Diamonds

three days later.

"...I know that uncles and uncles have worked hard for me in the past two years. Thank you, you are the real pillars of the Zheng family. Next, I will return to the company as soon as possible and take over the company's work. The public relations department is already planning The press conference is tentatively scheduled for next Monday, when I will announce that I will take over the position of general manager. In the future, I would like to ask for your help..."

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On Zheng Ke's first day back to the company, all the company's vice president and above leadership team had a morning meeting in the conference room.

This is the old conference room of the group headquarters. On the north wall there is a handwriting of Zheng Ke's father - Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement.Zheng Ke stared at the words for two seconds, and told the secretary in the office: "Move to my office and watch it all the time, just like a father who supervises and motivates me all the time. I can also be more motivated."

Zhuang Yingkai and a group of old officials wiped their eyes and sucked their noses.Zhuang Yingkai shook his hand: "Ake, I'm counting on you from now on."

Xie Qiuqi was waiting for someone in the office. He was so bored that he could only turn on the TV and play the news——

"Recently, the Judiciary Police Bureau sealed up an underground place where wild animals were used for illegal performances. A total of 27 suspects were arrested and 19 wild animals were rescued, including endangered African lions and a first-class protected animal. Sumatran tiger, etc. The principal culprit, Mr. Zheng, was shot and killed in the gang fight that night.

According to the relevant person in charge, the venue began to conduct illegal animal performances in August 2010, simulating the form of ancient Roman beast fighting, allowing real people and wild animals to fight on the same stage until one of them died.The performance attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators to watch and participate in gambling.The principal culprit, Mr. Zheng, is mainly responsible for contacting the purchase of animals, investing in the improvement of the venue, and hiring staff.Most of the people who performed the beast show were gamblers with high debts, street hooligans who offended gangs, and illegal laborers who were trafficked..."

When Zheng Ke came in, he only heard the last sentence: "It's a shame that this kind of news is still happening in a civilized society." He loosened his tie: "The old guy is nagging each other. There will be a document in the future, and all meetings will be simplified. There are no special circumstances, and resolutely put an end to long meetings of more than 90 minutes. What era is this..."

Xie Qiuqi turned off the TV and poured water for him: "I can't sit still now? Let alone sit for four to fifty years."

"Who said I must come and sit?" Zheng Ke put his arms around him, wanting to kiss his mouth.

Xie Qiuqi avoided: "The office."

Zheng Ke could only let him go, and leaned back in the leather chair: "You should attend the press conference, too."

"What am I going to do?"

"Without you, there would be no me. You are the biggest benefactor of the Zheng family. Why can't you attend?"

"It's enough for your own people to know."

Zheng Ke curled his lips: "Qiu Qi, then you have to take a position in the company in the future, right? Don't tell me, you put me up, and pat your ass and go back to the United States to open a jewelry store. I don't accept it."

Xie Qiuqi hugged the mug: "Speaking of which, someone in the United States has to be in charge. Our first store is about to open, and Lao Xing is in a hurry. Nicholas called me recently. Recently, some good friends want to introduce us. know……"

Zheng Ke also had a headache: "Both ends are troublesome, and both are urgent."

"It's inevitable that the business will grow bigger."

"Either find a suitable person to take care of the American stall first? We can't lose the country that has been conquered so hard."

"It's not hard to find a professional manager, but I still want to feel more at ease with my own person."

What else did Zheng Ke say.Xie Qiuqi looked at his watch: "The bus is coming soon, let's go early, you can't be late today."

Zheng Ke went to the locker room to change: "You go downstairs first, I'll be right there."

After the morning rush hour, there is less traffic jam on the ground, but there is a long queue of dense light boxes and billboards overhead.Macau has finally returned to Zheng Ke's side. She is like an old acquaintance, even though she hasn't seen her for a while, she feels like she has never left her side.There are some streets that Zheng Ke is particularly familiar with. Maybe he read books on a bench when he was young, showed off his latest computer in a cafe, and ate junk food without telling his parents and friends; I don't know him at all, so I should have been here, but the memory of the city seems to be unable to track it down normally, and I can only wait for it to knock on the door.

When he got to the gate of the funeral parlor, Sunshine stopped going in, knowing that this was not a place to go in casually.Zheng Ke tried hard to convince himself that everyone in this place must come, either walking in or lying down, and now he is lucky to be able to walk in.

The curator took him to the storage room.There are three urns placed side by side in the lattice cabinets, Boss Zheng, Mrs. Zheng, and Zheng Wei in order.

"Mr. Zhuang explained that we must wait for you to come and take the three of you home. Before that, we will take care of them first, which is the safest and most appropriate way. Don't worry, the flowers placed here are freshly changed every day, and the hygiene is also high." We have to do it every day, so that the three of you won’t be wronged.” The curator sighed: “We are also happy to see you back. The place here is small, and our conditions are limited after all. It’s comfortable, and it’s really reassuring for them that you can take them home.”

Zheng Ke shook hands with him: "Thank you, you have taken good care of me."

Xie Qiuqi presented gifts and money, and the curator told Xie to go down first, leaving space for two people.

The color of the green tiles in the aisle is getting colder and plainer, and there is a distant and hazy world in the backlight.

