Chapter 107: This Number, Are You Sure There’s No Mistake?
During this time.
Aunt Tang had been researching some of the most promising industries on the market.
Unfortunately, times had changed, and she felt completely in the dark about some sectors.
"If you ask me, why even worry about this stuff now?"
"Just find someone you can trust to handle the investments for you."
After a busy spell, Aunt Tang saw a message from a good friend of hers.
In fact, a big reason Aunt Tang had decided to sell some of her real estate for investment capital was that this very friend had earned a considerable amount from her own investments.
This had truly tempted Aunt Tang.
Originally, Aunt Tang thought she could identify the right industry to invest in herself.
Just like every investor believes they can find the next big trend.
But what most people encounter is just a light breeze.
Once the wind passes, there’s nothing left.
"Do you know anyone suitable you could recommend to me?"
Aunt Tang asked her good friend.
"I wouldn’t dare connect you for something like this. My investments are high-risk!"
"You should look for other options first. If you can’t find anything reliable, I’ll reconsider."
Her friend knew that Aunt Tang was sitting on a lot of liquid capital.
Any investment she made would be far from a small-time affair.
Even between very close friends, it was impossible to get involved in such matters.
Otherwise, financial issues could very well end up destroying their friendship.
Aunt Tang must have been getting anxious, or she never would have asked in the first place.
She closed the chat window with her friend.
For some reason, Aunt Tang’s thoughts turned back to Huizi, whom she had met at the property rights center.
At the time, what Huizi had revealed about Lin Feng’s investment company had piqued Aunt Tang’s interest.
"Huizi, are you done with the deals you were working on?"
"I’d like to treat you to a meal!"
Aunt Tang’s sudden message startled Huizi for a moment, but she quickly realized it was an excellent opportunity.
After all, Huizi had been planning to persuade Aunt Tang to have her capital managed by Lin Feng’s investment company anyway.
The place Aunt Tang chose was a private club with excellent discretion.
When Huizi arrived, a waiter immediately led her to a private room.
Aunt Tang had already been in the private room for some time.
The tea on the table was already half-drunk.
"Ms. Huizi, you’re here! Come, try the tea!"
This time, Aunt Tang’s attitude was much gentler than when they had met before.
Huizi naturally knew that Aunt Tang’s demeanor was because she wanted to probe for information about Lin Feng’s investment company.
During this period, Huizi had followed Lin Feng’s instructions and brushed up on her professional knowledge.
At the same time, she had gained a deep understanding of Lin Feng’s investment company.
So, when Aunt Tang began to subtly probe about the investment company...
Huizi smiled and said directly, "Aunt Tang, I’m actually working at Mr. Lin’s investment company now."
Aunt Tang was slightly taken aback. "Oh, so you switched jobs. Is everything going well at your new position?"
Huizi nodded. "It’s going well. It’s just that Mr. Lin’s company deals with enormous sums of money, so sometimes I worry I’m not up to the task."
"Enormous sums..."
Aunt Tang mulled over the phrase thoughtfully.
"Does Mr. Lin’s company also manage investments for other people?"
Aunt Tang asked.
Huizi was prepared for this and nodded. "Mr. Lin’s company operates with a vast amount of capital, and its scale is immense."
"Most importantly, from what I know, some of the core staff were apparently poached from another major firm!"
After subtly dropping a few details about the investment company,
Huizi smiled faintly and looked directly at Aunt Tang. "I was wondering, Aunt Tang, have you been thinking about investing recently?"
Aunt Tang nodded. "Actually, the reason I asked you here today, Ms. Huizi, was to learn more about this investment company in private."
"I have some money on hand and I’m looking for someone to invest it for me."
Now that things were out in the open, Huizi gave a slight nod.
She took a file out of her bag.
"What a coincidence. I just so happen to have prepared a file on Mr. Lin’s investment company."
"If you’re interested, Aunt Tang, why not consider Mr. Lin’s company directly?"
"I won’t say much more, but I think you should take a good look at this rate of return!"
The file Huizi provided didn’t contain any of the investment company’s core secrets.
After all, Aunt Tang still hadn’t decided whether she was going to invest.
If they easily gave out the company’s internal data, there was no telling what might happen.
But the public-facing data alone was more than enough for Aunt Tang to review.
She took the file from Huizi’s hands.
Aunt Tang opened it and began to read.
She didn’t read quickly; in fact, she was extremely thorough.
After all, there was no room for carelessness when it came to investing.
Sometimes, the slightest information gap was enough to make an entire investment fail.
Aunt Tang understood this principle, so she was very cautious.
As she flipped towards the back, she saw a two percent rate of return.
Aunt Tang looked up in astonishment at Huizi, who was sitting across from her.
"This number... are you sure it’s not a typo?"
It was no wonder Aunt Tang was surprised.
That rate of return was simply too high.
A rate of return like that was basically telling you outright that it was a high-risk investment.
However, what truly astonished Aunt Tang was that the file stated the rate of return *started* at two percent.
It even explicitly stated a guaranteed minimum of two percent.
This meant that such a return rate was, apparently, completely achievable for Lin Feng’s company.
"Aunt Tang, I’ve double-checked this file countless times. There’s no possibility of a numerical error."
Huizi explained with a smile, seeing the astonished look on Aunt Tang’s face.
In truth, when Huizi had first seen such a high rate of return, she had been just as shocked as Aunt Tang.
Aunt Tang carefully examined the other related documents again.
"Alright then."
"Huizi, could you please help me schedule a meeting with Mr. Lin?"
"I’d like to talk to Mr. Lin Feng about some other matters."
After reading for an unknown length of time, Aunt Tang finally came to a decision.
Huizi wasn’t surprised by this outcome.
She believed that any investor would be interested in an investment with a stable, guaranteed two percent return.