Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 0964 On the Road
Yi Qianxi's absence does not mean that he cannot be contacted, as his phone can still roam. After leaving Wangbei Media, Nan Yi called her, and Yi Qianxi recommended a student named Jia to him.
Yi Qianxi stayed in school after graduation. She usually taught students and went to shoot plays when there were any. Although she often asked for leave, the school leaders didn't say much. Students learn acting well in order to film. The film studios are obviously in a recession, and there are more and more self-employed actors. For the sake of students' employment, the school also needs someone to build a bridge of communication between graduates and the crew.
Nan Yi went to meet classmate Jia, who smelled equally strong of vinegar and Fenjiu, and offered him 5,000 yuan to make a documentary about odd jobs. The other party promised to satisfy Nan Yi.
After paying a deposit of one thousand yuan, Nan Yi handed the job over to classmate Jia.
When Nan Yi returned to the old house, it was already 7:15. Liu Zhen was already sitting on the sofa watching TV. When she saw Nan Yi, she asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
When Liu Zhen asked this question, Nan Yi immediately became dramatic and asked ambiguously, "Are you home alone?"
"The one with the surname Nan is here."
"Where is your husband?" Nan Yi's brows raised with joy, and she felt like scratching her head.
“He’s not here.”
"Hahahahaha..." Nan Yi laughed wildly, turned around and closed the door, then rushed to Liu Zhen's side, "Have you prepared that?"
"What?"
"Yes, Lao Nan is a smart guy, he must have counted the number."
"Okay, you keep acting and I haven't eaten yet." Liu Zhen said coquettishly.
"You haven't eaten yet, I'll make it for you."
"It's already done. It's hot in the pot. Have you eaten it?"
"without."
Liu Zhen stood up and walked to the kitchen, "Wash your hands and have dinner."
"oh."
That night, around twelve o'clock, Nan Yi, who was a little tired, had just fallen asleep for a while when his cell phone, which had been placed in the drawer of his bedside table, vibrated.
After opening the drawer and groping around for a while, Nan Yi put the phone to his ear and said in English, "This is Adam speaking."
"I am Chen Feng."
Nan Yi lowered his voice but said in a bad tone: "Are you sick? You called me at this time. It had better be urgent. Otherwise, you will be in trouble."
"It's something."
"Wait." Nan Yi put down the phone, put on his pajamas and walked to the living room, "Go ahead."
"Do you remember Ma Qingyang?"
"Remember, just speak directly."
"He is under house arrest in Los Angeles..."
Nan Yi interrupted impatiently: "Just tell me what happened next. If he can notify you, he can also call 911."
"Why worry so much? He's already escaped. He only has a few dozen cents left on him. When he called me, the people who were holding him captive had found him again. I don't know if he's been recaptured."
"The address of the house arrest, the address of the phone call, next time you encounter such a thing, be brief and concise, you have been an unsung hero for a few days."
"Beating him. I don't know where I'm calling from. The place of house arrest is the third house on the left on Desidia St. in Rowland Heights."
"Got it. Wait for the news." Nan Yi hung up the phone and said to the school beauty who had been startled and walked out of the workshop: "Call Huang Liangwen of the Los Angeles Police Department and ask him for help. Did you hear the address?"
The school beauty nodded, went back to her room, took out her phone and address book, and after a while, she made a call.
When the school beauty called, Nan Yi had already gone upstairs to get one of Nan Wuwei's quilts, wrapped himself in it, lay down on the sofa and began to doze off.
About two hours later, the school beauty woke Nan Yi up and put the phone to his ear.
"Liang Wen, what's the situation?"
"The person has been rescued. The other party is not a tough guy. The address is not accurate enough. There are violations in the law enforcement process."
"I understand. Tell Chen Fang the address and I'll let him follow up on the rest."
While Ruan Mei was studying in Los Angeles, Nan Yi needed to establish some connections in the Los Angeles Police Department to facilitate handling of possible troubles. With the recommendation of Chen Fang, the president of the Gunner Company, his neighbor and childhood friend Huang Liangwen became a link.
