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Chapter 425 Casting a Wide Net is Really Fun (5K)

Feng Xiao spent the whole day visiting and inspecting the site, taking many notes and feeling that she had gained a lot.

Mr. Yu was also very pleased that entrepreneurs from other provinces came to him to learn from his experience, because he wanted to prove that his approach worked and that he could make money while his employees did!

The dinner was again arranged by General Manager Yu, and the reception was conducted at the highest level.

Zeng Wenjie drank several glasses of wine with President Yu to express his respect, and even Xue Lu repeatedly toasted him, praising his broadened horizons.

"Mr. Yu, I'd like to learn your company's system carefully, and then open a similar supermarket in Fengzhou."

"So, could you do me a favor?"

"I'll arrange for one of my employees to come work here for a while, to learn and implement the techniques thoroughly."

"Although the inspection was fruitful, the time was too short to see the true essence. Only through in-depth study can we put it into practice."

Zeng Wenjie shook hands with President Yu and said with a smile.

After hearing this, General Manager Yu was taken aback and remained silent. After a long while, he looked at Zeng Wenjie seriously and asked, "General Manager Zeng, are you serious?"

Zeng Wenjie nodded and said, "Of course I'm serious. I think that if President Yu's approach is promoted, it can improve the poor business environment. At the very least, it can ensure that workers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear."

Mr. Yu lowered his head and smiled helplessly, saying, "But, Mr. Zeng... if you want to do what I do, it's quite dangerous. Some people will push you into the eye of the storm, and even the smallest things can be blown out of proportion as if the sky is falling! That kind of pressure can crush a person."

Zeng Wenjie said, "I'm still young, what am I afraid of? If I fail, I can always try again! Besides, this inspection is fully supported by the big boss of Chongshan."

After hearing this, Lu Dan seemed to understand something. No wonder he was sent here; it turned out that the big boss of Chongshan Province had contacted the big boss of Zhongyuan Province.

Feng Xiao then said, "President Yu, our President Zeng has always respected you. He treats his employees no less well than you do. They have high base salaries, considerable commissions, generous bonuses, and he also pays social insurance and housing fund contributions for them."

After hearing this, General Manager Yu glanced at Zeng Wenjie with some surprise.

After he returned yesterday, he also learned about this young Mr. Zeng through his own channels.

He started his own snack shop as soon as he entered university, and his daily sales were considerable. He was even interviewed by the provincial TV station and the newspaper.
Marlenia, an Italian brand, crossed over into the gold and jewelry industry, opening stores between the two giants, Fengxiang Jewelry and Huaguo Gold, and even beating them both up. Its Palace Museum series swept the country.

He assisted the provincial TV station in planning the hit music variety show "The Voice of China", which had ratings that rivaled "Super Girl".
Mr. Ma personally visited Fengcheng Academy to learn from their experience and reached a cooperation agreement on the same day, leaving the project within Fengcheng Academy.
At the age of eighteen, he won the title of one of the top ten outstanding youths in Chongshan Province.

These achievements left Mr. Yu somewhat dazzled; he could hardly believe how such accomplishments could have been achieved in just one year!

“Although Mr. Zeng is young, he has lofty ambitions. He wants to do something for his hometown. He believes that Mr. Yu’s business philosophy can truly benefit society and the people,” Feng Xiao said earnestly.

“Yes, Mr. Zeng is the most outstanding young man I have ever met, and he has an excellent reputation in our business circle. He is truly dedicated to the development of his hometown. Mr. Yu should also know that our Chongshan Province is very poor and backward.” Xue Lu smiled and shook his head, giving a helping hand.

Zeng Wenjie is destined to be a prominent figure in the future; how can he only focus on petty scheming?

They claim to be working for the development of their hometown, and they do have that intention, but they are also driven by the desire to obtain the National Top Ten Outstanding Persons Award.

Mr. Yu carefully examined Zeng Wenjie for a moment and smiled, "I have complete faith in what you two have said. If Mr. Zeng really has such thoughts, then I welcome you to discuss them with me at any time, and I am also willing to share some of my humble opinions with you."

