Chapter 156: A Real Big Shot

These days, strength determines status.

Zhang Yang proved his strength, and without any effort at all, he gained enough respect and friendship in this Rolls-Royce car club.

Although the group contained many rich second-generation heirs and first-generation entrepreneurs, some of the rich second-generation members also had extremely powerful family backgrounds.

But if you counted carefully, in terms of personal strength, even Zhang Yang-despite his modesty-had to admit that he was the strongest one there.

Nearly two hundred million in cash, the system returning 150,000 a day-over fifty million a year-plus a commercial street and office building with an estimated value of around two billion, along with the newly acquired venture capital company with an annual investment quota of three hundred million.

All of these combined into one person.

Even if he didn’t want to admit it, he had to accept that he was the number one in this car club.

Inside Imperial Motorworks, Zhang Yang sat for a while and chatted casually with the other members.

After all, it was a Rolls-Royce car club. Among the dozens of people in the group, the industries they or their families were involved in covered many sectors, and most were quite large and successful.

Building good relationships with them might create opportunities for cooperation or mutual support in the future.

After a short while, Zhang Yang took a proper tour around the luxury car care center. After hearing the owner Young Master Qian’s introduction and feeling that the positioning of the place was indeed good, he casually deposited a few hundred thousand as a show of support.

“You guys carry on. I have something to deal with.” Zhang Yang remembered his new company and wanted to check it out, so he said goodbye.

“Brother Zhang, take care.”

“Let’s hang out again next time!” everyone said as they hurriedly walked him out.

Zhang Yang nodded and left first.

“Who would have thought? We thought he was a newcomer, but Brother Zhang is actually a real big shot.”

“You can judge the whole leopard by one spot. Someone who can wear the watch king must be unfathomable.”

“Handsome, perfect physique, strong financial power-someone like Brother Zhang is a genuine male god. My sister always complains she can never meet the perfect male god she dreams about. If she ever met Brother Zhang, she’d probably start drooling.”

The crowd chatted noisily for quite a while before the topic gradually faded and shifted to other things.

Rich second-generation heirs who only ate, drank, and played without ambition were actually a minority. In reality, because their families were wealthy, these heirs often received better education and grew up in different environments, exposed to more things since childhood, giving them broader perspectives.

Many of them wanted to prove their own abilities.

“Xiaotian, you’ve been saying you want to start a project. Do you have any ideas yet?” Su Jiajun asked Xiang Xiaotian curiously.

“I do have some ideas, but…” Xiang Xiaotian hesitated.

“What difficulty could there be? With so many of us here, is there anything we can’t solve?” Jin Yanchao said with a smile.

Since Zhang Yang wasn’t here, he started acting proud again.

“Well… have any of you thought about opening a private club? A membership-based business club that offers dining, wine, a cigar bar, swimming pool, gym…” Xiang Xiaotian explained her idea.

For example, opening a restaurant wouldn’t be anything special for her.

After all, her family was already in the hospitality industry.

But opening a private club would be different.

Was a private club meant purely for profit? A high-end private club naturally targeted a different group of people. Over time, as a platform providing a special social environment, its significance would be far-reaching.

The room fell silent.

“A private club… that investment wouldn’t be small.” Su Jiajun said, trying to ease the awkward silence.

If you wanted high-end members to pay membership fees and join, the standards had to be high.

The decoration, services, and overall experience all had to emphasize luxury and top quality.

If the place lacked quality, high-end clients wouldn’t come, and ordinary people couldn’t afford it anyway.

Private clubs themselves were symbols of wealth and status-the dividing line between the elite and ordinary people.

“Looks like my idea was too unrealistic.” Xiang Xiaotian laughed at herself and shook her head.

Even though she had resources, plans, and direction, the biggest obstacle was money.

Because this wasn’t a matter of a little money-it required tens of millions, even hundreds of millions.

The group might collectively raise that much, since besides rich heirs there were also self-made entrepreneurs.

But for a project like a private club, where profit wasn’t the primary goal, it was unlikely anyone would want to invest.

“Well… Xiaotian, let me state my position first. If you really want to do this project, I can support you with five or six million.” Jin Yanchao suddenly spoke while looking at Xiang Xiaotian.

