"That is to say, the dividends of the 100 million shares promised to Brother Lei are gone, but fortunately, the 100 million you invested have all been returned." Wen Liang took out ten bank cards from his bag, put them on the table and pushed them over, saying, "I have already transferred the money. After dinner, I will go to the bank with Brother Lei to check the account and sign the formalities, and the deal will be done."
Lei Fang's eyebrows twitched constantly, his breathing became heavy, and his temples were swollen as if they were about to explode. There was a fire in his heart, mixed with the smell of alcohol, but he had no place to vent. His hands, which had been hanging by his sides, were placed on the table. He stared at Wen Liang with gloomy eyes, like a wild beast that was ready to eat its prey and would show its ferocious fangs at any time.
Wen Liang, on the contrary, behaved very calmly. His eyes drooped slightly. He picked up the wine glass in his hand, put it to his lips and took a sip. The corner of his eye flickered to Lei Fang's face and he sneered secretly.
Silence, silence, and silence again. After a few minutes, the atmosphere in the room was extremely cold. Lei Fang finally spoke. His throat was hoarse like the friction of gears, which sounded extremely uncomfortable. He asked, "What on earth is going on?"
"I don't understand it either!" Wen Liang said quietly, "When I went to Mingzhu in July, she and I had some disagreements. But it's normal to have disagreements when doing business, especially such a big business, and I didn't take it to heart. But when I met her again at Mingzhu yesterday, she seemed like a completely different person. She was stubborn and wouldn't listen to my opinions. She didn't discuss it with me at all, but reached an agreement with other shareholders and forced the wrong plan forward. If I hadn't argued with her, I would have almost lost my principal, let alone the dividends..."
Lei Fang looked at Wen Liang suspiciously. He was not surprised that Ning Xi was so cruel. All the red disciples who could make a name for themselves in the City of Four Nine were ruthless. But considering the relationship between Wen Liang and Ning Xi in the past, he really didn't believe that Ning Xi would do such a ruthless thing all of a sudden.
"You can call Ning Xi and ask if it's what I said, or ask around in Beijing. The other shareholders should have heard about it."
Of course he had to make this call, but Lei Fang did not call Ning Xi directly, but called Zhu Zixuan. After all, she was also in Mingzhu and often interacted with Ning Xi, so he could ask her if she had heard anything. Moreover, Zhu Zixuan had the closest relationship with him and was the least likely person to lie to him.
The result is predictable. Zhu Zixuan told Lei Fang everything about what happened to Wen Liang that day, and once again asked Lei Fang to step in to ease the relationship between Wen Ning and him. However, Lei Fang was in no mood to care about this at the moment. He responded with a few words and hung up the phone.
Wen Liang sat still, holding the wine glass in his hand. Lei Fang could not see any flaws on his face. After thinking for a while, he called Beijing again. Although he had left that place, he still had some connections. He soon found out everything that had happened, even the details of the conflict between Wen Liang and Ning Xi in the conference room.
The facts were all there, Wen Liang did not lie. Lei Fang was a little flustered, but he still had doubts. He poured himself a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all. He asked under the breath of alcohol: "Brother Wen, I am a person who does not tolerate any sand in my eyes. I am afraid that your relationship with Sister Xi is closer than those of us who grew up together. Are you going to be kicked out just because of a little dispute?"
"A little dispute?" Wen Liang smiled faintly and said, "Brother Lei, do you know how much money the hedge fund made from the Thai baht in just three months? 1.7 billion US dollars! At the current exchange rate of 8.0, it is equivalent to 1.5 billion RMB. Putting aside various explicit and implicit costs, the net profit can be more than 1.5 billion, not to mention that there are Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan in the future. The basic base of these countries is much larger than that of Thailand. It can be inferred that if the economic crisis continues until the end of this year, the actual income of the hedge fund will reach a terrible number. Therefore, the strategy adopted will directly affect the subsequent income and the overall layout. Ning Xi and I have completely opposite views and cannot reconcile, so it has become like this now!"
When Lei Fang heard the number Wen Liang said, he felt a surge of blood rushing to his forehead, his face turned ashen in an instant, he stood up suddenly, kicked the stool away, and waved his hand violently, and the Erguotou on the table fell to the ground with a bang, glass fragments flew everywhere, and the wine flowed all over the floor.
It's tens of billions. He should have a share of this money!
The door of the private room was pushed open, and Chang Cheng and Gao Zhan appeared at the door at the same time. Wen Liang waved to Chang Cheng, indicating that it was okay. Gao Zhan walked in and called out carefully, "Master Lei?"
"Get out! You are not allowed to come in unless I tell you to!"
Gao Zhan said nothing and turned away respectfully. Chang Cheng was not as easy to talk to as him. He looked at Chang Cheng gently again and got a positive answer from his boss. Then he looked coldly at Lei Fang's back, closed the door and left.
