Shangri-La.
Inside a luxurious private dining room.
The dishes had just been served when Li Cheng began asking about the investment funds.
However, to show his sincerity, Li Cheng had specifically brought along the relevant project materials, bid documents, and other paperwork.
"President Lin, please take a closer look. Our project is completely legal, and all the paperwork is in order."
"Joy City is being built in the city center’s main entertainment district. The price of the land alone is astronomical..."
"We’ve already invested several billion in the early stages... We really can’t pull out now!"
"Our company isn’t in as bad shape as the rumors suggest. We just have a bit of a cash flow shortage, nothing major."
Li Cheng pleaded relentlessly.
Lin Feng sneered inwardly. ’Nothing major?’
There was plenty of internal strife among the higher-ups at Dingsheng Real Estate.
Not to mention various other conflicts of interest.
Li Cheng was just putting on a brave face.
In the end, it was all about plugging that financial hole.
A multi-billion project, and now the funding had completely dried up...
It was on the verge of being abandoned. If that happened, the billions already invested would be completely wasted.
How could Li Cheng not be anxious?
But this desperation was exactly what Lin Feng wanted.
The reason he had Huizi keep delaying the fund transfer to Li Cheng...
...was to push Li Cheng to his absolute breaking point.
"I can see your sincerity, Vice President Li. In that case, I’ll approve the funds for you."
"But this is a huge sum. A considerable portion of our company’s capital is tied up in the stock market and other projects."
"So, I’ll transfer the money in three installments. I’ll start by giving you one hundred million..."
Hearing the amount Lin Feng mentioned...
Li Cheng felt it was a little low.
But every little bit helped. The priority was to get some money and restart the project.
And from the moment they met until now, Li Cheng felt that Lin Feng was an easy person to handle.
A young man who was easy to talk to.
Unlike those old foxes in the business world, with all their convoluted schemes, who wouldn’t part with a single cent no matter how much you sweet-talked them.
Although one hundred million was a bit on the low side...
...there would be subsequent injections of capital.
Judging by Lin Feng’s appearance, Li Cheng was sure he had more money.
So, Li Cheng immediately drained his glass and said heartily, "President Lin, you’re a straightforward man. It’s a pleasure doing business with people like you!"
Although Li Cheng was calling Lin Feng straightforward to his face...
...in his heart, he had long since written Lin Feng off as a naive, young, second-generation heir with no cunning whatsoever.
In fact, if this project weren’t under his own management...
...Lin Feng’s act of directly throwing one hundred million into it...
...would have struck Li Cheng as rather reckless.
But right now, this was exactly the kind of investor Li Cheng needed.
At this moment, Li Cheng’s stream of flattery was endless.
He just hoped to continue cooperating smoothly with Lin Feng.
At the very least, he needed the funds to not get cut off.
As for Lin Feng, he knew very well that a massive project like Joy City couldn’t have its financial hole plugged with just two or three hundred million.
Although Lin Feng had earned a lot from the stock market, he couldn’t produce over a billion right now either.
But with his plan in place, this one hundred million was just the bait to reel in the fish.
He wouldn’t need to prepare a massive amount of capital.
And now, the fish had taken the bait.
Lin Feng glanced at Huizi.
Huizi, naturally, was already prepared and promptly produced a contract.
From the moment this plan had been decided upon...
...Huizi had already started preparing this very contract.
This contract was the most crucial part of the entire plan.
Huizi didn’t dare to be careless; she had secretly reviewed it multiple times before presenting it.
Now, all that was left was for the fish to sign!
"Since we’ve more or less reached an agreement, it’s time to sign the contract."
Huizi maintained a strictly business-like demeanor from start to finish.
Her attitude hadn’t changed just because she had accepted Li Cheng’s gifts.
But Li Cheng was convinced that Huizi must have put in a good word for him behind the scenes.
Otherwise, Lin Feng wouldn’t have been so generous as to offer one hundred million right off the bat.
"Of course, we definitely need to sign!"
Li Cheng took the contract with both hands.
He gave the contract a quick scan.
It looked like a fairly standard contract.
None of the clauses inside seemed to have any major issues.
In truth, the fact that Li Cheng had found a new major investment firm...
...was already known to the higher-ups at Dingsheng Real Estate.
Especially Su Ruoxi’s father.
He knew very well how crucial this amusement park project was.
After having someone look into Lin Feng’s investment company...
...he had directly granted Li Cheng significant authority.
He even gave Li Cheng the company’s official seal.
Su Ruoxi’s father had only one demand for Li Cheng: get the money as fast as possible and move the project forward.
So, after a cursory glance at the contract’s contents...
...Li Cheng, desperate for the money, signed it without a second thought.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Lin Feng and Huizi, he even stamped it with the company’s official seal.
From Li Cheng’s perspective, this investment firm hadn’t come to him.
He had practically begged and pleaded to secure this deal.
Therefore, in his heart, he had complete trust in Huizi and the investment company.
After Huizi took the contract, Lin Feng also quickly signed his name and affixed his official seal.
And with that, the contract was officially executed.
At this point, Li Cheng looked like he wanted to say something but was hesitating. "President Lin, this project is truly in dire need of funds. Since we’ve already signed the contract..."
"Is it possible to transfer the money now?"
After he made the request, the room fell silent.
Lin Feng suddenly burst out laughing.
’For Li Cheng to ask for the money the moment the contract was in his hands...’
’...the project’s situation must be truly desperate.’
"Of course, no problem. Huizi, transfer the funds. The sooner construction starts, the sooner the project will be completed!"
Lin Feng nodded with a smile.
With the contract secured, Lin Feng couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time there. He gave Huizi a look, turned, and left.
Li Cheng made a symbolic attempt to ask him to stay.
After all, Li Cheng’s main objective was just the money.
But after this interaction...
...it only reinforced Li Cheng’s belief that Lin Feng was just a wet-behind-the-ears brat.
Easy to talk to and not very opinionated.
Li Cheng had seen plenty of people like him.
Most were rich kids who took their family’s money to start a company for fun.
Previously, Li Cheng had naturally looked down on these wealthy scions.
But now, as Li Cheng received the funds from Huizi...
...he really couldn’t get enough of these second-generation heirs he considered to be complete simpletons.
The contract was in duplicate.
After Lin Feng took his copy of the contract...
...he sat in the car, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
Because Li Cheng was desperate for cash...
...and because he thought bribing Huizi meant there wouldn’t be any problems...
...he naturally didn’t notice the supplementary clauses hidden in the middle of the contract.
Before long...
...these supplementary clauses would become the deadliest weapon in Lin Feng’s arsenal.

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