Chapter 135: I’ll Let You Revel for One Day First

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“Boss, did you manage to settle it?”
As soon as he returned to the factory, Zhong Xiaoyi came over.
“Not yet. That old dog is deliberately causing trouble for me, refusing to give us a quota.”
“What will you do then?”
“You go rest. I have a plan.”

Without a quota for the Canton Fair, Zhang Tianfeng decided to take a different path.
The promotion method he had taught Qin Lin before could come in handy in this situation.
However, Zhang Tianfeng planned to tweak it a bit, adopting a high-end, emotionally charged, tear-jerking luxury approach.

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Night fell, and there was a lively night snack stall.
Zhang Tianfeng, Tang Tianxiong, and Qin Lin, father and daughter, sat facing each other.
After finishing a skewer of grilled meat, Tang Tianxiong winced from the spiciness.
“You Western Sichuan folks have such fierce tastes, eating chili peppers in this heat—aren’t you afraid of getting inflamed?”
“Whether we eat or not, we get inflamed anyway. Fighting poison with poison might be better.”
“That makes sense—the more you eat, the more you want.” Tang Tianxiong picked up another skewer. “Why don’t you guys start eating? I’m the only one here; it makes me feel awkward.”
“Old Qin, why do you keep staring at Boss Zhang? He’s not a woman.”
“If he were a woman, that would be trouble.”

That cold tone sent a chill down Zhang Tianfeng’s spine.
Sure enough, Qin Lin had discovered his affair with Gao Ran. From the moment they met, Qin Lin’s gaze had been off.

“Boss Zhang, come here. I have a personal matter to discuss with you.”
“All right, I’m coming.”
Wiping the grease from his mouth, Zhang Tianfeng followed Qin Lin aside.

Qin Lin grabbed Zhang Tianfeng’s collar, speaking fiercely: “You bastard, you’re messing with my daughter.”
“Uncle, matters of mutual affection can’t be stopped.”
“Mutual affection my foot! What about that foreign woman last time, and that Hui from Little Japan Island you met? You call that mutual affection?”

Because of her own issues, Gao Ran had already suffered a lot.
Qin Lin had observed all this closely.
So when Gao Ran took a liking to Zhang Tianfeng, he had warned her repeatedly that this man was not one to be trusted and to be cautious.
Before, Gao Ran had been able to restrain herself. How could he have hit a home run just days after leaving?

“Uncle, you should understand me on this.”
“I could before, but not now.”
Qin Lin lowered his voice, “I advise you to think carefully. If you treat Ranran well, I won’t stop you. But if you dare to be unfaithful, treating my daughter like a mistress, don’t blame me for being harsh.”

The two were back to the barbecue stall, the people behind could only catch a vague outline.
Tang Tianxiong took a sip of wine and said with a smile, “Look at them, their relationship is really good; I’m so envious.”
“Boss Tang, what is there to be envious about?”
“Boss Zhang still has hostility toward me; I don’t even know how to get closer to him.”
“Simple. Be sincere with him, genuinely help him. He’ll remember your kindness.”

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“Sincerity is a given. The contract is about to be signed soon, and we’ll be on the same boat. But he’s so capable, how can I help?”

Tang Tianxiong had only completed half the task of finding a toy factory for outsourcing that morning. The rest was done by his employees.
When he learned that his staff found four subcontractors in just an hour, and their fees were even lower than his, Tang Tianxiong was overwhelmed with frustration.
It’s not his field; it’s really hard to compete, even losing to a mere salesperson.

“There’s one thing you can definitely help with. He’s been wanting to expand overseas channels, but recently Xu Kuangdao has been causing trouble again, making it hard for him to manage.”
“If you can open freight routes and wholesalers in Western countries, maybe he’ll share more equity with you.”
“Ah, that’s my specialty!”

Tang Tianxiong’s interest was instantly piqued.

Minutes later, Zhang Tianfeng and Qin Lin returned to the table, both looking grim.
“Did you two… have a fight?”
“No, just a dispute over a business issue.”

They had an unspoken agreement not to let Gao Ran know their quarrels were because of her.
Qin Lin wanted his daughter to be happy, to avoid her mother’s old path.
Zhang Tianfeng had no intention of settling down now.
Two strong-willed people butting heads naturally ended in no good terms.
After a long argument, they agreed to revisit the matter later.

“Boss Zhang, I heard Xu Kuangdao is giving you trouble again?”
“Yeah, he teamed up with Ji Heng to take away my Canton Fair quota.”
“Damn, that’s underhanded, cutting off the lifeline!” Tang Tianxiong grinned and said, “I have some friends around the Canton Fair; maybe they can help come up with a solution.”

