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Chapter 95 Investment
Chapter 95 Investment
He had only heard Jiang Xia mention before that his family owned a factory in Shaodong, but he had never asked for details about it.
But now that I think about the information I've been looking up recently, isn't Shaodong the famous hometown of lighters in China?
"Your family makes lighter parts? What do you mainly make?"
Jiang Xia looked at the way his eyes were shining and felt a surge of suspicion.
"What's wrong?"
What kind of lighters does your family mainly manufacture?
Although Jiang Xia didn't understand, she still told him.
"The constant flow valve and ignition device—why are you suddenly curious about these?"
Upon hearing about the constant flow valve and ignition device, Zhang Beichuan was slightly disappointed, as these two items could be easily purchased from wholesale software.
But then I thought, since Shaodong is the hometown of lighters, there must be someone in Jiang Xia's family who knows someone who makes lighter bodies.
"Do you know anyone who makes lighter bodies?"
"Yes, my dad used to run his own factory after leaving the factory, and he made this kind of thing. Later, he realized it wasn't profitable, so he switched to making constant flow valves and ignition devices. Why are you interested in this stuff?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Beichuan beamed with joy. Now he had a way to understand the manufacturing process of lighter bodies!
"It's nothing, I was just curious." Then, he changed the subject, "So, where are you going to get the rest of the money?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia's curiosity vanished without a trace, and he immediately grinned like a weasel that had stolen a chicken.
I do have quite a few close female friends, but they're all broke by the end of the month, so there's no hope for them.
She knows Zhang Beichuan very well; he's usually quite stingy, but he must have saved up a lot of money over the years.
"Isn't that what we need Mr. Zhang's support for?"
Having already guessed her little scheme, Zhang Beichuan wasn't surprised at all, since he would need Jiang Xia's help later anyway.
With the money on hand increasing day by day, it's time to find a place to put it.
"Then let's not borrow it. I'll put up 100,000, consider it half my investment, how about that?"
Jiangxia was naturally eager to receive a 100,000 yuan investment.
Furthermore, once Zhang Beichuan invests, he will have even more legitimate reasons to meet with him more often.
She refused to believe that feelings wouldn't develop over time!
And there's a free GG planner too, why not take it!
But when she thought about how stingy he usually was, and how he finally invited her out for a day, she had put on a full face of makeup and wore the black stockings that men love most.
He actually took me to People's Park for a cup of tea that cost twenty yuan and a bowl of vegetarian noodles that cost ten yuan, and that was how he treated me.
Her generosity today surprised her.
"Mr. Zhang, you're being so generous today, did you strike it rich?"
Zhang Beichuan raised an eyebrow at her disbelieving look.
"Fine, you don't want it, right? Then forget I said anything."
"No, I was just joking." Jiang Xia smiled and took out her phone, opening the payment code as if afraid he would change his mind. "Mr. Zhang, transfer the money!"
Zhang Beichuan took out his phone and transferred 100,000 yuan to her.
"Here's a reward for you."
"Mr. Zhang, you're so generous!" Jiang Xia smiled, giving him a thumbs up. "Then I'll write you an investment agreement tomorrow, and we'll be partners!"
"Okay." Zhang Beichuan smiled.
The initial funding and general operating model were basically agreed upon, and the two chatted about the follow-up arrangements while eating.
Jiang Xia, who had stuffed a piece of watermelon into his mouth, mumbled something indistinctly.
"Then I'll go find a design company tomorrow morning to prepare the shop's interior design and layout. I'll come to Uncle Zhu's place this afternoon to learn the craft."
Zhang Beichuan put down his chopsticks and paused for a moment.
These days, home renovation is a huge pitfall. Many decoration companies attract customers with low prices in the early stages, but then drastically increase their fees later.
He was worried that Jiang Xia, being a young girl, would be completely ignorant about this and easily fooled.
Anyway, Dad is coming back. He's been in the construction and renovation business for so many years, and he knows a lot of people in Chengdu.
In addition, the construction industry is in a slump this year, so there's no shortage of people willing to do the work.
"You don't need to hire someone separately for the renovation; just get the design drawings done. I'll have my dad find a few people to do the rest of the work."
The experience of renovating the coffee shop last time was still vivid in Jiang Xia's mind, and she looked at him with a smile.
"Really? Won't that be too much trouble for Uncle?"
