Chapter 42: Business Queen

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Business Queen

With his current power, Jiang Fan naturally heard their conversation loud and clear.

He hadn’t expected Lu Youyou to genuinely just want to ask him for some pointers.

Seeing Lu Youyou looking disheartened, Elder Lu chuckled. "Just let fate take its course. Besides, my granddaughter is so well-behaved and beautiful."

"By all rights, there isn’t a man alive who wouldn’t be smitten."

"That young man is destined for greatness. It wouldn’t be a bad thing for him to become my Lu Family’s son-in-law."

"Grandpa, you’re talking nonsense again!" Lu Youyou stomped her foot in exasperation.

Good grief.

Jiang Fan, who was standing nearby, felt his eyes go wide.

’This is only our second meeting, right? Isn’t becoming your son-in-law a little inappropriate?’

But Jiang Fan had no idea what it meant to be a Grandmaster.

The saying "Grandmaster Like a Dragon" wasn’t just for show.

Once a person’s strength reached the Innate realm and they became a Grandmaster, their lifespan would also be extended.

They could live to be nearly two hundred years old.

That was long enough to protect a family for two centuries.

This was the true foundation of a great Noble Family.

"Jiang Fan, can we exchange contact information?" Lu Youyou asked, biting her lip.

’Since Jiang Fan isn’t willing to say more for now, I’ll just have to wear him down over time.’

’I’ll just have to take it slow.’

"Here’s my QR code."

Jiang Fan took out his phone and handed it to Lu Youyou.

’Thank goodness. The jerk didn’t refuse.’ Lu Youyou’s mood brightened considerably.

At another table, Yin Ruxue happened to see Jiang Fan hand his phone to Lu Youyou.

This truly annoyed her.

Though she couldn’t quite put her finger on why.

Nearby, Chen Xuan’s scalp tingled and his fists clenched. This kid named Jiang Fan had appeared at the most inopportune time.

He immediately took out his phone and sent a message.

At the dinner table, Yin Mountain began with a smile, "Xue, Chen Xuan is currently managing his family’s jade business."

"The annual output value is at least in the hundreds of millions."

"He is one of Yang City’s finest young talents."

"Men like him are rare, Xue. You should seize the opportunity."

His underlying meaning was to give Yin Ruxue a hint.

Before Yin Ruxue could speak, Chen Xuan said, "Mr. Yin, you’re too kind."

"Compared to Xue, my accomplishments are nothing worth mentioning, nothing at all."

Yin Ruxue wasn’t very fond of Chen Xuan. Cold as frost, she said, "They certainly aren’t worth mentioning. Last year, my Xuerong International had a revenue of two billion, with a net profit of around eight hundred million."

Chen Xuan hadn’t expected Yin Ruxue to say that.

’This woman is trying to put me down.’

’Heh. Just you wait. Once I conquer you and have my way with you in every position, you’ll see just how incredible I am.’

But on the surface, he just gave an awkward laugh.

Chen Feng stepped in to smooth things over. "In the future, Yang City will belong to you young people."

"Your grandfather and I were sworn brothers when we were young, and we’re still on great terms."

"We don’t have any grand wishes. Our time will be up in another decade or two."

"We just hope that you two can support each other in the days to come."

Yin Ruxue responded calmly, "If it’s a matter of cooperation, I’m more than happy to discuss business."

Chen Feng shot Chen Xuan a meaningful look, then began chatting with Yin Ruxue about the jade business. He discussed his perspective on its future, and they compared their respective experiences in building their fortunes.

"Take jade, for example."

"It’s more profitable than most other things."

"Although the sales volume isn’t as high as daily necessities like food and clothing, its advantage is its high price."

"When selling it, you can tie it to love, similar to diamonds. In the past, people wore diamonds to symbolize eternal love. Nowadays, when people give a bride price, they add the ’three golds’ and some jade as a symbol of status."

"Furthermore, because jade is heavy, I’ve found some clues in traditional Chinese medicine reports. According to TCM, heavy objects can have a calming effect on the spirit. We can use this as a starting point to market our products."

"In fact, you can use similar strategies for all sorts of products like this."

"The fundamental goal is to build a diverse, established, major brand, similar to those in the West."

"Once the brand is established, it becomes a symbol of high-end luxury. In the future, it will have a place on the international stage, and any product from my company is guaranteed to bring huge returns."

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Yin Ruxue remained calm on the surface, but her opinion of Chen Xuan had already changed somewhat.

It had to be said, Chen Xuan had a good head for business.

Although he hadn’t revealed any core secrets, that speech alone was enough to show his caliber.

When the conversation turned to the real estate industry, Yin Ruxue also shared her own views.

"Huaxia’s open environment is suitable for business development."

"But the question is how to attract investment."

"Attracting investment requires money, and you can’t rely on tax revenue alone. The rest comes from the government selling land."

"This money from land sales is then used to subsidize the development of factories and commerce."

"That’s why I’m personally not very optimistic about real estate."

"If Yang City was the only city in all of Huaxia relying on land sales to subsidize factories and commerce, then there would certainly be no problem."

"But from what I understand, the entire country is doing this."

"As a result, a massive real estate industry will emerge across all of Huaxia."

"Under these competitive conditions, everyone will inevitably scramble to snatch up the best plots of land and develop the best resources."

"And that’s where the problem arises."

"With the pre-sale system, as soon as developers get the money, they’re already building new properties before the old ones are even topped off."

"And in reality, developers will often take the money from these pre-sales and use it as collateral for a second bank loan. This happens even before buyers have their property deeds, sometimes even before they have their homes or before construction has even begun."

"If a developer’s capital chain breaks, it won’t just be one development area that has problems. It will cause a chain reaction, affecting multiple such areas."

"If you scale this problem up to the national level, you have tens of thousands of developers borrowing money from banks and then being unable to pay it back."

"Then a crash is inevitable."

Although Yin Ruxue wasn’t in real estate, a business queen like her had naturally studied its business model.

"As for the prospects of real estate that you mentioned," she continued.

"I don’t really see them. As it stands, the open-door policy has been in effect for decades, the population is declining, and the demographic dividend is gradually disappearing."

"If you really want to compete in real estate, you only have these next few years."

"It’s not impossible to take a gamble, but it will never be as prosperous as it was before."

Yin Ruxue’s words earned a round of applause from the wealthy businessmen at their table.

Chen Feng was also very pleased with Yin Ruxue.

With Yin Ruxue as his granddaughter-in-law, the Chen Family would continue to prosper even after he got old.

Chen Xuan praised her in his heart. ’She’s not even in this industry, yet she understands it so thoroughly. Her strategic planning and foresight for the bigger picture are truly rare.’

’It’s a good thing I’m here for a marriage alliance.’

’If I had to face this woman as a business rival, she’d be a truly formidable opponent.’