I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 135 The Out-of-Town Youth is a Bit Abstract
"what are you doing?"

"..."

Coach Zhang, who hadn't said a word, started watching the midnight news. The news was reporting that "...mobile communication users have reached 120.6 billion, surpassing the current 120.1 billion in the United States, making it the country with the most mobile phone users in the world..." This was basically a signal that value-added telecommunications services would be fully rolled out.

The nanny had no interest in the news; she simply kept adjusting the pillows to make her lying position more comfortable.

"Boss, am I considered pretty?"

“You are indeed very beautiful. Everyone in the village calls you ‘Little Xi Shi’. Your looks are undeniable.”

"So what score would you give it? Who's prettier, Wang Douyan or me?"

What score is considered a perfect score?

"Ten points?"

"If it were a perfect score, I'd give you a perfect score now; but yesterday, I'd give you zero."

"Ah? Why?"

"Give me a fuck and I get full marks; don't give me a fuck and I get zero marks."

"Yes, yes, I gave it to you a long time ago. It's just that you thought it was too small, boss."

"That's because I'm young. I'm not only meticulous in my work, but I also have strong principles."

"..."

"..."

Divine gold.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Da'an was fast asleep, while the nanny was full of energy. She tidied up the rag under her bottom, then ran to the tea room to cook a soup of red dates, lotus seeds, and white fungus. Meanwhile, Wang Douyan, who was also a nanny, started making a long phone call.

She wasn't wearing any clothes at first, but probably thought she should put on something, so she picked up the shirt Zhang Da'an had thrown on the washing machine and put it on, smelling it while making a phone call.

"Haha. Oh, I'm going to the restroom now."

"..."

The call ended, leaving the other party speechless.

The next day, Zhang Da'an slept until nine o'clock in the morning. After taking a quick shower, he returned to his room and saw clean clothes neatly arranged at the foot of the bed. Outside, Shi Yelu was cleaning, and newspapers, milk, and local multigrain pancakes were laid out on the dining table.

These multigrain pancakes came from the power company. They were packed in an insulated box with ventilation holes to prevent them from getting soggy.

There weren't many other carbohydrates: a plate of scrambled eggs, a plate of stir-fried beef, a plate of lettuce leaves, and a dish of mixed dipping sauce.

Shandong Province, with its diverse landscape of mountains, sea, and plains, has always been renowned for its rich and varied cuisine and culinary techniques. Even its sauces, ranging from soybean paste to seafood sauce, are incredibly diverse.

Since Zhang Da'an is from the Yangtze River Delta region, we prepared a complex dipping sauce for him, with umami as the main flavor, followed by the aroma of fermented black beans, and then the spicy and umami flavor. The fried shrimp in it are river shrimp, not sea shrimp. It can be spread on bread or lettuce leaves.

There are basically no such compound dipping sauces on the market, because they are all secret recipes developed by the head chef team in Jinan City for high-level receptions. The flavor has been constantly adjusted with the times, and it is by no means that what you eat now is exactly the same as what you ate ten years ago.

Living standards vary, times change, and tastes follow trends, which is why we constantly develop and adjust those slight differences.

Zhang Da'an felt that this ordinary breakfast was more delicious than all the meals he had eaten yesterday, of course, excluding the nanny.

Breakfast can't compare to a little nanny.

"Boss, are you coming back for lunch today?"

The nanny, no longer wearing a Russian-style maid outfit, is now dressed in a comic book maid outfit.

Times are changing.

"What the hell are you asking? Change your clothes and come out to eat with me."

"Great!!"

She threw down the mop in her hand, rushed to the room at lightning speed, pulled the collar of her maid dress, which slid off, quickly put on a shirt, then a blazer, and with a hairband in her mouth, she tied her hair up as she walked out.

Everything was done by the time we got to the door. As for makeup, we could just touch it up in the car.

There were three cars in total. When we arrived at the hotel, several other cars lined up and parked. They were all graduates of Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics and Jiangning University of Finance and Economics.

"Boss!" "Boss!" "Boss!"...

After exchanging greetings, Zhang Da'an asked as he walked, "How many companies are competing with us?"

"There are 29 companies in total, with two or three being quite powerful. They are mostly young masters with considerable influence, so the city of Jinan hopes we can add a few more."

"Were there any hints of asking for kickbacks?"

"There is one, it is..."

"You don't need to tell me who it is; this is a formal complaint. You have evidence, right?"

"some."

"Then file a formal complaint using your real name, don't give them any face."

"Yes!"

Zhang Da'an is so arrogant and not afraid of offending people, that's just a matter of course. When you're out doing business, you should be a tiger coming down the mountain, not a tiger lying on the ground.
His "three consecutive top scorers" title is just a reputation; his rapid progress is matched with the youth development foundations of Jiangkou Province, Yuzhang Province, and Jianghuai Province.

It is they who need Zhang Da'an, not Zhang Da'an who needs them.

Similarly, in Shandong Province, where the pace is never wrong, the Youth Development Foundation and its superiors cannot engage in radical projects like in other places.

But if it's a mature project... catching up quickly is a must.

Zhang Zhengdong is in Jiangkou, and Liu Yuanshan is in Yuzhang. Normally, the next step would be to establish a model in Jianghuai Province, but in terms of resource competition, Jiangning City's integrated development plan for industry, academia, and research is more appealing.

Zhang Da'an's collaboration with the university community in Jiangning City, even if it only involves diverting some of the "programmer" business, would still make it a commendable youth entrepreneurship company in the region. Moreover, it falls within the realm of high technology.

In comparison, we should first promote public welfare in a low-key manner and focus our efforts on high-tech industries and the service sector. This will not only save face but also bring real benefits.

