Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 295: Pirated CDs

The gun license issue was resolved, and Lu Shaohua felt relieved. He added five bodyguards at once, and with Li Shangkui and the other three, there were eight people in total. Lu Shaohua felt that he was making a fuss, but when he thought about the reputation of the Shenzhen Phoenix Group's base and his identity being exposed to the officials of Shenzhen City, Lu Shaohua felt that adding more people around him was not a bad thing, and it was a bit of a precaution.

Lu Shaohua let out a long sigh and didn't think too much about it. It was almost time for lunch, so he called Li Shangkui and others to come over and have lunch at Weng Wende's restaurant. He also wanted to talk to Weng Wende about something.

Soon, Li Shangkui and his group came, but this time there were only three of them, missing Zhang Qingyun. His wife had already come to Shenzhen, and Lu Shaohua also gave him a few days off, letting him stay with his wife for a few days, and then go directly to work at Phoenix Security.

"Brother Li, don't drive, just walk over." Lu Shaohua watched Li Shangkui signaling Yang Yang and Li Wusheng to drive, and Lu Shaohua hurriedly stopped them.

Over the years, Lu Shaohua has always taken a car to go wherever he goes. Today he has some free time, so it would be nice to take a walk and experience the experience.

Li Shangkui didn't know what Lu Shaohua meant, but he carried out Lu Shaohua's words 100%. The three of them stood at three points and escorted Lu Shaohua out of the villa and walked towards Weng Wende's restaurant.

When they arrived at Weng Wende's restaurant, the sharp-eyed Weng Wende saw Lu Shaohua and his group coming in. He greeted them with a smile, asked a waiter to prepare the food, and accompanied Lu Shaohua and his group to the private room on the second floor.

After entering the box and everyone sat down, Weng Wende became anxious. In the past two days, he saw that the coal industry had hyped up the Phoenix brand of cars. He also knew that the cars had been produced. He was very enthusiastic about this matter.

"Xiaohua, I heard that the car has been produced?" As soon as Lu Shaohua sat down, Weng Wende came over, pulled the chair next to him in a flattering manner, and asked.

There was no way. Lu Shaohua went to bed early these two days. When Weng Wende returned to the villa and wanted to ask about this, Lu Shaohua had already gone to bed. The restaurant opened early in the morning and Weng Wende also came early. Due to the difference in time, he didn't even get to see Lu Shaohua.

"Yeah!" Lu Shaohua nodded, looked up at Weng Wende, and seeing that he was satisfied and expectant, Lu Shaohua poured cold water on him again and said, "Don't even think about it. We have produced it, but only one car has been produced. We can't give you the first car."

"Oh?" Weng Wende was disappointed for a moment, but then he thought, since the first car has been produced, the second car should be produced soon, so he asked again. "What's the problem with mass production?"

"Ask your brother about this matter, don't look for me." Lu Shaohua simply made an excuse and asked Weng Wende to go find Chu Lei to avoid trouble.

"Oh!" Weng Wende responded reluctantly. Just kidding, he didn't dare to go to Chu Lei because Chu Lei had scolded him more than once or twice.

"Okay, okay, stop thinking about cars. I have a project on hand now. Do you want to do it?" Lu Shaohua said seriously.

When he heard about the project, Weng Wende came to his senses, sat up straight, and said with a serious expression on his face, "Tell me, what project do you want me to do?"

As early as several years ago, Lu Shaohua promised to give Weng Wende a project in a few years. Now thinking about it, several years have passed, and Lu Shaohua also thinks that the time is almost ripe and it is time for Weng Wende to make more money.

"Making CDs." Lu Shaohua went straight to the point. It was already 92. Next year, a company called 'Wanyan' would produce VCD players, and CDs would gradually appear on the market. Meanwhile, the base in Bao'an had also started research and development. According to the news from Chu Lei, it was only a matter of time before the research and development was successful. It would be successful by the beginning of next year at the latest.

"CD? What is a CD?" asked Weng Wende.

"Oh?" Lu Shaohua frowned. He had forgotten that VCDs had not yet appeared. Weng Wende didn't know about this, so he could only explain, "The optical disc is something like the current videotapes, but the optical disc is much more convenient than the videotapes."

After a rough understanding, although Weng Wende still didn't understand it, there was no need for him to dig into the details because he was only responsible for getting the money for investment. As for other aspects, he believed that Lu Shaohua would help solve them. Just like smuggling cigarettes and alcohol to the Soviet Union, he not only took out the money, but also contacted a few suppliers to get the goods. After that, he had nothing to do and could only wait to collect the money.

"Tell me how to invest in that CD?" Weng Wende said.

"There is no rush at the moment. I am telling you now so that you can prepare in advance and gather funds, because this investment is not like the last time, where you can start small and expand. You have to invest first." After a pause, Lu Shaohua felt a little uneasy and continued. "You have two choices when investing in CDs, one is to make genuine products, and the other is to make pirated products. Which one do you choose?"

"Oh? Is there any difference between genuine and pirated products?" Weng Wende did not answer Lu Shaohua's question, but asked back.

"It's very troublesome to make legitimate products, but it's different with pirated products. Not only are the profits high, but they are also less regulated. However, there are risks in making pirated products, and you can only do it secretly." Lu Shaohua explained patiently.