Huang Liangwen only has a little more seniority in the Los Angeles Police Department, but he does not hold any official position. Nan Yi can imagine that the police officers who are doing the actual work are willing to violate the law in law enforcement because Huang Liangwen used his personal connections and promised security guarantees and some kind of benefits, which of course Nan Yi has to pay for.
"OK."
Back in Los Angeles, Ma Qingyang, sitting in the police car, was still in shock. It was so thrilling. All he wanted to do now was to say one of Ma Qingyang's lines - I will never let anyone point a gun at my head again.
Originally, it was just a cooperation project between a county government under Hangzhou and an American company. The American side did not pay according to the contract. Since Ma Qingyang was well-known in the translation industry in Hangzhou, he was found by the county government, who gave him the title of business representative and entrusted him to come to the United States for negotiations.
When Ma Qingyang arrived in the United States, he found out that the other party was a fraudulent company. Not only did they not intend to pay, they also wanted to drag him to continue defrauding the government of money. Ma Qingyang did not agree, and as a result he was placed under house arrest. The other party wanted to scare him into submission.
Fortunately, Ma Qingyang, who had practiced Sanda for a while, was quite agile. He escaped from the second-floor window and called for help.
"Brother Feng is really nice and capable, and he has connections in the United States."
With his mind racing, Ma Qingyang was taken to the Los Angeles Police Department in a daze. He went through the procedures in a confusion and met Chen Fang who was waiting for him at the door of the police station.
"Ma Qingyang?"
Ma Qingyang's distinctive appearance allowed Chen Fang to recognize him at a glance even though he had only heard a few descriptions of his appearance, and he was certain that he had not made a mistake.
"Yes, may I ask who you are?" Ma Qingyang looked at the stranger in front of him and asked with a little caution.
"My name is Chen Fang. A gentleman entrusted by Mr. Chen Feng asked me to give this to you and tell you to leave Los Angeles as soon as possible." Chen Fang said, handing the envelope to Ma Qingyang, "Sorry, I still have to go to the police station to deal with the aftermath."
Ma Qingyang stared blankly at the envelope in his hand, then looked at Chen Fang's back. Suddenly, he withdrew his gaze and opened the envelope, revealing traveler's checks totaling one thousand US dollars and two hundred US dollars in loose bills.
Seeing the money, Ma Qingyang hesitated, "Should I go back to China directly, or go to Seattle to find Bill's friends?"
After a long time, Ma Qingyang decided to stick to his original plan and go to Seattle to find Bill's friend Sam to see the Internet that Bill talked about.
Ma Qingyang left without delay. He quickly arrived at the airport and bought a ticket to Seattle.
When Ma Qingyang arrived in Seattle, Sam warmly treated him to a sumptuous French meal and took Ma Qingyang to an ISP company SNL.SH where he worked. The company was similar to AOL in that it also provided Internet services to customers, but on a much smaller scale.
Sam took Ma Qingyang to a computer, clicked the mouse on the desktop, and a window appeared on the screen. "Jack, this is a browser. You can use it to browse Web pages. The most popular browsers now are Netscape and South, and their market share ranks first and second respectively."
Sam typed the URL of Real Online in the browser address bar. After a while, the page was displayed. He then began to introduce: "This is Real Online, the world's largest news website. Look here, this is the Adam search engine. It can search all websites. For example, if I type in beer..."
Ma Qingyang pricked up his ears to listen to Sam's introduction, his eyes fixed on the screen. The window froze for a while and then a new page appeared. Eye-catching rows of large bold English letters displayed German beer, American beer, Mexican beer, and Japanese beer, but there was no Chinese beer.
"Sam, why is there no Chinese beer?" Ma Qingyang asked his question.
Sam opened a website in the search list and waited until it was fully displayed. He pointed to the bottom of the webpage and said, "Look, Copyright by Realsoft. Realsoft is a subsidiary of Real Online, specializing in providing website technology services to enterprises. It creates a website like this so that others can see it online."
