Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 241 Up to this point, you are still the most beautiful, best-figured, and best-breasted person I've ever met.

Yan Li was a little confused about Lin Lang's thought process for a while.

How did we suddenly get onto the topic of posting videos?

She originally intended to feign pitifulness and grievance in hopes of gaining Lin Lang's sympathy and persuading him to return to Tianjin Capital.

As a result, Lin Lang didn't respond at all.

She asked, "How did you know what I said in the meeting today?"

Lin Lang: "I don't know. Didn't you say you wanted to destroy Tianjin Capital? Tianjin Capital won't just disappear for no reason. It's just that you offended someone and felt the pressure..."

"Yeah, they were really fierce today. I wish you were here."

"I don't believe you. You, Yan Li, are definitely not the type to compromise yourself. If it were before, you probably would have tolerated those people, but now you are the CEO of Tianjin Capital, the brightest star in the financial market. Can you tolerate it? However, I feel that your offensive power is probably not too strong. You still care about your image and want to maintain a good reputation."

Yan Li: "...So if it were you, under pressure from so many people, what would you say?"

"Of course, I'll send my regards to their ancestors for eighteen generations; that's the bare minimum."

"and then?"

"Then I fought them one-on-one, a bunch of old Koreans, and I took on ten of them by myself!"

Yan Li: "...Something more serious, something that suits me."

"Didn't I just say it? Release a video, and start by saying that Tianjin Capital might be going out of business. Do you know how many people that one sentence will attract to watch your video? Then you add fuel to the fire, saying that so many mutual funds are making things difficult for Tianjin Capital, that Tianjin Capital is involved in illegal transactions, but you can't produce that much evidence. You also say that they think Tianjin Capital doesn't deserve a billion-dollar QDII fund quota, and that Tianjin Capital has little experience..."

"Well, it seems like we don't need to embellish it."

"What? Those bastards dared to say those things to my face? Damn! I've met my match. I always thought I was the most shameless one, but I never expected there were so many people even more shameless than me. Let me know in advance when the next meeting is, even if I'm abroad, I'll rush back immediately. What else did they say?"

"That's all. The rest was my doing. But I was a bit impulsive and said something like, 'If they're so capable, let them destroy Tianjin Capital.' Now I guess everyone's in a bind. My dad told me to treat them to dinner tonight and apologize to them to avoid any real conflict."

"Apologize my ass! Is Tianjin Capital really that spineless? Your attack power is just so-so. You should just go and fight them head-on."

"Who's going to fight? Are you going?"

“You’re the CEO of Tianjin Capital, so you should definitely come.”

"I can't do it, I'm not good at fighting. You fight, I'll cheer you on and provide support."

Lin Lang: "I'm not afraid of being beaten to death; death would be the end of everything. I'm just afraid of being crippled and having no one to take care of me for the rest of my life. I don't know how miserable that would be."

Yan Li sensed that Lin Lang's words had a hidden meaning.

Looking back on Lin Lang's actions, it seems he did make some different choices.

For example, he chose Tianjin Capital instead of his father's private equity firm.

With his abilities, if he were willing to perform, he could easily earn an annual salary of 1 billion from his father, or even just 20 years, easily 20 billion.

This is already a fortune that few people can even dream of.

Earning that much with Tianjin Capital is quite difficult.

Even with over a billion yuan in its own funds, Tianjin Capital's overall expected revenue is only six or seven hundred million yuan a year. After deducting operating costs, a net profit of four hundred million yuan would be considered good.

Even if it goes public, the market gives it a PE ratio of 20, so its market value will only be 8 billion.

After the IPO, Lin Lang's equity will definitely be diluted, with a maximum holding of 30%. If this 30% equity is to reach a value of 20 billion, Tianjin Capital's market value would need to reach around 70 billion. And this is only nominal; it's not the kind of equity that can be cashed out at any time.

A market capitalization of 70 billion yuan represents the size of Tianjin Capital, which should be at least nine times its current size.

Growing Tianjin Capital to nearly 300 billion yuan is undoubtedly easier than working in private equity for 20 years.

Lin Lang has already gone back to his hometown, and he's not very interested in the powers that represent public funds, so... money can directly replace them in equal measure.

