Reborn Petty Citizen

Both parties noticed the subtle changes in getting along, but neither Zhang Ze nor Du Xingzhi thought much about it due to their own reasons.

Beijing's September sky is crisp and pleasant.The heat of the summer heat gradually dissipates, and the autumn leaves are not red, but the blue waves are green, and it has a special flavor.

Du's Shengjian will become extremely busy every year when the seasons alternate. Quarterly business performance, market sales coordination, work assessment of various departments, and quarterly meetings are repeated one after another, just like roaring waves on the coast. A little trance can completely submerge people.

Zhang Zedan had to prepare for a long time just for the minutes of the meeting, and the development of Du's Shengjian showed new changes almost every day.The continuous introduction of new products in response to market trends has led to new industrial chains and new production lines. The government departments where the factory is located need to manage, and the transportation link also needs to be reviewed.It wasn't such a complicated job at the beginning, after all, Du's Shengjian was just a small company with a small workshop at that time.But now Dushi Shengjian has four large factories in the southeast coastal area alone, plus six factories in Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Tianjin, and Shenyang, and it has already reached a considerable scale.There are nearly [-] employees in the company, including the production line. It is a big project just to check the names, not to mention that Zhang Ze also needs to manage the cold and fresh product sales markets in dozens of cities in the Mainland.The success of Dushi Shengjian has led to the emergence of a large number of similar brands. The most important thing in China is talented imitators, but without the background and brand effect of Dushi Shengjian, it is not so easy to take the high-end route.So so far, there are only a few companies that are trying to operate in the mid-to-high-end production line.Zhang Ze also has some understanding of the operating conditions of other companies in the industry. According to the current market share, Dushi Shengjian is not threatened by these new companies at all. Within, Dushi Shengjian will definitely be the leader in the noodle market.

This is gratifying good news, but it may not make Zhang Ze relax his vigilance.

Therefore, apart from the retail market, he did not relax at all to attack the welfare market of government units.His strategy is quite useful by introducing various methods such as direct sales store consumption membership card vouchers, etc. The rebates for bulk purchases of vouchers and membership cards are more convenient than directly distributing cold and fresh products and then receiving benefits. Many units’ logistics It is more willing to adopt this method to distribute benefits.After all, membership cards and vouchers can give people an intuitive impression of "money", and the penetration rate of Du's Shengjian's direct-sale stores and cold-fresh product stores is already quite amazing. Compared with directly taking home products that cannot be selected , Employees generally prefer welfare coupons that can be freely selected.The investment of membership cards and cash coupons has undoubtedly also driven the private gift market.The brand of Dushi Shengjian has gradually become popular, and in some big cities, it is even more popular than KFC.

After all, compared to the monotonous taste of fried chicken and burgers, for adults, thick and fragrant traditional food can stand the test of taste buds better.

This is a chain of development.

Taking Beijing as an example, after Zhang Ze conquered a few top-level units, he basically didn't have to spend much time in promoting products. Local and lower-level units will naturally follow suit and unify the former's approach.For example, after Du's Shengjian signed a festival welfare contract to supply the Ministry of Public Security in April, in just three months, special personnel from the Public Security Bureau of several neighboring provinces came to the door to inquire about cooperation intentions, and after that, the lower levels of the provinces department.There was no need for Du's Shengjian to send salesmen, their logistics department took the initiative to deliver it to the door.The chain relationship among them is difficult to explain, and there are probably some people who are behind Zhang Ze's relationship deliberately showing favor, but those are not the key points.The important thing is that because of such a relationship, Du's Shengjian penetrated into the interior of various units in a very short period of time.Some new food companies have also begun to follow the business route of Dushi Shengjian. However, one is that they do not have the relationship with Dushi Shengjian that is hard enough; Compared with these brands, the benefits of Dushi Shengjian are more popular.

In addition to the welfare supply of public institutions and the domestic cold and fresh market and the direct-sale store market, Dushi Shengjian’s current profit source comes from the cold-fresh income in the North American market. All direct-sale stores have not yet opened, and the current trial operation The income of several companies can't be compared with the overwhelming situation in the country. Even Zhang Ze dare not draw conclusions too easily about how they will do in the future.

