After my divorce at thirty, I developed an intelligence network.

If the system keeps sending him these get-rich-quick information every day, he'll start to suspect that the system is draining his luck or that there's some unbearable price to pay behind it.

God won't keep showering the same person with good fortune; if such a thing happens, it's most likely just a sugar coating on a trap.

"Let's try a different approach."

Gong Yuelong's thoughts raced, and he re-examined the problem in his mind.

Since there's no windfall to be made for the time being, the focus should be on how to steadily advance on the existing path and solidify value.

[The intelligence, based on my current situation (establishing initial trust and cooperation with Jiang Yan, possessing a pickup truck and basic tools, and a small amount of start-up capital), tells me the specific actions or small opportunities most likely to be achieved in the next week, and which can consolidate or enhance my existing value proposition.]

Don't be greedy, don't rush, just make sure each step is solid.

[Item investigated: Feasible steps to consolidate existing routes]

[With an increase in related variables, short-term behavioral simulations are being conducted...]

[Start thinking: approximately ten minutes...]

Gong Yuelong remained calm and awaited further consideration from the system.

With a hum, a clear stream of information appeared line by line on the light screen.

Based on current conditions and network considerations, the following are the most valuable recent industry opportunities:

[Opportunity Details: Zibo City New Sports Center (East Zone) Project, large-volume concrete pouring for the foundation slab.]

[Key Data]: The total volume to be poured is approximately 5000 cubic meters, with a planned continuous operation time of 72 hours. The core subcontracting labor team urgently needs skilled concrete pouring workers, with an initial requirement of 26 people. The project is currently in a critical stage of foundation construction, and the schedule is tight.

[Potential Contact Point]: Project Production Manager Zhao is in charge of on-site scheduling and is currently anxious about this matter. An indirect introduction can be made through Engineer Chen from the Gold Coast project; the two are former colleagues and have a past connection.

[Timeliness]: The window period is short, and personnel must be confirmed and enter the venue within 48 hours.

Gong Yuelong's eyes swept over these words, and his engineering experience was immediately activated.

"Five thousand cubic meters, seventy-two hours, twenty skilled workers... This is not a small, scattered job; it's a genuine labor shortage in subcontracting."

The system no longer offers opportunities to make easy money, but rather small subcontracting opportunities that require organizational and scheduling skills and a certain level of expertise.

This means that if he goes alone, he can at most get a job as a concrete pourer and earn a salary.

However, if a team can be organized, even if it's just to act as a go-between and coordinate management, the rewards and relationships gained will far exceed those of a single worker.

This is a threshold in the transition from selling labor to selling organizational capabilities.

[Based on the host's current resources and capabilities, the system suggests the following entry modes (ranked by feasibility):]

1. Beginner-level information broker: Earn information fees or small referral fees.

Advantages: Extremely low risk, no capital required. Disadvantages: Limited returns, inability to establish direct project relationships.

2. Intermediate model, namely labor team: relying on one's own experience and a small amount of reputation, try to organize a temporary pouring team of 10-15 people.

Advantages: Increased revenue, ability to rebuild some team management experience, and direct contact with project management.

Disadvantages: Requires a certain level of organizational and coordination skills, as well as upfront costs, and is subject to the responsibility for the quality of workers.

3. Advanced Mode: This is for long-term thinking, where current conditions are severely inadequate.

It requires partnering with a qualified labor service company, with the applicant acting as the actual executor, to attempt to undertake some of the pouring work. This requires funding, guarantees, and a high degree of trust, and is not currently feasible.

Gong Yuelong quickly recalculated in his mind, this time based on the current gig economy situation that he knew by heart:

"In the current labor market, a truly skilled concrete pouring worker earns only 260 yuan a day. A laborer earns at most 180 yuan."

For this kind of urgent work, a team needs at least five skilled workers and eight unskilled workers; this is the basic configuration.

He can calculate in his mind like lightning:

5 workers × 260 yuan/day = 1300 yuan/day

8 laborers × 180 yuan/day = 1440 yuan/day

Daily labor cost: 2740 yuan.

Three days (72 hours of continuous work, roughly calculated as three days of workdays) would cost: 8220 yuan.

"If I act as an intermediary, organizing, coordinating, and connecting, and then take a cut... given the current market conditions..."

The casual laborers who manage to get work from me are lucky; my cut is never going to be high. In the best-case scenario, I can only take twelve yuan a day in management fees from each person, which is just out of consideration for our past relationship or to save trouble.

13人（5大+8小）× 12元/天/人= 156元/天。

Over three days, the total prize money won is 468 yuan.

This doesn't even include the possibility that he might have to step in and do the work himself, as well as phone bills, transportation costs, potential advance payments for meals and water, and most importantly, the financial burden of favors—

Asking Engineer Chen for a referral is itself a hidden debt that needs to be repaid.

Upon reaching this point, a bitter smile involuntarily appeared on Gong Yuelong's lips.

For someone struggling to make ends meet, four or five hundred yuan plus a potential new relationship is a pretty good opportunity.

The profit margin is so thin it's heartbreaking.

The time, energy, and favors he invested were completely disproportionate to the mere few hundred dollars he received in return.

More importantly, this kind of thing cannot accumulate real capital and barriers; it's done and then it's over, and you have to start all over again next time.

He was determined to turn his life around and rebuild his business to completely escape the quagmire of debt.

If you're always content with organizing a dozen or so casual workers and earning a small headcount fee, when will you ever accumulate enough capital to leverage those technically demanding and profitable sectors?

When will the name Gong Yuelong be able to represent the ability to solve problems in the industry again, instead of just being able to find someone?

"A steady path is more reliable, but the one right now is not only slow, but also offers incredibly thin profit margins. Is it possible to find a more valuable entry point in this matter?"

A thought flashed through Gong Yuelong's mind, a sliver of hope rising within him. With a tentative mindset, he asked the system:

[Information: Could you tell me directly how to bypass labor subcontracting and, either personally or through a temporarily established entity, directly undertake the entire 5000 cubic meter concrete pouring project? What are the profit margins and operational methods?]

[Item under investigation: Project contracting scheme exceeding the authorized level]

[Under consideration...involves multiple variables such as qualifications, security deposit, supply chain, and risk management]

[Thinking time: Requires in-depth on-site research (estimated 7-15 days)]

[Prerequisites: Possess legal labor subcontracting or professional operation qualifications; a performance bond and emergency funds of no less than RMB 50; stable supply channels for ready-mixed concrete and equipment leasing guarantees.]

"As expected... the corresponding qualifications and capital are required to exchange for it." Gong Yuelong felt relieved, but was still somewhat unwilling, and then raised an even more abrupt question.

[System, could you please tell me which plot of land in Zibo City, which is about to be auctioned or developed within the next six months, has the highest development value and the greatest potential for appreciation?]