Zheng Ke led Xie Qiuqi to kowtow three times, offering incense and flowers.

"I'm missing a reunion," Zheng Ke's voice was like knocking a chime: "Don't worry, you don't have to wait for a long time."

Xie Qiuqi stood behind him and listened while preparing liquor, with a silent smile on his lips.

Zheng Ke looked back at him, and then went to look at the portraits of his family members: "This is Qiu Qi, we all know each other, we are very good. I love him, and I plan to write him in the family tree." I would have finished talking here, After thinking about it, I added: "Mom, you can make decisions about other things, but this one is not. Don't be angry, Qiu Qi has his advantages, and you will gradually fall in love with him."

Xie Qiuqi handed over the liquor: "Don't speak capriciously."

Zheng Ke didn't pick up the glass of wine, and even pulled his hand over, and the two of them poured the wine down together.Xie Qiuqi was a little helpless, the incense was served, the wine was also toasted, it was really unreasonable not to be a member of their Zheng family.

They came today to bring the ashes back to Zheng's cemetery.Zheng Ke ordered the tombstone, and it was just delivered last night, and he rushed to pick up the things this morning. This is what he was most worried about. He couldn't let his parents and elder brothers go home for a day, and he felt a lump in his heart.

But Zheng Ke is not in a hurry now.Before the incense was burned, he stood and waited, seeing Xie Qiuqi absent-mindedly: "What are you thinking?"

Xie Qiuqi thought about what he said just now: "Zheng Ke, think clearly, if you follow me, the Zheng family will die."

As soon as Zheng Ke stopped, he didn't expect him to say this suddenly: "You know I don't care..."

"But the elders still care about it," Xie Qiuqi said gently, "Your father told you that the Zheng family cannot be broken up. This is his last word. I went to the airport to save you just to prevent the Zheng family from being broken up. The family is broken, you have to think about it."

There was a little silence between the two.Those few incense sticks seemed endless.

Zheng Ke stared at Qingyan in a daze, the incense from the Zheng family would be broken when he arrived, and he was responsible.

"It's really broken. When it's underground, parents can blame me if they want to blame, and they can't blame you." Zheng Ke went to hold Xie Qiuqi's hand: "I can't separate from you just to have a child, it's too ridiculous , nor responsible for the children."

Xie Qiuqi shook his hand back: "I just don't want you to feel regretful in the future."

Zheng Ke shook his head: "There are too many regrets."

The two kissed, in front of the elders, in this gloomy tomb.

When going out, Xie Qiuqi answered a phone call, and was very happy when it was over: "The policeman said that some of the stolen diamonds can be recovered. Although all the surveillance cameras in the warehouse are turned off, there is another one outside the bank that forgot Guan, they searched for people based on the video frame by frame, and got the diamonds back. It’s unrealistic to recover them all, but it should be possible to recover a large number, and try to minimize the loss.”

Zheng Ke was overjoyed: "That's great. The old guys were worried during the morning meeting. The order was placed there, but the goods couldn't be delivered. It's a trivial matter to lose a few customers. It's bad if the reputation is lost."

Xie Qiuqi also thought of a way: "I contacted Ola and Nicholas. This is the time to overcome the difficulties. Ola promised to give us priority supply and contact other mining areas to provide help. I plan to go back to Chicago. Nicholas and those former friends can also think of a way for us, and we will do business together in the future."

"Ola, what did they say?"

"Since the mechanization of operations in Lunda's mining area has been realized, the output has increased a lot, so the supply volume has also increased. Ola very much hopes that we can increase orders and help her digest the inventory. I talked with her initially, and she Put forward the condition of reducing the price by 5.00%, as long as we promise to increase the order by 20.00%. I asked her to guarantee the quality, and everything else is fine.”

"It seems that she really brought Hadza's black mining industry on the right track."

"She is willing to go the right way, which also saves us a lot of trouble. Goods come in the right way, with legal procedures, and it is always better than nothing."

"I can ask the company's marketing team to go to Angola to sign a formal contract, so you don't have to travel so far."

"But I have to go back to Chicago."

Zheng Ke understood: "What idea does Nicholas have?"

Xie Qiuqi explained: "The group of friends in Chicago also have a lot of goods in their hands. Some of them can be provided to us first. The most important thing is to deliver the existing orders, try not to delay the delivery date, and preserve the reputation of the Zheng family. In addition, they are very willing to do business with the Zheng family. If we lose customers because we can’t deliver the goods, we can still do business with them as before, in the name of the Zheng family. Anyway, as long as there is money to make, whoever Isn’t it the same as doing business?”

"It's a good thing, it's an entry point for companies to enter the U.S. market."

"Before going to Chicago, Zhuang Yingkai promised me to calculate the specific losses of the company. We will have a meeting, and then I will return to Chicago with conditions to talk to Nicholas. I am confident that even if the losses this time are inevitable, we will still We can cheer up, after all, our foundation is still there, and the reputation of the Zheng family is still there."

Zheng Ke is very regretful: "I just can't cut the ribbon for your store." The company headquarters will not let him go now.

Xie Qiuqi smiled: "The days are still long, don't be in a hurry."

The author says:

The double update will end tomorrow.