Four o'clock in the afternoon, in the office of the largest coal washing plant in the county.

A middle-aged man with a buzz cut and a thick gold chain around his neck sat imposingly on a large rosewood chair, a thick cigar between his strong fingers. He was Liu Xin, the head of Longxin Group.

Liu Xin is a true self-made man who rose to prominence in the mining area through his ruthless and aggressive ways. He has always acted without restraint and has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds. He carries an indelible air of rough-and-tumble gangsterism.

"That Lin Wan, did she really say that?" Liu Xin exhaled a puff of smoke and squinted at the secretary standing in front of the table.

"Yes, Mr. Liu. Manager Lin said he has prepared a simple banquet at the villa in Guanlan Yujing and invited you and Deputy County Head Wang to come and sit down to discuss the supply of raw materials for fluorochemicals in the southern suburbs," the secretary replied respectfully.

Liu Xin twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a meaningful smile.

He had already received the news when Xingchen Technology was looking for an office location in Guanlan Yujing.

He had originally reserved that lakeside penthouse for a gift, but when he learned that Xingchen Technology wanted it, he made a point of contacting the sales manager to test the waters and offered to give up a few units of it.

He had already found out that the general manager of Xingchen Technology was Lin Wan, who had just resigned from Huaguo Bank. Because of this, he made a special phone call to Sun Jian, the president of Huaguo Bank, with whom he had a good personal relationship.

Sun Jian, who usually calls Liu Xin his brother at the dinner table, seemed to have taken the wrong medicine this time. No matter how Liu Xin tried to get information out of him, he only dared to vaguely reveal that "there are powerful people behind him, and he can't afford to offend them." He didn't dare to say another word.

"Interesting. A newly established company poured 40 million yuan of real money into Deer Technology without batting an eye, and now they dare to organize a party and invite me and County Chief Wang."

Liu Xin stubbed out his cigar, stood up, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. "Go and prepare the car. I want to see just who this mastermind is!"

Meanwhile, in the county government building, in the office of the deputy county head.

County Chief Wang was solemnly reviewing two documents that had just been delivered to him: one was a copy of the equity transfer agreement for Deer Technology, and the other was a brief business registration information for Xingchen Technology.

County Chief Wang is forty years old this year. He graduated from the economics department of a prestigious university and is a typical technical official.

He wore frameless glasses, had a lean face, and exuded a refined elegance unique to those working within the system.

Since taking charge of investment promotion and economic development in the county, the stagnant state of the South Suburb Industrial Park has been a constant worry for him.

He actually only found out about the acquisition after it happened.

When the secretary reported that a net cash flow of up to 40 million yuan had been directly injected into Deer Technology, County Chief Wang was stunned for a full minute in his office.

In this county town lacking financial resources, he knew better than anyone what 40 million in cash flow meant.

If it weren't for the fact that a poverty alleviation inspection team from the province had come down these past two days, making his work extremely busy, he would have even planned to personally visit this mysterious investor.

"County Chief Wang, Xingchen Technology has responded." The secretary gently pushed open the door and handed over the invitation letter sent by Lin Wan.

"The other party's General Manager Lin has hosted a casual banquet tonight at the Guanlan Yujing Villa, called the Southern Suburb Fluorochemical Industry Chain Collaborative Symposium, and has invited you, Liu Xin, and President Sun of the bank."

County Head Wang accepted the invitation and looked at the title of the symposium written in printed font. His previously furrowed brows instantly relaxed, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"Industrial chain collaboration symposium... Haha, what a symposium."

He took off his glasses, rubbed his slightly sore temples, and a rare smile appeared on his tired face: "It seems that the head of Star Technology is not only a wealthy man, but also a shrewd person who understands politics and has a broad vision."

He glanced at his watch, put the documents on the table into his briefcase, and ordered in a deep voice, "Notify the driver to prepare the car."

"Liu Xin will definitely try to find out what the other side is capable of tonight, so I need to be there to oversee things. The government must protect and support companies that can bring about qualitative changes to the county's real economy."

Two powerful figures, each holding sway in the county's political and business circles, rushed towards the penthouse villa of Guanlan Yujing after receiving Lin Wan's call, each with their own thoughts.

6:30 p.m., inside the Guanlan Royal View Villa.

Liu Ming of Deer Technology and Sun Jian, president of Huaguo Bank, had arrived early.

Not long after, as two black Audi sedans drove into the front yard one after the other, Deputy County Head Wang, who was in charge of investment promotion, and Liu Xin of Longxin Group also arrived at the same time.

Lin Wan welcomed the four people into the spacious reception hall on the first floor.

Lin Wan wore a suit with a silk shirt underneath, which made her tall, slender, and curvaceous figure even more charming.

Under the bright and dazzling crystal chandelier, the elegance she exuded in every gesture caused a hint of amazement to flash in the eyes of the few people who had just entered.