In fact, Lu Shaohua was asked to propose piracy, but piracy is illegal, so Lu Shaohua let Weng Wende make the choice. Anyway, making CDs is only easy in the first few years. In the end, a large number of pirated CDs appeared and the market was flooded, so it would be impossible to make any money if they continued to make CDs.

In his previous life, Weng Wende's eldest brother invested in pirated CDs in the late 1990s and made tens of millions in just over a year. This shows how high the profits from pirated CDs are. However, that was also a small business. If Lu Shaohua was guiding Weng Wende from behind and he increased the investment in the early stages, I believe it would not take more than a year to make tens of millions.

Weng Wende has always been a bold person, as can be seen from the incident of smuggling cigarettes and alcohol. If he was timid, he would not have been able to do it at all. It was precisely because of his boldness that he followed Lu Shaohua and made a lot of benefits. This time was the same. When Lu Shaohua told him the benefits of piracy, Weng Wende did it immediately.

"I chose to be a pirated product." Weng Wende said excitedly.

"Okay, then you should first prepare some funds and then find a relatively secret place. I think you can start production at the beginning of next year." Lu Shaohua told Weng Wende what to do next.

"Okay, I will prepare well during this period of time." Weng Wende nodded and said.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua also responded, and there was no further words after that.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then several waiters brought the dishes. As the dishes were served, Lu Shaohua stopped talking about the CD and started to deal with the food on the table.

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In the blink of an eye, a day passed. When the sun rose the next day, Lu Shaohua got up. When he went downstairs, he found that it was already past eight o'clock, almost nine o'clock. He called Li Shangkui to come over, and then sat quietly on the sofa.

At noon today, Chen Guobang will arrive in Shenzhen with four bodyguards. Lu Shaohua will of course arrange for Li Shangkui to pick him up at the airport early. After all, it takes some time to get from the villa to Bao'an Airport.

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Chen Guobang asked as soon as he entered the door.

"Well, sit down first. I have something for you to do." Lu Shaohua waved his hand to signal Chen Guobang to sit down. After Chen Guobang sat down, he continued. "Brother Guobang will arrive at Bao'an Airport by plane at around 11 o'clock. You can ask Brother Yang to drive two cars to pick him up."

"Okay, I'll leave in an hour." Chen Guobang nodded and said.

"Ok!"

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After arranging the visit to Chen Guobang, Lu Shaohua started chatting with Li Shangkui about some family matters. Since 86 when Chen Guobang led a team to the Soviet Union to expand his network, Li Shangkui and Zhang Qingyun had been with Lu Shaohua. Now that Zhang Qingyun had left, Li Shangkui was the only one left.

Speaking of which, Lu Shaohua also felt guilty. Li Shangkui had been with him for several years, but Lu Shaohua had never really understood Li Shangkui's situation. So after finishing the business, Lu Shaohua began to chat about family matters with Chen Guobang.

Staying with Lu Shaohua could mean facing danger at any time. Lu Shaohua also planned to arrange for Li Shangkui to go to Phoenix Security to help, but for some reason, Li Shangkui refused, saying that he was not going to get married like Zhang Qingyun, so there was no need for him to go there.

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything about Li Shangkui's decision. Since he was willing to stay with Lu Shaohua, Lu Shaohua could only tell him to leave when he wanted to. Of course, Lu Shaohua had secretly made a decision in her heart, that is, to act as a matchmaker and introduce a girl to Li Shangkui, otherwise, if she stayed with him all the time, she would never find a wife.

The two of them chatted back and forth and eventually they became very talkative. Li Shangkui, who is usually not very talkative, seemed to have taken stimulants today and performed exceptionally well. He chatted and laughed with Lu Shaohua until more than an hour later, when he stood up and prepared to pick up Chen Guobang.

Picking up Chen Guobang was urgent, so Lu Shaohua did not stop him. He just said "be careful" and let Li Shangkui go out. The hall returned to its usual calm. Lu Shaohua sat alone, looking at the phone, waiting for Li Shangkui to return triumphantly.

Time passed quickly and before he knew it, it was already twelve o'clock in the afternoon. Lu Shaohua knew that the person who came to pick him up should be back soon, so he stood up and walked outside the door to wait, as if to welcome Chen Guobang.

After a while, the two cars, led by the Rolls-Royce and followed by the Mercedes-Benz, drove smoothly into the villa area. Lu Shaohua also took two steps happily, smiling and waiting for the cars to approach.

When the car stopped, Chen Guobang got out of the passenger seat of the Rolls-Royce. Seeing Lu Shaohua, he smiled and nodded as a greeting, and Lu Shaohua said, "Brother, you have worked hard."

"It's okay, look at the bodyguard I brought back for you." After saying that, Chen Guobang stood next to Lu Shaohua and turned to look at the Mercedes-Benz.

Almost at the same time when Chen Guobang turned around, the door of the Mercedes-Benz opened, and then four people came out. When the faces of the four people came into Lu Shaohua's sight, Lu Shaohua was stunned at first, then found it hard to believe, and then turned his head to look at Chen Guobang with an inquiring look.

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