Chapter 24: Rivals who have a good conversation
Zhang Anping was racking his brains for funding before.
After all, once Shanghai falls, the revenue from Yanguan will definitely be gone, and without the bulk of this funding, the special team will probably starve to death if they rely on the appropriations from aboveβShanghai Station is an example.
But now, he's not worried.
The benefits of the training brigade are long-term, and with the benefits from other aspects, it will certainly not be a big problem to support the outbreak of the Pacific War.
However, this income is to be "shared", otherwise Lao Zheng and Lao Xu will be red-eyed to death - maybe they will stab the special group a few times at a critical time.
Zhang Anping can accept being stabbed in the back by Lao Xu, but if he is stabbed in the back by Zheng Laoliu, who has a black belly, Zhang Anping can be suffocated to death.
Therefore, another core leadership meeting in Shanghai opened in Shanghai.
There were only three people in attendance.
Lao Xu, Lao Zheng and Lao Zhang......
"Brother Anping, brother, I really lost my eyes this time, if it wasn't for Yaoxian and you to support my brother at a critical time, my brother would have been embarrassed this time!"
Xu Baichuan sincerely thanked the two of them - but how true and false this love was, the hearts of the two people present were as clear as mirrors.
In the original time and space, during the Liberation War, Xu Baichuan heard that Lao Zheng was calculated and exploded directly on the spot, because the two lived and died together in the Anti-Japanese War.
But now the two don't have the friendship of life and death during the Anti-Japanese War, and the friendship of several years has now been lost because of the struggle for power.
If it weren't for Zheng Yaoxian and Zhang Anping carrying him a sedan chair this time, Lao Xu wouldn't even say anything about this "sincere" scene.
"Two brothers, brother, I won't say anything this time, tonight my brother will be the east, let's not get drunk and not return."
Zhang Anping gave a thumbs up:
"Brother Xu is atmospheric, then it's decided-I still have some things, why don't I go first?"
Want to go?
Zheng Yao grabbed Zhang Anping, who was getting up, and said with a smile: "Brother Anping, talk more." β
Xu Baichuan also said: "Brother, don't be in a hurry to go!" β
Zhang Anping sat down and said, "The two of you are communists, right?" β
Xu Baichuan said with a smile: "Brother Anping, you can't talk nonsense!" β
Zheng Yaoxian sneered: "If you can kill you, a local tyrant, it doesn't hurt to be a communist!" β
See, the real undercover Communist Party has always dared to admit their identities directly.
Zheng Yao paused first and said, "I really didn't expect it!" I thought you were selling sniper rifles, and you made hundreds of dollars with a gun, but I didn't expect you to sell training! β
"More than half of the profits! If you eat alone like this, you will be damned! β
Zhang Anping is like a cat with a sting: "Don't talk nonsense! Where does the half profit come from? Bullets don't cost money, huh? Knowledge doesn't cost money, right? Don't you need money for food? β
Half?
Xu Baichuan drooled when he heard this.
His uncle's!
He begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother for the sake of funds, and his hair fell out a lot, but he was still barely "making ends meet".
Unexpectedly, the training camp that the two of them made would make more than half of the profits!
"Brother Anping, our Shanghai District has always been one heart, your special group eats and drinks spicy food, you can't let me and Yaoxian watch it, right? As for this, you took the lead, and we have no problem with you taking the lion's head, but we are both brothers who are shaving food in a pot, so we can't let us drink the water from the pot, right? β
Xu Baichuan had a direct showdown.
Zheng Yaoxian, who was on the side, also stared at Zhang Anping with a knife, and the threat was overflowing:
If you don't agree, wait for the storm!
People die for money, birds die for food, you dare to eat alone!
When Zhang Anping heard this, he immediately said: "Brother Xu, what you said, am I, Zhang Anping, a person who eats alone?" There are a total of 1,000 sniper rifles, and Zheng Yaoxian took half of them without saying a word! Did I say anything? β
"Brothers, we must all eat meat together!"
Zheng Yaoxian was furious, this dog day is trying to pull Xu Baichuan to deal with me!
Seeing Xu Baichuan's expression change slightly, Zheng Yaoxian immediately said:
"Lao Xu, do you think this kid is the one who divides half of me for nothing? I don't know how much this gun will cost, this kid is completely sold to me! $380 for a gun! β
"I didn't see the money, but I owed this kid a lot of debt first-you just let me off the pressure and take half of it on me."
When Zhang Anping heard this, he secretly gave a thumbs up.
Lao Zheng, you can do it, you can earn $80 for a gun on your backhand, and $250 is $20,000, it's a pity that you don't go into business!
Xu Baichuan gasped when he heard this.
I, Nima, cost $380 for a gun, which is less than a thousand, and I charge two thousand for training a sniper - this is really ruthless!
However, he appreciates Zheng Yaoxian's sentence "Bear half of me" more.
It sounds like half of his gun, but the subconscious meaning is obvious: let's partner up and get half of the profits!
