Chapter 298

Unfortunately, when she rose to fame through Palace, Lin Yi was still a high school student wholly devoted to his studies.

He had never watched it at all.

Therefore, in the current Lin Yi's eyes,

Yang Mi was simply a female celebrity with good looks and high popularity.

Of course, her cleavage and pair of beautiful legs were still quite attractive.

Watching Yang Mi down a glass of wine in one go, Lin Yi smiled and said:

"Actually, it's nothing; Pang Di and I are friends, and since you are Pang Di's close friend,

and you have come to Modu, as the host, I naturally must express a small token of my appreciation..."

Hearing this, Pang Di beamed with joy.

"Then, Mr. Lin, let me also toast you with a glass!"

With that, she also downed a glass of red wine.

"Alright, don't just keep drinking; come, eat some dishes. The taste at this two-Michelin-star restaurant is quite good,

and the head chef is the famous Hong Kong chef Deng Zhiqiang...!"

Lin Yi introduced.

Thus, Yang Mi and Pang Di lightly tasted some.

They unexpectedly found the flavor truly delicious.

Especially for Pang Di, since her fame was not yet established and her status was not high enough,

what she ate on set was merely slightly better-than-average work meals.

Compared to this two-Michelin-star meal, the difference was simply enormous.

"This is so delicious!"

Pang Di was the type who, once she tasted delicious food, could not stop eating.

"If you like it, eat more; if it's not enough, just ask the waiter to add more dishes!"

Lin Yi said with a smile.

He quite liked girls who were not pretentious in front of him.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Pang Di said with a smile.

Meanwhile, Yang Mi only took small sips, then poured herself another glass of red wine and said:

"Mr. Lin, let us have a drink together!"

Lin Yi put down his chopsticks and said, "Good!"

Then, the two clinked their glasses, the crystal goblets emitting a pleasant sound.

Following this, with Yang Mi's encouragement, the conversation opened up.

"Mr. Lin, what hobbies do you usually have?" Yang Mi asked.

Lin Yi said, "Just running and working out!"

"Mr. Lin works out too? I also work out frequently; I like spinning bikes and elliptical machines!"

"Oh, no wonder Miss Yang has such a great figure!"

"Alas, I've already given birth; how could I possibly meet Mr. Lin's standards!"

"Hehe, you joke; Miss Yang is still very beautiful and charming!"

Hearing Lin Yi's praise, a happy smile appeared on Yang Mi's face.

After all, being complimented by a young, handsome man, is there any woman who wouldn't like it?

"Mr. Lin jokes; a man like you must have seen countless beautiful women; I am merely of humble beauty!"

"Miss Yang, you are too modest; by the way, I heard Miss Yang's husband is also an actor!"

"My husband? He is a Hong Kong actor, but compared to you, Mr. Lin, he falls far short!"

Yang Mi said.

Chapter 223: Pang Di Offers Herself Proactively

Hearing Yang Mi speak of her husband in such a manner, Lin Yi estimated that there must be some discord in the couple's relationship.

However, he said nothing.

At this moment, seeing the time was right, Yang Mi asked:

"Mr. Lin, I wonder what your views are on the entertainment industry?"

"The entertainment industry?" Lin Yi paused for a moment, then said:

"With Longguo's economic takeoff and the influx of massive hot money, in my view, the scale of the entertainment industry will grow ever larger,

holding great potential!"

In reality, although he was merely someone engaged in real industries,

he could still perceive some aspects of the current domestic economic situation.

Pan-entertainment was beginning to prevail.

Looking at the data,

around 2008, with the rapid growth of Longguo's box office revenue, audience demand for entertainment content was also rising.

During this period, capital began to more keenly detect the potential of the entertainment market, thus becoming willing to pay higher prices for stars' commercial performances.

Last year, the remuneration for many young actors had already reached hundreds of millions of yuan.

This was unimaginable ten years ago.

"Oh, so Mr. Lin also favors the entertainment industry!" Yang Mi's eyes lit up.

She felt that since the wealthiest man in Modu held such a favorable view of the industry, securing an equity investment would be much easier.

Her greatest fear had been that Lin Yi was actually someone completely ignorant of the entertainment business.

However, judging by current events, he truly deserved his reputation as someone who achieved such success at a young Stone Stone Stone Stone Age;

his vision was indeed extraordinary.

"Then, does Mr. Lin have any thoughts on investing in the entertainment industry!?"

Yang Mi asked.

"Investment!?" Lin Yi glanced at her, then smiled: "Miss Yang, if you have something to say, just speak plainly!"

"This...!"

Hearing him speak so directly, Yang Mi paused briefly before saying:

"Since Mr. Lin puts it that way, I will be straightforward. The main reason I accompanied Seeing Pang Di to Modu this time was to meet you, Mr. Lin; the secondary reason was to seek investment!"

Thus, she proceeded to recount the affairs of Jiayin.

Listening to her detailed account, Lin Yi fell into deep thought.

To be honest, he was actually quite interested in the entertainment industry;

aside from other reasons, this sector was an excellent avenue for laundering money cleanly.

After all, Lin Yi had over 50 billion USD overseas that was difficult to repatriate.

However, even so, he could not invest in an unfamiliar industry based solely on Yang Mi's words.

"Then what percentage of financing does your company require, and what is the valuation?"

Lin Yi asked after a moment.

"Regarding that, we hope Mr. Lin can invest 300 million; in return, Jiayin is willing to relinquish 20% of its shares!"

Yang Mi quoted an astronomical figure.

"Heh!" Lin Yi laughed:

"This valuation seems somewhat absurd, doesn't it? According to this ratio, the market value of the company where Miss Yang currently works would reach 1.5 billion. Yet, as you yourself stated, wasn't your company founded only the year before last?"

"Mr. Lin's Fengyi Technology also appears to have been established only last year, yet it has already become a leader in the battery and carbon fiber industries, has it not?"

Yang Mi countered.

At this, Lin Yi felt a hint of disdain in his heart.

Although Fengyi Technology had indeed existed for a short time, that was built upon the technology granted by the System and his arms dealings;

otherwise, under normal corporate development, how could a company founded just one year ago expand so rapidly?

Of course, these were things he could not reveal.

— Author's Notes —

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