Chapter 189 I am richer than Zhou Yushan
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[Thank you for your kindness and comparing me to Zhou Yushan. But I don’t want to be the second person, I just want to be the first myself. What’s more, I am not like Zhou Yushan, I am much richer than Zhou Yushan]
Chen Jiangong crumpled up the newspaper and threw it into the trash can.
"I shouldn't have looked. This guy pretended to be me. I was wondering why he didn't just say it yesterday! It turns out he was waiting for us here!"
He got on his bicycle and rode all the way to Shichahai, where he met Liu Zhenyun.
"Zhenyun, are you here to settle accounts with Liu Hongmin as well?"
Liu Zhenyun shook his head, "I don't have the leisure time like you."
"I've already solved my problem. I have nothing to do anyway. Today I must eat this upstart rich out of his money."
"Then I'll eat you to death!"
"I'll eat him till I die and make him broke!"
Chen Jiangong gnashed his teeth and said, "I called him yesterday out of kindness. It would have been fine if he didn't tell me, but he actually pretended to be a rich man in the newspaper."
Liu Zhenyun shook his head speechlessly, "How old are you? You still have such a childish temper."
Chen Jiangong was not jealous of Liu Hongmin's wealth, but was worried that Liu Hongmin's statement in the newspaper would cause unnecessary trouble. Liu Hongmin's current wealth was almost as much as the personal property of a province's people. If people knew about this, there was no telling how many people would be concerned!
When the two entered Liu Hongmin's home, they found that the security in the yard had been strengthened.
"I thought this kid wasn't afraid of death!"
"Do you think Hongmin is as heartless as you?" Liu Zhenyun said, "Hongmin said that in the newspaper, so he must have his own plans."
Chen Jiangong sneered and said, "Planning? When someone hits him with a troll, you won't praise him anymore. Fortunately, he has some self-awareness and knows that saying that will make people hate him."
"Okay, let's go meet the Red Man and see what he says."
"What can he say?"
"What's wrong?" Liu Hongmin appeared at the door. "Why are you so angry so early in the morning?"
Liu Zhenyun said first: "Old Chen is concerned about you. You said that kind of thing in the newspaper, and Old Chen is afraid that someone will harm you."
"Who cares about him!"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Don't worry, the public security in the capital is still fine. After all, I am also a representative. If something happens to me, I don't know how many people in the capital will lose their positions."
"You can't stay in the capital all your life, right?"
"Why would I leave the capital?" Liu Hongmin pointed around, "If there's nothing else, I don't even want to go out to Shichahai."
Chen Jiangong was speechless, "You are lazy, but you are right, okay?"
In recent years, Liu Hongmin has bought many houses in Shichahai. Except for a few residents, the rest of the houses in this area are Liu Hongmin's houses. Liu Hongmin has set up a lot of security in these houses. It can be said that this is the safest area in Beijing.
Liu Zhenyun smiled and said, "It's OK as long as you know it. Hongmin, let me tell you something! Just now, Jian Gong boasted that he would eat you out of house and home."
"Welcome, welcome, welcome at any time."
Chen Jiangong rolled his eyes at him and said, "I still have to go to work. I'm leaving now!"
Liu Zhenyun smiled and shook his head, "I'm leaving too."
"Come over for lunch at noon."
"Not at noon. I have something else to do in the afternoon."
"Then at night!"
Liu Zhenyun waved his hand, "Okay, I'll come over tonight." As soon as the Xinguang Daily reported the incident, the whole country fell into a strange silence. No one expected Liu Hongmin to publish such an article.
People who don't know the truth think Liu Hongmin is crazy. If he says in the newspaper that he is rich, what else can he be but crazy?
Those who knew the truth found it ridiculous that Liu Hongmin, in order to avoid being praised to death, actually defamed himself in this way. However, Liu Hongmin was right, he was indeed rich, and his wealth was so much that it made people jealous.
The mastermind behind the scenes, old man named Zhang, burst out laughing. "Little guy, I underestimated you! You are really good at coming up with such an idea. But aren't you afraid that someone will covet your money?"
Liu Hongmin was afraid, so he called all his friends over that night. Liu Hongmin raised his glass and said, "Thank you all for taking care of me over the years. I called you all here today because I want to trouble you with something."
Everyone asked in confusion: "Hongmin, look at what you said, just tell me what you want to say."
"Yeah! Now that you say that, we don't dare to drink this wine!"
"Hongmin, what crooked idea do you have?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "What are you doing? I am just being serious, how can it be like harming you?"
Ge Chaoguang laughed and scolded: "You have long lost your credit with us."
"Isn't it?"
"As for! You said before that you had some ancient books and asked us to help you sort them out. We have been sorting them out for seven or eight years and we are still not finished. Our classical literature major only accepts students every four years, but the school has changed it to every two years for you."
Ma Weidu quickly said, "Old Ge, this is unreasonable."
"Old Ma! Don't say anything. You betrayed Ge Min a long time ago!"
Everyone laughed and made noises for a while, and Wang Xiaoping came out to stop them, "Okay, stop making noises and listen to what Hongmin has to say."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I'm just going to do a few charity projects and I need a few trustworthy people to help me keep an eye on them."
Charity project?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, "You still want to donate money?"
"Otherwise, I'll just wait for someone to shoot me in the back?" Liu Hongmin said with a smile, "I donated all the money I could use before to the Chinese Medicine Association. Now the Chinese Medicine Association is on the right track. They have cooperated with pharmacies and have made many kinds of medicines available nationwide. Some have even started to be exported, so the funding gap is not that big."
"Last year I donated tens of millions to the Chinese Medicine Association, and this year I can probably save about 15 million. Isn't the country helping the poor? I want to use this money for poverty alleviation projects, to help build schools in poor areas, to subsidize poor students, and to select poor students with special talents. Each of these is a hassle. If I don't have someone watching over me, I won't feel at ease."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other. This matter was indeed a bit difficult to handle. They all had their own jobs, and only Ma Weidu was an idle person. But Ma Weidu was busier than them. Not only did he have to help Liu Hongmin deal with many chores, but he also collected and wrote novels.
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "I offer a very high salary, so are there any of you ready to start your own business?"
Go to sea?
Everyone was stunned again and shook their heads.
Chen Jiangong reminded: "Hongmin, we all have novels published abroad, and the income is not low. There is no need to go into the sea."
Liu Hongmin felt a little regretful. "If I had known earlier, I would have refused the cooperation with Random House."
When everyone heard this, they immediately stood up and said, "Comrade Liu Hongmin, you have to think it over before you speak."
Liu Hongmin quickly raised his hands in surrender, "You must be joking! Just kidding!"
Everyone forced him to drink a glass of wine before letting him go.
At this time, it was still Ma Weidu who said, "Hongmin, I have a candidate here, I wonder if he can do it."
Liu Hongmin: “Tell me about it.”
Ma Weidu: "His name is Zheng Kaijiang, he is 39 years old and from the suburbs of Beijing. I first met him a few years ago..."
(End of this chapter)
