Chapter 126 I don't want to lose, I want to win once (ask for monthly ticket)
May 17, Futian District, Shenzhen.
Chen Yansen leaned against the Mercedes-Benz, tugged at his tie, took a long breath, and turned to look at Cao Dahua: "Call Lao Zuo, why hasn't he arrived yet?"
"Don't worry, I just urged you, it will be here soon!" Cao Dahua raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face with his bulging belly.
Wang Zihao got out of the car, took out two bottles of mineral water from the trunk and handed them to them.
Cao Dahua took the water, thanked him, and thought to himself: I haven’t been back for so many years, I forgot that the weather in Shenzhen in May is so hot and stuffy.
Chen Yansen waved his hand, turned back to the back seat of the car, adjusted the air outlet, and blew it towards his face.
Song Yuncheng glanced out the window and saw Wang Zihao chatting with Cao Dahua without paying attention to the inside of the car, so he handed over his half-drunk bottle of mineral water: "Here."
Chen Yansen did not refuse. He took it and took a big sip.
He originally planned to take only Wang Zihao and Song Yuncheng, but when Cao Dahua heard that he was going to Shenzhen to set up a factory, he insisted on going with him, and said that he was an instructor in the entrepreneurship park and should help Chen Yansen to check things out.
After the four people landed, they rented a Mercedes-Benz ML500 from the car dealership and drove directly here according to the address given by Zuo Hongyu.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Hongyu failed to deliver and was half an hour late than the agreed time.
"Knock knock knock--" Wang Zihao turned around and knocked on the car window.
Chen Yansen looked towards the intersection and saw Zuo Hongyu getting out of the car panting, jogging towards him with an apologetic look on his face, and there was someone following him.
Although he was unhappy, he still got out of the car, smiled and greeted them.
"Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry. I was delayed by something urgent." Zuo Hongyu's face turned red, and he was very embarrassed.
"Let's go and see the factory you mentioned first." Chen Yansen didn't say much.
Cao Dahua stood aside and glared at Zuo Hongyu fiercely.
At this time, the man following Zuo Hongyu spoke up: "Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Zhou Jinling from Ouhan Mobile. The main reason why Zuo was late was because of me."
Chen Yansen looked up and saw a middle-aged man who was less than 40 years old. He was wearing a blue suit with obvious dust on it. Half of his hair was white, which was very inconsistent with his age.
"Xiao Zhou? Are you Xiao Jiangxi?" Cao Dahua rubbed his eyes, not daring to recognize him.
"Brother Hua, long time no see." The man replied with a wry smile.
Chen Yansen smiled. He didn't expect that these three people were old acquaintances. He raised his hand to check the time and suggested, "There is a tea shop over there. Let's go sit down and chat slowly."
Chen Yansen looked back and forth between Zhou Jinling and Zuo Hongyu, knowing that something must have happened before the two came.
"Why have you become so old?" Cao Dahua couldn't help but asked directly.
He is four years older than Zhou Jinling, but Zhou Jinling looks like he is ten years older than him.
"Brother Hua, let's go over there and talk." Zuo Hongyu pulled Cao Dahua and walked in the direction Chen Yansen pointed.
Song Yuncheng also got out of the car and followed the crowd.
After sitting down, Zuo Hongyu glanced at Zhou Jinling. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he took the initiative to explain: "Xiao Zhou threatened to jump off the building this morning. I persuaded him for a long time before he was willing to come down from the building."
"The factory closed down, my wife ran away, and my child is not my own. I really feel like I can't live anymore."
Zhou Jinling shrugged, took over Zuo Hongyu's words, and said with a self-deprecating smile.
Damn! So miserable! No, it should be said that it is so unlucky!
Chen Yansen leaned back, fearing that he would be affected by the other person's bad luck.
"Xiao Zhou, I heard from Lao Zuo that you have been doing well in the past two years. How come you suddenly..."
Cao Dahua looked puzzled and asked in confusion.
"Two months ago, the authorities launched a double-strike operation, specifically targeting knockoff phone manufacturers like Ouhan. Now only one in ten knockoff phone manufacturers in Huaqiangbei remain. Some have been shut down or imprisoned. I was lucky enough to be released after paying a fine."
Zhou Jinling sighed and smiled miserably.
