Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Upon hearing Li Xiaofeng's words, Cao Jinpeng hurriedly said, "Third brother, as long as you can lend me the money, I'll agree to any conditions, let alone two!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "My two conditions aren't high. One is that you sell me the shares of Gage Media you hold, and the other is that you help me get Gage Media's private placement!"

Cao Jinpeng said with some shock, "You want to secretly acquire Gage Media?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said with a somewhat helpless tone, "Actually, I didn't plan to acquire Gage Media. I just wanted to take back my Wanzhong Media."

But I knew without even thinking that Luo Siqi and his group would never sell to me, and they would do everything in their power to prevent me from forcibly acquiring it. Therefore, I had no choice but to resort to a roundabout approach!

Li Xiaofeng had actually been closely monitoring the movements of the architectural media company, as well as the Luo, Qin, and Le families.

This economic crisis has dealt a heavy blow to these three companies. Coupled with their previous investments in mainland China, they have almost exhausted their working capital and now urgently need a large sum of working capital to save their family businesses.

At this time, in order to protect their funds, banks have significantly reduced their lending operations, and many collateral products that do not retain their value, such as stocks and bonds, can no longer be used to obtain loans from banks.

Meanwhile, relatively stable collateral, such as real estate and other fixed assets, had already been mortgaged and used for real estate development.

So they came up with an idea: to raise a large sum of money by issuing shares through the listed company, Structure Media, and then lend that money to the three companies in the form of loans.

However, the stock market is also sluggish at this time.

With such a large amount of stock being released into the market, even if it can be issued, it will significantly lower the company's stock price.

The best approach is to find a wealthy financial institution or a powerful businessman to conduct targeted financing.

So-called targeted financing means that the shares issued by a listed company are not sold to retail investors on the market, but are sold directly to a very small number of institutions or individuals.

In this way, since the shares do not flow into the stock market, they will not have a significant impact on the company's stock price.

However, this type of targeted financing also has drawbacks, namely, it can easily lead to significant changes in equity ownership, or to put it simply, it can easily be controlled by others.

Seeing that Cao Jinpeng seemed a little hesitant, Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "As long as you help me complete this task, I will make up for your losses from investing in Gage Media."

Cao Jinpeng was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Really?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and nodded: "I can sign an agreement with you. All rights and obligations will be reflected in the contract, so you don't need to worry about that."

"Don't worry, this is a huge acquisition. Your amount is just a small sum compared to gaining control of Kwai-ka Media!"

"Okay, no problem!" Cao Jinpeng readily agreed.

At this point, neither Le Mengyao nor business reputation matters to Cao Jinpeng; what matters most is finding a way to protect his assets.

People only truly understand the importance of money when a crisis occurs.

The main reason Li Xiaofeng chose Cao Jinpeng to handle this matter was that Cao Jinpeng was also one of the shareholders of Jigua Media. Relatively speaking, having him operate the business would gain the trust of the other shareholders.

Having secured funding from Li Xiaofeng, Cao Jinpeng finally felt a huge weight lifted from his shoulders.

However, Cao Jinpeng's mindset was different now. He said with some disdain, "I will never speculate on houses again. The price fluctuations are too great."

I admit, making money in real estate can be quite lucrative, but losing it can be just as devastating. You can make a fortune, but you can also lose everything. I'm no longer interested in speculating in real estate.

Upon hearing Cao Jinpeng's words, Li Xiaofeng laughed.

He knew that Cao Jinpeng made this judgment because in this era, there was a lot of criticism of the real estate industry, and ordinary people were cursing real estate developers vehemently.

In addition, many so-called economic experts are making a big fuss in the media that current housing prices have risen too high and that they will definitely be halved in the future, which is making many developers very nervous.

Especially at this time, the decline in housing prices due to the economic crisis has led many people to believe that the turning point in housing prices has arrived, and anyone who buys a house now is a fool.

Therefore, in this era, people are unclear and confused about the future of real estate. Only Li Xiaofeng, a reborn individual, can confirm that the domestic real estate industry will have about ten more years of good days ahead.

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Actually, the upward trend in domestic real estate is still very strong. As long as you keep some funds in reserve, speculating on real estate is the safest investment method."

Cao Jinpeng said somewhat disheartenedly, "Xiaofeng, which direction do you think I should develop in?"

What do you think you're best at?

"I don't think I'm particularly good at anything!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said in a calm tone, "It's very difficult for people to truly understand themselves. Sometimes, doing nothing is the best course of action!"

Cao Jinpeng said with an annoyed look, "Are you saying I'm nothing? Why are you being so subtle about it!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Don't think I'm joking with you. I'm telling you the truth. If you don't believe me, look at the people around you. How do rich kids squander their money?"

Was it all from eating, drinking, and having fun? Or was it from investing and starting a business that ruined it? Take yourself for example, with your net worth, how much money can you spend in a year?

Cao Jinpeng said somewhat dejectedly, "Do you want me to be a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said seriously, "Do you know the term 'winning by doing nothing'?"

"What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. In other words, you just lie there and do nothing, and in the end you will become a winner in life!"

Cao Jinpeng said, somewhat bewildered, "How is that possible? All I know is that the person lying there all day is a good-for-nothing!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "The term 'winning by doing nothing' may not be suitable for others, but it is very suitable for you because you are a second-generation rich kid, and you have already won at the starting line since birth."

Although there is an economic crisis now, the upward trend of the domestic real estate market has not changed, and you hold a large number of real estate properties.

Therefore, as long as you remain calm and do nothing, hold onto these real estate properties for the long term, your wealth will continue to rise along with property prices, and then you'll win!

"Then... what's the point of my life?"

"There are many meanings to life. You can date, make friends, read books, travel, do whatever you want. Isn't that a good life?"

Cao Jinpeng seemed to have been opened up to a new world, and nodded slightly.