Chapter 1340 I Sell Myself to You
After hearing what Zelyushchenko said, Li Ye was shocked.
The reason why Zelyushhenko was fired from the Kamaz Automobile Factory was not just because he supported the other party's cooperation with the Flower Planting Company, but also because he blocked other people's way.
Whose way is being blocked?
The elegant figure of Sophia emerged in Li Ye's mind.
Is she a good person? Or a bad person?
Sophia's series of abnormal behaviors before this flashed through Li Ye's mind like a kaleidoscope, and finally connected into an absurd path, leading to a ridiculous result.
After Li Ye and others visited the Kamaz Automobile Factory for the first time, Sophia once said that Li Ye "helped her" because she accepted the task of organizing the workers to sell their shares to the British Coss Company.
At that time, Li Ye still felt that Sofia represented the righteous side. After all, it was inappropriate to sell a national pillar industry like Kamaz to a British company. It should remain in the hands of the state.
Now, it turns out that the reason Sofia doesn’t allow workers to sell their shares to Koshi Company is because they want to sell them to another company!
And the payment is made in the form of an IOU.
Sun Xianjin was impatient and also shocked when he asked, "What? Another company wants to buy your shares? And it's using an IOU to buy them? How can you agree to this?"
Zelyushinko laughed sarcastically: "How could we agree to this? The factory originally belonged to the state, and the Industrial Bureau exercised decision-making power on behalf of the state, which was reasonable and legal.
Moreover, the company acquiring the shares belongs to us, the people of Da'e. We should all actively support it and resolutely not allow outsiders to get involved in KAMAZ's technology and wealth."
“.”
Li Ye opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Because he seemed to have heard of this routine.
Do you think writing IOUs is ridiculous?
It's not funny at all. At least some of Li Ye's elders have actually seen similar IOUs.
But Li Ye thought of something else, so he asked Zelyushchenko: "Do the outsiders they are talking about include us?"
“Hehe~”
Zelyushchenko smiled and said nothing, obviously agreeing.
Li Ye then asked calmly, "So, in the eyes of the workers, have we become people who don't keep our promises? We promised to provide you with food and funds, but in the end, we gave you nothing?"
Zelyushchenko was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.
Li Ye understood.
I have always been a tool of the Industrial Bureau. I first brought hope to the workers of Kamaz, but in the end it was cruelly turned into disappointment, just like the stock market rising first and then falling, forcing retail investors to cut their losses.
When Sun Xianjin saw Zelyushchenko nod, he immediately said angrily: "Comrade Zelyushchenko, others don't know our sincerity, don't you know it too? You are the head of the union, you should clarify the truth to all the workers."
Zelyushchenko spread his hands and said self-deprecatingly: "Yes! Just because I wanted to clarify the truth to everyone, my partners and I were fired!"
“.”
Li Ye and Sun Xianjin were both silent.
When the two first met Zelyushinko, they regarded him as a "villain" because he was labeled as a "capitalist running dog" on the list of people given by Sofia.
But now it seems that he encouraged the workers to sell their shares to the Koshi Company not for his own personal gain, but because he really wanted to exchange some real money for the workers.
Perhaps he already knew that he could make some money by selling stocks to outsiders, but if he couldn't sell them, they would just be a piece of waste paper.
An IOU that cannot be eaten or drunk is just a piece of waste paper, right?
Li Ye squatted down, picked up a medal on the stall, looked up and asked, "How much is this?"
Zelyushinko took a look and said, "This belongs to my colleague, so you have to pay $5. It's the Order of the Patriotic War, Second Class. My colleague's grandfather paid for it with his life."
Li Ye reached into his pocket and finally took out a fifty-dollar bill and handed it to Zelyushchenko.
Zelyushchenko shook his head and didn't answer.
"Sorry, I don't have any change for you, how about I give it to you?"
Li Ye also shook his head: "No, this medal is worth fifty dollars."
“.”
In fact, Li Ye felt ashamed when he took out fifty dollars, as he could have taken out more.
But he also knows in what environments he can act like a rich man and in what environments he has to be stingy.
Look at this market, people don't open their wallets to "show money" when they pay, but instead "feel" the money out from their pockets, so fifty dollars is already very eye-catching.
Zelyushchenko licked his lips, took the fifty dollars, and pointed to the right side of the stall.
"Fifty dollars is still too much. Everything on this felt is mine. You can take whatever you want."
Li Ye smiled and shook his head, holding up the medal to show that it was worth it.
Seeing Li Ye about to turn around and leave, Zelyushinko suddenly stopped him and said, "The people from the Industrial Bureau told me that after their restructuring is completed, their cooperation with you will continue. Is this true?"
"Actually, it's not that difficult for you to get KAMAZ's gearbox and multi-axle drive technology. As long as you find the right person and pay a certain price, there's nothing they can't sell."
Li Ye was surprised.
Because he could feel that Zelyushhenko obviously felt a little "ashamed" when he said this.
For a Bolshevik, this was typical "eating from one's own side" behavior.
But Zelyushchenko sighed and said bitterly:
Li Ye was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do my best."
Zelyushchenko pursed his lips and said seriously: "Thank you, my class brother."
“.”
After Li Ye and Sun Xianjin left, Zelyushenko suddenly shook his head and laughed.
“When you’re down on your luck, are there still real brothers?”
“.”
"Hi, your name is Zelyushchenko?"
Zelyushchenko was laughing wistfully when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
When he looked up, it turned out to be the Oriental man who had been accompanying Li Ye just now.
Zelyushenko frowned and asked calmly, "Yes, what's the matter?"
Jin Peng handed Zelyushenko a cigarette and said, "You won't make any money selling these things. I have some hard-to-find items that are easy to sell. Are you interested?"
Zelyushchenko was shocked and thought of the tobacco, alcohol and supplies in the warehouse.
He suppressed his excitement and asked, "So what do you have?"
Jin Peng took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile: "Growing goods, Japanese stupid goods, lighthouse goods, as long as they are available in this market, I have them all."
Zelyushinko took a deep breath and said, "I don't have enough capital, nor do I have any property to mortgage."
Jin Peng waved his hand indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter, just mortgage yourself to me."
“.”
Zelyushchenko was stunned.
He thought that this wealthy and lucrative Eastern philanthropist would give him credit without a care in the world!
It turns out that these are not good men and women!
But the feeling of depression that had been weighing on Zelyushchenko's chest for so many days disappeared.
He also took a deep puff of cigarette, smiled faintly and asked, "How much do you think I can mortgage?"
"When Soponov mortgaged it to me, it was worth three thousand dollars. Now the market is not good, it's probably two thousand and five hundred!"
"Okay, I'll sell myself to you."
Zelyushinko agreed immediately.
The reason why he agreed so readily was not because Sopunov was now a very famous "big businessman" in Moscow with a net worth of unknown number of three thousand US dollars, but also because he was afraid that even if he had a straw on his head, no one would buy it.
(End of this chapter)
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