Chapter 30 5. Some people say that if the casino is proud, the shopping mall will be frustrated
Recently, Zhou Yujie has been in frequent contact with Huang Kun, the chairman of Hezhou Department Store Group.Both of them had dinner at a secret private club, and after eating, they would have a long chat in the private room.
Back home, Jiang Xiaoyang hadn't come back yet.Zhou Yujie knew that Jiang Xiaoyang was very addicted to mahjong, so he was probably "building the Great Wall" with a group of people in a tea house at this time.He turned on his phone and saw a dozen text messages forwarded by the secretary, all of which were from students of Hezhou Normal University.Zhou Yujie browsed quickly, most of them expressed respect and admiration, and some students hoped to come to Zhou Yujie's company for internship.
Zhou Yujie laughed feebly, these dolls are still too naive.Alas, we can only let this cruel society teach them something slowly in the future.
When he glanced at the last text message, his eyes lit up.The text message reads: "Mr. Zhou, hello! I am the last girl who asked you questions that day. My name is Xue Mingyi. Your answers are very exciting and I have benefited a lot. There were too many people on that day to express my thanks alone, so I had to Send a text message to make up. Hee hee."
The girl who made his heart beat finally appeared again!Zhou Yujie hadn't been this excited for a long time, and he immediately replied a text message: "Mingyi, hello. You left a deep impression on me that day. But I'm curious, how did you know my phone number?"
Two minutes later, Xue Mingyi sent another text message: "What's strange about this, didn't you send out a lot of business cards that day?"
Zhou Yujie replied again: "But I have been observing, and you didn't come to get the business card."
Xue Mingyi sent a text message: "Have you observed this?"
Zhou Yujie replied: "Haha, I am a careful person. In addition, you are also a girl who is particularly easy to attract people's attention."
After waiting for a long time, Xue Mingyi did not reply to the text message.Zhou Yujie simply grabbed the phone and called, but the other party's phone was turned off.Zhou Yujie comforted himself, it doesn't matter, as long as he knows the name, it will be easy, and he can make further contact later.
Zhou Yujie was so excited that even he himself found it strange.As for women, I have seen quite a few, but I have an indescribable feeling about this little girl who only met once.In a good mood, he opened a bottle of champagne and drank it alone.
After one o'clock in the evening, Jiang Xiaoyang finally went home.Jiang Xiaoyang has a strong desire in that regard, and she entangled Zhou Yujie again tonight.Because of Xue Mingyi, Zhou Yujie was in a particularly good mood, and he was not ambiguous. He fought fiercely with Jiang Xiaoyang for more than forty minutes.After the incident was over, Jiang Xiaoyang, who was extremely refreshed, twisted Zhou Yujie's face with his hands: "Baby, what's the matter today, drinking champagne at home alone at night, and working very hard. You haven't been so fierce in a long time." Zhou Yujie smiled embarrassingly, and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Xue Mingyi's text message finally came: "Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry. The lights in the dormitory were turned off last night, so I turned off my phone."
Zhou Yujie immediately replied, "It's okay. By the way, which department are you from?"
Xue Mingyi replied, "I'm from the small language family, and I'm about to graduate soon."
Zhou Yujie replied with an "oh".He enjoyed this feeling very much. The two of them could neither meet nor hear each other. They could only communicate with each other through text messages, but there was a kind of hazy beauty.
In the next few weeks, Zhou Yujie frequently dated Xue Mingyi.When he is with Jiang Xiaoyang or other women, Zhou Yujie will always take them to enjoy the most authentic French steak in the top western restaurant in Hezhou, or fly directly to Hong Kong, lingering in front of the LV and CUCCI counters.But Xue Mingyi is different. She likes to patronize the roadside barbecue restaurants around the school, and even goes to Uniqlo to find a T-shirt worth tens of yuan for Zhou Yujie.Following this little girl, Zhou Yujie seems to have returned to his youthful student days.
During the contact, Zhou Yujie learned that Xue Mingyi came from a single-parent family. His mother was a worker in a textile factory in Hezhou. She was laid off ten years ago and now runs a grocery store in the community.Minor languages were originally a very unpopular major, and Xue Mingyi studied a very rare language—Turkish.
