As soon as he walked out of the city hotel, Li Lin received a call from Hou Yaodong.
When Ren Jianghai and Liao Xiaoqiang first expressed to Li Lin their desire to invest in Pingyang Cotton Mill, Li Lin had already asked Hou Yaodong to investigate the true situation of the two companies.
After all, facing two unfamiliar companies and two unfamiliar business owners, knowing nothing about their identities and backgrounds, the mutual trust is almost zero. If you really want to discuss investment, you must find out clearly in advance.
Now it seems that his decision was wise, because Ren Jianghai's behavior was too strange. Not only did he tell Li Lin without hesitation that Lu Yuanfeng was the mastermind behind the scenes, but he also appointed Li Lin as the full-power representative this time... This is too abnormal and people have to be on guard.
Hou Yaodong said on the phone, "Xiaolin, I have basically figured out Ren Jianghai's background. His experience in the past two years has been too tortuous. I am surprised that he can survive until now without going bankrupt..."
"Oh?" Li Lin was surprised. What kind of experience could surprise Hou Yaodong, who has been in the business world for a long time? It made people curious.
Hou Yaodong sighed and said, "More than two years ago, Ren Jianghai raised a large sum of money and prepared to enter the real estate industry. At that time, he was optimistic about a piece of land in the provincial capital and bought it at a high price."
"Just when everyone thought he would use this land to double his assets, his company suddenly announced that it would transfer the land at a low price. He lost at least 200 million yuan on this transaction."
"You know, at that time, the total assets of Jianghai Group were only tens or even hundreds of billions. The sudden loss of 200 million in cash and the interruption of cash flow almost put Jianghai Group into an irreparable situation. Later, he borrowed money from everywhere and barely filled the hole."
Li Lin frowned and asked, "Are you trying to say that Jianghai Group simply doesn't have the financial resources to invest in Pingyang Cotton Mill?"
"No." Hou Yaodong shook his head and asked, "Do you know where the land he was willing to transfer at a loss of 200 million yuan is located?"
Li Lin was puzzled and didn't understand why Hou Yaodong asked this.
Hou Yaodong continued, "That piece of land is now the Yuanfeng Building!"
"Oh? In other words, he transferred the land to Lu Yuanfeng at a loss of 200 million?" Li Lin was surprised.
Hou Yaodong nodded and said, "Yes, to be precise, it was Lu Yuanfeng who forced Ren Jianghai to transfer the land to him at a compensation."
Li Lin suddenly realized, "So, there is a grudge between Ren Jianghai and Lu Yuanfeng..."
Hou Yaodong said, "Not only is there hatred, but the hatred is deep! I heard that in order to take over the land from Ren Jianghai, Lu Yuanfeng sent someone to hit Ren Jianghai's wife and crippled her. He also threatened to kill his entire family."
"How could such a thing happen? Is Lu Yuanfeng's mother still human?" Li Lin said angrily.
Hou Yaodong said, "But some people say that this is a rumor, saying that his wife died accidentally, and some people say that Lu Yuanfeng imprisoned Ren Jianghai for three days and three nights before forcing him to sign the transfer agreement... It's hard to tell whether it's true or not... In short, Lu Yuanfeng definitely used unconventional means to get the land from Ren Jianghai... After all, there's no smoke without fire."
In this case, there must be a grudge between Ren Jianghai and Lu Yuanfeng!
Li Lin relaxed a little, thinking that since Ren Jianghai and Lu Yuanfeng had a grudge, it was absolutely impossible for the two to unite. So his proposal to invest in the cotton mill was relatively more credible, at least there would be no conspiracy.
Just when Li Lin relaxed his vigilance, Hou Yaodong's next words shocked him.
Hou Yaodong said doubtfully, "Logically, Ren Jianghai and Lu Yuanfeng should be enemies, but the strange thing is that in the past six months, Ren Jianghai has been very close to Lu Yuanfeng. According to our people, especially recently, he has been seen frequently in and out of Yuanfeng Building... I wonder if Ren Jianghai knew he couldn't beat Lu Yuanfeng and was forced to join him."
"After all, in today's society, as long as there are interests, there is no hatred that cannot be resolved."
Hearing this, Li Lin was very surprised. Especially Hou Yaodong's last words, in today's society, there is nothing that cannot be resolved by interests...
He took a deep breath and felt terrified by his previous thoughts.
Yes, it was precisely because Ren Jianghai had a grudge against Lu Yuanfeng that he was sent to Pingyang to successfully gain Li Lin’s trust!
"So that's it! It seems that Ren Jianghai and Liao Xiaoqiang's investment in the cotton mill was a complete conspiracy. But what is their purpose?" Li Lin pondered to himself and said softly.
"What? Ren Jianghai has decided to invest in a cotton mill?" Hou Yaodong asked in surprise.
Li Lin nodded and said, "Yes, he specifically asked to discuss the investment details with me. I was wondering, it seems like he is setting a trap for me."
"With Ren Jianghai and Liao Xiaoqiang together, an investment of 3 billion is definitely not enough. Xiaolin, I think you'd better be careful. I heard that you had a head-on conflict with Lu Yuanfeng before, and he is a vindictive man. Be careful that he takes advantage of this investment opportunity to harm you!" Hou Yaodong said.
It is questionable, but is it worth it to make such a big fuss just to take revenge on a small person like me?
Since Lu Yuanfeng is so powerful, wouldn't it be more satisfying to send a few people to beat Li Lin up? What's the point of beating around the bush?
Besides, as it stands now, even if this investment fails, the city cannot put all the blame on Li Lin alone.
It may not be easy for Lu Yuanfeng to take revenge on Li Lin in this way.
What exactly do they want to do?
Li Lin couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He felt that their purpose was not just to suppress him, but there might be a bigger conspiracy.
"I understand. I will be more cautious in the next contacts and will never let them catch any handle. Brother Hou, please continue to pay attention to the movements of these people. If there is any movement, please inform me in time so that I can make plans in advance." Li Lin said.
"Don't worry, Xiaolin, I will keep a close eye on them."
"Thanks for your hard work."
After saying that, Li Lin hung up the phone.
Arrived at the city government, Qian Lingyun’s office.
Yang Wanquan and Zhang Yi were also there.
Yang Wanquan saw Li Lin coming in and asked with a smile, "Xiao Lin, did you reach an agreement so quickly? How about it, have Mr. Ren and the others determined when we can sign the investment agreement?"
The three of them looked at Li Lin expectantly.
Li Lin smiled and said, "Mayor Yang, it won't be that fast. They have conditions for what they proposed. I just came here to report to the leaders."
"Oh? What conditions?" Qian Lingyun asked anxiously.
Li Lin said, "Mr. Ren and his team took the initiative to propose an investment of 3 billion yuan, accounting for 60% of the shares."
“He demanded that the remaining 40 percent of the shares must not be held by other companies but must be funded by the Binh Duong City Government.”
"Funded by our municipal government?" Qian Lingyun frowned. "According to him, this 40% stake is worth 2 billion. Our Pingyang City finances simply cannot afford it!"
Hearing this, Yang Wanquan and Zhang Yi also fell into deep thought.
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