Chapter 26: Normal Mind
Chapter 26: Normal Mind
"Rushong, people nowadays have almost forgotten what loyalty is," Zhao Chenghao, who was obviously drunk, was speaking incoherently in a roadside barbecue restaurant in Yiyuan Bendong. He patted An Rushong's shoulder and called An Rushong's name in a long tone, saying, "Everyone only has money in their eyes, as if having money means having everything. For money, a person can ignore everything and disregard everything."
An Rushong always had a smile on his face. He held a piece of perilla leaf in his left hand, picked up two pieces of meat with the chopsticks in his right hand, and slowly spread the sauce on them.
During the meal, Zhao Chenghao kept complaining about Shen Taian from beginning to end. He called the latter either "old thing" or "old fellow", and even worse, "immortal old man". It can be seen that he has a lot of opinions about Shen Taian.
However, An Rushong would not lose his mind and join the other party in cursing. One reason was that the four young men at the table next to him were all Zhao Chenghao's followers. Also, although Zhao Chenghao cursed readily, if he joined the other party in cursing, and cursed Shen Taian at that, this pig-kidney-faced guy would probably hit him on the head with a wine bottle right away.
Besides, the guy in front of him is a real gangster. He said that people nowadays don't care about anything for money. Isn't he the same?
The reason why he complained tonight that Shen Taian was disloyal and only cared about money was because the person he was cheated was An Rushong, and after these days of contact, he had already regarded An Rushong as a friend. A friend with like-minded people.
Therefore, what really made him depressed was not that Shen Taian used any means to make money, but that he cheated his own people in order to make money. If the same thing happened to someone who had nothing to do with him, he would not be upset.
Last but not least, the reason why Zhao Chenghao was in a bad mood tonight might be because of Liu Taihe. This guy obviously disliked Liu Taihe, and the closer Shen Taian got to the other party, the more unhappy he became.
What's more, in his eyes, the business of the flower card website was conceived by him and An Rushong, so why should Liu Taihe be allowed to get involved halfway?
Therefore, no matter what time it is, people should have a full understanding of themselves and the reality. Don't lose yourself because of some people's flattery or when others show a little bit of solidarity. If you want to give your true heart to the "bright moon", you must be careful, because maybe behind the "bright moon" there is a bottomless "ditch".
"Eat! Eat! Eat! How can you still eat more?!" Seeing An Rushong about to stuff another roll of barbecue into his mouth, Zhao Chenghao snatched it away from him angrily, scolding, "Rushong, do you know that the old man agreed to the dividend conditions you proposed before, at least he didn't raise any objections. But now, look, the old man immediately changed his mind when that guy named Liu joined in. Do you know what this means?"
An Rushong rolled his eyes and did not answer the other party's question. He just reached out to take the perilla leaves again. Unexpectedly, Zhao Chenghao got there first and took away the basket.
Helplessly, he reached out and took the cigarette in front of the other person, lit one for himself, and said, "Brother Cheng Hao, I understand, I understand everything. The question now is, you! Do you know what this means?"
"How could I not know?" Zhao Chenghao stuffed the meat roll he snatched into his mouth and said vaguely while chewing, "It was that guy named Liu who intervened and took away the portion that was supposed to belong to you."
"My share?" An Rushong sneered in his heart, "Let's not talk about whether there is a share that belongs to me. Even if there is, do you think they will be satisfied with a mere 0.5 points? Believe me, if they can be satisfied with 5 points, you should be grateful for their generosity."
Zhao Chenghao obviously really didn't understand the inside story. After hearing what An Rushong said, he glared and instinctively wanted to refute.
Just by looking at this guy's reaction, An Rushong had an idea in his mind. There was no doubt that on the Hanaha website project, not only would he, a technician, lose his 0.5 point profit dividend, but Zhao Chenghao would also be marginalized.
Combined with Shen Taian's performance tonight, An Rushong can conclude that there must be a powerful person behind the whole thing. It was under the influence of this person that Shen Taian and Liu Taihe reached a cooperation, and Zhao Chenghao, who was originally leading the promotion of this matter, was directly kicked out.
That's right, a gangster has to eat the gangster's bowl of rice, and he has to squat in the corner to eat it. If he wants to sit at the adult table and have a big feast, he must have the qualifications.
