Chapter 42 1. Zhou Yujie discarded the minimum business conscience

The property sale agreement for land cession and compensation did bring Du Linxiang a respite.The loan of 300 million yuan from Wanshunlong was quickly cashed out.After the unremitting efforts of Lu Youshun and Zhang Qingbo, the loan returned to the bank flowed back to Du Linxiang's company after completing the relevant procedures. The skyscraper construction site, which has been suspended for a period of time, is busy again.Du Linxiang still visits the construction site every day, but his mood is not as good as before.Looking at the building that was about to be completed, Du Linxiang felt that he was making wedding dresses for others.This building is Lu Youshun's dazzling political achievements, and it has also created billions of wealth for Wan Shunlong, but what did he get in the end?

Du Linxiang used a metaphor in private: he borrowed ten yuan from others to buy flour and cooking oil, and prepared to bake a big cake.It was originally planned that this pancake could be sold for 15 yuan, 10 yuan would be used to pay off the debt, and the remaining 5 yuan would be profit.But in the end, Wan Shunlong bought half a pancake for only three yuan.He still bears the debts outside, but there is only half a pie left to sell.What's even more exasperating is that the cost of Wan Shunlong's half cake was only three yuan, while the cost of his own half cake was as high as seven yuan.Even if the sales are good in the future, his profit on this project is far less than that of Wan Shunlong.

Thinking of these, Du Linxiang's head twitched.In desperation, he had no choice but to comfort himself, and if he could still recover his life, it would be considered a blessing.In addition, I have to ask for the blessing of the Bodhisattva, so that there will be no more problems with the capital chain in the next few years, and I really can't afford any troubles. After the Spring Festival, Du Linxiang went to Taiwan with a group of developers, and one of the stops during the investigation was the Taipei 101 building.This world-renowned skyscraper naturally aroused Du Linxiang's great interest.After a long talk with an executive in Building 101, Du Linxiang felt enlightened and ashamed.

The other executives introduced a new concept to Du Linxiang called "Platinum Certification from the US Green Building Council".This was something Du Linxiang had never heard of before. He asked, "What's the use of this certification?" Platinum Certified'?" After Du Linxiang nodded to confirm, the Taiwanese people on the opposite side were very emotional: "The market in the mainland is really good, and you can make money by doing what you do. Unlike us, we have to plan carefully everywhere!" It turns out that in order to obtain the certification, it is necessary to meet the very strict standards of the US Green Building Council on energy, water conservation, waste classification and recycling of buildings.The other executive said with emotion that this is a process of driving the devil out of the details.Taipei 101 has carried out detailed testing and corrections on the energy conditions of the overall equipment, mainly lighting and air conditioning.In terms of lighting, replacing ordinary lights with LED lights not only saves 1/7 of the electricity consumption, but also reduces the excess heat emitted by ordinary lights.In two years, Taipei 101 has reduced electricity consumption by 15%.In terms of air-conditioning, the original ice water operation mode has also been changed. Ice is made at night when the electricity bill is low, and it is melted into ice water and converted into air-conditioning during the day.

In terms of water use, Taipei 101 uses recycled rainwater to irrigate outdoor landscape plants and green areas, and all toilets and urinals are equipped with water-saving devices, thereby achieving a 30% water saving.Through strict garbage classification, 61% of the weight of garbage in Taipei 101 has been recycled. After listening to this, Du Linxiang couldn't help but sigh, how far his refined management has reached!For Weitong Group, which is still in the stage of extensive operation, all this is simply unimaginable! Half a month later, Du Linxiang invited the executive to Hezhou, inspected the situation of the skyscraper in detail, and gave a lecture to the company's employees.At the dinner, Du Linxiang was full of praise when he talked about the management level of the other party.But the executive said in Taiwanese Mandarin, "Mr. Du doesn't need to envy me, but we should envy you instead."

