Chapter 556: Silk in Pants
Li Yiwen's face turned red when he was asked this question, and he immediately laughed and scolded: "Go to hell, you little bastard, you don't learn your lesson, don't meddle in the affairs of adults."
Lu Yiming said disdainfully: "What are you talking about? How many years older are you than me? I have a girlfriend now, okay?"
"You're awesome. Okay, I've got my luggage. I'm not going to argue with you any more. I'm hanging up now."
Li Yiwen hung up the phone and walked out of the airport. Just as he put his luggage in the car, Li Yiwen received a call from Li Zixian.
"What are you doing?"
"I just came back from Zhonghai and got in the car. Are you off work? How about I pick you up?"
"OK."
Li Yiwen asked the driver to pick up Li Zixian from the TV station.
Today, Li Zixian wore a beige slim-fit suit that perfectly set off her beautiful figure. She wore a pair of satin high-heeled shoes, which made her posture more upright and curvy.
She stood at the entrance of the TV station waiting for Li Yiwen's arrival. Many male colleagues passing by cast certain glances at her intentionally or unintentionally.
As the saying goes, a gentleman loves a beautiful lady. Even in a place like a TV station where there are beauties everywhere, Li Zihan is still an outstanding presence, which makes people imagine endlessly.
Soon, Li Yiwen's Mercedes stopped in front of her. Li Yiwen, who was sitting in the back seat, rolled down the window, winked at Li Zixian, and asked, "Beauty, where are you going? I'm on my way."
Li Zixian was immediately amused. She ruffled her hair and smiled charmingly, "You don't even know where I'm going, so you're just passing by?"
Li Yiwen said shamelessly: "As long as I'm with a beautiful woman, I can go anywhere. Get in the car."
Li Zixian couldn't help but roll her eyes, opened the back door and sat next to Li Yiwen.
"You must be tired wearing such high heels. Come and take off your shoes. I will help you massage."
Li Yiwen took off Li Zixian's high heels and let Li Zixian's legs rest on his thighs.
Li Zixian's small feet were wearing ultra-thin flesh-colored stockings and her nails were painted with pink nail polish, which made her look very sexy.
Li Yiwen couldn't put it down and played with it, as if he was touching a precious work of art.
Li Zixian was half lying comfortably. When she saw the dark circles under Li Yiwen's eyes, she immediately complained, "Why does your richest cousin always pick on you to make trouble? Doesn't he have anyone else to make trouble for?"
Li Yiwen smiled bitterly and said, "With our current business, we have to mobilize tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of funds at the first opening. If I don't personally handle it, how can he be assured?"
Soon, the two arrived at Li Yiwen’s newly purchased villa.
Li Zixian took off her high heels, took out a pair of cute plush slippers from the shoe cabinet and put them on, then took off her suit jacket and hung it on the hanger.
Behind him, Li Yiwen, who had just put down his suitcase, hugged Li Zixian from behind. The charming fragrance penetrated into his nose, making him squint his eyes.
"Is the door closed?"
"It's closed."
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"Come home with me for dinner tomorrow? If I don't take you home, my mom will probably arrange for me to go on a blind date again."
"Let's see how you perform... ah... you ruined my stockings again, you bad guy."
Baiyun No.1 Middle School.
The bell rang, and it was time to go home for lunch. Several students went to the cafeteria together.
A boy said mysteriously, "Do you know? It is said that the legendary senior from our school will be back in a few days."
One of his companions was puzzled and asked, "Who is it?"
"Are you stupid? I already said he's a legendary senior. Who else could it be other than Lu Yiming, the richest man in the country?"
"Ah? Isn't he studying at Zhonghai University? Why did he come back suddenly?"
"He's coming back? I always hear people at school talking about him, but I haven't seen him in person yet. I have to go see him when he comes back."
"Why did he come back?"
"I heard the teachers in the office discussing that they are going to donate computers to our school. In the future, we will be able to use the latest models of computers in our computer classes."
"OK."
Upon hearing the news, several students were extremely excited.
"Are the computers in school finally going to be replaced? It's a sheer luck process to get them to boot up during class. There were times when I spent 20 minutes looking for a computer that would boot up during a 45-minute class. I only had to play two games of cops and robbers before get out of class was over. It really pissed me off."
"Yeah, and it always freezes and blue screens, so it's not fun to play at all. The Jianlai computer is the most powerful computer now. I've been wanting my parents to buy one for me for a long time."
"The Jianlai computer has high configuration and looks good. The only drawback is that it is a bit expensive."
"Is expensiveness a flaw of the computer? It's obviously your flaw."
"Too."
The first stop for Lu Yiming's computer donation was, of course, his alma mater, Baiyun No. 1 Middle School.
As early as the day before Lu Yiming came to the school, an inflatable arch had been installed at the school gate, with a banner hanging on it: Welcome Mr. Lu Yiming, the richest man in Xia Country, to visit your alma mater to inspect our work.
On both sides of the arch, there are two huge hydrogen balloons, and red silk cloth is hung under the balloons, showing the festive atmosphere.
Needless to say, the 100-meter tree-lined avenue leading directly to the school gate is decorated with colorful flags and numerous banners with all kinds of welcome slogans.
