Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

9:11pm

In the eastern part of Brilliant City, small grain trading stations are brightly lit. These small stations dotted around the vast eastern grain base are not large in area. Most of them have only one street, with many pubs and restaurants lined on both sides. Behind them are In some cheap time-stay hotels, most of the people who come to such small trading stations are people who come to work on farms, as well as many mountain workers, and there are also general clerks in the 11th or 12th class.

The monthly salary of those who voluntarily work on the farm is slightly higher than that of those who have to work on the farm to maintain their citizenship level. Most of the mountain carriers live in food trading stations for a long time, and they carry goods back and forth every day. When traveling to some small-scale private stores in various major districts in the city, except for some places that are far away and need to take the subway, most of the time they have to run there carrying goods on their feet.

Many people from the business department will get together here to drink and play cards when they don’t have supervision tasks that night, so the relationship between people from the 11th and 12th departments is relatively good, but tonight there are many 12th departments at the food trading station. An angry crowd gathered at the entrance of the Grain Exchange.

"Please go back, everyone. This is an order from above. Grain shipments are temporarily suspended."

A director shouted, but many businessmen and mountain workers outside did not intend to leave.

"If the food cannot be delivered tonight, not only will my wages be lost, but I will also have to pay compensation. What do you mean? I have already obtained the permission."

A slightly thin mountain worker shouted, and the crowd became angry for a while, and a large number of people followed suit.

"Yes, why did the permit you just issued this morning change its mind at night? You must at least give us an explanation."

A businessman shouted. He looked at his grain purchase license and couldn't help but feel sad. He spent a lot of money to get the license from a liquid food company.

This license was jointly issued by Section 3 and Section 12. The more than 200 small liquid food companies that provided liquid food to support food distribution in the barrier area obtained this license, and most of them directly changed hands. The licenses were sold, and each of their more than 200 small companies received a limited amount of food purchase. As long as other small merchants joined these companies in writing, they could rely on this qualification certificate to follow the secret negotiations between them and those small companies. The amount of purchases comes here with the license, and these small companies that have obtained the license do not have to do anything, because the food on the food purchase license they obtained is far lower than the market price, and they sell it in scattered ways. After obtaining the license, you can directly increase the price and make a profit.

A large number of retail merchants and some mountain workers who have obtained license certificates are impatiently waiting for the grain to be shipped out of the warehouse. The grain shipment was originally scheduled to start at 8 o'clock tonight, but it suddenly stopped. Many merchants have this I was extremely anxious because some bosses had already called me, wanting to buy this batch of grain at a high price.

Most retail traders have discovered such abnormal behavior, and also know that there is a big problem in the stock market. Now many people want to buy grain to save their money. Today, with the development of refined material classification, many grains are not available. As simple as food alone, some companies have the technology to directly extract nutrients from food, excluding those parts that the human body cannot absorb, and use them as raw materials for some industrial chemicals and medical treatments.

Everyone knows that the impact of the stock market on the market will not end in a short period of time. Hundreds of companies have deficit problems at the same time, causing the stock market to start to fall. If Wallet Branch borrows money to rescue the market, it will inevitably cause inflation, so food is the most important thing. Everyone knows this about good value-preserving products.

"Lao Luo, please persuade them to go back."

The director of Section 12 Grain Institute at Trading Post No. 17 saw a mountain worker in the crowd, walked over and shouted.

"There's nothing I can do. Everyone is waiting to eat."

The director looked solemnly at the people around him who had stopped shouting but were still sitting quietly waiting for the grain to come out of the warehouse. Only after filing records at the grain exchange can they go directly to the road leading to the grain fields. Wait for the truck to come and get the corresponding food.

"I said, Lao Zhang, what's going on? It's obviously fine."

Director Zhang shook his head.

"I didn't know that the grain that was originally shipped out of the warehouse at 8 o'clock was ordered by the section chief at around 7 o'clock to directly prohibit the grain from leaving the warehouse."

The two looked at each other and nodded. They seemed to know that it was because of the impact of the stock market, and there was no need to say more. However, those who were still waiting still had a glimmer of hope. They just wanted to wait for the business department to come up with a solution. When planning, get the food as soon as possible, so you can still make money, even make a lot of money.

At this time, some people began to walk to the bar opposite, bought a glass of wine and some snacks, and sat directly outside the bar, sitting quietly and waiting. It seemed that they planned to stay here all night.

Everyone is not a fool, they have to wait, because if the companies holding the purchase license change their minds, they will not be able to explain clearly, because it is a private agreement, which is against the law.