Du Linxiang only thought that the other party was saying polite words, so he waved his hands disapprovingly.But the other party said solemnly: "What I said just now was not a compliment, but an expression of true feelings." The executive said: "I have carefully inspected Mr. Du's project these days. I am surprised and envious. You dare to manage such a large project with so little of your own funds. Although you have encountered danger many times, you have not collapsed. I really can't compliment your company's management level, but with your management level, the project can still go on. Although it is currently in huge debts, it is still possible to make profits in the long run. I'm welcome To put it bluntly, with your financial strength and management level, not to mention the United States, Europe, even if you operate skyscraper projects in Taiwan, you don’t know how many times you have died.”

The words were too straightforward, and Du Linxiang couldn't hold back his face.I just heard the other party continue to say: "Taiwan is too small, and the market is so big. If we don't carry out refined management and control every cost expenditure, it will be impossible to make money. The mainland market is huge, and now it is growing at a high speed. For a long time, even if there are many flaws in the management of the company, you can still make money in the end. Mr. Du, do you think I want to envy you?" These words caused Du Linxiang to think deeply.Yes, it takes a lot of effort to make money in Taiwan, but in mainland China, because the market is so booming, you can make money with only five cents of effort, which is really enviable.No wonder so many Taiwanese businessmen have gone west to the mainland to seek gold.

Let alone Taiwanese companies, those companies in the United States, Europe, and Japan are different!It's crazy to see a market like mainland China, which has a large population and is in a stage of rapid development.Even if you bring here those products that are about to be eliminated abroad, you can still make a lot of money.Let’s just talk about joint venture brand cars. The technology is backward compared with foreign countries, the production process is not as good as foreign countries, and the price is more expensive than foreign countries.As a result, the market is blowout every year.

I always complain that China's market environment is not mature enough, and it is still in a reckless age of crazy growth.After thinking about it, it is precisely in this environment that there are the most market opportunities and the best money to make.Everything is regulated, can you, Du Linxiang, still borrow so much money from the bank?The city has really developed to a mature stage, so what market prospects are there for the skyscrapers built? Taiwanese people always like to say a word called "summary commitment".Du Linxiang thinks this sentence is good, and people should learn to generalize and bear.Enjoy the dividends of this era, but also endure some disadvantages of this era.

This is not the best of times!It's not the worst of times either! The official completion of the skyscraper is imminent.Even if the east wall was torn down to make up for the west wall, at least none of the walls collapsed. Du Linxiang felt quite lucky.Although the funds are not abundant, Du Linxiang decided to tighten his belt and hold a decent completion ceremony. Wan Shunlong had already taken away the lizi, so he had to at least win back his face.The tallest building in Hezhou is named after its own company, which is a brand effect that cannot be ignored.Ordinary people don't know how many battles of wits and courage have erupted around this building, and how many thrilling dramas have been staged.Generally, citizens of Hezhou still think that Du Linxiang invested in the construction of this building.The Weitong Group, which is already covered in scars, still has to dress up brightly under the spotlight.

