Chapter 345 Acting
Faced with Wu Qiuqin's questioning, Wu Changmao had no choice but to tell her everything truthfully.
Besides, the whole thing has been reported in the newspaper, so Wu Changmao couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
After Wu Changmao finished his explanation, Wu Qiuqin was so angry that he stomped his feet, his eyes widened, and he poked the two men's foreheads with his fingers.
"You guys, you guys, you are just fooling around, fooling around! You guys are really pissing me off to death!"
Wu Changsheng defended himself with an angry look on his face: "Second Uncle, I don't know who leaked this matter. If I knew who secretly reported it, I would kill him."
Unexpectedly, Wu Qiuqin slapped Wu Changsheng in the face after hearing this: "Who else do you want to kill now? You should think about how to get out of this situation first!"
Although the Wu family is deeply rooted, it is not without rivals.
This time, with such a big incident, the Wu family might have to give up a lot of interests, or even suffer serious consequences, otherwise they will not be able to resolve the situation at all.
As the elder brother, Wu Changmao was much calmer than Wu Changsheng. He pondered for a while and then expressed his opinion: "Do you think that Lu Yiming did this?"
Wu Qiuqin frowned, showing a bit of doubt, and looked at Wu Changmao solemnly: "You have to be responsible for what you say. Do you have any evidence?"
Wu Changsheng snorted and immediately shouted, "Don't think about it, it must be Lu Yiming who did it! We are not a court. At this moment, what evidence is there to talk about? Just deal with him directly !"
Wu Qiuqin glared at Wu Changsheng fiercely, his eyes sharp: "Shut up, it's already this time, and you still dare to cause trouble?"
"Changmao."
Wu Changmao stood up straighter involuntarily: "Yes."
Wu Qiuqin sighed and said to him, "Whether it was Lu Yiming who did it or not, go to him first to test the waters. If it was really him, we can have a good talk. The most important thing now is to calm the situation down. You have always been mature and prudent. There can't be any more mistakes in this matter. Do you understand?"
"good ."
Wu Changmao felt very aggrieved, but he had no choice in the current situation.
He is a son of a wealthy and noble family, a member of a royal family, so why is he going to negotiate with an "inferior person" now?
However, the situation was stronger than the people, and the Wu family had to stop the bleeding in time, so he had to make this trip in person.
The other side.
Today, they hold shares in three newspapers, namely, Tung Wah News, Hong Kong Commercial Daily and Sing Tao Daily. Although the headquarters of these three newspapers are all in Hong Kong, they also have considerable influence in Baiyun City, which is separated from Hong Kong by a river.
Lu Yiming personally issued the task, and the three newspapers naturally contributed manpower and effort, and soon built up momentum.
After the news was leaked, Lu Yiming didn't care about it anymore. Unexpectedly, just three days later, the Wu family came to visit.
On this day, Lu Yiming was in class and doing exercises when Zhu Hanwen found him.
"Lu Yiming, a leader from the Municipal Construction Bureau wants to see you. Come with me to the principal's office."
Lu Yiming frowned slightly and couldn't help complaining: "I still have to do the exercises during recess. Let's talk about it after I finish the exercises."
Zhu Hanwen immediately became anxious: "That's the leader of the Construction Bureau, don't do anything rash! Go quickly."
"All right."
Lu Yiming shrugged and agreed.
He doesn't like doing calisthenics during breaks.
Lu Yiming followed Zhu Hanwen to the office of Principal Yang Dejiang.
Lu Yiming had never seen Wu Changmao and didn't know him at all. He only saw Yang Dejiang chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man.
"headmaster."
When Yang Dejiang saw Lu Yiming coming, he immediately stood up and said, "Student Lu Yiming, this is Director Wu from the Construction Bureau. Director Wu, this is the Lu Yiming you are looking for. You guys chat slowly, I'll go out for a walk, haha."
Wu Changmao said politely, "Thank you, Principal Yang."
Only Lu Yiming and Wu Changmao were left in the office.
Wu Changmao sat on the sofa and said to Lu Yiming in a amiable manner, "You are Lu Yiming, you are indeed very handsome. Let me introduce myself. My name is Wu Changmao."
Lu Yiming was not polite either. He sat on the sofa opposite and said slowly, "Wu Changmao, Wu Changsheng, let me guess, are you Wu Changsheng's brother?"
