Back to 2008: I Helped My Dad Become the Richest Man

After buying those 100 shares of Moutai, Luo Xiyuan felt as if she had accomplished a major life event, and a weight had been lifted from her heart.

Although 20,000 yuan is not a large sum of money for the Luo family now, she knows that this small amount of money will, in the near future, be like a nuclear bomb that has been detonated, releasing energy beyond everyone's imagination.

In 2009, Moutai's stock price had just undergone a correction and was at a historic low. Many people felt that its price was too high and that there was too much of a bubble.

But only Luo Xiyuan knew that this was just the beginning of a legend.

Over the next ten years, the price of this stock will skyrocket to 2,600 yuan per share! That's more than twenty times the initial investment!

The 20,000 yuan she invests now will become more than 500,000 yuan in ten years!

This is the greatest advantage of the reborn – the dimensional reduction attack of information asymmetry.

"Sis, what do we do now? Go home?" Luo Wen asked softly, looking at the notification that the transaction had been successful.

"No rush." ​​Luo Xiyuan closed the trading software and opened another webpage. "We still need to buy one more thing."

"Still want to buy?"

"Hmm." Luo Xiyuan typed two words into the search box—"Tencent".

On the screen, Tencent's stock information popped up. However, its stock code was not an A-share stock starting with "6" or "0", but a Hong Kong stock stock starting with "00700".

"Sis, why is this different from the one we just had?" Luo Wen asked curiously.

"Because this company is not listed on the A-share market in China, but on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. If we want to buy its shares, the procedures will be a bit more complicated," Luo Xiyuan explained.

She knew, of course, that buying Hong Kong stocks required opening a dedicated Hong Kong Stock Connect account and meeting certain capital requirements. With her current circumstances, she simply couldn't afford it.

But she didn't come here today with any intention of buying anything.

She just wanted her younger brother, Rowan, to remember this company.

"Brother, memorize this company and this code called '00700'." She pointed to the screen and solemnly told Luo Wen, "Don't underestimate this company just because it's currently only making chat software. In the future, it will become extremely powerful, more powerful than any company we can imagine."

"It will create something called 'WeChat,' which will change the way all Chinese people live. It will also create many, many fun games that will make kids like us willingly hand over all our pocket money to it."

"Its stock will increase a hundredfold in the next ten years! Or even more!"

Luo Xiyuan’s eyes were filled with fervor when she said these words.

Luo Wen was stunned by his sister's demeanor. Although he didn't quite understand what she meant by "WeChat" and "games," he could sense that she had a hundred times more confidence in this company than in the liquor company they had just met.

He nodded emphatically, took out his notebook, and carefully wrote down the words "Tencent" and "00700" stroke by stroke.

He knew that these words would have extraordinary significance in the future.

"Alright, that's all for today." Luo Xiyuan closed her laptop. "Come on, bro, I'm taking you to KFC! Eat as much as you want today!"

……

After returning from the county town, the siblings carried out their secret operation without anyone noticing.

Luo Xinde and Li Minxia both thought they had just gone to the bookstore to buy books, and had no idea that their family's asset allocation had quietly undergone its first "cross-border" change.

Luo Xiyuan didn't mention stock trading to her parents again. She knew this couldn't be rushed. A year later, when the 10,000 yuan bet was fulfilled, the facts would be more convincing than any words.

Her energy returned to the development of the real economy.

With the support of a professional construction team and ample funding, the construction of the food factory progressed rapidly.

In just three months, a modern food processing plant covering nearly ten acres, equipped with standardized production workshops, large cold storage facilities, and professional laboratories, rose from the ground in Luojia Village.

On the day the factory was completed, Luo Xinde specially bought 10,000 firecrackers and set them off from the factory gate all the way to the village entrance, where they crackled and popped for a full half hour.

The entire Luo family village was immersed in a festive atmosphere.

"My goodness, this factory is even more impressive than our county government building!"

