Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1192 Where is home?

Xiao Wei said, "Let him come over."

Wang Jiwei stepped aside, and Uncle Geng turned his head to look over. As soon as the man came over, he felt a chill down his spine, as if he were being stared at by a wolf. He cursed inwardly, but his smile became even brighter.

"Hey buddy, got a cigarette? I've run into you guys a few times today, just looking for an excuse to come over and get to know you."

Xiao Wei pulled out a cigarette pack and tossed it to him: "You guys go to school here?"

"Yeah, I'm a junior now, and I've got nothing to do all day. So, is your family studying here? My name is Wu Guolin, what's yours, buddy?" Wu Guolin took the cigarette pack, introduced himself, and walked over to Xiaowei and Chen Hui.

Xiao Wei said, "My name is Zhang Wei, and this is Chen Hui. My sister goes to school here."

Chen Huichong nodded to Wu Guolin and looked him up and down a few times.

Wu Guolin looked at the cigarettes: "Huh, I've never seen this kind of cigarette before." He lit one and nodded: "This is last year's tobacco. You guys are awesome, buddy. You made this yourself, right? Damn, how come I didn't think of that? Hey, Jiaming, Lihua, come here."

The two people standing next to 100 walked over: "What's wrong?"

Wu Guolin introduced Xiaowei and Chen Hui: "This is Liu Jiaming, this is Wang Lihua. Jiaming's family works at the Ministry of Agriculture, and Lihua's family works in the city. Jiaming, Lihua, this is Zhang Wei, and this is Chen Hui."

The group shook hands, acquainted, and Wu Guolin said, "Hey you two, look how cool you are! How about we go make our own cigarettes?"

Liu Jiaming took the Anji Special Edition cigarette box and looked at it, saying, "It looks pretty good. The design of this cigarette box is quite good."

Wang Lihua asked Xiaowei, "Where do you two live?"

Chen Hui said, "My dad works at the Ministry of Electric Power, and Xiaowei's family is in Liaodong."

Wu Guolin said, "We also have another person we get along with quite well. Her family is in Hainan, and her name is Du An'an. She had to go home this afternoon. I'll introduce you to her sometime. Her father used to live in Northeast China too."

Liu Jiaming handed the cigarette pack to Wu Guolin: "This is too much trouble. Are you planning to sell it? How much can we smoke in a year? How much can we make?"

Wu Guolin turned to Chen Hui and asked, "Are you still selling these cigarettes?"

Chen Hui said, "It's not available on the market; it's only given to family, relatives, and friends. We own several restaurants, and we distribute it there."

Liu Jiaming said, "You two are going into business? Opening a restaurant? Is that feasible?"

Wu Guolin said, "We've been thinking about starting a company these past few days, but we're always short on cash, and my family is very strict. We're getting tired of relying on small favors. Do you have any good ideas? Let's introduce some and have some fun together."

Chen Hui said, "You're still worried about money? Making money is so easy now. There are plenty of ordinary people who make hundreds of thousands or even millions a year."

Liu Jiaming said, "It's easier said than done. We lose even more money. Besides, we don't have time to keep doing this every day."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "You have to do everything. Making money doesn't just happen by sitting at home. You guys have a lot of resources. You can just get some permits and make money. Others would be envious. We have to figure out and do our small business step by step. I guess you guys aren't interested."

Wu Guolin asked, "What do you all do? You can't be this awesome just because you run a restaurant, can you?" He stomped on the tires of the SUV.

This car is rare in Northeast China, but quite a few people in Kyoto recognize it. Mercedes-Benz was quite popular in Kyoto at that time and was the first choice for business people. It was from this time that the reputation of Mercedes-Benz and BMW was raised by these Kyoto bigwigs.

Chen Hui said to Xiao Wei, "I've never done this before, how about giving it a try? Let's get a feel for it."

Xiao Wei said, "Then go for it, just don't cause trouble for Uncle Chen. How much can you guys make in a year?" He turned to ask Wu Guolin.

Wu Guolin curled his lip: "It's not as bizarre as the rumors say. There are plenty of people with connections, and all the major resources are in their hands. People like us might get a few hundred thousand or a million if we're lucky, but all we can do at the end of the year is eat, drink, and have fun. We don't end up with much."

Chen Hui said, "You think tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan a time isn't enough?"

Wu Guolin said, "That depends on how many people share it. What can one person do? Besides, this isn't like selling things where you pay for the goods immediately. Sometimes it takes half a year or even a year to complete one thing."

Starting a company is all the rage these days, and since we're older now, we figured we couldn't just drift along like this. We wanted to do something. The problem is, choosing what to do is difficult. To be honest, we have no experience running a company. It would be great if we could get involved in some project.

Chen Hui said, "There are so many companies in Kyoto, and quite a few of them are making money. Haven't you found any you like? Why don't you just go and invest?"

Wu Guolin said, "Yes, quite a few companies have received investment, but those are all established companies. We haven't even graduated from university yet. Besides, do you think they won't pay for the investment? We can't afford the companies we like, and we don't like the companies we can afford. Who knows what the future holds, right?"

Chen Hui said, "Do you need to pay money to invest in the company?"

Wu Guolin said, "There are those who don't pay, but that's not our turn. Not paying means providing resources, and we're not qualified yet. The kind of forced recruitment you mentioned exists, but it's not much. Nobody's stupid; everyone comes out to make money. If you drive people away or kill them, what money will you make?"

Unless it's something like mining or forestry, where people can leave but the land remains, look at Kyoto, where are the mines? Going down there isn't something you can just talk about; you have to be able to reach them, and you also have to be able to influence the local people."

Xiao Wei asked, "What kind of mines are profitable now?"

Liu Jiaming said, "Coal, and iron. The most profitable mines are definitely gold and silver mines, so who would dare to touch them easily?"

Xiao Wei shook his head: "I'm not familiar with this area, I've never been in contact with it before, but we have quite a lot of mines in Liaodong, coal, iron, aluminum, copper, magnesium, lead, gold, silver, glass, cement, it seems like we have everything, diamonds, jade, we have them all."

Liu Jiaming said, "Liaodong does have a lot of mines, but the big mines are all state-owned. Who would dare to touch them? Small mines are too complicated. If you really invest money to open a mine, there will be a lot of trouble. It would be better to find an existing mine to invest in."

Xiao Wei said, "We don't have any resources in that area. I'll ask around when I get back, and I'll let you know if there's a chance. We don't touch these things."

Chen Hui asked Wu Guolin, "You said that Du An'an is from Hainan? What's her birthdate?"

Wu Guolin said, "Full-time deputy secretary, number three, a member of the Standing Committee. What's up?"

Chen Hui asked Xiao Wei, "How are you feeling?"

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's get in touch."

Chen Hui said to Wu Guolin, "Well then, we don't have time today, we have to go to my dad's to report. Let's get together tomorrow night, you can invite Du An'an along."

Wu Guolin glanced at Liu Jiaming, nodded, and said, "Okay, then, I'll treat you tomorrow night. What would you like to eat?"

(End of this chapter)