"I haven't forgotten, uncle, I really don't want to gamble, but I want to do business."
"Doing business?"
Huang Degui looked suspicious: "You even learned from me as a chef, what kind of business do you know? Did you think of the bosses on the Yellow River Road because of their reputation? I advise you not to have such wishful thinking. You just
I have seen the glamorous side of these people, but not their miserable side. How many people in our country have gone to sea to do business in recent years? But how many of them can succeed?"
"Listen to uncle's advice, let's work hard as a chef. Your skills have improved very quickly recently, and you will soon be able to be your own chef. Even if you don't stay in Jin Meilin in the future, you can go to other big hotels, so don't think about doing business.
, how about we just stay safe?"
Huang Degui tried his best to persuade Zhou Chen, who in his opinion was just thinking wildly and unrealistically.
After listening to Huang Degui's words, Zhou Chen understood that Huang Degui was doing it for his own good, but he was no longer the Zhou Chen he was before.
"Uncle, I have made up my mind. I really don't want to be a chef all my life."
Upon hearing this, Huang Degui let out a long sigh, his face full of dejection.
He also knew that his nephew had been spoiled since he was a child and later lost his fortune through gambling. He thought that he would be able to settle down after learning to be a chef with him for a few years.
But now it seems that he is still too naive. As for what Zhou Chen said about doing business, he doesn't believe it at all, because after living together for so long, he still understands his nephew very well, how can he be like a businessman?
Material.
But after all, he is just his uncle, and Zhou Chen is almost thirty and is no longer a child. If he really doesn't listen to him, he can't control him.
"Okay, you said you want to do business, then tell me what kind of business you want to do and how you plan to do it. Also, you must have capital to do business. How much capital do you have..."
Huang Degui was really worried about Zhou Chen and asked several questions at once. He didn't know how to do business, but he still tried his best to dispel Zhou Chen's whims.
"Uncle, I'm going to try the stock exchange first."
"What place?"
"The stock exchange is a stock exchange. In layman's terms, it is the stock market. It is responsible for the trading of securities and stocks. Stocks are a main form of securities. They are issued by a joint-stock company and are used to prove that investors are shareholders.
Identity and rights, and certificates based on which dividends and bonuses are obtained.”
"Wait, wait, what are you talking about? I don't understand it at all."
Zhou Chen explained patiently: "To put it simply, it is a buying and selling transaction. If I like a stock, I buy it from a low price, and then sell it after it rises.
, in this way, I will make money.”
"I still don't understand. According to what you said, doesn't it mean that everyone will buy it and everyone can make money? How can such a good thing be possible?"
"My uncle is awesome. He hits the point in one sentence. Of course, a stock cannot just rise and not fall. Its price is affected by many factors. It may be low or high, so you have to find the right time and start from a low price."
If you buy and sell at a high price, you will make money; but if you don't find the right time and buy at a high price, and the stock price falls, you will lose money."
Although Zhou Chen had already explained it concisely, Huang Degui still listened in a daze and thought about it for a long time.
"What you mean is that there is no guarantee that you will make money by buying this stock, and you may also lose money, right?"
"Yes, it's just like doing business, but there is no physical business."
"No, it's not reliable. From what you said, this is just like gambling. I think you just haven't changed your gambling nature and want to gamble again. I absolutely cannot agree to it."
"This is different from gambling, this..."
Zhou Chen talked for a long time, but Huang Degui refused to listen and persuaded Zhou Chen to continue being a chef.
In the end, Zhou Chen had no choice but to resort to another move.
"Then I'm going to do foreign trade, right?"
"foreign trade?"
Huang Degui looked suspicious again: "Don't you think that Mr. Bao, who is doing foreign trade on the Yellow River Road, has become prosperous and famous, so you want to learn from him and do foreign trade? But people can only make money if they have the ability. You
What? Do you have acquaintances or connections? Do you know what foreign trade is? That involves trading with foreigners, and you can’t do that."
"I'm really good at this."
Huang Degui couldn't be frightened by stocks, but Zhou Chen still had a way with foreign trade.
"I used to learn foreign languages ​​when I was in school. I know several languages. Let me tell you."
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Zhou Chen spoke three languages ​​at once, English, Russian, and Japanese, and Huang Degui was confused on the spot.
"Are you sure this is a foreign language and not a bird's language?"
"Well."
Well, Huang Degui is a complete illiterate, and foreign languages ​​​​can be regarded as the language of birds in his ears.
"It's really a foreign language, uncle. I can speak foreign languages ​​and I am naturally suitable for foreign trade. Think about it for yourself. Is it better to be your own boss in foreign trade or to be a chef?"
"Being a chef has a future."
Huang Degui gave his answer honestly, almost leaving Zhou Chen speechless.
"Don't believe it, we cooks have skills, we can survive hunger wherever we go, and we can make money wherever we go. It is possible to become a boss in foreign trade, but it has to be done successfully. If we don't succeed, we will lose everything.
It’s better to be a chef.”
However, even though he said this, it did not completely dampen Zhou Chen's confidence.
"Even if you want to do foreign trade, do you have the capital? I don't know how much capital is needed to do foreign trade, but it will definitely be no less. If it's less, I can give you some, but if it's more, I don't have it."
Huang Degui's words moved Zhou Chen quite a bit. He actually wanted to pay for it when he didn't know anything. This was really his uncle.
So he brought out the excuse he had prepared.
"I don't have any capital now, but I once heard my dad say that our family actually had a fortune of gold hidden away. But my parents were afraid that I would lose everything, so they didn't tell me until my mom passed away.
She just told me this secret."
"What? Is this true?"
Huang Degui was shocked. The current price of gold is not cheap. If there is really a lot of gold, it would be a huge sum of money.
Zhou Chen said with a solemn expression: "It must be true. My father told my mother this before he died. Before that, she didn't even know about it, so it can't be false."
This was just an excuse he made up, but Huang Degui believed it because he knew that the Zhou family was indeed a wealthy businessman in Sioux City before, but it was only after the changes that they fell into decline.
But as the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. If the Zhou family really hid gold, it is not impossible.
"If there is really gold, will there be any risks?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Uncle, what age are we in now? With the reform and opening up, you don't have to worry so much. I plan to resign until the end of the month, and then go back to my hometown to get the gold, find a way to sell it, and start a business.
."
Huang Degui still couldn't help but persuaded: "Actually, I think that if the gold is sold for money, it is safer to deposit it in the bank and earn interest."
Zhou Chen was speechless. After all, he still didn't want him to do business and had no confidence in him at all.
However, thinking about his past experiences, he could also understand Huang Degui's thoughts. Moreover, many people in this era hid their money or deposited it in banks. After all, only a few people dared to go overseas to do business.
Despite Zhou Chen's persuasion, Huang Degui was still very uneasy, but he couldn't convince Zhou Chen. He just worried so much that he didn't sleep well at night, and got up the next day with two dark circles under his eyes.
(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!