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The first step of the plan, which is the recovery plan, has been completed. It cost over two million, and a large truckload of jade was purchased from the Jade Rough Stone Market through various quick buys. In addition to that, there were also stone scraps cut off from the Rough Stone, as well as fragments and powder generated from friction. The overall materials amounted to a significant quantity.
With such a large quantity, Wei Yuan's consumption became even more substantial. Although the deep black Dark Cloud Substance in the Mist-like Space's Third Form is not inexhaustible, the number that can be sustained through continuous repairs is still considerable.
However, at this moment, Wei Yuan had to be cautious again. It was clear that the Mist-like Space was facing a change, whether good or bad was still uncertain. Wei Yuan could not take risks because his plan awaited execution.
Thus, he had to use a relatively safe method. While fortune often favors the bold, one should not gamble recklessly without regard for their own safety, right?
To quote that weakling from Shenyang, the most painful thing in life is dying with no money left to spend.
Being cautious does not necessarily mean that efficiency is slow. Aside from basic needs like eating and sleeping, and taking occasional breaks when tired, Wei Yuan spent all his remaining time thinking about how to restore these jades to their most valuable state.
He carefully considered before taking action. After completing each piece of work, he would pause for a moment to check on the situation in his mind's Mist-like Space.
Only after confirming that everything remained as it was before would he dare to continue. Although this took considerable time, he still had to ensure his safety while taking risks.
Despite this, Wei Yuan proceeded methodically. Even for the longest jade restoration work, it only took him about an hour. After subtracting eight hours for sleep and a bit more for meals and relaxation, he still had at least thirteen to fourteen hours dedicated to this work.
Finally, after three consecutive days of effort, Wei Yuan managed to restore all these jades to a complete state. At this point, what remained in his hands was already the last batch because the other Raw Jade Materials or semi-processed rough stones had been divided into six batches and sent to various cities around Jinghai City’s Jade Rough Stone Market.
To avoid attracting attention, Wei Yuan carried out these tasks discreetly. Naturally, he could not handle everything by himself; therefore, he sought help from Guo the Fat, whom he had met through Liu Haisheng when recovering defective jade products.
With his assistance, Wei Yuan was able to channel these processed products back into the Jade Rough Stone Market and earn another profit using his Third Form's Restorative Power.
In total, over two million was spent on this recovery plan. The Raw Jade Materials or semi-processed Rough Stones restored were quickly snatched up from various Jade Rough Stone Markets within ten days.
However, the money Wei Yuan earned came from these buyers. Most of the jades sold had values of several thousand dollars or even less; some were merely worthless stones.
But Wei Yuan did not care about these matters; as long as they had a deceptive exterior, that was enough. As for those who bought his restored Raw Jade Materials and ended up losing money, they could only consider themselves unlucky.
Since there are always winners and losers in the Gambling on Jade market, such numbers did not stir much commotion. Wei Yuan easily completed the second step of his plan.
After undergoing a round of recovery, over two million worth of jade re-entered the market in a brand new form at several times its original price. The results were disappointing; this maneuver would forever remain buried in his heart—who could share in such shamelessness?
This time, he created an unprecedented miracle. Usually, we feel that transactions in the virtual market are quite exaggerated. For example, in the stock and futures markets, with a turn of luck, some people's fortunes can multiply by a hundred or more within a year; such miracles are common.
However, Wei Yuan created an even faster miracle. In just over ten days, he restored two million worth of jade into various forms of Raw Jade Material and sold them at high prices in various Jade Rough Stone Markets. After deducting his initial investment of two million, he had already made tens of millions.
This amount was enough to support his entire plan. Even his cousin Xie Ge's pharmaceutical processing factory could afford to replace machinery and cover the research costs for new drugs. Funding is a necessary condition for development, or rather, it is the primary condition.
Generally, at such times, some enterprises can only seek help from banks. Unfortunately, banks are not charitable institutions. In Hua Xia Continent, ordinary private enterprises wanting to borrow tens of millions from the government all at once must have sufficient real estate as collateral or connections that reach the central government; otherwise, it is basically impossible.
Wei Yuan had already solved this most difficult primary condition, and the remaining issues became clear. The biggest opportunity now lay with Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi.
Regardless of whether Yuan Ziyi thought the timing was right or not, for Wei Yuan, the time to deal with them had already come. If not now, then when?
Of course, to raise this capital, Wei Yuan also paid a price. First of all, he didn't need to worry about his conscience; he felt indifferent about it anyway.
The so-called Gambling on Jade market is fair in theory, but in reality, there is no absolute fairness in the global gambling industry.
