Chapter 97: Follow Boss Zhou to make money

'Zhou Ming, I'm sorry.'

On the Volga sedan, Su Han timidly apologized to Zhou Ming, head down, like a child who has done something wrong. Zhou Ming was very surprised: 'Xiao Han, why are you apologizing to me?'

'Because I was a bit arrogant on the plane,' Su Han said. 'If I had spoken to him nicely at the time, maybe your business could have been done quickly. I helped you do a bad thing.'

Zhou Ming's previous surprise was not intentional, he really didn't care about it. Now that he heard Su Han's words, he reacted. What Su Han was talking about was the incident when she and Du Peng met Eugene at the airport in Siberia. Just now, at the consulate, when Zhang Hui mentioned Siberia, Du Peng suddenly remembered this Eugene and subconsciously asked a question, but he didn't expect it to really be him.

According to Zhang Hui, this Eugene was an illegitimate child, and his strange personality was caused by his tortuous life experiences as a child.

Du Peng understood this very well, because he had seen Eugene's golden hands. As the chairman's grandson, Du Peng had also met many domestic and foreign rich people. Except for some sudden nouveau riche, any rich person with some background would not do such a thing.

Later, Du Peng told Zhang Hui about their conflict with Eugene on the plane. After listening, Zhang Hui frowned and told Du Peng that he just hoped Eugene would be in a better mood today. Otherwise, if he is determined not to let go of Siberia and create obstacles for the train from China, they really don't have a good way to deal with it. After all, the Soviet Union has only just disintegrated, and the control of the new North Russian Republic is not that strong. Moreover, the federal system in the West is different from the situation in China. Local state governments do what they want and are justified.

Recalling the situation in the consulate just now, Zhou Ming said to Su Han, 'How can you blame you for this? Let's say you didn't know about the situation, but even if you did, so what? If he wants to bully you, you have to show him. If I were there, I would have caused an even bigger scene!'

Zhou Ming thought for a moment and then continued, 'Besides, Han, have you forgotten what Consul Zhang just said? This Eugene has a strange personality. Even if we made him happy at the time, when it comes to the important things, he will still throw a temper tantrum. But the most important thing is that nothing has happened yet, and we haven't met this Eugene yet. Everything is still unknown. Han, aren't you being a bit premature?'

Su Han wanted to say something more, but at this time Du Peng, who was also sitting in the car, spoke up: 'If it doesn't work out, we don't have to go through Siberia. There are other railways to Krisco, and we can also go through Central Asia, it's just a bit further, and there are more countries in between, and the procedures are a bit more complicated.'

'Why do I feel that Du Peng, you guy, is so unconvincing when you say things like that?' Zhou Ming laughed, but it was true, because the goods that Du Peng and the others had prepared were all sent from the northeast, and they could go directly from Siberia. However, if they had to go to Central Asia, they would have to cross the entire country, which would be a big detour. Not to mention that now that the Soviet Union had disintegrated, the Central Asian countries were doing their own thing, and it was indeed not as convenient as crossing Siberia.

Du Peng shrugged his shoulders: 'There's nothing I can do about it. I'm just a normal person, not comparable to a pervert like you, Zhou Ming.'

After some bantering, Zhou Ming and the others drove to Hotel No. 1, where Zhou Ming had already booked a room. Meanwhile, at the airport in Baiyun City, Guangdong Province, China, two people were sitting in the waiting lounge, waiting anxiously.

'Brother, are we really going to Northern Russia? I heard that the situation there is pretty chaotic, with killings happening everywhere. We don't know anyone there, so why don't we just stay here in Nanjiang and do our business, instead of going all that way for nothing?'

The younger man paced back and forth, looking up at the time from time to time, and said to the person still sitting in the chair.

The other person said, 'They say that fortune is to be found in risk, and it is precisely because the situation in Northern Russia is unstable that there are greater and better business opportunities, isn't that so? It would be boring if it were really that stable. Do you remember the businessman I met yesterday? He makes a lot of money doing business in Northern Russia, doesn't he? And it's not some difficult business, either. He sells ordinary shoes and socks, and in less than a month, he makes hundreds of thousands of dollars.'

'That's probably just him bragging to us! If he really made that much money, why would he come back? Then he would just go back to doing business there!' the younger one added.

'That's because after all, being away from home is still being away from home, and it's still better to come home. And I know he's definitely bragging, he hasn't earned that much. But from the way he's dressed, he must have at least earned 100,000 yuan, which is already a lot of money. Just think, we've been in Nanjiang for so many years, and how much have we earned?'

The man said, suddenly stood up and reached out to pull him down, impatiently saying, 'I said don't just wander around here, you're making my head spin!'

