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Liu Xiaobao smiled and said, "It's alright now. I'll be going now. See you another day!"

Just as Liu Xiaobao was about to get on the bus, Li Li asked him a question.

"When is that other day?"

Liu Xiaobao paused for a moment, then turned back to Li Li and smiled in response.

"Tomorrow then, 6:30 tomorrow night, reserve a private room for me!"

"Okay, I'll save a seat for you!"

Watching Liu Xiaobao drive away, Li Li stood at the door for a long time.

Only after Liu Xiaobao's car had completely disappeared from sight did Li Li turn around and walk back to Zhizhen Garden.

Chapter 47 Invitation to Invest (Please add to your favorites and give flowers)

Xiaolehui Restaurant, Zhapu Road.

The day after returning to Pujiang, Liu Xiaobao arrived at the base of their stock trading fleet.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not bring Su Jie with him today.

Liu Xiaobao gave Su Jie a day off so he could go to the hospital to visit his master.

Although Liu Xiaobao paid for Master Su Jie's medical expenses, since he was in the hospital, someone still needed to care for and accompany him.

Since Liu Xiaobao was not currently in any safety danger, he simply let Su Jie go to the hospital to accompany his master.

During the week Liu Xiaobao was in Hong Kong, Commander Cai and his team made no further moves in the stock market.

However, they had been getting good results every day before, and now that it had stopped for a week, Commander Cai and his team really felt the pinch.

So they were hoping every day that Liu Xiaobao would come back soon.

Upon receiving Liu Xiaobao's notification today, they arrived at Xiaolehui early in the morning.

Therefore, when Liu Xiaobao arrived in Xiaolehui, the main members of his fleet were already there.

Since everyone was an acquaintance and teammates with shared interests, Liu Xiaobao didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point as soon as they met.

"I called everyone here today for two reasons: first, to let you know I'm back, and second, to ask if you're interested in any business opportunities."

No sooner had Liu Xiaobao finished speaking than Stamp Li curiously asked, "What kind of business?"

Just like with Stamp Li, Commander Cai and the rest of the group were also very curious.

Although they all knew that Liu Xiaobao's trading business was doing well, they had long wanted to join him as a partner.

However, their cooperation with Liu Xiaobao has always been limited to stocks. Since Liu Xiaobao doesn't mention letting them join as partners, they don't feel comfortable bringing it up either.

So this was the first time Liu Xiaobao had brought up business cooperation.

Seeing everyone's curious looks, Liu Xiaobao didn't keep them in suspense and explained directly.

"To be honest, I want to expand my company and plan to move it to Nanjing Road. However, I currently have limited funds. I know that besides the money you have invested in the fleet, you also have some savings. So, I would like to invite you to invest. I wonder if you would be willing?"

After Liu Xiaobao finished speaking, Commander Cai and the others fell silent.

It wasn't that they didn't trust Liu Xiaobao, nor that they were unwilling; rather, they were considering whether or not to invest.

Just as Liu Xiaobao said, although Commander Cai and the others all had money in the fleet's accounts, it was not all of their property.

They were all just investing a portion of their money in the fleet to make money from stocks.

Moreover, over the years, every time the fleet made some money from the stock market, they would withdraw that portion of the profits.

Therefore, the money they kept in the fleet account was always a fixed amount, while their savings kept increasing.

However, the savings were their own money. Although they believed in Liu Xiaobao and thought highly of him, they still had faith in him.

However, they would still have to think twice before asking them to use their savings to invest.

Liu Xiaobao didn't urge anyone; he simply drank tea and waited for their reply.

Liu Xiaobao, who studied finance, knew very well that if a company wanted to grow and become stronger, relying solely on one person would slow down the company's development due to limited personal funds.

Although Liu Xiaobao had long ago formulated his own group plan, he was also confident that with his innate advantage of being able to foresee the future, he would definitely be able to achieve his goals.

However, the prerequisite is that he must first accumulate enough wealth as capital; otherwise, even if he can foresee the future, he will not be able to maximize his profits.

For example, Liu Xiaobao knows that the land in Lujiazui, Huangpu District, will be very valuable in the future. If he buys it now, he will definitely make a fortune in the future.

But how much would it cost to buy all the land in Lujiazui?

Limited by his own financial resources, even though Liu Xiaobao knew this all along, he could only buy a small amount of land according to his financial situation. He couldn't take on too much land and therefore couldn't maximize the benefits of this advantage that he had foreseen.

Liu Xiaobao understood this principle, which is why he came to Commander Cai and the others to invest in his company.

He plans to raise seed money to set the company's goals higher, which would allow him to make money faster and more efficiently.

However, although Liu Xiaobao wanted to share the cake with everyone, not everyone was willing to accept his piece.

After a minute of silence, Commander Cai spoke first.

"Mr. Bao, how much funding do you need to expand your company?"

As soon as Commander Cai said this, everyone else looked at Liu Xiaobao, wanting to know how many shares they could get if they invested.

