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Chapter 130 The more you listen, the more awesome it gets.

"My God, 60,000 tons..."

The other party exclaimed in surprise, clicking their tongue and saying, "Now, including freight, it would cost at least two hundred yuan per ton. Sixty thousand tons would cost at least fourteen or fifteen million yuan."

"So many."

The boss's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, "Coal is now over two hundred yuan a ton?"

"Yes, it's gone up a bit recently, and the ex-factory price of our honeycomb briquettes has also increased by 10 cents."

The boss swallowed hard and asked, "Do you know where in Fancheng we can use so much coal?"

"Sixty thousand tons?"

The other party chuckled and said, "Where else besides power plants can you use so much coal? Think about it, a whole train car full of coal only weighs fifty or sixty tons. To reach sixty thousand tons, you'd need at least a thousand train cars!"

"Hold……"

The boss then asked him, "Do you know who supplies coal to the Fancheng Power Plant?"

The other party said, "There are two bosses, one surnamed Zheng and the other surnamed Lu."

The boss then asked, "Which of them drives a Mercedes S600?"

"President Lu."

Without hesitation, the other party said, "Mr. Lu's new Mercedes-Benz S600 this year is one of the few in the entire Fancheng."

The boss asked, "Is Mr. Lu very capable?"

The other person thought for a moment and said, "He must be pretty strong. Everyone outside says that President Lu is worth over 100 million, otherwise he wouldn't be able to buy a car worth more than 2 million."

The boss was flustered and couldn't speak for a moment.

The other person teased him, "What's wrong, Brother Huang? Did your shop get rich from the demolition and redevelopment? Are you planning to go into the coal business now?"

The boss said sullenly, "I'd like to, but how would I know the connections?"

Then he asked, "By the way, Gangzi, I have one last question for you: have you ever heard of Yuanteng Group?"

"Fuck..."

When he asked about Yuanteng Group, the other person asked in surprise, "Brother Huang, why are you asking about such important things today? You've gotten in touch with Yuanteng Group too? Looks like this demolition project really makes a difference!"

The boss pressed, "If you know, just say so. Don't beat around the bush."

The other party laughed and said, "Yuanteng Group is really awesome. They produce tens of millions of tons of coal a year, and it is said that their family assets are worth tens of billions."

The owner was stunned for a moment before muttering, "Alright, I got it. Come eat at the restaurant sometime. I have something to do, I'll hang up now..."

After hanging up, he felt uneasy. So much information came rushing at him, and the more he listened, the more he felt that Chen Cheng's background was incredibly impressive.

He clearly remembered Chen Cheng's instructions: he had received information that buying this shop was suspected of insider trading, and if discovered, his illegal gains would be confiscated.

In other words, Chen Cheng held the power of life and death over his 880,000 yuan profit.

Moreover, his background is quite impressive, and this time he came specifically to ask me for a red envelope. How big should I give him?
He was afraid, and since there was something fishy going on, he was unsure of what to do.

There was no one he could consult with on this matter, so he called his wife.

As soon as the call connected, he asked his wife, "Are you back yet?"

"I'm back, I'm back, waiting for a taxi by the roadside."

His wife asked impatiently on the phone, "What do you need money for? Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't even had a chance to eat!"

The boss sighed in frustration and said, "Let me tell you, the person who leaked the demolition information to me before is here. He's the one who leaked the information to me. If he exposes this, we won't be able to earn a single penny of the demolition compensation. Now he's here asking for a bribe. How much do you think I should give him?"

His wife was also hearing this for the first time and asked him, "You just asked me to withdraw 50,000 yuan just to give it to him?"

"Yes!"

His wife blurted out, "Isn't 50,000 enough? Does he think it's too little?"

The boss said, "He didn't say how much he wanted. Fifty thousand was what I had in mind just now. I'm just worried it might not be suitable, so I'm discussing it with you."

His wife was a little annoyed: "Fifty thousand is too much! You're really generous to outsiders! You wouldn't lend my brother a single penny when he bought his house!"

"You know nothing!"