In order to seize the market as quickly as possible before everyone else, Dushi Shengjian has just begun to investigate the development prospects of other Asian countries on purpose.For a period of time, Shi Lei had many conflicts with another executive over whether this decision should be implemented.After several meetings, Zhang Ze chose the idea of ​​promoting a trial operation because none of the parties had enough reasons to convince each other.Just like the trial operation of fried buns in North America at the beginning, find local supermarkets that meet the cooperation requirements to promote advertising first, and then try to operate direct-sale stores. After all, such a small investment is really a drop in the bucket for Dushi Shengjian. After all, the effect of market research is limited, and only real customer feedback is the final word.

He kept himself busy on purpose, leaving early and returning late every day like Du Xingzhi, sometimes even arriving home later than Du Xingzhi.Du Xingzhi has already graduated, but he still has to take care of his studies. Grading examinations and various major exams are coming together with work. It is actually very simple for Zhang Ze to let himself have no free time.

He always felt that his speculations were just wild speculations. After all, although Du Xingzhi had been coming and going in a hurry recently, at most they appeared less frequently, and there was no sign of cheating.They still kiss when they should kiss, and Du Xingzhi pampers him as always, but Zhang Ze always feels that something is missing. The long time of getting along so plainly makes him unable to understand what a vigorous love is like.

It was rare for him to be in a daze at the meeting, and the pen that he was unconsciously turning at his fingertips landed on the table with a snap, and the sound brought him back to his senses.

Shi Lei was chattering below, and they selected several cities for pilot operations, namely Tokyo, London, Seoul and Chiang Mai.The marketing department has quickly contacted the supermarket in Tokyo and is negotiating about putting cold fresh products on the shelves.They also have their own considerations in choosing these cities. In terms of taste, Japanese food is generally light, and it may not be easy to accept the strong and heavy taste of Chinese food. However, some iconic foods in Tokyo, such as mochi ramen, are because of the It is the relationship between the export of Chinese culture, and the two are inextricably linked.In this regard, Du's fried noodles and glutinous rice balls should be affirmed by most audiences.In the UK, their terrible food has become a joke, and the British who do not have real food may be more receptive to foreign products with unique tastes.South Korea... This is purely because of the proximity to the processing plants in the Northeast, and Chiang Mai, Thailand, which has gradually transformed into a tourist country, although its territory is small, the country's capacity is quite large.Races of all nationalities can be found in the local area, coupled with the large population, choosing to try out in Thailand may achieve some unexpected good results.

For different countries, Shi Lei submitted different business strategies.

The Japanese and Korean markets focus on supermarkets and advertisements. In the UK, direct-sale stores take priority. As for Thailand, in addition to direct-sale products, they will also choose to become suppliers of hotel products. If possible, Zhang Ze also wants to directly build a processing plant in Thailand.

Seeing the lively discussion among the audience in the direction of the advertising audience, Zhang Ze pressed his right eyelid that kept jumping.Since the morning, his right eyelid has been twitching, his left eye is twitching and his right eye is twitching. He has been very careful for almost a whole day without encountering any bad luck, but he can't calm down in all kinds of ways.

He didn't put too much energy into his work, he stayed in a trance until he got off work, and his whole body became groggy.

He directly bought something in the cafeteria to fill his stomach. He felt unspeakably uncomfortable, but it was definitely not for Du Xingzhi. He felt inexplicably depressed even when he was suffering. Sitting in a daze for a long while, seeing that Du Xingzhi hadn't returned home after dark, he felt angry for the first time.

Enough is enough!I've had enough of guessing and guessing every day about what the other party is doing and why they came home so late!Does Du Xingzhi want to die?He has been busy every day since July, and now it is almost mid-September. He is still busy. He is so busy that he has no calls or text messages. There is not much time left at home except sleeping. He is really Don't want to live? !

Zhang Ze's character is extreme. He gets angry when he says he is angry, and the more he thinks about it, the more angry he becomes. Finally, when he looks at the clock whose pointer is moving towards the top, his hair is standing on end.