Rather than being taken advantage of by Dealers, these people might as well take advantage of themselves. Otherwise, how could there be an old saying that says nine out of ten gamblers lose? A gambler is already at a disadvantage; those who do not understand the game rules should not think they can walk away safely after winning money.
In this entire process, Wei Yuan created a condition for himself to act as the Dealer. He trapped these gamblers in one aspect and treated them as prey while he held the knife—if he didn’t slaughter them, someone else would.
His main reliance was undoubtedly his Repairing Ability, which also contributed to such a rapid return on investment.
However, the price was that Wei Yuan bore an unknown danger because the Mist-like Space in his mind had completely cleared out all fog-like substances for the first time. This inevitably made him feel uneasy.
In the process of generating new things, one inevitably faces the coexistence of two extreme emotions: expectation and fear.
Now, two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects had completely occupied the entire Mist-like Space and were continuously extracting energy to support the output of Repairing Source Power. Even if Wei Yuan calculated correctly and could balance the existence of these two Dark Cloud Substances, it was still not an easy task.
During the process of repairing these jades, he continuously extracted energy from these two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects within the Mist-like Space. Their inherent characteristic was that once there was output, there must be replenishment.
Thus, after consuming all Light Ink-Colored Mist, the only way left for these two deep black cloud-like entities to replenish their energy was through mutual destruction. However, under Wei Yuan's balanced control, because both Deep Black Cloud-like Objects were equal in size, they could not consume each other at all.
It was like a fight and negotiation between enemies in society; when two people refuse to back down from each other and start fighting but later realize they cannot defeat one another, there is only one solution left: to negotiate peace.
Of course, the way these two Dark Cloud Substances interact is by mutually supplementing energy. Since they cannot absorb each other, they choose another method, as if their incomplete parts have a consciousness of their own, fitting together. Eventually, one corner of the two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects merges into one.
Moreover, as the energy extracted by Wei Yuan gradually increases, the number of incomplete areas grows, and the angles of fusion multiply. Although it is still evident that the two Deep Black Cloud-like Objects are independent entities, Wei Yuan believes that their merging is inevitable in the near future.
It's like a quarrelsome couple who dislike each other but are forced to rely on one another to fulfill their needs; slowly, feelings develop, leading to a successful fusion.
The two million could be considered as the original accumulation that Wei Yuan completed within six months using his Repairing Ability. Although he possesses an Ability, it does not mean that earning money is easy.
At first, his Ability could only repair miscellaneous items, so he had to choose to fix relatively inexpensive things like books and Video Disks. This is because the effectiveness of Repairing Ability is measured based on the time an item has existed and its inherent Spiritual Energy.
In other words, Wei Yuan's Repairing Ability actually has a gradual development and upgrade process. He started with the cheapest and most affordable items until he began repairing things like Jade and Antiques. By then, Wei Yuan was already financially stable.
Eventually, he reached the point where he could repair human bodies and restore any item to any previous state according to his will. This allowed Wei Yuan to do much more, and the scope of his Repairing Ability expanded significantly.
However, during each upgrade process, Wei Yuan couldn't help but feel anxious, fearing that any oversight might lead to deterioration. Now, with only two deep black Dark Cloud Substances merging in the entire Mist-like Space, he feels that the upgrade of his Ability seems to have reached a bottleneck.
Nevertheless, at least the issues with the jade have been resolved. The availability of funds has prepared Wei Yuan for battle. At this point, he can continue according to plan without fearing that a break in the funding chain would render all his efforts futile.
To do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools.
Similarly, for a business—especially in a manufacturing industry like that of the Huaxia Nation—to develop and even escape being merely a sweatshop for pure manufacturing requires prior groundwork.
For instance, semi-automation and full automation of machinery are essential. Human power is ultimately limited; especially in an age where mechanization is increasingly advanced, pure manual production can no longer keep pace with the times.
If hundreds of pounds of goods are involved and their size is considerable, even ten people working together would take a significant amount of time and end up exhausted. However, if one person knows how to operate a crane, it can be done in less than a minute.
This is an inevitability of developmental progress in society. Therefore, even though Wei Yuan has gained an Ability, he does not believe he has the capability to carve out a new path; it is ultimately easier to follow the trends of the times.
Recently, under Wei Yuan's arrangements, his cousin Xie Ge's Pharmaceutical Processing Plant has begun to emulate some practices from Europe and America by temporarily giving workers paid leave. Workers have praised this nephew of the Boss, saying he is truly impressive.
