Chapter 34 4. The capital market is willing to pay for a good story

Zhuang Zhiqi flew to Hong Kong.He contacted several well-known investment banks in Hong Kong, hoping to borrow "Dongfeng" for Weitong in trouble.Du Linxiang only let his son Du Tingyu go to Hong Kong with Zhuang Zhiqi, and stayed in Hezhou by himself. Du Linxiang, who lives in Hezhou, received a call from a stranger at noon one day.He was not familiar with the mobile phone number, he only saw that the mantissa was four eights.When the phone was connected, the other party's voice seemed familiar: "Hi, Master Du!" Du Linxiang came to his senses now, isn't this the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple, Master Haikong?Du Linxiang said: "Master, hello. I haven't contacted you for a long time."

Hai Kong also greeted Du Linxiang, and then said: "I consecrated the villas built by your company at the beginning. These villas are sold now, right?" "It's all been sold." Du Linxiang still remembers this incident. After Master Haikong consecrated the villa, he insisted on not taking any money. After a while, he came to him to donate to repair the temple. "That's good!" Haikong said, "For a kind-hearted person like Master Du, the business will definitely grow bigger and bigger." After being polite for a while, Haikong finally got back to business: "Next week the Dafo Temple will hold a forum, and there will be a lot of guests. The hotel in the Weitong Building is now the most high-end hotel in Hezhou. We want some guests to come to the hotel Stay here. Several of my apprentices have contacted the people in the hotel, and the rooms have been arranged. It is this price, I wonder if Master Du can give you a discount?"

Du Linxiang finally understands that Daredevil is here to set up friendship discounts.Du Linxiang was also straightforward: "The mage opened his mouth, what else can he say. I will directly ask them to charge at the lowest discount." "Thank you." Haikong said. Du Linxiang asked casually: "Who are the guests for this forum?" Haikong reported the names of several eminent monks and great virtues, but Du Linxiang had never heard of them. "By the way," Haikong finally said, "Our old friend Lai Jingdong Lai will also be here." It was Lai Jingdong who introduced Du Linxiang to Haikong.When he heard that Lai Jingdong was coming to Hezhou, Du Linxiang was very excited. He was very eager for this big man in the Chinese stock market to give him advice again.After the conversation with Haikong ended, Du Linxiang immediately dialed Lai Jingdong's mobile phone: "Mr. Lai, I heard Master Haikong said that you are coming to Hezhou, why don't you tell me?"

Lai Jingdong laughed: "Du is always very busy, I really dare not bother." "Boss Lai is too polite." Du Linxiang said, "When will you arrive in Hezhou? I'll pick you up at the airport." Lai Jingdong declined and said, "We are a large group of people. The Great Buddha Temple arranged a bus to meet us at the airport, so we don't bother Mr. Du." In this situation, Du Linxiang really didn't want to overwhelm the host, so he said instead: "That's fine, I'll rely on the general manager. But when you arrive in Hezhou, I must do my best as a landlord."

The forum will be held next Tuesday as scheduled.For Lai Jingdong's sake, Du Linxiang also came to the venue.Although Weitong's situation is not very good, in the eyes of Master Haikong, Du Linxiang is still a rare benefactor, and he is naturally attentive to Du Linxiang. Du Linxiang was seated in the first row by Haikong.He was not good at refusing, but secretly complained in his heart.I just came to accompany Lai Jingdong, these eminent monks are full of Buddhist scriptures, how can they understand them?Sneaking to the back, you can still play with your mobile phone. Now that you are in the first row, you have to cheer up and sit upright.

The forum started, and Du Linxiang also pretended to prick up his ears.But just after listening for a while, he felt pleasantly surprised.He can fully understand what is said on the forum! A monk from Northeast China called on everyone present to use their influence to provide advice and suggestions to the relevant departments to solve the social security issue of monks.Seeing that his speech resonated with everyone, the monk continued: "People often tell me that some older monks have been diligent in hard work all their lives, have no reputation, no social influence, and no apprentices, and their later life is a bit bleak. Some temples even clearly stipulate that only those under the age of 40 are required, which sounds like a feeling of being abandoned. We look forward to establishing a comprehensive security mechanism, and now several economically developed monasteries are piloting endowment insurance and medical insurance It should be expected that Buddhism will be included in the entire social security system. If monks do not even have basic security, it is really unreasonable.”