But Lin Lang chose Tianjin Capital.

"Lin Lang, are you afraid of something?"

"Yes, I just want to work hard for a few years and then retire. I don't want to spend my whole life figuring out how to make money. It would be great to have a stable source of income by running a small business in my hometown."

Yan Li: "No matter what, you shouldn't be short of money from those small business ventures, right?"

If Lin Lang earns a little more and deposits it in the bank to earn interest, he can live a luxurious life in any city in the world.

After all, it's difficult to spend tens or hundreds of millions of yuan a year without investing.

Even if you're into things like airplanes and yachts, you can't do it every year. The same goes for luxury goods; after a few years, you'll probably lose interest.

"Yes, we're really short of money. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll write a draft for you later, and you can just shoot a video and post it. You don't need to make yourself suffer like that. You don't need to suffer anymore. Even if Tianjin Global Selection doesn't make a single penny, the current Tianjin Hybrid Selection base is enough."

Yan thought for a moment and said, "If it's for Shen An'an, I can bring her to Shanghai."

"If it were for Shen An'an, I would never go to Shanghai. Isn't being the son-in-law of Xinglan Real Estate better than anything else? I can just sit back and collect rent, and even if I become disabled, someone will take care of me. I won't just be assigned a caregiver and they'll run away."

"I feel like you're insulting me."

"That means you're feeling guilty..."

"I can't be that bad, can I?"

Yan Li hadn't thought about these issues, but she understood what Lin Lang meant.

"No, to date, you are still the most beautiful, best-figured, and most busty person I have ever met."

Yan Li: "..."

Lin Lang simply said it looked good; after all, good-looking doesn't necessarily mean it's the best.

He hadn't touched it yet, so he didn't feel anything. But based on his experience, Shen An'an enjoyed it the most, followed by Mi Xiaofan, and Bing Ning was about the same.

Anyway, these are all delicious things I've never eaten in my past life.

Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Should I still go out for dinner tonight?"

"Eat my ass! What's so good about it? Stop playing those tricks. Guan Sheng has placed his bets on you. If you keep playing the same old tricks, he won't give you any good stuff in the future."

"Oh, then I'll listen to you. Anyway, if anything happens to Tianjin Capital in the future, the responsibility will be yours."

Yan Li knew, of course, that Guan Sheng had placed his bets on her; otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically sought her out and generously given her a billion-dollar limit.

Her outburst today was also a way of showing Guan Sheng that she has no connection with the established public fund industry.

Guan Sheng agreed to hold an impromptu meeting, which he probably also intended to do.

It's impossible to get benefits without showing some appreciation.

She just didn't expect that Lin Lang hadn't been involved in this matter at all, yet he knew about it.

"You didn't send me any photos of your legs last night, what responsibility do I have? The responsibility is yours!"

"I was planning to send it after you replied yesterday, but you didn't."

"That shows you're not being sincere. The responsibility lies with you!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong yesterday. I'll send it to you when I get back, and I'll also make up for yesterday's." No matter what, Yan Li wanted to pull Lin Lang back a little bit.

After talking with Lin Lang, Yan Li called her father and said, "Dad, I'm not going tonight. There's nothing to talk about with them."

Yan Keming was silent for a moment before saying, "Alright, it's the path you chose. Just don't regret it later."

"Well, I don't regret it."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Li drove home.

She never intended to go; she was just using this as an excuse to get Lin Lang to make the decision for her.

After all, Lin Lang made the decision, so he'll definitely have to take responsibility for anything that happens in the future.

……

In a private club in Shanghai, a few people sat together chatting.

Not long after, someone came in with a phone and said, "Yan Keming said something came up and he can't make it to dinner tonight."

Someone immediately said, "It seems Yan Li's attitude is very clear. He's prepared to follow Guan Sheng to the bitter end."

Some of them remained silent, after all, this wasn't the first time.

This is the first time there is evidence that Tianjin Capital did indeed engage in illegal transactions, and whoever speaks out has the final say.

This time, it was purely a matter of applying pressure, so those who spoke up were mostly the smaller mutual funds; those with assets exceeding 100 billion yuan remained silent.

After the meeting, they called Yan Keming, explained the situation in the meeting room, and asked him to have dinner together.

