Chapter 270: Zuo Longxin's Past
When Xiao Nan walked into Zuo Longxin's office of more than 200 square meters, he was shocked to realize that Lao Zuo was not the director of a department of Zongxin Group that he had always thought, because the person worthy of this grade office could only be a figure at the level of the group's boss, not to mention anything else, just leaning against the wall The giant crystal fish tank with a height of three meters and a length of more than ten meters, as well as a large group of colorful tropical marine creatures in the fish tank, is not something that ordinary small business owners can afford.
Ancient calligraphy and painting scrolls, precious porcelain and jade carvings, and a full set of mahogany furniture...... Xiao Nan was a little frightened by this extravagant office, standing on the Persian carpet at the door and didn't know where to put her feet, because she habitually looked around the door but didn't find a replacement slipper......
"Don't worry, it's a high imitation. Zuo Longxin took off his coat and beckoned Xiao Nan: "It's specially used to wipe off the dust on the soles of your shoes, it's okay to come in directly." ”
"Oh......" Xiao Nan was relieved to boldly step on his feet and walk in.
"Don't you think the furnishings of this office are a bit too tyrant?" Zuo Longxin took Xiao Nan's coat and hung it up for her, and explained to her with a smile: "In fact, this has always been my old man's office before, and the decoration and furnishings are customized according to his preferences, and there is a generation gap of several decades......!
"Also...... It's okay......" Xiao Nan half-jokingly said to Zuo Longxin: "As soon as I entered the door, I felt a strong aura of kingship, no wonder Zongxin Group has developed so fast over the years......"
Zuo Longxin grinned and couldn't cry, he led Xiao Nan to the boss's table by the window, patted the chair facing the boss's throne and beckoned Xiao Nan to sit down.
Xiao Nan sat on the chair, and through the wide and bright glass curtain wall in front of her, she could just take in the entire factory outside, which once again showed that the owner of this ultra-luxury office had a special position in Zongxin Group.
Zuo Longxin didn't immediately sit on the boss throne opposite Xiao Nan, but pressed a button on the table, and in less than ten seconds, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Please come in. Zuo Longxin said.
The door opened, and a young woman with a delicate appearance wearing a professional dress for a clerk of Zongxin Group appeared at the door. "Mr. Zuo, what do you command?"
"Xiao Zhang, can you pour me two cups of coffee?" Zuo Longxin's attitude when he said this was quite peaceful, and he did not have the condescending attitude of the group boss in Xiao Nan's impression of his subordinate workers. "Please put more milk on this young lady, the coffee I bought this time is so bitter that even I can't get used to it......"
"Okay. The little Zhang smiled and turned to leave.
Zuo Longxin sat in the leather boss chair with a wide and heavy shape, and he smiled at Xiao Nan and said, "Guess I asked you here to tell you something?"
Xiao Nan stared at Zuo Longxin's eyes that seemed to be smiling, and shook his head gently: "Let's stop playing dumb riddles, what do you have to say, is it related to your group's new product promotion endorsement?"
"Clever. Zuo Longxin stretched out his thumb towards Xiao Nan: "That's really the case, or did I tell you before, I want to invite you to participate in our plan......"
"I don't want to participate...... Xiao Nan refused without hesitation: "Manager Zhao told me about this a long time ago, and I had already rejected him at that time, and now I still have this attitude......"
"Don't rush to conclusions yet!" Zuo Longxin shook his index finger at Xiao Nan with a smile: "At this time and that time, I know that Mr. Zhao has been pursuing you, and it is reasonable for you to refuse him because you don't like him, but now ......"
"Wait a minute!" Xiao Nan stood up suddenly and interrupted Zuo Longxin's words, her little face turned red, and her small hands clenched into fists: "Who did you listen to that Manager Zhao is here...... What the hell, did he tell you?"
"No, about that...... He didn't tell me anything. Zuo Longxin waved his hand and asked Xiao Nan to sit down first: "It's just that every time you are mentioned, Mr. Zhao's attitude will become very subtle, and the feeling between the two of you is ...... Although I don't have conclusive evidence, I can still see some clues, especially when you were suddenly so excited just now, which further verified my guess, Xiao Nan, am I right?"
Xiao Nan bit her lip and looked at Zuo Longxin for a long time, finally sat back in the chair, and sighed softly: "Zuo Gong, no, I should call you Mr. Zuo, shouldn't we come here to discuss my personal emotional problems?"
Zuo Longxin nodded, put on a look of "as the old man expected", and said to Xiao Nan with a smile: "Yes, I brought you here because I have something very important to say, these children's private feelings are put aside...... " He said and stood up suddenly, waving his hand at Xiao Nan: "Go, I'll show you something!"
Xiao Nan looked at the wall in the direction of Zuo Longxin's finger, there was a place that looked like a booth, and something was placed on it, covered with a whole piece of red flannel, judging from the outer outline, it looked a bit like a large row of locomotives, but he felt that something was wrong.