Next, we talked about the commercial activities of the temple.A monk from Anhui said: "Buddhism in India is mainly about begging, and Indians are used to offering to monks, not only Buddhist monks, but also monks from other religions. But Chinese people are not used to offering to monks, because everyone will I feel that you Buddhist monks eat for nothing. In this case, if the temple conducts some commercial activities, as long as it is not kidnapped by some commercial interest groups, I think there is nothing wrong with it.” The monk also quoted scriptures and said: "In fact, China has long had the economic construction of temples. The discovery of Dunhuang documents allows everyone to intuitively see the real situation of the temple economy at that time. In the 1950s, French scholar Xie Henai also published a book , specializing in the Buddhist economy of Chinese society."

A monk from Fujian interjected at this time: "It's not surprising that temples run businesses. When the old monk Xuyun was reforming the old and establishing the new at Yongquan Temple in Gushan, Fuzhou, he allowed the monks to contract the management of the forest. After he personally negotiated with Yongquan Temple The "Gushan Yongquan Temple Reordering Order Regulations" agreed by the resident monks stipulates: "The forest of Yiben Mountain needs to be cultivated urgently. In addition to the changes of the times, industry is advocated. If there is labor and capital, those who are determined to undertake it will benefit later. They have to share the income equally with the permanent residents.” After the founding of New China, monks and nuns established many factories in order to support themselves, such as monk clothing factories, bedding factories, towel factories, socks factories, etc.

Du Linxiang had never heard of these views before, and he was quite interested. A monk from Beijing said: "Buddhist people must also be self-improving, and at the same time adapt to the new situation and keep pace with the times. For example, we used to talk about mountain and forest Buddhism, that is, the temple is in the deep mountains and forests, and we talk about urban Buddhism, that is, Temples are located in busy cities, but whether these forms are suitable for today's fast-paced life is open to question. In a big city like Beijing, it may take a day to go to a temple, and everyone will find it troublesome, which is rare in a year. Go a few times."

The monk, who spoke Beijing movies, continued: "We are exploring the path of community Buddhism. If you are in the community, there will be a Buddhist temple in your neighborhood, and there is a place where you can worship the Buddha, practice and listen to the Dharma. Isn't it great? For example, a teahouse in Beijing is a community dojo founded by an eminent monk. Although it is called a teahouse, Buddhist activities such as preaching, sitting in meditation, and copying scriptures are carried out vigorously. Of course, it is difficult for community Buddhism to have a sense of solemnity like a temple. , let people pay for incense, or other donations. This requires us to integrate some resources and advantages through our knowledge, talent, cultural creativity, and take into account the promotion of Dharma while also being self-supporting."

It seemed like an industrial development seminar. Du Linxiang didn't feel bored in such an environment, but listened with gusto, and the whole morning passed quickly. In the afternoon, we arranged a visit to the Great Buddha Temple, and in the evening we had a vegetarian meal in the temple.Master Haikong originally arranged for Lai Jingdong to stay in the five-star hotel in Weitong Building, but Lai Jingdong insisted on staying in the Great Buddha Temple, saying that he liked the quiet environment here. Du Linxiang ate two vegetarian meals in a row. Although his stomach was growling, he still accompanied Lai Jingdong into the room that the monks had just cleaned up.After being seated, a young monk brought green tea made by the Great Buddha Temple.Du Linxiang took a sip and said, "Mr. Lai is indeed an expert. All the noise in the world of mortals is just a fleeting thing in your eyes." After listening to the eminent monks discussing it for a day, Du Linxiang also picked up a few fashionable words, which he learned and used now. Lai Jingdong smiled lightly: "It's because of my personality." Du Linxiang said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I think Mr. Lai's health is getting better." Lai Jingdong said: "Idle clouds and wild cranes, I can't do other things, I can only take care of my body and bones all day long. Mr. Du, you are not bad, the backdoor listing battle is really beautiful." "Where are you talking, Mr. Lai is too much?" Du Linxiang didn't know how many tricks Lai Jingdong had seen, so he had to use a few polite words to prevaricate. Lai Jingdong said with a smile: "I don't know Wan Shunlong, but I heard about him from my friends. He is shrewd and capable, and he can be called a dragon among men. Mr. Du was silently lucky, and defeated Wan Shunlong in a