"That's right."
Wu Changmao nodded slightly, and then said: "I heard that you have been doing business in Hong Kong before, and this time you have won the South Bay No. 2 plot together with Jingwan Group. On behalf of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department, I welcome Mr. Lu to return to the mainland to invest."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, you are too polite. Although I was born in Xinhui, I grew up in Baiyun. This place can be considered as half of my hometown. It is my duty to revitalize the economy of my hometown."
Wu Changmao said approvingly: "Well said. If everyone who comes to Baiyun to do business is as easy to talk to as you, our work will be much easier."
Lu Yiming complimented, "Mr. Wu, you have worked hard. The people of Baiyun can live and work in peace and contentment, thanks to public servants like you."
The two of them competed with each other in acting skills and said a lot of meaningless repetitive words.
Wu Changmao then pretended to be casual and said, "Mr. Lu, the Nanwan project is now highly valued by the higher-ups. If you take over Plot No. 2, as long as there are no problems with the operation, you will be able to make money for sure."
Lu Yiming understood as soon as he heard it. Wu Changmao came here to test the situation. With so much preparation beforehand, it meant that the Wu family could not be sure that it was he who leaked the information.
As his thoughts turned in his mind, Lu Yiming sighed and said, "Mr. Wu, you don't know that I am not really interested in real estate. It makes money too slowly and the profit is low."
Wu Changmao was almost choked to death by this: "Slow money making? Low profit? Mr. Lu is really joking. Even Li Chaoren, the richest man in Asia, made his fortune by operating real estate. It shows that this industry is still very profitable."
While speaking, Wu Changmao had been observing Lu Yiming's expression, but what made him feel disappointed and puzzled was that Lu Yiming seemed to be completely unaware of the leak. He did not respond at all and did not even avoid his eyes.
Lu Yiming naturally noticed Wu Changmao's every move, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he said with disdain: "Mr. Wu, this is wrong. We are about to enter the 21st century. The new era naturally has a new way of making money. Li Chaoren may be a successful businessman, but he is old. Not only can he not keep up with the trend, but even his way of making money is already very backward."
Wu Changmao was so shocked by Lu Yiming's words that he almost forgot the purpose of his visit today.
This boy is really bold.
Moreover, this Lu Yiming, although he was only a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, made Wu Changmao feel a kind of momentum of "pointing out the mountains and rivers, inspiring writings, and despising the marquis of the past".
It's just fucking outrageous.
Without waiting for Wu Changmao to speak, Lu Yiming continued, "Do you know Bill Gates, the world's richest man? The future belongs to the era of high technology. If you want to make a lot of money, you still have to play with high technology. He now makes tens of millions of dollars every day, and the speed of making money is faster than a money printing machine. Tell me, in comparison, what is real estate?"
"Let's talk about mobile phones. Such a small mobile phone costs more than 10,000 yuan. How much do you think it costs to manufacture? It's just a hard plastic shell with a battery and a bunch of circuit boards. The material cost is at most 100 yuan, right? Where did the remaining 10,000 yuan go? Patent royalties and monopoly premiums, this thing really makes money. Two or three mobile phones can be exchanged for a house. Do you think it's faster to make three mobile phones or a house?"
"Besides, there are so many people in the world, and I have only one technology invention patent... Let's talk about Bill Gates. He founded Microsoft in 1976 and topped the Forbes rich list in 1995, with a personal wealth of 12.9 billion US dollars. It is roughly equivalent to 100 billion here. Do you know what 100 billion means? How many houses do you have to build to make 100 billion?"
"So, why invest in real estate when technology can make so much money? A lot of money is invested in a pile of bricks and cement. The government and enterprises have no money and no desire to invest in technology. Ordinary people spend decades of not eating or drinking to earn money to buy such a broken thing. They have no money to spend and the currency cannot circulate. Over time, the national economy will collapse. Didn't the United States collapse once last year? This is the end of playing with finance and speculating in real estate."
Lu Yiming kept talking, and Wu Changmao felt dizzy and dizzy. After finally coming to his senses, he quickly called for him to stop: "Mr. Lu knows so much at such a young age. It really makes me ashamed."