Xu Baichuan immediately asked: "Brother Anping, I will bear half of Yaoxian's account, is it no problem?" β
The corners of Zhang Anping's mouth twitched, looking like I was going to die of pain.
"Two old brothers, a little ruthless!"
Zheng Yao was silent, I have already set aside excess profits for you - if you are not interested, I will really join forces with Lao Xu!
Xu Baichuan poured out his heart and lungs and said: "It's not easy for my brother, brother, you can take care of it." Now my brothers have to eat, and I, as the district chief, can't starve them! β
"I'm the district chief" - the meaning is obvious, the two of you teamed up to deal with me, the district chief, I didn't turn my face, but started anew, am I interesting enough?
If you are verbose again, don't blame me, the district head, for using other means!
Zheng Yao first helped: "Brother Xu is indeed not easy, there is such a big mess under his hands. β
"Okay! Let's split the profit - but let's add a little to the cost of the gun, even if it's $400, that's all right? β
The corners of Zheng Yaoxian's mouth twitched.
Well, you're still thinking about the $400 sniper rifle!
Xu Baichuan made a final decision: "Brother Anping's righteousness!" β
Of course, he knew that Zhang Anping made money on the gun, but this should be done, after all, Zhang Anping got the things himself, and it didn't matter if he made a little money......
After cordial, friendly, kind, and united consultations, the three finally decided on a plan to "share the spoils":
After deducting operating costs, the profit was divided into two halves, half of which was taken by Zhang Anping, and half was divided equally by Lao Xu and Lao Zheng, and everyone was satisfied.
Only Zhang Anping still emphasized in his heart:
Killing can't be said about the reserve price of a sniper rifle, absolutely can't be said.
Asking is to be cheated by foreigners.
β¦β¦
Pujiang Hotel.
Zhang Anping followed behind Huang Jianxia like a dutiful horseman.
Seeing this, Huang Jianxia smiled and said, "You kid hasn't seen me respect so much on weekdays, but now you can pretend." β
"It's just the two of us on weekdays, no one knows if I'm big or small, but now it's not good, I have to support the scene for you."
Huang Jianxia was extremely satisfied, but he scolded with a smile: "Do you still know that you are not big or small on weekdays?" It's almost there, be smart later, my classmate is not a good match! β
Zhang Anping asked curiously: "By the way, what is the name of your old classmate?" What does it do? β
"His name is Yoshimasa Fujita, and he seems to be an executive at a Japanese company, and this time he is coming back from the United States."
"Oh, it's a businessman." Zhang Anping said casually, but his heart was stunned.
Yoshimasa Fujita!!
Two days ago, I saw Jiang Si'an wanting to catch this old guy, but I didn't expect that as soon as I turned my head, I was going to see this old guy!
Or am I going to be a traitor?
Zhang Anping's heart was full of drama.
followed Huang Jianxia to a private room, and the first thing that caught his eye after entering the door was Fujita Yoshimasa in casual clothes, and there were two escorts beside him.
Yoko Minamida, who is dressed in Japanese women's clothes, is a young woman who is soft and weak, and has no power to restrain chickens, and Jiang Si'an who still has bruises on his face - no, he should be called Heiji Okamoto.
"Huang Sang, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
"Fujita, I haven't seen you in a long time! You're just like me, you have gray hair! β
The two protagonists greeted each other, Zhang Anping stepped aside with interest, and after seeing Yoko Nanda looking at him, Zhang Anping smiled kindly.
After greetings, the two sat down one after another, and Yoko Nanda got up softly, called the waiter, and signaled that the food could be served.
She was about to add tea to Huang Jianxia then, Zhang Anping hurriedly got up, and rushed to take it to say that he would come, Yoko Nantian smiled "charmingly" when she saw this, Zhang Anping responded with a slightly shy appearance, but he was stunned in his heart.
The two introduced each other's escorts, and the three of them greeted each other, which was a common wine table posture.
In Fujita's introduction, Yoko Minamida and Heiji Okamoto are both his students, one working at the consulate police station and the other coming to China for the first time.
And Zhang Anping, in the mouth of Huang Jianxia, is naturally the most admired New Year's friend.
Eating hard, the two naturally reminisced about the eventful years of the year, and the three escorts occasionally talked to each other to make the topic more interesting, but during the conversation, it could be seen that Okamoto Heiji resisted and snubbed Zhang Anping.
For Huang Jianxia, it is a complete Japanese "etiquette".
Fujita Yoshimasa did not blame Heiji Okamoto either, because he understood what happened to Heiji Okamoto, a poor child......
After a full meal, Fujita Yoshimasa led the topic to business after a free conversation, and expressed his true purpose through the words:
"Pingci is my new student, he is a trader, he is new to Shanghai, and I hope Huang Sang can take more care of him."
