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Volume 1: A Difficult Beginning Chapter 16: There are many things to do during the New Year

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    When Li Zhuang returned to Hangzhou, it was approaching the New Year's Eve, and Li Xiang also took the winter vacation.

    Yongzi doesn¡¯t plan to go home this year. He just bought a house and plans to spend the New Year in Hangzhou.  He asked Li Zhuang to drive back in the Audi A6L he bought in the middle of the year. Considering that the long-distance car was comfortable, Li Zhuang accepted his offer.

    The 3.0t with four laps is very powerful, the air suspension is very comfortable, and the space is large. It feels refreshing to Li Zhuang, who is used to driving his own Jetta.

    Sister Juan¡¯s home is not very far from Hangzhou, so one day is enough.  Li Zhuang was very energetic for long-distance driving. He set off at six o'clock and entered the city in the evening.

    Sister Juan¡¯s family greeted brother and sister Li Zhuang at the gate of the community, and then everyone went to a hotel outside for dinner.

    Li Zhuang took a look at it. He hadn't seen her in two years. Sister Juan was still well-maintained, but Sister Juan's husband, Brother Liu, was obviously older. There was a sense of vicissitudes of life on his handsome face. He had seen Liu Jing once half a year ago, and he had changed.  Not big.

    "Xiaozhuang, you've made a fortune. You've driven an Audi and become a big boss? Do you want a janitor?" Brother Liu joked.

    "Well, I've made some money in the past two years, but the Audi belongs to a friend." Li Zhuang didn't need to hide anything in front of Brother Liu.

    ¡°Should you work for someone else now or be your own boss?¡± Sister Juan asked.

    "I can call myself a freelancer or a boss. I plan to go back to my hometown in a few years to invest in setting up a factory. I will need your help then."

    "Let Brother Liu help you with this matter. He has been in business for many years and is familiar with everyone in this city and your family."

    After dinner, the two families sat in the living room and chatted.

    Brother Liu asked about Li Zhuang¡¯s specific plans. When it came to the local situation, he was not very optimistic.  City S has convenient transportation and rich resources, but it is not developing fast. The main reason is the chaotic officialdom.  Of course, there are many large companies here. The city has been changing rapidly over the years, and the infrastructure of the city's supporting industrial parks is good. However, the land price is not cheap now, and it is difficult to obtain large pieces of land.

    Li Zhuang also asked Brother Liu about the business situation.

    ??Brother Liu made his debut relatively early, five years older than Sister Juan. He went to work directly after graduating from high school without being admitted to college. At that time, going to college was really a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, which was very difficult.  At first, he worked as a salesman for a state-owned enterprise, and then he went on his own. A few years ago, he took advantage of the opportunity of industrial transfer and established a lithium battery factory with old connections in several D provinces, but his shareholding was not large.

    "It's hard to do business now. My ideas are somewhat different from those of my partners. There's a fierce internal fight now. They think it's not as good as what I originally said and they plan to divest. I know what to do now."

    Having said this, Brother Liu scratched his hair, looking very decadent.  At the beginning, he was optimistic about this market, made a desperate move, and borrowed a lot of money. He did not expect to encounter an economic crisis, and several partners made him very disappointed. As expected, things involving interests and years of friendship are sometimes compromised.

    "How much does it cost to purchase this factory?" Li Zhuang asked.

    "We originally invested a total of more than 20 million yuan. I invested 3 million, plus my own customer relationships and local network, accounting for 20% of the shares. The three of them combined accounted for 80%. If they were asked to withdraw their investment, it is estimated that 30% of the shares would be invested.  Around 10 million, the factory¡¯s investment in fixed assets has been relatively large in recent years.¡±

    Li Zhuang pondered for a moment and said, "If you take the deal, will there be any problems in management?"

    Brother Liu was a little excited. He patted his chest and said, "I have a pretty good network of contacts. I can connect with talents from all walks of life. Besides, the factory is basically all locals, so there won't be much change. If it weren't for us in the beginning,  Internal differences, coupled with the current monetary tightening and loan difficulties, will not lead to such a passive situation."

    "If you are confident, I can lend you 50 million, and I will also help you refit the production equipment, but there is a prerequisite. You have to set up relevant laboratories. Pure production companies have no future."

    Brother Liu was shocked. Even Sister Juan and the other three who were playing with a bunch of gifts that Li Zhuang brought back from Australia stopped and looked at Li Zhuang.  Sister Juan's family knew the details of Li Zhuang, and they never thought they could get support from Li Zhuang.

    This amount of money is not much for industrial investment, but as far as Lizhuang is concerned, the speed of making money is a bit fast.

    "You are amazing. At this age, starting from nothing, there are only a few people who can earn this kind of wealth. It is much better than your Brother Liu." Brother Liu admired him sincerely.

    Li Zhuang smiled bitterly. In these years, he has only worked and researched. He has not had a normal life, and the price he has paid is not small. Although he enjoys it, he knows that in the eyes of the surrounding circles, he is a weirdo.  He didn't consider whether it was worth it. Life spans only a few decades, and he always needs to leave something worth remembering when he gets old.

