Chapter Ninety-Four: Heading to Southern Yunnan

  Liu Qingshu had already told him about this beforehand, and Zhao Qirui also had some impression of it, so he replied:

  "I have some impression of that person, should be a coal boss from Shanxi Province, I need to ask my friend for more specific information."

  Liu Lao hastily said: "Xiao Zhao, trouble you to ask for me now."

  Zhao Qirui nodded, walked to the side, picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number. After connecting, he chatted for a few sentences before hanging up. Then he asked Liu Qingshu for paper and pen, recorded the person's information, and handed it over to Lao Liu.

  Liu Lao took it over and asked Chu Chen, "Xiao Chu, can I hear your opinion on this prescription?"

  Chu Chen naturally wouldn't object, nodded and said: "No problem, Old Liu, you've got a deal."

  "Alright, this formula belongs to Xiao Chu, you two don't sell it. If the trial production is successful and can indeed produce such candles, then whether you two are partners or solo, Xiao Chu will have a 25% stake in this formula. What do you think, is that okay?"

  Twenty-five percent of the shares is not a small amount, if the market is really like they analyzed before, with twenty-five percent of the shares, Chu Chen can become a billionaire in two or three years. Moreover, one company cannot just produce one product, so this share is very valuable.

  Chu Chen thought for a moment and understood the trick, wanting to shake his head in refusal. However, he was stopped by Liu Lao, who said: "Alright, you three, if you really respect me, then do as I say. Alright, the next thing is up to you to discuss, I'll go make a phone call." After finishing speaking, he hastily walked out of the living room.

  After Liu Lao left, Chu Chen said awkwardly: "This..."

  Zhao Qirui waved his hand and said, "Xiao Chu, Liu Lao is also doing this for your own good. This small share isn't much to say, don't delay it anymore. Shu Jie, I know about her husband's company too, they specialize in hardware, just take a look at this formula and give it to me, okay?"

  Liu Qingshu retorted, "Xiao Rui, who says that just because someone is in hardware they can't do this? On the contrary, you're in trade and don't even have a factory or production equipment, yet you still want to be in this line?"

  "It's precisely because I'm in trade that I have sales channels!"

  "This candle has such a good effect, and sales channels don't need to worry at all..."

  Chu Chen looked at the two of them arguing with a headache and exchanged a helpless glance with Ah Chao.

  "Xiao Chu, who does this prescription belong to?"

  Seeing the two staring at him as if they were going to eat him up, Chu Chen couldn't help but shiver and smiled awkwardly: "This, didn't Old Liu just say it earlier? You two are partners, and you're a great match. Liu Auntie, you have production management experience, and Zhao Brother, you have sales experience, isn't this a perfect combination?"

  The two of them thought for a moment, and indeed it was this reason, so they started arguing again about the proportion of investment and shares. Chu Chen listened to it with a headache, thinking that it seemed he really wasn't good at negotiating after all. He should just focus on doing his antique business honestly, maybe open an antique shop in the future.

  After Liu Lao finished the phone call, the two of them had roughly reached an agreement. Afterwards, they would let their respective subordinates discuss and finalize the contract. Of course, this didn't have much to do with Chu Chen; when the time came to sign the contract, he just needed to go and sign it, and he had also told the two of them that he wouldn't get involved in any management or operational issues.

  Because of the formula, the previous agreement was cancelled. For safety reasons, a confidentiality clause was added to subsequent agreements. In fact, according to Zhao Qirui's idea, this box should be put in a safe deposit box, but he also knew that Liu Lao intended to study it and did not dare to raise any objections.

  After Chu Chen and others left, Liu Qiu Shu asked curiously: "Dad, what are you thinking?"

  "You're referring to the shares, right? I'm doing this so that Little Chu can focus on studying and researching antiques. If you want to play with and learn about antiques well, having no money is absolutely not an option. I have a deep understanding of this, and Little Chu has great talent. I don't want him to go astray because of money." Old Liu said with a smile, jokingly adding, "Daughter, aren't you unhappy?"

  "What's there to be unhappy about? Moreover, Xiaochu's formula is still worth this much shares. Besides, what you're worried about shouldn't be a problem, right? Didn't you see Xiaochu just now, not even batting an eye at 100 million?"

  Liu Lao smiled and said, "Hehe, this is exactly what I'm most satisfied with. However, life always has unexpected events, so it's still necessary to be prepared. I don't want to ruin a good seedling because of money issues."

  "Dad, does this mean I'm going to have another younger brother soon?"

