Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 158 The Schemes of Six People

Yan Li suffered two setbacks in just a few minutes.

First, the promised loan money did not arrive, leading to the failure of the product's fundraising.

Secondly, Lin Lang came alone.

Although the product failure meant that this path was no longer viable for her, she still wanted to meet with Lin Lang's team. If all else failed, she could switch to private equity.

Although private equity and public equity are different in nature, they also offer the opportunity to realize one's self-worth.

That bastard Lin Lang actually came all by himself.

She composed herself and said, "Let's get in the car first. I even prepared two minivans."

"Two cars? That's perfect. Lend me one; I don't have a car in Shanghai yet."

"Okay, but we need to take you to your accommodation first. Would you like to stay in a hotel or rent an apartment?"

No matter what, Lin Lang has come to Shanghai, so we must take good care of him.

Yan Li's family does own quite a few properties in Shanghai, but most of them are commercial properties that generate annual rental income.

I do have a residence, but it's my mother's house, and I can't possibly bring anyone to live there.

If Lin Lang is staying here for an extended period, I can arrange for someone to help him rent a place.

"I've already booked the hotel. By the way, will the company reimburse me?"

Yan Li: "..."

This guy brought a girl to play, and he even asked me to reimburse him!

Even from a classmate's perspective, since they're here, they definitely need to make arrangements.

"Of course it will be reimbursed. Which hotel?"

Shangri-La.

"Perfect timing, it's not far from my company."

Lin Lang: "..."

He chose the hotel based on the company address.

After putting the luggage in the car, Yan Li was about to drive when the phone rang.

Yan Li answered the phone and heard a voice on the other end say, "I'm sorry, I just had a little emergency."

"It's alright, it's alright. It was my side that had the problem. In fact, I'm the one who caused you trouble, getting your bank card flagged for risk control. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

"No, no, I don't need the money now... I have something else to do, let's talk later when we have time."

After exchanging a few words, Yan Li hung up the phone.

He then got into the driver's seat and drove the two of them toward the hotel.

But her phone rang again not long after she started driving.

She said to Lin Lang, "Turn off my phone for me."

"Aren't you answering the phone?"

"Concentrate on driving."

"That's fine."

Lin Lang picked up the phone and pressed the power button, ignoring the incoming call.

Lin Lang could tell that Yan Li was in a bad mood, after all, the act of inexplicably shutting down the phone was indeed not in line with Yan Li's usual personality.

"I just heard you say on the phone that your bank card was under risk control. What happened?"

He asked a question without making a sound.

Yan Li said, "I borrowed some money from Xu Kechen, but it turned out that his bank card was involved in a large transfer and was immediately flagged by risk control."

"Xu Kechen? The one who made several girls in the whole school have abortions for him?"

There are quite a lot of things going on inside the Shanghai Finance Bureau. It's just that a few years ago, self-media wasn't as powerful, and even Baidu Tieba gradually declined. As a result, a lot of information was limited to circulation within the campus.

Unlike now, when any problem arises, it's immediately spread in short essays across various WeChat groups.

"Ah."

Yan Li definitely knew who Xu Kechen was. It's just that Xu Kechen's family was indeed very wealthy. His father was very famous, a top-level manager, and currently the president of a foreign bank with an annual salary of nearly 200 million yuan.

There aren't many people who could lend her 20 million in a short period of time. If it had taken any longer, she wouldn't have only turned to Xu Kechen.

Other friends might be able to come up with 20 million, but it would definitely take time.

"Why do you need to borrow money from him? Don't you have enough funds?"

"Yes, the fundraising failed; we only have 180 million left."

"what?"

Lin Lang was stunned.

Failed?
How the hell is that possible?

He had already asked Shen An'an to forward it, and according to his plan, it should have brought in several hundred million yuan.

Even if they don't invest in funds, they can't possibly miss this opportunity.

Moreover, funds are the least risky option for them. They're willing to attend Xinglan Real Estate's research meeting, so why wouldn't they buy some funds to try it out?
"So I came for nothing?"

Lin Lang spent half a day preparing, only to find that he had wasted his time.

"It's alright, I'm free anyway, let's go out and have some fun sometime..."

