I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 575, Section 574: "Are your two companies seeking financing? I'd like to invest."

"Huh? Jealous?"

"No, I think you two are the perfect match for marriage! Look at Huang Tao, she's smart, has a PhD, is beautiful, has long legs, and most importantly, comes from an extraordinary family. She can bring you many resources that others can't get, and help your career reach new heights!"

“My family isn’t bad in Nanxincheng, but it’s nowhere near as good as Huang Tao’s family,” Bai Ou muttered, snuggling close to her husband.

“But my home isn’t in Yanjing, it’s in Nanxincheng.” Fang Qingye gently stroked his wife’s hair.

"You're right. Entering this kind of circle might bring resources, but it also definitely comes with many constraints. Huang Hua said he's not good at business, but he insisted on working for my company. Is there another reason behind this? Is it that he wants to escape that circle and live a simple and happy life with Mei Duo?"

"So, there are gains and losses in everything, and I think I'm pretty good right now."

"As for being pretty, you are pretty too. You are the class beauty of your class three. Although you are not as tall as her, you are whiter than her. Look at your legs, they are tender, white and straight, and they are even cone-shaped legs." As Fang Qingye spoke, her right hand began to stroke Bai Ou's thigh.

"You're so annoying!" Bai Ou said reproachfully, but did not dodge.

"Okay, let's go to sleep." Fang Qingye put down her phone.

"Mmm," Fang Qingye turned off the bedside lamp, and the two snuggled together in the blankets.

"Ye Zi, when are you going to America?" Bai Ou suddenly blurted out again.

"Why go to America?" Fang Qingye asked back.

"Visiting Huang Tao? And while you're at it, also visit your bank manager, Mr. Xia!"

"That sounds strange."

"No, you said that Topway Technology will open an office or branch in the United States in the future. If we go, we will definitely visit them."

"Let's solve the problems Ele.me is facing first before we talk about opening branch offices," Fang Qingye said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh"

As Bai Ou spoke, she hugged Fang Qingye tightly.

The next morning, Bai Ou went to work, but Fang Qingye did not return to Nanxin. Today was the Lantern Festival, and they had agreed to return to Nanxin together after lunch to celebrate.

As for calling Mr. Ning from COFCO, it's fine to wait until after the Lantern Festival. Today is a day for family reunions, and talking about work is too much of a hassle for everyone.

At noon, after Bai Ou finished get off work and had lunch, the two prepared to return to Nanxin. Bai Ou also told the employees of Tuofang and Mingri Lifang companies that today was the Lantern Festival, and if they did not have any urgent matters to attend to in the afternoon, they could leave work early to go home for the festival.

Even his hired female driver didn't need to take him back to Nanxin; he could go home earlier.

As for Zhiyun Technology, Bai Ou did not directly manage it, but only gave advice to their CEO, Xin Tiejun.

Fang Qingye let Yue Kai drive his Mercedes, while he drove Bai Ou's Mercedes back to Nanxin. Before the car even left the residential area, his phone rang. He saw that it was Qin Feng calling.

Since meeting Qin Feng in Yanjing last summer, the two haven't kept in touch, only exchanging New Year's greetings via text message. What's going on today?
He slowed down and answered the call using a Bluetooth headset.

"Hello, Mr. Qin."

"Haha. Don't be so polite with me. Just call me Qin Feng." Qin Feng sounded very enthusiastic on the other end of the phone: "You and Huang Hua went clubbing last night?"

"Yes, Huang Hua told you? My wife, Huang Hua, Mei Duo, and I went out to play for a while."

"He said it, and he also said that Ele.me is preparing to raise more funds? I'm very interested."

Hearing this, Fang Qingye was a little surprised. "What? You want to invest too?" "Of course, my Fengrong Investment is looking for high-quality projects. Shall we talk?"

"When?"

"You're still in Shanghai today, aren't you?"

"Not yet. But I want to rush back to Nanxin tonight to celebrate the Lantern Festival with my parents," Fang Qingye said honestly.

"Oh, I was thinking of asking you out tonight."

"How about we talk now? Shall we find a teahouse, or go straight to Ele.me headquarters?" Fang Qingye asked. "I'm not going to a bar; I drank a lot of beer last night and I'm still a bit dizzy," Fang Qingye said.

"Looks like you can't hold your liquor. How about this, how about going to your Tuofang Technology? I've heard Huang Hua mention it, but I've never been there."

"Hehe, what's there to see in just a few office buildings?" Fang Qingye said modestly, then added, "Alright then, how about 2 PM?"

"OK!"

After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingye told Bai Ou about it.

"How about this, let Yue Kai go back to Nanxin first, so as not to delay his reunion with his wife. We can go back right after we finish eating," Bai Ou said.

"Okay, you can call Yue Kai."

Yue Kai drove Fang Qingye's Mercedes back to Nanxin first. The couple went back to their villa to rest for a while before driving to Tuofang Technology in Shencheng International Building.

Around 2:30, Qin Feng arrived at the company with a young woman, whom he introduced as his newly hired secretary.

His name is Jing Ke. He graduated from the School of Economics at Fudan University with a major in finance, and then went to Imperial College London to pursue a master’s degree in finance. After graduating, he returned to China and worked as an investment manager at Goldman Sachs’ Shanghai branch. Qin Feng poached him with a high salary to be his secretary.

Fang Qingye and Bai Ouxiang took him to tour several of the offices at Tuofang Technology.

"Qingye, your company doesn't have many people," Qin Feng remarked as he looked around.

"Why do we need so many people for just one asset management company?" Fang Qingye replied.

Qin Feng's secretary, Jing Ke, was somewhat puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Chairman Fang, I heard from our General Manager Qin that your company mainly engages in equity investment, right? Shouldn't you have departments for investment decision-making, investment management, and risk management? You don't need just a few people, do you?"

"Hehe, Jing Ke, you don't understand. All of these decisions are made by Chairman Fang alone! I heard that when he invested in Ele.me, the company only had two people, including him."

"Huh? Really? This is a serious violation of equity investment management regulations, a major taboo!" Jing Ke exclaimed in surprise.

“Don’t use what you learned from textbooks to judge these things. Chairman Fang is not an ordinary investor,” Qin Feng said.

"Alright, Qin Feng, stop flattering me. I was just lucky," Fang Qingye said modestly.

After visiting Tuofang Technology, Fang Qingye took him to visit Zhiyun Technology. When Qin Feng heard that they were developing various software related to banking, especially payment systems, he became very interested and asked Xin Tiejun a lot of questions.

"Qingye, I heard from Huang Hua that you also have a company called Tomorrow Cube, which specializes in high-frequency quantitative investment? He even interned there."

“Yes, it’s just inside Tuofang Technology, past the glass door. But it’s not good, this company is confidential and doesn’t allow outsiders to visit,” Fang Qingye said.

"Oh, then I won't watch it."

Qin Feng followed Fang Qingye back to the Tuofang Technology office area and suddenly asked, "Are your two companies seeking financing? I'd like to invest."

(End of this chapter)