Chapter 1536: Everyone Has Their Own Schemes

Long ago, Zhao Fusheng had always believed that it was harder to go from being poor to a millionaire than from a millionaire to a multimillionaire. For the poor, changing their fate first required earning enough money.

But for the rich, there was no need for such trouble.

Money is the foundation of investment.

This meant that as long as you had enough wealth, you could invest in more projects and earn more profits.

For example, everyone knew that being a Mercedes-Benz dealer could make money, but not everyone could afford the franchise fee.

Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan had the capital, so naturally they could make money.

If it were someone else, unable to come up with even the basic investment, they naturally couldn't make money.

According to the agreement with Mercedes-Benz, Tan Kaixuan and Zhao Fusheng's car sales company was officially established. The two of them were the main shareholders, and Xue Yuanfang and others were also brought in. In Tan Kaixuan's words, they had officially started with a bang.

As for Wang Jie's matter, in their eyes, it was just a small thing.

It was often said that a gentleman takes revenge ten years later, while a petty person takes revenge from morning till night.

In Tan Kaixuan's view, once Wang Jie investigated their capabilities, unless he was crazy, he would not continue to oppose them.

Unfortunately, he was overthinking.

In an apartment in the capital, Wang Jie sat with a gloomy expression, facing his assistant.

"Is that all you found?"

"Yes," the assistant said in a low voice. "Jie Shao, this Tan is not simple. He has considerable business in the US and also in China, reportedly in venture capital..."

"No 'reportedly'!"

Wang Jie stared at him coldly. "I only want facts. This information is useless to me. So either you go gather new information on Tan Kaixuan and Future Group, or you get out now!"

Although he was a playboy, he was no fool. Having survived in the capital's circles for so many years, he owed his standing partly to his father's wealth, but more importantly, he understood the principle that a dog that bites does not bark, and one must plan before acting.

Not to mention, in this small patch of the capital, there were too many monsters and ghosts; one never knew from which corner a formidable figure might emerge.

But likewise, even those who seemed untouchable now could not be guaranteed to remain standing forever.

When the time came for them to fall, he wouldn't mind settling old and new scores together.

"Tan Kaixuan!"

Staring at Tan Kaixuan's photo in the documents, Wang Jie ground his teeth.

For him, whether he could sleep with Tong Xiaoya was no longer important; what mattered was that he had lost face.

Sometimes it was ridiculous: for many people, they didn't care if they got hurt or lived well; the only thing they cared about was their own face.

Wang Jie was that kind of person.

As for Future Group, he hadn't paid much attention. He had heard of the company before, rumored to be quite powerful, and occasionally his father mentioned it.

But in Wang Jie's view, the company's boss was too fanciful, wanting to dip his hand into every industry without understanding that you can't bite off more than you can chew.

Of course, even so, when Wang Jie's father mentioned Future Group, he spoke in a complimentary tone.

After all, anyone would feel that having a son like Sun Quan was a blessing when seeing their own twenty-something son loafing around with a sinecure while another built a conglomerate from scratch.

But speaking of it, the phrase 'having a son like Sun Quan' wasn't exactly a compliment. It was said by Cao Cao, who was Sun Quan's rival and had dealt with Sun Quan's father Sun Jian.

By that logic, he was treating Sun Quan as his own son.

Wasn't that an insult!

But that's digressing. Back to the main story.

While Wang Jie sent people to investigate Tan Kaixuan, Tan Kaixuan was also busy having people investigate Wang Jie's father's company.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

This saying applies not only to warfare but also to any situation.

Fortunately, this is an age of advanced information; as long as it's not too outrageous, any information you want to investigate can be found quickly.

"That Wang Jie kid, his family really is rich."

Tan Kaixuan tossed a stack of documents to Zhao Fusheng, laughing. "A real estate tycoon, tsk tsk!"

Zhao Fusheng took the documents and glanced at them, then chuckled. "Indeed."

According to the documents, Wang Jie's family company primarily dealt in real estate, owning numerous properties in the capital, making them among the first wave of ultra-wealthy in the country.

Of course, how much shady business was involved, outsiders could never know.

After all, no matter where you are, the very existence of the real estate industry implies shady dealings.

"What, you want to go after him?" Zhao Fusheng asked Tan Kaixuan in surprise.

Wang Jie's father's real estate company was called Tonghai Group, and it was listed on the Pearl Stock Exchange.

"What do you think?"

Tan Kaixuan laughed heartily. "Consider it the father paying for his son's mistakes."

Frowning slightly, Zhao Fusheng said, "I don't need to tell you about the risks in the domestic stock market. Is it necessary to go this big?"

Tan Kaixuan shook his head, clearly having made up his mind. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

He had done this kind of thing many times in the US; when it came to buying high and selling low, even Zhao Fusheng couldn't match him now.

Although the domestic financial market lacked effective and practical regulation, in Tan Kaixuan's view, it was still enough for him to operate.

"Let me say this first, I'm not getting involved in this." Zhao Fusheng looked at Tan Kaixuan. "If it's something else, I can help you. But the domestic financial market, I'm definitely staying out of it."

"I know." Tan Kaixuan nodded. "If I run short on funds later, have Dong Chenxi lend me some, and I'll pay interest."

Since he wanted to manipulate the other party's stock, he would naturally need a large amount of capital. Besides mobilizing his own funds, Tan Kaixuan would certainly prepare some extra money.

Zhao Fusheng didn't object to that; even without Tan Kaixuan asking, he would have informed Dong Chenxi himself.

As friends, it was the least he could do.

Moreover, this time Tan Kaixuan was acting out of anger for the sake of a beauty.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng blinked and looked at Tan Kaixuan. "By the way, how are things going with you and Junior Tong?"

"Huh?"

Tan Kaixuan was startled, then his expression changed drastically, and he waved his hands repeatedly. "Don't talk nonsense, there's nothing between us."

Seeing him flustered, Zhao Fusheng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, look at you now!"

Pointing at Tan Kaixuan, Zhao Fusheng laughed heartily.

This guy always put on a playboy act in front of him, mocking him for giving up the whole forest for one tree. Now, because of Tong Xiaoya, he was going to stir up trouble in the stock market. Thinking about this, Zhao Fusheng felt that one must be careful with words, because someday, they would come back to slap you in the face.

Tan Kaixuan was the perfect example.

"Alright, I have things to do. I'm off."

Seeing this, Tan Kaixuan couldn't be bothered with him anymore and simply left.

He could tell that Zhao Fusheng was clearly enjoying his embarrassment.

And it was the kind of schadenfreude that was both amusing and gratifying.

Watching Tan Kaixuan's retreating figure, Zhao Fusheng shrugged, ignored him, and dialed Dong Chenxi's number. He explained the situation about Tan Kaixuan needing money and said to Dong Chenxi, "We're not participating in the operations, just lending him money. Understood?"

Dong Chenxi naturally understood what was going on, nodded, and said nothing more.