Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 114 Unable to see the path beneath one's feet

The car was moving quickly and soon got on the highway.

For Yan Li, this was a dead end, because... not only did she not buy a ticket, but it was also Sunday, and there were no flights to Shanghai at all.

The airport in the city center has just opened, and currently has a total of thirteen routes and two check-in gates, so the earliest flight is the next day.

My flight to Shanghai is on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday; today is Sunday.

Lin Lang just replied, saying that even if they were reluctant, they had to be willing, since Yan Li hadn't planned to come in the first place, which meant she was very busy with work and they couldn't delay her.

Yan Li didn't expect the boomerang to arrive so quickly.

"Lin Lang, do you think my company can succeed?"

"sure."

Lin Lang was well aware of what the next two years would bring.

For Yan Li, the market rally of blue-chip stocks next year, followed by a general rise the year after, is not difficult at all.

As for the problem three years from now, by then she will have already established herself and won't need to worry about it.

Even if Yan Li gets involved, she'll definitely go for large-cap stocks; she won't dabble in small-cap stocks.

Even the real estate sector is expected to see significant growth next year.

Looking at this issue from the perspective of the future, there is only one answer.

"But my mom said that out of nearly 10,000 fund products in China, only a few dozen can outperform the market."

"The market is not doing well this year, so funds will definitely be dragged down. It's quite normal for them to underperform the market."

"But a bad market is the foundation for a fund's survival. When the market is good, everyone can make money and no one will invest in funds, especially those I attract with my own personal traffic..."

Lin Lang: "It's difficult for an individual to be above the market. Although attracting traffic through your fans involves a great deal of uncertainty, as long as you can stabilize the situation for the first month or two, you can stabilize the funds."

Yan Li: "..."

Indeed, if things can remain stable for the first month or two, the chances of the funds being retained are very high.

The problem is that her investment research department hasn't found any suitable people yet, and has only hired two interns to fill the positions.

There was no trace of an analyst team or anything like that.

"Lin Lang, I don't want to lie to you. My dad doesn't want me to run the company anymore. He wants me to go back to work. But I'm not willing to give up... Even if the whole team only has two interns, making three with me, I don't want to give up."

"I can introduce you to a few people."

Lin Lang still has connections in the financial industry; at least he knows which of his college classmates and seniors have realized their potential.

The price isn't very high now, and it shouldn't be a problem to get five or six people to come.

Upon hearing this, Yan Li immediately perked up and quickly asked, "Is it from your analyst team?"

Finally, Lin Lang took the initiative to say these words.

"Uh... no... some senior students, they are basically working as marginal figures in some companies now, and the cost of poaching them is not high."

Yan Li: "..."

Are they recruiting a bunch of students who have just graduated a year or two ago?
Although she herself had just graduated, she understood the capabilities of graduates all too well.

It's safe to say that there will be little room for graduates to develop their talents within the next three to five years, and her company is unlikely to survive that long.

The car sped towards the airport...

After a period of internal struggle, Yan Li spoke again, saying, "I'll give you a ten million yuan brokerage fee. In return, you introduce me to your team. I'll negotiate with them about how much they want. I can also owe you a favor. How about it?"

She still said it.

Give up!
Lin Lang is completely impervious to reason.

Lin Lang waited a moment before replying, "Yan Li, you've overestimated my team. They simply don't have the ability to manage large sums of money; they only have a certain level of skill in data analysis... Most importantly, their output is extremely low, far from meeting the needs of fund companies. If you're looking at individual stocks, they can help you produce a research report, but fund companies don't just need one or two reports..."

"That's still pretty impressive."

"It's not about being capable; it's just that they can make a living in this industry. But... overall, they don't meet the needs of your Tianjin Capital, let alone give me a ten million yuan brokerage fee. That team is just small-time operations with zero operational ability. Otherwise, they would have been making a fortune at a big company long ago. Why would they need to be called over by someone like me who works in media?"

"Then I want it too!"

Yan Li's attitude was very firm.

"I won't give it to you; giving it to you would be harming you! If you want research reports, I can have them prepare some for you, but they're inefficient and won't be able to produce many... I won't ask you for money later."