Ma Qingyang's eyes lit up, "Sam, is this a paid service?"
"Of course, the fees are very expensive." Sam said enviously: "Real Online has already found a viable way to make money."
"It costs a lot to make a website... No, I mean, does it cost a lot to put a website online?"
"You don't need a lot. If there aren't too many people accessing the website at the same time, you only need a computer and a telephone line to set up a Web server. The biggest expense is the telephone bill paid to the telecommunications operator."
“If I have a website, how do I tell people how to access it?”
"This question is very simple. You need to bind a domain name to your website, such as jack.com, and other people can visit your website through this domain name. In addition, you can also call the search engine companies Infoseek and Allweb and ask them to include your website.
I suggest you call Infoseek. One of the key figures in this company is Chinese. His name is Robin Lee.
Adam, instead of calling, you can submit your site online directly, like this…”
Sam opened the URL submission page of the Adam search engine and demonstrated the entire operation process to Ma Qingyang.
Ma Qingyang's eyes became blurred, and a big door appeared in front of him. Suddenly, light shone from the gaps in the four corners of the door, shining softly on the ground, forming a dazzling golden avenue. Ma Qingyang grasped the direction of the future. He was a man who wanted to take the road of the Internet.
After buying the plane ticket back home, Ma Qingyang used the remaining money to buy a second-hand computer. He hurried back to China with hope and went straight back to Hangzhou, ready to implement his Internet plan. All the expressions of thanks were done over the phone.
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Compared to Ma Qingyang who found the golden avenue, Nan Yi walked from the avenue to the small path.
On the Arbor Day, Chen Wenqin, who went to Wuchuan to worship the Big Buddha and invite a few spicy hot pot chefs, came to Beijing to report to Nan Yi.
Lamenting that there was no one around him to help, Nan Yi thought of Chen Wenqin, the daughter of Mrs. Chen. When Chen Wenqin had just graduated, Mrs. Chen asked Nan Yi to arrange a job for her. Nan Yi arranged her to the department of Creativity Real Estate that was responsible for collecting rent. The work was easy and the income was decent.
The reason for this arrangement is naturally because Chen Wenqin is a bit ordinary and not worth training.
Mrs. Chen is in charge of cooking at the Fang's Manor, which is a very important position. Ruan Zhiping will not let his guard down towards her and the people around her. Chen Wenqin's loyalty is absolutely beyond doubt, so Nan Yi called her to his side to help.
"Wenqin, how many masters have you invited back?"
"Nansheng, six in total."
Nan Yi stroked his chin and said, "All six are about the same. Are they all good at cooking?"
“They are all the vendors with the best Malatang business in Jiazhou.”
"Very good. Go to the West City Housing Authority and rent a yard for the masters to live in. I will go see them after they settle down ."
"I understand." After receiving the order, Chen Wenqin left the old villa, took a taxi and went to the Housing Management Office.
Nan Yi turned on the computer and began to write the business plan for "Zhang Sheng Malatang".
Qian Meizi and the inheritance company were prepared by Nanyi to solve the employment problem of some rural migrant workers with low cultural level. The inheritance company has inheritance housekeeping, inheritance catering, inheritance convenience and inheritance agency under its jurisdiction. Among them, the first sub-brand of inheritance catering is Zhang Sheng Malatang, and inheritance agency has real estate agency and career agency under its jurisdiction.
Zhang Sheng Malatang's idea is very simple. Six chefs were invited from Jiazhou, the birthplace of Malatang, to continuously research and improve the recipes. They decided on several flavor formulas for the soup bases and then handed them over to the Wenchang Food and Beverage Research Institute to study the recipe refining plan. Most of the ingredients were refined into finished granules, and the bone soup was boiled on the spot. No high-tech ingredients were used, no emulsifiers, bone marrow paste, or a drop of fragrance were used.
