Chapter 76 – Death At Midnight (2/2)

Lei Yu had thought about going upstairs to finish off the two, but thinking on it some more, since the woman had already released her scent, exactly how many of her companions would be responding? It’s probably best not to take the risk, so Lei Yu got into his car and rushed back to his hotel.

At least now he had some clues; nightclubs will be his starting point. As long as he focuses his attention there, he will eventually get more clues.

Cui Ying Ying’s mood seemed pretty good. As Lei Yu entered the door, he saw her happy smile with a mysterious look.

“What is it? Did today’s selection go off without a hitch? I’m beginning to think something knocked you on the head making you lose your marbles.” Lei Yu shrugged, looking at her puzzled.

“This is what I call ‘catching a white wolf while unarmed.’² Without spending a penny, I netted lots of money!” Thinking a bit more, Cui Ying Ying shook her head, “that’s not right, we did fully invest in this. The two banquets cost us more than two hundred thousand U.S. dollars, so this investment of ours is no small amount!”

“How come you’ve never brought this up? Why would the banquets require such a large amount of money?” Asked the surprised Lei Yu.

“Of course it’s expensive; this is standard for the luxuriousness of a 5-star hotel. If it wasn’t for this, how could we gain the trust from these cunning foxes of the business world?”

Lei Yu smiled, “what do you plan on doing next?”

Today’s selection is pretty much done; I’ve already selected two investors. One of them is willing to invest $70 million U.S. dollar to start a talent agency, we’ll call it Meng Yu.” Cui Ying Ying revealed a bright smile as she said this.

“Seventy million!” Lei Yu’s jaw almost dropped to the ground, his mouth was agape in an O shape and his eyes were round and wide.

“That’s right, and the investor said he was willing for each party to hold 50% of the new company’s shares. Basically, we don’t need to fork out a single penny.”

Lei Yu swallowed hard, “there’s still free lunches in this world? Isn’t this money a bit too easy to get?”

“This is called a celebrity’s effect; your reputation in this world has been awakened. From now on, there will be many more people looking to cooperate with you, and that’s just the start.”

“You’re saying…” Lei Yu calmed his inner excitement, and continued listening to Cui Ying Ying’s astonishing plan.

“About investing in real estate, I reached a consensus with two high-ranking Kou officials. They agreed to develop the waters near the eastern side of the country so we could build an overwater maritime city off the coast. But we need to inject a large amount of capital for this, and it’s not something we can pawn onto others. I’ve already discussed this with my father and he’s willing to invest in a small portion. And the other portion will be taken care of by a private owner that mostly deals with light industrial products and services. We only need to provide some “benefits” to these two high-ranking officials and they will take care of all the necessary documents. I am certain this business idea will net us big profits.”

Lei Yu probed a bit and asked: “So how much is that small investment is your father making?”

“One hundred million.” Pausing, Cui Ying Ying then continued, “U.S. dollars.”

“F*ck! That’s crazy!”

Listening to Cui Ying Ying ramble on about business strategies, Lei Yu just couldn’t comprehend the complexity of it. But one thing he was actually clear on; several A-list celebrities in the Kou country that were also well-known around the world, were actually willing to leave their old company and join the newly formed Meng Yu Corporation. Just this matter alone made Lei Yu marvel at the thought.

In the eyes of ordinary people, celebrities were the object of their pursuit. In no way did he ever think that in less than half a month, these celebrities had become people working for him, the young master; this was indeed incredible.

In fact, the person that was most happy from this situation was Cui Ying Ying. This was her first time going out to sea and looking for gold, she did not expect to find bucket loads of them. And in accordance to the whole budget, their own investments in this did not even reach one percent. For a girl that had just left school, this was simply a fantasy. She never thought she could pull this off so the feeling of accomplishment she felt, words could not describe them.

Making Lei Yu a prominent figure had succeeded beyond expectations. Lei Yu had now become a figure that everyone wanted to know, but unfortunately his whereabouts were too mysterious, up until now, still no one really knew who this young master was. Perhaps there were some people that knew his identity, but they have already been gotten rid of.

As for Nami, from beginning to end she knew nothing; she had never left the side of Lei Yu the entire time. Whatever was going outside, it was certain she had no clue. Whenever Cui Ying Ying spoke with Lei Yu, they would use the Tenglong language so of course she couldn’t understand any of it. If Nami were to know of Lei Yu’s current identity, she would definitely rejoice for having chosen to follow by his side.

Sitting on the sofa in a corner, Nami was in a daze. She was thinking back ten plus years ago when her parents had a tragic accident; that scene was something she would never forget. At the same time, she would also never forget her benefactor Lei Yu.

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¹ – Just the author’s way of bashing the language.

² – A scam artist without doing anything was able to get money.