Today I must fight Du Xingzhi, if I don't beat him, I won't be named Zhang!

At one o'clock in the morning, the humming and vibration of the car engine came downstairs on time. Zhang Ze changed a new cigarette and turned off all the lights in the house. He stared straight at the direction of the door through the gap.

Du Xingzhi frowned at the smell of smoke entering the door, and he began to worry about Zhang Ze's strange life.Recently, the other party was busy with work and studies, and he almost couldn't stand the whole person's almost collapsed appearance, but due to Zhang Ze's stubborn temper like a donkey, he couldn't persuade him.I can only care about each other as much as possible in life, and even forcibly banned sexual intercourse that consumes physical strength, but it seems that the effect is not great, Zhang Ze should be depressed or depressed.Du Xingzhi was not very good at comforting people. Every time he saw Zhang Ze's black face, although his face was expressionless, he felt really at a loss in his heart.

The living room was pitch black, and Zhang Ze should have rested by the time. Du Xingzhi sighed, rubbed his eyes tiredly, deliberately lightened his steps and movements, changed his shoes and took off his coat.

But the light suddenly turned on when he was taking off his tie, and the light came down from the top of his head, making his pupils shrink.

Subconsciously looking back and forth in the house, he soon saw Zhang Ze standing by the entrance looking at him with a cigarette in his mouth.Zhang Ze's expression was indescribable, and his eyes were quite complicated, with a melancholy that Du Xingzhi was not familiar with, and he just looked at him steadfastly.

That gaze made Du Xingzhi stunned subconsciously for a moment, then he reacted and stood up straight with some worry: "What's the matter? You haven't slept so late?"

Zhang Ze looked him up and down, lowered his eyes, and said in a calm voice: "What about you? Don't you come back so late?"

Du Xingzhi groaned suspiciously, subconsciously approached him and wanted to hug his shoulders: "Are you still going to class tomorrow? It's early in the morning, so could it be that you are waiting for me? I told you that you will be busy recently, you Why are you waiting for me? Go to bed early..."

Zhang Ze could not help but frowned when he smelled the faint smell of alcohol on his body, and pushed him away: "Stay away from me!"

Du Xingzhi was completely stunned at this moment, and after being pushed away, he stood there stupidly not knowing how to react: "What's wrong with you, Ozawa?"

"What's wrong with me?" Zhang Ze rolled his eyes, put out the cigarette, and knocked on the table in the entrance, "Old Du, we haven't talked for a long time, right? Don't you think you've been too busy these days?" ? You count on your fingers how many nights you haven't met me, you are..."

While he was talking emotionally, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Zhang Ze gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his mouth, stared at Du Xingzhi, who was a little at a loss, and tapped his fingers lightly: "It's okay, a while Let's talk slowly."

Few people call at this hour, and those who can call in are usually not ordinary people. Zhang Ze calmed down his temper and answered the phone. Before he had time to ask, a familiar voice came from over there. cries.

Zhang's mother yelled hoarsely on the phone: "Ozawa! Ozawa! A terrorist attack in New York!! I saw the news in Milan that the plane hit the building over there!!! Your sister works in the World Trade Center, I can't get through to her Call!!! What to do?!! What to do!?!!”

Terrorist attacks? !

Zhang Ze's heart fell silent with a bang, and the whole world melted from his feet, causing him to sink inch by inch.The bouncing of the right eyelid became more and more intense, and his whole face was brought to shake.

Zhang Ze opened his mouth and blinked his eyes for a while, feeling a little dazed.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand something, and turned his head to stare at the wall.

The clock ticked to one fifteen in the morning.

And today is exactly September [-], [-].

He fell into a fog, dizzy like a shadow, and Zhang's mother's crying on the phone became more and more panicked, with helplessness and fear, implicating his nerves.

How did you forget?How did you forget?How can I forget?

Zhang Ze wished he could punch himself hard right away. He actually forgot about such a famous day as 911. He only knew that there was such a day, but he didn't remember which year it was!No wonder he felt something was wrong when he heard about Zhang Ti's work unit that time, how could he forget the sensational incident of the collision! ?

