Wen Liang said that he only had a small share, and Lei Fang believed what he said. In other places, the majority shareholder had the final say, which was an eternal truth. But in Ning Xi's case, it might not apply. He said, "Brother, you are too modest. Sister Xi always listens to you. As long as you are willing to speak up, there is no reason why you can't succeed!"
Wen Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Lei thinks too highly of me... To be honest, this deal is too big and involves many important people. It's different from the last time we went to Ning Hi-Tech, which was just a small deal between the three of us. Brother Lei trusted me and let me do whatever I wanted. But this time, Ning Xi has a heavy burden on her shoulders. In addition, she is from Wharton and is well versed in international financial rules. She has more say in how to speculate on the futures market in Southeast Asia than an old-fashioned person like me. So even if I say something, it may not work if it doesn't suit her wishes. After all, today is different from the past. She has to be responsible to all the partners..."
Lei Fang poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and said, "Really?"
Wen Liang shook his head and said, "The foundation's money has already been invested. Thousands of accounts are chasing the Quantum Fund's footsteps and are racing against time all over the world. It's too late for you to invest now. First, the money is not easy to launder, and second, others may not be happy that someone else will share in it..."
Lei Fang narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, who would be unhappy?"
Wen Liang smiled and said, "Given our friendship, it certainly wouldn't be me. But put yourself in his shoes. It took a lot of effort to kill a sheep, roast it, and serve it on the table. Would Brother Lei let others take advantage of it and share a little meat? Even if they really need additional funds, they have plenty of money..."
Lei Fang fell silent. After a while, he poured a glass of wine for Wen Liang and said, "Brother, you are a scholar, much smarter than a rough man like me. Can you help me think of a compromise?"
Wen Liang sighed and said, "It's difficult! Even if I can convince Ning Xi, what about the others? Brother Lei knows much more about the depth of the circle in Beijing than I do!"
"… What you said makes sense, brother. Ever since the Hengsha incident went wrong, those guys in the capital have been eager to see me make a fuss. It's harder to get a piece of meat from them than to steal their wives. But there are other ways to deal with this matter," Lei Fang stared at Wen Liang and said, "It all depends on whether Brother Wen is willing to help me."
"Brother Lei, please be clear. If I need your help, I will do it without hesitation."
Lei Fang rubbed his hands and smiled, seeming a little embarrassed and ashamed, but deep in his eyes that outsiders could not read, he was filled with indescribable indifference and viciousness. He said, "If I hadn't encountered difficulties, I really couldn't open my mouth. But my brother is a righteous man, so I'll be frank. Can you give me some of your shares?"
A smile spread across Wen Liang's lips, and he said without thinking, "That's what I was thinking. How about this? I'll follow Ning Xi and make 600 million this time, and give 300 million to Brother Lei. How about that?"
Lei Fang was shocked. For a fund of 5 billion, 600 million was not much. He just didn't expect that Wen Liang, with his current business so extensive, would still have the spare capacity to raise such a large sum of cash. He concluded that most of it must have been Ning Xi's help. He didn't dare to swallow the 300 million as Wen Liang said, and hurriedly declined, "Too much, too much. 100 million is enough. If it's too much, I can't get the money..."
"What are you talking about? Just consider the 300 million yuan as my payment for Brother Lei. Whatever profit you make will be yours!"
Lei Fang was a smart man after all. Although his plan today was to snatch money from Wen Liang, he felt it was not safe when the time came. He thought Wen Liang could only give him 200 million or 300 million at most, and half of it would only be a little over 100 million. Even if Ning Xi knew about it, since Wen Liang was willing and he had given the capital, she would not be able to say anything. He might be able to deal with it by begging for mercy, but if he took three out of six, and the money he took was Ning Xi's sponsorship, the consequences would be much more serious.
"Brothers are righteous, but friendship is friendship, business is business. I am deeply grateful that you are willing to let me participate in it, but I must give you the principal." Lei Fang said righteously: "Just 100 million, it's a deal, I will raise enough and send it to you within three days!"
Wen Liang smiled and said, "Since Brother Lei has made up his mind, let's give him 100 million."
Lei Fang raised his glass and clinked it with Wen Liang, feeling very happy. He had not expected Wen Liang to be so easy to talk to. He had originally prepared a set of excuses, including threatening to withdraw investment from Bencao Ruolan, etc., but he said nothing and just let this slippery boy give him 100 million yuan, which also served as a way to vent the anger he had endured in the company during the day.
"This is a private transaction between us brothers. It's best not to let Sister Xi know. She has a bad temper... Ha!" Lei Fang was still a little worried and gave a warning.
Wen Liang brought the wine glass to his lips, hiding the playful smile on his face, and said, "Of course, I know my limits, don't worry, Brother Lei!" Then he drank it all in one gulp.
