151: Chapter 151 Gao Qilan asks Zhao Yang to help find Lin Wanyu

"Ahem!"

Just as the beauty was about to crash into him, Zhao Yang let out a cough.

The beauty suddenly looked up and saw Zhao Yang right in front of her. Staring at his face, her eyes instantly widened and sparkled, and her mouth formed an "O" shape—the classic starstruck look of Chen Meijia.

Zhao Yang smiled slightly at her. "Young Miss, please look up when you walk. You almost ran into me."

"Uh... oh, okay." Chen Meijia nodded blankly, her eyes still glued to Zhao Yang's face. She suddenly pursed her lips, almost drooling.

Zhao Yang didn't say much. He gave her a slight nod and continued walking forward.

A System prompt sounded in his mind.

[Ding! You have encountered a key character from the "iPartment" world, Chen Meijia.]

[Reward: 1 random attribute point.]

[Automatic Selection: Intelligence +1]

[Host's Current Basic Attributes]

[Physical Body: 11]

[Intelligence: 9]

The corners of Zhao Yang's mouth curved up slightly. Chen Meijia, who couldn't even manage basic arithmetic, had actually brought him an intelligence point—was this some alternative form of "supplementing what you lack"?

...

Chen Meijia watched his retreating figure, her eyes curved in crescents and her head tilting unconsciously to one side as she muttered, "So handsome... How can anyone be so handsome... What a great body... Even his walk is so cool."

She watched until Zhao Yang disappeared at the end of the path, then suddenly shuddered and snapped out of it, her eyes widening. "Oh no! I forgot to ask for his contact info!"

She quickly chased after him, but when she reached the intersection where Zhao Yang had disappeared, he was nowhere to be found. Stomping her foot in frustration, she began searching all over.

Just then, a figure darted out from behind her. Wearing a plaid shirt and jeans with a signature smirk on his face, it was Chen Meijia's ex-boyfriend and roommate, Lü Ziqiao. "Chen Meijia! What are you doing acting so sneaky?"

"What's it to you?" Chen Meijia rolled her eyes at him.

"You seem to be looking for someone. Is it me?"

"I'd stay as far away from you as possible!" Chen Meijia said, looking around. "Did you see an incredibly handsome guy just now?"

Lü Ziqiao nodded. "I did."

"Where?"

Lü Ziqiao pointed a thumb at himself. "Isn't he standing right in front of you?"

Chen Meijia shoved him away. "I'll spit a mouthful of salt soda and drown you! Scram, scram, scram! Don't get in the way of my search for the handsome guy."

As they spoke, another beautiful figure approached. She was tall, with a high ponytail and a spirited look on her face. It was Hu Yifei. Looking left and right, she smiled. "Meijia, Ziqiao, what are you guys doing here... Hiss... Sorry to interrupt!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Yifei, don't go!" Chen Meijia grabbed her. "You just came from over there. Did you see a super handsome guy?"

"Huh? What on earth are you two doing?"

"I almost ran into an incredibly handsome guy just now!" Chen Meijia said with a miserable face. "I wanted to get his contact info, but he was so handsome that I got distracted just admiring him. I only remembered after he left! I was in the middle of looking for him when Lü Ziqiao suddenly popped up and ruined everything. That handsome guy must live in our neighborhood. Did you see him just now?"

"A handsome guy? How handsome?" Hu Yifei's eyes lit up too.

Chen Meijia thought for a moment. "A hundred times more Takeshi Kaneshiro than Louis Koo!"

"Wow! There's actually someone that handsome? Come on, let's look for him together!" Hu Yifei immediately dragged Chen Meijia along, rushing off to find him.

Lü Ziqiao looked indignant and touched his own face. "That's way too exaggerated. Chen Meijia must be hallucinating! How could there be someone that handsome in this world? Tsk!"

...

While the iPartment was bustling with noise, Zhao Yang's home was no longer quiet the next morning. Gao Qilan had rushed to Shanghai early in the morning and was brewing tea for Zhao Yang with the air of the lady of the house, while Chen Shuting washed fruit nearby. Zhao Yang, Gao Qiqiang, and Wu Yuedong sat in the living room, puffing away on their cigarettes.

Before long, the fruit, tea, and several plates of refreshments were served on the table. Gao Qilan smiled and said, "Let's talk while we drink tea."

Zhao Yang watched Gao Qilan's skillful tea ceremony movements and smacked his lips. "Xiao Lan, although I don't understand the tea ceremony, I can tell you're getting better and better at it."