"President Sun, General Manager Liu, County Magistrate Wang, Senior Brother Liu Ming, please have a seat." Lin Wan greeted everyone with a smile, then turned slightly to draw everyone's attention to the young man who was slowly walking down the stairs.

Chen Mo was wearing a simple black cashmere sweater and dark casual pants, without any extra embellishments.

But his calm demeanor, combined with his composed gait, subtly exuded an aura that was impossible to ignore.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Chen Mo, the chairman of our Star Technology." Lin Wan's voice was clear and crisp.

"What?! Mr. Chen... is so young?!"

Deputy County Head Wang pushed up his glasses, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but his political acumen allowed him to quickly regain his composure.

Only Liu Xin of Longxin Group, upon seeing Chen Mo's excessively youthful face, instantly lost his fake smile, his eyes revealing deep disdain.

Liu Xin is someone who made his fortune by being ruthless and reckless in the mining area. In his subconscious, the business world is like a battlefield, and only ruthless characters with vicious methods are worthy of being his equals.

In his eyes, this young man, who hadn't even grown his hair yet, was probably just a spoiled brat released from some super-rich family in the provincial capital for training, and probably just putting on airs outside because of the protection of his elders.

"Haha, Mr. Chen is indeed a young hero."

Liu Xin sat down on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, casually tugged at the gold chain around her neck, and spoke with a hint of perfunctoriness in her tone.

Chen Mo ignored his disdain, picked up his teacup, and got straight to the point: "I invited you all here today to set a tone."

"Xingchen Technology's investment in Deer is just the first step. In the future, we will take Deer's technology as the core and build a domestic high-precision fluorochemical industry chain in the South Suburb Industrial Park, covering fluorite mining, high-purity hydrofluoric acid, and new energy battery materials."

"Great! A grand vision!"

County Head Wang, a tech-savvy official with a degree in economics from a prestigious university, suddenly brightened up and even slammed his hand on the table: "President Chen, as long as Xingchen truly establishes this high-tech production line locally, the county will give you the green light from the start and provide full support!"

Compared to County Chief Wang's excitement, Liu Xin, the coal mine owner next to him, picked at his nails with extreme boredom.

Technology? New energy? In his eyes, they were all abstract concepts, far less tangible than digging up coal and iron with a shovel.

He even thought that Chen Mo was out of his mind to spend 40 million to ruin such a small factory that might not even break even in a dozen years.

However, Liu Xin was not interested in fluorochemicals, but he was extremely envious of the huge cash flow that Chen Mo held.

Although Longxin Group has made a fortune in the resource industry in recent years, Liu Xin has great ambitions. He is planning to expand and acquire surrounding private mines and is also planning to take the company public.

To complete such a three-stage leap in capital, he has an extremely large funding gap.

If a young kid can casually spend tens of millions on technology, then the family or conglomerate behind him must be incredibly powerful!

Liu Xin leaned forward, stared at Chen Mo, and chuckled: "President Chen, I've been thinking about partnering with the neighboring county to jointly develop a few new resource mines. I've taken care of all the paperwork and connections, but I'm a little short of long-term funding."

"If you have plenty of funds, Mr. Chen, would you be interested in a joint venture? I guarantee your profits will double within a year."

Hearing Liu Xin's remarks, which were openly and subtly testing his financial strength and even suggesting that she wanted to use him as an ATM, Chen Mo was not angry at all; instead, a smile flashed in his eyes.

Joint venture to develop a mine?

Liu Xin's casual remark instantly triggered a shocking secret about the local area from Chen Mo's past life memories.

If he remembered correctly, at the end of this year or the beginning of next year, just one or two months from now, the long stretch of barren mountains east of the county seat, bordering the neighboring county, was supposed to be bought by Longxin Group to be used as a glass crushing plant.

As a result, an extremely terrifying rich mineral belt was unexpectedly unearthed during a very ordinary mountain blasting.

That was no ordinary coal mine or quartz mine. Beneath that barren mountain lay a super-large natural gold mine with astonishing reserves, worth billions!

In its previous life, Longxin Group relied on the accidental acquisition of this gold mine to completely complete the explosive growth of its original capital accumulation, and leap into becoming a super giant that ranked among the top in the province.

"Joining forces to develop mining resources..."

Chen Mo picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

Now that Liu Xin has brought this up herself...

Chen Mo accepted this incredible gold mine, worth billions, without hesitation.

"I'm quite interested in Mr. Liu's suggestion."

Chen Mo put down his teacup and looked up with a simple smile on his face.

He turned to look at President Sun Jian, who was sitting in the background, and asked casually, "President Sun, I remember there should still be some idle funds in my personal black card, right?"

Upon hearing Chen Mo call his name, President Sun immediately straightened up and hurriedly replied with a smile, "Yes, President Chen, in addition to the funds previously transferred to Xingchen Technology, you currently have 100 million yuan in cash in your account, which you can use at any time."

