Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 374: Three Questions

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I’ll just disappear; you can handle this matter. Oh, and make sure not to tell the buyer about my identity."

Depleting the Earth Vein had nearly exhausted all the Spiritual Energy in his body, so he needed to rush back to recover and naturally had no intention of meeting Xiao Che.

Moreover, Xiao Che was buying the mansion precisely for the Earth Vein, and if he found out that Chen Fan had already taken it, there was a good chance he would go insane on the spot.

If Xiao Che then brought his father over, things would get even more troublesome.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xinyao could only nod in agreement.

Without hesitation, Chen Fan left the mansion and hurried back to Mu Mansion.

He consumed some elixirs to restore his Spiritual Power and sat down in meditation to recover.

It wasn’t until evening that Chen Fan emerged from his meditative state, once again at his peak condition.

He took out the jade box and opened it for a glance. Inside, the Earth Vein, resembling a miniature golden Divine Dragon, was writhing continuously, appearing utterly mystical.

"Now that my realm is stable, I can break through at any time, but I’ve just recovered today and I’m not in the best condition. I’ll try to break through tomorrow," he mused.

He set the jade box down, then stood up intending to find Su Qingyan in the next room. Just then, his phone rang—it was Liu Xingtong calling.

"Mr. Chen, the mansion at No. 81 Fuxing Road has been successfully sold. The other party has transferred thirty billion in funds into our account. How would you like to handle this money?" Liu Xingtong asked.

Chen Fan thought for a moment and replied, "Let it sit for now. If I need it, I’ll tell you."

After hanging up the phone, he had a sly smile on his face, thinking to himself that he really wanted to see Xiao Che’s expression when he discovered that the Earth Vein beneath the mansion was gone.

His phone rang again, and when he looked, to his surprise, it was Lu Jinyuan calling.

"Mr. Chen, I’ve arrived in the Capital. I’ve been busy with Qingfan Pharmaceuticals’ expansion here, but I’ve run into some issues, and I had no choice but to call you," Lu Jinyuan said.

Chen Fan asked, "What issues?"

"It’s somewhat complicated. Shall we meet and talk?" Lu Jinyuan proposed.

"Sure," Chen Fan agreed.

After the two of them agreed on a meeting place, Chen Fan left the room and walked to the door of Su Qingyan’s room, intending to take her along to meet Lu Jinyuan.

"Qingyan would definitely be thrilled to know that I brought Qingfan Pharmaceuticals to the Capital," he thought.

He pushed open the door of the room, only to find it completely empty.

"Could she have gone out?" he wondered.

He took out his phone and dialed Su Qingyan’s number.

Soon, the call connected, and Chen Fan asked, "Qingyan, where are you?"

Speaking at a rapid pace, Su Qingyan replied, "Some friends in the Capital invited me out, and I’m with them right now. I didn’t want to disturb you since you were cultivating. Alright, we’re going to have dinner now, so I’ll talk to you later."

With that, the call ended.

Chen Fan shrugged helplessly. Since Su Qingyan was busy, he would have to meet Lu Jinyuan alone.

Before long, Chen Fan arrived at the restaurant he had agreed upon with Lu Jinyuan and found him sitting by a window.

Sitting opposite Lu Jinyuan, he smiled and said, "Let’s hear it, then. What problem have you encountered?"

Lu Jinyuan saw Chen Fan had arrived and heaved a sigh of resignation, saying, "Originally, I planned to look for you after Qingfan Pharmaceuticals was well-established in the Capital, but I underestimated the difficulty of doing business here."

"In total, I’ve encountered three problems."

"The first problem is funding. Although there’s still a considerable amount of money left in the company’s accounts, most of it is already earmarked for other uses. We’ve already invested ten billion in setting up a branch in Pingyun County, so the funds we have available are only about twenty billion."

"I thought this money would be enough to secure a foothold for Qingfan Pharmaceuticals in the Capital and then, after the company’s cash flow improved, increase our investments. But I was being naive. Twenty billion is still not quite enough to get established in the Capital."

Chen Fan laughed and said, "Is such a small issue even worth calling a problem? Look at you, all worried with wrinkles appearing."

Completely serious, Lu Jinyuan said, "Mr. Chen, even though I know you’re capable, the funds needed for Qingfan Pharmaceuticals to develop in the Capital are no small matter. If you think it’s a minor issue, then you’re mistaken. By my estimates, Qingfan Pharmaceuticals currently faces a funding shortfall of another twenty billion. Can you really come up with such a massive cash flow at once?"

Chen Fan grinned, "Are you underestimating me? How about this, I’ll give you another thirty billion. That should suffice, right?"

Lu Jinyuan grimaced, "At a time like this, don’t joke around with me. I’m so worried I’ve started to go gray."

Seeing that Lu Jinyuan didn’t believe him, Chen Fan said, "Send me the account details for Qingfan Pharmaceuticals in the Capital, I’ll have someone transfer the funds right now."

Lu Jinyuan’s eyes widened, "Really?"

Chen Fan replied, "Why don’t you have a look for yourself if it’s true or not?"

Still somewhat incredulous, Lu Jinyuan sent the account details to Chen Fan nonetheless.

Chen Fan immediately messaged Liu Xingtong, instructing him to transfer the thirty billion from the proceeds of the mansion sale into this account.

Not long afterward, Lu Jinyuan saw a notification on his phone that thirty billion had been deposited into the account, his eyes bulging like a cow’s as he stuttered, "It... It’s really thirty billion that’s been transferred... Mr. Chen, how do you have so much money?"

Chen Fan just smiled and said, "It’s merely from selling a mansion."

Lu Jinyuan exclaimed, "One mansion for thirty billion??? Am... am I hearing this right?"

Chen Fan said, "Actually, it wasn’t worth that much, but some fool insisted on paying so much, I had no choice."

Lu Jinyuan puzzled, "A fool?"

Chen Fan waved it off, "Alright, now that the funding issue is resolved, let’s move on to the second problem."

Lu Jinyuan didn’t pursue the matter further, understanding fully well that whatever Chen Fan preferred not to discuss was something he didn’t need to know.

He straightened up and said, "This second problem is even more troublesome than the first. Even you, Mr. Chen, definitely won’t think it’s a trivial matter."

"For Qingfan Pharmaceuticals to expand in the Capital, a prime office location is essential. However, the rent for office buildings here is ridiculously high. I can understand that—Capital, prime real estate—it makes sense that it’s ten times more expensive than in Jiangbei Provincial City. But all the prime office spaces have already been taken by the big companies and corporations, leaving only the less ideally located and still pricey options. I’ve been searching for many days and still haven’t found a suitable office location. If the office for Qingfan Pharmaceuticals is set up in the suburbs, or even farther out, then there’s no point in us developing here in the Capital. We might as well have stayed in Jiangbei Provincial City."

After listening, Chen Fan once again couldn’t help but laugh.

He said nothing but took out his phone and started scrolling through it.

Seeing that Chen Fan remained silent, Lu Jinyuan felt puzzled, thinking that Mr. Chen must have been stumped by this problem, hence he was too embarrassed to speak. Although he was laughing, it must be to hide the embarrassment of having no solution to the problem.

A short while later, Chen Fan handed his phone over to Lu Jinyuan.

The screen displayed a list of names of office buildings located in the busiest and most lucrative areas of the Capital, as well as in all the central business districts.

Lu Jinyuan glanced at the list. He had heard about these buildings over the past few days while searching for the right office space.

He looked up at Chen Fan and asked, "These are the best office buildings in the Capital, Mr. Chen, why are you showing me this?"

Chen Fan replied indifferently, "Pick one."