Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

After securing the extras, the main event is about to begin.

A few days later, Frank paid for a banquet to entertain the wealthy Japanese.

"Hey everyone, I told my friend about your requests, and he's very interested. He's even come over with an investment firm to investigate," Frank said to the wealthy men with a big smile.

One of the wealthy men said with some concern, "Frank, I don't mean to doubt you, but is this investment company really reliable?"

Frank smiled and said, “My friend, you don’t need to worry about that at all. We live in the internet age now; anything can be found. And I believe that for people of your stature, investigating an investment company shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

Hearing Frank's words, many wealthy people felt relieved.

Then someone else asked, "But which sectors does this investment company invest in?"

"It seems to be related to medical equipment, but you can learn more about it yourselves once they arrive. As I said, think it over carefully before investing," Frank said sincerely.

Little did he know that whenever Frank made that expression, it meant someone was about to suffer.

Although Frank didn't interrupt after he finished speaking.

But there is another equally formidable figure, Cao Weicai.

Although Cao Weicai is not good at deceiving people, as a former fund manager, he is very good at making empty promises.

He directly showed these wealthy Japanese people his deposit slips, such as those from large institutions like Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch, as well as some that had been recorded long ago, all of which demonstrated his reliability.

However, some people raised questions: "Mr. Cao, since you say your investment fund is so reliable, why don't you cooperate with other large investment banks?"

This is a question that many wealthy Japanese people also want to ask.
After all, without a large company backing him up, he was always uneasy.

Faced with this situation, Cao Weicai was well-prepared and directly produced the cooperation documents from Citibank.

This thing belonged to Chen Jiajun before; it's not bad to use it to intimidate people now.

Seeing that Citibank was backing them up, these wealthy Japanese were all relieved.

Cao Wei then began his performance.

First, they boasted about how high the investment returns were, focusing on Dr. Marvin's medical device company.

These are not fabricated. Dr. Marvin's medical device company, with his constant appearances in the public eye, has been promoting his research projects to the media.

He even published his research findings in The Lancet.

Although Dr. Marvin's project failed, it was not a deception. His research project yielded results, but it simply could not be replicated on a large scale.

With the combined support of both parties, Dr. Marvin's company stock price continued to climb.

The return on investment once reached a terrifying level of 79%.

“I’ve heard of this medical equipment company in America, but I never expected you to actually get a ticket,” a well-informed Japanese tycoon said with a look of surprise.

Cao Weicai said reservedly, "If we didn't have some tricks up our sleeves, how would we dare to come to Japan to attract investment?"

Upon hearing Cao Weicai's words, the wealthy people in Japan all nodded in agreement.

Seeing their expressions, Cao Wei pressed on, saying, "I can't guarantee anything else, but I can definitely guarantee a 25% annual return on investment. It just depends on whether you're willing to invest."

"Are you sure you want to invest in this 'blood and testing' company?" the Japanese tycoons asked again to confirm.

After all, this company is doing really well, with its market value growing by 25% every year.

Even so, Dr. Marvin did not put his research results into clinical trials; otherwise, the stock price would probably have surged even further.

Cao Weicai said with a smile, "Of course, this can be written into the contract."

"Okay. I'll take it. Ten million US dollars." The shrewd and wealthy man immediately clapped his hands and said.

With the first person serving as a role model, other wealthy individuals immediately followed suit and invested.

The remaining people cautiously said to Cao Weicai, "I heard from Mr. Frank that your company also takes in some fixed assets as investment?"

Cao Weicai nodded and said, "That's right. Fixed assets can be used as physical investments, but the procedures are a bit complicated. First, the assets need to be sent to an asset management company for appraisal, and then the asset management company will allocate funds for investment."

Upon hearing Cao Weicai's series of explanations, many wealthy individuals developed a strange sense of unease.

Fortunately, they heard Cao Weicai's last sentence clearly: he could entrust the entire matter to him.

Now the wealthy individuals were relieved and prepared to invest their assets.

The two sides talked for several hours and finally reached an agreement.

Those who invested cash signed contracts on the spot, while those who planned to invest with physical assets had to wait for a while until the appraisal company and asset management company arrived.

After a busy day, Cao Weicai and Frank finally had a chance to catch their breath.

After seeing the wealthy people off, Frank said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be such a good liar."

Cao Weicai pushed up his glasses and said, "No, I'm not lying, it's just finance. Because we're doing it legally."

Frank pursed his lips: "It's the same thing. Have you found an appraiser yet?"

Cao Weicai nodded: "The big boss has contacted a professional auction house and invited a team of experts. We don't need to worry about that."

"Hahaha, there's no such thing as a free lunch. These neon dwarfs are going to be in trouble." Frank laughed wickedly. "When the thunder explodes, I wonder how many people will jump off buildings."

Like Cao Weicai, Frank had no good feelings towards the Japanese, which is why he was able to act so ruthlessly.

Cao Weicai sneered, "Who told them to be Japanese? It's all about making money, so what difference does it make whose money they make? Besides, ordinary people can't participate in investments of this level."

"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. We're ripping off those damn capitalists." Frank nodded quickly, putting his arm around Cao Weicai's shoulder and saying, "For what you said, I've decided we should go grab a drink later, how about it?"

At this moment, in another room of the hotel.

The extras who came to Japan with Cao Weicai gathered here.