"It's no trouble at all. He'll be back to help me in a while anyway, so he should be able to lend a hand around that time."
"Help you? Help me with what?" Jiang Xia asked with a curious look.
Zhang Beichuan thought about it and then told her anyway.
"I quit my job and opened a seafood shop near Baijia Market. Business has been good lately, and I'm too busy to manage everything, so I've asked my parents to help out at the shop."
"A seafood shop?" Jiang Xia's eyes widened, forgetting to put the watermelon in her hand into her mouth, staring at him in disbelief. "You? Zhang Beichuan? Selling fish?"
Her expression was as if she had heard some unbelievable story. Someone who could even kill a cactus in college was now running a seafood shop?
"What? It's not working?"
"No..." Jiang Xia put down the watermelon, leaned forward, and her usually smiling eyes were now filled with curiosity. "When did you resign? I had no idea! Also, what kind of seafood did you sell at the Baijia Market? How was business?"
She bombarded me with a barrage of questions, her tone laced with reproach as she said, "You, Zhang Beichuan, how could you not tell me about something so important?"
Zhang Beichuan couldn't help but laugh at her inquisitive attitude.
"What? I have to send you an invitation and invite you to a table since I'm quitting my job?" He took a sip of beer and said slowly, "I mainly do wholesale eels, and occasionally other things too. Business... is alright."
"Not bad?" Jiang Xia raised an eyebrow, a sly glint in her eyes. "President Zhang transferred 100,000 to me without even blinking. Is that not bad? He's probably just being modest."
"It's enough to support myself, and I even have some extra money to invest in your barbecue restaurant, isn't that great?"
"Tch~"
Jiang Xia pursed her lips but didn't press the matter further.
She knew Zhang Beichuan; if he really didn't want to talk, she couldn't get it out of him no matter how hard she asked.
but..
Her eyes darted around, and suddenly she put on a smiling expression.
"If our store needs eels or anything like that in the future, we can't exactly pay Mr. Zhang to buy them, can we?"
He spoke with such confidence and charisma, with a touch of intimacy between them, typical of Jiang Xia's style: familiar, direct, and with a hint of calculation, yet not annoying.
Zhang Beichuan was amused by her and shook his head.
"That won't do. Considering our relationship, you can pay 50 yuan per jin instead of 42 yuan per jin for others."
"Hmph!" Jiang Xia turned her head away, not wanting to pay him any attention. Of course, she knew he was joking. "You stingy little thing!"
The two chatted and laughed, drinking and talking, and before they knew it, it was already ten o'clock at night.
Having resolved a major problem on this trip, Jiang Xia started drinking in the latter half, and now his face was flushed with a slight buzz.
"Alright, that's enough for today," Zhang Beichuan said as he watched the designated driver close the trunk.
Seeing that he was trying to run away and had no intention of taking her home, Jiang Xia quickly changed her tone.
"Look at this late at night, she's drunk so much, and you're still letting me go home alone?" Jiang Xia blinked. "What if something happens to me on the way? Won't you, as my partner, regret this to death?"
"Heh... what could possibly happen to a Tyrannosaurus Rex like you?" With that, Zhang Beichuan quickly got into the car and turned to the driver beside him, saying, "Let's go, let's go, hurry up..."
Jiang Xia, his face covered in exhaust fumes, gritted his teeth.
"Zhang Beichuan! You just wait!"
Looking at her roaring through the rearview mirror, Zhang Beichuan laughed heartily.
After getting home, I couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning, whether it was because I was happy to see my old friend today or because of the alcohol.
A few minutes later, the phone rang, and the caller ID showed Li Ying.
"Sigh... Sister-in-law. Ah... yes, yes, I broke up with him again. I was drinking with him tonight, and I just don't understand why she broke up with me..."
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While dealing with his childhood friend's wife, Li Ying, Zhang Beichuan took out a cigarette and lit it.
"Shang K? Oh? Yes, yes, I ordered all three. Lao Mo came with me. He sat there very quietly and even asked if I had any books, saying he wanted to read..."
Zhang Beichuan spoke nonsense with a straight face, "Yes, yes, you know him, he's very honest, he definitely wouldn't, that was all my..."
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After dealing with his childhood friend's wife, Zhang Beichuan hung up the phone, unable to sleep.
I decided to go back to 1986, but as soon as I came out of the backyard of Beichuan Department Store, I ran into Liu Jianguo who was rushing over in a hurry.