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

In the office of Gear Media, Luo Siqi smiled and said to Le Mengyao, "Has your Le family encountered any difficulties recently? How come you've held onto your shares?"

Le Mengyao said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. Jiahao keeps clamoring to film TV dramas, so I have to find a way to get some money for him, just to buy some peace and quiet."

Luo Siqi smiled meaningfully at Le Mengyao and said, "Mengyao, you're not getting any younger now. You should start thinking about your marriage. Do you have any suitable candidates in mind?"

Le Mengyao smiled and asked in return, "Not yet. What, are you interested in me?"

"Of course, what man wouldn't be interested in a beauty like you!"

"Can you afford the bride price for me?" Le Mengyao smiled slightly, without any hesitation.

Luo Siqi smiled.

He understood that the "bride price" that Le Mengyao mentioned was not about how much money she would receive like ordinary people would give her, but rather how much help his Luo family could provide to the Le family.

The Luo family's strength lies not in its financial resources, but in its extensive network of connections.

Luo Siqi owns an investment company, and with the Luo family's connections, he can definitely attract a large amount of international capital given enough time.

Now that both the Le and Qin families have decided to concentrate their efforts on entering the real estate industry, they will definitely need more funds. At that time, Luo Siqi will surely be able to provide the Le family with satisfactory assistance, and the Luo family will also be able to gain a lot of profits.

So he said confidently, "Don't worry, I understand what you mean. Although our Luo family's financial strength is insufficient, I can bring in more international funds. Then, we can cooperate with each other!"

Le Mengyao smiled and said noncommittally, "Okay, we'll have a proper talk after you bring in the funds!"

Luo Siqi smiled and nodded.

The relationship between the three major families—Luo, Qin, and Le—is complex, involving both cooperation and competition, but overall, they get along quite harmoniously.

The Le family is now inclined to ally with the Luo family, and the Luo family is also willing to ally with the Le family.

The main reason is that the Luo family's network of connections can greatly help the Le family, and the funds that the Luo family raises from outside can also greatly help the Le family's business.

The Luo family also hopes to leverage the Le family's business to help them grow economically.

The two families can complement each other in terms of resources, and their strength is somewhat similar to a weaker family joining forces for mutual support. If they were to join forces with the Qin family, they would be afraid of being swallowed up by the Qin family.

Seeing that Le Mengyao looked uninterested, Luo Siqi tentatively asked, "Mengyao, I heard that Jiahao has been very active in Shanghai lately. Is he going to do something?"

Le Mengyao said in a nonchalant tone, "What could he possibly do? He's just trying to pick up girls. Don't come and cause me any trouble. I'm already grateful!"

Luo Siqi smiled and continued, "I heard that he's gotten involved with that Sun Wenxuan and is collaborating with Shanghai TV to invest in film and television productions. I wonder if it's true?"

"Maybe he's taken a liking to a female artist under his company and wants to release a film or TV series to promote her. Who knows? Because of these kinds of scandals, he's made a lot of trashy movies and wasted a lot of money from his family!"

"Then why don't you ask your dad to do something about it!"

"If it were possible, wouldn't it have been done long ago? My dad only has one son, and he's spoiled him rotten since he was little. Now that he's all grown up, how can he still be controlled?"

Suddenly, Luo Siqi smiled and asked, "I'd like to introduce you to a friend. Would you like to meet him?"

"Men or women?"

“It’s a woman, and you should know her!” After saying that, Luo Siqi pressed the speakerphone button and asked his secretary to call the other party over.

Not long after, the office door was pushed open, and Shen Jiaqi walked in from outside.

"It's you. Aren't you one of Wei Jianjun's men?" Le Mengyao asked, somewhat surprised.

Shen Jiaqi, dressed in a business suit, sat down with a familiar air and said with a smile, "I don't belong to anyone. I belong to myself. Whoever can make me money, I'll belong to them. Even if it's you, the beautiful Le, it's no problem!"

Luo Siqi smiled and said, "It's like this, Jiaqi has some news about urban planning. There are several plots of land that need to be sold, and she knows the approximate sale time and starting price!"

"Really? That's wonderful! Miss Shen, please rest assured, you've provided us with such important information, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits!" Le Mengyao was overjoyed.

Auctioning land parcels is not like buying cabbage at the supermarket; it requires a large sum of money, and developers' funds are mostly in a liquid state.

If there is no prior preparation, and a piece of land suddenly appears on the market, many developers may not have enough time to raise sufficient funds, thus making it impossible for them to participate in the bidding.

It's important to know that land transfer fees cannot be delayed. If you can't pay within the stipulated period after the auction, not only will the deposit and late fees cause significant losses for the bidder, but the land will also be reclaimed and re-auctioned.

But now that they have a fairly accurate piece of information in advance, they can prepare enough funds to acquire the land.

Shen Jiaqi smiled and said, "In addition to my personal compensation, I have an additional condition!"

"What additional conditions?"

"I've started a construction company with some friends, and we hope Ms. Le can let us do your supporting projects. Of course, we're not looking for a one-off deal; we hope to cooperate long-term and pay market prices!"

Le Mengyao thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "No problem, we can cooperate long-term in the future!"

After Shen Jiaqi left, Luo Siqi glanced at Shen Jiaqi's back and smiled at Le Mengyao, saying, "Mengyao, don't underestimate them. If you want to do real estate business in Shanghai in the future, you will definitely need these locals!"

The real estate business is indeed profitable, but there are many tricks to it, and you often have to deal with officials within the system. If you don't serve those big and small government departments well, they will definitely cause you trouble.

In this respect, Qin Kai was quite clever. He had long ago used the Qin family's name to swindle some of the real power in Shanghai, such as Wei Jianjun and others.

This would not only solve part of the funding problem, but also allow them to leverage their connections to smooth things over with various government departments, both large and small.

Le Mengyao nodded with a wry smile and said, "I never thought about getting into real estate before. Entering the real estate industry was a forced decision. To be honest, I regret it a little now."

If I had known beforehand that there would be so many troubles in the real estate business, I definitely would have thought it through more carefully.

Luo Siqi sighed and said, "That cunning Li fellow, you've been fooled by him!"