"...Mom, don't worry, don't worry..." He spoke awkwardly and comforted his mother first, but he himself was at a loss and didn't know what to do.With a blank mind, he began to recall Zhang Ti's contact information, and after hanging up his mother's phone, he started dialing frantically.

No answer, no answer, no answer!

Zhang Ze was about to go crazy, he didn't dare to think about that possibility from the bottom of his heart, and he called back the number over and over again without giving up.After more than a dozen unanswered phone calls, he couldn't sit still at all, and knelt on the ground in a daze for a while. He plunged into the room like a headless fly and began to search for money and passports in the cabinet. It was all over my face when I fell to the ground.

Du Xingzhi was taken aback by his sudden attitude, and didn't understand what happened to make him lose control so much.At the moment when Zhang Ze was about to collapse, he finally came to his senses, and without asking the reason, he rushed into the room and hugged Zhang Ze, ignoring his frantic struggles, pushed him down on the bed and locked him in his arms .

"Let me go!!!" Zhang Ze struggled, his voice full of nervousness, "My passport!!! Where is my passport?! Where did you receive it!!!"

"Don't panic, don't panic, don't panic..." Du Xingzhi hugged him and patted his back in an orderly manner, comforting him softly, "What happened? What did Mom tell you? You're going to Milan Or there will be no planes in the United States at that late hour. Don't worry, calm down, calm down..."

"Why did I...how did I..." Zhang Ze's heart was in a heap, as if he was about to lose the strength to breathe, and his heart was full of the heavy casualties of 911/[-] that he had learned from a glimpse in the news.He couldn't forgive himself for forgetting such a horrible thing. He should have stopped Zhang Ti when she went to work in New York.

"Terrorist attack! A terrorist attack in New York, crashed into the World Trade Center!" Zhang Ze was gently patted on the back and slowly regained some reason, grabbed Du Xingzhi's shoulder in a daze, and asked in a crying voice, "My sister is here What should I do if she doesn't answer the phone when she goes to work in Shimao? Could something happen to her?!"

Du Xingzhi was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly became serious.

He pulled Zhang Ze to stand up, bent down and opened the drawer of the bedside table while maintaining the posture of holding him in his arms, and pulled out the ID card and spread it on the bed.

"The passport is there, we can go to the United States anytime." He swallowed, pointed at the ID card on the bed and stared at Zhang Ze closely, seeing that he finally calmed down a little after seeing the ID card, and then let go With a slow voice, he pressed his shoulder tightly, "There are many possibilities for not answering the phone, maybe she lost the phone when she ran away. Don't think in such a bad direction, I'm going to contact the plane now, you calm down A little, a glass of water, okay?"

Zhang Ze shook his head and stared at him blankly: "Shall I drink a glass of water?"

Du Xingzhi nodded to him: "You have to calm down, it's useless to be anxious now. Zhang Ti will be fine, you have to think in a good direction, right? If something happened to her, the phone must be dead. If it’s broken, the notification sound should mean that the phone is turned off. Don’t you think so?”

Zhang Ze took a deep breath, repeating what Du Xingzhi said to him over and over in his mind, and finally calmed down a bit.

He gritted his teeth reproachfully and stared at the ground.After a while, I put away all my excitement, and my whole person seemed to have fallen into a layer of ice, freezing from head to toe.

Du Xingzhi quickly borrowed the plane, and on the way to the airport with Zhang Ze, he frequently observed Zhang Ze through the mirror.I found that his expression and body seemed to be frozen, and I couldn't help but feel very worried. I could only speed up the car as much as possible and at the same time comforted him verbally.

Zhang Ze turned his head and looked at the passing trees outside the window, his heart was devastated, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The past and present were constantly changing in his head, which made him breathless.Life has changed too much, these days Du Xingzhi and his relationship problems have been serious enough, and now when Zhang Ti's matter comes out, there is no time for him to react at all.He couldn't stop blaming himself. When he was reborn, he had a chance to foresee this disaster, but because he didn't care about current affairs in his previous life, he still let the incident evolve to this point.

