blenderwars Chapter 396 The Gold Brick That Shocked the Entire Audience, and the Simpleton Jiang Shitou's C
Chapter 396 The Gold Brick That Shocked the Entire Audience, and the Simpleton Jiang Shitou's C
Jiang Chen's voice, transmitted clearly through top-of-the-line audio equipment, reached every corner of Jiangjia Village.
"Today, we will also—reward those who have contributed!"
"Year-end bonus!!!"
The words fell.
Jiang Chen nimbly turned around and grabbed a corner of the huge red silk cloth on the golden hill.
He flicked his arm lightly.
The enormous red silk, large enough to serve as a stage curtain, was directly lifted by an invisible force.
The red ribbon drew a beautiful arc in the air and floated lightly to the other side of the stage.
that moment.
A beam of golden light shot into the sky.
Time seemed to have been paused at that moment.
The once bustling banquet, where thousands of people were raising their glasses in celebration, suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's movements froze at that moment.
Some people had a piece of succulent braised pork between their chopsticks, which was suspended in mid-air.
Some people were holding their wine glasses, ready to drink it all in one gulp, their mouths wide open.
Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on the center of the stage.
A mountain appeared there.
A small mountain made up of countless solid gold bricks, bright yellow, shiny, and radiating an alluring glow, neatly stacked.
The afterglow of the setting sun intertwined with the lights illuminating the banquet hall, casting a golden glow upon the mountain.
The golden light reflected out was even more dazzling and scorching than the sun in the sky.
It is a color that is the most primitive, the most direct, and the most capable of stimulating the possessiveness deep within the human heart.
Quiet.
A deathly silence.
You could hear a pin drop clearly.
A few seconds later.
It's unclear whose chopsticks were the first to slip and fall to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the crisp sound of chopsticks falling echoed one after another, just like a rain of chopsticks.
Everyone is stupid.
The string of "reason" in their minds was completely burned off the moment they saw the mountain of gold, by its domineering and unreasonable golden light.
Issuing prizes?
Issuing gold bricks?
They even used gold bricks to build a mountain to celebrate?
What kind of skill is this?
This is something no ordinary person could do.
Even the village chief and Grandpa Jiang Wanshan, who were sitting at the main table, were so surprised that they stood up from their chairs.
The wine glasses in their hands crashed to the ground and shattered, but the people involved were completely unaware.
They had seen the world and witnessed Jiang Chen's extravagant spending.
But what they saw before them completely overturned their entire understanding of the word "wealth" in their lives.
Someone in the audience swallowed hard.
The sound became a signal.
The next second, the entire banquet on the long street erupted in chaos.
"Gold...gold! It's all gold!"
"My God! Am I dreaming?!"
"This...how many kilograms is this? It's a mountain of gold! Did Brother Chen bring his entire treasure vault here?!"
The villagers went completely mad, their faces flushed with excitement, and the veins on their necks bulging.
They pointed at the gold mine on the stage and shouted incoherently.
Those simple faces were filled with disbelief, fervor, and worship.
Jiang Chen is their god.
Even the idle men who were stopped outside the village's cordon and could only stare helplessly at the aroma of meat saw the soaring golden light.
They all craned their necks, their eyes wide with amazement.
"Holy crap! Am I seeing things? Those are gold bricks?!"
"One, two, three... I can't count them all! There are too many!"
"Oh no, my jealousy is about to flare up! Someone help me up, my legs are giving way!"
Jealousy reached its peak at this moment.
On stage, Jiang Chen was very satisfied with the commotion below the stage.
He picked up a thick roster from the table and cleared his throat.
The entire room fell silent again.
Everyone pricked up their ears, even deliberately slowing their breathing, afraid of missing a single word.
Jiang Chen opened the roster and read out the first name in his loud and magnetic voice.
"Jiang Shitou!"
"Come up on stage! Receive your award!"
The audience paused briefly when those three words were uttered.
Then, everyone's eyes turned to a table in the corner.
There stood a burly man, nearly 1.9 meters tall, as strong as an ox, with a shaved head, who was engrossed in a plate of braised pork knuckle. He slowly raised his head.