During the two people's relationship, something happened that made Zhou Yujie feel unbelievable.One night, when Zhou Yujie sent Xue Mingyi back to school, the dormitory was already closed.Zhou Yujie said to find a hotel next to the school to rest, Xue Mingyi thought about it and agreed.
After entering the room, Zhou Yujie naturally began to "work" step by step.Hugging, kissing, stroking, Xue Mingyi did not resist, and even quite cooperated.But when Zhou Yujie went to take off Xue Mingyi's underwear, Xue Mingyi grabbed Zhou Yujie's hand tightly and refused to let go.
Zhou Yujie stroked her hair and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xue Mingyi said with some horror: "I've never done it before, I'm afraid! Let's not do it tonight, okay?"
The strange thing was that Zhou Yujie, who was extremely excited and impulsive, actually stopped.He pinched Xue Mingyi's little face, and joked: "You villain, you started a raging fire, but you didn't care about putting it out!"
Xue Mingyi smiled through tears: "You are the bad guy!" After speaking, he hugged Zhou Yujie tightly.
The next day, after sending Xue Mingyi to school, Zhou Yujie drove away.Zhou Yujie, who was driving, could hardly believe what happened last night!Is that still me, Zhou Yujie?If this kind of thing gets out, the brothers around will definitely regard themselves as the object of ridicule.Is it because the other party is so pure and lovely, and I feel pity for her for a while?Or... Zhou Yujie thought for a long time, but couldn't find the answer.
However, Zhou Yujie did remember a sentence, which was told to him by his brother who used to hang out with him at night - in today's open society, men and women sleep together, and then go in and out, up and down and change various positions, In fact, it does not prove that there is love between them.But if two people are sleeping together and doing nothing, it could be true love.
The brother also lamented that more than ten years ago, women's attitude towards men was that we could fall in love, but not have sex.Today's women have changed. They can sleep with men on impulse, but having sex does not mean they can fall in love.
At that time, Zhou Yujie once denounced the other party as nonsense and deceitful words to confuse the public.Now he feels that there is some truth in these words.
Zhou Yujie put his thoughts back temporarily.Although there is so much reluctance to Xue Mingyi, his career has now reached a critical moment that determines success or failure.A well-planned big game is about to come to an end, and there is no room for any mistakes at this moment.He looked at his watch and drove to the airport at high speed.Zhou Yujie is going to Singapore today, where another protagonist of this bet is waiting for him.
It was 5pm when we arrived at Changi International Airport.Zhou Yujie hailed a taxi and went straight to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in the city center.Zhou Yujie came here many times when he was in exile in Bangkok.The Marina Bay Sands Hotel cost four billion pounds to build and is known as the most expensive hotel in the world today.Three fifty-five-storey skyscrapers are lined up, together supporting a sky garden with an area of tens of thousands of square meters.This hanging garden is also known as the world's largest suspended platform.
Zhou Yujie often comes here because Huang Kun, chairman of Hezhou Department Store Group, has a special liking for Marina Bay Sands Hotel.Settling here, almost all of Huang Kun's hobbies can be satisfied.Today, Zhou Yujie rushed to Singapore because Huang Kun had arrived earlier.
The ground floor of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel is a large shopping mall, which not only gathers famous stores, but also gathers special restaurants from various countries.After having dinner here, Huang Kun and Zhou Yujie hurried to enjoy another thrill of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel - gambling.
Gambling was banned at the beginning of the founding of Singapore, and it was not until a few years ago that the ban was lifted. The ground floor of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel has a large casino that is as luxurious as Las Vegas.However, casinos in Singapore have more restrictions on locals.Singaporean nationals have to pay a ticket of 100 Singapore dollars (about 500 yuan) to enter the casino, and if a relative complains to the government, the person will also be banned from entering the casino.Of course, these restrictions do not apply to foreigners.Especially the high rollers from China are the VIPs welcomed by the casino with open arms.