Gao Qilan covered her mouth with a smile. "You just refuse to learn. If you did, you'd definitely be better than me. But actually, you shouldn't learn. If a chief prosecutor plays around with this kind of thing, you'd just be waiting for your superiors to call you in for a chat."

Zhao Yang laughed and steered the conversation back on track, looking at Chen Shuting. "Do you feel like the real estate market has been a bit sluggish lately?"

Chen Shuting nodded. "Indeed. House prices have been rising for so many years, and it feels like the momentum is fading. I was actually meaning to ask you, Boss, do we need to pivot?"

"No need," Zhao Yang said. "For the next ten years, the Construction Group won't need to pivot. There is still plenty of the real estate cake left to eat. Not only that, but there is also a huge cake waiting for you in infrastructure. Over the next year or two, while the real estate market is quiet, it's the perfect time to carry out internal technical upgrades and beef up our infrastructure teams."

Chen Shuting nodded. "Alright, Boss, I've got it."

Zhao Yang turned to Wu Yuedong. "Old Wu, tell us about the situation in America."

Wu Yuedong organized his thoughts and said, "The situation over there is exactly as you predicted, Boss. Trump is also very obedient, and all the arrangements have been set up. However, Boss, according to your projections, Trump will profit handsomely from this subprime mortgage crisis. But how do we bring that money back to China? The amount is just too massive."

Zhao Yang took a sip of tea. "It's very simple: just invest it. As long as the local authorities permit it, invest in whichever Domains are sensitive. We want America to feel like they've seized control of the lifeblood of the Dragon nation. As for the rest, we can invest in American companies—specifically, whichever ones invest in the Dragon nation's physical industries, we invest in them."

Wu Yuedong thought about it and exclaimed with admiration, "Boss, brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

Zhao Yang smiled slightly and looked at Gao Qilan. "When the domestic stock market hits 5,800 points, you can sell. Liquidate all the stocks and cash out as much profit as you can."

Gao Qilan suddenly sighed. "Brother Yang, if it goes according to your prediction, the stock market will crash straight down to 1,600 points. Countless people will see their wealth vanish overnight. Those people are a bit pitiful."

Zhao Yang's expression remained calm. "Xiao Lan, when we make this money, we will invest it domestically to turn it into high-tech achievements, skyscrapers, and vast orchards. But if others make it, it might just turn into luxury mansions in America, vineyards in France, or farms in Australia—either way, it wouldn't stay in China. So, don't carry any psychological burden."

Gao Qilan nodded. "I understand! Don't worry, Brother Yang. As they say, 'The greatest of the wealthy act for the country and the people'!"

"Hahaha, Xiao Lan, that's an interesting analogy!" Gao Qiqiang laughed heartily.

The others laughed as well, and the atmosphere grew lively.

Zhao Yang then said to Gao Qiqiang, "Old Gao, in the coming years, the national new energy strategy will accelerate rapidly. Our Hongdou can't just be a vehicle manufacturer; we need to transition into a controller of the new energy vehicle supply chain. Hongdou Auto will only make premium products. Aside from the Hongdou M1, we won't produce any car priced under 200,000 yuan, leaving that space for our competitors. Since our brand identity is already firmly established, we will only make a Breakthrough upward, never downward."

Gao Qiqiang nodded. "Alright, I'll keep that in mind. I've looked at A Sheng's public relations projects, and none of them are cheap. I was even wondering if putting them on the cars would be too expensive. So that was your plan all along."

Zhao Yang smiled and held up three fingers. "I hope that in the future, when people mention Hongdou Auto, only three things will come to their minds—technology, technology, and motherfucking technology!"

After chatting about a few other things for a while, the others tactfully took their leave, leaving the space to Zhao Yang and Gao Qilan.

Closing the door, the two held each other and went straight into the bathroom.

The summer heat was intense.

The sun sank in the west.

Gao Qilan curled up in Zhao Yang's arms like a cat, her beautiful eyes moist. "Brother Yang, there's something quite important. I'd better tell you quickly while I still have the strength to speak."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Wait a moment, I can't speak when you do that." Gao Qilan pressed down on Zhao Yang's wrist, catching her breath before continuing, "The owner of Lins International Bank has a daughter who ran away from home. He asked me to help look for her. The girl's name is Lin Wanyu, and there's news saying she came to Shanghai. If you have time, please keep an eye out for her."

"Alright," Zhao Yang agreed, though he found it amusing in his heart—that young mistress was currently right over there in Building 3!