While Du Linxiang was busy with the completion ceremony, he received a call from his wife Zhou Yuru: "Lin Xiang, come back soon, something has happened! A group of debt collectors ran into the house and made a lot of noise. It looks scary!" Du Linxiang was taken aback.Although a lot of money is owed outside, all creditors have been settled properly!Du Linxiang publicly promised that the money owed will be paid off gradually, and most of the creditors expressed their understanding.Seeing that the completion ceremony of the building is coming soon, this group of people has no reason to go to the house and make a scene. Du Linxiang hurried home, and Lin Zhengliang also volunteered to follow.Lin Zhengliang felt that when the company was in crisis, he was still busy arranging an escape route, so he was a little ashamed.So this time I worked very hard, and I had to perform well in front of Du Linxiang.He made a phone call, gathered hundreds of people, and rushed to Du Linxiang's house from all directions.In the car, he kept persuading Du Linxiang to relax, and said harsh words: "The brothers below will be here soon. Whoever dares to touch my sister-in-law today, I will destroy him on the spot." Back home, when Du Linxiang looked at the debt collectors, none of them looked familiar.Now that the company has grown bigger, Du Linxiang doesn't know many people underneath.He had no choice but to turn his head and ask Lin Zhengliang, "Who are these people?" Lin Zhengliang also shook his head and said he hadn't seen it before, and then sternly shouted at the group: "Where did you come from? You ran here to play wild!" After talking about it, it became clear that these people had no business connection with the Weitong Group.They are all dealers in Zhou Yujie's supermarket.According to them, Zhou Yujie disappeared the day before yesterday, and his mobile phone was turned off, so he probably ran away.Zhou Yujie owed the dealer hundreds of millions of dollars in payment. When they heard that Zhou Yujie had a rich brother-in-law, they came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime. "It's all fucking full!" Lin Zhengliang yelled, "Zhou Yujie owes you money, if you don't go to him, it's useless to come here. Now it is a society ruled by law, whoever owes money will pay the debt, there is no one to search for Human principles. Even in the old society, it was only heard that the father’s debt was repaid by the son, not that the brother-in-law owed the debt to the brother-in-law to repay it.” Du Linxiang was also very angry: "Zhou Yujie still owes me money! You are looking for me, who am I looking for? If something happens, you should report it if you should, and don't f*ck around. Come to my house next time, Lao Tzu You're welcome." While speaking, the people that Lin Zhengliang called also arrived one after another.This group of people is big and thick, and they are not good at first glance.The dealers also felt that they were at a loss and retreated one after another. The debt collector left, but Zhou Yuru cried and said, "What's wrong with Yujie, something happened to him, right?" Du Linxiang knew how many mobile phones Zhou Yujie had, and one of the numbers was only known to those who were very close to him.He dialed the number several times, but the phone was still turned off.Du Linxiang shook his head: "I don't know what's going on." Zhou Yuru cried more and more.Du Linxiang roared: "Why are you crying? The sky won't fall." Du Linxiang sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette by himself.For Zhou Yujie, he had always had an ominous premonition.The last time we met on the plane, he clearly felt that Zhou Yujie was not in good condition.It's just that I was busy with business matters later, so I didn't ask about it.As far as running away, this kid is very familiar with it.Last time, he just slapped his butt and ran to Bangkok to hide for more than a year. However, at the very least, Du Linxiang was clear about running away.This time, not only did Zhou Yujie not tell him, even Zhou Yuru kept it a secret.This can only show that Zhou Yujie is determined to keep it secret to the end.This kid still owes me ten million!If he really wants to leave, it means that he even cheated his sister and brother-in-law! Du Linxiang told Lin Zhengliang: "Send someone to inquire about what happened to Yujie's supermarket?" Zhou Yuru said, "I'll go find Jiang Xiaoyang and see if she understands it?" Du Linxiang nodded: "Alright." Then he sighed again: "I just relaxed here, why did Yujie make such a big fuss again!" The next morning, Du Linxiang came to the office, picked up the newspaper and saw that it was full of news about Zhou Yujie. "Hezhou Evening News" published the news on the front page: the supermarket tycoon mysteriously disappeared, and nearly 10,000 dealers had nowhere to collect their debts.A website report, when introducing Zhou Yujie's personal situation, also vaguely mentioned his relationship with Du Linxiang.Du Linxiang immediately called Gao Mingyong, the deputy director in charge of corporate image promotion, and asked him to communicate with the media. All reports must not be related to him. After lunch, Lin Zhengliang walked into Du Linxiang's office with a gloomy