“What about the rest of you? If you’re interested, invest a bit. I think this club could work. At worst, it could serve as our car club’s gathering place.”

“Xiaotian, I can probably contribute two or three million, though it’s not much.” Su Jiajun said apologetically.

“Thank you all.” Xiang Xiaotian thanked them repeatedly, her eyes filled with hope as she looked around.

If everyone contributed something, this club might not remain a dream.

“I can contribute a bit too, but not much, maybe a hundred thousand or so. My father doesn’t give me much allowance each month.”

“I can put in a million.”

The ones speaking were the younger rich second-generation members. Everyone was quite loyal.

But the several first-generation entrepreneurs present were silent, clearly not optimistic about such a project.

And in Xiang Xiaotian’s heart, they were actually the ones she most hoped would invest.

Rich heirs didn’t have much real cash unless their parents supported their ventures.

But these self-made entrepreneurs controlled their own money.

They truly had wealth.

And they were also very realistic.

“Xiaotian, why don’t you ask Brother Zhang?” Su Jiajun suddenly said.

“Brother… Zhang?” Xiang Xiaotian was stunned. “I’m not even familiar with him. We’ve barely spoken.”

“Brother Zhang is a very nice person. Maybe he’ll find your idea interesting. Give it a try. Beautiful girls always have privileges.” Su Jiajun laughed.

Xiang Xiaotian hesitated.

“Then… I’ll ask him later. It’s just that…”

Even after counting everyone’s money together, the shortfall was still astronomical.

Could asking Zhang Yang really work?

At this moment, Zhang Yang had already arrived downstairs at his new company.

The company was located in a Grade-A office building in Pudong called Nimbus Capital. It had only been established for a few months but already had a complete organizational structure. Currently it had no investment projects and was managed by a professional manager.

Nimbus Capital occupied the entire seventeenth floor.

Traveling light, Zhang Yang walked straight in.

At the reception desk sat a short-haired girl.

“Sir, who are you looking for?” the receptionist asked, standing up when she saw him.

“Is your President Sun here?” Zhang Yang directly mentioned the name of the company’s current investment department general manager. “I’m here to see him.”

“President Sun? And you are?” the receptionist asked in surprise.

“I am-” Zhang Yang was about to introduce himself. Since it was his own company, there was no need to act mysterious.

“Chairman Zhang? Are you Chairman Zhang?”

A figure hurried over from the distance.

“Yes, that’s me. And you are… Sun Ziqiang?” Zhang Yang had seen his photo beforehand and recognized him.

“Yes, Chairman Zhang, that’s me. Chairman Zhang, please come in.” Sun Ziqiang quickly invited Zhang Yang inside.

Zhang Yang nodded and walked in calmly.

“So that’s our company’s boss?” the receptionist stared at the departing figure in astonishment. The image of that figure lingered in her mind for a long time.

Inside the chairman’s office, Zhang Yang sat down in the boss’s chair without hesitation.

He also took a moment to admire the office décor.

The style was grand but not old-fashioned, and the floor-to-ceiling windows offered an excellent view-exactly the perspective he liked.

“Chairman Zhang, the three hundred million funds have just arrived in the company’s account.” Sun Ziqiang reported.

Zhang Yang blinked and immediately understood.

The system had arranged the annual three hundred million investment funds.

“Introduce the company’s situation.” Zhang Yang gestured.

“Of course. Currently our company has four departments: Investment Manager Department, General Office, Finance Department, and Legal Department. We have thirty-two employees in total.” Sun Ziqiang explained in detail.

Zhang Yang listened and reviewed the employee profiles.

They were all experienced investment managers along with highly qualified finance and legal staff. Although the company had just started, its foundation was quite solid.

In principle, Zhang Yang didn’t intend to interfere with the company’s normal operations.

After all, evaluating projects and discussing feasibility was something the company’s professionals understood better than he did.

He only needed to make the final decision at key moments.

“Chairman Zhang, here are several projects we’ve recently studied. Please take a look and see if we should invest.” Sun Ziqiang said.

Although the company had just started, with the boss present he had to show some results.

