Chapter 80: If he were a pig, what reason would Ling Yue have to kill him?

A waiter brought over water with flower petals for washing hands.

Then, they used a damp cotton towel to wipe off the water residue.

In this way, a faint floral scent would linger on the hands, fresh and elegant, and quite pleasant.

"Ms. Ling, you asked me about global procurement earlier; our club does indeed offer this service.

To be honest, we have partnerships with many car manufacturers, and we are notified in advance when new cars are released or become available.

However, purchasing through the club requires you to pay additional procurement fees, shipping costs, and so on. Overseas purchase fees generally account for 5% to 15% of the car's price, because some cars are truly very difficult to buy, and we need to pull strings and wait in line to procure them.

You can rest assured that purchasing through our club will also grant you owner status and reward points."

You Mingzhi took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued, "Do you have any specific car models you want to buy now? I can ask some friends."

Before coming here, Ling Yue had only thought about buying a few toys.

She really hadn't looked into sports cars specifically.

"First, the appearance must be good-looking, followed by performance and price," Ling Yue summarized again. "As long as it catches my eye, the price is negotiable."

You Mingzhi understood.

This meant, 'As long as I like it, money is no object.'

He was envious, truly envious!

"I understand." You Mingzhi took this to heart.

Ling Yue's teacup was empty.

He stood up to refill it himself.

Ling Yue's movement of picking up her phone paused slightly.

As expected, she heard You Mingzhi open a new topic, "I heard from Old Xun that you really like sports cars and are thinking about collecting them."

Xun Ji didn't even need to say that.

Anyone who knew she had snapped up 15 supercars at once would probably assume it was because she liked them.

Only Ling Yue knew that she was doing it to spend money and double it.

Now, she just had to maintain the persona of a car enthusiast.

"Yes," Ling Yue replied.

The corners of You Mingzhi's mouth tightened, and his expression became more serious than before. "Then, Ms. Ling, would you be interested in joining the SX Club?"

"What do you mean by joining?"

"Becoming one of the club's shareholders.

Currently, SX has two branches in the country: one in Hangzhou and one in Shanghai.

I don't plan to expand by opening more branches, but rather, I am preparing to establish an Automobile Museum, specifically to travel around the world to collect rare and out-of-print cars.

This project requires a large initial investment, but once the vehicles are acquired, they become fixed assets, so the risk is relatively lower compared to other investments.

Later, when the Automobile Museum is opened, it should attract many car enthusiasts, and we can set up admission fees to generate profit, though the return period will be very long.

That is why I haven't been able to raise the corresponding funds until now. I wonder if Ms. Ling is interested?"

When talking about business, You Mingzhi took on more of a businessman's persona.

As for things involving spending money, Ling Yue was naturally interested.

However, her face remained indifferent. "Approximately how much more capital do you need?"

You Mingzhi said, "We have already raised 120 million, and we still need 80 million."

Ling Yue changed the subject, "What was your original intention for starting this project, Boss You?"

"Passion," You Mingzhi said without hesitation. "My dream is to collect all the car models in the world."

The corners of Ling Yue's lips curled up, with a hint of teasing, "I understand. Boss You wants me to spend money to pay for your dream."

These words were quite sharp, and You Mingzhi was stunned for a moment. "Initiating the Automobile Museum project is indeed because of my own selfishness, so I am looking for like-minded partners.

To be honest, the 120 million is all my savings; I have put in all my own money."

What You Mingzhi didn't say was that the partners currently cooperating with him were almost all third or fourth-generation wealthy individuals. These people had more spare money than the second generation; some were brought in by him through connections, and some truly loved supercars.

But for the third or fourth-generation wealthy, a supercar club was just a very small project in their hands.

A small project meant little investment.

Establishing an Automobile Museum was like a bottomless pit that required constant money being thrown into it.

If the scale was small, even if the museum was built, it wouldn't look like much and would be mocked by the industry.

