Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

When he felt the heat was almost right, just like the dish in the pot had reached its optimal state, Zhao Yuanchao finally spoke slowly with a look of anticipation and doubt.

He asked tentatively, "Wenhao, I heard that your Hengyuan Electronics has successfully listed in Hong Kong Island, and its market capitalization is as high as tens of billions. Is this true?"

Zhao Wenhao naturally knew the purpose of the two people's visit.

If they didn't have something in mind, why would they come to his house so impatiently shortly after he returned home?

"Secretary Yuan Chao, this is absolutely true. However, the so-called market value of tens of billions is, after all, just a long list of numbers on the books.

If you want to turn them into real money, you have to sell the shares in your hands and then realize it through cashing out.

However, once I really sell the shares, I will no longer be the major shareholder of the company.

By that time, I would have lost a certain degree of say in the company.

So, we should just look at these seemingly glamorous listing-related things and not take them too seriously.”

Zhao Wenhao used extremely simple and easy-to-understand words to patiently explain in detail to the two people in front of him.

After all, in this era, for most country people, they really have only a vague understanding of what the so-called listing means.

"So that's how it is. This whole town is buzzing with news, and many people are whispering about it, saying that you, Zhao Wenhao, are now worth an astonishing several hundred billion!

This is truly a sudden fortune! And there are rumors that you've become the richest man in the country, right here in Hong Kong Island. With that kind of status and wealth, you're definitely a tycoon!"

After hearing this, Song Yuanchao just chuckled lightly, with an imperceptible look in his eyes.

"I'm not a wealthy man, I just have a little money. Secretary Yuan Chao, is our village facing any difficulties? If so, just tell me directly. If I can help, I will do it without hesitation."

When Zhao Wenhao heard this, he immediately realized that there might be a deeper meaning behind it.

So there was no ambiguity and he brought up the topic directly.

Song Yuanchao didn't bother to be polite with Zhao Wenhao. He said straightforwardly, "It is indeed such a matter. Take a look. If you can help, then please help. If you find it difficult, then just pretend I never mentioned it."

At this time, Zhao Wenhao had no idea what was going on, so he naturally wouldn't be so rash and agreed immediately.

Instead, he was extremely tactful and cautious, and politely asked, "Could you please first give me a general overview? I'd like to listen carefully. As long as it's something I can do, I'll definitely do my best to do it."

"The situation is like this. Where our Zhaojia Island meets Hanjiazhuang and Wangzhuang, there is a huge pond.

Most of the water in the pond flows down from the mountains.

On weekdays, it shoulders the important mission of irrigating the farmland in our three villages.

You are a child from our village, so you should know all about these.

However, in recent years, the rainfall has become more frequent and more abundant, and this large pond has occasionally overflowed its banks.

Our three villages have also discussed together and plan to dig the pond deeper in the hope of improving the overflowing situation.

Unfortunately, we dug it twice in total, and the final results were very minimal.

As the problem accumulates day after day and year after year, the flooding problem remains the same and has not been fundamentally solved at all.

Because of this, after careful consideration and discussion, our three villages came up with an idea: let's just build a small reservoir.

This will certainly be of great benefit to the irrigation of farmland in our three villages.

Moreover, we are also thinking about opening up the river channel between it and the Dalong River so that the water can be diverted smoothly.

If we can really do this, then all the problems will be solved!

Based on this, our three villages worked together to jointly submit relevant suggestions to the town.

Unfortunately, after three years of repeatedly bringing this up, the higher-ups have only said they're considering it, but there's been no further action. It's as if the matter has been shelved and no one is interested in it anymore."

Zhao Yuanchao kept talking there, explaining the whole story in detail.

At this time, Zhao Wenhao also breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, the main factor that prevented the completion of this project was funding.

As for Zhao Wenhao, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem for him now.

According to what Song Yuanchao said, such a large-scale project would require more than 200 million yuan in funds.

This is obviously not a small number.

Take the three villages for example. Even if everyone worked together to raise funds, they could only gather around 30 yuan at most. There was really no way to raise more than that.

For a township that is not very wealthy, these 200 million yuan are like stars in the sky, so far away and out of reach that it is naturally difficult to get approval from above and implement it.

"Wenhao, if the town or county can pay the money to solve the problem, we who do these things really don't want to bother you anymore." Song Yuanchao continued with a worried look on his face and in a dilemma.

"Ah, it's really frustrating. We've been waiting for three whole years, and still haven't seen any results. So, we've completely given up on this town.

I know full well that money doesn't just fall from the sky. This 200 million is a huge sum, and asking you to sponsor it would be a bit awkward.

However, there aren't many wealthy families in this town. If someone could each donate 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, perhaps the situation would be better and there wouldn't be too many problems.

But if they were asked to come up with such a large sum of money, over 200 million, they probably wouldn't know how to ask for it."

Zhao Wenhao chuckled and stopped Song Yuanchao from continuing.

"Secretary Yuan Chao, do you have any specific plans, plans, and budgets?" Zhao Wenhao asked casually.