Therefore, these 16 poor students who couldn't even reach the junior college entrance exam score became invisible to the teachers.

Of course, the struggling students also have a role to play, namely, to motivate the top students.

For example, Du Yusheng. Whenever everyone was sleepy in class, the homeroom teacher, who was also the math teacher, would wake Du Yusheng up and then humiliate and ridicule him, causing the whole class to burst into laughter.

It can be said that Du Yusheng's thick skin and good attitude were honed in this way.

At the time, the homeroom teacher even came up with a jingle for Du Yusheng: "56 ethnic groups, 56 homes, you are the worst among the 56 people."

Cheng Yi understood Du Yusheng's resentment, so he didn't bother to say anything more.

As for respecting teachers and valuing the way... let whoever wants to respect them do so.

Du Yusheng wasn't too fixated on that, and then remarked with emotion, "Boss, the whole of Dongcang County is really shocked by our move of the call center there. I reckon that no matter what we ask for, Dongcang County will agree."

Du Yusheng continued, "I've thought about it carefully, and I think we can develop some other industries in Dongcang County. After all, it's our hometown, we..."

Before Du Yusheng could finish speaking, he saw the smile disappear from Cheng Yi's face.

Du Yusheng immediately stopped and asked, "Boss, did I say something wrong?"

Cheng Yi said, "Fatty, well, giving back to your hometown has its pros and cons."

(End of this chapter)