Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

"Brother Xi, how much money do you want to join? I can't accept less than that!"

Liu Kun exhaled a smoke ring, crossed his legs in a pretentious manner, but his eyes were fixed on the car keys that Wang Wenxi had placed on the table. In this era, people who could afford to drive a car were either rich or powerful, and were definitely big fish worth killing.

Wang Wenxi chuckled inwardly, but on his face he wore the conflicted expression typical of a nouveau riche—wanting to show off yet afraid of being looked down upon. He flicked the cigarette he was holding and said casually, "Brother Kun, let's be frank. I've known Brother Pepper for a long time, and I trust him. Since he says your business is guaranteed to make money, then I definitely trust you too."

"However..."

Wang Wenxi deliberately dragged out the last syllable, straightened the position of the cigarette box and car keys, and then said, "I like to be straightforward. You know, my brother-in-law manages materials at Huaxing Real Estate. Although I don't have much power, I can still skim some profits. I don't care about small amounts of a few hundred yuan, and you find it too troublesome, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Kun's eyes narrowed, his smile widened, and he involuntarily leaned forward. "Brother Xi is a straightforward person, and I, Liu Kun, also like to cooperate with straightforward people. Brother Xi, how much are you planning to invest?"

"I plan to take five thousand to test the waters first," Wang Wenxi said, waving a hand in front of Liu Kun, "but I don't plan to give you the money all at once."

"Oh! Why is that?" Liu Kun frowned, feeling a little uneasy, afraid that the duck he had almost gotten his hands on would fly away.

Wang Wenxi smiled and said, "This is our first time working together. Five thousand yuan isn't much to me, but I need to see a return on my investment before I can feel comfortable continuing to work with you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Kun felt a weight lifted from his heart. As long as the fish was willing to bite, he didn't care how many times it took; he just wanted to swallow it whole, skin and bones.

This method of investing money in batches makes Wang Wenxi feel that the business is real, and it is also Liu Kun's favorite and most skilled "boiling frog" tactic.

People are all driven by greed. Many who are deceived end up losing both the sesame seeds and the watermelon. Liu Kun, on the other hand, will give you the sesame seeds first, making you obediently hand over the watermelon, and then take both the watermelon and the sesame seeds away in the end.

"Brother happy is indeed a man destined for great things; he's so thoughtful!"

Liu Kun slapped his thigh, beaming, "Alright, let's do it your way, Brother Xi. Here's what we'll do: don't say I'm not looking out for you, Brother Xi, you invest a thousand yuan first, just to test the waters. Three days later, a batch of goods will arrive from Hong Kong. Once that batch is shipped, I'll give you a direct rebate of fourteen thousand yuan!"

"Brother Xi, if you think my business can still continue, just bring the money. We have enough room!"

"Great! Brother Kun, that's straightforward!"

Without wasting words, Wang Wenxi pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket, counted out a thousand yuan in front of Liu Kun and Pepper, and slammed it on the table. "Then it's a deal. See you in three days!"

Liu Kun grabbed the money, his eyes crinkling into slits with a smile. "It's a deal!"

After completing the transaction, Wang Wenxi only drank a cup of tea before getting up to leave. Pepper wanted him to stay longer, but Wang Wenxi said, "No, I have to go back to the construction site. Otherwise, when my brother-in-law comes and doesn't see me, he'll scold me again."

"Then I'll see Brother happy off," Liu Kun and Pepper got up and escorted Wang Wenxi and Liu Huaqiang to the entrance of the old street, where they indeed saw the white "Zhaoyebai" sedan parked.

Wang Wenxi pressed the car key, and the car whirred. He opened the door, waved to Liu Kun and Pepper, and said, "Let's go!"

"Drive slowly, Brother Xi," Liu Kun said enviously, watching Wang Wenxi skillfully reverse and turn around before speeding away. "This car will be mine sooner or later!"

Pepper whispered in Kun's ear, "Brother Kun, this kid is not someone you can plan too hard. You should cut ties and leave when it's about time, otherwise his brother-in-law and Huaxing are not to be trifled with."

Liu Kun had previously committed crimes in other places and fled back to Tuocheng. He resumed his old ways in Nanshan, Tuocheng, unaware that the Chen family had been involved in these crimes for years. Hearing what Hu Jiao said, he curled his lip in disdain, "What's there to be afraid of? These nouveau riche are just local bullies here. I'll just take the money and hide in Fujian Province. What can they do to me?"

"Just you wait, I'll get my hands on that kid's car sooner or later. Then the two of us, with the money, will drive that luxury car to Fujian province and continue this business there. With so many provinces in China, in just a few years, we'll be rolling in money and living off it for the rest of our lives!"

Hehehe!

Just when Wang Wenxi and Liu Kun both thought the other had taken the bait, Chen Dong, carrying the "Feasibility Suggestions on Establishing Tuocheng Trust Investment Company" document that he had written with his second brother Chen Zaisheng, arrived at the Tuocheng Municipal Government compound by car.

Chen Dong had already arranged a meeting with Zhou Haimin, the municipal party secretary. Without any hindrance, the secretary knocked on Zhou Haimin's office door for Chen Dong. Upon entering, Zhou Haimin stood up, took off his reading glasses, and smiled at Chen Dong, saying, "Zai Dong, you're in such a hurry to see me. Is there some good investment project you want to set up in our Tuocheng?"

"Hehehe, Secretary Zhou, you're joking. Even if I were a real money god, I couldn't just invest 500 million US dollars in Ningcheng and then immediately start spending it all in Tuocheng, could I?" Chen Dong laughed and placed the document in front of Zhou Haimin. "Secretary Zhou, I'm here today for the future of Tuocheng. Please take a look at this document first, and then we can continue our discussion."

Zhou Haimin picked up the document and had to put his glasses back on. As soon as he saw it, Zhou Haimin raised an eyebrow. Chen Dong had pointed out the pain point of Tuocheng and even the entire Chinese economy at the beginning of the document: those with money had nowhere to invest, and those who wanted to do things had no money to do them.

As reform and opening up deepened, a large amount of idle funds accumulated among the people, especially those with relatives overseas, but they lacked formal investment channels. In addition, many state-owned factories in Tuocheng were operating at a loss and wanted to expand production, but they were short of funds. The reason for this was the lack of modern financing tools.

Tuocheng is a well-known hometown of overseas Chinese. There is an old saying among the people of Tuocheng: of the 30 million people in Tuocheng, 10 million are in the local area, 10 million are scattered throughout China, and 10 million are overseas.

Overseas Chinese and Hong Kong businessmen who want to invest back in their homeland are worried about policy changes and the safety of their funds, and urgently need a "credit intermediary" with official backing to bridge the gap.

Chen Zaisheng, being a former civil servant, put forward many politically astute suggestions in this feasibility study document. He proposed that the Tuocheng branch of the People's Bank of China hold 51% of the shares, while Chen Dong's Huasheng Fund would invest one billion US dollars for 49% of the shares, to establish Tuocheng Trust Investment Company!

It was proposed to utilize the special economic zone policies to pilot foreign currency exchange and settlement, resolve exchange rate risks associated with foreign investment, and provide a continuous stream of fresh capital for the reform and opening up of Tuocheng and even China.

"Zai Dong, this document of yours is quite bold!"