Xun Rong had become a laughingstock in Jinling.
"I thought cooperating with the Dragon Warlord was a big deal, turns out he's just a scapegoat. Hahaha, this Xun Rong is just pathetic."
"Jiang Lan actually thought someone would pay up and get scammed with her. She must have been kicked by a donkey."
"Nowadays, even the Dragon Warlord can't be relied upon."
Jiang Lan and Xun Rong had become the subject of gossip.
The more envious people were of Jiang Lan before, the more contemptuous they were now.
They were all relieved that the Dragon Warlord hadn't taken a liking to their gifts at the time, otherwise, they would have been the ones scammed.
At the Jiang family headquarters, in the CEO's office.
Jiang Mengxin burst into laughter, "Hahaha, hahaha."
Xu Qin also said with a smile, "Mengxin, I know you're happy, but try to maintain some decorum!"
Jiang Mengxin covered her mouth, calmed herself, and said, "What was Xiao Lan thinking, seeking cooperation from all of Jinling? Does she think everyone else is an idiot? Who couldn't see that the project was a trap!"
Xu Qin replied, "She's exhausted her options."
The mother and daughter exchanged a look and burst into laughter again.
A moment later.
Jiang Mengxin said, "I never imagined that in the end, the Dragon Warlord would help me solve the Xun Rong problem and defeat my own sister. Once Xiao Lan leaves the Jiang family, no one will be able to threaten my position anymore!"
Xun Rong.
Jiang Lan paced back and forth anxiously, having thought that signing the contract would lead to massive profits.
Who would have thought she'd picked up a hot potato?
He Zhizhou calculated, "Draining Xun Rong dry, we can probably get about 200 million. Even if we mortgage the entire building, we can at most raise 500 million. That's only half, and we're still far from the target."
No one was willing to cooperate, and Xun Rong had to bear it all alone. They simply couldn't come up with so much money!
The crucial point was that the contract only gave them seven days.
If they couldn't produce the money by then, Xun Rong would be entirely forfeited to the Dragon Warlord, and Jiang Lan and He Zhizhou would end up sleeping on the streets.
What to do?
Jiang Lan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Yet, Lu Ming sat aside, looking completely relaxed and even happy.
Jiang Lan asked curiously, "Lu Ming, why aren't you nervous at all?"
Lu Ming said lightly, "What's there to be nervous about? The Dragon Warlord's project is definitely a high-quality project, one that will make a lot of money. If they refuse to invest or participate, it's their loss. When all the profits are solely ours, they'll regret it too late."
Uh...
That actually made some sense.
He Zhizhou said with a bitter face, "The logic is sound, but there are two difficult points."
He held up two fingers. "First, the project needs to find a profit point. Second, we need to gather 1 billion! Right now, we can't see a way to make money, and we're still short 500 million. How can we talk about monopolizing all the profits later?"
He Zhizhou's concerns were exactly what Jiang Lan was thinking.
They were both worried sick.
Lu Ming chuckled and said, "Regarding the profit point, that's the Dragon Warlord's responsibility. We don't need to rack our brains over it. As for the 1 billion, if we can't raise it, we'll just borrow it."
Borrow 1 billion?
From whom?
Lu Ming said calmly, "Of course, we'll borrow from the bank. There are so many large banks in Jinling; any one of them can lend us 1 billion."
Jiang Lan shook her head with a wry smile, "Banks have a lot of money, but the problem is, why would they lend it to us?"
There was no free lunch in the world.
Bank money wasn't that easy to borrow.
Lu Ming had already prepared for this. He dusted off his sleeves, stood up, and said, "Leave the matter of borrowing money to me. Before sunset, I'll have the 1 billion borrowed. You all wait for my good news at the company."
He walked directly out the door.
Jiang Lan and He Zhizhou looked at each other, both stunned.
Lu Ming's tone was too boastful.
There were only three or four hours left until sunset, and how could he borrow that much money in such a short time?
The qualification review alone could take ten days to half a month!
Moreover, the bank had no reason to lend him money.
He Zhizhou shook his head, his face full of bitterness. "Alas, Lu Ming is still too young, thinking everything is simple and acting rashly, all courage and no strategy."
Is that so?
Jiang Lan didn't think so.
Indeed, Lu Ming's words and actions were often outlandish and seemed unreliable.
But!
This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened.
Lu Ming's words and actions were always outlandish, but in the end, he proved to be right! Jiang Lan believed that since Lu Ming dared to say such a thing, he must have his reasons.
In short, it was right to trust Lu Ming.
After leaving Xun Rong, Lu Ming hailed a taxi and headed directly to Hongfeng Bank.
Lu Ming had already considered the funding issue when the "Blazing Fire Plan" was being formulated.
Originally, with Lu Ming's own capabilities, he could have easily produced 1 billion to cover Xun Rong's funding directly. However, Lu Ming later stumbled upon something that changed his mind.
That something was that the branch manager of Ruifeng Branch, Lin Yangdong, had some health issues.
Hongfeng Bank was a high-quality bank, and Xiu Luo preferred to cooperate with them. Whenever there were fund transfers, Xiu Luo liked to approach Lin Yangdong.
Recently, Xiu Luo noticed that Lin Yangdong's health was not right and sent a video to Lu Ming.
After watching it, Lu Ming knew what the problem was.
Given Xiu Luo's friendly relationship with Lin Yangdong, Lu Ming felt obligated to help and intended to cure Lin Yangdong.
However, Lu Ming didn't rush to act.
He was waiting for an opportunity.
Lu Ming included Lin Yangdong in the Blazing Fire Plan, intending to cure him and also to allow Lin Yangdong to profit from it.
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped.
Lu Ming stood at the entrance of Hongfeng Bank, looked up, and sniffed deeply.
He muttered to himself, "Such a strong smell, it seems Lin Yangdong is close to the end."
Lu Ming walked inside.
A bank employee immediately approached him, asking with a smile, "Sir, what business can I help you with?"
Lu Ming said calmly, "I'm not here for business. I'm here to see your branch manager, Lin Yangdong."
"Ah?" The employee was startled, then said, "I'm sorry, our branch manager he..."
Before the employee could finish, Lu Ming interrupted, "He's dying, isn't he?"
This...
The employee's expression changed dramatically, and he said fiercely, "How did you know? Speak, who are you? What are you here for?"
Lu Ming calmly took out a box of silver needles from his pocket and explained, "I am the God of Medicine, here to cure Lin Yangdong."
"Ah?" The employee was skeptical.
Just then, a woman in professional attire, with phoenix eyes and willow eyebrows, walked over and said in an icy, piercing voice, "Branch Manager Lin has no appointment with a doctor. You, leave immediately!"