Chapter 286 County Guesthouse Faced with Ning Weidong's nonsense, Li Zheng couldn't figure out the person's background. He was alert but didn't dare to offend him. Sometimes, being out and about is just like that. Words are obstacles, and clothes are creepy. Ning Weidong walked to that station, speaking calmly, and it was obvious that he was used to saying the above sentence, plus there was a car with a Jingzhou license plate behind him. He could even say Ge Zheng's name as soon as he opened his mouth. Li Zheng licked his lips, knowing that it was a blessing in disguise, and that disaster was inevitable. He laughed dryly and asked Ning Weidong to come to the village for a chat. Ning Weidong was not polite and said with a smile: "Brother Li, take my car." Li Zheng responded and followed Ning Weidong into the car. After a while, they drove into the village and arrived at the gate of the production team. The production team of Xiabokou Village is located in the center of the village. It is a large courtyard with a sign with black letters on a white background hanging on the main gate. Li Zheng got out of the car and walked inside with Ning Weidong as if they were in an empty place.

Just now in the car, Ning Weidong learned that Li Zheng was the village militia captain. Ning Weidong was not surprised. It would be strange for someone like Li Zheng to be a commoner. Regardless of whether one becomes captain first and then forms a team, or one has people under one's command first and then becomes militia captain, the result is the same. When he arrived at the village and got out of the car, Ning Weidong smelled a strong fishy smell. A row of salted fish were found hanging under the eaves of the production team's east wing. A weathered man in his fifties walked out of the door in the middle of the salted fish stall. He wore a cotton-padded jacket on his shoulders. He glanced at Ning Weidong, then glanced at Li Zheng. The wrinkles on his face caused by the sea breeze moved. He said in a deep voice, "Waiter, this comrade is..." Li Zheng said quickly, "Sixth Uncle, this is a comrade from outside the city. He heard that we have foreign goods here, so he came to take a look." After that, he explained to Ning Weidong: "This is our village director. According to seniority, the young people in our village all call him Uncle Six." Ning Weidong nodded, knowing that the clan power in the south was stronger than that in the north. Many villages were just one big family with very strong cohesion. He smiled and extended his hand: "Hello, Director Li." The village director smiled naively: "What's the use of calling me director? Just call me Lao Li. What's your name, comrade?" When shaking hands, Ning Weidong felt the calluses on the other party's knuckles, and he couldn't help but feel moved. This old director was not a good person, he was also a man who touched the barrel of a gun. Ning Weidong said, "My surname is Ning, and my family is from Jinzhou, Liao Province. I came to Handong on a business trip. I heard from a friend that there are good things in our village, so I came to take a look." The village director raised his eyebrows: "Jinzhou? From the city?" Ning Weidong was stunned. He didn't expect that the old director would start questioning everything in Jinzhou's words. Fortunately, Ning Weidong was not just saying this casually. He was originally in Jinzhou and went to the countryside. He immediately asked, "In the Guta District of the city, have you been there?" The old director said, "When he was young, he served in the army there." Ning Weidong suddenly realized: "So we are half fellow villagers." When the accents matched, the old director's suspicion of Ning Weidong was reduced a little, and he invited Ning Weidong into the house for tea.