This is why Jianghuai Province hasn't yet created the next "Zhang Zhengdong" or "Liu Yuanshan." Perhaps there's also the consideration of not finding a suitable candidate. After all, Liu Yuanshan truly earned his success through hard work. As for Zhang Zhengdong... it's not that no one in Jianghuai Province has sent a delegation to Pengcheng to investigate and learn. But when they arrived, they realized that if this guy had really made a fuss through his abilities, they would have been eating dog shit on the spot.

It's all about skill!

Those with a keen sense of smell can easily find out by asking around among their old classmates, and some will naturally become restless, interested, and take action.

Whether or not to have Zhang Da'an build a Hope Primary School in southwestern or central Shandong is another matter; the key is to first get to know Zhang Da'an better.

So, if necessary, it's better to sacrifice a fellow Daoist than myself...

The local business owners who had made their fortunes and were now driving Mercedes-Benz cars never imagined that someone driving an Audi A6 would be so wild.

The key issue is that it's really not good to just detain someone or something; that doesn't work.

"Three-time champion" has arrived in your "hometown of Confucius and Mencius," and then you're detained for ten or fifteen days. I don't know if there will be any commotion in Jiangkou Province, but the fellow villagers from the neighboring Fengyi County will definitely follow Uncle Zhang to Jicheng City to demand an explanation.

What's there to be afraid of? When it's time to "start a business," you must be decisive and take action.

However, when it comes to decisiveness, Zhang Da'an is more decisive than his fellow villagers. So decisive that while the meeting was still in progress, someone looked at him with a surprised expression.

My little darling is incredible!

Is Baotu Spring no longer spouting water, or has Daming Lake dried up?

Didn't you come here to hold a job fair and invest on the side?
Why be so impulsive?
Is it really necessary to submit a "real-name report" directly?
The twenty acres of land codenamed "D01A19" were fought over by many people, each with their own unique abilities. But many seasoned veterans had never seen anyone like Zhang Da'an, who was completely devoid of martial ethics and fearless of death.

This isn't even a question of courage; this is pure madness.

"Mr. Zhang, this is our first meeting. Your actions... are there any explanation? Is there... anything to it?"

A local boss pointed upwards, wondering if Coach Zhang, this "tiger descending the mountain," brought with him resources in Beijing—intelligence resources, of course.

"No, no, no, I just didn't want to waste my money, so when people asked me for extra money, I followed legal and reasonable procedures to achieve my goal. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No, no, no, no, it's not taboo, it's not taboo. Mr. Zhang, you're busy, you're busy. We'll have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future..."

The local boss shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.

Scared.

confirmed.

That's a lunatic.

You're not afraid of not being able to leave Jinan City or Shandong Province.

Are you crazy?!

However, Zhang Da'an would write short essays and then go to "Jinbang Blog" to complain about asking him for kickbacks.

As for now, naturally, each party will submit its own bids, explain its own advantages, and express its stance on in-depth cooperation.

According to traditional martial arts principles, this matter should have been settled: the bid was won, the land was acquired, and the project could proceed. However, the graduates from Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics and the graduates from Jiangning University of Finance and Economics looked at each other in bewilderment. Their boss practiced "neutralizing force," using minimal effort to deflect a great weight, and with a single punch, he broke the nose of a member of the local committee...

Did you think it would just be about increasing the intensity of the measures in Jinan?
They're putting these professional "accountants" under intense pressure too.

Those who study economics and finance, when navigating the world, are never afraid of god-like opponents, but are terrified of pig-like teammates.

Calling the boss a "pig teammate" isn't entirely wrong, but if he's a wild boar... well, that's a different story.

That day, everyone in the provincial government compound was alarmed, wondering if Zhang Da'an was there to hold a job fair or a public trial.

That's so unprofessional! There's no foreplay at all, not even any communication.

Do you still want that piece of land?
However, Zhang Da'an didn't care. He didn't feel anything about Xia Yuhe by Daming Lake or the twenty acres of land by Daming Lake.

If it's there, great; if it's not, there's no loss.

After all, he did come here to hold a job fair.

"Mr. Zhang, you're new here and young. But acting so arrogantly can easily lead to trouble. You should think things through carefully. Why leave no room for negotiation when things can be discussed?"

"I don't usually think before I act; I just go with my gut. What's your name, bro? Let's see if there's anything we can do together; I'm open to anything."

Another local boss was worried about Zhang Da'an, probably because Zhang Da'an was indeed young, so he offered some advice.

"It's a small business. I used to run an instrument factory, and now I make display panels. I don't make much money."

“That’s definitely a collaboration opportunity. I’m investing in an electronics factory in Jiangning this year, with a scale of about 30 to 40 million yuan. If your display panels are up to par, you can set up a production line in my industrial park. I have a ‘thousand-acre industrial park’ in Jiangning, with all the necessary water, electricity, and communication facilities, and the factory buildings are already in place. Once the production line is debugged, it can start operating. I estimate the annual output value to be around 2 billion yuan.”

"..."

"So what? That's just how I am. If I like something, we can make money together; if I don't, I won't give you a single penny. If you all give me face, I'll take this piece of land for 16 million."

"..."

To save face, I should at least say, "Who the hell are you hooking up with?"
Give me some face.

However, they have all weathered many storms and, whether through ability or strength, they will not be easily distorted in their judgment by abstract forces from other places.

Of course, there are those who rely on connections to make a living, but at this level of meeting, they wouldn't be allowed to sit at the table.

Townships and subdistricts are the places where you need to rely on your reputation to make a living and build your public image.

Here, no matter how abstract it is, we must look beyond the phenomena to see the essence.

Zhang Da'an, this young man from out of town, is indeed a bit eccentric, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that even if he messes around and acts recklessly, it won't be a big deal.

(End of this chapter)