The two staged a dark gamble in the hotel casino that night.Their luck is also surprisingly good, and they have earned hundreds of thousands in one night.
When I woke up the next day, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.Huang Kun asked Zhou Yujie to go to the sky garden on the top floor to talk about things while swimming.Although he has stayed at this hotel many times, it was the first time for Zhou Yujie to go swimming in the sky garden.Walking up to the roof, Zhou Yujie immediately felt the greetings from the strong sunshine of this tropical country.Slowly walking to the pool, he was so startled that his legs became weak and he dared not go into the water.
It turns out that this huge swimming pool built high in the air has no guardrails at first glance. The swimming pool is almost like a deep pool on the top of a mountain. The water in the pool overflows from the surroundings like a waterfall and flows straight down.
Zhou Yujie exclaimed in shock: "Mr. Huang, who dares to go swimming? This is a skyscraper hundreds of meters high. If it is washed down by the water, it will be smashed to pieces."
Huang Kun comforted him: "Don't be afraid, there are actually guardrails around, but the designer deliberately made the guardrails at the same height as the water surface, which looks like a high mountain waterfall, but people can't fall. In addition, after the water overflows the pool boundary, There’s also a water retaining wall on the outside, and the water goes into the sump, where it’s filtered and fed back into the pool. It’s just scary to look at.”
Only then did Zhou Yujie come back to his senses, and walked down the swimming pool cautiously.He tentatively swam to the edge of the swimming pool, and when his hands touched the guardrail, a hanging heart finally let go.But for a moment, he was stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of him again.In this world's highest outdoor swimming pool, you can have a panoramic view of Singapore's beautiful scenery, and you can have a panoramic view of Singapore's landmark buildings such as the Merlion, Ferris Wheel, and Durian Art Center.
"It's so beautiful!" Zhou Yujie couldn't help sighing.
"The scenery is good, but I can't be happy." Huang Kun said with a dejected expression.
Zhou Yujie asked, "What's wrong?"
"Damn it, last night was really evil!" Huang Kun cursed angrily, "No matter how you play at the poker table, you will win money. Such an evil luck is not a good sign."
Zhou Yujie smiled: "There is no one like you who can't be happy after winning money. I was lucky last night, and I can get whatever I want. I am very happy. This kind of luck doesn't happen all the time."
Huang Kun shook his head: "You don't understand! We are not ordinary people. We are proud of the casino, but we are afraid that we will be frustrated in the shopping mall. Do you know Lai Changxing and Ma Xiangdong?"
"I know." Zhou Yujie said, "One is a private lord from Fujian, and the other is the former executive deputy mayor of Shenyang."
Huang Kun said: "These two are out-and-out gamblers. They gambled heavily in Macau all the year round. I don't know how much profit they contributed to the casino. But the last time they went to Macau, they both won big. Lai Changxing returned to Xiamen Afterwards, he was immediately wanted by the whole city, and what awaited him for the rest of his life was escape and prison life. This Ma Xiangdong was arrested at the airport and finally sentenced to death. So some people say that it is best not to be a fish in water in the mall. I'm also happy in the casino."
"Don't be so superstitious! In short, winning money is not a bad thing!" Zhou Yujie said loudly.He was actually cheering himself up, because Huang Kun's words also disturbed him.
Speaking of Huang Kun, he is also a celebrity in Hezhou.After graduating from high school, he took over his father's job and entered the then Hezhou Department Store as a porter.Later, due to physical reasons, he could no longer engage in heavy physical labor, so he went to the mall to work as a salesperson.It was Huang Kun, who had no background and no academic qualifications, who had grown from a salesperson to the chairman of Hezhou Department Store step by step.
Under the leadership of Huang Kun, the performance of Hezhou Department Store has improved significantly. Two years ago, this company was listed on the stock market and became the first listed company in the province's business sector.At the beginning, there were rumors that the organization planned to appoint Huang Kun as the deputy mayor of Hezhou City, but after inspection, he thought that his high school education was really not good enough, and hoped that he would go to the party school to study for a junior college diploma.However, Huang Kun didn't accept this kind of favor. He neither went to the party school to study, nor did he want to be a deputy mayor.