Ning Weidong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about drinking tea, let's take a look at the things first." The old director nodded and nodded to Li Zheng: "Xiaoer, take Comrade Ning to have a look." Li Zheng quickly responded and said, "Please come this way," and walked along the red brick path towards the inner courtyard. The old director stood still, watching Ning Weidong and the others walk away, his eyes full of deep thought. There was a row of large tiled houses in the backyard of the production team, with a back door on the side. There were tire tracks under the door, indicating that large trucks often came in and out. Ning Weidong followed him in and came to a blue wooden door with mottled paint. Li Zheng stopped, took out the key and said, "Everything is inside." Ning Weidong watched him open the iron lock on the door, push open the wooden door with a creak, and reach out to pull the light cord. With a click, the dark room was illuminated by the incandescent light. The windows of the room were covered with thick curtains, and the room was filled with silver-gray tape recorders. Although in Ning Weidong's eyes, this tape recorder was nothing, it was a very advanced electrical appliance in that era. Previously, the radios that were popular in China could only play the radio, but the tape recorder that integrated the radio and the tape recorder could play tapes, so you could play whatever you wanted to listen to. Moreover, this Japanese-made tape recorder can use No. 1 batteries. Compared with a radio, it is much smaller in size and has a handle on the top so you can carry it around, which is more fashionable. Ning Weidong could imagine the scene in the next few years on the city streets of those energetic young men wearing bat-wing shirts, bell-bottom pants, carrying tape recorders on their shoulders, and singing rock music. Li Zhengze said with a bit of pride: "How is it? There are more than 3,000 of the latest Japanese tape recorders in this room. I dare say that no one in the whole Handong has more than I do." Ning Weidong said nothing. He reached out and picked one up to examine it. "It's a brand I've never heard of. The shell is well made. I pressed a few buttons and it felt OK." It must be said that Japanese manufacturing at this time was indeed of a very high standard. Putting down the tape recorder, Ning Weidong asked, "What's the price?" Li Zheng smiled: "One hundred and fifty." Ning Weidong sighed, the price was really not that high, a good radio on the market would cost more than a hundred yuan in a store. To buy this kind of imported tape recorder, the starting price is at least three hundred yuan. However, this is different from what the old man at the village entrance said, which is at least three times the profit. Ning Weidong said: "Take more~" Li Zheng raised his eyebrows and said without hesitation, "These three thousand units?" Ning Weidong asked: "How much?" Li Zheng pursed his lips and thought for a moment: "The lowest is one hundred and twenty." Ning Weidong nodded, and did not continue bargaining. Instead, he asked: "Apart from the tape recorder, what else do you have?" Li Zhengdao: "TV, electric fan, washing machine, whatever you want, I can find a way to get it for you."

Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows: "So capable?" Li Zheng flashed a hint of pride: "Not really, I just have some overseas connections." In the past few years, people have tried to avoid the topic of overseas relations. The wind direction has changed in the past two years, and some overseas relationships have become capital. Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "No wonder, do you have a color TV?" Li Zheng's eyes lit up: "Of course, but... it's precious!" Ning Weidong waved his hand and said, "I don't mind if it's expensive, but you can't fool me with cheap brands." He then nodded at the tape recorder next to him. Li Zheng said hurriedly, "That's not possible. Sony, Panasonic, Sanyo, they are all branded products! But we don't have them now. They are too expensive. If you want them, I can order them for you." Ning Weidong nodded but didn't go into details. After all, it was their first time and both sides were still in the stage of testing each other. I walked to a few rooms next door. In addition to the tape recorder, there was a washing machine and electric fan, and the TVs were all black and white. There are more than 20,000 items in total. Ning Weidong calculated in his mind and roughly estimated how many people went s-up in Xiabokou Village. We took a bus out of the village and continued to head for the county town. Ning Weidong sat in the car, thinking about the situation in Nanping County. I just passed by Xiabokou Village and only got a glimpse of it. There must be more than one Xiabokou Village on the coast of Handong, where goods are privately transported near the fishing docks. The huge profits involved can be imagined. Soon, the car arrived at the county seat of Nanping County. The driver drove to the county guesthouse with ease. It is called the county guesthouse, but in fact it is just a row of brick and tile bungalows, next to which is the courtyard of the county government. Across the street is a two-story red brick building. Behind the red brick building, in the distance stands a dilapidated ancient blue brick tower, which is the tallest building in the county. Ning Weidong got out of the car, looked around, and walked into the guesthouse. At this time, in a two-story building across the street, someone was watching from behind a window. Suddenly, there was a bang, and someone pushed open the door from outside. A young man in his early twenties rushed in and shouted anxiously, "Third brother, I'm here!" The young man called 'Third Brother' stood by the window, looked back, and said unhappily: "I saw it, I was waiting for you to report the news~ The daylily is cold." The young man shrank his neck and gave a dry laugh. 'Third Brother' looked out the window again, his eyes fixed on Ning Weidong. Just at this time, An Ning came out of the guesthouse.

