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âI donât know yet, but Iâm guessing I wonât be able to participate. At his value, the smallest project will cost hundreds of millions.â
âOld Sun, your brother is my brother. Why donât I arrange this meal today? What do you think?â
âHuh? Youâll arrange it? You donât even know my boss. Whatâs the point of that?â
âOur companyâs development prospects are quite good now, but if we want to expand, we have to raise funds. Can we take this opportunity to hook up with your boss and get him to invest some money?â
âStop, stop, stop. Donât talk about this.â Sun Jian said.
âIf we really do that, wouldnât it be equivalent to asking my boss for money?â
âYou canât say that. These are two separate matters.â Li Qingyuan said.
âWhen the time comes, Iâll pass him a proposal. If he thinks itâs okay, heâll invest. If itâs not, forget it. Youâll just act as a matchmaker. The rest will be handled professionally.â
Sun Jian thought about it and felt that it was feasible.
Although the company was not big, its development prospects were indeed good. If Boss invested, it might really be profitable for him.
âI can pull strings, but 1 wonât put in a good word for us.â
âDonât worry about that. Weâll use our strength to speak. We wonât do anything sneaky,â Li Qingyuan patted his chest and promised.
âLetâs settle this first, but donât join this initial meal. If you do itâll just seem like you want his money.â
âAlright, alright, alright. Iâll listen to Brother Jian.â
Ring ring ring!
Just as the three of them were talking, Sun Jianâs phone rang.
âBoss, are you here yet?â
âIâm at your office. Come down quickly.â
âAlright, 1â11 go down now.â
Sun Jian put out the cigarette in his hand and said to Li Qingyuan and Liu Guangming,
âIâll talk to you guys later. I wonât be coming back in the afternoon.â
âWait for us. Letâs go down and see this big shot in all his glory.â
âF*ck, you guys are practically lackeys.â
The three of them went downstairs together and saw Lin Yiâs car at the entrance of the company.
At the same time, Lin Yi got out of the car.
Seeing Lin Yi, Sun Jian went up to him happily.
However, Li Qingyuan and Liu Guangming began to mutter.
âWhatâs going on? Such a rich person is only driving a Lexus 570?â Li Qingyuan said.
âItâs indeed a little strange. Logically speaking, at his level, it should be a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley. Moreover, he has no driver. Based on first impressions, it seems like heâs even inferior to your father.â Liu Guangming said.
âDo you think Old Sun was just bragging?â
âDidnât he say that one of his classmates saw it with his own eyes? It canât be fake, right?â Li Qingyuan said suspiciously.
âBut looking at his posture, he doesnât look like someone who lives in a villa worth more than a billion yuan.â
âIndeed. That car of yours is worth more than a million dollars. Itâs not any cheaper than his Lexus.â
âAlright, letâs not discuss this for now. Letâs go take a look.â
The two of them quickened their pace and caught up with Sun Jian. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âBoss, let me introduce you.â Sun Jian said.
âThis is our companyâs boss, Li Qingyuan. This is another one of my colleagues, Liu Guangming.â
âHello.â
Lin Yi reached out and shook hands with the two of them to show his friendliness.
âBoss, itâs not easy for you to come here. Stay here for a few more days this time. Iâll bring you around.â
âIâll be really staying here this time. I donât think Iâll be able to return for a while.â
âHow big is the project? Why all this trouble?â
âIâm not here to handle any projects. Iâm here for poverty alleviation.â
âHuh? Poverty alleviation?â
The three of them were stunned, not understanding what Lin Yi meant.
âIn Yuhang City is Dongsan County. Iâm the director of the Office of Poverty Alleviation there, so Iâll be in Yuhang City for the time being.â
âHuh? Director of the Office of Poverty Alleviation?â
âBoss, arenât you a businessman? Why did you join politics?â
âHow can doing business be as interesting as this? If we succeed, our names will be forever recorded in history.â
Sun Jian smacked his lips and felt that something was wrong.
Could it be that Boss had lost money doing business?
Otherwise, why would he come here to help the poor instead of being a business magnate?
Li Qingyuan and Liu Guangming had the same thought.
If his business is doing well, with his wealth, he wouldnât be driving a car worth just over a million yuan. Moreover, he didnât even have a driver. That was too frugal.
âBoss, youâre the best. After doing business, you even came to help the poor. Iâll never submit to anyone in my life. Iâll only submit to you.â
âIâm just messing around. I have nothing else to do. Youâre not bad yourself. Youâre already a partner of the company. Do you need an investment? Iâll invest some for you.â
âThatâs so embarrassing. Itâs as if Iâm asking you for money.â Sun Jian said embarrassedly.
âHowever, our companyâs development prospects are indeed quite good. When the time comes, Iâll get the two of them to write a proposal. Take a look and invest if you think itâs suitable.â
âOld Sun, forget it.â Li Qingyuan said.
âWeâre not outsiders. Weâll just find someone else to invest in us.â
âHuh? Thatâs not what the two of you said just now. You even said that you wanted me to be the middleman. Why are you changing your mind now?â
âThe situation has changed. If your boss is still the same as before, I definitely wouldnât be so polite. However, now that his identity has changed, thereâs no need for him to take risks with me. It wonât be good if he loses again.â
Sun Jian,â???â
âWhat do you mean?â
Li Qingyuan pulled Sun Jian aside and whispered,
âWhy are you so slow? Canât you tell whatâs going on with your boss?â
âIsnât the situation quite good? Whatâs wrong?â
âFrom what you said just now, if your boss really lives in a villa worth more than a billion yuan and has a dock, why would he drive a car worth only a million yuan? Moreover, he doesnât even have a driver. Donât you think itâs a little shabby?â Li Qingyuan said.
âThatâs right. Besides, you just said that your boss has luxury cars like Rolls-Royce and Bentley, but he didnât drive them this time. Perhaps thereâs a problem with the companyâs operations and he sold the car to pay off his debt. If we ask him for money and investments now, it wonât be right.â Liu Guangming said.
âMoreover, look at him now. Heâs already left to be the director of the poverty alleviation office. This means that he wants stability and doesnât want to take risks. If the company doesnât develop in the future, wonât his money be wasted? You guys are so close. Iâm too embarrassed to take an investment from him.â
Sun Jian did not say anything. He felt that what the two of them said made sense.
Although a car worth more than a million yuan was not cheap, it was indeed not compatible with Bossâ supposed net worth. Perhaps there really was a problem with his business.
In that case, he really couldnât let Boss invest so freely.
âYou guys are right.â
After replying, Sun Jian returned to Lin Yi. âBoss, thereâs no need to invest.
Letâs go eat first. That new barbeque shop is especially delicious.â
âUh, are you sure you donât need it? Logically speaking, with your companyâs
current scale, itâs the time to external investors to come in..â