After the technology is completed, the next step is to open a flagship store, build momentum, and invite franchisees. Unlike ordinary chain restaurants, Zhang Sheng Malatang, similar to Chen Ji, will go the route of financial support for opening stores, and the interest rate will be even lower.
[Malatang originated in Jiazhou and was improved by people from the Northeast. The Malatang sold outside is actually a product of the Northeast. Chuanchuanxiang is closer to the original Malatang.]
Nan Yi is confident that Zhang Sheng Malatang can expand rapidly. What is more difficult to ensure is the long-term maintenance of the brand influence and customer flow after the expansion, as well as some of the dirty things that may be encountered in the process.
Nan Yi listed all the troubles he could think of that he would encounter. Looking at the list of troubles that stretched for three screens, he felt a little overwhelmed.
After saving the unfinished plan, Nan Yi went outside to eat something. Estimating the time, he bought some dried fruits and fruits outside, ran to Duanjinlou, and called the idle waiters to eat and chat together.
Nan Yi learned from the waitresses about the various difficulties they usually encountered. He went to one branch a day, and he went to three branches in a row. Nan Yi first stopped at the courtyard where six chefs were housed, and explained the tasks. Then he continued to run, and after the Jinlou, he went to Mingzhuyan...
For nearly ten days, Nan Yi was looking for waiters to chat, and then he went to various small restaurants, always going there after mealtime when people in the restaurant were eating. Nan Yi could be seen in many small restaurants in Beijing and Xiangkeng.
When Nan Yi was in the small restaurant, he also sent Chen Wenqin to Gengyang County under Longcheng, Vinegar Province, which was the birthplace of old vinegar. Nan Yi asked Chen Wenqin to finalize a vinegar supply workshop.
Mao Chijuan was also mobilized by Nan Yi, who asked her to go back to her hometown to learn from others and master the top-level craftsmanship of making chili oil, and then go to Funan to learn how to make chopped peppers, and it would be best if she could bring back a master.
After visiting the restaurant, Nan Yi made a phone call to Yangcheng.
"You don't want to spend the rest of your life living in Qu Jing's restaurant, do you?"
"What position?"
"He is the president of a group with four subsidiaries, and the entire group is valued at 5.002 billion."
"See you in the capital?"
"Yes, come quickly."
It is not easy to be a pioneer in starting a business. Nan Yi chose to let his friend die rather than let himself die. After the call, Nan Yi edited the key points of the conversations he had had with him a few days ago and formed a document called "Zhang Sheng Malatang's Secret to Success: Hospitality".
Two days later, Li Hai came excitedly, carrying a one-way permit and a passport, and holding a book on business English in his hand. He was seizing the opportunity to improve his English along the way. As far as he knew, there was no private group in the mainland with an asset valuation of 5 billion. Even if he didn't go abroad, he had to at least go to Hong Kong, and he definitely couldn't do that without good English.
Li Hai got off the plane at the Beijing airport with a vision of the future but also with a fear of not doing well. His right hand was embraced by Nan Yi's warmth, and then he was like a basin of drifting and drifting, scooping everywhere but unable to scoop up the heavy rain that poured on him, and he was soaked to the bone.
"Comrade with a valuation of 5 billion, I will take you to see the large group with a valuation of 20 million that you are about to take charge of. Yes, this 20 million is a claim, which is similar to Cao Cao's 800,000 troops in the Battle of Red Cliffs." Nan Yi said with a smile, holding Li Hai's right hand tightly to prevent him from running away.
"Nan Yi, I owe you a favor, but you can't cheat me like this." Li Hai, who was soaked to the skin, said.
"Don't say discouraging words. I never cheat my buddies. Your flight is at 10:30. You must be hungry. Let's go. I'll welcome ." Nan Yi pulled Li Hai out of the airport, chattering non-stop, "You didn't catch up with the good times. Back then, the food on the plane was so delicious. Now it's not the same. If you have money, you can take a plane, but the benefits have been reduced."
