The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 004

004 A Still-Planned Business Empire
Darkness had already descended. The night in Piston was not as bright and green as in a big city. This place had long since been devoured by the Dark Magical Beasts.

However, Pan An’s house was brightly lit.

At this time, Zhong Cheng and Pan An were sitting around a coal stove. The two of them were burning hot pot in the pot, eating and drinking.

Pan An’s family of five, his wife, and his three children were all at home, except for his eldest son, who went to study in the United States. At this time, Pan An’s wife and two children had finished eating and were eating outside the house.

At this time, only Pan An and Zhong Cheng were left in the family.

Pan An then asked, “Little Zhong, you should say that you have something to do with me!”

Zhong Cheng was indeed not here to relax. He really had something to do with Pan An.

Zhong Cheng looked at Pan An and said, “I remember that you said before that you were engaged in mining engineering in China, right?”

Pan An looked up at Zhong Cheng and said in Mandarin with a hint of Sichuan flavor, “Yes! Before going abroad, I worked in a coal mine in the country!”

Hearing that it was a serious matter, Pan An’s accent became formal.

Zhong Cheng was delighted in his heart. As expected, he was engaged in mining, and he was also working in a coal mine.

Zhong Cheng asked again, “Mr. Pan, what exactly did you do in the state-owned coal mine? Why did you leave that year? That was an iron rice bowl!”

Pan An smiled bitterly and said, “Back then, things were very complicated. There were company reasons and family reasons. Afterwards, I had to leave!”

Zhong Cheng was slightly shocked and said, “Family reasons? Did you elope with Miss Dong?”

Miss Dong’s name was Dong Qin, and she was Pan An’s wife. Because Zhong Cheng always addressed Pan An as Mr. Pan, he also addressed Dong Qin as Miss Dong.

Hearing this, the corner of Pan An’s mouth twitched and he remained silent.

Zhong Cheng’s heart trembled. He was actually confused. He immediately exclaimed, “Holy shit, Mr. Pan, you can do it!”

Pan An said modestly, “Hehe, heroes don’t mention bravery back then!”

Zhong Cheng chuckled and said, “Hey, Mr. Pan, tell me, what happened to you guys back then?”

Pan An rolled her eyes at Zhong Cheng and asked, “Let’s talk about you. Otherwise, I’m going to kick him out!”

Although he really wanted to know the story of Mr. Pan and Miss Dong from back then, Zhong Cheng knew that it was still important for him to get down to business.

Zhong Cheng immediately said, “Mr. Pan, what exactly did you do in the state-owned coal mine back then?”

Pan An looked thoughtfully at Zhong Cheng and said, “I’m engaged in geological testing. Do you want to work in this field as well?”

Zhong Cheng shook his head and said, “No! What do you think if I said I wanted to start a coal mine?”

Pan An looked at Zhong Cheng and didn’t say anything, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Pan An looked up at Zhong Cheng and said, “How much do you have? And how much do you plan to invest?”

Zhong Cheng smiled and thought to himself, “Indeed, Mr. Pan is still a person who can’t be idle. It can be seen that Mr. Pan is actually tempted now.”

Zhong Cheng said, “I can invest a million pounds in the early stages!”

Pan An did not think that this figure was small. At the current exchange rate, 1 million pounds was equivalent to 14.91 million yuan. According to the domestic consumption level, 14.91 million yuan could do a lot of things.

Pan An looked up at Zhong Cheng and said, “Actually, investing in real estate may be more promising than mining.”

Zhong Cheng chuckled and said, “I will definitely invest in the coal mine. Of course, I will not give up on the real estate either!”

Pan An suddenly raised his head and stared at Zhong Cheng. He was extremely shocked. He did not expect Zhong Cheng’s ambition to be so great.

Looking at Pan An’s expression, Zhong Cheng smiled faintly and said, “How is it? Are you interested?”

To tell the truth, Pan An was a little tempted, but he still couldn’t decide. He had to discuss it with his family, because once he promised Zhong Cheng, he would definitely return to China for a long time. At that time, he would only be separated from his family for a long time.

Looking at Pan An who was pondering, Zhong Cheng continued, “In the future, I seldom have time to return home. You will have to shoulder the burden of the mine. You will become the general manager of the company. As for the salary, you don’t have to worry. It will definitely exceed your current salary. Furthermore, there will be a year-end dividend, or even the company’s shares!”

Zhong Cheng knew very well that if he gave the shares to Pan An, the result would be completely different.

Pan An was very tempted, but after pondering for a while, he still said, “I need to think about this matter, and I need to discuss it with your Aunt Dong!”

Zhong Cheng could understand. He said, “Alright, Mr. Pan, think about it first. Then think about it later. Please tell me! Thank you for your hospitality today. It’s getting late, so I should go back.”

Seeing that it was getting late, Pan An did not leave Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Cheng bid farewell to Pan An and walked towards the house he rented.

To tell the truth, Zhong Cheng wanted to set up a coal mine enterprise not because he had seen Pan An, but because he had already planned to do so.

In the later generations, the word “tyrant” was first coined with “boss coal”. All sorts of jokes about the boss of the coal mine were popular on the Internet, For example, a certain coal owner from the west of Shanxi Province was carrying a large sack of 100 yuan notes to buy a luxurious villa in a certain building in the capital. There was also a farmer’s uncle wearing a gold chain as thick as a dog’s chain around his neck. He wore a pure gold Rolex watch on his wrist and ten of his hands were full of pure gold rings. Needless to say, this uncle must be the coal owner …

Things like this are really numerous on the Internet.