Originally, Ning Weidong planned to come with An Ning, but he was delayed for two days waiting for news from Wu Bingjun, so he asked An Ning to come early, and the two sides met at the guesthouse. The young man closed the door and came to the window. When he saw An Ning, he immediately said, "Third brother, this woman is indeed in the same group as them." "Third Brother" said "hmm" in a neutral tone, with a hint of gloom in his eyes. The young man observed the expression of the woman, rolled his eyes, and suggested: "Third brother, this woman is obviously not from a good family. Look at her coquettish appearance. Wait until tonight, let's go to block the door, I guarantee we will catch one if we block one." He laughed obscenely, "Maybe we can even see a big white butt." "Third Brother" frowned and glared at him. The young man was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing. He was afraid that the third brother next to him had taken a fancy to that woman, so he didn't dare to say anything. …… On the other side, Ning Weidong and An Ning met up and entered the guesthouse. In addition to An Ning, there are about ten people living here. Except for four or five who were transferred from Li Yuanchao, the others were brought by An Ning. Ning Weidong said at the beginning that the factory here would be handed over to An Ning to manage. It’s not that Ning Weidong trusts An Ning very much. To put it bluntly, there is no one more suitable. It’s similar to the situation of Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan. By leaving things to them, you can naturally make use of the resources behind them. Although An Ning has some estrangement with the An family in Hong Kong, he still has some old friends left by his father. Originally, An Ning had no resources, so she naturally couldn't mobilize these people, and no one would follow her. But this time was different from the past. Ning Weidong provided her with resources, so it was much easier for her to build a team. Ning Weidong didn't want to care too much about these people. They were all An Ning's team. In the early stage of starting a business, the principle of "trust people when you employ them, and employ people you don't trust" was followed. What's more, Ning Weidong is not afraid at all that someone will establish separatist regime in the future. After a brief meeting with these people, Ning Weidong sent the others away. This move stunned An Ning for a moment. She had made sufficient preparations mentally and planned to introduce her team to Ning Weidong. Even Ning Weidong showed his intention to recruit him. How should she respond? Who can be abandoned and who must be fought for? However, Ning Weidong did not play according to the routine at all and had no intention in this regard at all. This made An Ning feel surprised and a little suspicious. However, despite her doubts, this result undoubtedly made her overjoyed. An Ning is very clear about the difference between having people under her control and having no one under her control. The people under her control are her foundation. Although he realized that Ning Weidong encountered great resistance in Handong this time, Ning Weidong's roots were in the capital. As long as there was no problem with his foundation, the worst that could happen was that he moved to another place. Instead, An Ning hoped to train the team through this opportunity and let Ning Weidong see her abilities. An Ning had seen Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan build a winery before, and occupied a place under Ning Weidong. This time it was her turn.

Came to the room An Ning had prepared in advance. The conditions in the county guesthouse were not very good, but An Ning had changed her bedding in advance and they were all new. The house was also dried in advance and a charcoal fire was lit, so there was no moisture at all. Ning Weidong walked around the room, sent the others away, pulled a chair and sat down, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the situation?" An Ning came here early not just to help Ning Weidong clean up the house, but she had another mission. Ning Weidong used Wu Bingjun's relationship and wanted to follow the Machinery Bureau's path to open a branch factory in Nanping County. There is definitely nothing wrong with the procedure, but no one is a fool. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a different way of doing things. By then, even if the county cannot stop it openly, there will be many ways to pretend to obey but secretly disobey. Therefore, Ning Weidong must gain more support. An Ning looked serious: "The situation is not good. The county has already made it known that the villages, production teams, and brigades below, even if they have ideas, dare not openly oppose us and come into contact with us." Ning Weidong was not surprised, as he had expected this before coming. Being an outsider meant that he was destined to be passive at the beginning. Ning Weidong said: "It doesn't matter if you don't dare to stand up. Continue to find ways to contact some key figures. Don't be reluctant to spend money and don't rely on them to charge into battle. It's enough to wave the flag and shout." An Ning was slightly surprised, but felt even more stressed. It’s not that Ning Weidong’s requirements are high, on the contrary, they are too low. If Ning Weidong had very high demands, she would not feel pressured. She has high standards and she has an excuse when she fails. But now, Ning Weidong has lowered his requirements, and it would be unacceptable for her to fail to do it. "I understand~" An Ning responded while gritting her teeth. Just at this moment, there was another knock on the door: "Weidong, I heard you're here." Ning Weidong recognized Zhao Lichun's voice, immediately got up to open the door, and called out "Brother". Zhao Lichun came in and was not surprised to see An Ning: "Manager An is here too~" In order to promote the factory here, An Ning had already contacted Zhao Lichun. An Ning nodded. Ning Weidong invited Zhao Lichun into the house: "Brother, I was just looking for you. I just passed by Xiabokou Village..." When this was mentioned, Zhao Lichun's expression became serious, and he obviously knew the situation over there. Although Zhao Lichun was sidelined after arriving in the county, as the deputy director of the county Ge Committee, no one could restrict his freedom. Talking doesn't work, but it doesn't stop him from walking around.

During this period, he traveled almost every town, village and hamlet in Nanping County. (End of this chapter)