Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 77 He Qiang
Lin Lang knew that Qin Dong had no qualms about spending the company's money.

From the moment Qin Dong agreed to the five million without much hesitation, he knew what Qin Dong was thinking.

He didn't want Tianshui Duck Industry to go bankrupt; the second plan was originally intended to save it.

After all, it is a listed company with more than 800 formal employees in the local area, and more than 2,000 families indirectly rely on Tianshui duck industry for their livelihood.

This is also why Tianshui Duck Industry was able to keep borrowing money until it became insolvent; the local government didn't want Tianshui Duck Industry to collapse.

But Qin Dong didn't care about these things at all.

After Lin Lang returned, he couldn't fall asleep.

This was a good opportunity for him.

Qin Dong wanted to resell it, while he wanted it.

If he could take control of the Tianshui duck industry, his status in the county would skyrocket, and he would be able to talk to anyone in the county.

Big Fish Media has a promising future and will likely continue to be valued by the county government in the future.

However, it is difficult for them to gain access to the core power in the county.

If he wants to live comfortably in the county town, he needs to label himself with multiple tags.

Even if Big Fish Media reaches its ideal level in a few years, it will at most be able to communicate with the Bureau of Culture and Tourism. In a county with so many departments, the Bureau of Culture and Tourism, even if it is not the worst, is no different from the worst.

In a county town, connections and networks are not so easy to fully cultivate.

Moreover, actively cultivating relationships and connections might work for small matters, but it's impossible to resolve major issues. Everyone is afraid of taking responsibility, making it difficult to establish mutually beneficial relationships.

This benefit isn't about how much money you pay each year; the real big shots won't even accept money from you.

There aren't many real big shots among those who take money to do things.

Although Tianshui County is an impoverished county, it has many truly influential figures. Each generation of these figures has a long-term vision and has made many plans for the county.

However, many people who helped them get started then ran away.

For example, the real estate developer in Shuanghe Town started his business in the county seat and now has a scale of over 10 billion yuan. He went directly to the provincial capital and was unwilling to continue investing in his hometown.

Because it doesn't make money.

In contrast, Xinglan Real Estate remained in the county town. Even though the cultural tourism industry was expected to collapse in two years, the local county government did everything in its power to protect Xinglan Real Estate.

On the one hand, they sought interest-free loans from banks for Xinglan Real Estate, and on the other hand, they tried to find business for the High-tech Zone Logistics Center. In the end, they even sold 200 acres of land to Xinglan Real Estate at a low price.

Few of the real big shots within the system are just coasting along; they simply have no other choice—even a skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients.

Lin Lang just doesn't have any money right now.

Even if Tianshui Duck Industry is a terrible company, it still has a market value of over 1 billion yuan. Even if its market value falls below 1 billion yuan in the future, it won't have any money left.

This isn't something that can be done for a few million or tens of millions; it would cost at least hundreds of millions.

A month ago, his life plan was to have assets of over 100 million yuan in five years and over 1 billion yuan in ten years. At that time, he would sell off the less useful assets, keep one or two core projects, and operate them in the county town, which would be equivalent to semi-retirement.

Things are going quite smoothly now, and he's found a great partner. His first pot of gold is coming in faster and in greater quantities than he expected.

So... it's very possible to have assets worth over 100 million within three years.

But Tianshui duck industry can't wait three years; at most, it will only take a few months.

"Wait for Tianshui Duck Industry to go bankrupt and be liquidated?"

"It will be even more difficult then, the mess will be even bigger, and we won't know what to do with it."

"At least for now, the overall structure of Tianshui Duck Industry is still relatively intact. As long as they find a way to sell their goods, they can revive the business. But once it comes to bankruptcy liquidation, everything will be in complete chaos..."

Lin Lang wasn't sure if he had the ability to manage a large company, but he knew that once Tianshui Duck Industry entered bankruptcy liquidation, it would be meaningless for him. He wouldn't skimp on the necessary expenses.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll just get my money first. Every penny is rightfully mine anyway."

With his current resources, it would be too difficult for him to leverage hundreds of millions of yuan.

I just feel it's a bit of a pity to have missed this opportunity. It was a chance to improve my connections in the county town in one go. If I miss this opportunity, I probably won't find a better one in the future.

"Damn, I guess I'll have to let this go this time. I wonder how much it would cost to achieve this level in the future..."

After a while of this internal struggle, Lin Lang finally fell into a deep sleep.

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Tianshui County is located in Xinyang City, which is classified as a third-tier city in the national development plan.

He Qiang runs a pawnshop in the city called Xincheng Pawnshop. This was the capital he made in his early years. After attracting a group of wealthy people in the city, he started a private equity firm.

Thanks to the bull market in 05, he accumulated a large number of stable users. This year, the market is very bad, and not much capital has been withdrawn.

He was completely bewildered by Qin Dong's video call today.

Qin Dong's meaning was clear: he wanted them to find a way to extricate themselves from the situation.

Leave?

Xincheng Capital currently holds a 4.73% stake in Tianshui Duck Industry, with a total market value exceeding 50 million yuan.

He entered the market when Tianshui Duck Industry was valued at over 3 billion yuan, and in the past two years he has only bought and not sold.

In other words, he spent 150 million to enter the market, and now he only has 50 million left. Qin Dong told him to leave.

Last year, when Qin Dong found him through Shen Xingnan, what did he say to him?

He said that as long as he joined Tianshui Duck Industry, he would have the strongest network of connections in the entire city. In the future, he would not only gain many customers, but he would also make a fortune from his investment in Tianshui Duck Industry.

He Qiang was well aware that Tianshui Duck Industry had many big-name investors.

Although he started his business in the pawnshop industry, he never had a strong network of connections in the city, since most of the people he met through pawnshop were just middle-class people.

The pie in Qin Dong's eyes was a perfect treat for his taste buds.

Now, not only have they gained nothing, but they've also lost over 100 million. Qin Dong is telling them to leave?

What happened to the promises you made last year?

He made a phone call to Shen Xingnan.

"President Shen, this is He Qiang. Have you rested yet?"

He always kept a very humble attitude when facing Shen Xingnan, who was the closest connection he could get.

Despite his net worth of three or four hundred million, he is far inferior in terms of connections and relationships.

"Mr. He, is there anything I can help you with?"

He Qiang said, "To be honest, I regret not listening to your advice. I shouldn't have gotten into Tianshui Duck Industry."

Shen Xingnan had only introduced them as friends at the time, and privately advised him that Tianshui duck industry was risky and that Qin Dong's style of doing things was rather extreme.

This is already the maximum reminder a friend can give. It was He Qiang who took the initiative to make friends, and Qin Dong and Shen Xingnan have a good relationship, so they wouldn't say anything more unpleasant.

What happened to Tianshui Duck Industry?

"Qin Dong is going to run away."

(End of this chapter)