Chapter 1088: Chapter 466: Returning to China!

Just now, while Zhou Yuwen was chatting with Liu Dongqiang, Boss Jia kept an eye on Zhou Yuwen. When Liu Dongqiang introduced Zhou Yuwen to Boss Jia, Boss Jia greeted Zhou Yuwen warmly, without any airs of a big boss. In some ways, Boss Jia seemed even more approachable and trustworthy than Liu Dongqiang.

Bear in mind, this is 2014, a time when Boss Jia was at the height of his success. In 2014, LeTV was listed on the domestic startup board, and within just one year, it had become the top firm on the startup board. Because of LeTV, Boss Jia entered the ranks of billionaires and could be considered a legendary figure.

He comes from an accounting background, and no one knows if he truly understands technology, but he definitely understands people. When he greeted Zhou Yuwen, he placed both hands in front of him and said: “I heard from Dongqiang that you’re planning on launching a private fund that can guarantee an annual profit rate of over 15%?”

Zhou Yuwen laughed and said: “That’s just in an ideal scenario. If we truly invest, it’s impossible to guarantee no losses. I’d only say a 99% chance.”

As Zhou Yuwen said this, several people nearby laughed, and Boss Jia laughed along too. He said: “So can you tell me more about your investment direction?”

Zhou Yuwen then recounted to him the pitch he gave Dongqiang, and Boss Jia nodded frequently, saying Zhou Yuwen is a young man with great ideas.

“It aligns perfectly with the corporate philosophy of our LeTV. In fact, our company’s future development hopes to venture into sports, automobiles, and big screens, creating a comprehensive ecosystem. What you mentioned about O2O, I think, can definitely be integrated.”

Seeing Boss Jia’s expression, it seemed that Zhou Yuwen’s words genuinely inspired him. Alas, from now on, whenever Boss Jia talks about the ecosystem, he’s bound to include a couple of lines from Zhou Yuwen.

In some respects, Boss Jia truly has personal charm, as is evident from Liu Dongqiang and Li Qingguo’s attitudes towards him.

This man is truly impressive, it’s not an exaggeration to call him the grandmaster of scoundrels.

Boss Jia, who graduated from the finance institute, was just an ordinary accountant in a small county after graduation. Yet he was able to win the favor of the vice county mayor’s daughter, and the two got married in a short period.

Then, with a 500,000 startup fund from his father-in-law, Boss Jia established a bilingual training institution and rode the wave of the times, raking in the profits.

Once he had money, Boss Jia managed to flirt with a wealthy woman in the provincial city, and even while married, that wealthy woman willingly sacrificed for him.

Thus, when the time was ripe, Boss Jia divorced his first wife and married the second.

Later on, he started a business in the capital city, becoming an industry giant, got divorced again, and at the age of thirty, married a twenty-year-old rising star.

In this respect, Boss Jia and Brother Dong are somewhat alike; it’s just that Brother Dong transitioned directly from his first wife to Tiantian, who is twenty years younger, whereas Boss Jia achieved this step by step.

Boss Jia showed some interest in the private fund Zhou Yuwen mentioned, even expressing willingness to personally invest 500 million.

This sum meant little to Boss Jia, as he was riding high. With his name alone, he could secure low-interest loans from most banks.

If Zhou Yuwen can really guarantee a 15% profit.

Then he could bluff his way around banks, borrowing 500 million at a 5% simple interest, and then pass it to Zhou Yuwen, which makes a free profit margin of ten points annually.

These entrepreneurs are clever, company money is company money, but who doesn’t have some personal investments? If Zhou Yuwen can truly promise a 15% yield, they’d gladly take out their personal stash to invest together.

Of course, Zhou Yuwen would also need his own collateral.

2% of Vipshop’s shares are out of the question, because stocks are volatile, rising today, falling tomorrow, it’s unpredictable.

Boss Jia proposed this, among all the bosses, Boss Jia is the most sly. Others are shared honor and disgrace with their company, especially Li Qingguo, who seems smart but ended up having his company seal stolen.

Boss Jia is truly clever, he never obtains funds directly for the company; instead, he loans money to the company as a lender, ensuring that even if the company goes bankrupt, profits from various film and TV copyrights go to him first.

So even when LeTV got so chaotic later on, Boss Jia still lived well.

In later years, Old Luo was hustling day and night to pay back debts, yet Boss Jia went silent for years, and when he reemerged, he settled over ten billion in debts. Where did this money come from? It’s just moving funds from one pocket to another.

What’s most intriguing to Boss Jia is the thirty billion Zhou Yuwen holds. Boss Jia means that if Zhou Yuwen can lead with his thirty billion, then he’d be comfortable entrusting his five billion to Zhou Yuwen.

The others said nothing, but that’s their general sentiment.

Here, Liu Dongqiang merely pursed his lips.

Clearly, even though Brother Dong calls Zhou Yuwen a brother repeatedly, he’s quite astute when it comes to his personal interests, using Boss Jia as a mouthpiece to express his own words.

Zhou Yuwen noticing everyone shares the same sentiment, didn’t beat around the bush, saying: “You all needn’t worry about this aspect. Initially, I intended to hold onto Vipshop, but to prove my resolve and as a test of my abilities for everyone, I will divest my Vipshop shares as much as possible, and then invest thirty billion to demonstrate my determination.”