Chapter 65: When it comes to business, I have the final say
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Ye's private study room closed for the holiday, but encountered "huge" resistance.
Hu Man and others, who were used to eating specially prepared meals, attending small classes, and enjoying the warm environment of the Erliangdian, actually refused to leave.
"Please, Li Ye, Xia Yue and the others still have one more day of class tomorrow! Please let us have one more day!"
"You don't need to give us a test paper. We haven't mastered many of the previous questions yet. We can just review them on our own."
"Don't worry about the food. I've been eating too much meat these past few days. I saved two heads of Chinese cabbage and mixed some cabbage hearts to make do."
Hu Man, Han Xia, Jiang Xiaoyan and the others looked at Li Ye with grievance, and treated him cautiously as if he were a debtor, fearing that he would get angry and overturn the table and refuse to pay back the money.
Li Ye was very annoyed. In the past two months, the friendship within the small group of eight people had skyrocketed, while his own deterrent power had gradually decreased. He couldn't drive people away without getting angry.
"Don't waste your time, come back after the sixth day of the New Year! It's already the twenty-seventh, the donkeys in the production team are on holiday, can't I take a two-day break?"
"We really won't delay you."
Hu Man and the others wanted to insist, but Li Ye said, "Okay, okay, it's time for you to go back and spend time with your family, try the food your mother cooks, massage your father's back, and show your filial piety."
The girls looked at each other, and Han Xia whispered, "My mother's cooking is not delicious."
Li Ye was silent for a long time, then said solemnly: "After the Spring Festival, we will start the sprint review, and time will pass quickly.
Preliminary exams, college entrance exams, and college entrance exams all passed in the blink of an eye. If I were to write a novel about it, it might not even take up eight or ten chapters.”
"But have you ever thought that after you go to college, if you want to eat a meal cooked by your mother, you may have to travel thousands of miles.
Believe me, you will regret why you didn’t spend more time with your mother when you were young.”
“.”
A few girls were moved and began to pack up their things silently, preparing to go home.
But before they left, they said to Li Ye: "The three of us have discussed it. After telling our families, we will come and live with Wen Leyu and keep her company."
"Um?"
Li Ye never expected that these girls would give him such a pleasant surprise.
If Wen Leyu had a few classmates to keep him company, this New Year would definitely be more comfortable.
Li Ye bowed and said, "Then I would like to thank you all! But don't worry, I am not a stingy person, I will definitely give you something in return."
Jiang Xiaoyan quickly shook her head and said, "We should be the ones thanking you. Besides, Wen Leyu is our classmate, so we should help him."
Han Xia smiled mischievously and said, "Li Ye, I really admire you. In order to please a girl, you actually came up with Pavlov's dog.
What a world-famous experiment."
“Hahahaha~”
The girls left laughing, leaving Li Ye in a state of confusion.
It's okay if you eavesdrop, but why do you treat me as a joke when I'm telling the truth?
. . . . . . . .
After seeing Hu Man and the others off, Wen Leyu also left.
There were still people in the school dormitory today, and she had the small gong in her schoolbag, so she felt very safe.
However, Li Ye kept Li Dayong.
After it got dark, Hao Jian, Jin Peng and Wang Jianqiang came dragging a cart.
There were many New Year goods on the cart, which Li Ye asked Hao Jian and others to bring from the provincial capital, as well as an inconspicuous sack.
After the four people entered the house and locked the door, Hao Jian opened the sack and poured it onto Li Ye's small kang.
The stacks of banknotes blinded the three people's eyes.
Li Dayong couldn't believe it, Wang Jianqiang was stunned, and even Jin Peng, who had the demeanor of a great general, licked his lips with his eyes shining.
"This is the account book, you check the numbers."
Hao Jian laid out a pile of account books, opened the top one and handed it to Li Ye.
Li Ye glanced at the final number and found it was about the same as he expected, so he didn't look at it any further.
It's just a pile of daily records. What's so good about it?
He pursed his lips and said, "Don't let the brothers watch, just divide the money!"
Hao Jian threw away the cigarette in his mouth, took the account book, and divided the stacks into three parts.
Among them, Jin Peng's share was obviously larger, equal to the sum of Wang Jianqiang and Li Dayong's shares.
Li Dayong first lowered his head and stared blankly at the several stacks of banknotes that belonged to him, then raised his head and asked Li Ye blankly: "Brother, is this for me?"
Li Ye nodded: "Yes, you brought a bicycle to join us, so I'll give you one now. Feel free to take it!"
"I'm not welcome!"
Li Dayong opened his big palm like a palm-leaf fan and stuffed the money into his arms in just a few handfuls. The arms were bulging and not noticeable at all.
Wang Jianqiang was obviously slower to react, and only now did he panic and say, "No, no, no, brother, I don't want it. I don't want so much. This is too much."
In fact, it's just over a thousand yuan, but there are a lot of one or two yuan notes, so it seems like a lot.
Since joining the gang, Wang Jianqiang either followed Hao Jian and the others to the provincial capital, or stayed in Chenzhuang Township to make sesame candy. He worked hard and was paid only one cent per pound, which was not too much.
But Wang Jianqiang had never seen so much money before, nor had he ever even thought about it. Now that he suddenly had so much money, he was panicked and scared.
"Okay, Jianqiang, we have been saving your money for you! If you don't want the money, are we going to let you work for free?"
