December 25, Monday.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the group returned to Shan City.
When the plane landed, Shan City it was raining lightly.
The gray sky and wet runway are completely different worlds from the blue sky and white clouds of Yunnan.
Zhao Chen walked out of the arrival hall, and Liu Haitao was already waiting at the door in his car.
Su Wantang followed him, carrying tea leaves and flower cakes brought back from Yunnan.
"You go back first." Zhao Chen handed the luggage to Liu Haitao, "I'll take a taxi."
Su Wantang glanced at him, didn't ask anything, just nodded, got in the car and left.
Zhao Chen hailed a taxi on the side of the road and reported the address of Zhengfa University.
He took out two small boxes from his bag, glanced at them, and put them back.
The gift was bought in the ancient city yesterday. It was not something expensive, but he thought she would like it.
When the car drove past Jialing River Bridge, the rain stopped. A small patch of light blue light appeared on the horizon, as if someone had torn a hole in the thick clouds.
Zhao Chen stood downstairs from Female Dormitory and dialed the number of Shen Zhiyi.
After three rings, the call was connected. "Zhao Chen? Did you reply to Shan City?" Shen Zhiyi's voice was full of surprise.
"Just arrived. It's downstairs from you."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a second, and then there was a rustling sound, like someone was putting on shoes.
Shen Zhiyi lowered his voice and said, "I'm shopping outside... Just wait a moment, I'll be back soon."
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment. "Where have you been shopping?"
Shen Zhiyi said, "Guanyin Bridge. Together with Xiaowen."
Zhao Chen smiled, "Then I'll go find you. Which store?"
"We are also preparing to go back to school!" Shen Zhiyi reported the name of a teahouse near the school and added:
"You wait for us here first, we will go back soon-"
Zhao Chen said, "Okay! Then slow down."
The phone hangs up.
Zhou Xiaowen came over. "What's wrong? Zhao Chen is here?"
Shen Zhiyi nodded. "Yeah. He just came back from Yunnan and is at school now."
Zhou Xiaowen's eyes lit up. "Arrived at school? Then let's go back quickly?"
Shen Zhiyi nodded. "I definitely want to go back, how about you guys go shopping first?"
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses. "Let's go back together!"
Zhou Xiaowen threw the scarf he just picked up back on the shelf. "Let's go to the tea room! See Chairman Zhao!"
When the Westerners arrived at the tea room, Zhao Chen was already sitting in Private Room.
After Shen Zhiyi came in, he sat next to him first.
"Zhao Zong is back!" Zhou Xiaowen was the most positive, "Where are the gifts? Did you bring us any gifts?"
Zhao Chen smiled and pointed to the bag on the table and took out a few boxes from it.
Shen Zhiyi is a tie-dye scarf with blue and white patterns and feels very soft.
Zhou Xiaowen is a box of flower cakes, Chen Shuhua is a pack of Pu'er, and Li Jing is a pair of silver earrings.
Zhou Xiaowen opened the flower cake, took a bite, and said vaguely:
"Zhao Zong, you went to Yunnan this time and signed such a big contract. Do we also have credit for it?"
Zhao Chen sat down opposite her. "What's the credit?"
Zhou Xiaowen swallowed the cake in his mouth and said proudly:
"Raise pigs! The last time I bought Hot Pot, I was the first to say that the price of pork was going up. Without me, would you have thought of investing in Shennong?"
Chen Shuhua poured cold water on the side. "Zhao Chen has been optimistic about the pig industry for a long time. What does it have to do with you?"
Zhou Xiaowen was unconvinced. "Then he only remembered after hearing what I said!"
Zhao Chen smiled, "Yes, it's all thanks to you. So I brought you an extra box of gifts."
Zhou Xiaowen opened another box with satisfaction.
Shen Zhiyi folded the scarf and put it away, and whispered, "Thank you."
Zhao Chen looked at her. "Do you like it?"
Shen Zhiyi nodded. "I like it."
She paused and said, "Any color looks good."
Zhou Xiaowen was yelling at the side, "Zhiyi, why are you blushing!"