Fortunately, Du Xingzhi was by his side all the time saying comforting words to him, otherwise, Zhang Ze, who was so stubborn, would have already tortured himself to death.

In the silent car, there were only the wind outside the window and Du Xingzhi's voice, Zhang Ze suddenly said softly, "Many people will die this time."

Du Xingzhi was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say, so he replied softly: "Zhang Ti will be fine."

"It's my fault." Zhang Ze didn't listen to him at all, but kept talking to himself, his voice was empty and ethereal, "If I... had known earlier, I shouldn't have let her go to America at all. It’s good to go to any country, but she shouldn’t be allowed to go to the United States. My eyelids kept twitching this morning, and I should have thought something was wrong. If I had called her at that time and told her to go back to China, wouldn’t this happen to me? field……"

"Zhang Ze!!!" Du Xingzhi couldn't bear it any longer, and loudly choked off what he hadn't said yet, "Do you think you are a god?! Don't think yourself too great!" He couldn't understand Zhang How does Ze's head grow, and what does the terrorist attack in the United States have to do with him?Could it be that he organized the attackers?Why does he take it for granted that he has everything?

Zhang Ze opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything, he just shook his head in despair.

Du Xingzhi took a deep breath, stepped on the gas pedal to stop the car to the side of the road, leaned over and hugged Zhang Ze heavily.

"I promise!" He had no confidence in his heart, but he had to pretend to be full of confidence, biting each word clearly, "I promise, Zhang Ti, your sister, she will be fine."

Zhang Ze met his eyes weakly, and was almost drowned by the worry and care in it.He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and nodded hard.

Martial law is everywhere.

Soldiers with live ammunition vigilantly observed every pedestrian who behaved suspiciously. Starting from the airport, every TV with picture and sound was broadcasting terrorist attacks.Excited, sad, calm, and angry, the host condemned everyone who could.It has been nearly [-] hours since the incident happened. In the early morning, the airport was full of unease, and the scene of the building collapsing on the screen was replayed repeatedly. Zhang Ze only glanced at it, and the blood quickly faded from head to toe. Watch it a second time.

Zhang Ti sent things to his family before, and Zhang Ze vaguely remembered the address.On the plane, he recalled those few lines without omission, one stroke at a time, and after making three mistakes on three sheets of paper, he wrote them down neatly on a blank sheet of paper.

Without any fatigue from jet lag, Zhang Ze took Du Xingzhi's hand and walked quickly. His pale face made the patrolling soldiers turn their heads several times, but Du Xingzhi kept warning the people around him to stay away from them with his eyes. They were interrogated, but they were deliberately let go.

South Island Street is in the bustling section of the city center. Because of the incident that happened more than ten hours ago, there are very few people on the street, and it is impossible to see the popularity that this place should have.Zhang Ze's address was very detailed, sitting in the car all the way silently holding Du Xingzhi's hand, Zhang Ze seemed to be waiting for the upcoming trial.

The atmosphere was inexplicably stagnant, no one made a sound, only the sweaty palms silently revealed the tension on both sides.Du Xingzhi's gaze was glued to Zhang Ze's body from beginning to end, without a moment's pause.

The apartment is very high, because the rent is expensive, and the security facilities are very thoughtful. The security guards stopped Du Xingzhi and Zhang Ze who were running all the way.

Zhang Ze handed over the paper he had written by himself. It took a few seconds for him to realize what he had done. He quickly took it back and asked Du Xingzhi to get the passports of both of them, and handed them to the security guard: "I belong to Resident 001 on the ninth floor. loved ones."

The security guard glanced suspiciously at the two people, fixed on their clasped hands, and raised his eyebrows slightly. After checking the residents' information, he found that Zhang Ze's personal information was indeed in the column of the residents' relatives.Only then did the two pass through.

When the 001 doorbell rang, Zhang Ze's temples were already sweating.

After a while, rustling sounds came from the room, and a tall woman with wheat-colored skin opened the door.

"Hello?" Tracy looked at the two strangers suspiciously, her attention paused for a moment on Zhang Ze's outstanding appearance, and then she was attracted by Du Xingzhi's calm demeanor, "Who are you looking for?"

