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

Meanwhile, Wang Wenxi received a new "funding" of 20,000 yuan from his brother-in-law. He was so happy last night that he couldn't sleep at all, tossing and turning in bed like a pancake. The next day, with dark circles under his eyes, he went out to Gaozhai to deliver breakfast to Liu Huaqiang and the others.

Wang Wenxi did not act rashly out of pride. Instead, he waited until the third day after his appointment with Liu Kun before bringing Liu Huaqiang and Bingzi to the chess and card room of Pepper in the old street. As soon as he stepped inside, Pepper warmly welcomed Wang Wenxi into the inner room. Liu Kun was already there. When he saw Wang Wenxi come in, he smiled and handed him a cigarette.

Ever since the last time he gave Peony cigarettes to Wang Wenxi and was outmaneuvered by Wang Wenxi with Huazi cigarettes, Liu Kun specially spent a lot of money to buy a pack of Huazi cigarettes at Huaxingsheng Supermarket today, just to wait for Wang Wenxi to come and open the pack and give him one in front of him.

Wang Wenxi took the cigarette from Hua Zi, put it to his lips without even looking at it, took out a lighter, popped the cap open with a "ding," and lit it in one smooth motion.

"Brother Kun, how's it going? Has that batch of goods you mentioned been sold yet?" Wang Wenxi leaned back in his chair, one hand on the armrest, his legs crossed, and looked at Liu Kun.

Liu Kun stared blankly at the silver lighter in Wang Wenxi's hand. He felt that this kid was even better at putting on airs than he was, talking about cigarettes and lighters all the time. Liu Kun thought that this kid was either his colleague or someone who was really rich and worldly.

Liu Kun was unaware that Wang Wenxi's lighter came from his brother-in-law Huang Bingkun, and that Huang Bingkun had this silver-plated lighter because Chen Zaixing had given it to him. In turn, Chen Zaixing's lighters all came from Chen Dong.

The lighter Chen Dong casually picked up to light his cigarette was already considered a high-end item by Liu Kun and the others, not to mention the "Zhaoyebai" cigarette that Wang Wenxi had brought last time.

Liu Kun snapped out of his daze and smiled, lowering his voice to say, "I made my move two days ago and made a good profit. I didn't know you were coming today, Brother Xi, so I had the money ready for you."

Liu Kun took out a leather bag from behind him, took out 1,400 yuan from it, placed it in front of Wang Wenxi, patted it, and said to Wang Wenxi, "Brother Xi, count it and see if the amount is correct."

Wang Wenxi made no move to reach for the money. Instead, he leaned back in his chair and said to Liu Kun, "No need for the amount, Brother Kun. You're a man of your word, and I trust you. Since this business can continue for a long time, I'll add more, up to five thousand!"

As he spoke, Wang Wenxi reached out and beckoned to Liu Huaqiang, who was sitting to the side. Liu Huaqiang opened his briefcase and took out a stack of banknotes, handing them to Wang Wenxi. Wang Wenxi stacked the money on top of the 1,400 that Liu Kun had given him. "Brother Kun, I'll add another 3,600, making it 5,000 in total. You can count it."

Pepper's eyes lingered on the stack of money, his hand unconsciously clenching. Liu Kun chuckled, about to reach for the money to count, but then remembered he couldn't let Wang Wenxi think he was some kind of country bumpkin, having to count even five thousand bills one by one. So he feigned generosity and said, "No need to count, Brother Xi, you wouldn't lie to me, would you!"

"However, the goods were only shipped out recently, so it won't be that quick. We'll have to wait at least half a month until the ship from Hong Kong arrives and the goods are sold before we can pay you, Brother Xi."

"It's alright," Wang Wenxi chuckled. "How could I not trust you, Brother Kun? Besides, it's only five thousand yuan. With such a big business, Brother Kun, would you really run away over such a small amount of money?"

"That's impossible!"

Liu Kun stuffed the money back into his bag, feeling that he had finally caught another fat sheep. He invited Wang Wenxi and Liu Huaqiang to have some tea, and the group chatted idly.

After finishing his tea, Wang Wenxi put down his cup, leaned closer to Liu Kun, and suddenly whispered, "Yesterday, when I was having tea with my brother-in-law in the office, I overheard our CEO Chen talking on the phone. Do you know what he was saying?"

Liu Kun glanced at Wang Wenxi dismissively, then asked, feigning indifference, "What did he say?"

"I overheard our CEO Chen talking to his cousin on the phone, saying that Tuocheng is preparing to launch a financial reform pilot program," Wang Wenxi said, raising an eyebrow. "Do you know what that means?"

Liu Kun shook his head. He didn't even know who the "President Chen" cousin Wang Wenxi mentioned was. How could he possibly know anything about him? Pepper, however, knew Chen Zaixing and Chen Dong. He stared at Wang Wenxi and asked, "Brother happy, are you telling the truth?"

"Yes, yesterday Mr. Chen's cousin went to the city to meet with Secretary Zhou of the Municipal Party Committee. Mr. Chen said that his cousin has made a lot of money in business here, but he can only exchange it for our local currency. It is not easy to spend it in America. So he suggested to Secretary Zhou to open up free exchange of foreign currency."

Pepper hurriedly asked, "Did Secretary Zhou agree?"

"It's not that easy, but Secretary Zhou said that we need to report to the provincial government before we can get back to him. Our General Manager Chen said that this matter is almost certain to be successful," Wang Wenxi said with an air of certainty.

Pepper hissed and looked at Liu Kun. Liu Kun still didn't believe Wang Wenxi's words. Seeing Pepper's reaction, he asked with some doubt, "Will the country really agree to let Tuocheng conduct foreign exchange transactions?"

"Don't forget, our Tuocheng is a special economic zone. Brother Kun, you've seen a lot of the world. Not to mention the whole of China, just look at our Guangdong province. Apart from the provincial capital and Shenzhen, isn't Tuocheng the only place that can conduct import and export?" Wang Wenxi said, pointing to himself.

"Our Huaxing Real Estate, in a joint venture with the district government, is developing a residential complex on Huanghe North Road. The houses will be available for sale next month. Look around, which other municipal government would dare to do something like this?"

"Our Tuocheng is a special economic zone, and special economic zones are different from other places, you know!"

"Think about it again. Our Tuocheng is a hometown of overseas Chinese, especially in our Nanshan District. Which family doesn't have overseas relatives? Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, countless remittances have been sent back from overseas. Those with overseas relatives have who knows how much foreign exchange they hold. If we liberalize free exchange, as long as we can get a license, hehe, that would be an extremely profitable business!"

Liu Kun rubbed his teeth together. To be honest, he was somewhat tempted by Wang Wenxi's words. His Ponzi scheme was not a long-term business. In the end, he would be unable to cover his debts and would run away with the money.

But if he could really get his hands on that foreign exchange license that Wang Wenxi mentioned, he could completely change careers, launder his money, and continue to make a lot of money. He could then establish himself in Tuocheng and no longer have to run away to other places like a stray dog.

"Brother happy, do you have connections to get this license?"

"Look at what you're saying. If I had that kind of connection, would I need to invest in your business?"

Liu Kun was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but Wang Wenxi changed the subject, "As for our CEO Chen's cousin, he probably has some connections, but I don't have the money to pull it off, so it would be a waste!"

"Hey bro, don't waste your time, I have some!"