Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 209 You're coming home to sleep with me tonight!

Wang Wei, this 'local,' acted very familiarly.

To avoid further trouble, Lin Lang chatted with the others for a while before turning his attention to Shen An'an, who was standing to the side.

Did you tell your family?

"Yeah, I said it."

"Your account may not be able to be unblocked for a while, but it won't be long, at most half a month. I'll ask your cousin to help you with it then."

"No! I'd rather have my account permanently banned."

"Your cousin, wait here..."

"what?"

Just then, Wang Yuheng, perhaps having sharp ears, asked, "Will President Yan be coming over later?"

Lin Lang said, "Yes, everyone has come from so far away, so President Yan definitely wants to meet with everyone."

Yan Li's current status is no less than that of Yang Jingyuan, the retired CEO. In any other setting, none of the people present would be qualified to sit at the table.

“That’s great! I didn’t have a chance to talk to Mr. Yan when we met before. This time I’m definitely going to get his autograph. He’s an idol of our younger generation.”

"Haha, Brother Wang, you're too kind. President Yan has been wanting to thank everyone. After all, if it weren't for everyone's subscription funds, Tianjin Capital's first product wouldn't have even made it through the fundraising stage."

After Lin Lang mentioned that Yan Li would be coming over later, some subtle changes occurred on the scene.

This is especially true for Wang Wei.

Only he knows the true value of his so-called 'local' status.

Everyone knows the value of Yan Li as a local.

Originally, he only wanted to take everyone to his place for a couple of days, but Shen An'an suddenly said that Lin Lang wanted to treat them to dinner. He couldn't find a reason to refuse, and since they had just gotten off the plane and were relatively close to his place, everyone came over.

His original idea was to gather everyone present and form a circle around Shen An'an, so that they could work together on some projects.

Anyway, Shen An'an doesn't have much of her own opinion, and since he happens to have the most money, she can naturally be the core member.

Admittedly, everyone gathered together because of Shen An'an, but Shen An'an's presence will become less and less noticeable in the future. As long as these people start to have intertwined interests, their relationships will only become closer.

If you can make a name for yourself in Shanghai, you'll be successful nationwide.

If you could control some of the core resources in Shanghai, you'd never have to worry about anything for the rest of your life.

But once Yan Li arrives, the nature of the situation will change. No matter where Yan Li is, she will be the absolute core.

He would be perfectly willing to follow Yan Li's side.

But what he fears most is that Yan Li's circle doesn't want him at all, and Yan Li's appearance makes others lose interest in their own circles.

After all, my own abilities are indeed limited, and I don't even have the ability to take risks.

Yan Li arrived in less than ten minutes.

Everyone at the table except Lin Lang and Shen An'an stood up to greet them, and some even took the initiative to say hello.

After greeting everyone, Yan Li sat down next to Lin Lang and asked, "Have you ordered the food?"

"You've ordered it. It was Brother Wang who ordered it. He's a local and has been here before."

Lin Lang glanced at Wang Wei.

Yan Li nodded and asked, "Does Mr. Wang live nearby?"

Wang Wei said somewhat awkwardly, "No, no, I live over on Songhong Road..."

"Over there, right next to the Rainbow Bridge. The air there is nice; I used to travel there often."

"Yes, that's true. It's a bit remote there, and not many people live there."

Wang Wei simply undermined Yan Li's intentions, since that was exactly what Yan Li meant.

Wherever there are crowds, the air is bound to be clean.

Besides, we've brought up tourism, so what else is it but remoteness? Every decent relaxing tourist destination is incredibly remote.

“Shanghai is a city where every inch of land is precious, and there’s no such thing as being in a remote or inconvenient location. However, it’s already quite late after dinner, and I’ve just arranged for someone to book rooms nearby. Let’s all rest here for the night. We’re a little rushed today, so I’ll make more arrangements for everyone tomorrow.”

With just a few words, Yan Li regained control of the situation.

She received a message from Lin Lang before she even entered the room.

In fact, regardless of whether she succeeded in the Tianjin Capital matter or not, she had no interest in Shen An'an's circle.

Because it's useless!

None of them could stand on their own. Yang Jingyuan only got involved because of Fu Xueqing and didn't really intend to stay in this circle forever.

But Lin Lang cared more about these things.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Yan..."

Wang Wei had nothing to say.

