Chapter 104 The Storm Is Brewing
Two weeks after the Spring Festival
Zhong Yan went abroad, and Ji Tanyuan went to Hong Kong on a business trip.
She needed to attend a meeting at Yuanfeng Investment Bank, and she also took the opportunity to visit her mother and aunt.
After Ji Tanyuan landed, Qin Yini, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward to hug her and asked with a smile, "How was your Spring Festival at your in-laws' house?"
Ji Tanyuan blinked. "It's boring, but the Spring Festival is boring anyway."
Qin Yini scoffed, "Sure enough, the boss is the boss. Do you know that the Spring Festival is the long holiday that we working people dream of?"
Ji Tanyuan took the documents and smiled, "How about we open a law firm? I'll invest in you, you'll be the big boss, and you'll be the small boss."
Qin Yini shrugged. "Forget it, I don't even want to inherit my dad's law firm."
"You're still planning to become a freelance lawyer?"
"It's very free. If you need money, you can take on a case; if you don't need money, you can just play around."
Ji Tanyuan smiled and said, "That's good."
Ji Tanyuan walked in front, with Qin Yini beside her, and her assistant and secretary behind her. On the other side was Jiang Gu, the president of Tongji High-Tech, who had just arrived.
An extremely young but highly experienced and intelligent individual.
In addition, there were other senior executives.
Ji Tanyuan is not very professional in new energy solid-state batteries. To be more precise, she can understand financial operations, but physical operations require more professional talent.
Ji Qing delegated authority to her, and she delegated authority to management and technical personnel. She wouldn't say she gave them 100% trust, but she definitely gave them the greatest trust.
After she finished talking with Qin Yini, she turned to Jiang Gu and said, "Chi Mu will be listening later."
Jiang Gu knew of Chi Mu, but had never met him; he had only heard of his legends.
Chi Mu, the actual controller of Yuanfeng Investment Bank, became famous at the age of 23 for leading a large-scale equity acquisition in the Singapore stock market that had a demonstrative significance.
He then shone brightly in the investment field, whether in securities, investment, or mergers and acquisitions. Under his leadership, the Yuanfeng Group reached new heights and did not rest on its laurels.
Such a breakthrough is enough to demonstrate this person's methods of capital operation in the financial world.
Among young people in the financial sector:
Chi Mu was as famous as Duan Huaixu in New York.
In China, only Cheng Gengxu of Gengxu Capital can compare.
He only learned some information that outsiders didn't know by delving into this circle. Chi Mu was fortunate; at least he knew the general outline.
However, due to the complex structure behind Zhong Heng, if it weren't for Ji Tanyuan, he wouldn't have known it was Zhong Yan and would have thought it was an old man.
Jiang Gu felt that he had truly stumbled into the Heavenly Court.
He used to think he was in the middle of the pyramid's resource allocation, but after graduating and interning at large companies, he realized that he couldn't even get to the top of the pyramid.
He straightened his suit; he had a feeling that following Ji Tanyuan was the right thing to do.
The future of Tongji Hi-Tech is limitless.
As long as Ji Tanyuan doesn't do anything reckless.
Ji Tanyuan's car stopped in front of the Yuanfeng Building an hour later, where people were already waiting outside.
Bodyguard opens car door
Ji Tanyuan handed her phone to her assistant, then got out of the car and shook hands with Chi Mu.
Chi Mu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to dinner after the meeting, Mr. Ji."
Ji Tanyuan raised an eyebrow, the wind blowing through her hair. She straightened it and said, "I am already honored that you came in person."
Ji Tanyuan was mature at this time, yet she still possessed an undeniable vitality due to her age, and was full of energy.
Perhaps it is her outstanding appearance that gives people a kind of temperament that is somewhere between the ease of a seasoned market veteran and the naivety of a newcomer to the workplace. She is neither overly hypocritical nor overly sincere, but rather just the right amount of gentle politeness.
The meeting went smoothly. Although the Tongji High-Tech project's profitability is not yet up to PE ratio, its prospects and current progress far exceed the scope of a potential stock.
