In the courtyard.

There is a table of eight immortals in the open air, and there is a copper pot charcoal stove on the table, and a circle of ingredients is placed around the copper pot. Lamb slices, beef shutters, frozen tofu...... These things were all shipped from a century-old shop in the capital, and the chef had just lit the charcoal stove and left.

"Knock knock!"

"Please come in. ”

A middle-aged man in his 40s pushed through the door, he didn't look like a rich man, he was lean, his skin was dark, and the clothes he wore were just ordinary clothes.

"Please show your ID!" Hong Weiguo stopped the person.

The middle-aged man took out his ID card and auction documents, and at the same time took out a pack of Chinese as if flattering, handed one over and said, "Please smoke." ”

Hong Weiguo carefully compared the documents and handed them back to the other party: "Sorry, don't draw, please come in." ”

The middle-aged man still maintained a flattering smile, nodded his head to Hong Weiguo to thank him, and then cautiously walked 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 to the Eight Immortals table, and said casually, "Let's sit down and make hot pot first." ”

The middle-aged man sat down like a stream, his butt just touched the bench, and he suddenly stood up and stretched out his hands, shook hands with his short body and said, "Hello Boss Song, my name is Li Changle." ”

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

"People from Jin Province, digging coal. Li Changle said.

Song Weiyang frowned: "Coal boss?"

Li Changle squeezed out a smile and said, "Well, the boss of coal digging." ”

Song Weiyang really couldn't cry or laugh, the first time he held a charity dinner, he was actually photographed by the coal boss. Fortunately, the other party is not public, and his identity has not been disclosed so far, and the media is still guessing who filmed the dinner. However, it was a guest from afar, Song Weiyang still picked up the chopsticks and greeted: "The copper furnace hot pot in the old capital is absolutely authentic, try the taste first." ”

The dipping water has been prepared by the chef, but Li Changle has a heavy taste, and after a slice of mutton shabu, he can't help but add a spoonful of salt to the plate. The second slice of mutton was in the belly, and the man gave a thumbs up and said, "It's delicious, it's very tender!"

"This cow shutter is not bad," Song Weiyang unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle and handed over a bottle of liquor, "Immortal wine, home-made." ”

Li Changle immediately stood up: "Boss Song, I'll help you fill up." ”

Song Weiyang couldn't help laughing and said: "You are different from other coal bosses, your posture is too low, and you don't have that arrogant temperament at all." ”

"I'm used to being bullied, and I've practiced it. Li Changle said.

Song Weiyang was a little curious: "The coal boss is still being bullied?

Li Changle smiled bitterly and said, "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. ”

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

Li Changle said: "I am a farmer, and my grades were good when I was in junior high school, so I had the hope of being admitted to the technical secondary school. My dad is a coal digger, my brother is also a coal digger, once there was a mine collapse, my brother died, my dad was disabled, and the total loss of my family was 1,200 yuan. That was in 1988. ”

"And then you dropped out of school?" Song Weiyang asked.

"Well, I studied late in the countryside over there, and I was 17 years old and still in junior high school," Li Changle recalled, "At that time, I was only half a year away from graduating from the exam, and the pillars of the family were dead and disabled, and my father's leg surgery cost money." I had to leave my textbooks and go back to digging coal, shovel after shovel, and so on until 1991. Then I encountered a mine collapse and did not die, but I was too scared to dig coal again, so I went home and planted the land for a year. In 1992, when it was popular to go to the sea, I read in the newspaper that many people went to the Special Economic Zone, so I also went south with more than 5,000 yuan. Doing business in the deep city, I was cheated out of all my money, and I begged all the way back to my hometown. ”