If Lu Yiming continued to talk like this, Wu Changmao felt that he was probably being brainwashed, so he had to change the subject and continued to ask tentatively: "Let's get back to the topic. I wonder what Mr. Lu thinks of the land auction results?"
Lu Yiming pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Opinion? I have no opinion. Didn't I just say that? I am not interested in real estate, and I even hate it. I was dragged over by Jingwan Group to make up the numbers. Why don't we talk about something high-tech? I'm not bragging, but the company I invested in, Jianlai Technology, will have a market value of hundreds of billions once it goes public. It will definitely be the pride of domestic products..."
"hiss……"
Seeing that Lu Yiming was about to speak at length again, Wu Changmao felt a headache and immediately stood up and said, " Not bad, Mr. Lu is indeed very thoughtful. But I remember that I seem to have a meeting later, so I can't continue chatting with you. It's a pity. Next time we have a chance, we will continue to discuss it."
Lu Yiming said with a lingering feeling: "Okay, I haven't chatted with someone as interested in me as you for a long time. When are you free, let's make an appointment to talk again."
"Okay, okay, you take a seat, no need to see me off."
Watching Wu Changmao rush out, Lu Yiming's mouth curled up slightly.
You are too young to fight with me!
Lu Yiming sent the news exposing the inside story of the land bidding to Hong Kong through another channel. Unless the Wu family can mobilize the state machinery to conduct an investigation, it will be impossible to find out that he was the one behind it.
But does the Wu family have this ability?
It’s not that Lu Yiming looks down on them. If they were not the ones who made the rules, who would Wu Changmao and Wu Changsheng be able to beat in a real battle of wits and courage?
As long as they don't foolishly jump into their rules of the game, Lu Yiming can use all kinds of tricks to destroy the Wu family in minutes.
However, Wu Changmao's visit this time also sounded a wake-up call for Lu Yiming.
"It seems that I have to be more careful in the future. Fortunately, I am smart enough to prepare a plan to divert the trouble. Next, I will just have to wait and see the Wu family and Li Kai fight each other."
Lu Yiming was not worried about being discovered by the Wu family. At worst, he could just walk away. The country is so big, and the Wu family can't cover up everything with one hand.
As long as you have money, you can be a boss wherever you go.
On the other side, Wu Changmao left the school in a hurry. After getting in the car and calming down, he remembered the purpose of his visit to Lu Yiming today.
He slapped the armrest of the car hard and cursed through gritted teeth: "Damn it."
Wu family house.
When Wu Changsheng saw Wu Changmao coming back, he hurried out to greet him and asked, "How is it?"
Wu Changmao shook his head slightly and said, "I got some information from Lu Yiming, and it doesn't seem like he did it."
Wu Changsheng cursed loudly, "It must be him. Who else could it be? You can tell at a glance that this guy is full of bad intentions. He is definitely not a good person. Big brother, you must not be fooled by him."
Wu Changmao's originally gloomy face became even darker: "You mean, I'm easy to deceive?"
Wu Changsheng was startled and quickly said, "No, brother, that's not what I meant."
Wu Changmao said unhappily, "What do you mean? You were the one who said you wanted to deal with Lu Yiming, but now that such a big mess has been created, it's my fault?"
Wu Qiushi, who had been discharged from the hospital, came out in a wheelchair. Seeing the two brothers quarreling, he immediately said with a dark face: "It's already this time, and you two are still quarreling here. Maozi, do you think what Lu Yiming said is credible?"
Wu Changmao was also a little undecided and said, "From the clues we have so far, Lu Yiming is indeed not lying. He really has no interest in the real estate industry."
Wu Qiushi asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
Wu Changmao said: "Although Lu Yiming bought Jingyi Real Estate, he has not even visited the company many times. Instead, he has been helping another food company he has invested in to organize variety shows. In addition, the stocks he bought through the financial market are mainly technology companies, not a single real estate company."
Wu Changsheng was still unconvinced and said, "So what if he didn't do it? If our Wu family wants to deal with him, do we still need evidence?"
In Wu Changsheng's opinion, it was just a matter of stepping on a businessman to death. In the past, there would be no need to come up with a pretext, and he could just put a big hat on the person.
Even now, if a "referee" wants to punish a "contestant", isn't it easy?
Even if Lu Yiming had three heads and six arms, he would still lose some skin.
