Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 181 The source of the super-sized sum of money is unknown, and the beautiful doctor's c

"Auspicious Dragon!"

Zhang Xiaoxue called out softly.

"Well, what happened?"

Zhao Ruilong looked up at Zhang Xiaoxue.

Zhang Xiaoxue, with her beautiful features, red lips, and white teeth, gazed at him with her bright, clear eyes.

What was revealed in his eyes was not love or admiration, but rather a deep curiosity.

So Zhao Ruilong didn't even need to listen to what Zhang Xiaoxue said; he already knew what she wanted to ask.

"I'm extremely curious, how did you manage to get over a hundred billion US dollars from abroad?"

"You can't make that much money doing business, and who would invest that much money in you?"

Zhao Xiaoxue was just too curious.

Not a billion or a few billion, but over ten billion.

It's over a hundred billion!

It's still in US dollars!

Just like my father said.

This is a huge sum of money, more than the Dragon Kingdom's annual military expenditure.

It is more than the total foreign investment attracted nationwide in a year.

In contrast.

My monthly take-home pay is only a little over a thousand yuan.

Even though he couldn't resist the persuasion of some relatives and friends, he invested in some companies and became a shadow shareholder behind the scenes.

However, even with the dividends from these companies, they still can't earn ten million a year.

After all, the impact had to be considered, as well as her father's career prospects.

Therefore, Zhao Ruilong's more than 100 billion US dollars is truly frightening.

Converted to Chinese currency, that's trillions!

What is this concept?

The wealth possessed by those so-called billionaires is only a fraction of what Zhao Ruilong owns.

Even Su Jinyi, who was once known as the richest man in Linjiang, is now a fugitive overseas.

Having a net worth of billions is quite remarkable.

But compared to Zhao Ruilong, he is far, far inferior.

Even on a global scale, he surpasses Bill Gates of Microsoft and is truly the world's richest man.

In addition, Zhang Xiaoxue herself works in news and media, so her curiosity is naturally stronger than that of the average person.

therefore.

She stared wide-eyed at Zhao Ruilong with great curiosity.

They wished they could crack open Zhao Ruilong's head to find out what was going on.

but……

Faced with such a direct question, Zhao Ruilong was naturally very embarrassed.

I have absolutely no idea how to answer.

If an ordinary person asked, you could say that you raised funds overseas and secured investment.

But is Zhang Xiaoxue an ordinary person?

A female PhD!

Moreover, her father, Zhang Jingchong, has already made his point very clear.

President Shen is protecting himself and Huilong Group because he can raise huge sums of money to develop high technology.

Even before high-end industries developed, numerous investment projects had already begun to drive the economy.

Being able to bring such enormous benefits to the country and its people, anyone who dares to obstruct it will be ruthlessly eliminated.

Even though he was a high-ranking official like Zhong Zhengguo, he was still brought down by the sword of anti-corruption.

Therefore, the rhetoric used to fool ordinary people obviously cannot fool Zhang Xiaoxue.

Seeing Zhao Ruilong in an awkward situation, Zhang Jinchong immediately stepped in to help him make conversation.

"Xiaoxue, your question is a bit abrupt and presumptuous!"

"How Ruilong obtained over 100 billion US dollars from abroad is clearly a trade secret he's keeping hidden. How can you ask such a direct question?"

"Moreover, someone asked the State Administration of Foreign Exchange to investigate, but they couldn't find anything wrong, which proves that the money Ruilong obtained was legal."

Zhang Xiaoxue smiled gently.

"I was just too curious!"

"More than 100 billion US dollars, which is roughly equivalent to one trillion yuan in China!"

"The Three Gorges Dam project we're currently implementing is enough to build three or four more!"

"I didn't even burn this much money when I went back to my hometown for the Qingming Festival to pay respects at my grandma's grave!"

This analogy left Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Jingchong somewhat speechless, both amused and exasperated.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Ruilong gave his answer.

"Huilong Group is a company registered in Hong Kong. It has conducted multiple rounds of financing overseas, and to date, hundreds of investment institutions have participated in the investment."