Upon hearing the figure of one hundred million, Liu Xin, who was sitting next to him, twitched violently, and a greedy glint flashed in her eyes.

He casually pulled out another 100 million! This kid's confidence was even more terrifying than he had imagined!

"Alright, then let's take out fifty million to play around with."

Chen Mo withdrew his gaze and casually presented his proposal: "President Liu, let's talk business. The new company will have a registered capital of 60 million, with Xingchen contributing 50 million in cash, giving them a 70% controlling stake."

"You contribute ten million, plus handle all the preliminary mining and approval procedures, and you'll take a 30% stake. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xin immediately began to make plans in his mind.

He originally thought that this rich kid would only invest 10 or 20 million at most, but he didn't expect that the other party would invest 50 million in pure cash, which forced Longxin Group to become a minority shareholder.

But then I thought, I only have to pay ten million, and the rest can be calculated in terms of labor and equipment, but I can still get 30% of the shares for free.

Most importantly, if the development goes wrong, the biggest loss will go to this guy; I won't lose money either way!

"Mr. Chen, that's great! This proposal is excellent, I, Liu Xin, will take it!" Liu Xin slapped his thigh, his face trembling with laughter.

"Now that the contract is signed, I have a small request regarding the mining site."

Chen Mo leaned back slightly. "When I make investments, I'm all about first impressions. During the National Day holiday, I went out and saw a stretch of barren mountains east of our county, right on the border of the neighboring county. Let's decide where the new company's first development site will be."

Upon hearing the location Chen Mo specified, Liu Xin was slightly taken aback.

He was very familiar with that barren mountain area. It was a desolate and harsh place. The exploration team from Longxin Group had indeed explored that edge area before. The report showed that there was indeed a coal mine underground, but the reserves seemed to be very small. So he had never paid attention to it, let alone led a team to explore it in depth.

Liu Xin scoffed inwardly: This pampered young master, raised in a greenhouse, actually chooses a place based on his first impression? How many tons of coal can be mined from that lousy place?

However, the more barren the land, the lower the cost of acquiring it. A few million yuan can be used to acquire an entire barren mountain, and with the money saved, he can acquire even more land!

"No problem! Since Mr. Chen has his eye on that prime location, I'll have someone handle the mining permit procedures tomorrow. I'll make sure it's done perfectly!" Liu Xin readily agreed, afraid that Chen Mo might change his mind.

Chen Mo turned his head and instructed Lin Wan beside him, "Manager Lin, I'm leaving the details of coordinating with Longxin Group to establish a new mining company and the transfer of funds to you."

"Understood, Mr. Chen," Lin Wan replied professionally.

Having dealt with Liu Xin, Chen Mo turned around, picked up his teacup, and looked solemnly at Deputy County Head Wang:

"County Chief Wang, as you've seen, mining is just a sideline. I promise you, the fluorochemical industry chain in the South Suburb Industrial Park is our core strategy for the future. With the right policies, I can increase the output value of the South Suburb Industrial Park several times over next year!"

"Great! With Mr. Chen saying that, I feel completely at ease!"

Deputy County Head Wang breathed a sigh of relief and beamed with joy.

A warm, home-cooked Chinese meal is a delight for everyone.

As the party ended, a slightly tipsy Liu Xin touched her chin, feeling like she had gotten a huge bargain.

In order to completely bind this wealthy young man with powerful connections, he gritted his teeth, pulled out a car key from his pocket, and slammed it heavily on the table.

Liu Xin couldn't stop smiling. He never expected that just by coming to investigate, he would not only get 50 million yuan in cash during a meal, but also connect with such a wealthy young man with powerful connections.

"Mr. Chen, we had a great chat tonight! The Guanlan Yujing area was developed by our Longxin team. Now that Xingchen Technology has settled here, as the older brother, we can't just leave without showing our appreciation."

"Tonight, I've decided to give Mr. Chen the fully furnished detached house next to this prime building as his private residence!"

At this point, Liu Xin blinked his slightly shrewd, narrowed eyes and chuckled in a low voice:

"Also, in the garage of that villa, there's a fully customized bulletproof Hummer H2 that I just bought from overseas at a high price and drove back to play with."

"The car is top-of-the-line, and the license plate was specially arranged with five 1s—Jiang A·11111! The roads in this small county are bad, driving a sedan is cramped, but that Hummer is highly recognizable, and only driving it is worthy of your status, Mr. Chen! The keys are all here, please don't be offended!"

Looking at the keys on the table, Chen Mo chuckled, but didn't refuse and took them without hesitation.

"Mr. Liu is very generous, then I will accept your offer without hesitation."

After seeing off the profusely thanking County Chief Wang and the beaming Liu Xin and his entourage, the villa's hall returned to tranquility.

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