Zhang Yang reviewed the proposed projects.

One was a short drama production company.

Basically producing those cheesy short web dramas with exaggerated plots.

But such shows shouldn’t be underestimated. They were addictive, melodramatic, and extremely attractive to audiences. With proper promotion, the revenue flow could be huge.

The investment for this project was ten million.

Another project involved pet grooming services, which was currently a popular industry.

Zhang Yang read the proposal. Both projects seemed reliable and were in trending industries. Together they required only around ten million in investment.

They were worth investing in.

Moreover, the company had professional departments evaluating projects. Anything presented to him had already passed multiple levels of review.

Zhang Yang nodded, affirming Sun Ziqiang’s work.

“Alright, you can go back to work for now.”

“Alright, Chairman Zhang. Just call me if you need anything.” Sun Ziqiang replied repeatedly and quietly left the office.

In the blink of an eye, the spacious and bright office was left with only Zhang Yang.

He stood up lightly and looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the scenery of Pudong, feeling completely refreshed.

After that moment of reflection, Zhang Yang sat back in the boss’s chair and casually scrolled through his phone.

“Oh right, let’s check Answerly.”

Since opening this new platform, Answerly had become Zhang Yang’s new source of entertainment.

Under his latest post, comments were still pouring in.

I envy the rich guy’s life.

Ahhh, a life of luxury and indulgence.

Please tell us more about the life of rich people. The OP is currently my only way of understanding your world.

The OP is the only connection I have to the rich people’s circle.

Zhang Yang read the comments while replying, firmly maintaining the image of an approachable rich guy.

Because of that, his popularity kept increasing.

After all, who wouldn’t be curious about someone who was clearly wealthy yet still humble enough to ask for advice?

“It’s time to post a new topic. The tasks can’t stop.” Zhang Yang muttered to himself.

He thought about his current situation and remembered the three hundred million investment funds he held, and suddenly had the idea of asking a question on Answerly.

If it triggered a task, that would be even better.

Even if it didn’t, receiving some different investment suggestions to broaden his perspective wouldn’t be bad.

With that thought, Zhang Yang posted a new question.

I currently have some spare cash. What kind of projects are worth investing in right now?

Before long, many eager-to-teach users appeared.

The OP’s questions are always so simple and direct! If I knew the answer, I’d be doing it myself.

I actually have a project waiting for investment. If the OP is interested, we can talk in detail.

Zhang Yang glanced through the replies.

Before long, he even received several private messages.

They were all people who believed him and recommended their own projects.

“Seriously… are they stupid? They dare come asking for investment with projects like these?” Zhang Yang looked at those private messages, feeling both the greed in people’s hearts and the helplessness of being treated like a fool.

Even if he really were a lucky nouveau riche.

Did they think they could just say a few words and he would hand over money? Being newly rich didn’t mean being stupid.

“Your project looks great.” Zhang Yang casually replied to one message asking for five million in investment. “Send me your bank account.”

The other person became instantly excited.

“Really? Don’t you want to learn more about it first?”

“No need.” Zhang Yang replied again. “Your account?”

“Okay, okay, I’ll send it right away.”

In no time, the other side quickly sent a bank account number.

Zhang Yang glanced at it and casually closed the private message.

He didn’t reply anymore.

But soon the other side sent another message.

“Brother? Did you transfer the money?”

“Brother?”

“Brother, let me know when the money arrives…”

“?”

Zhang Yang looked at the messages. Before blocking the person, he took a screenshot and then posted it on Answerly.

I asked for suggestions, not because I have too much money. Are some people out of their minds???

Soon, all kinds of replies flooded in.

Hahaha, you took the rich guy seriously, and the rich guy put you on the internet.

Some people are ridiculous. There are so many better things he could do with that money, why would he invest in you? And the funniest part is-you actually believed it. With that IQ, you’re still using Answerly?

Support the rich guy. Rich guy is awesome.

After a while, some serious suggestions finally appeared.

I suggest the OP look into these industries. They’re quite popular right now…

This project is actually workable. It’s niche but profitable. There’s risk, but it’s controllable. The OP could give it a try.