Chapter 95: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

What a beautiful day!

Chen Xiao was humming this tune in the morning, earning him an eye-roll from Zhao Xiangjun.

"Hey, mister, if you’d just get up and look out the window, you wouldn’t be singing anymore!"

It was a rainy day, and here he was, singing about what a beautiful day it was.

Little did she know, the reason Chen Xiao was so happy was that it was November 1st. The new monthly data had been updated, and both his and Zhao Xiangjun’s Diligence Points had increased by 2.

Plus, his base salary had gone up from 8,000 to 12,000, bringing his daily basic stipend income to 48,000!

"Ah, you wouldn’t understand. Waking up late every day, I feel refreshed and in a great mood!"

Zhao Xiangjun scoffed. "You’re such a pervert!"

This just made Chen Xiao burst out laughing.

It was all thanks to his 100 Endurance. He could now perform endless variations with his ’spear,’ yet the core technique remained unchanged!

’If the system disappeared one day,’ he thought, ’I could go to Japan and become the world’s number one male porn star.’

He asked Zhao Xiangjun what her plans were for the day.

Yesterday, she’d gone to Laining without telling him, so Chen Xiao had snuck up from behind and given her a dozen firm smacks, sending ripples through her until she admitted she was wrong.

Zhao Xiangjun was more docile today, replying, "Jiajia said since I’m not busy these next few days, she’s coming to hang out. We haven’t seen each other in a year!"

He knew Jiajia was Xu Jia, her best friend.

In her own words, the three most important people in her life were her grandma, Chen Xiao, and Xu Jia.

Chen Xiao then asked her, "What about you?"

"I’m the least important!"

This made Chen Xiao so mad he pulled her in and nibbled on her for a good while before letting go.

"Alright, go ahead. Have fun with her. You must be running low on money, right? I’ll transfer you some!"

"What do you mean, not enough? I have plenty of money! It’s not like I buy a house every day!"

She didn’t want Chen Xiao’s money. She still had almost a hundred thousand yuan left from her last dividend.

She had no idea that what she considered "plenty" was just two days’ worth of Chen Xiao’s daily basic stipend.

Chen Xiao didn’t go to Dr. Feng’s Robot today. Instead, he was on the 28th floor of Yunfeng Building. The environment for gaming was much better here than at Dr. Feng’s Robot!

However, Dr. Feng’s side informed him that Yino Headquarters had already stamped the contract that was drafted and sent over yesterday. They had also paid the one hundred million yuan into the contractually specified account!

Everyone at the company felt like they were dreaming. In this day and age, forget not even getting the contract back yet—for many contracts, even a year after signing, payments would trickle in as if squeezing toothpaste from a tube.

How was Chen Xiao’s luck this good? Closing deals quickly was one thing, but the other party paid even faster!

Chen Xiao had Ma Jing handle the bonus application for him. At the same time, he sent a message to Cha Lan, telling him to hurry up and get the contract stamped. Dr. Feng’s side would immediately transfer 40 million to his company’s account.

Xu Wu sent him the business plan for the Hongmeng Intelligent Selection project from Li Guoqiang via Tencent Messenger.

He activated his "Wisdom Eye" Skill.

[Project: Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car Project

Estimated Investment: 300 million yuan

Investment Stake: 60%

Annual ROI: 75%]

’With such a high ROI, wouldn’t he break even in just a year and a half?’

In the current business world, this was an absolute gold mine. Of course, it couldn’t compare to the speed at which Chen Xiao made money—his was pure cheating!

Speak of the devil, the system prompted that the bonus from Dr. Feng’s Robot had arrived!

"DING! Detected Host has received a business bonus of 5 million yuan. Rewarding a Diligence Reward bonus of 160 million yuan!"

Even though he knew this would be the result, he couldn’t help but feel a thrill. 160 million! That was far more than the total value of the order!

This haul was a massive profit. It also highlighted the powerful effect of Diligence Points. He could only imagine how terrifyingly fast he would make money once his Diligence Points reached three digits.

He opened his personal panel:

[Host: Chen Xiao (Diligence Points: 32)]

[Profession: Dr. Feng’s Robot - Business Specialist]

[Height: 178CM, Weight: 75KG]

[Constitution: 95, Endurance: 100, Health: 95, Charm: 91]

daily basic stipend LV4: 48,000 yuan/day

Diligence Reward: Bonus x Diligence Points

Skills: Wisdom Eye (Allows viewing of project ROI)

[Assets:

Balance: 206 million yuan

Properties: Hai Run Mansion (50m² apartment), Yunfeng Building Floors 22 & 28, one Bihu Shuangxi Villa

Enterprises: Ganglong International (5% equity), Junxiao Capital (1%)

Vehicles: Mercedes-Benz CLS 300, Wisdom Realm R7]

His personal liquid assets had surpassed 200 million for the first time. He used to envy Zhao Xiangjun’s money-making speed, but now, he was giving her a run for her money!

Every day, he woke up to the joy of counting his money!

Meanwhile, many people in the world woke up every day worrying about money.

Yesterday, Ding Yong had Gao Yue send the business plan for the Hongmeng Intelligent Selection project to Li Xiao, asking his boss to pass it on to Liu Hongsheng and requesting a meeting.

He had just received a reply: "This project requires too much capital. Hongsheng Capital will conduct an internal evaluation first. We will negotiate again after the evaluation!"

Ding Yong felt it was a lost cause. If the other party thought it was a good project, they wouldn’t be stringing him along like this.

The Hongmeng Intelligent Selection project was his only chance to turn things around. Drowning in five hundred million yuan of debt, he had juggled his finances and sold off assets just to barely scrape together 200 million!

He could have started with just a few stores, but influential dealerships from all over the country were currently scrambling for a spot in this intelligent selection car business.

As a real estate developer entering this field, he had pulled a lot of strings and paid a hefty price, ultimately promising to open ten stores at once.

Otherwise, he might not have secured the authorization at all.

His Libao 4S Store had already started test sales of the Hongmeng Intelligent Selection cars, and the sales were excellent. If there was even the slightest hint that Ding Yong wasn’t going to do this project, countless people would smell blood in the water and pounce immediately.

Time was running out. He couldn’t wait that long for Liu Hongsheng, regardless of whether he was genuinely uninterested or just stringing him along to gain more leverage.

He had to find another way. After considering all his options, he ultimately thought of Li Guoqiang.

True character is revealed in times of hardship. Ding Yong was a man who valued genuine connections, and he was grateful that Li Guoqiang had stood by him as always during his crisis.

He was also the person he trusted the most right now.

He remembered that a few days ago, Li Guoqiang had mentioned knowing a capital firm. At this point, it was a long shot, but he had to try.

Li Guoqiang picked up the phone quickly.

Ding Yong held nothing back, explaining the situation with Hongsheng Capital, his current predicament, and his hope that Li Guoqiang could inquire with the capital firm he knew.

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang laughed. "Hongsheng probably isn’t very sincere. They like to invest in companies that can go public within a few years so they can cash out quickly!"

"Your project can make money, but given your current situation, it would be difficult to go public within a few years. That means they can’t cash out their investment!"

Liu Hongsheng wasn’t Chen Xiao; he didn’t have the Wisdom Eye ability. Even if he knew the project was good, it would be difficult for him to estimate the return on investment.

For a capital firm like them, a project that takes five to six years to break even is still risky. Moreover, with a company that can’t go public, there’s no way to cash out.

It ties up too much capital. And unlike Junxiao, Hongsheng also deals in secured loans, which generate profits much faster than investing in brick-and-mortar retail!