Electronic Nezha

Chapter 52 Boss
The most prominent characteristic of successful people is that they can solve many problems simply by mentioning their own name. For example, today was like that. When I sat down in the private room, I was still a little dazed. If Lao Wang knew that this meal was paid for by Sun Zhancheng, he would regret not coming.

"Mr. Sun, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Sun Zhancheng said, "We're all brothers, just call me Brother Sun."

I thought to myself, "Mr. Li is amazing. He's just a quiet person in charge of logistics at a hotel, yet he has such a wild way of doing things."

Sun Zhancheng, still bothered by my earlier words, introduced himself and said, "I am Duan Shoujiang. People your age have listened to cassette tapes, right? And watched Hong Kong movies, right? I used to run a video store, you should have been there."

I was momentarily stunned and said, "You're not the 'sincere' boss, are you?" Back then, this was the biggest audio-visual store in the city, and I actually went there.

Duan Shoujiang said reservedly, "It is I."

"I've already been there, sorry for being so presumptuous, Brother Duan." I have been there, but I don't have the money to buy anything from him. The cassettes and videotapes in "Sincere Heart" were supposedly all genuine and sold for exorbitant prices. Later, someone said that those things were all pirated copies that he bought in bulk, then put on fancy packaging in a small workshop. Before the cassettes and videotapes were completely withdrawn from the market, "Sincere Heart" disappeared from the public eye.

Several men patted Duan Shoujiang on the shoulder and said, "Old Duan has finally gotten his revenge."

The man to Sun Zhancheng's right was named Cheng Sihai, and the man with the big gold watch who greeted me was named Wu Lianfeng. I remembered these names because they were sworn brothers with Sun Zhancheng. Among those present, these four were of extraordinary status, and the others were naturally not nobody either.

After I sat down, these people started chatting with each other, mostly about business. I was a little bored, but I listened with a smile. A good businessman should seize every opportunity to sniff out business opportunities. Everyone here is a big boss. Originally, Li Ming was also going to come. I guessed that they might be holding a large business meeting or something, maybe even for several days. In that case, the amount of fruit needed would be considerable.

I took the opportunity during a casual conversation to place two bottles of Moutai on the table and said, "I didn't know there would be so many people today, so I brought up two bottles. Please don't mind, bosses."

Sun Zhancheng said, "Brother, you're too kind. There is something I need to tell you later."

I was secretly delighted. Although I haven't heard the name Sun Zhancheng in recent years, he was once very successful. Just like if Taobao's performance declines, wouldn't you be overjoyed if Jack Ma wanted to do business with you? It seems I made the right decision to bring these two bottles of wine.

Wu Lianfeng sat in the spot closest to the door and called out to the doorway, "Let's start preparing the dishes."

"Okay." A waitress who was clearing tables happened to pass by the door, so I answered. I was next to Wu Lianfeng and realized that the waitress who spoke was Aunt Xu. She also saw me at the same time.

"Aunt Xu, what are you doing here?" I knew Aunt Xu used to work at a restaurant, but it turns out she works at Ya Xiange.

"Mr. Liu is eating here?" Aunt Xu greeted him in front of others.

Aunt Xu, wearing an apron and rubber gloves, was in charge of clearing away tables that needed to be turned over, and quickly moved on to another location.

The group chatted for a while longer, but I still couldn't hear the keyword "fruit". I started to get restless. My position here was just an extra. What I wanted was to finalize the deal with someone as soon as possible, put down the wine for them to drink, and then leave.

"Brothers—" I said, seizing an opportunity, "Is anyone here celebrating a happy occasion? I can't help with anything else, but there's a fruit stand across from the cold storage. If anyone's having a banquet or something, just call me. I promise I won't make a single penny on our first collaboration. I just want to share in your generosity. I hope you'll support me in the future."

Sun Zhancheng laughed, "This brother knows how to talk." He glanced around and said, "Shall we get down to business?"

Since everyone follows his lead, there is naturally no objection.

Just then, a waiter brought over a large plate of fermented glutinous rice, a unique feature of Ya Xiange, where complimentary iced fermented glutinous rice is served before the main meal.

Sun Zhancheng stopped when he saw someone come in. Duan Shoujiang, seeing that the waitress was fairly good-looking, grinned and said, "Oh, I drove here. I hope I won't get caught for drunk driving if I drink this stuff?"

The waitress smiled and said, "Our boss tried it at home himself. If he wanted to be caught driving under the influence, he would have to drink four large bowls of wine. This little bit won't do him any harm."

Duan Shoujiang said, "What time do you get off work? I'll 'drive' you around in my car."

Everyone was stunned for a moment before realizing that Duan Shoujiang had "started a sprint" first, and they all burst into laughter.

Cheng Sihai punched Duan Shoujiang and laughed, "Don't you have anything important to do?"

The waitress rolled her eyes at Duan Shoujiang.

I chuckled awkwardly, feeling rather bored myself. My gaze drifted unconsciously towards the door of the private room, where I noticed a group of burly men laughing and talking loudly. Our focus was on the waitress, while theirs was on a tall, muscular man with clear, innocent eyes. It was Hao Hao.

It turned out that Aunt Xu was so busy running up and down the stairs that she left Hao Hao at the top of the stairs on the second floor. To prevent Hao Hao from following her around, Aunt Xu tied the rope around his waist to the stair railing. Hao Hao couldn't untie the rope himself, so he was tied there like a helpless little dog.

The group of burly men probably realized that Hao Hao was an idiot, so they threw him unpeeled peanuts and sunflower seeds to eat. As Hao Hao's expression changed, they laughed along with him. Adding fuel to the fire were two snake-like women who had undergone eyelid surgery, chin reduction, nose implants, and breast augmentation.

I tried to mind my own business, but the laughter over there grew increasingly grating. I suddenly stood up, startling Wu Lianfeng who was standing next to me. I strode to the corner of the stairs and tore open a pack of cigarettes—it was a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes.

I offered cigarettes to a group of men. They looked at each other, some accepted and some didn't. The leader, a bald, burly man, squinted at me.

I laughed and said, "Guys, it's not that serious. Why are you arguing with an idiot?"

The bald man said dismissively, "You know him?"

"My neighbor."

A woman with a snake-like face said, "Take your neighbor back with you. What's the point of having an idiot standing next to us while we're here shopping?"

The bald man chimed in, "That's right, we've been very kind of you by not complaining. Besides, you meant well. It would be inhumane for us to eat while he watches." The two snake-faced men chuckled.

Just as I was about to continue arguing, Aunt Xu quickly came over and pulled me back, whispering, "Don't say anything, Brother Liu. Usually when I work here, Hao Hao has a storage room where he can stay. Today, he's moving goods, so just bear with it for a while and it will pass."

"What's going on?" Wu Lianfeng had followed them out at some point. He glanced around and immediately understood. He reached out and slapped the bald man on the head, saying, "Bullying an idiot, you've really made yourself look good!"

"I f***ing—" The bald, burly man roared in anger, then whirled around, his rage vanishing as he smiled. "It's Brother Feng." So they knew each other.

The bald man got up and offered Wu Lianfeng a cigarette, which Wu Lianfeng accepted naturally, half-jokingly and half-seriously saying, "Don't make a scene here, we're talking serious business in the other room—"

The bald man smiled apologetically and said, "I'm not kidding, I'm just playing around with this guy."

Wu Lianfeng put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Come on, don't bother with them."

(End of this chapter)