Chapter 962

Yu Ruizhi said, "It's like this: Su Xinghui has an adversary working at the Planning Commission, and he seems to have a good relationship with the Shen family's fourth son. I'm afraid they might cause trouble."

"The Shen family's fourth son?" Chu Zheng said, "Shen Zhongtian?"

Yu Ruizhi nodded, "Yes, that's him."

Chu Zheng said, "That SOB, how is he everywhere?"

Monkey said, "It's fine, with us few around, what are we afraid of him for?"

Yu Ruizhi nodded, and he introduced Su Xinghui and Monkey to each other's identities. It turned out that Monkey's name was Han Xiang Dong. He had been very thin as a child, which was how he got that nickname. Although he had grown up to be increasingly handsome, he still couldn't get rid of the nickname.

Han Xiang Dong was, of course, also a "red third generation," and his family's influence was very strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to say with such confidence that he wasn't afraid of Shen Zhongtian.

The few of them sat down, drank tea, and chatted. Su Xinghui introduced the Shangjun County Changjiangdaqiao project to Chu Zheng and Han Xiang Dong. Upon hearing that this project was locally funded and did not require central government appropriations, both Chu Zheng and Han Xiang Dong called it easy.

For the central government, infrastructure projects like this that don't require their capital investment but can have a significant impact on local economic development are always welcome.

Of course, even for such projects, running them through successfully isn't that simple; one still has to beg and plead. Without the help of top-tier "yanei" (privileged offspring) like these, Su Xinghui would likely have to expend a great deal of effort.

The only variable now might be Tian Xiaopeng. He works at the State Planning Commission; just how much influence can he actually exert on this matter?

That Shen Zhongtian is definitely a "yanei" of the same level as Yu Ruizhi and the others. Whether he will take action to obstruct Su Xinghui's project running is also an unknown.

After drinking a few cups of tea, Yu Ruizhi made another phone call. This time, it was to a buddy of his who works at the State Planning Commission. He asked that buddy to come directly to Yu Sister Sister Ruoqiu's private kitchen restaurant for dinner after getting off work.

Yu Sister Sister Ruoqiu's private kitchen restaurant is clearly quite famous in the Beijing "yanei" circle; as soon as the other party heard the place, they agreed wholeheartedly.

The tea at Yu Sister Sister Ruoqiu's place is also quite good. The few of them drank tea, chatted, and talked, which was quite pleasant.

Chu Zheng said, "Erzi, you're currently doing tourism development in Shangjun County; how is the situation now?"

Han Xiang Dong said, "Yeah, if there's an opportunity to get rich, don't forget your brothers."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Tourism development is indeed a good industry; the prospects are quite good. Isn't the country going to implement the two-day weekend system again this year? With more rest days, there will definitely be more and more people traveling, and the income will get higher and higher!"

Chu Zheng said, "Then can we go and do tourism development too?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "Doing this line of work requires a lot of capital. You might be a bit short right now, but if you join forces and find a few more wealthy friends, it should be about right."

Han Xiang Dong said, "How much money did you invest in your tourism development in Shangjun County?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "85 million."

Chu Zheng gasped, "85 million? You have to invest that much money in just one county?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "You think this little money is enough? I estimate that the income for the next few years will have to be continuously reinvested. Only when the tourism market there is fully developed will it truly be the harvest season."

Chu Zheng and Han Xiang Dong looked at each other and shook their heads. Although they also do some business, their families are relatively strict and don't allow them to act recklessly. Their expenses are also high, so the money they can actually put their hands on is at most a few million.

A few million is considered wealthy in this day and age, but it's still far from enough to invest in this tourism industry.

Yu Ruizhi said, "How much money can you come up with?"

Chu Zheng said, "I can come up with at most two million."

Han Xiang Dong said, "I'm about the same."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Four million combined. It's a bit low; even if you wanted to buy shares, you wouldn't be able to buy much. However, there are ways to work with less. You can ask Su Xinghui and let him give you an idea; he has plenty of ideas for making money. The idea for us to develop tourism was his."

Chu Zheng said, "Is that so? Su Xinghui, what good ideas do you have?"

Ways to get rich? At this question, Su Xinghui did recall an opportunity to get rich right now. He asked, "Brother Little Five, Brother Monkey, do you collect stamps?"

"Collect stamps?" Chu Zheng and Han Xiang Dong looked at each other in dismay. Chu Zheng said, "I have collected stamps before, but does stamp collecting have anything to do with getting rich?"

Su Xinghui smiled, "Since you collect stamps, you must know that the stamp market hasn't been doing well these past few years, right?"

Chu Zheng nodded, "Yes, I have heard about that."

Su Xinghui said, "I estimate that there will be a good market trend after the New Year this year. Some good stamps will increase in price by at least several times. If you put all the capital you can get your hands on into the market, I estimate you could double or triple it in a month or two."

Chu Zheng was somewhat dumbfounded, "How do you know there will be a good market trend after the New Year this year?"

How did Su Xinghui know? He naturally heard it from Hou Dali. Hou Dali said that the stamp market had been in a slump for three or four years and it was time for a rebound; this is the principle that things turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme.

This wasn't just Hou Dali's speculation. Hou Dali is deeply immersed in stamp collecting, and he had also seen news in recent newspapers and stamp collecting magazines that the state would introduce measures to save the stamp market. He estimated it would be implemented after the New Year this year. After such market-saving measures are implemented, there is usually a one-to-two-month explosive market trend before it slowly stabilizes.

Su Xinghui naturally believes the words of an expert like Hou Dali, and relying on his own memories of stamp collecting from his past life, he also had some impressions of this good stamp market trend. With the two confirming each other, he naturally confirmed that Hou Dali's words were correct.

Hou Dali telling him this news was originally intended to let him take advantage of this opportunity to dump the stamps he had bought from Hou Dali previously. If the price could double or triple, that would be over a hundred thousand, which counts as a not-insignificant profit.

However, Su Xinghui naturally wouldn't sell these stamps. These stamps were all carefully selected by him from Hou Dali, and they would be worth hundreds or even thousands of times more later. How could he look down on a mere hundred thousand at this time?

Telling this news to Chu Zheng and Han Xiang Dong is harmless. If they make money, their relationship with Su Xinghui will naturally be even better in the future, and they will naturally be more motivated to help Su Xinghui run the project.

Su Xinghui smiled, "I collect stamps myself, so I have done some research on the stamp market. If you trust me, take out your capital right now and buy stamps with all of it."

Han Weidong asked skeptically, "Any stamp will do?"