Wang Yuheng had been very calm, but he became lively after Yan Li arrived.

He took the initiative to chat with Yan Li, asked for Yan Li's contact information, and even joked that all his assets were in the hands of Tianjin Capital.

Yan Li and Wang Yuheng got along well, exchanged contact information with everyone present, and then began to eat.

Around 8 PM, after dinner, Yan Li didn't rush to leave. She found Fu Xueqing and chatted about Yang Jingyuan and their university experiences...

Wang Wei, on the other hand, went outside.

When Lin Lang came out of the private room, he saw Wang Wei smoking outside.

"Brother Wang..."

Lin Lang called out.

Wang Wei quickly took out a cigarette and said, "Mr. Lin, would you like one?"

"I'll pass, I don't smoke. I just saw that Brother Wang looked a bit down, so I wanted to come and see what was going on."

Wang Wei explained, "No, no, it's just that I had a craving for cigarettes. I didn't get to smoke for several hours on the plane, and after getting off the plane I was on the road, so it wasn't convenient to smoke. This old smoker of mine was really craving it."

"Oh, I see. I understand. I thought it was because President Yan was too domineering that made you unhappy, brother..."

"No, that's not true. Besides, President Yan is a pillar of strength wherever she is. Everyone can rest assured that she's in charge of everything. Oh, by the way, I haven't congratulated President Lin yet. With 40% of Tianjin Capital's shares, you and President Yan will be the best partners from now on."

Wang Wei was genuinely envious of Lin Lang. This guy had become a major shareholder of Tianjin Capital at a young age, holding 40% of the shares. Although it wasn't absolute control, he had a very strong voice in Tianjin Capital.

Yan Li couldn't force anything that he disagreed with.

If it were only 5% or 10%, one could say it was good luck, but Yan Li's willingness to give up 40% of the equity suggests either that Yan Li is love-struck or that Lin Lang's value in Tianjin Capital is significant enough.

Regardless of which one it is, it means that Lin Lang is no different from Yan Li.

As Tianjin Capital's status rose, Lin Lang gradually entered mainstream circles. Lin Lang said with a smile, "What best partner? It's just to make some money. I never thought about staying in Shanghai to develop my career."

"Huh?" Wang Wei was shocked by Lin Lang's answer.

With such a good foundation, why not stay in Shanghai?

Lin Lang said, "I know the advantages of Shanghai. Leaving aside its international status, even just considering it as a top-tier city, the benefits of making a name for yourself here are immeasurable. Not to mention its international connections and access to global resources, which are unmatched anywhere else in mainland China. However… Shanghai's true core resources have already been completely divided up. Even if Tianjin Capital reaches a scale of hundreds of billions, I'll only be left with scraps…"

Wang Wei: "..."

You call that leftovers?
While it's true that top-level core resources are hard to obtain, other things aren't bad either.

In Lin Lang's eyes, his life goal was nothing more than leftovers.

What does Lin Lang want?
"If President Lin isn't staying in Shanghai, where is he going?"

"Of course, we're going back to Tianshui County. To be honest, the shares of Xinglan Real Estate that you hold are a gift from President Yan. On my personal side, I'm also planning to acquire Tianshui Duck Industry, a listed company in the county. Both of these companies will serve my Big Fish Media in the future."

"Back to the county seat?"

"Yes, there is no restraint there, the ability to withstand risks is strong, and most importantly, there is the opportunity to leverage the core resources of the county."

"Mr. Lin, with your current advantages, you have absolutely no problem in Shanghai. But resources in a small county town are a bit scarce, aren't they?"

Even if you took everything from a small county town, it wouldn't be as good as eating leftovers in Shanghai.

Lin Lang said with a smile, "Brother, the cake can be made bigger!"

"But the county town has limited potential and is unlikely to have a future."

Wang Wei knows small counties all too well. He himself came from a small county. The GDP of his small county was only a little over 20 billion yuan a year. No matter how well you ate there, you might not be able to afford 1 billion yuan worth of food in a year.

For example, Xinglan Real Estate is an absolute pillar in Tianshui County, but if you exclude the sale of houses, it is difficult for them to even have a revenue of 1 billion yuan a year, let alone how much of that can be considered profit.

In a small county, reaching the level of Xinglan Real Estate already signifies mastering core resources.

There are at least 800 companies in Shanghai with an annual revenue of 1 billion yuan.