Yan Li had completely given up; things had developed to this point, and she had no other choice.

"So what's next? Should we resubmit the application or... change direction?"

After Lin Lang learned that Yan Li had encountered a problem, he understood why Yan Li had turned off her phone.

This is already a result of very strong emotional control. If his emotional control were even slightly weaker, he would probably have been scolded first.

Send him to a hotel? No way!

If the company can't even stay afloat, who cares who you are?

What's the point of having a team?

Yan Li looked ahead and said, "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet. I should at least treat you to a couple of meals first, and we can talk about the future later."

"Will the hotel stay be reimbursed this time?"

Yan Li: "..."

This guy……

"Um... if all else fails, how about we switch to private equity? Switching to private equity is quite easy and not that complicated."

The downside of private equity is that it has little social standing.

Take He Qiang for example. His private equity fund has a scale of several hundred million yuan, which is already considered quite good in some third- or fourth-tier cities.

But in reality, it's not even as prestigious as a company with tens of millions in assets.

His greatest position, ironically, was that of the pawnshop he had neglected.

Private equity is not for ordinary people to manage their money. If you don't succeed, you won't have any money. If you do succeed, you may be coerced by big players.

Yan Li has everything he needs, so he definitely isn't very interested in private equity. Lin Lang was just saying that.

"Forget it, I'll go back and take care of things at the company. I'll most likely find a job there..."

……

In a WeChat group of six, Wang Wei, noticing the unusual silence, asked, "Did you guys buy that fund?"

His words seemed to open a floodgate of conversation, and Yang Kaitai immediately said, "You bought it? You didn't buy it?"

"You bought it? No, wait, why haven't you guys made a move? When did you buy it?"

"Uh... I just bought it."

Wang Wei: "??????"

After sending a series of greetings, he immediately showed off his fund purchase receipt.

The subscription period begins at 2:50 PM.

Then, Wang Yuheng and Gu Yusheng also asked questions.

After the question mark ended, the two of them posted their subscription receipts.

One was bought at 2:45 PM, and the other was bought at 2:55 PM.

Even Yang Kaitai, when he posted his subscription certificate, the time displayed was after 2:40 PM.

The last person to post a picture was Yang Jingyuan and that person whose name I don't know... who only subscribed at 2:57.

Wang Wei subscribed for 100 million yuan, Yang Kaitai also subscribed for 100 million yuan, Wang Yuheng subscribed for 40 million yuan, and Gu Yusheng subscribed for 30 million yuan.

As for Yang Jingyuan, he subscribed for 50 million, but that unknown guy directly subscribed for 500 million.

Wang Wei was stunned when he saw it. "Wait, are you guys buying so much and timing it all so perfectly? Especially you, Yang Kaitai, this behavior is not right..."

Yang Kaitai said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with that? As for An Shen, I'm definitely willing to give all my profits to support her without a doubt. But who knows what's going on with this fund? What if it's not what we expect? What if everyone in the group except me is a shill? You're all putting on a show over there, I'll definitely have to wait... Once you have shills, you'll know I haven't subscribed, and I don't believe you won't try to sway me..."

Yang Kaitai waited until the very end to see if anyone in the group was discussing this matter. If anyone was discussing it or trying to sway him with their words, then he would not subscribe.

Shen An'an did indeed help him avoid losses and even make money. Even if he lost 100 million yuan, he would accept it.

But not for other things.

Although the risk of buying funds is relatively small, he doesn't want to be scammed.

He didn't even mention Wang Yuheng...

Wang Wei: "Damn, you're thinking the same thing as me. I'm afraid you're all shills and I'm the only law-abiding citizen."

Gu Yusheng: "So, all six of us in this group are on the same side?"

It's not like we're on the same side; we can't be this organized. Everyone only applied after 2:40 PM.

"Hey beautiful, you bought 500 million without saying a word, shouldn't you say something?"

"..."

At this moment, an old man and a young man were chatting on a sofa in Suzhou.

Yang Jingyuan is seventy-four years old this year, but he looks to be in good spirits. He is drinking tea while looking at the quiet girl next to him.

