Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

Principal Shang refused to accept the 20% stake and insisted, "Chen Feng, if you must give it to me, then 5% at most, or even a little less!"

Chen Feng quickly retorted, "That won't do. The teachers and students in the department have put so much effort into developing this, working day and night for so many years, and I'm only giving them this little. Wouldn't that make people scorn me? Five percent is too little. Absolutely not!"

The two argued on the phone for a long time, neither of them giving in.

Finally, after a heated debate, the two finally decided to give 10%.

Chen Feng thought that was fine, the remaining 10% of the shares would be used to create employee stock ownership, and he could also privately share some of the seniors and juniors who had contributed to the department.

He couldn't help but sigh that many people in the country are still timid and are afraid of a lot of money. Moreover, they have been used to working in state-owned units for a long time and their mindset has not changed at all. Of course, this is also related to the struggles in previous years. Everyone is afraid of fighting.

So when the reform and opening up just started, many of the people who really made money and became rich were those who were bold and those who were outside the system.

Then, with the rapid development of the economy and the increasing degree of specialization, a considerable number of these people were unable to keep up with the times and were left behind by the tide of the times.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Feng called the department again, found Professor Chi, and told him about his situation in the United States.

This time he learned from the lesson of his phone call with President Shang. He did not mention the specific amount, but only said that he had raised some funds and planned to establish a fund for the professors and senior students in the department who participated in the project, and then this fund would hold shares on their behalf.

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Professor Chi, who anxiously said, "Chen Feng, you're the only one in our department who's relatively wealthy. Zhaodi has had some problems recently. Could you give her some money to help her? Just think of it as a loan from me!"

Chen Feng's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Professor Chi, what happened to Zhaodi? Don't be impatient, tell me slowly."

Professor Chi sighed deeply and said, "This child has a miserable life. His family has encountered difficulties and he urgently needs money to save his life."

After listening to Professor Chi, Chen Feng gradually understood the situation.

It turned out that Mo Zhaodi's father had recently been digging a canal in the village when a rolling stone broke his leg. This not only cut off his source of income, but also necessitated a large medical bill. The family, already poor, had suddenly fallen into a difficult situation.

Mo Zhaodi's mother had no choice but to borrow money from everywhere. In those days, most families had little spare money. When she borrowed money from a local gangster, the situation became even more complicated.

Although this man is a gangster, he has become rich now. He organized a group of people to dig sand and sell it to construction sites. He is well-connected in the local black and white worlds. The gangster's second uncle even became the village chief.

When Mo Zhaodi's mother went to him to borrow money, the man put forward a condition: "I'm not lending you this money for free. How are you going to pay me back if I lend you such a large sum of money?"

Mo Zhaodi's mother could only beg for mercy.

The man continued, "You can lend it to me. Don't you have a daughter who's a university student? If you let your daughter marry me, we'll be even closer relatives, and you won't have to pay me back in the future. Besides, your daughter has a degree, and I'm rich. Our marriage will improve the genes of our descendants!"

When Chen Feng heard this, he was furious. He could understand Professor Chi's feelings too well.

Among all the students in the department, Professor Chi's favorite is Mo Zhaodi, except for himself, and Chen Feng is also very optimistic about this little girl.

This little girl is extremely technically gifted and has the highest talent among everyone. It is absolutely impossible to let her marry a sand-digging thug!

Chen Feng said without hesitation: "Professor Chi, don't worry, I will definitely help you!"

After he finished speaking, he felt a little strange again and asked, "Where are Senior Sister and Senior Brother Zhao?"

If other people were to say they had no money, it shouldn't be them. They had shares in the pager project, and even the school got more than 5 million. Their shares were higher than the school's, so how could they have no money?

Professor Chi said, "I don't know the specifics, but they are no longer in school."

Chen Feng was startled and asked hurriedly, "What's going on?"

Professor Chi said, "They both went to Beijing University for graduate studies, a combined master's and doctoral program, and they were both accepted at the same time. I heard they sold their shares in the pager factory to your CEO, Xu, before they left. I don't know the details. Now that they're no longer at our school, I'm embarrassed to contact them."

So that's how it is. Chen Feng didn't know whether to feel sorry or happy for Senior Sister and Senior Brother Zhao. Being able to study for a master's and doctorate at Jingcheng University was definitely a happy thing.

But you don’t have to sell the shares. Although he doesn’t know how much he sold them for at the time, if he still holds these shares now, the profits alone may be many times more!

Chen Feng immediately called Xu Wei again and asked, "How much did you pay to buy out Senior Sister and Senior Brother Zhao's shares? And why didn't you tell me about this?"

Xu Wei lost his temper when he heard this: "Why didn't I tell you? When I was explaining the report to you, I explained it clearly, but you interrupted me and said you didn't want to listen."

It was the middle of the night when Xu Wei called Chen Feng to wake him up and read the financial statements to him. Chen Feng was already very sleepy and panting heavily. He became even sleepier after hearing the financial statements and fell asleep again in less than five minutes.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng felt a little embarrassed: "Why are you talking about all this nonsense? I'm not blaming you, I'm just asking about your situation."

Xu Wei said, "How could I dare to take their shares without your permission? I saw that they were in a hurry to go to Beijing to study and needed money, so I lent them 500,000 yuan, even as collateral. The shares are still in their name."

Chen Feng was delighted when he heard this: "Xu Wei, you did a good job. How about this? I'll give you 5% of the pager shares as well, which will be considered management shares."

Xu Wei jumped up when he heard this: "Are you serious? Five percent is worth millions!"

Chen Feng said, "Here, here you go. We all came from Mashan Village together. How can I be so worried about a few million? One for you, one for Xiao Bao, and then there's Ning Yao and I. The four of us are the true founding members. Speaking of feelings, no one has a deeper bond than you and I..."

Before he could finish his words, the phone was hung up.

Chen Feng stared at the phone in his hand for a long time, "What do you mean? Why did you hang up on me?"

On the other side, after Xu Wei hung up the phone, she held the receiver with her hand, tears streaming down her face.

Her family had suffered a lot in the past, and because of these past events, she has always been a lonely person.

Chen Feng's words just now deeply touched the softest part of her heart, making her want to cry: "This guy, he makes me cry for no reason. Doesn't he know that I haven't cried for a long time!"