Chapter 48 The Brother is a Rich Man
"Calm down, calm down. It's just buying a bathhouse for fun, why are you so excited?"
"Women's emotions change too quickly, it causes wrinkles."
Yang Fei grinned, pushing Lin Xueyi into the swivel chair, and said in a carefree manner.
Moreover, he was also massaging Lin Xueyi's shoulders with practiced skills.
"Ha, just buying a bathhouse for fun, you sure talk big!"
"You should be thinking about how you're going to repay the eight thousand yuan you owe me instead."
"Clear Spring Flowing Over the Stone Bathhouse is valued at at least ten million, how many coins do you have in your pocket?"
Lin Xueyi hummed indifferently, feeling that Yang Fei's ideas were too fanciful.
Yang Fei chuckled mysteriously and said, "As for money, the mountain man has his own clever plan."
"Sister Xueyi, just tell me straight, do you want to make money or not?"
"Of course, money is a good thing, who doesn't want to earn money?"
"But if you want to snatch food from the jaws of Kong Erhu and Li Shun, let's forget about it."
"Their backgrounds and forces are not something you can possibly imagine."
Having been in business in Shunhua District for a few years, Lin Xueyi was very clear about the social background and situation around her.
Ordinary people simply couldn't afford to provoke the likes of Wu Wei, Kong Erhu, and Li Shun.
Yang Fei sighed and muttered, "I thought Sister Xueyi was the type of woman to do big things and make big money, but I didn't expect you to be so timid."
"Forget it, I won't worry about it anymore, it's such a waste to let a deal worth over ten million go."
Lin Xueyi, being a proud woman, bristled at his provocation.
"Who says my courage is small? I even provoked Wu Wei, a notoriously fierce person, and nothing happened, did it?"
"Tell me, how is this deal supposed to be done?"
Yang Fei chuckled and pulled out a bank card from his pocket, placing it on the table.
He said seriously, "Guess, how much money is in this bank card?"
Lin Xueyi glanced at it casually and said, "You're so poor you even borrowed a few hundred yuan from me, how much can you have?"
"Honestly, I'm already surprised you have a bank card…"
"Three million!"
Yang Fei didn't wait for Lin Xueyi to finish speaking and reported a figure bluntly.
The corners of his mouth slightly curled, and he looked at Lin Xueyi with a half-smile.
Lin Xueyi burst into laughter.
Her eyes shimmering like water, she glanced at Yang Fei, "If you had three million, I would have been a billionaire long ago, just talk straight, don't try to make me happy."
Without another word, Yang Fei inserted the card into the card reader.
He entered the password and then clicked to check the balance.
On the computer screen, a balance of 3000000.00 appeared.
Lin Xueyi's eyes nearly popped out, the dense row of zeroes making her dizzy.
After a long while, Lin Xueyi finally murmured as though her teeth ached.
She turned around in utter shock, staring blankly at Yang Fei, "You... you little rascal, who exactly are you?"
"If you have so much money, why do you work as an odd-job man at my hotel?"
The greatly shocked Lin Xueyi suddenly thought of a possibility.
She blushed, "Could it be that this fellow is some rich noble young master, taking a fancy to me and deliberately using this way to get close to me?"
Lin Xueyi knew how terrifying her elegant, gentle temperament was in attracting men.
In fact, it wasn't the first time a wealthy young master had done this.
But they were quickly seen through by Lin Xueyi and sent away.
As she thought about it, Lin Xueyi's heart pounded fiercely, experiencing an unprecedented and subtle feeling.
Yang Fei just laughed, revealing a set of white teeth.
He pulled out the bank card and said earnestly, "Sister Xueyi, I really don't have any money."
"This money is actually my... friend's, I'm just keeping it temporarily."
"However, when an opportunity to make money like this comes along, it wouldn't hurt to use it a little."
Lin Xueyi's eyes began to sparkle with stars.
But it was only for a moment, before she became crestfallen, sighing,
"You only have three million, and all I can muster up by scraping together everything is still less than a million, so together, we still won't have ten million."
She turned away dejectedly, murmuring, "The business at Clear Spring Flowing Over the Stone Bathhouse is booming, just like a phoenix that lays golden eggs."
"A valuation of ten million is conservative to say the least, if we could buy it for ten million, we'd make a fortune, but alas..."
Yang Fei chuckled, his mouth pointing up toward the upper floors.
With a sly smile, he said, "Don't forget, we have a Goddess of Wealth staying in our hotel."
"If we need money, we can ask her for ideas, I don't believe she'd pass up a chance to make money."
"Su Yinxue..."
Lin Xueyi's eyes started to sparkle again.
She hesitated, "Would she be willing to partner with us?"
"Her company is a group corporation, not a small-time operation like ours."
Yang Fei patted his chest confidently, chuckling, "Don't worry, I'll surely use my robust passion and deeply-rooted masculine charm to conquer her."
"My reputation as 'Iron Teeth, Gold Unchangeable,' an honest and adorable gentleman, isn't just for show."
"Pfft, what morals!"
Lin Xueyi spat in mock disgust, but couldn't help laughing.
She picked up the newspaper lying on the ground and began reading it attentively.
In the evening, Su Yinxue returned to the hotel.
Yang Fei found Su Yinxue and got straight to the point, sharing his intentions.
Su Yinxue appeared troubled, pondered for a moment, and said, "Six million is quite a bit of money for me."
"My new fashion line is just ready to enter the market, and ideally, if I could stock it at Long Shaoyang's Jinyuan Shopping Center, the sales would be somewhat guaranteed, but..."
At this point, both she and Yang Fei simultaneously thought of the Spring Pact incident.
Su Yinxue's delicate face flushed slightly red.
She diverted the topic, saying, "Now, I'm planning to invest all my capital into advertising."
"Without a successful ad campaign, I won't be able to sell my fashion line, so..."
At that, Su Yinxue tactfully stopped speaking, looking apologetic.
Yang Fei chuckled and didn't bring up the investment again.
He changed the subject, "What's your advertising strategy?"
When it came to advertising, Su Yinxue let out a sigh, her expression turning grave.
"The best way to establish a commercial brand is to have influential stars endorse it, the bigger the name, the better."
"Leveraging the star's influence to elevate the fashion brand, once the grade goes up and influence expands, sales will follow suit."
She said this and then helplessly took a sip of water, "That's the theory, at least..."
"But frankly speaking, when I founded Yalan International Fashion Ltd., all the capital was self-funded."
"Now the cash flow is extremely tight, and I really can't afford to hire a top-tier celebrity for endorsement."
"So, Yalan International only managed to get a second-tier celebrity for the clothing endorsement."
"They think the pay is too little, it was hard enough to get an agreement, and then they've been creating difficulties at every turn for our staff and dragging their feet."
"Tomorrow I still have to go to the filming site and personally schmooze, which is such a headache."
As Su Yinxue spoke, she rubbed her temples.
There was a trace of worry on her cool and beautiful face.
Yang Fei nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
After a while, he said nonchalantly, "If you think about it, the collaboration with Jinyuan Shopping Plaza also fell apart because of me."
"Let's do this. I'll go with you to the set tomorrow, a mere second-tier star acting high and mighty, what's that about?"
Su Yinxue looked at Yang Fei in surprise and said, "I would never have guessed, a hotel odd-job man with such big talk."
"If you can make that second-tier celebrity listen obediently, I'll put in six million to buy into the bathhouse."
"Deal, it's settled then!"
Yang Fei extended his hand, shaking hands with Su Yinxue.