Selling Paint Made Me Rich and Deeply in Debt

My name is Chen Qiusheng. I became instantly rich with a net worth of over 100 million yuan in just over ten years by selling humble paint. I was also heavily in debt in just three years... At that time, I couldn't tell whether I was dreaming or awake these past few years. Until now, I still hope that this is just a dream, a dream that I will never wake up from... The novel exposes the unspoken rules of the engineering industry, such as undercurrents and the inside story of power transactions. There are often "elegant people" pulling the strings in the project approval and bidding process. On the surface, the process is compliant, but behind the scenes, it is controlled by "relationship fees" and "stealers". Middlemen with resources in their hands often become the targets of all parties vying to please them. It is very common in the engineering industry to cheat and obtain intermediary fees in the name of introducing projects. Scammers fabricate large-scale engineering projects, forge approval documents and contracts, and use the excuse of requiring "management fees" and "deposits" to ask for money from companies that are eager to take over the work. Once they get the money, they disappear. Even more hidden is the "cooperation trap". Scammers use joint projects as bait to attract construction parties or material suppliers to advance funds and promise to share the profits after the project funds are paid. After the other party's funds and materials are invested, they delay the transaction for various reasons, and eventually transfer the assets and run away with the money. There are even scammers who defraud a large amount of materials and then sell them at low prices or use them for their own engineering projects, leaving behind unfinished projects and huge debts.