Chapter 56

Lei Huanxi was delighted to have his first employee:

Ye Tianlong.

This man, who knew how to raise fish, had a fiery temper and had served time in prison. The next day, he arrived at Xiantao Village with his simple luggage. As soon as he reached Xiantao Village, he put down his luggage and got on the boat with Lei Huanxi.

Lei Huanxi briefly introduced the situation of his fish pond to Ye Tianlong, who frowned as he listened: "Little Lei, I'm just saying, raising mandarin fish, loaches, and softshell turtles does indeed generate high profits, but there are also many problems. If the yield and quality don't meet the required standards, you might end up losing money. It would be better to focus on grass carp..."

This idea was exactly the same as Mr. Hou's. Most fish ponds primarily raised grass carp.

The problem was that Lei Huanxi's fish pond was far from ordinary; it was a fish pond infused with the essence of a dragon. Lei Huanxi, of course, couldn't explain this to him, so he just smiled: "Brother Ye, I've already started raising them, so there's no way to change it now. Just do your best..."

This was the first time someone had called him "Brother Ye" since he was released from prison. Ye Tianlong felt a warmth in his heart, thinking that it was worth working hard for Lei Huanxi.

People who had been honest in the past but suddenly got into legal trouble often felt very inferior after being released from prison. If someone could lend them a helping hand at such a time, they might not say much, but their gratitude would be hard to express in words.

"Brother Ye, before the shed is built, you can stay in my old house. It's not far from the fish pond." Lei Huanxi handed Ye Tianlong the key to the old house along with 5000 yuan: "Take this money. I've already arranged for the fish feed. If you need more, just ask me."

Ye Tianlong didn't refuse, taking the key and the money: "I need to buy some corn and other things... Little Lei, you go about your business, I'll take care of things here."

He suddenly paused.

By this time, the boat had already reached the center of the pond. Ye Tianlong squatted down and carefully observed: "Little Lei, how long have you been putting these fish fry in?"

"Not long."

"These look like they've been in for about a month." Ye Tianlong frowned.

Lei Huanxi looked and indeed, after the essence of the little fat one entered the pond, the fish fry grew extremely fast in such a short time, not at all like they had just been put in.

"Maybe the water quality here is good..." Lei Huanxi said evasively.

Ye Tianlong was a man who couldn't stay idle. As soon as he returned from the fish pond, he started wandering around the village. Each time he wandered, he wouldn't be gone for long, but he would always return with a few bricks or something.

In the afternoon, Lei Huanxi finally noticed that there were already quite a few bricks piled up by the fish pond. He was curious: "Brother Ye, what are you doing?"

"Building the shed."

"Ah, you're just picking them up?" Lei Huanxi's eyes widened.

Ye Tianlong chuckled: "Save where you can. I saw a lot of bricks discarded in the village, so I picked them up."

Lei Huanxi was truly impressed. He had never thought of doing that.

"Alright, you do your thing. I'll go to the village committee to ask the village chief when his nephew will deliver the fish feed."

"Go ahead, I'll take care of things here."

Lei Huanxi wandered to the village committee and saw a BMW parked at the entrance.

Which boss had come to Xiantao Village?

Before he even entered the village committee, he heard a loud voice: "Old Xu, this Xiantao Village can't keep going like this. Look how desolate it is. Look at Yanhu Village, it's bustling with people."

The voice sounded familiar.

As soon as he entered the village committee, Lei Huanxi saw the person speaking. They both exclaimed at the same time:

"Huanxi!"

"Second Cousin."

The person Lei Huanxi called Second Cousin was about 35 or 36 years old, sturdy and robust, wearing a designer suit, a thick gold chain, and three gold rings on his fingers.

His name was Guan Zhitao, the big boss from Xiantao Village that Village Chief Xu had mentioned.

Lei Huanxi and he had a complicated family relationship. In terms of seniority, Second Fatso was his second cousin, and he had to call Village Chief Xu "Uncle."

But since he became wealthy, he started calling Village Chief Xu "Old Xu."

"Huanxi, it's been two years since we last met." Guan Zhitao and Lei Huanxi had a good relationship. Seeing his cousin, he smiled and took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes: "Have a smoke."

"No, thanks." Lei Huanxi waved his hand.

"You can't do that. Not smoking or drinking these days, it's hard to get by in society." Guan Zhitao passed around the cigarettes: "Huanxi, what brings you here?"