face: "Third Brother, I sent several groups of people to inquire yesterday. From the analysis of the situation that came back, Yujie has caused a big problem this time." Du Linxiang sat up straight at once: "Speak slowly, the more detailed the better." Lin Zhengliang sat on the sofa and spoke word by word. For more than half a year, the capital chain of the supermarket has been very tight, but Zhou Yujie tried every means to maintain it.Before the Spring Festival, Zhou Yujie organized a meeting for all dealers.At the meeting, Zhou Yujie made a promise to pay off all the arrears of payment after the Spring Festival and never break his promise. At that meeting, Zhou Yujie said that the Spring Festival is originally the peak sales season for commercial companies, and before the Spring Festival, the company will open two new branches in Hezhou and the following prefecture-level cities.One is the pre-holiday promotion, and the other is to celebrate the opening of the new store. All supermarkets under the company must carry out promotional activities in a unified manner.For this promotion, it is said that more than two million yuan has been invested in advertising alone. During the Spring Festival, the business of supermarkets is indeed booming, and there are long queues in front of every cashier counter.After the Spring Festival, seeing that the promised repayment date was getting closer, Zhou Yujie still looked calm in public, and said many times that the financial problems of the company had been basically resolved. But just a few days ago, Zhou Yujie suddenly disappeared mysteriously.Not to mention the dealers, even the management personnel in the company don't know where Mr. Zhou has gone!Today, all supermarkets are closed.Just yesterday, the debt-seeking dealer even had a physical conflict with several managers of the supermarket, and some people were admitted to the hospital.The public security has fully intervened, and several executives of the supermarket have also been arrested. After saying this, Lin Zhengliang pretended to be mysterious and said: "I also learned something privately. Didn't Yujie date a girl from Hezhou Normal University recently?" Du Linxiang nodded and said, "I've heard about it. That girl's surname seems to be Xue." "Exactly." Lin Zhengliang said, "This girl traveled abroad before the Spring Festival and never came back. She comes from a single-parent family with only one mother, and she runs a grocery store in the community. The strangest thing is that her mother also died more than ten days ago. They disappeared. The grocery store was transferred out, and even the old house that I lived in for more than ten years was sold.” "This is all inside information I got from my friends in the Public Security Bureau. There are many things that even the debt collectors don't know about." Lin Zhengliang added. Du Linxiang took a sip of tea, put Lin Zhengliang aside, and fell into deep thought.From the analysis of the current situation, Zhou Yujie is a typical absconding with money.The girl surnamed Xue went abroad before the Spring Festival and did not return, and her mother disappeared. It can be seen that Zhou Yujie's absconding plan was not a whim, but a long-planned plan. Half a year ago, when Zhou Yujie came to him for a loan, the company was actually on the verge of extinction.Zhou Yujie once said at the beginning that the rapid expansion in the past has accumulated too many old debts, and it is necessary to stop and digest the historical burden seriously.If the operation can be on the right track, through the continuous circulation of funds, the enterprise still has hope! The words are still ringing in my ears, how come before the Spring Festival, instead of stopping the expansion, Zhou Yujie opened two new branches? Because of several long talks before, Du Linxiang still knows a thing or two about Zhou Yujie's operation mode.Every time a branch is opened, it is equivalent to an additional source of income, which can be used to repay old debts and new debts.This is like smoking opium. Once addicted, it is difficult to stop.Zhou Yujie's business was originally weakened by excessive opium consumption.Zhou Yujie is also aware of this, so he is determined to quit drug addiction. However, Zhou Yujie apparently broke his promise.Not only did he not get rid of his drug addiction, but it got worse.There's only one possibility, and that's that he doesn't want to save the business at all, or that it's known that there's no hope of bringing it back from the dead.His last act was to suck up money like crazy, in preparation for his absconding with the money. Opening two new branches will naturally collect a lot of entry fees from dealers.Promotional activities during the Spring Festival also allowed a large sum of money to flow into their own pockets.Once the goal is achieved, run away immediately! Du Linxiang felt a burst of heartache.Zhou Yujie is not only his brother-in-law, but also a subordinate who has followed him for many years.Du Linxiang has witnessed Zhou Yujie's growth step by step from a young student who has just stepped out of the university campus to an entrepreneur who will be involved in the business circles of Hezhou in the future.He is even very proud of