Nan Yi pulled Li Hai into the car. The school beauty did not go directly to the hotel, but drove the car to Triangle Land, stayed for a while, and then drove to Jingou River, then to two spontaneous labor markets. After a circle, the car stopped in front of a hotel.
After sitting down in the restaurant box, Nan Yi didn't order anything. He first ordered a bottle of white wine, opened it, poured two glasses, picked up one of the glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he slammed the glass heavily on the table, and Nan Yi started talking.
"From 1962 to 1979, a total of 17,764,800 educated youth went to the countryside. Except for a few special cases, all others wore big red flowers and were sent off to the countryside to the sound of gongs and drums.
But among these nearly 18 million people, how many of them still remember that they were sent to the countryside with the mission of changing the backwardness of the countryside? And how many of them actually did it?
I haven't collected these data, and I dare not do so because I am afraid that after I have collected them, I will be disappointed with the world. Over the years, what I have heard and seen is that the educated youth who returned to the city regard the countryside as a scourge and a hell on earth.
When talking about happy topics, they would talk about which vegetable they stole from a fellow villager's private plot, which chicken they stole, or which village beauty they peeked at taking a bath, or how they successfully dumped the village woman and got into university to climb up the career ladder.
Otherwise, I would put my head under the faucet, flushing and pouring, thinking only of getting the nightmare of my time in the countryside out of my mind. Ah, Brigade X, the pain of my youth! "
Nan Yi patted Li Hai's chest and said earnestly: "Senior, how long did it take you to forget the mission? Three months? Three days? Or the three minutes when you got to the destination?
You forgot, you bastard, you forgot."
Nan Yi patted the table, then patted his chest, "I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten the last batch that went down, because I went down late, I could see clearly that the predecessors did less construction and more destruction, they didn't bring their advanced knowledge, but destroyed the simplicity of the countryside.
So at that time I thought that I should personally integrate into the group of educated youth and go to the countryside as an educated youth to observe whether it is difficult to be an educated youth who meets the definition of the noun.
When I arrived at Wenchangwei, I found that it was not that difficult. If I didn't cheat and put in a little more effort, I could grow ten kilograms of crops for every kilogram of crops I ate. Of course, to be frank, I am a good farmer and others can't compare to me. Besides, the land in Wenchangwei is not bad and it can't be compared with some places.
If we average the conditions and do a simple calculation, it is very easy for a farmer to grow three kilograms of food for every kilogram of food he eats. In 1977, there were 950 million people in China, but there were 780 million farmers who worked on the land. According to my formula, our country can eat as much food as it wants, so why can farmers only eat three or five times a year? Why does the city still have to limit the supply of food?
What exactly is the problem?
When I had questions, I would try to find answers in books and newspapers. During that time, I worked in the fields during the day and read at night. Others slept for eight hours, but I slept for eight seconds. "
Nan Yi chuckled, "You know what, my efforts have not been in vain. I've read too many newspapers and have figured out some clues. In August, I saw that the resumption of the college entrance examination was just around the corner. So, I'm very sorry that you are like headless flies, and can only sharpen your weapons at the last minute, while Liu Zhen and I can deal with it calmly.
In addition, although we didn’t learn much in school, we were both freshmen, and we haven’t yet returned everything we learned to our teachers. I’m really ashamed. Despite this, Liu Zhen and I didn’t win the first and second place. ”
Li Hai exhaled a wisp of white smoke and said, "I saw a few truckloads of white paper being transported to the village that year. Was that used to print review materials?"
"Yes, I'm telling you, after I moved out of the youth camp, I felt sick from eating meat. I didn't eat much, but I became fat and strong. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to do heavy physical work. Liu Zhen started by drinking malted milk. After two cans, she got tired of it. So I helped her get milk powder, imported. In three months, I raised her from a chick to a sow.
This made me realize that I have a talent for breeding... Let’s not talk about this for now, let’s get back to the topic of change. In 1977, the village began to print review materials. That year, Uncle Yaodong and I were already households with an income of 100,000 yuan, and we also brought good income to the village.
