"No,"
Chen Anya said.
"You focus on your studies, stop thinking about this and that. You'll graduate with your bachelor's degree in a year and a half. Didn't you want to go abroad for further studies? You don't want to go anymore?"
Chen Anran said,
"I don't want to go anymore. I'll find a job after graduation. Our family can't let you, my sister, work so hard alone."
"If you want to go, then go. Don't give up on your dreams easily,"
Chen Anya said.
"I've already saved some money for you. Although it might not be quite enough, it's not too far off."
"Sister, if you say that, then I definitely can't go,"
Chen Anran said.
"Actually, domestic development is very fast now, so going abroad or not makes no difference. Plus, I have my own ideas and plans, so please don't try to persuade me."
"Alright, there's no convincing you now anyway."
Chen Anya sighed softly with resignation.
Before her sister went to university, she would obediently listen to some of Chen Anya's ideas, but ever since her sister started university, her words had lost their effect.
The other party was more knowledgeable than her, had more meticulous logical thinking, and even stronger language organizational skills.
This meant that whether she debated logic or reasoned, she was no match for her sister.
Over time, she could only let things be.
"Sister, Modu is truly beautiful!"
In the taxi, Chen Anran admired the entire city through the window.
Chen Anya nodded gently and said,
"It is beautiful, but the housing prices here are really too expensive. It's truly difficult, very difficult, to genuinely settle down here."
"It's okay,"
Chen Anran said, her bright eyes filled with confidence for the future.
"When I graduate, I'll also come to Modu to work, and then... earn money to buy a house for my sister."
"You, you should take care of yourself first,"
Chen Anya chuckled softly.
But hearing her sister say that, she was still very happy and touched.
Moreover, she believed her sister would be able to establish herself in big cities like Modu and Yanjing in the future.
After all, from childhood to adulthood, her sister had always been the most studious, sensible, and outstanding child in their hometown.
At the same time, she was always the pride of Chen Anya's heart.
As the two of them were talking.
At this moment, Su Yi had already taken a taxi to the rehearsal site for Chu Wan's show.
"Don't be nervous..."
Su Yi noticed that after the rehearsal, Chu Wan's hands, holding the guitar, were trembling slightly.
He couldn't help but smile reassuringly,
"Just perform as you usually do. Don't worry too much about stage effects or any other factors."
"Xiao Yi Ge..."
Hearing Su Yi's voice, a smile instantly bloomed on Chu Wan's face.
Su Yi walked over, gently took her somewhat cold hand, and said,
"Don't be afraid, I'll always be here."
"Mm."
Chu Wan nodded slightly, and her somewhat nervous emotions gradually settled down.
"Mr. Su, I'm truly grateful for what happened last time."
Seeing Su Yi arrive, Teacher Hao, the team leader, couldn't help but come forward, grasping Su Yi's hand tightly, tears welling in his eyes, filled with gratitude.
"Without that money from Mr. Su, my son might not have made it. Don't worry... I will definitely pay back this money slowly in the future."
Su Yi looked at Teacher Hao, who was clearly choking up, and felt a wave of confusion.
He asked,
"Teacher Hao, please speak slowly... what money?"
"It's the life-saving money for my son's surgery last time,"
Hao Hongmei said.
"Didn't you tell Chu Wan to give it to me?"
"Oh, that matter..."
Su Yi hadn't expected it to be about this, so he smiled and said,
"That was entirely my pocket money for Chu Wan. You don't need to worry about it, nor do you need to pay me back."
"Pocket money?"
Hao Hongmei was stunned.
What Chu Wan gave her was a massive sum of 300,000 yuan.
Could that be considered pocket money?
"By the way, how is your son doing?"
Su Yi asked,
"Last time Chu Wan mentioned it, I had originally intended to visit Teacher Hao's home, but unfortunately, I became too busy with work and couldn't find the time..."
Hao Hongmei replied,
"He's much better after the surgery."
"That's good,"
Su Yi said with a smile.
"Teacher Hao is a good person; Heaven will surely bless your son."
"Thank you for your blessings, Mr. Su,"
Hao Hongmei said.
"You are truly the kindest person in this world."
Su Yi smiled and said,
"I've never thought that way. I just believe in doing as much as I'm capable of. If something is beyond my ability, I'll remain indifferent and stand by."
He never considered himself a good person, nor, of course, a bad person.
"Sir, the performance is about to begin. Personnel unrelated to the performance are not permitted backstage."
As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, a staff member reminded him,
"If you have a gala ticket, you may take a seat in the front audience area."
Su Yi nodded at the staff member's reminder.
Then, after offering a few words of encouragement to Chu Wan, he turned and left the backstage area, heading to the audience seats in the front.
As he had just taken a seat in the audience, a familiar voice came from nearby:
"Junior Su, I didn't expect you to come here to watch a performance. I thought you young people... all liked to frequent bars, nightclubs, and such places?"
"Oh, Senior Lei."
Su Yi turned his head and saw the middle-aged man greeting him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"I heard you've been making a killing in the stock market again recently,"
Lei Kaishan said with a smile.
"When are you going to take your old senior with you? I'm really short on cash these days!"
Su Yi smiled and said,
"Housing prices in Modu have already shown signs of loosening and rebounding. As the second-in-command of 'Jingcheng Holdings Group,' overseeing the entire 'Jingcheng Real Estate Commercial Development Business' sector, how could you be short on money, Senior Lei? You can fool others, but you can't fool me."
"Haha..."
