Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

Team Leader Luo looked at Zhang San strangely from behind. Was this guy some kind of weirdo?

He and the fifty newly formed Zhang San security team felt something was off; all the people in front of them had shaved heads and were wearing sunglasses, which made them feel very intimidating.

Today, this group of people, along with their boss—whom Zhang San insisted on calling "boss"—all changed into new clothes. Their old underwear and such had been disposed of; their clothes were very simple, identical from the inside out.

However, they all have a number from 001 to 050. His is the character "罗". In Zhang San's words, it's just a formality.

After the fifty-one men finished changing, they stood silently in the underground parking garage. Zhang San walked around the entire area and was very satisfied. Sure enough, soldiers were different; they had a lot of presence.

"Get on the bus, let's go."

Two medium-sized vans, followed by three Mercedes-Benz W14s, set off for the New Era Paper Mill. This convoy, in a grand procession, headed towards the riverside area of ​​Dongguan City, where the dock next to it was the place to unload waste paper.

When they arrived, they were stopped by the security guard, but the person above said, "The big boss is here for an inspection, why aren't you opening the door?"

When the gatekeeper saw the three Mercedes-Benz W14s behind him, he immediately opened the gate. Although he didn't know if they were the bosses, the grandeur of the cars told him they weren't ordinary people.

On the bus, Zhang San saw a long line of cars on the other side of the door, and he also saw the sign that read "2850 yuan/ton, cash settlement" and other similar words.

He nodded in satisfaction; that Manager Liu was fairly honest.

Manager Liu was having the finance department chase up the debts of those who owed money. He was a little angry; these people were refusing to pay, which made him very upset. He didn't know how to answer if the boss asked.

"Manager Liu, the boss is here. His car has arrived."

When Manager Liu came out, he saw two rows of men in black suits standing there. He was startled, but when he saw Zhang San walking from between them, he recognized Zhang San from when they were in Hong Kong.

He immediately came forward, somewhat apprehensively saying, "Boss, please come in, please come in."

Zhang San nodded and, led by him, walked inside.

"I've heard that many people owe us money."

Inside the manager's office, Zhang San sat in Manager Liu's seat, looking rather unwell, causing Manager Liu, who was in an air-conditioned room, to break out in a cold sweat.

He said somewhat nervously, "Yes, boss, the first phase of the project was completed and put into production last August. In the nearly one year since then, we have produced a total of two million tons. We operate on a three-shift system, ensuring that people can rest while the machines never stop..."

Zhang San felt he had found a great manager, but the manager wasn't very good at business and had managed to get owed 1 billion RMB. Even so, he still made a fortune. However, the other party dared to owe so much because they had something to rely on. Everyone knew that there was a paper shortage in mainland China, so they naturally invested a lot. Unfortunately, the raw materials were hard to find.

"Do they think they can still have raw materials even without us?"

Zhang San smiled, then picked up the phone on Manager Liu's desk and made a call.

He made this call to the trading branch here, and he only said one sentence: "The price of waste paper in North America has gone up. How much has it gone up?" "It has doubled."

Zhang San controls the monopoly on waste paper in North America. If he raises prices, it will have a chain reaction. Zhang San doesn't care. Anyway, some people won't pay back their money. Since they feel they can get raw materials from others, then let them go get them.

Even if the price doubles, they can still make a profit, just not as much as before.

Back then, Ms. Hu brought waste paper from North America, processed it, and the price increased tenfold. Now, Zhang San has taken over the business, so he raised the price. He used to bring it over for 300, and after processing, it became 3,000. But after he took over the business, he sold the waste paper for 600. Now, with the price increase, it has become 1,200 yuan per ton.

The reason is that its second and third phases are about to be put into production at the same time. The first phase was put into production quickly, so the output was low. Now that the second and third phases are about to be put into production at the same time, the total output will reach more than five million tons. If three shifts are implemented, the total output will reach more than ten million tons.

He was shocked to see that his boss had suddenly doubled the price of waste paper.

Meanwhile, paper mills in Guangdong Province also received notices of increased waste paper prices, which startled them—the price had doubled!

"Can you tell us why the price has doubled?"

He had notified more than a dozen companies about the other side's business, and this was the first time someone had asked about this. He thought for a moment and said, "The fees have increased, but I don't know the specifics."

Besides Guangdong, Shanghai also released the same news, and the landed price has doubled.

This is outrageous! Aren't you afraid of losing customers by raising prices like this?

They weren't worried at all; if Shanghai didn't want it, they would ship it to Dongguan. As a result, demand remained strong, and they even increased their purchases.

They're not afraid, since the cost is ultimately borne by the people, and the burden will naturally be passed on to those who pay it.

Near the Yangtze River, prices rose by 600 yuan across the board; following suit, prices in Guangdong Province and all other provinces across the country also increased.

Has Zhang San's New Era Paper Mill raised prices? Yes, it has, adjusting the price back to 3,000 yuan per ton. This news was initially kept secret, with no one mentioning it.

But those who owed money couldn't sit still. This price of three thousand yuan per ton was 20% cheaper. How could they not be excited?

However, to their disappointment, they were not allowed to buy on credit, and in addition, they could purchase goods, but only if the outstanding debt was paid off.

Manager Liu specifically called them all together and said to the front, "If you don't pay back the money, then the price of paper will increase, and not only the price of paper, but the price of raw materials will also increase; at that time, I will reveal the real reason why the price will increase."

"Because you owe money and don't pay it back, your upstream suppliers have suffered losses, so you have no choice but to raise the price of waste paper."

At this moment, the owner of a cardboard box factory stood up and said, "Hey Liu, don't try to scare us. We're not easily intimidated. Do you really have the ability to cut off the supply of waste paper?"

Manager Liu looked at him, then said to the person next to him, "Go call the boss and tell him that this Mr. XXX from XX factory wants to eliminate waste paper. Satisfy him."

After saying that, he added, "Wait a few minutes. If you don't pay back the money, in the future, our factory may be the only one with a continuous supply of waste paper."

A dozen minutes later, everyone in the room received a message: waste paper would no longer be supplied; the reason given was that the ship had lost its way at sea.

What the hell is this?

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu, I'll pay this money. I was just joking."