Rebirth of the Wild Age

In the courtyard.

There is an Eight Immortals table in the open air. There is a copper pot and a carbon stove on the table, and a circle of ingredients is placed around the copper pot. Mutton slices, beef louvers, frozen tofu...these things are all shipped from the century-old shop in the capital, and the chef has just lit the charcoal stove and left.

Boom boom boom!

Please come in.

A middle-aged man in his 40s pushed the door in. He didn't look like a rich man. He was thin and dark-skinned, and he wore ordinary clothes.

Please show your ID! Hong Weiguo stopped him.

The middle-aged man took out his ID card and auction documents, and at the same time took out a pack of Zhonghua in a fawning manner, handed one over shortly and said, Please smoke.

Hong Weiguo compared the certificates carefully, and handed them back to the other party: Sorry, no smoking, please come in.

The middle-aged man still kept his ingratiating smile, nodded his thanks to Hong Weiguo, and then walked carefully through the hall into the courtyard.

Song Weiyang was drinking tea and reading a book on the recliner, when he heard footsteps, he stood up and walked towards the Eight Immortals table, and said casually, Sit down and cook hot pot first.

The middle-aged man sat down calmly, just as his butt touched the bench, he stood up suddenly and stretched out his hands, shaking hands shortly and said, Hello, Boss Song, my name is Li Changle.

Song Weiyang nodded: Listen to the accent, are you from the northwest?

A native of Jin Province, a coal digger. Li Changle said.

Song Weiyang frowned: Boss Coal?

Li Changle squeezed out a smile and said, Well, the boss of the coal digger.

Song Weiyang really couldn't laugh or cry, the first time he held a charity dinner, he was photographed by the coal boss. Fortunately, the other party is not ostentatious, and has not revealed his identity so far. The media is still guessing who took the photo of the dinner. But it was a guest from afar, Song Weiyang still picked up his chopsticks and greeted him: The old Beijing copper stove hot pot is absolutely authentic, let's have a taste first.

The dipping water has been adjusted by the chef, but Li Changle has a strong taste, and when a piece of mutton is boiled, he can't help but add a spoonful of salt to the plate. After eating the second piece of mutton, the man gave a thumbs up and said, It's delicious, very tender!

This Niu Baiye is also good. Song Weiyang unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle, and handed over a bottle of white wine, Immortal wine, homemade.

Li Changle stood up immediately: Boss Song, I'll fill you up for you.

Song Weiyang couldn't help laughing: You are different from other coal bosses. Your posture is too low, and you don't have that kind of arrogance at all.

I'm used to being bullied, I just got used to it. Li Changle said.

Song Weiyang was a little curious: The coal boss is still being bullied? Then how do you keep your mine?

Li Changle said with a wry smile: So I didn't keep it, it changed hands not long ago. Now I have a lot of money in my hand, and I really don't know what to do, so I want to ask Boss Song for advice.

Song Weiyang took a sip of liquor: Tell me about yourself, I'll just listen to the story.

Li Changle said: I am a farmer. When I was in junior high school, my grades were not bad. I hoped to be admitted to a technical secondary school. My father was a coal digger, and my brother was also a coal digger. Once a mine collapsed and my brother died. , my father was disabled, and my family lost 1,200 yuan in total. That happened in 1988.

Then you dropped out of school? Song Weiyang asked.

Well, we study late in the countryside. I am 17 years old and still in junior high school, Li Changle recalled. The operation cost money. I had to leave my textbooks and go back to dig coal. I dug shovel by shovel. I dug like this until 1991. Then I encountered a mine collapse and survived the catastrophe, but I was too scared to dig coal again. I went home and planted the land for a year. It was popular in 1992, and I saw in the newspaper that many people went to the Special Economic Zone, so I also went south with more than 5,000 yuan. I was cheated out of doing business in Shencheng money, begging all the way to return home.

Song Weiyang couldn't help laughing out loud: You are so unlucky.

I was stupid at the time, after all, I had never seen the world, Li Changle laughed, In the winter of 1992, I started mining coal again. At that time, the price of coal rose, and the wages of miners also increased. More than 100, which is higher than the salary of our civil servants. But I can’t dig like this for a lifetime, my father is disabled, my old mother is not in good health, and there is a younger sister who is not married. Who will support the family when I die?”