Zeng Wenjie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then, please give us your guidance in the future, Mr. Yu! In the next two days, we will be visiting several other supermarkets of your company. If you are busy, Mr. Yu, you can send someone to accompany you. I feel bad if it takes up too much of your time."

Mr. Yu said, "No need to say more. I will personally accompany you on the upcoming inspection, and any questions you may have will be answered on the spot."

Zeng Wenjie immediately raised his glass to toast President Yu.

Then, he took the initiative to steer the conversation toward Mr. Yu's career development.

Mr. Yu was also a little tipsy at this moment. Recalling the past, he felt quite proud and began to talk at length, recounting his difficult entrepreneurial journey step by step.

After getting to know him better, everyone felt that General Manager Yu was quite remarkable. He withstood such great pressure and never forgot his original aspirations, always treating his employees with the utmost sincerity.

Xue Lu couldn't help but say to Zeng Wenjie, "No wonder you said you wanted to come to Zhongyuan Province to inspect DL. President Yu is indeed extraordinary. Moreover, DL is simply a breath of fresh air in the entire Chinese business community."

Feng Xiao felt the most empathy. Although she was more than ten years younger than Xue Lu, she had seen and heard far more rotten things than Xue Lu had ever seen. And those rotten things were also far bigger than what Xue Lu had ever seen.

She could talk about the utterly terrible state of dairy products for three days and three nights without repeating herself.

Therefore, she also felt that DL was a rare existence, and President Yu himself exuded a unique personal charm in the most down-to-earth way.

After Mr. Yu finished speaking, he took the initiative to chat with Zeng Wenjie about opening a supermarket in Fengzhou.

The meal didn't end until 11:30. Mr. Yu had drunk a bit too much because he was happy today. This feeling of being recognized made him feel that it was very meaningful, at least proving that his efforts over the years had not been in vain.

The most important thing is not proving that he can still make money using this method, but proving that his method can influence young people in the new era and inspire them to learn from him.

Back at the hotel, Zeng Wenjie went to Feng Xiao's room as usual. He had drunk quite a bit of baijiu today, so he skipped the red wine before bed.

Feng Xiao quenched her thirst with iced soda water. After drinking alcohol, her lips and tongue were numb, and only iced water felt refreshing.

“No wonder Shi Jing said that iced drinks are more refreshing than sugary drinks,” Feng Xiao laughed.

Zeng Wenjie picked up the notebook on the coffee table and started flipping through it. The notebook was filled with dense notes, all of which were concise, clear, and well-organized. The handwriting was also very beautiful.

However, Feng Xiao's handwriting is not as delicate as a girl's; instead, it has a masculine boldness and magnanimity, which is quite rare.

Zeng Wenjie seemed to be deep in thought when he saw a passage: All empty talk is useless; we must give the people tangible material benefits.

“This passage looks familiar,” Zeng Wenjie pointed it out to Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiao leaned forward, his eyes glazed with drunkenness as he looked at the text, and then said, "It's taken from 'Selected Works of Mao Zedong.' I think Lao Yu has thoroughly studied these five volumes of 'Nine Yang Manual.'"

"Without technology, without high added value, and not even a large market share, it turns out that you don't need any high technology or to overcome high-end technological barriers. You can make a decent living for workers simply by slicing the cake well."

"The supermarket was burned down, but citizens spontaneously donated money to help rebuild it, which is simply unbelievable..."

"This person is quite remarkable!"

After hearing this, Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but sigh and said, "Isn't it a tragedy that we view such companies with this kind of perspective?"

Feng Xiao said, "That's right. The old man had already written about their methods of success in his book, but only they put those ideas into practice."

Zeng Wenjie smiled and said, "I hope we can create a second one."

Feng Xiao leaned back on the sofa, patted his forehead, and said, "At first I thought this was a meaningless errand, but I didn't expect to see so many different things! This trip was definitely worth it."

After taking a shower together, Feng Xiao turned on the hotel computer, created a document, and started typing.

I briefly jotted down today's inspirations, outlined the "Observation Report," uploaded it to my cloud drive, and then turned off the lights to go to sleep.

