adversity, not prosperity.
This is an ancient saying from Hua Country.
Countless historical events, past and present, East and West, have witnessed this.
After a dynastic change, it's either the cunning rabbit is dead and the hunting dog is cooked, the swift bird is gone and the bow is hidden.
Or, like Zhao Kuangyin, who had the Yellow Robe bestowed upon him and overthrew his benefactor.
However, none of this happened with the Yao Ke Group.
After the Yao Ke Group's rise, Ye Yun did not move against that "Emperor of Labor," nor did he ever consider it.
And that person never thought of betraying Ye Yun.
Even when headhunters approached him, offering an annual salary of three hundred million to poach him, he remained unmoved.
Some even offered twenty billion for him to secretly leak the formula for Gan Cao Medicine, but he refused.
In his own words:
"Zhuge Wuhou's fame as the Crouching Dragon was entirely due to Liu Bei's trust and appreciation.
Compared to Wuhou, I am inferior in countless ways, but I also know what it means to be utterly devoted until death.
I am easily satisfied; enough money is enough.
Betraying Chairman Ye is something I cannot do, nor would I stoop to it.
As long as Chairman Ye does not wrong me, I will remain under Chairman Ye's command.
Perhaps he is eccentric, or perhaps he is foolish.
In any case, that person has remained consistent for decades, fully embodying this saying.
Even before Ye Yun's suicide in his previous life, he refused when Ye Yun offered him the entire Yao Ke Group.
This led to Ye Yun donating to a charity.
In this life, Ye Yun naturally would not postpone this fateful encounter by several years.
Of course, it is still a bit early now.
Even though they would later be as close as brothers, Ye Yun had to admit that the man's temper was terrifyingly foul.
If he wasn't already kicked out, and Ye Yun were to visit now, he would most likely be thrown out as a headhunter.
Pushing the matters of the "Emperor of Labor" and Gan Cao Medicine out of his mind,
Ye Yun swiftly searched his memory for investments from his previous life that were fast-acting and highly profitable.
This time, he had bet his entire fortune on shorting the Haixin Group.
He estimated he would receive around three hundred million, with two hundred million set aside for a mansion in Jinling, to grandly welcome his wife and daughter home.
The remaining one hundred million, if he wanted to accelerate the creation of a pharmaceutical company, was a pipe dream.
It wouldn't even be enough to build a large dust-free, sterile workshop!
As for not buying the villa first and starting a business with this money?
Ye Yun had never considered it; in his heart, a business was not even one-ten-thousandth the status of his wife and daughter.
At this moment, Ye Yun's phone vibrated.
It was a push notification from a short video app.
"According to reliable sources, Hengda Group is officially preparing to enter the automotive industry. It is said that Hengda Group will invest forty billion in research and development of new energy vehicles, and Hengda Automotive will become a car for our own people in Hua Country!"
"And Hengda Automotive's site selection is in Jinling, which will create tens of thousands of jobs for Jinling!"
Hmm?
As Ye Yun's peripheral vision caught this message, he, who was diligently writing on his notebook, immediately stopped.
Instantly!
The operations of Hengda Group and the subsequent series of impacts quickly flashed through Ye Yun's mind.
The message on the short video app was precisely the direction Hengda Group would later take.
Building Hengda's own new energy vehicles!
And the site for the brand-new headquarters would be in the eastern suburbs of Jinling.
The reason for choosing that location, rather than near Xiong'an,
was because it was the intersection connecting Jinling and the major cities of Sujiang Province!
Of course, if it were only this, it wouldn't be enough for Hengda to designate that place as its headquarters.
There were two even more crucial reasons.
First, Jinling Metro Line 2 would be extended and would pass through the site selected by Hengda Group.
Second, and the more important reason.
This location was close to Jinling University City.
Not only were there top universities like 985 and 211 nearby,
but there were also many vocational and secondary vocational schools!
One must know that Hengda Group's entry into the automotive industry was a simple and crude "buy, buy, buy" approach!
No talent?
Poach them with high salaries!
No employees?
Find a recruitment agency!
And the areas near these universities would absolutely be Hengda Group's preferred choice!
Coupled with convenient transportation, Hengda Group would only choose that location!
Ye Yun remembered clearly.
In his previous life, when Hengda Group announced its decision, stating that Hengda Automotive Group would be located there, it caused widespread laughter online.
Everyone thought Hengda's executives had gone mad!
That place was desolate, inaccessible, and poorly connected.
Working there was essentially like entering a deep mountain forest, cut off from the world.
Many people ridiculed Hengda Group, saying that although they started in the real estate industry, they couldn't even choose a proper location!
They didn't realize that people come to work to live, not to become ascetics.
However, in just three weeks.
Jinling announced the news of the extension of Line 2.
At that time, a subway station would appear right in front of Hengda Automotive Group's premises!
As soon as this news broke.
Not only Jinling, but even the surrounding cities were abuzz!
This meant that as long as one worked at the Hengda auto plant, the most basic commuting problem could be quickly solved.
It was even more convenient than their current workplaces!
Overnight, the land around Hengda Automotive Group's location saw its prices skyrocket!
Even a fool knew that with tens of thousands of people working there, a vast industrial chain would be stimulated!
But where there was joy, there was also sorrow.
The land that Hengda Group had acquired at that time was originally a village, and the villagers were furious to the point of spitting blood.
It was heard that when Hengda acquired the land, a house was only worth five to six hundred thousand!
Without mention of building a subway, hearing that their dilapidated houses were being acquired, these villagers were naturally happy to sell their self-built rural homes.
After all, in the vicinity, within a radius of ten li, there was nothing.
Not even a proper road had been built.
However, in just a few days, with the news of Line 2's expansion, these people regretted it deeply!
If they had held on and not sold,
the price would have easily multiplied tenfold or more!
Thinking of this, Ye Yun quickly opened his phone.
October 13th.
If he remembered correctly, there were only ten days left until Hengda Group began acquiring that piece of land!
If he didn't seize such a good opportunity, it would be gone forever!
However.
Ye Yun found himself in an awkward situation: he couldn't act!
It was very simple!
Even though he knew that by taking the lead now, acquiring the village, and then selling it back to Hengda for a tenfold profit.
But!
Where was the money?
All the money he currently had was given to Wang Meiling for shorting the Haixin Group.
As for borrowing money from Wang Meiling and others?
Ye Yun had not considered it, because he knew very well.
On one hand, if these people he was close to had already bet all their money on shorting,
it would be difficult for them to come up with the funds.
On the other hand, borrowing money created obligations.
Obligations were the hardest debts to repay.
"I hope the stock price of Haixin Group crashes soon."
Ye Yun sighed, but he did not regret shorting the Haixin Group.
Ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in hand!
The profit from shorting Haixin was not as good as fleecing Hengda Group, but at that time, he had not thought of Hengda's current operation.
Rather than waiting for hypothetical profits, it was better to seize the present!
Investment meant no regrets and no hesitation!
After all, once the opportunity is gone, it's gone forever!
However...
Even though he had no money.
He could still make arrangements in advance!