The boss angrily cursed, "Do you know who that guy is? He came to the restaurant today in a Mercedes S600, which costs over two million! I overheard them talking in the private room just now, and he has a personal relationship with a coal boss with assets of over 10 billion. He can get 60,000 tons of coal with just one phone call!"

"I just asked Zhao Laosan, and 60,000 tons of coal is worth 15 million!"

"Do you think someone like that would even care about 30,000 or 50,000?"

"If I give him 50,000, he'll think it's too little and turn around and expose this whole thing. Then we won't earn a single penny!"

His wife was instantly stunned on the other end of the phone.

The anger I felt earlier has completely dissipated.

She asked cautiously, "Have you asked around? We bought the house with our own money, so we should be compensated if it's demolished. Do you think they can just take it away from us without paying anything?"

The boss muttered dejectedly, "I've subtly inquired beforehand, and if this is confirmed to be insider trading, the lightest punishment would be confiscating the illegal gains. We wouldn't make a single penny then, and that's the least we can get."

His wife pressed further, "What if it gets even worse?"

The boss said, "The fine is said to be one to five times the amount."

"Mom!"

His wife panicked and asked anxiously, "If the person who leaked the information doesn't tell anyone, is there no risk?"

The boss said, "He said long ago that this was a secret between him and me, and we'd keep quiet and make a fortune." His wife said nervously, "He's been hinting at this all along... Looking at it this way, 50,000 yuan is indeed too little; he definitely won't be satisfied!"

"What should I do?"

The boss himself was undecided, so he asked her, "How much do you think is appropriate?"

"Me? I don't know..."

His wife pondered and said, "If I leak this information to someone else and they make a profit of 880,000 yuan, then I have to keep half of it!"

The boss immediately exploded: "You're too greedy! I put in over a million yuan in capital costs, why should I split it 50/50 with you?"

"Yes……"

His wife quickly explained, "I was just talking about myself. I'm a money-grubber, but others might not have such a big appetite as me."

At this point, his wife thought about it seriously for a moment: "I think a 30/70 split is reasonable."

"Sanqi..."

The boss muttered something to himself, did some mental calculations, and said, "If it's 37%, that's over 260,000. Do we even have that much money?"

"there is none left……"

His wife said, "The money was all used to buy the shop, how could we possibly come up with so much? Even if we scraped together the money from several savings accounts, we could only manage to scrape together 200,000 at most."

The boss scratched his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Then let's scrape together 200,000 and bring it over! I've shown all my sincerity, and besides, I haven't even received the demolition compensation yet. If he's still not satisfied, we'll make him a little more after we get the money!"

His wife, fearing that all their hopes would be dashed, said with heartache, "Alright, I'll scrape together the money and send it to the shop for you."
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Inside the Osmanthus Hall private room at this moment.

Xiao Suqin was overjoyed that her husband had successfully overcome the difficulties, and at the same time, she paid more attention to Chen Cheng.

Although Chen Cheng downplayed his relationship with Zhang Qishuo, Xiao Suqin knew in her heart that a single phone call could get Zhang Qishuo to "grant credit" to her husband for 60,000 tons of coal, which was extremely valuable.

Presumably, Zhang Qishuo must have valued Chen Cheng highly in some ways.

So she really wanted to know what the relationship was between Chen Cheng and Zhang Qishuo, so she tried to find out indirectly, hoping to get an answer.

For Chen Cheng, telling the truth wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but he mainly felt ashamed.

After all, he was a billionaire with a net worth of over a billion before his rebirth. Now, he's spending his days in nightclubs and discos trying to please customers in order to earn a meager living. It's really not respectable.

He even wondered if one day he would make it onto the Forbes rich list thanks to his rebirth, and if various encyclopedias would include a line about him: "Chen Cheng, entered Jiangcheng University at the age of eighteen, and at the same time became the manager of a disco in Jiangcheng called Wild Club. During his tenure as manager, he made Wild Club's business thrive thanks to his outstanding marketing skills and rich imagination."
Therefore, it's best not to publicize such things.

So he explained that the reason he and Zhang Qishuo became such close friends despite their age difference was because they both loved movies, and he had promised Zhang Qishuo that he would write some movie scripts for him in the future.

