Chapter 189

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.

Lin Dongfan first went to find a real estate agent to view apartments, used his paternal aunt's bank card to buy a courtyard house in Jing Third Ring Road, and after the purchase he directly handled the transfer procedures.

Lin Dongfan's personal assets are now as follows:

Real estate: two courtyard houses in Jing Erhuan (installment), two courtyard houses in Jing Third Ring Road (full payment).

Assets: one Audi A6 that had been in an accident.

Stock market account: 3.21 million.

Bank card balance: 260,000.

Bitcoin: 1,000,000.

Among them, the Bitcoin cannot be moved for now; it needs to be held for appreciation, and there is currently no liquidity.

The houses also cannot be sold; they must be held, waiting for appreciation.

But unlike Bitcoin, the houses can be used as collateral for a loan to raise cash. Even the two installment houses can be mortgaged a second time.

To raise more liquid funds, he targeted a volatile stock.

Lin Dongfan went back and forth to the bank dozens of times, mortgaging everything he could, and finally raised 120 million in liquid funds.

He arranged an interview with a professional trader at Starbucks.

The person hadn't arrived yet.

The phone on the table kept buzzing with messages.

Peng Tianhua: "Director Lin, I haven't seen you in days. Regarding the case of Song Wen's suicide out of fear of guilt, the investigation is stalled; I have some things I need to report to you in person. Where are you?"

"Keep investigating!"

Lin Dongfan simply replied with three words, then opened the second unread message.

Jian Sining: "Senior Brother, Wang Minjuan has been diagnosed with schizophrenia; she completed bail procedures this morning, and Gao No. 1's methods are really clever."

"Keep an eye on her!"

After replying to Jian Sining, Lin Dongfan opened the third unread message.

Ye Jiaying: "Bitcoin cannot be liquidated for now; I've raised only 1.28 million in liquid funds. I plan to borrow a bit more from Manager Shang, though I don't know if I can."

"Borrow 50 million from him, I'll act as guarantor—no problem."

After replying to that message, Lin Dongfan felt relieved.

A modestly dressed young woman walked toward him, appearing about 1.6 meters tall, with a fresh look; she was a young and inexperienced Beijing drifter.

She had probably just entered society not long ago, and her words and deeds were somewhat nervous.

She approached Lin Dongfan, but didn't dare to sit down on her own, and politely asked, "Hello, are you Mr. Lin?"

"Please have a seat."

Lin Dongfan held the resume she had submitted online.

The passport photo on the resume.

It made her look a bit more mature than she actually is.

Yu Youwei, 22, graduated from Linhai University of Finance and Economics, with almost no work experience, having only interned for three months at a financial institution.

Lin Dongfan asked: "Do you understand stocks, funds, futures, and foreign exchange?"

"Hmm."

Yu Youwei was so nervous she gripped her bag with both hands, only daring to nod, not daring to speak more.

Lin Dongfan placed the resume on the table, staring intently at the anxious Yu Youwei: "Do I look like an overbearing CEO?"

"Hmm."

Yu Youwei nodded again, not daring to meet Lin Dongfan's gaze.

Lin Dongfan frowned slightly: "Since I look like an overbearing CEO, I forgive your nervousness—tell me, what's the most money you've ever seen?"

"My parents gave me tuition and living expenses—10,000 yuan."

What an honest newcomer to society.

Lin Dongfan then asked: "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Yu Youwei shook her head.

"What kind of creature is a boyfriend?" For a girl like her—introverted, insecure, and poor—college is a place for learning, not for dating.

She slightly lifted her head, secretly glancing at Lin Dongfan's reaction.

How confusing.

I also don't know why Boss Lin would ask such a question unrelated to work.

She gathered her courage and explained: "During my internship, I traded stocks. Although I'm not a very professional trader now, I'm confident I can do this job well."

"You graduated in July last year, and it's been nine months now. Your resume has been blank for those nine months—what have you been doing?" Lin Dongfan asked.

Yu Youwei lowered her head again: "Looking for work, but I haven't found any."

"Then what have you been eating and drinking these nine months? Have you been asking your family for aid?" Lin Dongfan wondered.

Yu Youwei awkwardly replied: "My family also has no money; the money for university is all borrowed. Usually, I live in the underground passage at Xidan, eating a steamed bun each day. Before I find a formal job, I sometimes go to restaurants to wash dishes, and also work part-time as a tutor, helping people tutor their children's studies."

Waiter, give her a cup of coffee.

Lin Dongfan took out a pair of sunglasses from his upper garment pocket, stood up, and put them on Yu Youwei.

Then he comforted her: "Don't be nervous, relax, put on this thing, you are my finance director, straighten your back, smile."

Yu Youwei instinctively straightened her back.

Wearing these sunglasses feels very unfamiliar; she only feels her vision go dark, yet she dares not take them off, and inside she is still panicking.

She weakly asked: "I... do you intend to take me?"

"Congratulations, I like people who are self-improving without cease." Lin Dongfan generously gave Yu Youwei a surprise: "Probation period, monthly salary 10,000. After the probation period, we'll see your performance. If your performance is good, you can receive commissions based on performance, realizing the ideal of getting rich overnight."

Thank you, Manager Lin.

Yu Youwei hastily rose and bowed to Lin Dongfan to thank him.

Lin Dongfan again took out 20,000 cash from his bag, instructing Yu Youwei: "In a few days, I will hand over 1.2 funds for you to operate. Your image is lacking; you can't pull off the aura of 1.2 million. Go buy some clothes, then rent a decent place near the Anti-Corruption Bureau. From now on, your work and meals and lodging will all be there."

!!!

Yu Youwei was completely stunned, her head buzzing.

This rich brother actually will give me 1.2 million to operate; Dad, Mom, did you hear that? I feel like I've been hit by a lucky star.

Unconsciously, tears of happiness already welled up in her eyes.

Fortunately, the rich brother gave her a pair of sunglasses.

Yu Youwei again bowed to Lin Dongfan to thank him: "Thank you, Manager Lin, for your trust in me."

"Don't call me Manager Lin, call me Fan Ge." Lin Dongfan handed a stock code to Yu Youwei: "Study this stock seriously; start building a position three days later. Remember, accumulate shares slowly and secretly, without drawing market attention. During the buildup period, if the rise is too high, cooperate with the manipulators to push the stock price down…"

"Okay, I remember."

Yu Youwei carefully looked at the stock code, feeling a bit confused; this seems to be a half-dead tech stock, heard to have been losing money year after year, and is about to go bankrupt and be delisted.

Yu Youwei cautiously asked: "Fan Ge, should we use the full 1.2 million to buy this stock? I've heard this stock faces delisting risk."

In outsiders' eyes, this is indeed a dead stock.

But in the future, these outsiders will be told that capital tycoons are behind the scenes playing a merger-and-acquisition game; the dead stock will rise from the floor and soar, imminent.

Lin Dongfan gently stirred the coffee in his cup:

"I hired you as an operator because I have no time to do it myself. From now on, do whatever I say. Never ask why—remember that."