Liu Xiaobao smiled slightly and answered truthfully: "The more funds the company has, the better. My estimated start-up capital is 100 million yuan, but including the money I have in the fleet account, I only have a little over 20 million yuan personally, so there is still a funding gap of more than 70 million yuan."

Commander Cai sighed softly: "President Bao, I believe in your business acumen, but I'm not very good at it myself. I know more about stocks, so please forgive my age. I just want to play it safe. I'll continue to trade stocks and won't get involved in your business."

After Commander Cai finished speaking, the plump aunt also chimed in: "President Bao, I've been buying houses these past two years, so I don't have much cash savings left. I'll just join everyone in speculating in stocks. I can't afford to participate in your big business."

The plump auntie stated that she would not participate, and her apprentice Jinbao immediately followed suit, also stating that she would not participate.

The other two members from Jiangsu and Zhejiang also subsequently declined.

After exchanging a glance, Stamp Li and Xiao Ningbo spoke to Liu Xiaobao first.

“Boss Bao, I want to work with you, but you know my situation. Apart from the money in the fleet account, all I have left is two million. Do you think it's okay for me to invest with these two million?”

Then Xiao Ningbo chimed in, "I also have two million here, count me in as a shareholder!"

Liu Xiaobao did not blame Commander Cai and the others for not supporting him.

Although he was somewhat disappointed with the result, he did not force them to invest money.

Moreover, Liu Xiaobao felt sorry for Commander Cai and his group for missing this good opportunity to board the ship.

As for the stamp collectors Li and Xiao Ningbo who were willing to invest, Liu Xiaobao did not mind that their money was too little and immediately welcomed them to invest and become business partners.

"Alright, Stamp Li, Little Ningbo, it's one share each for you two!"

Then Liu Xiaobao turned to Commander Cai and the others and said.

"Commander Cai, Auntie Pang, you don't need to feel embarrassed. Our friendship is one thing, business is another. I won't hold a grudge against you just because you're unwilling to invest. I will continue to do the fleet's stock trading with you."

Chapter 48: It can be praised, and it can be trampled (Please collect and give flowers)

Liu Xiaobao said that, and his expression didn't change at the time.

However, after being rejected by Commander Cai and his group, Liu Xiaobao was inevitably a little down when he left Xiao Lehui.

Before bringing this up today, Liu Xiaobao hadn't considered that Commander Cai and his group would refuse.

He had high expectations for Commander Cai and his group, but in the end he only got support from Xiao Ningbo and Stamp Li, which inevitably made Liu Xiaobao feel very disappointed.

After agreeing with Xiao Ningbo and Stamp Li that he would notify them when he was ready to set up a company, Liu Xiaobao returned to the Peace Hotel alone.

As soon as he returned to the Peace Hotel, his uncle began to report to him.

"The 220,000 pieces of goods that Mr. Fan owed us have just arrived. I put half of them into the warehouse of Hulian Department Store as usual, and sent the other half to Ms. Wang's foreign trade company warehouse for her export. The payment between us and Mr. Fan has also been settled. Mr. Fan undercharged you by 5 million, saying it was to compensate you for breach of contract. From today onwards, you are no longer the first-level general agent of Sanyang."

Liu Xiaobao remained expressionless: "You've already calculated the penalty for breach of contract so quickly. It seems President Fan is going to sign the contract with that President Wei today!"

Uncle snorted coldly: "Hmph! Ignore them. It's better for President Fan to break up with us sooner rather than later, since he's so dishonest! But being kicked out like this, not only are you angry, but I'm also upset. What do you plan to do next?"

Liu Xiaobao smiled slightly: "It seems that you also want to teach him a lesson, Uncle. You're just like me. Don't worry, since I can lift Sanyang up, I can also trample him down."

The old man nodded and reminded him, "Slow down a bit. Let's wait until we've sold all 220,000 items before we start. Don't let yourselves lose money!"

"I know what I'm doing. I'll wait for your instructions before I take action."

Hearing Liu Xiaobao's words, the uncle felt relieved and turned to settle other accounts.

Liu Xiaobao then made three phone calls: one to Wang Mingzhu, another to Boss Ma, and the third to Mr. Xu, the person in charge of Hulian Department Store.

After agreeing to meet the three of them at Zhizhen Garden that evening, Liu Xiaobao began to sit quietly and think.

He wasn't thinking about President Fan's matter; Liu Xiaobao already had a plan in mind regarding President Fan's situation.

He was thinking about company matters.

As for the company's plans, Liu Xiaobao already had them in mind; now, the only thing he needed to think about was funding.

Commander Cai and his team's refusal to invest in the company did somewhat affect Liu Xiaobao's planned schedule.

Therefore, Liu Xiaobao now needs to find ways to raise funds from other sources, and given the current situation, the fastest way to raise funds is undoubtedly through the stock market.

While other industries can also generate profits, such as real estate and reselling scarce goods from the north and south, the return cycle for these industries is too long. They may be worth pursuing in the future, but Liu Xiaobao cannot wait for the present.

Because in Liu Xiaobao's memory, a major event was about to happen, and he had to raise more capital before that event occurred.