Chapter 46: The beginning of the year
Compared with Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Audi, a brand that only entered China later, was not as well-known and reputation as its two German brothers at that time.
However, Qin Ran's A6, with its classic shape that transcends the times, is the focus of everyone's attention wherever it goes. After all, it was too rare in 1998, and it is estimated that Qin Ran owned one in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Scarcity is expensive, that's what I said.
In fact, the A6 has not yet been licensed, because the DMV has not officially started work on the day of pick-up. And Qin Ran was in a hurry to pick it up, so he left without a license.
When Jiangzhou went out of the city and returned to Yulan, the traffic police on duty on the road glanced at the new car several times, but they all let it go one by one. After all, the people who can afford this car, of course, will have a relationship behind it, and these little troubles will be flat and go on the road without a license. After the Chinese New Year, many powerful people will choose to come to the tourist resort of Jiangzhou in the south for the New Year's vacation, and the second generation that follows will often cause a lot of trouble. Therefore. The traffic police are in line with the mentality that more is better than less, and pretend not to see the A6 unlicensed on the road.
In fact, Qin Ran was still a little worried when the traffic police came over for the first time, after all, he was not only unlicensed but also unlicensed. Later, when he saw that the traffic police pretended not to be seen, he was also calm. Looking at his posture, he has the shadow of the second generation on his body, and he is even more uncomfortable when the police come forward.
On the morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Chen Hao took Qin Ran's driver's license.
"It cost 3,000 yuan, and it was a special event."
Looking at the green driver's license, Qin Ran felt most relieved, and finally didn't have to worry about verification when he went on the road.
"Boss, in this way, there is something to discuss with you. Today I have a niece who got married, and they knew that I had a car and wanted me to drive it as a wedding car. As for me, I just want to borrow your A6 to go, after all, it is high-end and has more face. ”
Chen Hao was a little embarrassed to borrow a car from Qin Ran. After returning to Yulan, many relatives have a lot of affection, and they always have to help each other.
"Okay, I don't need it today anyway."
No matter how good the car is, it is also a tool, and of course Qin Ran will not refuse the request of his subordinates. In Qin Ran's heart, talent is always the first.
"Thank you so much!"
Being able to drive such a luxurious car in front of his relatives, Chen Hao can already foresee what his scenery will look like when he arrives.
On the morning of the tenth day of the new year, a large string of firecrackers were lit in front of the office building of the Xiziwan project, and in the sound of firecrackers, employees stepped into the office one by one, hoping for a happy start to the new year.
"Thank you boss, Wishing you prosperity!"
Qin Ran stood at the door and distributed New Year's red envelopes, 268 yuan per person, making the employees happy and smiling.
"Brothers and sisters, are you satisfied with the year-end bonus of the previous year?"
Qin Ran looked at the crowded subordinates in the conference room and asked loudly.
"Satisfied!"
Of course, everyone answered in unison.
"This year is a very critical year for our company, our real estate will be put on sale in October, it can be said that the success or failure of the company depends on whether it is hot or not! Will we be empty-handed at the end of next year, or will the year-end bonus be doubled? It's all up to you! Are you confident that your year-end bonus will be doubled? ”
Qin Ran's first lecture at the beginning of the year must be to boost the company's morale, anyway, no matter how foolish, we must ensure that the market will open smoothly in October.
"Yes!"
People's hearts are available, and Qin Ran is full of expectations for the future.
"Boss, our company is constantly expanding, and the current office space seems to be insufficient."
Chen Hao borrowed A6 that day, and really became the most eye-catching figure of the day, almost overshadowing the newcomer. Just now, all the staff had a meeting, and there was no place to stand in the conference room, so everyone crowded into the corridor. When he saw this, he reported to Qin Ran.
"Yes, bear with me for the time being, isn't there a single-family building reserved for the supporting facilities in Xiziwan, which will become our new office space in the future."
Of course, Qin Ran had been prepared for this, and when designing, he specially asked Bain International to design a new office building. It is close to the construction site at that time, which is convenient for the management of the construction site. It's still your own property rights, you don't have to pay rent and you're free, and you can decorate as much as you want. The downside is that it's a little farther away from the city.