Lin Lang could help Tianjin Capital, but he wanted to manage the business himself.

Starting from the end of November, opportunities began to emerge one after another, and he would definitely earn more if he managed the trading himself.

Yan Li did give her parents a lot of gifts, but she only gave Yan Li a few research reports.

Once you choose to work for Tianjin Capital, you will no longer be able to manage your own account.

Yan Li really wanted to say that she would rather be harmed, and even if she lost money, she would never blame Lin Lang.

only……

She could tell that these were just excuses from Lin Lang.

She wouldn't use the fact that she gave a gift to morally blackmail anyone, after all, it was her own choice and had nothing to do with Lin Lang.

She was simply a little helpless; the feeling of being met with disappointment after putting in so much effort rarely occurred to her.

Lin Lang kept making excuses, or he would say it was true, that the team was indeed not a good fit for public funds.

Or perhaps the benefits they offered weren't enough.

The latter is more likely; she doesn't believe Lin Lang would pass up money.

However... she can't offer any higher stakes right now.

The money in her hand was what her parents had saved for her over the years and invested.

After she graduated from university, he gave her a lump sum of 100 million yuan.

Of the 80 million, 80 million was invested in the company. This 80 million was in the company's account. Even when recruiting, a qualified headhunting company had to be found to transfer the funds to the company's account.

Although Lin Lang owns a company, the taxes are too high, and the ten million yuan brokerage fee he mentioned was paid privately.

She can only make money if she signs a team under the company's name.

Lin Lang wanted a higher commission, but she couldn't afford it.

Funds in a company account cannot be used casually; they will be investigated.

Before she knew it, Lin Lang had taken her to the airport.

It was a very small airport. After the two entered, they couldn't find any food stalls, only some shops.

Lin Lang searched around the airport for a while, then came back and said, "I couldn't find anything to eat. How about I take you to the city to eat?"

Yan Li shook her head and said while sitting there, "It's okay, you can go back first. There should be food on the plane later."

"Okay, call me if anything comes up."

"Ah."

"Let me know when you land."

"Ah."

Yan Li didn't seem very interested. After saying goodbye to her, Lin Lang left the airport terminal.

Yan Li sat there, looking somewhat lost.

She thought everything would go smoothly this time, and she might even be able to bring Lin Lang to Shanghai.

As a result, not to mention Lin Lang, she didn't even know who was in that team.

She has never experienced such a setback in her life, and she can basically achieve whatever she wants.

She always acts with great discretion, knowing what she can and cannot do, and generally, people will give her face when she interacts with them.

In addition, she never lets anyone suffer a loss, always ensuring that the other party earns what they deserve. But Lin Lang is completely different…

The more I thought about it, the more I realized how fake Lin Lang's words were.

I don't want her to lose money.

I just don't want to give it!
What does he really want?

He's already asked for ten million; if he wanted twenty or thirty million, he could have just said so.

The fact that he didn't even mention it suggests there's only one possibility: the gap is at least an order of magnitude larger.

It has to start with "hundred million".

Lin Lang must be crazy to pay this price. Even the top teams in China would find it difficult to reach 100 million if they didn't have a large team.

Basically, even the top analysts earn between ten million and thirty million a year.

Since Lin Lang said that the team is not large, probably less than five people, Lin Lang would not ask for two or three years' worth of signing fees, would he?
Even the best headhunting firms would at most charge based on one or two months' salary, but Lin Lang went and charged based on two or three years' salary.

It's so unrealistic.

Yan Lin could only imagine that there was one possible reason for this situation.

That is, Lin Lang knew that the team was very powerful, but he could help negotiate a lower price.

But... such a capable team shouldn't be unaware of its own value.

They agreed to do something for Lin Lang unless he saved their lives.

"Never mind, let's go back to the city first and find a hotel to stay in for a couple of days..."

They had already been taken to the airport, so Yan Li had no other choice.

While it's still convenient to get a taxi now, you might not be able to get one at this small airport later.

She had just stepped out of the airport terminal when she saw that familiar car.

