After finishing, Jiang Cheng continued, "And who do you think leaked the news about entering the market for a counter-kill... Anyway, I've said my piece. Whether you follow or not is up to you. If you don't seize the opportunity when the time comes, don't blame me for not bringing you along to make a fortune."
After hearing this, Shen An deliberately pondered for a moment before whispering, "Brother Cheng, how could I not believe you? I'm only investing a small amount; that money isn't even enough for a few of your drinking sessions. Why would you lie to me?"
Fu Yang chimed in, "An-zi is right. The money I invested isn't even enough for you to buy a supercar. Talking about lying is making a mountain out of a molehill."
Although he knew everyone was acting, Jiang Xin was still very envious because he hadn't participated in any of the investment activities Jiang Cheng mentioned.
Taking advantage of the topic, Jiang Xin interjected, "What you two said makes sense. However, at least you both invested money. Here I am, without having spent a single cent, worrying about you guys. It seems I'm overthinking it."
After he said this, Shen An and Fu Yang both remembered that Jiang Xin hadn't participated in this activity.
Neither of them knew what Jiang Cheng thought of Jiang Xin.
Shen An glanced at Jiang Cheng and laughed it off, "Oh, Brother Xin, you're not like me and Brother Fu. How could you be short on this kind of money? Just digging up a bit of your family's rare earth would be worth more than those supercars you bought that cost two hundred million in total."
Hearing this, a hint of interest finally appeared on Jiang Cheng's face: "Your family is in the rare earth business??"
Seeing Jiang Cheng ask this, a bitter smile appeared on Jiang Xin's face. After knowing each other for so long, Jiang Cheng still didn't know what his family did.
Just how low was his presence in front of Jiang Cheng?
In the past, he might have felt that Jiang Cheng was too arrogant to recognize true worth.
After all, he considered himself more promising compared to Shen An and Fu Yang.
Shen An's family was in a semi-public state, so he didn't know their exact net worth.
But in terms of net worth, his family was countless times stronger than Fu Yang's.
Although the family business had been in a state of loss in recent years, back in '13, he had squeezed into the top fifty of the China Rich List with a net worth of tens of billions.
After so many years of development, their family's externally calculated net worth had already reached a hundred billion. Although this figure was slightly inflated, it was close.
So, even though he knew Qin Fen and the others had always treated Jiang Cheng as an honored guest, he had only maintained a polite facade.
It wasn't until Jiang Cheng smashed Lin Yao's car to pieces during the SSCC Supercar Day that he realized how powerful the forces behind Jiang Cheng were.
Unfortunately, he hadn't been fawning over Jiang Cheng like Qin Fen and the others, putting him a step behind in their social circle.
Now that he heard Jiang Cheng was leading them to make money together, he felt nothing but the regret of being "one step behind."
However, he also knew that such things couldn't be rushed. He had no exchange of interests with Jiang Cheng, so why should the man take him along to make money?
He didn't know how Fu Yang got in, but Jiang Xin knew that Shen An had been running to the Children's Hospital frequently for a while, seemingly to handle matters for Jiang Cheng.
"Yes, Brother Cheng, my family was among the first batch to get into rare earth in the country," Jiang Xin answered quite modestly.
After he said this, Shen An chimed in, "Old Jiang, for someone so close to the people in the SSCC, how is it that Brother Cheng still doesn't know what your family does after all this time??"
After a teasing remark, Shen An continued to Jiang Cheng, "Brother Cheng, his family is known as the 'Rare Earth Kings.' This stuff might look unremarkable, but it's actually the 'vitamin' of modern industry. From aerospace and military to new energy vehicles, from precision motors to special alloys, it's indispensable everywhere. Especially in high-tech fields like the manufacturing of lithography machines and high-end chips, many key materials require special rare earth elements with extremely high purity requirements. It can be said to be one of the strategic resources that others can use to bottleneck us."
As soon as Shen An said this, the girls from the Atmosphere Group on the scene were very pragmatic, immediately casting subtle glances at Jiang Xin.
Everyone knew that Jiang Cheng was the guest of honor today, and his status was undoubtedly the highest. However, Jiang Cheng already had a girlfriend, and even the two best friends his girlfriend brought along had very high charm.
Even if they wanted to find an opportunity to make a move, those two best friends clearly had more of a chance than they did.
Feeling the Atmosphere Group girl beside him, who was already being proactive, suddenly press her vulgar breasts even more firmly against his arm.
While feeling a secret thrill, Jiang Xin immediately waved his hand, "An-zi, don't flatter me. Times are different now. You know how hard the rare earth industry has been this year. It might still look glamorous, but in reality, there are internal troubles and external threats. In the early years, it was indeed easy money, but now... sigh, it's difficult." He sighed, a hint of genuine helplessness in his breath.