It was Jiang Shitou.
Jiang Shitou was known in the village as an honest man, or rather, a simpleton.
He's not very bright and stutters a bit when he speaks, but he's incredibly strong and works very hard.
He carried bricks on the construction site. While others carried one brick, he carried two. He never slacked off and never complained.
No one expected that this first huge windfall would fall on the head of this most inconspicuous and honest man.
The person at the same table gave Jiang Shitou a push.
"Stone... Stone? I'm talking to you!"
Jiang Shitou then realized what was happening. He scratched his shiny bald head, his face showing a somewhat bewildered expression.
"Call...call me?"
"Nonsense! Hurry up and go!"
Urged on by the crowd, Jiang Shitou foolishly walked step by step onto the stage that everyone was watching.
He walked up to Jiang Chen, somewhat at a loss, unsure of where to put his large, fan-like hands.
Jiang Chen looked at him with a gentle smile on his face.
He casually picked up a gold brick from that mountain of gold.
It was a solid gold brick weighing a full pound.
The gold brick was heavy, and it was engraved with the words "Jiang Group" and "Model Worker".
Without saying a word, Jiang Chen directly stuffed the radiant gold brick into Jiang Shitou's arms.
"Stone, this is your hard-earned money for this year! Take it!"
The moment Jiang Shitou held the gold brick in his hand, its heavy weight caused him to stumble and almost lose his balance.
He looked down at the bright yellow object in his arms, which was so shiny it could blind anyone, and was completely stunned.
BRICS?
For him?
Just because he carried a few more bricks?
Before Jiang Shitou could recover from his shock, Jiang Chen raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the plaza below the stage.
There was a brand-new, huge, powerful, top-of-the-line fully automated tractor parked there, with a big red flower tied to its front.
Its streamlined body, its enormous tires taller than a person, and its gleaming metallic paint make it even more impressive than the Transformers in the movies.
"This German-imported 'Kaiser the Great' fully automated agricultural machine, worth two million, is now yours too!"
"I...I..."
Jiang Shitou held the heavy gold bricks in his arms and looked at the imposing tractor, which resembled a steel behemoth.
The towering, muscular man, standing 1.9 meters tall and strong enough to kill a bull, suddenly had tears welling up in his eyes.
His lips trembled; he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word.
The next second, he made a move that surprised everyone.
He carefully placed the gold brick on the stage, then knelt down straight.
He kowtowed three times to Jiang Chen.
Each head thumped loudly.
After kowtowing, he stood up. This man, who was not good with words, blushed and shouted out the most fluent sentence he had ever uttered in his life with all his might.
"Brother Chen! From now on! My life is yours!!!"
Jiang Chen smiled and helped him up, patting his broad shoulder.
"Well done, you can go now."
At this moment, the villagers below the stage could no longer hold back.
Thunderous applause and deafening cheers shook the night sky over Jiangjia Village.
"Brother Chen is awesome!!!"
"Well done, Jiang Shitou!!"
Everyone understood.
In Jiangjia Village, under Brother Chen's guidance, those who work diligently and honestly can truly make a fortune and rise to the top in one step.
This is a thousand times more effective than any rousing mobilization report.
A fire ignited in the eyes of all the villagers.
It was a yearning for a better life, a respect for labor, and the most fervent worship of Jiang Chen.
Jiang Shitou walked off the stage carrying the gold brick.
He walked slowly, but his back was ramrod straight.
He felt he had never been so assertive in his entire life.
As I passed by a table next to me, I saw several young women chatting together.
When they saw Jiang Shitou walking over, their eyes no longer looked at him like he was an idiot, but instead showed a mixture of curiosity, admiration, and even a touch of shyness.
A bold girl blushed and took the initiative to greet Jiang Shitou.
"Brother Stone, your gold brick is really shiny!"
Jiang Shitou's dark face flushed red to the roots of his ears.
He held the gold brick and grinned, revealing a simple and honest smile.
He knew it very well.
From this day forward, his life will be different.