"I've leased ten acres of fish pond to raise fish."

"You... you." Guan Zhitao looked disappointed: "Everyone is leaving, and you, a good college graduate, come back to lease a fish pond. What have you been doing all these years?"

"Feeding the dogs." Lei Huanxi said sarcastically: "Second Cousin, why are you back?"

"I went to Yun Dong to see a friend, and after finishing my business, I came back to visit." Guan Zhitao's voice was filled with pride: "I'm now partnering with a few people on a P2P project, specializing in loans. It's already in operation. Huanxi, we get along well, so don't raise fish anymore. Join me. Making a few hundred thousand a year is like playing. What future do you have in this place?"

Lei Huanxi smiled: "I'm an outsider in this field."

"What's the problem with being an outsider?" Guan Zhitao glared: "You know, your second cousin didn't even finish high school, but I still got rich, right? I know nothing about the internet, but I'm still doing it. You're young and a college graduate, are you worse than me?"

This time, Lei Huanxi found that his cousin seemed like a completely different person. He spoke arrogantly and looked down on everyone.

"Cousin, you're so rich, help our Xiantao Village." Lei Huanxi thought of another angle: "Our Xiantao Village is so backward. You have money and many connections. Help the village get some projects, or at least set up a few farmhouses..."

"I came back for two reasons: to visit everyone and to help our Xiantao Village." Guan Zhitao spoke as if he were giving a speech: "Do you know what P2P loans are? Do you know the future of this project? Huanxi, tell them."

Lei Huanxi, though not in the industry, knew what P2P was. But seeing Guan Zhitao's enthusiasm, he shook his head.

Guan Zhitao became even more excited, spitting out saliva as he explained P2P, though his explanation was full of errors. Lei Huanxi didn't interrupt his enthusiasm.

Then, Guan Zhitao enthusiastically described the bright future of P2P loans. According to him, as soon as you touched this project, money would fall from the ceiling while you were lying in bed.

Village Chief Xu and the others, being true outsiders, were stunned and couldn't respond.

"Money? What's money?" Guan Zhitao became more excited, holding up his thick gold chain: "See this? What's this? See my car outside? Money is easy to make. If you miss this opportunity, you'll regret it!"

Lei Huanxi felt more and more uneasy: "Cousin, are you here to raise funds?"

"Raise funds? Do I need to raise funds?" Guan Zhitao's eyes were wide: "Do you know how much capital our company has? It would scare you to death. Old Xu, I'm from Xiantao Village, and I can't forget you all. Quickly, gather the villagers and have them put their money into our company. 1000 yuan to start, with an annual return of at least 30%, and 40% is easy. Don't miss this opportunity."

The people at the village committee were stunned.

"Such high interest..." Village Chief Xu swallowed hard: "Much higher than the bank's interest."

"Bank? What's a bank?" Guan Zhitao laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world: "This is the trend. Banks will eventually be replaced by us. In the future, who will you go to for a loan? The bank? It's complicated, requires guarantees, and has high interest. Who will you go to for savings? The bank? How much do you earn in a year? You should come to us, Belial Ventures. Old Xu, I'll tell you, in a few years, banks will have to follow our lead!"

He took out a stack of documents from his bag: "You don't go online, so you're behind the times. Look at this, this person, second bidding... What's second bidding? You won't understand... 100,000 yuan in, and you earn 1,000 yuan in a few minutes... Bank? Would you get such a good deal at a bank?"

Village Chief Xu and the others were completely captivated.

Earning 1,000 yuan in a few minutes!

Finally, when Guan Zhitao took a breath, Lei Huanxi quickly said: "Cousin, this project, Belial Ventures, are you the big boss?"

"I don't have enough money to be the big boss." Guan Zhitao didn't hide this: "The leader is a good friend of mine, with a net worth of several billion. Several billion, do you understand? With such capital, what do we have to worry about?"

"Isn't there a risk?" Lei Huanxi decided to speak his mind: "These P2P loans have high returns, but they also come with high risks. I've heard that several P2P platforms launch and collapse every day because the entry barrier is too low."

"You've been reading too much." Guan Zhitao looked a bit unhappy: "What you're talking about are small companies. Ours is a huge company with several billion in capital. Risk? Even if the bank collapses, Belial Ventures won't."

"Our country's banks won't collapse." Lei Huanxi muttered.

He always felt there was something wrong with this.

He turned the page, and the ad began.

He turned the page, and the ad ended.