It wasn't that Cao Weicai was stingy for not giving them a private room, but rather that they seemed to have something to discuss.

"Hey guys, did you all hear that?" the leader of the extras, a guy with triangular eyes, said to the group.

The others nodded and chimed in, "Wow, a ten million dollar investment right off the bat, I'm speechless." "Damn, these Japanese dwarfs are really rich."

"What money do they have? They're just sucking the blood out of America."

Everyone chimed in with their own comments, and the discussion quickly turned to the net worth of these Japanese tycoons.

The man with the triangular eyes tapped the table and said, "Let's stop talking now and get down to business."

Everyone stopped and looked at the triangular-eyed man with surprise, saying, "Huh? What important matter is it?"

The man with the triangular eyes said greedily, "It's obvious that this Cao is a swindler. They want to cheat the Japanese dwarf out of his money."

Everyone remained bewildered and confused.

The man with the triangular eyes got anxious and said directly, "They swindle millions or tens of millions at a time. Don't you think the 50,000 yuan we're taking is too little?"

Upon hearing what the triangular-eyed man said, everyone finally realized what was going on.

"Yeah, that's right. Damn it, we got involved too, why should we only get 50,000 yuan?"

"This is just so damn unfair."

"Yes, we need to go find that guy and ask for more money."

But then, the man with the triangular eyes stopped them, saying, "Are you all stupid? These guys are out here to scam people; they're definitely smarter than monkeys. If you go to them like this, they might not pay you and might even try to cheat us."

Hearing what the triangular-eyed man said, everyone nodded in agreement.

Then one of the extras asked, "So what do we do? Are we just going to give up like this?"

The man with the triangular eyes sneered and said, "Of course we can't just let it go like this. After this is over, we'll find an excuse to stay and say we're going on a trip. Once these swindlers give us the money, we'll go find those rich guys."

“Tell them there’s some important news, to swindle another fortune from those Japanese tycoons, and then sell out these con artists while you’re at it.”

Upon hearing the triangular-eyed man's words, everyone's eyes lit up: "That's a great idea! We can get the money twice at once, we're sure to make a profit. And since we've helped these wealthy people recover so much loss, getting a few hundred thousand from them shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The man with the triangular eyes nodded: "That's right, that's the point. What do you all think?"

"Done."

"Count me in."

"It's free money for scammers, so why not take it?"

"Exactly, it's exciting to think about when a scammer gets scammed."

Just as the triangular-eyed group was indulging in their pipe dreams, in a room at the hotel next door...

Both Cao Weicai and Frank were wearing listening headphones.

The targets of their surveillance were people like Triangle Eyes.

After they finished speaking, Cao Wei took off his headphones, his face looking rather grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "These white devils are fucking damned. They took our money and then tried to trick us."

Looking back, Cao Weicai still feels a chill; he never expected those damned extras to be so audacious. If Frank hadn't warned them, they might have been in serious trouble.

The situation with the Japanese side is relatively easy to resolve, but how do we explain it to the big boss?

Frank waved his hand to comfort Cao Weicai, saying, "You've never been to the bottom of America, so it's normal that you don't know the character of these scoundrels."

"Phew, thanks a lot, Frank." Cao Weicai bumped fists with Frank.

Frank chuckled and said, "I'm more curious about something. These guys know we're liars, so how did they think they could fool us? In your Chinese parlance, it's like trying to show off your skills in front of Guan Yu, isn't it?"

Cao Weicai looked at Frank and said, "What should we do with these guys?"

“Normally, I might be interested in playing around with these guys and seeing how they react when they try to steal a chicken but end up losing more than they gain. But now that I’m doing this for the boss, I think it’s better to be simple and direct.” Frank had a smile on his face, but his eyes were icy cold.

After a moment of silence, Cao Weicai nodded, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

This number was given to him by Chen Jiajun, who said that if he encountered any problems in Japan, he could contact him for help.

"Hello, who is it?"

A hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone.

Cao Weicai said, "Brother Chicken, the big boss told me that if anything happens in Japan, I can call you."

"What is it?" Pheasant paused for a moment, then asked.

Cao Weicai gritted his teeth and said, "There are a few people who are not very obedient, and I need them to disappear."

The pheasant then asked, "Temporary or permanent?"

Cao Weicai said fiercely, "Permanently. If we keep these people around, it might affect the big boss's plans. And we need to keep a low profile."

"Okay, send me photos of them." Chicken hung up the phone immediately after saying that.

After making the call, Cao Wei pretended that nothing had happened and called out several extras to go to a restaurant for dinner.

The extras, led by the man with the triangular eyes, were all harboring their own sinister intentions, unaware that Cao Weicai had already decided to kill them.

After dinner, Cao Wei called them over and, under the pretext of needing to make documents, took photos of several people. He then gave them some money and told them to go out and have some fun.

The extras were completely unaware of anything, and were overjoyed to hear about this wonderful opportunity.

After all, the largest red-light district in Asia is in Japan.

Watching these guys happily take the money and go out to fool around, Cao Weicai's lips curled into a cold smile.

He then handed the developed photos to his assistant, who delivered them to Chicken, and told the extras their location.

What happened next was no longer Cao Weicai's concern.

He needed to work with Frank to revise the follow-up plan and drag more wealthy Japanese into it. (End of Chapter)