"Who is this guy? So full of himself, casually talking about investing five million?"
"Just bragging, right?"
"At least make up a proper story when you brag!"
"He's Wang Liqun, the chairman of the largest clothing factory in Jiangzhou. His personal assets are at least over a hundred million!"
Song Yang glared at those employees.
At the same time, he couldn't help but admire Zhou Chen in his heart.
Has the boss's face become so big that he can get Wang Liqun to visit him in person?
Wang Liqun walked over to sit opposite Zhou Chen. Looking at the shabby second-hand sofa with cigarette ashes on it, he really didn't dare to sit down.
Zhou Chen said with a smile, "Shall we go somewhere else to talk?"
Wang Liqun was born into a wealthy family and had been living a life of luxury since childhood. Naturally, he couldn't stand this environment. It was his own lack of consideration. He should have made an appointment at a coffee shop.
"Did you pick up this sofa from a garbage dump?"
Wang Liqun still sat down with a plop.
Zhou Chen was now also a big boss with assets worth over a hundred million. If he could sit on it, why couldn't he?
Zhou Chen explained with a smile, "When I first started, I didn't have any money. Having a sofa to sit on was already pretty good..."
Song Yang walked over and took the teapot to make tea.
Wang Liqun winked at Zhou Chen: "Think about what I mentioned just now?"
He firmly believed that the business Zhou Chen was doing would definitely make money.
Investing five million to start a game gold-farming company wasn't a bad idea either."A gold-farming studio is just a small-time thing. It's okay to make a little money, but it's hard to make a lot. If you really want to invest, I don't mind!" Zhou Chen said with a grin.
"Then I won't invest in it. I'll follow you to do other businesses instead. Tell me about that thing you mentioned on the phone just now!" Wang Liqun took out a box of what looked like high-end slim cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out one and put it in his mouth: "You're still young. I won't offer you a cigarette!"
"Build greenhouses and engage in aquaculture!"
Zhou Chen only said six words.
The hand with which Wang Liqun was about to light his cigarette froze slightly. He didn't light it anymore and threw the lighter and the cigarette on the table together, looking at Zhou Chen with suspicion and saying, "The aquatic product market is pretty saturated right now. Isn't engaging in aquaculture a dead end? Moreover, the temperature in our Jiangzhou is uniquely advantaged, and there's no need to build greenhouses at all!"
"What if there's a heavy snowfall this winter?"
Zhou Chen stared at Wang Liqun with a faint smile.
"..."
Wang Liqun was left speechless.
What if?
How could there be so many what-ifs?
A one-in-ten-thousand probability could be completely ignored.
Besides, even if there was heavy snow, it surely wouldn't freeze the bottom of the lake, right?
In different seasons, the temperature of the water layers is also different.
In summer, the temperature at the bottom of the water is lower than that on the surface, and fish can move around at the bottom.
In winter, the temperature at the bottom of the water is higher than that on the surface. Even if the lake surface is frozen, fish can still live normally at the bottom as long as the bottom of the water isn't frozen through, and the aquatic ecosystem won't be affected too much.
Zhou Chen could see that Wang Liqun was quite speechless, as if he had been tricked into coming here just for a joke.
Song Yang placed the teapot on the coffee table, took two disposable paper cups and poured tea into them, and then went back to his workstation to start working.
Zhou Chen picked up the tea, blew on it, and when it had cooled down a bit, he took a small sip.
"Sometimes I really wonder if you're an adult who has rejuvenated. After living for over thirty years, I've never seen a college student as steady as you!"
Wang Liqun waited for a long time but didn't get an explanation from Zhou Chen. He was still sipping tea leisurely. Looking at his mature and steady appearance, it felt like punching cotton.
Zhou Chen took another sip of tea, put down the cup, and said mysteriously on purpose: "Do you know about Qimen Dunjia?"
Wang Liqun was stunned for a moment, and then said with a dark face: "Why are you bringing up the occult again?"
