Advance Notice to the Camp Leader

Shen Biao and the people from the production and construction corps left.

Yang Lixie, holding his head, said, "It really is true that man can plan a thousand times, but Heaven only plans one."

Luo Yan glanced at him curiously, wondering what Young Master Yang was planning this time.

Yang Lixie looked up and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect it to be this complicated, so the budget was quite limited."

Luo Yan asked, "How much budget have you prepared?"

Yang Lixie shook one of his hands. "Fifty million, I only prepared fifty million."

"I don't have any more money to spare. I've already used all the money we earned in Medicine Valley."

Luo Yan glanced at him. Judging from his tone, this guy was just using his own money and hadn't asked his family for any.

Yang Lixie seemed to know what Luo Yan was thinking, and shook his head, saying, "The money to set up the Medicinal Materials company was given by my old man. I can't ask him for it again, otherwise... he'll look down on me."

"Normally, fifty million would definitely be enough."

"But now there's this Tangshi Investment Company, and Dongxing Group seems interested too."

"I can't compare to these two companies."

"Looks like this trip was a waste of time."

Seeing his pitiful state, Luo Yan comforted him, saying, "Just consider it an opportunity to broaden your horizons."

Yang Lixie raised his head and rushed over. "Luo Yan, you're truly my good brother!"

Yang Lixie stopped after taking only one step; the unsheathed Longxiang was already pointed at him.

Yang Lixie chuckled twice, then said with great bravado, "We may not be able to secure a place in the Nursery Garden, but we can't let people look down on us. Just wait and see how I rattle off 50 million."

Even if we can't get the investment, we have to raise the price!

"Even if those old bastards succeed, they'll still get a cut of the flesh!"

Luo Yan put down the Longxiang, shook his head, and ignored it.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by a voice from outside. "Classmate Luo there? It's Huang Xin. I wonder if you still remember me?"

Luo Yan certainly remembered; that was Hong Dongxing's assistant.

He immediately went down and opened the door.

Sure enough, standing outside was Hong Dongxing's assistant, Huang Xin.

Upon seeing Luo Yan, Huang Xin's face lit up with a smile, and he turned around to say, "Mr. Hong, it is indeed Classmate Luo."

Luo Yan then noticed that Hong Dongxing had also arrived, right behind him.

The man seemed to have gotten even thicker around the waist; he was wearing a hat, leaning on a cane, and exuding an air of importance.

He chuckled and stepped forward, saying, "I just heard that Tangshi Investment and Zheng Chao made a fool of themselves outside the gate, and then I heard that the Corps stepped in to protect them."

"I knew it might be you, Brother Luo, who's here, and I was right."

"Brother Luo, can we have a talk?"

A short while later, Luo Yan invited Hong Dongxing into the room.

Huang Xin closed the door.

Luo Yan then introduced Hong Dongxing: "This is my classmate and business partner, Yang Lixie."

Hong Dongxing gave Luo Yan plenty of face, a smile spreading across his face as he extended his large hand and said simply, "Hello, Xiao Yang."

Even without Luo Yan, Yang Lixie knew who he was.

Grasping Hong Dongxing's large hand, he kept saying, "I've long admired your name."

After exchanging pleasantries, the group sat down.

Hong Dongxing cut to the chase. "Brother Luo, are you also here for the Chu Family's Forbidden Land Nursery Garden?"

Luo Yan nodded calmly.

Hong Dongxing, holding a cigar, said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"Zheng Chao of Tangshi Investment is also determined to acquire this Nursery Garden. What budget have you prepared?"

Luo Yan looked at Yang Lixie.

The latter said with a wry smile, "Uncle Hong, we've only prepared fifty million."

This kid knows how to build relationships; he's only just met him and he's already calling him "uncle."

Luo Yan couldn't help but glance at him, gaining a deeper understanding of his shamelessness.

Hong Dongxing wasn't displeased by Yang Lixie's address of "uncle," and laughed heartily, saying, "Fifty million, not bad."

"Normally, 50 million would be more than enough, with some to spare."

"But now that we're facing the Zheng Chao, we're still a bit short."

"I'd guess his budget is around 70 to 80 million."

"Alright then, I'll give you an extra 50 million to cover the costs."

"After you take over the Nursery Garden, you can split the profits 20% each year."

Yang Lixie overjoyed and could hardly believe his ears.

Luo Yan replied, "Isn't Mr. Hong also going to bid for that Nursery Garden?"

"That was true before, but since Brother Luo wants it, I, Old Hong, don't need another Nursery Garden."

"You can have it."

"Besides, I know my own situation."

"The only truly skilled fighters I have are the Xie brothers, Xie Hongji Xie Hongzheng."

"I know very well how capable they are."

"I won't go out and embarrass myself."

"But most importantly, I need to curb the arrogance of the Zheng Chao."

"Since this kid came to Qingyang, he's been incredibly arrogant, resorting to any means to steal business from my Dongxing Group."

"Let's teach him a lesson today."

Yang Lixie glanced at Luo Yan, seeking his opinion.

Luo Yan nodded slightly.

He had already used his ' Unbounded Blazing Eyes ' to see into Hong Dongxing's thoughts and confirmed that he was not lying.

Yang Lixie replied, "No problem, Uncle Hong."

"If this works out, you'll definitely get 20% of the Nursery Garden's annual profits."

Hong Dongxing stood up and said, "Give me your account number, and I'll transfer the money to you right now."

"Don't let Zheng Chao laugh at you when you need to verify your funds after the bidding."

After Yang Lixie gave Hong Dongxing an account, the 50 million work points for Lao Hong were quickly deposited into his account.

Now that there was a hundred million in the account, Yang Lixie's face practically glowed, and he respectfully saw Hong Dongxing off.

Back in his room, Hong Dongxing smiled and puffed on a cigar.

Assistant Huang Xin laughed, "Mr. Hong, you're really generous, cutting our budget in half and giving it away for free."

Hong Dongxing laughed and scolded, "You don't need to beat around the bush. You're trying to say I let those two classmates off too easily, right?"

"If word gets out that I, Hong Dongxing, am throwing away 50 million and only taking a 20% profit, people will definitely think I'm a sucker."

"However, time will prove my judgment."

"We can let the student surnamed Yang go, but Classmate Luo, you just wait and see."

"He'll soar to great heights sooner or later."

"I call this investing in advance."

"Even if the investment fails, it doesn't matter. After all, Classmate Luo saved Undercity and indirectly saved my life, Hong Dongxing."

"How about my life? My surname is Hong. It's worth at least fifty million, isn't it?"

Huang Xin immediately replied, "Not only, not only."

A moment later, a staff member came to inform them that the auction would begin in 10 minutes.

Hong Dongxing stood up. "Let's go, I can't wait to see Zheng Chao's expression when two classmates are beating him up."

That would be really fun!

Auction hall.

When Luo Yan and Yang Lixie arrived, they immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Look, it's those two young men."

"Good heavens, he's completely unharmed after beating up Zheng Chao's people. It seems that red-eyed child really is the ' Qingyang Divine General '."

"However, even if he is the Qingyang Divine General, does he have that much money to bid?"

Amidst the lively discussion, Luo Yan and Yang Lixie had already taken their seats.