It's already considered a high-quality stock.
Yuanfeng's ability to become the largest investor in strategic financing stems from this advantage. It secured the top spot in its second round of financing when the company was at a low market capitalization. Furthermore, its predictably high returns, coupled with the fact that its controlling shareholder is the daughter-in-law of the Zhong family, giving it an official background and allowing it to consider many national projects, make this investment a clear validation of its potential.
Low risk, high return.
So the whole meeting went very smoothly.
Everyone was immersed in the joy of the successful collaboration.
Chi Mu gained confidence because of Tongji High-Tech's professionalism.
Just as Ji Tanyuan got up to leave after the meeting, her assistant came in and said there was a phone call.
When Ji Tanyuan saw Lu Ke's call, she thought he was asking about the progress, but she stopped in her tracks when she heard what he said.
Her legs went weak for a moment, but the next second she was politely helped up by Chi Mu next to her.
"What's wrong?"
Ji Tanyuan looked up and saw Chi Mu looking at her. She was slow to react, her mind still filled with the thought that her father had been taken away. She was caught off guard.
Ji Tanyuan calmly explained:
"It's nothing. My mom had a little trouble and I have to go back. We'll have dinner another day. I just had a bit of low blood sugar."
Chi Mu nodded, "Okay, let's make it up another day. Take care of yourself."
Ji Tanyuan was not overly impatient. She took the folder; the contract had already been signed and stamped, and it was now in effect.
Her expression grew colder and colder, and the smile from before vanished from her face.
Qin Yini took a chocolate out of her bag and put it in her mouth. "What's going on?"
Ji Tanyuan shook her head. "It's nothing. I have something to do. I'll go back to Hujiang first."
Qin Yini wanted to ask if her aunt was in Hong Kong, but she knew something had happened. If Ji Tanyuan didn't want to talk about it, it meant that the matter couldn't be made public.
Qin Yini nodded, "Be careful, call me if you need anything for work."
Ji Tanyuan nodded.
She took the earliest flight back, and just before boarding, Ji Tanyuan received a call from her mother.
Sheng Wan, as a family member, also received the news.
She said bluntly, "Huanghuang, your father would rather see you ignore him, be rational, and stabilize the Ji Group. That's what you should be doing."
Ji Tanyuan hummed in agreement.
Sheng Wan: "Wait for me. I'm on my way back now. We'll face it together. It'll be okay, okay?"
“Your father and I have seen it all, this is no big deal. Your father told me the other day that he knows what he's doing and that you'll be safe. Even if something happens, it's his fault for breaking the law, it has nothing to do with you marrying into the Zhong family. Don't be impulsive.”
"Huanghuang? Are you listening?"
Ji Tanyuan hummed in agreement, "I'm listening, don't worry."
"But Mom, my marriage is completely useless."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Tanyuan also refused to answer Zhong Yan's call.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Yan called through his assistant.
She answered the phone, and her first words were: "Zhong Yan, you weren't there twice. Are you trying to make me believe you? I don't believe you. I don't believe you at all. If I believe you, the result will be that I will compromise and remain silent again, just like what you and your grandfather planned!"
She hung up the phone without saying anything else, not even giving him a chance to speak.
During the three-hour flight, Ji Tanyuan thought a lot. If she compromised again, would the next step be the Ji family?
At the time, the Ji family clearly sided with the Zhong family, and she had even married into a family in Yanjing, yet she was still used as a tool.
Ji Tanyuan sighed, "The imperial family is truly heartless."
7 p.m.
An analysis about the massive money laundering behind Yuan Yin went viral on the forum, implying that the Zhong family was the beneficiary.
8 o'clock
Yu Jiang, the former chairman of Tianzheng Group, which was acquired by Zhongheng Group, committed suicide by jumping off a building.
Then someone took advantage of the chaos to leak the news that the chairman of the Ji Group had been taken away, but the specific reason was unknown.
Subsequently, someone revealed that the cooperation between Zhongheng Group and Ji's Group was about to face a crisis.
The first farce of the year was staged jointly by Zhongheng Group and Ji Group.
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