After turning off the lights, the two had many feelings and even chatted for more than an hour despite being drunk.

When Feng Xiao woke up in the morning, she dreamed that a mad bull was chasing her and kept crashing into her, and the impact felt quite real.

After playing the role of Mad Cow, Zeng Wenjie didn't even go back to his room to tidy up his bed; he was simply too lazy to continue acting.

"You're disturbing my sleep!" Feng Xiao punched and kicked the college student who was bothering her, clearly very dissatisfied.

“You’re the one who’s enjoying it the most,” Zeng Wenjie retorted while dodging.

Today's schedule is the same as yesterday's, but Lu Dan has to go back to work.

After exchanging contact information and agreeing on a time to meet, Lu Dan left Xudu in another car, leaving the van behind for them.

Xue Lu said, "Director Lu is a really nice person."

Feng Xiao smiled and said, "That's because they hope you'll invest here."

Zeng Wenjie said, "If the conditions are right, we can invest here. However, our immediate task is to complete our investigation; we'll discuss everything else later!"

After getting in the car, the driver took the three of them to the agreed-upon inspection location. DL has several stores in Xudu; yesterday's visit was to the largest one, and they plan to visit the remaining stores in the next couple of days.

Mr. Yu remained very enthusiastic, and after spending time with Zeng Wenjie, he also grew to like this smart and insightful young man.

I visited one store in the morning, had lunch, rested for a while, and then went to check out two more stores in the afternoon.

Zeng Wenjie was greatly inspired after reading it...

Back at the hotel that evening, Zeng Wenjie used his computer to handle some work for the game studio, and he also received several job applications in his email.

He didn't expect any great deity to take a liking to this small temple, but one has to try their luck.

Now that they've already stepped into this field, and started at such a high level, partnering with Tencent right away, it would be a waste of resources not to cultivate this relationship further!

The game hasn't even been released yet, but its fame is already known throughout the industry. However... everyone is waiting to see it fail!
Tencent is going crazy by partnering with a hastily assembled, second-rate team. Isn't that just throwing money away?
After glancing at the resume, Zeng Wenjie saw a name and was dumbfounded.

"Feng Ji? Holy crap!"

Zeng Wenjie exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing him shouting and yelling, Feng Xiao rolled her eyes and asked, "Who is this great master?"

He walked over, glanced at the resume, and then frowned, saying, "Graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering? That's not a relevant major, and the resume itself seems rather ordinary..."

Zeng Wenjie's lips twitched, and he really wanted to say, "What do you know?"

This is none other than the famous founder of Black Myth!
Zeng Wenjie is shameless; he preemptively registered the name of a company that someone else would register in the future.

"Isn't Feng Ji supposed to be working on 'Dou Zhan Shen' at Tencent next year? Why is he sending me his resume?" Zeng Wenjie thought to himself.

No gamer is unaware of this game; it is China's first true AAA title, and it has become a global phenomenon.

It was this game that ushered in a new era, allowing more excellent domestic games to gradually emerge.

He figured that Feng Ji probably just liked the term "game science," so he just happened to be looking for a new job and applied casually.
Whether it's true or not, my resume is already in my email!
Zeng Wenjie immediately replied, telling him to come directly to the studio to report for duty, and sent him his contact number.

"No interview required?" Feng Xiao looked at his excitement with a blank expression, feeling increasingly uneasy.

“Everyone with the surname Feng is a capable person. I think they are top talents even without an interview,” Zeng Wenjie said with a grin.

Feng Xiao said, "That's quite a good flattery."

However, something eerie was about it.

Then, Feng Xiao silently returned to the sofa, sat down, picked up the notebook, opened it from the back, and wrote the name "Feng Ji" on it.

Zeng Wenjie was unaware of this scene and was still in a state of excitement, making strange "hehehe" laughs.

Feng Jike is affectionately known as "Feng Qiying Gao" by many netizens, which shows that he is widely recognized.

Zeng Wenjie even considered poaching Hidetaka Miyazaki from Japan, so that he could dominate top masterpieces such as Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring.

