Age of Legends

Chapter 287 The Big Picture
When Zhang Chen saw what Zhuang Yanyue said on the computer, he was reminded of how he had yelled at her the day she received her grades.

She looked somewhat aggrieved at the time, and Zhang Chen felt that he had probably misunderstood her. Looking back, he felt it was a bit unnecessary and felt a little apologetic. Today, when he saw Zhuang Yanyue say that she had been ridiculed, Zhang Chen thought that since he was just out for a walk anyway, he might as well help her out.

So Zhang Chen appeared, greeted her, and took Zhuang Yanyue away.

Walking side by side with Zhuang Yanyue, the streetlights cast a soft glow, shimmering with a tranquil light like the morning sun.

"You have to be smart. Since the situation is not in your favor, don't participate. Don't be embarrassed or save face. Did you ever feel embarrassed when they were belittling you?"

Zhang Chen spoke casually, and Zhuang Yanyue kept nodding, "en, en, en..."

Zhang Chen then realized that Zhuang Yanyue, with her social skills, would understand things immediately. She knew nothing, and he might even seem a bit noisy in her eyes.

He said, "You actually know all this, don't you?"

Zhuang Yanyue looked down at her toes. "I've just been a bit bored lately, so I thought it would be nice to come out for some fresh air. Sometimes my head feels a little foggy too."

She looked up again and said to Zhang Chen with a serious expression, "I didn't expect you to be such a good person."

"You're a good person" is usually a derogatory term. Is this some kind of "friend zone" treatment?

Zhuang Yanyue paused for a moment, then understood what she meant and covered her mouth to laugh.

Zhang Chen saw her raise her hand to block the way, her breasts bouncing around, which was indeed a bit of a sight to behold. But then he saw Zhuang Yanyue realize something, her face flushed, and she stopped her movements. Zhang Chen, with an air of righteous indignation, looked away.

"Alright, that's enough for now. I just came out for a walk. It's getting late, don't go out anymore, go home quickly," Zhang Chen said.

Zhuang Yanyue put her hands behind her back, tilted her head and looked at him, "Are you worried about me? Do you not want me to go out at night, to go to bars, or to go to karaoke?"

Looking at her alluring and seductive demeanor, Zhang Chen said, "I don't care what you do. You can do whatever you want. I'm just giving you friendly advice. Whether you listen or not is up to you. I don't have time to meddle in other people's business."

Zhang Chen thought, "Trying to use seduction techniques on me? I'm immune, okay? Use those succubus tricks on someone else. Don't try to fool me with your ghost stories."

"Okay... I know..." she said, sounding a little aggrieved. "So you're leaving?"

"You really think I want to go for a walk with you, sis? I'm just out for some exercise."

"You didn't even say goodbye?"

"88! Disperse!"

Zhang Chen waved without turning his head.

I'm just that heartless. Woman, you'd better wake up and not have any improper thoughts!
Just as Zhang Chen was about to stride forward, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

I instinctively tried to turn around, but it was too late. Something softly bumped into me.

Zhuang Yanyue hugged him from behind. Zhang Chen couldn't see her face, but her eyes were alluring as she whispered, "Thank you! I have no way to repay you but this."

After saying that, Zhuang Yanyue didn't dare look at him and turned her head away, even more afraid of being scolded. She let go of him, turned around, and ran away. Zhang Chen stood there for a long time before he came to his senses. Was this considered harassment?

I'll beat you to death.

Forget it.

I'll remember this grudge and get my revenge next time.

……

The success of Huang Huifen and Chen Xuran's Xuhui Real Estate, with its wildly popular launch in Rongcheng, has astonished not only ordinary people but also, and perhaps most incredibly, Liu Qi.

Last time I had dinner with Huang Huifen, she complained about Liu Qi's dirty tricks. He toned it down a bit, but only to a limited extent. He still disgusts you silently behind your back, just not as blatantly, and still acts like he's "giving you face".

Despite the obstacles that needed to be overcome, the Lanyuan project still stood out, shocking Fuzhou and further solidifying Liu Qi's judgment.

"See? I told you so! This Huang Huifen is truly blessed with great fortune!" Liu Qi's eyes turned red as he looked at Huang Huifen's sales performance.

Chen Yan and Zhou Kai sat on the sofa in front of the mahogany table, handing over reports, while Huang Herui sat on the chair next to them with a serious expression.

"The Blue Light Coco project, which opened last month, generated 1800 million yuan per mu in revenue. The benchmark project, Emerald City, also generated 2000 million yuan per mu. Yet, Huang Huifen Xuhui Real Estate, such a small company, achieved 2155 million yuan per mu in revenue. This capital efficiency is incredible! In all my years of business and development of so many projects, I've never seen such a sales rate and capital efficiency!"

"What else could this be but divine intervention?!" Liu Qi ran a hand through his hair.

At his level, sometimes seeing others make money makes him more anxious than losing money himself.

"Have you summarized how much money Huang Huifen might receive back, and when it will arrive? Let Huang know!"

Chen Yan straightened her upper body, crossed her legs in black stockings, opened the file, tapped the file with the cap of a pen using her slender fingers painted with bright red nail polish, and said, "According to our calculations, Huang Huifen's return rate, after deducting her capital costs, the amount of funds she may receive for this project is between 1.1 million and 1.4 million."

Liu Qi said, "Huang Huifen's high-efficiency yield and cash flow per mu are ahead of many people. She will soon have cash flow. Things that we weren't too worried about before are now really starting to get our attention!"

"Huang Huifen now has plenty of ammunition in the Shahe River improvement project! I'm really worried that if she takes over the textile factory land, then we really won't be able to keep her in check!"

Huang Herui sighed, "Do your best. Next, we must do everything we can to block Xuhui Real Estate. Only then will you have a chance! In short, you, President Liu, must get your hands on the textile factory land. Otherwise, if Huang Huifen gets it back, it will become a 'Jade Hall Double Fish Formation,' and it will be difficult to break!"

"I have already proposed to mortgage Yipin's Jinluan Tianfu to obtain a bridge loan with an annualized interest rate of 30%, while simultaneously packaging our negative-interest assets into ABS, inflating the appraised value, and turning a 100 million debt into a 200 million debt to quickly cash out and invest in land auction deposits. I don't believe that Xuhui can still fight us after this combination of moves."

Huang Huifen's renewed success, and unprecedented success at that, allowed Xuhui Real Estate, a small company, to surpass a host of well-known real estate companies in Rongcheng in terms of per-acre returns on its fledgling projects. This alone is enough to make it proud in the industry.

This also confirmed Liu Qi's belief that he had accurately predicted Huang Huifen's unusual rise to prominence because she had turned her luck around. It also made him determined to use any means necessary, even mortgaging the assets of his Yipin Group, to obtain land auction preparation funds through a high-risk betting agreement, so as to use his overwhelming financial advantage to buy the "Di Yin" land of the textile factory from Huang Huifen.

This is how they steal Huang Huifen's good fortune.

This led to his grand strategy for Huanglong!

(End of this chapter)