Chen Yansen took the lemon tea bought by Song Yuncheng, took a sip, and listened casually.
There are many people in this world who are more miserable than Zhou Jinling. What does it have to do with him? If it weren't for the fact that this person and Cao Dahua are old acquaintances, he would have left long ago. It was a complete waste of his time.
Zhou Jinling quietly observed Chen Yansen's expression and felt a chill in his heart. He understood that this kind of person was a typical businessman with neither sympathy nor moral sense. What he said was just nonsense to the other party.
"What is doubles?" Wang Zihao asked curiously while sitting aside.
"Anyone who infringes on intellectual property rights and manufactures and sells counterfeit and shoddy goods will be killed. Fortunately, Big Pineapple has transformed quickly. Although it is also a copycat phone, its technology licensing and supply chain can be traced and have not been affected."
Zuo Hongyu explained slowly.
Zhou Jinling nodded, feeling extremely regretful. Zuo Hongyu had advised him before, but he didn't take it seriously.
Three months ago, he was a wealthy boss with a net worth of over 100 million yuan. He drove a luxury car when he went out and tipped the waiters at least 500 yuan when he went to a mall. But now he is like a rat crossing the street, afraid of being seen by acquaintances.
Chen Yansen didn't say anything. He glanced at Zhou Jinling and thought to himself: No wonder more and more counterfeit mobile phone manufacturers have been looking for FoxTao to cooperate with them recently, and the commission rate they offer is basically 80%.
Feelings are all stock! "Then you made a lot of money in the past few years, so you wouldn't jump off the building, right?" Cao Dahua was stunned for a moment, then asked.
"After the factory closed down, I saw that Apple phones were selling well in China, so I found an agent to be my agent. But he turned out to be a liar and took away tens of millions of yuan."
Zhou Jinling looked numb, as if he was talking about someone else's affairs.
After hearing this, Wang Zihao shrank back unconsciously.
He is not superstitious, but this man is too unlucky, as if he is possessed by the god of bad luck.
As for the fact that his wife ran away and the child was not his own, it was even more tragic.
"Do you think I'm extremely unlucky?" Zhou Jinling raised his head and asked with a wry smile.
Several people looked at each other, unable to say anything against their will.
"But before that, my life was smooth sailing. Five years ago, I entered the mobile phone industry with Brother Yu and Brother Hua. Brother Hua's factory closed down in less than a year, Brother Yu went to Da Pineapple, and I chose to start my own business."
"In just three years, I have made Ouhan a top brand in Huaqiangbei, with products sold to Southeast Asia and Africa, making a steady profit of 100 million yuan a year..."
Zhou Jinling lowered his head and recounted his glorious past.
Cao Dahua rolled his eyes and cursed in his heart: This kid is so dishonest. He can just brag if he wants, but why does he step on me?
Chen Yansen had heard of Zhou Jinling and his gang. They made a lot of money during the years when copycat mobile phones were popular.
Smart people transformed themselves in time and escaped the disaster. With the help of the funds and supply chain accumulated in the early stage, they switched to making smartphones. Among the best was the Little La Jiao Mobile Phone, which was established a year later. The boss of this company also started out by selling copycat phones.
The dumber ones are like Zhou Jinling, who used to be smooth sailing, but once he hit rock bottom, his mentality collapsed.
Judging from the fact that he lost tens of millions of dollars, this man is shallow and has few brains. He was able to make money before only by relying on his enterprising spirit and taking advantage of the trend of the times.
Chen Yansen didn't say a word from beginning to end.
He understood what Zhou Jinling meant, but he was not a savior and had no reason to help Zhou Jinling.
Zhou Jinling was talking to himself, saying that in the past two months, none of the projects he invested in were reliable and he had almost lost all his savings.
The wife filed for divorce and took away some of the money.
Before leaving, the beautiful and cultured ex-wife told him not to worry about his son because he was not his biological son anyway.
The successive blows made Zhou Jinling so depressed that he thought about jumping off the building.
"Mr. Chen, I think Xiao Zhou is quite capable and is more than qualified to be the factory director. He has extensive connections and abundant resources in Shenzhen, so I took the initiative to bring him to see you."
Having said that, Zuo Hongyu said to Chen Yansen.
"When the great roc soars up with the wind, it soars up to 90,000 miles. Do you think this is the work of the wind, or is it the ability of the great roc itself?"