Zhang Ze swallowed nervously, his voice was so dry that he was startled: "Excuse me, does Zhang Ti live here?"

He clearly saw the sudden change in the woman's eyes, and immediately realized that he had found the right place, and almost burst into tears.

"I see, I've seen your photo, you are Tee's younger brother, right?" Tracy suddenly remembered who Zhang Ze was, opened the door with a swipe, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "You actually Came here from China!? God, is it because of the plane crash? It takes at least ten hours to get here from China! Come in, come in!"

Zhang Ze stared at her closely, and the attitude of the other party made him have some guesses that he had never dared to make a conclusion before: "I, I can't contact her. I mean, Zhang Ti, how is she?" "

Tracy patted her head angrily: "Oh, sorry, I should have told you as soon as I opened my mouth. tee she escaped, I couldn't believe it, on the 62nd floor, her friend escaped behind her back! She Not in danger, but dislocated foot, hit to the head and unconscious, we took her to the hospital. We tried to contact her family, but we couldn't find where she kept your phone."

Zhang Ze opened his mouth and closed his eyes and roared silently at the sky a few times, tears finally slid down the corners of his eyes.

If Du Xingzhi hadn't wrapped his arms around his waist, he would have knelt down at this moment.

"Thank goodness..."

Zhang Ti is in a private hospital. This place should be relatively quiet, but now it is as noisy as a vegetable market, full of injured people waiting for treatment.Some of the patients looked anxious and terrified, making it easy to guess where they came from. Zhang Ze was taken to Zhang Ti's ward.

Zhang Ze fixed his eyes on Zhang Ti's face as if he had been pardoned, and his heart was so soft that it was about to melt.

Although he looked in pain, he didn't seem to be sleeping comfortably, and one foot was still hanging high.However, all the instruments in operation around him showed that the patient's life signs were stable.Zhang Ti's face was pale, really pale, with an ugly gauze cap wrapped around his head, and his brows were deeply frowned. In Zhang Ze's view, this sleeping face was the most beautiful picture in the world.

On the rest bed next to the hospital bed lay Zhu Junhou. He was hanging a needle, and his arm was wrapped in gauze, which was obviously injured.The sound of Zhang Ze and Du Xingzhi entering the door woke him up. There was a moment of vigilance in his eyes. He was obviously confused by this incident. When he saw Zhang Ze and Du Xingzhi, his eyes widened slightly. With a little disbelief: "Zhang Ze? Du Xingzhi?"

Zhang Ze looked at him with gratitude in his eyes: "Brother Zhu, I heard from Tracy that you memorized my sister from the 60th floor. Thank you for your kindness. I will remember your kindness in my heart." , From now on, my life will be yours, as long as you open your mouth, I will repay you if I go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire."

The opening remark that didn't follow the routine made Zhu Junhou blink his eyes non-stop. He tried to speak, but he couldn't answer the sentence, so he could only reply dryly: "You don't have to do this... Zhang Ti and I ,kindness……"

Zhang Ze blinked and waited for the next words in confusion.

Zhu Junhou looked back at Zhang Ti, who was on the hospital bed, with indescribable tenderness in his eyes: "I did this voluntarily. If something happened to her, my situation would definitely be worse than it is now. I should also thank her." Yes." As he said, he couldn't help reaching out his hand to touch Zhang Ti's face, with a smile on his face: "She is so clumsy that she can be trampled over with one foot. People who usually look so smart, when they meet I'm not sure about leaving her alone in the future with this kind of personality."

Du Xingzhi nodded silently behind Zhang Ze, and for the first time, he showed a kind of affection for Zhu Junhou as comrades-in-arms.

Zhang Ze could hear his subtext, and was a little uncertain: "Ah, you mean, you treat my sister... Aren't you brothers?"

Zhu Junhou raised his head and blinked, not knowing how to answer this sentence.

Du Xingzhi couldn't bear to pull Zhang Ze. Zhang Ze who turned around stared at him suspiciously with watery elk eyes. His mind went blank for a moment, and then he became even more helpless.

How can you be so stupid?