"Here, that's what I'm going to show you. Zuo Longxin led Xiao Nan to the front of the booth, and as soon as he raised his hand, he lifted off the flannel covering it, and inside it turned out to be a motorcycle that had been shattered.
The car fell badly, not only the fuel tank and shroud were smashed beyond recognition, but even the aluminum frame and front and rear wheels were broken and twisted, and the engine's crankcase was also damaged in multiple places, revealing the magneto and clutch inside.
"What is this?" Xiao Nan looked at the pile of scrap iron on the booth, and then turned his head to look at Zuo Longxin, not knowing what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"Xiao Nan, can you tell what kind of car this is?" Zuo Longxin looked at Xiao Nan like a teacher who was testing students' homework.
"Look at the engine, it's a bit like a bandit...... Xiao Nan held his chin and frowned and looked at the motorcycle carefully: "But look at the frame is a bit like R1, this wheel ...... Forget it, I really don't see what kind of car it is......"
"This car is the last car I drove when I participated in the official competition, and it is the first GP class car built by our Zongxin Group. Zuo Longxin sighed softly when he said this: "I didn't expect that because of this car, I had an accident in the race, broke my calf, and lost the support of the old man for us to build our own racing car to participate in the race, I chose to retire in a fit of anger, and since then I have bid farewell to my professional racing ......career."
I didn't expect that there were so many stories hidden behind Zuo Longxin, no wonder one leg was a little lame when he walked, it turned out that he broke it during the game, but ...... This level of injury will not affect him to continue to participate in the competition, why did the "old man" in Zuo Longxin's mouth terminate the development of his self-developed racing car just because of one failure?
Hearing Zuo Longxin's words, a series of questions popped up in Xiao Nan's heart, and he just wanted to ask Zuo Longxin for clarification, when suddenly there was a knock at the door, and Xiao Zhang, who was wearing a professional skirt, walked in with two cups of coffee in his hand.
"Mr. Zuo, the coffee is ready......"
"Thank you, put it on the table first. ”
Xiao Zhang put down the coffee and silently exited the office, Zuo Longxin shook off the flannel in his hand and put it on the crashed motorcycle again, looked at Xiao Nan who was full of doubts, and grinned at her: "You must have a lot of things to ask me, come, let's sit down and talk while drinking coffee." ”
"Oh, yes. Xiao Nan nodded, and suddenly, a very bad memory in his heart was awakened, that time, it seemed that it was also coffee, and it was canned......
Xiao Nan involuntarily widened her eyes and looked at Zuo Longxin's back, recalling the bits and pieces when she usually came into contact with this guy, I don't know why, she always felt that Zuo Longxin should not be that kind of person, although she didn't have any reliable evidence.
"Xiao Nan!" Zuo Longxin saw that she hesitated and didn't go over, so he turned around and beckoned to her: "Xiao Zhang's coffee is a must for us here, but ordinary guests don't have this mouth~"
Okay, I don't think there's a problem, but it's better to be careful...... Xiao Nan reminded himself repeatedly, and silently returned to the boss's table and sat down.
Of course, Zuo Longxin couldn't know what she was thinking, so she took one of the cups and tasted it in her mouth, took it in her mouth and savored it, nodded her head in approval after entering her throat, and then looked at Xiao Nan on the opposite side holding a coffee cup and taking a sip like a child drinking Chinese medicine, and couldn't help laughing.
"I knew you didn't like coffee, so I asked Xiao Zhang to make you tea......"
"It's okay, you don't need to call me specifically......" Xiao Nan tried her best to hide her vigilance about coffee. "Let's get down to business, I'll hear you. ”
"Well, this matter is a long story......" Zuo Longxin took another sip of coffee to moisten his throat, and then opened his chatterbox. "Speaking of which, that was four years ago, when I was a two-time national champion and three-time runner-up professional racer, and I was temporarily forming the Chinese national team with another equally powerful companion to participate in the World Superbike Invitational in Europe. ”
"Invitational?" Xiao Nan glared at a pair of almond eyes: "I thought it was the Superbike World Championships......"
"No......" Zuo Longxin shook his head with a wry smile: "Back then, our domestic manufacturers didn't have the strength to participate in that level of events, do you think, our manufacturers don't even have their own research and development of super motorcycles, what do you drive to participate in the competition?"
"Oh...... It's also ......" Xiao Nan nodded, stopped interjecting, and silently listened to Zuo Longxin continue to speak.
"There were a lot of sponsors for that year's invitational tournament, with famous racers from many countries to participate, and when the reporters and the racing team found out that there were new faces from China on the field for the first time, they couldn't help but be very interested in the two of us...... Of course, it is more from those so-called professionals, who feel that you China does not even have its own design and manufacture of special racing cars, and you still need to buy imported commercial sports cars for modification, how high can the technical level ......of the drivers of such a team be? My teammates and I are determined to run well in the race, so that these foreigners who look down on Chinese racing drivers can have a good experience......"