As soon as he entered the room, Su Yi smelled a faint, elegant fragrance, and then his gaze was drawn to the room's decor.
This private room had flower arrangements everywhere, and whether it was the paintings on the walls, the tables and chairs on the floor, or even the overall decoration style, it was all full of ancient charm, perfectly complementing the entire estate's environment.
Of course, what was most striking were the several beautiful waitresses in cheongsams, their graceful figures on full display.
"General Manager Fang, business has been booming recently. I heard your company added several more ships,"
said a man with a flat top haircut, wearing a casual shirt, probably in his forties or fifties, smiling as he greeted Fang Xingyuan, along with several other general managers waiting at the table when the two arrived.
"This time, are you planning to increase capacity for the Western Europe route or the North America route?"
Fang Xingyuan chuckled and said,
"General Manager Fan overestimates me. Neither the Western Europe nor the North America routes are our group's main shipping routes. As for Old Fang... I just do some coastal shipping, earning a bit of hard-earned money. And as you know, Old Fan, the shipping business nowadays isn't profitable."
"Others might not make money, but you, General Manager Fang… you definitely are," General Manager Fan said.
"Who doesn't know that your 'Yuanhang Group' has taken on several foreign trade transportation businesses for large state-owned factories? Just these orders from state-owned factories are enough to keep your 'Yuanhang Group' well-fed."
"General Manager Fang must have made a fortune recently, otherwise he wouldn't have acquired 5 new ships in one go."
"Orders that General Manager Fang doesn't fancy, or orders that he thinks won't make much money, might as well be considered by us guys. A little bit slipping through your fingers would be enough to feed us well."
"The shipping market has been really tough in recent years; I'm almost ready to give up on this business segment."
"Today, let's not talk business,"
Fang Xingyuan said, smiling as he glanced at his friends at the table, inviting Su Yi to sit down, and then continued,
"Today I mainly want to introduce a friend to everyone. Oh... of course, this friend, Old Deng also knows him from before."
Hearing Fang Xingyuan's words.
Everyone at the table immediately focused their attention on Su Yi.
"Let me introduce everyone,"
Fang Xingyuan said, seeing everyone's gaze converge on Su Yi, and couldn't help but continue,
"This General Manager Su is a young talent who has recently emerged in Modu. His stock market investment skills and stock trading techniques are simply masterful. In less than two months, he has boosted his capital from several million to a scale of hundreds of millions."
Everyone at the table, except for General Manager Deng who had some understanding of stocks and a slight grasp of Su Yi's background.
The others were not very familiar with the intricacies of the financial market.
But this didn't prevent the shocked expressions that appeared on their faces after hearing Fang Xingyuan's introduction of Su Yi.
After all, increasing personal assets from several million to hundreds of millions in less than two months, an asset expansion speed comparable to a rocket, completely redefined their understanding in an instant.
"Is the stock market so easy to make money in recently?"
A wave of doubt surged in General Manager Fan's heart.
"But how come I heard that the stock market has been quite brutal in the past two months? I have several friends who like to trade stocks, and listening to their complaints, they've lost so much they want to jump off a building, some even to the point where their companies are going bankrupt."
"I also heard that the stock market has been terrible recently, with hardly anyone making money!"
"Didn't we just see news about 'thousands of stocks hitting their daily limit down' not long ago?"
Amidst the doubts of the several bosses, General Manager Deng suddenly interjected, saying,
"The stock market indeed has been quite brutal in the past two months. However, no matter how brutal the market, there are always people who make money. I personally witnessed General Manager Su's process of turning several million into hundreds of millions in capital; I truly have to admire it."
"Holy crap, it's actually true!"
"So those common stock market wealth-creation myths aren't entirely false after all!"
"I was just wondering why General Manager Fang brought a young fellow here, but I never expected... General Manager Su to be so formidable."
After the bosses understood that the 'wealth-creation myth' Fang Xingyuan spoke of was true, their gazes towards Su Yi were filled with admiration.
These guys, they struggled from nothing to amass fortunes exceeding hundreds of millions.
It took them perhaps ten or twenty years of fierce struggle in the brutal business world, engaging in all sorts of cutthroat battles and intrigues, to achieve their current wealth and status.
But now, their life's achievements.
Su Yi accomplished in less than two months.
This speed and ability to make money made it hard for them not to be envious, and it instantly made them realize that the person standing before them was practically a living God of Wealth!
Even if they weren't involved in the financial sector and didn't understand stock investments.
However, in Modu's business circles, they had all heard of the 'Zexi Group's' wealth-creation myth.
"General Manager Su, I've just brought you several clients in one go,"
Fang Xingyuan said, noticing the change in expression of his friends at the table, and smiling,
"Don't look at these bosses, each one of them... claiming to be poor. In reality, each of them has a net worth of over nine digits. If you were to open a private equity fund product, getting ten or twenty million from them would be no problem at all."
"If General Manager Su can guarantee an annual return of 10% to 20%, then I'd naturally have no problem investing 10 million," General Manager Fan said.
"I'm not greedy; just 10% to 20% return is fine. Any additional profit... General Manager Su can keep for himself, I wouldn't have any objections."
"Haha, Old Fan, don't regret saying that,"
Fang Xingyuan laughed heartily and replied.
"If General Manager Fang were to open a private equity fund product..."
General Manager Deng said with a smile,
"I'd invest 50 million. As long as General Manager Su is managing it, I have no objections, regardless of profit or loss."
"Old Deng, that's a grand gesture!"
General Manager Fan looked at General Manager Deng with great surprise.
General Manager Deng chuckled and said,
"Old Fan, when it comes to doing business and snatching orders, we can't beat you. But when it comes to knowing and recognizing people, I'm much smarter than you. Who cared about the 'Zexi Group' five years ago?
But now, look... investment shares in the 'Zexi Group's' fund products can only be bought through connections. Although our General Manager Su is young, his future prospects are limitless."
"Thank you, bosses, for your kindness,"
Su Yi said, smiling as he raised his glass and toasted everyone at the table, who were all business owners with net worths exceeding hundreds of millions.
"However, I currently have no plans to open a company and go down the private equity fund route, so I can only temporarily accept your generosity in spirit."
"No problem, let's just be friends for now. There will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future."
Seeing that both Fang Xingyuan and General Manager Deng highly valued and admired Su Yi, General Manager Fan naturally dared not show any contempt towards Su Yi, and began to forge a relationship with a smile.
Afterward, the other bosses also followed suit, trying to build connections.
Having been in the business world for a long time, everyone was shrewd.
What everyone was thinking was... since Su Yi was so good at making money, it was best to establish a good relationship, build a personal connection, and make a friend.
Whether it would be useful in the future or not, there were only benefits and no drawbacks.
Moreover, in terms of wealth.
The wealth Su Yi had accumulated currently had already reached the same level as theirs.
There was no need for anyone to look down on another.
Thus, with Fang Xingyuan as the host, in a harmonious atmosphere, everyone conversed back and forth about various topics, drinking a fair amount of wine with each other, until around 9 PM.
After enjoying themselves, they each dispersed.
When they left.
Originally, Fang Xingyuan had asked Huang Zhipeng to drive Su Yi back.
But Su Yi, thinking of learning more about Fang Xingyuan, his specific identity and background, from the familiar General Manager Deng, declined the offer and took the same car as General Manager Deng.
(End of Chapter)
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