Cut off my army's food supplies? I'll open a portal between the two worlds and max out my

After Li Wen transferred the money, he sent the address to Lao Zhou and then calculated the remaining funds in his hand.

The 49000 yuan from selling gold beans, plus the 100000 yuan transferred from the company, brings me to about 150000 yuan in cash. Adding my salary and savings... it's still not good; I don't even have a fraction of the money from selling gold beans.

Li Wen felt embarrassed when he did the math. He hadn't expected that after working for so many years, he would only have so little savings... Luckily, he had no debts.

After deducting the 55000 yuan I just transferred to Lao Zhou, I still have nearly 100,000 yuan left.

This sum of money was a huge amount for Li Wen, but it was not enough to arm the 800-strong Anxi Army to the teeth, not to mention that Li Wen also needed to set aside some money as emergency funds for the development of the 800 men.

Based on Li Wen's experience in logistics, if they were to order custom-made armor with strong protective capabilities from a factory, the cost would start at least at 3000 yuan. According to Li Wen's prepared battle plan, one hundred soldiers wearing armor would be needed as the spearhead to break through the bandits' defenses and defeat them in one fell swoop.

Li Wen possessed a wealth of combat experience and knew very well that to achieve true zero casualties, it was essential to break the morale of these bandits so that they could not mount an effective resistance.

Because most of the bandits are a mob.

If we calculate it this way, the budget will exceed Li Wen's costs, but professional matters should still be handled by professionals.

As a purchasing agent, networking with people from all walks of life is also a valuable skill.

Yesterday, Li Wen had seen Lao Wang's WeChat Moments and gained a clearer understanding of his profession as a "donor".

To put it simply, Lao Wang is a modern know-it-all. If you're friends with him and have any needs, you can ask him for help inquiring about things.

"Hello, is this Brother Wang?"

Li Wen dialed Wang Liwei's number.

"Ha! Isn't this Manager Li? Hahaha, we're all family here, you can just call me Lao Wang."

Wang Liwei's voice sounds cheerful.

"Brother Wang, what good thing happened? You're smiling so happily."

Li Wen then asked the question.

Wang Liwei laughed even harder, and after a while, he caught his breath and replied, "Hahahaha! I was just talking about you with my buddy! My buddy's factory is about to go bankrupt, and he asked me to drink with him to cheer him up. We happened to be talking about you, and he didn't believe me. I opened your WeChat and was about to show him when you called."

Upon hearing what Wang Liwei said, Li Wen smiled and said, "That is indeed quite a coincidence."

Wang Liwei said smugly, "Haha, this kid is truly convinced now. Hey, Manager Li, I heard that the entire purchasing team at the Venus Hotel failed except for you?"

You can hear the gossip in Wang Liwei's voice.

Li Wen never expected that the reform of the Venus Hotel would lead to such a discussion about him. It's no wonder they've become so gossipy about this; not only Lao Zhou, but Lao Wang has also become a gossip about it.

Li Wen had no choice but to repeat the same words again.

Wang Liwei was overjoyed to hear this and praised Li Wen, saying, "Hahaha! The friends I, Old Wang, make are no ordinary people! Manager Li, I have high hopes for you!"

"Then I'll take your kind words, Brother Wang. I'm calling today because I need your help with something."

Li Wen took the initiative to bring up the serious matter.

Wang Liwei, unusually, made a promise beforehand, saying, "Don't worry, I'll definitely help with anything within my ability!"

"I'd like to ask if you know anyone who owns a small processing factory, Brother Wang. I have an event that's an internal entertainment project, and we need to purchase a batch of custom-made armor..."

Li Wen stated his requirements.

"What the hell?!"

Wang Liwei exclaimed in surprise after hearing this.

"What's wrong, Brother Wang?"

Li Wen was somewhat puzzled by Wang Liwei's reaction.

"Li Wen, do you remember what I told you at the beginning?"

"Are you drinking with one of your buddies...?"

"Yes! My brother makes niche manufactured products. Guess what kind of niche products he makes?"

Li Wen asked with a strange expression, "It couldn't be...?"

"It's the one you wanted. I'll give him the phone, and you two can talk."

Wang Liwei handed the phone directly to the person next to him.

After a while, Li Wen heard a different voice from the other end: "Hey? My name is Liu Xing, I'm Lao Wang's friend. Cough cough, the product you just mentioned can be manufactured by my factory!"

Liu Xing's voice was somewhat excited. He had thought his factory was going to go bankrupt, but unexpectedly, while drinking alone at a friend's house, he found a new customer.

Before Li Wen could speak, Liu Xing added, "I used to do cosplay costume manufacturing, and I'm especially experienced in heavy armor..."

From a normal perspective, Liu Xing's factory is more like a small workshop for his personal hobby, and it is indeed not easy for him to get orders.

But it perfectly matched Li Wen's needs.

"Director Liu Xing, I've already outlined my requirements, but I'll add some details now. Due to cost constraints, we can't use traditional heavy armor for protection, but we must consider stab and slash protection, as well as protection for the limbs..."

Li Wen felt that his request was like a client describing a character in their mind and then handing it over to an artist to draw—a difficult task.

To everyone's surprise, Liu Xing said excitedly, "It's that simple! For stab protection, if we don't care about aesthetics, we can use low-cost stab-proof vests for the torso. They're available cheaply on Taobao, and I have even cheaper import options. For limb protection, we can use riveted chainmail. If we don't care about portability, I can keep the cost under 800 yuan."

Hearing this offer, Li Wen was also very tempted.

"Okay, I can accept this price. I want to purchase one hundred sets of this equipment."

"No problem! But I need to calculate the specific details a bit more! Manager Li, is this your WeChat ID? I'll draw up the design and send it to you when I get home."

"Yes, this is the number. Please add a note when you add it."

"No problem! I'll go home right away."

Li Wen heard Liu Xing saying goodbye to Lao Wang in excited words, and then heard Lao Wang, frustrated by his failed attempt to persuade him to stay, mutter "heartless."

"Hey, Li Wen, are you still there?"

"Brother Wang, I'm here."

Wang Liwei said with a smile, "Isn't this a coincidence? My brother's factory was on the verge of going bankrupt, but you saved it."

Li Wen humbly replied, "No, no, it's just mutual assistance. I'm just an ordinary customer."

Wang Liwei explained, "You're no ordinary person; you're practically my brother factory's savior. Let me give you a sneak peek: this guy is an older, rich second-generation heir, but his hobbies are a bit niche—he likes collecting medieval armor and such, and he even opened a factory to manufacture it. His dad won't allow him to run the factory at his own expense, so your appearance saved his hobby. Therefore, he'll be happy to do this order even if it loses money, since it will shut his old man up."

Li Wen wasn't prepared to take the opportunity to lower the price: "Haha, Director Liu is quite the character. However, the price we just discussed is already close to what Director Liu said, so there's no need to change it."

"Manager Li, you're a really honest person!"

Wang Liwei said in a praising tone.

"Alright, Brother Wang, I have something to do, I'll hang up now."

"See you later."

After hanging up the phone, Li Wen rushed towards the warehouse.

Not long after Li Wen arrived at the warehouse park, Lao Zhou also arrived at the warehouse in his truck.