Chapter 92 The Growth of the Second Generation
Zhang Feng didn't expect corruption to come so quickly. Before Ge Ming succeeded, someone was already eager to make money.
But this is actually expected, and the Safety Management Inspection Office was set up to prevent this.
However, there is a big question mark over the execution ability. Even if fairness and justice can be achieved in the initial stage, over time, everyone will be corrupted and the relationships will become complicated.
At that time, it was just a waste of the people's money to support a group of parasites who oppressed the people.
Any system has its flaws. In response to this incident, Zhang Feng made some changes to the upper-level system.
Let the Meihua Company manage the police, Maple Leaf Company manage the judiciary, the Public Opinion Research Office manage the Supervisory Office, and then relax some of the public opinion supervision. As long as the incident does not involve the safety of Zhang Feng's family and the territory, it can be reported.
Zhang Feng can only try his best to be fair. For outstanding problems, he must investigate all violations of the law, enforce the law strictly, and never tolerate any leniency. The most important thing is to keep the company's credibility. He cannot be like the American movie where the public does not trust Zhengfu at all, as that would greatly shake his foundation.
As for sometimes, when others cannot protect their own interests, they have to rely on themselves to fight for it. If it really doesn't work, don't they still have the gun in their hands? As the saying goes, if you can't solve the problem, solve the person who created the problem. In the end, you have to rely on yourself.
Today is Saturday and the children don’t have to go to school. Zhang Feng organized a barbecue for his family in the open space in front of the manor.
Several older children are already in the third grade of elementary school, and the rest of the younger ones have also started school.
"Dad, my classmates are coming to our house to play." Zhang Chengtian looked at Zhang Feng with anticipation.
"Come on, and ask your Grandpa John to prepare some more food." Zhang Feng patted his son's shoulder.
My sons are all very strong and they regularly participate in various sports. They are frequent visitors to the Phoenix Sports Club.
Not long after, a car arrived at the gate of the manor, and a little girl about 10 years old got out of it. Zhang Feng recognized her. She was Wilson Giannini's youngest daughter. She was also studying at Bive School, but she seemed to be in the 5th grade.
"Oh, it's little Christine. Welcome to our family gathering. Isn't your father here?" Zhang Feng greeted the little girl warmly.
"Hello uncle, I'm glad to join the party too. Dad is out at work today." Christine Giannini.
"Oh, then you guys go and have fun. Arthur (Zhang Chengtian) please treat Christine well." Zhang Feng waved his hand and said to the two.
Zhang Chengtian took Christine to play shuttlecock for a while in an open space on the side, and then called his younger brothers over to play football together.
Zhang Feng looked at the two figures in a daze. Is his son in love so early? It turns out that as long as you are handsome, there will naturally be sisters who love you.
After having barbecue at noon, more classmates came to the house. They were invited by Zhang Chengtian and his brothers to play golf in the afternoon.
Zhang Feng also often tells his sons to focus more on interpersonal relationships and that learning is not the most important thing.
As long as he doesn't squander the money, the family's money will never be spent. Even with Zhang Feng's health, it's more than enough to support him for another 70 or 80 years.
Zhang Feng sent bodyguards to take the children to Phoenix Golf Course.
"William (Zhang Chengyun), your court is so big, even bigger than mine." Zhang Chengyun's classmate said loudly as he looked at the vast court in front of him with green grass, a pool and a Chinese-style pavilion.
"Then you can come to my stadium to play in the future, and I will give you a VIP card later." Zhang Chengyun said, patting his chest.
Most of their classmates are either rich or noble, so of course they don’t care about this little money, but they are still surprised when their classmates give it to them for free.
"William, I don't know how to play golf, and I can't accept such an expensive gift, otherwise my dad will be disappointed." A child named Jerome walked up to Zhang Chengyun and whispered.
Zhang Chengyun's classmates are not all second-generation rich or powerful. Some of them are residents living nearby. They have average family conditions, but they are smart. They passed the entrance test of Biliful Primary School and entered the school. "It's okay, Jerome. I'll teach you later. It's just a playing card. It's nothing. Besides, we are good friends, aren't we?" Zhang Chengyun said to him.
Although Jerome's family is ordinary, his academic performance is the best in the grade, so Zhang Chengyun specially invited him. After hearing what Zhang Chengyun said, he couldn't refuse. Of course, the most important thing is that he also wanted it, and this is also the life he longed for.
At this time, a group of caddies who were not much older than them came over with golf clubs and provided them with one-on-one service.
"Who are they? They look younger than us. The manager even told us to serve wholeheartedly." A caddy asked his colleague.
"They are all young masters and young ladies from wealthy families. The nine in front are the sons of the stadium owners. You are new here, so you should memorize their appearances quickly to avoid making mistakes and getting fired in the future."
