Chapter 547: Call Me Chairman Jin

"I... I think I can."

Li Zhongke pondered for a moment, but he couldn't help being the first to speak.

He had long coveted the two plots of land held by the Ran Family.

They were purchased years ago by Jin Lu's mother, back when the situation on both sides of the Chunshen River was still quite unclear.

No one expected that just a few years after the purchase, housing prices would begin to soar.

Even in the current sluggish real estate market.

These two plots were guaranteed money-makers if developed!

Due to the real estate policies at the time, which didn't impose particularly harsh requirements on enterprises, the Ran Family had only laid the foundations and had no intention of immediate development.

This was done precisely for a situation like today's; it was their well-deserved safety net.

Yet today, the Ran Family was actually willing to bring them out for joint development, and Li Zhongke was tempted.

It wasn't just Li Zhongke; in reality, many of the entrepreneurs present were tempted as well.

They also had the qualifications to develop real estate projects, but due to Li Zhongke's influence here, many were too embarrassed to bring it up.

"President Li certainly has the qualifications to participate, but... just as you said, the cake is getting smaller, and the number of people who can share it cannot keep increasing. There are other real estate company executives here; what do you think?"

Jin Lu glanced at Li Zhongke indifferently and said slowly.

The latter was shocked and immediately showed his displeasure.

You're just a young girl; we're humoring you, and you actually think you're someone important?

Everyone sees the situation the Ran Family is in now; do you really think it's still the golden age of the past? Where your word was law?

"Jin Lu..."

Just as Li Zhongke was about to speak, Zheng Qian tapped on the table.

He said coldly, "Watch your wording. I've been tolerating you for a long time now."

"She is President Jin now. Stop calling her Jin Lu. Show some respect—is 'Jin Lu' something you can just call her?"

Huh?

Hearing this, everyone immediately turned to look at Zheng Qian.

Li Zhongke glared, furious, and snapped, "And what are you supposed to be?"

"Aren't you just here to vote and fill the numbers on behalf of Huang Fan and the others?"

"When did it become your turn to speak? Who are you to lecture me?"

President Ran Tinglan and President Ran Hongchun also frowned.

When they arrived earlier, their attention had been focused solely on Li Zhongke and the others.

They were thinking of confirming Jin Lu's status as President first before addressing anything else.

Besides, Huang Fan and the others were peripheral minor characters, so they hadn't paid any attention to that side.

However... the moment Zheng Qian spoke, they felt he looked familiar.

Others might not know Zheng Qian, but they, as core members of the Ran Family, did.

At the very least, they had seen photos and reviewed the relevant files.

They knew he had some Qianhe Group in that small, rundown city of Yebai, and had bought a plot of land in Shanghu, and that was it.

His net worth was at most around 20 billion; the Ran Family didn't take him seriously at all, believing his net worth wasn't even as valuable as the land they were offering.

How did he end up sitting here?

Thinking of this, she subconsciously glanced at Jin Lu, her expression also turning unpleasant.

The ancestors are really something; they only think about lineal family members without even looking at what kind of person Jin Lu is.

Now her cheap fiancé has also wormed his way in; what kind of conduct is this?

If it weren't for respecting the status of the President, she would really want to clear Zheng Qian out.

"Don't bother with all that nonsense; I don't think you should participate in this land project."

"I am prepared to put up 50 billion for a joint development with President Jin."

"I don't need 60% of the profits; I only need 20%."

"As for the product type, I've already decided—I plan to build river-view flats. We can invite Adrian, the famous architect of the Burj Khalifa and the Moon Tower, to design it for us."

Zheng Qian didn't even look at Li Zhongke, instead gazing deeply at Jin Lu.

Darling, now is the time for us to show off.

Huh? Zheng Qian is starting to show off already?

Wei Rusi was closest to Zheng Qian; whenever he started showing off in the past, she could always sense it very keenly.

Today was the same; the moment he spoke, she knew his time to show off had begun.

She affectionately called it—[Zheng Qian's Show-Off Time].

The whole room was stunned at first, and then Li Zhongke burst into laughter.

He stood up abruptly, pointed at Zheng Qian's nose, and said, "You little brat, what kind of international joke are you making?"

"50 billion? You just say it like that?"

"Jin... Fine, President Jin, he's an outsider, right? Can you have him kicked out?"

President Ran Tinglan was about to speak, but Jin Lu interrupted.

"Starting today, he is a core member of our Chunshen Club."

"I'll take this opportunity to introduce him to everyone: he is the actual controller of Qianhe Group, Qianhe Real Estate, Stardust Entertainment Fund, Qianlu Bank, MRbank... and other groups, Zheng Qian."

"He is certainly capable of producing 50 billion. Do you need to verify his capital?"

Jin Lu's voice wasn't loud, but it pierced into his heart as fiercely as the Spear of Longinus.

Actually...

Even Jin Lu herself was surprised.

She hadn't expected that in such a short time, Zheng Qian had actually accomplished so much.

When they parted ways, he was still someone troubled by how to open up sales channels for Xunnidi.

Now, he was clearly the prototype of an international capital tycoon.

Not to mention anything else, just the status of being the actual controller of Qianlu Bank alone.

Was enough to make many people present shut their mouths.

Because they had all seen the recent reports: the Shanghu Semiconductor Chip Research Institute, which originally belonged to the "national team," was facing closure, but Qianlu Bank had stepped in with tens of billions to save the situation, directly buying out all the remaining personnel.

They had even directly established the [Qianlu Semiconductor Chip Research Institute].

Tens of billions, just like that, they brought it out. Who would dare to question his capabilities?

And this obscure young man was actually the actual controller of Qianlu Bank?

But they remembered when they read the relevant reports, didn't it say the chairman was a girl?

Li Zhongke sat back in his chair sullenly, pursing his lips tightly and staying silent.

He wouldn't be stupid enough to actually propose a capital verification for Zheng Qian.

There was no need.

He knew the Ran Family likely didn't have the ability to develop those two plots of land on their own; the fact that they agreed to Zheng Qian and rejected his capital injection showed that Zheng Qian truly had the capability. At the very least, if the project stalled due to funding issues later on...

That would be a better time for him to intervene.

"I think what President Jin said just now is right; the cake should be shared. The Chunshen Club isn't about not taking care of member enterprises; otherwise, if word got out, those two clubs would look down on us."

"I will invest 50 billion and am willing to take only 20%."

"As for the rest... hmm, President Jin, I think Huanyu Real Estate and Hongyuan Real Estate are quite good; why not let them participate as well, taking 20% each? As for President Jin, who is providing the two plots of land, you should take the lion's share of 40%."

"Please, do not refuse."

Zheng Qian said earnestly.