series of battles." .This dragon in the real estate industry in Hezhou must be trapped in the shallows in the next few years." Du Linxiang smiled shyly.It seems that Lai Jingdong in front of him, like Xu Haocheng in Hong Kong, has a clear understanding of the situation.This is not surprising, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the way.As for Lai Jingdong and Xu Haocheng, they are not only experts, but also famous masters in the world. Du Linxiang complimented: "An expert like Mr. Lai has already seen through the mystery." "I'm also wise in hindsight." Lai Jingdong said, "Shortly after selling the shell, Gu Weimin went overseas, and I felt something was wrong. Later, I heard that the creditors of Volkswagen shares approached Wan Shunlong, and I suddenly realized." Lai Jingdong sighed again: "Wan Shunlong's ability is not small. Until now, this matter has only been circulated in small circles, and the crisis that has accumulated for a long time has not always broken out. The stock price of Dazhong shares has basically stabilized. .” Du Linxiang smiled complacently: "Facing the hundreds of millions of debts that Gu Weimin left behind, Wan Shunlong's skin is peeling off. Although outsiders can't see it, I know very well that Shunlong Group's acquisition of land in Hezhou is no longer as popular as before. .” Lai Jingdong nodded and smiled, and then asked: "I heard that Weitong is planning to go public in Hong Kong?" Du Linxiang nodded: "Mr. Lai's news is really well-informed." He went on to say: "Now Weitong is still struggling, and I hope Mr. Lai can give us some guidance." The Dafo Temple is located in the suburbs, and the temperature is lower than that in the urban area.As night fell, Du Linxiang felt more and more chilly in the room.The little monk outside the house was very considerate, and took the initiative to bring two coats for Lai Jingdong and Du Linxiang to put on. After putting on his coat, Lai Jingdong said: "I still know a thing or two about Witton's financial situation. It is indeed a risky move to push for listing at this time. In my memory, two real estate companies from Tianjin and Guangdong I have done this before, borrowing debts to enclose land, and then relying on listing financing to repay the money. Have you studied these two companies?" "I've studied them all. One of them was a big success, and the other failed." Du Linxiang replied, "In Mr. Lai's opinion, what is the key to the success or failure of the two companies?" "Management style." Lai Jingdong said, "Especially when the country is staking land, one family is centralized and managed with an iron fist, so the loopholes are very small, and they can last until the moment of successful listing; The company operates in its own way, and if there is a slight disturbance outside, it will collapse without fighting inside." "That's right, I think so too." Du Linxiang said a little excitedly, "A few days ago when our company held a meeting to determine the future strategy, we specifically mentioned this point. In the future, Weitong will also pay special attention to the expansion of the country. Learn from those lessons." Lai Jingdong said with a smile: "You have even planned the future strategy, not bad!" Du Linxiang said: "Currently it is only a preliminary meeting minutes, which will form a systematic document in the future." "Oh." Lai Jingdong nodded, "Can I hear your plan first?" "Okay!" Du Linxiang began to talk endlessly, from which cities he planned to buy land, to the standardized building system, to fund allocation and financial management, Du Linxiang talked for more than 20 minutes, Lai Jingdong listened silently, without interjecting a word talk. After finishing speaking in one breath, Du Linxiang asked, "Mr. Lai thinks there is something wrong?" "Very good! According to this plan, there is great hope for success." Lai Jingdong then changed the topic, "Everything is ready, when will the east wind come?" Du Linxiang's emotions were no longer as high as before: "Mr. Zhuang is contacting investment banks in Hong Kong, but nothing has been finalized yet." Lai Jingdong said: "In war, it is important to go before the soldiers and horses move the food and grass. In the market, food and grass are money. If you don't introduce a few large investments, no matter how beautiful the plan is, it is wishful thinking." Du Linxiang said: "With Wistron's current financial situation, it will take a lot of twists and turns to attract powerful investors." Lai Jingdong said: "The capital market is never short of money, so money is definitely not a problem. The key is to tell a story that is exciting enough and can be justified. The capital market likes stories! You can see that many companies with mediocre performance can not only be successfully listed. , The stock price is still soaring, the key is that people tell the story." "Story?" Du Linxiang was a little puzzled. "Yes." Lai Jingdong said, "The story must be wonderful. As for the truth and falsehood, it is second. The capital market is willing to pay for a good story. They don't mind you telling