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

"Brother happy, those two bastards actually believed it!"

Liu Huaqiang, sitting in the passenger seat, was smiling as he held a briefcase containing more than 10,000 yuan, but he was inwardly shocked. During his time with Wang Wenxi, he had come to understand one thing clearly.

That is, money is sometimes just like a whirlwind – it comes easily and goes just as easily!

It was only at this moment that he truly realized how important it was to follow the right person, or to have a good backer. This belief was deeply ingrained in Liu Huaqiang's mind.

"What I'm saying is the truth, how could he not believe me?" Wang Wenxi said, one hand on the steering wheel, the other resting on the car window with a cigarette between his fingers, a hint of disdain and ruthlessness on his lips. "This Liu Kun thinks he's some kind of smart guy and everyone else is a fool. He can only fool those ignorant people. President Chen will crush him in a heartbeat!"

"So what do we do next?" Liu Huaqiang tried to ask.

"Keep an eye on them," Wang Wenxi said, rubbing the steering wheel as they turned a corner. "It won't be that easy for him to raise that 500,000. I reckon he'll have to intensify his scams and have someone keep an eye on Pepper and his gang. Nanshan, and even Tuocheng, are going to be in for some trouble!"

Liu Huaqiang understood Wang Wenxi's meaning, but he still asked, "Aren't you afraid he'll cause too much trouble and the higher-ups will investigate?"

"We want him to make a big scene, understand?"

Meanwhile, back in the old street, Liu Kun and Pepper watched Wang Wenxi's car drive away. They returned to the card room, and as soon as they sat down, Pepper eagerly asked, "Brother Kun, are we really going to try and raise that 500,000? That's not easy to come up with!"

A resolute ruthlessness flashed across Liu Kun's face. He slammed his hand on the armrest, and whether it was from a sore hand or a sudden impulse, he said to Pepper, his face flushed, "What's there to be afraid of? Fortune favors the bold!"

"But this is really too risky, Brother Kun. We've always been cautious and haven't dared to expand too much. This sudden influx of 500,000, with money coming in and out every two weeks, is really tight on cash flow. It could cause big problems," Pepper said with some concern.

He is a man who values ​​his life when it comes to great things, but he is not the kind of person who would risk his life for small gains. Now that he has "raised" 500,000, according to the interest rate of 40% (1,400 yuan return on 1,000 yuan), in order to maintain the 500,000 yuan in funds without interruption, they will need to "raise" at least another 300,000 yuan!

But once that 300,000 came in, it piled up to 800,000, which really meant falling into an abyss, with the only outcome being to withdraw the money and run away at any moment.

They were only trying to scam some money, and they didn't dare to be too high-profile for fear of attracting the attention of the government and public security organs. But now that they've expanded their operations so much, it's too dangerous!

"Brother Kun, if you ask me, let's just forget about it. This 500,000 is no small sum," Pepper began to persuade. "Let's just pretend we're not destined to earn this foreign exchange money."

"Bullshit, Pepper! Let me tell you, I, Liu Kun, don't want to be a dwarf for the rest of my life!" Liu Kun was blinded by greed and the prospect of future success and fame, and he wouldn't listen to Pepper's advice at all.

He himself had a gambler's mentality. He dared to run a Ponzi scheme because he was betting that he could make the money work. Just like those who were cheated by him, they were all blinded by greed.

Gamblers are single-minded and determined to go down a dead end. After listening to Wang Wenxi's words, the ten thousand yuan he gave up was already a bet, and he couldn't get out of it.

Chen Dong, a finance graduate, had long understood the psychology of a gambler like Liu Kun. Stock trading is essentially the same as gambling; it's all about psychological warfare. The only difference is that Chen Dong has money and can act as the market maker, while people like Liu Kun can only be the韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for easily exploited investors) and be ruthlessly harvested by large capital like Chen Dong's.

"But Brother Kun, we only have less than 200,000 yuan on hand right now, and we need to keep that money to give rebates to those retail investors. If we touch that money, we won't be able to keep this business going," Pepper said with some worry.

"Rebates? Rebates my ass!"

Liu Kun spat viciously, "We can delay paying the rebates to those retail investors as long as possible. What we need to do now is pool all our money and do that big thing that can turn our fortunes around. Once we get that license, we can earn back even five million, let alone five hundred thousand!"

"Then... then where do we get the money now?" Pepper was frightened by Liu Kun's madness. "The people in Nanshan who were planning to invest with us have basically all gone into our pockets. We can't squeeze any more money out of them."

"Go to my hometown, Huipu County," Liu Kun said, a cold glint in his eyes. "I know a guy named 'Blackie' in Zhou Tian. He runs an underground bank. He wanted to work with me before, but I was afraid he'd double-cross me, so I didn't dare to get too close to him."

"Now that we have Mr. Chen as a connection, if we can get Hei Pi on our side, he'll come up with more than just 500,000; he could even come up with a million!"

"So capable!"

Pepper stared at Liu Kun in disbelief. He really couldn't imagine that such a poor place as Huipu County would have such a person.

Then Pepper asked with some concern, "But Brother Kun, this Blackie you mentioned, he can run such a large underground bank at HP, he must be ruthless. If he finds out we got something for nothing, what will happen...?"

"Then let him know that we also have powerful backers," Liu Kun said with a sneer. "We must hold onto Wang Wenxi tightly. It would be best if he could take us to meet that President Chen next time he comes."

"With President Chen as his backer, think about it, he can even get in touch with the municipal party committee. What's a mere black guy from HP like him? Tell me, is the municipal party committee more powerful, or is that black guy more powerful?"

"That must be the municipal party committee!"

"That's it!" Liu Kun said, picking up his teacup and taking a sip while his face lit up with excitement. "Let's tell him that as long as he's willing to pay, we'll give him 30% of the business at this foreign exchange point. If he dares to refuse, we'll go find someone else."

"There are plenty of people in this Tuocheng who want to get rich, they won't miss one more!"

"Okay! I'll listen to Brother Kun!"

Pepper was also infected by Liu Kun's madness. Although he was not a desperate man, once he got on this ship, he had no choice but to go all the way.

"Pack your things, we're heading to HP tonight," Liu Kun waved his hand. "Take all that 200,000 yuan in cash with us. If we don't make it back this time, we'll just hide at HP for a while and wait until things calm down!"

Pepper hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to Gaozhai now and have someone pack all the money, then go find Liu the Cripple and ask him to drive over and pick us up tonight."

"Okay, go ahead!"