Reborn 92's Business Tycoon

Chapter 289: Can't Stand It Anymore

This episode aired on time at 9pm on Friday, when the bell for the next evening's study session had just rung at school. The bell was like a button: as soon as it was pressed, the sound of chaos came out. On every floor of the teaching building, there were the sounds of things creaking and cracking, of chairs being pulled out and tables switched around.

The students in the class usually have to do a few things first, rub their wrists and shake their hands, rub their eyes and twist their necks, before tidying up their things on the table.

After going downstairs, Feng Yiping went around to the canteen to have a look. Looking at the five bustling kiosks there, he drooled with envy.

Business is booming there right now, and behind each counter there are at least three people standing, all with their hands clasped together in front of them, waiting to pay.

Don't tell these students any nonsense about not eating after noon or not eating after 8 pm. Most of them can't even fill their stomachs with just a bucket of instant noodles at this time of day, and they have to add a ham sausage and some even add an apple. Of course, not having enough money in their pockets is also a problem. All of these things add up to several yuan.

In just half an hour, each store will make at least 1,000 to 2,000 yuan. But this school is really stingy. These stores are all run by the families of the teachers and are not open to the public. It's really ridiculous that a prestigious school with hundreds of millions of assets is so conservative.

If Mayor Fang still approaches me, I will definitely give her another piece of advice: let all the tuck shops in these closed schools in the city enter through public bidding, and there is a good chance that we can win a few of them.

Seeing that the shop opposite the school was deserted at this hour, Feng Yiping strengthened his resolve. Should he take the initiative to approach the mayor, or should he wait for Mayor Fang to deign to approach him?

Feng Yiping opened the door to his house and saw that the TV was on, but Huang Jingping was not watching it. 'You're back,' she said, coming out of the kitchen with an apron on. 'I've boiled some dumplings, they'll be ready in a minute.'

The programme on the TV was of course Jiangdu Night Talk, and it was currently showing a discussion among several people about how to balance hobbies and studies.

'A lot of the debate between you and Professor Li was cut, but the part where you compared the independence of domestic and foreign students was left in,' said Huang Jingping as she served a bowl of dumplings and told him about what had happened earlier.

They still like to add oil, salt and various seasonings when cooking dumplings, and eat them with the soup. 'It smells so good, I'm really hungry.'

Huang Jingping used a small bowl. At this time every day, she was actually just keeping Feng Yiping company, and she had also thought about dieting to keep fit.

When she saw Feng Yiping say that he submitted the article to help share the burden at home and earn some money, she felt a little sad. 'I'm sorry, I didn't know you were having such a hard time, so I didn't do anything. Now that I think about it, I regret it and feel so guilty!'

Maybe loving someone means loving them for who they are now and for who they were in the past. Knowing that they weren't there for him when he was going through a difficult time in the past, it makes her feel sad too.

Not only are the two of them watching this evening's programme, but so are all those in the provincial capital: in the city, Xiao Su and Xiao Qing are watching it, as is Fang Yingzhi, who has done her best to be a supportive TV-watching mother. She also notices that Feng Yiping is wearing the work uniform of Youjia.

Feng Zhanchang and the people in the village also want to watch it, but unfortunately they won't be able to tonight, and they will have to wait until Feng Yiping sends someone to bring them the disc.

In the provincial capital, the last visitor has finally left. Jin Ling takes the teacup from her aunt and walks into her father's study. The grey-haired Director Jin removes his glasses and says, 'Do you have something to tell me?'

'Director Jin, do you have time to see me?'

'Wait, let me check my schedule. Yes, I can spare a few minutes.' Director Jin, who is usually so cool and collected in front of others, also jokes with his daughter, 'Go on, what's the problem?'

'Dad, can't we just set up an independent company?'

'Encountered resistance again?'

'I've been very restrained, but today, because the director of the construction department kept holding the company back, I just announced at the meeting that I was suspending him from his duties and replacing him with his deputy. As soon as I got back to the office, the head office leader called and said that we needed to be united and stable. How am I supposed to carry out my work?'

'Have you ever thought that you were not comfortable at the Provincial Sugar and Wine Company a few months ago, and now you are not comfortable at the Provincial Commerce Department. Is it possible that there is something wrong with you? We have been telling you since you were young that when something happens, you should look for the reason in yourself first.'

'I have looked over and over again, and I think I have done the right thing. It's just that the people below me are not helping me with my work, but hindering it.'

Jin Ling now feels that she is like driving a luxury sports car that is supposed to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in a few seconds. In theory, she should be able to ride on the highway at high speed, leaving those who started earlier and are still prancing on the national highway far behind. However, after starting, there is always something wrong with it, so she can only trundle along at a snail's pace.

I had to watch helplessly as an improvised tractor, not even made by a major manufacturer, passed by me with a 'dong dong dong' sound. What's even more infuriating is that while the tractor was driving forward, it was also being upgraded, from the exterior and interior to the power system, all of which were being improved. In no time at all, it had left me far behind, and now I can't even see its exhaust.

'The problem with development is, in the final analysis, a problem with people,' Director Jin said. 'Among the state-owned enterprises in the province, why is the Provincial Merchant so profitable? Why is it that even now it only has a dozen or so hypermarkets? It is because the provincial merchants are prudent in their actions, and that is what you lack.'

'Dad, I'm in business, and I consider the economy, not politics.'

But these days, state-owned enterprises, and especially their leaders, of course have to be political.

The Civil Servant Law was not enacted until the next century, and now the leaders of state-owned enterprises can still be transferred to public institutions, and the leaders of public institutions can also be transferred to administrative positions.

'Can't you start a new independent company?' Jin Ling asked again.

She was confident that as long as she was not under the control of her current superiors, or as long as her subordinates did not get in the way, she could set up a new company according to her will, even if she had to start right now. She was confident that she could find the right opportunity to overtake from the bend and get ahead.

'Right now, only state-owned enterprises are being cut, not created. If you want to set up a company that develops system software or research and develop chips, I can still help you.'

'Then I want to resign and work abroad or in another province.'

'Backing down when you encounter problems is not a solution,'

'But I don't have the time or energy to waste any more.' Jin Ling was very determined.

Thinking of his son, who also worked in a provincial company, Director Jin sighed, 'Okay, I agree in principle, but you were the one who strongly advocated the establishment of this company, you can't just give up and leave it to the provincial business. At least you have to achieve a balance between income and expenditure and not leave a big burden for your successor.'

'I'll find a way.' Jin Ling could see that this was her father's bottom line, but at the thought of the company's huge expenses and pitiful profits, she had a headache. How had she been so naive as to think that the advantages of a state-owned enterprise could be a help?