Shanghai has a good environment and can receive funds from all over the world.

In a small county town, who would care?

Even for businesses, it is very difficult to break out of their current situation.

Lin Lang: "Brother, times have changed! Big cities like Shanghai have reached their limit and there's not much room for growth. If you want to make money here, you have to compete with others... Also, with the arrival of the era of self-media, the specific location factor will gradually become less important."

Lin Lang wasn't talking nonsense; in a few years, there will be fewer and fewer people in Shanghai.

The past two years have seen the peak of Shanghai's migrant population. Starting in 2020, the number will continue to decline, with millions leaving the city within a few years.

The intense competition in big cities has become a major theme in self-media.

"Self-media?"

"Yeah, from live streaming a few years ago to short videos now, haven't you noticed that there are more and more professional short video creators? If you're interested, come visit me in Tianshui County more often."

Lin Lang is definitely willing to cooperate with these people.

Those who proactively approach you after recognizing the benefits, and are willing to take certain risks, are all excellent partners.

He has no interest in talking to others about things that he knows are beneficial but he's unwilling to take any risks.

Even he himself is taking risks. If there were no risks, he would have done them long ago, and no one else would get to benefit from them.

Wang Wei thought for a moment and said, "President Lin, Tianjin Capital must have been in a very dangerous situation last Tuesday, right?"

"Huh? Last Tuesday? The day you asked Shen An'an to post the video?"

Wang Wei: "..."

Lin Lang said, "I know what you mean, brother. You want to talk to Yan Li about this... But I advise you not to. That matter didn't bring much benefit to Tianjin Capital. On the contrary, it put Yan Li in a very passive position at the internal meeting of the Securities Regulatory Bureau."

"There were indeed risks, but at least it helped Tianjin Capital weather the crisis, didn't it?"

"If it weren't for Shen An'an's video, Tianjin Capital would have fared much better!"

Wang Wei: "...This is impossible!"

“Nothing is impossible… Back then, all we had to do was raise our stake to defuse all the dangers and stir up emotions… It wasn’t the off-exchange takeover you’re imagining, just a simple stake raising… We had it all planned out. Raising stakes in just five stocks would be enough to get Tianjin Capital out of trouble, and raising stakes in five stocks would at most restrict our funds by 1.3 billion. I’m going up first…”

After Lin Lang finished speaking, he turned and left.

Wang Wei has money; if he could be brought to Tianshui County, he would definitely become a money-making force.

Lin Lang didn't want to compete with others in Shanghai. Even though he was confident he could seize some core resources, if he went that far, others might actually kill him.

Moreover, ten years later, when he can no longer make money, even more people will want to kill him.

Small county towns are different; they monopolize all the top-level resources, and no one can touch them.

As long as you don't do anything drastic!

What we need to do now is to bring people in and work together to make this pie bigger, since one person's energy is ultimately limited.

Just like stock trading, no matter how much money someone has, if it exceeds 5%, they have to disclose their shareholding. If they want to drive up the stock price, they will eventually be subject to a series of restrictions. There is always an upper limit waiting there.

There is no upper limit to the number of participants.

Small county towns aren't necessarily inferior to Shanghai...

Shanghai? I know, I know, it's known as Little Tianshui...

……

Around 9 o'clock, Yan Li and Lin Lang's two cars were just enough to take everyone to the hotel, so no other cars were arranged.

In the car, Wang Yuheng, who was in the passenger seat, asked Yan Li, "Mr. Yan, which hotel are we going to?"

"Shangri-La, Lin Lang has been staying there recently."

Shen An'an, who was in the back row, originally didn't want to sit with Yan Li; she wanted to ride in Lin Lang's car.

As a result, Yan Li pulled him over.

However, upon hearing that Lin Lang was also staying at that hotel, she immediately stopped caring about such trivial matters.

When the car arrived at the hotel, the people Yan Li had arranged were already waiting there.

Yan Li went over and asked a couple of questions. After confirming, the person came over and said, "Sir and Madam, please come with me. I'll help you with the check-in process."

Shen An'an immediately followed, already holding her ID card in her hand.

Happy, happy...

However, the next second, Yan Li saw Shen An'an's somewhat furtive figure and shouted, "Shen An'an, what are you doing following me? You're coming home with me tonight!"

(End of this chapter)