Chapter 848: Chapter 827: The Record-Breaking First Rich “If you keep flaunting your affection , believe it or not, I’ll send you off to South America once this project ends. Just so happens Superman Li’s port project there, I haven’t decided who to put in charge yet.” “No, Mr. Lu, I’m sorry.” At this moment, the scene where the boss wasn’t acting like a boss and the subordinate wasn’t acting like a subordinate made Sun Zheyuan envious. He lamented that three years ago, he was still an undergraduate, and although he had heard of Lu Liang’s name, he hadn’t paid much attention. Even now, having achieved his wish of working under Lu Liang and potentially becoming the fourth-generation chief secretary, he still lacked the qualifications to joke around with Lu Liang. Because at different stages, people’s attitudes towards those they know change subconsciously. Take Lu Liang, for example. He might chat openly with old friends, but he’d never be candid with current friends. The next morning, Wen Chao took up his post, starting a day filled with media interviews, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and attending a charity dinner or a birthday feast in the evening. Lu Liang didn’t attend, or perhaps he was unwilling to participate in such events, directing all attention to Wen Chao instead, dealing with six media outlets in a single day just as Lu Liang had mentioned. Although Wen Chao was exhausted, almost to the point of running, he gained significant recognition and successfully entered Forbes’ Under 30 Celebrities TO1 list. Meanwhile, Tongtian’s 30 billion US dollars valuation passed the New York Stock Exchange review, news that traveled from Xiangjiang to the mainland. Coinciding with the end of the year, it’s again time for the annual reviews; Lu Liang’s total wealth becomes the recurring topic. This year’s buzz is even greater than before. Because Lu Liang was born in 1985, next year he will be 34. If he tops the East Country First Rich next year, he will break Huang Guangyu’s record of reaching the top at 35, becoming the youngest First Rich in East Country history. When you like someone, an object, even a movie, or a novel, you always hope for their betterment. Lu Liang’s fans hold this hope; topping the list next year would be a new record, doing so the year after would only be equal; they desperately want to know if Lu Liang stands a chance. In the face of significant buzz benefits, Hu Run quickly yielded to the market, although to avoid last year’s statistical errors, he only hosted a live stream on Douyin, preliminarily calculating Lu Liang’s total assets online. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥 “In the blink of an eye, another year is passing, Mr. Lu Liang’s wealth has certainly grown, it’s just increasingly hard to quantify.” “Because he doesn’t have any publicly listed companies under his name, even the soon-to-IPO General Tianxing is only Lu Liang holding Tianxing Automobile, which in turn holds General Tianxing. Thus, to arrive at a relatively accurate number, we have to continually penetrate through financial reports…” “Thanks to Mr. Wang for gifting ‘Douyin No. 1′, I appreciate your support, but your ranking this year will definitely drop, as compared to last year, Panda’s market value has nearly halved, barely reviving due to the team’s championship, you and Mr. Lu then conducted large cash-outs.” “That revival was then dragged back down.” An impeccably dressed foreigner with blonde hair and blue eyes was eloquently discussing in the Douyin live room, with mention of Lu Liang’s total wealth topic, the online numbers rapidly surpassed over ten thousand. Little Wang saw it, and also gifted thousands, waiting to hear some pleasant words, only to be insulted, making him almost smash his phone in anger. “What difference does this person have from those who keep saying they love Roth yet competitive? Are you bored with your money?” Lu Liang held back a chuckle, handing Little Wang a settlement report, “Take a look; if everything is fine, just sign it.” Ever since Wen Chao returned from the United States to Xiangjiang, his workload reduced exponentially, thus allowing him time to handle the equity entrusted for sale by Little Wang. Lu Liang held 8.235% of Panda, almost clearing it out, with only a few tens of thousands of shares left. His closeout price was at 8.755 billion US dollars market value, cashing in 712.2 million US dollars. Little Wang’s closeout price was similar, but he sold more equity, yielding returns of 736.2 million US dollars, leaving a balance of 706.8 million US dollars after deducting a 4-point management fee. Little Wang saw the deduction of roughly 30 million US dollars, his eye twitched, but he said nothing. Because, comparatively, he was more curious about Lu Liang’s personal wealth total, “Boss Lu, aren’t you curious about how much money you have? Or you already know clearly?” He could now openly accept being labeled as Lu Liang’s number one henchman by netizens. After all, if being a henchman can get you into such prominence as he has, even if your family suddenly faces misfortune, being able to generously pull out