lies, they only care that your lies can't fool them." "Brilliant!" Du Linxiang exclaimed. Lai Jingdong went on to say: "For example, Weitong, if it is just to borrow money to alleviate the financial crisis, no one will lend a helping hand, but because you have this story of national debt expansion, and then listing and financing, there will always be people who are interested .” The jacket sent by the monk didn't fit well, and the front buttons couldn't be fastened. Du Linxiang had to put his hands on his chest to resist the cold.He lowered his head and said, "Interested investors have negotiated with several companies, but the conditions are very harsh." "What kind of harsh law?" Lai Jingdong asked. "It's mainly a VAM agreement." Du Linxiang said, "A Singaporean investment institution clearly proposed that it can invest in Weitong, accounting for 20% of the shares, but it must sign a VAM agreement. If Weitong goes public on time, their shares will not change. ; if they don’t go public on time, their stake will have to be doubled.” "This kind of condition is still harsh?" Lai Jingdong laughed, "Mr. Du, I think you haven't figured it out yet. The so-called gambling agreement is worse than a fart." "What do you mean?" Du Linxiang asked. Lai Jingdong said: "What business do investment institutions do? Money makes money! Invest money in a company, wait for the company to go public and appreciate, and then cash out. If it is a bet, the investment institution is the last thing to want to win. Because the successful listing of a company is a win-win; if the listing fails, it is a lose-lose.” Lai Jingdong went on to say: "In order to avoid risks, the investment institution came up with a gambling agreement, but in reality, the operability is not strong. Take Weitong as an example. With your financial situation, in the future, you will be racing to enclose land across the country. It’s really a risky move to survive. If it goes public, everyone will be happy; if it doesn’t go public, Weitong will go bankrupt. The shares of this kind of enterprise are worthless. Don’t say 40%, even if the investment institution gets 90% % of the shares, it is nothing but a hot potato." Lai Jingdong also said: "Technology has a specialization, and the investment institution's specialty is investment. Give it a department store, an electronics company, and a steel factory. Can it play well? In the end, it has to rely on the original entrepreneurial team. China still has Special national conditions. Chinese entrepreneurs are willing to gamble, but few concede. There are many people who fail to gamble, and in the end they cheat. Some entrepreneurial executives threaten to resign, dealers turn back, workers go on strike, and all kinds of tricks are played. Come out. Some people are still waving the banner of nationalism, playing the sad card, saying that foreign capital has set up annexation of national brands. The agreement between the two companies involved national righteousness. People don't even dare to pick up this kind of hot potato." After listening to Lai Jingdong's explanation, Du Linxiang couldn't help clapping his hands: "Gao Lun, Gao Lun! The VAM agreement is really a fart!" "Listening to Mr. Lai's words is really better than ten years of reading." Du Linxiang stood up excitedly, pacing back and forth in the small room. After refilling the teacups of the two, Lai Jingdong asked, "Is there any investment institution with a strong interest?" Du Linxiang nodded: "There is an investment institution in Hong Kong, and they are very interested. They said they are willing to invest 100 million." "U.S. dollars?" Lai Jingdong asked. "No." Du Linxiang shook his head, "It's Hong Kong dollars." Lai Jingdong looked a little disdainful: "How much money did I pay, but it turned out to be less than 100 million yuan. With this amount of money, it is really a drop in the bucket to realize Mr. Du's grand plan." "Yes." Du Linxiang looked helpless, "It's a pity that we had too little contact with investment institutions before, and we couldn't find a real capable one for a while." "If Mr. Du is interested, I can help you introduce a family." Lai Jingdong said with a smile. "That's great." Du Linxiang said gratefully. Lai Jingdong said unhurriedly: "This investment institution is called Taijiang Capital. It is an American-funded company. It has developed in the Chinese market in recent years. It has invested in several companies and finally listed successfully. The president of this company's Asia-Pacific region is Chen Yuanxiong. , is one of my students, and I am also a consultant in the company." Lai Jingdong went on to say: "I am still clear about the strength of Taijiang Capital. In the end, whether I want to invest money in Weitong, I, a nominal consultant, naturally has no choice, but one thing is certain, if I want to invest, it will definitely not be 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Such a drizzle." Du Linxiang raised his teacup again with a smile on his face: "Tea instead of wine, thank you Mr. Lai!" "It's too early to say thank you, let's