“But, but”
Wang Jianqiang was hesitant to say anything, and finally he burst into tears.
Li Ye and the others did not laugh at him.
Wang Jianqiang is a simple boy. He was not loved by his grandma and uncle since he was a child. The factory did not want him, his family did not love him, and they even complained that he wasted food.
Now that he had finally proved himself, his defenses were completely broken down in his confusion. The grievances that he had suppressed for who knows how many years surged out like a flood that was unstoppable.
Finally, Uncle Gu, who was guarding the door outside, came over and knocked on the door to ask if everything was okay. Only then did Wang Jianqiang finally stop crying.
Li Ye comforted Wang Jianqiang and said, "Let's not waste any more time. This year's affairs are over. What are your plans for next year?"
Hao Jian immediately rushed to say: "I have discussed with Jin Peng, and we will go to Guangdong Province together on the third day of the New Year."
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Both of you go. Have you arranged the wholesale of hemp candy?"
"It's been arranged," Hao Jian said. "There's a 10-day off-season after the Chinese New Year, so there aren't many people who want the goods. Even if there are, Qiangzi and Xiaoan have delivered them before, and they're familiar with the route, so we guarantee there won't be any delays."
"Okay then, let's come up with the rules for this matter in Guangdong Province."
Li Ye looked at Li Dayong, Jin Peng, and Wang Jianqiang and asked, "Will you join the partnership as a shareholder? Or will you earn commissions like you do now?"
Jin Peng did not hesitate and pushed all the money belonging to him in front of Li Ye.
He joined late and joined with nothing. He had long been envious of Hao Jian making money. He would be a fool not to seize the opportunity now.
Li Dayong was stunned for a moment, then he took out the money and put it in front of Li Ye.
He didn't touch Wang Jianqiang's share of the money. Now he stretched out his hand awkwardly, pushed it symbolically, and smiled, looking very embarrassed.
Li Ye asked Wang Jianqiang with some amusement: "Qiangzi, do you understand the difference between sharing a share and earning a commission?"
Wang Jianqiang shook his head like a rattle, but said firmly: "I don't understand, but I will follow you."
Li Dayong followed up and said, "Me too, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, as long as you understand."
Li Ye looked at Jin Peng, who smiled and said, "Isn't it just a risk? If you earn commissions, you don't have to worry about losing money, but what's the point of being afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind?"
"Okay," Li Ye pointed at the money on the kang and began to distribute it: "Jin Peng will give 2,000, Qiangzi will give 1,000, Dayong will give 1,000, and Hao Jian, how many will you give?"
Hao Jian gritted his teeth and his mind was working rapidly.
He had nearly 10,000 yuan in his hand, but his little daughter was ill. Jin Peng's words just now reminded him that if he lost
"I'll offer six thousand." Hao Jian made the decision.
"Then I'll give you 10,000."
As soon as Li Ye finished speaking, Li Dayong's eyes widened instantly.
It turns out that my brother is already a millionaire!
It turned out that the 3,000 yuan in royalties that Li Ye received was only the amount on the surface, and the big chunk of money came in secret.
Li Ye helped Hao Jian count the money and returned the remaining money to Jin Peng and others.
Wang Jianqiang didn't want it, but just said that he still wanted it with Li Ye. Li Ye didn't refuse either. It was a pleasure to be trusted by others.
Then Li Ye sat up straight and said in a stern tone: "Our business is not big, but the rules must be established first.
The share will be calculated based on how much money everyone contributes, but Hao Jian, Jin Peng and Qiang Zi will get an extra salary, and Dayong and I won’t contribute, so we’ll just get a share of the profits.”
Jin Peng immediately said, "Xiao Ye, what you said doesn't make sense to take a share and then get paid."
Li Ye waved his hand and continued, "Money is a good thing. No one thinks it bites their hands. But money is also a bad thing. Many brotherhoods have been ruined because of money."
Jin Peng was a little dazed, Hao Jian felt a little uncomfortable, while Li Dayong and Wang Jianqiang could only stare at each other, not understanding what Li Ye meant.
Li Ye said: "For example, in this deal, Hao Jian and Jin Peng contributed the most, but I took the lion's share. Over time, it is inevitable that there will be resentment."
"But I can tell you clearly that if you are not happy one day, I will withdraw my shares and leave immediately. But as long as I have a stake in this deal, I have the final say."
"What are you talking about!"
Hao Jian quickly advised: "We don't mean that, you are our Zhuge Liang!
Without you, where would we earn so much money? Just a few months ago, I was crying over a few dollars for my daughter's medicine!"
"It's hard to make things clear if you don't say it," Li Ye said with a smile, "There is no such thing as absolute fairness in the world. If we speak out, our brotherhood will last longer, right?"
"Yeah, Brother Ye speaks in a cultured way, I'll listen to you." The silly Wang Jianqiang quickly echoed to show his loyalty.
Others also patted their chests and expressed their determination.
But Jin Peng looked at Li Ye with a half-smile, and after a long while he said, "Xiao Ye, are you hitting me?"
"Um?"
Li Ye glanced at Jin Peng without saying anything.
He usually does not participate in the specific operations of the business. If he doesn't make things clear now, when will he do it?
But the next moment, Jin Peng suddenly touched his waist and found a sharp short knife in his hand.
[Oh shit, I forgot this is 1981, and the control #props haven't been censored yet! ]
(End of this chapter)
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