"Xueqing, your grandfather doesn't have much left to give you. Xinglan Real Estate is a very good company. Although the real estate industry is facing various problems now, Xinglan Real Estate's future is definitely stable. Although I don't know why they didn't get funding from the local county government, as long as you hold onto it long-term, you definitely won't lose money. The county's economy definitely won't collapse in the next thirty years..."

The girl nodded and softly hummed in agreement.

Yang Jingyuan continued, "I'll invest 300 million in your name, plus the 500 million from the fund, as your dowry. Don't blame your grandfather for being biased..."

The girl shook her head.

Yang Jingyuan smiled and said, "That's good. I'll go out with Grandpa in a few days, and we'll pretend we don't know each other. Also, didn't you say that Yan Li is your classmate? Is she really that amazing?"

"I...I don't know..."

“It’s alright, it’s alright. Consider the loss as support for my classmate’s business. Besides, I’ve already inquired and found out that Yan Li is Yan Keming’s daughter. My grandfather knows Yan Keming. If they dare to cheat us, we can get the money back.”

Yang Jingyuan felt both heartache and helplessness towards her granddaughter.

It was heartbreaking to see her sons fighting for power and her daughter being unreliable, ultimately leaving her granddaughter with very little.

Unfortunately, it's because of this granddaughter's personality. She's an exceptionally beautiful girl, but she's extremely introverted. Over the years, she hasn't had any friends, and even when she's at home with her family, she's mostly silent.

He knew that her family must have caused her trauma. After all, his daughter was no good. Over the years, she had squandered the money she received from her family and had been extremely promiscuous.

But she's still my daughter, and at this age, there's nothing I can say.

He appeared on the internet platform partly because he was bored after retirement, and partly because he wanted to try other channels to see if he could make arrangements for his granddaughter.

If he had used traditional channels, his son and grandson would have found out very quickly.

He certainly didn't want this matter to cause conflict between himself and his son and grandson.

……

The entrance to the Shangri-La Hotel.

"Lin Lang, please check in a little earlier and give me the invoice later. I need to go back to the company first, and I'll come over to have dinner together around six o'clock."

"I was just joking, don't take it to heart. If you're busy, go ahead and do your thing. We can have dinner together when you're less busy."

Since things had already come to this, Lin Lang didn't want to trouble Yan Li.

I originally planned to stay here for two months, but now it seems I can only stay for seven or eight days at most. After helping Mi Xiaofan film the video, I should leave.

He can still afford the cost of a hotel stay.

It's a pity that of his more than 50 million, more than 40 million took him a full ten days to transfer out of his securities account.

Although there are ways to play even when you're broke, it's clear that this attempt failed.

Although Lin Lang's main business is media, he has always been trying to expand and extend in other directions.

Finance is indispensable in the future, and he also wants to cooperate well with Yan Li.

I just didn't expect that the first step would fail before it even got off the ground.

Two hundred million! I have over fifty million on my side, and Yan Li must have at least fifty or sixty million in funds. How could we fail like this?

Theoretically speaking, Yan Li should have been able to raise the full 200 million even if he had to borrow money.

It wasn't just our side that had problems; Yan Li's side also had problems.

There's no way she couldn't borrow tens of millions.

"The company will cost a lot of money when it's liquidated anyway, so this little bit won't make a difference. Let's just leave you a car."

Yan Li left her car keys with Lin Lang, and then she took another company car home.

"Then remember to turn your phone on... I'll call you when I'm done here."

"Ah."

……

After getting into the car, Yan Li finally couldn't hold back her emotions.

I wouldn't say I cried, but that feeling of confusion overwhelmed me in an instant.

She doesn't have many opportunities to cause trouble in her life, and this is probably her only one.

Once she follows her father's plan, she will never have a chance to escape.

It's not that she necessarily wanted to get rid of her father; it's just that she felt she didn't have much value.

The phone made a startup sound.

Soon, a missed call appeared on the screen.

It was a call from the company's finance department.

Five or six minutes later, she returned to the company and went straight to the finance department to make some arrangements.

"Mr. Yan, you're back. There are some documents here that need your signature. They involve a lot of money and are required by the bank."

(End of this chapter)