Chapter 842: Chapter 349: Sky-High Bullshit (Part 2)

If we can’t sell it and the fund doesn’t get established, you can light a lantern for me!

So that’s why Old Jin is urging Han Lie to quickly organize a large-scale, high-profile roadshow to sell the fund.

In fact, it’s not just Old Jin who’s anxious. Old Xing from SAIC is so desperate he’s bet his chairman position on the line because of this issue.

So, even though Han Lie didn’t want to make a fuss, he had to put on a show.

Alas, in the world, one is often not in control of their destiny...

But Han Lie didn’t care at all, relying entirely on his subordinates to meticulously prepare.

Isn’t it just selling 1.5 billion RMB worth of subordinated debt?

Just showing off a bit, an easy job!

The roadshow is scheduled for this Saturday afternoon.

The venue is not in a hotel, but right at the company.

The rich and imposing Han rented an entire floor of the IFC, a space of 2500 square meters, but his own employees couldn’t even use 500 square meters, so the rest seemed just for showing off wealth...

Ahem, the financial industry, it’s normal practice.

The basic decorations and everything were ready-made. Just simply partitioned off a large conference room, borrowed a batch of simple office chairs from the property to set them up, made a small podium in front, set up a screen and projector, and it’s done. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Altogether there were 500 seats, and a space of 600 square meters wasn’t used, all cramped and packed, truly preposterous.

But hold on, there’s something even more ridiculous!

After the logistics director Zhao Zhongshi was called over, he cautiously asked Han Lie: "Leader, how should we send out invitations externally?"

Han Lie didn’t give it a second thought and waved his hand grandly: "Sell the tickets!"

"What?"

Zhao Zhongshi was dumbfounded.

I’m inviting people, selling the fund to them, and now they have to buy tickets to enter?!

What kind of backward tactic is this?!

Han Lie, oblivious to Zhao’s shock, continued with his wild ideas.

"Don’t turn the theme into some roadshow or fund sales thing, that’s too petty!

Hmm, in name it’s a lecture, and the theme is ’A Historic Opportunity Returns—Three Grand Roads to Doubling Assets Within the Year, with Investment Masters Steering, Making Sense of the Unrepeatable Financial Feast in a Decade...’

Don’t set the ticket price too high, hmm, maybe 1.99 million each..."

Zhao Zhongshi was completely stunned.

His eyes nearly popped out and hit his foot.

And you call this ’not too high’?!

Are you crazy?!

He couldn’t understand, yet dared not question, stammering, his chubby face flushed like a monkey’s butt.

Han Lie glanced over and knew exactly what Zhao was thinking, teasingly asked: "What, doesn’t seem feasible?"

Don’t ask me!

When asked, it’s extremely feasible!

Zhao, cornered, stood at attention with chest out: "I’ll immediately coordinate with the relevant units!"

Han Lie then asked: "Know who to get it done with?"

Zhao didn’t know, so he bent down with a big grin: "Could you give me a direction?"

Not fun.

Loyalty he has, but he lacks a little initiative, alas, talent is hard to come by...

Han Lie, disinterested, waved his hand: "Magic Capital, SPD Bank, CSC, Hai Tong, SAIC’s Mr. Xing, President Pan, real estate Mr. Gu, Mr. Gao, two trust companies, and downstairs BOC and ICBC...

Notify all the partners, right?

Have Assistant Liang coordinate, and tell them, insiders don’t need to pay, those who haven’t collaborated must pay their way in.

Use the Magic Capital’s account for payments, register by Saturday morning, let them handle the rest..."

Zhao still couldn’t wrap his head around it.

Will someone actually spend 2 million to buy a ticket for a lecture?

If only thirty to fifty people come, how are we going to sell our fund...

And then something even more surprising and shocking happened—when he watched Assistant Liang notify each partner, instead of being skeptical, their reactions were energized.

What?!

Teacher Han is hosting another big lecture?!

Even Mr. Gao from CSC replied with a smile: "1.99 million is indeed a bit pricey, but in the financial circle, anything is possible... On my side, no problem, I’ll make sure to inform our key clients early, aiming for enough with twenty spots."

Zhao was utterly stunned.

Wow, so that’s how easy it is to take advantage of these naive investors?!

Assistant Lizzy was also overwhelmed internally and quickly called the finance manager for immediate coordination with Magic Capital, closely monitoring payment status.

The customer service department urgently conducted training, organized scripts and response templates.

A sudden whim from Han Lie made the already busy staff of Beauty Group even more overwhelmed.

But the next day, they realized what was meant by busy—

The two publicized consultation phone lines were on fire!

Those who haven’t experienced it firsthand may never imagine how easy it is to exploit the financial circle’s naive investors.

At one point in a previous life, stock recommendations, lectures, and live shared sessions on online platforms suddenly surged, with all kinds of "experts" emerging constantly.

Take for example a certain Mr. Li, who once did live mid-day sharing sessions on an online platform called "Stock Tao My Home," not to mention the tipping money he received, but he also offered a "Top Combat Strategy Training Course" for 990,000 RMB, which sold over 1,400 units at its peak in one month.

And he was not an isolated case; similar "Top Lecturers," "Private Equity Operators," "Strategy Masters," and "Folk Stock Gods" lived quite lavishly before the crackdown.

Simply code an online site, register a company in Chengdu, recruit a few former well-known figures, folk stock gods, and well-known brokerage analysts, and drive traffic using QQ groups. Despite the platform UI looking quite shabby, it profited 500 million a year with costs under 3 million...