Gu Jia's brows furrowed slightly. "Oh, he's the head of a multinational private equity fund."

"His fund raised twenty billion last year. We even talked about this at home, did you forget?"

Xu Huanshan squinted, having a slight impression of it. "Now that you mention it, I do remember."

"That young capitalist?"

"He moved into the unit above ours?"

Gu Jia nodded. "Yes. When I was bringing Ziyan back, I saw a car parked in his spot. So I brought over a cake and took the opportunity to chat for a bit."

Xu Huanshan's brow furrowed slightly, but Gu Jia didn't notice and continued:

"When there's a chance, I'll take you to meet him."

"I think it could be helpful for our family business."

"In the afternoon, I made some indirect inquiries with Mrs. Wang and the others."

"People are trying to put money into his fund now, but there's no way in; he's not accepting any."

"Those who invested before also have limits on their quotas."

"Guess what the minimum investment was during the last fundraising round?"

Xu Huanshan never liked her trying to build connections everywhere and taking shortcuts.

Seeing her looking so animated and excited...

To an outsider, it would look like she was showing off something.

Feeling even more uncomfortable, he clicked his tongue. "How much?"

Gu Jia had a bright smile, still a bit shocked herself as she held up one finger. "A minimum of one hundred million."

"One hundred million?"

The slight daze in Xu Huanshan's eyes instantly cleared.

He frowned deeply and sneered, "These finance people nowadays really don't treat money like money."

Gu Jia let out a breath. "Yeah, I was shocked when I heard Mrs. Wang mention it."

"But do you know?"

"Even with such strict entry conditions, I heard it was oversubscribed within half a month, and by a hundred percent."

If Chen Cheng were there, he would just smile and say nothing.

This was probably the typical path for rumors—exaggeration.

"Even Mrs. Liu's family couldn't get a share."

"When this was brought up today, the other wives were all giving Mrs. Wang looks."

"Mrs. Wang's family got a quota, and they've already made quite a lot."

Hearing all this talk about tens of billions and oversubscription, Xu Huanshan's mouth twitched.

Seeing Gu Jia speaking so enthusiastically made him feel an indescribable awkwardness.

Gu Jia tugged at Xu Huanshan's arm. "Husband, think about it. A fund manager who is so highly sought after in high society is our upstairs neighbor."

"Isn't that a particularly good opportunity for us?"

"If we have the chance to get to know the network behind him..."

"Then our company might not have to struggle so much."

Xu Huanshan thought about it and nodded, unable to deny it.

Gu Jia: "Do you know?"

Xu Huanshan raised an eyebrow, signaling her to continue.

"Mrs. Wang said that this fund's net value has already increased by over 70% in less than a year."

Xu Huanshan frowned. "70%?"

"With a scale of twenty billion, didn't he make over ten billion in half a year?"

Gu Jia pursed her lips, swallowed, and nodded. "When I heard the figure of 70%, my eyes widened too. I was almost scared witless."

"Hah!"

Xu Huanshan looked up at the ceiling and let out a cold snort. "It really is true—no matter what you do, in the end, all the money is made by these finance people."

Gu Jia frowned. "Oh, why are you so resentful?"

"He's just managing assets for others. The ones truly making money are people like Mrs. Wang's family who got a quota."

Xu Huanshan curled his lip. "With that kind of performance, he must be making a lot too."

Gu Jia gave a helpless smile. "If he makes a lot, it's because he deserves it."

"According to Mrs. Wang, a fund of this scale with this kind of performance is unique in the entire world."

Saying this, Gu Jia sighed. "If only we had a chance to buy into his fund."

"..."

On Chen Cheng's side, he had no idea that Housewife Gu was already plotting how to establish a connection with him.

After Tian Xiaohui and Wang Manni left, Chen Cheng took a shower and went back to Huaihai Road.

He poured a glass of red wine and sat in the study, continuing to write the iteration code for zen.

Until he was a bit tipsy, he went back to the room and fell asleep holding Ding Jianguo and Xiao Ye.

The next afternoon, Chen Cheng received a message from Guo Donghui.

The seller agreed to Chen Cheng's offer but required the transaction to be in Dollars.

However, this was exactly what Chen Cheng wanted.

Chen Cheng handed the matter over to Han Su to handle.

A property transaction of this scale was no longer a simple matter of buying and selling a house.

Complex due diligence involved not just checking records, but also investigating the property's history, planning permissions, potential litigation, environmental issues, leases, etc., to ensure there were no 'landmines.'

Designing the transaction structure; properties of this scale were basically handled by acquiring the equity of a shell company.

This could save on stamp duty, but it required auditing the shell company's structure, finances, liabilities, and potential risks.

...

Customized contracts, cross-border payments, tax planning, and other issues needed to be handled.

Giving it to Han Su was also a way to keep the benefits within the circle.

For 3 billion HKD, Han Su's team could get 0.1%, which was a 3 million service fee.

After discussing the house purchase with Han Su, Chen Cheng went to Hengdian to visit Qiao Jingjing on set.

By the time he returned to the Magic City, Lin Miaomiao, Deng Xiaoqi, Jiang Tianhao, and the others had finished their Gaokao.

Chen Cheng was still on the highway when he received a call from Lin Miaomiao.

As soon as the call connected, "Brother Cheng, Brother Cheng, are you free?"

"We've finished our exams. Let's have some fun tonight?"

Through the phone, Chen Cheng could already imagine Lin Miaomiao's animated expression.

He chuckled. "Why are you calling me instead of going out to play with your classmates?"

"Do you want me to help you estimate your scores?"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Miaomiao's eyes widened. "Aaaaaah~~~ Brother Cheng, you're so annoying!"

The corners of Chen Cheng's mouth curled up, and he stopped teasing her. "Alright~"

"But I just got onto the highway."

"You guys go ahead and play first. Once I'm off the highway, send me an address, and I'll come over."

The two chatted for a bit before hanging up.

Deng Xiaoqi's eyes widened as she looked at Lin Miaomiao. "How is it? How is it?"

Lin Miaomiao was grinning the whole time. "Brother Cheng is on the highway; he told us to play first."

Deng Xiaoqi felt a bit disappointed. She had wanted to see Chen Cheng right away to share that she felt she had done particularly well on the exams.

Lin Miaomiao raised an eyebrow and looked at CEO Jiang and Qian Sanyi. "What does CEO Jiang say?"

Jiang Tianhao was stunned for a moment. "Movies, bars, internet cafes, KTV, escape rooms?"

Suddenly, Jiang Tianhao's eyes lit up. "Oh, right! I visited a restaurant with my dad for inspection before. The taste was quite..."

Before he could finish, Lin Miaomiao's eyes were already shining.

"Then let's go there first."

Jiang Tianhao looked at Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi. "Shall we go then?"

Deng Xiaoqi looked at her watch and nodded. "The timing should be about right."

Qian Sanyi looked at Lin Miaomiao, and seeing her looking so joyful, he could only nod. "That works~"