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

Zhang Liang frowned slightly and quickly said, "You must not do that. We can stand by and watch from the sidelines, but we must not kick the Li Group when it's down at this time. We'll be despised!"

In China, if your reputation is ruined, you might find it difficult to get anywhere. If you really dare to do that, I'll withdraw my investment. I don't want to be criticized; maybe I won't even be able to pick up girls anymore!

Le Jiahao said somewhat reluctantly, "I heard that the Li Group is selling off its shares in Wanzhong Media to repay bank loans. Should we consider taking control?"

After hearing Le Jiahao's suggestion, Zhang Liang said dismissively, "Have you forgotten about the acquisition of Wanzhong Media before? What if it's a trap? Do you want to lose another billions?"

"But what if this isn't a trap?" Le Jiahao was unconvinced.

“Fine then. Isn’t your Le Group quite wealthy? You can fund the acquisition of Wanzhong Media yourselves. Our Zhang Group definitely won’t participate.” Zhang Liang made his opposition clear.

"You're not afraid of that guy surnamed Li, are you?!"

"This isn't a question of being afraid or not. Doing business requires brains and caution. Who's as brainless as you, talking about a multi-billion dollar business as if it were as easy as drinking water? You're truly a fine son raised by the Le family."

At this moment, Cui Zhongxian stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, is it worth it for you two to argue over something so trivial? It makes you a laughingstock!"

The situation is still unclear, so let's not rush to take sides. Let's wait and see how things develop before deciding on a course of action!

The Luo family and others chose to wait and see, but Qin Kai's Qin Group voiced its support for the Li Group in front of the media and subtly accused President Song of being a bad person in front of the media.

He wasn't necessarily trying to share a grudge with Li Xiaofeng; the main issue was that President Song had colluded with the Luo family to swindle him out of a large sum of money and had even taken the opportunity to invest in his company.

He couldn't swallow this insult and hoped to take this opportunity to bring down President Song. He even secretly found someone to write an anonymous letter to the Discipline Inspection Commission, accusing President Song of colluding with foreign capital to set them up by withdrawing loans.

In this era, no private entrepreneur has ever dared to confront officials within the system so directly, especially not from a bank, a department whose very existence is crucial to the survival of private enterprises.

Now, with the Li Group taking the lead, many private entrepreneurs who have long suffered under the banks' influence have stepped forward to speak out in support of the Li Group, strongly condemning the banks' unjustified withdrawal of loans, which has affected the normal operation of their businesses.

President Song, having spent half his life within the system, had experienced similar situations before, and immediately issued an official announcement.

In the announcement, the bank stated that the Lee Group is indeed experiencing operational problems, and that notifying the Lee Group to repay the bank loan in advance was a collective decision made by the bank in accordance with normal working procedures. It falls within the normal business scope of the bank and there is no element of retaliation.

In this era, the credibility within the system is still relatively strong. After this announcement was released, many people questioned the Li Group's business operations. Could it be that the Li Group has really run into problems?

Most people are unfamiliar with how businesses operate, and even those who are somewhat familiar with business operations are often unaware of the actual financial situation of the Lee Group.

In this situation, trying to gain a voice by competing with those within the system is like throwing an egg against a rock, using your weakness to counter their strength.

However, Li Xiaofeng was prepared for this and presented the facts in an irrefutable way, so that everyone could see what was going on and the truth would naturally become clear.

So, after the media reports had been circulating for a while, the Li Group issued a statement in the newspaper, saying that the group had raised some funds and repaid a bank loan of 30 billion yuan ahead of schedule.

This bank loan was a five-year medium-term loan issued in 08. According to the loan agreement signed with the bank, the principal would not be repaid until 13.

Instantly, media attention was reignited.

This attitude of the Li Group demonstrates, on the one hand, its compliance with laws and regulations and its willingness to compromise; on the other hand, it showcases the Li Group's strength to the outside world.

From the time the bank questioned the Li Group's financial situation and issued a notice to the Li Group to repay the loan in advance, to the time the Li Group came up with 30 billion yuan to repay the bank loan, it took less than two weeks.

In this era, even for those large real estate companies that are making a fortune, with substantial net assets and staggering annual revenue, it would be a real headache to suddenly ask them to come up with 30 billion yuan.

After all, for a company to make money, its funds need to circulate. If a large sum of money is left idle, it will only cause the company to lose a lot of interest.

Many entrepreneurs were surprised by the Lee Group's strength and realized that the Lee Group did not have the so-called operational problems that banks had.

What could be wrong with a company raising 30 billion yuan in such a short period of time?

If even businesses like this have problems with their operations, then how many businesses in this era are without problems?

More importantly, this has caused anxiety among many entrepreneurs. If banks can manipulate companies like the Lee Group at will, how can their own businesses survive?

Consequently, many entrepreneurs once again spoke out in the media in support of the Li Group, arguing that the banks' arbitrary suppression of a single company would severely disrupt the economy and hinder China's path to rejuvenation.

However, Li Xiaofeng seemed to think it wasn't explosive enough, and the pressure on President Song wasn't enough. A week later, the Li Group revealed to the media that they had once again prepaid a loan of 30 billion yuan to the bank.

This loan was a five-year medium-term loan taken out in 09. According to the loan agreement signed with the bank, the principal would not be repaid until 14.

Immediately afterwards, the Li Group directly posed a probing question to President Song in the media: From what perspective did the bank believe that the Li Group was poorly managed?

Is it really like what they say in the Spring Festival Gala crosstalk, that if they say you can't do it, then you can't do it, and even if you can, you can't?

If President Song still believes that the Li Group's operations are problematic, the Li Group will do its best to raise funds to repay the last 20 billion yuan bank loan from President Song's bank this year.

Li Xiaofeng wasn't exaggerating; Qin Kai's Qin Group was about to go public, and he had invested one billion yuan in it.

Once the Qin Group goes public, these shares can be cashed out on the stock market, or even sold directly to the Qin family. This money would be enough to repay the 2 billion yuan bank loan.