The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

6:30 p.m., Huaihai West Road.

As dusk settles, the gilded signboard of "Haiyuexuan" shines brightly, and standing at the entrance, one can almost smell the wealth emanating from it.

Zhou Hua and his companions were somewhat taken aback when they saw the upscale restaurant in front of them.

"Aren't you saving money to buy a house? Lingyun, how can you treat us to dinner at such a fancy restaurant? This meal must cost several thousand!"

"We're flattered! What good thing is it that's worth you going to such lengths?"

"You don't have a fever, do you? Or should we postpone it?"

Ling Yun gently waved his hand, swatting away Zhang Yuntian's hand that reached out to touch his forehead.

"His girlfriend dumped him, what's the point of buying a house! As for what good things are going on, you'll find out soon enough."

"Let's go inside, someone's waiting for us in the private room."

After saying that, he led Zhou Hua and the others into the upscale restaurant.

Meanwhile, in an Audi not far away.

Li Wen's mother pointed at Ling Yun's back and poked him a few times.

"That looks like that brat Ling Yun up ahead. He's living the high life now, while Zi Rong is in deep trouble. I heard he'll be in jail for at least ten years!"

Li Wen gripped the bag strap tightly, feeling a strange tightness in her chest.

"That's Ling Yun. The people next to him are his colleagues. It must be a colleagues' gathering. Zi Rong used to be on the same team as them!"

"When Zirong texted me, he said Lingyun was likely to be arrested, but who knew that it would be Zirong and his uncle who were arrested instead."

"What goes around comes around!"

Li Wen's father made a comment, his expression seemingly gloating.

"I heard that all of Lao Fang's assets, including his villa, have been frozen, and Zi Rong's assets are in a similar situation."

"After this incident, both families have been completely ruined, and it will be very difficult for them to recover!"

Li Wen's mother curled her lip, her eyes full of disdain.

"Never mind that, these things have nothing to do with us. Let's get out of the car, Manager Yang and the others should be here soon."

Afterwards, the family got out of the car and went into the restaurant.

They came here to meet with the manager of an immigration agency to discuss immigrating to Canada.

Little did they know what awaited them ahead.

On the second floor, in a luxurious private room.

Lingyun introduced Zhang and Zhou Hua to each other, and they exchanged a few polite words.

Then they sat down in the chairs, chatting and ordering food.

In a short while, everyone had finished ordering.

Just as the waiter opened the door to the private room and left with the menu, Ling Yun spotted it.

Li Wen and her parents happened to pass by the door and headed towards another private room on the second floor.

Upon seeing the family, Ling Yun raised an eyebrow, then smiled and nodded in greeting.

At the same time, Li Wen and the others also saw what was happening inside the private room.

Li Wen blushed, then nodded and greeted them, while her mother rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

The next moment, the waiter closed the door behind him, cutting off their line of sight.

Ling Yun smiled indifferently and turned to look at Zhou Hua and the others.

"Hey guys, the reason I invited you guys over for dinner today is because there's something I need to tell you."

"Over the past few days, after several discussions, I reached a cooperation agreement with the group and Chairman Jin."

"The group and Chairman Jin will each contribute 100 million yuan, which I will be responsible for operating to recover all previous losses as quickly as possible through futures trading."

"I'm in charge of this operation, but I need a few operators, and you are undoubtedly the best choice..."

He then gave a detailed account of the operation.

He then presented Zhou Hua and his team with a cooperation agreement he had drafted and reviewed by Attorney Zhang.

Zhou Hua and the others were quite surprised as they listened to his introduction.

They took the cooperation agreement, opened it one after another, and listened to Ling Yun's explanation while reviewing the agreement.

In no time, Ling Yun finished his presentation, and they quickly reviewed the cooperation agreement.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jie asked indignantly:

"Lingyun, this investment plan sounds interesting, but isn't it too risky?"

"More importantly, we all work the same way, so why should you take 82% of the 20% investment profit while we each only get 6%? Isn't that unfair?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Hua and Zhang Yuntian chimed in.

"That's right, this profit-sharing method is too unreasonable. If you want us to join, you must adjust the distribution ratio!"

"Our team has four people, so 25% each is a fair distribution!"

Ling Yun looked at these guys and shook his head firmly.

"25% per person? Don't even dream about it. I have my reasons for setting this distribution ratio!"

"I spearheaded this operation, and I was the one who secured the 200 million yuan. The group and Chairman Jin agreed to this investment plan because they recognized my capabilities!"

"Once the operation begins, I will be responsible for all investment analysis and decisions. You are only responsible for execution, and I will bear all risks and responsibilities; they are none of your concern!"

"Under these circumstances, the profit distribution method I devised couldn't be more reasonable. You just need to work and get paid; you don't need to worry about anything else."

"Besides that, you all receive your full salary and bonuses from the company. Do you still think this distribution method is unreasonable?"

"If you can't accept this allocation method, then I'll have to transfer people from other investment teams, which will inevitably be less costly!"

Zhou Hua and the others fell silent, their expressions shifting.

Before they could respond, Lingyun offered another huge temptation.

"If this investment plan succeeds, it will recover all previous losses in one fell swoop. According to the cooperation agreement, I will receive 20% of the investment profit!"

"This investment will generate at least 200 million in profit. Divided among you, each of you will receive at least 12 million, or even more!"

"You know, this is more money than you could earn in ten years of work. I don't believe you wouldn't be tempted!"

"If you give up this opportunity, you're missing out on the possibility of getting rich overnight. The choice is yours!"

After he finished speaking, the private room fell silent again.

However, Zhou Hua and the others' eyes suddenly lit up, and even their breathing became much more rapid.

Just as Ling Yun said, with this opportunity to get rich overnight right in front of them, they simply couldn't resist being tempted!

After a moment's thought, Li Jie made the first decision.

"Lingyun, what you're saying is so tempting, my heart is pounding!"

"Okay! I'm willing to join this investment team. My chances of becoming rich overnight depend entirely on you!"

After his demonstration, Zhou Hua and Zhang Yuntian immediately exchanged a glance and then nodded in unison.

"We'd also like to join this team, hoping, as you said, to seize this opportunity and become rich overnight!"

"This opportunity is too tempting, I simply can't refuse! Count me in!"

Looking at Ling Yun again, he smiled smugly.

"Great, since you're willing to join, that's wonderful!"

"Take a close look at this cooperation agreement. Once you're sure there are no problems, then sign it. From now on, we'll fight side by side!"

"I hope you can replicate the magic of the past two months and bring everyone wealth."

Zhou Hua nodded in agreement and began to carefully read the cooperation agreement.

Following that, Li Jie and Zhang Yuntian also began to study the various clauses in the cooperation agreement.

After dealing with them, Lingyun turned to look at Attorney Zhang.

He quietly explained the collaboration with the group to target Merrill Lynch, asking Attorney Zhang for advice before signing a contract with the group later.

Around 8:30 p.m., after finishing their meal, Ling Yun and his group got up and left the private room to go downstairs to pay the bill.

As soon as they got downstairs, they saw it.

Li Wen's mother stood in front of the restaurant bar, one hand on her hip, pointing at the restaurant manager and cursing loudly.

"Do you think we're idiots? We've never heard of a 20% service charge when eating out in Shanghai!"