How Could One Swallow the Heavens Without Courage

At this moment, the group of people sitting opposite Lin Qi in the room had made a decision: they would invest in the business, but in a different way.

A small amount of money, plus other things that can be used as collateral, is used to acquire shares in the business.

This is actually a process of conglomerate formation. Some businessmen with common interests begin to form closer alliances with each other. Eventually, they will form a community of interests with a core company or a core person as the main body, and the relationships are very complex. In the end, it will evolve into a conglomerate that people envy, hate and are jealous of.

In fact, when these people said they would "consider," Lin Qi already knew that the matter was basically settled. He flicked his cigarette ash, and a large ash fell to the ground, cracked, and scattered. In the end, it might be completely turned into a cloud of dust under Lin Qi's inadvertent step.

He put his legs down, stubbed out his cigarette in the Ashtray, and stood up. The people opposite him also stood up. After they shook hands with Lin Qi, Lin Qi watched them leave.

Standing outside the hotel, Lin Qi took out another cigarette, lowered his head slightly, and folded his hands together. The flame briefly illuminated his face before quickly going out, leaving only a faint spark.

From the very beginning, he knew very well that this business wouldn't last long.

The peak season for secondhand goods transactions often occurs in the early stages of economic development and the early stages of economic recession. During these two periods, there is still a relatively strong demand for material goods in society, but people's economic capacity cannot meet their material needs. Therefore, the secondhand goods market will become unprecedentedly popular at this time.

However, this won't last long. Once people have accumulated enough money to start, or when they no longer have wealth to freely spend, the market for secondhand goods will begin to shrink.

Right now, everyone seems to have plenty of money, but that will soon change. As more and more people become unemployed, they will run out of money and find it difficult to afford even cheap secondhand goods.

At that point, the profits from Secondhand Goods Auction will begin to decline rapidly, and with its incentive system, it may even incur losses.

That doesn't matter, because he had already completed the initial accumulation of his personal assets before that. These people would most likely try to drive down the prices of the Interstellar Trade Company, but Lin Qi would not let them succeed.

In business, the simplest way to prove that a product's actual value exceeds the price people have set for it is to have competitors who can drive up the price, just like bidders at an auction.

If there is only one person, the product may really be worthless, but as long as there is competition, the actual value of the product will be quickly revealed, and there may even be a premium.

He stood outside the hotel and smoked the entire cigarette before returning to the third floor, where the people participating in the celebration were still in the midst of their revelry.

Richard had already called the girls over, and he had even hired a band and singers, all dressed simply and plainly, all of them, to play music for them.

There are fewer and fewer job opportunities in society, especially for female workers. We should try our best to take care of them. In this regard, Richard was deeply inspired by Lin Qi.

As the boss, Lin Qi wouldn't stay here for too long, but he wouldn't stay away from the place either. He had to make sure that even when these people were indulging in their revelry, they would still have a deep impression of him as their boss.

Richard won the "championship" again today. When he saw Lin Qi, he put down the two girls who were chatting and laughing with him and came to Lin Qi with a pilgrimage-like expression and mentality. He bent down and poured some wine for Lin Qi was sitting on the sofa.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around, raised his wine glass, and tapped it on the glass with a spoon.

The crisp sound of the percussion instantly pierced through the band's languid music and brought the revelers to their senses.

The band members quickly stopped playing, and everyone's attention turned to them. Richard, beaming, truly felt like he was at the pinnacle of his life! He tilted his head slightly, raised his glass high, and shouted, "To Lin Qi!"

The Young Men and women raised their glasses in response. Lin Qi, sitting in the middle of the crowd, watched all this with a smile. He also raised his glass slightly in greeting and took a small sip.

After finishing his drink, Richard threw the glass against the wall, and the exquisite glass shattered into pieces with a crack. "Keep the music playing, keep the party going!"

His movements were so stylish that many people started to imitate him. People threw their glasses against a wall, where they shattered into pieces, as if doing so gave them a particularly heroic feeling.

Richard then sat down on the sofa next to Lin Qi, shaking his head. "Boss, do you think we're in the sky right now?"

Lin Qi took a sip of his wine, a half-smile playing on his lips, his tone carrying a deep sense of mockery and disdain. "That's it?"

