Chapter 5 fourth quarter fame

I also asked Wang Chenfei about the whale driver, and he told me: "As human beings, we all have a common understanding that although the evolution of life began in the ocean, primates lived in the ocean. It appeared on land, and it was the same from the primitive form to the appearance of civilization. Although we need water, we do not live in water. For modern people, water seems to have an inexplicable fear Feeling, because there may be many terrifying creatures hidden under the wide blue water surface. However, there is a strange story among those engaged in aquatic biology research, even those fishermen and sailors who go to sea all the year round, that is, there once appeared on the earth A very peculiar kind of human beings—whale masters. They are generally taller than humans, have tyrannical personalities, and are born with two respiratory systems, lungs and gills. Although they can breathe with lungs, they live in the sea. This group of people There is an innate ability to control giant aquatic creatures in the ocean for our own use, just like we can now domesticate large wild animals on land.

"Of course, whether this kind of person is a legend or really exists, the scientific community has not even had a formal discussion before, because we don't believe that human beings have ever had such a life form, until after the fossils were excavated some time ago, we It's still a perception. Whales have never been taken seriously, and the scientific community has always denied their existence. These people stubbornly believe that the environment in the sea is not suitable for primates to live, even if you have gills. Because the marine environment It's not just the air problem, but also the pressure of seawater, the corrosion of seawater on human skin, and the most important thing is that marine life does not have a clear regionality, unlike wild animals on land, which have their own regionality. It is possible to encounter all kinds of large aquatic organisms in the deep sea, which is one of the most fatal blows to human survival."

Afterwards, we gave reports in front of the media cameras endlessly. As the number of reports increased, Lao Wang and I became more and more famous, because we talked about things that no one had heard or seen before.Everyone likes to hear strange stories.After a while, I felt that I was really famous, because a man suddenly came to me when I was eating out, and he said to me very politely: "Are you Zou Kainan?" I looked at him, he was a middle-aged man, rather muscular, but his face was very thin, his facial features were very strong, he had a mustache in his mouth, he was very well dressed, and he looked like he was either rich or expensive.

The appearance of this person completely changed the trajectory of my future life. Of course, it is impossible for me now to know what will happen in the future, so it is inevitable that a tragedy has already begun. I politely replied: "You are..." The man made a gesture of approval in a very gracious manner: "I once heard your speech once, which was about the evolution process of marine life. I thought it was very exciting. I didn't expect to meet a real person today. It's such an honor. .” He took out his business card and gave it to me. When I saw the title, I was dumbfounded because I saw a few words: "General Manager of Giant Whale Exploration Equipment Co., Ltd.: Meng Yang".

Giant Whale Exploration Equipment Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in the sale and maintenance of large-scale underwater operation machinery and equipment. It is the leading private company in our circle. It is said that they also undertake some national-level engineering construction, such as the production of some aircraft and rocket parts.Although these legends are not known to be true or not, they can explain two points: first, this is a leading company in the industry; second, he and I actually have a handover point, and some of our underwater operation equipment are products of their company.

I looked at him suspiciously and said, "You need me for something?" He pointed to the seat opposite me and said, "Can I?" Only then did I react: "Of course, please sit down." He sat down, the restaurant waiter came up and asked him what he wanted, he asked for a glass of mineral water.I said: "Although I have bought products from your company, it seems that we don't know each other?" He laughed and said, "Indeed, I'm just an ordinary businessman, so naturally I won't attract Boss Zou's attention, but Boss Zou has become very popular recently. Even foreigners know about you through the promotion on TV and newspapers. I have several foreign friends. They are all asking me about your situation, and want to know if what you said is true."

I thought that I ran into a gossipy rich man, and I just wanted to listen to a few more stories, and I immediately felt a certain rejection of him, and said: "I don't know, it was Wang Chenfei who told me, But I think since it comes from the mouth of a scientist, it has a certain degree of truth.” He said: "That is, but I really didn't expect that someone would tell what happened in the sea. You are very brave." I said: "What's the big deal, even if we are bragging, bragging is not illegal, right?" Meng Yang laughed loudly and said: "Indeed, if bragging is against the law, then there is no human rights. In fact, people living in this world have to brag. The better they are, the bigger the bragging."

I said: "That's really the truth. People at Mr. Meng's level bragging are real bragging. People like us are talking nonsense." Meng Yang quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't say that. Although I can understand the importance of bragging, I seldom brag, and basically don't brag." I said lazily: "Really? If a person like Mr. Meng doesn't brag, it's really amazing." Meng Yang said quite sincerely: "It's okay to brag occasionally when doing business, especially when I'm with relatives and friends in life, I never brag, otherwise it would be too superficial."