"Yes, look at those windows, they're so shiny you can see your reflection! Is this really a factory built in our village?"

The villagers gathered outside the factory, looking at the brand-new factory buildings with amazement and disbelief.

They felt that their small village was undergoing tremendous changes under the leadership of the Luo family.

With the factory building completed, the next crucial step is the QS certification audit.

Luo Xiyuan submitted her thick stack of application materials to the county's Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision.

The county leaders naturally attached great importance to this project. They immediately established an expert review team to conduct an on-site audit of the Roche food factory.

The night before the audit, Luo Xinde was so nervous that he couldn't sleep well.

"Xiyuan, do you think those experts will come tomorrow and deliberately find fault with us like they did last time?" he asked worriedly.

"Dad, don't worry," Luo Xiyuan comforted him. "This time is different. Last time, those people came to find fault. This time, the experts truly understand the technology and standards. As long as we do a good job, there's nothing to be afraid of. We want them to find fault with us. The more faults they find, the more areas we can improve in the future, which is a good thing for us."

The next day, the audit team of experts arrived at the food factory on time.

The team was led by a senior auditor from the Municipal Bureau, surnamed Wu, a woman in her fifties who rarely smiled.

As soon as she entered the factory, she took out a checklist and began to check each item against it.

From staff health certificates to raw material purchase records.

From the cleanliness of the workshop to the maintenance of the equipment.

From controlling the production process to inspecting the finished products before they leave the factory.

She examined everything with extreme care, leaving no detail overlooked.

She might suddenly ask you to produce the production records for a certain batch of products to see if your records are complete and traceable.

She will randomly select a worker and ask him what the operating procedures for his position are to see if your training is adequate.

She would even put on white gloves and touch some inconspicuous corner of the production line to see if there was any dust on it.

The entire review process was tense and serious. Luo Xinde and Li Minxia followed behind, their hearts in their throats.

They discovered that this Mr. Wu was a hundred times stricter than the previous joint enforcement team!

But Luo Xiyuan remained very calm.

Because every point that Teacher Wu checked and every question she asked was clearly defined and recorded in the management system documents she had previously compiled.

When Teacher Wu asked about the laboratory's testing capabilities, Luo Xiyuan was even able to skillfully operate various instruments and complete a simple microbial culture experiment right in front of her.

When Teacher Wu raised questions about their HACCP plan, Luo Xiyuan was able to cite relevant sources and explain clearly the basis for establishing each key control point.

At first, Ms. Wu's expression was scrutinizing and critical. But as the review progressed, she gradually showed surprise, and finally her expression was full of praise.

She discovered that this girl, who looked to be only a teenager, had a deeper and more professional understanding of food quality and safety management than many factory managers she had met who had been in the business for decades!

At the end of the review, Ms. Wu gathered all the review team members together for a final on-site meeting.

She looked at Luo Xinde and Luo Xiyuan and stated her conclusion.

"After a full day of on-site auditing by our audit team, I hereby announce that Qinghe County Luoshi Food Co., Ltd. basically meets the requirements of the national food production license in terms of hardware facilities, management system, personnel capabilities, and other aspects."

"Of course, we have also found some details that need improvement. For example, some records are not filled out in a standardized manner, and some unsanitary corners need to be cleaned more thoroughly. We will provide you with a detailed rectification report."

"However," she changed the subject, adding with emotion, "overall, I must admit that your factory has the highest starting point, the most solid foundation, and is the most surprising of all the newly built food factories I've reviewed in recent years!"

"Your management philosophy, in particular, is very advanced. I never expected to see such a comprehensive quality management system in a township enterprise. This is truly remarkable!"

She looked at Luo Xiyuan one last time, her eyes full of admiration: "Young lady, do a good job! China's food safety needs young people like you, who have both conscience and professional competence!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Xinde and Li Minxia could no longer contain themselves and burst into applause.