How could someone who's been reborn be optimized?

Chapter 83: Bondage

"Gentlemen, don't look at me like that, it's creepy!"

Chen Yuanzhou said stiffly.

Wu Shihao was more familiar with him, so he didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Tell me honestly, did you get advance notice of the four trillion yuan plan?"

Lin Baoyi had the same question in his mind, so he quickly pricked up his ears to listen.

Chen Yuanzhou first pulled his arm away, squeezed the two of them to make some space, and then smiled and said, "So, the large-scale government investment is true?"

"Still pretending to be stupid!" Lin Baoyi frowned.

"Really not!" Chen Yuanzhou laughed. "Don't you all think that if I really had that kind of ability, would you even be worthy of sitting at the same table with me?"

His words made both of them think.

Indeed, how could ordinary people possibly know this level of information unless they were the descendants of the original shareholders?

"So you predicted it yourself?" Lin Baoyi quickly asked.

Chen Yuanzhou nodded: "That's right."

His answer made Lin Baoyi and Wu Shihao both gasp in shock!

This is even more outrageous than knowing it in advance.

"Tell me about it!" Wu Shihao quickly pressed.

Seeing their expressions, Chen Yuanzhou knew that they wouldn't let him go unless he gave a clear explanation, so he thought for a moment before answering.

"Actually, everything is traceable. Faced with the impact of the financial crisis, the authorities cannot remain inactive."

"Think about how Soros attacked and shorted the Four Asian Tigers in 1997. How dangerous was Hong Kong back then? And look at how the authorities responded at the time?"

"The root cause of this subprime crisis is the disastrous consequence of asset securitization. It is essentially a tsunami in the real estate industry, which is our pillar industry. If it is allowed to continue, the achievements of the past 30 years of reform and opening up may not be preserved. Naturally, the government will not sit idly by."

"The official actions are also being carried out gradually, such as interest rate cuts, reserve requirement ratio reductions, and efforts to stimulate domestic demand and the domestic market. There will inevitably be a major move by the end of the year."

"I was just lucky and bet on the right timing."

After Chen Yuanzhou finished speaking, he picked up the water on the table and took a sip.

After listening to his argument, Lin Baoyi frowned and began to think.

Although Chen Yuanzhou's words were brief, they revealed his profound understanding of the overall situation. His ability to draw on the past to illuminate the present demonstrated his ruthless and exceptional insight, making him a truly gifted individual!

Wu Shihao, however, was unwilling to give up: "Is it really that simple?"

"It's that simple." Chen Yuanzhou nodded. "So I must congratulate you, Mr. Wu. The next two years will be a period of complete takeoff for this industry, a perfect opportunity for you to showcase your talents!"

"Two years?" Lin Baoyi keenly caught the timing: "Why two years?"

Chen Yuanzhou chuckled: "I guessed."

Lin Baoyi: "..."

He always felt that Chen Yuanzhou was hiding many things from him, but he also understood that such things would not be easily revealed.

With this in mind, Lin Baoyi had already made up his mind to team up with Chen Yuanzhou and use his exceptional vision to achieve new heights in his career.

Having realized this, he immediately said, "Mr. Chen, I would like to hire you as our consultant. The investment in Qinghu Renjia is just a trial run for us."

"We have many more investment plans coming up, and we hope you can participate."

"You can name your own consultant fee; everything is negotiable."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shihao immediately thought to himself, "This is bad. How did they beat me to it?"

He quickly added, "Me too! Zhong'an Group can also hire you as a consultant!"

Chen Yuanzhou glanced at the two men, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled, "President Lin, my fees aren't cheap!"

"Tell me whatever you want!" Lin Baoyi laughed heartily. "Let me see how expensive it can be!"

Chen Yuanzhou laughed and said, "I'll charge 100 million for each investment plan. If the return on investment is less than 30%, I won't charge extra. But if it exceeds 30%, I want a share of the profits—10% of the total profit!"

"As for how to calculate it, let's use the average market transaction price over a period of time. What do you think?"

"Hiss~" Lin Baoyi was somewhat surprised.