If the scale was large... they didn't have that much money to make a big splash.

That was why no one would invest in You Mingzhi's project.

Xun Ji, who had been listening on the sidelines, frowned. "The project needs to raise a total of 200 million, and you have put in 120 million yourself."

All the capital had been thrown in; what would he do to cover the bottom if something went wrong?

Honestly, Xun Ji did not have a good outlook on this project.

You Mingzhi nodded calmly.

Ling Yue's perspective was different.

She wasn't investing for profit anyway.

Collecting cars from all over the world must certainly burn through money.

Finding an investee who knew how to spend money was exactly what she wanted.

However, over this period, Ling Yue had learned a lot of legal knowledge popularized by Qian Xu.

He had clearly stated that in the case of large-scale investments, control and decision-making power must be kept in one's own hands.

At first, Ling Yue felt that since her goal was to spend money to double her funds, she just needed to invest; she wouldn't manage it anyway, and leaving it to others would be easier.

Later, through Cheng Jiao's planning and Qian Xu's reminders, Ling Yue gradually understood the drawbacks of doing so, which was tantamount to labeling herself as 'a fool with too much money.'

Once the deputy housekeepers were in place, the projects in her hands would be assigned to one of the housekeepers to manage, and a management team would be formed later, so not only would she not need to worry about subsequent operations, but she could also control the decision-making power.

Therefore, the content of this negotiation had to change.

Ling Yue looked serious. "I have the capital, but I won't invest in a single project.

If you want me to invest money, I want to join the club's board of shareholders."

"This..." You Mingzhi's expression was troubled, but he didn't hide anything. "The Automobile Museum project itself is not approved by other shareholders; it belongs to my personal project. If Ms. Ling wants to enter the board of shareholders, I am afraid the other shareholders will not agree."

Ling Yue said bluntly, "Then, Boss You, have you ever thought about replacing all the other shareholders?"

You Mingzhi choked on his own saliva.

Replace all the shareholders? He would have to have the ability to do that!

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Ling Yue smiled calmly. "We haven't discussed it in detail yet, Boss You, how can you jump to conclusions?"

"Please go ahead," You Mingzhi steadied himself.

"How much is one share worth now?"

"Our total equity is 100 shares, with a valuation of 1.2 million per share."

Ling Yue showed her sincerity: "I am willing to acquire the shares in the hands of the shareholders at an acquisition price of 5 million to 7 million per share, and invest 3.5 billion to establish the Automobile Museum."

"Pfft! Cough, cough, cough!!" The tea that Xun Ji had just drunk spurted out of his nostrils.

He scrambled to grab a tissue to plug his nostrils; his nasal cavity was choked, sour and astringent, which irritated his eyes until they were red.

You Mingzhi's mouth opened uncontrollably; for a moment, he even forgot to breathe.

3.5 billion right off the bat?

Was this a super-sized pig-butchering scam?

That wasn't right. Assuming he was a pig, what did he have that would make Ling Yue want to slaughter him?

She was investing 3.5 billion, while his total assets were only 120 million—the equivalent of 29 of him.

Use that much money to scam him?

Hilarious. He was already forty; even if he sold all his organs, they wouldn't be worth 100 million.

What was there to scam him for?

This wouldn't do; his brain couldn't process it.

What benefit could she get from doing this? Or what was she after?

No.

Was she crazy? Throwing 3.5, no, nearly 4 billion, just to buy cars? Was she from Dubai?

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

He had seen her documents when she applied for the card; she was a legitimate Chinese citizen.

Could it be that the world was too magical, and he was hallucinating? He must have misheard!

"Ms. Ling..."

Ling Yue knew what he was going to ask and interrupted, "You didn't mishear."

You Mingzhi: This world has gone crazy!!!!!!

Xun Ji: Does the old man's company have a market value of 4 billion? Probably not, right? Yet she is throwing 4 billion to buy cars!

You cannot judge a person by their appearance.

The ancients had taught him another lesson.