At this moment, Huang Kun didn't think about the law of "prosperous in casinos and frustrated in shopping malls". He asked while swimming, "How many stores can you open by the end of the year?"
Zhou Yujie said: "The deployment in Hezhou is basically over, and the next step is to expand to various cities. At the end of the year, the minimum number of branches is 15, and the maximum may reach 18."
Huang Kun said, "Your expansion speed is astonishing!"
Zhou Yujie said: "It's all thanks to you. Consumers recognize the golden signboard of Hezhou Department Store Group."
Huang Kun said: "This is a win-win situation for us. You use the signboard of Hezhou Department Store Group to expand the market, but your business develops so fast, which also adds glory to this signboard."
Zhou Yujie said: "That's right, this is indeed a win-win situation. But it's just a small win-win situation, and a bigger win-win situation will come later." Huang Kun nodded: "Of course. We're talking about this from Bangkok, Hezhou to Singapore. Is it business? Just for the hundreds of thousands of brand royalties every year, is it worth the two of us talking for so long?"
"That's it!" Zhou Yujie said, "Mr. Huang, you asked me to go to Singapore, what instructions do you have?"
Huang Kun said: "Our plan is progressing steadily, and everything is normal. But I am always worried about nights and dreams, so I want to speed up the pace. You should think of a way, and the number of branches must exceed 20 by the end of the year. After the Chinese New Year, the program on my side can also be started."
That's right, the cooperation between Zhou Yujie and Huang Kun is not just about paying 500,000 yuan in brand usage fees to Hezhou Department Store Group every year.Between them, a bigger plan has been planned.Zhou Yujie kept this plan a secret from Du Linxiang, and even Jiang Xiaoyang didn't know much about it.Huang Kun's intention today is to let Zhou Yujie speed up the opening of the store, so as to put this plan into practice as soon as possible.
All of this has to start when Zhou Yujie fled to Bangkok.
Not long after arriving in Bangkok, Zhou Yujie met a fellow from Hezhou who happened to be Huang Kun's brother-in-law.Through this relationship, Zhou Yujie climbed up to Huang Kun.During the communication, Zhou Yujie discovered that Huang Kun was a very rare management talent in state-owned enterprises, and Huang Kun was also deeply impressed by Zhou Yujie's shrewdness.
Huang Kun, who has reached retirement age, of course wants to make some money, but he doesn't bother with small things like receiving red envelopes.During many contacts with Zhou Yujie, a terrifying plan began to be brewed.
The first step of the plan is for Zhou Yujie to return to Hezhou and use the unfrozen funds from the bank to intervene in the supermarket industry.Huang Kun expected that with Zhou Yujie's shrewdness and his own support, the supermarket business would be booming.
The second step of the plan is to open stores frantically and continue to erode market share.In this process, it doesn't matter if you lose money, as long as you can make the battle big and make your brand famous, you will win.Zhou Yujie's constant appearances in the media, and even giving speeches at universities are all part of the plan, the purpose is to build momentum.
The third step of the plan is that when Zhou Yujie's supermarket reaches a certain scale, the Hezhou Department Store Group will formally come forward to acquire Zhou Yujie's shares.Huang Kun had already prepared his speech - Hezhou Department Store Group has been focusing on shopping malls and neglecting the supermarket business.Now that people have used our brand to start the supermarket business, it is better to take this opportunity to directly acquire it, so as to extend the industrial chain of the enterprise.
Hezhou Department Store Group is a large and well-known enterprise, even if it is acquired, it must be well-matched.Therefore, Zhou Yujie recklessly expanded wildly, making himself bigger first.Through the acquisition, Hezhou Department Store Group will take over the huge market share that Zhou Yujie worked hard for, as well as stores all over the province. Of course, the huge deficit will also be dumped on Hezhou Department Store Group.Zhou Yujie can reap hundreds of millions of real money, and at the same time, he will also transfer part of it to Huang Kun's name.
