Chen Hongjun counted as another of the men who had recognized Li Long's potential.
Throughout Li Long's development, Chen Hongjun and Li Xiangqian had played crucial roles.
He still remembered how Chen Hongjun had purchased his goods back when he was chief of the state-run purchasing station, offering good prices and high appraisals.
When the purchasing station closed and Chen Hongjun left, he had not only taught him some methods for grading goods, but also introduced him to buyers like Jia Tianlong and Zhao Hui.
It could be said that without Chen Hongjun's help, Li Long's purchasing station could never have gotten off to such a smooth start, nor could it have been making so much money now.
Of course, it had been mutually beneficial. One very important reason Chen Hongjun had been promoted to station chief was that Li Long could supply him with plenty of good goods every year, allowing him to exceed his quotas.
Of course, Li Long had also witnessed Chen Hongjun's uneventful, even somewhat straitened life after his transfer to Beiting. Back then, Chen Hongjun had lost the easy, lively manner he had possessed in Ma County, and even his smiles had looked strained.
Things were different now, of course. Chen Hongjun had a healthy complexion and a booming voice. Clearly, business at his purchasing station had been good lately.
"I've been wanting to come over for ages," Chen Hongjun said with a smile as he sat in the reception room. "But things have been so busy lately, buying hides and miscellaneous goods, and dealing with inspections and visiting groups..."
"Visiting groups? They've made you a model example over there?" Li Long asked in surprise.
"Yes, my thinking's the same as yours. Since we're in this line of work, we count as a supplement to