After that, the two of them tacitly stopped talking about this matter, and waited for the food to be served, and then they chatted while eating. When men get together, apart from serious things, there are also frivolous things, and frivolous things are nothing but related to women. Although Lei Fang has only been in Guanshan for a few days, he has already figured out the ins and outs of the romantic world, which family's young lady is beautiful, which club is luxurious, who has the most fashionable and trendy tricks, and who is actually gifted, and can handle three or five men at the same time with a weak body, etc., showing the eloquence and means of the old brokers in the city of Sijiu, making people feel refreshed and happy, and bursting into laughter from time to time.
When they came out of the Golden World Hotel, both of them looked a little drunk. Lei Fang put his arm around Wen Liang's shoulders and offered to take him to see some places. Wen Liang declined, saying that he was exhausted from the journey and had drunk too much. Then he staggered away. Lei Fang watched his car go away. His eyes, which were just drunken, suddenly flashed with a bit of complacency. He whistled, and a black Audi drove over from the parking space next to him. He opened the car door and got into the back seat. Lei Fang leaned back comfortably on the leather seat and asked, "What happened to the woman?"
The driver was Gao Zhan, who calmly turned the car around and said, "I sent her home. She only had a scratch on her forehead, nothing serious!"
Lei Fang laughed and said, "Didn't I tell you to do whatever you want with me? Why, you don't like it?"
"Although I like women, I know which women I cannot touch! Once Miss Shen follows Master Lei, she will always be Master Lei's person. I don't have that blessing, nor do I have that extravagant hope!"
Lei Fang was very satisfied with Gao Zhan's answer, which was exactly why he liked Gao Zhan. He said, "You are sensible, but there are also people who are not sensible... Let's go and bring Shen Xinzhu. We are going to play cards with Zhuo Yihua tonight. The old man drooled when he saw Xinzhu last time. This time we need his help, so we have to give him a little sweet taste."
Guanshan at night is several times more prosperous than Qingzhou. The place is brightly lit, people and cars are coming and going, and it is not deserted at all. Wen Liang's eyes are bright, and there is no sign of drunkenness. When passing Nanhua Street, he sees that the roadside food stalls are crowded with people, with all kinds of grilled skewers, snacks and soups. Anyway, it is too late to go back to Qingzhou tonight, so he stops the car and finds a store that seems to be doing very good business, ready to eat something - although the table of dishes just now is rich, it can't taste much when I eat it with Lei Fang. Now I feel a little hungry.
The proprietress came running over with a pen and paper in her hand, led him to a table at the far corner, and said, "You're alone, how about sitting here and squeezing in?"
Two girls were already sitting at the small square table. One of them was wearing thick glasses with the bottom of a beer bottle. Her figure was almost as tall as the two Wenliangs, but her face was round and chubby, which made her very cute. The other one had neat short hair, delicate features, but her skin was a little darker.
The short-haired girl was dissatisfied with the addition of an outsider, and pouted and said, "We have another person, who will be here soon..."
The proprietress laughed and said, "Oh, this can seat four people. Sister, please bear with me. There are too many people here. We are all here for supper. We can't let this brother go hungry, right? Everyone squeeze in first, and then we can change tables when they are empty!"
Little girls are always easy to talk to. Although the girl with short hair was unhappy, she didn't say anything. The girl with glasses was more friendly. She smiled at Wen Liang and moved to the side to leave space for Wen Liang.
Wen Liang didn't care at first and was ready to change to another one, but since the girl didn't say anything, he couldn't just turn around and leave. He also smiled and nodded, and sat down obediently. The small bench, the low coffee table, and the bustling crowd under the smoke made this moment full of the flavor of the secular world. Compared with the intrigue with Lei Fang in the magnificent hotel just now, Wen Liang actually liked the simplicity and noise here more.
They ordered some wonton, some grilled meat skewers, some tea egg, beef tripe and lettuce hotpot, etc. As there were too many customers, they had to wait for a while, so Wen Liang could only sit there bored. The two girls were probably too embarrassed to chat because there were outsiders around, so the three people at the table fell into a terrible silence, which was in stark contrast to the noisy tables around them.
After three or five minutes, another girl came running over breathlessly. She was stunned when she saw Wen Liang, but she didn't say anything. She sat down next to the short-haired girl and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, the store is busy today, so I got off work a little late. I kept you waiting for a long time."
"Hey, Hongli, you are always so polite. We are friends, why bother saying sorry?" The short-haired girl took her hand, looked her up and down worriedly, and asked, "Did your boss bully you today?"
"That's all... Stop talking nonsense!"
The new girl blushed and looked at Wen Liang, feeling quite embarrassed. The short-haired girl snorted coldly, leaned over to her ear and whispered, "I don't know where this little rascal came from, but he insisted on sharing a table with us. How shameless!"
"Cough..." Wen Liang covered his mouth and coughed, then said with a smile: "Beauty, my ears are very good!" (To be continued)