look forward to the success of the cooperation." Lai Jingdong nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, Du Linxiang asked, "When will Boss Lai leave Hezhou?" Lai Jingdong said: "The forum ended today, and I planned to go back tomorrow morning. But Mr. Ke called and invited me to have a gathering at noon, so I changed my ticket for tomorrow night." Lai Jingdong continued: "Mr. Du, if you have time at noon tomorrow, let's go together." For Professor Ke Wenyue, Du Linxiang has always respected him, and he readily agreed: "Okay! I haven't seen Mr. Ke for a long time, and I also miss this great Confucian with great spirit and integrity." The lunch place arranged by Ke Wenyue is still some distance from the city center.Du Linxiang called Ke Wenyue early in the morning, saying that he would drive Lai Jingdong there, and asked Ke Lao if he needed to send a car to pick him up.Ke Wenyue said that if he took another friend's car, he would not bother Du Linxiang. Du Linxiang drove Lai Jingdong to the restaurant Ke Wenyue had reserved at 12:00 noon.After waiting in the parking lot for a few minutes, a domestic Chery sedan drove in.Ke Wenyue hurriedly got down from the co-pilot seat, saying sorry for his lateness. After the driver parked the car, he also walked out.Du Linxiang took a closer look and found that he was an acquaintance again!He approached in a few steps and stretched out his hands enthusiastically: "Mr. Feng, hello!" The driver who drove Ke Wenyue was Feng Guang, the deputy editor-in-chief of "Hongxi Daily".When Yu Yonghui, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, came to Hezhou for an inspection, one of the stops was the skyscrapers under construction.Lu Youshun introduced Du Linxiang to find Feng Guang. With a swipe of his pen, Feng Guangda helped Du Linxiang design the "Ten Questions and Ten Answers" specially for the leadership inspection.Almost all the questions Yu Yonghui asked during his on-site inspection were within the "ten questions and ten answers". Du Linxiang, who had been prepared for a long time, responded fluently, which made Yu Yonghui highly appreciated. Lunch is not a luxury, it is home cooking.However, for Du Linxiang who just had a day of vegetarian food, as long as there is meat in the dish, it is a rare delicacy. During the dinner, Du Linxiang chatted with Feng Guang: "Didn't the newspaper provide you with an Audi, why do you drive a domestically-made Chery today? The deputy editor-in-chief of a dignified provincial newspaper is too shabby." Feng Guang replied with a smile: "Audi is a public car, and Chery is my private car. Today is a private matter, so naturally I drive a private car." Du Linxiang laughed in his heart, this Feng Guang's talent is true, but it is a little bit reluctant to say that he is clean and honest.At the beginning, Feng Guang accepted the cigarettes and red envelopes that he gave him openly.Of course, Du Linxiang didn't want to mention these things, so he just said casually: "Mr. Feng is really a model of distinguishing between public and private." Feng Guang shook his head: "I'm going to retire in half a year. There will be no Audi in the future. I have to adapt to the life after retirement in advance." Only then did Du Linxiang understand that he was not pretending to be serious, but a manifestation of retirement syndrome.Ke Wenyue comforted: "Retirement is good! You can enjoy your grandchildren and take care of them for the rest of your life, and you will no longer have to worry about copywriting." Ke Wenyue introduced to Lai Jingdong again: "This President Feng has a lot of knowledge in his stomach. He was the top pen of the Hongxi Provincial Party Committee back then, and he wrote materials for several provincial Party secretaries." Feng Guang said with a dejected look: "Don't mention those things, it disturbs everyone's interest. What kind of big money? It's all official articles, just for a living." Seeing Feng Guang's dejected look, Du Linxiang couldn't help feeling that the hardships in this official career are no less than those in the mall.Let's just talk about Feng Guang. He is brilliant, successful at a young age, and has been cautious all his life. He has never offended anyone, but the official hat on his head can never be changed to a larger size. Du Linxiang has heard the story of Feng Guang.When he was young, he had the heart of becoming an official, and he was known as a hard-working Saburo when he started working.In order to complete the manuscript ordered by the leader, he even stayed up for three whole nights.At the age of thirty-two, he was the director of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee.It's a pity that in the end, I sat in the seat where I was sitting for 20 years, watching many younger generations flourish.It wasn't until the age of fifty-two that I was transferred to "Hongxi Daily" as the deputy editor-in-chief and solved the deputy bureau level.The intention of the organization is very clear, I have missed you for so many years, let's arrange a place for the elderly.As for the chance to climb up again, at