After all, since the scale of the Pharmaceutical Processing Plant is small with only a few workers, there was no need for Wei Yuan to exploit their value. A month of paid leave isn't too much money for him; moreover, these workers have been skilled for many years, so treating them well is only right.
For a business to grow, besides relying on technology and capital, an able Boss also understands how to formulate effective systems and how to implement and execute them.
Of course, what is more important is to have a touch of humanity in private. People are made of flesh and blood. As a Boss, if you can genuinely think about your employees from the heart, they will work harder and give back to you.
Even when a company truly faces difficulties, employees are unlikely to abandon ship immediately. In short, in Wei Yuan's view, those irresponsible Bosses who do not provide for their horses yet expect them to run fast, who do not consider their employees but demand loyalty, will surely see their support scatter when challenges arise.
The workers' time off is merely to create space for a comprehensive replacement, including the entire Pharmaceutical Processing Plant. Wei Yuan has already planned to invest personally and expand it.
Of course, under this premise, he must be able to deal with Xu Feng and his group smoothly, so he cannot take action just yet; he is only preparing the necessary conditions because Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi are still waiting for him to handle them.
Moreover, considering this aspect, Wei Yuan did not immediately start construction; he simply temporarily disbanded the employees since there was no time to deal with manufacturing at the moment.
With all preparations in place, Wei Yuan only made a phone call to inform Yuan Ziyi. Although she decisively stated that now was not the best time to act, Wei Yuan's mindset was something she could not understand. Regardless of whether she was willing to cooperate later, that was up to her.
Jinghai City, Qingxi Town, Datong Village.
This is where Wei Yuan's village is located. At this time, it was still an obscure village, much like most coastal villages across the country, without much distinction.
Although Jinghai City is one of the five major economic zones, its development is even inferior to that of Suzhou and Hangzhou. In Qingxi Town, if it weren't for the relatively developed toy and wool industries here, very few people would know about it.
However, one month later, Datong Village's name became known nationwide or even infamous. The reason for this change starts with one person: Wei Yuan.
Datong Village is actually where Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi stockpiled various pharmaceuticals and capsules acquired in Jinghai City and surrounding areas; it is a small factory.
According to Wei Yuan's knowledge, this place serves as their secondary production base, where they add Poppy Powder into existing medications to reap enormous profits through these addictive substances.
However, today when the factory's gatekeeper opened the door early in the morning, he found hundreds of people surrounding the entrance claiming they were there to collect debts.
At that moment, Wei Yuan was sitting in a Mercedes with Blue Ocean. Although Blue Old Man pretended to be foolish, Wei Yuan had long seen through that he was sharper than anyone else.
His actions could not escape notice from Blue Old Man; moreover, some of the drugs sold by Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi had also flowed out through the chain pharmacies under Blue Ocean Group. If Wei Yuan hadn't informed the old man in advance, Blue Ocean Group might have been dragged into this mess as well.
As Wei Yuan began planning today, Blue Ocean Group was also preparing for change. With such a significant incident occurring, Lan Bo's position as head would likely be untenable; the old man would definitely have to step back in and clean up this mess.
Of course, their main purpose for coming today was simply to watch the show. This was the third step in Wei Yuan's plan: using fire to borrow the wind.
He intended to use all means at his disposal to create a sensation, or more accurately, to escalate the situation as much as possible, ideally making it known throughout the country and even around the world.
Only by attracting attention could he ensure that these two individuals would not easily escape justice. Otherwise, if they found another scapegoat or fled the scene, Wei Yuan would truly be alarming the snake by beating the grass.
His ability to formulate the entire plan was naturally related to the assistance of Blue Old Man. After all, in terms of social experience, this old gentleman's background far surpassed that of the inexperienced Wei Yuan.
However, after hearing Wei Yuan's plan, Blue Old Man couldn't help but express his admiration. This young man had a bright future ahead of him; as long as he could navigate through this storm, he would be able to stand tall amidst chaos and transform like a dragon from golden scales.
As for the hundred or so people present, they were mainly victims who had placed orders with Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi in Jinghai City. After tasting a bit of sweetness, they realized they were being strung along.
Each person had been pressured by Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi for quite a bit of payment. Normally, such things were commonplace in business; however, after Xie Ge's persuasion, they began to recognize the severity of the situation.
Especially since Wei Yuan had provided Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi with those products that had undergone secondary processing in the market. Although they had been rebranded under new names—naturally from some casually registered shell companies—they could still recognize their own products and realized they had been deceived.
Suddenly, a sense of fear arose within them. One concern was that they were facing a situation where their payments might never be recovered. But that wasn't even the most serious issue; more importantly, there were real problems with the substances added by Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi in their drugs.
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