In short, Owner Coal was a local tycoon. He was so poor that he only had money left.

And now is 2004, the coal industry is sunrise industry, now is the right time to enter.

From 1997 to 2004, the country’s electricity consumption doubled. Even in this situation, this year is still known as the “year of electricity shortage”. And most of the country is thermal power, and coal is the most important energy needed for thermal power. Behind the “power shortage” is actually the “coal shortage.” According to the prediction of the Coal Industry Association, by next year, the country will still lack nearly 100 million tons of coal.

China is still rich in coal resources, the current lack of coal mining enterprises.

Therefore, China now has support for small and medium-sized coal mining enterprises, at this time to enter the coal industry is absolutely profitable.

This was also why there were so many rich coal bosses in the future. There were hundreds of millions of coal bosses everywhere. It was also said that there were billions of coal bosses. Of course, it was only said that Zhong Cheng had never seen them before.

However, it could be seen from this that Owner Coal had plenty of money.

Moreover, Zhong Cheng had also learned that any ordinary coal mining enterprise’s turnover in any day was above 20 million yuan. The larger the scale, the more turnover it would have.

That was why Zhong Cheng had thought of entering the coal mine. This was definitely not a whim.

The threshold to enter the coal mining industry is actually relatively low. As long as you complete the coal business license and other formalities, it will be fine. Most importantly, it is not difficult to do these things right now. A certificate is only about 20 yuan.

This was an excellent opportunity, so Zhong Cheng naturally wouldn’t give it up.

As Zhong Cheng had a talent like Pan An by his side, Zhong Cheng naturally hoped that this matter could be carried out as soon as possible. The sooner he entered, the more advantageous it would be for him.

Now, Zhong Cheng was waiting for Pan An’s consideration. He was still very confident in Pan An. He believed that Pan An would not refuse this opportunity.

It was because Pan An’s life wasn’t as good as he thought, otherwise, his family wouldn’t have committed themselves to the poor southern suburbs of Leeds. Most importantly, they had three children under their knees, waiting for money.

Pan An, who was already in his forties, was able to engage in a profession that he was familiar with, and he was also able to gain a background. Only a fool would not do it.

Zhong Cheng had confidence in Pan An. The only thing he was worried about was that he didn’t know how many days Pan An would have to consider. Because the sooner coal is produced, the more money they will earn. Delaying time is a waste of money.

Thinking about it, Zhong Cheng returned to his room.

Looking at the rusty metal door in front of him, Zhong Cheng smiled bitterly. Who had ever seen a multimillionaire living in a ten square meter storage room?

Zhong Cheng took out the key, opened the door, and walked in!

Today was a really tiring day. Once he entered the room, Zhong Cheng collapsed on the bed.

However, Zhong Cheng did not rest. He was thinking about the future.

The next few big lucrative industries are undoubtedly the Internet industry, real estate industry and entertainment and cultural industry.

Especially in the Internet industry, new millionaires and billionaires appear from time to time.

And what Zhong Cheng remembered most clearly was Tencent. Of course, at this time, it was very difficult for Zhong Cheng to snatch out the shares from Ma Huateng. However, Tencent still gave Zhong Cheng the chance to make money.

Just in June, a month ago, Tencent officially listed in Hong Kong for HK $3.70, making it the first Chinese internet company to list on the Hong Kong Main Board.

In Zhong’s memory, Tencent’s shares closed at HK $370.8 in 2013, closing at 100 times 2004’s and an astonishing 290 times 2016’s.

This was simply profiteering, so at this time, Zhong Cheng was prepared to invest in Tencent, collect Tencent’s shares, and wait for their value to rise.

There were also the real estate and cultural entertainment industries, as well as the logistics industry in the future. There were still many opportunities in front of Zhong Cheng, so he was not the most worried about this.

What Zhong Cheng was most worried about was Leeds United. He didn’t know when Trivor Birch would be able to take Leeds United down. Now, Zhong Cheng really couldn’t wait any longer. Since the summer transfer window for European football has opened, some of the players he has his eyes on are likely to leave this summer.

Right now, Zhong Cheng really wanted to take down Leeds United immediately and start his reinforcements plan. Now Zhong Cheng was racing against time. He hoped that Trivo Birch could take down Gerald Krasna in the shortest time possible and make himself the true chairman of Leeds United.

Zhong also hoped that Trivo Birch would buy Leeds United at a lower price.

At present, Zhong Cheng had more than 36 million pounds in his hands. Although it looked like a lot, it was not enough.

First of all, Zhong Cheng has prepared around £ 15 million for the acquisition of the club. Now he only has £ 21 million left. He wants to set aside a portion for reinforcements and an investment. This was really not enough. Most importantly, after buying Leeds United, Zhong Cheng would still be heavily in debt.

Zhong Cheng felt that buying Leeds was a trap, but who told him that he had agreed to his predecessor? No matter how difficult it was, he had to do it. Otherwise, he would be sorry for himself.

He also has a dream of becoming a football coach. After buying Leeds United, he will be able to realize his dream better and faster.