It's been more than ten minutes, and Lin Lang still hasn't left.

Just then, her phone rang.

She instinctively felt it was Lin Lang calling, but after glancing at the number, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid it was Lin Lang calling, because she hadn't thought of a reason yet.

She didn't want to put herself in such an embarrassing situation.

As soon as the call connected, she immediately said, "Uncle."

"Lili, I heard you came to Tianshui?"

"Yep."

"Why didn't you come home? Don't you have a curfew?"

"I... something else came up and I was delayed."

"Then come over for dinner tonight."

"Ah... okay, but it might not arrive until around eight o'clock."

"It's okay, it's okay... We'll be waiting for you at home."

Yan Li felt that the call came at just the right time, so she didn't have to think of any other excuses.

She had just stepped off the steps when she saw Lin Lang get out of the car and come to greet her.

"Why did you come out? Is something wrong?"

Yan Li felt that Lin Lang probably already knew there were no flights to Shanghai today and was deliberately here to laugh at her.

She said, "I just received a call from my uncle asking me to come to his house. Why haven't you gone home yet?"

"Oh, I also need to pick up someone. She's coming from Shanghai and will land in half an hour."

Yan Li: "..."

There are no flights from Shanghai today.

"Oh, I was just glad you hadn't left. Since you're picking someone else up, I'll just take a taxi myself."

Lin Lang laughed and said, "No way, I'll take you home first. My friend isn't important, let her take a taxi herself."

"You're really not going to care about your friend anymore?"

"Never mind, she's not as pretty as you."

As they spoke, Lin Lang walked ahead, with Yan Li following behind.

After getting into the car, Yan Li said, "I'm sorry you made a wasted trip. I should have called and asked."

"Why are you being so polite with me? I'm not busy today. By the way, does your uncle have a place to sleep? If not, come to my house."

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I would feel embarrassed if my aunt and uncle asked me to stay, but if you asked me to stay, I could find a way to postpone anything, no matter how big it was."

"Isn't it too late now?"

"I don't know... I need to go get something to eat first and then see how things go. Wait for my call anytime, otherwise I might end up homeless."

"No problem, I'm available 24/7."

After chatting for a while, the two got on the highway.

Lin Lang had absolutely no intention of doing this; he was simply afraid that Ms. Xu would lose her senses under the influence of sweet words and promises.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have so much free time to waste on the road.

Two hours later, it was already past 8 p.m., and the car stopped at the entrance of Xinglan No. 1 Courtyard Villa Area.

After Yan Li got out of the car, she said, "Remember to wait for my call. My uncle has nowhere to stay, so I'll come stay with you."

Lin Lang smiled and saw Yan Li off. She saw that Shen Xingnan was already waiting at the door, and Shen An'an was standing next to Shen Xingnan.

This means that there are no obstacles on Bing Ning's side.

……

Shen An'an waited for Yan Li at the entrance of the residential area with her father.

Her relationship with Yan Li was a mix of good and bad.

After all, they were cousins, the same age, and Yan Li was always very kind to her, which she knew.

However, she sometimes doesn't get along with Yan Li because this cousin always likes to lecture her, which annoys her.

Although it was getting dark, Shen An'an could still clearly see the car that brought Yan Li over.

The current owner of that car is Lin Lang.

She could accept all the praise Yan Li received from her relatives, as well as their scolding of her, because she genuinely felt that Yan Li was better than her.

but……

After Yan Li walked over, Shen Xingnan asked, "Lili, why didn't you invite your friends over for dinner?"

"He... he has other things to do."

Shen Xingnan asked again, "Was it your mother who called, saying you came to Tianshui County to see your friend and wanted us to see what was going on? Was it your boyfriend?"

"Ah... well... I guess so."

After deciding to return to Tianshui County, Yan Li had already decided not to follow the route arranged by his father.

It's good to let the elders know that I'm in a relationship.

Shen An'an, who was standing to the side, felt that even the road beneath her feet was becoming unpleasant after hearing what Yan said.

Even if she couldn't see the road ahead because of her large breasts.

(End of this chapter)