"Uncle Li, let him come and find me."
Qin Ran instructed the front desk.
"Boss, are you looking for me?"
Li Desheng quickly rushed over to report for duty.
"That's right, our real estate is still some distance from the city, and the traffic is not very convenient. You now have a very important task, which is to go to the government PR to get a bus line to Xiziwan. This mission must be completed! To implement it before the opening of the market, it is estimated that the government will open its mouth. As long as the request is reasonable, we can agree. Although the government has an obligation to ensure the travel of citizens, it is not known how long it will take to delay when money is involved. And what we lack most is time, and they can't afford it. ”
It was rare for Qin Ran to explain so cautiously, and Li Desheng felt a heavy shoulder.
"Don't worry, even if I fight for this old life, I guarantee that I can get on the bus before the opening."
Looking at Li Desheng's departing back, Qin Ran leaned his head back on the chair and was silent. In case the bus is too late, he plans to rent a bus to open a temporary line for a year and a half.
Think about it again, if the "National Well-off Demonstration Community" is not even connected to the bus, it will definitely not be able to pass the acceptance of the national ministries and commissions, and Huang Weiguo will not be able to spare the group of people who messed up.
Thinking about this, Qin Ran estimated that there should be no big problem with the public transportation, but he was afraid that he would not be able to open to traffic before the opening due to bureaucratic delays, which would greatly affect the reputation and sales of the real estate. It seems that it will be necessary to send an "overseer" from his side and offer a certain amount of "lubricant".
Huntington, a well-known foreign scholar, once believed that corruption may be the lubricant for social reform and development based on his theory of modernization and development.
At that time, when Qin Ran read this point of view in college, he also scoffed at it. But in real life, Qin Ran has to admit that it does have a certain degree of rationality. Development is the premise of solving a qiē problem, first ensure development, wait until a certain stage and then pause the pace to clean up the problem.
If you have a dry mouth, it is better to throw off your arms and bury your head first. The fall of the Ming Dynasty has proved this. Qin Ran remembered that his university tutor had persuaded him to set up a big history view, and now he understood his painstaking efforts. But when it comes to great figures in history, people often judge what they have done, and rarely say how they are as people. It is often a very ridiculous thing to make a moral evaluation of great people.
Adults go to work, students read, and the elderly cook at home every day with children, which is the common life trajectory of Chinese.
After the Lantern Festival, the adults have already started to work, so students should also go back to school and do what they should do at their age.
Qin Ran looked at the students who were rushing into the school gate, and sighed slightly that he seemed to be a year older, and his mentality was really not very compatible with this group of immature-looking faces.
"Boss, why do you have to go to school?"
Li Desheng finally got used to Qin Ran sitting in the office, and now he was a little puzzled to know that he was going to start school again.
"There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book. In addition to the library, there are the most books in the school, so going to school is a lot of fun! ”
Since it was a fun thing, of course Qin Ran wouldn't miss it.
"Hey, you didn't call me during the winter vacation and invite me out to play!"
As soon as Shen Qin met, he immediately surrounded Qin Ran and complained half-jokingly.
"I want to, too, but I don't know your home phone number, and don't you have to go to cram school all the time? Besides, I go back to Yulan's house on vacation, I can't let you go to Yulan to play with me, right? ”
Qin Ran replied with a helpless look.
"What? I haven't even called you! This can't be, how do I remember suing you early in the morning. ”
Shrugging his shoulders, Qin Ran spread his hands to indicate that this was indeed the case.
"I'm so sorry! XXX, this is my home phone number, remember to play with me next time. ”
Shen Qin tore off half of the homework book, wrote down his home number, and handed it to Qin Ran.
"Okay, I got it!"
Qin Ran took a look, memorized the number in his mind, and at the same time put the note in his schoolbag.
"Hey, here you go, try it, our family bought it when we went to Thailand to play during the Spring Festival."
A piece of candy printed with Thai packaging was thrown onto Qin Ran's table.
