Chapter 33: A Duck in Name Only is Not a Chicken.

  Shen Junfeng nodded: "It's very difficult, currently domestic companies that have the ability to produce this type of paper are all large-scale papermaking enterprises, they basically occupy the mainstream market at home, and are the rule-makers. For a factory like yours, installing equipment to produce this kind of paper would be unwise." The implication being that with He Kou Paper Factory's current capabilities, it shouldn't have entered this field in the first place, this is a field that represents the future, destined to be without a present, and fundamentally not something that a small factory like He Kou Paper can afford to play with.

  Ye Haodong asked again: "You said there's no market in China, is it possible to contact foreign buyers?"

  Shen Junfeng smiled: "It's not easy to do, the international market is mainly occupied by Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries. The paper mills in our country have always had a much higher cost of production due to raw materials, so it's not that there are no big companies that want to seize the international market, but truly successful ones, except for a few special industries that use low-profit and labor-intensive paper and are ignored by foreign manufacturers, there really isn't any company that can make a name for itself in the high-end paper market internationally.

  Yeh Hao Dong threw up his hands: "Alright, a whole day of clouds and sunshine, but not a single drop of water."

  Shen Junfeng observed Ye Haodong's expression while speaking, from start to finish, and Ye Haodong, the paper mill boss who was not yet twenty years old, did not reveal any anxious or irritable negative emotions.

  Shen Junfeng quietly praised him: "It's not that there's no play at all, after all, there's a sentence from Master Hu over there. At least our factory has decided to buy 2,000 tons of copperplate paper from your factory as special reserve paper."

  Ye Haodong's eyes lit up: "Can't we buy more?"

  Shen Junfeng smiled wryly: "If it weren't for Master Hu's personal introduction, these 2,000 tons would be impossible to buy no matter what. After all, we won't be using that much in a short period of time."

  Yeh Hao Dong laughed: "It seems there's no other way, thank you Shen brother for pointing it out."

  "Let's finish our coffee first, then go take a look around our factory, and after that we can sign the purchase contract."

  "Then I'll call home now and notify them to ship the goods. They're getting anxious, at least we can give them some hope first."

  It's been a month since he arrived in Shencheng, and recently he only signed a deal with Shen Junfeng that earned him some money to alleviate his urgent needs. Not only did the mood of the workers at home stabilize, but also the district government praised him and promised to relax the clause in the acquisition agreement regarding turning things around within three months.

  Since that night, Jiang Lan has been very busy with school starting. The academic credit system in the country is very strict, and Jiang Lan's strong personality makes her unwilling to fall behind others. So these days they haven't had much time together, at most just having lunch together on campus before Jiang Lan rushes back to class.

  In July and August, Shencheng was even hotter than Gangcheng. Ye Haodong's mood was like the temperature of this city. At night, when the neon lights just came on, Ye Haodong lingered in the hotel branch's bar, planning to get drunk.

  Ye Haodong wasn't drowning his sorrows in drink, he planned to get drunk today and then head to Southern Guangdong tomorrow, this was the triumphant wine he rewarded himself with. Although Hu Jianping didn't say what specific situation his family was in, based on Shen Junfeng's fearful attitude towards him in front of Ye Haodong, it wasn't hard for Ye Haodong to imagine the enormous power behind his new friend Big Brother Hu. Ye Haodong thought that with Young Master Hu's backing, when he arrived at the prosperous city of Southern Guangdong, his goods would sell no less than they did in Shencheng. The problem of business direction couldn't be solved overnight, but at least he could solve the problem of money first.

  "Damn it, today there's wine and today I'm drunk, who cares if tomorrow I drink gutter water!" With this bold declaration, Ye Haodong opened a bottle of high-alcohol, expensive foreign liquor and started drinking.

  The bar's atmosphere was elegant, with colorful lights shining down, the zinc-plated chairs and counter emitting a dizzying glow. The speakers played elegant piano music that Ye Haodong couldn't understand. In such an environment, drinking emphasized elegance and refinement, without being too flashy. Ye Haodong couldn't grasp that kind of elegance that would make all the petit bourgeois women swoon. He drank loneliness, more like Xiao Feng's solitary intoxication, emphasizing heroic drinking. So he downed his drinks quickly, and got drunk just as fast.

  About what happened after that night of drunkenness, the next day when he sobered up, Ye Haodong's vague memory was that after the lights in the bar dimmed, Ye Haodong took a woman who was also drunk back to his room, but afterwards, he couldn't remember anything.

  The next day, Ye Haodong woke up to find only a few red stains on the bed sheet, which was a shocking and confusing encounter. He had no idea what his partner looked like or how old they were. What's even more astonishing is that he not only slept with a virgin but also received 2,000 yuan from her after they finished. Damn it, what bad luck! He unknowingly did it once, but fortunately, he was the lucky one.