Chen Yansen asked back with a smile.
In his opinion, Zhou Jinling may have some ability, but there is a high probability that he will not be able to keep up with the current and future development.
This kind of person would have a hard time becoming a factory manager, let alone a workshop director.
When Zhou Jinling heard this, he felt hopeless and the glimmer of hope that was ignited by Zuo Hongyu was instantly shattered.
"Mr. Chen, can you give me a hand? I don't want to lose, I want to win once."
Zhou Jinling was silent for a moment, then suddenly knelt down in front of Chen Yansen and begged bitterly.
He has nothing now and just wants to make a comeback!
Zhou Jinling had a head full of white hair and was kneeling on the ground crying. This scene made Song Yuncheng, Wang Zihao and others feel a little bit uncomfortable.
Zuo Hongyu and Cao Dahua did not expect Zhou Jinling to be like this, and hurried to pull him up, but he was determined and insisted that Chen Yansen accept him.
Chen Yansen snorted in his heart and said calmly: "If you are willing, start from the assembly line. If you are really capable, I believe you can sit in the position of factory director."
The meaning of this statement was very clear. He could let Zhou Jinling stay, but he had to tighten the screws first.
Zhou Jinling stood there in a daze. He thought that with Zuo Hongyu's help, he could at least get a position as a department manager, but he didn't expect Chen Yansen to be so ruthless.
"I'll think about it." Zhou Jinling slowly stood up and sat back in his seat.
"Lao Zuo, it's getting late, go check on the factory."
Chen Yansen stood up. The ten or so minutes wasted had already given Zuo Hongyu enough face.
"Okay, Mr. Chen." Zuo Hongyu patted Zhou Jinling on the shoulder, was speechless for a moment, and then chased after him.
After getting in the car, Cao Dahua thought about it and gave one more reminder: "Xiao Chen, Lao Zuo is just like that. He definitely has no other intentions."
Cao Dahua had been in Xuyuan for several years and knew Chen Yansen's thoughts clearly. If Zhou Jinling had not been brought by Zuo Hongyu, Chen Yansen might have given him the position of workshop director.
"It doesn't matter. It won't have any impact anyway."
Chen Yansen signaled Wang Zihao to drive.
Zhou Jinling is a man with some shining points. At least he is flexible and adaptable. In the morning he threatened to jump off the building, but in the afternoon he knelt down to look for a job.
Being familiar with the low-end mobile phone market in Southeast Asia and Africa would be of some use to him, but not a big one, so it doesn't matter whether he has it or not.
If Zhou Jinling can really work his way up from the assembly line, Chen Yansen wouldn't mind giving him a chance and helping him out.
But to have the audacity to ask for the position of factory director directly is simply a dream.
Song Yuncheng listened to the conversation between Chen Yansen and Cao Dahua, thinking deeply, and seemed to understand Chen Yansen's thoughts.
"You were also a factory manager? I'm afraid you lost all the money you made from selling the 991 navigation system?"
Chen Yansen looked at Cao Dahua and asked suddenly.
"Stop asking questions, kid!" Cao Dahua looked embarrassed.
I thought to myself that I had to make Zuo Hongyu shut up first, otherwise how would he be able to act cool in front of Chen Yansen in the future.
Chen Yansen smiled slightly, took out his cell phone, said a few words to Xu Dan and hung up.
Zhou Jinling's incident gave him a reminder that most of the copycat phone manufacturers have gone bankrupt nowadays, but the sales channels they built a few years ago can be revitalized as long as they recruit people themselves.
Although these people from humble backgrounds are difficult to manage, their abilities far exceed those of ordinary business people.
Zhou Jinling, who stayed where he was, fell into self-doubt. He was not sure whether he had the ability
Yes, I am in a mess now.
You say no, I came to Shenzhen by myself that year, and started from scratch and built a fortune of hundreds of millions.
Before coming, Zhou Jinling had studied relevant information about Chen Yansen.
He entered the industry at the age of 18 and became one of the billionaires in just one year. Following a boss like this, there is no shortage of opportunities to get ahead.
Unfortunately, others look down on me.
Zhou Jinling sighed and walked aimlessly on the streets of Shenzhen, like a homeless vagrant.
(End of this chapter)
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