Through these words, my impression of him changed slightly, and I said, "Mr. Meng condescended to greet me today, not just for chatting, right? May I take the liberty to ask, do you want to hear a story?" Meng Yang shook his head and said, "Boss Zou doesn't consider me a friend anymore. I personally admire young talents like Boss Zou very much, so I took the liberty to visit this time because I actually want to cooperate with you." I was so unhappy that I went crazy. The next day I went to the location of the Giant Whale Equipment Company as scheduled. After the secretary notified me, Meng Yang received me. He smiled and said, "Boss Zou, can you tell us about your knowledge of our company before the cooperation?" ?”

I said: "If Mr. Meng said that, I'd be outraged. Please forgive me if I didn't get it right." Meng Yang waved his hand and said, "Just say it, I just want to hear what the outside world thinks of our company." I said: "Your company is big and strong, so I won't go into too much detail, but I heard that the Giant Whale Company is actually a military enterprise. You have engineering orders in this field, and you also have technical expertise in this field. The diving equipment is actually a facade. In other words, although it can be regarded as the main business, it is not your most profitable project, and of course you have earned a lot of money in this area."

Meng Yang laughed loudly and said: "It seems that the rumors are really powerful. Our company has always kept a low profile. I didn't expect that there are still so many unofficial legends in the market." I said: "Don't worry about this. I'm not a talkative person, and I'm not interested in what kind of business you are doing. I'm just a businessman. I'm talking about business, as long as I can do the project well." Meng Yang nodded and said: "Boss Zou is a smart person at first glance, and I also like doing things with people like you very much. I hate people who pretend to be smart, and I can tell that kind of people at a glance." After all, I laughed a few times.I also laughed a few times along with me, and after a while, Meng Yang said: "Our company is actually involved in a lot of industrial projects, in addition to the ones you mentioned, there is also a very important project-biopharmaceuticals, and we Specializes in the research of marine organisms, extracting substances that are useful to humans from them, and making various medicines. You know that the pharmaceutical industry is also a profitable industry, so we pay special attention to it. Over the years, we have been committed to the exploration and research of marine organisms Of course, we have unique conditions in this regard. To put it bluntly, although there are other marine biopharmaceutical companies in China, they all get their goods from us. In our hands, if we let it rise, it will rise, and if we let it fall, it will fall.” I immediately realized that the goal of this profiteer should be to manipulate the market. He must feel that his current market share is not large enough. This is the first time I have dealt with such a businessman. What they care about is not how much money they can make, but It's what you can control.To be honest, I always thought this kind of people were very scary before, because their thoughts and behaviors are no longer in the same realm as ours. I was still thinking about how to become millionaires, tens of millions, or even billionaires. What they need is cash. The power of acquisition, even if the power can be unlimited, they can still spend the corresponding funds for acquisition. I didn't answer Meng Yang immediately under my wild thoughts, which obviously caused him to misunderstand, and said: "Of course you don't have to worry about anything, we have a professional team to operate these things, all you need to do is to be the leader of this department. It’s ok, and I can provide you with a batch of machines for free, which can be considered as your endorsement fee.” I was a little puzzled and said: "Then what you said yesterday that you want to cooperate with me is to let me come over to be the general manager and give me things?" Meng Yang said: "Yes, at least the giant whale equipment project still needs to be advertised. Of course, it would be best to borrow Boss Zou's reputation." I blushed a little after hearing this, and said, "Where, I dare not say fame, but I should have no reason to reject you, right?" Meng Yang said: "Based on the conditions I offered, if you refuse, there is only one possibility: you are a fool." Meng Yang is the kind of person who gives people the feeling of superiority. Maybe you can’t feel it when you meet him for the first time, but he will always make you aware of it. I don’t reject this. It’s true that he can do what he does Niu × qualifications. I said: "You mean to give me a job as a general manager, and I can get a salary for nothing?" Meng Yangdao: "White-collar workers have a lot of salary. The annual salary of our company's department manager is not less than 300,000. If you come, I'm going to give you 500,000." The annual salary of 500,000 yuan in the mid-1990s is definitely not a small number, and the most important point is that I took this money for nothing. It seems that I should have no reason to refuse.However, my rationality still played a small role at this time, because the conditions are so generous, I can hardly believe that it really belongs to me, so I said: "Is there really such a favorable condition? " Meng Yang once again "misunderstood" what I meant, and he said with a smile: "Boss Zou, this condition seems very generous to you, but for a company like ours, it means nothing, 500,000 Funds are counted in and out in minutes with us. Your yearly expenses may only be our income for a few minutes. As for those equipments, it is not worth mentioning. Of course, if you are worried that our company is trying to deceive you by cooperating with you, forgive me To put it bluntly, all the assets of the company under your name may be our public relations expenses for a day." I said: "You misunderstood me, I really didn't expect such a good thing to happen." Meng Yang said: "It doesn't matter if you can think of it or not, but it really happened. It just depends on how you decide now. You can enjoy all this if you nod your head; if you don't want to, of course I will It won't be forced." I thought and thought, but I couldn't find a reason to refuse, and said: "I agree, if you don't agree with this, then I'm really sick."