your age, don't even think about it! Feng Guang has also been full of complaints for many years, saying that he didn't choose his name well when he met everyone.Feng Tangyi is old, but Li Guang is hard to seal.Parents chose this name for themselves, so they didn't expect their son to be a high-ranking official.Nowadays, anyone who wants to mention his bumpy career, Feng Guang will still sigh. As the lunch came to an end, Ke Wenyue said, "It's rare for Mr. Lai to come to Hezhou. I have prepared a gift for you." Lai Jingdong quickly declined: "Ms. Ke is too polite. It would be tacky to give any gifts between us." "Not vulgar, not vulgar!" Ke Wenyue said with a smile, "The gift I prepared for you is elegant. Last time in Beijing, Mr. Lai was full of praise for the picture beside me. Unfortunately, the inscription on the picture has already It says that it was given to me, so it is not appropriate to forward it to Mr. Lai. This time I specially invite this master calligrapher to splash ink for Mr. Lai." Lai Jingdong no longer refused, and even had a trace of surprise on his face: "Last time, I heard from Mr. Ke that this calligrapher is definitely not the kind of person who responds to requests. If he can invite an expert to come out of the mountain, he will be as old as Lao Ke." Ke Wenyue said: "I have been friends with this person for many years, but I don't have to give it to him because of my face. No, I also called Mr. Feng. That expert is Mr. Feng's uncle. With me, I will Adding Mr. Feng, he can't do it if he doesn't want to." After lunch, the group went straight to the residence of the expert.On the way, Du Linxiang found out from Ke Wenyue that this calligrapher is called Zhao Jialiang, who was a well-known novelist in the Chinese literary world when he was young, and was locked up in the same cowshed with Ke Wenyue during the "Cultural Revolution".This person's personality is far stronger than Ke Wenyue's, so he has suffered more. After the "Cultural Revolution", Zhao Jialiang stopped writing novels and turned to calligraphy. Two cars parked in front of a farmyard.This small farmyard with white walls and blue tiles is quietly hidden in a forest, without any conspicuous place. After getting off the car, Lai Jingdong pointed to the two wooden plaques at the gate of the courtyard and said, "The words on the wooden plaques are strong and powerful, and they must have been written by Mr. Zhao." Ke Wenyue nodded and said, "Exactly." "The words are good, and the couplets are also good!" Lai Jingdong pointed to the couplets and read: "It's not about being an official to enjoy the blessings, as long as you have money in your pocket, millet in your warehouse, and poems and books in your belly, you will be the prime minister in the mountains; you don't need to take medicine for the New Year, I hope No sickness in body, no worries in mind, no creditors in the family, that is to say, gods on earth.” Of course, Du Linxiang is not the director of dancing and writing, but this couplet is indeed full of artistic conception. Even Du Linxiang, who only has a junior high school education, can read it with endless aftertaste. "The content of this couplet seems to have been seen somewhere, I don't know which master it came from?" Lai Jingdong asked. Feng Guang replied, "Li Hongzhang." "Yes, yes!" Lai Jingdong patted his head, "It is Li Hongzhang. This traitor who has been infamous for more than a hundred years is actually an outstanding man of his generation. A scholar who devoted himself to the army, went through fierce battles on the battlefield, and ups and downs in the officialdom, can write such a great book. Wisdom couplet." Entering the courtyard, Feng Guang shouted loudly: "Uncle!" After a few minutes, there was an echo in the room: "Come here, why are you yelling?" An old man in an army green coat opened the door. The old man was tall, with a hunchback and gray hair. A face flushed.He glanced at the courtyard, and said slowly, "Old Ke, who did you bring me here?" Ke Wenyue introduced: "This is Mr. Lai from Beijing, and this is Mr. Du from our Hezhou." Lai Jingdong guessed that this person should be Zhao Jialiang, clasped his hands together and said, "I'm bothering Mr. Zhao." Lai Jingdong guessed right, this person is Zhao Jialiang.Zhao Jialiang stretched his waist and said slowly, "Oh, it's Lao Lai and Lao Du. Please come inside." Du Linxiang thought to himself, this person's tone is not small, he doesn't even call him a job, he just calls Lao Lai and Lao Du directly.I don't care, but Lai Jingdong is called Lao Lai, it always sounds weird. The room was messy, and there was a plate of peanuts and a half bottle of white wine on the tea table.After Zhao Jialiang told everyone to sit down, he sat down on the chair, rubbed his chest with his hands, and then burped loudly. Feng Guang said: "Uncle, why are you drinking again? The doctor said that your diabetes is very serious, you'd better quit smoking and drinking." "Bullshit!" Zhao Jialiang took a sip of wine by himself, then lit a cigarette, "I can say whatever I want, and I can do whatever