"Over 100 billion US dollars seems like a lot, but in reality, each investment institution only invests between several hundred million and several billion US dollars on average..."

Zhang Xiaoxue immediately frowned and said, "But even several hundred million US dollars is still quite frightening!"

"Ordinary people don't know how difficult it is to get foreigners to invest and lend money, but I know it very well."

"Our Linjiang Province applied for a loan of 200 million US dollars from the World Bank to upgrade and expand Jiangcheng International Airport."

"After more than a dozen rounds of negotiations, which took nearly a year, we finally secured a loan of 150 million US dollars."

"This is with the official intervention of our Linjiang Province, and it's a large-scale infrastructure project. Even applying for a loan is so troublesome."

"Not to mention internet companies like XunTeng, which makes QQ software, and Ali, which makes e-commerce, it's not easy for them to raise millions or tens of millions of US dollars!"

"And you actually managed to convince hundreds of foreign investment institutions to invest more than 100 billion US dollars in you one after another. That's truly terrifying!"

Zhao Ruilong smiled slightly.

"Perhaps it's because our Huilong Group is different from others!"

"Knowing that my father is Zhao Lichun, Handong is pursuing high-quality development."

"So those investment institutions want to invest heavily so that they can get a share of the profits in the future!"

Zhang Xiaoxue chuckled.

"Don't you think this reason is utterly absurd and ridiculous?"

Zhao Ruilong smiled without saying a word.

You don't believe my high-sounding reasons.

Then what can I do?

I can't possibly tell you the truth, that I stole those 100 billion US dollars, can I?

of course.

How can a scholar be accused of stealing?

The Empress Dowager had already paid the bill.

I'm just trying to recoup some of my losses.

"Alright, Xiaoxue!"

Zhang Jinchong put down his chopsticks and began to scold them in an annoyed tone:

"If I don't tell you the reason, you'll be curious; if I do, you won't believe me. Isn't that putting you in a difficult position?"

"If you ask me, it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat."

"As long as he can raise money to invest in high technology, it doesn't matter where the money comes from."

"Come on, Ruilong, let's drink our own, don't worry about her!"

Zhang Jinchong and Zhao Ruilong raised their glasses and lightly clinked them together.

Zhang Xiaoxue pursed her lips and didn't ask any more questions.

She certainly knew that in this era where everyone was focused on developing the economy.

Who can attract investment, drive economic growth, and bring benefits to the local people...?

Then he is a hero, a talented person!

So Zhao Ruilong's more than 100 billion US dollars.

Whether the investment came from abroad or was stolen money, it doesn't matter.

For China, which is at a critical stage of economic development, more international investment is always welcome.

Therefore, whether it's high-level officials or ordinary people, they don't care about this or that.

As long as each investment project can genuinely stimulate the economy, promote employment, and lead to wealth creation.

Even if it's obtained through dishonest means, so what?

If funds enter the country under the guise of investment, then it's legal!

With his vast wealth at his disposal, Zhao Ruilong is a living god of wealth who deserves protection from the top leadership and is worth courting by local authorities.

In short, money talks!

of course.

Although she didn't ask any more questions, Zhang Xiaoxue was incredibly curious.

"More than 100 billion US dollars!"

"How exactly did he get it?"

"No normal financing would be able to secure this much investment!"

"Even if others are optimistic about Handong Province and Huilong Group, investing tens of millions of US dollars is already quite remarkable."

"So even if more than a hundred investment institutions participated in multiple rounds of financing and received a total investment of several billion US dollars, it would still be relatively normal. More than 10 billion US dollars is not too exaggerated!"

"But over a hundred billion... how is that possible? Huilong Group isn't a globally renowned high-tech company like Wisoft, which already has some very impressive technological products. Their MP3 player hasn't even hit the market yet!"

She is a female PhD in journalism and has worked in the news media for many years.

After some thought, Zhang Xiaoxue became convinced that Zhao Ruilong's money was ill-gotten.

However, she was immediately plunged into a new dilemma.

"More than 100 billion US dollars is no small amount!"

"Theft and robbery must definitely be ruled out first!"

"With such a large sum of money, even if you were to rob a bank or kidnap a wealthy businessman, you would have to commit countless crimes."