Song Weiyang couldn't help laughing: "You're 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 digging coal again. At that time, the price of coal went up, and so did the wages of miners, and I could earn more than 100 a month, which was higher than the salary of our civil servants there. But you can't dig like this for the rest of your life, my dad is crippled, my old mother is not in good health, and I have 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 tell the past: "In 1993, I heard that running a big car could make money, so I borrowed some from east to west, and gave gifts to find a loan from the credit union in the town, bought a second-hand Dajiefang, and drove to pull coal outside the province. At that time, the price of coal in the coal-producing areas of Jin Province was very cheap, only 30 yuan per ton, which was not as expensive as the radish was sold. The price of coal in other provinces is higher, and I can make a lot of money by engaging in transportation and changing hands. If nothing else, I'm probably still running a sports car right now. ”

"What kind of accident?" asked Song Weiyang very cooperatively.

Li Changle said: "When I met a robber, not only did I ask for money but also my life, I was slashed three times on my back, and they didn't chase me when I jumped into the ravine." But my liberation cart is gone, and I don't even dare to call the police because I am also doing illegal business. I don't have any permits, not even a driver's license. That was in 1997. ”

"And then?" said Song Weiyang, interested in the story of "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 price of coal was very unstable, sometimes it went up, sometimes it fell, and being a coal boss was no different from gambling. Some people made money by contracting coal mines, but the coal mine in our village changed four bosses before and after, and all of them lost money. In 1998, my first year as a coal boss, I happened to encounter a sharp drop in coal prices, and I lost a full 160,000 yuan and owed a lot of foreign debt. But I had no choice but to do it head-on, and it wasn't until 2000 that I finally started making money. ”

Song Weiyang said: "There is no way, it happened to be the Asian financial crisis at that time. ”

Li Changle said: "In 2001, my good days came, and the price of coal doubled compared to when I first contracted. The next thing is all kinds of bad things, the province's coal mines are overhauled, and all coal mines with insufficient safety equipment are banned. All the money I earned before was taken out for a while, and it was finally approved, and I also took out a loan to update the safety equipment. ”

"It's time to run, right?" asked Song Weiyang.

Li Changle nodded and said, "It's transferred." There are small mines in many rural areas over there, and in the past few years the profits were not high, and there were a large number of mines that were going to die and not survive. I mortgaged my coal mine to the bank and contracted coal mines in four villages in one go. At that time, although the price of coal had risen, the prospect was not very clear, so no one grabbed me at all. In 2002, all of a sudden, coal became popular, and people from other provinces came to buy coal everywhere. At that time, it was particularly exaggerated, in order to ensure that I got the goods, the coal buyer did not even sign the contract, and the IOU did not let me play, and directly stuffed dozens of millions of coal purchase money into my hands. A ton of coal of 200 yuan rose to 300 yuan in a year! I became a millionaire, and all the bank loans were paid off, and then I became a multi-millionaire, and my small coal mines expanded to seven. ”

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

Li Changle smiled: "In the past, when the price of coal was unstable, you could buy small mines everywhere, and no one would compete with you. Now there are more people robbing the mines, and I spend seven days a week, eating and drinking with people for four days, and the remaining three days are in the coal mines. It was a terrible day, do you see me like this, like a person in my 30s? No one believes me when I say I am 40 years old. Last year, my mine was targeted, and the other party was very big, and my relationship was uneven. Accidents happen every once in a while in the mine, and my son is tied up. I simply sold the mine, just to make a living. The other party is still very authentic, and even the transfer fee for coal mine equipment gave me a full 80 million. 80 million in cash! My eight mines are definitely worth more than this amount of money, but not everyone can buy them with me with 80 million in cash. Since he can get the money, it is also a kind of fate, and he should sell the mine to him. ”

"I heard that everyone who is a coal boss has seen blood?" Song Weiyang said curiously.

Li Changle laughed: "Whose blood do you see? The coal boss is also the boss, and he pays attention to harmony and wealth in business, and I drink every day to make a relationship for nothing? If someone makes trouble, I can just call the police." As he spoke, Li Changle put away his smile, "But it won't be good 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 anymore, and I will accept it when I see it. I'm a farmer, and I have 100 million in the bank, so what else should I be unhappy about?"

