Reborn in 95, I unearthed a gold mine after the family split up.

"Master Ouyang, thank you for your hospitality..."

After leaving Master Ouyang's house, Xia Chunfang, who was standing nearby, asked Zhang Dong a question.

"You must be a little disappointed that this collaboration didn't go through, right?"

Zhang Dong didn't hide anything and nodded.

"I originally came with the intention of cooperation. After all, by leveraging Master Ouyang's reputation, my jade carving factory could quickly open up the market."

“But Master Ouyang asked me to cooperate with his apprentice, which went against my original intention.”

"Well, Zhang Dong, don't worry, there are many ways to get there."

"Next, I'll write a report about you and promote it in our daily newspaper. Maybe that will also boost the reputation of your mine."

Hearing Xia Chunfang say this, Zhang Dong was also very happy. After all, we haven't entered the internet age yet, and at this time, the dissemination of information mainly relies on print media—newspapers.

He didn't want to deal with these reporters before because he didn't want to get into unnecessary trouble.

But this reporter from the Farmers' Daily is no ordinary person. After spending some time with him, Zhang Dong felt that the reporter was a decent person.

Unlike the unscrupulous tabloid reporters of later generations, who love to fabricate stories and stir up trouble, making people avoid them like the plague...

"Then thank you, Reporter Xia."

"Hehehe." Xia Chunfang smiled faintly.

"You're being so polite with me. You should know you're my savior. If it weren't for you, that night, I would have..."

"Hey, hey, hold on, this matter also involves me."

"After all, you were able to come to our mine because of me. From any perspective, this matter is inseparable from me."

"Besides, saving you back then was just a small favor, so don't keep bringing it up."

Xia Chunfang smiled again: "Okay."

Zhang Dong breathed a sigh of relief when the female reporter stopped mentioning the matter.

That's just his personality; he doesn't want others to owe him favors.

Besides, he didn't go to save Xia Chunfang on purpose back then.

However, the effects of Xia Chunfang's report were quickly apparent.

Soon after, several merchants from the south came directly to Zhang Dong, wanting to cooperate with him.

"Is this Mr. Zhang? We've already seen the report about you in the newspaper, and we're very satisfied with the quality of the raw jade stones produced by your mine."

"As long as we join forces, we can definitely achieve a win-win situation."

"Hey, wait a minute."

Seeing these southern businessmen, all dressed in suits and ties, eager to cooperate upon their arrival, Zhang Dong stopped them with a playful expression.

These southern merchants were quite surprised to hear that Zhang Dong was vaguely indicating his refusal.

"Mr. Zhang, that's not very kind of you."

"We've come all this way hoping to collaborate with you, but it seems like you're trying to keep us at arm's length?"

"That's a bit disrespectful to our sincerity," a short man said with a smile.

Zhang Dong smiled faintly: "Hehe, what are you saying? I welcome sincere cooperation, but you've just arrived and haven't yet learned what my mine is like, so it's a bit rushed."

Upon Zhang Dong's reminder, the leader among the merchants nodded.

"Yes, yes, of course, it's not our fault. After all, we all trust the Farmers' Daily. This newspaper is quite valuable."

"Oh, oh." Zhang Dong nodded, feigning sudden realization: "No wonder you were so eager, it startled me. You believed the newspaper's propaganda."

As he said this, Zhang Dong sneered inwardly.

It has to be said that the Farmers' Daily has a really strong publicity campaign.

This time, however, it's highly likely that they've attracted charlatans.

It seems even scammers pay attention to the content of daily newspapers.

Moreover, they even contacted me based on the address mentioned in the report.

The reason we were certain the other party was a scammer was mainly because their ulterior motives were too obvious.

After arriving here, he didn't even visit his mine before immediately making his statement.

I want to work with him more deeply.

Zhang Dong even suspected that these swindlers either thought everyone else was a fool, or that the other party had just finished their apprenticeship.

Of course, these people had given their explanations, but Zhang Dong didn't believe a word of their explanations, not even the punctuation.

The other party's explanation came after I reminded them, which is hindsight.

If the other party is sincere and wants to cooperate with you in a genuine way, they should first take a comprehensive look at your overall strength.

But these people, after finding me and confirming my identity, were eager to express their stance.

This is probably because they think he, a farmer from a mountain village, is a complete fool.

Although he was a farmer and indeed simple-minded, he was far from being a fool.

Another key point is that in my previous life, I had read a newspaper report about a fraud ring in the south that, despite their poor acting skills, repeatedly succeeded in defrauding people by exploiting their weaknesses.

Ultimately, after these scammers were arrested, the incident was reported in the media.

If I'm not mistaken, these businessmen who came to my door should be the swindlers reported in the newspapers. I never expected they would actually come looking for me...

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At Wang Jian's home, the old man looked grim as he gazed at Li San and Zhao Dazhuang.

"What did you say? Several big businessmen from the south have come to seek cooperation with Zhang Dong?"

"Damn, how come this kid has such incredible luck?"

"Damn it, why don't these businessmen want to cooperate with me?"

Hearing Wang Jianguo's outburst of curses, his lackeys looked at each other in bewilderment.

During this period, reporting to Wang Jianguo became their biggest headache.

Whenever someone mentions that the situation in Zhangdong is better, Wang Jianguo will immediately launch into a tirade of curses.

Along with that, they'll also call them cowards and incompetent.

Therefore, Li San and Zhao Dazhuang were also trembling with fear at this moment, afraid that their master would scold them severely.

But they dared not remain silent about what they had to say.

"Boss, we've heard that Zhang Dong's good fortune is because he has a female reporter friend from a newspaper."

"What? He actually became friends with a newspaper reporter?"

Wang Jianguo was unaware of this.

Speaking of this, Li San couldn't help but grit his teeth.

When he first saw this beautiful reporter, he was actually quite tempted.

"Yes, boss."

"It was the beautiful reporter's report that attracted these southern businessmen, who found Zhangdong like wolves smelling blood."

"Damn it, that bastard is really lucky."

“Once he partners with these businessmen, his jade mine will generate even greater economic benefits.”

Wang Jianguo, a shrewd old fox who had been in this business for many years, naturally knew the importance of a partner and couldn't help but feel increasingly envious.