The sun in Singapore is very hot. After swimming in the open air for more than half an hour, both Zhou Yujie and Huang Kun couldn't bear it.They had to hide in the air-conditioned room of the hotel and continue to discuss every detail of the plan.Compared with last night's spending a lot of money, what they are planning at this moment is a bigger gamble.
That night, Zhou Yujie was the host and invited Huang Kun to the most high-end and most famous nightclub in Singapore to relax for a while.When it comes to the hardware facilities or the glamorousness of the girls sitting on the stage, Zhou Yujie feels that the level of domestic nightclubs will never lose to Singapore.They summoned the girls to accompany them, and one of them was from Hezhou.
After staying in Singapore for three days, Zhou Yujie flew back to Hezhou.As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn't wait to call Xue Mingyi.The phone rang three times before the other party answered.Zhou Yujie asked with concern: "Xiaoyi, how are you these days?"
"It's okay." Xue Mingyi's voice was trembling.
Zhou Yujie said, "Why is your voice wrong?"
The other party didn't speak, Zhou Yujie pressed him several times, and Xue Mingyi burst into tears.After that, no matter what Zhou Yujie said, Xue Mingyi remained silent.
Zhou Yujie rushed to the school dormitory impatiently, but the guard stopped him: "This is the girls' dormitory, men are not allowed to enter."
Zhou Yujie said: "I went in to find someone, and my sister was inside."
"Sister? What sister? Cousin or cousin?" The doorman smiled strangely.Presumably he is used to this kind of scene, knowing that the rich boss came to the school in a luxury car, looking for his younger sister.
Zhou Yujie took out five hundred yuan from his wallet and handed it to the guard: "Master, please go up and call Xue Mingyi from Room 617, and tell Brother Zhou to look for him."
Looking at the five hundred-yuan bills, the doorman's heart skipped a beat.He said, "Okay, I'll go up right away. Don't talk about it."
Ten minutes later, the guard finally brought Xue Mingyi down.Xue Mingyi was wearing pajamas, with her hair disheveled, as if deliberately covering her face.Zhou Yujie pulled her outside, brushed her hair aside, and saw that there was a large purple-blue patch on the left side of her cheek.
Zhou Yujie asked, "What's going on?"
Xue Mingyi held back tears and said: "I fell on the ground when I went back to the dormitory after class."
"Nonsense." Zhou Yujie said, "I've been outside since I was a child, and I can tell at a glance whether the scars are from falling or being beaten. Whoever did it, I think he doesn't want to live anymore."
Xue Mingyi couldn't bear it anymore, and burst into tears.After all, it was at school, and Zhou Yujie was worried about the bad influence, so he asked Xue Mingyi to get in the car. He started his Hummer and drove out of the school.
"Now we can say, who did it?" Zhou Yujie said.
Xue Mingyi said: "Yesterday, a woman came to the school with three men, called me to the open space behind the cafeteria, and slapped me several times without any explanation. She also warned me not to contact you again."
Zhou Yujie probably already guessed who it was, he said, "What's that woman's name?"
Xue Mingyi shook her head and said, "I don't know. I only heard those men call her Sister Jiang."
It really was Jiang Xiaoyang!Damn, she's actually staring at me!
Xue Mingyi said: "She also went to the Academic Affairs Office to make a big fuss, telling our teachers to take care of their students and not come out to seduce men at a young age. Now, I have become the laughing stock of the school."
Xue Mingyi asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, that woman is so fierce. Who is she, is she your wife?"
Zhou Yujie shook his head: "No. Didn't I tell you before that I'm divorced and now I'm single."
Zhou Yujie's face was ugly, and Xue Mingyi didn't dare to ask any more questions.After being silent for a while, Zhou Yujie said: "Don't worry, no one will come to trouble you again. I will send you back to school now." Zhou Yujie also took out a Longines watch from his bag. I bought it for Xue Mingyi from the shopping mall on the road.
After Xue Mingyi got off the car, an angry Zhou Yujie hurried home.After entering the room, Jiang Xiaoyang was watching TV on the sofa with a Persian cat in his arms.Zhou Yujie took the remote control to turn off the TV, and glared at Jiang Xiaoyang.