Zhou Yujie's achievements - the soldiers brought out by me, Du Linxiang, are now independent generals. Zhou Yujie's escape undoubtedly broke the trust of the world.Since then, he is no longer an entrepreneur, not even worthy of being a businessman. He will only be a liar who is reviled by thousands of people.In Du Linxiang's view, Zhou Yujie's disappearance this time is completely different from the last time he escaped to Bangkok.Last time, Zhou Yujie was only worried about being implicated and went out to avoid the limelight.This time, he cheated countless dealers of their hard-earned money.Not only did Zhou Yujie's integrity disappear, but he also abandoned his basic business conscience. Zhou Yujie might be at the end of his rope. Even if he stayed in Hezhou, he would have no money to pay off his debts.But even if he wanted to run away, he should at least tell Du Linxiang or his sister.What is it to leave without saying goodbye?Perhaps, he has no face to see these relatives again, perhaps, he has fallen to the point where even his relatives are deceiving.The 10 million that Du Linxiang lent out seems to be a chicken and egg.What is more sad than the loss of 10 million is Zhou Yujie's betrayal. Last night, Zhou Yuru went to find Jiang Xiaoyang.Jiang Xiaoyang didn't know anything about Zhou Yujie, and he even cried to Zhou Yuru how Zhou Yujie raped her that night in full view.Jiang Xiaoyang is the woman who shares weal and woe with him, and Zhou Yuru is his biological sister.In the end, he chose to abandon everyone, and only took a girl surnamed Xue away to the end of the world.Thinking of this, Du Linxiang thumped the table heavily. At this time, Lin Zhengliang asked in a low voice: "Third Brother, the Public Security Bureau issued a notice to all creditors to register. Yujie also owes us money, do you want to register?" Du Linxiang said, "Of course we will." Lin Zhengliang said, "Will my sister-in-law have any objections to this? After all, Yujie is her own younger brother." "Has he ever considered having a sister when he did such a thing?" Du Linxiang said angrily, "Going to register is not to hope to get the money back, but to show an attitude that we are also victims, and we have to fight with her." Zhou Yujie draws a clear line." Du Linxiang pointed to the newspaper and said, "Zhou Yujie's supermarket used to use the brand of Hezhou Department Store Group, and gave them annual brand usage fees. You can see in the newspaper that Liu Wenxiong, the chairman of Hezhou Department Store Group, has personally come forward to clarify, and he is fraudulent. Report the case to the public security organ in name. Now everyone who has anything to do with Zhou Yujie is busy disregarding the relationship. We have to do the same, understand?" Back home at night, Zhou Yuru was still crying, and kept muttering: "There is no news until now. I don't know what happened to Yujie?" Du Linxiang was really tired of hearing this, so he roared angrily: "Do you know that your younger brother is a liar. He not only cheated money from outsiders, but also cheated money from his own family. He was determined to run away, how could there be news ! Does he still have the face to see me now?" Zhou Yuru cried even harder: "Anyway, he is also my younger brother. His parents died early, so there is only such a younger brother in the family." Du Linxiang's veins were exposed: "Meeting your Zhou family, I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes." After finishing speaking, he slammed the door and left. To a certain extent, Du Linxiang transferred his anger towards Zhou Yujie to Zhou Yuru.After that, he didn't come home for several months.In the past, Du Linxiang had sex with other women outside, and when he thought of the honest and virtuous Zhou Yuru in his heart, he always felt a little guilty.Today, that sense of guilt no longer exists.It's your Zhou family who betrayed me, but it's not me who betrayed your Zhou family. All along, An Youqi is a woman who knows the basics, she silently acts as Du Linxiang's assistant and lover.However, women are always selfish when it comes to their treatment of men.She didn't say it, but it didn't mean she didn't want to.Watching Du Linxiang alienate his wife day by day, An Youqi was extraordinarily considerate.Once, she also said euphemistically: If Du Linxiang divorces, she is willing to marry him. Du Linxiang's reaction was "Wang Gu talked about him".To be honest, Du Linxiang never thought of divorcing Zhou Yuru.An Youqi is naturally a smart person, so she never mentioned this matter again. The turmoil of Zhou Yujie's escape had been turbulent for several months before it calmed down.Many media outlets in Hezhou and even in China reported on this matter.Some dealers also organized parades and went to sit-in demonstrations in front of the government.Once during a meal, Lu Youshun also casually mentioned: "Lin Xiang, why do you have such a worthless brother-in-law?" Du Linxiang was very nervous and couldn't answer for a while.In the end, it was Lu Youshun who took the initiative to help him out: "Forget it, let's not talk about the past. He is him, you are you, brother-in-law committed a crime, there is no reason to blame brother-in-law." According to Lu Youshun, the