After a while, Lei Fang let out a long breath, his expression regained its composure, and he pulled over another stool and sat opposite Wen Liang. With a fierce gleam in his eyes, he said, "It suddenly occurred to me that maybe you, my brother, felt sorry for the small share you gave to me, so you deliberately did this to me? Otherwise, you are too calm after suffering such a big loss!"
"A self-torture tactic? Ha!" Wen Liang suddenly laughed hysterically, expressing the grief and humiliation that he had been suppressing in his heart. He stopped talking after a while and said word by word, "Even if I give you 100 million, there are still 500 million shares. In any case, it is better than having nothing now. To put it bluntly, among all the shareholders of the foundation, my investment is ranked in the top three, but I am the weakest and the easiest to bully. Now Ning Xi kicks me out, and the rest of the people can share the profits that should belong to me... Brother Lei, this is not a few million or tens of millions, but a profit of hundreds of millions or even billions. If it were you, what would you do?"
What about me
Lei Fang was stunned for a moment. Why ask? He would definitely grab it first. Who would complain about having too much money? In this day and age, tens of thousands of yuan can buy a life. What can a few hundred million yuan do
Friends turn against each other, relatives become enemies, brothers quarrel with each other, husbands and wives betray each other, the evil of human nature will only be exposed more fully, more thoroughly, and more unbelievably in the face of such a huge amount of money.
So Ning Xi's treatment of Wen Liang might not seem reasonable at first, but upon closer thought, it was perfectly normal!
After realizing this, Lei Fang felt like a deflated ball, and for a moment he was somewhat discouraged!
In one's lifetime, there are not many opportunities to seize. Once you miss it, it is harder than climbing to the sky to encounter it again. This could have been a great opportunity for him to make a fortune, especially now that he is being coldly treated by his family. With this huge sum of money, at least those who look down on him can swallow their words.
But now, everything is over!
Wen Liang slammed his palm on the table, his deep eyes revealing deep hatred, and said: "You said I was too calm, but you didn't think about who Ning Xi was, who the other shareholders of the foundation were, they united to frame me, what else can I do except pretend to be calm? Even if it was you, Brother Lei, I'm afraid you would be helpless and can only blame yourself for your bad luck!"
Lei Fang paused, and suddenly thought of something. He took out his phone from his pocket and said like crazy: "Yes, you are you, and I am me, different, different! I want to call Sister Xi. Since your 600 million is missing, can't I invest my 100 million?"
Because he just remembered at this moment that in order to raise 100 million yuan in funds, he also paid more than 10 million yuan in interest to Gu Shitong and Zhuo Yihua. That was all the belongings he could muster except for the fixed assets that could not be moved!
In other words, if he cannot get a share of the profits from the hedge fund, not only will he not make any money this time, but he will also have to lose 10 million!
Even considering his wealth, such a price is a bit too painful.
Ning Xi's call was quickly connected. Lei Fang tried his best to make his voice less trembling and said, "Sister Xi, I heard that Wen Liang withdrew his investment?"
"Hmm!" Ning Xi asked back, "You want to plead for him? Lei Fang, didn't I realize that you have a pretty close relationship with him?"
"No, no, how could I do that!" Lei Fang denied it flatly, fearing that Ning Xi's anger towards Wen Liang would spread to him. He didn't care that Wen Liang was right beside him and spoke without thinking, "He is ignorant and insists on competing with you, Sister Xi, for leadership. He has brought this upon himself. I am absolutely on your side, Sister Xi!"
"That's good. I thought you were here to lobby for me at Zixuan's instigation. I don't know where that little girl got all these gossips from. She's very dissatisfied with me!"
"Zixuan is ignorant, Sister Xi, don't bother with her!" Lei Fang considered his words and said, "Well, I have 100 million yuan in my hand right now, can I join the foundation..."
Before he could finish his words, Ning Xi said softly, "Lei Fang, I'm sorry. The foundation is not short of money right now, and in order to prevent vicious incidents like Wen Liang from happening again, the hedge fund has re-established strict internal regulations and will no longer accept new people. Not to mention that you only have 100 million, which is too small, and there is no possibility of convincing everyone. So, I'm sorry!
Lei Fang was awakened by the beeping sound on the phone. His right hand fell limply, and he was at a loss for a moment. Wen Liang sat aside, ignoring Lei Fang's personal attack just now, opened another bottle of Erguotou, filled his glass, and asked, "How is it?"
Lei Fang shook his head and said sadly: "It's really over..."
Lei Fang is a shrewd person. The reason why he lost his composure today was that he had too many fantasies about this speculation. Not only did he gamble all his money on borrowed funds, but he also had to pay 10 million yuan in interest, just to get a piece of the pie from the economic crisis that had not been seen in decades, and then return home in glory, sweeping away the decadence and frustration after leaving Hengsha Mining.
But it's all over! (To be continued)