I want! Listen to others, what's the point of living? Don't you want to be an official? Are you quitting greed? How many people have quit?" Ke Wenyue said: "Old Zhao, Hongxi University has your house, why did you come to live in the wilderness? You go back to live in the university, so I can have a companion." "I don't want to go back." Zhao Jialiang said, "Then what the hell is a university? It's like a yamen. Department-level cadres have a corridor, department-level cadres have an auditorium, and department-level cadres have a playground. I'm tired just watching it. I don't want to join in the fun. .” Zhao Jialiang said to Lai Jingdong and Du Linxiang again: "I'm used to 'export dirty', don't take it wrong." "Where are you talking?" Lai Jingdong laughed, "There have always been two types of Chinese literati. One type sits in the study and reads books, and the other type carries swords in the rivers and lakes and carries wine. Mr. Zhao should be the latter type." "Looks like I met a bosom friend today." Zhao Jialiang laughed. Lai Jingdong said: "I heard that Mr. Zhao was still a master of novels when he was young, and later he specialized in calligraphy." "Calligraphy is good!" Zhao Jialiang said, "I was afraid of being tormented because of my words, and I didn't want to go into trouble again. From ancient times to the present, few people get into trouble because of calligraphy." "Uncle, your mouth is still unforgiving." Feng Guang said aside. Zhao Jialiang disagreed: "You have been submissive all your life, have you never become a high-ranking official? You still say that Feng Tangyi is old, Li Guang is hard to be named, and you blame your parents for not choosing a good name. As an uncle, I really want to teach you a lesson for your parents. Meal." "Boy, I heard that you are going to retire too?" Zhao Jialiang continued, "Retire as soon as you retire, don't be so sad. Those nonsense articles you wrote will be left on the street and no one will read them. There is no regret if you don't write them!" "The official articles I wrote are naturally not as good as my uncle's novels back then." Feng Guang laughed at himself. "Bullshit!" Zhao Jialiang cursed, "I have no skills, and I still rely on bureaucratic articles! I have never written official articles, but if I really want to write, I must be better than you." Feng Guang was a little unconvinced: "Uncle, you don't feel pain in your back when you stand up and talk. It's not easy to really write official articles." "Nonsense." Zhao Jialiang flicked the cigarette ash, "Singing praises to officials, is it called official writing?" Feng Guang nodded and said, "Of course." "Uncle will teach you how to flatter you today." Zhao Jialiang said, "There was a literati back then who wanted to write articles to flatter the leader. This literati was called Li Bai, and the leader was Qin Shihuang. How did he do it? Listen carefully:' The king of Qin sweeps Liuhe, and the tiger looks at He Xiongzai! Swinging the sword to break the floating clouds, the princes all come to the west. The clear judgment comes from the revelation of the sky, and the general plan drives the talents. Withdrawing troops and casting gold, Hangu is facing east.'” Feng Guang disagreed: "I could memorize Li Bai's "Ancient Style" decades ago. He is nostalgic for the past, and can it be the same as singing praises to today's leaders?" "It makes sense." Zhao Jialiang said, "Li Bai is from the Tang Dynasty. It is indeed far away to flatter the emperor of the Qin Dynasty. You should also know the poems about the poets of the Tang Dynasty flattering the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, right?" From the beginning, the praises have been repeated. The wind and dust are three feet long, and the country is a military uniform.' This is Du Fu's poem in praise of Tang Taizong Li Shimin. Compared with your official articles, how is it better?" Feng Guang was at a loss for words, and Zhao Jialiang went on to say: "Don't talk about praising the leader, even if you are praising the leader's mistress, you can still write a good article. Let's talk about Li Bai, who had already stuffed the shame of a literati into his ass. Good future, even Yang Guifei, the beloved concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, wants to flatter. But even if it is filming, you have to show your literary talent. "Yun Xiang's clothes are beautiful and beautiful, and the spring breeze blows the threshold of Revlon. If you don't meet at the top of Qunyu Mountain, you will go to Yao The moon is under the platform.'The writing is shameless enough, but can you say that people's articles are badly written?" "Li Du's talent is beyond my reach." Feng Guang has already bowed down. Zhao Jialiang also said: "Wang Wei, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wanted to praise the grand occasion of the court's early deliberations. Give it to you, how do you write this manuscript? It is also 'warmly celebrate the victory of a certain meeting'? Look at other people's poems: 'Jiang The rooster announces the dawn, and the clothes