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

Li Changle shook his head and said: "I don't have much wisdom, I am now an ordinary person with 100 million in my hands." I moved my whole family to the capital, and I didn't know what to do all day long. Really, I used to feel tired drinking and laughing every day, but now I am even more tired when I can't find anything to do. I feel like I'm about to become a waste, some time ago I learned to play on the computer, bought an invitation code from a netizen, and has been soaking in the Internet to play "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". ”

"Hahahaha," Song Weiyang couldn't help laughing, "Yes, it seems that you are still my user." ”

Li Changle said: "Online games are quite fun, but the problem is that my son is also addicted, and he skipped class and ran out to play "Legend" last week. I was so angry that I pumped him with a belt, and this rabbit cub replied to me: 'You don't play 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 inquire, it is safer to invest 100 million yuan. ”

"What will you do?" asked Song Weiyang.

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

"Then buy a house. Song Weiyang said.

"Buying a house? Housing prices are falling all over the country this year, and everyone says that they have risen to the end. Li Changle said.

Song Weiyang explained: "The decline in housing prices this year is due to the government's macroeconomic control. One of the regulatory measures is to make land grants more strictly regulated, which gives everyone the illusion that the country wants to shrink the real estate market, and some people even think that it will return to the era of subdivision. Do you think you can go back to the days of separate rooms?"

"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, scarcity is expensive." You have 100 million yuan in your hand, you can buy a house in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen as you like, and you will know what it can rise in a few years. ”

Li Changle was a little disappointed: "Just invest like this?"

Song Weiyang asked rhetorically: "Will you invest in operations that need to be operated?"

"No, it won't. Li Changle shook his head.

"Then you can be a public apartment with peace of mind, buy dozens or hundreds of suites for him, you can simply decorate and rent them out, or you can wait for the house price to rise before selling. Song Weiyang said.

Li Changle asked: "How many years can the housing prices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen rise?"

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

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

"Do you know how to trade stocks?" asked Song Weiyang.

Li Changle said: "After a while, I lost more than 100,000 yuan. I'm not doing short-term trading, I just want to ask which stock is worth holding for a long time. ”

Song Weiyang smiled: "You have too many questions. I told you so carefully about the property speculation before, because I am very satisfied with your story, and I am not your investment and financial advisor. ”

"Oh, forget it. Li Changle began to drink.

Song Weiyang thought for a while and 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 is." ”

"Okay," Li Changle drank all the wine in the cup, "My 100 million, half of it is used to buy a house, and half is used to buy Tencent stocks!"

"All the flowers?" Song Weiyang asked.

"Spend it all, just leave 100,000 yuan to live," Li Changle said, "Anyway, the house I bought can still collect rent after it is renovated!"

Song Weiyang said happily: "You believe me so much, what if I lie to you, or if I look away?"

Li Changle said: "You are the richest man, I am just a small person, you lied to me when you were full." As for you looking away, then I admit it, and the chance of you looking away is definitely much smaller than others. ”

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

"!"

The rest of the time was all nonsense, Li Changle drank a few glasses of wine, and finally let go more and more, patted his chest and said: "I don't have much ability, what I can do is courage." When I went to Shencheng in those years, I brought with me more than 5,000 yuan and all my belongings; I went long distances to transport coal and owed tens of thousands of yuan to buy a car; I contracted my first coal mine and spent all my savings; I became five mines and owed nearly 2 million yuan in loans. When is it not a blockage of wealth? A man does things without returning, and he can't do things to death. Boss Song, I believe in you, you won't let me die, and you will let me live well for the rest of my life!"

"Hahaha, that's a good thing to say. Eat meat, drink wine!" Song Weiyang was in a very good mood.

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

Song Weiyang suddenly looked forward to next year's story, and just hoped that there would be another coal boss, and the same story would not be new if he heard too much.