Yan Keming knew that they mainly wanted to meet with Yan Li, so he made an excuse to say he would reply later.

Now, the reply has arrived.

"Doesn't Yan Li know that Guan Sheng's term is less than three years? Guan Sheng will leave, but we won't..."

"Who knows? Judging from Yan Li's performance today, we can actually guess it."

"Then we don't need to be polite to Tianjin Capital. I'll find a way to get their holdings and then we can put pressure on them..."

They weren't unable to acquire Tianjin Capital's holdings, but they always felt there was no need to.

It's necessary now!

Someone said, "What if Tianjin Capital heavily invests in blue-chip stocks? Blue-chip stocks have always been our core holdings. Plus, we've been adjusting for a year now, and things should ease up a bit next year. We're planning to make some profits."

"Don't worry, Tianjin Capital's funds are not safe. Their funds almost all come from internet users, who are very active. If there is a slight drop for a day or two, the number of redemptions will be unimaginable. A few days won't affect our overall plan."

"Then it's settled. On the 2nd, we'll put some pressure on Tianjin Capital. Specifically, their QDII fund..."

"Don't worry, the reason they can achieve such a good net asset value in the A-share market is entirely due to the internet's efficient marketing. The US stock market won't tolerate this, and besides, how many of those netizens can actually open a US stock account?"

"That's true... So, shall we eat by ourselves tonight?"

"We've already given her the chance to eat it herself, but she didn't want it. If she doesn't want it, she won't have another chance like this in the future."

……

Guan Sheng, who was not supposed to work today, forced himself to work overtime.

However, he was a little worried.

He was still somewhat excited when he heard Yan Li's words in the conference room.

But after calming down, I realized that Yan Li had gone a bit too far today.

She blocked her own escape route, which is almost equivalent to declaring war on established mutual funds.

Guan Sheng initially only wanted to see Yan Li's attitude.

There's an awkward situation right now; he can't get involved in this matter.

Although only Tianjin Capital knows its holdings, established public funds are omnipresent and it's not difficult for them to obtain detailed information about the holdings.

At that time, Tianjin Capital is likely to run into trouble.

Of course, it's also possible that Yan Li is just putting on a show. After all, her father is also part of the institutional side and has connections with those established public funds. It's possible that he could step in and mediate, turning hostility into friendship.

Guan Sheng truly admired the scene where Yan Li stood up and resisted in the conference room; at that moment, he was more determined than ever before in his choice.

He had long been fed up with the old-school mutual fund system, and he had access to far more information.

Don't be fooled by the fact that many established mutual funds have very low management fees, some even waive subscription fees, and some have even reduced redemption fees significantly.

In fact, those bastards made quite a bit of money.

Based on a scale of 200 billion, the management fee and redemption fee they set together are less than two percent.

In that case, the annual revenue would be around 3 billion.

Many other bond products have even lower management fees, and their overall annual revenue may not even reach 3 billion.

But they didn't lose any money.

The key to making money is having your own capital.

When they band together to start a market rally, they first put their own funds in, and then use the funds of fund investors to drive up the price.

Six months or a year later, when the price reaches a high point, the company releases its own funds, leaving the investors' funds to withstand the market downturn.

With this operation, the profits earned from the company's own funds would be astronomical.

Otherwise, why would they be so kind as to set the management fee so low?
With its own business generating 3 billion yuan in revenue annually, and its own capital investments, it can earn 5 billion or even 8 billion yuan a year.

Otherwise, how would they support hundreds or thousands of people?

However, since they hold their positions for a relatively long time, usually more than six months, it's impossible to determine that they violated regulations based on this alone. After all, fund investors can make money as long as they choose the right time to invest.

They're definitely not pigs; they're smarter than anyone else.

If Yan Li were to defect to them with a billion dollars, it would mean that everything Guan Sheng had done was for nothing.

Not long after, his phone suddenly received a message notification.

I took out my phone and saw it was a video of Yan Li's haircut.

He specifically followed Yan Li and even set up message notifications.

Unlock and turn on the video.

Yan Li's stunningly beautiful face came into view.

"I want to tell you all something: Tianjin Capital may be going to disappear..."

(End of this chapter)