  For the whole day, Ye Haodong carefully recalled the details of last night, but unfortunately, he could only vaguely remember the outline of that woman - a petite and lively young girl who should be quite pretty. (Ye Haodong was confident that even if his buddies got drunk, their taste wouldn't decline. He forgot that once after a hangover, he had hugged Baoli Gang's giant bear thinking it was Jiang Lan's fragrant lips.)

  In the Shencheng of Huaxia, there is a very special family. On both official and business roads, there are people who have made it to the top with integrity. In Huaxia's view of wealth, the Nong family is second to none, and no one dares to claim first place. This is a super family that commands respect from its opponents. In Shencheng, the Nong family's mansion is known as 'Little Zhongnanhai'.

  Nong Juntin, 22 years old, is one of the many descendants of a large farming family. She is the most beautiful and intelligent among her siblings, and also the favorite great-granddaughter of the elderly ancestors in the family. The "guest" that day was this extraordinary woman with a gentle appearance but strong heart. Looking back at Ye Haodong's life, his entanglement with this woman has the most legendary color. Not only is their acquaintance process incredibly strange, but also their way of getting along and what they have done after recognizing each other are all remarkable and adventurous.

  That day's events began with a so-called "high society" gathering of elite members. Nong Juntin was extremely disgusted by such gatherings and would normally never attend similar events, but that day's situation was somewhat special.

  In this life, one will inevitably encounter a nemesis-like figure. This person may make you hate them so much that you can't sleep at night, constantly thinking of ways to deal with them; or they may fill you with motivation, making you determined to surpass them; or they may make you feel defeated and helpless, never having the confidence to face them, only a heart full of hatred but no courage to be their enemy.

  Nong Juntin had an arch-nemesis, Fang Yixin, who always gave her a sense of motivation and determination to surpass, but also constantly dealt her blows. In terms of appearance, Fang was no less beautiful than Nong, and was even taller by a head, standing at 172 cm. In terms of academic achievement, Fang was a PhD student in economics at Waseda University in Tokyo. As for family background... this was the one area where Nong surpassed Fang, but it was also the one thing she least wanted to compare with others.

  That day's gathering, the famous and talented woman who had been suppressing Nong Jianting since high school would be attending with her Japanese boyfriend. After receiving the invitation, Nong Jianting surprisingly agreed to attend the gathering, but her intention was to take a look at Fang Yixun's Japanese boyfriend, whom she had imagined as a short-legged dwarf.

  After meeting, the hidden machine gun tongue sword ended, and the picture was exhausted. Nong Xiaojie was so angry that she couldn't speak all night, facing a group of people who wanted to fawn on her, and deliberately made elegant and noble gestures in front of her, pinching three points of reserve, the rich young masters were particularly annoyed and bored.

  The dinner party finally dispersed, and Nong Junteng originally planned to go home. When she passed by the small bar under the hotel, she suddenly felt like drinking some wine to comfort her unpleasant mood, so she sat down. She had planned to have a few drinks and leave, but unexpectedly met a very interesting big boy who was holding a bottle of expensive Chivas Regal (Black Label) whiskey, drinking it as if it were cow's milk, seemingly having thrown his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys behind him, only bringing a wine-filled stomach.

  She drinks quickly and elegantly, Nong Juntin has seen all sorts of drunks in various settings. But someone like Ye Haodong who can drink Johnny Walker Black Label with such flair and yet so naturally, that's a rare sight. This young lady got excited and sat down next to him, ordering the same bottle, wanting to find a drinking buddy to share a couple of cups with. Who knew, drinking with a hidden agenda would get her drunk so easily.

  Ye Haodong didn't recognize the limited edition LV handbag on Nong Jianting's body, thinking that this girl was just making an excuse to drink with him and intended to let him pay for her. So he didn't think much of it and accompanied Nong Jianting in drinking a lot.

  Drunk to the point of excitement, Ye Haodong was already drunk and confused, absurdly suggesting that he pay Nong Jianting a fee for her company overnight. Nong Jianting, also drunk, refused to back down and instead demanded that Ye Haodong accompany her overnight. The two continued to cause a scene until the bar closed, finally stumbling out in a daze. However, Nong Jianting had forgotten about going home and followed Ye Haodong back to his room, still remembering her earlier demand for him to stay with her overnight. In the end, she actually slept with Ye Haodong. Fortunately, Nong Jianting woke up first the next day. Although in this era, the concept of chastity was not as important among these wealthy and aristocratic circles, it was still Nong Jianting's first time. For every girl, this first experience should be a unique, happy, sweet, and painful yet pleasurable memory. Feeling extremely wronged, angry, and sad, Nong Jianting sat on the bed, staring blankly.