With a loud bang, Ethan Ye burst into Alex Lin's office.
"Boss Lin, I heard you're planning to work with Licheng Group to develop that piece of land in Jiangnan?"
Alex's eyes lit up. "Brother Ye, you're back! I was actually planning to tell you this good news myself, but I didn't expect you to find out already. Yes, we're preparing to collaborate with Licheng Group."
Ethan grew anxious. "Boss Lin, you absolutely must not do this!"
Alex looked confused. "Why not?"
"Boss Lin, the global economy is in recession right now. The real estate industry—being the most capital-heavy—has been hit the hardest. This is the worst possible time to enter real estate!"
Alex frowned. "Strange… didn't you suggest investing in real estate before?"
Ethan froze.
"I… yes, I did say that before," Ethan quickly corrected himself, "but after thinking about it carefully, I realized real estate is not suitable at all! Especially that piece of land—it's on the outskirts, isolated, no infrastructure, no amenities. It has no value at all! Why should we waste money on something so useless?"
Alex calmly spread out a city map."Currently that land might not seem valuable, but things may change later."
He pointed to the map."Look—this is Mo Hai City. Almost all the flat areas have already been developed, except for this southern region. As one of the country's major economic hubs, Mo Hai will continue expanding. But with all the land used up, where can it expand?"
"Only southward."
"So buying this land in advance is simply making a move before everyone else."
Ethan involuntarily admired Alex's vision.
A few months later, this area would be designated a national-level development zone—and rise explosively.
In his previous life, Alex used this gamble to ascend to wealth.
But now, as enemies, Ethan absolutely could not allow this cooperation to happen.He had to stop it.He couldn't let Alex rise further.He definitely couldn't let Alex end up with the woman he loved.
"Boss Lin, what you said does make sense," Ethan said carefully. "But the capital required for this land is far too large. And we've only just begun expanding—we can't afford it. I say we skip this opportunity. We should focus on the capital markets—that's our real battlefield."
Alex nodded. "It's true that the required capital is huge. But it can be solved."
Ethan frowned. "Solved? How? We don't have that much money."
"We don't have it now, but who says we won't later?" Alex smiled confidently. "Brother Ye, look—under your divine guidance over these days, our capital has multiplied several times, reaching over 300 million. Give it some more time and won't you earn even more?"
"Yes, this land requires a lot of money. But as long as we earn faster than we spend, there's no problem!"
Alex chuckled and patted Ethan's shoulder."Honestly, I was hesitating at first. But once I thought of Brother Ye, I was filled with courage! You gave me confidence. You're even greater than Emperor Jingru!"
"Our bright future all depends on you, Brother Ye!"
Ethan:
He felt like slapping himself.
The root of the problem was him.
He helped Alex make money.He gave Alex the confidence to invest.He personally pushed his own woman into Alex's arms.
In his mind, Ethan screamed:
Ethan Ye! Why are you like this?!
Alex patted him again."Brother Ye, since you're back, hurry and make more money. Our future depends on you! Don't worry—brother will definitely treat you well."
Ethan walked out of the office, crushed.
He was trying to think how to sabotage this cooperation.
Just then, an employee approached."Mr. Ye, Boss Lin asked me to check on today's gold trading plan. What should we do?"
Irritated and embarrassed, Ethan snapped,"You need to ask me that? Short every position!"
Moments later, cheers erupted from the trading floor.
"Wow! Mr. Ye is incredible—he got it right again! Gold just plunged!"
"With that move, we earned at least 70 to 80 million!"
"Our capital has reached 500 million! Hahaha!"
"I suddenly feel like spending a few hundred million on a piece of land isn't a problem at all!"
"Exactly! Not a big deal!"
Ethan:Damn it!!!