"I've predicted that there will be a cold wave this year!"
"This cold wave will have a huge impact on the aquaculture in Hunan Province and even the whole southern region."
Zhou Chen sighed and looked full of worry.
He didn't seem to be faking that look at all.
"Damn it, are you serious?"
Wang Liqun sat up straight, his eyes wide open.
The fact that Zhou Chen exposed the affair between Bai Qianqian and Acheng was already outrageous enough. Later, he predicted the development of Wangjiang District and made tens of millions with him.
Now that Zhou Chen was bringing up the occult, it kind of made sense.
"Do I look like I'm joking with you?"
"After all, I'm also worth over a hundred million. Wouldn't it be better for me to do something else with this time?"
Zhou Chen gave Wang Liqun a blank look.
Wang Liqun swallowed: "Then calculate my marriage prospects for me!"
The corner of Zhou Chen's mouth twitched violently.
What am I supposed to calculate about your marriage prospects!
You're so rich. What kind of woman can't you find?
Zhou Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said in a flat voice: "I'm here to talk about cooperation with you. If you want to cooperate, then let's do it. If not, I'll find someone else!"
"Cooperation? Of course! Even if you said you wanted to reclaim the sea or tile the Great Wall, I'd cooperate with you without hesitation!" Wang Liqun exaggerated.
"Why do I feel like you're being sarcastic?" Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows.
"Sarcastic?"
"What does that mean??"
Wang Liqun didn't understand that future Internet buzzword from Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "Never mind. Let's talk about how to cooperate!"
Wang Liqun's facial expression also became serious.
"I'll go get a map first!"
There was a map of Hunan Province hanging in Zhou Chen's master bedroom.
He went to the bedroom to get the map, placed it on the coffee table, and picked up a pencil to point at the Xiang River and said: "Hunan Province is among the top four provinces in the country in terms of annual fishery output value. The Xiang River, as the largest river in Hunan Province, has its branches spreading across eight cities. Sixty-five percent of the aquatic products in Hunan Province come from the Xiang River. This cold wave will affect the fishery ecology of the Xiang River. What we need to do is to purchase the fish in the hands of fishermen along the Xiang River and other aquaculture merchants in advance!"
Wang Liqun pinched the bridge of his nose: "To be able to affect the ecology of the Xiang River, how cold must this cold wave be?"
He was very conflicted in his heart. He wanted to believe what Zhou Chen said, but at the same time, he thought what Zhou Chen said was really too far-fetched.
Zhou Chen continued: "I plan to build greenhouse sheds in thirteen cities in Hunan Province. Three in each city, making a total of thirty-nine. Since we have very little time left, we need to speed up the construction of the company, so the construction cost is extremely high. I estimate that we need a conservative investment of about five hundred million!"
"Five hundred million is a bit difficult to handle!" Wang Liqun picked up the teacup and took a sip of water. "The total output value of the fishery industry in Hunan Province in 2003 was about nine billion seven hundred million. The end of the year is the peak season for fishery sales, accounting for at least 30% of the total output value. We'll have to invest at least one billion in total. Three hundred million will be used to build the greenhouse shed ecosystem, and seven hundred million to buy fish."
"Can you secure that much investment?" Zhou Chen asked with a smile.
"No..."
"Nobody would believe you except me!"
Wang Liqun took another sip of tea and then said, "However, I can ask my third sister to invest. We can come up with four hundred million. With your two hundred million, that'll be six hundred million. I'll ask my third sister to figure out something else. She has several suitors who are quite wealthy. Maybe she can secure the remaining investment."
Zhou Chen said, "I can only invest one hundred million."
Wang Liqun said unhappily, "What are you keeping the other one hundred million for? Don't tell me you have other business deals?"
Zhou Chen nodded and admitted, "My mobile phone factory still needs some investment. The rest of my money has to go into the mobile phone business."
Wang Liqun looked complicated and said, "Can your mobile phone factory really make money?"