Miyazaki is still supervising the development of Armored Core, and hasn't yet created a Souls-like game.

"It seems like fate is determined to give me a run for my money in the online gaming world," Zeng Wenjie thought to himself.

He truly didn't expect that casting a net casually would actually catch such a big fish.

Of course, Feng Ji is definitely not fully mature yet.

However, for Zeng Wenjie, hasn't the internet itself also grown up?

Having enjoyed the pleasure of casting a wide net, Zeng Wenjie decided to cast even wider nets in the future, aiming to catch any big shots who hadn't yet gained significant influence.

This feeling is truly amazing, even better than... well, you know...

Seeing Zeng Wenjie laughing like a madman, Feng Xiao couldn't help but shrug. It seemed that this Feng Ji could make him happier than Feng Xiao himself.

So Feng Xiao couldn't help but ask, "What's so funny?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "You don't understand."

Feng Xiao smiled and said, "Is it that I don't understand, or is it that you find it inconvenient to say?"

These words left Zeng Wenjie speechless. Being too clever isn't necessarily a good thing.

Especially now that Feng Xiao is familiar with him, he knows everything about him, and some things can't be hidden from Feng Xiao's eyes.

"It's just that you don't understand. I just happened to remember some things that make me happy," Zeng Wenjie said.

“That’s not happiness, that’s smugness,” Feng Xiao said.

Zeng Wenjie shut up immediately, then picked up the phone and called the front desk to have some red wine brought up. He planned to have a couple of drinks before going to sleep, and finish the last day of his inspection mission the next day.

My trip to Central Plains Province will conclude tomorrow.

After the Lafite was delivered, Zeng Wenjie poured Feng Xiao a glass and said, "You've worked hard these past two days."

Feng Xiao picked up his wine glass, shook his head and said, "It's not hard work. I enjoy doing this kind of thing. Visiting DL has also benefited me a lot. I've seen many wonderful people and things."

Zeng Wenjie snapped his fingers and said, "Right? I told you President Yu is no ordinary person. We must learn a lot from him. Although my motives may not be as pure as his, if the result is good, then everyone is happy!"

Feng Xiao smiled and nodded. The more she learned about Zeng Wenjie, the more contradictory she felt he was. Of course, this did not stop her from liking him.

Because she felt that Zeng Wenjie's vision and brilliance should come from an outstanding person who was hard to find fault with as a whole.

However, Zeng Wenjie's understanding of certain things is so limited and one-sided that it seems unlikely someone with that kind of vision and insight would possess such a perspective.

Zeng Wenjie was merely reborn; he did not receive initiation after his rebirth. All his knowledge and experience came from his previous life of over thirty years.

Although he was working hard to learn and improve, after spending a long time with a true big shot like Feng Xiao, it was inevitable that his true colors would be noticed.

The inspection concluded on the second day.

General Manager Yu, along with several senior executives, arranged a dinner to entertain Zeng Wenjie, Xue Lu, and Feng Xiao.

"Mr. Zeng, although you are young, these three or four days of getting to know each other have given me the feeling that we are kindred spirits!" Mr. Yu said to Zeng Wenjie, raising his wine glass.

“It’s not too late now. I’m very happy to be friends with someone as down-to-earth as Mr. Yu.” Zeng Wenjie clinked glasses with him and said sincerely.

Mr. Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Zeng, you have a long way to go to learn from my model to run your own business. Along the way, if you need any help or have any questions, please feel free to ask!"

Xue Lu looked at President Yu, then at Zeng Wenjie, finding it rather difficult to understand how the two had built such a deep level of mutual trust.

“I hope that one day, when people ask us how we grew so big and strong, we can humbly say: ‘We’re just doing things in accordance with the Labor Law, and we don’t know why we’re so popular.’” Zeng Wenjie said with a grin.

"Hahaha……"

This humorous remark made everyone burst into laughter.

After thinking it over carefully, Mr. Yu concluded: "Our competitors are idiots!"

"???"

Zeng Wenjie was stunned for a moment. Dude, your surname is Yu, not Lei, right? Hey!

(End of this chapter)