mess left by Zhou Yujie left the government in a state of distress.There are hundreds of millions of dollars in arrears to suppliers, but most of this money has been lost in the past few years of operation.In addition, the situation of Zhou Yujie himself and his company is also very complicated.Zhou Yujie has long been a naturalized foreign citizen. Not to mention that he has not been caught, even if he is caught, it will involve complicated international judicial issues.As for his supermarket, it uses the signboard of an old state-owned enterprise, but it is actually a foreign company registered in the Cayman Islands.Lu Youshun half-jokingly said: "This kid's criminal methods are quite international!" As soon as Zhou Yujie left, he suffered a lot from many executives in the supermarket.They were all captured by the police, and finally stood in the dock of the court one by one.During the trial, Du Linxiang did not go to the scene to avoid suspicion.But the news that came back made him feel anxious. During the trial, everyone insisted that Zhou Yujie's orders were the only ones in the company to obey, and anyone who disobeyed had to leave immediately!All the withdrawal of funds was instigated by Zhou Yujie, they didn't know it.I don't know if it was to find a few scapegoats to appease the public anger, or if those executives really had an inescapable responsibility. In short, they were all sentenced in the end. The judge "sentenced the defendant XX to 15 years' imprisonment" before he finished speaking, "Ah!" A white-haired old man in the public gallery, who was also the father of the defendant, uttered a scream.Later, after the judge read "Sentence defendant ××× to 10 years in prison", a middle-aged woman in an orange coat in the auditorium cried several times and slid down her seat, and was tightly framed by two girls on both sides. live. "What should we do? What should we do?" After the verdict was pronounced, the woman in an orange coat hugged another woman in the courtroom and cried, "Zhou Yujie, where are you?" This is a scene of human tragedy.Zhou Yujie, Zhou Yujie, you have betrayed the basic business ethics, betrayed your relatives, and have no responsibility for your former subordinates.When one person is sentenced, it is a family's misfortune.These people are all around 30 or 40 years old, there are old and young, and they will spend long nights behind bars. Who will take care of those children who are going to school and their elderly and frail parents!Looking at those who were convicted for you, and even took the blame for you, does Zhou Yujie feel a little guilty?Hearing about such a scene, Du Linxiang paced back and forth in the office thinking.He shook his head several times: "What Zhou Yujie did is really a jerk. How did he get to this point!" In the next few high-level meetings, Du Linxiang said: "Zhou Yujie has been with me for a long time. In terms of ability, he is better than many of you present. But a person's ability depends on where he is using it. If It is of course good to use it for good deeds; if it is used for bad deeds, I still hope that his ability is as small as possible!" Zhou Yujie, a legend of the Hezhou shopping mall, collapsed suddenly.He was born in a poor farmer's family, but he became a famous "enterprise marshal".He is good at dancing with long sleeves, but in the end he suffocates in the network of relationships he has woven. Regarding Zhou Yujie's whereabouts, there are many legends in the world.Because he holds a Thai passport, some people say that he sneaked back to Thailand and lives in the suburbs of Bangkok.It is also said that he fled to the United States and opened a Chinese restaurant in Chicago.Others speculated that Xue Mingyi learned Turkish, so they had already planned to spend the rest of their lives chatting in that legendary country located at the intersection of the Eurasian continent. In fact, no matter where Zhou Yujie is, his commercial life has come to an abrupt end.Throughout his life, he was a wanted criminal who was spurned by others, and he no longer even had the opportunity to set foot on the land of his motherland. Zhou Yujie is not yet forty years old. In his not too long experience of ups and downs in the business world, he can freely traverse the corridors of history, immerse himself in the world of reality, and sway a wonderful life.For the turbulence and treachery of the shopping malls, especially the fickleness of the world and the ambiguity of people's hearts, he has fully understood it, but he has never been able to stay out of it. The Creator must have the habit of favoring the one over the other, and must have shown him special compassion and care, bestowing thousands of graces on him: the spirituality reaches the heavens, and the roots of wisdom are deeply planted.In the end, again inadvertently, it took all of this away.He drank and drank, but lost the basic awe; spent money like water, but lost the responsibility he should have.So, I can only go to a quiet and beautiful place to watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, and follow the clouds and clouds in the sky... It has been many years since Du Linxiang reunited with Zhou Yujie.At that time, things changed and people changed.