Chapter 131: Li Dong is Flooded with Messages

At this end, Li Dong is negotiating a loan with the Bank of China.

Meanwhile, several university forums in Pingchuan have launched a campaign called "Finding the Billionaire Around Us."

Since it was revealed that the wealthy Mr. Li might be a university student in Pingchuan, many people couldn't sit still.

As soon as the campaign started, various revelations began to surface.

Various posts flooded the major forums.

Some people, eager for excitement, were thrilled to see the forums being overwhelmed with all kinds of bizarre posts.

"My Dormmate, The Billionaire's Rise," "The Story I Have to Tell About Li ××," "My Ex-Boyfriend Li ××"…

Jiang University, Dorm 351.

Xu Chen looked at the very familiar photo with a strange expression, and after a while, he called out, "Haozi, come over here!"

Zhang Hao, who was reviewing his studies, turned around and asked, "What's up?"

"Come and take a look at this photo. Does it look familiar to you?"

Zhang Hao walked over to Xu Chen's side and stared at the enlarged photo on Xu Chen's computer for a while.

Then he said, "Isn't this Dong Ge? When did you take a photo of Dong Ge?"

"It really is him!"

Although Xu Chen had his suspicions, he was still shocked when Zhang Hao confirmed it.

Is this Li Dong?

The person who spent a fortune acquiring Baidu shares and shook hands with Baidu's co-founder Xu Yong is really Li Dong!

Xu Chen was speechless, and after a long pause, he asked, "Are you sure it's Dong Ge?"

Zhang Hao replied, "Of course! Even though it's a side view, it's obvious."

Seeing Xu Chen dazed, Zhang Hao asked, "What's wrong? Are you still thinking about Huang Shanshan?"

Xu Chen waved his hand without speaking because he really didn't know what to say.

He used to have a good relationship with Li Dong in the dorm, but after rumors started that Huang Shanshan liked Li Dong, his relationship with Li Dong gradually faded.

Now, he never expected that this quiet classmate was actually a hidden billionaire, and Xu Chen didn't know how to express his feelings.

...

The same scene happened in the girls' dormitory.

Li Wan was an internet enthusiast and browsing forums was one of her hobbies.

Li Wan had gone to bed early the night before and forgot to browse the forums, so when she woke up in the morning, she found that the campus forums had been overtaken.

There was no need to search for it; the top posts were all about Li Dong.

At first, Li Wan didn't take the reports seriously. Others having money was their own business; it wouldn't give her a penny.

But when Li Wan saw the photo, she was somewhat unsettled.

Is this Li Dong?

It seems like, should be, maybe it's Li Dong?

She didn't have much contact with Li Dong, but relatively speaking, she had more contact in class than others.

At first, she didn't recognize Li Dong, but the more she looked at the photo, the more familiar it seemed. Then, thinking about the surname Li, Li Wan involuntarily remembered the Li Dong she once joked about wanting to be his girlfriend.

Comparing with her impression of Li Dong, Li Wan realized that this mysterious billionaire really looked a lot like Li Dong!

After being stunned for a long time, Li Wan finally screamed, "Everyone come here, big news!"

The other girls, each busy with their own things, immediately gathered around. Li Wan didn't say anything and just opened the posts about Li Dong.

In no time, the dormitory was in an uproar.

Zhao Tingting rubbed her eyes and said firmly, "I've decided, from today on, Li the Tycoon is my type!"

"If you dare to compete with me, I already said I'd be his girlfriend!" Li Wan immediately retorted angrily.

Bai Su ignored the two who were causing a commotion and glanced at Huang Shanshan, silently expressing sympathy for her friend.

Previously, it was possible that a beauty like Huang Shanshan might have a chance with Li Dong and even steal him from his girlfriend, but now Bai Su really didn't think so.

Leaving aside the girlfriend's family background and appearance, with Li Dong's current wealth, what beautiful woman wouldn't he be able to find? Why would he care about a Huang Shanshan?

Of course, these are secondary matters.

What's more important is, how did Li Dong become a billionaire without making any noise?

...

On this day, Li Dong was not the only one shocked; many people familiar with him were stunned.

However, Li Dong was unaware of this and didn't care. He was still negotiating the loan with Zhao Jinsheng, the branch manager of Yaohai.

Li Dong's mouth was parched from speaking, so he took a sip of tea and continued, "Manager Zhao, after such a long cooperation with the Bank of China, we can't get 30 million?"

Zhao Jinsheng, who was sweating profusely, sighed and complained, "Mr. Li, Yuanfang is a top-quality enterprise in the bank. If it were possible, I would give you the loan without a second thought."

"But 30 million is really too much! I'm just a branch manager. Unless you go to the head office, I really can't handle 30 million."

"And to be honest, even if you go to the head office, I think 30 million is still unlikely. Yuanfang can only mortgage the Longhua store, and 10 million is about the limit."

Li Dong's face darkened. The Longhua store is only worth 10 million? Do you believe it or not?

Not to mention fixed assets, just the inventory in the Longhua store alone is worth more than that, plus other added values and intangible assets. Li Dong estimated the Longhua store to be worth at least 40 million!

Knowing that the bank couldn't give him a loan based on 100% of the valuation, but 10 million? Does he think I'm an idiot?

Li Dong was too tired to argue further and directly said, "If it really doesn't work, forget it. I won't take the 10 million either. I'll just find another bank. I don't believe there isn't one willing to lend to Yuanfang."

Li Dong was about to stand up.

Zhao Jinsheng realized the implication of his words—he was planning to switch banks!

Yuanfang is currently a major client of the bank, and if they leave, the bank's performance this year will at least drop by half.

Zhao Jinsheng wiped his sweat and quickly said, "Mr. Li, don't be hasty. I'll try to find a solution. But 30 million is really too much; I'll try to get you 20 million."

Li Dong knew that this was probably Zhao Jinsheng's limit and didn't press him further. He said, "20 million is fine, but I need it urgently. Manager Zhao, can you give me an estimate of how long it will take? I need to know."

"According to the bank's process, it could be a month at the earliest…"

Before Zhao Jinsheng could finish, Li Dong interrupted, "Manager Zhao, a month is too slow. At most, ten days!"

The bank process can be weird; if it's fast, it's possible to complete the process in a day.

But if it's slow, it's not unusual for the process to take two or three months. This is the reality.

If you want the horse to run, you can't skimp on benefits.

Li Dong wasn't a naive newbie. He glanced around, seeing no one paying attention, and said in a low voice, "I'm not a stingy person. I'll definitely reward you well later!"

Zhao Jinsheng's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.

Li Dong knew he wouldn't give anything unless he saw some assurance, so he slowly extended one finger.

Zhao Jinsheng understood. One point meant 200,000.

But for such a large loan, isn't 200,000 a bit low?

After all, a ten-day loan would surely require some small favors, and he would also have to bear some risk.

Old Zhao squinted and stroked his chin without speaking.

Li Dong cursed internally. His appetite is quite large!