On the day Lu Yiming arrived, it was around six in the morning, and the morning self-study class was not held. The school organized a general cleaning, cleaning the entire school inside and out. Especially the auditorium, the terrazzo floor was washed clean with water, and it was shiny enough to reflect one's reflection.
At nine o'clock in the morning, provincial TV stations, municipal TV stations, district TV stations, official media and unofficial media... there were hundreds of reporters alone, all waiting at the gate of Baiyun No. 1 Middle School, setting up their equipment and awaiting Lu Yiming's arrival.
As for the leaders who came to welcome him, there is no need to say much. They were from the province, the city, the district... As the principal of No. 1 Middle School, Yang Dejiang could only stand at the end of this group of people.
The donation of 1.68 billion really shocked everyone.
In the mainland in 2000, Lu Yiming taught everyone a lesson in a vivid way about how rich a person can be.
Lu Yiming requisitioned Li Yiwen's Mercedes Benz and had Zhao Tiezhu drive it to Baiyun No. 1 Middle School.
He had just got off the car when two fireworks exploded, startling him.
"Mr. Lu, welcome back to your alma mater to inspect our work."
"Mr. Lu, I am..."
Several leaders who usually hold the power of life and death in Guangdong Province were very polite to Lu Yiming, a young man under 20 years old - it could even be said that they were fawning on him.
There is no other way. 1.6 billion is too good to be true. If we invest in some industry, not only will the economy of Baiyun City be affected, but even the province will have to use it as a political achievement.
After all, this was the year 2000, and tens of billions was definitely not a small sum.
After dealing with the crowd, the group walked into the school for a donation ceremony. Lu Yiming took out 200 of the first batch of 10,000 computers to replace the teaching computers in the four computer rooms of Baiyun No. 1 Middle School.
After the donation ceremony, Yang Dejiang hosted a banquet at the Swan Hotel to entertain Lu Yiming.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Dejian's face was already red. He filled a glass of wine, stood up and said, "Come on, Mr. Lu, I'll toast you and thank you again for your concern for your alma mater."
Lu Yiming said, "No. 1 Middle School is my alma mater after all, but I have to make it clear that these donated computers can only be used to teach students computer classes and cannot be used by anyone for any reason. Otherwise, if I receive an anonymous report, I will pursue it to the end."
In front of so many leaders, Lu Yiming said this very impolitely, but he had really read too many reports about the twists and turns involved, so he had to speak out in advance.
In America, charity is done so that the people who do it can give less money, and everyone knows it. But in Xia Country, the donors may really donate, but no one can guarantee who will get the donated money.
Yang Dejiang said confidently: "Don't worry about this. I promise that this will never happen. As soon as the computers are in place, we will arrange for the computer teachers to replace them. You can send someone to supervise on site at that time."
Lu Yiming quickly said: "Of course I believe in Principal Yang."
He spent so much money, not because he had too much money to spend, but for his own benefit. Whether it was to promote the brand , to plan ahead for young people, the main consumer force in the future, to compete with Lenovo for the domestic PC market, or simply to let more students have the opportunity to learn computers and programming in high school, so that more talents in the computer field would be born in the future and be used by him.
In Lu Yiming's opinion, there is no better investment than investing in education. The same goes for charity. Using money to buy bread to help the poor will leave nothing after eating and drinking, and nothing can be changed.
But spending money on education is different, because that is truly teaching people how to fish.
Not only Baiyun No. 1 Middle School, but also No. 2 and No. 3 Middle Schools...
That evening, the news that Lu Yiming Charity Foundation donated computers to 12 middle schools across the city appeared on the news channel, sparking heated discussions throughout the city.
For Baiyun City, many people feel proud to have Lu Yiming, the richest man in Xia Country.
What's more, Lu Yiming has made generous donations again, and the funding is for the field of education, which naturally makes many people applaud.
There is no doubt that Xiaguo is a great country with a strong educational tradition. Even a three-year-old child knows that all other things are inferior except for studying. Nowadays, naughty children who don't study hard will really be beaten.
At the beginning, Li Quanwang was often punished by his parents for mixed doubles because of his poor test scores.
This shows how much importance ordinary people attach to their children's education.
This move of Lu Yiming successfully won back the favor of many parents. Those who still wanted to criticize Lu Yiming with video games are now completely silent.
After all, even great people have said that computers should be taught to children from an early age. Now the richest man has donated a computer to you for learning, and you still criticize the richest man. Isn't this just asking for trouble? If you really anger the richest man, being criticized by parents is the least of your problems. You may even be involved in a lawsuit - at least the government will not let such idiots go.
In an instant, all the negative news about Lu Yiming disappeared.
Are you kidding? Nowadays, anyone who goes against the government will have his head hammered into three pounds of iron. Who dares to be blind?
At home, Ning Xuehua watched the news on TV and said to Lu Yiming who was eating fruit, "Son, did you really donate so much money?"
Lu Yiming said: "I plan to donate this much."
Ning Xuehua asked worriedly, "Will there be any problems? If we take out so much money at once, what if the business can't be turned around? If it affects our work, wouldn't that be a big loss?"
