"Of course."
Lin Feng nodded. "I plan to put this money into the stock market."
Hearing this, the expressions on Chen Lei and the others turned a bit grave.
While they admired Lin Feng’s boldness, putting such a large sum of money entirely into the stock market...
It was just too risky.
Perhaps sensing the doubt in everyone’s eyes,
Yang Qiniang spoke up to explain, "You guys might not believe this, but don’t let Brother Feng’s age fool you."
"His experience and methods in the stock market are on a completely different level from ours!"
Chen Lei raised an eyebrow at this. "Is your family in this line of work?"
Yang Qiniang’s words were indeed easy to misinterpret.
Lin Feng let out a soft laugh, neither confirming nor denying it.
However, it was this exact attitude that brought a sudden realization to the others, who had always been curious about Lin Feng’s background.
They naturally assumed that Lin Feng had the backing of his family, which was why he dared to pour so much capital into high-risk sectors of the market.
And for people who play the stock market,
information is an extremely important factor.
The more information you have, the more accurate your judgments will be. You could even say it puts you one step ahead of everyone else.
If Lin Feng really did have his family’s backing as they suspected,
then the returns on his investment of nearly two hundred million yuan wouldn’t be low.
"I’ve put in a portion of my own assets as well—cashed in two apartments and a car."
"There have been some rumors lately. I’m planning to make a big play. Otherwise, it’s no fun."
Lin Feng didn’t finish his sentence.
But that was enough to let everyone’s imagination run wild.
This time, they truly began to believe that Lin Feng might have some connections.
If that was the case, these wealthy scions with some spare cash on hand were starting to get tempted.
In truth, they had quite a bit of spare cash themselves.
Most of the time, it just sat in the bank, earning a little interest.
When they got bored, they’d splurge on cars and houses.
Or on antiques and curios.
It wasn’t that none of them had put money into the stock market before.
But honestly, the current stock market was just too unpredictable.
It was a far cry from the bull market of over a decade ago.
So, their interest in the stock market wasn’t as great as that of the previous generation of rich kids.
After all, they had seen people around them get completely wiped out.
If they wanted to invest, they would find professionals to manage it for them.
But now, seeing this man named Lin Feng, brought by their close friend Yang Qiniang, the information revealed through his words and actions was starting to tempt them.
Yang Qiniang knew that the company’s fundraising was more or less complete.
And Yang Qiniang was well aware that he hadn’t contributed much to the fundraising efforts himself.
Yang Qiniang had immense faith in Lin Feng’s abilities.
After all, the man had been consistently making money in the stock market ever since the school year started.
This kind of skill made Yang Qiniang realize that Lin Feng really did have some tricks up his sleeve when it came to the market.
So, after Lin Feng finished speaking, Yang Qiniang chuckled and clapped Chen Lei on the shoulder.
"Brother Lei, I can see you’re tempted. How about putting some of your spare cash in?"
Yang Qiniang said it jokingly, but Chen Lei was genuinely tempted.
After all, the money in his hands would just be spent like water on food, drinks, and entertainment anyway.
Although these wealthy scions didn’t place that much importance on money,
since their families could provide it whenever they wanted,
they weren’t stupid. They naturally understood that you can never have too much money.
No one would pass up an opportunity to make more.
Besides, Yang Qiniang was an old friend to everyone.
With him acting as the middleman, they felt more at ease than they would with some ordinary firm.
"Alright. I just closed a deal, and my old man gave me a nice bonus."
Chen Lei was very straightforward, setting his glass down on the table.
He made a call to the bar’s manager.
Chen Lei had set the ball rolling.
Zhang Chi immediately chimed in cheerfully, "I’ll put some money in too, then. That pathetic interest from the bank isn’t even enough to cover my bar tabs."
"No matter what, we’re all brothers. Gotta show some support!"
"Alright, if you’re all investing, then I’ll chip in a little too!"
"Money’s just sitting there anyway. Might as well let it flow like water!"
With Chen Lei taking the lead, the rest of them declared their intentions one after another.
Lin Feng sat to the side with a faint smile.
The one thing these rich kids didn’t lack was money.
Now that they were tempted,
the money they’d put up would definitely be no small sum.
After all, they knew full well that a small amount of money wouldn’t even make a ripple in the stock market.
Just as they were talking, the bar’s manager came over.
He handed a card to Chen Lei.
Chen Lei placed the bank card directly in front of Lin Feng.
"I may have been fooling around these past few years, but I’ve still managed to save up a bit."
Chen Lei said with a chuckle.
From their earlier conversation, Lin Feng already knew that although Chen Lei looked young, he was actually twenty-seven or twenty-eight and the "big brother" of the group.
He just wasn’t willing to go back and work at his family’s company.
However, he had an older brother,
so there was no pressure for him to return.
Chen Lei wasn’t in a hurry either, just dabbling in his own small ventures on the outside.
But no matter how much he "played around," a man his age was bound to have some savings.
Not to mention, wealthy scions like him received dividends from their family companies.
So Lin Feng knew Chen Lei’s pockets were deep.
But he never expected that the card Chen Lei handed him would contain... ten million!
"Here’s ten million. Take it and play around. I don’t care if you win or lose."
Chen Lei said magnanimously.
That number surprised not only Lin Feng, but also the other friends who had known Chen Lei for so long.
"Damn, Brother Lei, you’re loaded!"
"You think Brother Lei’s been wasting his time all these years?"
"Brother Lei’s older brother has been running the company well these past two years. The annual dividends must be pretty hefty!"
They said as much, but their eyes were all filled with envy as they looked at Chen Lei.
It wasn’t that they were short on cash,
but honestly, most of the people there were still young and not yet independent.
Few of them were striking out on their own like Chen Lei.
And the comfortable life Chen Lei was living now certainly made these other rich kids envious.
But they just exchanged a few words about it and moved on.
Yang Qiniang, on the other hand, was quite moved.
Even though Lin Feng had already raised so much capital,
the company was, in reality, just getting started.
Under these circumstances, while Chen Lei certainly had his own calculations, the fact that he was still willing to throw in so much money...
...showed he was supporting Yang Qiniang. It was a true sign of loyalty.
In his heart, Yang Qiniang was very grateful to Chen Lei.
"Thanks, Brother Lei!"
Yang Qiniang took the card and gave Chen Lei a solemn nod.

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