    ?"If you can help me with this, don't worry about scientific research. My eldest nephew has a PhD in electrochemistry. I have told him before that I hope he will come and help."

    ¡°Sure, you talk to those partners and let me know when you have the result, and I will arrange for someone to remit the money.¡±

    Having solved his major problem, Brother Liu seemed to be much younger in an instant.  Everyone's conversation turned to Li Zhuang's trip to Australia, and everyone was fascinated to hear him talk about all the interesting things about this trip.

    "Sure enough, the world is so big and full of wonders. I really want to go and see it anytime." Sister Juan said with envy, and then asked about the price of the gifts Li Zhuang gave them: "These wool blankets and wool quilts are very expensive, look.  The workmanship is very exquisite and the material is very soft.¡±

    ¡°The total cost is about US$7,000, which is not too expensive,¡± Li Zhuang said.

    Sister Juan¡¯s hand holding the wool blanket shook and she hurriedly said: ¡°We can¡¯t accept this, it¡¯s too valuable.¡±

    The two of them were being polite, but Brother Liu interrupted them and said to Sister Juan: "Take it, it's Xiaozhuang's wish. He is a rich man now, haha!"

    Sister Juan reluctantly put it away, muttering: "These are not blankets and quilts. They are clearly handicrafts. I have to be careful not to crush them in the future, or hang them up?"

    Everyone was speechless.  We all belong to the common class. We had only seen these luxurious things on TV before, so how could we have thought that we could use them today.

    When Li Zhuang bought this, he also thought that Sister Juan was not in good health and had rheumatism. Wool blankets and wool quilts are warm, breathable and moisture-proof, so he bought a set for her.  As for himself, he is not prepared. He prefers cotton textiles, which are not expensive and require less care.

    Liu Jing couldn¡¯t put it down while holding the opal, while Li Xiang was picking around among the remaining trinkets.  Of the three pearl necklaces Li Zhuang brought back, one was taken away by Xia Yuande, one was hidden by Li Xiang himself, and the remaining one was given to Liu Jing by Li Xiang on his own initiative.

    Li Zhuang was a little tired after driving a long distance. We didn¡¯t chat for long. When we saw him starting to yawn, we asked him to rest first.

    Early the next morning, after breakfast, Brother Liu took Li Zhuang to visit the battery factory.  The equipment of the battery factory is good and the workers are relatively skilled, but the quality of the products is not high.  Li Zhuang checked the equipment one by one in the workshop and wrote down the basic layout and equipment parameters in his notebook to clarify his preliminary ideas.

    After coming out of the battery factory, Li Zhuang had a first draft in mind.  He is no stranger to lithium batteries. His former boss, Yang Dong, had his own business, Qi Dong, who made lithium batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries.  The equipment in Brother Liu's factory has been improved than before, and now the production technology is changing with each passing day.  He asked Brother Liu to discuss the transfer of shares with his partners, while he and his sister went back to their hometown to visit their parents' graves.  Before leaving, Sister Juan and Brother Liu looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something, but stopped.

    On the way, I received a call from Guobao, asking if Li Zhuang would be free after the new year.  Their high school classmates made an appointment to get together.  Li Zhuang agreed, and Guobao told him the specific time.

    classmate reunion?  Haha, a story that often happens.  It's just that the developed ones come back to show off, and then we can get in touch with each other and see if there is anything we can use each other for.  Li Zhuang was disapproving and the car continued to move forward.

    Li Zhuang¡¯s hometown and Sister Juan¡¯s home are not in the same city, but they are very close to each other. It takes less than two hours to get there. This is because Li Zhuang has not been back very often, and the home has changed a lot and the roads are not very familiar.

    Familiar old people were passing away one after another. Li Zhuang was leaning against the car door, surrounded by laughing little kids running around the car. Li Zhuang basically didn¡¯t recognize them. Occasionally, he didn¡¯t know the names of the faces he felt familiar.  An old man came from a distance leading a cow, and Li Zhuang went up to meet him.

    "Liu Bo, are you okay? I am Li Zhuang."

    The old man glanced at Li Zhuang with his dim eyes, and finally remembered: "It's Xiao Zhuang, why are you back this year?"

    "I'll come to my house and visit the graves of two old people."

    "Okay, okay, just come back. You are doing well now, and your parents should feel at ease." The old man looked at the shiny black Audi car in the distance.

    Old man Niu left slowly.

    Li Zhuang stared at the old house where he grew up.

    These cozy homes that my parents spent a lot of effort to build are already dilapidated, and the kitchen has collapsed. Behind the house and in front of the house, there are wild flowers and trees everywhere. The cold wind in winter blows, and the dead branches rustle, and even more  It made the scene in front of me look bleak.

    Li Xiang pulled his brother¡¯s sleeve, and the two of them took the worship items and went up the mountain together.

    "Hey, who touched it?" Li Zhuang saw the newly built tombstone.  The tombstone was built before Li Xiang went to college, at the end of July.
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