Jiang Mengxin almost jumped out of her chair when she heard this. She roared, "What? That bastard Lu Ming, how dare he cheat on me?!"
The little bit of good impression she had painstakingly built up for Lu Ming vanished in an instant.
Although Jiang Mengxin didn't love Lu Ming, they were engaged after all. For Lu Ming to "serve" another woman was equivalent to cheating on Jiang Mengxin.
Could she tolerate this?
Jiang Mengxin said irritably, "What does he think he is? I didn't go out and find some rich, handsome guy to cheat on him, so he should be grateful. And yet, he's cheating on me? He's an absolute scoundrel."
Xiao Yao stuck out her tongue. "President Jiang, didn't you say you weren't angry?"
Jiang Mengxin rolled her eyes. "Yes, why should I be angry? I don't like him at all. I'll break off the engagement with him sooner or later anyway, and we'll have nothing to do with each other. There's no point in getting angry over him!"
Despite her words, Jiang Mengxin's face was already flushed with anger.
At the same time.
All of Jinling knew that Xun Rong had secured 1 billion in funding. Everyone was mocking Hong Feng for being such a gullible big spender.
Although Hong Feng was wealthy, 1 billion was no small sum.
If all the money was invested and not recovered, Hong Feng would at least be severely wounded, if not bankrupt.
Hong Feng became the laughingstock of the town.
However, a week later, things took a dramatic turn.
The payment date stipulated in the contract arrived.
Xiu Luo led his team to Xun Rong and once again discussed cooperation matters regarding the Fiery Plan with Jiang Lan.
Unlike last time, this time Xiu Luo brought concrete profit points!
Everyone sat down.
Xiu Luo smiled and said, "Manager Jiang, the Dragon Warlord has already explained the profit points of the Fiery Plan to me in detail. I will tell you now."
Jiang Lan's eyes lit up.
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
She had waited, and finally, it had arrived!
Jiang Lan said earnestly, "General Xiu Luo, please enlighten me. What exactly are the profit points of this project?"
Xiu Luo said, "The initial phase of the Fiery Plan is divided into two parts. The first part is to rescue stray dogs nationwide and combat all dog thieves. The second part is to select high-quality dogs and have our soldiers provide professional training, enabling the dogs to become capable assistants to the soldiers. The Dragon Warlord has detailed two profit points based on these two aspects."
Jiang Lan and He Zhizhou perked up their ears.
They were eager to know how the Warlord would achieve this.
After all, both parts were public welfare in nature, with no profit points. It was imaginable how difficult it would be to make money from a public welfare project.
This would depend on the Warlord's methods.
Soon, Xiu Luo elaborated on the profit-making methods.
First: Build dog-themed parks and conduct live broadcasts on new media short video platforms.
Establish various dog-themed pet parks across the country and house the promising dogs there for tourists to admire and play with.
This way, revenue could be generated through ticket sales, creating a long-term income stream.
Moreover, live broadcasts could be conducted to highlight the dogs' charm and turn them into "influencers," which would bring in money even faster.
Jiang Lan nodded slightly as she listened.
It sounded plausible. While this profit-making method was sustainable and could generate continuous revenue over time, it wouldn't bring in a large sum immediately.
It was good, but the payback period was a bit long.
With 1 billion, it might take ten years or even longer to recoup the investment.
Xun Rong and Hong Feng might not be able to withstand such a long period.
The Dragon Warlord had naturally considered this as well, so he developed a second profit point: selling dogs.
Of course, "selling dogs" here did not mean selling them to dog meat shops.
Instead, it meant training high-quality dogs and selling them to various industries with needs.
For instance, training guide dogs and selling them to welfare organizations; training search and rescue dogs and selling them to expedition teams to handle difficult tasks that humans couldn't; or training police dogs and drug-sniffing dogs in cooperation with the police.
The profit margins here were enormous.
According to the Warlord's blueprint, each trained special breed of dog would generate a profit of around 1 million!
With 1 billion, it would require training 1000 such dogs.
Nationwide, this target could definitely be met within three years.
This meant that the 1 billion investment could be recouped within three years, and then it would be pure profit!
They could "sell dogs," earn substantial amounts through parks and live broadcasts, and even develop various merchandise for additional profits.
The profit points were countless!
Jiang Lan became increasingly excited as she listened, her mind opening up.
She realized that the Fiery Action had so many profit points that she had never imagined before.
He Zhizhou even gave a thumbs-up, exclaiming, "The Dragon Warlord is truly a divine being! Admirable, truly admirable. We initially thought the Dragon Warlord wanted us to spend money and pay for his sentimentality. Now it seems we judged a noble person with a petty mind and have wronged the Warlord."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Xiu Luo said, "Please rest assured, the Dragon Warlord would absolutely never let you incur losses. Is the Warlord someone you can underestimate? Even if, by some slim chance, the Fiery Plan resulted in a loss, the Warlord's wealth is more than sufficient! What do you have to fear?"
He Zhizhou and Jiang Lan exchanged glances, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Indeed.
What caliber of person was the Dragon Warlord? Did they still need to worry about him swindling their money?
They had really overthought things.
Xiu Luo continued, "Have the profit points been made clear? Then, let us formally sign the contract and hand over the 1 billion to me. I will then unify the planning for the Fiery Action."
Jiang Lan nodded repeatedly. "Good!"
Next, Xun Rong's finance department coordinated with Xiu Luo's team, and the 1 billion was handed over to Xiu Luo.
A nationwide dog rescue and training plan officially commenced!
Furthermore, this news spread throughout Jinling.
The profit points were subsequently made public.
Those who had looked down on Jiang Lan before now regretted it immensely.
"Holy cow, is the Fiery Action that profitable? My goodness, if I had known, I should have participated and invested more!"
"Is it too late for me to invest now?"
"It's too late, everything is too late."
"Once, the opportunity to make a fortune was placed before me, but I did not cherish it. Only when I lost it did I regret it deeply. If heaven were to give me another chance to start over, I would definitely say 'I do' to Xun Rong! If I had to set an investment amount for this commitment, it would be 1 billion!!!"
All of Jinling was in a state of lament. Everyone regretted not believing in the Warlord and missing out on the cooperation opportunity offered by Xun Rong.
Alas, the opportunity had slipped away and would never return.