Song Weiyang nodded and said, Indeed.

Li Changle continued to recount the past: In 1993, I heard that running a big car could make money, so I moved around to borrow some, and gave gifts to the credit union in the town for a loan. I bought a second-hand Dajiefang and drove it myself. To pull coal from outside the province. At that time, the coal price in the coal-producing areas of Jin Province was very cheap, only 30 yuan a ton, which was not as expensive as carrots. The coal price in other provinces was higher. Not much. If there are no accidents, I may still be in a sports car now.

What accident? Song Weiyang asked very cooperatively.

Li Changle said: When I met someone who robbed me, I wanted not only money but also my life. I was hacked three times on my back, and they didn't chase me after I jumped into a ravine. But my liberation cart was gone, and I didn't even dare Call the police because I'm in an illegal business too. I don't have any permits, not even a driver's license. That was in 1997.

And then? Song Weiyang was quite interested in stories like The Birth of a Coal Boss.

Li Changle said: I went home to recuperate for nearly two months, and spent 200,000 yuan to contract the coal mine in the village. At that time, the coal price was very unstable, sometimes rising and sometimes falling. Being a coal boss was no different from gambling. people contracted coal mines to make money, but the coal mine in our village changed four bosses and all lost money. In 1998, it was my first year as a coal boss. When the coal price fell sharply, I lost a full 16 Wan, owed a lot of foreign debts. But there is no way, I can only bite the bullet and continue to do it, and it was not until 2000 that I finally started to make money.

Song Weiyang said: No way, it happened to be the Asian financial turmoil at that time.

Li Changle said: In 2001, my good days came. The coal price doubled compared to when I first contracted. Then there were all kinds of bad things. The whole province's coal mines were overhauled, and the coal mines with insufficient safety equipment were all banned. I used all the money I earned before to manage it, and finally passed the approval, repaid the loan and updated the safety equipment.

Time is turning around? Song Weiyang asked.

Li Changle nodded and said: It's a transfer. There are small mines in many of our villages. In the past few years, the profit was not high, and there were a lot of mines that were dying. When the rectification happened, I had to give up the operation. I mortgaged my coal mines to The bank contracted the coal mines of four villages in one go. Although the coal price rose at that time, the prospect was not very clear, so no one competed with me. In 2002, coal suddenly became popular, and people from other provinces came to buy coal It was very exaggerated at the time. In order to ensure the purchase of goods, the coal buyer didn’t even sign the contract, and didn’t let me write the IOU. Instead, he directly stuffed tens of millions of coal purchase money into my hands. 200 yuan a ton Coal, it rose to 300 yuan in one year! I became a millionaire, paid off all the bank loans, and then became a multi-millionaire, and the small coal mines under my hand expanded to seven.

Why don't you do it now? Song Weiyang asked.

Li Changle chuckled: In the past, when coal prices were unstable, you could buy small mines all over the place, and no one competed with you. Now there are more people robbing mines. I eat and drink with people four days a week, seven days a week. I spent the remaining three days sitting in the coal mine. I lived in fear that day. Look at me, do you look like a person in his 30s? No one would believe that I was 40. Last year my mine was targeted by someone. The background is very big, and my relationship is not balanced. Things happen in the mine every now and then, and my son was kidnapped. I simply sold the mine, just to make a safe life. The other party is still very authentic, even the coal mine with equipment The transfer fee gave me a total of 80 million. 80 million in cash! My eight mines are definitely worth more than this amount of money, but not everyone can buy 80 million in cash from me. Since he can get the money, That is also a kind of fate, and it is appropriate to sell the mine to him.

I heard that coal bosses have seen blood? Song Weiyang asked curiously.

Li Changle laughed loudly: Whose blood do you see? The coal boss is also a boss, and he pays attention to harmony and wealth in business. I drink every day to make connections for nothing? If someone makes trouble, I can just call the police. Saying this, Li Changle put away his smile, But it's hard to say in the future. The coal mine has become a money printing machine, and people can do anything for money. So I don't want to be a coal boss. I accept it when I see it. I was born as a farmer, and there is a banker lying in the bank. Billion, what else do I have to be happy about?

You are very smart, it takes great wisdom to accept what you see. Song Weiyang commented.

