Li Weidong listened to Xing Guodong's explanation, feeling both amused and touched.
My initial motivation for starting my own business was to make money, help my fellow villagers get rich, and also for myself.
But in everyone's eyes, he became a bodhisattva who had descended to earth, and they were just short of worshipping him.
This gesture is truly touching.
"Li Weidong, you are my idol!"
A girl screamed from the crowd.
The sound seemed to have flipped a switch, and everyone started shouting.
Various titles and appellations have emerged, such as idols and bodhisattvas.
Some people even took advantage of the chaos to confess their feelings to Li Weidong, which left him both amused and exasperated.
Xing Guodong laughed: "Brother Weidong, you're really popular!"
Li Weidong shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Alright, let's control this for now. If this continues, we won't be able to finish the book signings until midnight tonight."
With the help of Xing Guodong and a group of police officers, the crowd was finally able to restore order.
The bookstore specially set up tables and chairs at the entrance. A book costs one yuan, which is not cheap. However, the line of people waiting to buy books and have them signed stretched for two whole blocks.
This was a real hardship for Li Weidong.
Everyone who comes to buy a book not only shakes hands to express gratitude or admiration, but also gets an autograph.
My wrist is almost swollen after just one morning.
Xing Guodong advised him to stop signing autographs, but Li Weidong refused.
“They come to buy my books, which is a sign of their recognition and admiration for me. How can I let them leave disappointed?”
Li Weidong chuckled as he ate lunch, "It's just signing my name, it's nothing."
Xing Guodong shook his head helplessly and said, "No wonder so many people like you!"
Any entrepreneur, once their business grows large, will inevitably encounter some dissenting voices.
But Li Weidong was different.
People from all around give him a thumbs up when they talk about him.
The two chatted and ate, completely unaware of a pair of sinister eyes not far away.
...
"Brother Tiger, this kid's really something now!"
Tiger's men looked at Li Weidong, who was surrounded by the crowd, and a hint of envy flashed in their eyes.
Not only is he rich, but he also has status. When people in Mengbei County talk about Li Weidong, who doesn't give him a thumbs up?
When will I ever be able to get to that position?
Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly received a slap on the head.
"What's there to envy?!"
Tiger's eyes were filled with tangible hatred: "Don't you dare boost others' morale while diminishing your own!"
"What's so great about Li Weidong? He just made some dirty money and published a book. Even emperors take turns being emperors. I'll be better than him sooner or later!"
The subordinate nodded repeatedly, smiling obsequiously: "Yes, yes, Brother Tiger, you are much more capable than him. After all, not everyone can become Fourth Master's godson like you."
It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned Black Fourth Master; now that they had, Tiger's face turned even uglier.
He used his own savings to cover the factory's losses before the new year, thinking he could keep it from Master Hei for now. After all, he controlled the liquor business anyway, and he could just embezzle the money back later.
But no matter how much he planned, he didn't expect that things would change after the New Year.
Various kinds of liquor have emerged one after another, and many small brands that I've never even heard of have also started to advertise and sell their products at great expense.
Not only is it famous, but many of its wines are also of superior quality.
Under these circumstances, Kongfujia liquor, which had been selling like hotcakes, began to decline.
Although it didn't reach the point of losing money, the profits were significantly reduced.
Of the remaining profits, Master Hei took 40%, and the remaining 60% had to support Black Tiger Agriculture. Where was there any left?
Tiger is having a real headache lately!
Just then, his mobile phone rang.
It was his confidant who called.
"Brother Tiger, something terrible has happened!"
The trusted aide's voice trembled as he said, "Fourth Master is here at the company, checking the accounts!"
"What did you say?!"
Tiger stood up abruptly, his face pale: "What a joke! Tell the finance department to find a way to stall for time. We absolutely cannot let Fourth Master see the ledgers!"
The company had been losing money, and he managed to cover it up before the Lunar New Year with his personal savings. But in the two months since then, he hasn't been able to come up with any money at all, and the company's accounts look terrible.
Master Hei is also a businessman; he only needs to pay a little attention to know the company's losses!
The confidant said dejectedly, "It's too late. The accountant was attacked, and Fourth Master is already going through the ledgers..."
Before he could finish speaking, a different person answered the phone: "Young Master Tiger, are you busy?"
Tiger recognized the voice as that of Tan Jun, a trusted confidant of Master Hei, and his expression immediately changed: "Tan Jun, what do you want?"
"It's not that I have something to do, it's that you have something to do."
Tan Jun's voice was as cold as a venomous snake: "Zhao Huzi, you've got some nerve!"
"On one hand, you tricked Fourth Master into opening a company for you, trying to put Li Weidong down, and on the other hand, you kept the company in the dark and falsified accounts. The company has been losing money, and you still don't report it to your superiors."
"What, you think you can fool Fourth Master?"
Tiger's clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and he hurriedly said, "No...it's not like that..."
"Enough with the nonsense!"
Tan Jun interrupted him: "Fourth Master wants you to get back here right now. You'd better think about how you're going to explain this to him!"
After saying that, the phone call ended.
Tiger slumped into a chair, his face deathly pale: "It's over... this time it's really over!"
Having followed Master Hei for so long, he had come to understand Master Hei's temperament quite well.
On the surface, he was his godson and quite favored, but that was only on the premise that he was useful to him.
Even fathers and sons keep clear accounts, let alone him and Master Hei, who are only godparents.
If Master Hei finds out that his company has lost almost half of the profits from the liquor business, then he might not be able to save his life...
"Brother Tiger, what... what do we do now?"
His subordinates, who were sitting nearby, overheard the entire phone call and were quite frightened.
"Should we run away?"
Tiger snapped out of his daze and glared at her: "Escape? Where to escape to? Why should we escape?"
Not to mention that Master Hei's power is immense, he simply couldn't bring himself to flee like a rat in the street.
He hasn't seen Li Weidong suffer yet, and he hasn't trampled Li Weidong under his feet yet!
Why should I run away!
"If we don't run away, what else can we do?"
The subordinate looked utterly desperate: "The company has suffered such huge losses, Fourth Master won't let us off the hook!"
Tiger was also thinking about this question.
Not far away, Li Weidong and Xing Guodong had finished their meal and were getting up to go back to the bookstore.
Xing Guodong seemed to have something on his mind. After exchanging a few words with Li Weidong, he left on his own.
Li Weidong walked towards the bookstore alone.
Tiger stared intently at him, then suddenly a brilliant idea struck him: "I've got an idea!!!"
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