This conversation between the brothers attracted the attention of the others in the waiting hall, but they just glanced at it and then ignored it. However, if Zhou Ming were here, he would definitely recognise the identity of these two brothers, because they were the ones Zhou Ming had helped before, his former boss Xia Lang, and his younger brother Xia Kun.

Xiao Kun seemed to have noticed the stares from the people around them. He was pulled down by his brother and had to sit obediently in his chair, but he was still not convinced.

'Brother, I think that guy is deliberately trying to trick us. He may have lost a lot of money abroad and just doesn't want to admit it. If we go over there, we'll really be taken for a ride!' Xiao Kun said.

Xiarang shook his head helplessly and said, 'Xiakun, why do you think so negatively about other people? And even if he really is cheating us, so what? In the end, we are the ones who make the decisions, aren't we? You shouldn't keep blaming others for your mistakes. We are men, we have to take responsibility for ourselves. Do you remember that boss Zhou Ming from the beginning? He was a very responsible person.'

Upon hearing his brother's words, Xia Kun was at a loss for words, because he also remembered what had happened at the time.

'Think about it, didn't we lose money in the stock market at the time? But that had nothing to do with Boss Zhou. And even if we hadn't lost money, we might not have been able to get that order. But you just had to blame Boss Zhou. And what was the result? Not only did he not blame you, he didn't even call the police to arrest you, but instead he helped us get that impossible order,' Xia Lang said.

'I admit that I was impulsive that time, but there is only one Boss Zhou, and this time we didn't meet that Boss Zhou,' Xia Kun said.

Xialang pointed at his younger brother and said, 'You! Don't you understand what I mean? I'm saying that we have to make our own decisions and be responsible for the decisions we make. We shouldn't keep blaming this person and that person. We're all adults who can stand on our own, not children who rely on everyone else!'

Xiakun waved his hands and said, 'Okay, brother, I get it. I'm not blaming anyone. It's just that the guy looked like a bad guy as soon as I saw him. He must have been trying to trick us on purpose!'

Xiarang shook his head helplessly. He knew that his younger brother's personality was impossible to change, but this habit of blaming others for dumping the blame on him, there were so many people in the country, and basically no one he had met was responsible, so how many people could really change?

'By the way, brother, let's go directly to the market called Fu this time, right?' Xiarun suddenly remembered something and said, 'That's where the Chinese gather. We can investigate there first, and since it's full of Chinese people, there shouldn't be any problems.'

Xiarong nodded and said, 'We definitely need to do some research, but I've already asked Da Hu to help me ship our goods.'

This answer made Xia Kun jump up: "What? Brother, you're not being impatient, are you? We haven't even gone over there yet, so why are you asking Brother Hu to ship the goods first? Brother Hu only has strong connections with the domestic railway, but they won't work abroad!'

'Who told you I'm shipping it back? I said I'm going to close this deal over there," Xiarong said.

Xialang looked at Xialun in disbelief, unable to say anything. Xialang once again pulled his younger brother down to sit, and then said to him, 'Xialun, I know you think I'm in a hurry, but this time I can't afford to be in a hurry, because I'm afraid I'll really miss the opportunity.'

'Miss what opportunity?' Xialun asked inexplicably.

Xialang said with a look of certainty, 'I knew you weren't paying attention to what the boss was saying. Did you forget who he said was behind the Cherv Market?'

Xia Kun thought for a moment and suddenly remembered with surprise, 'Brother, you mean that boss Zhou Ming who helped us?'

'That's him,' Xia Lang said, 'Boss Zhou's vision and ability are superhuman. Look at the eight-treasure porridge he started in the country and the stock market he started in Nanjiang. Didn't it become popular all over the country that time? Needless to say about the stock market, we can all see it, with daily trading volume of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions. And the eight-treasure porridge factory is now rumoured to have become a complete industrial park.'

'Xiakun, think about it. With so many things, each one of them can be number one, so doesn't everyone who follows him make a lot of money?' Xiarang said.

Xiakun nodded desperately, 'So in that case, brother, this time we are also going to follow Boss Zhou and make a lot of money?'

Xiarong shook his head and sighed, 'What kind of person is Boss Zhou? How dare I expect this? We may not even have the chance to meet him when we get to Northern Russia, but I believe that as long as we follow in his footsteps, we will definitely make money, because I believe in Boss Zhou's vision!'

At this time, a reminder to board the plane came over the loudspeaker in the departure hall. Xiarong immediately got up and said to Xia Kun with great confidence, 'Let's go, follow me and follow Boss Zhou to Northern Russia to make money!'