The next day, after Li Weidong woke up, he called Zhang Bin.

"Wei Dong, have you thought it through?" Zhang Bin's voice was full of excitement on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, I've thought it over. From now on, I'll take care of selling your mushrooms. But the reason I'm talking to you this time isn't about the mushrooms."

"What's the matter?"

Are you financially well-off over there?

"You need money?"

"Well, there's a very profitable project I'm wondering if you're interested?"

"What project is it?"

“I’ve received information that the government will issue relevant regulations at the end of this month to lift price controls on famous cigarettes and liquors… Prices will likely rise significantly then, so I’m thinking of raising some money to stock up in advance and sell them when prices are high.”

"this……"

Zhang Bin hesitated: "Is your information reliable?"

“Absolutely reliable! Brother Bin, given our brotherly relationship, I would never lie to you. If you have spare money, you can invest some; if you don't, it doesn't matter.”

"How much stock do you plan to stock up on?" Zhang Bin asked.

"As much as possible, two or three hundred thousand!"

"Two or three hundred thousand???" Zhang Bin was startled: "Are you crazy? What if the price doesn't go up? Won't you be stuck with this batch of goods?"

"Brother Bin, I wouldn't have gone all in if I didn't have absolute confidence!"

"That's true!"

Zhang Bin hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about this, I still have 20,000 yuan on hand, you can have it all!"

"Twenty thousand?"

Li Weidong was also taken aback: "Brother Bin, you're amazing! You've made so much money without making a sound."

"Hey, this is nothing! Let me tell you, all those truck drivers in our village earn more than me!"

"Really? But Brother Bin, why don't you reconsider? Twenty thousand yuan is no small sum..."

"Take it all. Don't I trust you enough? As long as you, Li Weidong, say the word, this project will definitely succeed." Zhang Bin showed complete trust in Li Weidong.

"I'll go to the post office in a bit and wire the money to you."

"No way, the remittance is too slow, it takes seven or eight days. I'll come to you to get it myself. It's perfect for us brothers to discuss it properly."

"Alright."

...

After hanging up the phone, Li Weidong rode his family's old bicycle to the local credit union.

He found an old classmate who worked there and asked him to help him apply for a loan of 25,000 yuan.

Back in 1992, loans were relatively easy to apply for. The government encouraged rural entrepreneurs to apply for loans, and you didn't even need collateral. All you needed was your ID card and a guarantor to apply.

Li Weidong is also a pioneer in entrepreneurship in the township, and people from all around know him.

So the loan approval went very smoothly, and I received it not long afterward.

With these 20,000 yuan, plus the 20,000 yuan Zhang Bin gave me, I now have 50,000 yuan.

However, this amount of money was still not enough for Li Weidong.

His goal was at least 200,000...

Opportunities to make money effortlessly like this don't come every day.

Throughout the 1990s, there were only two or three such instances.

If he can seize this opportunity, he will have the start-up capital for his future businesses...

But where do we find the remaining gap?

While Li Weidong was sitting in the main room, lost in thought.

The landline next to me rang.

"Brother Weidong, it's me, Ji Dahai!" Ji Dahai's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"Brother Ji, business at the store has been pretty good lately, hasn't it?" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Thanks to my brother, things are not bad."

"Mr. Ji is joking. Your shop is doing well, that must be because you manage it well, it has nothing to do with me."

"How could it not be related? If you hadn't reminded me last time that pork prices were about to skyrocket and told me to stock up in advance, I wouldn't have been able to save so much money."

"Oh, pork prices have skyrocketed?"

"Yeah, didn't you see the news? Pork prices in our city have gone up for three consecutive days. Thanks to you for reminding me, I've saved a lot of money. Brother Weidong, when are you free? Come to my restaurant, I'll treat you to a drink."

"That's easy to say..."

Li Weidong suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Ji, do you know if there are any distributors of Moutai and Wuliangye in our county? I want to buy some, in large quantities, and preferably at a negotiable price."

"You want to buy liquor?" Ji Dahai was taken aback. "Isn't that a coincidence? I'm the Maotai distributor in our county... What do you need it for? For a wedding or as a gift for a wealthy family?"

When Ji Dahai mentioned sending off the baby at the Zhu Gate, he was referring to the baby's birth banquet.

"Damn, what a coincidence!" Li Weidong was also stunned. Who would have thought that Ji Dahai was the county's Moutai distributor?

"There's no time like the present, how about I come over to see you at noon? Is that convenient for you, Brother Ji?"

"That's convenient! Come on over, I'm in the shop right now."

"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Wenhe Grand Hotel.

Liu Xiaohong was having a meal with Hu Zi in the lobby.

However, Liu Xiaohong seemed somewhat absent-minded at this moment.

Ever since that "blind date," she has been anxiously waiting for Li Weidong to contact her.

She dreamed of becoming Li Weidong's wife and living a good life with him.

But she waited and waited, and still no news came from Li Weidong.

Instead, he waited until Tiger invited him to the city.

Thinking that she could get information about Li Weidong from Hu Zi, she reluctantly agreed.

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