Zhang Tianfeng shook his head.
Debts of favor are the hardest to repay. As long as he could handle it himself, he didn’t want Tang Tianxiong to intervene.
He already had a countermeasure in place.

“Boss Zhang, what’s your plan?” Tang Tianxiong smiled. “If you can’t share details, at least give us a rough direction so we can learn.”
“This time, I’m focusing on the foreign guests.”

As Ji Heng had said, the Canton Fair targets high-end foreign clients; those blond-haired, blue-eyed people were influential enough to curry favor with even the leaders.
Zhang Tianfeng planned to attract their attention with carefully prepared gifts.
The White Swan Hotel, where the foreign guests stayed, was funded by the Huo family.
He could get each guest’s personal information and room number, then slip his gifts inside—a perfect plan.
If the guests took interest, they would seek out his booth at the fair.
If they couldn’t find it? Naturally, he’d seek help from local leaders.
Once the leaders came looking, Zhang Tianfeng would start crying foul, claiming unfair treatment.
“Ji Heng, this time I’m going to get you!”

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Time flew as preparations went on, and in the blink of an eye, it was October 16th, the opening day of the Canton Fair’s daily necessities section.
Early that morning, Zhang Tianfeng donned a volunteer’s uniform and entered the main venue in Shenzhen.
At dawn, every booth was already crowded with people.
They came from all over the country, carrying their most proud products, hoping to sell them to foreigners and earn foreign exchange.

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“Handsome guy, can you teach me how to communicate with foreign guests?”

The volunteers’ job was to assist merchants and foreign guests at the fair, handling small matters.
Not all foreign guests and merchants had translators.
These volunteers were selected a month in advance from English departments across various universities.
Thanks to strong connections, Zhang Tianfeng bypassed the usual academic requirements and impressed the selectors with his solid spoken English.

“Time’s tight. I can only teach you some basic phrases.”
“Hello is ‘ha-lo’, thank you is ‘san ke you’, and if a foreigner says ‘hao ma qi qi’, they’re asking how much…”

Since it was a crash course, the simplest and most effective method was to use Chinese to mimic English pronunciation.
This trick was often used by Zhang Tianfeng when he first started learning English, mainly to bluff his way through.

After teaching a few common phrases, he handed over some printed sheets with English and Chinese to the boss and moved on.
The tedious, repetitive work continued until 8:50 a.m.

Just rounding a corner, he saw a group approaching with unfriendly strides.
In the middle was Xu Kuangdao, flanked by Bai Yihai, owner of the Tangwan Town snack factory, and Chu Sheng, owner of the machinery factory. Zhang Tianfeng had seen them at Ji Heng’s home before.

“Well, well, if it isn’t our big boss Zhang, volunteering now?” Xu Kuangdao pushed up his glasses and smiled.
“Boss Xu, you don’t get it.”
Bai Yihai chuckled, “Even if someone hasn’t fulfilled their big boasts, they still show up in another role at the fair, so we don’t mock them behind their backs for empty talk.”
“Oh, are young people these days so concerned about face? I must be out of touch.” Xu Kuangdao exclaimed.
Chu Sheng smirked, “These youngsters nowadays are nothing like us. No manners at all.”
“Hey, don’t say that. What others do doesn’t affect you.”
“Boss Xu, you’re right. I was wrong.”

The three jabbed at each other, every word dripping with sarcasm.
Zhang Tianfeng watched them like a clown show.
After waiting a while with no reply, he finally fought back.

“I truly admire you three.”
“One is a cockroach that can’t be killed.”
“One has trained his iron groin.”
“The other is even more impressive—his parents’ naming skills are so sharp, just hearing the name reveals a person’s true face.”

The “cockroach” was Xu Kuangdao, who had failed three times but still dared to show up.
The “iron groin” was Bai Yihai, rumored to have been caught by a partner’s wife, stripped naked, and hung by a jack in the machinery factory all day in his youth.
The name master was Chu Sheng.

Zhang Tianfeng’s words hit their nerves instantly.
Seeing their agitated expressions, he smiled and said,
“What’s wrong? Nature calls? The restroom’s straight ahead, then left. No escort.”

“Our business isn’t over. Just wait and see.”
Grunting, Xu Kuangdao pulled his two companions away.

Zhang Tianfeng watched their backs with a mocking smile.
“Enjoy your day of swaggering. The real show starts tonight.”