Chapter 49: Brother Ye, You Gave Me Courage!

With a loud bang, Ye Xingchen barged into Lin Beifan's office.

"Mr. Lin, I heard you're planning to collaborate with Belvedere Group to develop the Jiangnan land?"

Lin Beifan looked surprised. "Brother Ye, you're back! I was just about to share the good news with you in person, but it seems you've already heard! That's right, we are indeed partnering with Belvedere Group!"

Ye Xingchen hurriedly said, "Mr. Lin, you absolutely can't go through with this!"

Lin Beifan frowned. "Why not?"

"Mr. Lin, the global economy is in a downturn, and the real estate industry—being capital-intensive—is the first to bear the brunt! If we enter real estate now, the risks will far outweigh the rewards!"

Lin Beifan raised an eyebrow. "That's strange. Didn't you suggest I invest in real estate before?"

Ye Xingchen: "..."

He had no choice but to slap himself metaphorically and backtrack. "I did, but after thinking it over carefully, I realized that the real estate market isn't promising at all! Especially the Jiangnan land—it's in the outskirts, neither close to the city nor well-connected. It has no investment value whatsoever! Why should we pour money into such a worthless piece of land?"

Lin Beifan chuckled. "It may not be valuable now, but the future is uncertain!"

Spreading out a city map, he pointed at it and explained, "Look, this is a map of our Mohai City. Almost all the flatlands have been developed, except for Jiangnan!"

"As one of the country's economic hubs and a world-class metropolitan city, Mohai will inevitably continue expanding! But with land in the central districts already used up, where else can development go?"

"The only logical direction is Jiangnan!"

"That's why I'm getting involved now—to plan ahead!"

Ye Xingchen couldn't help but admire Lin Beifan's foresight.

In just a few months, this undeveloped plain would be designated as a national economic development zone, triggering a real estate boom.

In his previous life, Lin Beifan had bet on this land ahead of time and skyrocketed to success.

More importantly, it was during this period that Lin Beifan got together with her.

As his enemy, Ye Xingchen had to stop this deal at all costs!

He couldn't let Lin Beifan rise to power—let alone take the woman he loved!

"Mr. Lin, your analysis makes sense," Ye Xingchen admitted reluctantly. "However, the funds required for this project are astronomical. Our company has just started expanding—we can't afford it! I think we should focus on the capital market instead. That's our real battlefield!"

Lin Beifan nodded. "It's true that this project requires a massive amount of funds, but that's a solvable problem!"

Ye Xingchen was stunned. "Solve it? How? Where would we get that kind of money?"

"We don't have it now, but that doesn't mean we won't have it soon!" Lin Beifan said confidently. "Brother Ye, look—under your god-tier trading skills, our funds have multiplied tenfold, reaching over 3 billion! Give it a little more time, and won't we have even more?"

"Yes, acquiring this land will require a lot of capital, but as long as we earn money faster than we spend it, it won't be an issue! I was hesitant at first, unsure whether to proceed...

"But when I thought of you, Brother Ye, all my doubts disappeared! You gave me confidence! You gave me courage! You're even greater than Emperor Jingru!"

Lin Beifan grinned, clapping Ye Xingchen's shoulder. "Our bright future depends on you, Brother Ye!"

Ye Xingchen: "..."

He was so enraged he wanted to slap himself!

It turned out he was the root cause of this mess!

He was the one who made Lin Beifan rich!

He was the one who gave Lin Beifan the confidence to invest!

And he was the one personally pushing his beloved into another man's arms!

He roared internally, Ye Xingchen, why are you such an idiot?!

Just then, Lin Beifan patted him on the shoulder again and said with a smile, "Brother Ye, now that you're back, hurry up and make more money! Our future depends on you! Don't worry, I'll make sure you're well rewarded!"

With a dark expression, Ye Xingchen left the office, determined to find a way to sabotage this deal.

At that moment, a staff member approached him respectfully. "Mr. Ye, Mr. Lin asked me to check—how are we handling the gold trades today?"

Ye Xingchen snapped, "Do you even need to ask? Short everything!"

A few minutes later, excited voices erupted from the trading room.

"Wow! As expected of Mr. Ye—he timed it perfectly again! Gold prices just crashed!"

"After this trade, we're looking at a profit of at least 700 to 800 million!"

"So our total capital has now reached 5 billion! Haha!"

"Suddenly, buying land for a few billion doesn't seem like a big deal anymore!"

"Exactly! This is nothing!"

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Ye Xingchen: Pfft! (spitting blood)