Even before he arrived,
Lin Feng had a vague idea of what Yang Tianming wanted.
So before coming to this private club, Lin Feng went to his company and picked up a financial report.
This financial report concerned only Yang Tianming’s fifty million investment.
Lin Feng handed over the report, along with a bank card, and said:
"The return on this capital was actually higher than two percent, but as per our original agreement, I will pay you based on a two percent rate."
Lin Feng watched with a smile as Yang Tianming took the report.
After glancing through it,
Yang Tianming immediately placed the report to the side.
He stared at Lin Feng intently and said, "I knew I wasn’t mistaken about you. You truly are an outstanding young man."
Yang Tianming then poured another cup of tea and handed it to Lin Feng. "I don’t want this fifty million. I’ll trade it for shares in your company."
"If you think that’s too little, I can add more at a valuation you set. What do you think?"
At this moment,
Lin Feng could clearly sense that Yang Tianming was speaking to him as an equal.
In other words, in Yang Tianming’s eyes, Lin Feng was now a business partner worthy of negotiation.
However,
Lin Feng had no intention of giving up company shares for a mere fifty million.
Lin Feng pushed the teacup back. "I’m sorry, Uncle Yang, but I’m afraid I can’t accept your offer."
"I will absolutely not sell shares of my company."
As he said this, Lin Feng deliberately put on a troubled expression.
"Besides, Uncle Yang..."
"Fifty million isn’t enough to buy shares in my company anyway."
Hearing this, Yang Tianming’s face showed a flash of surprise.
In Yang Tianming’s view, for a company that had been established for less than two months,
acquiring shares for fifty million was already a very reasonable price.
At most, he figured he’d just have to add a little more money.
But now, seeing Lin Feng’s expression and tone, it seemed as if fifty million was a trivial amount.
"Young people should remain grounded. The worst thing is to be overly ambitious."
Yang Tianming genuinely cherished talent, so he offered Lin Feng this gentle reminder.
Lin Feng also had a good impression of Yang Tianming.
Besides, there was his connection with Yang Qiniang.
Lin Feng decided to be direct.
He added an explanation, "I won’t hide it from you, Uncle Yang. After all, Yang Qiniang and I are good buddies, and he’s put a lot of effort into this company too."
"Do you know how much operating capital I had when I first established this investment company?"
Yang Tianming’s heart skipped a beat. "Eighty or ninety million?"
Lin Feng smiled and shook his head. "A little over a hundred million."
Lin Feng then asked, "And Uncle Yang, do you know how much operating capital the company has now, after one month?"
Based on the profit and loss statement for the fifty million, Yang Tianming estimated a figure. "Three hundred million?"
Even that number was a high estimate from Yang Tianming.
After all, for an investment company to triple its principal in a single month would require a terrifying level of operational skill.
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Lin Feng shook his head and held up seven fingers. "Over seven hundred million."
Yang Tianming’s eyes widened. "What? You’ve multiplied your principal by seven?"
Lin Feng smiled, nodded, and said humbly, "Well, not quite seven times. More like a little over six times."
Nevertheless, this money-making ability still left Yang Tianming utterly astonished.
At that moment, Yang Tianming finally understood why Lin Feng was so unimpressed by his offer of fifty million.
A person who could multiply their capital sevenfold in a single month...
...would naturally look down on this bit of stagnant cash.
With that kind of operational ability, even if Lin Feng only had a few million, he could become a billionaire in less than a year.
For the first time, Yang Tianming truly felt the terrifying impact of the idiom: "the younger generation is to be feared."
At the same time, Yang Tianming overturned all his previous impressions of Lin Feng, and even began to recalculate his assessment of the young man’s abilities.
’This young man is incredible!’
Amidst his surprise, Yang Tianming was also very curious. "Did you operate with all this capital in the Celestial Stock Market?"
Lin Feng neither nodded nor shook his head, simply saying, "For the first three weeks, I was just testing the waters in the Celestial Stock Market."
"The returns were surprisingly good, so I figured, why not? I took all the money and went to have some fun in the United States’ stock market."
"Turns out the stock market in the United States is pretty easy to operate in."
Every word from Lin Feng was laced with a casual, almost careless air.
But the more casual Lin Feng was, the more serious Yang Tianming became.
In Yang Tianming’s social circle, there were plenty of people who played the stock market.
Therefore, Yang Tianming had some understanding of the conditions in both the Celestial Stock Market and the United States stock market.
The Celestial Stock Market had always been known for its dramatic ups and downs.
Few people had the precise foresight to accumulate capital in the Celestial Stock Market.
And yet, Lin Feng had done it.
As for the United States’ stock market, it was even more volatile and unpredictable.
Just making money there wasn’t easy.
And from what Lin Feng said, in the final week, he had taken all his money and gone for a "spin" in the United States’ stock market.
’Such a bold move...’
’Such mental fortitude...’
Even though Yang Tianming didn’t play the stock market himself, he was deeply impressed by Lin Feng’s ability.
If the small profit he initially made in the Celestial Stock Market could be attributed to luck,
then making money in the United States’ stock market was a different story entirely.
Yet Lin Feng had managed to multiply his principal sevenfold in a single month using the stock markets of two different countries.
Such skill absolutely deserved Yang Tianming’s high regard.
Having thought it through, Yang Tianming completely realized,
the money he had offered was nowhere near enough to buy shares in Lin Feng’s company.
Moreover, with abilities like this, Lin Feng probably had no intention of selling shares in the first place.
After all, Lin Feng wasn’t trying to cash out.
So, after a long silence, Yang Tianming sighed and said, "It seems now that my fifty million was indeed a bit too little."
"Consider the money a stake for you young people to play with. I won’t be taking it back."
Yang Tianming had no intention of taking the fifty million back.
After all, his own son was involved in this company.
To Yang Tianming, fifty million was a trivial sum.
He could consider the fifty million a thank-you gift to Lin Feng for helping his son mature.
Lin Feng understood Yang Tianming’s meaning.
He knew perfectly well that fifty million wasn’t a large sum of money for someone like Yang Tianming.
And Lin Feng was also well aware that a large part of the reason Yang Tianming didn’t want the money back
was because of Yang Qiniang.
So, Lin Feng didn’t refuse.
By tacit agreement, neither Yang Tianming nor Lin Feng brought up the matter of shares again.
Then, Lin Feng spoke again, giving Yang Tianming a piece of news that would leave him overjoyed:
"Uncle Yang, there’s something I need to tell you."
Lin Feng had captured Yang Tianming’s full attention.
Lin Feng picked up the financial report from the table.
"I know that part of the reason you put fifty million into my company, Uncle Yang, was in the hope that Yang Qiniang would learn a thing or two."
"So, not long after the company began investing, I put Yang Qiniang in complete charge of that fifty million."
"Actually, Yang Qiniang is a promising talent in finance. This financial report is basically his investment report card."
Hearing this, Yang Tianming’s eyes shot wide open.
For many years, almost nothing had been able to make Yang Tianming lose his composure.
But today, Lin Feng’s words truly made him unable to control his emotions.
He picked up the financial report once more, not just glancing at it like before.
Instead, he began to study it carefully, savoring it from the very first page.
This was Yang Qiniang’s investment report card.
As a father who cared deeply for his son, Yang Tianming naturally didn’t want to miss a single detail.
Now, Yang Tianming’s admiration for Lin Feng grew even stronger.
He could see that Lin Feng genuinely wanted to help Yang Qiniang gain some real experience.
Yang Tianming was extremely grateful that his son had a friend willing to give him such a hand up.
So, after he finished reading the financial report, Yang Tianming’s gaze toward Lin Feng softened considerably.

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