I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 209 Murder and Arson, Then Accepting Amnesty
"Comrade Zhang An..."

"put."

"..."

"I'm very busy, you know? I don't have time to play riddles with you. Spit it out."

Can it withstand the pressure from public opinion?

"Are you kidding me? I'm not an official, so what kind of public opinion pressure do I have? I can criticize whomever I want."

"Then we can rest assured."

"Relax, it's over? I heard the inscription activity for the 'Chinese Young Citizens' Moral Construction Project' has ended?"

"what do you mean?"

Zhang Da'an, with his legs propped up on the desk in the office, said, "Sure thing, I'm also doing my part for the 'Party and the State.' If you get promoted to Director in the future, could you give me some consideration?"

"..."

"Just kidding, you researchers are really easy to fool."

Head Coach Zhang smiled and then continued, "This time, regarding the children's toys, I want 'Jinbang Comics' to have a smooth process, to be lenient with the internal audit, and then to help me contact the people at the original cartoon production plant in Huzhou."

"That's all you ask for?"

"I need to let you know who's blocking my application during the review process."

"..."

When others are stuck in the review process, they can only beg and plead with others, pull strings, and get the necessary rectifications done.

Zhang Da'an didn't intend to do that; he planned to retaliate against anyone who blocked his approval process.

It works.

If there's poop under your butt, it can't withstand his level of antics.

Playing with the heartbeat.

The approach is unconventional.

Moreover, the purpose of this "Chinese Little Citizens Moral Construction Plan" is to fully demonstrate the healthy and positive spirit of hundreds of millions of children in my country in the new century.

A "four-good youth" is one who has ideals, morality, culture, and discipline, with ideals being the most important. So, isn't it very inspiring for an older brother like a "three-time champion" to come out and guide the younger ones?
As for discipline, it's ranked fourth, so let's move it down a bit.

Instructor Zhang is undisciplined and lacks martial ethics.

His current strategy is to have the title of "top scholar in literature" but take the path of "top scholar in martial arts".

Of course, he couldn't be called a "martial arts champion." Strictly speaking, he was an unofficial candidate for the "Lingyan Pavilion," which is quite accurate.

As for the term "red-hat merchant"... sorry, that's inappropriate.

Head Coach Zhang doesn't have such lofty ideals.

In fact, the Policy Research Office did not expect Zhang Da'an to be so shameless. When he was trying to pin a big label on someone, he directly used the "Science and Education Revitalizing the Country Strategy" to attack.

Don't even mention Shi Xiangdao, even if you were Shi Gandang, it wouldn't work.

Is there any connection between the toy industry and 'Jinbang Comics'?

"You researchers should just focus on your research. What do you know about making money? Outsiders shouldn't lead insiders. I want half of the future 100 billion wholesale volume."

"..."

Shenjin, you made me laugh.

The other party clearly didn't expect Zhang Da'an to be so unreliable, but considering his track record, it's hard to say.

Unlike many companies that create various holding companies to reduce operating costs, Zhang Da'an actually incurred a lot of fixed costs, which had both advantages and disadvantages.

The most important benefit of Zhang Da'an's approach is that it fosters a strong sense of belonging among employees, preventing them from feeling like they've entered a completely different environment simply by moving from "Zhang'an Education" to "Zhang'an Culture".

With such a solid business foundation, the intensity of industry expansion is quite high, because personnel transfers and scheduling are actually more precise.

"Jinbang Comics" may seem to have nothing to do with the toy industry, but the people in the policy research office are not ignorant. They have a comprehensive understanding of IP operation, otherwise they would not have thought of creating their own "Hollywood" and "Disney". It's just that things didn't go as planned.

Now that China has joined the World Trade Organization, whether we like it or not, cracking down on illegal and pirated publications is an established policy direction. As Zhang Da'an said in his two scathing blog posts, the high-end toy market will indeed reap very substantial profits in the future.

No matter how much cost is invested in materials for a Disney princess, the profit will at least double in the end.

Basically, double the profit is considered charity; in reality, Princess can release all sorts of "series".