Then, after half a year of silence, my buddy focused on studying and continued to look for the answer in the book, but he couldn't find it no matter how hard he tried. I thought, if I couldn't find it in domestic books, could I find it in foreign books?
At first I thought it might not exist. I read in the newspaper that the United States had been experiencing repeated economic crises since 1948. For thirty years, the number of unemployed people had continued to increase, farmers' incomes had decreased, and all the people had died. The United States no longer existed.
When I was six or seven years old, I was so happy to see the American people living in dire straits. My appetite increased greatly. I ate all the food my mother prepared for the four of us, and I was not even half full.
Li Hai frowned and said, "Nan Yi, get to the point."
"Okay, okay." Nan Yi waved his hand, "Let me tell you the point. I have a female classmate, a Malaysian Chinese. I heard some information about foreign countries from her. She told me that almost everyone in the United States has a car.
I got anxious when I heard this. The American people can’t even afford to eat, so how can they have cars?
I originally wanted to criticize my female classmate, but then I thought, without investigation, I have no right to speak. I have never been to the United States, so I can't criticize it in a realistic and well-reasoned manner. Therefore, I urgently need to understand the United States. I need to read foreign newspapers and foreign books.
You should not only read those in English, but also those in other languages. After all, listening to one side leads to ignorance, while listening to both sides leads to enlightenment. Most of those who speak English are running dogs of the American empire, and what they write cannot be trusted.
So, I doubled my sleep time from eight seconds to eight microseconds, and learned five foreign languages in one go. In those days, my farts smelled of French. Bong~Xiu, that’s what hello means.”
"Nan Yi." Li Hai interrupted Nan Yi again.
"Okay, okay, I'll be brief." Nan Yi, whose impromptu performance was interrupted, smacked his lips unhappily and changed his tone to "Wenchangwei has a lot of connections in Xiangkeng. During that time, I read a lot of foreign newspapers and books, and my knowledge increased a lot. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, Wenchangwei set up collective enterprises. After a few years, my mission has made some progress and changed the backward appearance of a village."
"In addition to attending your wedding, I have been to Wenchangwei twice, but I still don't know much about the situation in the village. How wealthy is Wenchangwei?"
"It's not difficult for every household to pay hundreds of thousands of yuan. It's just like that. There's nothing fancy about it. It's nothing compared to Wujiazhai, which bought 250 Jettas two years ago. They are rich. They have chosen a good route, developed in a high-profile manner, strived for policy support, gained benefits for themselves, and brought political achievements and a sense of accomplishment to the leaders.
The higher the position of the leader, the more resources will be allocated to Wujiazhai. With healthy development, it is only a matter of time before Wujiazhai becomes the first village in Asia, or even the world."
Li Hai: "I want to hear the truth."
"I'm telling the truth, but that was ten years ago, and things have been a bit quiet since then." Nan Yi's face darkened for a while, and then he said, "Fortunately, the villagers are living a good life. Let's get back to the point. I called you here not to let you eat ready-made food, but to let you come here to contribute your efforts and be a pioneer."
Nan Yi explained his ideas about the inheritance company to Li Hai very thoroughly, covering every detail, including some of his ideas.
"Inheritance companies are doing some inconspicuous businesses that big groups are unwilling to do. The profits are not high. It is impossible to become a billionaire by relying on them, but inheritance companies can benefit many people." Nan Yi patted Li Hai on the shoulder, "While becoming a billionaire, you can also help hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of people. Why not do it?"
"What treatment will I receive?"
"Haha, if you want to discuss the salary, you should bring lawyers, at least two. I feel guilty if I don't bully someone who is easy to bully." Nan Yi pointed at Li Hai, then at himself, "We are familiar with each other, but it is best to write down the responsibilities, rights, rewards and punishments in black and white. In official business, I only discuss right and wrong, pros and cons, not friendship. You will see it in the future."