Huang Jianxia spoke fluent Japanese and asked, "What kind of trade does Mr. Okamoto do?" β
"It's not settled yet." Heiji Okamoto (Jiang Si'an) replied respectfully: "I want to do a little bit for the friendship between Japan and China, and I also ask Senior Huang for advice!" β
Huang Jianxia hesitated: "I don't know much about business-Anping, this Mr. Okamoto wants to do trade, do you have any opinion?" β
Zhang Anping asked directly in English:
"Mr. Okamoto is from the United States? Is there any connections in the U.S.? β
"A little bit of connection."
"How much capital did Mr. Okamoto have to start with?"
Heiji Okamoto hesitated, looked at Fujita Yoshimasa, and said, "Twenty thousand dollars." β
He had $30,000, but after coming to live in Hongkou, he saw that the Black Dragon Society in Hongkou would raise funds from expatriates to form an escort team, so he gritted his teeth and donated $10,000.
It was this move that made Fujita Yoshimasa see his "pure heart", and he was accepted as an apprentice by Fujita Yoshimasa.
"Twenty thousand? I think about it - Mr. Okamoto can try his hand at the grain business, the city government has recently been willing to buy large quantities of grain, and Mr. Okamoto can try to get a piece of the pie from American businessmen. β
"Others, such as industrial products, require a large scale of funds, and they also need to be marketed, which is not as convenient as grain to change hands."
Zhang Anping made suggestions in fluent Japanese.
"Taught."
Fujita Yoshimasa said with interest: "Huang Sang, your little friend is not simple. β
"This kid stayed in the United States for four years."
"Oh? Zhang Jun is really a real person who doesn't show his face - Zhang Jun, what do you think about the United States? Yoshimasa Fujita asked in fluent words.
Zhang Anping said with a yearning face: "The United States is really an amazing country. β
Then he lamented: "It's a pity that it's not very friendly to the Chinese." β
"It's the inherent contempt of the white race for us yellows." Yoshimasa Fujita shook his head and sighed.
This meal lasted for more than three hours, and finally Huang Jianxia dozed off before he offered his farewell.
After Zhang Anping and Huang Jianxia left, there was silence in the private room, and after a long time, Fujita Yoshimasa spoke:
"Yoko, what do you think of Huang Jianxia?"
"Teacher, he seems to be polite and friendly to you, but in fact he is wary in his bones. This person is not a good partner to work with. I think Wang Furui is more suitable. β
Fujita Yoshimasa was noncommittal, and asked Heiji Okamoto:
"Heiji, what do you think?"
"The Chinese should be the division!"
"Pingci, you have to let go of the hatred in your heart - what do you think of Zhang Anping's suggestion?"
"I don't trade grain with China!" Heiji Okamoto said hatefully: "Let them starve to death some more!" β
"Heiji, don't let hatred blind you! If you want to continue doing business, put profit first β China is a good place, you have to do your business well. β
"Yes, Teacher."
"Yoko, do you know any Chinese who are more powerful in business? You can introduce him to Heiji, he is your junior brother, you have to take care of him. β
"Pingji, since you want to develop in China, you must have a Chinese partner."
When Yoko Nanda heard this, she thought for a while and said:
"Teacher, there is a Chinese under my command, he used to be a member of the secret service organization, but he was good at business, and later he was dismissed for corruption, this person may be able to help Pingji."
"Oh, then introduce him to Heiji - Heiji, you try to use this Chinese introduced in Yoko. Remember, when you use the Chinese, you can use it, but you must guard against it, use it and prevent it, do you understand what I mean? β
"Students understand."
"Yoko, you have to remember this too. Chinese can only use and defend, and absolutely cannot trust unconditionally. β
None of them talked about Zhang Anping.
Obviously, Zhang Anping is far from being in their eyes.
β¦β¦
When Fujita was preaching, Huang Jianxia was in high spirits and walking leisurely with Zhang Anping on the road of Shanghai at night.
"Director, aren't you very sleepy?"
"Young man, there are fewer than a thousand glasses of wine for a confidant, and there are not more than half a sentence of speculation, and it is not easy for me to talk to Fujita for three hours."
Huang Jianxia said very bluntly that he had no feelings for this old classmate, and then asked with a smile:
"Are you interested in the United States?"
The director smiled. Zhang Anping did not answer directly.
Interested?
Cut!
He has experienced the earth-shaking changes of the rabbit family in ten years, and has also experienced the stage of the rabbit army's shotgun change.
Lao Mei's prosperity can't get into his eyes - the foreign air of bullshit is sweet!
"Boy, this country, it's just like my mother, no matter how bad it is, she is your mother!"
"Young people, be a little ambitious."
After Huang Jianxia said with a smile, he continued to take Zhang Anping around.
No matter how dull Zhang Anping is, he also realizes that his top boss is not simple - but unfortunately since this day, although Lao Huang still treats him as before, Zhang Anping can clearly feel estranged.
It wasn't until Zhang Anping investigated Huang Jianxia's unknown resume that he knew that he had lost Lao Huang's appreciation in this time as a guest.
There is no doubt that it was due to the pro-Japanese tendencies he showed at this feast.
(End of chapter)