"I must say, Richard, your standards are really too low. To me, this place is like a stinking ditch in the countryside, with a bunch of maggots wriggling in the sewage!"

"Our stage won't be in this small city of Sabine City. We're going to the capital, on the most bustling Imperial Avenue, to book the Imperial Hotel, and then those female stars will be on the ground like kittens and puppies, wagging their butts at you."

"Here?" He smiled but didn't say anything more. However, his tone and attitude clearly told Richard that he didn't take this seriously at all.

Richard swallowed hard. He began to imagine the scenery Lin Qi had described, thinking of the actresses who appeared on the big screen and on television, so high and mighty that he could only fantasize about them, groveling before him. A surge of excitement rushed to his head.

His face flushed red, and he became even more agitated. "Will you take me with you, Boss?"

Lin Qi nodded. "Of course, you are my most satisfactory partner, and I will take you under my wing!"

He wasn't lying. Since he came to this world, no one has been able to meet Lin Qi's requirements for the position of "business manager" better than Richard.

Richard is intelligent, that's for sure, but there are many intelligent people, and it's very rare to find someone who is intelligent but also lacks any sense of morality or justice, and is extremely shameless.

Lin Qi believed that as long as he said his shoes were dirty, Richard would kneel down and wipe them clean with his sleeve—shoes that were already spotless and reflected his image.

He's a scoundrel, a terrible scoundrel, but also a good scoundrel.

A somewhat out-of-place figure in the distance was calmly observing everything. His gaze was fixed on Richard and Lin Qi, then turned to the somewhat uncomfortable Wood beside him. "Your relationship with Lin Qi isn't close enough. You need to perform better. This is my last mission. From now on, you'll have to carry on on your own."

"Remember, don't let money, alcohol, and women blind you. When faced with temptation, be aware of the responsibilities on your shoulders..."

Wood felt ashamed in the face of his Chief's reprimand, but what made him even more ashamed was that his Chief even brought up the topic of revelry.

"Young people these days are really crazy. You are a good kid. I know you must be suffering inside, but this is a test that God has given you."

"Go join them. Don't make yourself look different from them. Only in this way can you fully integrate into them, be accepted by them, and find evidence to completely destroy these people!"

"I'm leaving now. Remember, whenever you feel confused, ask yourself what you truly need and what you want to do for this world and this society!"

Lin Qi was taken aback by the middle-aged man's departure, but he didn't react much. Some people, like Richard, would do anything for wealth, but others always stick to their principles.

He admires those who persevere, but he will not emulate them. If happiness is possible, why give it up and choose suffering? Is it just to prove that he is different from others?

After talking with Richard, he also chose to leave. He was a young man, but he was also the boss of these people. Didn't you see that since he came, the revelry of these people has dropped by more than one level?

Moreover, the idea that a person in a superior position must maintain their authority in front of subordinates and try to blend in with them is just nonsense from those who have failed so badly that they have to rely on instilling in others their past successes.

True leaders never mingle with those in lowly positions! The next day, Lin Qi registered several more companies, thanking the Social Services Bureau for simplifying the process, which allowed him to complete the task in just one morning.

In the afternoon, in addition to continuing to have a law firm register companies for him in other cities, he also took the opportunity to go out and look around.

Some say that the best way to truly experience the Breath of the Times is to visit the city center and Slums of a city, to see the lives and lifestyles of the richest and poorest people, and thus gain insight into the current state of society.

Lin Qi hadn't even been to the Slums yet, but he already felt the atmosphere that only the Slums could previously provide. On the driver's advice, he gave up the idea of going to the Lower District, which was said to have become a haven for crime. Even Mounted Police and patrol officers refused to enter the Lower District when there were few people, especially to enforce the law in the Slums.

The situation was quite serious, and even under such circumstances, Lin Qi was still Mayor that evening.

In the elegant environment, the luxurious furnishings and decorations make you feel the power of money at a glance. Just a few walls away, the whole world is filled with despair, but here, even the air is sweet.

As soon as he sat down, the Mayor smiled and said, "I heard your company was valued at seventy million?" He even took out a cigarette and placed it on the table. "Do you accept individual investors?"

Lin Qi nodded silently, giving a thumbs-up to the future investors.