She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

Xiao Zhou nodded. "Then I'll be going now."

"Wait a minute." Su Mian suddenly called out to Xiao Zhou.

"I just remembered something. While you were in Nancheng, I went to Haicheng to check out the local market. The government there is supporting cultural and entertainment projects. I heard there's a piece of land up for tender, and I heard that a boss has his eye on it and wants to develop a traditional Chinese theme park, but he's short on funds right now."

Su Mian looked at Xiao Zhou. "Teacher Jiang and Jiu Ge are both skilled in this area. If Jiu Ge is interested, they could try investing."

"I understand." Xiao Zhou smiled. "I will definitely pass on the message."

When Xiao Zhou returned to the company, Fu Jingnian and Lin Qingran were discussing financing in the office.

Fu Jingnian was quite fast. Lin Qingran had only stayed in Nancheng for a few days when Fu Jingnian had already contacted several banks and successfully negotiated several loans for Shenghai Group.

Several important projects currently underway at Shenghai Group have already been invested in, and funds are operating normally.

The next step is to conduct the next round of financing. Fu Jingnian has several target companies, and he came to Lin Qingran this time to finalize the plan.

Seeing that the two were discussing serious matters, Xiao Zhou originally wanted to leave, but Lin Qingran stopped him.

"So, President Su really didn't accept it?"

Xiao Zhou nodded. "You guessed right. President Su refused to accept the money no matter what. She said that if you wanted to compensate her, you might as well use the money to invest in other projects."

Lin Qingran smiled and tapped the table.

"Put it down. What else did President Su say?"

"Ms. Su said she has her eye on a piece of land in Haicheng and wants you to participate in the investment."

“That’s not necessarily a bad thing,” Lin Qingran said. “She just can’t sit still.”

Fu Jingnian raised an eyebrow at Lin Qingran. "It seems Miss Jiang still has a considerable amount of funds. Even if she can't bail out Shenghai Group, she can at least sustain it for a while. So why go to such great lengths to attract investment everywhere?"

Lin Qingran smiled, "There are some things that I can't do, not that I can't do."

Fu Jingnian nodded thoughtfully, "So Miss Jiang didn't even consider a rights issue."

“When the company was going public, we contacted many established companies, and now at least a third of the shareholders are from there. The rest are our original shareholders when the company was founded. They are all young people who don’t get along with those old fogies,” Lin Qingran said.

“Shenghai Group is related to everyone’s interests, but at the critical moment, several original shareholders stepped forward to help, while those few stood by and watched. Only after everything was over did they come to me demanding an explanation. Under such circumstances, how could I dare to let them take more of the profits?”

"So, what does Miss Jiang mean?"

“Shenghai Group needs an injection of fresh blood, and likewise, Shenghai Group needs a major overhaul.” Lin Qingran looked up at Fu Jingnian.

"I wonder if this exchange will appeal to Mr. Fu?"

Fu Jingnian chuckled. "So Miss Jiang was waiting for me here."

He crossed his arms and leaned back lazily.

"Miss Jiang has a discerning eye; she could tell at a glance that I am a suitable partner."

Although these words sounded arrogant, Lin Qingran felt much better after hearing them.

The moment she first saw Fu Jingnian, she guessed that he had definitely not told her the truth.

In fact, Fu Jingnian didn't just come to Shenghai Group as a senior manager; she wanted to be truly involved in the operation of the Shanghai Group.

This is how the Fu family should be.

And what I did during my time in Nancheng, and what I am doing now, is precisely the process of gaining Fu Jingnian's trust.

Now that Fu Jingnian has finally told the truth, the current economic crisis will soon be resolved.

With Fu Jingnian's help, Sheng Hai Group's development will not only not be dragged down by those people's underhanded tricks, but may even flourish.

The business that Lin Qingran built from scratch is about to enter a new phase.

“However, besides actually joining Shenghai Group, I have another requirement,” Fu Jingnian said.

"I hope that, just like when you revealed your identity, the Fu family can see my existence."

Lin Qingran raised an eyebrow. "So, can I interpret this as Mr. Fu now having enough resources to contend with the Fu family?"

Fu Jingnian clenched his fist. "In life and in business, you have to learn to seize the initiative. Otherwise, I would be just like I was back then, inexplicably driven out of the game."

Fu Jingnian looked at Lin Qingran, "Miss Jiang wants to fight against Shen Pei'an, doesn't she need someone like me to appear?"

Lin Qingran remained silent for a long time before standing up and extending her hand to Fu Jingnian.

"Then I wish us a successful collaboration."

In just one night, a bombshell piece of news spread throughout Beijing's high society circles.

Shen Pei'an was awakened by his cell phone ringing late at night. After answering the phone, he heard his secretary's nervous voice on the other end.

"It's bad news, Mr. Shen. Our partner in the pharmaceutical project in Haicheng has withdrawn their investment."

You mean Zhang Yihong?

"Yes, that's him."

Upon hearing his secretary's reply, Shen Pei'an broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly got up, turned on the light, put on his clothes, and went into the study.

"what is going on?"

“Mr. Zhang’s assistant called me and said that Mr. Zhang was not optimistic about this project, so he decided to withdraw his investment.”

Now that both parties have already signed a contract, Zhang Yihong's unilateral withdrawal of investment will require him to pay a certain amount of liquidated damages.

Although the amount was high, it was still a world of difference compared to the original investment amount, which is why Zhang Yihong made such a decisive move.

However, Shen Pei'an had personally investigated the market in Haicheng and had prepared for the project for at least a year. He was certain that the project was risk-free and a sure thing, which is why he persuaded Zhang Yihong to invest.

With Zhang Yihong suddenly withdrawing his investment, finding another partner in a short period of time will not be easy.

Most importantly, Zhang Yihong is a well-known angel investor in China. Many of the internet companies he invested in in his early years have now become industry giants.

Although he has long since retired, his reputation remains.

When Shen Pei-an and Zhang Yi-hong first reached a cooperation agreement, it caused quite a stir in the industry.

For a long time, everyone in the industry was talking about how Shen Pei-an and Zhang Yi-hong's collaboration would definitely continue. And because of Zhang Yi-hong's reputation, Shen Pei-an's net worth also rose accordingly, and it seemed that there were countless companies that would cooperate with the Lin Group.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Lan still had leverage over Shen Pei'an, given Shen Pei'an's current strength, he would have already completely taken over the Lin Group.