Yang Chen parked the car and came to the stands to find Wang Zijun and Wang Qian Ni.

Wang Zijun greeted Yang Chen with a smile and motioned him to sit between him and his sister. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"So, how’s the performance of the Ferrari 812?" Wang Zijun asked with a grin.

Yang Chen nodded and said, "It’s not bad. After all, it’s the culmination of their latest technology, so it’s great in all aspects. As a sports car, I really can’t find any faults with it."

Wang Zijun leaned in a bit closer and whispered, "Do you like it? I can gift you one."

Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh, "Being overly courteous for no reason is either a cat or a thief. What’s on your mind? Spill it."

Wang Zijun burst into laughter, "Brother Chen, you’re straightforward. I heard that recently you’ve become a major shareholder of Hai City Jinjiang Development and plan to bid for the ’Beicheng Development’ project. That’s a massive project with an investment scale of 100 billion; your family definitely can’t handle it all by yourselves. Can you include our family? If we bid as a team, we’ll have a better chance. Many real estate companies want to contact you, but they don’t know who Yang Chen is, so they can only reach out to Xue Yinong. Has Xue Yinong mentioned it to you?"

Yang Chen nodded, "She mentioned it. Those companies have such excessive demands that I would rather not take their money than cooperate with them. For instance, China Merchants Real Estate actually wants to take the lead while we just follow along. I definitely can’t agree to that. If I can’t have the final say, I would rather not do it. I absolutely won’t throw money out for others to play with while I just watch. Even if it ends up making money, I wouldn’t feel involved or accomplished, and I’d be very unhappy."

Wang Zijun replied, "I see. We don’t have that many demands. Just bring our funds along, and we’ll share the dividends according to the investment proportion. If we succeed this time, we can definitely leap to become a top-tier local brand in Hai City. So, Brother Chen, please take us along. If you say yes, I’ll order an 812 for you tomorrow. And by the way, I’ll send you my sister as well. How about it?"

Yang Chen turned to look at Wang Qian Ni with an expectant expression and said, "Why do I feel like your last sentence is the main point?"

Wang Zijun and Wang Qian Ni couldn’t help but laugh.

Wang Qian Ni said, "You’re getting both a luxury car and a beauty. Isn’t that sincere enough? Sigh... I’m so pitiful, having to sacrifice for the family interests at such a young age, bearing responsibilities I shouldn’t have to bear at my age. As long as you don’t abuse me in the future, I won’t dare make any other demands."

Speaking, Wang Qian Ni even made a motion of wiping tears.

Oscar-level acting, too much to handle.

But jokes aside, a project with a total investment of over 100 billion would indeed put enormous financial pressure on Hai City Jinjiang Development if it were to be done entirely by them, and bearing all the risks would be highly inconsistent with business practices.

It’s akin to making a film with a total investment of 300 million; any entertainment company with a bit of strength can afford it.

However, in real operations, there would never be just one company; there are always a dozen or even dozens of companies investing and producing together.

Why?

Because movie box office results are unpredictable. If one company bears the entire 300 million production cost, it would be disastrous if the box office doesn’t turn out well.

What companies fear most is a broken cash flow; even for a giant like Hengda University, they can’t operate without money on the books.

So, with dozens of companies involved, even if the box office isn’t great, the losses won’t be too heavy—at worst, they just earn a bit less.

Running a company is not gambling. It’s not about aiming to hit the jackpot while betting everything on an unpredictable future.

Running a company requires steady progress, ensuring profits and reducing risks as much as possible.

Therefore, it’s not that Yang Chen is unwilling to collaborate with other companies; it’s that he cannot allow other companies to overstep and take over the dominant role.

If, as Wang Zijun said, their family only provides funds and shares dividends according to their investment without demanding any other rights, this could indeed be considered for collaboration.

For a project with a total investment of 100 billion, given the Wang Family’s strength, they could at most contribute 3 to 5 billion, which wouldn’t get them much equity. Just bring them along.

"So how much are you guys planning to invest?" Yang Chen asked.

Wang Zijun interlaced his two index fingers and said, "1 billion."

"Is that real? I thought you could at most put in 3 to 5 billion. Where did you get so much available capital? I should make it clear in advance: if the funds aren’t secure, I’m not interested. Even if your sister gives birth to twins for me right now, I can’t accept suspicious funds," Yang Chen replied.

Wang Zijun laughed, "Haha... Brother Chen, don’t worry, it’s absolutely safe. As I said earlier, if we can pull off this project, it will take us to a new level. So, we’ll dispose of other projects quickly and focus on this one. 10 billion is pretty much the maximum we can gather while ensuring we don’t run into issues ourselves."

Yang Chen nodded, "Alright! I’ll consider it. I’ll discuss it with Xue Yinong and let you know if there’s any news."

Wang Zijun said, "Okay! Then I’ll thank Brother Chen in advance. I’ll go ahead and place an order for the 812 tomorrow, and once we win the bid, it’ll be transferred to your name immediately."

It was nearing lunchtime.

Chen Lijun called to have lunch together.

Here at the international circuit, there are eateries offering cuisines from all over the world.

Today, Chen Lijun was the host, so everything was arranged by him.

Chen Lijun drove ahead leading the way to a Japanese restaurant.

The reason for choosing to eat here was that in anticipation of today’s race, the restaurant had airlifted in a 600-pound bluefin tuna in the morning for the event.