go to the emerald clouds. Nine days are closed and the palace is opened, and the clothes and crowns of all nations worship the crown. The sun is coming to the celestial palms, and the cigarettes are about to go to the dragon. pool head.'" Feng Guang lowered his head and smoked a cigarette: "What uncle said made me feel ashamed." Zhao Jialiang insisted: "In today's era, no one has written such a great poem as 'the rich man's wine and meat stinks, and the road is frozen to death' and 'even if it is deep in the mountains, there should be no way to avoid the corvee', that's all. What's annoying is that there is no such thing as "Wan Guo Yi Guan Worships the Mian" and "Yun Xiang Clothes Hua Xiang Rong" which flatter but are still a bit level. The so-called strength of character has always been a luxury for Chinese literati. .No, let’s not have it, and we don’t expect too much! But where is the cultural temperament left by the ancestors, where is the style, where is the blood inheritance? So much so that even the official articles that flatter you can’t write well!” Lai Jingdong, who was sitting on the side, clapped his hands and sighed: "Mr. Zhao's words are thought-provoking. It's really sad that people's hearts are not old in the world." "People's hearts are not ancient?" Zhao Jialiang took a puff of cigarettes and coughed. He took the teacup Feng Guang handed over and took a sip, "Chinese people have said that people's hearts are not ancient for thousands of years. Yes? Confucius himself said, "It's been a long time, and I no longer dream of the Duke of Zhou". It seems that he thought that the era he lived in was also a time when rituals and music were broken, and people's hearts were not old. Later, many people missed the life of Confucius. In this era, I lament that the current people's hearts are not old. This is not sad, it is ridiculous!" "Stop talking about these gossips." Zhao Jialiang waved his hand, "Didn't you come to ask me to write? Tell me what to write. I drank alcohol and felt sleepy. Finish writing early and go to bed early." Lai Jingdong could tell that Zhao Jialiang was an old man with a weird personality and not easy to deal with.He said respectfully: "I just saw the couplet written by Li Hongzhang written by Mr. Zhao at the door. I really admire it." Zhao Jialiang asked: "You let me write that one?" "No." Lai Jingdong quickly explained, "I prefer another poem by Li Hongzhang." "Which song?" Zhao Jialiang asked. Lai Jingdong said: "The first song in "Entering the Capital": 'The husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than Baichilou...'" "You don't need to memorize it." Zhao Jialiang stood up, "I wrote down this poem decades ago. Feng Guang, study ink for uncle." Zhao Jialiang came to the desk and held his breath for a few minutes before leaning over and waving his brush.Zhao Jialiang composes this majestic Qilu in one go: The husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than that of Baichilou.Whoever wrote the history for 10,000 years, wants to be a prince three thousand miles away.If you will be quick to follow the journey, you will have the leisure to chase the water gulls!Smiling and pointing to the moon beside the Lugou Bridge, how many people have come to Yingzhou since then? "Good poem, good poem!" Feng Guang couldn't help praising, "When Li Hongzhang wrote this poem, he was just a commoner. He had such a heroic spirit back then. No wonder he was able to command thousands of troops and dominate the situation in China in the future." Lai Jingdong stared at the calligraphy with fascination, and after a few minutes he said: "Mr. Zhao's calligraphy is unrestrained and self-contained. It really is like a person!" Zhao Jialiang threw the brush on the table, and took a sip of white wine: "The characters are as old as their people and their hearts. They are all nonsense that are not worth refuting. Cai Jing and Qin Hui in the Song Dynasty, Yan Song in the Ming Dynasty, when it comes to calligraphy, they are all It can be said that the master who created a generation of ethos, but when it comes to character, they are all treacherous and evil people who have been infamous for thousands of years." "I'm sleepy." Zhao Jialiang walked towards the back room, "The words have been written, you can go. Put the lock on when you go out." Walking out of the small courtyard, Lai Jingdong turned his head to look at the couplet in front of Zhao Jialiang's door.But Ke Wenyue laughed and said, "Boss Lai praised Li Hongzhang's couplet a lot, but when he finally asked Lao Zhao for words, he still asked for another song "Into the Capital"." "Each has its own artistic conception." Lai Jingdong said. Ke Wenyue said: "In his later years, Li Hongzhang experienced high position and power, and also experienced the harshness of the world, so he wrote this couplet. He compared himself to the prime minister in the mountains. "Entering the Capital" was written by Li Hongzhang when he was 21 years old.命由安徽老家入京，参加顺天乡试。一个才华满腹、抱负满腔的青年，诗中自然充沛着睥睨天下的气势。” 赖敬东笑了：“对李鸿章的典故，柯老是如数家珍。” 柯文岳说：“赖总既然喜欢这首《入都》，想必也是老骥伏枥，志在千里，绝不甘于做什么山中宰相。”