tens of billions for financial aid is extremely comfortable. As the henchman, he naturally is Lu Liang’s top fan leader, hoping for Lu Liang to surpass Huang Guangyu, setting a new record. “I can’t even figure it out myself, how could he?” Lu Liang laughed, only his peripheral gaze glancing at Little Wang’s yet-to-turn-off phone screen. Logic told him, becoming East Country’s First Rich is akin to being the biggest pig on the slaughter list, the most conspicuous target, like the troubled Wanda Old Wang, or if not for his help, Hengtai Old Xu. Yet, people fundamentally are emotional beings; once upon a time, Lu Liang was also bewitched by Huang Guangyu’s subtle smile and was born with a feeling that a true man should be . Now having the chance to become him and surpass him, how could Lu Liang not be moved, how could he remain indifferent? “Seriously hypocritical.” Little Wang, seeing Lu Liang watching, accordingly increased the phone’s volume. Lu Liang glared, walked to the coffee table, brewed tea, simultaneously Hu Run’s fluent Chinese echoed in the office, “To analyze Mr. Lu Liang’s wealth, we need to approach from four aspects.” “First is Tianxing Investment, second is Tianxing Automobile, third is Tianxing Finance, fourth is Tianxing Private Equity.” “According to announcements, Tianxing Finance, wholly owned by Mr. Lu Liang, still holds 10.334% equity in Ningde Era.” “Based on the last quarter’s new energy sales rankings, electric vehicles sales should break through 2.2 million units this year, Ningde Era, with this positive news, broke the 400 billion market cap, earning the King Ning name.” “This portion of equity is worth 6 billion US dollars, plus a market value of 8.8 billion US dollars in NIO, Mr. Lu Liang holds about 12.25% equity, adding up to 1.078 billion US dollars, along with the 700 million US dollars worth of Panda equity he recently sold.” “Furthermore 2% of DiDi, worth 1.2 billion US dollars, and many ongoing incubation projects like Li Xiang, like the quick-charging newcomer Kunpeng, plus unlisted Douyin still unable to derive value, those unlisted enterprises just aren’t included.” “Tianxing Investment provides Mr. Lu Liang with approximately 8.2 billion US dollars in wealth.” “Second is Tianxing Automobile, although valued at 48 billion US dollars in the E financing round, then General Tianxing was only valued at 20 billion US dollars and yet to plan for listing, accounting for subsequent appreciation, put it at 55 billion US dollars.” “Though having multiple rounds of financing, Mr. Lu Liang still holds 58.32% equity in Tianxing Automobile, this portion counts for 32 billion US dollars.” “Lastly, it’s Tianxing Finance, known by all, and frankly, the hardest to quantify.” “Despite initiating 300 billion US dollars worth of ABS and earning over 30 billion in shorting Neon, the essence of Tianxing Finance is an international investment bank, a financial group managing assets, it is challenging to provide an accurate valuation.” “Moreover, based on registration information, Mr. Lu Liang directly or indirectly owns over 80% of this group’s equity.” “I’ve calculated 30 billion US dollars, what do you think?” Hu Run suddenly felt guilty, dared not speak clearly about Lu Liang’s wealth details. Early on, when he came to East Country, he suffered from ignorance of social pragmatism. Certain people, certain families, their names, their fortunes, can’t appear in public sight. Today’s Lu Liang, wielding powers, has a high probability of becoming an unspeakable presence. “640 billion US dollars?” “Talking nonsense! Get lost.” “This scumbag is just here to scam money.” For a moment, dissatisfaction filled the live stream room. Some displeased with Hu Run, for speaking halfway and keeping parts back, others unhappy with Hu Run’s estimations. Because based on his estimations, Lu Liang’s personal wealth is 64 billion US dollars. Though exceeding last year’s First Rich by 14 billion, Old Xu this year is exceedingly fierce. Evergrande’s market cap has reached 610 billion yuan, Xu Jiayin’s family holding 75% equity is already public knowledge. Converted into US dollars 66.3 billion, 23 billion more than Lu Liang. This made fans who’ve determined Lu Liang as next year’s First Rich, breaking records, hard to accept. Right then, Forbes joined the fray, “Without real capabilities, don’t take on delicate work; leave us amused, and see Hu Run merely for fun. For true authority, stay tuned for our Forbes 2019 Wealth Magazine.” At the same time, Little Wang curiously glancing at Lu Liang, “64 billion US dollars, are you really that rich?” “Isn’t that a quite obvious matter?” Lu Liang smiled, not denying the number. Because the actual situation, is no less only more. Though he wasn’t clear before, through Hu Run’s analysis combined with his own rounding. Already had a rough figure, definitely exceeding 70 billion US dollars. If he doesn’t actively intervene, or if Forbes’ statistics prove more detailed than Hu Run’s. Then next year’s East Country First Rich, and Chinese First Rich would be him. Lu Liang will also break Huang Guangyu’s record, becoming the 34-year-old East Country First Rich.