  "Let's wait a bit longer, this matter is not urgent, I'll observe for a while and then say." After all, he was the last disciple of the closed door, so he had high hopes for him. Although Liu Lao already felt satisfied, he still wanted to observe for a little while longer.

  Liu Qingshu joked: "Dad, aren't you afraid that your designated disciple will be snatched away by someone else?"

  "Hum! Who dares!"

  Seeing Liu Lao's expression of blowing his mustache and glaring, Liu Qin couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh silently.

  As soon as they left Liu's villa and got into the car, Wang Guan said sincerely: "Zhao Ge, I'm really sorry about this time."

  Zhao Qirui waved his hand and said, "Oh, you're talking about that black market thing? What's the big deal? They were asking for it themselves. They even dared to auction off that heavy equipment, and that coal boss was also quite ignorant, actually spending a lot of money to buy it. It's really looking for trouble."

  Chu Chen also had a deep feeling after hearing this. Yesterday's auction, buyers like Zhao Qirui who have power and influence were very interested in that tripod, but they didn't participate in the bidding. People like them are all cunning, from this point it can be seen that buying that tripod might bring trouble.

  "Xiao Chu, Liu Lao thinks highly of you! It seems that he is very likely to take you as his disciple." Zhao Qirui said with a smile.

  Chu Chen scratched his head and smiled foolishly: "I don't have high hopes for this, as long as I can often go to Liu Lao's place to ask for advice."

  "Judging from Liu Lao's attitude, it should be about 80-90% certain. Congratulations in advance, big brother!"

  Chu Chen expressed gratitude while his heart was blooming with joy. Even Zhao Qi Rui said so, the possibility is really very high now.

  The next few days were calm and peaceful, Chu Chen stayed at home all the time, reading books, browsing the internet, chatting with Wu Ke, or learning about tea ceremony to cultivate his sentiment, living a simple and comfortable life.

  On the 3rd, Liu Zhiqing called him as agreed. On the phone, Liu Zhiqing said that he had something to do and had to go somewhere else, so he asked him to arrive at km on the 5th and wait for him at the designated hotel, and then the two would go to Tengchong together. During this time, Chu Chen mentioned that his friends also wanted to go together, and Liu Zhiqing readily agreed.

  Before long, it was August 5th. The weather was fine and sunny that day, although the temperature was a bit hot. However, since several people were preparing to take a plane, this kind of weather had to be said to be good for traveling.

  This time, Li Guodong and his group didn't arrive late like they did the last time they went to Xijing. In fact, when Chu Chen arrived at the airport, they had already been there for a while. This made Chu Chen feel a bit strange - their flight wasn't until after 1 pm, so why did they need to arrive so early?

  From Li Guodong's answer, Chu Chen only knew that Wen Yuting had previously gambled on the stone and got a sweet head, heard that Teng Chong's side had more wool, and was excited to rush out early in the morning, but when they arrived at the airport, it was only 8:30.

  Chu Chen saw Wen Yuting's beaming face and was also speechless, so he reminded Li Guodong to take good care of her, after all, the security situation on that side is not necessarily guaranteed.

  The first time taking a plane, Chu Chen felt that everything was very novel, but after getting used to it, there was nothing special about it. Fortunately, the flight only took three or four hours, and he arrived after closing his eyes for a while.

  When Chu Chen and others arrived at the designated hotel, Hou Yuanming and Liu Zhiqing had already arrived. Moreover, what Chu Chen did not expect was that Hou Yuanming and Liu Zhiqing not only knew each other but also cooperated in gambling on stones. However, as a result of Liu Zhiqing's previous bad luck, the outcome can be imagined.

  This unexpected encounter also made Chu Chen breathe a sigh of relief. Although Liu Zhiqing said he didn't mind, the two had known each other for a short time after all, and what he really thought in his heart, Chu Chen couldn't know. Now that there was a familiar face around, things were undoubtedly much better.

  Because km and Tengchong are still a bit far away, it takes more than ten hours to take the bus, and now it's already evening, taking the bus is not very convenient. After introducing each other and getting to know each other, Hou Yuanming took them to eat local delicacies with ease, and then strolled around casually before returning to the hotel for rest.

  The next morning, everyone boarded the bus that Liu Zhiqing had previously contacted and set off for Tongchuan. Along the way, Chu Chen's mood was extremely excited, thinking that by tomorrow at the latest, he would be able to see the famous Jade Street, where countless treasures were waiting for him. He couldn't even care about the fatigue of the journey, his heart was filled with boundless excitement and anticipation.

  They remained silent all the way until they arrived at Tengchong, where everyone followed Liu Zhiqing to a hotel that he and Hou Yuanming both said was relatively safe.