Chapter 113: A New Fund Company

"If you have any hidden maneuvers, Elder, you had better leave the operations to me."

Lu Chen looked at Professor Li, finished expressing his thoughts in one breath, then leaned back and crossed his legs.

He silently lit a Cigar.

"You brat, hahaha..."

After Professor Li laughed for a while, he beckoned to the butler outside the window.

After giving a few low-voiced instructions, he spoke to Lu Chen.

"Right now they are only going long, and the location is in Piaoliang Guo. Xuan Hua can be contacted there, and my team will follow your lead on this matter."

After a few seconds, Professor Li spoke softly.

"A portion of the funds from Luosha and Chairman Shi are also inside; you can use them all, it's about 3 billion pounds."

"Hiss, that much? You all are playing for really high stakes."

Upon hearing this number, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment and gasped.

It took several seconds for him to collect his thoughts, and then he spoke softly.

"Uncle, you aren't planning on harvesting me along with it, are you?"

"I've already lent you so much, why would I harvest you? Just do your job well; whether your uncle can spend his later years in peace depends on your operations."

Professor Li was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Lu Chen, feeling both amused and exasperated.

He then spoke softly.

"This fund has existed for a long time. The three of us each hold 33% of the shares and left it to me to operate, but it has always been small-scale."

A flash of reminiscence crossed Professor Li's eyes.

"When Luosha found out about your Rainbow secret, the three of us were truly startled, but this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

He took a puff of his Cigar before continuing.

"Xuan Hua sent over your operations, which made us decide to hand the fund over to you to handle. You can inject that portion of money into this fund to establish a new company, and you will hold 51%. Is that acceptable?"

"Fine, you really think highly of me, Elder. I'll take you up on it."

Lu Chen glanced at Professor Li with some surprise, then spoke softly and asked another question.

"I don't have that much time. What is the fund's main investment direction? Also, if I inject these 3 billion now, I will still withdraw it later."

"Just invest in some stocks that can be held long-term. The butler will give you the fund's documents in a moment; you can take a look. However, all the stocks have been sold, and the position building has already begun."

Professor Li thought for a moment before speaking softly.

"Luosha and Old Shi will also come over for dinner tonight, and the contract can be signed directly then."

Lu Chen nodded silently, and after smoking his Cigar for a while, he took the document bag handed over by the butler and opened it to flip through.

Lu Chen hadn't even heard of some of the companies, but the associated companies were quite familiar to him.

After a long while, Lu Chen looked up.

"Regarding your previous investments, these companies have quite a bit of potential in the future. After this market wave passes, I suggest you continue to hold them. As for the others, forget it."

"No matter how you operate, the contract is signed anyway. When you operate in the future, just include this fund. Most of the profit earned from this market wave is actually going to be withdrawn, and in the end, it will likely remain at around 3 billion."

Professor Li said nonchalantly.

"You can just keep 3 billion as well. Anyway, according to the internal team's assessment, this market wave can leverage over 10 billion in profits. Whether it can reach the 100 billion level is hard to say."

Professor Li paused before adding one more sentence.

"Don't worry, the secret wasn't told to them; I just had them calculate the situation of the existing model collapsing."

"I want a 10% management fee for this market wave. That's not too much, right?"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes and spoke softly.

"After all, you guys are making so much, I'm envious."

"You brat, are you still short of that little bit?"

Professor Li reached out and tapped Lu Chen lightly before speaking softly.

"When Luosha and Chairman Shi arrive later, we'll discuss it together. It's useless for me to agree alone. Besides, let's talk after the contract is signed. Could we even disagree?"

Professor Li ignored Lu Chen, stood up, and stretched, only then noticing the mess in the glass room outside the window; a flash of heartache crossed his eyes.

But he didn't pay it any mind and instead sat back down on the sofa.

He sipped his tea and began chatting with Lu Chen.

"By the way, what is the situation with the Laimu family? Why was their house attacked?"

Professor Li flipped through the newspaper for a while, then pointed to the news from a few days ago and asked softly.

"They learned a secret they shouldn't have, what else could it be?"

Lu Chen paused, looked up, and gave Professor Li a deep look.

A look of helplessness appeared on his face, which instantly turned into confusion, while a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"For an appraisal family like them, isn't it easy to learn secrets they shouldn't know?"

"Be more careful in the future. If there are things like this again, it's best to build your own laboratory. How much does it cost to build a laboratory anyway?"

Professor Li looked at Lu Chen deeply before speaking softly.

"Although Piaoliang Guo is chaotic, there are still risks."

Lu Chen nodded lightly and spent two hours chatting with Professor Li about daily life.

Only then did he finally wait for Luosha and Old Shi to arrive.

To be honest, Lu Chen really didn't know their relationship was actually this good.

Lu Chen had always thought that Luosha and Professor Li were just nodding acquaintances.

But after an afternoon of chatting, Lu Chen was able to glean some things through side inquiries.

After some simple back-and-forth between the four of them, the contract was finally settled.

In fact, there is no difference from what Professor Li said.

However, the management fee has risen to 20%, but Lu Chen also has an additional responsibility, which is to operate this fund long-term.

As well as maintaining the fund at a scale of 6 billion at all times, excluding natural appreciation, the profits from this market trend will be distributed as dividends immediately after settlement.

After all the contracts were sorted out, they simply had a dinner.

"Lu Chen, you have invested all your capital into this battlefield; how large is the funding gap for your construction over there?"

After eating their fill, Luosha spoke up and asked softly.

This immediately attracted the attention of Professor Li and Elder Shi as well.

"I am preparing to borrow another 2 billion from Crown."

Lu Chen shrugged his shoulders before speaking softly.

"Wei Er's funds need to be diverted; Miss Luosha, didn't you say they aren't allowed to leave Xianggang? Me borrowing some over can be considered helping you relieve the pressure."

"Smart aleck. Fine, if Wei Er brings this up at the next board meeting, I will vote in favor."

Luosha narrowed her eyes and then started to smile; after a few seconds, she spoke softly and agreed.

Even Professor Li and Chairman Shi nodded gently.

"Wei Er's funds are gathering a bit too quickly; Little Lu, you should also pay more attention on your end. When it is time to act, act; sometimes, the opportunity is missed in a flash."

Elder Shi took a puff of his Cigar before speaking softly to offer a reminder.

"By the way, there is one more thing. Regarding the Natural Port, Little Luo, please put more effort into it and start as soon as possible. There is a cold wave at the end of the year; having more ports means more ships can return."