"Miss Liu, this way, please!"

Su Xiaolin quickly led Liu Hanyan to the first floor.

Meanwhile, Luofeng and Li Jincai sat down to rest in the rooftop garden.

"Little Luo, our rooftop garden lounge area employs Air Curtain Technology! Just give me a moment, I’ll have Su Xiaolin activate the air curtain," Li Jincai said, then phoned Su Xiaolin and instructed her accordingly.

The so-called air curtain is a technology that uses an air barrier in an open space to adjust the temperature of a specific area. For instance, in winter, the Air Curtain Technology can make the rooftop garden lounge area a bit warmer. Although it may not be as effective as a sealed space, such technology is still quite impressive.

After hanging up the phone, Li Jincai continued, "Actually, it’s not that troublesome to activate and adjust it. Once you move in, all you have to do is use your mobile phone appliance."

Luofeng listened quietly, knowing that the other party was boasting about the house because he was hinting at something. But was he really boasting? At his level? Would he try to spin a pile of shit into gold? Honestly, your product has to have substance; otherwise, it’s all for nothing—there aren’t that many fools these days.

"The Air Curtain Technology is indeed very good!" Luofeng commented. "To be fair, it’s very impressive. Especially in the summer, if a group of people were here having a barbecue, and there was cooling assistance, wouldn’t that be incredibly comfortable?"

"I am friends with Mr. Lin Gang; we often play table tennis and badminton together!" Li Jincai suddenly started to reveal his ulterior motive.

"Of course, that’s how society works; the fear isn’t of being used, but of being useless. As long as it’s mutually beneficial, anyway. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours, and that’s how we get along. No benefit? Sorry, they won’t even give you a second glance. Just like modern dating: you might appeal to someone because of your looks, or because you bring prestige when you’re seen together, or because your job is awesome, which commands respect. True love? It’s not non-existent, but it’s certainly rare now."

"Little Luo, I’m growing more and more in admiration of you," Li Jincai said, continuing to observe Luofeng.

"Oh, right!" Li Jincai began to explain, "Mr. Lin Gang is Miss Lin Wanting’s father, and he’s also Lin Xiaoyun’s uncle. I occasionally heard about you, Little Luo, playing with Lin Xiaoyun when I was playing sports with Mr. Lin Gang, so I collected some information about you online!"

Having heard this, Luofeng finally came to a realization. So that’s the situation? Li Jincai wants to join their interest group?

This mansion, though valued at 90 million yuan, could easily fetch over 100 million if sold publicly—many would be willing to buy it. But what would 100 million yuan mean to them?

The small group led by Luofeng had just earned 1.2 billion yuan from their Shiseido venture, with every member receiving an income of 300 million yuan, all of it legal. That was the most crucial part. For Chen Dali, making money wasn’t difficult, but earning a large sum legally was. That’s why Luofeng was so important.

"Little Luo, consider this house a meeting gift from Uncle Li. I hope you young people won’t look down on Uncle Li and will still include me in your future activities," Li Jincai said. "Uncle Li might not be very capable, but taking care of some logistical work for you is no problem at all!"

Luofeng fell silent, deep in thought. He was considering whether to bring Li Jincai into his interest group. Luofeng had the ability to create profits, while Chen Dali, Li Bo Kai, Lin Xiaoyun, and others had the powerful backing to weather storms and take the blame. Their collaborations had been successful several times.

Given this, was there a need to involve more forces? The answer, of course, was affirmative. You should never complain about a tree growing more roots, because it will make it more stable. Of course, if the roots were dead, that would be a different story. If the roots are healthy, then for a large tree, it is undoubtedly good.

"Uncle Li, please wait a moment. I still need to discuss this with my friends!"

"Hmm, that’s only natural!"

"Okay!"

Luofeng nodded, then picked up his phone and started sending messages in the group.

"I have something to discuss. Everyone, please respond!" Luofeng quickly typed, explaining the situation.

Replies came back quickly.

Chen Dali: I suddenly feel like I’ve earned 90 million myself?

Li Bo Kai: +1. Secretly thrilled.

Lin Xiaoyun: I know this Li Jincai. He’s doing well in Shanghai and has some strength. The market cap of Hengda Group should be around 42 billion yuan. If he becomes one of us, it will solidify our power in Shanghai!

Luofeng: I’m not planning to admit him as a core member, just like Zhou Jianfeng. We can give Zhou Jianfeng a share of the gold mine profits, but he absolutely cannot be included in the core.

Their four-person team was very stable. Their interdependence was very high. Luofeng met their conditions, and they, in turn, met his. To put it bluntly, it wasn’t yet known whether Li Jincai was a healthy root or a rotten one. They couldn’t take that risk.

Luofeng: I plan to make Li Jincai a peripheral member. He can participate when there’s leftover profit we can’t handle or don’t want. Let me be clear: peripheral members won’t enjoy the same benefits as our core circle. My Fengshun Investment Company will charge him according to standard financial industry rates.

If they were charged according to standard financial industry rates, from the last time Luofeng led them to exploit a bargain, he could have made a profit of 50 million yuan from each of the three.

Chen Dali: No problem!

Li Bo Kai: I also think there’s no problem.

Lin Xiaoyun: Brother Feng, when will we start working on Honda?

Luofeng: The four of us have too little capital; we can barely shake them. After all, this company isn’t afraid of negative publicity. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Lin Xiaoyun: Friendly reminder, Li Jincai is worth at least 30 billion yuan, with personal assets of roughly 10 billion yuan. He’s a strong reinforcement.

Luofeng: Honda’s market cap exceeds 300 billion yuan, and their global annual sales reach 1 trillion yuan. To take them down by force, we need even more allies.

Luofeng: I’ve already got some ideas for Honda. You guys can cautiously vet potential peripheral members from your Moments Circles, but only for this Honda operation. Honda has gotten too arrogant; we must take them down!

Chen Dali: Alright, we’ll try leaking some info, see if anyone’s keen on a big score!

Li Bo Kai: Great, Brother Feng, you’ve finally relented! My friends have been so eager to join; they’ve been pestering me to death!

Lin Xiaoyun: I’ve got some partners on my side too.

Luofeng: For the people you bring in, after my Fengshun Investment Company takes its cut, the profits will be split with you! In the likely event that we make money this time, I hope we brothers can earn it peacefully without letting money cause any discord.