Jiang Xiaoyang wasn't afraid, and just said lightly: "What's the matter? It's so hot?"
Zhou Yujie said, "I know what you did."
Jiang Xiaoyang said in a mocking tone: "I've been at home for the past few days, and I haven't done anything. Oh, I just went out yesterday and cleaned up a shameless bitch. The current school girl is really bold, even If you dare to seduce a married man, as a sister, I have to persuade him to return to the wrong path. By the way, what does this matter have to do with you?"
Zhou Yujie lit a cigarette and said, "What a married man, am I married to you? What right do you have to meddle in my business?"
At this time, Jiang Xiaoyang jumped up and shouted loudly: "Zhou Yujie, you fucking bastard! Feel your own conscience and ask, how have I treated you for so many years? You leave Du Linxiang and start your own business, and I will follow you!" You. You have to run away in case of an accident, and I will accompany you. I will do my laundry and cook for you during the day, and lie on the bed at night, and let you go! It’s good now, and you have to play real feelings with schoolgirls, you are still a fucking human ?"
Faced with Jiang Xiaoyang's roar, Zhou Yujie felt he was wrong.He said: "Everything is my fault, don't trouble Xiaoyi."
"Xiaoyi, you're so affectionate." Jiang Xiaoyang said, "Mother, I'll ask someone to ruin that little slut's face tomorrow to see if you still like her?"
Zhou Yujie grabbed Jiang Xiaoyang and said viciously: "You can make trouble at home as much as you want. But I warn you, if you dare to touch Xiaoyi's hair, I will not be polite to you."
After letting go of his hand, Zhou Yujie said: "Didn't you call three little bastards to help yesterday? I have already found out who they are, and while we are talking, these three bastards have been beaten to the ground. I The reason why I am so polite to you now is because of our friendship for many years."
After saying this, Zhou Yujie slammed the door and left Jiang Xiaoyang at home crying.
Zhou Yujie drove around the streets alone, he didn't know where his destination was, he was restless, and the cigarettes in his hand were burning one after another.The car finally stopped outside a bathing city. Zhou Yujie didn't even know how he brought the car here...
The lady came out after taking a shower and began to help Zhou Yujie undress.The bathing city has put in a lot of effort in training the staff. The lady's every move is very professional, and the action of helping the man loosen the button is also full of various styles.
Zhou Yujie was lying on the bed, still unable to calm down.He felt a little regretful, was he too fierce to Jiang Xiaoyang just now?This woman has followed her for so many years and has done nothing wrong.However, Zhou Yujie really couldn't tolerate anyone hurting Xue Mingyi a little bit.Yes, no one!Including Jiang Xiaoyang.
Zhou Yujie has feelings for Jiang Xiaoyang, but he doesn't know if this feeling is love.This is also the reason why he has always been reluctant to discuss marriage with Jiang Xiaoyang.Zhou Yujie has played with many women outside, and Jiang Xiaoyang may be the most special one among them.
What about Xue Mingyi?Until now, Zhou Yujie has not had any real relationship with her.But Xue Mingyi seemed to have some kind of magical power that made Zhou Yujie willing to give up many things, including Jiang Xiaoyang.Zhou Yujie had been with too many women, which made him confused about who he was genuinely in love with and who he was pretending to be with.What he is even more uncertain about is whether he has really experienced the taste of love.Can the current affection for Xue Mingyi be regarded as love?
Xue Mingyi's smiles and frowns were surging in his mind at this moment, and Zhou Yujie suddenly realized that what he was about to do would undoubtedly desecrate this pure and pure woman.Thinking of the scar on Xue Mingyi's face at this moment, Zhou Yujie felt even more painful.
Zhou Yujie suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I won't do it."
The young lady was very surprised, even angry: "Boss, how can you call a stop halfway through?"
Zhou Yujie stood up and said, "I won't lose a penny, and I don't need to do anything." After hearing this, the lady smiled happily, and hurriedly stood up to help Zhou Yujie get dressed.
Walking out of the bathing city, even Zhou Yujie himself laughed.A Xue Mingyi, who was addicted to prostitution, actually made himself stop for the first time.