"Dad, you have a really good memory. Yes, it's that roller skating rink."
"Stop talking nonsense and keep talking."
Comrade Lao Du interrupted Du Chen's flattery impatiently.
"Li Dewen was also very optimistic about this project at the time, so he looked for a venue and bought roller skates, but not long after, he came back to me."
"Not enough money?"
Old Ding asked with certainty.
"Old Ding, don't say anything. Just listen to Chenchen!"
Jia Xiaomin said something to Lao Ding unhappily, and Lao Ding smiled bitterly and said nothing.
"No, he came to me and asked me to invest. At first I disagreed because I was worried about their character. Later, by chance, I invested in the roller skating rink..."
"Why did he ask you to invest instead of borrowing money from you? Why should he give you a share of the profits?"
Ren Surong asked in confusion.
"Mom, what did Li Dewen and his gang do? They're just small-time thugs. They've never done business before. What business can they know? They're afraid of losing money, so they asked me to invest. If there are any problems, I can help them find solutions."
Du Chen explained the reason to his mother.
"Yes, Li Dewen is smart and knows how to avoid risks. But if you invest, won't you help them bear the risk? What do you think?"
Comrade Lao Du praised Li Dewen, but then asked Du Chen doubtfully, with his second son's intelligence, he should be able to see through Li Dewen's little thoughts, right?
"Uncle, Chenchen is not someone who would be so easily taken advantage of. The contract that Chenchen and Li Dewen signed states that even if he loses money, Li Dewen still needs to pay Chenchen the principal and interest!"
Ding Miaomiao interrupted with a smile and said that she and Du Chen had printed out the contract at the printing shop at the school gate.
"You are so dark!"
Comrade Lao Du raised his eyebrows and teased Du Chen.
"Hey, Dad, you're too kind! If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm!"
Looking at the shameless Du Chen, everyone smiled silently.
"What happened next? Did Li Dewen agree to your request? And then he opened a roller skating rink?"
"Yeah, that's right, Dad. Later, Li Dewen agreed to my request, so we opened the roller skating rink. There's nothing I can do about it even if he disagrees. Without my guidance, how could the roller skating rink be so successful?"
Du Chen continued to take a sip of his drink and said proudly.
“Then why did it close down after just two or three years?”
Ren Surong asked Du Chen curiously.
"Mom, we later made some money opening a roller skating rink. We weren't stupid. Seeing that roller skating rinks could make money, naturally some smart people followed suit and opened roller skating rinks. Gradually, more and more roller skating rinks appeared in the city. Although we could still make money, the profit was getting smaller and smaller. We discussed it and decided to sell the roller skating rink. That way we could still make some money. If we had too many roller skating rinks, we would definitely have to sell them at a loss."
"What about selling the roller skating rink? Was the water plant also your idea?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen with some excitement, because the current water plant has basically occupied the bottled water market in Yuncheng City. Although there are two new water plants now, they are completely inferior to Li Dewen's water plant. So Comrade Lao Du is now quite looking forward to whether Du Chen is a shareholder of the water plant.
"Yes, the water plant was my idea. After the water plant was sold, Li Dewen and his subordinates had nothing to do, so he came to me again. I thought about it for a long time. Later, I learned that Li Dewen's hometown was next to the Wanquan River, and then I suddenly thought of making bottled water."
Du Chen nodded and admitted that the water plant was also his idea.
"Do you have shares in the water plant?"
Lao Du was even more excited. Who would dislike having too much money? And who would dislike having an awesome child?
"Of course I have a share. The idea for the water plant was mine, and I wouldn't tell them if I didn't have a stake. Besides, they can't afford to open a water plant on their own. It requires a lot of investment!"
Du Chen said to Comrade Lao Du as a matter of course.
"Don't they have any money? What about the money earned from the roller skating rink?"
At this time, Jia Xiaomin finally couldn't help it and asked Du Chen.
"Mom, Du Chen basically took the lion's share of the profits from the contracts signed back then. The profits have been decreasing year by year, so Du Chen earned the most. As for Li Dewen and the others, they were basically just better off than part-time workers. Li Dewen and Xiami were a bit better, earning more, while the rest of them only earned a little more than part-time workers!"
Ding Miaomiao explained to her mother with a smile that she had personally participated in this incident, and it still felt incredible when she talked about it now.
"Miaomiao, do you know everything?"
Jia Xiaomin asked Ding Miaomiao curiously why Ding Miaomiao knew so much. Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong on the side also looked at Ding Miaomiao curiously.
"Yeah, I know everything. I covered for Du Chen back then, and I even drafted the terms for him. Have you forgotten? My cousin worked at the roller skating rink for a while after he retired from the army. It was Du Chen's idea to have him help keep an eye on Li Dewen and Xiami."
Ding Miaomiao stuck out her tongue and explained to them. Now thinking about it, they were quite brave at that time. They dared to do anything at such a young age. Of course, it was because Ding Miaomiao didn't know that Du Chen's soul was that of an adult, so they dared to do these things.
"Second brother, how much money did you make at the roller skating rink?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen curiously, and everyone else looked at Du Chen curiously. This was what everyone wanted to know most.
"I can't remember exactly how much money I made, maybe a few hundred thousand or so, but I think it was around that much. I can't remember for sure."
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