Director Wang took the herbs and looked through them, his eyebrows raised slightly. "Wow, the quality is really good, and the fragrance is pure! You must have put a lot of effort into preparing the herbs."
Chen Changyuan pressed on, his voice lowered, "To be honest, I came to you to ask you something. Have you ever heard of the name Zhou Dazhu?"
Director Wang paused, his gaze piercing through him. "Zhou Dazhu? That guy's been making quite a fuss in the provincial capital lately! What's the matter with you two celebrating?"
Chen Changyuan smiled bitterly and recounted the entire story of how Zhou Dazhu had sent the fake inspector to cause trouble. Finally, he added, "He's also planning to surround my base and seize land everywhere! With my small capital, how can I withstand his tampering?"
After listening to this, Director Wang was silent for a moment and snorted coldly: "This guy surnamed Zhou has a really big appetite!"
Putting down the herbs, he took a sip of tea and said something with a hidden meaning: "You are quite honest. Telling me all this, aren't you afraid that I will help him?"
Chen Changyuan's mouth curled up, but his eyes were cold and hard: "Boss Wang, you are a smart man. All my assets are these medicinal herbs. If you don't even show this little sincerity, what are you still doing!"
Director Wang's voice was resounding, and he finally raised his lips. "Good job, kid. You have quite the courage! I'll remember your medicinal herbs. I'll personally visit you next week to inspect them."
Chen Changyuan felt relieved and quickly clasped his hands together, "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your presence!"
Chen Changyuan came out of the teahouse. The night breeze blew on his face, bringing a hint of coolness, but it could not blow away the heat in his heart.
Director Wang's promise was like a reassurance, making him full of confidence in the next plan.
To deal with Zhou Dazhu, brute force alone is not enough. You have to use your wits and use his strength to counter attack.
After returning to Qingshui Village, Chen Changyuan immediately took action.
He gathered a few trusted workers and began to expand the fence of the farm, saying it was to prevent attacks from wild animals, but in fact it was to further expand the scale of the base, create a fait accompli, and make it impossible for Zhou Dazhu to carry out his enclosure plan.
At the same time, Chen Changyuan secretly found Zhang Mazi and asked him to spread the news in the village that Director Wang from the provincial pharmaceutical factory was coming to inspect his medicinal materials base and was interested in long-term cooperation.
Zhang Mazi was indeed a well-informed person. Within half a day, the news spread throughout Qingshui Village, and even the neighboring villages heard the news.
Zhou Dazhu slammed the table so hard that the teacup jumped up and the tea inside spilled out.
"Fuck him! This Chen Changyuan really knows how to play!"
Zhou Dazhu's face flushed red, his eyes flashing with a cold light, "How dare you skip me and ask Director Wang directly? Great, really great!"
The younger brother standing by didn't dare to respond. He could only lower his head and secretly wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"I traveled thousands of miles to run errands for him, and he just kicked me out!"
Zhou Dazhu gnashed his teeth, his eyes blazing with anger. "What medicinal material base, what planting technology? It's all bullshit! He just wants to use Director Wang's name to boost his own influence!"
The younger brother asked tentatively: "Brother Dazhu, what should we do then?"
Zhou Dazhu sneered, took out a pack of cigarettes, pulled out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. After lighting it, he took a deep puff, and the smoke spewed out of his nostrils like an angry dragon.
"What should I do? I worked so hard to get this piece of fat meat, how can I let him eat it so easily?"
Zhou Dazhu narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and suddenly clapped his hands, "I got it! Go find Heizi and the others for me, and tell them I'm treating them to a drink and asking for a favor. Five hundred yuan each!"
When the younger brother heard this, his eyes lit up: "Those thugs?"
"right!"
Zhou Dazhu fiercely stubbed out his cigarette butt in the ashtray. "Let them go to Chen Changyuan's crappy base and cause trouble! Show Director Wang just how unreliable that crappy place is!"
The younger brother nodded and turned to leave, but was stopped by Zhou Dazhu: "Wait, there is something else."
Zhou Dazhu pulled out a wad of money and handed it to his younger brother. "Go and take over all the land in the village that hasn't been bought by Chen Changyuan yet! I'm going to completely surround his base! You can pay any amount, it's just a small investment anyway."
The younger brother took the money, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
Zhou Dazhu seemed to see through his thoughts and sneered, "I recently heard that Chen Changyuan has cash flow problems and urgently needs to sell a batch of medicinal herbs. Haha, a poor guy is a poor guy, there is no turning back!"
While Zhou Dazhu was plotting, Chen Changyuan was in his own little room, saying something to Lao Yuantou.
"Uncle Yuantou, has the news spread?"
There was a faint smile on Chen Changyuan's lips.
The old man nodded and took a sip of tea. "It's spread out. I heard that Zhou Dazhu has taken the bait and is frantically acquiring land!"
Chen Changyuan smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, this first step is accomplished."
"But, are we really short of money?"
Old Yuantou was a little puzzled. "Didn't you just sell a batch of medicinal herbs to Zhang Mazi?"
Chen Changyuan shook his head: "That's fake news. It's meant to make Zhou Dazhu relax his vigilance and invest all his funds in the land grab."
"That Director Wang's visit..."
"Absolutely true."
A glint of determination flashed in Chen Changyuan's eyes. "However, I have already guessed that Zhou Dazhu will send people to cause trouble. Uncle Yuantou, please find a few more strong laborers to patrol around the base these days and don't let outsiders come in and out casually."
The old man patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. If anyone dares to mess with me, I won't let him off!"
Chen Changyuan reminded him again, "Also, on the day Director Wang comes, arrange for a few people to meet him at the intersection, just in case."
Lao Yuantou nodded and stood up to leave.
Before leaving, he turned around and asked, "Changyuan, are you really sure you can defeat Zhou Dazhu? He has a complicated background..."
Chen Changyuan stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the lush medicinal herbs on the distant hillside, his eyes flashing with complex light.
"Uncle Yuantou, I've experienced far more ups and downs in my life than he has. Zhou Dazhu is just a paper tiger. He looks scary, but he's actually just a bunch of sturdy stuff."
After hearing this, Old Yuan couldn't help but admire this young man. He always had a calmness and wisdom beyond his age.
Chen Changyuan continued, "You can't just do business by brute force; you have to learn how to leverage others' strengths. The more Zhou Dazhu tries to sabotage, the more he'll end up shooting himself in the foot."
The old man asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Chen Changyuan smiled mysteriously: "Just wait and see, the best is yet to come."
After Lao Yuantou left, Chen Changyuan sat alone at the table and took out a small notebook, which was densely packed with records of the growth cycles and market conditions of various medicinal materials.
He flipped through the pages gently, his eyes gleaming with the wisdom accumulated from his previous life.
In his previous life, he missed too many opportunities, was plotted against, was betrayed by his girlfriend, and ended up with nothing.
And in this life, he will never allow history to repeat itself.
Zhou Dazhu wants to play?
Then play with him till the end!
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