"Oh, I see. Thank you!" said the new caddy gratefully.
"Okay, talk less and do more, or you may get complained about." The old caddy ended the topic directly.
On the other side, a middle-aged man was playing ball alone. Seeing a group of children coming not far away, he swung the last club and the ball went steadily into the hole. Then he walked to the nearest pavilion by the stream to rest.
"Who are those kids?" The middle-aged man sat down, wiped the sweat off his forehead with a towel, picked up his wine glass and took a sip of red wine, and asked the waiter beside him. "The one in front is the boss's son, who comes here often. The others should be the boss's son's classmates. This is the first time I've seen them." The waiter said uncertainly.
"Oh, give each of them a glass of juice and put it on my account." The middle-aged man said after thinking for a moment.
"Okay, sir." The waiter was a little surprised, but still responded. After all, they were their own stadium's things, so there wouldn't be any problems.
After a while, several waiters came to Zhang Chengtian and his friends with trays.
"Master, this is the juice that the diamond VIP member over there sent to you and your classmates. Take a look?" The one who led the group was the manager of the stadium. After all, it involved the boss's son, so he didn't dare to be careless, for fear of upsetting the young masters and getting him fired.
"Brother, he wants to ask father for something, so we can't accept it." Zhang Chenghan said first.
"It may be that he wants to cooperate with my father in business and shows goodwill to us first." Zhang Chengqin said.
Several brothers expressed their opinions and suggestions.
"He is an important guest of the golf course. It would be bad not to accept him. We still have to give him this little bit of face, but we can't accept him directly." Zhang Chengtian said finally.
"Arthur is right. We can accept the juice. We just need to give a gift of similar value in return. Go get a bottle of mid-range red wine and send it to the guest."
Christine said to the nine brothers, then took out her supreme VIP card and handed it to the manager and gave him instructions.
Christine was the oldest among their group of classmates and was very opinionated. She was usually their big sister, and because she saw that what she said made sense, she did not object.
Wilson had brought her here to play a long time ago, so she also had the most prestigious VIP card of Phoenix Stadium.
Seeing this, the manager did not take the card directly, but looked at Zhang Chengtian.
"Well, you don't have to pay. Do you have to spend money to play in my house?" Zhang Chengtian snatched the card from Christine's hand, and then said to the manager: "Go ahead, do as she says, and then thank the customer on behalf of our brothers."
"Yes, sir!" The manager then left with a sense of relief.
"Okay, let's each choose a caddy and start playing. By the way, don't get close to the stream to avoid danger." Zhang Chengyun said loudly. In fact, seeing so many children, a security guard was arranged every few meters along the stream to prevent accidents.
After the children chose their caddies, they formed groups of two, picked an empty field, and started today’s entertainment activities.
"Arthur, let's have a competition. Whoever loses will bark like a puppy." Christine said to Zhang Chengtian.
"Okay, then you lose, but you are not allowed to deny it like last time." Zhang Chengtian joked.
"No, I was just unlucky last time, so it doesn't count." Christine blushed and argued cunningly, without any of the big sister's aura just now.
"Jerome, come on, I'll be on the same team with you and I'll teach you how to play basketball." Zhang Chengyun found Jerome and said.
"Okay, let's go." Jerome swung the club in his hand, imitating the swinging motion of others, and responded excitedly. You know, at that time, golf was a sport for nobles and rich people.
The afternoon passed as the children happily played golf, and everyone returned to the first floor lobby of the golf course management building.
"See those three students? If they come over to play again, they won't be charged. Their expenses will be charged to my card. But I need to record every expense they make."
Zhang Chengyun looked at the classmates who were applying for VIP cards at the front desk and gave instructions to the manager.
"Yes, young master." The manager didn't understand what Zhang Chengyun was going to do, but agreed anyway.
Zhang Chengyun actually intended to use their consumption records to determine which people he could make friends with and which people he should stay away from in the future.
Zhang Feng now has a lot of experience in educating children. When he learned about his sons' methods and means of handling things today, he expressed satisfaction. It seems that there are successors.
A few days later, Zhang Feng arrived at the Phoenix Group headquarters building, which was built only last year and is located in downtown Los Angeles.
There is also a Maple Leaf Group building under construction next to it, so Zhang Feng has fulfilled his promise to Lin Huiyin.
Both skyscrapers are nearly 300 meters high and are equipped with state-of-the-art water supply systems and high-speed elevators. When they were first built, they were the tallest buildings in the United States.
However, since the height of skyscrapers in Manhattan, New York has been constantly being refreshed, it can now only be regarded as one of the tallest buildings.
(End of this chapter)