Chapter 203: Chen Jun Tests the Waters

Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Chen Jun Tests the Waters

Hearing this, Chen Lei was completely dumbfounded.

’Three hundred million?’

’My brother is being so extravagant.’

’Throwing out three hundred million just like that.’

’He’s even more impulsive than I am!’

’And since when was my brother this impulsive?’

While Chen Lei was still in shock, Chen Jun’s eyes were fixed on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was also a little surprised by Chen Jun’s sudden offer to invest.

However, Lin Feng quickly understood.

’This isn’t a test.’

When Chen Jun spoke of investing, his eyes were serious.

Once Lin Feng realized this,

it was very clear that Chen Jun genuinely wanted to invest.

He also fully recognized the difference between Chen Jun and Chen Lei.

The three hundred million that Chen Jun had casually mentioned was, for him, the equivalent of the ten million Chen Lei had once casually offered.

To each of them, it was just a small sum of money.

As a businessman, Chen Jun was now simply curious about what kind of terms Lin Feng would offer.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Feng’s face. "For an investment in the hundreds of millions, I can guarantee you, President Chen..."

"A monthly return rate of no less than five percent."

A five percent return rate meant...

a monthly profit of no less than fifteen million.

This rate of return made Chen Lei’s jaw drop in astonishment.

Even though Chen Lei wasn’t an expert in this field,

he knew very well

that such a high rate of return represented an equally high investment risk.

And all these investment risks had to be borne by the investment company itself.

Since Lin Feng had made such a deal with his brother,

it meant that Lin Feng absolutely had to deliver a five percent return.

Even Chen Jun was taken aback when he heard the guarantee of such a high return.

In Chen Jun’s opinion...

a three percent return would have been quite good.

But while that rate might have tempted Chen Lei,

it wouldn’t have been enough to tempt Chen Jun.

Because if he didn’t invest and put those hundreds of millions into one of his own projects,

although the cycle would be longer, the eventual average rate of return

would be much better than putting it in an investment company.

But five percent... Chen Jun truly hadn’t expected that!

"Mr. Lin, you should be very clear that if you guarantee me such a rate of return,"

"then you really have to deliver. After all, business is not child’s play..."

Chen Jun gave Lin Feng a meaningful look.

Lin Feng said calmly, "It’s only a five percent return rate. I believe I can still guarantee that for you, President Chen."

From the moment Chen Jun asked about the investment return,

Lin Feng had already begun treating Chen Jun as a potential partner.

That was why his form of address had changed to "President Chen."

Chen Lei, at the side, had long since realized the two were talking business.

So, he sat quietly to the side, making himself invisible.

At the same time, he was silently complaining, ’My brother is such a workaholic!’

’He has to talk business even during a meal, and he starts by throwing around hundreds of millions...’

’What a squanderer!’

Chen Jun couldn’t hear his brother’s pained, frantic complaints.

At this moment, Chen Jun was observing Lin Feng.

Ever since he became the heir to the group,

Chen Jun had done countless business deals.

He had met innumerable partners.

But he had never met anyone with eyes as candid as Lin Feng’s—and they remained just as candid even after promising such a high return.

Previously, when Chen Jun learned that Chen Lei’s return rate was two percent, he understood something.

To be able to guarantee two percent

meant that the profits Lin Feng was reliably making had to be much higher than two percent.

By the same logic,

now that Lin Feng could promise that this capital would achieve a five percent return...

it actually meant that with this capital in hand,

the money Lin Feng could earn would be absolutely more than five percent!

And for an investment company to be able to guarantee such a high rate of return

was a terrifying thing.

Even though Chen Jun’s intuition told him that Lin Feng might really be able to do it,

his reason told him it was something almost impossible for an investment firm to achieve.

On some impulse, Chen Jun stared into Lin Feng’s eyes and asked, "Pardon my asking, Mr. Lin, but are you playing the Celestial Stock Market, or the one in the United States?"

In fact, from the moment he named that rate of return,

Lin Feng could see very clearly that Chen Jun was tempted.

From the moment he met Chen Jun,

Lin Feng had used the system-rewarded Virtual Data Eye

to assess Chen Jun completely.

What surprised Lin Feng greatly was that, ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

for someone who looked so serious and steady,

his personality assessment came back as "high propensity for risk."

With this prior assessment, Lin Feng now had some understanding of Chen Jun.

For people who like to take risks,

how to induce them to accept the gamble is the most crucial part.

Lin Feng was very clear that once he threw out a rate of return like this,

whether out of interest or curiosity,

Chen Jun would be tempted.

And when Chen Jun followed up by asking which stock market he invested in, Lin Feng knew with certainty

that this deal was pretty much done.

"Both. It depends on the situation and the market,"

Lin Feng said with a grin.

A look of faint realization dawned on Chen Jun’s face.

The stock market in the United States has no daily price limits.

And without certain other factors, the market is completely controlled by capital.

In such a market environment, huge surges and steep falls are commonplace.

And if one can spot the right opportunity, those surges and falls are the best times to strike.

Chen Jun smiled faintly and said to Lin Feng, "I’ll give you five hundred million."

"But if I don’t see the promised returns by next month, I will pull the money back immediately."

"However, if you, Mr. Lin, truly achieve such an outrageous rate of return,"

"I think my personal investments will have many more opportunities for cooperation with you in the future."

Chen Jun’s words were very clear.

The five hundred million and the one-month deadline

were just a trial.

It was a way of testing the waters.

If this money made a splash,

Chen Jun would come to Lin Feng with more collaborations later.

But if Lin Feng was just making empty promises,

then Lin Feng would likely be kicked out of this circle for good.

After saying this, Chen Jun stared at Lin Feng without blinking,

wanting to see if he could read anything else in Lin Feng’s expression.

But Lin Feng just smiled faintly and poured himself a cup of hot tea.

He raised it and clinked it against Chen Jun’s.

"A pleasure doing business with you, President Chen."

Hearing this, Chen Jun knew.

Lin Feng had accepted the challenge he had laid down.

Five hundred million, one month’s time.

He had to achieve a five percent return.