"Hmm-"
Qin Ran felt a burst of spicy taste rushing to his nose, and then a sweet smell surged up the tip of his tongue, chewing and chewing and finding that there was a smell of durian.
"How's it going, isn't it?"
Seeing that Shen Qin was teasing, several male classmates next to him also stretched out their hands to him to beg for it. Soon, in the corner of the back row of the classroom, several boys were chewing durian candy in their mouths.
Well, Qin Ran gradually realized that something was wrong, the female classmate in front of her frequently took a few deep breaths in the air as if she was smelling something? He quickly spit out the sugar and sniffed it with his nose, and it turned out that the whole classroom began to be filled with a smell of durian.
The smell of durian is very strong, and those who like it like it very much, and when they don't like it, they will cover their noses and run away.
Seeing that Shen Qin was still bragging about how the holiday was going with a few other boys chewing candy, Qin Ran slowly got up, slipped out the back door and stepped into the corridor. Because he saw that some girls were rushing towards Shen Qin, who was still chatting happily.
"Hey, you boys! Why come to the classroom to eat durian! ”
Sure enough, some girls began to lose their eyes, and found the source of the smell and prepared to go crazy.
"That is, the durian smells so bad, do you mean it?"
Other girls chimed in.
When several boys heard this, they all looked at Shen Qin, and they invisibly betrayed him as the culprit.
Seeing the fierce eyes of the girls, Shen Qin subconsciously looked at Qin Ran's seat, wanting to find a rescuer, but found that the seat had already been empty.
"I'm sorry, I- we're going to eat outside the classroom. You are going to ...... Would you like one? ”
Well, Shen Qin, you are so cute, even the girls are so angry with you that you can't speak.
In the end, under the strict surveillance of the girls, Shen Qin and the boys rolled out of the classroom, only to find that Qin Ran was looking at them with a bright face.
"You're too boring, just run away by yourself, and we'll be scolded for the rest."
Shen Qin complained angrily to Qin Ran.
"I saw a girl walking up to you and thought she wanted candy too. Unexpectedly, you really proved it with your actions, she really didn't want to eat it! ”
Qin Ran returned to school and was in a very relaxed mood, so he couldn't help but tease.
"Enough!"
After staying for a while, Shen Qin and the others made an appointment to go to the toilet, leaving Qin Ran alone in the corridor to blow the wind.
At this time, suddenly the noisy corridor quieted down, and I saw a girl with long hair hanging down her shoulders. In less than a month and a half, Wang Yaxuan seems to be a lot more beautiful, still without makeup, but the pure and refined temperament exuded between Qiong's nose and jade eyebrows can no longer be concealed. provoked the other boys in the corridor to secretly sigh that they were lucky enough to be able to peek up close as they walked by.
Or when she saw Qin Ran, Wang Yaxuan smiled slightly in her direction, and turned around and entered the door as if saying hello. The few boys who were originally peeking in the direction behind Qin Ran were all a little stunned for a while, and they suddenly looked around to see if the smile just now belonged to them.
The class committee of the first class of the first year of high school was self-recommended, but this semester, Kong Mingxuan decided to use another way to change the election to see how popular the students in the class were.
Therefore, there is no need to speak, the whole class votes first, and each person votes for eight students, and those with a high number of votes are eligible to be elected as class cadres.
The students in the class have become accustomed to this, and the teachers have done this in junior high school.
"Wang Yaxuan", "Qin Ran"......
Okay, that classmate was a ghost and wrote his name on it, Qin Ran muttered to himself when he heard his name.
"Qin Ran"
"Qin Ran"
……
Seeing that the number of votes under his name on the blackboard continued to increase, vaguely similar to the squad leader Wang Yaxuan, and actually surpassed Fan Shilin, the secretary of the Youth League, Qin Ran was a little stunned. It's really a little incomprehensible that this immortal-like character has such a high popularity. Even if you can't help but make a move last semester and make a cameo appearance as a class hero, you don't need to elevate yourself like this!
The students did this, which really made Qin Ran very stressed.