Princesses are derivatives of Disney works, but princess accessories, costumes, houses, tea sets, and so on are derivatives of derivatives, that is, peripherals of peripherals.

This is the power of IP, especially classic IP.

The Policy Research Office knows about this and is also eager for it, but its ability to produce cultural works is basically zero. Even if it does produce some, it usually relies on monkeys.

Monkeys are omnipotent; they can't mess things up no matter what they do.

However, even if Sun Wukong has seventy-two transformations, he wouldn't be able to defeat all the demons and monsters in the current cultural world, so he's pretty useless.

So the other person thought for a moment and asked, "Have you heard of the 'Outline for the Implementation of Civic Morality Construction'?"

"What a joke! I'm an outstanding entrepreneur, and I almost became an outstanding student and a 'four-good youth'. How could I not have heard of it? I'm a person with very high moral character."

"..."

Who's taking this seriously?

Well, this time I've seen it for myself!
Is Zhang Da'an's recent outburst against Shi Xiangdao just a case of a billionaire hurling insults at a poor, pedantic man?

Of course not. There are countless "stone path" operators, almost all over the world, all eagerly waiting to be fed and receive money.

For a long time in the past, even among intellectuals, serious scientists didn't actually receive much money; otherwise, it wouldn't be said that the person who built the atomic bomb would end up selling ice cream.

The spring of science is like this: there's always spring snow.

However, in this process, the ones barking every day are not scientists, but humanoid creatures like "Shi Xiangdao". They control the channels of expression and, to some extent, represent a voice in the discourse.

A large part of the scientific community also has a voice, but it's not about demanding better treatment for intellectuals.

One of the greatest engineers in China even wrote a letter suggesting the development of electric vehicles. This is something they are truly concerned about; it shows great foresight and is a genuine blessing for the general public.

In this process, in principle, groups like "Shi Xiangdao" should cooperate with the country's greatest engineers to raise their voices and help scientists and engineers explain the importance of this to organizations and the public.

The reality is quite the opposite; it's almost as if they're using the sword of "intellectualism" to cut off the fruits they want. The articles they write are always the kind of "scar literature" hidden among respectable intellectuals, and even a decade ago, young writers produced a bunch of "painful literature" garbage among teenagers.

Its effective benefit to society, in any dimension, is zero; it is a completely parasitic insect.

In ten or twenty years, a new generation of young people will grow up, and they will find it strange that this kind of practice has been allowed to continue.
Twenty years later, the "naive" will realize how much courage and wisdom it took.

The responsibility to crack down on groups like "Shi Xiangdao" is warranted, but it can also be put on hold for now.

However, the emergence of a rather unconventional and abnormal individual like Zhang Da'an, who was even so brazen as to dare to confront others, stirred up some ulterior motives among the actual candidates for the position of "Prime Minister" in the Policy Research Office.

It's about eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path.

Let's just consider Zhang Da'an as a security guard at "Nantianmen".

Or "Erlang Shen" would also work.

After all, strictly speaking, Erlang Shen could be considered part of the Heavenly Court, but it's also possible that he isn't, since he has his own incense offerings, keeps dogs, and even befriends the "Seven Monsters of Meishan," these wild mountain spirits.

"Regarding the 'Outline for the Implementation of Civic Morality Construction,' we have always wanted to set a positive example, rather than merely paying lip service. Especially in areas with high expenditures..."

"Alright, you don't need to tell me so much."

Zhang Da'an interrupted the other person, "So, have you heard of 'National Eye Care Day'?"

"Hasn't that already passed?"

"It's alright. Starting next year, I will set aside some money to establish a special fund for children with amblyopia."

"How many?"

"It has a lot of symbolic significance, but it depends on the level. If it's for Jiangkou Province, it's 100 million. If it's for the China Children and Teenagers' Foundation, it's 2 million."

"can."

If the rank is high enough, then sell Zhang Da'an's reputation; "three-time champion" is far more exaggerated than 100 million.

But at a lower level, like Jiangkou Province, the focus is on practical benefits: 10 million yuan annually for ten consecutive years, totaling 100 million yuan, to help children in Jiangkou Province suffering from amblyopia.