It wasn't the 100 million consulting fee that scared him; given their investment scale of hundreds of millions, 100 million was just a drop in the ocean.

What truly surprised him was Chen Yuanzhou's confidence!

It's important to understand that even though speculating on real estate could almost guarantee profits after the four trillion yuan stimulus plan was introduced, specific investment targets are very important. Guaranteeing a 30% return is simply an exaggeration!

Wu Shihao objected: "What about my side?"

"You?" Chen Yuanzhou looked at him and sighed helplessly, "Excuse me for being blunt, but you can't make decisions about Zhong'an Group."

Wu Shihao froze for a moment!

Indeed, Zhong'an Group is just a small developer and a family business. It's not even in a good position, so how can it guarantee Chen Yuanzhou's interests?

He knew very well that although he and Chen Yuanzhou had a good relationship, a deeper partnership required a shared interest, just like Lin Baoyi's.

Unfortunately, I cannot make that promise!

Reality left Wu Shihao with immense regret…

He wasn't actually that concerned about how much profit he could make; he just wanted to cooperate with Chen Yuanzhou.

After all, the outcome of this collaboration is already predictably pleasant and perfect!

……

"What?! All 200 million was used to reserve apartments?"

In the living room, Li Xiujuan looked at the pile of payment receipts on the coffee table, screamed in disbelief, and stared at her daughter.

While cleaning the house today, she happened to see a large pile of receipts in her daughter's bag, so she took them out to look at them.

Upon inquiry, it was discovered that the daughter had used the 200 million yuan meant for buying her a car to subscribe for a house.

Hearing his wife's voice, Wu Jian'an came out of his study: "What's wrong?"

"Ask your own good daughter!" Li Xiujuan was so angry she could hardly breathe, her face turning red.

Wu Jian'an then looked at his indifferent daughter: "Fangzhi, what house? If you want to buy a house, why didn't you tell your parents first..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a large pile of receipts and some contracts, so he picked them up to examine them.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because what I saw was shocking!

At first, he thought his daughter just wanted to buy another house, and he didn't think it was a big deal.

Anyway, all the money in the family will eventually go to our daughter, so even if we buy another house, it's up to her.

But the truth is that the daughter has subscribed to many properties…

Moreover, judging from the terms of the contract, the penalty for breach of contract if you don't sign it is not low!

"How many houses is this?" He looked at his daughter in disbelief.

Wu Fangzhi sat on the sofa with her legs drawn up, and replied with a pout, "200 sets."

"..."

"..."

For a moment, the family fell into a deathly silence!

After a long pause, Wu Jian'an frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Left with no other choice, Wu Fangzhi had to reveal that she had been involved in speculating on pre-sale apartments with Chen Yuanzhou.

She told Chen Yuanzhou that she had discussed it with her parents, but she was actually lying to him. Her parents didn't know that she had done this.

After hearing his daughter's words, Wu Jian'an slumped onto the sofa, nearly suffering a stroke...

With trembling hands, he looked at the contract again and roughly calculated that if he breached the contract, the penalty would be as high as tens of millions!

"Fangzhi~ How could you be so bold?" Wu Jian'an looked at his daughter, equally shocked. "Do you know how much money we'll lose if these pre-sale apartments don't sell?"

"I know~" Wu Fangzhi said impatiently, "But I believe in Chen Yuanzhou! I want to be involved in what he's doing!"

"Isn't it you guys who keep pressuring me to go on dates with him, and even want me to marry him into your family?"

"If I don't support his career, how can it develop further?"

Wu Fangzhi spoke with absolute confidence and conviction!

"..."

"..."

The elderly couple lost their temper in an instant!

Wu Jian'an said, half-laughing and half-crying, "That meant you should spend more time with him, not that you should mess around with him!"

"What's the housing market like now? How can you sell pre-sale apartments?"

"You really want to squander all the money you got from the demolition compensation?"

"And this Xiao Chen too, how dare he speculate on pre-sale apartments? I thought he was quite reliable before~"

Li Xiujuan retorted angrily, "You're just stupid!"

"I'd love to!"

Wu Fangzhi snorted, and just then, her phone rang.

It's a short message notification.

[Bank account received: 1200 million]