Lei Kaishan chuckled and said,
"It's precisely because housing prices are starting to rebound that I'm short on cash."
"Why?"
Su Yi asked.
Lei Kaishan replied,
"We need to expand. If housing prices rise, won't land prices also rise?"
"With expectations reversing and confidence returning, financing will naturally become easier,"
Su Yi said.
"Senior Lei, you're probably short on cash because you want to take on a major core project all at once, right? However... I heard that 'Jingcheng Holdings' already has plans to expand financing and seek an A-share listing. If that's the case... the difficulty of lacking funds should be resolved quickly."
Lei Kaishan said in surprise,
"Junior, your information is quite well-informed. Currently, our group does have this plan, but we haven't finalized discussions with the sponsoring securities firm and underwriting institutions.
There are still many uncertainties about whether we can successfully list on A-shares. Also... I don't know why, but recently, I, your elder brother, always feel unlucky. There was a very serious safety accident in a major project I was responsible for."
"Is it the 'Shuijing Lijing' development project?"
Su Yi pondered for a moment and then asked.
"Yes!"
Lei Kaishan nodded.
"People died, it's tough. The original scheduled construction period, who knows when it will be delayed until now. Damn it... every day of delay costs a lot of money."
"There's nothing that can be done,"
Su Yi replied indifferently.
"It feels like someone is deliberately trying to sabotage me..."
Lei Kaishan muttered,
"Nothing has been going smoothly lately. Projects where we acquire land have also had accidents one after another."
"President Lei, you don't seem to be in high spirits."
As Lei Kaishan was muttering, another middle-aged man arrived, surrounded by several people.
Lei Kaishan glanced at the other man and said grumpily,
"President Xiao seems to be in very high spirits, with people trailing behind him. Did you win the lottery?"
"Won the lottery?"
President Xiao chuckled and said,
"It's close enough. There's a plot of land in Pudong, and the bidding results are out. Didn't you know, President Lei? Our Linglong Real Estate won this project. Unfortunately... it seems President Lei was the runner-up again this time.
Your 'Jingcheng Holdings' claims to be the leading local real estate enterprise in Modu, with deep connections and strong capital. How come it doesn't seem to be very effective in the past six months?"
"The future development prospects for this plot of land are very mediocre."
Although Lei Kaishan cursed 'damn it' inwardly, his expression remained calm and nonchalant, and he said with a rather contemptuous look,
"It's just a piece of garbage land that 'Jingcheng Holdings' didn't want, so we intentionally gave it to you. Do you really think you stumbled upon a good deal? Haha... how laughable."
President Xiao, squeezed by Lei Kaishan, still maintained his smile, not showing any anger.
He said with a smile,
"I heard that your Chairman Qin's eldest son has returned to the country. I also heard that Chairman Qin wants Young Master Qin to take charge of the group's real estate development business, officially becoming the successor of 'Jingcheng Holdings.'
President Lei... with your performance, I'm afraid the next group board meeting or shareholders' meeting won't be easy for you, will it?"
"I didn't expect President Xiao to be more concerned about my future than I am myself,"
Lei Kaishan chuckled.
"It seems my position here has indeed made President Xiao's life difficult all these years, which is why you're hoping I'll step down soon. However... I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint President Xiao. I'm doing very well, no need for President Xiao to worry at all."
President Xiao gently shook his head and said,
"Old Lei, this is a piece of advice from an old friend. For all these years, you've fought tooth and nail to build an empire for your Chairman Qin, but your Old Qin might not necessarily consider you a confidant or one of his own.
'When the cunning rabbit is killed, the hound is cooked; when all the high-flying birds are shot down, the good bow is put away...' The ancients truly said it best."
"I don't believe a word you say," Lei Kaishan said.
"If you don't believe it, then there's nothing I can do,"
President Xiao spread his hands and said with a smile,
"In case you can't get by at 'Jingcheng Holdings' in the future, you're welcome to join our Linglong Real Estate."
"Oh, by the way... this is President Su, isn't it?"
It was only then, as the two were speaking, that President Xiao noticed Su Yi.
He narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said.
Su Yi had also heard of this 'Linglong Real Estate' big boss.
He smiled and said,
"Hello, President Xiao!"
"Young man, your future is limitless,"
President Xiao said, scrutinizing Su Yi.
"President Su's legend of stock market wealth has recently become famous in our Modu business circles."
"President Xiao, you flatter me,"
Su Yi said.
"It's just an accidental success."
President Xiao said,
"Earning a few million or tens of millions might be considered accidental, but going from several millions to hundreds of millions is no longer accidental. In our Modu, there aren't many individuals who can hold hundreds of millions in cash. President Su, you truly don't need to be modest.
If President Su intends to develop into asset management in the future, please be sure to notify me in advance. No matter what, I, Old Xiao, must show my support by investing a small sum of a few million or tens of millions."
"Alright!"
Su Yi nodded slightly and said,
"Then I'll thank President Xiao for his support in advance."
"Haha... no problem, no problem,"
President Xiao said with a squinting smile.
Throughout history, truly incredible figures in the financial market are living Gods of Wealth.
Although Su Yi appeared very young, President Xiao dared not show the slightest contempt.
After all, as far as he knew, many prominent figures in Modu had already taken an interest in Su Yi.
As the three of them conversed, the audience seats were almost full.
At the same time, the host had already taken the stage.
Seeing that his surroundings were gradually becoming quiet, Su Yi stopped talking and turned his gaze towards the stage.
As the host delivered the opening remarks and the stage lights brightened, the television station's live gala began.
(End of this chapter)