Chapter 683: First Discussion of Investment with Xiao Cang

Wu An sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "Sister-in-law, help me arrange a meeting with my cousins."

"How about the day after tomorrow? We can meet and chat."

Mei Yueqin nodded.

She hurried to make a phone call.

Actually, she also found it quite a headache; her cousins, the ones who don't talk much, are doing fine—at least they each have a decent job or run a small business.

Asking them to abandon their current work and come help on the boat, even though I said Wu An's fishing is doing well now, they still have concerns.

After all, Wu An's condition is to give a commission—in other words, tying pay to the catch.

But who can guarantee that every haul will be good? What if it isn't?

Most importantly, Wu An doesn't offer a base salary.

Because once it's set, if you change it arbitrarily later, people will have objections.

Even if they're trusted relatives, you must treat everyone equally and not keep changing orders.

That's why, although we had originally agreed to meet, we kept postponing it.

Wu An couldn't help it either; the sister-in-law told them that an annual income of 100,000 yuan was definitely guaranteed.

For now, earning 100,000 yuan a year is still a decent income.

Not long after.

The sister-in-law came out of the house and said they'd all come the day after tomorrow.

Wu An nodded, indicating he understood.

He also communicated with Fan Dali, and at that time he would invite his friends to come and chat as well.

Although the new trawler isn't ready yet, they can also go out to sea in a small boat.

First, test the waters.

After they've been busy for a while, once the new trawler is in place, they can go straight out to sea and operate it.

……

The next morning.

Wu An was woken up by the notification sound of a text message.

He pulled it out to look.

It was the money from the catch arriving in his account.

2048000 yuan

No auction was involved.

The income from the large yellow fish made up half of it.

That's still quite good.

They haven't finished reporting yet, but I heard a fishing boat burst its net with a haul of large yellow fish and sold for several million.

Wu An secretly hoped for such a day, and he felt it was bound to happen sooner or later.

As long as the lines are set well, there's hardly anything in the sea he can't get.

Because he has an interview and other things to handle, he's tentatively decided not to go out to sea for two days.

Xiao Cang arrived.

It wasn't for the trawler; he came to talk to Wu An about investment.

Xiao Cang got out of the car, carrying many gifts.

"There are no elders at home; it's just me, my girlfriend, and my sister-in-law."

He walked into the courtyard.

After exchanging greetings,

they sat in the pavilion to drink tea.

"A An, your courtyard is quite simple."

"This is my father's courtyard; my own courtyard still has to wait until next year to be built."

Wu An didn't waste words; he took out a planning document from the house.

It was a development plan he put together during his free time, combining the village's future development with what he'd seen and heard before.

"Take a look."

"Okay." Xiao Cang brought someone along and explained, "I don't really understand this, but this person is a professional."

Wu An nodded; he naturally didn't mind, and there was nothing to mind—he wasn't trying to trick Xiao Cang.

If he weren't eager to develop quickly to seize the market, he wouldn't have proactively approached Xiao Cang.

If Xiao Cang isn't willing to invest, it's really no big deal.

Now there are supportive policies; if worse comes to worst, he can just do it himself.

He and Xiao Cang drank tea while that person flipped through the proposal; it wasn't thick, just a few pages.

This is just a startup plan.

After reading it, that person asked, "Developing this project requires government support."

Wu An said, "Land, loans, tax subsidies and reductions, talent recruitment and other resources—the city will give me the maximum tilt."

"Boss Xiao should have some understanding of me by now, right."

"I hold honors such as Provincial Youth Representative, Entrepreneur Pioneer, and Labor Model."

Hearing that, the person looked astonished—this seemingly ordinary young man was actually that impressive?

These honors may sound useless, but he knows they're not something just anyone can obtain.

They're high in value.

Mr. Xiao, I've looked over the plan; basically there's no issue, but we still need to do an on-site inspection.

Especially if we can implement the policy support that Mr. Wu mentioned, then this project is worth investing in.

Noon.

Xiao Cang was having lunch at home, Wu Yingwei came back to keep him company, and in the afternoon Wu An accompanied Xiao Cang as they toured Xixi Village.

When they were leaving, Xiao Cang and Wu An spoke frankly; he said he would invest in the project.

He asked Wu An how many shares a hundred million yuan would get him.

Wu An said it needed consideration; he would contact them as soon as the project was launched.

Naturally, launching the project means dealing with the village; he now wants to jointly develop it with the villagers, but for now it's not the best time.

Just after seeing Xiao Cang off, Yu Kai Lang's call came in, saying that Chen Lao Da had just been released.

At the police station, Chen Lao Da said he would compensate the restaurant's losses, recognized his mistake, and added that he would come apologize to you.

Wu An indicated he understood.

Same as before, he doesn't care whether Chen Lao Da apologizes or not.

Just hung up the phone.

The phone was still in his hand when it rang again; it was A Jin calling.

"Brother An, Jing He is here again."

"I had my men watch the town entrance; they watched all day and finally spotted him."

"You've worked hard."

"It's not hard at all—you do nothing and still get paid; everyone's fighting for this job." A Jin, somewhat excited, asked: "What should we do next?"

Wu An thought for a moment and said: "First let's see what Jing He is up to in town."

"We'll decide as we go."

"How about this: I'll go to town, we'll meet up, then act."

A Jin replied happily.

Hung up the phone.

Wu An sighed, scheming this and that, feeling mentally exhausted.

To be honest.

He really doesn't like doing this.

But circumstances change; sometimes you have no choice but to do it.

Overall, Wu An still couldn't hold to his principle of not offending those who don't offend him.

So he now feels no guilt about taking action against Chen Lao Da and Jing He.

As for Chen Lao Da, there's no need to say more; things have come to the point of breaking all ties.

As for Jing He, that little devil, he's set his sights on the dolphin and has already been noted down by Wu An.

Going out.

Mei Yueqin saw it was mealtime and asked: "You're not eating at home again?"

Wu An nodded: "I have something to take care of."

He went out.

First he sent Gu Anran home, then he drove straight to town and met up with A Jin there.

He got into the car to go to town, then rode in A Jin's minivan.

A Jin drove and said: "Brother An, Jing He went to Shangwancun."

"He's going to see Chen Lao Da."

"What do you think we should do?"

Wu An nodded; although Chen Lao Da sounded pleasant upon leaving the police station, in fact he wanted to seal the deal as soon as he got out.

How could we let him have his way?