Chapter 158: The Initial Plan Has Succeeded

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: The Initial Plan Has Succeeded

"In the beginning..."

"You’ll use the project to whet their appetite, then keep dragging it out."

"In the early stages, you can let them see some benefits. Don’t worry about the funds for that part."

"Once their project breaks ground, pull our funding under the pretext of having discovered their poor credit history with the bank!"

Listening to Lin Feng’s plan, Huizi was stunned.

She was having some trouble keeping up with his train of thought.

But once it all clicked,

Huizi realized just how brilliant Lin Feng’s methods were.

Dingsheng Real Estate was indeed short on cash.

So any potential partnership from her side was bound to be taken seriously.

And suddenly pulling the funding after construction had started...

...would directly cause the project’s entire funding chain to snap.

For Dingsheng Real Estate in its current state, such a development would be like pouring salt on the wound.

Huizi could already visualize the future collapse of Dingsheng Real Estate.

"Understood, President Lin. I get it now!"

Huizi quickly ran through the plan in her head and now understood Lin Feng’s intentions completely.

Lin Feng nodded. "Go ahead with this project and don’t worry. As long as you handle this well..."

"...I’ll put you in charge of this temporary real estate investment project team!"

Lin Feng was well-versed in the art of managing people.

He had just dangled a sweet carrot in front of Huizi.

Hearing this, an excited expression appeared on Huizi’s face.

You had to understand, no project team in the investment firm handled anything less than ten million.

Especially a future real estate investment team.

It would definitely be running major projects.

And to put it simply, major projects meant making money!

At the prospect of such a future, Huizi’s eyes lit up.

Lin Feng then added a bit of stick to the carrot. "This is extremely important. If you fail to pull this off, it won’t just be a matter of getting removed from the project team!"

Huizi was also well aware that this plan was, in essence, a business tactic, and everything hinged on this one move.

"Don’t worry, President Lin. I will definitely see it through!"

Huizi nodded vigorously.

Lin Feng had a great deal of confidence in Huizi’s abilities.

After all, Huizi had plenty of experience dealing with all sorts of people.

Sending her to do this was a perfect fit.

Upon receiving this assignment, Huizi began to make all sorts of serious preparations.

First, she took the newly formed internal project team and packaged it to look like a seasoned real estate investment group.

Then, Huizi began to make contact with the person in charge over at Dingsheng Real Estate.

Her eye was sharp; she chose Dingsheng Real Estate’s biggest current project: the Joy City real estate project.

The Joy City project had already been underway for over a year.

It was nearing completion.

But with the bank loan failing to get approved, the Joy City project had been stalled for half a month.

During that half-month, the time and labor costs had been snowballing, getting bigger and bigger.

Li Cheng was the head of this project and also one of the top executives at Dingsheng Company.

During this time, Li Cheng and the rest of the company were frantic.

They were all well aware that the Joy City project would be incredibly profitable once completed.

But the crisis they now faced was that the project was on the verge of being abandoned due to a lack of funds.

If Dingsheng Company were a person, then the Joy City project was its lifeblood.

If they could just get that blood circulating again,

Dingsheng Company could catch its breath, even without the bank loan.

If the Joy City project operated smoothly, Dingsheng Company might even make a full recovery.

Therefore, everyone in the company, from top to bottom, placed immense importance on the Joy City project.

However, with no funds approved by the bank, the company had already invested all of its available capital into it.

But compared to the total funds required for the entire Joy City project, it was just a drop in the bucket.

So, out of desperation, Li Cheng began searching everywhere for investment firms.

It was at this time that Li Cheng met Huizi.

Through an introduction, Li Cheng learned of Huizi’s identity.

She was the head of the real estate division for a major investment firm.

Her main responsibility was to find promising real estate projects to invest in.

Li Cheng’s eyes lit up when he learned this.

Thinking of the stalled Joy City project, Li Cheng grit his teeth and, without a second thought, went up to strike a conversation with Huizi.

However, when Huizi heard the words "Joy City project," her brow immediately furrowed. "I’m very familiar with that project..."

"You’re with Dingsheng Real Estate, aren’t you?"

Li Cheng froze for a moment, then nodded.

A look of regret appeared on Huizi’s face as she shook her head. "I’m very sorry, but if it’s Dingsheng Real Estate... I’m afraid I can’t invest in this project."

Li Cheng’s eyes widened. "Why?"

Huizi looked at Li Cheng with a half-smile. "Everyone in the industry is saying Dingsheng Real Estate has been blacklisted by the banks and can’t even get a loan."

"If I were to invest in a project from a company with such huge potential risks, wouldn’t the risk be too great?"

Li Cheng quickly said, "It’s not a credit dispute with the banks, it’s for other reasons..."

However, Huizi didn’t listen to his explanation. She stood up, turned, and walked away.

Seeing Huizi turn to leave, Li Cheng panicked.

To be honest, the crisis Dingsheng Real Estate was facing was indeed common knowledge within the industry.

This was why no major investment firms were willing to get involved.

As a result, the various project heads had started looking for opportunities with small and medium-sized investment firms.

Among all those people, Li Cheng had finally, with great difficulty, found someone like Huizi.

Of course, he wasn’t about to let her go so easily.

"Ma’am, please, just listen to me. It’s not like the rumors say. They’re just exaggerating to cause alarm."

Li Cheng followed behind Huizi, trying his best to explain, and before they knew it, they had walked away from the bustling crowd.

At this point, Huizi knew she couldn’t take her "playing hard to get" act too far.

So she pretended to be interested, turning her head to look at Li Cheng.

"If it’s not like they say, then what is it like?"

Li Cheng was overjoyed to see Huizi stop walking.

He quickly seized the rare opportunity and said, "Actually, Dingsheng Real Estate isn’t as hopeless as they say."

"You’ve probably heard of the Joy City project. As long as this project is completed, Dingsheng Real Estate will be able to recover."

"By then, Dingsheng Real Estate won’t have any major problems."

"Besides, the profit margin on this project is huge."

At this moment, Li Cheng didn’t look like a core executive of a company at all.

Instead, he seemed as desperate as a rookie just entering the workforce.

But it couldn’t be helped.

If the Joy City project also fell through completely,

it would mean Dingsheng Real Estate truly had no way to recover.

At that point, forget being an executive—Li Cheng might not even have a job.

Huizi stood there and pretended to think for a moment. "If it’s really as you say... then it’s not impossible for us to invest..."

Seeing Huizi’s tone soften, Li Cheng couldn’t hide the joy on his face.

"Don’t worry, every word I’ve said is true!"

Huizi looked at Li Cheng doubtfully. "I can’t just take your word for it. My company will definitely have to conduct an actual investigation!"

Li Cheng nodded hastily. "I know that. You can rest assured, aside from the funding shortage, there’s nothing wrong with this project!"

Only then did Huizi, with a cool expression, exchange contact information with Li Cheng.

Li Cheng, for his part, was naturally overjoyed.

Huizi also showed a pleased expression.

She immediately sent a message to Lin Feng.

It seemed the initial phase of the plan was a success.

Since Li Cheng had been the one to approach her,

he had no suspicions about Huizi or her team’s project.