Shen Zhiyi glared at her. "Eat your cake."
Chen Shuhua poured a cup of tea for Zhao Chen and pushed it in front of him. "This time I invested in Yunnan Agriculture, there was a lot of quarrel on the Internet. It won't have much impact on you, right?"
Zhao Chen picked up the tea cup. "Let's just argue. If the stock price falls for a few days, it will naturally come back."
Li Jing asked in a low voice, "Then do you think Yunnan Agriculture can make it?"
Zhao Chen put down the teacup. "In three years, it will at least double."
Private Room was quiet for a second. Zhou Xiaowen put down the cake in his hand:
"Then... should our account buy Fenjiu now?"
Zhao Chen looked at her. "Didn't you already transfer the money? You can operate it at any time if you have an account!"
Zhou Xiaowen smiled sheepishly:
"It's just that... we feel that we don't trust the money in our own hands."
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses:
"What she said makes sense. None of us has ever managed so much money.
Let us buy Fenjiu ourselves, but we are afraid that we will not be able to control ourselves and will operate frequently. So--"
She looked at Zhao Chen: "Can you please help us take care of it?"
Shen Zhiyi also looked at him. "Zhao Chen, if you are busy, forget it, we will learn slowly by ourselves -"
Zhao Chen shook his head. "I'm not busy. What if you have a good investment target and can't operate it freely?
Let's make it clear first that if I manage it, if I buy Fenjiu, I will play the song and there will be no other operations!"
Zhou Xiaowen raised his hand. "Leave it to you, we don't care about anything. You can buy Fenjiu, or you can buy others!"
Zhao Chen thought for a while, "That's okay. The best way to invest in the long term is to forget about this account. Putting it in my hands is indeed a solution."
He was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "Just buy Fen Liquor, it's more certain."
Li Jing blinked. "We all listen to you!"
Zhao Chen nodded. "Don't worry, after this investment is completed, it will allow you to gain wealth and freedom for the first time!"
Zhou Xiaowen asked, "Then how much should we invest? All 22 million?"
Zhao Chen said, "My suggestion is that your money totals 22 million. You can use 2 million as pocket money and invest the remaining 20 million."
Chen Shuhua Quick mental calculation. "20 million, according to the current stock price..."
Zhao Chen said, "I can probably buy about 300,000 shares. I can keep it for three years without moving."
Zhou Xiaowen was a little hesitant. "What if it falls?"
Zhao Chen said, "If it falls, just hold it. Baijiu, the longer it is kept, the more valuable it becomes. And -"
He paused. "I won't give you leverage. There is almost no risk."
Shen Zhiyi was the first to nod. "I agree."
Zhou Xiaowen also nodded. "I agree too. Anyway, Chairman Zhao made the money for us, so we can invest whatever he says."
Chen Shuhua and Li Jing also nodded.
Zhao Chen picked up the tea cup:
"Then it's settled. After the New Year, at a suitable time, I'll ask Chen Xi to open an account in one of your names.
There is no need to pay taxes on the income from personal accounts, and it is easy to operate."
Xinu picked up the teacup together and touched it with him.
Outside the window, the rain stopped.
The sky darkened and the street lights came on one by one.
Zhou Xiaowen suddenly said, "Does this count as 'making money while lying down'?"
Three Women thought for a moment and nodded, "Forget it."
Zhou Xiaowen leaned back on the chair with satisfaction:
"That's good. My biggest dream in this life is to make money while lying down."
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses. "Your dream has come true."
Zhou Xiaowen chuckled and opened another box of flower cakes.
Shen Zhiyi looked at Zhao Chen and said softly, "Thank you."
Zhao Chen shook his head. "You're welcome."
The laughter in Private Room kept coming and going.
Zhao Chen sat there, enjoying the peace.
Although he is still a student in name only, school life is becoming more and more distant from him.
Even Lin Wanqing, the once famous figures Chen Hao and Previous Life who sent him to prison, are now a passing thing to him.
What piqued his interest was the establishment of the Henglong empire.
One day, he wants everyone to remember this name.