Besides, Wen Shu invested the most money among the three. The more than three million yuan that Li Duo gave her was completely invested by Wen Shu. Later, the Lin family and Wen Mingyuan invested in the studio, which gave the studio great confidence, but also diluted the shares that the three of them had originally agreed upon.

Wen Shu's other two classmates and colleagues knew better than anyone that without Wen Shu, the studio would never have been able to open, because the two of them, who had just graduated from university, simply couldn't come up with the millions of yuan needed to start a studio.

Therefore, they all prioritize Wen Shu's interests, and Wen Shu always consults with them before making any major decisions.

The Lin family owns 37 percent of the shares, Wen Mingyuan owns 30 percent, Wen Shu and Li Duo own 27 percent, and the other two each own 3 percent. When they participated, they invested in technology shares.

To put it bluntly, they didn't invest a single penny. If the studio fails, it's Wen Shu who will suffer the loss. They wasted some time but didn't suffer any financial loss, so their shareholding is naturally smaller.

Li Zhonggeng then contacted Li Duo through Lin Yiyu.

Because Li Duo doesn't answer Li Zhonggeng's calls, nor does he answer Li Yuanqing's calls, but Lin Yiyu is Li Duo's father-in-law, so if he calls Li Duo, Li Duo will definitely answer.

Upon receiving Lin Yiyu's call, Li Duo felt a headache coming on, because he vaguely guessed that it was related to Li Zhonggeng.

For a while now, Li Zhonggeng has been asking him to take Wen Shu and Wen Rourou back to Budong Mountain, but Li Duo has been making excuses to refuse, and later he stopped answering his father's calls.

Li Zhonggeng knew perfectly well what was going on, but there was nothing he could do even if he was angry.

Recent events in the Li family have made Li Zhonggeng feel that Li Yuanqing still has some shortcomings in management.

As expected, the project that Li Duo had repeatedly warned Li Yuanqing about had run into problems.

After more than a year of fundraising, the so-called big boss had raised nearly 3 billion yuan. Just when all the investors thought they would make a fortune within two years of the project's launch, the big boss absconded with the money!

Only then did people start making inquiries, only to discover that the project the big boss had been talking about had absolutely nothing to do with him.

The bidder was someone else entirely, and the company name was the same as the one the big boss had mentioned, but none of the people in charge knew the so-called big boss at all.

This was a scam from beginning to end, and all the money that so many people invested has been lost.

Because that big boss had such a good persona from the beginning, with excellent speaking skills and a good image, always traveling in luxury cars and with bodyguards, and always very high-profile, he seemed to have plenty of money. Who would have thought that he was actually a fraudster?

When Li Yuanqing received this news, he was completely stunned.

During the year or so that Li Duo saw her, he would keep an eye on that project and remind Li Yuanqing to stop in time and get the money back. It was still possible to get the money back because the other party wanted to attract more funds at the time. If the Li family asked to withdraw their investment, in order not to affect other external investors, the other party would not hesitate to return the money.

However, Li Yuanqing was so focused on the fact that Li Duo was jealous of her and wanted to ruin the opportunity she had worked so hard to get that she didn't take Li Duo's words to heart at all.

The result now is that we've lost everything!

The Li family invested 200 million!

When this happened, Li Zhonggeng almost had a heart attack.

At this moment, Li Zhonggeng remembered that his son had indeed mentioned that project many times before, but at that time he just wanted to teach his son a lesson.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't the son who suffered the lesson, but the Li family. The price they paid was far too high—two hundred million! How long would it take to earn back that much profit?

Li Yuanqing suddenly found himself in a very subservient position, and even incurred unanimous condemnation from the entire Li family.

Li Zhonggeng urgently took charge and convened a board meeting. As a result, some people at the board criticized Li Yuanqing for being overly ambitious, saying that the project was initially offered to the Li family and some people supported doing it, but Li Duo rejected the project after conducting an evaluation.

As a result, Li Yuanqing was too eager for quick success and finalized the investment for the project on his first day in office. Now look what happened, he's been scammed!

Only after the incident did Li Zhonggeng and the company's staff realize how ruthless Li Duo's judgment had been.

He didn't even conduct a detailed background check. Based solely on the project itself and the content of the negotiations, he developed suspicions about their background and found a series of loopholes. Out of caution, he decisively rejected the cooperation request and stopped contacting them.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuanqing, thinking himself clever, took the initiative to contact the other party, who immediately raised the price, demanding that the Li family invest 200 million before they would cooperate. Li Yuanqing agreed without hesitation.

When Li Zhonggeng contacted Li Duo at this time, it was naturally because he wanted Li Duo to come home.

At this point, Li Zhonggeng finally understood why Li Duo had resolutely refused to accept the project. He knew back then that the project was doomed to fail, and whoever took it on would be taking on a mess.

Thinking back now, if Li Duo had been in charge of that project, the entire board of directors would have been watching him closely, questioning his abilities. It would have been incredibly difficult for him to return to the Li family.

Thinking of this, Li Zhonggeng couldn't help but think of Li Yuanqing. Why did Li Yuanqing insist on letting Li Duo take over that project? Did she sense something was wrong at the time, but still want to take a gamble?

Therefore, she desperately needs someone to take the blame for that project. If that person is Li Duo, it would be killing two birds with one stone.

She can maintain her position as general manager of the Li Group and remove Li Duo from the company without firing a single shot.

Li Duo learned about the news from online news. How could the financial newspaper of Beicheng not report such a big event?

When he opened the newspaper and saw the news, his brows furrowed. He naturally cared about the Li family and hoped they would be alright, but some things couldn't be improved just because he cared.

He had already fulfilled his responsibilities. Back then, he had repeatedly reminded Li Yuanqing despite his sarcasm and ridicule, but Li Yuanqing didn't believe him. What could he do?

He sat on the sofa, reading a newspaper, his brows furrowed into a deep frown. Wen Shu glanced at him and couldn't help but ask, "If you're really worried, you should call your dad and tell him. You're all alone here worrying, and they don't even know."

"Besides, the money was legitimately swindled away, and your father's health isn't good, so don't hold a grudge against him."

Li Duo looked up at Wen Shu and said, "I feel a bit disappointed in them. I've reminded them countless times, but they just won't listen. It's like watching them throw money down the drain."

Wen Shu walked behind him, put her hand on his shoulder, and massaged his shoulder gently, saying, "Business is business. If you don't want to talk about business, it's only right that you care about your father's health, isn't it?"