"Could it be that he used the promise of high returns through investment as a gimmick to illegally raise funds?"

"However, such large-scale fundraising activities inevitably require overwhelming publicity and promotion in order to attract people to invest money for the sake of high returns."

“But Huilong Group is not very well-known and has not been listed in the United States. Obviously, it is impossible for them to have raised so much money from all over the world through illegal fundraising.”

……

Zhang Xiaoxue became increasingly puzzled as she thought about it.

Even if she is a female PhD with exceptional intelligence.

Even though her father was Zhang Jingchong, the provincial secretary of Linjiang, she had been exposed to such things since childhood and was quite knowledgeable.

But she really couldn't figure out how Zhao Ruilong had managed to get so much money so quietly.

Many of the criminal methods she could think of either wouldn't have yielded that much money, or if they had, they would have involved a huge operation that would have caused a stir abroad.

If Zhao Ruilong obtained the money through fraud, then the number of victims would certainly be in the tens of millions.

With so many people being deceived, it was bound to ignite public opinion and become major international news long ago.

But nothing happened.

There were not many news reports about people being scammed.

I haven't heard of multiple banks being looted.

There were no news reports of multiple billionaires being kidnapped and extorted.

"It's impossible that he earned all of the more than 100 billion US dollars abroad, is it?"

"Since Huilong Group doesn't export products overseas on a large scale, the only way to make a profit is through investment!"

"But to make so much money from investing, does he have to win every day on sports, every lottery, and every stock that goes up every day?"

"But who can be so lucky as to win games and the lottery continuously, and have their stocks only go up and never down?"

"Even if he were truly a genius, with exceptional talent in investing, it would be utterly impossible for him to consistently profit from investments across major global financial markets!"

"In financial transactions such as stocks, futures, and foreign exchange, even established Western investment institutions rarely achieve an annualized return of 10%..."

Zhang Xiaoxue ate while thinking.

She no longer cared what her father and Zhao Ruilong were talking about.

All I could think about was how Zhao Ruilong made his money.

She tried every possible means imaginable, both legal and illegal.

Ultimately, they discovered that they couldn't think of any way to obtain a huge sum of money without attracting attention.

"Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue?"

"Well, what happened?"

Zhang Xiaoxue looked at her mother with some surprise.

"You have a good appetite today, you actually ate so much."

"I……"

Zhang Xiaoxue suddenly came to her senses.

I suddenly realized that I had been thinking while eating, and my appetite had far exceeded my usual amount.

In the past, I strictly controlled my diet to control my weight and maintain my figure.

"I'm not eating anymore, you guys can continue eating!"

Zhang Xiaoxue quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks.

Looking up, I realized that my father and Zhao Ruilong were not only drinking, but also smoking and chatting.

"Dad, what are you doing? Who told you to smoke? We were already being lenient by letting you drink a little tonight, and you even smoked!"

Zhang Jinchong laughed heartily.

"Drinking and smoking bring boundless joy!"

"What's the big deal about indulging once in a while?"

After saying that, Zhang Jinchong didn't forget to take a satisfying sip.

This infuriated Zhang Xiaoxue.

But before she could speak, her mother asked with a smile:

"What's that little box on the table?"

"The MP3 music player that Ruilong gave me."

Zhang Xiaoxue took the packaging box, tore off the plastic film, and opened the lid. Her eyes lit up immediately.

She had thought the MP3 player would be the same size as a CD player, but it turned out to be very delicate and compact.

"Such a small thing, can it play music?"

"Of course, Auntie! This is the top-of-the-line model in our Heavenly Sound MP3 product series. It has 8GB of capacity, which can store about a thousand songs."

"What? A thousand songs? Really? You're not kidding, are you?"

Zhang Xiaoxue looked at Zhao Ruilong with wide surprise.

"Find a computer with internet access, log in to our music website, and download a thousand songs from the top charts. Then you'll know if I'm bragging or not."

"Then you wait here, I'll go to the study and try it now!"

Zhang Xiaoxue immediately straightened her back and stood up.

With long strides, she hurried upstairs...