Zhu Silin could hardly believe her eyes. In all her life, she had never seen such an outrageous rate of return.
Gradually, her face flushed red as she remembered how she had previously boasted about her investment skills in front of Liu Yutong, even thinking that Liu Yutong was exaggerating when she said "two hundred million could turn into one billion in a year."
Back then, she simply couldn't believe anyone could achieve such high returns in a single year—wouldn't that make them a stock god?
She managed around 200 million in funds domestically and internationally, making over 20 million in profit, and had already been lavishly praised by everyone, with many calling her an investment genius.
But now, seeing Liu Yutong's 862% annual return, she finally understood what it meant that there's always someone better.
Moreover, judging from the transaction records, Liu Yutong hadn't traded frequently. She had simply selected a few stocks, made a few straightforward trades, and achieved such astonishing returns. Her eye was just too sharp.
Of course, what she didn't know was that Liu Yutong had concentrated her investments in those few stocks precisely because she remembered which ones had the biggest price surges, and her initial capital wasn't that large to begin with.
The majority of Liu Yutong's funds were invested in other industries.
Last year, Liu Yutong invested over twelve million into the stock market and cashed out around fifty million in about three months, while still leaving about six million in the account.
That six million then grew to seventy million over the next six to seven months.
In other words, in nearly a year, Liu Yutong had turned a principal of just over twelve million into one hundred million, and that was even after taking profits once in the middle.
Zhu Silin's two hundred million had only grown to less than two hundred and thirty million, while Liu Yutong had turned twelve million into around one hundred and ten million.
If Zhu Silin's gains were what human effort could achieve, then Liu Yutong's returns were nothing short of a miracle, the kind only a god could create.
When Zhou Muchen and the others heard Zhu Silin announce the returns, they were stunned for a moment before hastily getting up from their seats and rushing over behind her.
When they clearly saw the data on the screen, their eyes all went wide. Lu Hong even instinctively let out a curse.
"Holy shit, Sister Yutong, is this a money printer?!"
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands... Dad! Ancestor! It really is over a hundred million! Sis, my dear sister! Do you take disciples? The kind who serve tea, fetch water, do laundry, and fold blankets! I'm signing up right now!"
"Sister Yutong, you're too damn good! You're even more amazing than a stock god!"
"I think I'm hallucinating."
"........"
It wasn't that they hadn't seen the world; it was that the returns on Liu Yutong's account were just too outrageously high, looking almost fake and unreal.
After repeatedly confirming the data was real, Zhou Muchen couldn't wait any longer and said,
"Sister Yutong, let's not wait for Shen Hao and the others to come back. Just tell us how much capital you need. However much it is, we can pool it together. I'll blow up my contact list calling everyone tonight if I have to, but we'll get the money together for you."
You couldn't blame him for being so excited. It was mainly because Liu Yutong's rate of return was too tempting, even more tempting than the Wanhui Youxuan project they had been eyeing before.
Back when they wanted to acquire shares in Wanhui Youxuan, their ultimate goal was to push for an IPO in two years and be satisfied with cashing out a few hundred million each.
And there were risks involved.
After all, they couldn't guarantee Wanhui Youxuan would definitely go public. What if a more formidable competitor emerged and took them down?
They might end up with nothing.
That's why their eyes turned red with envy when they saw the returns on Liu Yutong's stock account.
If Liu Yutong could turn over ten million into a hundred million in a year, why would they still covet Wanhui Youxuan?
If they handed all their money over to Liu Yutong to manage, wouldn't it be easy for each of them to make a hundred million or even several hundred million?
Seeing him talk so big, Liu Yutong said directly, "Then bring me ten billion."
"H...how much? Ten billion?" The excited expression on Zhou Muchen's face instantly froze.
Then he stammered, "Sis... Sister Yutong, you think too highly of us, don't you? Do we look like people who can come up with that kind of money?"
Although every member of the Yunshan Club was quite wealthy, forcing them to scrape together one or two billion would be pretty much their limit. Any more than that was beyond their capability; ten billion was simply impossible.
Even top-tier rich heirs like Shen Hao and Bai Shisui couldn't come up with that much cash. Although both their families had assets worth tens of billions, those assets were basically controlled by the older generation. Each of them being able to mobilize five hundred million was already a lot.
Adding the money the others had saved over the years, their absolute limit as a group was around two billion, unless they could secure funds from elsewhere.
Liu Yutong raised an eyebrow. "Muchen, isn't that what you said? That you could get however much I wanted."
Zhou Muchen: "......"
"I spoke too boldly."
"But ten billion is way too much, isn't it?"
Liu Yutong's tone was calm. "I actually think it's too little. Compared to the daily circulation of trillions of US dollars overseas, this amount is just a drop in the ocean. Just pool together whatever you can for now; the more, the better. But I must state upfront: no matter how much money you raise, as long as I'm the one operating it, I will take fifty percent of the profits as my fee."
As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Hong and the others, who had just been burning with excitement, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them.
"Fifty percent? Sister Yutong, isn't that rate a bit too high? Private equity funds usually only take around ten percent."
"Yeah! After taking fifty percent, will there be anything left for us to profit from?"
Liu Yutong was unfazed. "Is it really too high? What if I guarantee the rate of return won't be lower than my domestic account here?"
Hearing this, Zhou Muchen and the others' breathing became ragged. "Sister Yutong, are you serious?"
If she could guarantee such a high rate of return, then they absolutely had nothing more to say.
Take the simplest example: if they pooled two billion in principal and achieved an 800% return, that money would become eighteen billion. After subtracting the two billion principal, that leaves sixteen billion in profit. Even after giving Liu Yutong half, there would still be eight billion left.
Dividing eight billion among each of them, they could easily get over a billion each.
"Gulp!"
Zhou Muchen swallowed hard. His eyes turned red.
He was purely stimulated by that number.
Just moments ago, he thought Liu Yutong asking for fifty percent was cutting into their flesh. Now, with her guarantee, he felt she was practically a Bodhisattva descending to earth to deliver them all to prosperity!
Forget fifty percent, even sixty or seventy percent—as long as they could get such returns, there would be plenty of people kneeling with money in hand, begging to get in!
"We're in! Fifty percent it is! Sister Yutong! Two billion! We'll definitely find a way to raise it for you!"
"Right! Let's do it! I'm going to make calls right now!"
"........"
None of them had any mind for eating now; they just wanted to hurry up and make calls to raise the money.
They dared to play such a big game with Liu Yutong because they weren't afraid she would take the money and run.
Not to mention that Liu Yutong still needed their connections and channels to transfer the funds overseas, and the control of the fund would essentially remain in their hands.
Because Liu Yutong would mainly be responsible for the overall strategy and planning, while they would be responsible for executing the trades and managing the accounts.
With the added connection of Li Xiaohui in the mix, they had no worry that Liu Yutong would try any underhanded tricks to cheat them.
The meal was a thoroughly enjoyable one for everyone; in fact, it was the most pleasant meal Zhou Muchen and the others had ever had.
Who could have imagined that just a few days prior, they were scheming to seize the other party's business, yet in the blink of an eye, they were practically treating them like a god of wealth.
