Zhang Tong stammered through his story about how he beat up a con artist, then looked up to see Su Ping Nan’s face. It was quite a sight.
“Four of them? Professors from Southwest University?”
“One of them is a professor, the other three are students. They had some scraps of paper and dared to ask for 5 million.”
Su Ping Nan spoke in a deep voice, “Get those guys back here. I want to meet them.”
Su Ping Nan didn’t know that due to Zhang Tong’s lucky blunders, he had once again stumbled upon a historical opportunity.
Zhang Tong looked conflicted, “Brother, don’t worry about it. I’ve let it go. Really.”
Su Ping Nan rubbed his forehead, his eyes full of despair as he looked at Zhang Tong like a pig. His voice was slow, “If you don’t want to be a pig for the rest of your life, you need to get out. Now. This minute.”
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The people going to Hunan had been chosen. Du Jiu had personally selected them, forty young men all looking the same. They had wildness in their left eyes and recklessness in their right. Su Ping Nan shook his head. Then he spoke to Du Jiu alone.
“A Jiu, I didn’t tell you to handle things the way you normally do. We’re just businessmen.”
Su Ping Nan continued, “Is he as strong as you?” Du Jiu shook his head. Based on his own strength, he could kill Chen Tian Fu in a second.
“Is he more ruthless than you?”
Du Jiu thought about this for a couple of minutes before shaking his head again. He thought they were about the same, like two sides of the same coin. He didn’t think he was any worse than the old guy.
“You two are both scraping by. Why are they so successful?”
Du Jiu thought about it for a long time before shaking his head in confusion.
“It’s called ‘eating brains’ in Cantonese. I really like that term.” Su Ping Nan tapped his temple with his finger, “They’re playing with brains, you’re not.”
Du Jiu understood what Su Ping Nan was saying and answered frankly, “Whatever you say, you’re the boss. I’ll listen to you.”
Su Ping Nan’s tone was undeniably harsh, “It’s not a crime to scam someone to death.”
As they whispered together, Du Jiu went from confused to having a twinkle in his eye. When they finished talking, Du Jiu looked at Su Ping Nan seriously and said, “It’s a good thing I sold my life to you.”
A few days later, Du Jiu still hadn’t left, and Guo Guang Yao called.
“Big Brother, to get this done, we need to get rid of someone, a key person.”
Su Ping Nan’s face remained impassive, “No one is above the need for material things.”
Guo Guang Yao was silent for a minute on the other end of the line, “Big appetite.”
Su Ping Nan smiled, “If you can solve it with money, you don’t need to call me. Show me some guts.”
After hanging up, Guo Guang Yao knew what to do. He asked someone next to him, “What does the Director like?”
No one answered. A young girl who was in charge of taking notes on the negotiations timidly said, “During the negotiations that day, Director Nian looked at the car for a long time, and asked the price.”
They quickly found out that it wasn’t Director Nian who liked the car, but his son. Not many people had cars these days, and his son often borrowed other people’s cars.
Cars were precious in this day and age. If there were even the slightest bump or scratch, it was truly heartbreaking. Director Nian had apologized and paid to fix the car quite a few times.
Nian Shao Ming worked at the Transportation Bureau.
Guo Guang Yao nodded and told his driver, “Go back to Tian Du. Get a car.”
They obviously couldn’t buy a car from the Gao brothers, that would be a joke. Tian Du didn’t have any 4S shops yet, only a few foreign trade companies sold cars.
Guo Guang Yao had an impressive presence, but he didn’t even glance at the luxury cars the salespeople recommended. He was thinking carefully, the car couldn’t be too good. A Mercedes or Audi would be too flashy, the other party might not dare to take it. He was aiming for a Santana.
Guo Guang Yao was straightforward and pointed to a black Santana at the door, “Price, don’t play games, I need it now.”
That night, Guo Guang Yao invited Director Nian and his son to dinner. When the two of them met at the entrance, they were both a little surprised.
Director Nian had a thoughtful look on his face and whispered to his son, “Don’t say much tonight.” As expected, there were surprisingly few people at the dinner, just the three of them.
Director Nian slowly sipped his tea. Guo Guang Yao didn’t beat around the bush. He thought it was pointless to beat around the bush with this old fox, the guy could talk in circles for a day without changing his expression.
Guo Guang Yao directly placed the car keys in front of Nian Shao Jie.
“I heard that Xiao Nian really likes cars. The company happens to have a Santana, and we don’t need it now, so it’s perfect for Xiao Nian to try it out.”
Hearing the word “borrow,” Director Nian looked at Guo Guang Yao with an interesting expression. This Jinshui Group was quite considerate and insightful.
The word “borrow” was cleverly chosen. They had both a path to take offense and a path to retreat. If there was a problem, they could just return it, no big deal.
Director Nian wasn’t being pretentious. Seeing his son’s eager eyes, he nodded, “Be careful driving it. Don’t bump or scratch it again.”
He turned to Guo Guang Yao and said, “Xiao Jie is about your age, but he can’t compare to you, Mr. Guo. Let him have it for a few days. If you need it back urgently, don’t hesitate to call, I’ll have him send it back.”
Guo Guang Yao said, “I’m afraid you’ll be too polite with me.”
The dinner ended. Director Nian recognized it as a brand new car. He was even more satisfied. He shook hands with Guo Guang Yao and chatted for a few minutes before leaving.
Looking at Director Nian, whose attitude had completely changed, Guo Guang Yao couldn’t help but recall Su Ping Nan’s words.
“Money, that’s the power of this era.”