Together with the later Gao Suo, a total of five people picked up skewers at a barbecue restaurant on Tulip Road. We all drank beer, and Gao Suo also kept his promise, and did not talk about the entertainment industry with Xiao Ai at all, but exchanged some musical experiences with her. In fact, as a former professor of Chuanyin, Gao Suo is a person with real talent and learning, and Xiao Ai gradually let go of his guard against him and asked him some professional questions, so the atmosphere has been very relaxed, and even I was interested, and I also came to a bottle blow with the cold Yuan Zhen.

Yes, this matter has just come to the ground, and Yuan Zhen will stay in Nanjing again, becoming a friend and foe in my life.

After eating, Xiao Ai and Yuan Zhen said that they wanted to walk together, He Gaoming and Gao Suo had other entertainment, and they also left together, only I returned to my small courtyard alone and started a simple and quiet life.

I made myself a cup of fragrant tea, and then wore a sleeveless vest, lying on a rattan rocking chair, listening to a song called "Beautiful Below Life", I don't know when I fell in love with folk songs, maybe it's because of Yuan Zhen, since this person was known to me, I have been particularly slow to know that there is a type of song called ballad in this world. In the past, I have always narrowly confused folk songs with folk songs, but in fact, folk songs are a type of music that pays great attention to the expression of thoughts and emotions, although it has always been very niche, but there are many golden songs, such as the one I listen to now......

I'm running out of space in the rhythm of the music...... I gave the song all my bad qiē, and then I felt like I saw the prairie sky and the street in the song......

Unfortunately, I am not a genius when it comes to music, I just blindly enjoy the results of others, but I can't write a song that can express myself.

……

The next morning, it was the sun that woke me up through the glass window, and I opened my eyes to look at the world, which was calm and scorching, and it was an early summer morning.

After a brief wash, I put together the contact information of some teachers I had collected and the advertising agency contract signed with Times Studios, and then put on a proper business suit and started running a business for the piano store.

Before I knew it, I had walked to the training institution that I had reported and now had its license revoked. I stood downstairs and watched the miserable situation of the empty building here, only the signboard that had not been completely dismantled, and revealed a little shadow that there was once an English training institution here.

Although this is indeed a training institution with zài violations, then again, how many training institutions are completely clean when the training market is not regulated? So its collapse came entirely from the struggle of interests, which made me feel a little guilty in my heart, and I also looked down on myself, I didn't expect that I would do such a thing, although I had no choice!

I lit a cigarette and squinted at the world covered in the harsh sunlight, but the scorching heat could not dispel the darkness in human nature, and filled me with fear!

I shouldn't be such a person, because my grandmother and Zhao Chu's parents who accompanied my other half of my childhood never educated me so much and wanted me to be mercenary!

At this time, an aunt who was doing cleaning work stopped by my side and asked me, "Young man, is this training boss owing you money that you haven't repaid?" ”

I didn't react for a moment, so I looked at her with some scarelessness.

She shook her head again and said to me, "If he doesn't owe you much, don't ask for it...... This boss is also pitiful, since this training school was reported, it can't be opened. Don't you know, this training school spent millions of dollars just to decorate and buy equipment, all of which were borrowed by the boss and his wife, and now there is such a thing, not only did he sell the family's marriage house, but even his wife couldn't get along with him, and he only went through the divorce procedures a few days ago...... Alas! It's a good family to be scattered like this, the person who made the report is really a bastard and wants to be punished! ……”

Aunt Clean, still chattering, but I couldn't listen to a word anymore, only said "I have nothing to do with the boss of the training institution", and then ran away from here, but the mood was gray, because I saw a scene, in this scene, the owner of this English training institution and his wife, just like Xiao Ai and I expected the piano store, full of imagination and desire for this English institution, but this qiē was completely broken by my self-interest seeking, And indirectly ruined their marriage!

……

On the way to talk about business, I received a call from Xiao Ai, saying that Yu Xin brought a school girl to the piano shop, this student is also from the Nanyi Yin Teaching Department, and her professional skills are very good, and she has won some awards in the school, so she and Yu Xin have unanimously recognized it, and because there is no job for the time being, she can work full-time in our piano shop, so our piano shop has three high-level vocal teachers in the real sense.

That's a good thing, and it means I'm going to work harder.

Ten minutes later, I arrived at a relatively successful English training institution on Tulip Road, owned by a middle-aged man about 40 years old, who looked thin and shrewd, and called himself Principal Wang.

He beckoned me to sit down, and I first chatted with him for a few words, and then cut to the chase and said to him: "Principal Wang, I am the owner of the Aiqiao Music Store next door, and I came to you this time to talk about cooperation." ”

He immediately replied with great resistance: "There are too many piano shops that come to us to talk about cooperation, but with all due respect, I am personally not interested in this kind of cooperation, because the volume is not a level, after all, we are a large training school with nearly 500 students, and there are only a few students in your piano shop?" If you talk to us about exchange students, we will definitely suffer...... Moreover, I also know that your piano store seems to have just opened some time ago, how many students can there be? ”

Of course, I know that 500 students are exaggerating, but it is true that he is not a level of size. Although I didn't like this person very much, I was still patient and said to him with a smile: "Principal Wang, the cooperation I talked about with you is not what you think...... I have a friend who works in a media company, and recently got the agency rights for a five-minute opening ad from Times Studios, and then gave me some of it...... As you know, it's almost summer vacation, but it's the traditional peak season for us to do training, and it's also the peak season for parents to take their children to the theater to watch movies, so it's definitely very accurate to advertise on this......"

He interrupted me and asked with great concern, "Is it the era cinema in the city center?" ”

"Hmm."

"Is the advertising channel you got a movie theater or all of it?"