Some businessmen have already found buyers. For companies with deficits, the only way is to apply for bankruptcy to Section 8. It is the best way. If it continues, it will only make things worse. Then Section 9 will review the assets and then Section 7 will conduct an auction. , and the bosses of these companies at least still have some money, so what these bosses want now is to empty out their companies as much as possible. Buying grain to preserve the value is the safest way. When the time comes, the Banking Department will take over the bankrupt companies. It's just an empty shell, it doesn't matter how much it can be sold for.

In the office on the 2nd floor above Section 1, Channel 0, many bosses looked happy, but they seemed to have made plans. Regardless of whether the Business Section was willing to rescue the market or not, their only way out was to file for bankruptcy. They will be there when they go back tonight. Find some buyers and sell the valuable things in the company at low prices. When the time comes, issue a statement such as a debt mortgage, reasonably avoid the 8th Law, and handle everything in the company within a few days. Then file for bankruptcy so you can recover at least some of your losses.

Nearly 600 people in the entire meeting place fell silent. Most of them did not believe what the business department said because they had learned from past experiences. After some companies went bankrupt, it was because their assets were sold at low prices during auctions and the money they received afterwards After covering some wages, facility fees, company operating expenses and some arrears in taxes, there may be no money left in the pocket, and there is still debt.

Since ancient times, everyone knows that people die for money and birds die for food. No one wants to die suddenly on the street without money or food. Milis pressed his forehead in pain and took out a bottle of wine from his suit pocket. After drinking it, he was hospitalized because of a stomachache caused by eating a few days ago. There was a burning sensation in his stomach, and he kept pressing the sweat that overflowed on his cheeks.

Brilliant Industries is the hard work of himself and his father. A few days ago, his father was hospitalized due to the failure of several consecutive investment projects and the inexplicable loss of several orders. He took a deep breath, which was obviously warm air. It hurt a little when I came in.

"Drink less. Drinking won't solve the problem. Your company should still have a lot of machinery and equipment. I advise you to stop resisting and go back and find a company willing to acquire it."

A boss next to him persuaded. Milis hummed and took another sip of wine. His heart ached. Milis used to only work in the office, but a few years ago, the company had problems, and he could only go to the market in person. But I don’t know why, God seems to like to joke with people. Originally, many orders could be negotiated, but they fell through in the end.

The reason is very clear to Milis. In order to make extra money, some black craftsmen from the upper class who joined large companies sold some machinery cheaply. As a result, their brilliant industry could only lay off employees in the past few years. As a medium-sized enterprise, it had the right momentum to move to large-scale enterprises. The company developed, but suddenly suffered a heavy blow. In the past few years, the company that originally had more than 6,000 people now has less than 3,000 people left.

"Don't think too hard about it. Before I came here tonight, I thought about dying."

The boss next to him said helplessly, and Milis smiled bitterly.

Recalling a previous sales case, an order of 3 million yuan, it was obviously time to sign the contract, but I was too hungry to go there in person, so I had to ask my nephew Song Hao to go, but the order fell through. It is their life-saving order. 3 million can at least keep the company going for the first half of the year. He has proposed loans many times. Section 7 has also relaxed its policies. As for the immediate reconstruction plan of Districts 113 and 114, Milis There was hope, but now everything is lost.

At this time, there are still some people with more solemn expressions, almost desperate eyes, dull expressions, and silly smiles from time to time. Some of them have invested their money in gray industries, and now many casinos are Microfinance companies were investigated, special service shops were closed, and many people felt that their necks had been tightened.

"Do you know? There is such a thing as a tie. Once upon a time, a businessman was at a dead end. When he went to discuss business, he hung a piece of cloth around his neck because he knew that if his business failed, he would have no way out. Retreat and prepare to hang yourself with this piece of cloth.”

A boss stood up, pulled off his tie, made a deadlock, and gestured to everyone. For a while, the atmosphere in the venue became more solemn.

"Food is prohibited from leaving the warehouse. It's over. Everything is over."

As he spoke, the businessman put his tie around his neck emotionally. Immediately, the people next to him grabbed him. Milis swallowed, and he immediately understood that this businessman wanted to rely on food. Fight for the last glimmer of hope.

"It's the same for everyone. Who hasn't been forced to a dead end? If you think about it, didn't Section Chief Li Ang just say, let's wait, wait!"

The man who spoke to dissuade had a heavy face. He knew that these words were not only to comfort this out-of-control man, but also to comfort himself.