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On the surface, Baiyun Village remained as peaceful as ever in the afternoon, but the Chen family had already gathered together and begun to make plans.
At Chen Jinhai's house, several members of the Chen family who were in their prime—Chen Jinfeng, Chen Jinli, and Chen Jinren—came over and gathered together to start a discussion.
"Jinli, is it true that Ye Cheng spent 300,000 yuan to buy a boat and made over 100,000 yuan in one night?" Chen Jinhai asked, tapping his cigarette.
“Of course it’s true. People at the dock saw it with their own eyes. The boat was bought last night. The seller asked for 300,000, but it came back this morning and sold for 120,000.” Chen Jinli said with envy in his eyes.
“Yes, we gave Duan Chunsheng and Widow Zhang 10,000 each. They even bragged about it when they came back, such a thick wad of cash,” Chen Jinfa continued.
"That kid Ye Cheng really knows how to make money," Chen Jinhai muttered.
"Jin Hai, why don't we buy one too? It's over ten thousand a night, we'll break even in three nights!" Chen Jinfa was already impatient, as if the tens of thousands of dollars were right in front of him.
Chen Jinhai said disdainfully.
"Buying a boat? You make it sound so easy. It'll cost you 300,000. You pay for it."
"Of course I don't have that much money, but we can pool our resources, the Chen family can pool our resources." Chen Jinfa was also extremely poor; let alone 300,000, he could barely scrape together 10,000.
His words silenced everyone.
Fundraising is not out of the question.
Over the years, they've done quite a few things with the funds raised.
For the Chen family as a whole, raising 300,000 yuan wouldn't be easy, but they should be able to manage it.
Seeing that everyone was somewhat interested, Chen Jinfa continued to encourage them.
"Think about it, it's swimming crab season now. Once the season is over, they'll be gone, and you'll lose money. You need to make money quickly."
Actually, he couldn't come up with the money; what he wanted to earn was the money from sailing the boats at sea.
As long as he can get on the ship, he can decide how much he'll be paid.
If Duan Chunsheng can get 10,000, it's not unreasonable for me to take 5,000. After a few days, I'll have money.
What is this called?
This is called "borrowing a hen to lay eggs".
His wishful thinking was brilliant, and the other members of the Chen family were doing the same.
They started this whole thing, so they'll definitely be in charge of who gets on the ship. They're guaranteed to make their money.
As for the other investors, they can get their share in addition to their wages.
As for losing money?
How could that be!
If Ye Cheng can make over 100,000 yuan a ship, they should have at least 50,000 yuan, which means they'll break even in a week.
This kind of money isn't something anyone can earn just by wanting to; you need financial resources.
The old foxes exchanged glances, their eyes already sharing a consensus.
Chen Jinli coughed twice and then spoke.
"It's not impossible; it's definitely a profitable business."
Seeing that Chen Jinli had spoken, Chen Jinjin looked at Chen Jinren.
Chen Jinren has never been one to make decisions, so when he saw that Chen Jinli had agreed, he nodded in agreement.
"Jin Hai, what do you think? This is a rare opportunity to make money."
Chen Jinhai frowned.
"I always felt that making money wasn't that easy, so why don't we all just buy big ships?"
"No, Jin Hai, don't be so conservative. This is a new society now. You need to learn how to start a business. Do you think people don't want to buy big ships? It's just that they don't have the money. But we're different. With you leading the Chen family, if we all work together, we can definitely raise the money and make a profit." Chen Jinfa started to pour sweet words into Chen Jin Hai's mind.
Hearing Chen Jinfa's high praise, Chen Jinhai couldn't suppress the smirk on his face.
"What Jinfa said is true, but it's not my achievement. It's all thanks to the unity of the Chen family, right?" Chen Jinhai said with feigned modesty.
"Then it's settled. We'll raise the money today. First come, first served. If anyone is unwilling to contribute, don't blame us when it comes to the dividends. Also, the dividends will be distributed according to the proportion of the money contributed."
Chen Jinhai made the decision, and the group split up to take action.
Sure enough, most of the Chen family members had heard about Ye Cheng's glorious achievement of earning over 100,000 yuan yesterday, and they all eagerly contributed money, afraid that they would contribute too little.
In one night, they raised 320,000 yuan. Chen Jinfeng volunteered to buy the boat, and no one else objected.
Suddenly, undercurrents surged in Baiyun Village. Would it rise to the top or sink into the abyss? Heh.
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Ye Cheng was fast asleep when he suddenly felt two slaps, followed by a voice in his ear.
"Acheng, Acheng, you're getting better."
Ye Cheng groggily opened his eyes and saw Jiang Yunxiang standing at the head of the bed.
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here?" Ye Cheng sat up in bed, still a little groggy from lack of sleep.
"It's already 7 o'clock, are you going out to sea tonight or not?"
"Ah, it's 7 o'clock." Ye Cheng scratched his head, realizing it was indeed a bit late. "Then I'll get up."
"Okay, I brought you some food. Eat your dinner before you go out."
Ye Cheng got up, called Xiao Hu and the others to tell them to get ready, and then sat down at the dining table to eat.
"Sister-in-law, how did you know I was going out to sea tonight?" Ye Cheng asked, shoveling rice into his mouth.
“The whole village knows, how do you know? You made money and you’re spreading rumors everywhere,” Jiang Yunxiang said reproachfully.
The whole village knows now, that's good, the Chen family should know too.
"It all came from the docks, there's no way to avoid it," Ye Cheng casually replied.
"Alright, making money is a good thing. Oh, and I have something to ask you." Jiang Yunxiang softened her tone.
"Okay, go ahead." Ye Cheng picked up a piece of lean meat; he hadn't slept well the night before and didn't want to eat anything greasy.
Do you need more manpower for your nighttime outings?
"Huh?" Ye Cheng looked up at Jiang Yunxiang, "Sister-in-law, are you going?"
"It wasn't me. I wanted Aunt Qian and Han to go. Anyway, it doesn't matter who you call, right?"
"Han Meizi? Who is that?" Ye Cheng was a little confused and didn't remember anyone with the surname Han, let alone a "meizi" (younger sister).
"It's Xiao Tao, Chen Laoping's wife. Chen Laoping is dead, and she's having a really tough time raising her child alone. She said she hasn't given the child meat in two weeks. If you need someone on the ship, take her with you. It'll be a way to help her out."
"From the Chen family?"
"What's wrong with the Chen family? She's a widow and orphan, and the Chen family won't help her. If we can, we should lend a hand."
Ye Cheng nodded. It was better to have more people; he didn't care who they were.
However, he still remembered Han Xiaotao; he had even attended her wedding banquet when she married into the village.
The young widow was pretty, unlike the plump and mature Zhang widow; she was rather plain-looking, but she had a good figure.
To be honest, Ye Cheng had climbed over other people's walls before in previous years.
However, after being reborn, I focused on my career every day and forgot about it.
Looking back now, I realize my skin was actually quite fair.
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