Li Changle shook his head and said: I don't have much wisdom, I'm just an ordinary person with 100 million in my hands. I moved my whole family to the capital, and I've been idle all day and don't know what to do. I'm already bored. Really, I used to be very tired drinking and laughing every day, but now I am even more tired when I can’t find something to do. I feel that I am going to become a useless person. I learned to play computer some time ago, bought invitation codes from netizens, and have been playing Shan Hai on the Internet. through.

Hahahaha, Song Weiyang couldn't help laughing, Not bad, it seems that you are still my user.

Li Changle said: Online games are very fun. The problem is that my son is also addicted to it. Last week, he skipped class and ran out to play Legend. I was so angry that I beat him with a belt. It’s not playing games every day!’ What do you think I should do? I have to set an example for my son! This time I paid for dinner with Boss Song, just to find out what investment is safer with 100 million.”

What will you do? Song Weiyang asked.

Li Changle said: I will do business related to coal, but I don't want to touch coal again in my life.

Then let's buy a house, Song Weiyang said.

Buying a house? House prices are falling across the country this year, and everyone says they've reached the end. Li Changle said.

Song Weiyang explained: The decline in housing prices this year is due to the government's macro-control. One of the control measures is stricter regulations on land grants. This gives everyone an illusion that the country is going to shrink the real estate market, and some people even think that they will return to housing allocation. era. Do you think we can go back to the era of housing division?

Impossible! Li Changle said immediately.

That's right, Song Weiyang said, It will be more difficult for developers to acquire land in the future, which will only lead to faster housing prices. After all, things are rare and expensive. You have 100 million in your hand. You can buy a house in any way, and you will know what it can become in a few years.”

Li Changle was a little disappointed: Is this the way to invest?

Song Weiyang asked back: Do you know how to invest if you need to operate?

No. Li Changle shook his head.

Then you can be an apartment with peace of mind. You can buy dozens or hundreds of apartments and store them. You can rent them out with simple decoration, or you can wait for the house price to rise before selling them. Song Weiyang said.

Li Changle asked: How many years can housing prices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen go up?

Song Weiyang said: More than ten years, maybe longer.

Li Changle asked again: What if I want to invest in stocks?

You know how to trade in stocks? Song Weiyang asked.

Li Changle said: After speculating for a while, I lost more than 100,000 yuan. I quit short-term operations, and I just wanted to ask which stocks are worth holding for a long time.

Song Weiyang smiled and said, You have too many questions. I told you so carefully about real estate speculation before because I am very satisfied with your story. I am not your investment and financial advisor.

Oh, forget it. Li Changle started to drink.

Song Weiyang thought for a while, and then said: If you really want to buy stocks, then go to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to buy Tencent. The longer you hold it, the more valuable it will be.

Okay, Li Changle drank the wine in the glass, I use half of my 100 million to buy a house, and half to buy Tencent stocks!

It's all spent? Song Weiyang asked.

Spend it all, just keep a million and one hundred thousand to live on, Li Changle said, Anyway, the house you bought can be renovated and you can still collect rent!

Song Weiyang said cheerfully, You just trust me that much? What if I lie to you, or if I miss you?

Li Changle said: You are the richest man, I'm just a small person, you lied to me when you were full. As for your misjudgment, I also admit it, the chance of your misjudgment is definitely much smaller than other people.

Boldness! Song Weiyang raised his glass and smiled, Come, let's have a drink.

Dry!

The rest of the time was just chatting nonsense. After a few glasses of wine, Li Changle finally let go more and more, patted his chest and said: I am not capable, what I can show is courage. When I was in the deep city, The more than 5,000 yuan I brought was all my belongings; I ran long-distance coal transportation and owed tens of thousands to buy a car; I contracted the first coal mine and spent all my savings; one mine became five, and the loan owed nearly 2 million. Which time is it not to block your wealth? Men do things back and forth, and if they fail to do something, they will die. Boss Song, I believe in you, you will not let me die, and you will let me live a good life for the rest of my life!

Hahaha, that's a good point. Eat meat and drink! Song Weiyang was in a good mood.

This charity dinner is very interesting, it is like listening to a story, and it is someone else who sends money to tell the story.

Song Weiyang is suddenly looking forward to next year's story, he just hopes that there won't be another coal boss, the same story will not be new after hearing too much.