Lu Yiming quickly comforted her and said, "Mom, don't worry, it won't affect the business. Investing in education is investing in the future. It won't be a loss. At most, it's like playing the long game to catch a big fish. Even though I spend a lot of money now, there are many things that money can't buy."
Lu Ding said: "It's actually worth spending some money to get a good reputation."
At this moment, the doorbell rang outside. Lu Yiming went to open the door and found that it was Li Yiwen, so he said, "Cousin, why are you here?"
Later, Lu Yiming saw another person following Li Yiwen, and was even more surprised: "Wen Jindou?"
Wen Jindou was flattered to see that Lu Yiming still remembered his name, and said, "Mr. Lu, do you still remember me?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Come in first."
Li Yiwen came in and greeted Lu Ding and Ning Xuehua first, then pulled Lu Yiming and Wen Jindou into the study.
Lu Yiming asked: "Wen Jindou, if I remember correctly, you used to work at Standard Chartered Bank. You are a relative of Zheng Zhiguang, right?"
Upon hearing that Lu Yiming actually remembered a small figure like him, Wen Jindou immediately nodded excitedly, and then flattered him, "Yes, Mr. Lu is really well-informed and has a good memory."
Li Yiwen whispered to Lu Yiming about Wen Jindou's situation: "This is not the Asian financial crisis. Hong Kong has not fully recovered yet, and it has encountered the US stock market technology bubble. The financial industry in Hong Kong has also been affected to some extent, so the situation is not very good. This time, Xiao Wen just resigned from Standard Chartered Bank and officially joined Future Capital. He has good abilities, and I plan to hand over the charity fund to him to manage."
Although he is a relative of Zheng Zhiguang, Wen Jindou's professional level is still very reliable. His assessment results during this period made Li Yiwen very satisfied, so he brought him here to recommend him to Lu Yiming this time.
Lu Yiming knew that Li Yiwen would definitely not lie to him, not to mention that the country now has a complete set of laws. Since Wen Jindou was able to train under Zheng Zhiguang and was recognized by Li Yiwen, his level must be good. Lu Yiming was indeed short of financial talents, so he immediately extended his hand and said, "Welcome to join Future Capital and create a better future with us."
Wen Jindou admired Lu Yiming, a legendary figure. After all, he also received a Western education, and a very important part of Western education is to admire the strong, and whoever is strong is the boss. He felt that if he could follow Lu Yiming, he would have a bright future.
"Mr. Lu, thank you for your recognition and trust. I will do my best in my position and live up to your expectations."
Lu Yiming said, "Okay, then the next donation plan for my money will be up to you. How can we maximize our interests while also bringing more benefits to the recipients?"
Wen Jindou regarded this as a test from Lu Yiming, and it was more than ten billion yuan at once, so he suddenly felt a great responsibility.
But after all, Standard Chartered Bank has not been around for nothing for so many years. Although the responsibility is heavy, he is not timid. He immediately said, "Mr. Lu, don't worry. I will come up with a proper solution for you to review as soon as possible."
When leaving the Lu family, Wen Jindou was still in a daze. Suddenly, he was managing assets worth more than one billion. Not everyone can get such an opportunity.
He called Zheng Zhiguang and explained the situation.
When Zheng Zhiguang heard that Lu Yiming had asked Wen Jindou to join Future Capital to manage a billion-dollar charity donation, he was immediately happy for Wen Jindou. He thought of the many benefits that the Zheng family had gained after cooperating with Lu Yiming, and warned Wen Jindou, "Since there is such an opportunity, you should work hard and don't ruin your future for a little profit."
Wen Jindou immediately said: "Brother Guang, don't worry, I definitely won't do that. You know me well. I don't have the courage to do anything bad."
Zheng Zhiguang laughed and said, "You have indeed been too honest since you were young, but being honest has its advantages. If you follow someone like Mr. Lu, the more honest you are, the more chances you will have to succeed in the future."
As the saying goes, when you are famous you are prone to gossip. Lu Yiming has not had a peaceful time these few days since he returned to Baiyun. The authorities have sent people to test him many times, both overtly and covertly. To put it bluntly, they want to attract investment for construction.
There was no other way. The country was so poor at that time. In order to develop the local economy, everyone had to use all their own unique methods.
Anyway, Lu Yiming’s phone was basically bombarded with calls. Who made him rich?
In the villa, Lu Yiming's head was about to explode when he heard the phone ringing.
After learning about this, Li Yiwen laughed at him and said, "Who asked you to donate 1.68 billion yuan all at once? Now, everyone in the country knows that you have too much money to spend."
Lu Yiming asked: "How much money do I have available?"
Li Yiwen quickly said confidently: "You donated $100 million in the United States a while ago, and you donated another $200 million this time. With the reallocation of some assets, you can probably still use about $5.2 billion in cash."
Lu Yiming thought about it and made a decision immediately: "First withdraw $3 billion in funds back to China."
Li Yiwen was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Damn, you want so much money, what do you want to do?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Don't you think that Future Capital is still lacking a grand headquarters building? No, it's not just Future Capital, I own so many companies..."