Xiao Suqin was skeptical of this claim, but she was very tactful and nodded without asking any further questions.

At the dinner table, Lu Zhixing ordered some beer and repeatedly toasted Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng couldn't refuse, so he drank a few glasses with him.

Xiao Suqin couldn't drink alcohol since she was driving, so she toasted Chen Cheng with tea instead.

Lu Youyou was overjoyed, but she didn't dare to ask for a drink, so she toasted Chen Cheng with juice instead.

Chen Cheng knew that for Lu Zhixing, helping him overcome the current difficulties was also helping him protect the business of Fancheng Power Plant.

The Fancheng Power Plant is not that large. According to what he said before, it is estimated to use around 3,000 tons of coal per day, which would amount to about one million tons per year.

A project with a capacity of one million tons will generate at least two hundred million in revenue.

The huge profits in the coal industry do not lie with the middlemen. Chen Cheng assumes that his net profit per ton is more than ten yuan, then his net profit per year would be more than ten million yuan.

So he asked Lu Zhixing curiously, "Uncle Lu, how long have you been cooperating with Fancheng Power Plant?"

Lu Zhixing replied, "We only started cooperating in February of this year. Before that, their suppliers changed frequently, mostly because their payments were unstable and many suppliers couldn't afford to advance the funds. If I can't supply them this time, I'm afraid I'll be replaced too."

Chen Cheng nodded slightly. It seemed that Lu Zhixing hadn't made much money from the power plant yet.

Moreover, after only half a year, more than 20 million yuan has not been recovered, which shows that the advance payment was indeed quite substantial.

He smiled and said, "With such a high credit line granted to Uncle Lu by President Zhang this time, Uncle Lu should be less passive in the future. If we can cooperate well with Yuanteng this time, next time a similar situation occurs, I estimate that Manager Qiu will make an exception for you."

Without hesitation, Lu Zhixing said, "That's right, it's all thanks to you, Xiao Chen! I think I'll be able to establish myself firmly in the Fancheng Power Plant business from now on."

Chen Cheng smiled but didn't say anything.

He felt that Lu Zhixing had misunderstood.

He said this not to claim credit, but to remind Lu Zhixing that Zhang Qishuo had opened the door to granting credit, which would bring him many benefits in the future.

The saying goes, "If you borrow and repay easily, it's not difficult to borrow again." Since Fancheng Power Plant keeps having problems with repayments, with this cooperation, Yuanteng Group might be able to help them out if they encounter repayment issues in the future.

This is extremely valuable; it's almost equivalent to Lu Zhixing being able to go all out and charge forward in the Fancheng Power Plant business line without any worries.

But this is all predicated on the fact that he must fulfill his obligations on time!

Xiao Suqin glanced at Chen Cheng and said to her husband beside her, "Old Lu, what Xiao Chen just said wasn't to make you remember his kindness, but to make you seize this opportunity."

“Yuanteng Group has made an exception for you this time. If you encounter difficulties in getting payments in the future, they will definitely help you again. But we must not let Yuanteng Group down. So as soon as Fancheng Power Plant makes a payment, no matter how much it is, as long as it is not enough to settle our debt to Yuanteng Group, we will transfer it all to Yuanteng Group immediately.”

Lu Zhixing then realized what was going on and quickly said, "Don't worry, don't worry, wife, don't worry, Xiao Chen, you can rest assured too. As soon as I get the payment from Yuanteng Group, I will pay immediately without any delay!"

Chen Cheng nodded slightly, thinking to himself that Lu Youyou's mother seemed to understand and be smarter than her father.

Xiao Suqin looked at Chen Cheng with even greater respect. He was not only capable and thoughtful, but also farsighted. Such a talent was truly unprecedented at his age.

As a result, her prejudice against Chen Cheng completely disappeared. She felt that Chen Cheng's decision to borrow one million from his daughter to buy a taxi company was definitely not an irresponsible act on impulse, and that he must have been very confident to make such a decision.

Once the prejudice in one's heart is gone, looking at Chen Cheng again, one can only feel that he is more outstanding than his peers in every aspect and is rare.

(End of this chapter)