Young Master Li's mind instantly began to envision the future, his eyes gleaming with ambition and anticipation.
Ning Yuan twirled the juice glass in her hand and said with a smile, "Of course it's reliable, Young Master Li."
Young Master Li looked at her, his eyes flashing slightly: "Miss Ning is really well-informed."
He had investigated Ning Yuan before and found that she served as a consultant in the Ning family's projects in Shanghai.
Generally speaking, it is quite normal for daughters of wealthy families to have a nominal position in the family business.
However, it is said that Ning Yuan spent almost every day at the construction site while working on the project in Shanghai, which is not something that an ordinary prostitute would do.
Moreover, this is the first pilot project for a Hong Kong government-owned enterprise in mainland China, and it is of great significance.
The elites sent by the Hong Kong government to the four major families for inspection were all carefully selected.
If Ning Yuan is indeed, as others have found out, an ordinary daughter raised by servants of the Ning family, who got into university by luck after the resumption of the college entrance examination.
The Ning family would never include her in their first major project in cooperation with the mainland.
He had definite information—with her mediation, the Ning family's project was progressing very smoothly.
This is why, after witnessing her decisive and ruthless performance at the Morning Light Spring Auction, he decided to have the third son of the Ning family help him make the connection!
As expected, Ning Yuan lived up to expectations! She quickly gathered all the relevant information and inside stories about the Shenzhen International Commercial Building.
Now, he's getting an even bigger surprise—Shenzhen is going to test the waters with commercial housing!
He raised his glass and lightly clinked it against hers: "I wonder how Miss Seven plans to proceed with this project?"
Since Ning Yuan revealed such important information, she must want to cooperate with him and share the profits.
Ning Yuan merely took a small sip of her juice, a playful smile playing on her lips—
"Young Master Li, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I don't intend to participate in this project."
Young Master Li was taken aback; this was an answer he hadn't expected.
He stared at Ning Yuan and raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean by this, Miss Seven? Are you playing me?"
Ning Yuan shook her head and sighed softly: "Young Master Li, you're exaggerating. To be honest, this project has too little meat and too many bones. The relevant authorities in the mainland will probably only give 15% of the profits. It's barely enough for one person to eat, but if two people share it, it won't even be enough to fill a tooth gap."
Young Master Li's expression froze instantly, his brows furrowing: "Miss Ning, since you know so much, why did you tell me?"
He didn't believe that this little girl would reveal such important information to him for no reason.
Ning Yuan put down her juice glass and smiled sharply, "I heard that Young Master Li is currently seeking a foothold to enter the mainland market!"
Ning Yuan paused, then said casually, "Shanghai is too far from Hong Kong. The Li family doesn't have a geographical advantage, and their foundation in Shanghai and Beijing is not as deep as that of the Ning family, who operated in both places before liberation. How easy is it for the Li family to get a share of the pie from the Ning family? So..."
Ning Yuan paused for a moment: "Shenzhen is indeed a good testing ground."
“Miss Ning is a smart woman.” Young Master Li narrowed his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them. He had to admit that Ning Yuan’s analysis was absolutely correct.
He had indeed investigated Ning Yuan, but he hadn't expected that this little girl had also investigated him and the Li family so thoroughly, with every word hitting his family's sore spots.
He smiled with interest: "Since Miss Ning has revealed the information and business opportunities to me, but isn't participating herself, what exactly are you planning to do? You can't really be doing charity, can you?"
He had witnessed Ning Yuan's talent for "doing charity"—she made a fortune from it!
Instead of answering his question directly, Ning Yuan asked another: "I heard that Rongguang Electronics Factory, owned by Young Master Li, is planning to sell recently?"
Young Master Li was taken aback at first, then suddenly couldn't help but chuckle: "Miss Ning, do you perhaps want to enter the electronics industry? That's no easy nut to crack."
He had secretly figured that Ning Yuan, though young and seemingly shrewd, was only concerned with not being controlled by her family.
But she is a novice in the real estate industry and does not understand real estate operations and management. Without the Ning family's supervision, wouldn't future cooperation be at his mercy?
Who would have thought she'd choose such a different path and enter the electronics industry?!
He shook his head, pessimistic: "In this industry, there are Taiwan Provinces, and outside there are Europe, America, Japan and South Korea. Their technology has an overwhelming advantage, and our Hong Kong government's industrial chain cannot compete with them."
"That's why I plan to divest my factory that makes radios, headphones, and electronic components and focus on real estate."
“Young Master Li is right.” Ning Yuan remained unmoved, her tone calm.
"Real estate is incredibly profitable. You can make money out of thin air by borrowing funds from banks, selling pre-sale apartments, and using borrowed resources to generate profits. Young Master Li has really mastered this art. However, I still want to do something of my own instead of relying entirely on my family."
Selling off-plan properties refers to the pre-sale of houses, that is, the sale of houses by developers before they are completed.
When developers provide design plans to homebuyers for purchase before construction has even begun or when the houses are only in the design phase, the prices are relatively low, but the risks are also higher.
Because various problems may arise during construction, such as the promised greening rate, building spacing, and shared area may be reduced.
Even... the developer absconded.
To put it simply, this is crowdfunding for housing construction. It involves taking out loans from banks and borrowing money from the public to build housing projects and sell them to the public.
Real estate developers love this the most, because if problems arise, they won't be the ones who lose everything.
The Li family has mastered this art of manipulation.
Young Master Li instantly understood that this Seventh Miss still wanted to hide some private money and not be controlled by the family!
Young Master Li looked at Ning Yuan with a hint of mockery, but also with admiration, and said, "But selling apartments off-plan wasn't something I, Li, invented."
He took a sip of champagne with a half-smile: "Miss Ning, your uncle Ning Zhengkun is the pioneer in this field. He is the real master of this kind of scheme. I have only learned a few tricks from him."
This girl is bold and ambitious, but she's still too young. Young people are impulsive and rush into unfamiliar industries without thinking!
Ning Yuan neither confirmed nor denied his statement, but simply smiled faintly: "Then when will Young Master Li have time to discuss the sale contract of Rongguang Electronics Factory?"
Young Master Li put down his teacup, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "Although Miss Seven's news is good, it's not enough for me to sell my assets at a discount. After all, I've put a lot of effort into them."
He was thinking to himself that it would be good if someone took over his electronics factory, which was a hot potato, but he couldn't sell it off cheaply.
Ning Yuan's tone was cold, directly hitting Li Shao's sore spot: "Rongguang Electronics Factory is barely surviving, and it even lost money last year. Whether you want to find someone to take over at a high price, or simply change your business track, you know the answer in your heart."
Young Master Li paused in his hand holding the wine glass, it seemed Ning Yuan had come prepared.
He gave a slight smirk and shrugged dismissively: "Losses and profits are normal. No business is ever smooth sailing."
Ning Yuan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Young Master Li, what do you want?"
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