Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1309 Qiu Lin and An Li

"It's not that it's hard to get money, I'm not afraid. I need the money right now, so I'm thinking of settling a sum in advance."

Gu Xuefeng gave an explanation.

Miler said, "What are you going to do? You don't need the money, do you?"

Gu Xuefeng laughed and said, "Brother-in-law, you guys are doing big projects and making big investments, which I can't afford. But I can't just rely on this restaurant, can I? This is a chance to dabble in something and make a little money."

Miler looked Gu Xuefeng up and down: "Not bad. What kind of good project is it? Tell me about it."

Gu Xuefeng said, "Qiulin Company's gemstones. You invest a sum of money, then develop the market. When the people I recruit invest more money, they start giving me returns. And when the people I recruit recruit more people, they give me returns again."

I figured it wouldn't be difficult for me to recruit some people, and this thing doesn't require much work; it's a guaranteed way to make money.

Chen Hui was taken aback: "It's that easy? No need to sell anything?"

Gu Xuefeng shook his head: "No need. Once the goods are out there, they're just sold to the next buyer, who then sells them to the next buyer. These days, people are too lazy to bother with all that. They just hand over the money and wait for it to be refunded."

Miler asked, "How much should we invest?"

Gu Xuefeng said, "Eighteen yuan a share, and each share can find three buyers. I plan to put in one hundred shares, that's three hundred people, okay. If each of the three hundred people finds three more, that's nine hundred people, and I'll make about five hundred thousand yuan. Where else can you find such a good deal?"

Chen Hui said, "Damn, if you pull down 900 people, that's 2,700, which is 1.6 million. And what about another layer? This money is too easy to make! A city must have at least several million people, right?"

Gu Xuefeng nodded: "Yes, that's how much money you make. It's easy for one person to find three, and you can easily make more than that by just swiping around with relatives and friends. This project is really amazing. I was thinking of quickly pooling my money and paying it in, so I could get my share sooner."

Xiao Wei asked, "What if we can't find enough people? Will we get a refund? Not everyone can bring in people."

Gu Xuefeng shook his head: "No refund. It's not like we're losing out. We have a gemstone ring, so we can just keep it for ourselves."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said to Chen Hui, "Something feels off. Can it really be this easy? This is like picking up money off the ground. Invest 1,800, bring in three people to break even, then it's 5,400, 16,000, 48,000. Even if it's slow, you'll still make hundreds of thousands a year, right?"

Gu Xuefeng slammed his hand on the table: "Brother Zhang's calculations are correct, that's exactly how it is. I'm saying this project is good, right? Hey Brother Zhang, Brother Chen, are you guys investing? Your team is even better, with so many employees."

Xiao Wei shook his head: "It just looks too easy. I feel like it's not quite right. Money always has to go somewhere. When we sell things, the customer spends money and gets something in return; the money becomes something. But you have nothing; you spend money and wait for it to generate more money. Anyway, something's not right."

Miler kept thinking about it, then asked Chen Hui and Xiao Wei, "Do you think this business is viable? Should we invest some money?"

Xiao Wei shook his head: "I won't vote. I don't understand it. Why bother with something I don't understand? Something just doesn't feel right."

Zang Yuanwei said, "Well, it's easy to recruit people at the beginning, but it's hard to say what will happen later. Recruiting people usually means recruiting relatives and friends, and if everyone is a relative or friend, there will definitely be fights. You have to expand outwards."

1,800 yuan may not sound like much, but it's a lot for ordinary people. A worker would have to save for half a year, and a farmer's annual income probably wouldn't even be that much. Even if they didn't eat or drink, would they get that much?

Xiao Wei nodded: "That's right. This isn't a legitimate business; it'll end up ripping off a lot of people. And those who get ripped off are mostly low-income earners, so it's hard for them to recruit people."

Gu Xuefeng said, "In today's society, how poor can you be? Every family has a thousand yuan or so. It's not that bad."

Xiao Wei shook his head, glanced at Gu Xuefeng, and remained silent.

The waiter came in to serve the food, and the group began to eat. Miler said, "Never mind, I won't think about it anymore. It sounds pretty good."

Chen Hui said, "It's really tempting. No matter who you are, if you suddenly hear that you can recruit three people to break even, and then just wait to split the profits, how easy is that? It's not hard to recruit three people, right? Then you don't have to worry about anything and just wait for the money."

Gu Xuefeng opened a bottle of wine and poured it for everyone: "That's how it is. Foreign countries, like Russia and the United States, have had this kind of business for a long time, and countless millionaires have been made. Our country has always lagged behind them."

This is only because of the reform and opening up in recent years, when people can freely do business and make money, that this idea has spread. A few years ago, people wouldn't come even if you invited them. This is a great opportunity for ordinary people to make big money effortlessly.

Chen Hui said to Xiao Wei, "This is similar to that Amway thing. It feels like they're all the same. But Amway does have products, and they mainly sell products."

Xiao Wei asked, "What's Anli? Where did you hear that from?"

Chen Hui said, "That's how it is. You recruit people layer by layer to buy things and get a commission. But he seems to have quite a lot of products, like toiletries and health supplements. We still have laundry detergent, toothpaste, and shower gel at home."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment: "I didn't notice. Where did it come from?"

Chen Hui said, "I didn't ask who bought it. I think I heard Sister Jin or someone mention it, that some people are doing it. I heard they even have meetings and training sessions, it seems like it's quite legitimate."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment: "Go back and ask around, check and see how many people are doing it, and whether it's affecting work."

Gu Xuefeng said, "Anli does it here too, and quite a few people are doing it, but it's not as simple as Qiulin's. Over there, it's mainly about selling things downstream. You always have to source and ship goods, maintain distribution channels, and so on. It's not as easy as this. You don't even have to run around."

Xiao Wei turned to Gu Xuefeng and asked, "You know this? Tell me."

Gu Xuefeng said, "It's similar to this one, also about recruiting people to develop a downline. But theirs involves selling products; they have everything, and it's quite expensive. Downlines can only get goods from their uplines and sell them to their own downlines; they're not allowed to sell to other people or cross the line. I think that's how it works."

Xiao Wei said, "So there's no limit to the number of people? Everyone can develop countless downlines as long as they're willing to participate, and the downlines can do the same, right?"

Gu Xuefeng thought for a moment and nodded: "Pretty much. I find it troublesome, but it makes a lot of money. That one requires a large investment."

Chen Hui said, "They bypass us to promote their products. They sell directly without going to the malls, that's all. How much do those things cost to produce? They sell for a high price, and the profits are split among these middlemen."

Everyone involved wants to make money and use the products for free, so they'll definitely try their best to recruit more people, and then it spreads rapidly. The manufacturer has built its own sales channel, and doesn't even need to maintain it.

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "I feel that this is more reliable than Xiao Feng's gemstone thing. At worst, we can just keep the item in our hands and use it."

(End of this chapter)