"Of course it's all, this is my contract with them, you can take a look." I said and handed him the contract.

He put the glasses back on, and then looked at them carefully, until he was sure that what I said was true, then handed me back the contract and said, "I'm still quite interested in this advertising channel, so I want to hear what kind of cooperation method you have?" ”

"It's very simple, during the golden period of summer vacation, I will give you five seconds of advertising time for the training institution, and you don't need to give a penny of advertising money here, just export 20 students to our piano store in exchange...... I believe that out of 500 students, it should not be difficult to export 20 to our piano shop, right? ”

I have to admire this Principal Wang is a very business-minded person, he immediately replied: "This is not difficult, in the summer vacation, we can package and launch a preferential package for learning English and learning the piano, you just need to provide me with the registration fee that your piano store intends to charge, maybe in the end I will export far more than 20 students to you!" ”

I smiled and replied, "If that's the case, we can maintain a long-term friendly cooperation." ”

Principal Wang's attitude towards me immediately became serious, he shook my hand, and then said: "The summer vacation is coming soon, you can provide me with your piano learning fees, I will let the planning department come up with the activity plan as soon as possible, if your piano store thinks there is no problem, we can sign a cooperation contract immediately!" ”

I nodded, then made my own request and said, "Principal Wang, if we confirm cooperation, you will definitely be the recipient of the event." But you can't just give me a verbal promise, although I am also very confident in your training institutions, but no one can guarantee what the effect of the event will be in the end, but in the theater advertising, we can really help you put it out, so I have a little request: after the contract is signed, you, as the organizer of the event, must first pay us a one-time payment of 20 students to the registration fee, as for the later exceeded, I will give you some benefits is no problem. ”

Principal Wang seemed to be very confident in the event, and he didn't care about paying us the registration fee for 20 students before the event started.

Before leaving, I provided the contact list of teachers from nearby schools that I had collected to Principal Wang free of charge. There are really two schools that are resources that their training institutions do not have mastered, and the reason why I am so generous is because I feel that I have tied the students of the two institutions together in a certain way, so on the surface it is to give them a favor, but in fact they are using them to develop students, because of the binding of students, we can also share their development results, which greatly saves our own labor costs, so why not?

I think that I am very shrewd to use the advertising resources given by Jinqiu to achieve the maximum development, if I just sell it for money, that is, a hammer deal, but take it and other institutions in exchange for a source of life, it can be said to be long-lasting, and the benefits brought cannot be measured only by money.

……

After a busy day, Xiao Ai and I couldn't run into each other, because she and Yu Xin were invited by Yuan Zhen to do the harmony of Robben at the Nanjing concert, so they would rehearse with them for a night.

It was another evening alone, so I bought some braised vegetables at the entrance of the alley, set up a round table in the courtyard, and drank beer.

Until this time, I thought of the training institution that I had reported for violating the rules, and I was very sad! But this thing that makes me feel ashamed, I have never said it to anyone, but the feeling of holding it in my heart is really uncomfortable, I am eager to talk, but I can't talk to Xiao Ai, who is the closest to me, I am afraid that she will look down on me because of her pride.

I'm suffocating!

The door of the small courtyard was pushed open, because he was busy with work, Zhao Mu, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared in front of me, he put a box of imported fruits for me on the table, and then asked me, "Why do you drink alcohol alone?" ”

I motioned for him to sit down, and after pouring himself a beer, he took the initiative to pour himself a glass of beer, and then asked me, "Is there a lot of pressure in the piano shop?" ”

I drank the beer from my glass and replied, "It's okay, after all the hard work, it's on the right track." ”

Zhao Mu was even more puzzled: "Brother Qiao, we have been brothers for so many years, are you in a good mood, I can see at a glance, what's wrong with you?" …… I finally had time to come and see you once, and I really don't want to see you in this state! ”

I forced a smile, but my heart was even more depressed, I really needed someone to talk to, and Zhao Mu, a brother who had shared ups and downs, was indeed a good object, so after I drank a whole bottle of beer, I told Zhao Mu that I was going to report another training institution in order to be able to get the piano store business qualification......

But even with such a confession, I still feel very guilty in my heart, I can't get over myself, and I still feel that this is a thing that can be engraved on the pillar of shame in my life.

After Zhao Mu drank the wine in the cup with me, he replied in a low voice: "Brother Qiao, I don't think you did anything wrong in this matter, if you switch roles, I believe that the other party will not hesitate to report you...... Your former mood coffee shop is the best example, so I prefer to understand that now you have gradually adapted to the rules of survival in this society...... After all, no one can really live a noble life, and the other party is indeed a problematic training institution, so you really don't need to blame yourself anymore! ”

I looked at Zhao Mu, then opened a bottle of beer and drank it, and only replied after a while: "I know all these truths, but I still can't overcome this hurdle in my heart." Actually, I want to tell you this because I hope I don't feel so uncomfortable in my heart......"

"I see what you mean."

I nodded, then changed the subject to him and asked, "What about you, how are you doing?" …… Has the group's vitality come over? ”

"I came here today to talk to you about work...... Speaking of this, Zhao Mu was silent for a while, he got up and walked to the door, stared at this alley for a long time, and said to me: "Our group wants to build a high-quality ecological science and technology city here...... Now that the project has been sent to the government for approval, it may not be long before all the houses on both sides of this old alley will be demolished...... And because I am familiar with the neighbors here, I may participate in the mobilization and demolition work......

I stared at Zhao Mu with wide eyes, I never dreamed that Jinding Real Estate would build an ecological science and technology city to this place.

Zhao Mu said: "If this project can really be approved...... Brother Qiao, I hope that you will be the first tenant to agree to the demolition, so that I can use you as a model to apply for enough demolition compensation from the group...... When you get these compensations, you can live a stable life! ”