However, after thinking about it carefully, An Rushong felt that he had no right to ridicule Zhao Chenghao. After all, his current situation was worse than his.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Chenghao seemed to sober up after being enlightened by An Rushong's words. His face suddenly darkened and he asked in a muffled voice.
"What I mean is that Brother Chenghao should stop blaming Uncle Taian. Believe me, he has no choice now," An Rusong sighed and said, "Perhaps, from the moment we determined that the operation of the Huapai website project had the potential to make huge profits, we have already lost control of the whole thing. You are right, people nowadays only care about money, because money can do everything. If that is the case, naturally any project that can make money will attract countless people."
"Maybe Uncle Taian is regretting it now," he sighed softly and changed the subject, "but forget it, let's not talk about it. It won't change anything anyway."
Zhao Chenghao looked unconvinced. He stared at An Rusong for a while, then looked down at the pile of dipping sauce on the table. After about half a minute, he suddenly took out his cell phone and wanted to make a call. What an idiot you are! A waste with undeveloped limbs and a simple mind!
An Rushong cursed in his heart and quickly reached out to snatch his phone.
"What are you doing?!" Zhao Chenghao was annoyed and asked with his eyes wide open.
"Now is not the time to call Uncle Taian," An Rusong put the phone on the other side of his hand so that the other party could not reach it, and then said, "Think about it, was this meeting tonight arranged by Liu Taihe and Uncle Taian?"
"Needless to say?" Zhao Chenghao answered without hesitation, "Oh, do you think Uncle Taian is currently being entertained by Mr. Liu and has no time to answer the phone?"
After saying this out of nowhere, he sneered again and said, "Don't worry, the old guy was abused when he was in the military, and that thing has long been scrapped. The Liu surnamed person will not take the initiative to receive him."
Did I hear something I shouldn't have?
An Rusong stared at the pig kidney face in front of him speechlessly. After a while, he said helplessly: "What do you think of the relationship between Liu Taihe and Uncle Taian?"
"What?" Zhao Chenghao asked impatiently, not realizing that he had revealed a big secret.
"What I mean is, if it's just Liu Taihe alone, can he snatch the initiative of operating the karuta website from Uncle Taian?" An Rushong almost said it out loud.
"How is that possible? Don't look at Liu." Zhao Chenghao said half of the sentence subconsciously, but before he finished speaking, he thought of something and froze there for a moment.
"So, what I mean is, now that our meeting is over and Liu Taihe and Uncle Tai'an have obtained the final result, should they go to someone to report it?" An Rusong finally said, "Isn't it inappropriate for you to call at this time?"
Zhao Chenghao obviously knew a lot. An Rushong even felt that he should be able to guess who the person behind the scenes was, because at this moment, Zhao Chenghao seemed to wilt all of a sudden. The indignant aura he had before was gone, and his face suddenly turned into a wilted eggplant.
"Okay, don't think about these annoying things," An Rusong said with a smile, patting the other person on the shoulder. "Since they are interested in this project, let them run it and don't make things difficult for Uncle Taian. As for us, believe me, what the financial media said is right. Now is the era of the Internet economy. In this field, there are countless opportunities to bring us wealth."
"Haha, for example?" Zhao Chenghao was obviously not so easily convinced. He sneered and said.
"For example, since the Hanabi website project has been taken away by someone else, we can still work on the Pachinko website project," An Rusong said with a smile, "The former is mainly aimed at Koreans, while the latter is aimed at Japanese. Is the Japanese market smaller than the Korean market?"
Zhao Chenghao's eyes suddenly widened. Of course he knew what Pachinko was. It was the pinball game that was always popular in Japan. The Japanese's enthusiasm for playing this game was no less than the Koreans' love for Hanaru.
Seeing that this guy was serious, An Rusong quickly took back his words and said, "Of course, I was just joking. Actually..."
"No, this is not a joke!" Before he could change the subject, Zhao Chenghao interrupted him at a rapid speed, "Rusong, you are really a genius. I think this idea is ridiculous!"
This guy was so excited that he even uttered a sentence in English with a very Korean accent.
"Well, once you've finished building the website for the flower cards, we'll start working on this project right away," Zhao Chenghao said excitedly, fully revived. "This time, we'll do it ourselves and not let the old guy get involved."
The corners of An Rushong's lips twitched. To be honest, he didn't think highly of this guy. After all, he didn't have any connections in the Philippines.
(End of this chapter)