A Promising Youth

Chapter 23 Huge Business Opportunities

The most encouraging words from my master were “I was born to be useful”.

Bill although was gangster, he was useful. The factory's security forces were in serious shortage. The

most important thing was that Clara had no money to recruit people and pay wages.

If Bill and his men were the factory's security, it not only could save a large amount of security fees, but

also was more reliable than the general security guards. After all, this factory was his too.

After that, Clara and I got busy with the production, template proofing of the garments, specific division

of production, and the reorganization of workers in each workshop. After all this, it was already dark.

The factory was in production and we made the 600 sets of garments needed for the project in the first

hour of the allotted time in required quality and quantity.

“That is it!”

When Director Lau came over to pick up the goods, he put on a new costume, smiling from ear to ear

in Clara's office.

“Girl, you are lucky to have Matteo in the factory!”

Director Lau touched the flashy gold ornament pattern, saying.

“No matter what, you have to keep Matteo, even if ......”

He paused for a moment and said, “Girl, you get it!”

Clara's face instantly reddened, “Uncle, what are you talking about? I don't understand!”

“Silly girl, opportunities don't come often. I always missed opportunities, so I can only be an ordinary

tender director.”

Director Lau shook his head, gave me a satisfied look, and added.

“By the way, the summit opens at two o'clock in the afternoon. Come and meet some investors.”

“Uncle, our factory is small and we are not qualified to participate in the meeting.”

Clara squinted her wide eyes and laughed to herself.

“After all, you designed our costumes. You have the credit, you can join!”

He took a sip of water and suddenly added.

“By the way, some businesses are auctioning off land this afternoon. No matter how much they talk

about it, don’t get involved, okay?”

“I know. I don't have the money to get involved even if I want to get involved.”

Clara said with a smile.

But I frowned and asked calmly.

“Uncle Lau, which part of the land are they going to auction?”

Uncle Lau stood up and said.

“JB District, the farmland on both sides of the river. It is said that “downtown is moving north”, but it's all

bullshit, so don’t get involved.”

After saying that, Director Lau's phone rang. The goods had been loaded, and he had to collect them.

After Director Lau left, I felt my blood tumbling. I hurried over to Clara and said.

“Sis, we should buy the land in JB District!”

Clara burst into laughter, with water spurting out of her mouth, “Are you crazy? Although the real estate

industry has been profitable these past few years, what kind of place is R City? What kind of place is

JB District? It's a big rural area, who would build there? Who's it to be sold to?”

I said, “Uncle Lau said the city center is moving north, and it will definitely be JB District!”

“Matteo, I know you have the ability, but you are naive about something!”

She pursed her lips, sat down in her chair, crossed her legs and said.

“A dozen years ago, there was news that the downtown was moving south, and my mom bought the

land, but it became a development zone. The price of land went all the way down, and my mom had to

take the land and build a factory.”

At that, she took off her heels, kicked me with her feet, and added.

“Five years ago, there was rumor that the downtown was moving west, so the price of the land in JX

District was high. But now it's almost an industrial city, and there's pollution everywhere.”

“So...”

She paused for a moment, looked at me with extra amusement and said.

“Do you find such empty words credible?”

“Yes!”

I didn’t trust empty words, but I trusted Master and those teachers in the prison!

Four years ago, in the prison library, Master discussed with a group of inmates that the future

downtown would definitely move north, and that JB District would become the most prosperous part in

R City.

But Clara ignored my words, waved her hand and said.

“Ok, I'll take you to buy a decent suit. Come with me this afternoon to the economic summit. Don't keep

thinking about all the nonsense, we can't afford to buy the land.”

Yes, Clara was now so poor that she did not have money to make real estate investments?

But this was like a fatty meat on the edge of mouth. If we lost the opportunity, we would be regretful in

the future!

Just as I was at a loss, Clara smiled at me and said.

“Hey, do you smoke? I got this for you.”

She had a box of cigarettes in her hand and slipped them to me, saying.

“I saw you asked the workers for cigarettes and kept avoiding me.”

She pursed her lips, narrowed her pretty eyes and added,

“Take it. It is ok for a man to smoke and drink. When you attend the summit this afternoon, offer people

cigarettes.”

“Sis, thank you!”

I lowered my head in embarrassment. I felt awkward to smoke in my young age. And I did not expect

Clara did not care about it.

Taking the cigarette, I left the office. My phone in pocket rang, and it was Sienna calling.

“Sorry, I'd been in a meeting this morning and I didn't have my phone. Why did you call me?”

Her tone was still icy, but magnetic.

“I want to borrow some money from you.”

Originally, I wanted to borrow money from her because of Bill, and now I wanted to borrow money to

buy land.

“Name a number.”

She said directly.

“Twenty...twenty million!”

I couldn't even believe I was saying it!

The most money I'd ever touched in my life was the 2,000 that my mother slipped me two days ago.

But I knew 20 million was small money in the real estate industry.

“What?”

Sienna, who had always been calm and indifferent, actually called out directly.

“10 million will do too.”

My voice was shaking. She might not lend that to me.

“I think you're going crazy! What the hell do you want with that much money?”

She sounded as if she was lecturing me like a sister.

I took a deep drag on my cigarette and said.

“Buy lands! I heard there's going to be an auction for JB District at the economic summit this afternoon,

and I want to buy it!”

Sienna immediately said. “Are you mad?!

Don’t but lands of JB District. Don't even think about this, or you can lose the money!”

“Do you know General Grey?

A cloth-dyeing formula. I'll take it as collateral if you'll lend it!

The time limit is one year, and when I make money, I'll pay you at double interest!”

I could not let such an opportunity go!ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .