scam

He set down his teacup.

"Is that friend of yours surnamed Chen?"

Zhao Jianguo was stunned.

"How... how did you know?"

Li Wei smiled.

"Chen Tianhua?"

Zhao Jianguo was completely dumbfounded.

"You... you know him?"

Li Wei shook his head.

"I don't."

He paused for a moment.

"But I know he's a scammer."

Zhao Jianguo's expression changed.

"What... what nonsense are you talking!"

Li Wei leaned back in his chair.

"Xinsheng Investment, a company just established last year."

He paused.

"Registered capital of 1 million, with only 200,000 paid-in."

Zhao Jianguo's face looked increasingly grim.

Li Wei continued.

"The so-called financial license is just a private equity fund filing."

He paused.

"But in reality, they're running a P2P scheme."

Zhao Jianguo's mouth hung open.

"How... how do you know all this so clearly?"

Li Wei didn't answer.

His Intermediate Business Acumen could do more than just judge business models.

It could also access the internet to retrieve public information on commercial scams.

This was the power of the system.

Li Wei stood up.

"Zhao Jianguo, if you want to invest, that's your business."

He paused.

"But don't drag me down with you."

Zhao Jianguo grew anxious.

"Li Wei, listen to me..."

Li Wei interrupted him.

"I'm not interested in listening."

He turned to walk out.

Zhao Jianguo chased after him.

"Li Wei, don't go!"

Li Wei stopped.

He turned around.

"Is there something else?"

Zhao Jianguo gritted his teeth.

"Li Wei, don't be so ungrateful."

Li Wei laughed.

"Ungrateful?"

Zhao Jianguo continued.

"I'm kindly trying to give you a hand, yet you're throwing it back in my face."

Li Wei took a step forward.

"You're giving me a hand?"

He paused.

"Or are you trying to screw me over?"

Zhao Jianguo's face turned ashen.

"You..."

Li Wei cut him off.

"Zhao Jianguo, did you think I didn't know what you were up to?"

He paused.

"You get a commission for recruiting people, don't you?"

Zhao Jianguo froze completely.

Li Wei continued.

"Calculated at 5% of the investment amount, how much would you get?"

Zhao Jianguo was speechless.

Li Wei smiled.

"That's why you were so eager to find me."

He paused.

"After all, I look quite wealthy."

Zhao Jianguo clenched his fists.

"You... you just look down on me!"

Li Wei turned away.

"It's not that I look down on you."

He paused.

"It's that you were never worth respecting in the first place."

With that said.

He pushed open the door and walked out.

Zhao Jianguo stood rooted to the spot.

His face looked deathly pale... Li Wei walked out of the restaurant.

He got into his car.

He started the engine.

His phone rang.

Qin Xue had sent a message.

"President Li, I've arrived at the cafe."

Li Wei checked the time.

It was already 2:30 PM.

He replied with "Wait for me, I'll be there shortly."

He stepped on the gas.

The car pulled out of the parking lot.

Twenty minutes later.

The car stopped in front of the cafe.

Li Wei got out.

He pushed the door open and walked in.

Qin Xue was sitting by the window.

Today, she was wearing a beige dress.

Though her attire was somewhat conservative.

It still couldn't hide her impressive figure.

Her wavy hair was tied in a low ponytail.

She looked much gentler.

Seeing Li Wei enter.

She stood up.

"President Li."

Li Wei walked over.

He sat across from her.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Qin Xue shook her head.

"Not very long."

She took a document out of her bag.

"This is the contract, Boss, please take a look."

Li Wei took the document.

He flipped it open.

The first page was the cooperation agreement.

Party A: Qin Xue.

Party B: Li Wei.

Investment Amount: 5 million.

Equity Distribution: Qin Xue 70%, Li Wei 30%.

Li Wei flipped further.

They were all standard clauses.

Profit distribution, decision-making mechanisms, exit strategies.

It was written in great detail.

Li Wei closed the document.

"No problem."

Qin Xue breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then shall we sign now?"

Li Wei nodded.

Qin Xue took out a pen.

The two of them signed the contract.

They added their thumbprints.

Qin Xue put away the contract.

"President Li, thank you."

Li Wei waved his hand.

"No need for thanks, it's a win-win partnership."

Qin Xue smiled.

"By the way, I've picked out a location for the Studio."

She took out her phone and opened her photo album.

"It's in the Nanshan District Science Park, the monthly rent is 100,000."

She handed the phone to Li Wei.

"What do you think?"

Li Wei took the phone.

On the screen was an address.

And several photos of the site.

The place wasn't small.

At least two hundred square meters.

The renovation looked relatively new.

Flipping further, he unexpectedly saw a photo of Qin Xue with a beautiful older woman.

Their features were somewhat similar.

However, this beautiful woman seemed to have a poor complexion.

"Boss, that's a photo of me and my mom."

"Oh!"

Li Wei didn't ask further and handed the phone back to her.

After all, everyone has their privacy.

If she wanted to talk about it, she would naturally bring it up.

"It looks fine from the photos. I'm a layman when it comes to this, so you can decide for yourself."

Qin Xue put her phone away.

"Then I'll go sign the lease tomorrow."

She paused.

"Also, regarding the renovation, I've gotten quotes from several companies."

She took out another quote sheet.

"The cheapest is 500,000, and the most expensive is 800,000."

Li Wei thought for a moment.

"Go with the middle one."

Qin Xue nodded.

"Alright."

She put away the documents.

"As for the equipment and raw materials, it will probably require about 2 million."

Li Wei nodded.

"No problem. Just give me an account later, and I'll transfer the money over."

Qin Xue blushed.

"President Li, you trust me so much... aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?"

Li Wei smiled.

"You're Yang Yun's friend, I trust you. Besides, don't you also have a younger sister who's a police officer with an overflowing sense of justice?"

Qin Xue felt even more embarrassed.

"Then I definitely won't let you down."

Li Wei took a sip of coffee.

"By the way, when does your sister graduate?"

Qin Xue thought for a bit.

"The day after tomorrow."

She paused.

"There will be a graduation ceremony then, and we'll have a dinner together in the evening."

Li Wei nodded.

"Where are you eating?"

Qin Xue thought for a moment.

"It's been quite busy these past few days, so it hasn't been decided yet!

Once it's set, I'll send you the address."

Li Wei replied with an "Okay."

The two of them chatted a bit more about the Studio.

Qin Xue checked the time.

"Boss, I should be heading back."

Li Wei nodded.

"Go ahead."

Qin Xue stood up.

"Then I'll be going now, see you later."

Li Wei waved his hand.

Qin Xue turned and left.

Li Wei sat in his original spot.

He took out his phone.

He checked wechat.

Yang Weiwei had sent a message.

"Brother Li, I've arrived in America!"

She also attached a selfie.

She was standing outside the airport.

The sunlight was shining on her.

She was smiling very happily.

Li Wei replied with "Stay safe."

Yang Weiwei replied instantly.

"Mm-hmm! You take care too, Brother Li!"

Li Wei put away his phone.

He stood up.

He walked out of the cafe.

He got into his car.

He started the engine.

His phone rang again.

This time it was Yang Yun.

"Where are you?"

Li Wei replied with "Just finished meeting Qin Xue."

Yang Yun replied instantly.

"Then come over to my place tonight?"