In fact, across the country, there are currently about 12 million children suffering from amblyopia to varying degrees. This is a great deed that most people cannot bear.

Zhang Da'an dared to accept the challenge because he not only had the ability but also a terrifying influence.

Using this as a starting point, we can thoroughly slap Shi Xiangdao's face, as well as the people behind him.

It wasn't Zhang Da'an who slapped them, but these candidates for the position of "sir" who did it.

Zhang Da'an was not interested in the game theory aspect.

"Could this special fund provide free treatment for amblyopia in children in the western region?"

"Yes, but I have one condition: the standard for classification is the degree of poverty, not ethnicity."

"..."

“Don’t fucking treat me like an idiot. I know exactly what tricks you’re up to. If you agree, I can sign an agreement with the Children’s Foundation in Qianzhong Province first, and have them come directly to Jiangning. I won’t go to Juzhou. There’s not a single flat spot there. You can see mountains even in the provincial capital. I can’t stand living there.”

"..."

The other party paused for a moment, then had another idea, "Could I give you an answer tomorrow?"

"One hour."

"it is good."

After the call ended, within an hour, in addition to the other party being busy with an urgent discussion, another group of people would contact Zhang Da'an's chairman's office.

For some important routes, we'll come in first to discuss things.

Zhang Da'an's two blog posts were very impactful because they represented the voices of two industry giants: one a "leader" in the private education industry, and the other the "king of high-tech stocks" in next year's A-share market.

It will cause divisions in the cultural world. After all, there are plenty of beggars out there, so what difference does it make whose money you take?
Now it's all about who's willing to catch the frisbee thrown by the "three-time champion." Catching it means taking sides, and it won't be easy to get subsidies from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs again later.

Using US dollars is still possible, but using Singapore dollars won't work, and British pounds are also unlikely.

From an industry perspective, Zhang Da'an is now acting as both the bugle call and the "cultural henchman," the only difference being that his identity as a "cultural henchman" is special, not just ordinary, but extremely special.

What makes the "hooligans" in the cultural world even more upset is that even if Zhang Da'an is a real hooligan, he will just slap people without hesitation, let alone those in the cultural world.

Soon, the first calls came from the capital. They were from those "young talents." These people from Guichuan County, their hometown, had not given up and wanted to give back to their hometown whenever they had the chance.

They cannot directly intervene in newspapers, magazines, or other media, but they can strictly control the channels.

How could the "Hall of the King of Hell" be without little devils?

What a coincidence! Before, they didn't play the role of "the devil is easy to mess with but his underlings are hard to deal with" because they were "young talents", a breath of fresh air, and positive figures.

Now it's different. If the opportunity is right, we can cooperate with the "three-time champion" who is out of power, and then shout: We don't need to talk about chivalry with these evil heretics. Let's all attack together!

At this point, in the eyes of people like Shi Xiangdao, these "small-town exam takers" and "phoenix men" from Guichuan County are nothing more than "little devils".

There wasn't this opportunity before; it was simply a matter of the times.

But isn't this a person in the tide of the times who isn't a "trendsetter" at all, but rather something like "Nezha, the Third Prince"?

Zhang Da'an had no master or sect, no fellow disciples, and no senior sect. He was simply a figurehead, a commoner who had been recruited by the imperial court.

Of course, it was a partial surrender.

I still do part-time murder and arson...

"boss Zhang."

"Okay, you have two minutes."

"The city is currently carrying out the 'Spring Breeze Action for Poverty Alleviation and Relief,' which includes re-employment for laid-off workers and assistance for extremely impoverished families..."

"Alright, you don't need to finish."

Zhang Da'an interrupted them again. He could tell what these "young talents" from Guichuan County were thinking as soon as they opened their mouths. "Fax the plan and materials to the chairman's office of 'Zhang An Culture'."

"..."

The "young talents" from Guichuan County were initially worried that the other party might think they were begging for food, but as soon as they heard the words "three-time champion," they knew that the other party had indeed understood them before they even finished speaking.

(End of this chapter)