Li Baolong slept soundly, and when he woke up, it was almost noon. He picked up his phone and saw seven or eight missed calls, all from Liu Na. He quickly called back, and as soon as the call connected, Liu Na launched into a tirade.

After scolding him, she got down to business: "Your private account received 980 million US dollars last night, and the purpose was listed as investment funds." Li Baolong was overjoyed, but he tried to suppress his excitement and quickly said, "Honey, you've worked hard. I'll treat you well when I get back." Liu Na replied coquettishly on the phone, "Then we'll see how you treat me."

After hanging up the phone, Li Baolong hurried downstairs, grabbed a quick bite at a random place, and headed straight for the airport. He needed to get to the Special Economic Zone company to handle the follow-up matters. His steps were light as he walked, his mind filled with plans for the future.

Li Baolong entered the Special Economic Zone Company and saw that the employees were all busy studying. He went straight into the office, and Wenwen immediately came over to report on her work. As they were talking, Li Baolong picked up his phone and dialed Sister Lanhua's number.

"Sister Lan Hua, let me tell you, my funds are all ready. If yours are ready too, transfer them to your Hong Kong account. We'll start building our position at the end of the month," Li Baolong said.

Sister Lan Hua replied on the other end of the phone: "Brother Long, I need to talk to Liu Gan first and let them make a decision. I'll give you a definite answer tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Li Baolong couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Why are these people so timid and afraid of taking risks? They might be willing to try investing a few hundred million, but as soon as they hear about two billion, they're afraid I don't have the ability to make money. Fine, since you're all so hesitant, I'll just go it alone for now."

Seeing Li Baolong's expression, Wenwen asked, "Brother Long, who upset you? The company has received tens of millions of yuan in investment funds recently, and the account balance is almost 100 million yuan. We haven't done anything with it, and the interest this month alone is already a million yuan."

Li Baolong waved his hand and said, "It's alright, there will be plenty of opportunities. We'll start working on it at the end of the month. I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow to prepare for a loan and raise funds."

In the evening, Li Baolong and Wenwen spent a cozy time together. He felt more and more that Wenwen was different from others, and that she always took good care of him.

The next morning, Wenwen drove Li Baolong through border security to Hong Kong. Back at the Hong Kong office, only Wang Yan was there. Li Baolong asked, "How's business at the company lately?"

Wang Yan quickly replied, "We've recruited over a dozen people in the past few days, all with relevant experience, and they're learning how to get started. The company has received over HKD 200 million in investment funds, and we're just waiting for your order to begin operations. Wu Lili went to the bank to apply for a loan; our company's maximum loan amount is currently US$500 million, and we also have HKD 4.5 billion in our Standard Chartered Bank account."

Li Baolong nodded and said, "Yes, that's about enough." Then, Li Baolong called Mr. Lai in Xiamen. After a polite greeting, Li Baolong got straight to the point about this month's investment and financial management. They had already agreed that Mr. Lai would invest one billion Chinese yuan. Li Baolong said, "Mr. Lai, you can transfer the funds now. The financial company here will begin its setup in a few days."

Mr. Lai readily agreed, "Okay, I'll arrange to transfer the funds to the account today." Li Baolong praised Mr. Lai a few more times before hanging up. Lying on the sofa, he thought to himself: He had extracted 10 billion RMB from this Mr. Lai, and judging from his appearance, he was likely to face great trouble in the future. However, for the sake of this 10 billion RMB, he would have to save his life when the time came.

Wu Lili and Wu Fangfang returned to the company together and hurriedly went to Li Baolong to report on their loan application at the bank.

"Mr. Li, the $500 million loan has been approved! The term is one year, and the interest rate is six percent," Wu Lili said excitedly. Li Baolong smiled with satisfaction. "Not bad, not bad. The interest rate isn't high. Oh, by the way, since you three are all here, I have something to tell you. A new member will be joining the company soon, named Liu Na. She currently works at HSBC, but she'll be working here. I hired her at a high salary. The company is going to be very busy soon, so she'll be the vice general manager for now. Wu Fangfang will remain the manager of the financial company; Wu Lili, you'll still be the general manager's secretary; and Wang Yan, you'll continue as the general manager's assistant. You three need to perform well and avoid internal conflicts. If you do well, in a few months, each of you will receive a house and a car."

Upon hearing this, the three women were overjoyed, their eyes shining. They immediately thought that they had to cling to Li Baolong, this big tree, and wished they could immediately throw all their previous little conflicts and tiffs to the winds, work together to serve Li Baolong well, and hope to rise to prominence and live a good life with him.

Li Baolong dialed Liu Na's number and immediately asked, "Liu Na, how's the loan for Lulutong Company going?"

Liu Na said on the other end of the phone, "Just have the legal representative, Wu Fangfang, come over tomorrow to sign something, and it'll be basically all settled." As she was speaking, Liu Na wanted to ask about the one billion US dollars in the private Swiss bank account, but Li Baolong interrupted, "I'm having dinner with the company's supervisor tonight, we'll talk about it when we meet."

After get off work that evening, Li Baolong took three women, Wu Fangfang, Wu Lili, and Wang Yan, to the Hong Kong-Guangdong Hotel. They had booked a deluxe private room, and Liu Na arrived shortly after they sat down. Seeing Liu Na's attire, Li Baolong couldn't help but think: This woman must have spent a long time carefully putting on makeup and dressing up at home; she looks so refined and several years younger.

Li Baolong hurriedly introduced the three beauties to Liu Na. After the introduction, Liu Na rolled her eyes at him and then said with a smile, "It's a pleasure to meet the three beauties. From now on, we will work together to assist Young Master Li and help him achieve great things this year."

After saying that, everyone raised their glasses to drink. After a few drinks, and several rounds of drinks, something amazing happened. The four women quickly became friends, chatting and laughing as if they were old friends who had known each other for a long time.

The meal was truly lively and enjoyable. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Li Baolong returned home, took a shower, and then began meditating and cultivating for an hour.

The next day, Li Baolong, Wu Fangfang, and Wu Lili went to HSBC to apply for a loan. After some paperwork, they successfully secured a loan of $500 million at an interest rate of seven percent, a rate that Liu Na had negotiated with considerable effort. Li Baolong wasn't too concerned about the one percent difference in interest, as he figured the loan would likely be repaid in a few months, and he wouldn't be short of money in the future.

Just as Li Baolong stepped out of the bank, Mr. Lai called to inform him that the 1 billion yuan investment funds had been successfully transferred to Lulutong Company's account. Li Baolong immediately expressed his gratitude to Mr. Lai over the phone, thanking him for his trust and support.