"I'm disgusted, let's change the subject. Wait until you're our age and see how you act then..."
"Exactly, why bother arguing with a youngster like him..."
Jiang Cheng wasn't hurt by those words at all.
At his current state, several times at night and several times in the morning wouldn't even tire him out.
Following his current development, three times would be more than enough.
It was even less likely that he'd ever need to buy health supplements... Seeing Jiang Cheng sit down, Wang Zheng, holding a glass of '82 Lafite, leaned back into the sofa and glanced out the window at the tarmac:
"Damn, I really envy you guys with private jets. Last time I hitched a ride on Brother Cong's plane to England, and now I'm hitching one on Brother Cheng's. My life can be considered complete."
Jiang Cheng sat down on a single-seater sofa, casually took a hot towel handed to him by the attendant, and spoke indifferently: "It's not like you're short on cash now; just buy one and be done with it."
Wang Zheng immediately pulled a long face and waved his hand: "Forget it, you don't know my family's situation. My old man values money more than his life; he says buying something like that is pure squandering. Unless I get away from my older brother, I'll never be able to take off this 'prodigal son' hat in this lifetime..."
Hearing this, Wang Congcong and Qin Fen looked at each other.
Both of them were only children in their families, so they could indeed afford to be that willful.
Qin Fen replied with a grin: "Sigh, it's still better to be an only child like us. Although I didn't buy one, my family has one too. I can fly whenever I want, it's just that the application process is a bit troublesome..."
He slumped into the sofa and said resignedly: "Forget it, I have no hope in the short term. I'll just rely on hitching rides from you guys in the future. Brother Cheng, Brother Cong, remember to take me along when you go out next time."
Wang Sicong let out a snort of laughter from the side, leaned against the back of his chair, and spoke in a tone of extreme familiarity: "You two stop talking nonsense. Everyone in the capital knows that when it comes to flying private, following Brother Cheng is the most comfortable."
After saying that, he added a finishing blow: "Haha, Old Qin is right. Every time my mom scolds me, she says it's lucky there were policy requirements back then, otherwise it wouldn't be my turn to be so reckless. But tell me, what's so good about having many siblings? I really haven't seen any family in our circle with multiple siblings who get along well. In the end, it always ends up a complete mess..."
Wang Zheng sighed: "There's no other way. The old man is still fit and strong. Unless I break away from my original family, it can only be like this. However, things are much better now than before, mainly thanks to Brother Cheng."
Jiang Cheng took the cigar Qin Fen had clipped and handed over, then looked at him in confusion: "Hmm?"
"Hey, about the development of Wen Ang's gold mine. Didn't you specifically add a condition back then? Didn't you say that if each family wanted to cooperate, it had to be in our individual names, otherwise the deal was off?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Cheng instantly remembered.
Indeed, after setting a trap for Wen Ang back then, the few of them had established a company to handle the mining and operations of the mine area.
However, the development rights for the mine area were in his own father's hands.
Therefore, in this project, Jiang Tai's side received the lion's share of the profits. The company owned by the few of them was responsible for mining, sales, and capital operations, and they shared the portion of the profits that his father had yielded.
Wang Zheng clicked his tongue, his eyes full of admiration: "Brother Cheng, you have no idea how much noise has been made over at the mine area in the past half year. Just the first batch of gold coming out of the mine directly shook the entire Shanxi Energy Circle."
Qin Fen took over the conversation, his tone carrying a bit of pride: "Exactly. Gold is such a hard currency. As long as the channels are open, money flows back like water."
Wang Congcong also nodded: "Now the production capacity of the mine area is at full throttle. With gold being produced steadily every month, the net profit has long surpassed a hundred million."
Wang Zheng rubbed his hands and added with a smile: "Those private equity and insurance funds in the Yangtze River Delta have long smelled the scent and come over. I turned the gold into asset packages, and the premium is pushed to the limit. Now they're all lining up to take over."
Jiang Cheng leaned back on the sofa and spoke indifferently: "On My Father's side, the mining rights are his, and he bears the risks, so the lion's share of the profits naturally goes to him. The few of us are just following along to have some soup."
The few of them only found out later that the ownership of the mining area was in the hands of Jiang Cheng's father.
But even after knowing, naturally no one had any objections.
It being in the hands of Jiang Cheng's family was always better than it being in someone else's hands.
And even if they were envious, they wouldn't have the ability to take it down anyway...
Wang Zheng sighed: "Seriously, without that condition of yours, Brother Cheng, that 'cooperation must be in an individual's name,' my old man would never have let me come out to work alone, let alone now, having such a large sum of dividends. My words carry a lot more weight in the family now."
Qin Fen also nodded: "Yeah, this move of Brother Cheng's didn't just let us make money, it also helped us break free from the shackles of our families. This gold mine, where is it just a mine? It's practically our 'redemption money'."
Jiang Cheng waved his hand: "Alright, alright, stop with the sentimentality. This little bit of money isn't even as much as I made from short-selling. Since the mine area is now making a stable profit, then regarding the distribution we talked about before—"
Jiang Cheng looked up at the three of them: "What do you think?"
Wang Congcong smiled first and waved his hand: "Brother Cheng, you're being too formal. If you hadn't kicked the wen family out of the game back then and secured the mining rights for your father, we wouldn't even have soup to drink. On my side, I just put in some money and connections. As for how much the dividends are, you have the final say."
Qin Fen also nodded: "My side is even simpler; I'm just responsible for securing the money so that the money everyone earns can safely land in their pockets. Without Brother Cheng's information and your father's mining rights, no matter how great my channels are, they'd be useless. I have no objection; I'll follow whatever Brother Cheng says."
Wang Zheng rubbed his hands and spoke with a smile: "My side is just acting as a bridge, turning gold into money. To be honest, being able to work with Brother Cheng has already made me a fortune, and I can speak much more forcefully in the family. As for how much the dividends are, I'll have absolutely no complaints."
Jiang Cheng leaned back on the sofa, puffed out a bit of smoke, and said in a calm tone: "Then I'll be blunt. According to the contract signed for the mine area, My Father naturally takes the lion's share. That's the rule of the industry and what he deserves. The four of you will split the rest according to your contributions, as we discussed before."
He paused and continued:
"Brother Wang is responsible for the public capital and financing, taking 30%; Brother Qin is responsible for the capital channels and the security of payments, taking 30%; Brother Chen is responsible for local relations and the implementation of the mine, taking 20%; Brother Wang is responsible for asset realization and the buyers, taking 20%. What do you think?"
Wang Congcong raised an eyebrow: "Brother Cheng, what about yourself?"
Jiang Cheng gave a faint smile: "I won't take a share. I provided the information and the plan; that's what I should do. The four of you did the work, so you should be the ones to split the money."
The three of them looked at each other, all seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Wang Zheng was the first to speak: "Brother Cheng, that won't do! You're the backbone; without you, none of this would exist. You must take a share!"